Kererū Hapori News
By Bridget McDowall | Posted: Thursday October 31, 2024
He iti te mokoroa, nāna i kati te kahikatea The mokoroa (grub) may be small, but it cuts through the Kahikatea. This whakatauki reflects that small things can have a great impact. It encourages us to think big.
Kia Ora Kererū Whānau,
We have a busy term ahead of us! Please remember to check SeeSaw weekly to avoid missing anything important.
What’s Coming Up?
8th November-Ukulele Jam
11th November: School photos/Guest author for Book Week
12th November: School Orchestra Workshop at Balmac
13th November: Pizza Lunch
14th November: Crazy Hair Day/PALS Trip
15th November: Teacher Only Day
19th November: Otago Primary Schools Athletics Day
25th November: Anna Grimaldi Assembly Visit
26th-29th November: Camp and Year 5 Activity Week.
26th-27th November: Year 5 Climbing Days at Long Beach.
2nd of December: Book Week
4th December: Year 6 Balmacewen Open Day
5th December: Drama and Choir Play
11th December: Year 6 Leavers’ Celebration
12th December: Craft Group Market Day/School Disco
NZEI Teacher Appreciation Day
To Miss Hardie, Miss Sims and Miss Jones,
On this Teacher Appreciation Day, I want to thank you for the dedication, passion, and care you bring to the classroom every day. I appreciate your hard work in planning and implementing quality programmes. You often spend extra hours planning, preparing, and organising extra activities for our team so that our tamariki can participate in many amazing activities at and after school. You inspire and support our tamariki to reach their fullest potential, encouraging them to grow, learn, and thrive in a nurturing environment.
Thank you for being such a positive influence and a role models for our tamariki. Your patience, creativity, and commitment make a difference every single day, and we are incredibly grateful for everything you do. You are helping shape the future of our learners with kindness, strength, and vision.
Ngā mihi nui,
Mrs McDowall
Jump Jam
We wish our Jump Jam team the best of luck for the Jump Jam Nationals this weekend. We are all proud of how hard you have worked. Thank you to the fabulous coaches, Miss Sims, Miss Hardie, and Miss Youngs, for your dedication to the team. Thank you to the Nationals team for spending many hours perfecting your routine.
Our team this year is Yeva, Levi, Ben, Caden, Nixon, Quinn, Natalie, Sylvie, Dominic, Harry D, Pippa, Ella, Ivy L, Alex and Addison.
Athletics Day
Yesterday was an outstanding day at the Caledonian! Our team of teachers was so impressed by the senior students' positive attitude and enthusiasm. Everyone got involved, either competing or helping to run activities.
Thank you, Miss Sims, for organising such a fabulous day for everyone.
We thank our volunteers who helped make the day run smoothly and efficiently.
Year 6 Camp-26th-29th of November
Our Year 6 Camp will be at Camp Columba in Pukerau, Gore this year. The bus trip to the camp will take about two hours.
We have been meeting each week to discuss what will happen at camp, and the children have the opportunity to ask questions. At this stage, we have discussed behaviour expectations, voted on our favourite meals for the week, and discussed the packing list. The programme for the week is packed with many exciting outdoor experiences for our students, including kayaking, climbing, archery, high ropes, bushcraft, waterslide, adventure-based learning and much more!
Please ensure that you have completed the camp consent form. This is important to meet the needs of each student heading to school camp.
Year 5 Activity Week
Year 5 activity week will be from Tuesday, November 26th, to the 29th of November. Please click on the link to complete the permission form.
https://forms.gle/1QHv1ewSjzdYwNEq9
The week will run as follows -
Tuesday 26th November - Room 9 & 10 Rock Climbing at Long Beach. Room 11 & 12 Petanque at school.
Wednesday 27th November - Room 11 & 12 Rock Climbing at Long Beach. Room 9 & 10 Petanque at school.
Thursday, November 28th: Swimming (including diving boards and a hydro slide) at Moana Pool/Activity planning for Friday.
Friday, November 29th: A day of creativity and fun with our Junior School buddies—creating, inventing, and playing games and challenges, followed by an afternoon school assembly!
Bridget McDowall, Rosarah Hardie, Hannah Sims and Hannah Jones.
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