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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:

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

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.

ORDERS AND MONEY DUE BACK THURSDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2024

Spare forms available from the school office.

• Wednesday 20 November – Parent coffee & chat Staffroom 9am
• Wednesday 20 November – BOT Meeting 6pm
• Thursday 21 November – Yr 7-8 Inter School Athletics at TET Inglewood
• Thursday 21 November – Cookie Orders Due Back
• Monday 25 November – PTA Meeting 7pm – All Welcome!
• Friday 29 November – Canterbury Orders Due Back
• 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

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

Friday 08th November 2024

CENTRAL TARANAKI SCHOOLS’ TABLOID SPORTS AT MIDHIRST

This Event is for Year 3-4 Students Only

Rooms 3 & 4 will be heading to Midhirst School by bus on Tuesday, 12th November to participate in Tabloid Sports. If postponed, the event will be held on Wednesday, 13th November. Please Click the Link below for more Information:

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.   

56,000 plastic lids collected so far! Keep up the good mahi in term 4

Yep – you read that right, during term 3 schools and early childhood centres collected 56,000 plastic milk and cream bottle lids. That’s 41,000 thousand more than we thought we’d collect over the whole competition, and there’s still the rest of the term to go!

• Tuesday 12 November – Junior Tabloid Sports Yrs 3 & 4 Only at Midhirst (PP Wednesday 13th)
• Tuesday 12 – Thursday 13 Nov – Yr 7-8 Camp TOPEC
• Thursday 14 November – Parent coffee & chat Staffroom 2pm
• Friday 15th November – Stratford High School Open Day 9am
• Wednesday 20 November – Parent coffee & chat Staffroom 9am
• Wednesday 20 November – BOT Meeting 6pm
• Monday 25 November – PTA Meeting 7pm – All Welcome!

• Monday 16 December – End of Year Prize Giving SHS
• Tuesday 17 December – Last Day of 2024 School year

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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

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

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.   

• 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

• Monday 16 December – End of Year Prize Giving SHS
• Tuesday 17 December – Last Day of 2024 School year

ELTHAM BUSINESS NEWSLETTER ISSUE#3 OCTOBER 2024

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

Friday 25th October 2024

Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa,

Wow! It’s hard to believe that we’re through two weeks of the term already – and what a great start to my time as Principal/Tumuaki at Ngaere School. A huge thank you to the students, staff and community for the warm response and community spirit. Over the past fortnight, I’ve really enjoyed wandering through classrooms, connecting with the staff and starting to get to know your wonderful children. I look forward to continuing to build on these relationships as the term progresses.

Over the next couple of weeks, I plan to roll my sleeves up, get into the classrooms and hear from the kids what they love about their school and what ideas or suggestions they have for our staff to consider as we plan for 2025. 

Please see below for more information regarding community engagement and consultation.

What’s on in Week 3:

• Monday 28 October – Labour Day – No School
• Tuesday 29 October – PTA Meeting – Everyone Welcome!
• Friday 01 November – Gumboot Friday – Gold Coin Donation (bring ya gummies)
• Friday 01 November – Bookclub Due

Kia pai ō wiki mutungā

Shane Burgess

principal@ngaere.school.nz

STRATFORD/ELTHAM RUGBY PHOTOS ARE AVAIALABLE TO COLLECT FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ORDERED THEM.

Home/School –  Communication Review:

In order to continue to provide excellent opportunities for our students, a review of systems is important. Thank you to the familes who have provided feedback so far. This information is really useful in guiding our decision making.

We’d really like to look at the way we currently communicate with parents and our wider community. To help us evaluate the effectiveness of our current practices, please complete this short survey by clicking HERE. 

School Speeches:

Congratulations to the following students who competed against their peers in the School Speech Competition held earlier in the week. Results were as follows:

SCHOOL SUNHATS

These will be complusory for outdoor play from Tuesday 29th October. 

New students to school will be given their first sunhat for free. 

Replacement hats cost $18.

A huge thank you to our sponsors for Pet Day – Your support is very much appreciated!

FMG – FIL – BALDOCK EARTHMOVING LTD – FARMSOURCE – HELLERS SAUSAGES – CENTRAL TARANAKI AUTOMOTIVE – LIC – ELTHAM VETS – TARANAKI VETS – BHL FEEDS – ADAN LARSEN BUILDERS & TO ALL OF THE JUDGES WHO TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY DAY TO COME AND JUDGE.

Also thank you to the Staff, PTA & everyone who helped with and supported the day!

PET DAY RAFFLE RESULTS  – Congratulations to the following winners: 

Grocery 1st – Michelle McLeod,  2nd – Mary McMahon, Kids Raffle – Susan England

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE ALL TROPHIES RETURNED TO SCHOOL FOR ENGRAVING. THANK YOU.

PET DAY RESULTS BELOW

• Wednesday 06 November – Calendar Art Orders Due
• Wednesday 06 November – Central Schools Athletics (Inglewood)
• Tuesday 12 November – Junior Tabloid Sports Yr 1-3 at Midhirst
• Tuesday 12 – Thursday 13 Nov – Yr 7-8 Camp TOPEC
• Thursday 12 December – End of Year Prize Giving SHS (TBC)
• Tuesday 17 December – Last Day of 2024 School year

ROTOKARE EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

MORE INFORMATION & ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

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