Category Archives: Kahikatea

Kahikatea Wearable Arts Performance

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Kia Ora

This term, the children have been working hard on creating a wearable art costume and dance - with the help of many wonderful parents! These have both run alongside the theme of 'seasons'.

We would like to invite you to come and see our performance on Thursday 8th December at 5:30 - 6:45pm. This will be held in the school hall.

Children will need to be dropped off and signed in with their teacher in their hub between 4:45 - 5:00pm. Teachers will bring their groups over to the hall at 5:15pm. After the performance, children will go back with their teacher to their hub and parents/caregivers will need to sign them out.

Children in Kahikatea Kapa Haka will have their costume named and in their hub as they will perform first in their Kapa Haka outfit. Sherrilee will be sending more information on this later this week.

Please can all costumes be in this week. If you have any questions please see your child's teacher or Amy Buick.

Thank you for your amazing support!

Kahikatea Team

Junior Athletics Day

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Kia Ora Whanau


We have our Junior Athletics Day coming up next week on Wednesday 30th November 2016. We will begin at 1:45pm and be finished by 3:00pm. Please meet us outside, on the junior side of the hall. We will then move out into Beckenham Park.

Children are invited to wear their house colours for the day.

If the weather doesn't allow, we will postpone until Wednesday 14th December 2016. Please ensure your child has their hat and water bottle and is wearing suitable shoes for the day,


Warm Regards
Koru, Kahikatea & Kowhai

Kahikatea Team 2016-11-15 15:51:00

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15th November 2016

Dear Whanau

Wearable Arts Performance
Thursday 8th December at 5:30p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

The children have all designed a costume they would like to make for this performance and and are in the process of organising their resources. If you would like to assist with this through sending resources from home (in a named plastic bag) for your child’s costume or making it at home and bringing it in, that would be hugely appreciated. We would appreciate it if resources/costumes could start coming in this week.
If you are available to assist with costume making at school this Friday or next, please see your child’s teacher. You will be helping children who have not made their costume at home by:
  • Assembling costumes
  • Painting
  • Sewing (if you have a machine please bring it in)
We aim to have all costumes completed by the end of next week, Friday 25th November. Each learning group is focussing on a different season as their costume motivation and must ensure they are able to dance in their costume.
Hub 1: Spring
Hub 2: Autumn
Hub 3: Summer
Hub 4: Winter

Thank you for your support with this,
Kahikatea Team

Athletics Day

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8th November 2016

Dear Whanau

Junior Athletics Day  – 1:45 - 3:00 Wednesday 30th November 2016

This term we have been working on the foundation skills of athletics. We have had weekly lessons focussing on running, jumping and throwing. On Wednesday 30th November 2016 we would like to invite you along to school to watch the Koru, Kahikatea and Kowhai Junior Athletics at 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. We will start outside the hall on the junior side and move out into Beckenham Park. Children are invited to wear their house colours for the day.

If the weather doesn’t allow, we will postpone it until the following week on Wednesday 14th December 2016. This is a timely reminder to please ensure your child has a hat, drink bottle and is wearing shoes that are comfortable for sports every day.

If you have any questions regarding this please see your child’s teacher or Amy Buick.



Kind regards,
Koru Team, Kahikatea Team and Kowhai Team.             

Kahikatea Team Newsletter Term 4 Week 5

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Here are some photos of Hub 2's Art Gallery Trip 

That Tree!!!


Meeting 'Robert'



Even the bus ride was fun!

Art Gallery Trip Writing

The big tree was fun today because we could climb on the branches like a monkey. I had so much fun.       by Ally

I went to the Art Gallery. We made animals with clay and I saw a gnome. It was golden and it was fun. Then we went to the Botanical Gardens and it was fantastic and it was fun too. Then we went on the school bus and then we were at school, but wait! Even my Mum was there and I loved it. Well at the Botanical Gardens we played at the big tree. Well, do you want to know what I made with clay? A Tiger!     by Alexandra

We went to the playground. We had fun. The bus ride was awesome, that was cool. The tree was cool. The clay was awesome. The clay was cool.         by Arthur

The trip was amazing. First we went on the really cool bus trip. I loved it. Then off the bus we walked to the Botanic Gardens. I was interested to see what the new school trip would bring. After, we walked to the playground to have lunch. The playground was awesome, it was much better than the one at school. Then we played in an astounding tree. We could fit the whole class in it. 
Then we crossed quite a few roads to get to the Art Gallery. It was amazing. We saw an enormous gnome and a TV that showed a seal breathing. It gave me a big fright. We also saw a bunny. It was so cute. it was from the movie Bambi. Then it was time to make clay monsters. I made a clay mouse. it was awesome. I loved it but then it was time to go. 
The bus trip back was awesome. I was exhausted. I could have gone to sleep if it wasn't so loud.
      by Bobbi

At the Art Gallery I made a bird and it was awesome! It was made out of clay. I left it at the Art Gallery because it needed to dry. Then Hub 3 will bring it back to me. My Dad came to help with the trip. it was fun but let's go back to me and the playground!            by Cian

The bus rode us to the Art Gallery. It was fun. I liked it. I was sitting next to Ally and I have sat next to Stella. It was fun. At the Art Gallery I made a cat. It was fun. I liked it. Gail is going to bring them back. I can't wait!
          by Petal

We went to the Art Gallery and we made clay animals and I made a Cobra snake! It was the biggest in the class. We looked at a gnome and it was as big as an elephant and it was very shiny. I liked it the best. We saw a seal. Its nose was funny. We went to a big tree and I almost fell on the ground. We went to the playground and it was fun and very cool. I went on the slide.
       by Tahere

We're going on a trip. We went in a cool tree and we climbed and climbed but we didn't climb so high. The tree was shady. We walked all the way to the Art Gallery. We walked to the first room. It had a seal TV in it and a bull in it. Then we went to the next room. It had a shining gnome and a poor dog TV and lots of paintings. The one I liked was the gnome the next and then we went downstairs and we made clay beasts. I made a cat with me and my friends. Claudia made two cats and one smiley face. Stella made a cat and a mouse. It was so fun this week. They are going to come back and then I can take them home. We had lunch there on Friday. It was so much fun. I can't wait until the next school trip. It was hot. Thank you Amber and Dorinda. Thank you.
    by Torun

I made a sea turtle at the Art Gallery with Niko and Arthur helping me.
    by Luigi

I was making a clay beast and you got your own animal and I made a bird. My bird was just a bird. On the bus Tahere and Cian and me were talking. Going back we were talking. We played on the playground the Sonic Dash mixed with Slugterra and Ninjas. On the tree, Tahere and me were playing you have to not touch the ground. We also saw a massive gnome in the Art Gallery, The gnome was made out of metal.
     by Louie

Mandarin Langauge Lessons

Each Friday afternoon students in team Kahikatea have been learning to speak Chinese! We've identified five outstanding students who will receive a certificate at the Week 7 school assembly.
Congratulations to: 
Sophie McDonald, George Smith, Claudia Hood, Taylor Carberry & Cleo Hopkinson. 

WOW costumes

Students have now completed their WOW costume designs and they are beginning to identify the items they will need to help them create their wearable art! 
Your child will tell you about their design and theme (winter, summer, spring or autumn) and each hub teacher will send home a list of possible items your child will need to gather together and bring along to school next week. At school we will have plenty of bits and bobs to help with the making too. Some children will be making masks, hats, capes etc...it's going to be an amazing and colourful performance at the end of the term!