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  • Welcome
  • Te Reo Māori
  • Parents
    • Our Rōpū Information >
      • Te Whānau Whāriki – Māori immersion
      • Mua i Malae - Samoan Bilingual
      • Kiwi Connection - Ritimana
      • L'Archipel - French Bilingual
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Kiwi Connection - Ritimana
​The Village and The Hub

 Kiwi Connection - Ritimana

Kiwi Connection includes The Nest (New Entrants and Year 1), The Village (Year 2 and Year 3) and The Hub (Year 4 to Year 6).
​The teaching delivery is in English.
 
We have a diverse range of students and families in our English-medium area of the school and therefore plan to address the cultural and language needs of all our students. We integrate Te Reo Māori as part of our committment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and being part of the wider Aotearoa community.
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In Zone students are welcome to enrol any time.
Out of zone enrolments are limited, opening and closing each year around September.
​Email [email protected] for an enrolment pack.
The Hub
Uala Toamaka    (Years 4-6/Kiwi Connection Rōpū leader)
Oliver Staub (Years 4-6)   ​ 
The Village
Aria Newton (Years 2-3)    
The Nest

Trish Ramsay (New Entrants - Year 1)

Learning Assistants:
Susan Trainor - (Learning Assistant in-class support, LAT and Tumaki admin)
Grace Merriott-Haddon - (Learning Assistant in-class support)

Aissa Reyes- (High Health Needs Learning Assistant)
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Our Goal
​To create a learning environment for our tamariki to succeed in accessing the New Zealand Curriculum. Where our School Values are evident in the actions we take daily as we "Grow Together, celebrating our unique identities".
Communication between Home and School​
There are regular Richmond Road School Newsletters which have important dates and interesting stories about what our tamariki are doing across our kura. Other notices will be sent through text or email as needed by the classroom teacher. Keep an eye open for notices on our website as well.

Welcome to Kiwi Connection Ritimana - The Nest
Please click on the link for our Welcome Booklet for The Nest.
Welcome Booklet Kiwi Connection - Ritimana - The Nest
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File Type: pdf
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Family Participation and Contribution​
As a parent can participate by:
  • Contributing to school hui, whānau mornings/evenings and whole school events such as supporting Cross Country.
  • Participating in a school learning experience such as a school trip or sports event as a parent helper.
  • Attending parent, teacher, child conferences.
  • Helping in the classroom as a parent volunteer.
  • Contributing to fundraising with ideas, time or resources via the Richmond Road School PTA.
Wider School Community Events
The students across the kura learn to appreciate, understand and work together as one in wider school activities such as; Powhiri, Year 5 and 6 Camp, Education Outside the Classroom, Sports Events, Market Days, Open Evenings, Tuakana-Teina initiatives, School Production and celebrations of our Heritage Languages.​
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  • Welcome
  • Te Reo Māori
  • Parents
    • Our Rōpū Information >
      • Te Whānau Whāriki – Māori immersion
      • Mua i Malae - Samoan Bilingual
      • Kiwi Connection - Ritimana
      • L'Archipel - French Bilingual
    • Enrolment
    • 2025 Donations and Stationery
    • Newsletters
    • Before and After School
    • Sports
    • Useful Learning Sites
    • Useful School Information
    • Parent Groups
  • Our Community
    • Our Team
    • Creating a Positive Culture
  • Board of Trustees
    • Property Updates
    • Financial Audit
    • Te Kura o Ritimana/Richmond Road School Community Strategic Plan 2025
    • School Policies
    • BOT Minutes
    • ERO
  • Contact
    • Dates and Hours
  • 2025 Donations and Stationery
  • Board of Trustees
  • Te Kura o Ritimana/Richmond Road School Community Strategic Plan 2025
  • Te Tiriti o Waitangi kaupapa