Kererū Hapori News

Welcome

Welcome to our second year Otago University teacher trainees, Miss Uren and Miss Hola. We hope that you enjoy your time with us. We are excited to share all of the wonderful things that happen in our team school.

Kaikorai School Council

This week we had our first school council meeting. Congratulations to Hugo, Zack, Elliot, Harriet, Flynn, Robyn, Genevieve and Vincent on being elected to represent their classes on the council. 

Swimming

Swimming lessons are well underway, and our learners are learning a variety of skills, including freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, back sculling and floating. All students will participate in water safety sessions, learning how to stay safe in boats and while swimming in rivers and oceans. Remember to check Seesaw for dates and requirements for this session—a huge thank you to all of our parent volunteers. Thanks to you, we get 30 minutes in the wave pool and on the diving boards every week.

Dog Education Lessons

This term, all Kererū classes are taking part in the Dunedin City Council Dog Education sessions. In these sessions, students learn how to approach dogs safely, identify aggressive body language, and learn how to behave around dogs to stay safe.

Kaikorai Athletics Day

What a great day out! Athletics day was a huge success, with students participating in track and field events over the day. It was wonderful seeing our students giving their best and having fun along the way. The weather was great, with only one sudden downpour during the day. Congratulations to all of the place getters in the events. Many of Kererū students will take part in the North Zone competition on the 28th of October. Thank you to all of the caregivers who helped out on the day, and a massive thank you to Hannah Sims for her organisation of the event.

Project-Based Learning

Our PBL topic this term is: How can movement, relationships, and healthy choices work together to support hauora across our school community? Last week, we hosted an entry event to generate excitement about the topic. We put our students into teams and they completed four activities, one for each milestone in our PBL.

Activities focused on Taha tinana (physical well-being), Taha hinengaro (mental health), Taha whānau (social well-being) and Taha wairua (spiritual well-being). We ended the event with ‘Relax Kids.’ Relax Kids helps children transition from high energy and stress levels to a state of relaxation, which has been shown to positively impact their mental and emotional health and wellbeing. 

We are still looking for experts! If you can help, please email your child’s teacher.

Ngā mihi nui

Bridget McDowall and the Kererū Hapori