Kōkopu Newsletter

Kia ora e te whānau,

What a great term we have had! It has been jam-packed with fantastic learning and activities.
On the 28th of March, this continued with our Year 7–8 students participating in a Growing Futures event at Mangakahia Area School. Attending the event is part of learning about careers and future pathways through education and beyond. The students enjoyed the day mixing with their peers from other schools.

Triathlon
Our triathlon was also another day where our students showed their grit and determination while reflecting the school values. We are very proud of their efforts, and it is always fantastic to see the pride and relief as they cross the finish line. We again saw the benefit of our new car park with plenty of space for everyone to drop off and pick up bikes and the like.

Camp
This week we have Room 4 heading off to camp at Mangawhai. It looks like a great week and the weather is still going to play ball! A big thank you to Cindy Stafford for organising this and to the parents that will be going along to help. We look forward to hearing about the fun things they get up to when they get back.

Property
Over the holiday break we have more property work with the trampoline and sandpit being put back into place. This is one part of our recent property works that the students have been begging for!! So if you are using the school grounds over the break, please be mindful of the area the contractors will be working in.

Garden Group
As you will notice, there is a lot of tidy-up of the grounds to do after the car park project.
If you are interested in being part of a school gardens group to help redo our gardens and plant out areas affected by the car park earthworks, please let us know and we will start working on this next term.

Unfortunately, due to staffing complications and the challenges finding relief teachers, I have had to postpone my principal’s sabbatical until Term Three.

Ngā mihi nui

Yaron Overeem

Principal, Kokopu School

Our school is committed to providing safe and educationally focused digital journeys for our students. To support this, we have partnered with leading online safety provider, Linewize by Qoria. Linewize is a world leader in online safety for schools and communities, supporting over 27,000 schools and more than 35 million students globally. Linewize services help ensure our students use the internet safely and effectively.

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CLASSWIZE

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ONLINE SAFETY HUB + PARENT SAFETY APP (QUSTODIO)

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HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOUR CHILD AT HOME?

All families and whānau now have free access to resources, information and tools to help keep tamariki safe online when using their devices at home.

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1. Visit the Online Safety Hub. 👉 www.kokopu.onlinesafetyhub.nz

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On Wednesday 9th Room 5 and Room 3 are going to the Mangakahia Sports Complex to take part in a circus workshop organised by Poroti School.

The children will be transported by bus to the Sports Complex. Year 5 children will go at 11.30 to 12.30 and Year 6 children from 1pm to 2pm.

We are running our annual Easter Raffle again this term. Raffle books will be sent home with a child from each family today. Tickets are $2.00 each. The raffle will be drawn on the last day of this term, which is Friday 11th April.

Can we please have donations of Easter Eggs and/or any Easter themed gifts for our raffle prizes?

Prizes normally consist of several baskets, depending on donations, of eggs, soft toys and Easter themed goodies.

Our last day of term is this Friday 11th April. School will finish at the normal time of 3pm.

We will start back for Term 2 on Monday 28th April.

Have a happy holiday and a wonderful Easter break. 🐇

Here are the results of the Triathlon held on Wednesday 26th.

Please DO NOT park at the FRONT GATE. It is NOT a drop off zone.

USE OUR NEW DESIGNATED CARPARK.

Parents, please ensure the gates into the school are shut at all times.

We still need them shut after school, as there are still children at After School Care until 5.30pm.

Our Skool Loop is a great way to communicate with our School Community. Please re-register which classroom your child/children are in. If you have not register please see the instructions below.

We would love to welcome new members to our PTA. We have met already this term, but any help with events on the food stalls would be appreciated. i.e. Swimming Sports, Triathlon etc. If you are interested in joining us or helping out please contact Amy Pugh phone 0211729388.

Term 1 2025

Mon 7 Apr to Thu 10 Apr - Room 4 Camp

Fri 11 Apr - ANZAC Assembly

2025 Term Dates

• Term 1: Wed 5 Feb – Fri 11 Apr 2025.
• Term 2: Mon 28 Apr – Fri 27 Jun 2025.
• Term 3: Mon 14 Jul – Fri 19 Sep 2025.
• Term 4: Mon 6 Oct – Tue 16 Dec 2025.

All children are required to wear hats while outdoors this term as part of our sun safe policy 🌞

Please name your child's/children's clothing so our lost property is not overflowing. Now children are swimming everyday they tend to leaving items of clothing lying around so naming clothing will be most helpful.

Please ensure your children bring their togs and towel as they are swimming every day. Students with long hair will also need a swimming cap.

If they are unable to swim please send a note explaining why. Thank you.

Every day the senior children will be selling ice blocks for $1.00 each after the children have eaten their lunch.

On Friday afternoon we have a sharing assembly at 2.30pm for the whole school. Parents are welcome to come along and see what the children have to share.

Vicki is in the office on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Bexs is in the office on Wednesday and Friday until 12.50pm.

Don't forget we are collecting Yummy Stickers. So please collect the Yummy cut-out labels from bags (each cut-out label is worth 10 stickers) and individual Yummy apple stickers. Yummy apples are available from New World, PAK’nSAVE and participating Four Square stores. The more you collect, the more sports gear you get so get going and start collecting your Yummy cut-out labels and stickers now!

Guitar lessons are on Wednesday's. If you are interested in getting lessons for your child, phone Lynn Moase on 0212979437.

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.

The Whangarei Heads Arts Trail is celebrating its 13th year this Easter Saturday and Sunday. Showcasing 45 plus artists in home studios and three community venues from Onerahi, Whangarei, to Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads. We would like to invite you all to come along. The event is free and there are maps available for $5 which includes a raffle ticket to go into the draw to win three prizes valued at $1,000

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