Yesterday we held our awesome annual Winter Sports event. The sun was shining and it was a fantastic day! I’ve always loved these days—when I was at school (Waikanae!) I really enjoyed playing alongside my mates, representing my school, and competing against others. Yesterday was no different—our kids had a blast and it was pretty cool having All Black legend Dane Coles reffing the rugby matches!
The winning hockey teams - Tahi and Rua - both unbeaten in pool play. Tahi (Audison, Leo V, Bre, Nathaniel, Kobe, Alex, Amellia) won outright as their goal difference (19 for and 1 against) was superior.
Ngā mihi to Hope Cundy who coached our rugby team!
Cricket
This week week we are lucky enough to have all Year 0-6 classes take part in Cricket sessions with a coach from Horowhenua- Kapiti Cricket association. We have had amazing weather for these sessions and students have been learning a variety of throwing, catching and batting skills. After these sessions we will be starting to out together some Year 3-8 Cricket teams to take part in the Smash play Interschool Cricket festival to be held in Term 1 next year. Students who are keen to take part will get the chance to take part in some further coaching sessions next term in preparation for this.
Tournament of Minds
Good luck to our ToM teams (4) who are competing at Vic Uni on Saturday. Mrs McKenzie has been working with our teams all term and they're ready to go! Thank you Rochelle for giving so much of your time to coordinate this and to Ms Whitaker who will be one of the judges on the weekend.
Digital Citizenship/BYOD Agreement 2025
All Year 5–8 students have been spending time this week reviewing our Digital Citizenship & BYOD Agreement. This outlines how we expect devices and online tools to be used safely and responsibly at school. Key points include being respectful online, keeping personal information private, using devices for learning only, and caring for equipment.
Please take time to read through the agreement with your child.
Office Support Role
As mentioned last week Jani and her family are moving back to South Africa and the end of the year. If you're interested in applying for this role please click here or drop into the office. Feel free to call into the office and speak to me if you have any questions.
Attendance-(from last week)
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.
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.
Coming up soon-Thursday 11th September - Wacky Hair day
In two weeks time we will be having our Wacky hair day to help fundraise for the Child Cancer Foundation.
We are encouraging students to come to school with wacky hair. This could be a wig, cool hair style or have something fun in their hair.
At lunchtime we will be having a Wacky hair glow disco in the hall. Year 0-4 will be at 12pm and Year 5-8 at 1pm.
It will be a gold coin entry and we will have glow gear for sale. This will be from $1 to $3 and will include glow sticks, rings, necklaces and heaps more.
All money raised will be given to the Child Cancer Foundation.
Teacher Only Day -Tuesday 28 October
In 2025, New Zealand schools received two curriculum teacher-only days (TODs) focused on the updated English and Maths (Pāngarau) curricula. These days are for professional learning and development (PLD) for teachers to implement the new curriculum content. Our focus will be on maths and the 'science of learning'. Please pop this date into your diary.
The public health nurses are coming to school on the 4th September to continue with the immunisation programme for year 7 tamariki.
* If you have changed your mind or your child’s medical situation has changed please contact them on 04 587 2949 or
gw-nphsimmunisation@tewhatuora.govt.nz.
* If you have not yet consented, but want to, please collect a consent form from the school office or contact them.
* If you declined the vaccines last year but you have changed your mind and you now want your year 8 child to receive the vaccine(s) please collect a consent form from the school office or contact them.
* If your Year 8 child missed out last year and you would like them to catch up on their vaccinations, please collect a consent form from the school office or contact them.
*If you have any questions or concerns please contact them at gw-nphsimmunisation@tewhatuora.govt.nz, or call them on 04 587 2949
Scholastic Book Club
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
Remember to return your voting voting papers -the deadline is 4:00pm, Wednesday 10 September. You can drop them into the voting box in the office
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.
Good luck to our netballers who are playing their final games this weekend. Ngā mihi to all of our amazing coaches and managers and to Miss Hamill who has been our school coordinator-thanks Jaimes!
Let's finish the season as positively as it has been all year!!!
AIMS Games
Good luck to Maisy, Cooper, Henry, Maggie and Caspar who are competing in Tauranga at the AIMS Games on the weekend and into next week. Kia kaha guys!
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.
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
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
Wacky Hair Disco
All Day
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.....
Up the Wahs, safely into the top 4.
"Don't cry for me Argentina-(or AB supporters! The Pumas were too big, too fast and too good for the ABs!
Woop woop, the Women's rugby world cup is back and our mighty Black Ferns are the champs and off to a great start.
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