Winter

THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE: Week 9:

VALUE FOCUS: Compassion    SKILL FOCUS: Co-operation   GOD IS LOVING! 

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34

2021 Term 2:

• ENDS:                                Friday         9 July

2021 Term 3:

• STARTS:                             Monday     26 July
• ENDS:                                Friday         1 October

KEY DATES: 

School:

• 1 July             Harvest Christian School Board of Trustees Inaugural Meeting  Kerikeri
• 5 July             School Reports sent out                                                                     Kaikohe Campus
• 6 July             Parent Teacher Interviews                                                                 Kaikohe Campus
• 7 July             Year 5 – 8 Both Campuses Sound of Music Production                Kerikeri
• 3 August       Accord Teacher Only Day                                                                   Both Campuses

Community:

• 07 – 10 July     Matariki Bling Bling Toi Marama Light Festival                            Kaikohe
• 12 – 23 July     Kaikohe Oscar Junior Holiday Programme                                   Kaikohe Campus
• 12 – 23 July     Kaikohe Oscar Mid Way Holiday Programme                              Kaikohe Campus
• 12 – 16 July     Drivers Licence Course Union Church                                           Kaikohe
• 19 – 23 July     Drivers Licence Course Te Puna Wai                                              Moerewa

For further details please see below the heading EVENTS:

NOTICES / ACHIEVEMENTS:

TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AT MOEREWA:

Next term our students in Years 7 & 8 travel to Moerewa for Technology Classes.

Students will need to:

• Take a packed lunch
• Wear school uniform, in particular, shoes so that they can take part in Workshop activities using tools.

Nga mihi mahana

David Rogers

SPONSOR A NEW MATTRESS – KAIKOHE CAMPUS:

With the many Noho e.g. Overnight stays for Class excursions and the Kapahaka Roopu Training that occurs at our Kaikohe Campus , we are seeking sponsorship to be able to buy 50 new mattresses to help cater for these opportunities.

• The cost to sponsor a new mattress is:  $110.00
• If you feel called or are able to sponsor, please drop your koha money into the Kaikohe Campus School Office or phone 09 4011 873

Thank you for partnering with us to help extend opportunities for our Students to learn, develop and even sharpen their skills for upcoming outreaches and events.

A very good Kingdom Investment indeed.

27 JUNE 2021 NORTHLAND BALLET AND DANCE COMPETITION:

Lily Hayhurst competed at the Northland Ballet and Dance competition yesterday and did really well.

She won:

• National Character Dance (Tarentalla) and Demi Character (Mulan) categories,
• 3rd for both Classical barefoot and Classical ballet categories.

29 JUNE 2021 SCIENCE ROADSHOW NORTHLAND COLLEGE:

• Our tamariki helped conduct science experiments (well done Zoe Crichton) before they were allowed to experience many of the varied experiments around the hall.
• They were all asking excellent questions and inquiring about everything!
• The hive of activity and engagement shows us just how relevant and exciting Science can be for ALL students and ages.

EVENTS:

1 JULY – HARVEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES INAUGURAL MEETING:

 

• Venue:  27 Access road Kerikeri
• When:   7pm – Wednesday 1 July 2021

5 JULY – SCHOOL REPORTS TO BE SENT HOME:

It is nearly time for reports to be sent out and to set some time aside for us to meet together for Parent Teacher Interviews

• Reports will be sent our on Monday 5^th July

6 JULY- PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS:

This is an important opportunity for us to be able to get together and hear from each other about how our rangatahi/students are experiencing education, spiritual, health and wellbeing outcomes.

• We will be meeting whanau from 1:00pm onwards (until about 6:00pm)
• Buses will run early that day at 12.30pm however students may remain at school if you would like to pick them up at interview time

Please look out for Interview Booking info coming out soon

Nga mihi mahana

David Rogers (Principal)

SCHOOL BUSINESS AS USUAL NOTICES / REMINDERS:

LUNCHES BY LIBELLE – IN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMME:

 

SCHOOL SORES:

We have had some cases of School Sores at our School.

