Please find below the latest newsletter from our PTA including details of their latest fundraising initiatives and how you can help!

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Research indicates that parents’ support and encouragement is a key factor in how successful children are in everything they do, right through the school years and beyond. This webinar gives an overview of how you can help your children develop their literacy and numeracy skills. Anne Marsh a literacy specialist has offered to do a free webinar to support parents with home learning. This is being offered through “Raising Achievement”. The webinar is at 7.30pm on Tuesday 22 September. If you would like to attend please email admin@raisingachievement.co.nz for registration and a link will be sent to you.

Rotorua Junior Tennis is starting term 4. The Love Tennis Open Day to have a go and sign up is at Rotorua Tennis Club, Manuka Crescent on October 10-11 from 1-4pm each day. This is for everyone, from children to adults. Bring a friend, enjoy the activities and get a Hell Pizza voucher.

Lamb, Calf & Chicken Day is an annual event at Kaharoa School and this year it will be held on Friday, 16 October 2020. The purpose of this traditional event and the weeks leading up to it is to give children of all ages the opportunity to learn about caring and developing relationships with animals and the responsibilities that come with it. They will experience the ‘small country’ feel of our school and it will provide them with excellent life skills. There will be several categories your child can enter this year’s competition.

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Well last week’s Pindone distribution went brilliantly well with over 30 folk helping put Pindone into bait stations. This was one of the easiest days to run that I can remember due to the great turn out. A few of us topped up the day with a second go in the afternoon but most were finished and gone by about 1 pm. A lovely day weather-wise and I am ordering the same for Saturday 19th because we need your help again then.

Shaun Anastasi (Rotorua Cricket Coordinator) has contacted us regarding an opportunity for cricket coaching during the upcoming school holidays. This could be a great way for Years 5-6 and Years 7-10 players to help prepare for the season ahead.

Kaharoa community farmers have kindly offered to support our school’s LCCK Day by providing animals to families who may otherwise not have access to them or do not have space to keep them past LCCK Day.

Western Heights High School would like to invite prospective parents to attend and orientation evening at Western Heights High School from 5.30pm on Tuesday 15 September 2020. The student visit for Kaharoa students is during the day on Tuesday, 15 September. Please see the flyer attached.

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To any parents whose son is going to Rotorua Boys High School next year - there will be a new Hamurana Bus service route available.

Unfortunately due to Covid-19 Level 2 restrictions the 2020 Rotomaths Competition has been cancelled. This is disappointing for our children as it is an event we always do well in. Despite the cancellation we would like to acknowledge the children (named below) who had been selected.

The Board invites applications from parents who wish to enrol their sons and daughters at Kaharoa School for Term 4 2020. Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office. The enrolment period runs from 26 September 2020 to 15 December 2020.

There are a large range of self-help tools and other supports available for young people who may feel they aren’t coping. See below for helpline numbers, self-help tools and further information.

A big thank you to Tim O’Sullivan and his team at Ray White for supporting Kaharoa School. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you also to Graham Southall, Sarah Paterson, Sonia Sampietro, Kylie and Kyle Johnston, those parents who baked and supported this event and Vance Shoebridge for preparing the Barbecue and gear.