Kahikatea Team: Kahikatea News Term 4 Week 6

Kia ora whānau,

Here we are in Week 6, this term has been zooming along! A special thanks to those of you who assisted us during the swimming sessions in Weeks 3 and 5. The kids were all amazing due to the fantastic organisation and your support. We will have swimming again for Kahikatea and Kowhai in 2026.

Upcoming events:

Celebrations Assembly - these will be every Friday at 10am until the end of the school year

Kapa Haka - Sarah and Ella's groups will resume weekly lessons with Whaea Kath. These are held in the school hall on Friday

Whānau Thank You - Friday 29th November 8.15am - 9am (invitations for this have already been sent out to whanau)

Kahikatea End of Year Performance - Thursday 12 December 2-3pm (in the school hall)

Transition Visits

During weeks 7, 8, and 9, our Year 2 tamariki will visit the Kowhai hub to familiarise themselves with the spaces and the different resources/play activities they can engage in when they become Year 3s in 2025. These are important visits, and your child/ren may have questions about next year, and we will do our best to answer them! Some children will need more visits than others, and each teacher has a plan for them. Class placements and teachers are still being finalised.

Staying Safe Online

As young people become more independent online, they can connect and communicate with people they don’t know.

Often this is a positive experience, but sometimes your tamariki could be being groomed or talking to someone who isn’t who they say they are. Netsafe’s advice explains how unwanted contact works, including grooming and what whānau can do to educate kids.

Check out the link https://netsafe.org.nz/grooming-and-online-predators/

End of Year Performance

We are learning two songs for our EOY performance. Please encourage your child/ren to practise!

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