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SYNDICATE NEWS

Senior News -

The Year 6 camp at Camp Iona was verysuccessful, with children thoroughly enjoying thechallenges of many outdoor activities. Thechildren showed an appreciation of the supportand assistance they were given, and allexperienced opportunities where they couldexercise some leadership. The teachers wish togive a big thank you to the parents who were at

camp, helping the team in so many ways.http://tiny.cc/9qk7bw.

Middle News

There has been lots of fishy stuffhappening in the Middle Syndicate this term!Trips to the Portobello Aquarium and Warrington beach have provided much inspiration forlearning. The children in the Middle Syndicate are working happily and the determinationchildren have shown in the daily run has been transferred to other aspects of their learning. Goalsetting and rubrics will continue to be an important part of becoming a better learner.Next term we are looking forward to Science week and a visit from the Life Education Trust,which will explore the topic of Heart Central. Well be looking at the systems in the human bodyand how different systems can support processes.Mathletics continues to provide challenges and successes for children. A number of children fromthe Middle Syndicate have featured in The Hall of Fame, which puts them in the top 100 students.We anticipate that some children will enjoy working on Mathletics during the holidays.

Junior News There have been many highlights this term in the Juniors including a successful trip to the

Otago Museum to learn about mini beasts. Swimming with the Jill Clarke swim school is a vital part of ourPhysical Education Programme. This programme teaches survival and safety in and around the water with

fully trained instructors. Your feedback is always welcome.

We are really enjoying our new interactive whiteboards and have recently joined the Sunshine On Linereading and maths programme, which is very compatible with the new boards. You can try it at home for a 2-week free trial.All children are able to access the Mathletics programme and it is a big incentive to get onto the computer.Please encourage your children to keep working on Mathletics at home as it reinforces concepts that are beinglearnt at school.Thank you from all the Junior Teachers for your help with PMP, Fun Friday and with swimming this term it

has been a busy term and the children are ready for a relaxing holiday. Have a Happy Easter!

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Otago Primary Swimming SportsFive of our top swimmers represented Kaikorai inthe Otago Primary Schools SwimmingChampionships at Moana Pool on Saturday 31stMarch. Maia Hunter, Monica Menzies, KendraRobinson, Elliott Alloo and William Edwardsmade up our Kaikorai team.Elliot was placed second in Otago (9 and under)for freestyle and backstroke.William was sixth in Otago (10 yrs) for freestyleand backstroke.Our relay team was placed 7th in Otago (10yrs)

for this event.These are great results. We are very proud of allour Kaikorai Swimming team 2012.

SCHOOL NEWS

Sport Otago TriathlonTwo of our year five athletes took part in the SportOtago Triathlon on Wednesday 21 March. EmilyCochrane and Elliott Alloo represented Kaikorai inthis run, bike and swim event. They had trainedhard for the competition and we are very proud of

their efforts. Emily was placed a creditable ninth inher section and Elliott was the Silver medal winnerin his. A fantastic result Elliott. CongratulationsEmily and Elliott.

Enrichment ProgrammePhilosophical thinking more questions than answers!

The philosophical discussion group has been meeting on Tuesday afternoons throughout the term and guess what?We have come up with more questions than answers! Some of them are questions that might take a lifetime to findanswers. For instance, what is wisdom? What does it mean to be wise? Do you have to be old to be wise? Who do we

know from stories who is wise or not wise?Weve explored some different kinds of thinking and looked briefly at some famous philosophers.One week we wondered if just the thought of something can make you happy e.g. chocolate. That made us wonderif happiness is something that you can control and what can you do to make yourself happy. What is happiness?Another Tuesday when we met it was particularly hot. We wondered if you can use your imagination to change theway you feel. Can you imagine a really cool drink, and then feel cooler? How does your imagination work?We looked at a number of photos of different people which got us talking about making assumptions based on yourown ideas or finding evidence to make statements of fact. That led us on to logical thinking and wondering how wecan be sure that things are true.

The next enrichment programme that will take place is an art programme where our talented artists will work withMiss Dunn and the Art School to produce artworks for our hall.

Year 6 Camp

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We were on our way to Camp Iona with my mate Patrick and the

rest of the Year Six.

Our first stop was a walk to Mrs Gillies house. When we got toMrs Gillies house she read us new and old poems. We wereall clapping and then we had to go back to the bus.

The next day the fun began. We lined up to go in a group. The

groups were Team Building, Archery, Search and Rescue and

Abseiling. I was in Search and Rescue. We had to look for the

person that was lost and help her.

After breakfast the next day, we got ready for our next adventure.

First we had to make lunch and had a little play. Then we went

on the bus to the Lighthouse.

When we got to the lighthouse we took pictures of all of the

animals like seals and penguins. Then we went to a hide where

you could see all of these animals everywhere. Next stop was

kayaking and yachting! We had lunch first before hopping into

the yachts and kayaks. People kept getting their yachts stuck in

the bushes. We all get wet but we had a great time.

It was the night for the concert and it was funny and cooland every one was happy but then it wastime for. SPOTLIGHT!! Written by

Jack Olsen R2A

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SCHOOL NEWS

Parent Group News

ENTERTAINMENT BOOA big thank you to those who pre-ordered EntertainmentBooks. The vouchers in the new book can be usedimmediately.

Just a reminder that on the first day of next term, Monday23 April, an Entertainment Book will be

distributed to all families that haven't already purchasedone. If you don't want to buy it, then you simplyreturn it to school. If you would like to buy more than

one book or you've gotten orders from other people, then you'll be able to get additional books. And remember thatthe family that sells the most Entertainment Books at Kaikorai Primary School will receive 2 complimentary moviepasses from Hoyts! For every Entertainment Book sold the school receives $11 and the money raised will be usedtowards the purchase of new sports and kapa haka tops for the students. (If you dont want to purchase anEntertainment Book or youve bought one from somewhere else but youd still like to support this fundraiser, thenyou can do so by making a donation of the amount that the school makes from the sale of each book.)

SCHOOL FAIR 8 SEPTEMBER 2012

Thank you to those who have already offered to help with the Fair. If you'reable to support the Fair in any way we'd love to hear from you. The Fair is ahuge event and raises a significant amount of money for the school, but itcan't happen without your help.Remember if youre sorting through clothes, toys, books, etc. during theholidays to put things aside for the Fair later in the year.Fair Co-ordinators:Tor Devereux (453-1108, 027-635-1512, [email protected])Renae Barnes (466-7079, 022-624-6685, [email protected])If you have any questions or would like more information about the Parents Group, then please contact Tor(453-1108, 027-635-1512, [email protected]).The Parents Group would like to wish all families a safe, enjoyable and relaxing holiday. See you next term.

Are you with Telstra Clear?For every $1 you spend with TelstraClear,Kaikorai Primary School will receive 1.5reward points which we can use towardsredeeming fantastic rewards fromcomputers to sports gear.If youre a TelstraClear customer, simply

ring 0508 011 737 and quote IntelligentRewards

Summer SportsOur summer sports is drawing to a close and we wish to congratulate and thank the Kaikorai

players for being great representatives of our school.Thank you again to the parents who support the programme with subbing duties and in particularour team managers.Thank you Ken and Suzanne Cochrane, Kerri Ballantyne and Mark Mitchell (Flippaball)Bruce James, Deborah Whitty, Janne Miller and Mark Mitchell (touch)Mark Mitchell, Jody James, Carol Charteris and Nick Bates (Futsal)Grant and Kylie Batchelor ( T-Ball)

As the term one sports competitions draw to an end please return any tops washed and folded toRoom 2a.

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