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    • Stationery lists
      • The stationery lists can be found under the "everyday stuff" tab. Have a great Summer break and see you back at school on Wednesday 31 January.

    • Get your pool key
      • School pool keys can be hired from the office from Monday 27 November until the end of term only. We will again offer pool keys to members of our school community this summer. These will be available to parents of Kilbirnie School students through the school office from Monday 27 November. Keys cost $90. There is a $10 refund when the key is returned at the end of the season. Any remaining keys will be available for members of the wider community to hire from Monday December 4th.

    • 2024 homerooms organisation
      • In the Ngake Hub, Juliet and Molly will work with year 1 and 2 learners while Asha will start with our newest students. As usual, some of these students may move though to Juliet and Molly when they demonstrate that this is needed. Rachel and Denise will work part time in Ngake. Glenys, Elaine and Tina will operate the Whātaitai Hub in the new building with two homerooms working with year 2 and 3 learners. Our 2024 year 6 group is half the size of a normal Kilbirnie School year group. This is a significant anomaly. Lou is going to have all the year 6 students together in her homeroom next year along with some year 5 students. Soazik and Peter (with Katrina) will work with year 4 and 5 composite homerooms. Matairangi Hub students will continue to work across all rooms and all teachers depending on needs and the learning taking place.

    • School photos ready for orders
      • All families should now have received an email inviting them to view the school pictures at Inspire Photography's online ordering site. This gallery and ordering system is live. The fundraising period for this gallery will finish at midnight on Tuesday 24th October 2023. To view and order your photographs: 1. Go to our website at https://www.inspirephotocart.co.nz 2. Enter this access code in the box: piopio1565 If you require help with the ordering process or have any questions around ordering, then please feel free to email orders@inspirephotography.co.nz.

    • Art Te Aroha exhibition
      • Our bi-annual celebration of the visual arts involves every child and is called Art te Aroha. This year we are not showing professional art and are celebrating work from every student at our school. The exhibition is open on Saturday September 16th - 10am- 1pm and on Monday September 18th - 8.30am- 4pm. All art will be sent home following the exhibition.

    • Art Te Aroha - class pieces for auction
      • Each class has developped a collaborative piece that will be auctioned by Parentlink. These will be on display outside our reception from Tuesday September 12th. To place a bid, use the form available for each piece in the school foyer or place a bid by phone via the school office.

    • Parentlink Quiz Night
      • Come join us for an evening of friendly competition at our Quiz Night for a Kilbirnie School fundraiser on Friday 15 September at the Axemen Club, Hataitai Park, Ruahine St. Get a team of 6-10 together, or enter as an individual and we will put you in a team. $25 a ticket. The event will be catered by Spoonful and a cash bar will be available. 18 + event. The Axemen Clubroom bar is open from 6.30pm with the quiz starting at 7.30pm. Grab your friends and start swatting, let's make this a great night!!

    • Bricks and Lego
      • The new building at Kilbirnie School represents a tremendous opportunity to create outdoor learning and socialising areas for students and whānau. To help fund these developments, we have developed two opportunities for our community. Both of these are unprecedented at Kilbirnie School and represent an opportunity to leave a permanent whānau or individual record (or both). We hope local businesses and organisations will also support this initiative, particularly the red clay brick option. Read the newsletter presenting the project. FAQ about the initiative. Download the order form for clay bricks. Download the order form for lego bricks.

    • Teacher Only Day
      • There won't be school for students on Tuesday 6 June due to a Teacher Only Day. That is the day after King's Birthday.

    • Cross country 2023
      • We had a great cross country event a few weeks ago and it was amazing to see students pushing themselves and not giving up. Well done to our year winners and to our Year 4-6 students who have qualified for the Eastern Zone competition. Year 6: Sana and Brayden Year 5: Thea and Winnie Year 4: Brannagh, Ashton and Zahi (what an exciting finish for those two!). Year 3: Havana and Malachi Year 2: Poppy and Mac Year 1: Caroline and Max Congratulations to the children who will represent Kilbirnie School for the Inter-Zone competition: Brayden, Sana, Winnie, Isla and Brannagh. Maddy is also first reserve. A great accomplishement!

    • Fabulous Fun Run
      • Kilbirnie School is holding a Fabulous Fun Run on Thursday 18th May from 1pm to encourage kids to be healthy and have fun. This event is co-ordinated with the cross country season so the kids are currently practising their running and keeping fit. Get dressed up, get those little legs pumping and raise some money for Kilbirnie School! Families are welcome to come down and support the kids and join in the fun. To make a donation  Make a donation online or pick up a form at the school office.

