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Our Lady of Kāpiti School
Te Kura o te Whaea Tapu o Kāpiti
Newsletter - Tuesday 11 February 2020
Uniform
Message from our Principal Just a reminder, that as it is our summer term children
must have their hats, have sunscreen applied before
school, bring their water bottles everyday and wear the
Kia ora koutou katoa - Greetings to you all. correct summer uniform.
All New Entrant to Year 6 girls are now required to wear the new
It is wonderful having everyone back for a brand new year
summer tunic in Terms 1 and 4. Year 7 and 8 girls will need to wear
of learning. There was definitely a buzz in the air last week
the white tailored blouse with their skirt for Terms 1 and 4.
as the children were excited about starting back, seeing
their friends, their new class and of course, using their new NZ Uniforms is our supplier of choice. All uniform requirements can
stationery! be purchased from them, either in their Porirua store or via their
I want to welcome all our new and returning families to our website (https://www.nzuniforms.com/).
school, it is so nice to have you as part of our school If the cost of the new uniform is inhibitive we would love to help
community. We enrolled 29 students last week which
out. Please feel free to give us a call (2986780) or pop in and see Kate
makes our roll 202, which is very exciting for us all. I would
in the school office.
also like to welcome back Mrs Ginny Gordon who has
accepted a full time position for 2020 in Room 2, she is a
blessing for us all!
We are all looking forward to our annual Family Picnic Day
happening this Friday at the Waikanae Pools. This is a great
chance to meet our new families, chat to staff and
reconnect with friends, so bring along a picnic and come
and join the fun!
On Friday 7th February we celebrated the Beginning of the
School Year Mass with the Parish. Thank you to those who
joined us as we began the year with a wonderful Mass and
a blessing from Fr Michael. A big thanks to Mason Green
Our Lady of Kāpiti School wishes to
and Sue Madarieta who shared the welcome and Scripture
beautifully with us. As a school, we organise many Masses welcome all our new students and their
throughout the year including our very first Termly School/ families to our school.
Parish Mass happening on Sunday 3rd May. It would be
wonderful to see more of our families coming to join us at Noah Allen—Rm1, Sophia Beilensohn—Rm7,
these Masses and celebrating the Word as well as your
Emily Beuerlein—Rm8, Mirabel Brooker—Rm1,
child/children’s spiritual journey.
Jesse Delaney-Robbins—Rm1, Dexter Fleming—Rm7,
This year we are changing the way that we report back to
our parents which is in alignment with the criteria from the Fleur George—Rm4, Owen George—Rm8,
Ministry of Education. There will be no written reports Sefton George—Rm5, Riley Horner—Rm1,
which means our Parent Conferences in Term 2 and Term 4
Ronald Hunt—Rm5, Melissa Imlig—Rm7,
will be very important to attend, so please make time in
your diaries when we release the dates. We will be holding Matteo Ines—Rm2, Roger Ines—Rm9,
an Open Evening happening in a couple of weeks on Emalee Irain—Rm1, Ella Jones—Rm4, Lucy Jones—Rm8,
Monday 24 February from 6.30-8.00pm. This will give you a
chance to have a look around the rooms, talk to the
Teddy Kavanagh—Rm1, Asher Kelly-Weiser—Rm1,
teachers and find out ways that you can support your Luke Labagala—Rm1, Matthew Menderes—Rm1,
child’s learning at home. More details will be sent out later Angus Mitchell—Rm1, Eli Penny—Rm2,
this week. We look forward to seeing you all.
