Kia ora Koutou

AED Donation

Huge thanks to Embracing Hearts and Heart Kids for arranging the donation of an AED to KBS! Special thanks to Sheena and Liam (S17) for their part in making this happen. The AED will be located in the hall kitchen so community users of the hall can access this too should an emergency arise. Thank you very much!

Football Goals

We are very grateful to Pub Charity for a grant of $5,392.16 for the purchase of two football goals for our large field area. These have been installed this week and we look forward to them having lots of use by our students. Thank you!

Thank you to the PTA!

We are really grateful to the KBS PTA for their donation of $4,500 to purchase structured literacy games and resources for our junior classes. This is a huge help from the PTA’s fundraising efforts. Thank you!

Kaiapoi Maritime Heritage Trust

Our sincere thanks to the trust for the generous donation of two books for our school library. ‘Taking the Bar - A History of Kaiapoi Port’ by Colin Amodeo and Paul Croucher and ‘Tuhoe Tales - The story of a motor ship saved from the scrapper’ by Colin Amodeo. These books contain wonderful local history and are a great addition to the library for our students.

Ski Trip, Museum and Art Gallery Visits - Thank you for your support!

A number of trips and visits have happened over the last two weeks and we have HUGELY appreciated the help and support of parents, grandparents and friends of our school. We can’t do these trips without your support, thank you very much to everyone who has been involved.

Health and Safety Update

Please see the health and safety update that accompanies this newsletter. If you have any questions please let me know.

Teacher Only Days

As part of the settlement of the teachers’ employment contract which covers the period, 1 July 2019 until I July 2022, Boards of Trustees are required to provide 8 teacher only days to assist with teacher workload. The details around these days are as follows:

Accord Teacher Only Days for primary settings

Arising from the recent employment agreement negotiations for the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement, the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement, the Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement and the Area School Principals’ Collective Agreement it was agreed that any one principal or teacher is entitled to a maximum of 8 teacher only days. We had teacher only days planned in terms two and three this year, but postponed them following the extended period of lockdown realising the pressure on families. These days do need to be provided for staff so Teacher only days, with Board of Trustees approval, are now planned for: 

1. Thursday 12th November 2020 

2. Monday 1st February 2021 

3. Tuesday 2nd February 2021

Please note the first day of school for students in 2021 will be Wednesday 3rd February 2021.

These days are to provide teachers and principals with additional time to:

• Refresh and deepen their knowledge and practice around the local curriculum (within the context of the removal of national standards)
• Strengthen their understanding of the use of assessment tools for learning and teaching
• Respond to the recommendations of the education work programme in the Curriculum, Progress and Achievement (CPA) Report
• Familiarise themselves with curriculum work changes that will become available over the term of the collective agreements.
• Curriculum Progress and Achievement report[PDF, 671 KB]
• The teacher only days, both in terms of actual days and use must be set in consultation with the Board of Trustees.
• Because schools will be closed for instruction, it is important that parents and whānau are given at least a term’s notice of the dates.
• More details can be found at: https://www.education.govt.nz/school/school-terms-and-holidays/accord-teacher-only-days/

General Information

Enrolments -If you know of anyone who is starting their child with us at any time, at any level this year, please encourage them to complete an enrolment form as soon as possible.

School Uniform - Thank you for ensuring your child has the correct school uniform to wear to school each day – our school uniform policy was updated last year. You can find a copy of this on the school website, or click here.  A reminder that sun hats must be worn in term four – it’s not far away!

Whānau Time – Under Alert Level 2, we are unable to hold whanau time. Teams will instead celebrate and recognise student achievement in their own smaller gatherings.

Lunch Online – Fridays (Sushi).
To setup an account, view the menu and order online go to www.lunchonline.co.nz. Lunch Online contributes a percentage from sales back to KBS so your support is appreciated.

Out of Zone Enrolments 
For children who wish to enrol in Term 4 2020 (12 October to 11 December) the official notice will be in ‘The Press’ on Wednesday 22 July 2020. The deadline for receipt of applications is 4:00pm Wednesday 19 August 2020. If required, a ballot for places will be held on Friday 21 August 2020 with successful applicants notified after that. If you have questions about enrolment don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you for your support of our school.

Ngā mihi nui

Murray Overton
Principal
principal@kbs.school.nz

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