4 November 2011

KA IK OR A I P R I MA R Y SCHO O L
N e w s l e t t e r
A very special welcome to Lisa Cowan, Harry Bates, Jessica Lester, Jayden Cron, Fathir Afriansyah and their families to Kaikorai Primary School!

PRINCIPALS MESSAGE
What an amazing two weeks it has been! I have been thoroughly impressed with the friendliness and positive attitude of all of the students who I have met. I have also been impressed with the support the school receives from its parent community. Thank you to all who are involved with the walking buses, PMP, helping in classes, fundraising with the parent group, road patrol, taking sports teams or helping at senior swimming. Without your support we would not be able to provide the safe and rich experiences that we offer. I hope you enjoy and nd useful the new newsletter format. I plan to make greater use of all forms of communication to ensure our parent community is well informed. Kind regards, Simon Clarke

Important Dates Nov 7 - Senior Swimming Nov 8 - North Zone Athletics Nov 9 - Senior Swimming Nov 11 - Ukulele/ Orchestra Nov 14- Senior Swimming Nov 15 - Sports Activator Nov 16 - Sports Activator Nov 17 - Ukulele/ Orchestra Nov 26 - Polling booth at school Other Key Dates Dec 16 - Last day of term Jan 31 - First day of school

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4 November 2011

SYN D ICA TE N EWS

Junior News It is growing time in the Juniors as classes look at plants and how they affect our environment. We are planting seeds and watching them grow. We are learning about what helps a plant to grow. It is all very exciting as we watch to see whose bean, sunower or cress monsters will germinate rst. Fun Friday has started and for the next 6 weeks we are having lots of fun with Christmas activities. The fun part is that everyone gets to try each activity during the 6 sessions. Thank you to all the parents that come along to help. It wouldnt work as well without you.

Middle News
Serious fun, extending the walls of the classroom and lots of learning! Children from the Middle Syndicate plan to walk to the Botanical Gardens next week for a day of serious fun and learning in an environment outside the classroom. Each of the three classes will be exploring different, but interrelated, ideas and a theme of resilience and persistence will come through. One group, who has been wondering how artists use and show the effect of sunlight, plans to be artists and will be painting in an impressionist style in the Upper Gardens. Another group will be Explorers of the World, closely observing a range of things in the environment, while others will be nding sources of inspiration to create and share ideas using different media. The regular daily physical activity is undergoing some changes, in consultation with the children. The variety of activities will not only enhance tness levels but will allow children to exercise thinking strategies, contribute to their social well being and further develop positive attitudes to learning. Senior News - Our Electives programme continues to offer children opportunities to pursue their special
interests in depth. A range of creative activities are operating: cooking / food based activities, doodling, making musical instruments, creating animations, stone carving, exploring sticks and stones, learning about pets and animals, and a Christmas theme. The children are appreciative of the chance to work with different teachers and children from other classes. Mathematics All senior classes are learning about the properties of 3 dimensional shapes. They are: making 3D shapes from a variety of materials creating and describing cross sections. exploring the language of mathematics; describing the number of faces, edges and vertices

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4 November 2011

SCHO O L N EWS

Senior Swimming The senior school have been getting ready for summer with their swimming lessons. The students have been showing good improvement from the excellent teaching from the swimsation teachers. Thanks again to all of the parents who helpwith the walk to and from the pool. http://tiny.cc/52zo0

QR Codes
A QR code is an easy and effective way to go to any web site. From time to time when we have a large number of pictures or video we would like to share, we will insert a QR code into the newsletter so that you can easily see what our students are doing. It can be used by any smart phone (or web cam) with the correct software installed. The QR reader software can be downloaded for free from either the App store or Android Market.

La Petite Academie Bonjour! Every Thursday at lunchtime a small and dedicated group of language enthusiasts are learning French in a fun and informal way. The group is in its 3rd week and if you would like your child to join then please email [email protected] (costs apply) Well Done! Congratulations goes to Maia Taylor, Courtney Lloyd and Olivia Ollerenshaw who all achieved Special Merit in their recent PrePrimary Ballet Exam.

