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Year 6 Newsletter

KingsWay School —

Week 4, Term 3

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Whānau,

This term in our Topic studies we are learning about how God is at work in the lives of his people and how we can be apart of that. We have been looking at Missionaries like Hudson Taylor and how he endured persecution yet accomplished saving the lives of many both in his lifetime and the generations to come. We have been reading about issues around the world and ways in which we as Godly Global Citizens can make a difference.

Notices 

2022 Year 4 – 9 Cross Country Day @ Shakespear Regional Park

Urgent: Please complete the Cross Country permission form if you have not completed it.

CROSS COUNTRY YEAR 6 PERMISSION FORM

Dear Parents/Caregivers

We are looking forward to our Year 4 - 6 Cross Country Day @ Shakespear Regional Park.

You are warmly invited to join us to support your child and their classmates.

Please find details below:

Date: Friday, 26th August (rain saver date Wednesday, 31st August)

Where: Shakespear Regional Park

Time: Students leave Junior Campus by bus at 09:15am

Program for the day:

09:00am Get on buses (departure 9:15am)

10:00am Day/Race briefing for all

10:30am Year 4 Boys and Girls (approx. 1.5km)

11:00am Year 5&6 Boys and Girls (approx. 2.6km)

11:30am Year 7 Boys and Girls (approx. 3.0km)

12:00pm Lunch/Whanau Activities

12:30pm Year 8 Boys and Girls (approx. 3.5km)

12:50pm Year 9 Boys and Girls (approx. 3.5km)

1:30pm Clean up

1:45pm Start loading buses (departure 2pm)

What to wear: House colours are encouraged or PE clothing. Sport shoes/trainers are recommended (kindly take note that this is not a Mufti Day).

What to bring: Morning tea/lunch, water bottle, towel to dry off with, change of clothes/warm clothes.

Please sign your child out with their class teacher if you wish to take them home after the program has finished.

2022 Year 5/6 Swimming (5-16th September)

The Year 5 and 6 students will attend Northern Arena Pools for their annual swimming lessons. These lessons are 30 minutes per class, per day for 10 days. Children will travel by bus with their class teacher to the Northern Arena Pools for their lesson and then be transported back to school to continue their usual programme.

Children will need to bring the following to school each day:

  • A tog bag

  • Swimming togs

  • Swimming towel

  • Swimming cap

  • Swimming goggles

Children will change each day at school or at Northern Arena.

Children need to come to school fully dressed in school uniform and leave school in school uniform.

The Schools Program at Northern Arena holds a pivotal role of ensuring the safety and providing key life skills to children in the community. Learning to swim is as important as learning to read and write, which is why Northern Arena’s award winning learn to swim school focuses on changing and saving lives in and around water.

The Schools Learn to Swim program teaches children from years 1-9 to be more comfortable and safer in the water.

The program:

  • Caters swimming lessons for all levels and abilities.

  • Teaches students to swim and survive by learning correct stroke technique and swim fitness.

Please click on the link to complete the permission form before August 26th.

Year 5 and 6 teachers

Memory Verse link 

Week 4: Matthew 5:7

Blessed are those who show mercy.
They will be shown mercy

Week 5: Matthew 5:8

Blessed are those whose hearts are pure.
They will see God.

Ngā mihi

Year 6 Teachers

Reading and discussing character traits