THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE

In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. 2) He was in the beginning with God. 3) All things were made through Him and without Him nothing was made that was made

John 1:1-3

 

 

Principles Notice

 

Kia ora whanau o te kura nei,

We have had a full-on week with the visitation of ERO. Our current status is at the beginning of the embedding stage. Which I can accept. Things we were asked to work on before her return visit in six months are our attendance based on our results of 2025, where we were red-flagged by the Ministry of Education. I am happy to say that on a weekly average to date, our attendance is sitting at 83%, a huge improvement in such a short period of time. Our next challenge is keeping great attendance all year round. The next areas that need attending to. With a change in government, there are usually changes in policies, and this is where we have let ourselves down. We will be changing over to School Docs so that if any legislation changes, they will change our policies to align. Finally, ERO is expecting an increase academically throughout the whole kura. In line with these aspirations, we have  Teacher Aids covering all classes. The goal is that everyone is on an upward trajectory. I was so pleased with how all staff and students conducted themselves during the visit by ERO. We desire that students and staff grow in this vision as we strive for excellence in all that we do.
Finally, congratulations to Matua Komene Marino for making the NZ Maori Mixed Touch Team, where, later on in the year, he will be heading over to Australia.
“He toa takitini taku toa ehara i te toa takitahi”  “My help comes from many, not just one”
Mauriora
Matua Te Rangi

 

KEY DATES:

IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES

PRIMARY
Term 1
Term 1 Primary Camp Tuesday 24th  March 2026 – Thursday 26th March 2026
(Waitangi camping grounds)
SECONDARY
Term 1
Term 1 Senior camp Wednesday 28th January – Friday 30th January
WHOLE SCHOOL
Term 1
Term 1

SCHOOL TERMS

Term 1 Start Tuesday 27th January 2026
End Thursday 2nd April 2026
Term 2 Start
End
Term 3 Start
End
Term 4 Start
End

 

 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Term 1 Waitangi Weekend Friday 6th February 2026
Good Friday Friday 3rd April 2026
Easter Monday 6th April 2026

 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Meeting Dates:                                                                                                                                                                           

Term 1

Minutes: 

TEACHERS NOTICES

 

Panui Year 9-13 Term 1 Reports
Year 9-13 students will soon receive a report about their learning progress and attitude and engagement thus far to Week 7. Please note: we have adjusted the learning progress indicators on the report to align with the Ministry of Education new reporting requirements from 2026. The learning progress indicators are on a scale of 1-5 as follows:
1. Emerging
2. Developing
3. Consolidating
4. Proficient
5. Exceeding
For a further explanation of what these indicators mean, please see the link here.
At our mid year report evening, teachers will be able to elaborate more to whanau.
Nga mihi
Yvonne Vujcich

 

 

 

Congratulations to Kayden who has been accepted into the year long Construction Trades Academy held at NorthTec Whangarei! Go Kayden!
Awesome mahi from our ur 11’s who all got their First Aid certificates last week! The two day course earned them 4x NCEA credits
So proud of our yr 13’s Daizaleah and Jada who are enrolled in the Level 3 Whakairo Fundamentals course held by Te Wananga! They will earn 24 NCEA credits learning their new skills! Congratulations girls!
 
Look who got their learner license’s today! Tino pai Dechei and Daizaleah. Proud of you both!

Jessica Atkins

Gateway – Trades – Te kura
Kaikohe Christian School

STUDENT NOTICES 

 

 


FOR PARENTS AND WHANAU

 

 

Enrolment vacancies 

Kia ora whanau,

Our school currently has limited spaces available for new enrolments in the following year levels,

year 1-2 ( 4 spaces available )

year 3-4 ( 3 spaces available )

year 9-13 ( spaces available across year levels)

If you are interested in enrolling your child, please contact the school office for future information or begin the enrolment process.

Ph: 09 401 1873

Email: [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming new students and their families to our school community.

 

 

SECONDARY UNIFORM BLAZERS & TIES 

Kia ora whanau,

This is an update on secondary uniform for blazers and Ties, The Blazers have now arrived at school and are ready to purchase

Blazers- $200 each

Ties- $25 each

Please note:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               There will be a weekly cost of $20 per week, this is to make it more affordable for whanau to purchase. So whether you have one child or multiple children in secondary the cost will remain $20 per week per family. You will need to come into the office once these arrive and arrange payment with Joni.

Extra cold or wet days

Plain black jackets or the KidsCan black jackets may be worn over polor fleeces for year yr 1-8 students. If a classroom is warm, these extra jackets are to be removed inside.

Students can where these jackets outdoors on cold & wet days.

 

 

 

ICE BLOCKS SALE

REMINDER: Ice blocks for sale every Fridays at lunch time,  Ice blocks $1 each and Juices $1.50each

 

FUNDRAISER AIMS GAMES 

Kia ora whanau,

We are fundraising to help cover a portion of the cost for our tamariki to attend the AIMS GAMES 2026 Ripper Rugby and Netball. We will be offering Cheese Toastie and Milo combo for $3.

Available: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Time: Lunchtime -12:50pm

Payment: CASH ONLY

Please place orders the day before pickup. Order slips will be available at the office.

Nga mihi nui for supporting our Tamariki.

Whaea Nalyse

 

 

SWIMMING SPORTS DAY

Come along to watch your tamariki in our school swimming sports day.

 

 

 

Mike Shaw

CEO Celebration Trust

 PO Box 235 – Kaikohe

Phone +64 9 405 3996

Cell     +64 21 842 302

www.heartofthenorth.co.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT ARE ATTENDANCE DUES?

The Ministry of Education does not fund building related costs at our School. Attendance Dues are only used to pay for building related costs. They can not be used for any other purposes.  Paying Attendance Dues is a condition of enrolment for all students attending our School. Attendance Dues are compulsory – there is a legal requirement for parents and caregivers to pay Attendance Dues under the Education and Training Act 2020. They are not a donation.

Mike Shaw

CEO Celebration Trust

 

 

COMMUNITY NOTICES

 

 

 

Lunch For The Week
Blessings to you all and stay safe!