• School sores (impetigo) are skin infections common in school children and spread easily. They are caused by bacteria that can cause an infection.
• School sores can happen even when you keep your child’s skin clean. It is not a sign of poor parenting. School sores can happen on healthy skin but often happen when the skin has already been damaged by a scratch, bite or condition such as eczema or chickenpox.

The sores can be anywhere on the body, but most often appear on exposed areas such as the face (near the mouth and nose), or on the hands, arms or legs.

Symptoms:

• School sores may start as a blister or a group of blisters
• The blister bursts leaving a patch of red, wet skin which weeps or oozes
• The spot usually becomes coated with a tan or yellowish crust, making it look like it has been covered with honey – it grows larger day by day
• There can be small spots around the first spots, spreading outwards
• School sores can be itchy

Spreading to others:

Infection can also easily spread to others by:

• Direct skin contact
• Contact with infected clothing, towels, sponges or face-cloths
• Touching objects which a child with school sores has also touched (such as toys)
• School sores spread easily while they are weeping or oozing

How can I reduce the spread of school sores?

• Keep your child home until one day after the start of treatment
• Make sure the dressings completely cover their sores
• Your child should avoid swimming until all the sores have healed
• Wash your child’s clothes, towels and bed linen separately from the rest of the family. Wash them in hot water and dry in the sunshine or a hot tumble dryer. You can wash toys in a mild disinfectant

The following may also reduce the risk of school sores:

• Take a daily bath or shower with soap and water
• Practise good hand hygiene – wash hands with soap regularly
• Dispose of all used tissues / dressings in a rubbish bin with a lid
• Cut your child’s fingernails short and keep them clean
• Thoroughly wash grazes or cuts – if your child is scratching a sore, cover it with a dressing

If children present to school with untreated, uncovered school sores:

• Parents will be contacted to pick up their children from school
• They will be required to seek medical treatment and remain home until one day after the start of treatment
• All sores must be bandaged upon return to school

See above advice of ‘How can I reduce the spread of school sores?’

For further information see attached link:

• https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/how-treat-when-seek-help-school-sores

Thank you for partnering with us to help keep our School Community Healthy

HEADS UP – LICE!:

Please check your children for head lice.

Lice have nothing to do with personal hygiene.  Lice love everyone, including the cleanest kid in the class!

• A head louse can survive up to 4 weeks on a person’s head and lay 10 eggs a day!
• Lice can multiply fast so it’s a good idea to treat head lice quickly.
• Lice can be hard to get rid of.
• Lice are insects, so the treatments for lice are basically insecticides or pesticides.
• Medicated lice treatments usually kill the lice and nits, but it may take a few days for the itching to stop.
• An Alternative to chemical treatments: you can try wet combing – using a fine-tooth comb on wet hair to remove nits and lice.
• Kids Can has provided the school with nit combs and nit shampoo.  If you would like some, please ask at the School Office.

SAY GOODBYE TO CHEQUES:

With less than 1% payments being made by cheque to some Banks, they are now being phased out as a payment option.

• Please be advised that our School will no longer be able to accept Cheques as a form of payment.

Please contact the School Office 09 4011 873 should you have any queries.

PAYMENTS TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE:

Please be informed that Payments to the School, can be made the following ways:

1. Online (by preference)
2. EFTPOS.  However we don’t accept School Fees via EFTPOS.
3. A Cash payment, needs to be of the right amount, because we do not give out change.

Please contact the School Office 09 401 1873 for any queries

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
•       You need to be sure of the sizes before ordering, as exchanges will incur extra costs.

SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE:

Kia ora Whanau,

We would like to invite you to join our Facebook page. Here you will find highlights from our week, important notices and snapshots of the learning. Please scan the QR code below to join our group, we would love to have you onboard.

ATTENDANCE:

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