Kokopu School

2020 Term 3 Dates

20/07 Term 3 Starts

23/07 WBHS Visit

28/07 WGHS Visit

30/07 Parent Interviews

21/08 Teacher Only Day

17 & 18/9

Production

Haere Mai Whanau

Kia ora koutou everyone.

It has been a pleasure to visit classrooms over the last two weeks and seeing students engaged in their learning and trying their best. I have been particularly impressed with the writing in Room 1 that was shared at our assembly on Friday. On that note, it has been nice to have par-ents back in the school grounds and being part of our assemblies.

Over the next few weeks students will be undergoing some assessment in preparation for re-ports going out early next term. The assessments are a mixture of paper-based tests and one-on-one interviews with teachers. At Kokopu School, our focus for assessment is gain knowledge about what your child knows and where their next learning steps will be. This will also be re-flected in their reports.

It was great to see our PTA meeting again last week. The first time since lockdown. The PTA is a crucial part in the school’s ability to purchase the extra things that normal funding does not cover. I encourage you to get involved.

Our school council have also been busy and have gathered their classes ideas for events and projects around the school. Two projects they have already identified are a new ball pump for the PE shed and they are designing a lost property box that will help us sort the different types of clothing.

Last week was support staff appreciation week. Support staff include our cleaner, caretaker, admin, after school care and teacher aides. We are very lucky here at Kokopu school to have such a wonderful team of who work hard for the kids and school.

Again, thank you for all your support as parents and it is nice to be able to have face to face conversations again.

Nga mihi nui,

Yaron Overeem, Principal.

Welcome Last week we welcomed Niko Richmond, Sean and Kevin’s younger brother, to Room 1. We are delighted to see how well he has settled into school life.

Term 3 Important Dates to Note

Thursday 30th July - Parent / Teacher Interviews.

Friday 21st August - Teacher Only Day. Please make alternative arrangements for your children on that day.

Friday 18th September - Whole school production, The Wizard of Oz, at Clark Road Chapel in Kamo.

Playgroup

Every Tuesday

in the

Whanau Room

from

9 to 11.30am

EVERYONE

WELCOME.

Carpark

Morning Drop Off and Afternoon Pick Up

Thank you for your support with dropping off and picking up children at the gate during alert level 2. This system worked very well and we would like to continue to have parents come to the gate to collect children when picking them up in the afternoon. This system keeps the children safe. We have had a couple of near misses in the carpark when children have run out when they see their parents or their parents call out to them. We will now have a teacher on duty at the gate to ensure children do not go into the carpark without adult supervision. We also ask you not to use the teachers carpark at the top please, as there is no turning room and backing out is a problem. Thank you for your co-operation.

Friday Sharing Assembly We are back to having our Friday Sharing Assembly at 2.30pm every Friday afternoon. This is a chance for parents to come along and see some of the learning our tamariki have done over the week. Please feel free to join us, you are most welcome.

Reminders

Year 7 and 8 Tech

Please be here before 9am on Mondays to ensure your Year 7 or 8 child does not miss the bus to Tech Training at Manaia View School. Thank you.

Guitar Lessons

On Monday for the juniors and Wednesday for the seniors. Please bring your ukulele and guitars.

Lunchtime Touch Rugby

Bring spare clothes if you want to play.

Kokopu School Policies and Procedures

Schooldocs

If parents/caregivers want to visit the website https://kokopu.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm to look over our school policies and procedures, please see the following instructions: Enter the username (kokopu) and password (0179). Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed. If you don't have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.

Collect Yummy Stickers

If you buy ‘Yummy’ branded fruit (sold at New World, Pak’n’Save and FourSquare) collect the stickers or bag labels and the school can ex-change them for new sports equipment each year. Just send them along stuck on a piece of paper, preferably in 100 lots and we will send them in when they are due. Thanks.

