Week 7 - Term 4 - 2021

 

Weekly Notices, Week 7 Term 4

November 28, 2021

 

Good morning on this beautiful summer day.  It is hard to think that there are only three more weeks left of the school year.  Let's make these the three best ones we've had, by being organised, being kind and having a big dollop of patience.

CLASS TRIP INFORMATION

This Thursday, December 2nd we will be going on our trip to Paradise Valley Springs and Mrs. Dinniss's house. The trip will go ahead rain or shine ( please start praying for good weather as we might need it).

1. Students will need to be at school by 9:00 am. 

2. Students will need a raincoat/umbrella if it is raining.

3. Sunhat (hopefully), sunscreen, water bottle, morning tea/lunch (there will be no purchases made at the springs)

3. We will have a picnic at Mrs. Dinniss's house and return to school around 2:15pm

We have had a tremendous amount of parent helpers put their hands up. If you weren't needed to drive but would still like to come along entry into the park is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. We are paying for the kids and adults driving out of the class budget. The more the merrier (you will have to provide me with a photo of your vaccination status).

Thanks again for everyone's assistance in getting the forms back to me.

Mrs. Dinniss

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Kahikatea is looking forward to our Big Day In on Monday 6 December.  Unfortunately with Covid restrictions, we are unable to invite parents to join us.  Please keep a lookout for a notice which will be sent home this week outlining all the details.

Looking back at what was going on this time last year and it was jam packed with lots of activity - preparing for the curtain going up for Peter Pan, Ahurei, student Celebration Day at school, Christmas Parade, students competed in inter-school athletics. Unfortunately, many activities have had to be canceled this year due to COVID and many more will also need to be cancelled. Presently we are looking at how our end-of-year prizegiving and Mass is going to look. Plans will need to fit according to where Rotorua is on the traffic light system which we move to on Friday night.

Today twenty of our students are being Confirmed and receiving their First Holy Communion from Bishop Steve. Because of COVID there are two Masses and our children are spread between the two of them. Preparation for this has been going on for several months. In a fortnight twenty-two students are to be Baptised in our church and these children have been meeting in preparation for this at 8.00am for the last four Sundays.

Congratulations to Ray Guilford and the Chess team who participated in Chess Nationals on Friday. The team was placed eighth in the tournament which is excellent. There weren’t many competition points between eighth and first. The tournament for individuals is this Friday.

We are publishing a school magazine again this year, and this will be available during the last week of this term. At this stage, there are only to be 100 magazines printed. It will be a great memento of 2021. Orders are taken now with the cost for the magazine being $10.00.

Our school library is now closed for a stocktake. Please could we all have a look at home for any outstanding books and return them as soon as possible.

Have a busy but great week everyone.

Nga mihi

Mrs. D