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ANZAC SERVICE 2012 GALA 2012 Welcome to Richmond Road School, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Our primary school was established in 1884. Our unique feature is the focus on teaching and learning through children's heritage languages. Alongside an English unit (ropu), we have Māori, Samoan and French immersion and bilingual classes. "The best setting for educating linguistic minority pupils - and one of the best for educating any pupils - is a school in which two languages are used without apology and where becoming proficient in both is considered a significant intellectual and cultural achievement". (Glen & LaLyre, 1991, p. 43, cited in van Hees, Expanding Oral Language in the Classroom, 2007, p.61, NZCER Press) Bilingual education underpins the philosophy, strategic direction, policies and practices of Richmond Road School. The school enjoys international and national recognition for its provision of bilingual education. There are about 350 students attending the school. The following classes (or ruma) cover all the age groups across each ropu: Te Whānau Whāriki, the Māori bilingual unit, has four ruma Mua i Malae, the Samoan bilingual unit, has three; L’Archipel, the French bilingual unit, has three; and Kiwi Connection, the English unit, has five, The majority of children in Te Whānau Whāriki and Mua i Malae come from English-speaking backgrounds and focus on acquiring an additional language, te reo Māori or Samoan. Most of L’Archipel children are already fluent speakers of French and focus on maintaining their French language with English as an additional language. We offer a well-balanced programme based on the New Zealand curriculum framework. In addition, we aim to help children develop as individuals and as members of their community and society in general by fostering the growth of concern for others and respect for differences as well as self respect and self esteem. BILINGUAL EDUCATION EVENING 2011 Copies of the presentation from this evening are attached at the bottom of this page. MATHS PARENT EVENING 2011
Copies of the handouts from this evening are attached at the bottom of this page.
To view the SlideShow shown at the Hall Fundraising Concert about 'Reporting to Parents', see the attachment below.
| Nau Mai, Haere Mai, Talofa Lava, Bienvenue Welcome to 2012 at Richmond Road School. We hope that your children have had a great start to their 2012 year at RRS. To find out more information about our school and what is happening in Term 2, please read the weekly school newsletter or use the search facility on this website. If you have any additional questions please contact us directly at the school on 376-1091 or email office@richmondroad.school.nz  Naku noa, Stephanie Anich (Principal) The first formal meeting with your child’s class teacher is during the last week of Term 1. L’Archipel’s meeting are the 2nd & 4th April, and the rest of the school’s meetings are the 4th & 5th April, 3:10-5/6:30pm. The purpose of this meeting is to share information about: - How well your child has settled into school; - Their progress towards achieving their Term 1 goal; - Their goal for Term 2; and - To develop an action plan about what can be done to support your child to achieve their goals. To book your 10-minute slot, please visit www.schoolinterviews.co.nz The school code for this event is G6CLJ. Ex-RRS students at Intermediate Survey - Click Here to take this survey Ex- RRS students Parent/Whanau Survey - Click Here to take this survey PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE Please contact the school in advance to let us know the days that your child is going to be away. Where you cannot let us know in advance, or you don't know when your child will return, please contact us every day that your child is away, and on the day if your child is going to be late.
If your child is not at school, and we are not sure why, someone from the office will give you a call. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & TEAM SPORT SURVEY The Ministry of Education allocates money to schools to increase children’s participation in team sports. The results of this survey will help us to decide how to target this money. Thank-you to you and your children for supporting the Red & Black Day Fundraiser for Canterbury on Friday 4th March. We raised $1,448.50, which is a great effort. Here are some photos of the fundraising events. |