Student Led Conferences End of Year Reports and SLCs
School will close at 12.30pm on Thursday 12th December. The conferences run from 2:00pm - 7:00pm.  SLCs
and reports ‘bookend’ the school year and once again we are looking forward to these and catching up with
whānau.

To book your Student Led Conference, go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code and enter the event code
sznhn.

Buses have been organised for the early finish of 12.30pm.

Staff News
Congratulations to Whaea Cheryl who has accepted a teaching position at Waipawa School in Central Hawkes Bay. Cheryl will be moving to Napier and is looking forward to living in 'The Bay'.  Ngā mihi for your mahi at Kapakapanui Cheryl and good luck with your move and new school!

Road Patrol
Ngā mihi to our 50+ road Patrollers who have helped keep everyone safe this year-often during wild weather. Yesterday they attended the KCDC and Police school road patrol thank you parade, including a movie and McDonald's. Thank you also to the many parent helpers and to Mrs Richards for being our school coordinator - ngā mihi kai koutou!

Busking
This morning our senior band spent time in Mahara Place busking. They played 2 sets, including a Xmas song and made $120! Well done guys and thank you to the band tutor Anje and Ramon for the ongoing support!

Pakangā Wai
This exciting fun water event takes place next Tuesday 10th December at 1.40pm - 2.40pm.  All students will have the opportunity to take part in this with their Whānau classes. 

It will include water slides, bubbles, sprinklers etc.

From last week....How We Create New Classes for 2025
At Kapakapanui School, creating balanced and effective classes is a thoughtful process. We consider factors such as gender, abilities, friendships, and a mix of loud and quiet personalities to ensure a positive and supportive learning environment for all tamariki. Where possible, children remain with the same class and teacher for two years unless a teacher is moving to a new class. We understand that transitioning to a new class can be challenging for some children, so we encourage you to support your child with positive messages about the change. This is a great opportunity to help build their resilience, adaptability, and confidence as they embrace new experiences and friendships.

What is CRT (Classroom Release Time)?
Classroom Release Time (CRT) is provided to all schools by the Ministry of Education to support teachers in focusing on important tasks such as planning, assessment, and professional development. Starting in 2025, classroom teachers will be released from their teaching duties for five days per term to use this time effectively. During CRT, your child will continue learning under the guidance of a carefully selected relief teachers ensuring their education remains engaging and uninterrupted. This initiative supports teachers in delivering high-quality education and meeting the diverse needs of all learners.

Updating Addresses
A reminder....If your address has changed can you please let the office know asap. The teachers will be sending our letters to every child in their at the beginning of 2025 and we want to ensure that these letters make it to every child! Ngā mihi

Christmas @ Kapakapanui
We are looking forward to Friday evening from 4.30pm-see you all here-it will be epic!!!!!

PC Sports visit
It was great to connect with lots of Senior leaders from Paraparaumu College today who were in running sports activities for our Years 3-6 tamariki.  Check out the pics below!

Passion Projects are happening throughout the school and there has been a hive of activity taking place. Here’s some cool pics of the trolley car and a natural habitat diorama. We are having a celebration of the passion projects next Wednesday.

TIMBER AND PLYWOOD NEEDED FOR A PASSION PROJECT BUILD
Hi my name is Arthur. I'm in Totara pod in Rangatahi syndicate. For my passion project, I've designed a bike jump for us to use during lunchtime. I am wondering if anyone has any spare timber and/or plywood lying around that you no longer need, that I could use to build the jump, please?

If you do, please can you drop it off at Room 8, thank you.

Yours hopefully
Arthur

This year more than 50 students have regularly attended our writing enrichment sessions on a Wednesday morning which are open to all keen writers from Year 4 on.

We will showcase their work in a magazine for each syndicate.  There is too much work for just one magazine!  The cost of these will be $15 each.  As well as a memento for your child, they make great Christmas presents for grandparents.    
Rangatahi students will receive a portfolio of their own work.  Everyone wrote short stories and some of them are not so short!  

The cost for each will be $15.  To receive a copy of the magazine, please fill in this  form.  You can pay on Kindo or at the office. 

These need to be ordered by 9.00am on Friday 6th, so we know numbers before they go to the printer on Friday. 

Hi, my name is Alex Kim who judo instructor from Kāpiti judo. 

We had Wellington judo competition 1st Dec.  

Great news to share Vadym Arykov (room  21) Won silver medal on his weight division-we all proud of him!

 The library is now closed for its annual stocktake. If you have received an overdue letter about your child's outstanding library book/s, could you please ensure they are returned to school asap. If a book is lost can you please email libadmin@kks.school.nz to discuss. Many thanks.