Week 4 news

A special welcome to Maisie in Rūma ono - welcome to Kaikorai School. We are happy you are here!

What an exciting week at Kaikorai school. To have whānau on-site to celebrate and recognise the mahi that has been happening in our classes was something special yesterday. I was proud of our tamariki who showcased their learning, showed their whānau around their class and participated in some learning alongside parents and grandparents. It is safe to say we feel like our 'buckets are full'.

You may have noticed the air purifiers in the learning streets, these have been provided by the MOE. Our allocation of air purifiers due to our roll size and the cooler Dunedin climate has increased to a further 6. These are really helpful tools in keeping our environment healthy for our ākonga and kaiako (learners and teachers). 

Staffing news

Today is Emma's last day in Rūma ono, her maternity leave begins at 3 pm! Arohanui Emma, Shane and Cooper, enjoy this special time with your new pēpi. 

Nau mai to Miss Nicole Wilson, we are excited for you to join our school in week 6.

Property news

The demolition that was set to happen at 3 pm today has been pushed out a few weeks due to issues with the alarms connectivity. Nothing is ever simple and straightforward in building works. The hall handover is still on track for the Tuesday after Queen's Birthday 🎀✂.

Hockey report 🏑

Betty was our star of the week this week! In freezing conditions. We were up against Māori hill who took the win but Kaik had a great skills session before and played a really strong game supporting each other and giving it a great go. Speedy Betty was away with the ball on several occasions nearly scoring.

Everyone is doing so well and playing as a team more as each week passes - well done hockey superstars

Principal's awards ⭐

Abdul 

Taking on Kaitiaki responsibilities for the school grounds and organising a daily group of children to help with outside rubbish.

Saadhana  

For showing she can work well in team challenges and when working Project Based Learning groups.

Yeva 

For being a consistent contributor to Room 3 discussions and asking lots of wonderful questions.

Rocco 

For always having a ‘can do’ attitude in maths and working hard to solve challenging problems.

Micah 

For working hard to use his knowledge of different spelling patterns to spell words for his own writing.

Natalie 

For her focus during math sessions to complete a range of tasks.

Ezra 

For having a super start to school and trying new things with a positive attitude.

Elliot 

For writing some super creative stories lately and adding lots of exciting details.

Harvey 

For always having a positive attitude and trying his hardest in the classroom.

Jaxon 

For always having a positive attitude at reading time and using all your strategies to help you when you are stuck on new words.

Hannah 

For always being a KAIK Kid who is always kind and caring to everyone!

Precious 

For her enthusiasm in her swimming lessons and making wonderful progress. Ka pai!

Max 

For trying his very best in his swimming lessons. Max, you will be swimming like a little fish before you know it!

Caden 

For being a kind and supportive friend to all like a true KAIK kid!

Dylan 

For writing some super sentences during writing. Well done!

Cooper 

For having an amazing attitude in class and consistently completing your work to a high standard!

Levi 

For having an outstanding attitude towards the start of your Killer Plants writing! You’re always aspiring to be your absolute best!

Jaxson 

For being an outstanding helper in the classroom, thank you!

Thomas 

For giving all of your learning 100% and for sharing your fantastic sense of humour with our class.

Penelope 

For being actively involved in our current PBL learning and her enthusiasm about plants and growing! Tino Pai

Cameron 

For always sharing his thoughts and ideas and his positive attitude when working within groups. Ka rawe!

William 

For showing amazing courage and making HUGE progress in swimming!

Edward 

For outstanding perseverance with swimming. It has been amazing to see your confidence grow each day! 

Have a great weekend whānau and please reach out if I can help in any way.

Beth