A Note from Jordan Barley

Learning at school and at home is influenced by a number of contributors. A child’s everyday nutrition and a healthy lunchbox is one of these and is paramount for our child’s happy, daily routine. Our KingsWay learners are blessed by parents who care - care about the everyday detail – about our children’s learning, their physical, mental and their emotional health and wellbeing. Another way parents show an ethic of care, is by providing healthy lunches for their children each day.

Finding the balance of wholesome foods that fill the tummy and provide sustained energy to learn, concentrate and be able to relate well to others is vital. The convenience of quick and easy snacks, while making putting the lunch box together quick and easy, sometimes leaves a child without what they require to fuel their busy minds and bodies and sustain them throughout their regular school day and afternoons. As parents, we will often see the result of poor food choices or water intake at home in the afternoon, with children who are tired, hungry and more often in a poor mood.

Of course, I’ll be the first to put my hand up and say that in our family, some days preparing lunchboxes for our three children are trickier than others and is not the most anticipated part of our day. It does take time, some thought and effort. However, if you get the mix right – with food choices that will be eaten, are interesting and that provide sustaining energy – then it can certainly help towards a brighter school day.

As parents we play an important role in modelling good food choices, in the way that we eat and in the way we pack our child’s lunches. This speaks volumes to what we value. This is especially true if you have a child who digs their toes in and really challenges food choices in their lunchbox. When packing your child’s lunchbox, keep in mind that children prefer food that is quick and easy to eat, and which is not messy.

Studies show that habits formed in childhood determine how they will nourish their bodies as adults. Well nourished children will have lower risks of developing diabetes, heart disease and other lifestyle related diseases. Great health is one of the best gifts we can give them as parents, it is a very worthwhile time investment.

With this in mind and wanting to ensure our children are eating well, are in the best place to maximise their learning, and be the best they can be, here are some great resources for ideas on making up healthy lunches for our tamariki.

• https://www.eatwell.co.nz/collections/2526/A-school-lunch-box-ideas/
• https://nutritionfoundation.org.nz/nutrition-facts/nutrition-a-z/lunchbox-ideas
• https://www.heartfoundation.org.nz/about-us/news/blogs/healthy-lunchbox-ideas

We look forward to seeing many healthy lunches in Term 3!

Kia Kaha and enjoy the holidays,

Jordan Barley
Assistant Head of Primary

Junior Campus Notices

Junior Campus Assemblies

A reminder that there will be no assemblies until further notice.

Health Centre Notice

Parents/caregivers are reminded to please keep their children home if they are not well. This is a Ministry of Education requirement.

Parents/caregivers, whose children come to school with a heavy cold, sore throat or flu-like illness, will be contacted and asked to take their child home.

Please practise and reinforce the following at home with your children:

• Frequent hand washing with soap and water and drying hands well or using hand sanitiser.
• Coughing or sneezing into a tissue and disposing of the tissue in a bin.
• Coughing into the elbow.
• Washing hands after coughing, sneezing and blowing the nose.
  

Nut Allergy Policy

There is a total ban on Peanuts or products containing peanuts in school. If you are bringing food to school to share with your child’s class, please contact your child’s teacher 48 hours ahead of time to let them know. The teacher will then inform you if there are food allergies to be aware of and will also alert the parents of the students with severe allergies to inform them that there will be shared food.

Children are strongly encouraged to NEVER share food and always wash their hands before and after eating

Primary School Assemblies - Term 3

Friday (fortnightly) at 2.15pm

• Week 2: 31 July lead by 3JFE
• Week 4: 14 August lead by 1LLI, 1AHA
• Week 6: 28 August lead by 1NHE, 1JSM
• Week 8: 11 September lead by 3DVA, 2MSA
• Week 10: 25 September lead by 5JCH, 5AHI

Lost Property

Lost property will not be on display in the Junior Campus foyer. Please have a good look through the lost property draws for any lost items before the end of the term. All unnamed/unclaimed items will be passed on to God’s Closet and posted on Facebook.

Junior Campus Choir Term 3 & 4

Does your child love to sing?

During Term 3 & 4 Miss Ferguson and Ms Lin will be running a Choir for year 4, 5 & 6 students.

We hope to perform in a retirement village at the end of the year, school assemblies and any other opportunities that present themselves. Students need to be willing to give up most of their Tuesday Lunch breaks for Choir Practise. If your child is willing to commit to joining the Choir for Term 3 & 4 please fill out the Commitment Form (available from Miss Ferguson or pdf below) and purchase a Black Clear file for your child to use.

Our first Choir Practise will be Term 3, week 1 - Tuesday (21st July), there will be two weeks for children to decide if this what they want to commit to. Please contact Miss Ferguson if you require more information. janel.ferguson@kingsway.school.nz

YEAR 3-6 RIPPA RUGBY and YEAR 5 & 6 HOCKEY

Expressions of interrest:

It has been a strange year for Sport so far this year. Unfortunately, all interschool sports days for Term 1 and 2 have been cancelled, but we are hoping that events will go ahead next term.

If your child is interested in playing Rippa and/or Hockey for this school at the local Zone day, please register their interest by emailing Raelene.Beguely@kingsway.school.nz. Please note, this is not a registration, just an expression of interest.

Further information regarding registration will be available to those children invited to participate next term.

SCHOOL FUN RUN

Just a friendly heads up that in Week 4 in Term 3 (on August 12th), the annual Year 3-9 School Cross Country will be run. We will be combining this event with a fundraiser this year so keep an eye out early next term for more information. And kids can start training during the holidays too.

Extra Activities

SKIDS After School Programme

sKids KingsWay l m: 021 77 33 01 l e: kingsway@skids.co.nz l fb: sKids KingsWay Parent Group

Chess

What happens in a Chess Power Coaching Programme?

Each session starts with a formal lesson; all players will learn a new strategy, idea or skill each week. Then they put those skills into practice with activities and games. All games are monitored and supervised by the coach who provides individual feedback along the way.

Throughout the programme, we reward kids that do well and encourage and support kids that are struggling. At completion of the programme we recognise each child with a certificate based on their performance.

Visit our website, www.chesspower.co.nz and click Parents Centre

• This is 10 weeks chess coaching program running on Thursdays from 23 July 2020 till 24 September 2020 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm The fee will be $160/student for the term.
• The sessions will be held in the Junior Campus Staffroom.
• If the program is successful a new full 10-week program will be made available for Term 4.

If your child would like to be part of this please visit our website. Both registration and payment can be done online www.chesspower.co.nz/register

R&B Music Tuition at the Junior Campus

Marzipan Drama

Spaces available for Marrzipan Drama at KingsWay running Tuesday lunchtimes in Term 3!

Classes run Tuesday lunchtime, 12.55 pm in the hall. Spaces are limited to 10 per class, so please get in touch to secure your child a space. Register your interest by emailing jack@marrzipandrama.co.nz or calling 027 367 3334! See you there!

Check out our website for more info or to book a trial class marrzipandrama.co.nz

HBC Football

Kelly Sports

Hear Say

Thinking Caps In-School Maths

For more information, please visit www.thinkingcaps.co.nz

KUMON