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Week 7 Term 1 Newsletter 2025

Kia ora tatou, Talofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Kia orana, Bula vinaka, Namaste, Nǐ hǎo, Salve, Bonjour, Kamusta, de Groeten, Greetings.

Thank you for your continued support of our school. Hearing of the positive things that our children are involved in out of school hours also shows that they continue to show the school values in all they do.

Welcome to our Cohort 2 New Entrant children and their families. It has been great seeing these new children on their pre-entry school readiness visits over the last couple of weeks, and we know that they will enjoy their time here at Rangiora Borough School.

In this newsletter, we introduce another couple of current Board members to share of their involvement in the governance of the school. This year, there will be School Boards Elections for the next three year term. We look forward to a number of people putting their hand up to be nominated as a Board member. During next term, there will be opportunity to engage with Board members in a less formal setting and ask questions about the role. We will keep you updated.

On Thursday 13th of March, the world will observe Kidney Day with a special event - a non-uniform day with a gold coin donation. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about kidney health and the importance of taking care of our kidneys. Thank you to our school leaders for organising this event.

Please ensure the date for this week's Ministry Curriculum Staff Only Day of Friday 14 March is in your calendars. School is closed this day for our teachers to undertake their learning about the newly refreshed Maths Curriculum. We are also being joined by the teaching staff of Yaldhurst School for their staff only day. Thank you for your continued support of our school.

Have a great couple of weeks, and thanks again for your support.

Keep smiling

Shane

In this newsletter:

Contents

Tui Team Whanau Connect Time at Discovery

by Marie Reed

It was great to see parents and whanau join us for Discovery time on Monday 24th February. The children had a great time sharing activities with their adults and showing them what Discovery time is all about. We even practised the RBS value of Kaitiakitanga - looking after our equipment and cleaning up at the end of the session. Ka pai!

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Ruru Free & Frequent Reward

by Taara Boyle

The vote was counted and the winner was... Bring a toy to school.

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RBS Historic bell and big tree

Our daily School "Bell"

by Shane Buckner

Gone are the days of the regular bell signalling time to start learning ...

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Maths Curriculum Staff Only Day - Friday March 14 (School Closed)

by Shane Buckner

As outlined previously, the Education Minister has provided 2 Maths Curriculum Days during 2025 for teachers to undertake professional learning in the newly refreshed Maths and Statistics Curriculum.

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World Kidney Non-Uniform Day: A Day of Giving and Awareness

by Milah McConville

Join us on World Kidney Day, March 13, for a non-uniform day. Donate a gold coin and raise awareness together! Let's make a difference.

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RBS Food and Nutrition Policy

by Shane Buckner

Reminder of the school Food and Nutrition Policy

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Tūī team classrooms are looking great!

by Marie Reed

Tūī classrooms are looking great ...

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Supporting learning at home

by Shane Buckner

The following guides are part of the helpful resources recently produced by the Ministry of Education

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Empowering Girls Through Sports: The Girls Got Game Initiative

by Kirsty Robinson

Discover Girls Got Game, a fantastic initiative by North Canterbury Sport! Engaging sessions to inspire girls to play basketball with confidence. Exciting times ahead for our Y5/6 and Y7/8 girls!

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Reminder of School Uniform Guidelines

by Shane Buckner

Uniform is a requirement at Rangiora Borough School and our Rangiora Borough School uniform is compulsory. Navy Blue is our predominant colour, not black.

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Maths No Problem: Tui Year 0 -1 Tamariki practicing Math Skills.

by Barbara Ditmer

Look at our awesome young learners having fun with objects and activities together. They explored and learnt with a smile on their faces!

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Getting involved with the 10th anniversary of Ngā Rākau e Rua

by David Brandts-Giesen

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Introducing Board member Sam Jones

by Shane Buckner

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Introducing Board member Rebecca Lamont

by Shane Buckner

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April Holiday kids Pottery Workshop

by Shane Buckner

Limited opportunity to have this great art experience over the holidays

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Community Notices

by Shane Buckner

Manaaki Māmā; Safe Driver mentor programme, Festival of Oxford

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Term Dates for 2025

by Shane Buckner

At our school Board meeting held 13 August 2024, the 2025 Term Dates were ratified. Please add these to your calendars now to help with any planning you may need to do.

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