Community Pānui - Wednesday 4th March

                                Ngā Uaratanga o Te Kura o Ritimana Our School Values 
                                                             
                                                                    Te Ngākau Aroha me te Atawhai - Compassion and Empathy

                                                                      Te Māia me te Manawaroa - Bravery and Resilience

                                                         Te Kanorautanga me te Kauawhitanga - Diversity and Inclusiveness

                                                                    Te Ngākau Whakaute hoki ki te katoa - Respect for all

Kia ora, Talofa lava, Greetings and Bonjour

We hope everyone is having a good week. Thank you to those helpers for coming along on the Point Erin Trip yesterday and to all of our staff. It was not the warmest of days but we still got to be together as a kura with some children playing and having a picnic and most children still swimming. It looked like everyone had a great time.
Although we have other trips with our rōpū during the year we aim to have one whole school trip at the beginning and end of the year so we are having learning experiences as a kura as well. Here are some updates for the week.

Term 1 Overview 2026
Please click on the link below to see what is coming up in Term 1. We will be adding to this overview throughout the term and featuring it in upcoming communication to keep you up-to-date.
Term 1 2026 Parent Overview

Richmond Road School Council - Ritimana Kaunihera Kura
Our student council has been voted in for 2026. The successful applicants are:

Kiwi Connection: Riley, Lewis, Rocco and Theo
Mua i Malae: Gabriel and Tuiono
L’Archipel: Matilda and Florine
Te Whānau Whāriki: Gloria and Dylan
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​Thank you to all of our Year 6 students who applied. We had a strong pool of candidates so had to follow a robust and fair process to reach our final selection. Most of our other Year 6 students have other jobs around the school and some have put their names down for extra duties during the year. We thank Matua David for managing our School Council and planning events throughout the year which are led by them.

Wheels Day - Thursday 12th March - Morning Tea and Lunchtime
Welcome to our first Wheels Day of 2026 proudly brought to you by our Kaunihera Kura - Student Council who will be leading their first event of the year. Wheels include: bikes, roller blades, roller skates, scooters and carts. Helmets are compulsory on the day. 

Pick Up/Drop Off, Parking and Attendance Reminders
Drop off for children is between 8:30am and 9:00am. It is important that children are ready to start the day with their peers. Please be on time. On the rare occasion you arrive after 9:00am, parents/caregivers need to bring the child/children into the office to sign them in for the day. Please pick up your children at 3:00pm. It can be very congested around the school at this time so if you are arriving by car, park away from the school and walk over if you can. We suggest senior children walking or meeting you away from the school if you are able.
On the rare occasion you are late please contact the school office so that we can call your child up to wait for you.
We have been alerted to parents and whānau parking in private driveways on Douglas Street. Please consider our neighbours when parking outside the school.
When alerting the office to absences, either via the app or email, please remember to include your child's first and last name and current teacher- it makes correctly noting your child's absence much easier and is appreciated. 

Have a great rest of your week.
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