KARORI NORMAL SCHOOL Telephone: NEWSLETTER Fax: 476-7209 476-7236 Checkline: 476-7228 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kns.school.nz BOT Email: [email protected] Donald Street, Karori Newsletter No. 35 – Term 4 19th November 2014 – Week 6 Quick Reminders 2014 Term Dates Term 4 Monday 13 Oct – Friday 19 Dec 19 Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 20 Nov 20 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 25 Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov 28 Nov 2015 Term Dates Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Wednesday 4 Feb – Thursday 2 Apr Monday 20 Apr – Friday 3 Jul Monday 20 Jul – Friday 25 Sep Monday 12 Oct – Thursday 17 Dec 2014 TEAMS Kowhai – Y1 (Team Leader Jacqui Croft) Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 & 31 Pohutukawa – Y2 (Team Leaders Wilhelmina Wooff/ Ali Kotkin/ Michele Mills) Rooms 7, 8, 11, 30, & 32 Akakura – Y3/4 (Team Leader Kane O’Connell) Rooms 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, & 23 Kahikatea – Y5/6 (Team Leader David Wong) Rooms 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 & 26 Totara – Y7/8 (Team Leader Trish Blacktop) Rooms 24, 25, 27, 28 & 29 Important Dates 19 Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 20 Nov 20 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 25 Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov 28 Nov 27 Nov 1 Dec 2 Dec 4 Dec 4 Dec 4 Dec 11 Dec 11 Dec 16 Dec 19 Dec Transition to Year 7 Evening – 7pm – 7:30pm PTA Meeting – 7:30pm WZ Athletics Year 4-8 Postponement New Entrant Class and Individual Photos Wellington College Y9 Induction Day - 9am3pm Year 5/6 Camp Rm 15, 16 & 20 Team Kowhai Assembly - 9am Wellington Athletics Year 5/6 Camp Rm 18, 19, 21 & 26 Junior Athletics Pack the Bus-2:15pm Regional Athletics Y2015 New Entrant Day 1 Pre-visit Junior Athletics Postponement Regional Athletics Postponement Junior Carol Singalong Parent Helpers Morning Tea - 10:30am Year 3/4 Christmas Concert 1:45pm – 3pm Last Day of School Any additional or altered dates will be highlighted in yellow each week Transition to Year 7 Evening – 7pm – 7:30pm PTA Meeting – 7:30pm WZ Athletics Year 4-8 Postponement New Entrant Class and Individual Photos Wellington College Y9 Induction Day 9am-3pm Year 5/6 Camp Rm 15, 16 & 20 Team Kowhai Assembly 9am Wellington Athletics Year 5/6 Camp Rm 18, 19, 21 & 26 Welcome to the New Pupils Welcome to the following new pupils: From the Principal Kia Ora Koutou Tomorrow votes will be counted in the Board of Trustees mid-term election. I would like to thank all of the five candidates who have put themselves forward for election to the board. The high number of candidates is another indication of the level of commitment parents/caregivers have at our school. As you may be aware the board is currently reviewing its charter and strategic direction for the next three years. Kay Webster recently hosted two focus group meetings and an online survey was sent to all families last Wednesday. The board is very keen to engage with as many of our school community as possible so please take the time to complete the survey, if you have not already done so. The survey will close on Friday 28 November. To complete the survey please follow this link; https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJNQ5SK Last Friday our performing arts groups took part in the annual KNS Cushion Concert. The following groups took part along with a number of soloists and small groups: Year 3/4 Choir Year 5/6 Choir Year 7/8 Choir Chorale Ukulele group Orchestra Four Bands Kapa Haka It was great to see the children’s hard work throughout the year pay off, with very confident and polished performances. A feature of the evening for me was the way the children all supported and encouraged each other, they were a credit to their school and their families. I am very grateful to all the staff who have worked with these groups, Jacqueline Ward, Kane O’Connell, David Wong, Mayana Karena, Heidi Stierand and Claire Chittenden as well as Margaret Johanson one of our parents who accompanied some of the performances on the piano. Later in the term we will be hosting two Carol Concerts: The Year 1 & 2s will perform on Thursday 11 December The Year 3 & 4s will perform on Tuesday 16 December. Te Reo (Phrases for the Week) Be careful - Kia Tupato Help - Awhina! Fire - Ahi! Stop – Kati! Travel Safety Thank you to Suzanne Woodley who will be very kindly taking over the coordination of the Kiss and Drop roster for 2015. PTA November Meeting – 7.30pm in the Boardroom Please remember that the PTA is holding their November meeting at 7:30pm this evening, in the boardroom next to the staffroom. The PTA is a group which focuses on building a sense of school community, as well as fundraising to provide resources for the school. Joining the PTA is a great way to meet new people and make a much appreciated contribution to our school. We have a number of long-standing members of the PTA leaving us in the next year or two, as their youngest children move on to secondary school, so we are looking to recruit new members. Wanted – A Couch Some of you may have noticed that we have a couch in the foyer of the senior block next to Andrea Peetz’s office. This was an old couch from one of our classrooms however, it has proved very popular with our older