Welcome to Week 7 Term 4



Good morning on this beautiful summer day.  It is hard to think that there are only three more weeks left of the school year.  Let's make these the three best ones we've had, by being organised, being kind and having a big dollop of patience.


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Kahikatea is looking forward to our Big Day In on Monday 6 December.  Unfortunately with Covid restrictions, we are unable to invite parents to join us.  Please keep a lookout for a notice which will be sent home this week outlining all the details.

Looking back at what was going on this time last year and it was jam packed with lots of activity - preparing for the curtain going up for Peter Pan, Ahurei, student Celebration Day at school, Christmas Parade, students competed in inter-school athletics. Unfortunately many activities have had to be cancelled this year due to COVID and many more will also need to be cancelled. Presently we are looking at how our end of year prizegiving and Mass is going to look. Plans will need to fit according to where Rotorua is on the traffic light system which we move to on Friday night.

Today twenty of our students are being Confirmed and receiving their First Holy Communion from Bishop Steve. Because of COVID there are two Masses and our children are spread between the two of them. Preparation for this has been going on for several months. In a fortnight twenty-two students are to be Baptised in our church and these children have been meeting in preparation for this at 8.00am for the last four Sundays.

We are publishing a school magazine again this year, and this will be available during the last week of this term. At this stage there are only to be 100 magazines printed. It will be a great memento of 2021. Orders are taken now with the cost for the magazine being $10.00.

Our school library is now closed for a stocktake. Please could we all have a look at home for any outstanding books and return them as soon as possible.


Have a busy but great week everyone.
Nga mihi
Sophie Bowie and Team Kahikatea

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