Svenskkul Event page - put on hold

Svenskkul has closed down the school sessions. If you a keen to start up the school again we have some material stored to help you get started. Please contact svenskkul_info@sweden.org.nz for more information.

We will continue to run our family fun Sunday Events once a month in cooperation with the Sweden-New Zealand Association. Information about these events will be posted on the Sweden-New Zealand Association's event page.

Svenskkuls event page will be put on hold until further notice. It is our sincere hope that someone will pick up this function sometime in the future as it has been a fantastic experience to see the kids extend their Swedish knowledge and amazing to see the friendship grow between our "Swiwi" kids of all ages.

Svenskkul is closing down the school sessions

Due to lack of school age children Svenskkul has decided to close down the Tuesday school sessions.
Since we started in 2005 we have had approximate 27 kids learning to read and write at Svenskkul. 11 of these kids are now back in Sweden and the majority of the rest have "out-grown" Svenskkul.
A big THANK YOU to all the families who helped start up and run Svenskkul's school sessions throughout the years, WELL DONE!
Since we started in 2005 we have had more than 40 playgroup children coming for a play. The majority of these kids are still in Wellington and will soon reach school age. If any of you are keen to start up the school sessions again, we are more than happy to help out. Some school material will be stored for future use. Please contact us on: svenskkul_info@sweden.org.nz

We intend to keep up with the Sunday Fun Events once a month. These events will run in cooperation with the Sweden-New Zealand Association and information will be posted on their Event page, http://swedennewzealand.blogspot.com/ (rather than on this page).

We have 2 sessions planned for the rest of this year:
- Julpyssel (Xmas craft) on the 21st November
- Children's Christmas/Luica party on the 12th December

Keep an eye out for these Events!

Labour Weekend and Svenskkul

Even though the last Sunday of October is Labour weekend we will have our monthly meeting on that day.

We will meet up at Kapiti Coast, and have some activities by Waikanae River.

• Bring the whole family.
• Bring togs for the kids and a change of clothes.
• Bring drinks as we will have BBQ for lunch.
• If rain, bring rain clothes as we will still have some outdoor activities.

We will meet at Sundin's holiday home in Otaihanga.

• When: Sunday 24th October
• Time: 10-12 (Lunch at 12)
• Where: 1 Makora Rd, Otaihanga

Directions from Wellington:Drive past Paraparaumu Centre. By the sign to Otaihanga Car museum, turn left towards Otaihanga. Follow Otaihanga Rd, there is a small Y-crossing where Otaihanga Rd turns right - stay on Otaihanga Rd. At the End of Otaihanga Rd there is a sharp bend and Otaihanga Rd becomes Makora Rd. It's the first house to your left.
Map attached.

Please RSVP with how many is coming as Svenskkul will organise the food.

Next Sunday Event, 26 Sept - Cancelled!

As the last Sunday of September falls during the school holiday we have decided to cancel this Social Sunday Event. Hope to see you all on the last Sunday of October instead.

(The school kids still have 2 Tuesday sessions before the school holiday, 7th and 21st September.)

Svenskkul, this Sunday 29th August

It is the time of the month again. Svenskkul will meet this Sunday the 29th August at the Kandallah Community Centre.

We will create some wonderful Fathers day gifts and bake some yummy treats.

Please come along for a nice social event.

When: Sunday 29th August

Time: 10-12

Where: Kandallah Community Centre

Te Papa, this Sunday the 1 August

It's time for our planned Sunday Event, this Sunday, at Te Papa.

We will meet in the foyer at 10am and start with a self guided visit.

We are aiming to go to the special event "Make a taonga puoro shell bracelet" at Te Huka a Tai, Level 4, at 11.00am-12noon.

Please bring some snack for you children.

Any questions or if you are running late, please txt/call Eva on 021-0668612.

Where: Te Papa

When: Sunday 1 August

Time: 10-12.

School holiday!!!

It's the end of Term 2 and, just as other NZ schools, Svenskkul is also taking a well deserved break.

As of next term Svenskkul will only run every 2nd Tuesday. We are a really small school group this year and as some families are only able to join in every 2nd week we have decided to only run on these weeks. Dates for next term is: 27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 7/9, 21/9.

Have a nice winter holiday!

Te Papa, Sunday 1 August 2010.

Looks like we have a slight problem keeping to the last Sunday of the month this year - we have to move next get-together as well...sorry.

