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Important Dates

19 June - Next newsletter home23 June - Orchestra/Ukulele tour/concert with Balmacewen at Balmac Int24 June - School Disco26 June - Reports and Portfolios sent home30 June - Parent Teacher Conference 30 June - Year 6 at KVC1 July - Parent Teacher Conference2 July - Parent Teacher Conference3 July - Last day of Term3 July - Next Newsletter

KAIKORAI PRIMARY SCHOOL

N e w s l e t t e rA very special welcome to Sam Grey, Emma Grey, Noah Blackwood,

Hemione Roach and their families to Kaikorai Primary School!

PRINCIPALS MESSAGEDear Parents,What a busy three weeks it has been! Torrential rain causing flooding and school closures, late starts due to

snow, the Kaikville mini society in action, not to mention teachers busy writing reports!We have included further information inside this newsletter regarding our emergency procedures and how you can help. We we also be using the school interviews website to take bookings from today for parent teacher conferences. These are very important meetings where we also get the opportunity to discuss the reports that will go home next Friday and we hope that all parents can make the time to attend.But the highlight of the last three weeks has been the Kaikville programme. It was wonderful to see the children take their community so seriously and more importantly develop their co-operation, decision making and creativity skills. Your attitude and behaviour during these three days was fantastic and clearly demonstrated our schools values! Kind regards,Simon Clarke

SYNDICATE NEWS

Middle News - Kaikville was the place to be this term, and not only were the middles involved in operating companies, they were also learning about advertising and persuasion. The children enjoyed viewing adverts and figuring out the tricks that are used to persuade them to want and buy things. They enjoyed the challenge of using these skills to invent a product and advertise it using jingles and chants. Xtra Maths supports our learning in Maths, and many of our children spend lots of time at school and outside of school hours completing these tasks and challenges. A lot of effort goes into achieving each level of Xtra Maths, as each level gives students a shorter amount of time to complete the tasks. Congratulations and well done to Cormac de la Harpe, Luke Woo and David Zeng who have all completed every level of Xtra Maths. It is not an easy feat as the final programme involves solving problems in under 1.5 seconds!

Junior NewsTeachers have been busy writing the mid-term reports for your child and we look forward to seeing you all at parent interviews in the final week of term.Next term we will not be having PMP or Fun Friday due to the focus on preparing for our whole school production. Our focus for the first 3 weeks is Fire Safety. We will be learning about how to stay safe in our homes and there will be homework for you to share with the children. For the rest of the term each class is going to be looking at an aspect of New Zealand like Kiwiana, famous NZ authors or artists. Each class will inform you what their focus is going to be. This ties in with our production.

Senior NewsThe senior children enjoyed the leadership opportunities provided to them through running their own companies during the Kaikville Programme. Many senior students commented that they now have a better understanding of how hard their parents work!It will soon be decision making time for our Year 6 students on what school to go to next year. To help with this, Kaikorai Primary School works with our local Year 7 providers to provide opportunities to learn more about their options. The Year 6 children will be visiting Balmacewen Intermediate on the 22nd July and KVC on the 30th of June. If you dont want your child to attend a certain schools visit please let your childs teacher know. Many schools will also be visiting with enrollment information on the first week back of Term 2.

SCHOOL NEWS

Mini SocietyThe school was buzzing with excitement and productivity as the Kaikville Community went into business. We were very impressed with the students positive attitudes as they designed, made and marketed their goods and services. The Market Day, despite the poor weather, was also very popular with students and parents alike. Thank you to the many parents who supported the children either in the lead up to the programme as experts who helped in companies during the week. Thank you also to the many parents who attended the Market Day. The school raised over $800 for the Nepal Earthquake Fund!Due to the fact that this is the first time we have run a programme such as this, we wanted to carefully evaluate it. We have been amazed at the positive responses we have received from staff, children and parents. We have also learnt a lot from these evaluations and common themes we would want to improve on are:1. An option for business and individuals to save money.2. A Market Day versus being able to trade goods and services for the entire three days.3. Clearer communication on the objectives of the programme with parents.4. How to include all junior students in a relevant but safe way.

But due to the overwhelming positive support of the programme, we will be making Kaikville a regular part of the school learning cycle.

Math Information EveningDue to the flooding that Dunedin suffered we had to postpone our Math Information Evening.This will be rescheduled for Term 3 with exact dates to be confirmed soon.

KPSTV Episode 1After many months of writing, filming, editing, technical, issues and delays, KPSTV has produced their first episode for 2015!