    • Free blood pressure chek
      • The Stroke Foundation mobile blood pressure checking van will be parked in our school car park on Friday March 31st  between 2 and 3pm. Please do take this free opportunity to have your blood pressure checked in this facility by their staff. We hope some whānau will come earlier as the van may get quite busy just before the 3pm pick up time.

    • Hub information evenings
      • The hub information evenings are held on separate nights to allow parents to attend more than one where appropriate. All meetings start at 6pm and are usually finished by 7pm. They are held in the hubs. • Tuesday 7 February - Matairangi Hub • Wednesday 8 February - Ngake Hub. This will be followed by a new parents information meeting at 7pm. • Thursday 9 February - Whataitai Hub

    • School picnic
      • Our full school picnic is planned for Thursday the 9th (postponement date Friday 10th). Due to changes in the Khandallah Park facilities we have planned a new event this year. Our school will walk to Kilbirnie Park together soon after 9am before rotating hubs through games on the field, a session at Aquatic centre and a trip to the library for the Whataitai Hub and along the Sculpture Walk on Cobham Drive for the Matairangi Hub.

    • Pack the Bus
      • Once again our school has decided to be involved in the Pack the Bus Christmas appeal as part of our term CARE value of Empathy. By taking part, we can provide support to families who need a little extra kindness to help them enjoy Christmas. Students are invited to bring along an item or two from the list below and place their toy/product on the bus to help fill it. The bus will visit our school on Thursday 1 December. Essential Items: Spreads and Muesli bars, Weetbix, Oats & Muesli, Pasta Sauce/Condiments, Tinned fruit/Soup/Fish/Meat, Biscuits and Crackers, Body Wash and Deodorant, Baby Food, Wipes and Nappies, Laundry Powder and Dishwashing Liquid. Christmas Items: Small Christmas Cakes, Fancy Biscuits/Crackers, Christmas desserts e.g Pavlova, Meringues, Relishes/Sauces/Pickles, Salts/Roasted nuts/Chippies, Chocolate Toiletries for the whole family Retail vouchers Toys: (new toys only please - and unwrapped), Construction Toys - Lego/Meccano/Blocks, Art equipment, Educational toys and books, Puzzles/Board games, Books, Baby toys for 0-2 year olds, Sports equipment

    • Athletics Day
      • Thursday 27 October at Newton Park, 9am-12pm for Year 0-2, 9am-2pm for Year 3-6. Year 0-2 students will rotate around fun activities, which include an element of running, jumping and throwing.  Year 3-6 students will rotate around athletics based activities including sprints, quoits and vortex throwing, long jump and high jump. The results from these events will be used as a qualifier for the Eastern Zone Athletics team for Year 4 and above. Children will need suitable footware, warm clothing, a sunhat and sunscreen, as well as morning tea, lunch and a BIG drink. Please apply sunscreen before arriving at school too. If you are free, come and watch your children competing and having fun! 

    • Production shows
      • We are very proud to present our 2022 production shows. School Production in our hall. Tuesday 27 September - Matairangi Hub presents: The Great Kiwi Road Trip. Matinee: 11am Evening show: 6.30pm Wednesday 28 September - Whātaitai Hub presents: Ki runga Ki runga Ki runga atu. Up, Up and Away. Matinee: 11am. Evening show: 6.30pm Thursday 29 September - Ngake Hub presents: Rātā and the Tree. Matinee: 1.45pm Evening show: 6.30pm

    • New Board of Trustees
      • Welcome to the new members of our Board of Trustees. Since there were five candidates for five places, a vote was not required and the five nominated candidates have now been confirmed as new trustees.   The Board of Trustees includes:                • Davin Hall •  Anna Allen • Robin Fepuleai             • Leah Mataira • Soha Ahmed • Muhammad Azam Peter Dobson has been re-elected by staff as the staff representative and Tony Austin as principal is also on the board.  The Board can be contacted at: chair@kilbirnie.school.nz

    • Daffodil Day
      • TAUTOKO TE RĀ DAFFODIL - Friday 26th August 2022 Daffodil Day symbolises hope for all New Zealanders impacted by cancer. Kilbirnie School has proudly supported the work of the Cancer Society every year as part of our values programme. Once again we have registered Kilbirnie School and created our very own online fundraising page with a target of $500. You can start donating now by clicking on the link below: https://daffodilday.org.nz/kilbirnieschool Thank you in advance for your support and making a real difference in your community and for New Zealanders impacted by cancer.

