Pono: sincerity. Ka rongo i te ia o te aroha, he ngākau māhaki. To feel genuine intentions is to understand a charitable heart. 

Whānau hui

On Tuesday night we were delighted to have our first whānau hui for the year. We warmly welcomed Corban Te Aika and Janina Konia who gifted the school with three Māori names. The Board of Trustees will be considering how to share this information with the community at their next board meeting on 22 August.

Strategic Planning

On Tuesday 8 August the Board spent time with Futurist Dr Cheryl Doig in working out a plan to gather information for our new Strategic Plan which will be developed for 2018. At the next board meeting they will be discussing the questions and ways to gather stakeholder information.

NED show

It was unbelieveable the number of sales for the yoyos and merchandise for the NED show. Roydvale School have created an opportunity, through this ‘pay it forward’ system for another school to have access to this show. Thank you to the PTA and Miss Keenan for the organisation around the show and merchandise.

Waimairi-iri Community of Learning

Roydvale School is part of the Waimairi-iri Community of Learning along with a significant number of schools in the area. As a Community of Learning we have been in the process of appointing leaders who will work across the schools to improve our outcomes for learners. We look forward to working with the leaders who have been appointed in Literacy, Numeracy and Culturally Responsive Practices.

We are currently engaging with HAIL to organise a Community of Learning website so families can view what is happening in our Community and up and coming events.

North West Tournament

Yesterday Mrs Buchanan organised and supervised our senior soccer team at the North West tournament. Congratulations to Jenna C, Jayden B, Tim G, Caleb S, Isaac B and Tyler M for their fairplay and great teamwork.

Hereora Happenings

We are having our Hereora Cultural Festival on 11/ 12 September. Matua Steve will be performing with our Kapa Haka group. This will be held at the Aurora Centre, at Burnside High School starting at 6pm, entry by ticket only.

The Hereora Cluster are organising another session with John Parsons. There will be a parent session on Monday 18 September at the Aurora Centre, tickets will cost $5. John will be running workshops for our students in Year 5 / 6, a cluster staff meeting and a community workshop. We look forward to having John at Roydvale.

Welcome to Roydvale School this week to Josephine C and Aiden A who have joined room 10.

Disco

We are looking forward to the disco on 18 August. We do require some more helpers. If you are able to assist please contact the PTA on roydvale.pta@gmail.com

Sausage Sizzle

The student council will be holding a sausage sizzle on Wednesday 23 August - look out for an order form which will come home next week. We are raising money for ‘wet day games’ for our classrooms.

Mental health supports for our children

The Ministry of Education has provided some guidance for schools to share with their communities around mental health. Please see some resources you may find useful:

• An online resource for family, whānau and friends to help our young people enjoy positive mental health and wellbeing: Common Ground for young people, whānau and friends

• Mental Health Foundation provides a range of consumer-oriented resources on mental health issues.

• Kidsline – 0800 54 37 54 (0800 KIDSLINE) (for children up to 14 years of age; 4 pm to 6 pm weekdays).

Congratulations to the following children who received certificates in assembly this week, Kobe G, Annabelle W, Lucas B, Ruby B-W, Jiwon L, Joff F, Alex C, Margarita K, Will T, Jade R-S, Alina D, Mila S-U, Charlie P, Devon S, Ollie D, Tom F, Olive L, Sienna H, Spencer D, Nicole R, Annabell K, Matthew O and Olivia I.