Koru Team News Term 4 Week 2 (23/10/2026)

Kia ora e te whānau,

A very warm welcome back to Term 4 in the Koru team, and we especially welcome our families whose children had their first day at school either towards the end of last term or at the start of this term. Our newest children, in Stacey and Laura's Home Group, are: Frankie, Isabella, Kimaya, Lockie, Lottie, Ruby, Skyanna, Theo and Zoe. Well done, tamariki, for making a fantastic transition into the Koru team!

Congratulations also, to all of our older tamariki who have settled straight back into 'the swing of things' at school. We love your attitude towards your learning and your play. You really do show both 'We Love Learning' and 'We Care', as you share, support each other, work as a team towards a goal, and generally show care and consideration towards each other, as well as our environment.

Learning in the hub:

Kapa haka and waiata with Whaea Cath - the tamariki are loving their sessions with Whaea Cath! Three of their favourite waiata are: Motoka, iti rawa e, Pungawerewere and Ki Runga te Rākau. You could ask your child if they would like to teach you one or two of these waiata. The children are also thoroughly enjoying practising with the poi and some are proving to be very adept with this quite tricky performance equipment. 

With this in mind, keep your eyes peeled for an exciting announcement coming up towards the end of this term!

Athletics:

Congratulations to each and every Koru team member for the wonderful effort at our Athletics Day today. We are incredibly proud of the children, as we know you will be too. Their skills and attitudes epitomised all aspects of our school values, as they displayed determination, confidence, resilience, and fantastic support for each other throughout each of the activities they participated in.

Tino pai rawa atu koutou katoa - incredibly well done, everyone!

Literacy Links (for families with children who have recently started school):

• The Speech Sounds of New Zealand English
• Stage 1 
• Stage 2
• How To Help At Home

Hats, sunblock and drink bottles: 

Thank you very much indeed for your support in ensuring that your child has their hat at school every day throughout this term. The children are being extremely diligent in both the wearing of their hats and caring for their hats.

Throughout Term 4, teachers are applying sunblock to the children, prior to their big play at 12:40 p.m. If your child needs to have their own particular brand of sunblock, for any reason, we are very happy to make sure that this is the sunblock your child uses. Thank you also for ensuring that your child has sunblock on before school each day.

The children are needing a lot of water as our days warm up. At school, we ask that drink bottles are filled with water rather than juice, please.

Cyber Safety:

Staying Safe Online: Online Grooming 

As young people become more independent online, they can connect and communicate with people they don’t know.

Often this is a positive experience, but sometimes your tamariki could be being groomed or talking to someone who isn’t who they say they are. Netsafe’s advice explains how unwanted contact works, including grooming and what whānau can do to educate kids.

Check out the link here.

Photo Gallery:

'We Get There Together' on display in the hub...

We trust you all have a lovely, long weekend ahead - the weather forecast is looking beautiful. If you're going away, keep safe, and we look forward to seeing all those beautiful smiles again on Tuesday. 

Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou,

Stacey, Nicola, Kendall, Laura and Elizabeth