Please read the following parent notices for the Junior Campus.

Whooping Cough Alert

Dear Parents,

Three students at KingsWay School have been recently diagnosed with Whooping cough. As this is a notifiable disease we have been asked to inform the school community.

Please find attached a fact sheet about whooping cough (pdf attached at base of newsletter).

If your child has had a persistent cough please get it checked out by your doctor as soon as possible.

If your child is in the same class as this student you will also receive a more detailed letter from their teacher. Should you have any questions or concerns please contact your Doctor. A fact sheet about Whooping Cough is attached as a pdf at the base of this newsletter.

Dianne Bruce
Junior Campus Nurse

Congratulations

Congratulations to Yea Jun Lim 3/4STA for winning a Gold medal in Taekwondo, Pattern Red Belt Division last Sunday, 2 December at the North Shore Event Centre. Well done Yea Jun, what a great achievement, we are very proud of you! A picture is attached at the base of this newsletter.

Last Day of Term 4

On Friday, 14 December all of KingsWay School (including Primary) finishes at 12noon. 

 If your child is taking a Bayes bus, they will catch an early bus just after 12noon and arrive home earlier than normal. If your child is taking a Ritchies bus, you will need to make arrangements to collect your child at 12noon or book them into the sKids after school programme. Skids will be providing after school care from 12-3pm for a cost of $15. Bookings for this programme can be made on the sKids website: www.skids.co.nz (click on parent login) or for more information email: kingsway@skids.co.nz. Ritchies bus children in the sKids programme will leave on a Ritchies bus at the usual time after 3.15pm. 

Please note: NO staff supervision is available after 12noon. If your child has not been collected at 12noon and is waiting on Campus, they will be placed into the sKids programme at the parents’ expense.

KingsWay Junior Campus Library Books

Parents please check at home for any KingsWay Junior Campus Library books or class readers that need to be returned to the Totara Studio Library. We still have 94 overdue library books that need to be returned urgently.

Peanut Ban

A reminder to parents that there is a blanket ban on peanuts at KingsWay Primary School. Students are never allowed to share food. Students should wash their hands before and after eating.

Year 6 Graduation - Tonight

A reminder that the Year 6 Graduation will be held tonight in the Event Centre at the Senior Campus.

Year 6 Graduation Details:

Where: Event Centre
What time: 6pm – 8.30pm
Who: Year 6 students and their parents (sorry, no siblings)
Attire: Semi-formal

Junior Campus Lost Property

Items in lost property that are named will be returned to students. Remaining items will be on display in the Junior Campus reception area from Friday, 30 of November until Friday, 7 of December.

After this, unnamed and unclaimed items will be re-purposed.

Primary Prize Giving

Please note details of the end of year Prize Giving ceremonies to be held at the Junior Campus on Thursday, 13 December:

• Year 0-2 starts at  9:30am
  
• Year 3-4 starts at 11am
  
• Year 5-6 starts at 1pm

Parents are encouraged to attend the Primary Prize Giving to celebrate the end of another great year at KingsWay Junior Campus.

Road Safety

Parents are encouraged to go over the road safety rules with their children if they walk home from school. Please highlight the importance of NOT walking between cars that have stopped on the road! 

KUMON Silverdale Education Centre

Kumon Silverdale Education Center now operates from the Conference Room at KingsWay School Senior Campus, 100 Jelas Rd Red Beach. 

The centre will open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 3:30 to 5:45pm.

Please click on the pdf below for further information.

Thinking Caps

Thinking Caps are taking bookings NOW for holiday lessons and Term 1 2019.

In-school lessons are available in our school in 2019! 

Book NOW at www.thinkingcaps.co.nz

Give your child a head-start to 2019 and get their brain thinking again before school goes back!

• Year 3-6 Maths
  
• Year 3-6 Literacy
  
• Year 7-9 Maths
  

Lessons are 45 minutes each at Thinking Caps HQ in Stanmore Bay
For more information, visit www.thinkingcaps.co.nz

Auckland Libraries - summer reading programme

Don’t miss out! Explore the wonderful world of books and beyond this summer with Auckland Libraries by joining our free summer reading adventure Kia Māia te Whai – Dare to Explore.

Look out for the fliers (attached below as a pdf) and take your children along to your local library to take part in this awesome programme. Participate in FREE library activities; earn stamps, stickers and a party invitation! Get involved and see why over 10,000 children/ tamariki enjoyed reading with Auckland Libraries last summer!

Zoo Ventures

Zoo Ventures: your local birthday party venue for animal lovers, or bring friends and family for awesome animal encounters over the holidays.

Fun and learning with all the pets and exotic animals at our Stanmore Bay venue or we can come to you!

Open throughout Dec/Jan for bookings. 

Visit www.zooventures.co.nz or phone Sally on 027 2245987  

SKIDS Holiday Programme

Please CLICK HERE for the latest information about the SKIDS Holiday Programme.