Term 3 ‘Learning for the Future ‘ 9th September 2015

Dear Parents & Caregivers, Tena koutou katoa

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) – E-Learning Information EveningTonight at 6pm

Here at Kamo Primary we pride ourselves on creating the best e-Learning environment for your children. In fact we were the first school in Northland to introduce 1:1 iPad classes. We would like to share our vision and ideas with you at a special meeting tonight at 6pm. We will start with a short presentation on what we’re currently doing in this area and where we’re heading, with a particular focus on BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. On the night, there will also be time for you to explore the ICT/e-Learning equipment with the help of our students and staff.

Cupcake and Cookie FundraiserOn behalf of everyone at Kamo Primary I would like to thank Lisa Hansen for making fantastic cupcakes and cookies for Fathers Day. I’m sure you will all agree with me that the cupcakes Lisa makes are outstanding and very yummy. The $870.00 raised will go towards new school sports shirts for our students. It needs to be recognised that Lisa donates 100% of her time and ingredients to these fundraisers, with all proceeds going to the school.

Road Safety RemindersWe all need to be acutely aware of the increased volume of traffic around the school and surrounding streets particularly in the mornings and afternoons around school pick up and drop off times. With this in mind please remember that, when driving on Bush Road & Clark Road - Please be on the look out for our students, particularly those who are walking along footpaths, crossing driveways, cycling or riding scooters, and those crossings roads, on Bush Road and Clark Road respectively. Please use safe driving practices when dropping your children off outside the school gates, stopping on the zebra crossing, or stopping on yellow dotted lines to let your children out is prohibited, as it is very difficult for our road patrollers to see up and down the road, and it is illegal! N.B. People who continually park on the yellow dotted lines will have their registration plate details passed on to the Police for follow up!

Staff Car ParkPlease remember that the staff car park IS NOT TO BE USED as a drop off or pick up area. We have special services buses and taxis that use this space before and after school, as well as couriers and other staff who visit the school. The staff car park is an unsafe area to drop off or pick up your children, visibility is poor and the space is very limited. People who repeatedly use the staff car park for this practice will be spoken to directly by me. Loud Shirt DayOn Friday 18th September we will be participating in the ‘Loud Shirt Day – Help Give Deaf Kids a Voice’ to raise funds for deaf children with cochlear implants and hearing aids. We would like everyone to put on their bright animal print shirts, wild animal onesies and loud shirts to support this wonderful charity. Please send along a gold coin donation with your child next Friday to show your support. WPSSA Cross Country- Congratulations to the top 10 place getters who ran at Barge Park last week. 8yr old girls - 3rd Mollie Parker 8yr old boys - 7th Wyatt Standing 9yr old girls - 7th Kaleigh Soper 10yr old boys - 2nd Harry Lowther 10yr old girls - 3rd Bree Monaghan 10yr old girls - 6th Alexus Gorrie-Brown

Ken Ward - Principal

SCHOOL NOTICESStationery - Reminder Activities contributions/School Donations are now due please pay ASAP.Bank a/c number is 12 3093 0156736 01 - Please put child’s name and a reference: eg activities contribution/donation Contribution Fee $14.00 per childSchool Donations are now due - 1 child $60.00 Family $90.00Lost property will be on display weather permitting. Please come and check for your children’s clothes. There is a huge amount piling up this term already.

Room 12 are collecting any coloured milk bottle lids please, to use for an ART project.

Palmolive Rose Kisses shampoo and detangler. A parent has been using this product as a headlice preventer and says it works very well. It can be purchased from supermarkets.

Rimu Camp 2016 - We would like to start fundraising for this event this year to help bring the costs down. If you could donate either Countdown, Domino’s or New World mini shop items we would love to collect both sets to help with our fundraising.

Dance Fit (Zumba) Monday nights at the Kamo Primary Hall 6.00pm. $8.00 per class or $5.00 community services card.

