Terms 2010 Terms 2011

Term 1: 2 February - 1 April                                  Term 1: 1 February – 8 April
Term 2: 26 April - 25 June                                     Term 2: 2 May – 8 July
Term 3: 19 July - 17 September                            Term 3: 1 August – 7 October
Term 4: 4 October - 9 December                           Term 4: 25 October – 8 December

Introduction

The journey through Kristin School for any student has to be an enjoyable experience. At the same time it has to be a journey filled with challenge, establishing a love of learning, a time to meet and enjoy peers, and to begin the process of understanding the world in which they live, and their place in it.

The Junior School is a caring, holistic environment where the staff foster a warm and nurturing learning atmosphere in partnership with parents, for children from Kindergarten (4 years) to Year 6 (11 years).

Kristin Vision Statement

To provide our students with superior all-round education to prepare them to be responsible world citizens who think creatively, reason critically, communicate effectively and learn enthusiastically throughout life.

The Mission Statement of the International Baccalaureate Organisation

The International Baccalaureate Organisation aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the organisation works with schools, governments and international organisations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Teacher Meetings

A range of reporting procedures are commonly used to communicate information about students to parents, from written reports to the unique Student Led Conference which runs throughout Junior School. Parents can also request to meet with teachers for formal or informal discussions at any time of year. Click here to select your child's teacher and request a time.

Junior School Sport

Click here to visit our Junior Sport information

Extra Curricular Learning Opportunities

The Junior School will once again be offering a wide range of activities for students to participate in outside the standard classroom programme. Expressions of interest can be emailed to Jeanette Verster, Teacher of Performing Arts by Friday 12 February. The schedule of activities available can be viewed here while a timetable showing an overview of all activities can be viewed here.

National Standards

Information for parents about National Standards can be found on the Ministry of Education website.

After-School Care at Kristin - sKids

sKids Kristin After School Care provides safe, relaxed, educational and fun environment for students. The well structured programmes are designed to improve students academic achievement and to improve their social and developmental outcomes. Participation in after school programs can contribute to healthy lifestyles and increased knowledge of nutrition and exercise.

The sKids Kristin Term 3 programme is out now. It provides lots of activities covering Arts and Crafts, Sports, Music and Drama, Cooking and Technology & Fun. The full Term 3 programme can be viewed by clicking here or visit the sKids website to find out more about sKids Kristin and enrol your children in their programmes.

We have set up a partnership with sKids who provide quality programmes for children outside of school hours. sKids was set up in 1996 in response to the need for structured out-of-school care for Primary school children. sKids has expended into over 50 school sites in the greater Auckland area and is providing a high quality service to our working parents who need to be supported. Recent feedback from parents has been helpful in making changes to programmes in order to provide you with the quality care that we expect for our families.

You can enroll your child/children through the sKids website

Email or call Kristin sKids Programme Manager Shirley Zhou on 09 929 3799 or 021 661 986.

If you require further information please do not hesitate contact the Junior School Office on 415 9566 ext. 2395. We are excited about this new arrangement and know you will be very happy with the service.

By clicking on the following links you are able to download further information about the sKids programme: Letter to parents, Fee schedule, sKids Plus Flyer, sKids Plus Parent Survey.

Internet Safety

In 2009 Netsafe ran an evening for parents at Kristin. The Netsafe website is an excellent place to start when thinking about Internet safety at home. All students must have completed an Internet Use Contract at the start of the school year before they are able to use the Internet at Kristin. The Internet at Kristin is protected by filtering software that restricts the pages and content that are able to be viewed. The Acceptable Computer Use rules are available in each classroom and in the school Technology Suite. The key points from these rules are: Students may only use the Internet if they are supervised by a teacher. If something appears on the screen that the students are uncomfortable with they must immediately press the home button and tell the teacher in the room.

Biz4Kidz Holiday Programme 20-24 September 2010

Biz4Kidz is a fantastic holiday programme offered to Year 4 – 6 students during the first week of the Term 3 holidays.

For one week the programme challenges students to run their own economy by creating jobs, earning incomes, running business ventures, and buying and selling on market day. All sessions are held at school.

For more information or an enrolment form please contact Bronwyn Bell ext 2424 or Sean McDermott ext 2844

The brochure and enrolment form are available to be downloaded.