Ritimana Community Pānui Update
​Wednesday 5th November 

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Kia ora, talofa, bonjour and greetings

We hope your week is going well. Our tamariki are visiting the marae today and tomorrow, and we’re really looking forward to these haerenga. Thank you to the parents who have made themselves available to support us during these visits. It feels especially timely for us at Ritimana to be spending this week in a te ao Māori space as part of our ongoing learning and commitment to te reo Māori, tikanga Māori, and honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our school will always uphold our obligations to Te Tiriti for the benefit of our entire school community here in Aotearoa New Zealand. We value these opportunities for our tamariki and look forward to offering more experiences like this in the future.

Here is the term 4 overview so you can see what is coming up. We will continue to add to it as we progress through the term. 
Term 4 2025 Parent Overview

Measles and Sickness
We are currently reviewing our immunisation records and following up on any missing information for students. If you have received an email from the office requesting evidence of MMR immunisation, please respond as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone who is keeping unwell children at home, especially if they have symptoms that could be related to measles. The health and safety of our tamariki remain a top priority for our staff and board here at our kura.

Lockdown Drill next Monday 10th November
Just a heads-up that we’ll be having a Lockdown Drill next Monday. You’ll get an email alert about it, but you don’t need to do anything. We’ll also send a quick reminder text on Monday morning.

Auckland City Mission Food Drive - Monday 10th – Friday 28th November
Our School Council is proud to once again support The Auckland City Mission – Te Tāpu Atawhai Food Drive, as part of the Auckland Angels initiative. Bring the below into the school office from Monday 10th November.
What to donate: Non-perishable food items (tinned goods, pasta, rice, spreads, cereal, treats), toiletries, nappies, and baby food are all greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping us show our Ritimana School value of Compassion and Empathy this Christmas season.

​Digital Discipline Kōrero - 6.00pm at school - Thursday 13th November
We’re excited to welcome Tony Laulu for a community evening next Thursday, 13 November at 6.00pm here at school. Tony will be sharing insights about the digital world our tamariki are growing up in, and how we as whānau can support them — including conversations around social media and online wellbeing. If you’d like to come along, please email the school office with your name and the number of people attending so we can plan the space accordingly. There is no cost for this kōrero, as the school is funding it for our community as part of our Wellbeing and Health & Safety kaupapa. We’d love to see you there!
Find more information on Tony’s website: https://www.digitaldiscipline.co.nz/about

Assembly and Tumuaki Awards - Ngā Whetū o te wiki/Stars of the Week
The Ngā Whetū o te wiki certificates will be presented at school assemblies and the names of these students will be in the following newsletter. Here are the Ngā Whetū o te wiki from the L’Archipel assembly in Week 2.

L’Archipel 
Luca Pollara Tillier - For showing compassion and empathy by being aware of when to be helpful and kind.
Lucjan Sadowski - For showing growing empathy and compassion and being there to support others.
Éléanor Barcelli - For consistently displaying Compassion & Empathy as well as all our other school values. You truly are a Star!

Mua i Malae
Kalyah-Rose Ioane - O le fa‘aalia pea o le loto alofa i tamaiti o le vasega.
Marvel Taylor-Rawiri  - E loto alofa ma loto fesoasoani i so’o se taimi i lana vaega.
Natalia Agavale Isaia - E te ta’ita’i ma le alofa, e te fa’aali le loto agamalu ma le fa’aaloalo i mea uma e te faia. Malo Natalia.
Lani Soatini - Mo le loto fesoasoani i so’o seisi i totonu o le vasega. Malo Lani. 

Te Whānau Whāriki
Kairangi Reuelu-Cruickshank  - Tēnā koe i tō ngākau aroha ki ngā tamariki katoa o te akomanga! He toki koe.
Manaaki Bell - Mō tō ngākau aroha ki te tangata e whai āwhina ana ki ngā mahi o te akomanga. Ngā mihi nui!
Isaiah Wolf-Thompson - Mō tana āwhina i te tangata, ahakoa pakeke mai, ahakoa tamaiti. Ka wani kē

Kiwi Connection
Olivia Newhouse - Showing compassion by always being the first person to offer help to new people in our class.
Héloïse Dias Kawhe - Showing compassion by being a supportive classmate when new students start in our class.
Charlotte Vickery - For consistently modelling Compassion and Empathy by offering support to everyone around her.
Wulf McLean - For always putting himself forward to support his peers and adults in times of need, especially in leadership positions. Keep it up!

Ngā manaakitanga