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Newsletter No. 10 – Term 1
6 April 2016 – Week 10
Quick Reminders
2016 Term Dates
Term 1 Wednesday 3 Feb – Friday 15 April
School ends 3pm
Term 2 Monday 2 May – Friday 8 Jul
Term 3 Monday 25 Jul – Friday 23 Sep
Term 4 Monday 10 Oct – Friday 16 Dec
(School Ends at 12:30pm)
2016 TEAMS
Nikau – Y1 (Team Leader Jacqui Croft)
Rooms 31
Kowhai – Y1 (Team Leader James Appleton)
Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Pohutukawa – Y2 (Team Leader Ange Watson)
Rooms 7, 11, 12, 30, & 32
Akakura – Y3/4 (Team Leader Phil McIntosh)
Rooms 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18
Kahikatea – Y5/6 (Team Leader David Wong)
Rooms 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 & 29
Totara – Y7/8 (Team Leader Trish Blacktop)
Rooms 22, 23, 24, 25, 33, 34 & 35
Important Dates
7 Apr
8 Apr
11 Apr
13 Apr
14 Apr
15 Apr
15 Apr
Team Akakura Assembly 11:15am
Team Kahikatea Assembly Rm 19, 20 &
26 1:45pm – 2:45pm
Lit Quiz
KNS Quiz Night
Team Kowhai Assembly 9am
Gardasil (Year 8 Girls)
Last Day Term 1
7 Apr
8 Apr
11 Apr
Team Akakura Assembly 11:15am
Team Kahikatea Assembly Rm 19, 20 & 26 1:45pm – 2:45pm
Lit Quiz
Welcome
Welcome to the following new pupils:
From the Principal
Kia Ora Koutou
Last Thursday we held our 2016 Ultimate Challenge. The feedback I’ve
had from parents, staff and children has all been extremely positive. The
day was obviously a lot of fun with a huge number of opportunities for
our older children to learn and demonstrate leadership skills and for
everyone to learn about the importance of teamwork.
Our Year 7 and 8 children showed wonderful leadership skills as they
guided their teams throughout the day and in the weeks leading up to the
event. There were many examples of our older children living and role
modelling our values of respect, empathy, excellence, responsibility and
integrity.
One comment that I’ve heard repeated often was that there was a real
sense of calm throughout the day. This is amazing given that there were
over 770 children in 65 teams involved. The Ultimate Challenge was
clearly a fantastically coordinated and well planned day, so a huge thank
you must go to our organising committee of Lena Going, Lara Plumtree,
Jules Hayman and Trish Blacktop. Thanks also to the parents who helped
out on the day, we couldn’t have managed without you.
Any additional or altered dates will be highlighted in
yellow each week
A thought to share with your children:
“Unless you’re willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won’t happen.” (Phillip Adams)
Conrad Kelly
Principal
School News
In Memoriam - Mrs Dale Golder 1936 – 2016
It is with much regret and fond memories that we share the news that Mrs Dale Golder passed away peacefully on
Wednesday 30 March at Te Hopai Hospital.
Mrs Golder was a well-respected teacher at Karori Normal School from 1985 – 2001. She held the position of Associate
Principal/Senior Teacher of Junior Classes.
Mrs Golder was known for her passion for Reading and Writing and was a warm and welcoming person for the parents
and new children to our Junior School. We remember her freehand kiwi and owls adorning many of the children’s
work as acknowledgement of their efforts.
During her time here, she effectively oversaw many educational changes and Mrs Golder will be affectionately
remembered by the many parents and children from the Karori Normal School community.
A memorial service is to be held on Wednesday 20 April at 2pm at the Old Saint Paul’s Church, 34 Mulgrave Street,
Thorndon.
School Road Patrols
Each week we will publish the names of the two children who will be on road patrol duties for the week. Please check
and ensure you know when you are on duty. This is very important. Any queries contact Andrea Peetz –
apeetz@kns.school.nz.