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4 November 2011

UP CO MIN G EVEN TS
North Zone Sports 35 of the schools top athletes have been under the watchful gaze of Mr Reid and Mrs Kernaghan as they prepare for the North Zone sports on Tuesday November 8th at the Caledonian grounds. Parents are more than welcome to come along and support their child and the school. Please remember to wear your Kaikorai jacket with pride, bring along lots of food and water and have something warm to put on. Good luck and have a great day. Walking School Bus
Well done to all those children who continued to walk to school regularly on the Walking School Bus during the winter terms. Now that its spring well hopefully get more warm, sunny mornings for our trip to school. Just a reminder that the Walking School Bus operates every morning and new children are welcome to start using it at any time. The Walking School Bus is a great way for students to get to school its healthy and fun for the children and it cuts down on the trafc congestion around school. We leave from the corner of Highgate and Belgrave Cres (just along from Roslyn Kindergarten) at 8.20am every morning. You can either start at the beginning of the Walking School Bus or join the Walking School Bus along the way. There are three adults rostered on each day to walk with the children and make sure they get to school safely, and sometimes other parents walk with us as well. If you have any questions about the Walking School Bus or youd like more information, please contact Tor (453-1108, 027-635-1512 or [email protected]).
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Newsletter We take great pride in our students successes and would like to share this with the greater community. When we discuss a childs success we will either print a full name with no picture or a picture with a rst name. If you would prefer not to have your childs image used in publicly available materials such as the newsletter or web site then please contact me at the below email. If you didnt receive this newsletter via email and would like future copies and other important information copy emailed please email me at [email protected] T Ball in 2012 Thank you to Lesley Reeves and the Zenith Technology Bioethics Committee for their kind donation. The money will go towards starting T Ball Teams next year. 2012 Enrolments To help us prepare effectively for 2012 it is important that we know how many children intend on coming to Kaikorai School. If you know of someone who would like to enrol their child at Kaikorai in 2012, then please encourage them to contact the

PA REN T GRO UP N EWS

Kaikorai School Parent Group Update Working Bee - Saturday 12 November Just a reminder that there will be a Working Bee at school on Saturday 12 November and we would love as many people as possible to come and help out with a variety of jobs that need to be done. People are welcome to come along either in the morning (9am-12pm) or in the afternoon (1pm-4pm). If it's wet on Saturday then the Working Bee will be on the following day, Sunday 13 November. If youre able to come to the Working Bee, please ring or email Emma and let her know (453-4713, 021-0820-2836, [email protected]). Thanks! Calendars, Cards & Diaries Fundraiser Orders have been coming in steadily for the Calendars, Cards & Diaries fundraiser featuring your childs wonderful art work. Once all the orders have been collated well let you know exactly how much money has been raised. Kids Art Works will take about 3 weeks to print the calendars, cards and diaries and they will be distributed to families just as soon as they arrive at school. A big thank you to all the families who have supported this fundraiser! School Disco There will be a School Disco on Friday 2nd December from 6pm to 7.30pm for Year 3 Year 6 children. More detailed information will be sent home about this in a couple of weeks. If you have any questions or would like more information about the Parents Group, please contact Emma (453-4713, 021-0820-2836, [email protected]) or Tor (453-1108, 027-635-1512, [email protected]).

Saturday Morning Music Classes Parents and children wishing to commence classes in 2012 are invited to observe classes in progress on Saturday morning November 12th .
George St Normal School Centre: Groups will assemble at the Main Block entrance and be guided around classes between 9 and 10:15am. Macandrew Intermediate School Centre: Groups will assemble in the foyer between 9:15 and 10:15am. (Elmgrove School, Mosgiel will be open on Wednesday 9th November between 3:30 and 4:30.)

Sausage Sizzle Thanks, once again, for supporting the Sausage Sizzle we ran last Friday as part of the welcome to Simon Clarke. We cooked just over 500 sausages which is a huge number of sausages! We promise that there will be more Sausage Sizzles in 2012.