Newsletter Friday 29th November 2024

Friday 29th November 2024

Kia ora e te whānau,

Another busy week with only a couple more to come. There’s lots of exciting events happening in and around school over the next couple of weeks before we break for the summer.

A big thanks to Mr Wells and Mrs Ries for getting the school pool up and running; the kids are loving the chance to cool down during these hot days. We’ll have a roster in place for lunchtime swimming as of next week. Keys for community use over the summer will be made available shortly. We’re just tighening up some of the health & safety guidelines to ensure a positive experience for all – so watch this space.

Class placements for 2025 can be found in the link below. Student placement has been made to consider academic spread, social and peer groupings, gender balance as well as learning needs. With only seven classes to place students into, we as a staff believe we’ve got the best fit possible.

A big thank you to the parents/caregivers who have taken the time to provide feedback on our communication processes and our strategic direction. We value the voice of our parent community. This helps us stay united and aligned in our thinking as well as supports the staff and Board to make decisions that reflect the insights of all those with investment in ensuring we provide excellent learning experiences for our tamariki.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Ngā mihi nui

Shane (Mr B)

principal@ngaere.school.nz

Please CLICK HERE to see which class your child/ren are in next year.

See below for Key Dates for next week and information relating to 2025 Strategic Priorities – note: these priorities are aligned with the ERO recommedations and 

Week 7

• Friday 29 November – Canterbury Orders Due Back
• Friday 29 November – Wood is good programme
• Friday 29 November – School Assembly 2.30pm in the Hall

Week 8

• Friday 06 December – Scholastic Book Orders Due

Week 9

• Tuesday 10 December – Monster Raffle Tickets Due Back
• Thursday 12 December – Year 8 Leavers Celebration

Week 10

• Monday 16 December – End of Year Prize Giving SHS
• Tuesday 17 December – Last Day School for 2024 – Merry Xmas & Happy Holidays!

As we move towards 2025, our two main Strategic Priorities will remain:

1. Strengthening Capability through “growing & developing a culture of growth and learning by and for all”
2. Curriculum – ensuring our learners have access to a rich and innovative curriculum that reflects the community in which we live and embeds the schools’ sense of identity, language and culture

In 2025, we are looking to have annual targets around:

1. Improving literacy outcomes for all learners – with a focus on boys in writing
2. Strengthening explicit teaching in Mathematics, developing common practices to accelerate progress and achievement
3. Developing our culturally responsive practices to ensure equitable outcomes for all – with a focus on marginalised learners

Please feel free to use the survey link HERE (or the URL address below) to provide feedback on the proposed focus areas or to offer suggestions for consideration.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KSWN7XM

There are alot of shoes and items of clothing in the lost property at the moment.  This will be be cleaned out at the end of the term, so please take the time over the next couple of weeks to have a look at the lost property cupboard which is located in the decking area outside Room 4.  You may recognise items of clothing that belong to your child/ren. 

• Wednesday 29th January 2025 – Beginning of Term 1 2025
• Friday 14 March – Ngaere School GALA

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING MAJOR SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT TOWARDS THE SCHOOL PADDOCK