Primary School Newsletter
Week 5, Term 4 (Mon 14 Nov - 18 Nov)
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Message from Cristal McKoy - Head of Primary School
Kia Ora Parents, Caregivers and Whānau,
We are so grateful that our annual Years 3-6 Athletics Day went ahead despite a disappointing forecast. The weather held for most of the day and our students had the opportunity to participate in a variety of fun athletics events and encourage each other to do their best. It was definitely a mad (but safe) dash back to school when the rain set in but we have very brave, adventurous children here at KingsWay Primary.
I want to mention a special thank you to Mrs. Monique Jansen Van Rensburg for her superb organisation of this event as well as the many parents who supported our children throughout the day.
As a staff, we continue to pray that our precious students would continue to grow in their understanding of how much Jesus loves them and because of this show His love towards others. We also uphold in prayer our KingsWay community as we navigate the busyness of these last weeks of the school year.
Primary School Notices
Teacher Only Day
A reminder that this Monday, 21st November is a Teacher Only Day. We also have another Teacher Only Day on Thursday, 1st December.
Book Week - Week 7
We are really looking forward to Book Week and all the exciting activities planned. Please encourage your child to choose a book character they would like to dress up as for our Character Parade on Friday 2nd December. We would love our whanau to support their child to make costume choices that uphold our Special Character.
Grandparents Day
Please read the following information regarding our upcoming Grandparents Day:
- On Wednesday the 30th of November all Grandparents of Primary Students are invited to our Grandparents’ Morning from 9.15-10:45 pm at the Junior Campus.
- To bless our lovely Grandparents or special family guests at our Grandparents’ Morning, the PTA is asking each family to bring to school one baked item on a disposable plate as tea will be served in the hall during morning tea at 10:45.
- Year 1-3: Please bring savoury items e.g. sushi, sausage rolls, fruit, cheese and crackers etc.
- Year 4-6: Please bring sweet items e.g. biscuits, cakes, slice, muffins etc.
- Only ONE item is needed per family and if you have children in other year groups, you can decide which item you wish to send along. If you are gluten free, please send along a gluten free item clearly labelled. Food is to be dropped off at the staffroom before school.
- We are also looking for parents to help for the morning. Help is needed from 9am in the Junior Campus staffroom to cut and plate food, refill jugs, get rid of rubbish etc. If you can help, please contact Karen Barr karen.barr@kingsway.school.nz
Year 5 & 6 Interschools Athletics Zone Day
Kindly take note that the Interschools Athletics Day scheduled for the Thursday, 24th November is ONLY for Year 5 & 6 students. They will be selected after the schools Athletics Day mentioned above. You will be informed by Mrs. Jansen van Rensburg via email if your child is selected to take part in this event.
KingsWay School Accounts and Overdue Payments
At KingsWay our educators source quality additional activities to supplement the teaching and learning programme for your children, which are costly to provide. Recently you received your school statement via email. Please kindly follow up on the outstanding amounts as soon as possible. We will contact you before the end of November to discuss any queries with you, and we apologise in advance if you have already paid this.
Parent Help Request
To help cover new Primary readers. 2 Hours on a Monday afternoon anytime between 1:30pm-4:30pm (including Teacher Only Days) and/or Thursday morning 9am-12:30pm. No experience required. Please contact Linda Clarke 0211407385 or Linda.clarke@kingsway.school.nz
Uniform Shop Collections
If you have purchased uniforms online, please note that you will need to collect these items from the Senior Campus. You can do this either from the Uniform Shop on Wednesdays (no appointment necessary) or from the uniform lockers (located next to the Tuck Shop by the entrance to the Event Centre) any weekday from 8am-5pm. The exception for these collections are Primary students who catch the bus to school and parents live a distance away. In these cases, upon request, we will deliver the uniform items to the Junior Campus for children to bring home.
Annual Calendar Art Orders
Orders close on Friday, 25th November and payment can be made over the website via credit card or account2account.
Follow these easy instructions to place your order online:
1/. Go to www.kidsartworks.com
2/. Use the Entrance Code: KZ469
3/. Enter your child’s room and name when prompted
🗓 Primary Calendar Dates
- Mon 21st Nov - Teacher Only Day (No school)
- Thurs 24th Nov - Y5-6 Athletics Zone Day (AUT Albany)
- Fri 25th Nov - Year 6 Beach Carnival Day
- Mon 28th Nov - Year 5 Beach Carnival Day
- Mon 28th Nov - Fri 2nd Dec - Book Fair Week
- Wed 30th Nov - Grandparents Day
- Thurs 1st December - Teacher Only Day (No school)
- Wed 7th Dec - Year 3-4 Fun Day (Shakespear Park)
- Fri 9th Dec - Year 0-2 Fun Day (at school), Year 5-6 Fun Day (at school)
- Mon 12th Dec - Year 6 Graduation and and Prizegiving 6-8pm
- Wed 14th Dec - Year 1-5 Prizegiving
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