A Note from Jenny Harvey

Dear Parents and Caregivers

We are delighted to welcome you to the start of another exciting year on the Junior Campus. Three new staff members and 52 new students have joined us this year (including our New Entrants who have started school for the very first time!). Please do look out for any unfamiliar faces and welcome them into our school community.

The whole school Parent Meeting (2 March) and the Family Fun Night (10 March) are wonderful opportunities to meet and connect with other families in our school. I encourage you to make every effort to attend both these events.

Our new staff members are Mrs Pamela Birley, Mrs Natalie Cass and Mrs Danel Smit. We are excited about the many skills and the wealth of expertise these teachers will contribute to our learning community.

Please note that we have made some changes to the structure of our Primary Assemblies for 2021:

Fridays at 2:25pm in the JC Hall 

• Week 2: Totara Studio (Y1-2)
• Week 3: No Assembly
• Week 4: Kauri Studio (Y3-6)
• Week 5: Whole Primary School: Led by the YR 4 cohort
• Week 6: Totara Studio (Y1-2)
• Week 7: No Assembly
• Week 8: Kauri Studio (Y3-6)
• Week 9: No Assembly
• Week 10: Whole Primary School: Led by the YR 6 cohort
• Week 11: No Assembly

Parents are reminded to read all the information we communicate to you through the teachers’ weekly letters/emails, the KingsWay School Newsletter and the School website as there are always events, trips and a range of opportunities being offered that you or your child may be interested in or need to know about.

We look forward to another year of partnering with you in the education of your children.

In His service

Jenny Harvey
Head of Primary

Year 5 & 6 optional BYOD (bring your own device) Meeting

On Wednesday 17th February at 7pm in the Junior Campus Staff room. This meeting is for Year 5 & 6 Parents who are new to KingsWay School or who have not yet attended a BYOD Parent meeting.

Children may not bring their device to school unless their parent/caregiver has attended one of these meetings.

Parents who have previously attended will still need to complete the required paperwork. Please let the teacher know if this is the case and the paperwork will be sent home for completion.

Volunteers needed on the Junior Campus

The Junior Campus is looking for volunteers to help cover reader books from home. Are you able to give 2 hours of your time, take 20 reader books home and bring back to school the same week? Cover seal supplies will be provided, and you will be shown what to do.

Please email Linda Clarke if you are able to help: Linda.clarke@kingsway.school.nz

PTA Family Fun Night

On Wednesday 10th March from 5-8pm is our PTA Family Fun Night on the Senior Campus Field. There will be free sausages or bring your own dinner and picnic rug. Drinks will be for sale. This Family Fun night is a great chance to catch up with old friends and an opportunity to make new ones. Put this date in your calendar and come along and have some fun, food and friendship!! CLICK HERE for the further details.

Primary Badminton Lunchtime Club

In Term 1 2021, Ms Lin will run seven Friday lunchtime sessions for those, in Year 5 and 6, that want to come and set up a net and play socially against each other. We are limited to the first 16 students.

• Social games/play start Friday 19th February - Friday 9th April, in the Junior Campus Hall, from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.

• Racquets and shuttles will be provided.

• Registration closes: Friday 12th February (unless we reach our limit before this date)
• Please register on the school website, under Sports at KingsWay.
• If you have any queries, please contact lisa.lin@kingsway.school.nz
• Cost: $10

Primary School Choir

The Junior Campus Choir will start from Week 4 in Term 1. It will be on Monday lunchtimes from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Totara Studio.

The choir will be run by Ms Lin and Mrs Clayton.

If you love singing and are interested in joining, please register with Ms Lin or contact lisa.lin@kingsway.school.nz

Cost: $5 (this is to cover music and end of year trip to local rest homes)

Primary Basketball Years 1 - 6

If your child is interested in playing basketball this year, please register them on the School Sport website as soon as possible. Basketball is a fun sport for children to get involved in and they can do it without needing specialist equipment. If your child hasn't tried playing a sport yet, why don't you encourage them to have a go at basketball! More info can be found on the website:

https://www.kingsway.school.nz/co-curricular/sport/sports-at-kingsway/basketball-years-1-6

Registrations close this Sunday 14th February.

Weetbix Tryathlon 2021

Register now for this year’s Weetbix Tryathlon, held on Sunday 28th March at Manly Beach. We have created a school group online for you to join. Please click on the link below to go through to our special school group page to register.

https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/GroupAcceptance.aspx?E=40603&G=118740

More details about the event can be found here:

https://tryathlon.co.nz/locations/hibiscus-coast/

Blues Footy Fest

Blues Footy Fest is on Saturday 20th February!!

Join the Blues whanau and their southern rivals, the Crusaders, for a pre-season re-match at New Zealand’s first dedicated summer rugby festival, the Blues Footy Fest!

Fans are encouraged to bring the whole whanau and arrive well before the 3.35pm kick off (gates open at 1pm) so they can enjoy the Kids Zone, live local music, food trucks, garden bar, marketplace and much more, whilst supporting community charities and businesses.

A portion of ticket sales from the Blues Footy Fest will be donated to children’s charities; I Have a Dream Charitable Trust and KidsCan.

Supporters who buy a ticket to the Blues Footy Fest also will have the opportunity to gift a $9 ticket to the Graeme Dingle Foundation, who will invite deserving young Aucklanders to share in the festival celebrations who would not otherwise have had the opportunity to attend.

Tickets available from TicketMaster at the family friendly price of $20 per adult. Kids go free with a paying GA adult ticket.

Parents getting messages to their child in school hours:

Parents wanting to get an urgent message to their child are asked to contact the Junior Campus office by 2.30pm at the latest.

