School Newsletter Term 3 Week 5 2017 Welcome to this edition of the newsletter. Already we are over half way through Term 3 - the year is rushing by and it is encouraging to see signs of spring as the temperatures are slowly warming up. However, our grounds are still water logged so we are hoping for a dry windy week to sort them out. Last week we had some of the Year 7 and International pupils attend the Mt Hutt Ski Day. This ski trip was a success with great weather and wonderful parent help. We saw a change of weather developing at the end of the day, which created a wee bit of a scare when the access road closed due to snowdrifts. However, the buses got through and we did not have to spend the night in the Mt Hutt café again. Winter sport at Hagley Park is now over. We have had a lot of help this year from people outside our school with coaching: Football - Jeremy Aitken; Hockey- Kate Bayliss and Lizzie Minish; Rugby- Caleb Aperahama and Jordan Jackett; Basketball - Dave Strange, Tania Jones, Renee Sharp, Nathan Baltista and Vincent. Thank you very much to these people. Our children have thoroughly appreciated your expertise and skill. We have had a busy time with visitors from China. Another big thank you to the Kirkwood families for hosting these children over the last few weeks. Several of these pupils spoke at our assembly last Friday and I was really impressed with the delivery and planning of their speeches. It is amazing that people so young can have such a grasp of English as a second language. We currently have an inter class Korfball Tournament which is being held at lunchtimes. Korfball is reasonably new for us; our children are finding that it is great fun and really competitive, however, in a non-threatening way. Year 8 classes are competing now and the Year 7’s will take over when they are finished. This week has been a busy one with the Hockey and Rugby Sevens Tournament which was played last Tuesday. We also had a team of four take part in a chess competition (social grade) and gained first place. It is great to see these activities happening in the school. There are so many opportunities for our pupils; they just have to make sure they take advantage of them. All of our Year 8 pupils should now be enrolled at a high school. Even if you are attending your in-zone school it is important that you are enrolled. If you have won places at more than one high school, could I encourage you to make your choice and then to inform all schools of your decision. If you are not going to attend a high school, letting them know early will allow another child to be given that place. Thank you for your on-going support of our school. We look forward to working with you and your family as we do the best we can for each and every child at Kirkwood. Best wishes Peter Aitken Acting Principal
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School Newsletter Term 3 Week 5 2017 Welcome to this edition of the newsletter. Already we are over half way through Term 3 - the year is rushing by and it is encouraging to see signs of spring as the temperatures are slowly warming up. However, our grounds are still water logged so we are hoping for a dry windy week to sort them out. Last week we had some of the Year 7 and International pupils attend the Mt Hutt Ski Day. This ski trip was a success with great weather and wonderful parent help. We saw a change of weather developing at the end of the day, which created a wee bit of a scare when the access road closed due to snowdrifts. However, the buses got through and we did not have to spend the night in the Mt Hutt café again. Winter sport at Hagley Park is now over. We have had a lot of help this year from people outside our school with coaching:
Football - Jeremy Aitken; Hockey- Kate Bayliss and Lizzie Minish; Rugby- Caleb Aperahama and Jordan Jackett; Basketball - Dave Strange, Tania Jones, Renee Sharp, Nathan Baltista and Vincent.
Thank you very much to these people. Our children have thoroughly appreciated your expertise and skill. We have had a busy time with visitors from China. Another big thank you to the Kirkwood families for hosting these children over the last few weeks. Several of these pupils spoke at our assembly last Friday and I was really impressed with the delivery and planning of their speeches. It is amazing that people so young can have such a grasp of English as a second language.
