Term 4 5th December 2018

Cool Bananas ShowThis is now free to our students as Clark Road Chapel will be paying for them. Gold coins donated will be refunded. Clark Road Chapel is incredibly supportive of Kamo Primary and we benefit so much from having them as our neighbours. As this show starts at 9am please can you have your child at school by 8.45am as the bell will ring 5 minutes earlier at 8.50am so that the roll can be called and students can walk to the show on time.

The last panui of the year! Phew! I hear you say…This panui is really all about Farewell and Thank you!Firstly I would like to farewell Mrs Rosemary Hamer who departs to One Tree Point School. Rosemary has been a great team member, Teacher, Home and School Teacher member, Hockey lead teacher, Reading Recovery teacher and so much more! Mrs Hamer has moved into the Bream Bay area and working in her local area will be ideal for her. She will be missed and we wish her all the best!!As previously mentioned Mrs Elaine Soich is retiring from full time work. She too has been a very much loved and active teacher participating and supporting all she could! I have witnessed many a student tell her how wonderful they found her as a teacher!You may have noticed the bump extending from Amy Batten. Yes it is with great excitement that she will be giving Mrs Batten her first grandchild! Amy and her wonderful partner are so excited and she will be no stranger to the school once motherhood is in progress.Mrs Heape leaves as well after 28 years of service in keeping our books ticking over! She really has given incredible commitment and her lovely nature has made her such a valuable member to the team!Julie Jones a teacher aide retires as well. She has supported so many children and we will miss her too!We wish all these people well from retirement, to motherhood, to new schools and we will miss them all! However life calls and we want the best for them all!!To the teachers and support staff; you really are a great group of people and when I think of you all adjectives such as dedicated, relentless, happy, hardworking, caring, happy and outstanding are just a few to mention that flash into my mind!!I would like to make special mention to Miss Lizzie Reynolds and Miss Isa Inui who have been team teaching in room 15. We gave them a challenge and they have responded well!! A special mention to our office ladies always there for all and that Mrs Batten is a gem! Nothing is ever too much trouble and they serve us all so well! Thank you Margaret and Maureen as well. The office team are truly an exceptional team!Mr Gow keeps our school in top shape and that goes for the pool as well. His attention to detail and knowledge of the school is amazing!!To our dear Des Palamountain who works all hours you are very important to us all!

To the students we are all so proud of you as you are a phenomenal group of children and we are honoured to teach and learn alongside you!To our Board of Trustees thank you for believing in the staff and school! Your support is valued and appreciated!To our community you are amazing! The best!The last shout out goes to all parent helpers who have helped out in some way at Kamo Primary School - volunteers are the most under-rated help in this country! You help to be the backbone of all we do.You make it happen for our students and without your help we could not get out the gate! Thank you!

When - Saturday 15th of December 2018

Where - Whāngarei Aquatic Centre

Cost - $8.00 per person Who - 8 to 16 year olds

Competitions and Games

Aqua Run

Hydroslide

Bombing Competitions

Wave Rave Sports league

DJ Whāngarei Aquatic Centre are supporting WBHS to raise funds for Beyond

Water. Beyond Water is a Social Justice group,

helping schools and communities in Kenya

that do not have access to toilet facilities and fresh running water.

**Tickets can be purchased from Whaea Rachael or Whaea Jane

in Room 7**

2019 We are fully staffed for 2019 and will be adding Mr Morgan Wilson to Year 5 & 6 (no relation just a common surname), Mrs Aleisha Ball to Year 4 and Mrs Stephanie Martin to Year 3. We welcome our new members to the team. We will shuffle a few existing team members around and we are proud our teacher’s are able to do this. Mrs Jones will support our Year 4 team, Mr Brown and Miss Blowers will move to Year 2 as they train in Reading Recovery, Mr Tim Burke moves to our Year 5 & 6 team and Miss Reynolds will join Rimu team. Just a reminder…

• School finishes Friday 14th December at 12 noon • The first day of school in 2019 is Tuesday 29th January

Thank you to you all – you are a highly supportive community!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you January 29th 2019!!

Sally Wilson – Principal

Kamo Kidzones Holiday Programme Kidzones will be opening the holiday programme pre Christmas from the 17th December to 21st December. We will re open again from the 7th January to 25th January which takes us through to school re opening. Check out the fun filled itinerary on www.kidzones.co.nz or visit our facebook page. Please contact Sandra on 021 249 3308 or sandra@kidzones.co.nz

School Finishes on Friday 14th December 2018

at 12 noon.Kowhai Team Awards Term 4

Room 16 Achievement - Tylar Bramley Excellence - Maia Swanson

Presentation - Shakaia Wawatai

Room 17 Achievement - Te Koha Yorke

Excellence - Lucas Hudson Presentation - Rosie Tuff

Room 18 Achievement - Abbey Russo Excellence - Bonnie Walters Presentation - Puhi Nathan

Room 19 Achievement - Trey Williams Excellence - Shadeau Milligan

Presentation - Zoe Proctor

SCHOOL NOTICES Stationery - Activities contributions/School Donation Bank a/c number is 12 3093 0156736 01 - Please put child’s name and a reference: eg activities contribution/donation Contribution Fee $14.00 per child School Donations 1 child $60.00 Family $90.00 Eftpos available

School fees will remain the same for 2019 Reminders, Reminders, Reminders Reminders, Reminders • Lost property will be on display Weather permitting before the end of the year.

• Children leaving - If you are leaving Kamo Primary at the end of this year, please let us know so we can take that into consideration when setting up classes.

• There will be native trees for sale every morning outside the staffroom. $4 - $5

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OfficeMax stationery lists will be live online after 13th December.

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stationery available in the new year at school.

Timetable for prize givings

Kauri Team Room’s 1,2,3,4,5,7 Wednesday 12th December

2.00 - 3.00 pm Pride Awards, Senior Awards, Hanna Trophy, Gary Sherman

3.30 - 5.30pm - Year 6 celebration

Rimu Team Room’s 6,8,9,10,11,21 Monday 10th December

9.00am Pride AwardsGriffin AwardsMerit Awards

Kowhai Team Room’s 16,17,18,19 Tuesday 11th December

1.30pm seatedShort Play

Pride AwardsGriffin Awards

Pono Team Room’s 12,13,14,15,20 Friday 7th December

11.30 am Concert

Pride AwardsMerit AwardsGriffin Awards

My New Hat and Glasses My glasses have diamonds on them.

The glass is blue. The reflection of the tree is in my glasses.

My hat has holes for the string. It has x’s and m’s.

They look like the sun. The colour is like chocolate James Smith Room 19

Pop in and see the friendly staff at Davids Pharmacy.

Right next door to Savemart.

“Results driven by passion.”

Louise PayneLicensed Salesperson (REAA 2008)

M. 021 432 743 - AH. 09 435 3511

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