Ngā mihi ki a koutou

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the families and whānau who are joining our Rangiora High School community. We look forward to working in partnership with you to support your child’s learning. Later in this newsletter you will find the contact details for Form Class Teachers, Subject Teachers, Deans of House, Heads of House, Heads of Faculties, and the Senior Leadership team. Please do contact us if you wish to discuss your child’s progress or have any concerns that you would like to discuss. In the first instance please contact your child’s subject teacher or Head of Faculty if you have concerns about programmes of learning. If you have concerns about your child’s wellbeing or relationships, please contact their Form Teacher or the Dean.

To support our young people in their learning, our school year begins with a focus on positive behaviours needed for learning (PB4L). Key to this work is a focus on the Lighthouse Values –Whakautea / Respect, Tohaina / Contribute and Wawatahia / Aspire. I have included below the PB4L matrix that provides for our young people our expectations of their behaviour at school in terms of values in each of our school settings.

Arriving to school on time and being in class on time are key messages we are reinforcing in the first few weeks. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support in ensuring your child arrives at school wearing the correct uniform, on time, with the correct gear and having completed their homework. The KAMAR parental portal enables you to check your child’s daily attendance, check their pastoral record and monitor their learning. If you have not received instructions on how to access this portal or you have lost your username or password please contact admin@rangiorahigh.school.nz

We also expect that all students will have their cell phones on silent or turned off and out of sight in all classes, on school trips/camps and events. Ear phones are also to be out of sight and that the only time students will be allowed to use their ear phones or cellphones in class, on school trips/camps or events is when the teacher gives permission. It is important that students learn to recognise that there is a time and a place for social media, texting and phone calls and a time for learning. We would ask that you reinforce this. If you need to contact your child during class time, please contact the school office and we will get a message to your child.

Our focus in 2020 continues to develop our culture of learning with the goals of engaging students in new ways of learning and improving student achievement. We look forward to meeting our Year 9 parents this Thursday (the 13th at 4pm) and later in the term, all parents at the first Student Achievement Interview Day on 12 March. We will notify you by email when bookings open. In the meantime, we would encourage you to talk to your child about their goals for this year – personal and academic – in preparation for this meeting.

Karen Stewart
Principal / Tumuaki