PTA News
Congratulations to Team 30 ‘The Sparkly Storm troopers’ on achieving the highest total Ultimate Challenge score. Fantastic
effort, well done!
Sponsorship Money:
Please could all sponsorship forms and money (Preferably Internet banking: Particulars: Family Name Code: UC2016
Reference: Childs first name Account 02 0500 0678766 00 or cheques made out to KNS PTA) be returned to the office by
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Friday 8 April.
Quiz Night on Wed 13 April at 7pm
Tickets cost $20. If you would like tickets, please email kns.pta@gmail.com. The funds will go to resources for our school –
this event is being run by the PTA. Come along for a fun night out. Book a table of six for $120 or submit your smaller group
entry and we will pop you in a team. (We are aiming for a maximum of 10 teams or 60 people). The quiz is being run at One
Fat Bird in Marsden Village. (Details about how to pay will be sent by return email).
Entertainment Books are here!
Purchase your Entertainment™ Book or Digital Membership from Karori Normal School to
support our fundraising efforts.
Enjoy hundreds of valuable up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for the best local restaurants,
cafés, attractions, hotel accommodation, travel, and much more.
Gala News
Gardening on Saturday 9 April at 2pm
The gardening stall for the School Gala is starting up again this year. We need pots! Please save small or large plastic pots
for us (eg. the ones you buy herbs or flowers in), If you would like to help pot up strawberry plants, a group of us are
meeting to put strawberries in pots on Saturday afternoon 9 April, bring your kids for a play. No experience necessary – its
really easy and quite sociable. We are also meeting on Saturday 7 May at 2pm to take cuttings from hydrangeas and pot up
mondo grass. Please feel free to join us for this. We have a number of jobs that you could help with – watering plants,
collecting cardboard boxes nearer the time, growing plants or joining in with planting sessions. We need all sorts – some of
us are working full time and so our planting sessions are usually weekend afternoons once a month or Wednesday evenings
at 7pm closer to the time. We are a friendly group and it doesn’t matter if you can’t come every time.
Please email abbiemilburn@yahoo.co.uk for the address for dropping off pots and / or to join in with the gardening sessions.
Community News
Due to the huge increase in Community News we have decided to only post local news
Clinical Psychology Clinic - open in the Karori Village Health Centre, 146 Karori Road. Specialise in child, adolescent, adult
and family issues. Please contact Dr Rachel Irwin at rachel@rachelirwin.co.nz. Phone: 0274-722-960 or
www.rachelirwin.co.nz for more information.
Leaders for Education Scheme - I am proud to announce that Karori Normal School is now enrolled in the Leaders for
Education Scheme. If you are thinking of selling your house please contact Martin Binks on 0220663170 or
mbinks@leaders.co.nz . Mention that you saw this advertisement in the KNS newsletter and if you sell your house, or refer
a friend or colleague’s house that sells, then the school will receive a $250 donation under the scheme upon sale. Martin
Binks, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, REAA 2008, Leaders Real Estate Karori.
Bryn van Vliet (BMus Hons) - Musician | Teacher | Composer | Arranger
Tuition: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Guitar, Keyboard, Music Theory. E: bryn.music@gmail.com or Ph: 0273564190
KELLY CLUB Holiday Programmes (18 Apr-29 Apr) - Kelly Club offers full time Holiday Programmes during all school holidays.
Our programmes focus on giving children between 5-13 the opportunity to do things they enjoy in a safe, supportive and
encouraging environment. They are packed with variety to entertain, inspire and challenge children and most of all to have
fun! We operate from the following venues; Churton Park School, Amesbury School, West Park School (currently held at
North Wellington Softball/Football clubrooms, Phillip Street), Wests Rugby Clubrooms in Wilton, Island Bay School &
Houghton Valley School.
