Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa – warm greetings to everyone

FUN RUN / CROSS COUNTRY! 

Results:

WOW are amazing turn out of parents/grandparent & Whanau that came along to support our Tamariki on the fun run last term. We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU we really appreciate the support and the kids enjoy having you there too. Just one more thing a BIG THUMBS UP to our Marshalls without you guys the events don’t go ahead.

Fundraising:

Thank you to all those who raised money for our PE gear! Remember to order your prizes by Friday 24th July.

Assembly:

This term we have decided to trial a change of time for our assembly. A celebration assembly will be held on Fridays at 2:15 where we will showcase student work, sing and give out certificates. Monday morning at 9am will be a very short 10 minute admin assembly to set up for the week. Both will be in the hall.

Student Learning Celebrations and Teacher Only Day:

Reports – ‘Linc-Ed’ has changed to ‘HERO’:

We are delighted to be able to launch our new reporting system, Hero. The staff have been writing your child’s report in our Hero software and we are excited to share this with you to include you in your child’s learning journey.

Our aim has been to implement a robust system that allows teachers, parents, and students to access learning in an online environment that is secure, easy, and effective.

Hero allows teachers to share learning anytime, anywhere and this can be viewed on any device. We are excited about the potential that the software offers. The report is designed to build year on year so that over time you will have access to written posts, assessments, images, video and helpful resources all in one place.

Information about how to log in and view your child’s learning will be sent home on Monday when the mid-year reports become live.

Powhiri for newcomers:

Production:

We are very excited to announce that this term we will be putting on a school production! Our concept inquiry for term 3 is “Exploration” so we have decided to create our own production looking at Reporoa and its past. The production will move through time in Reporoa looking at how different groups have explored the land and settled here.

Save the date! Friday 18th September

School Hours:

A reminder that school begins at 9am. It is important that children get to school in plenty of time to settle and get organised for the day. Between 8:30 and 8:45 is ideal. Arriving at 9am or later can cause children to be unsettled and unorganised, which is not a great start for them.

Another reminder that school finishes at 3pm. Picking children up early is only justified for things such as medical appointments. Children miss vital parts of their education when they are regularly picked up early, causing them to have to catch up on things they are behind in the following day and adding to the workload of the teacher.

Stars of the week:

Ka Rawe te mahi (awesome work) to our Kapa Kaka leaders Matthew, Rakau, Lovely and Mareikura. They run our powhiri for newcomers and do a fabulous job!

Thank You!

A very big thank you to John and Jolene Guyton, Paul Leslie, Matthew Martelli and Linda McDonald for fixing up the playground at the end of last term. We appreciate you giving your time for our students benefit!

A HUGE THANK YOU to Vicky and her team at Reptec for the sponsorship to fix our BBQ trolley. What a world of difference it has made👍👍

Sports:

PHOTO DAY THIS FRIDAY 24th JULY

Masterpiece arrive at 9:00am, they take an individual photo and a family photo of all children at school. If you require pre-schoolers to be in the photo phone the school and we will arrange it. if you need college children to be in the photo you will need to contact the College and arrange for them to leave and come over.

Usually the group photos are around 11am but there is a bit of waiting around.

A copy of the photos are sent to all families and orders are placed at this time.

A copy of the class photo can be seen at school.

Calendar:

Other Notices:

SCHOOL LUNCHES: 

Our new lunch menu came home the end of last term.

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

Please remember to name your school uniforms then they can be returned to their owners – thank you.

School Account Details:

Account payments can be made directly to our school ASB account using online banking.  The account number is: 123155 0134517 00

Remember if you get a new cell phone number  to notify the school so we have up to date records, also the office needs your up to date email address so the newsletter can be emailed out – thanks.

Absences:

Reminder – if your child is absent either text, phone and leave a message, or fill in an on-line absent form. We also are required to fill in the reason they are away, so remember to include this in your message – thanks.

Car Parks:

Please use the car parks provided at the front or back of the school. No vehicles are permitted on the school grounds except for staff or service vehicles.

Bus Changes:

ALL changes to bus arrangements MUST be made through the office please. We will not make changes based on children’s requests. REMINDER ALSO when events finish to tell us so we can update our bus rolls.

Thanks

Nãku i runga i aku mihi ki a koe – Yours with thanks

Richelle McDonald

and our team –Cherie, Jazz, Debs, Susannah, Rachel, Julie, Tina, Maureen, Heather,  Karla & Linda.