We currently have an inter class Korfball Tournament which is being held at lunchtimes. Korfball is reasonably new for us; our children are finding that it is great fun and really competitive, however, in a non-threatening way. Year 8 classes are competing now and the Year 7’s will take over when they are finished. This week has been a busy one with the Hockey and Rugby Sevens Tournament which was played last Tuesday. We also had a team of four take part in a chess competition (social grade) and gained first place. It is great to see these activities happening in the school. There are so many opportunities for our pupils; they just have to make sure they take advantage of them. All of our Year 8 pupils should now be enrolled at a high school. Even if you are attending your in-zone school it is important that you are enrolled. If you have won places at more than one high school, could I encourage you to make your choice and then to inform all schools of your decision. If you are not going to attend a high school, letting them know early will allow another child to be given that place. Thank you for your on-going support of our school. We look forward to working with you and your family as we do the best we can for each and every child at Kirkwood. Best wishes Peter Aitken
Acting Principal
Wellington and Otago Camp As full payment needs to be paid by the end of Term 3 it is strongly advised that a regular automatic payment be set up for the balance of the amount. The school bank account is:
Account Name: Kirkwood Intermediate Board of Trustees; Account Number: 12-3147-0180900-00; Particulars: Child’s name (surname first); Reference: Wellington camp or Otago camp.
Camp dates are as follows: Tuesday 17 – Friday 20 October Rooms 3 & 4 Wellington Tuesday 24 – Friday 27 October Otago Camp Tuesday 31 October – Friday 3 November Rooms 1 & 2 Wellington Monday 13 – Thursday 16 November Rooms 5 – 6 Wellington
School Cell Phone
For texting absentees only please. 027 4163414.
(Please note – we do not reply.)
If you have an urgent or important message that you want passed to your child,
please ring the office on 348 7718. (If you text or email, we may not read the
message in time.)
Thanks.
Homework Club
This is held on Tuesday & Thursday
afternoons from 3:00pm – 3:45pm.
This is for pupils to do homework, research and to ‘ask any questions’ which is a service
provided by the Christchurch City Library.
Drink & biscuits will be provided
Road Safety Please can you emphasize to your children how important it is to cross Riccarton Road at the pedestrian crossing by Wharenui Road. If you are dropping your child off opposite the school, they must walk down the road to this crossing. Please do not help them to cross
opposite the school. Thank you for your support with this.
Scholastic Book Club
Book Club orders are due by Tuesday 19 September.
Please post your order in the office slot.
Internet Banking
The school bank details are as follows: Account Name: Kirkwood Intermediate Board of Trustees Account Number: 12-3147-0180900-00 Particulars: Child’s name (surname and first name) Reference: Parent’s/caregiver’s name (surname and first name) For those of you who wish to pay by internet banking for any school activities during the year, please make sure you return the permission slip, ticking the box saying that you are paying
via the internet.
Celebrating our Pupils Success Congratulations to Ryan J and Jacob H who both play in the U13 Rolleston Gold rugby team. Their team went through their season undefeated and won their final on Saturday against West Melton. They are the holders of the Southbridge RFC Cup and Hardwick Family Trophy as well as the Totalspan Shield for their age in the Ellesmere Rugby Sub Union. This is an outstanding achievement. Well done boys. Congratulations also goes to Jemma of Year 7 in Room 8 as she has been selected for the Selwyn 12th Grade Football Girls’ rep team this year.
Policy Review
The following Policy is up for review:
Students with Special Needs
Please follow the instructions below to review
Visit the website http://kirkwood.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm
Enter the username (kirkwood) and password (Kahikatea).
Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.
Read the policy. Click the Policy Review button at the top
right-hand corner of the page. Select the reviewer type "Parent". Enter your name (optional). Submit your ratings and comments.
If you don't have internet access, school office
staff can easily provide you with printed copies
of the policy and the review form
Fruit Trees Last week, Brayden, Josh and I helped Ms Anderson and Mr Von Hagen plant trees in the school grounds. We planted plum, pear and apple trees that were generously donated to the school from the Canterbury Heritage Fruit Archive. We are also very grateful to Living Earth for donating the compost.
