Welcome to Week 8 Term 4

Kia Ora,

Christmas music is playing and the decorations are up, Christmas is only 20 days away which also means that our school year is just about complete. 

Last week we had some Kākano students do some buddy reading. Everyone really enjoyed it and it was a great opportunity for the students in our class to be tuakana. 

This is the last full week of school and there are a lot of activities.








Things on this week:

Monday - The Kahikatea Big Day In

Monday 6th December (tomorrow) is our Kahikatea Big Day In. This is a fun day of celebrations as we approach the end of the year. We have a range of fun-filled activities planned. If it is raining we will still be going ahead with the day.The children can wear mufti and will need to bring in their computers, togs, a towel, sunhat, sunscreen and a drink bottle of water. Children are allowed to bring labelled water guns for the water fight.  NO WATER Balloons. Please ensure all items are named (togs, towels, water guns ect.)We would like to have hot chips for a morning tea picnic and would appreciate a $2 koha contribution. Children will still need to bring their own lunch. Unfortunately due to restrictions, we are not permitted to have the usual celebrations of learning with our parents. 


Rest of the week - Swimming.


Friday - End of year mass for Totara students. 



Looking ahead:

MONDAY 13th DECEMBER: Tri-atholon 


TUESDAY 14TH DECEMBER: 
9.15am Prizegiving for Totara students

12 Noon Prizegiving for Kahikatea students

11.15 am Prizegiving for Kakano students


THURSDAY 16TH DECEMBER: Missioning of our Year 6 students.

Friendly Reminders:

Library books are to come back to school this week if you still have some at home please.

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 being taken now with the cost for the magazine being $10.00.

Advice from the Ministry:

Schools will retain their existing COVID-19 settings until the end of the 2021 calendar year, although we recommend that schools in red areas encourage mask-wearing for staff and students in year 4 and above. The COVID-19 Protection Framework settings will come into effect for all schools from 1 January 2022. The wearing of masks for our students and staff, while we are at Red Level, is not mandated until next year. Fingers crossed Rotorua will be in Orange by then and we won’t need to wear masks. We will continue to insist every student sanitises when they enter the school gate/classroom and any other teaching space in the school. All pare
nts coming onsite during school time (8.30am-3pm) MUST report to the School Office and wear a mask please.


Nga mihi,

Sophie Bowie and the Kahikatea Team

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