Thank you for your consideration in the matter.

Parents of Prayer

We welcome all parents who would like to join our friendly Parent Prayer group to pray for our Primary School on Tuesdays at 9am in the Junior Campus staff room.

Reporting an Absentee

KingsWay School has a responsibility every day to account for all students who are enrolled. In a large school, this is a huge task and we would ask parents to support us in achieving this. Please report your child’s absence before 9.30 am.

Reporting a Student's Absence

It is a Ministry requirement to have a parent explanation of a student’s absence. This allows for the correct attendance code to be assigned. When your child is absent from school the school must be notified. You can do this either by:

1. By emailing absences@kingsway.school.nz, OR

2. Leave a message on the absentee line 09 427 0900 and enter 1 to leave your absentee message. Please state your name, your child’s name, class and reason for absence, OR

3. Absences can also be sent via the KingsWay School phone app.

To download the app, go to the App Store on your Apple or Android device and search SchoolAppsNZ. After downloading, open the app and search for KingsWay School. Once KingsWay School has been selected, your app will automatically open to the KingsWay School platform from now on.

If you email a teacher, please also copy in absences@kingsway.school.nz so we can ensure the attendance is marked as soon as possible.

Not reporting your child's absence either before or on the morning of their absence will result in a phone call to follow up the absence. This is a safety measure. An answer phone is available 24 hours a day. Leaving a message saves our office staff considerable time as we follow up all unexplained absences. If the absence is for more than one day, please advise this in your message.

If your child is absent from school for more than 5 days due to ill health, a medical certificate is required. Medical certificates are important to justify absence from school due to illness and can be handed in at the school office.

Where there is consistent and/or intermittent illness the school can also request a medical certificate. If it is appropriate and your child is eligible, you could apply for support from the Northern Regional Health School.

Children Arriving to School to Early

Our Primary School hours are from 8.55am-3.05pm. Children must NOT be dropped off at school before 8.30am and must leave the school grounds before 3.30pm. If your child requires before school or after school supervision please refer to our sKids (Safe Kids in Daily Supervision) programme which is held on the Junior Campus: www.skids.co.nz or email kingsway@skids.co.nz.

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 handwashing 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 are students with Life-Threatening Allergies in the Totara Studio (bottom studio).

It is already Kingsway Junior Campus policy to have no peanuts at school. We also request that you support these students and their families by keeping the Totara Studio completely Peanut and Tree nut free. Please ensure that all food sent with your child is free of peanuts and tree nuts (including almonds).

These students are highly allergic to nuts and may suffer anaphylaxis simply from contact with the allergen - on surfaces or airborne. We therefore request that everyone is very mindful of what they are eating and their hygiene practices before coming to school. For example, please give peanut butter, Nutella, nut bars etc as treats after school.

As per our policy, please remind your child that they are never to share their food and must wash their hands before and after eating. If you are wanting to bring food to class for a special occasion, e.g. birthday, please contact the teacher 48 hours prior.

We really appreciate your support in keeping all our students safe at the Junior Campus. Please encourage healthy choices in lunchboxes and do not send children to school with lollies etc.

Activity Costs

Activity Costs are now due for Primary School students. If you haven’t yet paid your child’s activity costs, please attend to this as soon as possible. Activity costs are for the year and cover your child’s extra cost that occur through the year eg class trips, workbooks, swimming and visiting performers.

School Lunch Orders

A friendly reminder to parents who order lunches for Primary children through the school tuck shop. Please add your child’s teacher code (eg 1NHE, 2MBA NOT seahorse, turtles etc) to your orders. This helps to reduce the time taken in sorting lunch orders. See teacher code below:

• 1AHA - Mrs Amanda Haley
• 1JSM - Mrs Jaydene Smit
  
• 1NHE - Mrs Nicky Heyns
  
• 1/2LLI - Ms Lisa Lin
  
• 2MBA - Mrs Marian Bailie
  
• 2KMC - Mrs Kerry McNair
  
• 2DSI - Mrs Danel Sims
• 2KGE - Mrs Kim Geden
• 3MSA - Mrs Marion Santos
  
• 3DVA - Mrs Donne van den Berg
  
• 3ANG - Mrs Alice Ng
  
• 4HIR - Mrs Hannah Irons
  
• 4KPR - Miss Karen Pretorius
  
• 4NBU - Mrs Nikki Buys
  
• 5VSE - Mrs Valerie Severin
  
• 5NCA - Mrs Natalie Cass
  
• 5AHI - Miss Angela Hillman
  
• 6CMC - Mrs Cristal McKoy
  
• 6KKR - Mrs Katherine Kruger
  
• 6TTS - Ms Tina Tsui
  
• 6PBI - Mrs Pamela Birley

Please CLICK HERE for the article regarding the easier ordering of school lunches using the myKindo app.

Mobile Library in Millwater

The Mobile Library comes to Millwater every week!

Hop onboard between 3.00 and 3.45 every Friday afternoon.

Browse our great collection for kids and adults, place and pick up requests and chat to the mobile librarian. If you’re not already an Auckland Libraries member we can help you sign up for your FREE library card too.

You will find the mobile library parked on Millwater Parkway near Laura Jane Drive. Just keep an eye out for the big white bus with smiling children on the outside. Visit our website for more details including our timetable.

Extra Activities

sKids

Football Fundamentals

R&B Music Tuition at the Junior Campus

Please see the pdf link below.

Kelly Sports

Please see the link below.

Chess

Please see the link below.

Thinking Caps

Please see the link below.

KUMON

Please see the link below.

Hear Say

Please see the link below.