Category: Daily Notices

• Don’t forget to get your Tohu in the box by the end of morning tea today. Tohu draw this afternoon in Assembly! 
• Kid’s Election: Today is election day at Kahikatea Kirkwood. It is important for you to understand the voting process so you can play your part as an active citizen in the New Zealand parliamentary democracy (Constitutional Monarchy) system. Being an informed voter is a great way to show rangatiratanga for your community.
• Kahikatea Kirkwood Voting is today! When you come down to the Fale, you will need to bring a pen with you. Your Easy-vote card will need to be filled out and shown to the officials at the door. You must follow all instructions of the voting officials. There is no talking or interacting with other voters while in the fale. Year 7 students may come down to the fale from 10am. Teachers – either send small groups or come down with your whole class. Room 2 voting officials and I will monitor the voting for Year 7s. 

• CAIMS Futsal Team: Permission has been sent out via HERO. Please get this in asap. Cheers, Mr. Botting
• CAIMS Touch: Great training yesterday, shoutout to Aaron for taking the lads – he’ll be with you for Tuesday. We still need permission from a few of you. The tournament is next Tuesday, so please get this in asap. Cheers, Mr. Botting & Miss Brenssell. 
• Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Oscar and Carter from Room 13 manning the shed and organising P.E gear. 
• AFL NZ – Well done the 7 classes that have enjoyed our AFL Sessions. The rest of the school will get theirs on Thurs 5th Nov. Kirkwood has a former student who has played for AFL for New Zealand! If you are keen on joining the AFL Youth programme follow this link. Get in quick as this opportunity is starting soon. Follow this link: https://aflnz.co.nz/play-afl/youth/ 

• Drum Lessons: On today with Frank in the Music Room. Cheers, Mr. Botting.              
• Choir: Keep getting those permission forms in please and remember to have a look at the words for Moemoeiti. Cheers, Mr. Botting                               

• T4: Siwei Yao(Rm2)
• T9: Xinkai Cheng(Rm5)
• T7: Keimi Katsube(Rm5)
• Year 7 Maths Extension in Room 12 at 8:50am. Bring your pencil and maths book.
• Kid’s Election – (Teachers please read info. in the staff section). Your teacher will have an easy vote card for each student TODAY. Your class will be invited to Rm 1 Polling Booth sometime today. You will exchange your easy vote card for a voting paper. You will vote in either the Ilam or Te Tai Tonga Electorate. Your teacher will show you the voting papers below and how to use them. You will put your vote in the box. Listen to the instructions of the Polling Booth Officials. Results will be available after special votes of Rm 12 are collected on Tues/Wed next week.

Example Voting Papers:
Ilam Electorate Voting Paper Example        Te Tai Tonga Electorate Voting Paper Example   

• Library Duty:  Alfie and Harshith are the School Librarians on duty today.
• Assembly: Line up outside the hall quickly and quietly when you hear the bell after lunch play. Thanks to Room 3 for doing the chairs.                                                                 
• House Captains: Could I please see JB & Alfie at 11:10 am. Thanks, Miss Brenssell. 
• AV Team: Lunchtime 1:30pm in the hall please. Cheers, Mr. Botting
• Please do not forget that Monday next week is a public holiday (Labour Day). Don’t come to school as there will be no-one else here
• A reminder that if you wish to be considered for, or to gain more information on, the Korean trip next year, you should send an email to me today, or at the latest, Monday morning. Thanks, Mr Tappenden.
• Oscar and Lucinda: Thanks to everyone who participated in 9 square yesterday! Congratulations to MJ from Room 4 and Logan from Room 5 for staying in the king square the longest! 
• Welcome back to Room 13, Mrs Blankley and Miss Mills. We hope you all had a fantastic time in Wellington.

