RUAHINE SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Term 4 Week 1
IMPORTANT
DATES
Monday 22 October
Labour Day School
Closed
Tuesday 23 October
Keeping Ourselves
Safe Parent Meeting
9.00am
Monday 29 October
Craft Day
Tuesday 30 October
Lamb Day
Wednesday 31 October
Lamb Day
Postponement Day
Friday 16 November
Ruahine School
Athletic Sports
Monday 19 November
Ruahine School
Athetic Sports
Postponement Day
Wednesday 21
November Interschool
Athletic Sports
Wednesday 28
November Interschool
Athletic Sports
Postponement Day
Thursday 13 December
Ruahine School
Prizegiving At The Hub
6.00pm
Tuesday 18 December
End Of Term 4 School
Closes At 12.30pm
Ruahine School Bank Account Number
ASB 12-3442-0045840-00
Wednesday 17 October 2018
Kia ora koutou,
Welcome back to school for the final term of 2018. It is amazing how quickly this year is flying by!
I spent a few days in Nelson with our daughters and their families. There is nothing more special than grandchildren! We enjoyed a lovely afternoon at https://natureland.nz/ at Tahunanui Beach, had lots of cuddles and played lots of games. Bliss!
During the October break a number of teachers attended maths and literacy conferences. One clear message that came through from the literacy conference was the importance of reading to children every day. At school we have “read and eat” each morning and teachers often look for other times during the day to read to, and with, the children. We encourage you to take time daily to read to your children - no matter how old they are. Research has shown that reading to children helps them to become better readers, it supports their oral language development, their thinking and reasoning. It is also a wonderful way for you to bond as a family and helps children (and adults) to relax and unwind.
Our website has been updated so it is looking great! However there are a few teething problems. There are a couple of pages we can’t edit and we are having problems accessing our website when searching for it online. Hopefully these can be fixed up soon.
The building work has been completed and the painting is part way there. The new weatherboard has been painted and the painters will be back in a week or so to continue painting the rest of the school. The office block looks very smart! Hopefully we will see lots of you on Lamb Day and you can check out the progress!
The PFK have Lamb Day (Tuesday 30 October) organisation in hand, and they are doing a fabulous job! The craft day, with a focus on sustainable creations, will take place the day before lamb Day (Monday 29 October). You would have received a notice about this last term. Feel free to contact us if you have misplaced yours or if you have any questions.
This Thursday 18th October is the nationwide Shake Out Day. Yesterday the eldest child in each family was given a booklet for you to keep at home and work through the challenges that help you prepare for an earthquake or other emergency. Once you have completed all the challenges please cut off the tick box section and return to school for your child to receive a Shakeout prize. We encourage you to fill in your family’s emergency plan sheet and pin it up at home. http://www.whatstheplanstan.govt.nz/
This term I will be running a Master Chef challenge for Years 6-8. Later this week a notice will go home with any children who are interested in participating. Master Chef will run for about 5 weeks, with between one and two challenges a week held over lunchtime and some class time. Children will need permission from parents to participate and there will be a commitment of providing ingredients and some equipment for each challenge. If we have more children entering than we have room for then we will give preference to Year 8’s and ballot Years 6 and 7.
Nga mihi nui
Sarah McCord
Principal
RUAHINE SCHOOL UNIFORM
For all unifrom requirements please
contact StitchMe. Sharlene and David
Curtis stock our entire range and have
the option of embroidering your child’s
surname on the back of shirts/fleeces so
things don’t get lost.
NEW TO OUR UNIFORM RANGE!
We are pleased to introduce this black
Podium Water Resistant Softshell
Jacket with our Ruahine Logo to our
uniform range. Please note that this is
an optional extra. Our model, Ollie,
tells me the jacket is really comfortable
and warm to wear! For more
information please contact Sharlene or
David at StitchMe on 374 9947.
2019 New Entrant
Pre-Enrolment
If you haven’t done so
already, please contact
the school office to
register your child’s
details on our 2019 New
Entrant list.
TOOTH BOOTH
Our Tooth Fairies will be here at Lamb Day & welcome any new preschool enrolments on that day. So if your pre-schooler is not yet enrolled with the Dental Therapist then call in & speak to Shannon & Shona.
A StichMe Ruahine uniform list has been
attached to this newsletter.
2018 Ruahine School Athletics
Sports
Friday 16 November 2018
ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP US?
Our teachers need to be with their
students which means we will need
help running the events. If you are able
to give some of your time we would be
extremely grateful. Please contact the
school office if you are able to be of
assistance.
Thank you.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to Josh Augustine
who has been selected for the 2018 Hawkes Bay Ross Shield
Team. We are super proud of you Josh and wish you all the best
for the games ahead.
2018 Touch Rugby
The goal posts at Coronation Park will not be taken down until this weekend so Touch will now start NEXT FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER. There will be a draw out next week.
From The PFK Lamb Day Tuesday 30 October 2018 Postponement day: Wednesday 31st October 2018 All lambs entered must be born after 1 August 2018. An entry form is attached to this newsletter or kids can pick up a form from the school office.
Are you able to help the PFK out on the day? We will need help with the following: Sausage Sizzle, gate keepers & kitchen helpers. If you are able to give us a hand please contact Rachel Bowie on 0273628359.
CALENDAR PHOTOS DATE CHANGE These make fabulous Christmas Presents! Photos for calendars will now take place on Friday 26 October 2018. Please return all order forms to the school office no later than the end of this week.
PFK Contact Details:
Lisa Charmley
027 578 9220
Jo Passey
027 2853637
CRAFT DAY Monday 29 October 2018
All crafts will be made AT SCHOOL on Monday and all children will participate.
This year the emphasis will be on SUSTAINABILITY so kids should only be using materials they already have at home. Please don’t go out and buy materials.
Please refer to the Craft & Lamb Day Information Sheet attached to this newsletter for more information about the Photography Competition, Craft Competition, Cake Decorating & the time table for Lamb Day.
Tuesday 30 October
School starts at 9.00am as usual for those children not participating in Lamb Day. Teachers will supervise classes when out viewing the Lamb Competition. There will be rural fun day house activities for all these students during the afternoon.