Friday 21 October

He mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa
Bonjour à toutes nos familles

Enrolments for 2023

If you have children who are starting school next year, it would be great if you could enrol them now so we have accurate numbers. At this stage we have some space for out of zone enrolments at most year levels, so if you know anyone who lives out of zone and is keen to come to Ridgway, pass on the good news!

Chess Tournament

This is on Tuesday 15 November here at school, run by our expert chess teacher Mark van der Hoorn.  All students are welcome to compete and there is a $5 fee. Please fill out this form to enter your child. 

Gumboot Friday -  4 November

We have signed up to support Gumboot Friday. Gumboot Friday provides a free counselling service for young people 25 and under.  On Friday 4 November children can wear their gumboots and bring a gold coin to donate to help raise money for this for free counselling service.  We will have a gumboot throw too so might be a good idea to name those gumboots!

Scholastic Book Club

Orders for Issue 7 are open. View the leaflet here. Please place your order directly through Scholastic NZ. Our orders will close on Thursday 3 November.

Lunch orders

Normal service has resumed!  You can order sushi on Thursday and Pita Pit on Friday through Lunchonline. 

School photos

School photos have been handed out this week - year 7 and 8’s have just been handed out today! Please check your child’s bag if they haven’t made it to you yet.
If you didn’t get a chance to order photos, you can still do so through Inspire.  We sent out an email earlier in the year with the access code for the gallery, but if you can’t find it contact the office and we can give it to you again. 

Affordable counselling available for parents

Parent Help counsellors have helped hundreds of families to restore peace and balance in their lives. Request a counselling session by registering online here: www.parenthelp.org.nz/counselling. Do you need parenting strategies you can implement right away? Speak to our warm and supportive parenting experts. Call now for free on 0800 568 856. Available from 9am – 9pm 7 days a week.

Community News

Check out our community news page to see what else is coming up in the city!

Upcoming Events

24 October:  Labour Day (school closed)

4 November:  Gumboot Friday

10 November: Year 7 & 8 Shakespeare Trip

10 November: Southern Zones Athletics

14 November: Year 7 & 8 Immunisation

15 November:  Chess Tournament

14 December: Year 8 Farewell 6pm - 7pm

15 December: Final assemblies (junior assembly 9.15am and senior assembly 2.15)

19 December: Final day of the year / clean up day.

Ngā mihi,
Sarah Taylor
Deputy Principal
Ridgway School