2021 Orientation Pack information

Orientation Packs have been emailed to the Primary Caregiver this week.

This email has all the information required to start the school year.

If you did not receive the email can you please contact the school via email: school.information@kirkwood.school.nz

 

 

Year 8 End of Year Assembly

Our Year 8 End of Year Assembly/Prize Giving is being held on Monday 14 December at 7:00pm.

Please refer to details on the notice which has been sent home with your child.

Dental Care over the holiday period

Dental Care during the School Holidays

The Community Dental Service will be providing dental care for children enrolled with our service during the upcoming school holidays.  The clinics will offer treatment and relief of pain sessions by appointment only.   To make an appointment please call/email our Contact Centre which operates between the hours of 8am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday throughout the holidays (closed between 25th December to 5th January).

The following Dental Clinics will be open during these school holidays:

  • Woolston Clinic, 11 Hopkins Street, Woolston,
  • Hornby Clinic, 2 Hei Hei Road, Hornby,
  • Northcote Clinic, 24 Tuckers Road, Casebrook,
  • Timaru Clinic, Level 1, 18 Woollcombe Street, Timaru

The clinics will offer appointments between 8.15am and 4.45pm for school-age and preschool children.  If your child has dental pain because of an accident, please contact your dentist in the first instance.

To book an appointment at one of our clinics please:       call 0800 846 983

Or email commdental@cdhb.health.nz

Beginning of the 2021 year

Our school year starts with ‘meet the teacher’ for all pupils where you book a 15 minute meeting online, on either Monday 1 February or Tuesday 2 February 2021.  On this day you have the opportunity to buy all of your stationery so you are well prepared to start school on Wednesday 3 February.

Details are in the Orientation Pack which will be emailed to you mid January.

If you did not receive this email by 15 January then please contact the office via email: school.information@kirkwood.school.nz

 

New Families Evening Wednesday 18 November 2020

Our new families for 2021 are invited to attend our information evening on Wednesday 18 November.  The evening, which will be held in the school hall, will commence with a powhiri at 6.45pm.  Refreshments will be served from approximately 7.10pm and the information evening starts at 7.30pm.  Enrolled children and their families are welcome to attend.

Quiz Night Sunday 8 November

Our Kirkwood PTA Quiz Night is coming up on Sunday 8 November from 7 – 9pm.

Tables are still available for tonight so you are welcome to come along.  $10 per person ($60 per table of 4 – 6 people).

Spot prizes will be given out on the night.
Please see details which have been emailed home to you.
Your support is very much appreciated.
Raffle Reminder:
Thank you to those who have been able to support the PTA through selling raffle tickets.  If you are not able to sell the tickets that were sent home with your child, please return them to the school office as soon as possible.
All tickets/ticket butts and money are due into school by Thursday 12 November.
Thank you for your support.