10 Nov 2026

Please see the message below from Mid Canterbury Rugby

Hi Team,

We have reviewed the Rippa options and have decided we will cancel Rippa tonight – with a combination of wet grounds and more rain predicted it seemed the best option.

We will just move on in the Draw, so please wipe this week draw from your minds 😊, 

Thank you for being awesome team, have a great day 😊

 

 

 

9 Nov 2026

Kia ora whanau,  just a couple of reminders that I had left off the skool loop yesterday.  If your child uses a booster seat then please send this along to school on Wednesday so that it can be used in the vehicle that your child is travelling in.  We will be doing activities outside tomorrow even if it is raining so please make sure your child has a jacket tomorrow.  A pair of gumboots might be a good idea for footwear if it continues to be wet. 

We are looking forward to the rest of the week and doing all of the activities that we have planned.

Julia and Cherie

9 Nov 2026

Kia ora koutou,

Due to family circumstances, I will no longer be attending camp this week. Mrs Smith-Busch (Gayle) will be going in my place, joining Mr Smith and our parent helpers. The Yr 5/6 students were informed of this change this afternoon.

Mrs Kennard will teach Kōwhai on Tuesday and Thursday, and I will teach Kōwhai on Wednesday.

Thank you for your understanding, and a big thanks to Mrs Smith-Busch for stepping in. I hope everyone heading away has a fantastic camp!
Dylan

9 Nov 2026

Hi all,

Tomorrow is our leaving day for our Year 5/6 Camp!

Find attached the daily plan for while we are on camp and what we will be getting up to.

You will see Ninja Valley is an activity, if your child has a pair of the Ninja Valley socks can they please put them in.

Please be on time to school at 7.45am. This is so we can get loaded up and on the road by 8.15am.

Our camp parents are:

Steph Hunt, Aaron Chudleigh, Tracey Pierce, Mitch Moore, Emily Lovett

The-plan-1.pdf

8 Nov 2026

Good evening Kauri families

This week will feel a little different at school, as many of our senior students and teachers will be away at camp from Tuesday.

In Maths, we’ll continue learning about calendars and revisit some areas the children have found challenging this year, including fractions.

In Phonics, we’ll be learning about the suffixes -s, -es, -ing and -ed.

From Tuesday, we’ll use the story Jack and the Beanstalk as inspiration for our writing. We’ll take our time and focus on using finger spaces, capital letters and full stops, as well as writing as neatly as we can. We’ll also practise proofreading and editing our work to check that it makes sense and that basic sight words are spelt correctly.

In Handwriting, we’ll practise forming all the letters of the alphabet correctly. We’ll also keep working on using lowercase letters only in the middle of words.

We’re very excited because the 5 Indian Runner duck eggs are nearly ready to begin their hatching process! We can see movement from some eggs already. 

A reminder to please make sure your child’s sunhat stays in their bag. We don’t lend out spare hats, so children can take responsibility for looking after and bringing their own. If they forget theirs, they can still play but it must be in the shade. 

Have a great week.

Kind regards

Karen Digby