FOOTBALL April Holiday Workshops - (Yrs 1–6) Wests Rugby Clubrooms, Wilton (all weather indoor surface) - Improve
technique by working on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing, tackling & shooting with head coach Martin. We are
running the following workshops; Week 1; 19th, 20th & 21st Apr 9.30am-12.30pm Week 2; 26th, 27th & 28th Apr 9.30am12.30pm Girls Only Workshop; Wed 20th Apr 1.00-4.00pm.
NETBALL April Holiday Workshop - Onslow College Gym. Get ready for the 2016 Netball season! Increase your child’s skills
& confidence with our netball workshop, focusing on the key skill areas. Week 2; 27th & 28th Apr 9.30am-12.30pm
KELLY SPORTS TERM 2
Kelly Sports will be back in Term 2 with their fun and exciting classes. Kelly Sports encourages children to have fun, build
confidence and to give sport a go. We believe that sport and physical activity has so much to offer young people; it improves
fitness, develops communication skills, team work and gives children a place to channel their energy.
Sports Beginnings (Yrs 1-2) – Mondays 3.05-4.05pm - Learn the fundamentals of all sports – throwing, running, jumping,
striking, balance and many more. Includes fun games & drills to build these skills.
Autumn Action (Yrs 2-4) – Mondays 3:05-4:05pm - Come and try Football, Athletics, Hockey and Basketball. Learn new
skills and improve ability, try 2 weeks each of these sports. We use games & drills to teach game sense and team play. It’s a
great way to try new sports, improve skills and maintain fitness – all while having a great time!
For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellysports.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call 04
972 7201.
ANZ Family Day - Saturday 16 April, 11am-4pm | Free
Get the school holidays off to a creative start with a day of free, fun art activities for the whole family. Take a turn in front of
our green screen and put yourself in the movies, check out a collection of short films from Square Eyes Film Foundation,
create a 'warped' family portrait with our distortion mirror and join us for a kid-friendly exhibition tour. There will be prizes
and giveaways. Click here for more info and timetable: http://citygallery.org.nz/events/anz-family-day-0
The Life Flight Open Day, Supported by Interislander - Sunday 10th April 10am-2pm
Join us for an action-packed day and enjoy rescue demos, emergency service displays, delicious food, spot prizes and plenty
of kid’s entertainment. You can even win a flight on Life Flight's Westpac Rescue Helicopter!
Location: 17 George Bolt Street, Rongotai, Wellington (near the Lyall Bay Warehouse). See map.
Entry: By donation. All proceeds go to Life Flight Trust.
With the school holidays just around the corner, Animates stores nationwide will be hosting free workshops; perfect to
keep the kids entertained! This is a great way for kids to learn important life skills such as kindness and compassion towards
animals. The workshops will teach them everything they need to know about rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, and mice. The
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sessions will be held on Thursday 21 and 28 April at 11am at your local Animates store. In case you’re looking for activity
suggestions for your school newsletter, please see below a flyer with all the details. We’ve also included a link to our activity
booklet for you to download for students.
Bigair Gyms popular Holiday Programme is open for bookings NOW! We run gym circuits, challenges, competitions, free
play, structured games and talent quests. Children that love gym will love practicing and extending their skills during these
sessions. Call the office on 04 232 3508 to book half or full day sessions.
Bigair Gym offers classes in Trampoline, Toddler Gym, Preschool and School Aged Gymnastics, Parkour, Cheer and Tumbling
classes, plus Open Gym Teen/Adults Sessions. Bookings are open for Term 2 NOW! Classes fill up fast so call Bigair today!
Call 232 3508 or email office@bigairgym.co.nz
Karori Adults Mindfulness beginners course 3 x Monday evenings 7.45-8.45pm Starts 2nd May
“Mindfulness has been shown to benefit our brains to such an extent that we can feel calmer, more aware, have
an increased ability to focus and concentrate, remember things better and feel happier.” Grant Rix, NZ Mental
Health Foundation Press Release July 2012. Follow this link to find out more
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/mindfulness-course-3-x-monday-evenings-745pm-845pm-starts-2nd-maytickets-22618790411