Newsletter Friday 22nd November 2024

Friday 22nd November 2024

Kia ora e te whānau,

It’s hard to believe that we’re at the end of Week 6.  With only 17 school days left, there’s so much more to fit into the end of year calander.

The November ERO report (2024) has now been received and accepted by the Board of Trustees.

This outlines key strengths and next steps for the school. The leadership team, staff and Board will continue to work in collaboration to implement outlined next steps in consultation and collaboration with the wider community as we plan for 2025 and beyond.

Please click on the link HERE for the full report.

Shane

principal@ngaere.school.nz

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

Week 5

• Friday 22 November – School Assembly 2.30pm in the Hall

Week 6

• Monday 25 November – PTA Meeting 7pm – All Welcome!
• Friday 29 November – Canterbury Orders Due Back
• Friday 29 November – Wood is good programme
• Friday 29 November – School Assembly 2.30pm in the Hall

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

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.  Thank you to those who have settled your accounts. 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.

• Friday 22 November – School Assembly 2.30pm in the Hall
• Monday 25 November – PTA Meeting 7pm – All Welcome!
• Friday 29 November – Canterbury Orders Due Back
• Friday 29 November – Wood is good programme
• Friday 29 November – School Assembly 2.30pm in the Hall
• Friday 06 December – Scholastic Bookclub Issue 8 Orders Due
• Thursday 12th December – Year 8 Leavers Celebration
• Monday 16 December – End of Year Prize Giving SHS
• Tuesday 17 December – Last Day of 2024 School year
• Wednesday 29th January 2025 – Beginning of Term 1 2025

Hi There, attached is our coloring competition for this year’s Stratford A&P show. 

If a student from your school wins, you get one free use of our dunk the clown, and the child will receive something for themselves as well.

To have them entered, simply bring them to our stall at the A&P show, if you know someone in the club they can be given to them, or you can scan the pictures back to us on this email and we can print them back off.

Copies of the colouring comp can be downloaded below or please see Karen in the office for a copy.

ELTHAM BUSINESS NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4 ATTACHED

AMP SHOW KIDS HOME INDUSTRIES ARTS & CRAFTS COMPETITION

See link below

MORE INFORMATION & ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

MORE INFORMATION & ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

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