Here is our draft calendar for term 2 - please note that dates may change. Just click on the calendar image to see it in full-screen size.

This year are celebrating Arbor Day a little differently, offering our families the opportunity to buy a plant on Kindo to plant at home as a family. See the poster below for more information and log on to Kindo to buy your plants.

 Orders for plants close on Friday 17 May.

Going to school is critical for our children’s futures. The evidence is clear that every day of school matters; missing school leads to lower achievement. In New Zealand, learners are expected to attend school every day it is open, arriving before the bell and staying until the end of the school day. We acknowledge that sometimes lateness can't be avoided due to medical appointments, etc. Of course, children should stay home if they are unwell, but regular attendance is very important.

Just a reminder that the school day at OLOK starts at 8:50 a.m. and ends at 2:50 p.m. Being late for school has a negative impact on your child’s learning. Being just 10 minutes late every day adds up to an hour a week of lost learning. Over a year, this adds up to one week of missed school! Being late for class often means missing important instructions and disrupting the class. Your child may feel uncomfortable and excluded from peers. Children need to arrive on time, ready to settle into their school work. Arriving at least 5 minutes before the first bell allows your child to interact with their peers and teacher and prepare for their busy day.

Welcome to the Big Reconnect! 

Your school has signed up for a Cyber Safety package that allows their families to have access for 12 months. This is usually $99 per family but you are getting it for free!

In this course, you will learn about:

Each topic has different age groups, so use the ones that apply to your children's ages and/or understanding. 

Cyberbullying - Why cyberbullies bully and how to keep yourself safe
Naked Selfies - The pressure to send nudes from intermediate up through high school and how to say no

Gaming and the developing brain - An oversupply of dopamine leads to dopamine deficiency, synaptic pruning and the underdevelopment of social skills and empathy
Online predators - The methods they use, how to spot them and how to get out from under their control if you have been trapped
Fake news, mis and disinformation - How online algorithms can create a very small world view
Online porn vs healthy sexuality - How consuming online porn can create a sexual template where violence, aggression and dominance are seen as normal and consent can become very blurry
Healthy relationships - What they look like and how to remove yourself from an unhealthy one

To access The Big Reconnect course, please click on the following link: The Big Reconnect

This will take you to the main page for you to enrol in the course.  Click ENROL NOW  This will then take you to the enrolment page.

Step 1 On the left side of the page put in your email address

Step 2 On the right-hand side of the page click on Add Coupon Code then copy and paste OURLADYKAPITIFREE

Step 3 Then click on apply 

Step 4 Click on get it for free 

This will then take you to a new page for you to:

Step 5 Add your name 

Step 6 Create a password

Please find a Jpeg image below if you get stuck with the instructions.

After-school practices starting from Week 2 of term onwards.

Meet Tuesday on our own School Playground Turf, warm-up at 2:50 pm , cool-down 3:30 pm.

Players must have own mouthguards. A practice bag with mouthguard, shinguards, running shoes and stick (if you have one) is good to bring to school on the day, but most important is the mouthguard. 

We have plenty of spare sticks for players, and even some spare shinguards, but it is very important everyone playing has their own mouthguard.

Anyone keen to give hockey a go who is not already on a team is very welcome to join, as well as any older children keen to help with the practices.

As in previous years, we will be hosting a couple of nursing students on  Thursday 30 May, and Thursday 6 June. The first-year Bachelor of Nursing students visit schools so they can start to develop an awareness and knowledge of child development in an educational and/or group setting. I have attached a letter from Whitirea which explains a little more about what the visit involves. 

A message from the school immunisation team:

Our public health nurses are coming to your school in the week starting 6 May to provide immunisation for Y7 tamariki.