• Thank you to everyone who waited for me to release you from lunch eating yesterday. It was disappointing to see a few of the tables head off before I was able to get to you. I need you to wait to be released and to make sure your area is tidy before I get to you. This will make my job much faster! Ms Timblick

• Cricket Training: A light/simple training will be run today at lunchtime for girls’ and boys’. If you put your name down for the upcoming tournaments, it would be a good idea to attend. No need for specific gear yet, just turn up with the right attitude. Both girls’ and boys’ are welcome. Meet on the cricket pitch after lunch eating. 
• Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Nicole, Emily & Sahasra from Room 9 manning the shed. 
• CAIMS Futsal Team: Permission has been sent out via HERO. Please get this in asap. Cheers, Mr. Botting
• CAIMS Touch: Boys & Girls Training on Thursday lunchtime this week. Please bring your gear. Cheers, Mr. Botting & Miss Brenssell. 

• Strings Lessons: On today with Philippa in Music Room 2. Cheers, Mr. Botting.                             
• Clarinet & Saxophone Lessons: On today in the Music Room. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Orchestra: On today at 11:00am in the hall Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Choir: You guys sounded wonderful yesterday! Keep getting those permission forms in please and remember to have a look at the words for Moemoeiti. Cheers, Mr. Botting
• Kapa Haka on today at 1:55pm in the hall. Please be seated with your shoes off before the second bell so we can do a roll. 
• Pasifika 12 noon – 1pm In Fale.

• Literacy Extension is today from 12-1pm in R1. Bring a pen, glue stick and scissors. Thanks

• Library Duty: Tatiana and Poet are the School Librarians on duty today.
• Cubing Club: On today in Room 10 at 1:00pm. Everyone is welcome. Bring a cube if you have one. If you have any questions, check with Madhav, Oliver or Fawzan in Room 10. 
• Library Reserved Books: Could Luca, Isaac & Tash (Rm 8), Ivan & Jacob (Rm 10) and Cheng (Rm 5) please call into the Library and collect their books.  Thanks, Mrs C
• There may be an opportunity for a small group of students to visit Korea next year, most likely in April. If you are a Year 7 and you think you might be interested, have a talk with your whānau tonight, and then come to the office at the very beginning of interval tomorrow (Thursday) for a short meeting with me. There is a significant cost attached – probably just under $4000, so please make sure your whānau understand that. Thanks, Mr Tappenden.

• Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Darren, Alex and Cody from Room 3 manning the shed. 
• CAIMS Athletics: if you are keen to try out for the Distance Running team we’re sending to CAIMS, please come to the rugby posts at lunchtime (1:15pm) today. 200m, 400m, 800m, & 1500m. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• CAIMS Futsal Team: Permission has been sent out via HERO. Please get this in asap. Cheers, Mr. Botting
• CAIMS Touch: Boys & Girls Training on Thursday lunchtime this week. Please bring your gear. Cheers, Mr. Botting & Miss Brenssell. 
• Year 7 Ilam Athletics: A reminder to bring a hat, packed lunch and a water bottle. Meet Miss Crouch at the library tomorrow morning at 8:40 for the roll. 
• Cricket Training: A light/simple training will be run tomorrow at lunchtime for girls and boys. If you put your name down for the upcoming tournaments, it would be a good idea to attend. No need for specific gear yet, just turn up with the right attitude. Both girls and boys are welcome. 

• Choir: Rehearsal today in the hall at 10:00am. A permission form for the rehearsal on the morning of the performance at the town hall has been sent out via HERO, please get these back asap. If you need a paper copy, please see the office. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Guitar Lessons: On today with Andy in Music Room 2. Cheers, Mr. Botting      

• Literacy Extension is on Wednesday at 12pm in R1. Thanks for your flexibility with the time.
• Room 3 and 9. Please go to Maths in technology straight after morning tea. If you don’t know what room you are going to ask your classroom teacher.

