On Monday, we opened another New Entrant classroom in Room 7, with Rachel Ramsay as the new teacher. A big kia ora and warm welcome to Matilda, Zara, Mason, Avyah, Randell, and Cameron, along with their whānau, who all started this week!
Rooms 14, 15, 16, 17 Zoo Trip
Today was very exciting for several of our Ngā Kākano classes, who took the bus into Wellington and spent the day at the zoo. They had an awesome time! A big thank you to the teachers for organising this experience, and to the many parents and whānau who helped out — a memorable day for everyone! Click here for more pics
Ka kite anō Miss Hailie
Hailie Granica has been an international student teacher from the United States, working in the Rātā Pod since the beginning of the year. She is now heading back to the U.S. to begin her teaching career. It has been wonderful hosting Hailie at Kapakapanui School — good luck, Hailie! We look forward to hearing from you again. Ka kite anō!
Whakapau Kaha (Cross country)-To Give One's All
Our annual Whakapau Kaha event was last Thursday 22 May. The name Whakapau Kaha literally means “to give it your best shot” – and that’s exactly what we encourage. Whether it’s winning the race, finishing near the top, or simply not giving up, every effort counts. We wanted our tamariki to develop a love for movement and physical challenge, which helps build healthy lifelong habits and based on what we saw last week-we did!
Ngā mihi to Mr Wynne and his awesome senior helpers who were the coruse marshalls, set up and pack down crew as well as doing the warm ups and supporting our Year 0-2 runners-you guys rock!
Congratulations to everyone who took part in Whakapau Kaha last Thursday - well done to you all. The top 10 finishers in the events (Years 3-8) are below
Boys: 1. Theo Elemans, 2. William Freer, 3. Kace McArthur, 4. Max Caines, 5. Ryken Van de Vyver, 6. Tomasi Taimalietane, 7. Linus Jackson-Frost, 8. Emmett van der Poest Clement, 9. Abel Oxspring-Jenner, 10. Leo Duff.
Boys: 1. Casper Fifield, 2. Fitz Liddle, 3. Maximilian Parr, 4. Manaia Derbidge, 5. Carlos Edwards, 6. Jack Liddle, 7. Leo Slevin, 8. Filip Reichel, 9. Avi Jai, 10. Henry Freer.
Boys: 1. Archie Cains, 2. Anthony Meyers, 3. William Harper, 4. Cooper Sunderland, 5. William Montgomery, 6. Kobe Mason, 7. Jacob Avery, 8. Micah Thorne, 9. Nathaniel Slade, 10. Leo Viggars.
The Kāpiti Schools interschool event, for Years 4 and above, is being held at QE2 Park next week on Tuesday 10 June, postponement is Thursday 12 June.
You can view tons more pics on our website-click here
ADHD Professional Development
With an increasing number of neurodiverse tamariki in our school, we recently held a staff professional development session focused on understanding and supporting students with ADHD. This valuable session was facilitated by our SENCO, Lucy Tristram, and RTLB, Nicki Allcock. It was both informative and productive, providing staff with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of ADHD and share practical strategies. As part of the follow-up, teachers are currently developing an 'Action Plan', which will be finalised in team meetings this week. The session was a helpful in strengthening our collective capacity to support all learners effectively.
Below is some of our thinking and handouts which have been displayed in our staffroom.
Paraparaumu College Open Evening and Enrolment Information
PLEASE NOTE: Our Open Evening is now on Monday 23 June.
Cheerleading Success
Congratulations to Charli Tran who was in Hawaii over the weekend. Charli's team came 1st out of 9 international teams. And 2nd grand champs out of 19. The team made up from the 3 big air gyms (Tawa, Kāpiti and Wellington-awesome effort!
New webspace for parents and whānau available
A new webspace is available that provides practical videos, activities, and resources to support learning that is easy to understand – empowering whānau to take a more active role in their child’s education.
The webspace includes ‘parent-friendly’ versions of both The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga of Aotearoa.
Winter Illness-unsure if your child should attend school?
