Ritimana Community Pānui 
​Wednesday 20th September

Kia ora, Talofa lava, Greetings and Bonjour

It appears that Spring is finally here! Please send your tamariki with a hat for the remainder of the term in the hope that the weather stays fine. A reminder that in Term 4 hats are compulsory in the playground and we currently have our own Ritimana school hats in stock and available from our office. Information on how to purchase these are included in this pānui.

It is our last day of Term on Friday and school will finish at 3pm as usual. Have a wonderful school holiday and we look forward to welcoming you back in Term 4 on Monday 9th October. 

Tumuaki Awards - Ngā Whetū o te wiki/Stars of the Week 
These students received certificates in the assembly in Week 9 of this term.

L’Archipel
Patrick Fletcher - For his positive and cheerful attitude and being an inclusive member of our class. 
Ruby Winton - For the positive energy she brings into our classroom and being a kind and caring friend.
Maxime Le Gal - For being so applied in class and always so polite. 

Kiwi Connection
Xavier Michaud - Aiming High in his learning by listening carefully and persevering with tasks. 
​Lucinda Earles - For aiming high in her learning and creating a beautiful piece of writing using alliteration. 
Harry Wickham - For his perseverance in handwriting and presentation of all written work.
Lara Lensink - For aiming high in all her learning and always trying to do her best.
Thomas Hector - For aiming high in all his learning, especially with our narrative writing focus.

Mua i Malae
Jacob Tatupu - Mo le taumafai malosi e fa’aleo mata’itusi e fau ai upu o ana tusigatala.
Elena-Maria Fānene-Fiso - Mo le taumafai mālosi ma le sogasogā ia mālamalama ma tautala i le Gagana Sāmoa.
Boston Tautiaga - Mo le fa’aaloalo i isi ma le fa’aaogaina lelei o meatotino a le vasega.

Te Whānau Whāriki
Milan Ravaji - Whakamīharo atu ana i te taunga o tō noho ki Umupuia. Ka rawe, e tama.
Marley Ballantyne - E mihi ana ki a koe i tō māia ki te noho marae. Kātahi te ringa raupā, ko koe!
Avana Wilkinson - Tō māia hoki ki tā tātou noho marae. He toki koe ki te whakapai anō hoki! 

​RRS Fun Run 
The RRS Fun Run was a massive success last week with smiles and colourful faces all round. Well done to all our tamariki for their efforts on the day and with the fundraising. A huge thank you to our community for your support of this event. It was lovely to have so many parents, whānau and friends onsite sharing in the excitement of the day. The fundraising aspect of the event will wrap up this Friday, 22nd of September. Children who have fundraised will then be able to go online and select their prize from the catalogue. Prizes will be delivered to school early Term 4 and distributed from here. We will advise you how this process will work closer to the time.

To order their prize, they simply need to log in during our school holidays, 22nd September to 8th October. Once they log in, a pop up will appear advising them to Order Prizes. This will then allow them to select their prize. The support phone number for this is 0800 377 170 should you need any clarification of this process.
Our current total raised sits at just over $23,000! This means the 60% for the school is a whopping $13,800 and the 30% prize pool is at $6,900. The final 10% of this money has gone towards the administration of the fundraising and supply of the coloured powder. Without a doubt, the powder added another dimension to the fun!

Ngā manaakitanga

2023 Term dates & hours