E te whānau, tēnā koutou katoa,

Congratulations to those children who played in the cricket tournament at Karori Park last week. You were fantastic ambassadors for the school, participating with enthusiasm, displaying great sportsmanship and respect to your opposition. I’d like to acknowledge the teachers, Katherine Francis and Fiona Campbell who supported the children at this event as well.

Lu Wang (Year 7) created this incredible piece of Art. This was an optional extension activity, where Lu was trying to portray a protest experience in New Zealand.

I’d like to thank those parents who put their names forward to be a part of the board of trustees. We are incredibly grateful that we have so many who are willing to contribute and make KNS a great place to teach and learn. Voting papers for the upcoming election will be distributed on Friday 15th March. Voting closes at 4pm, Friday April 12th.

Candidate statements can be found here.

There are a number of significant building works occurring in the next few weeks. The next concrete pour on Friday will see a traffic management plan in place again for the day. There is also disruption likely in the final week of term around the hall steps and the junior area as the contractors fix a number of pipes.

Next week, we will be holding our Ngā Hui Rangapū (Partnership Meetings). The purpose of these is to connect, discuss how your child has settled and share next steps. Progress towards these next steps will be reported on in Term 2. The booking link can be found here.

You may have also seen that a notice regarding school donations was sent out last week. Thank you to those who have already made a payment. A reminder that you are able to claim a portion of your donation back as a tax credit.

Reminders

• Parent/Caregiver donations can be paid for the 2024 year
• Ngā Hui Rangapū (Partnership Meetings): beginning 18th March The booking link can be found here.
• Mihi Whakatau for new students and families: 19th March
• Board of Trustees Meeting: 26th March
• PTA Meeting: 27th March
• Staff Only Day: 28th March (School will be closed for this day)
• Easter Break: School reopens on 3rd April
• Structured Literacy Information Morning: 11th April

Whakatauki of the week

He wahi nui kei runga noa ake

Translation: There is always room at the top

As always if you need any support or have any questions, please contact one of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT):

• Phil McIntosh pmcintosh@kns.school.nz
• James Appleton jappleton@kns.school.nz
• Laura Brennan lbrennan@kns.school.nz

Ngā mihi nui

Phil McIntosh

Acting Principal