Room 4 Cake Stall

TOMORROW Tuesday 16th June

Morning Tea Break 10.20am

Fundraising for our end of year trip

Cakes Brownies Cookies Cupcakes

All $2.00 each

All students and adults from Kokopu School are welcome

Please support our amazing class

Certificates for Week 8 and 9

Room 1 - Mila Baillie - Earning 250 class dojo points

Drake Yearbury - Earning 250 class dojo points.

Amelia-Rose Hape - Earning 450 class dojo points.

Zoe Pugh, Niko Richmond, Riley King - Making a great start to school

Room 2 - Journey Hughes - Amazing reading progress.

Ethan Reynolds - Great reading progress.

Amber Bellingham - Fantastic effort with your starry night art.

Louie Reynolds - Super independent writing.

Ethan Reynolds - Amazing independent writing.

Raiden Smith - Fantastic effort in writing.

Rai Gordon-Singh - Great effort with your skip counting.

Room 4 - Stars of the week - Lexie Errington, Jamie Lockie, Toby Noakes, Autumn-Rose Edwards.

Welcome - Jamie Leathart

Students of the week - Ben Slabbert, Kevin Richmond, Zoe Hayes, Mischa Connelly-Maihi

Room 6 - Ania North - Leadership and making tukana teina during RR with Room 3.

Maz Simmonds-Gray - Demonstrating key competencies.

Evander Calogaras - Taking responsibilities for others.

Lyric Heke - Aiming high in his learing.

Daniel Slabbert - Scientific thinking with Mrs Sparrow

Trelise Mills - Interest in science and sport.

Evander Calogaras - Being considerate of others when working together.

Lyric Heke - Interest in science and sport.

Izayah Paul - Taking responsibility for his learning.

Alex Towgood - Art and giving things a go.

Kokopu School

Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday 18th June 5.30pm

in the staffroom at school.

School Photos

These have been sent home with your children today. You are still able to order class photos

or whole school photos online at

Www.lizdaviesphotography.co.nz

Lost Property

Please encourage your children to check the lost property box for their missing clothing.

It would be helpful to name your children's clothing so we can identify who it belongs to.

After School Care Club

In the Whanau Room

If you would like to enroll your child/children in ASCC, please contact the office for an enrolment form. This service is available from 3pm to 5.30pm Monday to Fri-day. It is OSCAR subsidised, so if you are eligible, you can apply to WINZ for a subsidy. Forms are available at the school office. The cost per session is $7.00. Session 1 runs from 3.00pm to 4.15pm and Session 2 runs from 4.15pm to 5.30pm. If you would like to enroll your child, forms are available at the school office. If your child attends regularly and is having a day off from After School Care Club, please phone the school office to inform us. Our ASCC leader is Indiana North.

Playgroup On Tuesday morning from 9am to 11.30 a group of parents meet in the newly refurbished whanau room with their pre schoolers. There is quite an array of equipment and the children are welcome to use the school grounds for play. Everyone is welcome to join the group. It is a wonderful way to get your child used to school before they start at 5 years old.

If you would like any further information please con-tact the school office or just turn up on the day.

We would love some new children to come along and enjoy our lovely new space with us.

Kokopu School

921 Kokopu Road RD 9 Whangarei 0179

Phone: 09 4346765 E-mail: office@kokopu.school.nz

Bible in Schools If you would like to opt in to bible lessons for your child/children, just email the office and we will see that your child attends. Bible lessons with Michelle Schraag are from 8.30am to 9am fortnightly on Fridays. This term Bible Lessons will start on Friday 29th May.

Stationery Accounts

The Board of Trustees are happy to accept regular automatic payments throughout the school year. All of last years debts should have been paid in full by now. If you need to have a chat about your account, please contact Vicki. We prefer payment by direct credit if you are able to please; Kokopu School Board of Trustees 12-3099-0419154-01.

2020 Terms

Term 1 05/02—27/03

Term 2 15/04—03/07

Term 3 20/07—25/09

Term 4 12/10—11/12