Week 8 Principal's News

Whānau - Teacher Learning Conversations 🗣️

The booking portal for our mid-year Whānau–Teacher Learning Conversations is now open.

These mid-year kōrero are a wonderful opportunity to connect and discuss your child's progress. We expect all families to book a timeslot, unless you have recently had a more in-depth Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting.

Please note the booking portal closes on Monday, June 22nd, at 5pm.

Click the link below to make a booking.

https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/6r8a8

The Power of Community 🥇

I regularly have the privilege of showing prospective families around Kaikorai Primary School. During these tours, one of my favourite topics of conversation is just how amazing and generous our school community is.

It occurred to me, however, that our newest families might not yet know how to get involved, or just how much Kaikorai relies on our wonderful whānau network.

Here are a few great examples of our community in action:

Road Patrol: Every volunteer holding the stop sign on Wright Street to keep our kids safe is a parent or grandparent.
Walking School Bus: Volunteers who walk our children safely along Highgate to school each day.
Parents' Group: This fantastic team organises and runs all the fundraising initiatives for our school.
Sports Coaches: Every single one of our sports teams is coached by a parent or an older sibling.
Kaikorai School Board: Busy, working parents who dedicate hours each month to the governance of our school.

We are incredibly grateful for this support, and we always welcome new faces. If you would like to get involved in any of these areas, please chat with me at the gate or email me.

We rely on you to make Kaikorai the great school that it is.

Staffing News 🍎

This week, we welcome Krysta Taylor to Kaikorai. Krysta is covering Pīwakawaka teachers release time while Nicky Garden is on leave.

In Term 3, we welcome back Courtney Dunn for the remainder of the year. Courtney will be teaching a Y1 class in the Pīwakawaka Learning Street, Room 14. We are really excited about this.

Principal's Awards ⭐️

Well done to this week's recipient of the Principal's Awards:

Maisie P	For your outstanding effort and enthusiastic involvement in our courtroom drama lesson. Your superb performance as a prosecutor showed great leadership and determination!
Sofia	For your fantastic effort in reading and writing. You have been working diligently to achieve your goals, and your hard work is paying off.
Aria M	For your hard work and determination on your planet artwork. You showed excellent planning, experimentation and creativity throughout the process. Ka mau te wehi!
Dani	For demonstrating a growth mindset in Scratch and showing manaakitanga towards others. Your willingness to try new challenges and work hard is outstanding. Tino pai to mahi.
Iranlowoo	For bringing your great sportsmanship to the Football World Cup. Tino pai rawa atu!
Eli N	For your hard work and perseverance in writing. Ka mau te wehi!
Gus	For being an amazing and kind friend. It is so lovely to see you use your initiative to help others. We are extremely lucky to have you in Rūma Whā!
Louie	For showing impressive problem-solving skills during our coding and virtual reality work. I’m excited to see your final product!
Nurit	For your dedication and effort in becoming more confident with your subtraction facts. Tino pai!
Charlotte S	For working hard to become more succinct in your summaries. Tino pai!
Hazel C	For the leadership she showed in the lead up to our class assembly. Ka wani kē koe
Archer M	For the focus and effort he is putting into his reading. Ka pai!
Millie	For always demonstrating leadership and taking initiative in all areas of learning. Your positive can-do attitude makes a valuable difference in our class whānau. Ka pai hoki koe!
Rika	For showing great engagement in all learning areas. You are demonstrating great commitment and responsibility for your learning. Ka pai tō mahi!
Georgie M	For demonstrating awesome leadership by encouraging others to do their best.
Fergus	For consistently showing fairness, respect, and a positive attitude during sports and games.
Joshua	For your leadership and willingness to lend a hand when needed. You aspire to ‘be the best that you can be’. With all your learning, too. Tino pai rawa atu!
Addison G	For your growing engagement and focus towards your learning. You are trying very hard to do your best work. Tino pai rawa atu!
Luisa	For working hard at her learning, striving to be the best that she can be. Kei runga noa atu koe!
Stewie	For making thoughtful contributions to our PBL topic centred around Space. We learn so much from you, Stewie! Ka mau te wehi!
Finn F	For being a super speller. You are trying extra hard in our spelling sessions, listening out for all the sounds! Keep up the hard mahi!
Jack D	For your stellar leadership and positive attitude when collaborating with others in PBL. Keep reaching for the stars, Jack!
Laylah	You are a confident and independent learner, Laylah, and we wish you all the best at your new school. Keep working hard!
Harry H	For taking off like a rocket in your reading and writing. You have been trying your best. Ka pai!
Harrison	For your fantastic story writing. You are making your stories sparkle with exciting words and key details. Ka pai!
Luca	For your excellent effort in reading. You bring stories to life with your confident, expressive reading. Ka rawe!