Christmas @ Kapakapanui
The sun shone and the crowds came in and had an awesome time on Friday evening. Santa arrvied on a scooter, there were great performances from our bands, choir and kapa haka, tons of amazing kai and lots of wonderful stalls to spend money.  All funds raised go towards our Year 7 & 8 camp to  Mi Camp in Turangī in March.

A massive mihi to our wonderful parent/whānau organising group for your awesome planning, coordinating, communicating and thinking of all of thoise important little details which helped create such a successful event!!!

Click here to view lots more pics.

Whānau Leaders
Congratulations to our 2025 Whānau Leaders who were selected last Friday - well done guys!!

Te Awa - Lachlan Shackleton, Seamus Drake, Amellia Hawken, Charlie Roberts
Te Moana - Brēanna Davey-TioTio, Paige Westbury, Arie Engelen, Joshma Joseph
Te Whenua - Bowi Banks, Thelia Anderson, Zachary Gibson, Jay Stewart
Te Waka - Joni Tran, Brianna White, Cooper Sunderland, Elsie Porter
Nga Manu - Dimur Heatley, Audison van der Westhuizen, Deeliah Cooper Taepa, Anja Jennings

Choir at Coastlands
Well down to our choir who performed on Monday at Coastlands. Coastlands provide this opportunity every year to the Kāpiti Coast Schools who all have a slot to sing Xmas Carols which always brightens up the mall. Thank you to Ms Dewdney and Mrs Wild who coordinate our choir!

Staffing News
I am pleased to announce that we have employed 2 new teachers to permanent positions at our school starting term 1 2025. Leanne Mahoney will teach in Year 3 & 4 and Emma O'Reilly will teach in Year 1 & 2.  Leanne and Emma are replacing Whaea Cheryl who is moving the the Hawkes Bay and Lucy Tristram who is our new SENCO. We are looking forward to them joining our team!

Thank you Mike Roberts (BoT)
After 5 years of being a member of the Kapakapanui School Board of Trustees Mike Roberts has made the decision that our meeting next week will be his last one.  Mike has been an invaluable member of our board, being the Chair for 3 years and played an intergral role in continuing the excellent Governance role that Kapakapanui School has always had. In Mike's time a number of significant projects including upgrade to the Junior Block, Rooms 1-4, Pōhutukawa block, Admin upgrade and 2 strategic plans.  Ngā mihi Mike!

Student Led Conferences End of Year Reports and SLCs-THURSDAY
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.

Is there a downside to winning? RNZ Interview
A colleague shared with me this RNZ interview-you might be interested in listening to it. Click here

Updating Home and Email Addresses
A reminder....If your home or email 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

This exciting fun water event took place today and we have an awesome time! Thank you to Mr Wynne and the senior helpers for running another great event. Check out the pics below and on our website!!

On Friday we will be announcing our new classes for 2025. As mentioned in previous newsletters....

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.

If your child arrives home on Friday upset about their new class, please don’t overreact. Remain calm and remember that as parents, you are the "weather" for your children—they will reflect your emotions. Take a deep breath and use this as an opportunity to help your child develop resilience. By providing reassurance and maintaining a positive outlook, you can help them navigate this change with confidence and a sense of possibility. Ngā mihi

 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.