Community Pānui  
​Wednesday 17th August 


                                                      Kia ora              Talofa lava               Bonjour               Greetings  
                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                    Ngā Uaratanga o Te Kura O Ritimana - Our School Values

                                              Whāia te iti kahurangi - Aim High                       Kia ngākau māhaki - Compassion and Empathy
                                Tū māia, tū rangatira - Bravery and Resilience       Whaowhia te kete mātauranga - Educational Achievement  
                                                                                  Te Kotahitanga - Togetherness and Inclusiveness                                                                          
                                 Tiakina ngā tāngata, tiakina tō wairua, tiakina te taiao - Respect for Others, Self and the Environment 
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Kia ora koutou
We hope you have had a good week so far. Thank you for attending our Arts Festival and buying Art on Kindo. It was wonderful to see parents and students come along to an event at school. This has not happened for a long time.
Great to see our tamariki bringing their wheels in on Friday for Wheels Day too. They had lots of fun and it was nice to have some of our spaces back.
​Some notices for the week ahead.

Kiwi Connection -  Assembly this Friday
We will be having our Kiwi Connection rōpū assembly on Friday 19th August at 10.00am in the hall. Please come through the lower or higher Brown Street gates from 9.45am and wear a mask if you are attending.

Online and Face-to-Face Hui
There are scheduled hui during the next couple of weeks via zoom or onsite. You will be contacted by rōpū leaders or a Deputy Principal when these are happening. These hui will cover some general items to do with rōpū and also updates about property development - current and future and how this impacts all of our kura.

Board Elections
We have had eight nominations for five places on the Board. You can read about our candidates below. You should have received your voting papers in the mail this week. These need to be sent back to the post free return address. There will be a box in the School office to place these if needed. Voting closes at 4pm on the 7th of September.
Click here  for candidate statements.
 
Book Fair Week and Book Character Parade Next Week
Week 5 - Monday 22nd August to Friday 26th August - all information was sent out on Monday. Thank you to Jo, David and other members of our staff for organising, accessing authors and setting up for us.

Jesters Pies Fundraiser
Thank you for all the pie orders last week - it was wonderful seeing the kids enjoying a Kiwi favourite on such a cold day. Our Pie Fundraising days are: Friday 26 August, Friday 9 September and Friday 30 September. These dates have been made available on Kindo to order from now, so please double check you are ordering for the date you want.

Term 3 Important Dates
Week 4: Friday 19 August - Kiwi Connection Assembly 10:00-10:30
Week 5: Book Week and Book Character Parade (Friday) - Please refer to the entry later in our newsletter
Week 6: Tuesday 30th August - ICS Rugby Tournament
Friday 2nd September - Te Whānau Whāriki Assembly
Friday 2nd September - ‘Celebrating Tu’ Day (more details to come)
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We will continue to add to our important dates in each newsletter and on our website.

Update - Carey Park Adventure Camp for Year 5 and 6 Tamariki - Across Rōpū Event Monday 12th to Wednesday 14th September
Thank you to all of our parents/caregivers and whānau who have volunteered to help at our camp this year.  Without your support and generosity of gifting us your time, EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) events such as these would not be possible. 
Our venue is Carey Park Adventure Camp which is located at 397 Henderson Valley Road, Waitakere, Auckland. The costs of the camp are built into the donations for 2022 and all documentation has been sent to all Year 5 and 6 students. If you have not received this documentation please contact your child’s teacher or our office for a copy. Thank you to those families who have already paid this amount as part of the donation and are paying in instalments. Our Carey Park Gear List 2022 and a Camp Update will be coming out early Week 5.

​Have a great week.

​Ngā manaakitanga

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