The end of year camps are fast approaching! We are in the process of finalising all details but wanted to give you some key information and dates so you can put them in your calendar.

Here is the key information about Koru Hub's end of year camp. Please note there is a consent form to fill out by Friday 1st of September. 

Where & When:

The Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) programme runs from Monday 27th November to Friday 1st December - Week 8 of Term 4.

• During EOTC week there will be a day trip - further information about this trip will be provided in the next notice.

• Additionally, there will be a walk to Churton Park Reserve throughout the week. We are still confirming the date for this.

On Thursday 30th November Koru Hub will have an overnight camp at school.

• Those students staying over will return to school at 5pm (in non-uniform) with their overnight gear.

• We will have a shared dinner together and then sleep overnight in the Hub.

• A specific gear list will be provided in the next notice.

On Friday 1st December, we will have a shared breakfast and get ready for the day, with students who have stayed over.

• The children who do not stay overnight can arrive back at school from 8:30am. All children can wear non-uniform for the day on Friday 1st December.

Cost

We are still confirming costs for this camp but we expect it to be no more than $25 for the day trips and no more than $35 for the overnight stay (this includes the day trip, dinner on Thursday and breakfast, morning tea, and lunch on Friday).

If you do not want your child to take part in the overnight stay, they will still take part in the daytime activities. If your child changes their mind and wants to stay overnight, we will not be able to make changes to this from Friday 17th November.

Consent and Parent Help

Here is the link to our camp consent form. Please complete this form for your child/ren by Friday 1st of September (if you have more than one child, please fill in a separate form for each child).

As always, some parent help is needed (and greatly appreciated) for the overnight stay at school to go ahead. We also know that it can be a big step for year 0-2 children to stay overnight, so we do have extra spaces for some parents to stay with their child. We may not be able to accept all offers of help.

• All parents staying overnight will be required to undergo NZ police vetting. Davina and Sophia will be in touch with you if you acknowledge that you would like to stay over at school.

• Please note it can take up to 6 weeks to get clearance so the sooner you submit the form, the sooner we can confirm parent help and start the process.

• There is a section on the consent form to fill in if you are able to help with any part of the camp including the day trips. A specific request for parent help for our day trip will be in the next notice.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s whānau teacher

Warm regards,

Koru Hub Team