Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you all.
The staff and students of Kaikoura Suburban School have had a fantastic year learning and participating in many action packed adventures.  These have varied from Go Kart events, to running our own businesses and leading a Maori Festival at Takahanga Marae.
We await the exciting inquiry units planned for 2011.
Enjoy your time with family and friends.  Play safe, play lots and have fun during the festive season and I look forward to catching up with you all in the new year.

Dirk receiving his certificate.

Sati, Zoe and James receiving their certificates.

Allie and Hannah receiving their certificates.

Ruby, Samantha and Hayden receiving their certificates.

Rose, Samantha T, Oliver and Blake receiving their certificates.

Congratulations to all of our competitors. You all made us proud as you portrayed good Fyffe Force qualities by having Fun, being super Organised with following the days programme and course, showing Respect to yourself, fellow competitors and Woodbank School environment, you Communicated with many friends, family and other peers from other schools, and Excellence as you competed.
Thank you so much to our school families for transporting and supporting the students – a great family day out.
Results in Thursday’s school newsletter.

After our immersion and learning the skills of running a business the juniors have created a business called Sushi on the Move and the seniors will open a business called Game On.
Sushi on the Move has employed staff to make sushi which will be enjoyed by people within our community.
Game On is a business that will operate in Harakeke Mall where the public will be able to explore and interact with a range of ICT games.  There is a cost that is determined by the amount of time you visit.
The seniors have the support of the Youth Trust Council and the Seaward Lions Ladies of Kaikoura.
Once again I thank the staff and students for undertaking a learning pathway that excites and connects with the learning opportunities of our community.
Good luck to both businesses:)

Hold on tight!

On Monday 4 volunteer fireman took time to talk to our students about the importance of smoke alarms in the home, what to do if someone catches on fire and for each child to identify have a safety escape plan at their home.  A tip to remember is, if you live in the township a good meeting place is your letterbox.
The students had the chance to feel the weight of a hose on full and 6 lucky students got a ride in the fire engine.
A huge thanks to Mr Bradley, Owen, Todd and Samma.  We all think you are amazing and we highly respect what you do for our community.

What a great experience our Kaikoura Suburban School netball team had with Maree B, Anna T and Ellen H, representatives from Canterbury Tactix netball team.  The girls were involved with attack and defence games, passing and catching games and moving on the court.  Another highlight was the opportunity to get some autographs and photos.

Maree B and netball girls

Girls in action with Anna T