Kōkopu Newsletter

Welcome back to school everyone. We have had another very positive start to the term with students straight back into their learning. I am always impressed in the way our students settle in and love helping each other. Demonstrating our school values is important to us and it is lovely to see when visiting each classroom and out in the playground.

Last term we had many activities and events that gave our students a wide variety of opportunities and ways to show their gifts and talents. This term is no different with Ag Day, athletics, the cultural festival, and towards the end of term students will have the opportunity to study an area of interest to each individual class.

Nga mihi nui

Yaron Overeem

Principal

Our property work went well over the holiday break. The roofing and CCTV upgrades were completed and we continue to make progress on our car parking area.

The weather has slowed things down a bit but we are on track for the upper car park to be ready before the end of year. Over the break the majority of the drainage has been installed and filled over again.
You may notice the large dug out area by the teacher’s carpark. It looks a bit extreme at the moment but that is going to be the new pathway up to the upper carpark. It is not necessarily how we envisioned it but there are engineering and regulations that have played a big part in its design. This area will be planted out to improve the aesthetic.

We require an assistant for our After School Care service. We will require you to work from 3pm to 5.00 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on a casual basis and on other days when required.

This is a paid position during term time and could extend into next year.

If you are interested and want to know more, please contact the school office on 4346765 or office@kokopu.school.nz

All children are required to wear hats while outdoors this term as part of our sun safe policy. Hopefully the sun will come out soon. 🌞

Personalised school T shirts will be given out on Thursday to those families who ordered them last term.

Congratulations to Caitlin Riley who won the Mangakahia Speech competition at the end of last term. She competed against 5 other speakers and did a fantastic presentation. Well done to Riley Bourke and Emma-lee Delamare who also spoke very well.

Well done to Kea House for winning this year’s House Quiz competition at the end of term 3. The points are getting close for the Hibbert Shield at the end of the year.

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

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

On Friday 1st November before Ag day, all students participate in a craft-making day.

This is a full day activitiy. Please don't take your chidlren early.

· Students make their way around the classrooms and complete all the crafts.

· These crafts are judged by staff and displayed in classrooms for families to view on Ag Day.

· Students may receive a certificate for their activity.

o Blue - Great quality and creativity

o Gold - For exceptionally high quality or creativity

o These awards go towards the overall

· Parents are welcome to come and be parent help. This year parents are asked to help in a set classroom/activity. This is so that there is enough help in each class to get through all the activities. Please fill out the School App parent help notice.

· We would like parents not to follow their children around but to assist all students

· All creations are to be made at school on Friday, not at home.

· The focus is for kids to enjoy the making process themselves and the more they do themselves the better for the fairness of judging.

To see a list of making day activities, what to bring and the criteria please go to our ag day website.
Please note, there are changes and updates from previous years.

https://sites.google.com/kokopu.school.nz/agday/judged-activities/classroom-crafts

Bethany Gardens on Kara Road will have a range of affordable flowers for sale from Wednesday 30th October if you wish to buy from them.

***Ag Day Reminder - Saturday 2nd of November 2024***

Read More on our Ag Day website. www.kokopu.school.nz/agday

• Ring configuration so you can practice at home
• Rearing advice things the judge may ask you
• Last minute ag day prep

Please register your animal or garden if you haven't already

When you child has registered their animal they will get an Ag Day Handbook.

www.kokopu.school.nz/agday

Lamb and goat day-care will be closing on Friday 25th October.

Please be advised that on Friday 22nd November, we will be holding a Teacher Only Day (TOD). On this day, the school and after-school care will be closed to all students.

This day has been allocated by the government for teachers to work through the new Maths and English curriculum updates. We appreciate your understanding and support as we engage with these significant changes to our teaching systems.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mon 14 Oct - Term 4 Starts

Tue 15 Oct - Playgroup starts for the term

Wed 16 Oct - Kapa Haka starts for the term

Thu 24 Oct - Vision and Hearing Test Year 7

Thu 24 Oct - Shake out

Mon 28 Oct - Labour Day

Fri 1 Nov - Ag Day Flower and Craft day

Sat 2 Nov - Ag Day

Mon 4 Nov - BOT Meeting

Thu 7 Nov - Poroti Athletics

Thu 7 Nov - Central Ag Day

Thu 14 Nov - Cultural Festival at Mangakahia Area School

Fri 15 Nov - Kokopu Athletics

Fri 22 Nov - Teacher Only Day

Wed 27 Nov - WPSSA Year 7 & 8 Athletics

Wed 4 Dec - WPSSA Year 5 & 6 Athletics

Thu 5 Dec - Year 8 Graduation Dinner

Mon 9 Dec - Prizegiving

Thu 12 Dec - House Day

Fri 13 Dec - Last Day of Term

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 mornings until 11.35am.

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.

Term 1 .. Thursday 1st February to Friday 12th April

Term 2 .. Monday 29th April to Friday 5th July

Term 3 .. Monday 22nd July to Friday 27th September

Term 4 .. Monday 14th October to Friday 13th December

Lunch orders can be made through Lunch Online on Tuesday from Pizza Fusion - Thursday from West End Sushi - Friday from Titoki Store

Maungatapere Medical Centre is now taking on more patients and invite anyone in the local community wanting to join, to please phone 09 4308 062 for an enrolment form or further details.

SENIOR opening - Saturday September 21. 10.00 am. Thereafter Saturdays at 1.00 pm
TWILIGHT - starts October 3. 5.30 pm
LADIES DAY - every Wednesday . 9.00 am
JUNIOR OPENING - October 15. 3.15 pm
Queries - Ray or Sue Webb. 09 4346 898 or 027 2743 860

Home Industries Saturday 7th December 2024

Located in the Events Centre Building at Barge Showgrounds- inside the Members Room

Follow the signs to the side door off the deck

All entries to be dropped off to the Events Centre- Barge Showgrounds on

FRIDAY 6th December 2024 from 3.00pm to 6.00pm (except photography)

Follow the link below to see all the catagories....

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:bcf5604a-5513-4c98-a0c4-482c9438dd2f

Come along and support local crafts people and enjoy a country market. There will be speciality crafts - including jewellery, knitted baby wear and blankets etc, crocheted items, candles, soaps and soap related products, photo canvases, calendars and cards, patchwork and other items, home baking and preserves, plants and produce.

1st Kamo Girls' Brigade will also be there with a Sausage Sizzle.

We have a Cafe' on site, so invite your friends, take time to share in a cuppa and delicious home-baking, find that special gift you have been looking for or treat yourself with locally grown / produced goods.

Check out our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Monday-Market-at-Kaurihohore-2179354265669617/ where we are profiling one of our stallholders each day.

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.

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