Kāhui Ako Conference

Matariki Hāngī and Te Ara Toi o Kapakapanui (outdoor art trail)

Student Poetry Success

Bag
Its mouth an opening to endless black
it swallows up whatever is dropped inside
Never to be seen again
The rich blackness imprisons the items inside
Calling all books, all food beware the bag is here.
Brom A, 9, Year 5, Kapakapanui School

Teddy Bear
I'm an actor in pretend and
I'm a fashionista in dress up.
I am fluffy and friendly
But I am not a fan of scissors, staples or stitches.
I love the cats but I don't think they like me back.
At night my mistress hugs me as she sleeps.
She mumbles “I love my teddy bear”,
Then another great cycle of life starts again.
Cristelle, 10 years old, Year 6, Kapakapanui School

The dusty window
Small, useless,
sitting in the corner of the room
A dusty old window on the top floor,
engraved in the murk, it says “Clean me!”
The silky smooth rag runs across me
I finally feel useful.
Andrew, age 9, Year 5, Kapakapanui School

Softball
Hard, round, yellow and worn
I feel like I am shimmering when the pitcher throws the first pitch of the game
I smell the leather of the gloves when they throw me around
I taste the gravel as I hit the hard rocky ground
Everytime I get hit it hurts a lot
But I get up again and again
Because it is my job
I am not a Softball, I am the Softball.
Dimur, age 12, Year 8, Kapakapanui School

I love my job.
I get to stick in the worksheets in the workbooks.
When I am in the pencil case I make lots and lots of friends.
The rubber,  the pencil, and all of his colourful cousins,
The scissors, sharp as knives,
And the sharpener, although a terrifying,
still kind and one of my many friends. My enemy is the one I have most in common with.
My enemy is … sellotape. The sticky one.
He is such a show-off.
He thinks he’s better than everyone else
Even though I get used way more than him.
He even has his own dispenser, I mean, come on man. 
I still love my job,
Even if the paper’s a bit scratchy on my gluey little tongue.
Ethan, age 11, Year 7, Kapakapanui School 

Paraparaumu College Open Evening and Enrolment Information

• Open Evening - Monday 23 June
• Enrolment now for 2026!

New webspace for parents and whānau available 

Winter Illness-unsure if your child should attend school?

Lunches

• Sushimi Sushi Lunches - Wednesdays
• The Bakehouse Lunches - Fridays

1. It is VERY IMPORTANT that the parents select the CORRECT ENTRY, DATE & VENUE for their child - see date at top! 
2. 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
3. Please write the School Name in FULL (i.e. South Wellington Intermediate School not SWIS)
4. Here is the Online Registration Link: https://eventpromotions.co.nz/junior-tough-guy-and-gal-challenge/
5. 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.

• 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

Contact Details-are these current?

• Please remember to sign in and out at the office if you are collecting your child or they arrive late.

• 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

Staff release and student emergency reunification

Communication after an event

• Email
• Text from the office
• Posting social media

Kapakapanui School Sport Code of Conduct

• Remember that players participate for enjoyment and winning is only part of the fun
• Never ridicule or yell at players for making a mistake or not winning
• Be reasonable in my demands on players’ time, energy and enthusiasm
• Operate within the rules and spirit of the game and teach my players to do the same
• Ensure that the time players spend with me is a positive experience. All players are deserving of equal attention and opportunities
• Avoid overplaying the talented players and understand that the average players need and deserve equal time. Every player is to play at least half a game.
• Display control, respect and professionalism to all involved with the sport including opponents, referees, coaches, officials, administrators, parents and spectators. I will encourage my players to do the same
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all people involved in the game, regardless of their gender, ability or cultural background

• Use bad language nor will I harass players, officials, spectators or other coaches

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