Nga Rerenga Kōrero o te Wiki

Kei te haere au ki te mahi kaimoana mō te tina. I’m going to get seafood for lunch.Kei te ruku pāua te whānau. The family is diving for paua.Kei te hī ika a pāpā. Dad is fishing.Kei te kohikohi kahitua te whānau. The family is gathering beach pipi.Mā māmā ngā kina e poha. Mum will get the sea-egg roe out of the shell.

ika fishpātiki flounder kōura crayfishkina sea eggtāmure snapperpāua abalonkarengo seaweedpāpaka crabwheke octopuswhai stingraykahitua beach pipituangi cockle

Zero Waste CompetitionAt our school we want to be a zero waste school, so we are going to be holding a competition for zero waste.

We want to be a zero waste school by having zero waste lunches, keeping our environment clean and growing new healthy plants.

We hope that you could help us by making sure your children have healthy plastic free lunches. We also suggest that your children will take part so that we can be a healthy school.

The prize for the winning class will be lunch with Mr Ward.

Kiaora Koutou.Mahalia Paikea and Tia Clarke-Baker

KIDZONES HOLIDAY PROGRAMMESKidzone holiday programmes are located at Tikipunga, Whau Valley and Kamo Primarys. We are open from 7.45am to 5.30pm daily during the holiday break. Check out what fun activities the team at Kidzones have organised for each day on www.kidzones.co.nz. Enrol online via our website for a fast efficient process. Like us on Facebook to keep up with the Kidzone news and activities. WINZ subsidies are available. Please feel free to contact me at any time, Sandra North 021 249 3308 or 43 53342 Sandra@kidzones.co.nz Kidzones Ltd www.kidzones.co.nz 021 249 3308

Sports Notices Want to play cricket?City Cricket Club Junior Registration Day is Saturday 19 September from 11am – 1pm at the Indoor Centre at Cobham Oval. We are looking for keen junior cricketers to join our club and play for City for the coming season (girls and boys up to Y8). Great coaching provided. Go into the draw to win Kookaburra Cricket Gear. Parent helpers welcome!Questions and further info please contact Rich Pooley, Junior Coordinator, on 437-7683, 021 678 357, rpooley@xtra.co.nzCheck us out on Facebook – City Cricket Club Whangarei.

Home and School NoticesHome & School RaffleThe Home & School will be running a grocery raffle at the Twilight Gala. We are asking for donations of grocery items. This week we would like tins please.

DiscoThe Disco is this Friday 11th September at Kamo Intermediate from 6.00-8.00pm for Kamo Primary Students only. Tickets are $3 each or $5 family of 2 or more.Sausages will be on sale for $2 each, as well as glow products, drinks and other food items.Thank you to the parents who have offered to help: Please report to the check-in- table.

Home Reading SessionsThursday 3.00pm in the libraryFriday 9.00am in the staffroomThe 6.00pm Thursday session has been cancelled as there is more interest in the other 2 sessions.Thanks to those who have replied. If you have not replied but wish to attend please phone the office to confirm your attendance.Thanks Jane Bowker and Rosemary Hamer

Preschoolers - Kamo Primary SchoolDue to an increasing roll we need to maintain accurate records of our pre-enrolments. This enables us to plan for future classroom spacing and staffing.If you would like your child to attend Kamo Primary School and you live in zone please contact the school to place your child on our pre-enrolment list. (18 months prior to them turning 5).Please note we have no spaces available in 2016 for out of zone children unless they come under Priority 2(sibling of current student), Priority 3 (sibling of former student) or Priority 5 (a child of an employee or Board of Trustees). If you are unsure of where our zone is, please contact the school or visit our website: www.kamoprimary.school.nz

Pop in and see the friendly staff at Davids Pharmacy.

Right next door to Savemart.

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GROWING VEGETABLES MADE EASY

Growing your own vegetables is easy and fun. Kids are often more willing to eat veges

Just a few recyclable containers will help to get you started. Cut the top off a plastic milk bottle and it becomes a pot. Recyclable containers that make great plant pots

tin cans plastic bottles

buckets ice cream tubs

milk bottles yoghurt pottles

Preparing your pots

make some drainage holes in the bottom

place some small stones over the holes

fill the container with rich soil ready for a plant

For tasty vegetable recipes, visit www.heartfoundation.org.nz