Instead of meeting on the last Sunday in July we have to reschedule to the following Sunday - Sunday 1 August. Hope everyone can make it!
We will meet at Te Papa and do some fun stuff together, more information closer to the day.

Different place for Svenskkul school this Tuesday 22 June

This Tuesday, 22 June, the school kids will meet at Sundin's house instead of Kandallah Community Center. We will not work in the books as usual but there will be other reading/writing exercises.
If you are planning to be there, please contact Eva on eva@sweden.org.nz for details.

Todays celebration of the Royal Wedding!

Today Svenskkul celebrated the Swedish Royal wedding between Crown Princess Viktoria and Daniel Westling.
Here are some pictures of our wedding photos and the lovely princess cake! Thanks to everyone who joined in!

Please remember, no Svenskkul next week (even though it's the last Sunday of the month), our next Sunday get together is on the 25 July at Te Papa.

Svenskkul, this Sunday 20th June.

It's almost the end of the month and as previously announced we have moved this months "Svenskkul-Sunday-get-together" to this Sunday, the 20th June instead of the last Sunday of the month.

It is the day after Sweden's Crown princess, Viktoria, gets Married. We will celebrate this big event with cake, balloons, and arts and crafts!

When: Sunday 20th June
Time: 10-12
Where: Kandallah Community Centre

See all of you, princesses and princes, there!

Svenskkul cancelled - 15 June

Due to sickness we have to cancel Svenskkul today, sorry about the late notice.

Svenskkul Tuesday school cancelled - 8th June

Unfortunately we have to cancel next Tuesday school session, on the Tuesday the 8th June.

Hope to see you all back on the 15th June.

Next Sunday Event - 20June

Please remember we are not having a gathering this coming Sunday (last Sunday of May) as we moved it to the previous Sunday. We had a great time at the Zoo, I think all the kids enjoyed themselves to.

Next get together will be on June the 20th (yes, sorry we had to move that one too). It is the day after Crown princess Viktoria gets Married! We will celebrate this big time! There will be cake, balloons, and arts and crafts!

Hope to see you all there:
When: 20 June 2010
Time: 10-12
Where: Kandallah Community Centre

Zoo visist or Te Papa this Sunday

Don't forget, we are going to the Zoo this Sunday, the 23rd May... However, if the weather hasn't improved - let's go to Te Papa instead!

Not raining : Outside Zoo (by playground) at 10am

Raining: In the foyer of Te papa at 10am.

Please call/txt Eva on 021-0668612 if uncertain

Zoo visit, moved to 23rd May

Due to unforeseen circumstances we've had to move the Zoo trip to Sunday the 23rd May.

Members and non-members welcome to come and join us for a walk around Wellington Zoo.

Where: Wellington Zoo

When: Sunday 23rd May
Time: 10-12 am

We will meet at the small playground outside the Zoo at 10am.

Svenskkul will pay the entrance fee for paid up members. If you haven't paid the membership fee for this year, please use the membership form and pay ASAP :-)

Non members welcome to join us, at their own expense.

After school tonight

We've had a few birthdays in the school group lately and to celebrate this we thought it would be nice if the kids and parents of the school group could go to one of the local cafe's in kandallah and have tea after school today.
Hope we have the full group at school today!

Morsdag gifts

We were a small group today, but enough to have our AGM. Thanks to all of you who made it! Hope you all made some great bargains. I certainly got some great books and movies for the kids.
The creations made by the kids were amazing - to say the least :-) For those of you who can't remember - bake in oven for 1-2 hours, 100C. Leave to dry for approx 24h. And here is a hot tip. Once dry, buy a magnet and glue to the back and you will have a fabulous looking fridge magnet for mothers day.
Maybe even a good gift to send home as mothers day in Sweden is only 4weeks away!
That is actually when our next get together is - last Sunday in May. We are planning a zoo trip! More info later.

Skolstart

School is back and so is Svenskkul's school sessions. Every Tuesday 5.30-6.30 at Kandallah Community Centre. New and old families are welcome.

And don't forget the "Bytar dag" - Exchange day tomorrow!! See previous post.

See you all tomorrow!

Bytarday - Exchange day, Sunday the 25th April.

