A warm welcome and big "kia ora" to the following tamariki who started this week. It is great to have you and your whānau at Kapakapanui School!
Welcome to Ahnaf, Gabriel, Charlotte, Addisyn, Eddie, Isla and Sophie
Pop Up Concert
Today at lunchtime we enjoyed an awesome pop up concert from our school bands. Playing 'live gigs' is a wonderful opportunity and the fans loved it!
Many thanks again to our very supportive and professional band tutors-Anje, Roman and Mr Milmine-you guys rock!
Staff News
At the end of this year, Jani Kruger, and her whānau will be moving back to South Africa to be closer to family. While this is exciting news for Jani, Etienne and their girls it is of course very sad for us. Jani has been such a valued part of our office team—calm, organised, caring and always ready with a smile. We’ll miss her sense of humour, her IT skills and the welcoming and professional atmosphere she and Lisanne have created in the office.
We will be advertising the 'office support' position soon.
Our thoughts have been with Maria Cassidy this week with the passing of her monther.
Attendance
Regular school attendance is really important for children’s learning, friendships, and overall success at school, and being on time each day helps set them up for a positive start. We understand that there are times when children are unwell and need to stay home, which has certainly been the case for many recently with the winter bugs going around. However, keeping attendance front of mind is a key focus for the NZ Government and for us here at school. To help with this, we will be sending out a weekly email to each family showing your child’s attendance for the week. If you would prefer not to receive this information, please let the office know. Thank you for your ongoing support.
New Bridge-Blue Playground
Check out our new bridge. Thanks Mr Whiteman and his awesome student helpers who installed this!
Early Finish – Thursday 21 August
On the afternoon of Thursday 21 August, many of our teachers, support staff, and I will be attending a Paid Union Meeting facilitated by our union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. These meetings—held up to twice a year—are an entitlement for all union members and are only called when there are important or urgent matters to discuss.
At this meeting, staff will be discussing how we can attract and retain skilled people in education, and what staffing levels and working conditions are needed to ensure education works well for all tamariki. As always, we want the very best for your children.
What does this mean for you?
We are asking whānau to collect children early at 12.50pm.
Light supervision will be available at school from 12.50pm–3.00pm for those who need it. → Please let the office know by Tuesday 19 August if your child requires this supervision.
The bus will run early at 12.50pm.
Funzone will be open that afternoon at Kapakapanui School. Please make bookings directly with them.
Thank you for your support and understanding. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
Website-Different Languages
Check out this really cool new feature on our website-scroll to the bottom of the home screen and select the language you would like to read our website in - there are many to choose from and I am hoping that you can read our website in 'your' home language!
Kapiti Kids Sports Shoe
Kapiti Kids Sports Shoe Bank need your donations of second hand great quality sports shoes. Netball and rugby seasons are ending soon, maybe you can donate your child's shoes or boots they have grown out of? Or maybe you have some touch boots that no longer fit? Please drop them to the school office. Ngā mihi.
Issue 6 - Please place ONLINE orders only (no cash is accepted) by 3pm, Friday 29 August, to ensure your order is delivered free to school before the end of term.
Kapakapanui School 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.
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.
Privet. I’m Max, a senior at Kapakapanui school and I'm going to be talking about Ukraine
Ukraine is a small country in Eastern Europe. Ukraine borders with Russia, Belarus and many more countries. Ukraine used to be a part of the Soviet Union and now it’s an independent country. Ukraine’s capital city is Kyiv.
As you probably know there is a war going on in Ukraine with Russia it started in 2014 and has been going on non stop. Russia attacked Ukraine in the pursuit of more land. More than 14 thousand people have died in the war on both sides and more people have been injured.
Ukraine people speak Polish, Ukrainian and Russian most of the time. Ukraine was founded on the 24th August 1991. Ukraine is more than twice the size of New Zealand. Ukraine’s population is 37.86 million people.
Ukraine has heaps of castles and temples. Ukraine is very religious country and most of the people are Christian.
