Kohimarama School News - 23rd July 2025

School News

A Message from Kiri Team

Haere mai everybody,

We all went home buzzing on Friday afternoon from the Rock Band performance. It was a banger!! Poppy, Ryan, Isabella, Zara, Thomas, Mia-Rose, and Sep all showed off their skills and absolutely nailed it. Ben and Mikaela, their instrument and singing coaches must have been so proud. 

They performed 7 maybe 8 songs rolling effortlessly from one song to the other. As each was performed you could feel the excitement and energy building in the hall. The audience clapped, cheered and tossed sweatshirts in the air expressing pure joy at the music. We as teachers enjoyed seeing children we have taught, passionately and professionally perform in front of a very enthusiastic crowd. It actually brought a few tears to our eyes!

Kiri Team are at present exploring the stories written by Enid Blyton, The Faraway Tree and The Enchanted Wood. Each class has a Magic Faraway Tree to display their work. Children are learning about the magical elements, typical characters, and special messages that fairy tales often contain. Some classes have been writing about their favourite fairy tales and some have made puppets to perform stories to other classes.

Thank you for the donations on Friday, the children had a fun time dressing up, it was lovely to end the week seeing magical fairies and witches in Kiri Team. Your contributions are going towards a much needed new house points board

Kiri Team has been practising their running skills in anticipation of the big day. Here's hoping that as this newsletter goes out we are enjoying a clear and sunny day for this school event.

Each class has completed stunning looking art ready for our Calendar Art fundraiser later in the year. Learning Space 3 has some cute birds up on their walls.

The Kohimarama Way - Aroha/Compassion

Kohimarama School Rock Band

Wow!! What a Rock Band we have at school.  Amazing talent onstage from our singers, Isabella, Ryan and Poppy, keyboardist Zara, drummers Mia-Rose and Sep and electric guitarist Thomas.  They wowed us with 5 songs that honestly, sounded like the real thing, they could go on tour this weekend.  Thank you to Ben Jurisich our Rock Band Director and Mikaela Coughlan voice coach for the phenomenal work you have done with our students, they rock!!

Parent supervision of Road Patrollers in the morning - Are you able to help?

Are you looking for a way to support our students, but don't have much time? Are you needing some fresh air, but find you are mostly indoors? Instead of helping the chicken cross the road, would you be interested in helping children cross the road?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions we have the job for you - a parent supervisor on Road Patrol in the morning from 8.25 until 8.55am.  Please email Meegan on mhill@kohimarama.school.nz if you would like to find out more or are able to offer your services.  Thanking you in advance.

Congratulations Honor!

Congratulation to Honor and her Choir who represented New Zealand at the International Choral week in Shenzhen China and won first place in the childrens category. What a wonderful experience and outcome!

Student Fundraiser - Friday 8th August for the Cancer Society

Students to wear mufti (weekend clothes) and bring $2.  For fun we are asking students to wear mismatched (different) socks.

House Points Board Fundraiser!

Last Friday we had a fantastic turnout of students dressed as their sports or celebrity heroes all to raise money for our new House Points Board. Thanks to everyone's support, we raised over $800.00! Will let you know when the new House Points board is up and running! 

Scholastic Lucky Book Club

The catalogues are in your teacher’s cubby holes and should be sent home this week!

If you prefer to view the catalogue online please use this link: scholastic.co.nz/media/9255/final_nzbc525_p5.pdf

Ordering is done through the LOOP app.

Please note all orders must be in by 30th July.

AIMs Games fundraiser - Sunday 27th July

Come along and support our Year 8 boys as they get ready to represent Kohimarama School at the AIMs Games this August!

We're hosting a fundraiser this Sunday from 10.30am to 1.30pm (or later if demand is high!) in the Kohimarama School car park.

There’ll be something for everyone:

• Car wash: $20, or $40 for a wash and vacuum

• Bake sale with a range of homemade treats

• Coffee and tea available to purchase

• Sausage sizzle 

• Raffle tickets with great prizes up for grabs

All proceeds will go directly towards the boys' tournament expenses, including accommodation and team kit.

We prefer cash on the day, but bank transfer will also be available.

Mark your calendars and come down to support the team -  every coffee, car wash and cupcake helps get them one step closer to the AIMs Games!

Certificates & Awards

Caught being good - "Greenies"

Thank you to our students for starting back this term in the playground so positively.  The grass has been soggy and concrete areas have been in big demand.  Our students have shown respect and friendliness in allowing everyone a space to play and have fun.  Our fortunate three this week are:

• Yara           LS 2           for reliability         Colenso
• Dima         LS 7           for respect             Colenso
• Josh           LS 21         for reliability         Selwyn

Road Patrollers of the fortnight

Thank you to Jun and Natalie for their service to our school this week as our Road Patrollers - you tackled some tricky weather this week.

Sport News

Eastern Zone Netball Tournament

This Monday our year 7 and 8 netball teams competed at the Eastern Zone tournament in the glorious sunshine.The year 7 Sparks won half their games, a result they were happy with, and they enjoyed a great day's worth of netball.  They year 8 Flames won 5 of their 6 games and came in 3rd overall - nice work! Congratulations to both teams and a big thanks to the parents who supported them on the day.

PTA News

“TO CHAIR OR NOT TO CHAIR!”.. That is the question!

Dear Parents,

We are writing to encourage you to consider stepping forward as the next Chair or Co-Chair of the school's PTA. After this school year, Alan and I will be stepping down as Co-Chairs, and we are looking to transition leadership during Term 4 of this year.

This handover period in Term 4 will allow the new Chair/Co-Chair to understand current operations and participate in developing the 2026 Event calendar, which is typically set in late October or early November.

The Chair or Co-Chair plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the PTA. This involves coordinating activities, bringing together various initiatives, and supporting other volunteers as needed.

We are looking for someone who is open to new ideas and thoughts, and who can inspire confidence in others to volunteer for school events or services. The ideal candidate is organized, enthusiastic, and maintains a positive mindset focused on the success of the entire school community.

The time commitment for this role varies each week, depending on upcoming events. It could range from 30 minutes to a full day. There is also significant scope to grow the PTA and increase community activities.

We invite you to reach out to us for a chat or to attend an upcoming PTA event to learn more. We would love to hear from you.

Sincerely, Valerie & Alan

Wine and Cheese Evening

SAVE THE DATE - Blokes Breakfast – September 5th

Calling all Dads / Dad figures in our children’s lives. Join us Friday September 5th from 7.30am – 8.55am

 More details to follow.

Gala, Gala, Gala! – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Follow the link below to the Gala Website.

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