Uniform: Our uniform expectations are clearly set out on our website. If you are unsure, please take a look. We are sharpening up on our expectations in this area as things slipped last year. If your child is not in correct uniform, a note will be sent home reminding you of the expectation. A phone call will follow after a few days if things have not been sorted. If you are struggling to get the correct uniform, get in contact as we are likely to be able to help out. Please name all uniform clearly.

Sunhats: In term 1 and 4, sunhats are part of our uniform. These must be the school sunhat.Please name hats clearly.

Shoes: We tend to a bright crocs covered with Jibbitz from time to time. These are not uniform. Please make sure your child is wearing black socks and shoes.

Bus: A friendly reminder that we do not change any bus plans based on what children tell us. We need you to ring the office and let us know in plenty of time before the end of the day please. Teachers are spending a lot time valuable time after school phoning parents to check where their children should be. This also holds the bus up from getting to the college.

Swimming: It is very hot! The children love to go swimming, so please make sure they have their togs. Swimming is also a very important part of our curriculum. New Zealand is surrounded by water so your child needs to be able to be confident in and around the water to prevent accidents. 

We use a variety of methods to communicate with you, but we need you to do your bit and make sure you receive that communication.

School Newsletters – get emailed via an automated system every second Wednesday and are held in the school website. We must have your correct email address. To see all newsletter you can go to the website  https://www.rep.school.nz/category/newsletters/ 

If you do not receive the newsletter email, make sure you phone the office and let us know what your email address is. The newsletter has important information in it and we need you to keep up to date with what is happening in the school. It is not helpful when parents don’t read the newsletter and the complain that they were not informed. We do provide a paper newsletter on request.

Text and Phone – We will text and/or phone when there is an issue or to clarify something important, or if we have not heard why your child is away. It is vital that we have your correct phone details for health and safety reasons. Please text and/or phone and/or fill in the website page for us when your child is away.

Facebook – Our school has a facebook page which we post news and events. If you use facebook, be sure to follow us! https://www.facebook.com/ReporoaPrimarySchool/

SeeSaw – WE NO LONGER USE THIS – ALL STUDENT SHARING WILL BE THROUGH HERO

Website – Our website contains all basic information about how we operate at Reporoa Primary School. We aim to keep this as updated as possible. If you need information, check out the website first. www.rep.school.nz

HERO – this year we are doing everything possible through HERO. It is very important that you download the app to stay up to date with what is happening.

• attendance 
• reporting and assessment
• mid-year and end of year reporting 
• work samples
• surveys/polls
• notices and class newsletters
• permission for trips etc

Please Download the app and you will get notifications, otherwise it will go into your email in box.

Policies and Procedures – All of our policies and procedures are online and available to view by going to  https://www.schooldocs.co.nz/ . Click ‘search for your school’ and type in Reporoa. Our user name is reporoa and our password is pukeko. Each term we will ask you to review a policy online for us.

Lunch Procedures – please read carefully so that you understand how lunches in schools work. Your child needs to be 100% in or 100% out of the lunch provision.

Healthy Lunches are provided by Ka Pai Kai everyday that students are at school. These lunches meet the Ministry of Educations requirements for the Healthy School Lunches programme. We are encouraging children to eat these as often children will not try the food because their lunch boxes are full of junk food that is more appealing to them (and full of sugar which effects behaviour in the afternoon!).

Please only provide one or two healthy snacks for morning tea as your child gets lunch provided.

• Karakia Kai is said before starting.
• Children sit with their lunch sensibly and with their class group.
• Only children who have been taken off the KPKA list (communication from parents to the office) will be able to eat from their lunch box immediately. They are not catered for through KPKA.
• ALL other children receive a KPKA lunch as they are financed for this through MOE funding and lunch is provided for them to eat. 
• The KPKA lunches are given out to each child, leaving the container free for rubbish. Any surplus (from those who are away) is taken to the fridge and/or freezer in room 7.
• After children have taken 5 bites ad still don’t like the food, they may ask the teacher politely if they can have some alternative food (from their lunch box or from the R7 fridge). 
• Children eat the ‘main’ meal provided (sandwich, hot food etc) before receiving the ‘treat’ food (fruit, biscuit etc).
• Children sit for 15 minutes. If they have finished, they have polite dinner table conversation with their peers. Students don’t wander, play or do jobs for staff during this time. It is eating time.
• Teachers let the students go when the time is over and their area is free of rubbish.
• ALL KPKA rubbish is put inside the delivery boxes.
• ALL rubbish that is not KPKA must be put back in students’ lunchboxes. We are trying to discourage packet food (much of which is not healthy) and will not cater for the removal of packet rubbish from home. 
• Lunch bought from home is encouraged to also meet the healthy food guidelines. NO JUNK FOOD PLEASE! (Lollies, sugary cakes, high additive/colour added foods such as twisties, 
• Water or milk are the only drinks allowed.

School Swimming Sports

Bring your togs every day! In week 4 on Wednesday 26th February 2025 we are having our swimming sports. Seniors (Rm1 & Rm2) will be over at the Reporoa College Pool and our Juniors (Rm 4, 5, 6) will have a swimming demonstration here at our school pool. We will communicate specific time frames closer to the day.

Basketball

Interested in summer league basketball? Please see the flyer attached for more detail. We have a coach for our year 5/6 team. If there are any other grades wanting to play, you’ll need a coach. Get in touch with me if you are interested in taking a team. 

Basketball Star

Congratulations to Rico Brown who won a silver medal at this years National Māori Basketball Tournament held during the school holidays 

Rico represented Te Arawa and his team won all their games in the top grade for the u12s but didn’t quite get the win in the final against Mauao. 

There were over 400 teams competing at this years tournament from 28 iwi all across New Zealand making it the biggest basketball tournament in the country.