• Library Duty: Tyson and Aimee are the School Librarians on duty today.
• Cubing Club: On tomorrow in Room 10. If you have a cube, bring it along tomorrow. 
• Kids Lit Team: Please meet in the Library at 11.45am with the books you have read so far. Mrs C
• ESOL Groups: Mrs Climo is in Rm 5 from 8:40am – 10:40am – so no ESOL groups in the first block. At 11:00am Can I please have Aoi K, Jimmy C, Labib R, Iku U, Keimi K, Soshiro N, Meshwa C – come to the ESOL room. Thanks Mrs Climo
• Scholastic Book Club: You should receive your Scholastic Book Club pamphlet this week. Orders are due by Monday 9 November. Your parents can place your order online. Mrs C
• Can Yarik rm 10 come to T6 at 11.00am

• Koru Games: If you are in the boys Futsal team, please hold onto your tops and socks, girls – I need them back please. Basketball singlets too – washed and in a named bag to Rm5. Cheers, Mr. Botting & Miss Brenssell. 
• Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Jack, Miller & Maneetjit from Rm 4 manning the shed. 
• Year 7 Ilam Athletics Helpers: Could I please meet with all of you at lunch eating time (1:00) today in Room 10. It is important you are all there. Thanks, Miss Brenssell. 

• Rock Band: Rehearsal in Rm 6 today – lunchtime at 1:15pm. Bring your instruments and lunch. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 

• SCHOOL COUNCIL meeting today in Room 1 at 12.30pm.

• Library Duty:  Cici and Manu are the School Librarians on duty today.  
• If you have letters to go to Korea, please drop them into the office today, or by tomorrow’s interval at the latest. Thanks, Mr Tappenden.

• Don’t forget to get your Tohu in the box by the end of morning tea today. Tohu draw this afternoon in Assembly! 
• Today we are celebrating World Teacher’s day! It’s a bit early as the real day is in two weeks time, but we wanted all of our staff to know that we value all they do. It would be great if today could be a really positive day where we say and do good things and acknowledge how hard all of our staff work to make this a great school. Thanks, Mr Tappenden.

• CAIMS Touch Tournament: Thanks to all of you who trialled yesterday. We appreciate your help with the tight turn around. Teams are up on the window of Rm10 at morning tea. Cheers, Miss Brenssell & Mr. Botting. 
• CJCA Cricket Tournament: Boys’ and Girls’ Cricket signups are still outside of the library today. We’re in need of some more girls! 
• Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Oscar and Carter from Room 13 manning the shed and organising P.E gear. 
• Basketball: Koru Games teams – I need your uniform washed and in a named bag to me in Rm5 please. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 

• Drum Lessons: On today with Frank in the Music Room. Cheers, Mr. Botting.              
• Choir: Great rehearsal yesterday. Please ensure you have taken your song books home and are busy learning the words. We have 3 weeks to be off book! Cheers, Mr. Botting.                                         

• Today is a Technology changeover day. Please send students to their current class quickly so they can all move together to their new class.
  • T4: Siwei Yao(Rm2)
  • T9: Xinkai Cheng(Rm5)
  • T7: Keimi Katsube(Rm5)
• Year 7 Maths Extension in Room 12 at 8:50am. Bring your pencil and maths book.

• Library Duty:  Alfie and Harshith are the School Librarians on duty today.
• Assembly: Line up outside the hall quickly and quietly when you hear the bell after lunch play. Thanks to Room 3 for doing the chairs.                                                                 
• House Captains: Could I please see MJ, Tatiana at 11:10 am. Thanks, Miss Brenssell. 
• AV Team: Lunchtime 1:30pm in the hall please. Cheers, Mr. Botting
• Leadership in Games mahi with JC in R6 at 12:30 – 1:15 (bring your lunch and pink notebook): Danique, Ado, Malcolm, Alexandra, MJ, Tatiana, Alfie, Grace, Jun Beom, Brenna.
• Upper Riccarton Library Event – Author Maria Gill is giving a talk next Tuesday from 4:00 – 5:30pm to introduce her new book “A flame in the dark” about New Zealand spy Nancy Wake. The event is free but you need to register. This isn’t a school event so check in with your whānau about attending. Click this link for more info. 
• All Korean pen pal letters should be into the office by Interval please. Thanks to everyone who wrote one
• Oscar and Lucinda: Congratulations to Tom, Mabel and Josiah for winning Room 5 the trophy with your excellent storytelling!
• Leading Games Team – Meet in R6 at 12:40 for the Ilam visit. Bring a drink bottle if you would like and have your lunch before we go. We will be back just before assembly.
• Let’s wish Room 13 all the best for their camp next week starting Monday, and Room 12 all the best for their camp starting Tuesday! We hope you all have a wonderful time away.

