Kia Ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College,
Firstly, I wish to congratulate the Religious Education department on the beautiful Matariki liturgy we had today to celebrate this special time of year. It was a very moving acknowledgement of God's creation of the world and our place as travelers to this country in it. Congratulations to Mr Devereaux on organising a great trip for Year 11 Geography last week.
There are several things that families need to be aware of as we navigate the next few school days.
School reports will be published in the next few school days. Please ensure that you check these, and if you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact your class teachers. You will have basic levels reporting on Reading, Writing and Mathematics. This should give families a quick reference with regards to how well your student is performing compared to their cohort expectations. These numbers in writing have been taken from across the curriculum areas so are a fair result of their writing overall not just in English classes.
With the wet weather we are seeing at the moment, it is very important that students stay off the grass. This is for two reasons, firstly they drag wet grass into our carpets which then need to be cleaned and secondly when their leather shoes constantly get wet and dry out after contact with the acid in the grass, they start to crack which is an expense for families. On the day of the Waitaki matches, if students are watching the rugby or football games on wet turf, I am happy for them to wear gumboots or waterproof boots.
The wet weather is also bringing out all of the variety of colors of jackets. Can I please remind families that we have two styles of wet weather jackets available for purchase at the Uniform shop and that the other option is a plain black or navy jacket. Camouflage jackets, swandries and bright colours are not part of the uniform.
Lastly (this is a big information dump and I do appreciate that), can we please have a real push by families to remind our young people and ourselves of the importance of good sportsmanship both on the field and on the sidelines. It is always very disappointing when we have to deal with discipline issues with regards to this and it is my hope that TEAM SKC will conduct itself well in the upcoming events. I know I sound like I'm betraying my NZ citizenship when I say this, but it is just a game…. Refs will get it wrong, people will make mistakes. Let's make sure our kids aim for a bigger picture than just what happens on a field for an hour in aiming to be decent citizens and team players.
Have a wonderful long weekend, rain too is a blessing…
God Bless
Jo
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