The MOE have produced this useful guidance to assist parents in knowing if your child is well enough to go to school? There is advice on symptoms, when you can and when you shouldn't send your child to school. Well worth a read-click here
Teacher Only Day-June 3 (NEXT TUESDAY)
Please pop this date into your diary. Our local schools are sharing a Teacher Only Day and we will be having a conference at Paraparaumu College. School will be closed for the day.
At Kapakapanui School we are using this Structured Literacy approach for our teaching developed by the University of Canterbury. We have been using this programme for a few years in our Year 0-2 classes are have since began to extend this into our Year 3-8 classes starting with our Year 3-4 classes at the end of last year and starting to move into our Year 5-8 classes from next term.
Professor Gail Gillon and Professor Brigid McNeill from the University of Canterbury are leading a study on the Better Start Literacy Approach. The full research team is listed here: https://betterstartapproach.com/about/our-team.
Your child’s teacher will use an online tool to check their progress in language and reading. The results will be used in a research database to see if the program is working. No names or personal details will be shared. Only general information like test scores, school area, age, gender, ethnicity, if English is their second language, and if they get extra learning support will be included.
No one will be able to trace the information back to your child. All students' anonymous data will be used in the study unless you choose to opt out.
If you do not want your child’s data included, you have two options: 1. tell your child’s teacher 2. email the research team at askbsla@canterbury.ac.nz
Your child will still do the tests, but their results won’t be part of the research. The Ministry of Education has approved this opt-out process. Saying no will not affect you or your child’s relationship with the school or the Ministry of Education. The anonymous data will be securely stored for 10 years before being deleted. It will be used for reports to the Ministry of Education and in research publications and presentations on the program’s impact. This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Canterbury Human Ethics Committee, and any complaints should be sent to The Chair, Human Ethics Committee, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch (human-ethics@canterbury.ac.nz).
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Gillon or Professor McNeill for further information.
Professor Gail Gillon Professor Brigid McNeill askbsla@canterbury.ac.nz
Celebrating Diversity at Kapakapanui School
Amir
Every couple of weeks our Cultural Leaders group help someone from our school share their culture with us. This is done at hui or over the P.A. system into the classes. The Cultural Leaders started with their own cultures. Today one of our year 3 students, Amir will tell us about his culture.
Pirvet. My name is Amir and today we are celebrating my two cultures. My mum is from Tajikistan and my dad is from Uzbekistan. Over half of Tajikistan is mountains. Tajikistan is hot and dry in the summer and cold and it snows in the winter. Tajikistan used to be part of the Soviet Union. It became independent in 1991. The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe, which translates to "Monday" in Persian. Tajik is from Persian. Around 1,000 rivers flow through the country. Tajikistan has a large salt deposit called the Sarikol Salt Mountain. In the two countries they speak two languages Uzbek and Russian and Tagic and Russian Uzbekistan is surrounded by other countries and most of the land is flat. It has the largest open pit gold mine in the world. The Turkestan sand cat is Uzbekistan's national animal. In Uzbeks deserts there are lots of snakes. The Uzbek flag has colors that symbolise the sky, peace, nature, and the start of a new country. Uzbekistan has the largest population in Central Asia. I am lucky to have two cultures that we can learn about.
Scholastic Book Club Issue 4
Kapakapanui receives every other issue of the Scholastic Bookclub. The latest one will be going home with your child this week if they are in Year 0-6. This is a great way to support our school as 15% of each order comes back to us to purchase books and resources for the library. Please place ONLINE orders only (no cash is accepted) by 9am Friday, 6 June to ensure your order is delivered to school. Any queries, please see Natasha in the library or email libadmin@kks.school.nz
Junior Tough Guy and Gal
Palmerston North - Monday 23rd June
Massey University Recreation Centre via Albany Drive, Palmerston North, 4410
Entries close: Wednesday 18th June – 9am
ONLINE ENTRIES:
Here is the entry information for your school group:
It is VERY IMPORTANT that the parents select the CORRECT ENTRY, DATE & VENUE for their child - see date at top!
