Kauri Whānau Update: Term 4, week 6

 In this blog post:

• Production
• Victoria Park Walk
• Year 8 Pool Party
• Cass Bay
• Leavers Farewell

We have an extremely busy time ahead; here are some important dates and information for you.

Production: Held in the school hall Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th December-7pm!

We are busy gearing up for our production-'A walk through Aotearoa, New Zealand History.' This production has got our tamariki fizzing; it is student-led, and everyone has been very engaged. We are currently busy learning lines, dances, songs, and making props.

More to come from homegroup teachers about what students will need for costumes.

Students will need to be at school by 6:30pm both nights.

Victoria Park Walk:

We are carrying out our annual hike up to Vic Park on Monday the 9th December. Thank you to all of the parents who have said they can come and help. If you would like to accompany us please fill in this parent helper form HERE.

We will leave school at 10am and leave Vic Park to return at 1:30pm.

I have attached the SOCIAL STORY link, which has all of the relevant information. We will start to go through this with our homegroups over the next couple of weeks.

Year 8 Pool Party:

This is also happening on Monday, 9th of December, and is for our Year 8 students only.

We are going to meet at Waltham Pool from 4-6pm; students need to make their own way there and home.

Students' need to provide pool entry of $3.80 and $2 for the use of the hydroslide if they choose.

We will provide a sausage sizzle on the BBQ.

They will sleep well on Monday night!

Cass Bay:

We are heading to Cass Bay on Thursday, 12th of December. We will leave school by bus at 11pm and return at 3pm.

Students are encouraged to wear their togs underneath their activewear so that they can quickly get changed at Cass Bay.

Students need a big packed lunch; they can organise to share a lunch with friends. Please make sure all sharing food is nut-free.

They also need a sunhat (compulsory) sunscreen, any medication such as inhalers, a towel, and a warm jacket.

Optional: A book, card game, water shoes, long-sleeved rashshirt are a great idea, and shoes for around and on the rocks.

Phones are to be left at school as normal.

We will be working through a social story around this trip over the next couple of weeks.

We still need a few more parent helpers for this trip; we're not quite there with numbers for our student-to-adult water ratio. Please use the above form linked in the Victoria Park walk blurb if you can come!

Leavers' Farewell-Year 8 parents only:

This is to be held on Monday, 16th of December, at 11am in our school hall. It is followed by a luncheon. This is the final day for our Year 8 students.

Please indicate on this FORM whether you are able to attend  and if you have any dietry requirements.

Thanks for reading to the bitter end; there is a lot of information, and I will keep sharing it until closer to the time.