Kaiapoi Borough School Term 3, 2016

KBS NEWS Term 3, Week 5 – Thursday 25th August 2016

Coming Events

2016 Term Dates: ⇒ Term 3: Finishes Friday 23rd September ⇒ Term 4: Monday 10th October - Thursday 15th December ⇒ 2017 Start Date – Tuesday 7th February 2017

Friday 26th August 9:00am Inanga Y1/2 Learning Celebration Tuesday 30th August 6:30pm Parent Info Evening “The Sexuality Road Y5-8) Wednesday 31st August Lunch-on-line Thursday 1st September 8:00am Breakfast Buddies (all welcome) Christchurch Cultural Festival Friday 2nd September 9:00am Whānau Time 1:00pm Te Tuna (Y5/6) Mini Olympics Monday 5th September 9:00am Studio 1-5 Country Cricket Session 6:30pm BOT Meeting 6:30pm PTA Meeting Tuesday 6th September 12:30pm Studio 12 Cyber Bullying Wednesday 7th September Lunch-on-line Thursday 8th September 8:00am Breakfast Buddies (all welcome) Saturday 10th September 7:00pm PTA Quiz Nite Wednesday 14th September Lunch-on-line 1:30pm Teacher’s Paid Union Meeting

Kia ora Koutou

Welcome back and thank you! Welcome back to Peta Kite (S7) who has been on leave, and overseas, since last term – we look forward to hearing about your travels! A BIG thank you to Lorraine Richardson who has been teaching Studio 7, and to Hayley Henderson who has been the Acting Patiki Team Leader in Peta’s absence.

Sick Students and Staff We continue to have significant challenges with high numbers of sick students and staff. Some classes this week have had up to 10 students away and on Monday we had five sick teachers. If your children are ill please keep them home. Thank you for your patience as we aim to staff classes, it is often difficult to find relieving teachers. Nicole S9 has been away since last week – we hope that Nicole will be well enough to return next Monday.

Flooding – Adderley Terrace at the railway underpass We are very aware of the flooding issues at the railway underpass and I have had multiple contacts with the Council this week about this problem. I understand the Council are working to fix the issue. In the meantime if there is flooding the Council recommend students take the longer route via Peraki Street. The Council have said they cannot provide staff to supervise students’ crossing over the railway line above the underpass and given there is no formal crossing there, it should not be used as a route to school. This is not an area that we are responsible for, any concerns you have need to be taken directly to the Council.

Knitting Club Susan, one of our Learning Assistants, has set up a knitting club on a Tuesday from 1:25pm – 1:50pm. If you are a keen knitter and would like to come along and help out, please contact the school office.

Mufti Day Thank you for your support of our mufti day last week J. $321 was raised for KIDSCAN. We appreciate your support and the participation of so many students.

Whanau Time Friday 2nd September We are looking forward to having Corban Te Aika along to our next whānau time on behalf of mana whenua, from Tuahiwi Marae, to bless our school site before building work gets underway later in the term. Also at the next whānau time a special carving that has been done for our school will be presented.

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Board of Trustees Annual Survey Accompanying our newsletter last week was the 2016 Board of Trustees Annual Survey. This is an opportunity for you to provide feedback on aspects of our strategic plan. We are very keen to hear what you would like to see improved or developed. Board Members will be phoning or talking with 10 – 15 families to make sure we hear from a good cross section of our community. You don't have to wait to be approached to provide feedback J.

Energy Drinks Can you please ensure your child is not bringing energy drinks or other sugary drinks to school and not having them on the way to school or before school? They are not a great way to start the day. Water is the best drink J.

Dog Policy As mentioned last week the BoT has put in place a policy around dogs on the school site. A copy of the full policy is on SchoolDocs at http://kaiapoiborough.schooldocs.co.nz/ User Name ‘KBCH’, password ‘shine’.

Education Review Office – Request for Information under the Official Information Act A request was made recently under the Official Information Act to the Education Review Office for details of all schools in New Zealand currently on the 1 – 2 year review cycle. We are one of the 185 schools in this category. As you know we have worked hard to review and improve things within our school since the 2014 ERO review. Details of the 2015, 2014 and previous reviews of our school can be found at: http://www.ero.govt.nz/find Keywords=Kaiapoi+Borough+School. It is possible that there will be more on this in the media at some point, if you have any questions at any stage please let me know.

Teachers Paid Union Meetings On Wednesday 14th September at 1:30pm a number of our teaching staff will be attending the paid union meeting at the Rangiora Town Hall. The meeting is being called by the Teacher Unions (NZEI and PPTA) in response to the Government announcement they intend to review school funding. Teachers are concerned this means doing more for students and families with less resources rather that being funded appropriately for what needs to happen in our schools. We will remain open for instruction on this afternoon however it will be with a reduced number of staff. If can help us by collecting your child by 1:00pm; that would be greatly appreciated. For those students remaining at school, supervision will be provided. 2017 Start Date In 2017 New Zealand Primary Schools must be open for instruction for 194 days. Each school’s Board of Trustees confirms start dates for individual schools annually. Next year, starting dates must be set between Monday 30 January (at the earliest); and Tuesday 7 February (at the latest). We are anticipating the extensive refurbishment of Studios 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 will take place over the Christmas holidays.

The maximum amount of time possible is needed for this work so Term 1 2017 will start on Tuesday 7th February. The later start date means our finish date will be on or just before the 20th of December 2017. ⇒ Breakfast Buddies Breakfast Club J - every

Thursday 8:00am in the Hall. Please note that parents are welcome to come for breakfast too! Students who come must remain in the hall until 8:30am.

⇒ Lunch On Line – Available each Wednesday, delivered to school. To setup your account, view the menu and order online, please go to https://www.lunchonline.co.nz/families/

Whānau Times for Term 3, from 9am: • Friday 2nd September • Friday 16th September

Mufti Days for Term 3: Thursday 15th September – Ronald McDonald House

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS, INCLUDING SIBLINGS, PLEASE NOTE: Applications for Term 3, 2016 have closed. Enrolment application dates for out of zone enrolments for Terms 4 2016 are as follows: For children who wish to enrol in terms 4, 2016 (10th October to 15th December) the official notice will be in ‘The Press’ on Wednesday 27th July 2016. The deadline for receipt of applications is 4:00pm on Wednesday 24th August 2016. If required, a ballot for places will be held on Friday 26th August 2016 with successful applicants notified after that. If you have questions about enrolment don't hesitate to ask.

Have a great week, if you would like to talk about anything please let us know.

Nga mihi nui

Murray

Murray Overton Principal

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Congratulations on the following awards…

Mason S4 – KRFC U6 Most Improved Hunter S9 – KRFC Most Committed

Team Player Nate S9 – KRFC U9 Player of the Year

Justin S 3 – KRFC U6 Gold Player of the Year Korbin S6– KRFC U8 Player of the Year Ethan S3 – KRFC U6 Blue Player of the Year Elvis S2 – KRFC U6 Player of the Year Aiden S3 – KRFC Player Medal

Cooper S13, Kaiapoi Rugby League U10 White – Grand Final Winner

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