children. We would like to replace it with one which is better condition, it you have an old couch which you would be happy to donate to the school please contact me, [email protected]. A thought to share with your children: “Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.” (Lucille Ball) Conrad Kelly Principal BoT News Points of Interest from the Board Meeting of 9 November 2014: The following provides a quick overview of the points of interest discussed at our last meeting. Confirmed minutes of meetings are available from the school office, [email protected] , and posted on the wall outside the Boardroom. Meetings of the Board are held in public and we warmly invite members of our school community to attend. Governance o We are sad to say goodbye to Helen Buchan and Darrell Statham from the Board. Both have served the KNS board, our school and children in many many different ways – but always with enthusiasm, energy and an eye for the big picture. In particular we thank them for their combined wisdom, vision, grit and tenacity on all property matters. We are hopeful that the fruits of all this hard work will be more evident in the coming months! o Thank you to all those who voted in our Mid-Term Elections. The votes will be counted on Thursday, and the new Trustees will take office on Friday. o We also encourage you to share your views on the 2015-2017 KNS Charter review by completing the online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJNQ5SK This review will help set the values, aims and strategic direction of the school for the next three years. Your feedback is sought around the key performance areas of Student Learning, Effective Teaching, School Culture, Leadership and Management, Governance and Engaging with Family. Property o We are acutely aware that our school has many pressing property needs. A great deal of work continues at Board level to progress these. While many of the projects are interconnected, ALL are now pending Ministry sign-off. Unfortunately this process continues to take much longer than we might have ever anticipated. As previously noted, some of the bigger projects include: - Development of new classrooms on the site of the old prefabs and landscaping of this area. The Hall Upgrade, from the proceeds of the 2013 and 2014 Gala. Exterior painting and refurbishment of Rooms 1 and 3 Repairs and maintenance to the Playbank. Architects have also visited the school to consider the needs of the Senior and old Administration blocks. We share your frustrations at the slow pace of this property work. o We continue meetings with the Ministry and service provider representatives to progress replacing classrooms on the site of the old prefabs. Recently our teachers had the opportunity to feed into the design of these Modern Learning environment (MLE) rooms. We are pleased that Ministry approval for a third classroom on this site was recently granted, as this will accommodate an increase in our school roll. Again, we remain hopeful that we will have the green light for this project very soon. The next meeting of the Board is: 1 December, in the Boardroom at 7.00pm. KNS BoT: Kay Webster (Chair), Conrad Kelly (Principal), James Appleton (Staff Rep), Helen Buchan, Miett Fear, Darrell Statham, Glenn Stevenson. School News 2014 BOT Elections Returning Officer Information Board of Trustees Elections Election Timeline Votes counted and results declared Board takes office 20 November 2014 21 November 2014 Vicki Lewington, Returning Officer [email protected] Go Pack the Bus! Wellingtons Easy Listening Breeze and the Wellington City Mission are Packing The Bus for Christmas! They are visiting schools and supermarkets, collecting non-perishable food items and toys to be distributed around disadvantaged Wellington families this Christmas. The Go Wellington Bus will be visiting Karori Normal School on Monday 1 December, 2:15pm. The Wellington City Mission has a special Christmas wish list. We are asking children to bring one of the following items for Go Pack The Bus. Please take items to the classroom. Christmas items: Small Christmas Cakes Jelly Christmas Mince Pies (6 packs) Christmas Puddings Tinned Fruit Christmas Crackers Confectionery Iollies, candy chocolates) Tinned Meat canes, Toys (new toys only please – and unwrapped) Lego Art equipment Educational books Beach/picnic/water toys Puzzles Outdoor sports gear Board games Extras Toiletries (for mums and dads & teenagers) Hair products We ask for your support in helping make Christmas a happy time for those who may be struggling this year. Thank You We would like to acknowledge and thank the Thomas George MaCarthy Trust who have given us a most generous library donation of $5500 to be used for the purchase of library books. This is very much appreciated and we thank them sincerely. Chess@KNS The Karori Normal School chess tournament was held last Wednesday 12th November, run by chess coach Mark van der Hoorn. 