Kauri Team Newsletters

13 February 2014

We have had an excellent start to the year and all the Kauri Teachers are enjoying the lovely group of students they have for 2014.

Stationery
Thank you very much to all the students who have all their stationery. We are well into our work and books are important for students to get used to the routines in their class. Please talk to your child’s classroom teacher if you do not have stationery yet as we will support as much as we can.

Uniform
All students are expected to wear uniform that complies with the Maeroa expectations. This means NO canvas shoes, 1 pair of stud earrings, no nail polish, no other jewellery other than a watch or a taonga (worn inside shirt), and socks above the ankle if wearing lace up, black, leather shoes. Students who feel the cold and need to wear something extra under their school shirt must make sure it is not visible. The only sweatshirt to be worn is the school polar fleece.
The school PE gear is the only option for our PE sessions. Students cannot bring alternative clothing if they have misplaced their PE gear. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL THEIR UNIFORM IS CLEARLY NAMED! Your support in helping us to maintain high standards of dress within our school is appreciated.

Meet the Teachers
We work very closely together as a team and we are very proud of our students and team spirit. We hope your whole family feel a part of the Kauri Team very quickly as we are very family orientated. To begin the year we have organised a fun evening at school for you all. On Thursday 20 February we welcome you all to come and join us from 5.30pm to 7pm. We will meet at the front of the school under the trees where we will have games set up and school PE gear for you to use. There will be a sausage sizzle available ($1.50 each) for those who get hungry but you are welcome to bring your own picnic. Any profit from this evening will go towards reducing our outdoor education costs during the year.
This is a great way to get to know us, and for us to put faces to the names of our students’ parents and family. Please return the slip at the end of this newsletter so that we have an idea of numbers attending.


EOTC 2013
This year we are planning day trips, with a day surf lifesaving at Mt Maunganui or Raglan in Term 4 being booked already. As we plan events, we will let you know as soon as we can so that you can organise yourselves with payment and time off if you would like to join us.

Swimming and PE
We swim every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and ALL students are expected to participate. Please support your child to bring togs on these days. We will be having PE / activate daily and ask that ALL students have their school PE gear with them EVERY day. Our expectation is 100% participation. A note from an adult MUST be given to the teacher if a student is not able to swim or participate.

Homework
Most weeks your child WILL have homework. Every week there will be spelling words to learn, daily reading and basic facts practice. Please talk to your child’s teacher if there is a problem with this and we can organise a programme to suit you and your child. Homework is generally due back on Friday of each week.  


Child’s name: _________________________   Room _____________

We will / will not be attending the Fun evening on February 20th
Number attending: ___________

Parent / Caregiver name: ________________________________
Reminders for Term 1:

Team BBQ evening on February 20th from 5.30pm to 7 pm

Swimming days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Students require a note from home if they are not participating.

Swimming sports are in Week 4

Goal setting conferences are Week 5 – Tuesday 2nd March from 2pm until 6pm; Thursday 4th March from 3.15pm to 8.30pm. Look for the booking sheets in our school newsletters.

PTA chocolate fundraiser – Week 6


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