Week 8 Acting Principal News (19/06/2025)

Important Dates to Remember 📅

Reports emailed Home - Thursday 19 June

Matariki Holiday - Friday 20 June (school closed)

Whānau -Teacher Learning Conversations - Tuesday 24 June and Wednesday 25 June.

End of Term 2 - Friday 27 June

First day of Term 2 - Monday 14 July

Kaikorai Cross Country - Tuesday 22 July (postponement date Thursday 24 July)

Red Nose Day - Friday 25 July

Production - SAVE THE DATE! - Thursday 7 August

🌟 Matariki Whānau Group Celebration

Today we celebrated Matariki with a special Whānau Group Celebration. Students were involved in The Arts all morning, making and creating everything Matariki! It was special to see siblings working together in the same group and whānau members joining in the activities. To finish off the celebration, our tamariki enjoyed a delicious Matariki biscuit and a warm Milo together — a perfect way to end a meaningful celebration. Ngā mihi to everyone who joined us! Also, thank you to those of you who donated a can to Octacan.

Ngā mihi nui ki a Whaea Ana mō tana mihi ātaahua me te kōrero Matariki i te ata nei – he tīmatanga whakamīharo mō tō tātou rā. ~ A big thank you to Whaea Ana for her beautiful mihi and Matariki story this morning. It was a wonderful way to start our day.

📝 School Reports

Student reports were sent home today (Thursday, 19 June). As it’s a big process to send all reports digitally, we appreciate your patience if yours hasn’t arrived just yet. If you haven’t received your child’s report by Friday, please get in touch with me, and I will look into it on Monday. If there’s anything you’d like to discuss from your child's report, the upcoming Whānau Teacher Learning Conversations are the perfect opportunity to do so. If you can't attend, please arrange an alternative time with your child's teacher.

🗣️ Last Chance for Whānau–Teacher Learning Conversations

We are striving for 100% whānau attendance at our upcoming Learning Conversations. These meetings are a vital part of supporting your child’s progress, so please don’t delay — book your time slot today using the link below:

📅 Bookings close SUNDAY 22 JUNE at 5pm

🔗 https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/man7v

👕 Lost Property

Our lost property pile is VERY large. If the weather is fine, we’ll be displaying all items outside near the picnic tables next week until Thursday. Please take a moment to check for any missing items. All unclaimed lost property will be donated to charity.

🎭 Production Sponsorship Opportunity

Would your business like to support our school production? We’re offering the chance to have your business name and logo featured in our production programmes. If you're interested in becoming a sponsor, please get in touch with Emily Armstrong (earmstrong@kaikorai.school.nz) or Rosarah Hardie (rhardie@kaikorai.school.nz). We'd love to hear from you!