The blue on Ukraine's flag represents the sky and the yellow represents the wheat fields
Watch this space for our next culture to celebrate!
Board of Trustees Pānui
Board of Trustees Triennial Elections
Thank you to the seven parents who have put their names forward for the role of Parent Representative on our Board of Trustees. There are three positions available. Voting papers have been sent out and the deadline for returning these is 4:00pm, Wednesday 10 September. You can drop them into the voting box in the office
Congratulations to Neil Milmine, who has been appointed as our new Staff Trustee—an election was not required. We’re looking forward to having Neil join the Board. A huge thank you to Lucy Tristram, who has been an outstanding staff trustee—ngā mihi nui, Lucy!
Neil, along with the new parent representatives, will officially take up their positions later this term.
Healthy Lunches
Great messaging and ideas for school lunches from the Heart Foundation
Delicious Recipes
We’re delighted to share a collection of delicious, good old-fashioned recipes kindly provided by the Kāpiti Food Poverty Project. These are simple, family-friendly meals that don’t cost a lot to make but taste great. A link has been added to our school website – perfect if you’re looking for some fresh inspiration for dinners at home
With the rising cost of living and increasingly busy lifestyles, it's understandable that pre-packaged snacks on supermarket shelves can seem like a convenient option for lunchboxes. However, these convenient choices often come at a cost—both financially and nutritionally. Individually packaged biscuits, chips, and other lunchbox fillers are typically more expensive and often lack the essential nutrients children need.
At the Heart Foundation, we're here to support you with nutritious, cost-effective lunchbox ideas. Our recipes and tips are designed to help you create balanced meals that keep children nourished, focused, energised, and satisfied throughout the school day.
Our lunchbox guide poster provides a simple framework for building a healthy school lunch, including recommended food groups and nutritious snack options. Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing easy-to-make recipes that offer a healthier homemade alternative to common lunchbox treats.
Check out the 'Snack smarter and save' document below
Health & Safety Updates – Please read our regular Health & Safety updates as well as tips for staying safe online. This is a key section to keep you informed and prepared. Please take a moment to read it each time—your awareness helps keep our school community safe.
Keeping Our Gates Closed
Please help us keep our tamariki—especially our younger children—safe by making sure our school gates are closed. From time to time, gates can be left open when classes head out on trips. If you happen to notice a gate open during the school day as you pass through, we’d really appreciate you closing it. Ngā mihi.
Memo from KCDC-Picking up or dropping off kids at school
Please refer to the flier below, particularly the rules, and fines, for illegally parking around schools. Please note that this is all about keeping kids safe!
Contact Details-are these current?
Please let the office know asap if your contact details have changed. You can do this online-click here
Signing In/Out
Please remember to sign in and out at the office if you are collecting your child or they arrive late.
A big thank you to our wonderful coaches, managers, and coordinators who have been running our winter sports teams. As the season draws to a close, we are so grateful for your time, energy, and encouragement – we couldn’t have had such a positive season without you! A friendly reminder, as we head into the final part of the season, that we still expect all players to receive equal game time. Enjoy the last few weeks!
Below are pics of our Year 7 & 8 and Year 3 & 4 hockey teams!
Kapakapanui School Sport Code of Conduct
We really value and appreciate the support we get from parents and whānau as coaches and supporters and Kapakapanui School has an excellent reputation for playing hard while being great sports-on and off the field/turf/court.
2025 Wellington & Kapi Mana Primary and Intermediate Schools Tennis Tournament
2025 Wellington & Kapi Mana Primary and Intermediate Schools Tennis Tournament
A great opportunity for club tennis players to take part in an Interschool event at Renouf Tennis Centre, Brooklyn Road, Wellington.
Students can be entered as either “Year 6 and under" or “Open” (Intermediate)
When :
Primary (Year 6 and under Boys and Girls) - Tuesday 16th September 8.30am Postponement day - Friday 19th September
Intermediate (Year 7-8 Boys and Girls) - Wednesday 17th September and Thursday 18th (if needed - Note: If time permits, the Intermediates’ tournament will be completed on Wednesday 17th. Most players will
only be required for the first day) 8.30am (Please note Wednesday 17th is also the same day as the Frank Van Kampen Shield day)
Players will be guaranteed at least two singles matches, weather permitting.
