Please read the following parent notices for the Junior Campus.

Dear Parents

Welcome back to another year at KingsWay Junior Campus!

It was so lovely to walk around the studio on Thursday last week and to see the many happy, smiling faces of your children.

I trust you all had a fabulous summer holiday and were able to get some time off from work to enjoy spending time with your friends and family.

Please remember to read the weekly emails that are sent to you from your child’s teacher as they contain important information about the learning that is taking place in the classes. Homework expectations and the Memory Verse for the week is also contained therein.

Thank you to the parents who take the time to ensure their children are neatly and correctly dressed in the correct school uniform every day. It sends a very strong message to them about how much you value them being here.

Welcome to all our new families in Primary! I trust you will make new friends and soon feel like part of our KingsWay community.

I look forward to seeing you all at the Parent Meeting on Feb 12th and at the Family Fun Night on Feb 18th, for those of you who can make it. It’s a really great opportunity to get the whole school community together, so do pop along, if even for only an hour or so.

I roto i ngā mahi ki te Atua’

Jenny Harvey
Head of Primary School

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 4: Friday 21 February – lead by 4KPR
• 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.

Year 5 & 6 Swimming Carnival

This year the Primary has made a change to our annual Year 5&6 Primary Swimming Sports Carnival.

The past two years we have combined our Swimming Sports Carnival with Middle School in order to make it a sustainable event.

Unfortunately, we will be unable to run this event in 2020. While we do recognise swimming as a respected sport at KingsWay, we will no longer be holding our annual Swimming Sports Carnival. We will, however, be continuing with our swimming lessons in Term 3 & 4, for all our Years 1-6 students, as this is an essential part of our curriculum.

In place of the Swimming Sports Carnival, we have recognised an opportunity to build a Year 5 and 6 event that addresses our community need, being coastal. We have partnered with the Orewa Surf Life Saving Club and will be conjointly running a Beach Carnival Day, where the focus will be on Beach Safety and building a healthy respect for and understanding of the ocean. Various events will be built into this exciting day and we anticipate that this event will cater to the wider need.

On Tuesday, 18 of February (Week 4), our Year 5’s will participate in this day as a pilot event. We plan to run another day in term 4 for our Year 6 children, to set them up for next summer.

Our school will still be participating in the local Swimming Zone Day on the 26 of March, and Mrs Beguely will talk to the children in due course about how they will be able to be selected to represent our Primary on this day.

We look forward to our upcoming day with the Year 5’s and will hopefully see many of our Year 5 parents at the event.

Ka kite ano,

Jordan Barley
Primary PE

School Lunches

School lunches can now be ordered online and will be delivered to the Junior Campus each day before lunch time. Please CLICK HERE for further information.

Winter Football Registrations - closing soon

Football Registrations CLOSE next week - Friday 14 February

Please note that if you would like your child to play in a KingsWay School winter football team, the registrations CLOSE next week, Friday 14 February. We need to collate the teams and register them with the HBC club before the season begins in April.

Please CLICK HERE for further information.
Please CLICK HERE to register.

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.

Please CLICK HERE for the full notice which can be shared via social media.

Scholastic Book Fair

We will also have a Scholastic Book Fair held in the Junior Campus Library area on Grandparents’ Day. Funds raised from the book fair go towards purchasing more Library books for your child’s enjoyment. We are looking for volunteers to help at the Scholastic Book Fair. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jo Pelan: mjpelan@hotmail.com.

Juicies - PTA Term One Fundraiser

• Made from freshly pressed Nelson Tasman apples, blended with delicious fruits and berries.
• 5 Health Star Rating
• No added sugar
• 100% natural
• No artificial colours or preservatives
• Stores conveniently in a cupboard or freezer
• Exclusive fundraising flavour mix - Tropical, Wildberry and Orange

Each Fundraising Pack contains 10 mixed flavour Juicies. NO ALTERING THE FLAVOURS PER PACK. Order forms will come home soon.

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