We have been working very hard behind the scenes and will soon be able to unveil a brand new school website! There will be many new features features which we hope you will utilise to follow school news and events. This term our school newsletters are being posted in weeks 2, 6 and 9, with classroom newsletters being shared with parents in weeks 2 and 8. Please regularly check your inbox (and junk mail – just in case), our website and your child’s schoolbag for communications with important dates and information. This term these will include staff updates, your child’s 2025 classroom teacher, as well as End of Year Reports. In the meantime, we wish all of our families celebrating Diwali the very best for this auspicious occasion on your calendar.
Teacher Only Day (TOD) Tuesday 29 October – Curriculum and Assessment
As you may have heard that primary schools in NZ are busy preparing for the arrival of the updated NZ Curriculum. As part of this work, teachers in our school will be upskilled at next Tuesday’s TOD to use the eAsTTle writing assessment tool. This is one of the evaluation tools that the Minister of Education is asking schools to consider using in 2025. We will also be continuing to unpack the next steps in our Structured Literacy journey for 2025. We thank you for keeping your children at home on this day, whilst this important training is undertaken.
Staff Updates
At this time of year, schools usually experience a few changes to staffing which impact the following year. As changes become available, these will be advised to our parent community via the school newsletter.
It is with huge excitement that we announce that Avi Jayasekara (DP, Juniors) has been awarded a very prestigious 2025 teachers’ study award and although she will keep in touch with us, she will be out of the classroom for most of next year. An announcement on her fixed term replacement will be made once this is finalised. Congratulations Avi – we are incredibly proud of you! Rewa Rewa School is definitely growing amazing educational leaders.
COMMUNITY EVENTS – Place these dates into your diary NOW!
School Mural Opening – 10am, Friday 29 November
Todd Wano, our kaumata, has gifted a huge, panelled mural which he has painted for the outside of the Hall. There will be an official event for this at 10am, Friday 29 November, followed by a light morning tea. We invite our parent community to join with staff, students and official guests. If wet, this function will be held inside the school hall.
End Of Year Celebration Evening – 5pm, Friday 13 December
It is always a great joy to hold an end of year event where all of our families can mix and mingle, enjoying each other’s company before we head off for the Christmas holidays. There will be lots to share together this year, including a dance extravaganza with every student participating, Christmas carols and an opportunity to view the new toilet block and new modular classrooms (we hope!). We encourage you to wear either your national dress or traditional Christmas colours of red, green and white. Please join us! As we did last year, students and families will bring kai/food to share, to help us to celebrate a fantastic school year.
Student Achievement
This news, just in, from Goodtime Music Academy: “We just wanted to reach out to let you know that Arush is one of the first students (we have over 1200 students at 40 schools), participating in our In-Schools program to complete our brand new music workbooks! This is a fantastic achievement since we only started the books last year. Arush should be incredibly proud of all the hard work he has put into completing the book!”
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