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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

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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

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MORE INFORMATION & ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

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

Kia ora koutou e te whānau, he mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!

“Greetings and acknowledgements to you all”

I hope you have all had a great couple of weeks with your children, I know the staff are looking forward to re-connecting with them tomorrow 🙂

I just wanted to take a quick moment to reach out before the “rubber hits the road,” say hello and just let you all know how excited I am, and privileged I feel to have been gifted the opportunity to lead as the new Principal at Ngaere School.

Born and bred in Hawera, Taranaki has always been home and Ngaere School has always had an amazing reputation as one of ‘schools of choice’ in the area. I look forward to ensuring that this continues to be the case.

There are many exciting opportunities that lie ahead and as I get to know you all in the days, weeks and months to come – I look forward to connecting with you in collaboration and consultation to review and evaluate the oportunities afforded to our children.

NB: The school website will be updated in coming weeks to ensure it reflects current school practices/contact details etc.

With Pet Day on Wednesday, we won’t send another formal newsletter out this week, so please see below for some key information.

Kia pai ō wiki! (Have a great week!)

Ngā mihi

Shane Burgess (Mr B)

principal@ngaere.school.nz

Ngaere School Pet Day Crafts 

Term 4, Monday 14th & Tuesday 15th October 2024

As part of our annual “Pet Day” celebrations the children will exhibit craft creations they have made. These creations are made during the first two days back in Term Four. 

A list of the activities that each class will be participating in and any materials they will need to supply from home was outlined in the previous newsletter.

These are very busy days so if you are able to come in and help, please reach out your child’s teacher.

Please send all craft materials to school in a named bag on Monday but any required plant materials on Tuesday.

All craft is available to view in the classrooms on Pet Day and between 6-7pm on Wednesday night. We ask that craft items stay at school until Thursday morning.

Community Communictaion Review: In order to continue to provide excellent opportutnities for our students, a review of systems is important.

To begin with, we’d like to start by looking 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. 

• Monday 14 October – Term 4 Begins
• Wednesday 16 October – PET DAY
• Thursday 17 October – Yr 8 Vaccinations 9.30am
• Thursday 17 October – School Speech Finals
• Monday 21 October – Yr 8 Vaccination Catch-up if required
• Wednesday 23 October – Interschool Speeches (hosted by Eltham School)
• Monday 28 October – Labour Day – No School
• 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

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