Newsletter 

Friday 8 December 

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

Term 1 Netball: Years 1 - 4

If your child is in Years 1 - 4 next year and would like to play netball, please fill out this form. Also, if you know there are other keen netballers, please point their parents to fill out the form (just on the off chance they aren’t eagerly awaiting Fridays so they can read the newsletter and inadvertently miss this). 

Celebrations of Learning

We are welcoming whānau in to look at the Discovery learning we have been doing this term.  We have had a sustainability focus across the school, with a small group of Year 7 & 8s taking part in a te reo and te ao Maori enrichment. For our Year 5 - 8s, come between 1.30 and 2pm before the final assembly and head upstairs. For our juniors, head to the classes after the final junior assembly (it should finish around 2.30ish). 

Tea towels

You can now buy these little beauts straight from the office, so come on in and snap up a couple! $25 each. 

Kathryn's Farewell - Friday 15 December 10.30

Come and join us to farewell Kathryn and wish her all the best at her next school.  We will have an assembly followed by morning tea.  You can come into the office and sign her card any time before then. 

End of Year Summaries

Surprise, surprise there are technical issues with our student management system and our End of Year Summaries. Instead of going out today, these will be heading to your inbox next week. 

Upcoming Events

• End of Year Summaries sent out the week of 11 December

• 12 December at 1.45pm - Ridgway’s Got Talent!

• 14 December - Final Assembly Juniors 2pm

• 14 December - Year 8 leavers’ celebration 5.30 - 6.30pm

• 15 December - Kathryn’s farewell at 10.30am

• 15 December -  Final Assembly Seniors 2pm

• 18 December - Water fight and sausage sizzle (postponement day 19 December)

• 19 December-  Last day of learning activities school

• 20 December -  Clean up day

• 1 Feb 2024 - First day of school

• 12 February Pōwhiri 9.15 - 10.15

• 12 - 15 February Goal Setting Conferences

• 21 March School Athletics Day

• 2024 camps - Year 5 & 6 Forest Lakes 3-5 April, Year 7 & 8 Camp Makahika 17 -20 September

Sarah Patterson
Deputy Principal
Te Kura o Tawatawa - Ridgway School