    • Cyber safety presentation
      • Wednesday 6 July, 7-9pm at Kilbirnie School. Listen to the presentation by Rob and Zareen Cope, understand the harms our kids are facing online and learn practical solutions to keep your children safer online.

    • Fun and Fabulour Run
      • Kilbirnie School is holding a Fabulous Fun Run on Thursday 26th May at 1pm to encourage kids to be healthy and have fun! This event is co-ordinated with the cross country season so the kids are currently practising their running and keeping fit! Dress up is a HUGE part of this event! There will be awards for best costumes, so if you want to take part as your favourite superhero or book character, get creative and WOW the crowds! There will be ice blocks at the end after the event for the kids to re-hydrate and we encourage any families to come down and support the kids and join in the fun (please wear masks). or pick up a form at the school office. To make a donation https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/kilbirnie-school-fabulous-fun-run  or pick up a form at the school office. Use of funds  The funds raised will be used for the maintenance and repair of the pool pump, heating system, changing room and grounds of the pool complex to ensure it is ready for Term 4!

    • Learning conferences
      • Learning conferences are on Wednesday 11 and Thirsday 12 May. To book a time with a teacher, follow the link https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/ and use the code mnu64.  Normal classes will finish at 2.00pm on the 11th and 12th allowing conferences to commence at 2.15pm. Students are permitted to go home at 2.00pm if accompanied by an adult. Teachers will also dismiss older students who have written or emailed permission from a parent, all other students will be supervised until 3.00pm. Ngake hub students will be in the shared space of their hub and Matairangi and Whataitai students will be in the hall. If your child’s conference is between 2.00pm and 3.00pm please collect them in time to get to the homeroom for the meeting. The Matairangi hub students will be swimming at the Aquatic centre in Kilbirnie on the Wednesday returning to school just before 3pm. Wednesday conferences for these students will start 3.15pm.

    • Covid health measures in Term 2
      • At the start of term 2 we ask that all adults continue to: • Wear a face covering at all times when entering a Kilbirnie School building. • Wear a face covering coming onto the Kilbirnie School grounds. This will be reviewed during the term. • Minimise visits to school.   At Kilbirnie School: • Matairangi hub students (year 4-6) and their teachers will continue to wear face coverings while inside the classroom. • Our focus is on the health and wellbeing of our children, staff and community. • We are using public health measures to reduce the risk in our settings, including hygiene practises, masks, physical distancing and ventilation. • We have appropriate cleaning procedures in place. • We are also committed to maintaining quality teaching and learning for our students. • Homeroom and extracurricular programmes will operate as usual.

    • Teachers Only Day
      • Kāhui Ako Teachers Only Day - Friday 1st April This bi-cultural hui, involving 13 schools from across the Eastern Suburbs, was postponed last year. We have recently worked through amendments to the programme to allow this day to proceed without bringing staff from the different schools together in person. The hui will operate online.  Therefore, please note that Kilbirnie School will be closed on Friday April 1st.

    • Optional meet the teacher appointments
      • Wednesday February 16th and Thursday 17th February starting at 3.30pm. 10 minute appointments. This is an optional opportunity for parents to meet with teachers early in the year. This will give parents who wish to meet with their child’s teacher a chance to talk through the student information sheet without the child present. Teachers will not be discussing academic progress and achievement at this time. The meeting is a chance for you to discuss important information about your child with the teacher. Bookings for these meetings will be arranged using our usual on-line booking system. Visit the following website and use the event code - this will go live on Monday 14 February, 6pm:  www.schoolinterviews.co.nz Event code: 3aeub Homeroom teachers will email you with a Zoom meeting link. Please enter the waiting room when it is your meeting time and support the teacher by finishing the meeting on time.  

    • Stationery lists 2022
      • The stationery lists can be found under the "Everyday stuff" tab on the website. If you wish to shop online, the lists have been loaded with Office Max.  

    • End of year events
      • • Helpers’ morning tea This event has been cancelled for this year. Please accept our sincere gratitude. • Full school award and certificate hui/assembly This event is being managed separately by the different hubs. We are not able to invite whānau this year. • Leavers’ Dinner This will be held at the Pines. We are working with year 6 whānau around requirements. All attending adults are required to be vaccinated. • Poroporoaki hui/ assembly This event will be held in the school hall with year 6 students only attending. We will work with year 6 whānau around requirements and adult attendance. All attending adults are required to be vaccinated. All other students will be dismissed from their homeroom at 1pm on the last day. 

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