KKPS Newsletter, Issue 19, October 16, 2015

Kerikeri Primary School

Inspiring Learning
From the Principal...

Hone Heke Rd
Kerikeri
Phone: 09 407 8414
School txt: 0211242836
email: admin@kkps.school.nz
www.kerikeriprimary.school.nz

Mehemea ka moemoea ahau, ko ahau anake;

Mehemea ka moemoea a tatou, ka taea e tatou

Tn koutou katoa,
What a fantastic week of weather we have had. It has been great to
see classes taking advantage of the weather and learning outside of
the 4 walls of the classroom. One such learning experience included
some classes reading a modified Gingerbread Man story. They then
had to work together and use an iPad with QR code reader to find
clues to where the Gingerbread Man had escaped to and to track him
down. Just as the story said, he was found in the Principals Office
spinning on a swivel chair! This created quite a ruckus across the
school with children looking for the Gingerbread Man throughout their
break times and some have been trying to find foxes and wolves as
well I suspect that if it continues on, we will soon have people looking for 3 little pigs! It was a most entertaining and a highly engaging
learning experience for those children and staff involved.

recently commissioned an Advisory Group to explore Early Learning

and make recommendations on improvements to this area. A couple
of key statements/recommendations include:
...successful transition from early childhood education and care
influences their later social and educational outcomes for the better.
Expert advice made it clear that a downward push in assessment practices into the first year of school in response to National Standards is having an undesirable effect on teaching practices.
policy frameworks have consistently recognised that a playbased curriculum offers the best learning experiences for the early years. This is why we believe Primary Schools should consider
using Te Whriki, rather than the New Zealand Curriculum, as a
framework for planning, assessing and evaluating in the first year
of school. This advice is particularly relevant for children who
have had no formal early childhood education before coming to
school, and so may not have developed the knowledge and dispositions needed for a smooth transition.
Report of the Advisory Group on Early Learning, NZ Ministry of Education, published 30 June, 2015.
We look forward to exploring how we can positively impact early
learning at Kerikeri Primary School by considering new approaches
that are aligned with the Advisory Group findings. This thinking is becoming increasingly evident in many future-focused schools across the
country. These philosophies are also impacting how we believe we
need to resource our junior area and the design of building projects
planned for the years ahead.

Room 3 and Room 12 discover the Gingerbread Man and then pose
for a photo with him.

Bringing Your Own Device in 2016Information Session:

Rescheduling of date: We are opening BYOD to Year 4-6 learners in
2016. The date for this session is changing to WEDNESDAY 4th
NOVEMBER. The session will be held in Rm 5, starting at 6:30pm. If
you want to know more about BYOD and what it means for your child
as a learner next year, please note this event in your diary. My
apologies for the change in date.
Education Review Office, Term 1, 2016: We anticipate a visit from
ERO very early in Term 1, 2016. We will always have plenty to work
on, but it will be good to celebrate our progress this year and have a
fresh set of eyes give their perspective on where to next.
Appointments for 2016: We will be welcoming Marama Baker to a
Year 3-4 class and Clare Read to a Reception/New Entrants class role
in 2016. We are still in the process of appointing a teacher to open our
third Te Whakatupuranga classroom and will let you know when we
have finalised this appointment.

Sunhats: Terms 1 and 4 mean compulsory school sunhats for children

when outside. Please ensure your children have their hat at school
and it is clearly named. Thank you.
Transitions to Kerikeri High School: An urgent request for those
parents who have Year 6 pupils enrolling at Kerikeri High School to
ensure they get their paperwork in within the next few days please.
Success as Maori Hui: A reminder we will hold this Hui next week
on Wednesday 21st October starting at 5:45pm in Room 5. Please
bring a plate of kai to share. We will have a short time of sharing the
Governments vision around Mori Educational Success and then we
will share kai and have some discussion around what Mori success
should look like at Kerikeri Primary School. I would love to see our
regular whanau attendees but even more so it would be great to see
other whanau from English-medium classes attend too.
Remember the Monster Mash is coming up - have you booked in to
help out? If you cant help out, please do still bring the family along
and enjoy another opportunity to celebrate being a part of the KKPS
school community.
See you there!

Fresh approaches to transitions and early learning at KKPS: We

Ng mihi,
are looking forward to exploring more innovative approaches to transi- Andrew Read and the KKPS Team
tioning learners from ECE to Primary school. The Minister of Education

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Sunhats are GO !!
Term 4 at Kerikeri Primary School
has all students and staff wearing
Sunhats during outside activities.
It is school policy that all children
wear school hats during Term 1 and
Term 4. New children receive their
first school hat free, many thanks to
the generosity of the school PTA.
Replacement hats are available from
the office for $9.80.

Spring Flower Show success

Thanks to all those students who entered exhibits in the Kerikeri
Spring Flower Show. There were lots of prizes! 1st prize sand
saucer went to Amber Bloch-Jorgensen (Room 13), 2nd - Alia
Holster- Haidzir (Rm 6), 2nd - Shania (Year 3), 3rd-Tania ColmerJohnson (Rm 3) . These
students received Highly
Commended for Vaseline
or sand saucers: Hannah
Wade (Rm 8), Amber
Collins (Rm 18), Yolanda
Simpkin (Rm 13), Jordana
Glentworth (Rm 12),
Monique Topia (Rm 3),
Suraya Kingi (Rm 13).
Kerikeri Primary School
also won the Lily Harrison
Trophy for artwork. We received two books for the school library. These students received Highly Commended for artwork:
Room 10, Matthew Rakena, Sophie Ludbrook, Kayla ODellDuffy, Marlena Claus- McFarlane and Finn Mountain. Mykael
Webster received Highly Commended for his floral arrangement
and Marama OLeary for her bookmark.

Golf sessions for young mums

From the Library

Lucky Book OrdersLucky
Book Club brochures have
gone out this week. We
have placed a note with
each brochure in reference
to payment options. We can
no longer accept cash
payment for books only credit card and cheques for exact amounts.
All Orders must be in by the 22nd next Thursday. Lots of great book
buying and specials to be had.
Bay of Islands Junior Cricket
Junior Cricket for years 2-6 begins in October. Training will be on
Tuesday and games on Saturdays at Kerikeri High School. Please
visit our website for more information and to register
www.sportsground.co.nz/boicricket
Kerikeri Junior Athletics
Junior athletics starts on October 21, 4.45pm at Kerikeri High School
fields. We cater for years ages 7-12. Please check our website for
more information and to register. www.sportsground.co.nz/
kerikeriathletics

Bay of Islands Golf Club in Kerikeri is offering free golfing sessions for National Open Day Kerikeri Police Station
young mothers. Get Into Golf offers four free lessons from top golfers,
Sandy Doherty and Julie Spencer. No equipment is required, 4 x 1.5
On Sunday 18 October from 1pm-3pm. Meet local cops, see
hour sessions Mondays from 9th November at 3:30-5pm. Spaces are modern policing in action, fun activities for the whole family.
limited to 12 women, phone 09 4078837 extn 1 to book your place.