The trees look fantastic and should grow well. This will then mean that in a few years’ time pupils from the school will be able to enjoy picking and using the fruit. . By Jak
Farewell and Safe Travels Twelve of our short-term International Students from China left last Friday and the final three will leave us this coming Friday. It has been such a great experience for everyone learning about the different cultures and enhancing our cultural awareness. The Chinese students learnt many new skills with the ski trip being a definite highlight for the group. We wish all the students safe travels back home to China. Mrs Climo Thank You to the Homestay Parents We would like to take this opportunity to say how much we have appreciated our homestay families who have hosted our International short-term students. Thank you for opening your homes to our visiting students and making them feel welcome in your families. We have been very impressed with the wonderful support you have given them. Thank you also to the school staff for all the hard work you have put in to create educational experiences with a Kiwiana theme. Alison Xie & Phil Tappenden
Modern Learning Enviroments Thank you to everyone who has responded to my short survey on Modern Learning Enviroments. I have found it very interesting to read your thoughts, and I appreciate you sharing them with me. It is obvious that some of the changes happening in education are being made quickly, and not necessarily with the support of the school community. I am finding my research fascinating, especially the opportunity to go into different schools and see what is working and why. I can assure you that if any changes are to be made at Kirkwood, they will be made with full consultation with our Board, and with our parent community. I really appreciated the number of parents who were very positive in their thoughts on our school as it is, and I tend to agree. Any change would absolutely need to be driven by research that shows improved student learning outcomes for all students. I have yet to find any research that can show this, but I have seen some very interesting classroom set ups, some good use of technology (especially laptops and chrome books) and some very dedicated teachers. Whilst I am enjoying this opportunity, and I am very grateful to the Board for allowing me to do this, I am very much looking forward to coming back to Kirkwood next term. Best wishes Phil Tappenden
Wood Off Cuts Donated
A big thank you to Tube Fab 2005 Ltd for the generous offer of their off cuts to the school. These off cuts will be used in the woodwork technology workshop for pupils to create models with. Below are photos of the different types of models pupils have made this year in technology.
Quiz Night Coming Soon
Please save the date for the Kirkwood PTA Quiz Night.
Avonhead Tavern
Sunday 29 October, 7pm
Tickets cost $10 per person and seating is available in tables of up to six people.
More information to follow
Science Alive Visit Kirkwood Our Year 7 pupils have had a visit from Science Alive this week. They solved a crime at a sweet factory using forensic science and completing experiments. The pupils had a great time and learnt a lot.
Sports
Hagley Sport Results for Tuesday 15 August Team Score Opposition Player of the Day
Hockey A Won 13 – 3 Heaton Dante and Tristan
Hockey B
Netball A Loss 18 – 17 Heaton A Mia
Netball B Loss 30 – 17 Christchurch South E Kayla and Kaitlin
Netball C Win 18 – 6 Chisnallwood Red Abby F and Grace A
Netball D Loss 14 – 9 Cobham Holly
Rugby Cancelled
Table Tennis 1 Loss 2 – 1 Kirkwood 2 Sam
Table Tennis 2 Win 2 – 1 Kirkwood 1 Jordan
Table Tennis 3 Win 3 – 0 St Thomas Yellow Karen
Table Tennis 4 Loss 2 – 1 Christchurch South A Zili
Table Tennis 5 Loss 2 – 1 Heaton Yellow Alisha
Table Tennis 6 Win 2 – 1 St Thomas Red Jino
Football A Cancelled
Football B Cancelled
Football C Cancelled
Football Girls Cancelled
Basketball Boys A Win 48 – 10 Hornby Ben A
Basketball Boys B Win 30 – 2 STAC Quinn
Basketball Girls A Win 31 – 17 Middleton Grange Hayley
Basketball Information for this Week’s Game
All girls’ games are held at Wharenui Gym, located on the corner of Matipo and Elizabeth Street The boys’ games are at the Middleton Grange gyms on Suva Street.
Court 1 – old gym, Court 2 – new gym.
A Grade (Girls) 4.50pm, Wharenui Gym, Court 1 – Kirkwood Girls vs Rangi Ruru A Grade (Boys) 6.50pm, Middleton Grange School, Court 2 – Kirkwood White vs Hillview B Grade (Boys) 4.55pm, Middleton Grange School, Court 2 – Kirkwood Green vs Riccarton
Netball C Team
Feedback from our Hockey Coach
I have to give all the credit to the children, they were awesome and performed to high standards every week. I was most impressed with how, even when we started in the harder grade, they persevered and did an awesome job in winning the B grade, which I am incredibly proud of. Five wins from five games, (50 goals for and only 12 against) and they cleaned up and took the whole 50 points that were up for grabs.
