THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE: Week 5
“He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise.”
Proverbs 15:31
2021 Term 1:
- ENDS: Friday 16 April
2021 Term 2:
- STARTS: Tuesday 3 May
KEY DATES:
School:
- 2 – 4 March: Kaikohe Campus Primary School Camp Waitangi
- 9 March: KCS Board of Trustees Meeting Kaikohe Campus
- 25 March: Kaikohe Years 1-8 Marsden Cross Trip Oihi Bay
- 25 March: Kaikohe Years 5-8 Noho Sleepover at School after trip Kaikohe Campus
- 1 April: Whole School Book Day (Dress up fun!) Both Campuses
- 2 April: Good Friday No School
- 5 April: Easter Monday No School
- 6 April: Easter Tuesday No School
- 15 April: Kaikohe Campus Primary Whanau Athletics Day Lindtvardt Park
- 16 April: Term end date
Community:
- 18 February Kerikeri Girls Brigade Starts again
For further details please see below the heading EVENTS:
NOTICES:
ALERT LEVEL 2 – WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR SCHOOL?
For all of New Zealand excluding Auckland region Alert Level 2 applies since 6 am Sunday 28th February 2021 for 7 days or until further notice.
Schools are open to everyone and all children must attend.
- At Alert Level 2 the disease is contained but there is still risk of community transmission
- It is safe for children and staff to attend school and for school as there will be appropriate measures in place, including for children and staff vulnerable to severe illness
- Schools are not classified as gatherings and a range of events and activities can go ahead
- We however will limit gatherings to on-site only and will not participate in any inter-school activities or events
- We will not host other groups on site until we return to Level 1
- Schools will close for cleaning and contact tracing if there is a confirmed case who was infectious when at school
- Face coverings are not required at school or on any school transport. This includes charter buses hired by the school to transport students and staff. Anyone who chooses to wear a face covering in our school will be supported to do so
Sick people must stay at home.
- We encourage you strongly to seek medical advice if you have COVID-like symptoms and get tested if advised to do so.
- If anyone displays relevant symptoms of COVID-19, tests positive for COVID 19, or has been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19, you must self-isolate.
We have a contact tracing system in place – entry on site is conditional upon recording your details. YOU MUST SIGN IN @ THE SCHOOL OFFICE:
- Drop your children off and pick them up outside the School Gates
Fundamental public health measures continue to apply:
- Physical distancing (not touching and not breathing on each other at Alert Level 2)
- Hand hygiene
- Cough and sneeze etiquette
- Regularly cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces.
RHEUMATIC FEVER IMOKO SCREENING IN SCHOOLS:
POSTPONEMENT OF WAIMATE NORTH CAMPUS SCHOOL CAMP:
Unfortunately due to the Alert Level 2 status we are now in, it has been decided to postpone until a later date, the Waimate North Campus School Camp that was scheduled for 3 – 5 March at Coopers Beach.
Notice has been given to the families of all the students by the Waimate North Campus Staff.
EVENTS:
2 – 4 MARCH KAIKOHE CAMPUS PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMP WAITANGI CAMPING GROUND:
- Thank you to all the Parents and Caregivers who have come on board to help out.
- Extra precautions have been put in place in line with COVID 19 Risk Management to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all.
9 MARCH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING – KAIKOHE CAMPUS 4 PM:
Copies of the agenda of the open session, and associated reports, will be available from the school office, at least two working days before the meeting.
25 MARCH KAIKOHE YRS 1 – 8 MARSDEN CROSS TRIP – OIHI BAY:
KAIKOHE CAMPUS YRS 5 – 8 NOHO – OVERNIGHT SLEEPOVER:
- To accommodate the entire Primary the Yr 1-6 children will go during the school day and return at 2:30pm.
- Whaea Lana’s class will travel out at the end of the day, stay at Marsden Cross to hopefully hear and see kiwi, then return to school for a noho.
- Years 5 – 8 will be sleeping over after at the Kaikohe Campus after the School Trip.
1 APRIL – WHOLE SCHOOL BOOK DAY FUN:
Students and teachers alike will be asked to come to school dressed as their favourite book character.
2 APRIL – 6 APRIL EASTER – NO SCHOOL:
- Good Friday 2nd April no school
- Easter Monday 5th April no school
- Easter Tuesday 6th April no school
15 APRIL KAIKOHE CAMPUS – PRIMARY WHANAU ATHLETICS DAY:
All parents and whanau are most welcome to support and encourage their tamariki.
