Recent EventS
2023 - Term 1. We welcomed some new students and two new teachers - Melissa Curtis in Pukeko and Sophie Del Monica in Piwakawaka.Lots of Summer fun and learning happening at school this term, including our usual swimming, kapa haka and swim/jump competition. Piwakawaka learned lots about the moon and created some great art work, as well as gathering and showing data; Kahu worked on spinners and made fruit kebabs and Pukeko made some wonderful potions while learning about the maths involved.
Term 4 has been very busy in the lead up to Christmas. There have been lots of fun activities inside and out, including Christmas mufti day, House challenge, Big Day Out and Prizegiving.
We were so looking forward to Pet Day this year, and it didn't disapoint! The weather was great, the animals were all good, the cakes were magnificient and overall everyone really enjoyed the day.
Congratulations to our students who entered the Huxter Mountain Bike challenge and achieved high placings.
Congratulations to Ethan Roets for achieving 1st place in the Malvern Schools Speech and Poetry Competition - Years 5 and 6
Awesome effort, Archie Grant for representing KMS at the Malvern Schools Speech and Poetry Competition - Year 3
Our tamariki competed in Run, Jump and Throw recently.
They did really well and had a fun day.
Matariki Kites made by Piwakawaka - they flew so well on a perfect, windy day.
We recently held our speech and poetry competition. The standard of speeches/poetry and the confidence demonstrated by our students was amazing. Congratulations to Ethan Roets and Archie Grant who made it through to the Malvern Schools' competition.
Our Kahu tamariki planted Feijoa trees and digging the holes was made so much easier using the post hole borer donated to KMS by FARMLANDS.
Well done to all our tamariki who participated in the Malvern Cross Country, and congratulations to those who qualified for the Canterbury Cross Country.
The Men's Shed in Darfield built and donated a new carpentry table to KMS. Our tamariki love it!
Bullying has no place anywhere so our staff and tamariki joined the rest of the country on Pink Shirt Day to show their support.