Zhander Pieterse—Rm1, Ada-Bluebell Pownall—Rm1,
Kia noho te Atua ki a koe - God be with you - Viv
Coco-Blossom Pownall—Rm1, Jacinta Teahan—Rm2,
Saphira Yu—Rm1
Our Lady of Kāpiti School www.olok.school.nz
Absence messages may be left on telephone 298 6780 or text 027 298 6780
WANTED - OLOK Netball Coordinator
“Wheels @ OLOK” is continuing for 2020. We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised person to
volunteer to be our Netball Coordinator for 2020. This is a
We are doing this to promote more physical activity in the busy, but much appreciated role, starting in Term 1 with
playground as well as listening to our students who have asked
organising pre-season training, trials, attending any Netball
for “wheels” to be a regular event. Wheels that are allowed to
association meetings, organizing coaches/managers for
be used are:
each of our teams and general administration to the
*Bikes *Scooters *Roller Blades * Skateboards *Heelies association. Throughout the year you will be organising
fundraising events, court duties and supporting our
To help with the integration of this into our playground and to
volunteers on a Saturday as well as
keep our students safe, we have the following rules.
organizing the end of season prize giving. If
Helmets are compulsory at all times when riding a bike or
you are interested please let Kate know at
skateboard and are compulsory for junior students on scooters.
If the duty teacher sees a pupil with no helmet they will be the office and I will be in touch.
banned from riding for the rest of the day and the following Many thanks - Miss Conroy
day. This will be noted in the staffroom so all staff will be able
to monitor this. Assemblies for Term 1
Safety gear for rollerblades can be worn.
Thur 13 February MacKillop Rm 9
All wheels are to be used on the left side court behind
MacKillop Rm 8/9 only – the other court is for netball/
Thur 27 February Aubert Rm 5
basketball/tennis. Thur 5 March Welcome Assembly
Bikes can only be ridden on the grass Thur 12 March Aubert Rm 4
No riding of wheels is allowed in the quad area. Thur 26 March Nagle Rm 3
All bikes and scooters need to be in the allocated racks,
Weds 1 April Excellence Assembly
rollerblades need to be in school bags and skateboards stored
safely in an allocated area inside classes.
Cans of Food
If it is wet or slippery the duty teacher will make the decision
to cancel wheels for the break. All children need to respect this A new addition to our stationery list this year
decision. was a can of food. This is to provide the
Children are responsible for their own wheels. school with a source of food for students in
Scooters need to be walked through the school to the back the event of a lockdown or a natural disaster. If you haven’t
court. Rollerblades can be put on next to the courts. Bikes can already, please drop a can of food to your child’s class. At the
be ridden on the grass. Skateboards can be carried to the end of the year all remaining supplies will be donated.
courts.
If children are being unsafe to themselves or to others they
will be banned from using their wheels until further notice. COMING EVENTS TERM 1 2020
DATE EVENT
Mondays School Liturgy, 9.00am
Thur 13 Feb Assembly, 9.00am—Room 9
Ezlunch is back for 2020. Starting next week, Friday Fri 14 Feb School Picnic at Waikanae Pools
school lunches can be ordered through Kindo. Just log on Open Evening—more information to
to Kindo.co.nz (using the email address you have given Mon 24 Feb
follow
the school office) select the lunch date you want and Ash Wednesday Mass, 9.30am
Wed 26 Feb
order away! You can order (or cancel) any BoT meeting, 7.00pm
time before 9am on the day or schedule in Thur 27 Feb Assembly, 9.00am—Room 5
advance. Lunch will be delivered to the
school in time for lunch. The new menu Wed 5 March Welcome Assembly, 9.00am
for Term 1 is attached. Mon 9 March Teacher Only Day—school closed
HOUSE OF SOUND IN-SCHOOL MUSIC LESSONS Kapiti Junior Touch
House of Sound provides professional but fun, curriculum based 2020 School vs School Touch Tournament
music lessons during the School day. Classes are 25 minutes
Sunday 22nd March 2020 – 9am – 4pm
long and are in groups of 3 - 5. Options available are: Mean
Beats (Percussion and Drums), Six String All-Stars (Guitar), Cool Mazengarb Reserve, Paraparaumu
Keys (Keyboards) and Star Finders which is an introduction to
music for year 2 & 3 Students covering Piano, Ukulele and Per- Our school is entering teams in the U8, U10, U12 and U14
cussion. Mean Beats, Six String All Stars & Cool Keys are only grades this year.
