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by Jason Miles

From the Principal - Wednesday 20th September, 2023

Jason Miles - September 19, 2023

I am not sure how but we are at the end of Term 3! What a busy term it has been - full of learning, events and opportunities for our children. Thank you to our staff - for your hard work in the classroom and for all the opportunities that have been given to the students this term - golf, Food for Thought, PRODUCTIONS!!!, Mainpower Sport, Akoranga, Dance competitions, Kapa haka performances, Enviro Group, Gardening Group, Jump Jam, Paskifika and more - our children are very lucky! Thank you to parents for your support of everything we do here at KNS. Wishing everyone a safe and happy break ahead.
Image by: Jason Miles

Our Year 7/8 teams are currently participating in the Canterbury Koru Games. Our basketball team started the 3 competiton with a clean sweep yesterday. Our football team had 2 wins, a draw, and 1 loss. Our touch team had 2 wins, 1 loss. Well done to these teams and a big thank you to our teachers and parents who are coaching and supporting these teams.

Image by: Megan Gilmore


Image by: Megan Gilmore

It was a shame that both dates for our Year 8 ski trip to Mt Hutt saw the skifield closed. Thank you to the staff and whanau for your flexibility around being available to attend this event - sad to see the weather win this time!

We have plenty in Term 4 to look forward to including: 

KNS Year 5-8 Athletics - Thursday 12th Oct (ppment 13 Oct)

Raupō Swimming Tuesday/Thursday of Weeks 1-5

North Canterbury zone athletics - Wednesday 1st Nov

Grandparents Day - 9am-12pm Friday 3rd November

Information morning tea for new parents - 9:30am - Monday November 13

Year 3/4 Camp to Woodend - 15th-16th November

Canterbury Show Day (school closed) - Friday 17th November

KNS TOD (school closed) - Monday 20th Nov 

3 Peaks for Year 6-8 3 tramps over 3 days -

  • Week 5, Tuesday 7th Nov - Awaroa/Godley Head Loop 

  • Week 6, Tuesday 14th November - Maukatere/Mt Grey

  • Week 7, Thursday 23rd November Mt Isobel - Hanmer

First Lego League -

South Islands - 10 November

NZ competition in Auckland - 1-3 December

Akeake Athletics/Raupō Athletics -Tuesday 5th December 

KNS Celebration Evening - 4:30pm Wednesday 6th Dec - Family BYO tea + sausage sizzle, 5:30pm performances, trophy/badges presentations for all 

Parent help thank you morning tea - 10:30am Friday 8th Dec

Raupō End of Year picnic - Tuesday 12th Dec 

Year 8 Prize Giving - 6:30pm Wednesday 13th Dec


Other dates:

Term 3 ends - Friday 22nd September

Term 4 begins - Monday 9th October

Term 4 ends - 12pm, Friday 15th December

Nga mihi,

Jason Miles - principal