Upcoming Events

Posted on 10 December, 201910 December, 2019 by Anna Reid

We are nearing the end of term and it is a busy time for us all! Here are the upcoming events for the rest of the term:

Tuesday 10th December - Helpers' Thank-you Coffee and Croissants 8:30am
Wednesday 11th December - Sherrilee's Farewell Assembly 9.30-10:30am
Friday 13th December - Final Assembly 9:15-10:30am
Friday 13th December - Kahikatea end of year Performance 2:15-2:45pm
Monday 16th December - Kahikatea Waltham Park and Pool Day 11am-3pm
Tuesday 17th December - House Games and School Picnic 12pm (Beckenham Park)
Thursday 19th December - School finishes for the year 12:30pm

Over the next week and a half, the children will be bringing home their books and any artwork or writing which has been displayed.

We are all looking forward to our day at Waltham Park and Pool. It is going to be an amazing day. Here is a link to the social story for Waltham Park and Pool. Please take the time to look through it with your child and go over the expectations. We look forward to a successful and fun day! If you are able to help out on this trip, we are looking for more parent helpers. Please, can you let your homegroup teacher know as soon as possible. Thank you!

Kahikatea Celebration Friday 13th December

Posted on 4 December, 20195 December, 2019 by Amber Donovan

Kia ora Whanau,
We warmly welcome you to join us in the hall on Friday the 13th of December at 2.15.
We will have an end of the year celebration, performing our Sasa and singing Christmas songs and our dance group will perform.
All welcome. Meet us in the school hall.

Kahikatea End of Year Picnic and Swim

Posted on 2 December, 20194 December, 2019 by Jules May

Kia ora whānau,

On Monday 16th December, the children in Kahikatea team are going to Waltham Park and Pool.
Matou tamariki will be leaving school at 11:00am and walking to the park.
After playing games and having time in the playground.
Then we will eat our lunch before cleaning up and walking to Waltham Pool at 1pm.
After our swim, we will be leaving Waltham pool and arriving back at school by 2:50pm.

The contribution of $2.90 per child would be appreciated.
This is to cover the pool entry and swim.
This can be made at the office or via your school account.

We will need up to four parent helpers per home group for this trip.
If you are able to assist, please email your child’s teacher as soon as possible.
Our whānau helpers are needed to assist children to change into and then out of their togs.
We do not expect whānau helpers to swim as we have arranged for extra lifeguards
to be on duty on the day

Noho ora mai

Jules, Amber, Charlotte, Anna & Lisa

Kahikatea News Term 4 Week 6

Posted on 22 November, 201922 November, 2019 by Lisa Griffith

Christchurch Sympathy Orchestra (CSO)

Last Wednesday we had a fantastic trip to the newly opened Christchurch Town Hall to watch the CSO. Highlights for many tamariki were the inclusion of songs from Harry Potter, Star Wars and Frozen. Thank you to all the parent helpers who helped make the trip a successful one.

Ben the Bunny

Some of our Kahikatea team had a visit from a rather large bunny named Ben. Ben lives at home with one of our lovely support team members.

Writing Journals at Home

We have noticed lots of our tamariki at school are using their own writing journals at home. Does your child have one?

A writing journal can be a place to draw, practice writing spelling words or even a place to write your thoughts down.

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Toys to stay at Home

More and more toys seem to be making their way to school. Just a timely reminder that no toys are allowed at school. This includes trading cards, fidget toys, figurines, toy cars, dolls or games. Toys are expensive for parents and we would hate for them to get lost or broken. We have lots of fun things at school to play with so students do not need to bring anything themselves!

Kahikatea News Term 4, Week 4

Posted on 11 November, 201911 November, 2019 by Charlotte Verity

A huge thank you for all your support...

As ever, we really appreciate all of the whanau support we are receiving. We are especially grateful to those dedicated parents who kindly put away books each week, and to those who volunteer for reading time.

Trip to see the Symphony Orchestra at the Town Hall - Wednesday 13th Nov, leaving at 9.15

In preparation, we are learning about classical music. We have loved listening to Peter & the Wolf, Peer Gynt and other popular pieces, and finding out about the parts of the orchestra.
On the day, please do make sure your child has their school uniform, a jumper and sensible shoes (no gumboots) on Wednesday.

Digital Learning

We have a digital literacies expert coming to show us new Apps for learning. We have used Scratch Jnr for programming, and Draw & Tell to share our learning.