Newsletter, Term 4 – Week 5

Ngaere School

School Newsletter

Living & Learning with RESPECT

Friday 15th November 2024

Kia ora e te whānau,

It’s been another jam-packed week with our students engaged in some great learning experiences both within school and around the region. From Tabloid Sports in Midhirst for our Year 3/4 students, Outdoor Pursuits for our seniors at TOPEC and tennis lessons for all classes, there’s no shortage of things going on as we head into the “silly season.”

You will have seen that I recently published where teachers will be placed for 2025. This is allowing us to start planning for next year as well as evaluate and review the effectiveness of our curriculum. Class lists should be with you all by Week 8. We are trying really hard to consider factors such as gender, balance, academic spread, peer groupings as well as teacher/student connections. As you’ll appreciate – with only seven classes, this isn’t an easy job, but one we’re committed to getting as close to a best fit for each child as we can. Again – please reach out to me directly should you wish to discuss anything pertaining to your child.

Uniforms: There have been some questions raised regarding the school’s uniforms policy; I’ll raise this at the next Board meeting and come back to you with some clear guidelines and clarity moving forward.

Have a great weekend

Shane

principal@ngaere.school.nz

See below for Key Dates for next week and information relating to 2025 Strategic Priorities

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

Strengthening Capability through “growing & developing a culture of growth and learning by and for all”
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:

Improving literacy outcomes for all learners – with a focus on boys in writing
Strengthening explicit teaching in Mathematics, developing common practices to accelerate progress and achievement
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

A little bit of history…..

SCHOOL ACCOUNTS

With the end of year approaching, and the introduction of a new Student Managment System, we would appreciate if all school accounts could be settled by the end of the term. If you are unable to pay your account in full, we recommend regular affordable payments until your account is paid off. If you have any questions in regards to your school account, please see Karen in the office. Thank you.

PTA Monster Raffle

The PTA are calling for local businesses or whānau who have connections with community groups to consider donating goods and/or services to support their fundraising efforts. The PTA play an integral part in helping offer our students rich learning experiences and many school events/opportunties couldn’t occur without their tireless effort. If you or someone you know is able to support a donation towards the Monster Raffle – please make contact via the school office or myself.

Community Engagement:

Just a reminder, the school is open for parents to pop in for a coffee and a chat at the following times – this is chance to share your thinking about current strengths and potential growth points for the school as we plan for 2025.

Wednesday 20th November: 9am (Staffroom)