Week 8 (20-24 March)

Welcome to Week 8 :)

Swimming
Our class swimming continues this week, weather permitting, so please remember to pack the togs.
Lunchtime swim on Tuesday for any Kohara children who are keen (from 12.45pm onwards once dismissed by the duty teacher).

Cross Country
Our school cross country day is coming up next week on Wednesday 29 March. Our junior children will be down at St James Park from 12 noon for our Year 1 and 2 race events. All whanau are welcome to pack a picnic lunch and join us there for lunch from 12.30ish.

The older children in Years 3-6 will be down at the park from 11.30am.
All children should be back at school by approximately 1.30pm.

Classroom Release
Room 19 children will have Mrs McHaffie on Wednesday afternoon for Art.

Junior Kapa Haka
Kapa Haka is on Tuesday from 1.30-2pm.

Library
Please remember to send library books back to school before Friday. Children should be putting their library bags in the class containers before Friday's library visit.

Poetry Folders
A reminder that poetry folders should be put in the green boxes down the R19 end of Kohara, not left in school bags. Please encourage children to do this before school, along with putting their reading folders away in their tote trays.

Fire Drill
We will be talking with the children this week about our expectations during fire drills prior to an upcoming practice. This includes walking in an orderly line out to the back field and waiting quietly while the teachers take the roll and check all children are accounted for.

PTA
If you've ever thought about joining the PTA, then this Tuesday is a perfect time to join as it is our AGM. Come along and join us at 7.30pm in the school library on Tuesday 21st and see what it's all about plus we have drinks and nibbles to welcome you along. The PTA is a friendly bunch and we have lots of fun organising activities and events throughout the year. There is no set time commitment - you can be as involved as much or as little as you'd like. Plus there will always be a familiar face there as Mrs O is on the PTA as well as some of our Kohara mums and dads - Jen (Mylo's mum), Sheryl (Hannah's mum) and Mike (Gemma's dad). It would be great to have some more parents representing our junior children - we'd love to see you there!

Staffing
This week both Mrs Campbell and Mrs O will be out of Kohara on Friday afternoon as part of our continuing involvement in a Maths Inquiry Programme that we are part of. Ms Jill Kelk and Ms Tania Stott will be teaching in Kohara from 11.45pm.

Hot Drinks from our 4 Rivers Cafe
It is great to see children ordering their hot drinks well before 8.45am allowing them plenty of time to finish them before class starts. Great work everyone!

Rakaia River Hui
We are enjoying our get togethers with our Rakaia River classes on a Friday afternoon. It is a great way of building relationships between our younger and older students and the children are having fun trying out lots of active activities like yoga, basketball, table tennis, scavenger hunts, parachute games and sporty fun!

Have a great week!