Newsletter Friday 01st November 2025

Ngaere School

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Living & Learning with RESPECT

Friday 01st November 2024

Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa,

Another great week has passed and the school continues to have a positive buzz with engaging learning and students getting out and about to explore education outside of the confines of classroom spaces. See below for key information:

Class Placements: 2025

We’re just in the process of mapping out staffing and class placements for 2025; we should be in a position to communicate this with parents/caregivers by the end of Week 8 (6th December.) A within school transition day to spend time with their 2025 teacher and peers is tentatively scheduled. Further details to come. If you anything you would like us to consider relating to your child/rens need, please flick me an email or book a time to pop in.

Central Schools Athletics – Inglewood

We have approximately 35 students heading off to Inglewood next week – Wednesday 6th November to represent the school in the Central Schools Athletics. This will be held at the TET Stadium in Inglewood. Students were selected following athletic rotations as part of the Health & PE sessions over the past week. For 2025, this is a trial event with the aim of giving students across the central region opportunities to compete in a facility designed to cater specifically for Athletics. Information for competitors will be with parents early next week. While we would have loved to have run a school/rural schools cluster event prior to this, the timeframes provided have not made this possible; something for us to tidy up for next year.

North Island BMX Champs

Over the long weekend – Parker Gibb, Cooper Beck and Jett Mercer (pictured above) completed in the North Island BMX Champs with Cooper Beck bringing home a 4th place in the North Island final. The boys showed huge heart and supported each other amazingly in a competitive environment. It’s great to see our Ngaere students out there representing us on the “national stage” – Ka mau te wehi boys! (Awesome!)

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As always, my door is always open (digitally or physically) for whānau wishing to come in and connnect.

Have a great weekend

What’s on in Week 4:

Wednesday 06 November – Calendar Art Orders due
Wednesday 06 November – Central Schools Athletics (Inglewood)
Thursday 07 November – Parent (coffee & chat) – Staffroom @ 2pm – all welcome
Thursday 07 November – Swimsafe Taranaki Land Sessions (Hall)
Friday 8th November – School Assembly – Room 2 to lead out

Kia pai ō wiki mutungā

Shane Burgess

principal@ngaere.school.nz

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.

Thursday 7th November: 2pm (Staffroom)

Thursday 14th November: 2pm (Staffroom)

Wednesday 20th November: 9am (Staffroom)

Change to Communication Processes from 2025:

As a result of community feedback, from early 2025, the school with shift to using HERO as our main form of communication with parents.

This app will replace eTAP, Skool Loop and Seesaw and allow attendance, asssessment, reporting and parent/teacher contact to be centralised using one platform.

The school website will remain as a static overview of the what the school offers and Facebook will be used for promotional purposes.

This will take a while for us to roll out as we upskill our staff and onboard our students and parent community. Watch this space.

Money and orders are due back by Wednesday 06th November.

Spare order forms are available from the school office.

KEEP SENDING IN YOUR MILK AND CREAM BOTTLE LIDS.

Tuesday 12 November – Junior Tabloid Sports Yr 1-3 at Midhirst (PP Wednesday 13th)
Tuesday 12 – Thursday 13 Nov – Yr 7-8 Camp TOPEC
Thursday 14 November – Parent coffee & chat Staffroom 2pm
Wednesday 20 November – Parent coffee & chat Staffroom 9am