We are attending as a School Group, parents must select THE TEACHER WILL PICK UP THE RACE NUMBER when they come to the Bib Collection question
Please write the School Name in FULL (i.e. South Wellington Intermediate School not SWIS)
Parents must create an Account first, then click on “Register Someone Else” to add their child to the account. Then, they can register their child. If they do not do this, then they will not be able to proceed due to the age limit.
Online Entries: $32.50 per child
Event Timetable for event
8.30 – 9.30am: Registration and late entries
10.00am: Wave starts of approx 80 children to spread everyone out (Years 7-8, Years 5-6, Years 3-4)
12.00pm: Prize-giving
We will have a FLURO theme again this year - it is always so fun to get dressed up and paint the countryside in our bright fluro colours.
You will need OLD shoes and clothes you dont mind being ruined .... the mud is muddy and the water is wet.
Please make your own way to Palmerston North for the event. Arrange with friends etc - Teachers will meet you up there to organise however parents/caregivers are to remain on site the whole time and provide transport to and from the event.
Please contact Emma Swanson, emma.swanson@kks.school.nz if you need any further assistance and I will help where I can.
All transport is to be coordinated through whānau and friends.
Health and Safety Update
As part of our health and safety policy, we have plans in place for responding to emergencies, disasters, and crises. Please read this regualar section.
Contact Details-are these current?
Pleade let the office know asap if your contact details have changed. This includes all
phone numbers
physical address
email address
emergency contacts
Signing In/Out
Please remember to sign in and out at the office if you are collecting your child or they arrive late.
Evacuation procedure-An evacuation procedure may require modification on the day depending on the circumstances.
On hearing the school evacuation signal, or when directed to, teachers lead students along the escape routes out of buildings through the nearest exits. Students, workers, and visitors with disabilities are assisted by a designated person.
All teachers take a paper or digital copy of their class lists.
Wardens/Teachers check all adjacent rooms, toilets, and other non-classroom areas. If it is safe to do so, they close doors as rooms are vacated.
Teachers lead students in an orderly manner to the assembly area (TURF) and assemble in class lines. Any groups already outside move to the assembly area via a safe route. Wardens/designated people direct visitors to the assembly area.
Office staff bring a first aid kit, essential medication and visitor register from the school office to the assembly area.
Teachers take a roll check of their students and advise the principal. If necessary, we implement our missing student procedure.
Students and staff do not leave the assembly area until authorised by the principal or delegates.
Emergency Closure
The school may need to be closed for instruction for a variety of reasons, including any emergency situation, extreme weather conditions, a public health concern, or an urgent health and safety issue (loss of essential utilities).
Staff release and student emergency reunification
When closure is required during school hours, Kapakapanui School ensures that staff and students are supported and kept safe until their departure.
The school provides instructions about the release of students in our emergency communications with parents/caregivers/whānau, including any reunification points. Teachers supervise students as needed, keeping them safe and occupied until they are allowed to leave.
The school keeps a record of who collects students – this may be the parent/caregiver, an emergency contact, or another designated person approved by parents/caregivers. We only allow students to make their own way home if it is considered appropriate and safe in the circumstances.
Communication after an event
Our communication after an emergency, disaster, or crisis is designed to inform and reassure our school community, and minimise any rumours, speculation, and misinformation. We debrief staff as appropriate and determine what information can be released to students and whānau (this may be done in consultation with emergency services, the Ministry of Education and/or others). Our main forms of communication are
Email
Text from the office
Posting social media
Yummy Stickers
Begin or keep collecting those yummy stickers - we will be doing the collecting next term but the more the merrier for us as a school.