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Parent GroupSchool DiscoThe School Disco will be held in the School Hallon Wednesday 24 June. The JuniorDisco is held5.00pm - 6.15pm for New Entrants, Year 1 & 2 only. The Middle/Senior Disco is held at 6.30pm -8.00pm. Entry is $3 per student. Children can purchase Sausages, Fizzy Drinks and Bottles of Water for $1. Free water is available in plastic cups. Glow sticks are 50cents. Parents/Caregivers must drop off and pick up ALL children at the School Hall.

Next Parents Group MeetingWill be held on Tuesday 24th July 2.00pm in School Staff Room.

Emergency ProceduresThe extreme rainfall, surface flooding and late starts due to snow has been an ideal opportunity to test ouremergencyresponse plan. Thankyou to parents who responded promptly to the email, text and website information. You can also tune into 98.2FM, 97.4FM or 1305AM. The Classic Hits Facebook page also has a comprehensive list of cancelations. The use of the 8987 text serviceor the schools app certainlymade a differenceand we would ask EVERY parent to subscribe to this free service by texting 'follow oppasnow' to8987 or downloading the school app via itunes or google play. We will of course continue to use other forms of broadcast media but need everyone to do what they can to stay in touch.

Parent Teacher ConferenceYou are warmly invited to attend the mid-year Parent Teacher Conference to discuss your child's progress and achievement. The conferences will be available on:

Tuesday 30th June Wednesday 1st July and Thursday 2nd July

Conference Bookings

We will once again be using the School Interviews website to coordinate bookings.Bookings can be made at:http://www.schoolinterviews.co.nzusing the School Code 6HGWC

Although the vast majority of parents will be able to access the web from a home computer, a friend's computers or a workplace computer, our office staff are available to assist any families having difficulty with the booking process.

We advise parents to book early to confirm their preferred time.Online bookings will close Monday 29th June at 5.00 p.m.

In Zone Enrollments We will soon be announcing the number of spaces that we have available for out of zone children for 2016.

To help us calculate this number we need to know how many inzone children will be enrolling next year.

If you or anyone you know intends on enrolling their child for Kaikorai Primary School for 2016 could you please do so as soon as possible.

The zone map can be found on our web pagewww.kaikorai.school.nz/1238/pages/286-school-zone

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Futsal Holiday ProgrammeJuly 2015 ASB

Holiday Fun Football & FutsalMonday 13th Thursday 16th July

9.00am - 3.30pmAges 6 - 12yrs

Registration Close 10th JulyCost:

Football (4 days) - $80Futsal (4 days) - $80

Football & Futsal (4 days) - $140Football or Futsal (Per 3hr session only) - $24ea

To Registered go on-line to:www.footballsouth.co.nz or www.futsalsouth.sportingpulse.net

Or Register Now On-Line by following this link: Click

HereFor more information contact:

Mike Clark Futsal Development ManagerEmail: futsal@footballsouth.co.nzPhone: 027 740 3563

Otago Cricket Holiday Programme

Otago Cricket is offering school holiday programmes in Dunedin during the upcoming July holidays.

These always prove extremely popular as boys and girls make the most of the chance to extend their skills.

Through game based activities and scenarios we work on batting, pace bowling, spin bowling, wicketkeeping and fielding.

We encourage you to enrol early to ensure your spot in the Year 2-6 or Year 7-8 group.

Details and registration athttp://www.otagocricket.co.nz/otago-cricket-association/professional-coaching/

Childrens Show at the Fortune TheatreOn your marks Get set.. Kaboom! The Disaster Brothers are in town with a dangerously delirious, frantically fast-paced travelling family circus show! Share the magic of live theatre with your kids these holidays by taking them to see The Disaster Brothers at Fortune Theatre, 11-19 July, 11am and 1pm shows (except Monday 13th). All tickets $10. Book early to avoid disappointment. Call 03 477 8323 or go to www.fortunetheatre.co.nz

OCEANAGOLD DIGGERS JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAYS CAMPS

Ages 7-13 years, no experience necessary.Basketball Otago is proud to offer another school holidays program that will include basketball skills & other fun activities. We hope to continue the growth of basketball in our region and the OceanaGold Diggers camp is the next step in this process. So come and see if you like basketball or continue to hone your skills.Dates:Camp 1; Monday 6th July Friday 10th July, Camp 2: Monday 13th July Friday 17th JulyTime: 9am-1pmVenue: Edgar Centre, Portsmouth Drive, DunedinCost: $110 per child per camp ($184 per camp for two children from same family). Daily rate $30 per childEmail admin@otagobball.kiwi.nz for a registration form or print a form from the Basketball Otago Website