Category: Announcements

Wednesday 31 May NZEI (primary teachers union) meeting 1pm

We ask that parents make alternate arrangements for their children from 1:00pm this Wednesday 31 May as the NZEI ( the primary teachers union) and the Ministry of Education have been negotiating an updated offer for our classroom teachers and they have declared a Paid Union Meeting on Wednesday.

The bus company has arranged to provide an earlier service home on this day (1:15pm pick up). If this does not work for your child then please make alternative arrangements.

The PTA – Friends of the School meeting will still be held in the staffroom at 6:00pm on Wednesday.

I understand that this may be challenging, but I am hopeful that this may result in an end to further industrial action.

As always, thank you for your understanding and support.

Open Day sessions for 2023

This year we are hosting groups by appointment for various dates in June.

There Open Day appointments run for three quarter of an hour and are a group session.  Your child is welcome to attend with you.

You may book your appointment via our School Interview booking system.  Please go to School Interviews Booking

Please use Booking Code 3fadv and follow the steps as instructed.

Please enter your name as the person booking but do not enter it again.  You will need to enter the names of all others attending the tour as guests.

If you do not have internet access, please call the school office (348 7718) and we will be able to make a booking for you.

We look forward to seeing you.

Message from Environment Canterbury – Metro Bus Services

From 24 April 2023, we are doing a small alteration of the timetable and route of the 772 morning bus only.

Please click on the following link to view the information: Metro school bus route 771 and 772 from Halswell

TEACHER-PARENT-CHILD INTERVIEWs are scheduled for the following days:

Thursday 27 April  3:15pm – 7:00pm

Monday  1 May  3:15pm – 7:00pm

 Please refer to the information which will be emailed home on Thursday 30 March.

Message from Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) – Community Dental Service

Community Dental Clinics are closing from 7 April 2023 to 24 April 2023 for the upcoming school holidays.

We have limited appointments available over this Holiday period 11 April 2023 to 21 April 2023.

Please call 0800 846 983 or email: commdental@cbhb.health.nz to book an appointment.  If you cannot attend your booked appointment, let us know so we can book another child.

Orientation Packs and classroom placement information has been emailed to our families 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

Please note: Our students will find out who their classroom teacher at the beginning of the school year when they meet at the Teacher-Parent-Child Interviews.

Have a safe and happy holiday.

We are currently reviewing our Kirkwood Intermediate School Values Reporting

Please refer to the newsletter for Thursday 22 September for further information.

Community Dental Service

Priority for Community Dental Service appointments during the school break will be for immediate dental needs at the following clinics:

Woolston Community Dental Clinic, 11 Hopkins Street, Christchurch

 Hornby Community Dental Clinic, 2 Hei Hei Road, Christchurch

 Timaru Community Dental Clinic, 18 Woollcombe Street, Timaru

 To access these appointments, call our Contact Centre on 0800 846 983 noting that priority is given to children with immediate dental needs. 

 For any dental advice please call the Contact Centre on 0800 846 983 or email commdental@cdhb.healh.nz

 Thank you for your continued support of our service

Ngā mihi
Julie Denton
Service Manager. CDHB