I do want to comment that Marcus was an awesome captain for the team and I am very proud of him for leading the team to success. Even when we were winning by a large number of goals, the children stayed humble and worked hard and together.
The children were just awesome and I would do it again.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Kate
Chess Competition Shannon, Lachlan, Finlay and Dylan enjoyed taking part in the Chess Competition which was held this week. They were played in the social grade and came first place. Well done!
Mufti Day Next Week Please support the Child Cancer Foundation and come to school wearing as much orange as you
can to ‘Help The Cause’.
Wednesday 30 August Gold coin donation
Thank you for your support
Whittle Knight and Boatwood - sponsors of our VisTab sign in system.
Our Term Calendar: (you can also refer to our website: www.kirkwood.school.nz)
Thursday 24 Aug BoT Meeting Otago Problem Solving 5
Monday 28 Aug Girls’ Self Defence
Wednesday 30 Aug Mufti Day
Thursday 31 Aug Current Events Quiz Competition
Monday 4 Sept Girls’ Self Defence
Wednesday 6 Sept Aerobics, Hip Hop, Dance
Friday 8 Sept HPV Vaccination
Monday 11 Sept Girls’ Self Defence
Wednesday 13 Sept Kapa Haka Performance at Westfield Riccarton
Monday 18 Sept Girls’ Self Defence
Thursday 21 Sept BoT Meeting
Tuesday 26 Sept New Zealand Institute of Sport, Year 8
Wednesday 27 Sept New Zealand Institute of Sport, Year 7
Thursday 28 Sept Blues Assembly New Zealand Institute of Sport, Year 7
TOUGHLOVE – A six week parent support course with topics including boundaries and consequences, manipulation, resolving conflict and communication. Happening Tuesday nights from 7pm – 9pm at the Knox church on 12 September. Gold coin donation. Email: [email protected] or phone 03 3379452. Practical Community Space in Christchurch – This year the University of Auckland and Canterbury are hoping to design a practical community space that would be implemented in the city next year for the youth. It would be very helpful if your child could fill in a survey in order for there to be a better understanding of the interests and view of those they are designing for https://goo.gl/forms/ogavH08oaBrbQ3v02 2018 New Zealander of the Year Awards – It is time to submit nominations of some fantastic people from you region for the Kiwibank Local heroes Awards. Fill out the online form at www.nzawards.org.nz Parent to Parent Support and Information Team – Please visit their website for articles on topics parents often come to them for help www.parent2parent.org.nz Sparklers parenting guides – Can be found at www.allright.org.nz/parents Brainwave – What you do can make a difference - consistent, responsive, loving care. Seminars on both the early years and adolescence. For more information and to register visit www.brainwave.org.nz Christchurch Parenting Week – This years Parenting Week will be held from 21 – 31 August. The programme will offer something for every parent, from parents to be right through to those with kids who are navigating the teenage years.
SPORTS/CLUBS Hornby Junior Tennis – Open day and registrations for beginners, Primary, Intermediate and High Schools on 9, 16, 23, 30 September from 10am – 11am at Hornby Domain. For more information phone 9424022. Motivationz Rugby – Touch and Severns Summer programme for boys and girls on Monday afternoons at Paparoa Street School starting 11 September. For more info or to register contact Anthony on 021 2226340. Selwyn Athletic Club – Registration and open day on Sunday 3 September at Brookside Park, Rolleston 10am – 2pm. For more information please email [email protected].
PROGRAMMES/EVENTS The Buddy Zone Holiday Programme – A social skills group for age 6-14 years starting in the Term 3 holidays. Call to book your place 021 2436877. Chisnallwood Intermediate School 50th Jubilee – All past pupils are invited to come along for a weekend of celebrations, 27 – 28 October.
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