We have been enjoying another settled (and warm!) week at school, as learning programmes and routines are becoming more familiar to children, and as teachers are quickly building the picture of learning needs and the social dynamics of their classrooms. It is very important work - and a task that our teachers are experts in doing.

School Picnic
We hope that you can join us tomorrow evening for our start of year school picnic. The weather forecast looks favourable - and it is sure to be a relaxed evening in which you and your family can connect with others in our school community. See you there - there will also be ice blocks for our akonga! 

Thank you
A simple note of thanks to those wonderful people in our community who routinely donate food, which is then given to children who don't have lunch. It is very generous and thoughtful, and is appreciated by those with hungry tummies.

New Staff Members

We are delighted to welcome  Charlotte  and Thalia to our learning assistant team this year. Both Charlotte and Thalia are highly skilled, and we are very fortunate to having working with your children this year.  

Developing Strong Reading Habits
As I am sure you know, regular reading is very important for children. This can come in many forms: through their own enjoyment of a self-chosen text, shared reading (e.g. of a story or a news article), guided reading (e.g. with texts sent home from school) or reading to (e.g. the treehouse series at bedtime). It all makes a positive impact, and we strongly encourage you to keep these good habits at home. It matters. 

Contact Details:
If you have moved over the school break, changed work places or phone numbers, or your emergency contacts have changed, please ring the office (476-6165) or email Tina or Nikki: office@kwns.school.nz with your updated details. It is essential these are up to date in case we need to contact you urgently.

As always, if you have questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.

Simon Flockton, Principal: principal@kwns.school.nz
Kirsty Harry, Deputy Principal (Y0-4): kirsty.harry@kwns.school.nz
Danielle Hill, Deputy Principal (Y5-8): danielle.hill@kwns.school.nz

Have a lovely remainder of your week.

Simon Flockton
Tumuaki I PRINCIPAL

Traditional fruit or Chocolate Chip 

Final Orders Tue 25 March 

Collection day Fri 4 April 

KWNS Friends of the School

 

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

 

As you may be aware, this year we moved to HERO, a New Zealand owned and operated Student Management System. With Hero, you can:

Hero has a number of other features that we plan to introduce in the future.  We want to move as quickly as we can to Hero so we aren’t duplicating our communications. However, we understand that it may take some time for all families to get set up.  Because of this, we will continue to email you school notifications through to end of Term 1.  After this time, all school communication will move to Hero.

 

To download the app:  scan the QR code (top right) or search ‘Hero by linc-ed’ in the app store.

We would like to invite anyone in years 6-8 who's keen to find out more about Underwater Hockey to the Have-a-Go Session – 1st March 2025 at Naenae pool. This is a great opportunity for students to try out Underwater Hockey before the league begins.

📅 Date: Saturday, 1st March 2025
🕟 Session options: 4:30 PM or 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Naenae Pool

The cost is $10 and gear can be borrowed for the night: fins and snorkels and masks or bring your own if you have it.

There will be ex-KWNS students helping out there on the night coaching the kids.

How to Register:

Parents can sign up their child via the Wellington & Kapiti Schools Link

Our year 8 players: Georgia, Maddie, Chloe and Isla  - can be found in akomangas 1 & 2 and are available to answer any of the kids questions at school or you can email me: Kyley on familykerse@gmail.com.