38-46 Keith Street Whanganui
P: 0800 349 1111
E: office@keithst.school.nz
Important Information
Important Information
Kia ora, We’re nearly at the end of Term 3!
Welcome to week 9
Office Hours
Term Dates
8:30am 3:30pm
Term 1: 29/1 to 11/4
Absences
Cohort Entry Dates
Term 1: 29/1 & 3/3
Phone: 0800 349 1111 or txt: 027 349 1112
Term 2: 28/4 & 26/5
I cannot believe we are almost at the end of term three. Aroha mai – we would have had a newsletter out in week 7 but our poor office staff were also hit hard by the many bugs doing the rounds.
Exciting and fun learning in term three at KSS
Class/Break Times
Term 3: 14/7 & 18/8
Term 4: 6/10
8:30am Gates open
9am Class starts
School Gates
11am First Lunch
Open at 8.30am.
Throughout this year students will be inquiring into learning about Tipu HaereGrowth – what this means, how living things grow and work and what actions we can take to be healthy. This term we will all be learning about Tuarangi (Space) –Growth and changes in Space/our Solar System. Tamariki will learn about planet Earth, planets of the solar system and space related topics that interest them. Our tamariki have returned to school excited about our new enquiry.
1pm Second Lunch
3pm Home time
Please do not drop children to school before 8.30am.
Kia ora - thank you
Office Hours
8:30am 3:30pm
Arriving Late/ Leaving Early
Please sign in/out at the office on the Vistab.
Class/Break Times
9am Class starts 10.50am First Lunch
Thank you to all our parent helpers over the last couple of weeks and also for the trips coming up. You help make our trips safer and more fun.
Attendance Reminder – School finishes at 3pm.
1pm Second Lunch 3pm Home time
Messages to Students
Contact the office before 2.45pm so messages can be delivered in time.
Arriving Late/ Leaving Early
Students to sign in/out on the office Vistab.
Absences
Phone: 0800 349 1111 or send via Skool Loop
@keithstreetschool
Thank you for your support to have your tamariki attending school every day, from 9am to 3 pm. We have seen a wee creep into early pick ups after school. Did you know that leaving at 2.30 every day adds up to 5 days (one week) of lost learning over a term. Often tamariki are doing learning in other curriculum areas such as art, science, PE or social skills games and leaving early can leave them feeling like they are missing out.
Tamariki turning five in 2026
If you have a child turning five next year, or you have a relative or friend considering sending their tamaiti to KSS, please make a time to come and see Linda. You will be able to have a look at the school. You will be supported to understand the new entrant transition process. Ring the office on our free phone 08003491111. It will also help us plan for classrooms for next year.
Positive Behaviour 4 Learning (PB4L)
Messages to Students
Visit our page for important notices
Contact the office before midday so messages can be delivered in time.
Security
CCTV cameras operating 24 hours, 7 days.
Keith Street School is a PB4L school. You will see and hear our Keith Street Code (school values) being walked and talked at Keith Street School. Please ask your children about the code. Our values are:
Ākonga – Be a Learner; Manaakitanga – Be Respectful; Haumarutanga – Be Responsible.
Last week our seniors enjoyed a an afternoon of sensory play for their Harakeke Club
reward. This week our middle and junior students will have their Pohutakawa Club reward of pj’s and movie afternoon.
Important Dates Term Three/Four 2025
KSS teachers are on a professional learning journey and research for constant improvement in teaching and learning at KSS. This will entail some days when we need to close early or have a teachers’ only day:
Term 3 Week 9 Friday 12 September Year Six students visit Whanganui Intermediate School
Term 3 Week 9 Friday 12 September Sports Ability Day
Term 3 Week 10 Te Wiki oTe Reo Māori ‘Ake, Akke, Ake’ A forever language
Term 3 Week 10 Thursday 18 September Grandparents shared morning tea at 10am
Term 3 Week 10 Friday 19 September Last day term 3
HOLIDAYS Monday 22 September Sunday 5 October
Term 4 Week 1 Monday 6 October Term Four begins
Reminders
Lunches
Hot lunches must be in oven proof wrapping please. No snaplock/ plastic wrap/bags.
Mobile Phones
Phones are to be handed to office staff on arrival at school and collected at the end of the day.
Term 4 Week 1 Tuesday 7 October Whakatau to welcome new tamariki and whanau at 9.15am
Term 4 Week 3 Thursday 23 October Potentually strike day action
Term 4 Week 4 Friday 24 October Wellington Zoo trip
Term 4 Week 4 Dental caravan at KSS arrives & stays til end of term
Term 4 Week 5 Potential teacher only day on Maths to be confirmed
Me te whakaaro nui
Linda & your KSS Team
Developing resilience
Building resilience in children is not about making them tough. Resilience is the ability to recover from difficulties, disappointment or making mistakes and manage how you feel. Here are some wee tips about the kinds of attitudes or behaviours that can help a child develop resilience.
Sun Hats
Sunhats must be worn in Terms 1 and 4. Learners without a sunhat will have to stay in a shady place during breaks.
Uniforms
Please name your child’s uniform, including socks and shoes.
School Payments
CASH to the teacher DIRECT PAY to account 12-3163-0170593-00 please reference your child’s name and reason for payment.
School Policies
All KSS School Policies can be found online at keithst.schooldocs.co.nz
Pineapple & Citrus Allergy
Wehaveabeautifulākongawhohasalife-threateningallergytopineappleand allcitrusfruit(oranges,lemons,mandarins,limes,tangelos).
Eventhesmellofthesefruitwillinduceasevereallergicreactionwhichoften endsupinavisittothehospital. Weaskthatyoupleasedonotputanyformof citrusfruitorpineappleorproductsthatcontainthem,inyourchild’slunchbox.
Thankyousomuchforyoursupportinkeepingourlearnersafe.