Players entered must have played tennis before and have knowledge of the rules of tennis and how
to serve and score. Players must also bring their own tennis racquet for the event and wear
appropriate sporting attire.
The Primary School Tournament will be run on Tournament Planner (TP) and the results will be recorded on
Match Hub (the Tennis NZ National Grading System and WTN) for those players having Match Hub and/or
WTN rankings.
The tournament draws will be posted at the venue on the morning of the event.
The Regional Finals will be held on Wednesday 19th November 2025 (TBC) at the Manawatu Lawn Tennis
Club, 224 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North. (TBC)
The Central Region Finals will consist of players from the following associations: Taranaki, Wanganui,
Manawatu, Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Wellington/Kapi Mana.
Finalists & Semi Finalists of the Wellington/Kapi Mana Open Grade and finalists & Semi Finalists of the
Wellington/Kapi Mana Year 6&U event will qualify for the Tennis Central Regional Finals.
Parents are responsible for transport and supervision for their own children for this event for the day.
Cost: $20 to be paid via KINDO or at the school office - to be paid by Next Friday 29th August. Players CANNOT enter themselves individually and all online entries MUST be submitted by the schools to Tennis Capital Coast.
Any questions please email rochelle.mckenzie@kks.school.nz
Sports / Activity Shirts - Borrowed
WE NEED THEM RETURNED ASAP FOR OTHER EVENTS
We are still missing a lot of shirts that were borrowed from the following events:
Yr 5 & 6 Winter Tournament - from last week Hockey - this finished last week Cross Country - from term 2 Netball - finishes this week Touch Rugby - this finished in term 1
Please note - the ones that are not returned a charge of $35 will be added to your account.
WET CLOTHING
WE NEED BOYS LONG TROUSERS (UPTO 8 YEARS)
With the winter months upon us - can you please ensure there is a spare set of clothing in your childs bag. If your child has come home in borrowed clothes can they please be washed and returned to the office.
YUMMY Stickers
It's that time again. Lets get collecting!
Whenever you see a YUMMY sticker, please collect it and send it to school. Last year, we raised just shy of 6,000 stickers. Such an amazing result! This meant that the winning class, which brought in the most stickers over the term, was able to purchase a whole box of wonderful sports equipment.
Please send any stickers to your school. All classes will have a sheet for the tamariki to place the sticker on. Please note it can only have the YUMMY brand name on it. Either the individual sticker or the 10 count square on the bag. The stickers will be counted every Friday this term - so lets get collecting. Whānau points to be given to the class with the most stickers collected each week.
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
School closes at 12.50pm
All Day
Paid Union Meeting for Teachers, Support Staff & Principal
Scholastic Book Club
All Day
Online orders close 3pm (no cash orders accepted)
School Photos
All Day
Board of Trustees
Election Day - Poll closes at 4pm
Hoodie Order close
All Day
Estimated delivery is Week 2 of term 4
Spelling Bee
All Day
Board of Trustees
All Day
Votes are counted
Board of Trustees
All Day
New Board takes office
Regular Features
Regular information
School Lunches -Sushi and Wednesdays and The Bakehouse on Fridays
To Purchase: We have a stock of these at the school office (size 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14) to purchase. $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 Loan: 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.
Hat/Pōtae
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 $20.
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 12 September 2025. Delivery approximately week 3 of term 4.
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.....
Congrats to Cody Taylor, Mrs Gilmour's nephew, who is playing his 100th test match this weekend vs Argentina!
Wow, what a victory for those Aussies against the Springboks-Aussie, Aussie, Aussie-OI, OI, OI!!!!!
The EPL is back and so is Liverpool and the very awesome Chris Wood!
I wish I was in the UK at the Oasis concerts-the magic is still there!
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