Principals Message
Welcome back to a very wet and windy term 3.
We have a very exciting and full term ahead of us with lots of extra activities including, production, gymnastics with Active Attitude, cross country, school speeches, Yr 7-8 girls ripper competition, school wide country study (China) and Mathex.
Property update
It has been a very busy term break with multiple building projects on the go at the same time.
We have finished the new carpet and lino in the classrooms which has been long overdue for rooms 1 and 2 especially. Our new Learning Support space including the back rooms of the library are well underway and should be completed in the next week or so. The PE shed is 99% done and we look forward to moving in shortly. We are also having a new wider foot path installed from the parent carpark gate. This area may be closed off for a week to allow it to cure properly.
COVID Update
You would have read that the MOE and MOH have asked schools to strongly encourage mask wearing again for the next 4 weeks. This is to slow the spread of COVID and the normal winter colds that have affected our schools substantially before the holidays. It is important that we encourage our children to wear their mask if they are in room 3 or 6 and for visitors and parents to do the same if they are entering classrooms or the office. We have a supply of child size masks on their way but it is best if families provide their own.
Student Reports
Next Monday your child’s mid-year report will be coming home. It is an interim progress report that describes what your child can do and their next steps. It shows achievement and effort in relation to The NZ Curriculum expectations in reading, writing, maths and key competencies.
This report is followed by a student, parent and teacher conference on Wednesday 3rd August. See more info below. The two go hand in hand and allows whanau to ask questions, set goals and get further information on how they can support their child’s learning.
Nga Mihi
Yaron Overeem
Parent Interviews Wednesday 3rd August
On Wednesday 3rd August we will hold parent interviews for every child here at school. School will finish early at 2pm. Interview times will start from 2.20pm and go until 6pm. To book a 10 minute time slot please use the Skool Loop App. If you haven't downloaded the app yet, please see the bottom of the newsletter on how to do so. If you would like to email or phone through to book a time, you are also welcome to do that too.
Cross Country Training and Dates
The children will be starting their cross country training sometime over this next week. Please send a change of clothing every day and a towel. If they want to run in shoes, make sure they are old ones you don't mind getting muddy. No gumboots please!
Te Horo Cross Country will be held on Friday 12th August. We will need parents to transport children to Pipiwai to compete against other schools in our zone. Please fill in the permission slip on our Skool Loop App or email it in to office@kokopu.school.nz and indicate how many children you are able to transport please.
Kokopu Cross Country will be held at school on Tuesday 23rd August. Parents are welcome to come along and support the children.
Learning at Home - Parent Help
Helping your child learn at home is a great way to reinforce what is being learnt at school and practice some of those key skills they need. On our school website we have some excellent help pages for parents.
This week we would like to highlight our writing goals sheet. It outlines what each year group is working on and what their next steps could be. These are based on the Write That Essay program that we run at school. These were created by our very talented Jennifer Hibbert and are used by our teachers as part of their planning. Click the link below to see the full set.
Kokopu School Ag Day
We will hold our annual Kokopu School Calf Club/Ag Day on Saturday 29th October term 4 here at school. You can start raising your animal now, so you may like to think about getting a lamb, goat or calf. We will have our lamb/goat day care open at school from Monday 1st August. Children are welcome to bring their animal to school so they can look after and feed it during the day.
If you know of anyone who has lambs available for children to raise, please contact the school office so we can put people in touch.
If you would like to raise a goat we have been told of 3 male nubian/toggenburg goats available. They are almost a week old and on the bottle. They will be available on Thursday after they have been de-budded on Wednesday. The cost is $35. Phone Glenis 0272475881.
Central Day - Thursday 3rd November at Barge Park.
Kokopu School
Email: office@kokopu.school.nz
Website: www.kokopu.school.nz
Location: 921 Kokopu Road, Kokopu, New Zealand
Phone: 094346765
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kokopuschool