Kokopu School

2020 Term 1 Dates

26/02 Ed Pro Y7&8

27/02 Kokopu Swim Sports

03/03 Zone Swim Sports

17/03 to 20/03

Room 3 Camp

27/03 Teacher Only Day

02/04 Bike Day

03/04 Triathlon

09/04 House Comps Last Day

Haere Mai Whanau

A big thank you to all the whanau that came to the School BBQ. I enjoyed meeting and getting to know you all. It was also wonderful to hear about the things your children enjoy doing here at Kokopu School.

For those who were not there, next year our three-year strategic plan is up for renewal. We will be doing a more formal community consultation in term 3. This will include having your say on what you would like your child to learn, what school activities are important to you and looking to the future in regards to our school environment.

Our three key goals over the last three years have been:

Developing inspiring teachers Achieving amazing things together Building an inspiring learning environment

This year we have some exciting initiatives including;

Continuing to extend students and staff writing skills using the WTE program. The program structures writing so that students clearly understand and use the rules of good writing.

Continuing to build our positive school culture through the PB4L initiative and having high expectations of our students so that they are demonstrating our core values of Respecting Ourselves, Respecting Others and Respecting our Environment.

Students and staff will be doing some work around the new Digital Technologies curriculum this year. The DT is about not just being users of technology but makers of technology. Including, patterning, cod-ing, robotics, making our own technologies.

We are going to continue to work on our school environment this year. There are going to be some beau-tification projects and possible development of the sandpit and gardens.

Please feel free to come in and see me at any stage if you would like to catch up. Kind regards, Yaron Overeem.

School Donation and Accounts This year the school donation will remain the same as previous years. Unfortunately the Ministry have only funded schools

who are decile 1 to 7 to enable them to do away with school donations. We miss out on this funding, as we are graded as decile 8. The donation is $50 per child with a maximum of $100 per family. Year 7 & 8 technology fees have been

charged at a discounted price of $65. Also camp fees for the seniors have been sent out too. Please get accounts paid asap.

Kokopu School Swimming Sports

This Thursday 27th February we will hold our swimming sports here at Kokopu. Everyone is welcome to come along and support the children. The first events start at 9:30am with Year 4 to 8 races in mixed order. This will be followed by Year 2 and 3 demonstrating their skills. Lunch will be at 12:30 followed by Year 1 showing off their water skills at 1:15pm.

The PTA is selling food at the event—sausages in bread, chips, drinks, ice blocks all $2 each.

Zone Swimming Sports Year 4 to 8 We are hosting our annual Zone Swimming Sports on Tuesday 3rd March here at Kokopu. We will be joined by Purua, Matarau and Te Horo Schools. This involves children from Year 4 to Year 8. They need to be able to swim 2 lengths to enter this competition. Children who qualify at the Zone Swimming Sports are eligible to go into the WPSSA Swimming Championships to compete against other schools in the Whangarei district.

We still need help with the fundraising food stall at Zone Swimming Sports please. This is a lucrative fundraiser for our school so any help would be appreciated.

The PTA will be selling Bacon Rolls $5 whole or $3 half, baking $1, sausages $2, chips $2, drinks $2, Ice Blocks $2.

We would appreciate any donations of baking we can sell please.

Reminder—School Gate and Car Park

PLEASE DO NOT USE THE FRONT GATE WHEN DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP YOUR CHILDREN.

Please use the designated car park to drop off in the morning and pick up in the afternoon too. In the afternoon you need to come into the school grounds to get your children. They must not be out in the carpark unsupervised! We have recent-ly had a couple of incidents with vehicles in the car park and on the road side. If you have any traffic issues out-side the front of the school, we would encourage you to report them to the Whangarei District Council. A form is availa-ble if you follow this link below: http://www.wdc.govt.nz/OnlineForms/Pages/ReportaProblem.aspx

Drop Off at School

We have noticed recently that there are students being dropped off at school early in the morning. The school is open for students from 8:30am, unless arriving by school bus. We would appreciate parents making sure that students don’t arrive too much earlier than this. If students are here earlier than 8.30am, parents are still responsible for their care.

PTA Fruit and Veg Stall

This is up and running again and is a fantastic fundraiser. Please remember if you have any surplus fruit and veggies you would like to donate just leave them in the stall! For a koha, you can take a bag of whatever is in the containers. This has been running really well and your support is appreciated.

Teacher Only Day On Friday 27th March we will be having a teacher only day. Please make other arrangements for your

children and do not send them to school. Thank you for your cooperation.

Netball

If anyone is interested in getting a Kokopu School netball team together again this year, please register your child's interest with Louise email louisemcmurchy@yahoo.com or email the school office.

Year 7 and 8 Tee Shirts

Please see the order form below for Year 7 and 8 personalised tee shirts, with their name on, which we would like to or-der by the end of the week. Most of our Year 8 students should have their own tee shirts from last year. The cost is around $50 (to be confirmed) for a new one. Please fill in the form below or email your permission with their size. Some of our seniors have been borrowing tee shirts from school and not bringing them back. We have recorded the number of the shirts they have taken. Please ensure these shirts are returned each week, otherwise a charge will be made for them.

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.

Year 7 and 8 Tee Shirts

Name____________________ Size ______________________ I will pay by direct credit to the school account

when the price is confirmed. tick

Mangakahia Junior Soccer Club Mangakahia Soccer Club registrations were going to be held at school on Wednesday 26th 3-5pm, i will no longer be available to host this as i am out of town at a funeral.

Anybody who was wanting to register their child on Wednesday, can contact me directly with any questions or queries on 0211295734.

Registration forms can also be requested by emailing mangakahiasoccerclub@gmail.com, or you can register your child directly using the link below.

https://mycomet-oceania.analyticom.de/en_NZ/

There is a registration day being held today at Maungatapere school 3-5pm. Thanks

Community Notices

Te Manawa Tahi is a learning support hub where you can come in and talk to education professionals about your child's learning needs. This is a free service. Who are we? Learning Support (formerly Special Education) and the RTLB service (Resource Teachers Learning and Behav-iour) have teamed up with schools/kura, early childhood, iwi and community providers to work together with the sole purpose of providing support for your tamariki and their learning needs.

Te Manawa Tahi Learning Support Hub

Back to Basics, 19th Feb, 8:30am - 12:30pm

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 your child attends. Bible lessons with Michelle Schraag are from 8.30am to 9am fort-nightly on Fridays.

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—09/04

Term 2 28/04—03/07

Term 3 20/07—25/09

Term 4 12/10—16/12