15 APRIL SCHOOL TERM ENDS:
SCHOOL BUSINESS AS USUAL NOTICES / REMINDERS:
KA ORA KA AKO SCHOOL LUNCHES PROGRAMME – LIBELLE MENU WEEK 5:
If you have any questions please see the School Office
SCHOOL UNIFORMS – ORDERING ONLINE DIRECT WITH NEW SUPPLIER:
Our School Office no longer carries stock of School Uniforms
- Except for: Year 9 – 13 Velocity Jackets that can be purchased from Kaikohe Campus Office only.
There are 2 options available for purchasing the rest of the School Uniforms:
1) Order School Uniforms Direct Online at:
Uniform Hub:
- Online shopping at: https://uniformhub.co.nz/ or https://uniformhub.co.nz/pages/find-your-school
- Facebook page: @northlanduniformhub
- Address: 577 Kamo Road, Kamo, Whangarei 0112
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09 435 2576 - Opening hours: Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5pm & Sat 9am-12.30
2) Order and pay at Kaikohe Campus School Office (in person)
- 52 Mangakahia Road, Kaikohe
- There will be a surcharge to pay over and above your purchases amount.
- You need to be sure of the sizes before ordering, as exchanges may incur extra costs.
KAIKOHE CAMPUS – SCHOOL STATIONERY PACKS REMINDER:
- Online – Contact Whaea Julie Haines, if you need help with the online payment
- Or in person at the School Office
- For Price lists see our School Website under School Uniform and Stationery Lists or see the School Office
SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE:
Kia ora Whanau,
ATTENDANCE:
Reminder: Parents / Caregivers please phone our School Office on 09 4011 873 or email by 9 am in mornings should your child / children be absent.
Should we miss your call, please leave a message on our answering phone:
Please advise the following details:
- The student’s name
- The absence reason
- When they are likely to return to school
Failure to do so will result in Follow up action for ‘Truancy’, as part of the ‘Rock On Truancy Project’.
You may receive a text, email, phone call and where serious Truancy occurs a ‘Rock On Letter’.
- Julie Haines ( Year 1 – 8 Students) [email protected]
- Jacqueline Te Huia (Year 9 – 13 Students) [email protected]
ARRIVING LATE TO SCHOOL (KAIKOHE CAMPUS):
- Any student arriving late to School is required to sign in at the School Office upon arrival
- Parents of young students who arrive late, will need to sign them in before dropping them off to their class
- At the first class / form time of the day, the School Roll is marked and any marked ‘absent’ will be followed up as noted above, for attendance absences
- It’s important your children arrive to school on time, as this too is considered a form of Truancy
VISITORS TO OUR KAIKOHE SCHOOL CAMPUS:
All visitors who enter our School Grounds are required to sign in / out at our School Office
- We take seriously the security and welfare of our students and therefore require Parents and Visitors adhere to this requirement
- If it’s before the first school bell and you’re just dropping your children off and immediately leaving, you won’t need to sign in/out
- If you remain onsite, you will be considered as a ‘Visitor’ and therefore will need to sign in / out at the School Office
- If you arrive early to pick up your child / children and it’s before the final school bell, you will need to sign your child out, at the School Office
BREAKFAST CLUB – KAIKOHE CAMPUS EVERY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY:
- If anyone has jams to donate, please hand in to the Office.
- We also need volunteer helpers to set up and clear up.
- Please get in touch with David Prickett if you can support this mahi.
COMMUNITY NOTICES:
SPORT NORTHLAND:
Tēnā koutou katoa,
I hope you are all settled in for the year and are not too affected by the changing of the COVID-19 levels.
Weet-Bix Tryathlon on April 11 2021 – Coming up at the end of the term.
Good News Stories from our schools across Te Tai Tokerau (see below):
If you think your kura is doing something unique or fun send them through so we can share the awesome mahi that you all are doing.
Nuggets:
This term the nuggets are all around reading food labels
Ngā mihi, Tuparahuia Pita Energizer Mid North
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I keep active by paddling waka … How about you?
KERIKERI GIRLS BRIGADE:
- Come and have some fun, and make new friends, while learning many life skills.
- You are welcome to try for 3 weeks before making a commitment.
- Also seeking helpers.
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