Welcome to Week 5 Term 4

 Aloha parents and whānau, welcome to week 5!

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend and managed to find time to relax with your family. We are over halfway through the term and the busyness is well and truly upon us. We had a fantastic day at Athletics on Monday. The kids all did so well and it was awesome to have some parent helpers as well. A huge congratulations to those students who competed in the gymnastics competition, I know you have been practising hard all year. 

Just a friendly reminder that all students need to bring their hats to school, we know how harsh our New Zealand sun is. Also, please continue checking that your child is bringing their device to school fully charged. We will be doing some assessments this week, which students will require their Chromebooks for. 

With Delta cases now in Rotorua, sanitising and staying home if unwell is more important than ever. Please do not send your child to school if they are sick. 

We have some exciting learning ahead this week, including the Making a Difference Swimming Programme (Tuesday - Friday) and a hands-on experience from the Rotorua Museum called The Outreach Taniwha Programme. 

Coming up this week:

Monday - No swimming. 

Tuesday - Swimming
            - Museum programme

Wednesday - Swimming

Thursday - Swimming 

Friday - Swimming 
         - Term for Parish Mass at 9am. Parents are welcome to join us at St Marys Church.            - Golden Time. 

Stay safe and have a lovely Sunday evening, 

Sophie Bowie and the Kahikatea Team 


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