Please read the following parent notices for the Junior Campus.

Primary Sharing Assemblies

Term 1:
Primary Sharing Assemblies are for all Primary Students and will be held on Fridays every fortnight in the Junior Campus School Hall from 2.15pm. Parents are welcome to attend these sharing assemblies, seating will be available at the back of the Hall.

Dates for Sharing Assemblies:

• Week 6: Friday 6 March – lead by 4FLY
• Week 8: Friday 20 March - TBC
• Week 10: Friday 3 April - TBC

Sun Hats and Sandals

A reminder to all parents that Term 1 is sunhats and sandals term. The primary summer uniform includes a sunhat. Please ensure your child has a hat to wear when outside during break times and outdoor activities. Students without a hat will be required to remain in the shade during break times.

Activity Costs

Activity costs for Primary students are available on the KingsWay School website.Please CLICK HERE.

Junior Campus Carpark

Top Carpark area:

Mornings: Parents are only to use this carpark in the mornings for dropping children off. Parents, please drive very slowing in the top carpark (5km), drive to the end of the drop off zone (don’t stop halfway if the drop off lane is clear), children are to remain seated in your vehicle with seat belts fastened until the car is stationery. Please do not allow children to take their seatbelts off before you have stopped at the drop off zone and are ready for them to exit the car. There are no pickups after school from the Top Carpark due to School Buses needing access. This is a safety issue so all parents must use the back carpark unless they are a disability cardholder.

Junior Campus – Back Carpark area:

It is essential parents drive slowly (5km) in the Carparking area. Parents are to park their vehicle (reverse into carpark space, where possible). Children are to use the pedestrian crossing. Parents are to assist their children in walking to the footpath to ensure their safety. When picking your child up at the end of the day, please wait for your child on the footpath and not in your car.

Grandparents' Morning - 26 February

All Grandparents of Primary students are invited to our Grandparents' Morning at the Junior Campus on Wednesday, 26 February from 9.15am - 12pm at the Junior Campus.

To bless our lovely grandparents next Wednesday at the Grandparents Morning, the PTA is asking each family to send along to school one baked item on a disposable plate.

Top studio – Kauri, please send along savoury items e.g sushi, sausage rolls, fruit, cheese and crackers etc.

Bottom studio – Totora, please send sweet items e.g biscuits, cakes, slice, muffins etc.

One item only is needed per family, if you have a child in both studios, you decide which item you wish to send along. If you are gluten-free, please send along a gluten-free item clearly labelled. We are also looking for parents to help in the morning from 9am in the Junior Campus Staffroom to help cut and plate food, refill jugs, get rid of rubbish etc. If you can help please email michelle.pearce@kingsway.school.nz. Thank you from the PTA.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be running at the Junior Campus from Monday 24 – Friday 28 February. Your child will probably bring home a wish list of books they would like – please do not feel obliged to buy all or any of the books on their list, but please also be aware that the school library directly benefits from book sales. There will also be an opportunity for families to buy a book to donate to the school library – keep an eye out for the librarian’s wish list at the book fair.

If you’re available to help run the book fair for an hour or more sometime during the week we would LOVE to hear from you! Please contact Jo Pelan at mjpelan@hotmail.com or 021-703-637 with the time(s) you’re available and we’ll slot you into the roster.

School Lunches

School lunches can now be ordered online and will be delivered to the Junior Campus each day before lunchtime.

When ordering food online for your child from the tuckshop, please ensure you put your child’s teacher’s year level and teacher code eg: 3DVA.

Please CLICK HERE for further information.

Juicies - PTA Term One Fundraiser

Please CLICK HERE for further details on ordering your Juicies.

Extra Activities

Chess
Playing chess develops self-confidence, concentration and problem-solving skills. We are really pleased to start a Chess Coaching Programme at our school and look forward to bringing the excitement, competition and educational benefits of chess to our children.
Please CLICK HERE for the full article.

Bricks for Kids
Starting on Friday, 14 February and the last day will be Friday, April 3rd. Please open the pdf attached below for further information.

Football Fundamentals
Lunchtime sessions at the Junior Campus field for Football skills.
Starts on Wednesday 19 February - 8 April 2020.
Please open the pdf attached below for further information.

Kelly Sports
Kelly Sports are offering a couple of different options this term in the forms of Dodgeball and End-Zone which is American Flag Football. Please open the images below for further information.

Marzipan
Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need 45 minutes a week to take part in organised craziness? Come and join Marrzipan! We run awesome drama classes which focus on key life skills at your school! We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. All parents receive weekly class reports too to keep them up to date on their child’s development. Give me a call to come along for a free trial, or just a chat to discuss how our classes can benefit your child's development. Contact Jex on 027 521 7352 or email info@marrzipandrama.co.nz

Rainbow Kids - Reaching for the stars
Helping kids overcome barriers to learning, success and happiness.
Still taking enrolments for Term 1, 2020! Now also offering Sandtray Therapy.

Providing Music, Movement, Play and SandtrayTherapy for children with Special Needs, Developmental Delay, Emotional Regulation and Social Difficulties, Language and Communication Delay and/or Challenges, Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, Sensory Processing difficulties and more.

Over 20 years of experience and professional training in Child Psychology, Special Education, Autism, Speech Therapy, Music Therapy, Integrated Movement Therapy, Play Therapy and Sensory Integration.

Please contact Hendrina Hancock on 09 428 0179/ 0211 553 541 or email: hendrinahancock@gmail.com to find out more and to book an obligation free consultation.

Find us on Facebook: Rainbow Kids – Reaching for the Stars.

Thinking Caps for Kids
‘Thinking Caps for Kids’ are offering special programmes supporting the development of numeracy skills which can be accessed during school time, at school, on a cost basis.

What do Thinking Caps for Kids do?
· encourage and support children’s Maths
· fill the gaps in children’s learning
· give children the skills they need to explain their thinking in Maths
· use resources to help children see and understand essential concepts
· teach children in small groups targeting their ability level

Thinking Caps for Kids have information on their website www.thinkingcaps.co.nz.
Or you can contact them directly on (09) 424 3536 or email julie@thinkingcaps.co.nz

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