• Athletics Day yesterday was awesome! Thank you all for putting in so much effort. Values were on full display! It was amazing to see so many students helping us out beforehand and afterwards – great Rangatiratanga! We’re all looking forward to the stacked Tohu draw on Friday. 

• Breaktime Gear Monitors: Today we have Nicole, Emily & Sahasra from Room 9 manning the shed. 
• Summer Sports: The CAIMS Boys and Girls Touch Tournament and the CJCA Boys and Girls Cricket Tournament are all coming up. Sign up sheets for these teams are outside the library today. Touch is in week 3, so signups will only be open today and early tomorrow morning, with the first trial on Thursday (tomorrow) this week – please bring your PE gear on Thursday if you are trialling. Cheers, Miss Brenssell & Mr. Botting
• Boys Futsal: I’ll get a permission form to you by the end of the week. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Basketball: Koru Games teams – I need your uniform washed and in a named bag to me in Rm5 please. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Athletics Equipment: If you find any equipment accidently left on the field from yesterday, could you please return it to Miss Brenssell in Room 10.

• Strings Lessons: On today with Philippa in Music Room 2. Cheers, Mr. Botting.                             
• Clarinet & Saxophone Lessons: On today in the Music Room. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Orchestra: On today at 11:00am in the hall Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Kapa Haka on today at 1:55pm in the hall. Please be seated with your shoes off before the second bell so we can do a roll. 
• Choir: We’ll have a catchup rehearsal tomorrow at 9:50am in the hall or Rm6/7 if the hall is busy. Full attendance please, we have a lot to cover before the Music Festival performance in Week 4. Cheers, Mr. Botting. 
• Pasifika: 12 noon – 1pm in Fale.

• Literacy Extension (Thursday): We have a debating guest teacher in tomorrow to lead the Literacy extension team for a debating session. Due to this opportunity our lesson time will be a little different to usual. We will meet in R1 at 1:55pm (straight after lunch) and get started on the second bell. Please ensure you are packed up in your class for a quick getaway at the end of the day as we will finish up just before the bell. Make sure you come with a pen, glue stick and scissors. Thanks, Mrs Robertson
• CAIMS Speech Finals: A huge well done to Hugo and Jun Beom for their efforts at the CAIMS Speech finals last night. They represented our school very proudly. Ka rawe!

• Library Duty: Tatiana and Poet are the School Librarians on duty today.
• Cubing Club: On today in Room 10 at 1:00pm. Everyone is welcome. Bring a cube if you have one. If you have any questions, check with Madhav, Oliver or Fawzan in Room 10. 
• Leadership in Games mahi with JC in R6 at 12:30 – 1:15 – Planning for Fridays trip to Ilam (bring your lunch and pink notebook): Danique, Ado, Malcolm, Alexandra, MJ, Tatiana, Alfie, Grace, Jun Beom, Brenna.
• Upper Riccarton Library Event: Author Maria Gill is giving a talk next Tuesday from 4:00 – 5:30pm to introduce her new book “A flame in the dark” about New Zealand spy Nancy Wake. The event is free but you need to register. This isn’t a school event so check in with your  whānau about attending. Click this link for more info. 
• If you have a letter to go to Korea, please drop it off at the school office by Friday. If you would like a letter to reply too, there are still some available – come and get one from the office.
• Tyson & Felix: Can you please come and see me after the notices. Cheers, Mr. Botting.