Kapakapanui Sports / Activity Shirts
Kapakapanui School Sport Code of Conduct
We really value and apprecaite the support we get from parents and whānau as coaches and supporters and Kapakapanui Schook has an excellent reputation for playing hard while being great sports-on and off the field/turf/court. Each week we will provide regular snippets from our school sport code of conduct Click here to read the full document
Introduction There are three myths in youth sport that have been identified through research and are supported by evidence. The “Balance is Better” philosophy pushes back against these myths to stress that:
1. Childhood success is not a reliable predictor of future success; 2. Identifying athletes early and specialising early is taking its toll on young people; and 3. A focus on winning rather than development is a problem for young people, because it can have unintended consequences on their wellbeing and affect their motivation to take part
There is a section in our code of conduct for coaches, players and parents/spectators. Below are our expectations for Parents and Spectators
I will:
● Encourage my child to play within the rules and respect officials’ and coaches’ decisions ● Teach my child to respect the efforts of their opponents ● Remember that children learn best by example, so I will applaud good plays/performances by both my child’s team and their opponents ● Give positive comments that motivate and encourage continued effort ● Inform the coach if my child cannot play and be on time for games and practices ● Thank the coaches, officials and other volunteers who give their time to conduct the event for my child ● Help when asked by a coach or official ● Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all people involved in the game, regardless of their gender, ability or cultural background.
I will not:
● Pressure children in any way – I know that this is their game not mine ● Use bad language, nor will I harass players, coaches, officials or other spectators or ridicule my child’s performance
Sports Shirts
We have a stock of these at the school office (size 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14). They are available to purchase for $35 via myKINDO or at the school office.
Parents have commented that it is great to have their own shirt which they can keep track of, clean and pass onto other family members.
To help ensure our uniforms are well cared for and returned, we have introduced a $15 bond for the loan of a school sports top. This bond will be charged to your school account each time a top is borrowed and refunded when the shirt is returned in good condition.
We appreciate your support in looking after our school uniforms so they can continue to be available for all students.
2025 School Stationery
All stationery packs are still available to purchase via Qizzle online ordering and delivered to your home. If your child needs individual items throughout the year, their teacher will send them to the school office to get and will then be added to your account. This billing/invoice will show as '2025 Stationery', where possible we will itemise what the item/s is.
School Library
Librarian: Natasha Milmine
Your childs class will visit the library every week and get to explore all the awesome books our librarian has provided.
THE HELL PIZZA READING CHALLENGE The HELL Pizza Reading Challenge is being run this year for Year 3-8 students. This is a fun programme where kids read seven books at their level and then collect a free pizza from HELL Pizza. This will run from now until the last day of school in Term 4. There are no limits on the amount of pizza wheels students can complete, so it would be great if you could ask your kids how they're going with the challenge and encourage your kids to complete at least one wheel this year. Many thanks, Natasha Milmine
Important Dates
Dental Van onsite
All Day
Kings Birthday - School Closed
All Day
TEACHER ONLY DAY - School closed
All Day
Matariki - School Closed
All Day
Student Lead Conferences
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School closes at 12.30pm
Regular Features
Regular information
School Lunches -Sushi and Wednesdays and The Bakehouse on Fridays
In term 4 & term 1 we require children to bring their hat/pōtae to school every day. We appreciate that the weather is up and down at the moment, however the sun is getting stronger, even on cloudy days. New whanāu hats are available in the office or via myKINDO for $18.
Te Whenua - Green
Te Awa - Navy
Te Waka - Red
Nga Manu - Yellow
Te Moana - Light Blue
Hoodies
Great for those cooler evenings - next orders will close Friday 23 May (end of week 4). Delivery approximately week 8 of term 2.
Colour: Navy Blue
Logo printed on front and back.
Your child's name can also be printed on the back. We have sample sizes to try on at the office.
Order via myKINDO or at the office. $50
Parenting Books to Borrow
We have a few excellent books in our office which parents are welcome to borrow. Please just sign them out at the office. We have a new book, a current 'best seller' titled "The Anxious Generation"
Enjoy!
Last thoughts.....
The Canes are building nicely and congrats to the Waikanae Premier Rugby team who won the 'Battle of the Bridge' on the weekend!
Game 1 State of Origin tomorrow-go the Mighty Maroons!
Liverpool FC are the EPL Champs-woop woop!
Community Notices
Foster Hope Pyjama Appeal-if you would like to donate PJs to needy families and whānau please drop them into the office. There will be a collection tub in the office until 30th June. For every 5 pairs donated, New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty will donate an extra pair.
If you have any questions please contact Marcus D'Cunha, at Sotheby's International Realty on Marcus.DCunha@wellington.nzsir.com
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