30 students from across the years entered the whole day tournament. The results were: Thank you very much to Aparna Paranjpe, Mary Callister and Alice Gilroy for their help during the day. We need some more parents to help run the lunch-time Chess Club 12.30-1.30pm on a roster basis. (Currently Wednesdays but could be changed for 2015). It would be once every 3-4 weeks. If you can assist at all please contact [email protected] School Road Patrols Each week we will publish the names of the two children who will be on road patrol duties for the week. Please check and ensure you know when you are on duty. This is very important. Any queries contact Andrea Peetz – [email protected]. Camp News The Totara Team is back from camp in St Arnaud where we climbed mountains, had snowball fights and leapt off tall poles in a single bound. Camp would not have been possible without the wonderful parents who went with us to camp and made it all possible. You were all fantastic and we so appreciate your time and good humour, not to mention your cooking and dishwashing skills. On our Year 8 Camp a huge thanks to Phil Conroy, Brian Brown, Hayden Friend, Shane Gibson, Gill Palmer and Andrea Holmes. On our Year 7 Camp an equally huge thanks to Kieran Robins, Selwyn Cubis, Max Zeng, Vicky Wood, Cheryl Moon, Nanditha Ram and Viv Dalrymple A special thanks goes to Andrea Holmes who organised all our menus and food for camp and who has set us up with systems for cooking for camp for years to come. Anyone who can whip up a chocolate cake to feed 90 people and not even break into a sweat deserves a very special pat on the back. So a million thanks from the bottom of our hearts, Team Totara Teachers PTA News Kids Art Works The calendars, cards and diaries have been delivered to your children over the past few days. Don’t they look fantastic! There are a few photo orders that came back with no names so we are unable to deliver these. If you have not received your order please check at the school office for these. We will be doing a quick turnaround reprint and if you would like to order more calendars, cards or diaries, please complete st the attached order form, or pick one up from the office, and return to the school office with payment by FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 3pm. There will be no late orders accepted. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me, [email protected] or 021 499 625. Community News Clinical Psychology Clinic - open in the Karori Village Health Centre, 146 Karori Road. Specialise in child, adolescent, adult and family issues. Please contact Dr Rachel Irwin at [email protected]. Phone: 0274-722-960 or www.rachelirwin.co.nz for more information. Karori West Scout Hall Rebuild Pre-Christmas Fundraisers. - As our Scout Hall was severely damaged in an arson attack we are hoping to raise funds towards the rebuild. So, treat yourself and help rebuild our Scout Hall, by heading down to our HUGE CHRISTMAS CAKE & CRAFTS STALL at Karori Mall Saturday 6th December, or by placing an order for some wonderful SILENI WINE by the 20 November. All information and order forms can be found at http://www.karoriwestscoutgroup.org.nz. But if you would just like to donate you can give a little at http://www.givealittle.co.nz/org/KWScout. Lifestyle Sitting and Christmas card Offer from Photography by Woolf: · · Treat your family this Christmas with a one-hour photography session at a Wellington location of your choice Digital viewing Two 20x25cm Prints One 32x47cm Velvet Fine Art Print Six Files for website with Logo 20 Christmas Cards with envelopes (from your favourite photograph)- all for $495. This is a fantastic offer, with a saving of over $500, so get in quick to ensure your cards are ready before Christmas. Offer valid until 20th November 2014. Vouchers available. Family of five looking for house to house-sit/rent - Our family of five is looking for a home for a few weeks next year while we do up our house. We’ll probably need to be out of our place for eight weeks from mid-February to midApril. We have three beautifully behaved kids (12, 8 and 4) who will all be at Kelburn Normal School so we are keen to be fairly close by. If you are heading away and need a responsible family to look after your house or you know of a short-term rental in western Wellington please contact John and Ravithri at [email protected] or text John on 027 275 2390. Karori Junior Hockey - Save the Date - The five pre-season training sessions for juniors will begin on Sun 8th February 2015, followed by trials during March. Save the date now and visit www.kjhc.org.nz/2015-season-information/ for full details. Registrations open in January. KELLY CLUB January 2015 Holiday Programmes - We will be operating for 4 weeks during the January school holidays from 5 January 2015 at the Wests Rugby club rooms, Wilton. For full details and to enrol on all our programmes visit www.kellyclub.co.nz or email [email protected] or call 04 972 7201. Artageouskids Pre Xmas Holiday Programme – Monday 15th Dec – Friday 19th Dec and Monday 22nd and Tuesday rd 23 Dec. Please book through our website www.artageouskids.co.nz. Ohariu Valley Riding School – Summer Holiday Programme - Places are limited and we have a limited number of spots available for beginners each week. To book please call 477 3888 or email us at [email protected] Easy and Cheap Garden Work – Contact Easy Garden 022 128 4507 or email [email protected] DELIVERERS WANTED - Deliverers wanted (for starting November) in your local area, to deliver community newspapers to letterboxes. Must be 10yrs old or older. Please contact: Michelle McGuire (Manager) Ph: 970 0439 Email:[email protected]
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