On popular demand Svenskkul will have an Exchange day on Sunday the 25th April.
How does it work?
Bring your kids outgrown clothes, toys, dvds, videos, games, books (books for mum is very popular) etc, that you are willing to donate to Svenskkul.
We will set up a few tables with all the stuff donated.
Bring some money as well and you may pick anything you like for a gold coin donation per item.
This is a perfect way for us to do some fundraising, and for you to “exchange” some of your used stuff for someone else’s used stuff :-) Great bargains to be made!

For the kids:
We will do some lovely mothers day gifts out of “trolldeg”.
AGM:
We need to borrow the last 30 minutes of the Sunday for a quick AGM. Coffee and Anzac biscuits will be provided.

When: Sunday 25th April

Time: 10-12 am

Where: Cornerstone Community Centre in Kandallah

Glad påsk!

Happy Easter!

Fantastic to see so many kids at the Easter Decorations today. We counted 13 kids, plus 3 babies! Especially great to see so many little ones - the future of svenskkul :-)

Hope you all took home some lovely decorations for your Easter Twigs.

Next Sunday gathering will be on the 25th April. We will have a "bytar dag".

Please bring clothes, books, toys etc that you are willing to trade. More information closer to the time. (the Easter break might be a good time to clean out those closets - don't throw anything away!)

Tuesday school has also finished for the term (as we had to cancel next Tuesday). We will start again on the 20th April.

Have a great Easter break, hope you have lots of Chocolate!

Oh, and I found a great link on Swedish Easter Celebrations.

Tuesday school cancelled - 30March

Good News! We have received grants from Hutt Mana Charitable Trust!

Unfortunately this means that we have to cancel next Tuesday school session, as we will be going to a Hutt Mana Trust function to receive the cheque.

Hope to see as many of you as possible this Sunday for Påskpyssel.

Have a nice Easter break!

Going to Napier anyone??

Anyone planning a trip to Napier?

A Swedish family in Napier has very kindly donated some Swedish children's books to us and we would love to have them. Only thing is, the cost of posting the books would be expensive, so we are hoping someone travelling to Napier would be willing to pick up the books for us and bring them back to Wellington?

If you are this person, please contact svenskkul@sweden.org.nz or Eva on: 021-0668612.

Påskpyssel - 28 March 2010

Calling all Easter Witches!!!

On Sunday the 28th of March it's time for another Sunday Svenskkul Event. We will meet as usual at Kandallah Community Centre and make Easter Decorations, bake some yummy Easter treats and have an Egg Hunt!!

When: Sunday 28 March 2010

Time: 10-12

Where: Kandallah Community Centre

!! Svenskkul cancelled today - 2 March 2010 !!

Unfortunately we have to cancel Svenskkul's school session today - Due to sickness.

Hope to see you all next week !!

Kandallah pool - Sunday 28th February

Great to see so many of you at the Midsummer celebration, I counted 25kids!!! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.

Our next Sunday event will be next Sunday, the 28th February. We will meet at Kandallah outdoor pool. Please bring your togs and a picnic.

If the weather has turned cold or it's raining, we will move the event to Kilbirnie pools.

Where: Kandallah pool, Woodmancote Rd

When: Sunday 28 February

Time: 10-12

Any questions, don't hesitate to contact eva@sweden.org.nz or 021-0668612.

Midsummer - 14th of Feb

Svenskkul's first Social Sunday Event will be together with the Sweden-New Zealand Association. We will celebrate midsummer the Swedish way with a picnic, maypole and fiskedamm.

Please note, this event is free of charge, but it's essential you register you child so they may participate in the Fiskedamm (a very special treat that the Sweden-New Zealand Association offers for free). Please call Eva on 021-0668 612 or email eva@sweden.org.nz and let her know how many children you will bring

For more information please go to: http://swedennewzealand.blogspot.com/

Date: 14th of February 2010
Place: Huntleigh Girl Guide Hall Park in Crofton Downs – Silverstream Road
Time: 11 am

Skolstart - Tuesday 9th Feb!

Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a well deserved break!

Svenskkul will start 2010 on Tuesday the 9th Feb, in our new format, where we have school work on Tuesday evenings and meet for fun social events on the last Sunday of each month.

Please note - as we are still at Kandallah Community Centre on Tuesday evenings, younger siblings are welcome to come along for a play should you wish to bring them.

Hope to see lots of new and old Svenskkul families on:

Tuesday 9th February 2010, at 5.30PM

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Kandallah Community Centre