available for Years 4 and up. All Lessons are $150 per term. To be a part of this great day of Junior Touch, please register
your interest in playing by contacting your coach or me
To enroll your child in these fabulous music lessons grab an
enrolment form from the school office or go to (Deborah 021 361 099).
www.houseofsound.co.nz and click the “enrol for in-school mu- This is for players registered with a touch team only.
sic lessons” button.
For more information please email: info@houseofsound.co.nz
Touch Rugby
Touch Rugby is back for the 2nd Leg of the 2019/2020
season starting this week.:
Head Lice Under 7s’ and 8s’ Tuesday 11th Feb – 24th March
Under 12s’ and 14s’ Wednesday 12th Feb – 25th March
We have been notified by a parent that head lice may be Under 10s’ Thursday 13th Feb – 26th March
around. Head lice are very common in the community. Please
read the information sheet included with this newsletter. It is Your wonderful coaches will be in touch about training
important that you check your child’s hair, and treat for head and game times.
lice if required, to help prevent head lice spreading. It is
We have seven games this round, so let’s build on the
advisable to check the hair of every member of the household.
great successes we had during the 1st leg and create lots
of opportunities for growth both on & off the field and
WHAKAARO HOU EDUCATION TRUST. have loads of fun doing this in the process.
The Whakaaro Hou Education Trust was established to
If you are new to the school or are returning to the school
help local families purchase a Chromebook. This Trust has and would like your child to play, please contact me
already benefited many of our school families. The Trust
offers a Chromebook package that includes a three-year Deborah on 021 361 099
warranty, insurance and a bag, at well below retail
pricing. Families are offered an opportunity to purchase a We cannot guarantee a place in a team, however we will
device outright or spread payment over finance options of see what we can do to accommodate your child.
2 years or 3 years with weekly payments from
$4.50. Finance options will include a nominal interest
rate. Pricing and further details can be found on the
trust’s website https://whetrust.weebly.com/ OLOK CO-OP
Attached to the newsletter is an Expression of Interest
Form. If you would like to purchase a Chromebook or find YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED TO COME
out more information, please fill this out and return it to FOR "CHATS & CUPPAS" EACH MONDAY
the school office by TOMORROW, 12 February MORNING, 8.50-9.30AM IN THE PARENT HUB
(RIGHT OFF THE FOYER) - ANY QUESTIONS
PLEASE CONTACT ADELE 0226 320 800 - SEE
YOU THERE!
INVOICES
As you will be aware, the Our Lady of Kāpiti School Board of
Trustees opted in to the Ministry of Education funding scheme
which has commenced this year. This offer means that as a
school we are funded $150.00 (for trips and events etc) per
student for the school year - providing that the school no longer
asks Parents/Caregivers for money. Under this scheme, from
Term 1 2020 Parents/Caregivers will no longer be charged for
activity or trip fees or asked for a family donation.
There will still be accounts sent out /added to Kindo from the
school for non-donation items such as; Year 7 & 8 technology
charge for take-home components (set at $60 and added to
Kindo today), extra-curricular sports etc. and school camps.
Invoices (on green paper) are coming home for some families
today. Some of these are for costs accrued from last year for
things such as school camp or uniform, which as a school, we
are unable to write-off. We ask that accounts with outstanding
balances from last year please be paid as soon as possible. If
you wish to set up a payment scheme please see Kate.
Drama Classes
For over 40 years
Our international curriculum will
Hoop Club Kapiti–Junior Basketball Help
Coaching Programme – Term 1 2020 Overcome shyness
Build confidence
Sunday 9 February to Sunday 5 Develop positive self esteem
April 2020 Grow their imagination
Paraparaumu College Community Sportshall, Interact with adults
Mazengarb Road, Paraparaumu Make new friends
9.30 to 10.30am 5 to 7 year olds Performance skills
10.30 to 11.30am 8 to 10 year olds Creativity
11.30 to 12.30pm 11 to 17 year olds Have lots of fun
ALL NEW PLAYERS MOST WELCOME Join our after school drama classes. 5-17 years
Contact – Angelo Robinson 04 9040142 WHITBY, TAWA, KHANDALLAH ,LOWER
or contact@hoopclubkapiti.nz HUTT,PARAPARAUMU,ISLAND BAY
0800 161 131 www.helenogradynz.co.nz
SoK is Our Lady of Kāpiti Schools fundraising committee. We have a number of very exciting events planned for the year. Please watch this space for more details.
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Quiz night Mothers’ Day High Tea Fathers’ Day Brunch Family Movie Night
Easter Raffle School Disco Parish & School Gala Christmas Raffle
We believe our children deserve the best we can give them. With our main fundraiser the combined Parish and School Gala in Term 3, the expectation is that every
family will be involved in some way. To make all of these events a success we need your involvement in some way, so if you feel a calling to help with one or more of
the additional events, your input would be greatly appreciated. Again watch this space for more details.
SCHOOL UNIFORM 2020
All uniform (excluding shoes) can be purchased from NZ Uniforms Limited either online
(nzuniforms.com) or in store.
Samples of all uniform are available for viewing in the administration lobby.
Term 1 & 4 - Summer uniform. Term 2 & 3 - Winter uniform.
Boys and Girls
Polar fleece long sleeve bottle
Polar fleece vest sleeveless bottle
Jersey (woollen) bottle
Bucket style hat bottle (compulsory Terms 1 & 4)
School shoes dress leather look black shoes only
NO high heels or boots
Sandals (black with no socks) may be worn in Term 1 and 4
PE Uniform - Years 5-8 (compulsory)
PE shorts bottle
PE top gold/bottle
Sports bag for storing uniform at school (optional)
Sports shoes (optional)
Boys (All Year)
Polo shirt short sleeve bottle / gold
Polo shirt long sleeve bottle / gold
Shorts grey
Trousers grey
Socks – long grey with gold and bottle stripes
Girls (Winter)
Winter Tunic Y1-Y6
Skirt (all year) Y7-Y8
Polo shirt short sleeve bottle / gold
Polo shirt long sleeve bottle / gold
Long socks black below the knee
Tights (with feet) black (winter terms)
Girls (Summer)
Summer dress Y1-Y6 (may be worn with sandals or ankle white socks and
dress leather look black shoes)
Skirt (all year) Y7-Y8 (may be worn with sandals or long black below the
knee socks and dress leather look black shoes)
Blouse (white, tailored) Y7-Y8
Girls (All Year)
Hair ties/headbands bottle green/gold/black
Bike pants black
Cardigan (woollen) bottle
Optional items
Beanie / Scarf bottle green/black (no motifs)
Examples of permitted school shoes.
PLEASE NOTE
All items of clothing must be named.
Bike pants only to be worn under tunics and must be shorter than hem.
Boxer shorts must not show above or below boys grey shorts.
Hair longer than the shirt collar must be tied back from the face. This applies to boys and girls.
A pony tail, bun or braids are acceptable.
Headbands, hair ties, etc, must be plain black, bottle or gold.
Only one set of plain, small ear studs
One taonga or cross may be worn on a chain underneath uniform only.
All Year 5-8 must have correct new PE uniform.
Long sleeve thermals may only be worn under long sleeve polo shirts. These must not be visible
under the official school shirt.
Thermals must not show outside uniform tops, or below shorts and dresses.
No make-up or nail polish is permitted.
Hair must be natural in colour.
A note is required if correct uniform cannot be worn.
Correct uniform must be worn to and from school.
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