Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa – warm greetings to everyone
Kia ora, Nameste, Talofa, Konnichiwa, Guten Tag , Gidday, Vannakkam, ni Hao, Kia orana, Hola, Salam, Sa wat dee kha, Dia Dhuit, Goeie Dag, Bonjour, Hello, (please let us know the greeting in your language if it is not here)
Korero from the Principal:
Kia ora e te whanau.
As usual, at this time of year, the pool is getting a thrashing as we prepare for our swimming sports. Senior camp is also coming up fast and you should be expecting some information home very soon. It is great to see the classes settled and learning already. The teachers have a very big job ahead as the get their heads around two new curriculum areas. For us this is not too much of a change from what we have always done, and I am very impressed at the can do attitude of the staff. After all, it is always about what is best for our tamariki!
A reminder that for 2025 we have decided to simplify our communications by only using HERO, our communication and reporting system. This will be our main online sharing platform with a complementary parent app. We will not use SeeSaw or School Loop. It has been too confusing for teachers and whanau with too many ways to share information. We will keep our facebook page as means of celebrating, and we will keep our website for overall information. Both can be accessed through the HERO app, as our main communication platform.
Hero allows schools to customise an online environment that enables teachers, students, and parents to view and share content anytime, anywhere on any device. The software is secure, easy to use and brings together all school-related information in one place.
With Hero, you can:
- Read and comment on posts relating to your child’s learning
- View information on your child’s progress and goals,
- Read and comment on school notices sent to the class or groups your child is part of
- Respond to school notices such as surveys and trip permission requests
- View school term dates
- View a school calendar of events
- Notify the school if your child is absent or late
- Book your school interviews
- Navigate to other school-related web pages
- Customise your account by adding a profile image
- Select how you wish to receive notifications
Learning posts combined with curriculum information and goal-setting will form an online report designed to build year-on-year so that over time you will have access to written posts, images, videos, work samples, and helpful resources all in one place.
Over the coming year, staff and students will be posting rich content to our Hero software. We are looking forward to sharing this with you, including you in your child’s learning journey.
For information about Hero including how to log in, go to the Hero website
or contact Jenese Van der Westhuizen at [email protected]
Ngā Manaakitanga,
Richelle
Rūma Rua news:
It doesn’t matter how old you are, the Harold truck is an awesome experience right? Last week we had the privaledge of learning alonside Harold about Digital Safety. Harold took us through what was okay to share online and what was not. In amounst that, Harold shared jokes, games and the infamous staring competition. It was an enjoyable and educational experience for us all.
Rūma Ono news:
Our Rūma 6 team has been learning to count a number of objects efficiently by making groups of 5s. We then skip count in fives and ones to quickly find the total. To practice this learning, Rūma 6 set up our combined maths/PE game themselves, and then earned different points by hitting different targets.
A Few Reminders for Parents/Caregivers/Whanau:
Community Code of Conduct Expectations:
This is a policy in SchoolDocs for Reporoa Primary School. Thank you for following it when on our grounds or with our tamariki and staff.
Reporoa School is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Our Code of Conduct serves as a reminder to all parents, caregivers, and school visitors that their conduct must support everyone’s emotional and physical wellbeing, and not harm it in any way.
The Code of Conduct applies:
- to all conduct, speech, and action, and includes emails, texts, phone calls, social media, or other communication
- while on school grounds or at another venue where students and/or staff are assembled for school purposes (such as a camp or sports match).
Standards of conduct
Reporoa School expects parents, caregivers, and visitors to:
- treat everyone with respect
- work together in partnership with staff for the benefit of students
- respect and adhere to our school values
- set a good example for students at all times
- follow school procedures to handle any complaints
- adhere to school policies and procedures (such as those listed below), and any legal requirements.
Examples of unsuitable conduct include:
- threats, bullying, harassment
- profanity/offensive language
- insulting, abusing, or intimidating behaviour
- racism or discrimination (e.g. based on ethnicity, religion)
- physical aggression
- deception/fraud
- damaging school property
- smoking, vaping, possessing, or using alcohol/drugs/other harmful substances on school premises or at another venue where students and/or staff are assembled for school purposes (except possession or use of alcohol in accordance with school policy)
- placing unreasonable and excessive expectations on staff time or resources
- pursuing a complaint or campaign, or making defamatory, offensive, or derogatory comments, regarding the school, its board, or any staff or students on social media or other public forums
- wearing gang insignia on the school grounds. (This is not allowed under the Prohibition of Gang Insignia legislation, and anyone wearing it will be asked to leave.)
Dealing with breaches of the Code of Conduct
How Reporoa School deals with breaches of our Code of Conduct depends on the nature of the incident and its seriousness, and the process any witness or victim of the behaviour feels most comfortable with. Examples include:
- documenting each instance of behaviour, including the date, time, place, who was present, what was said (verbatim if possible), how any witness or victim felt and/or responded
- holding a meeting with the relevant person, the principal, and/or board chair (or their delegate) or appropriate staff member to discuss the problem and possible resolution
- issuing a warning letter that outlines the problem and required resolution, and reminds them of the possible outcomes of repeated conduct
- arranging a meeting, which may include restorative practices, as an alternative or in addition to the processes above.
Outcomes of breaching the Code of Conduct
If a parent, caregiver, or visitor acts or speaks in a way that contravenes the Code of Conduct, possible outcomes may include:
- The school (principal, board member, or staff member) may ask a person to leave the school premises by revoking their permission to be on the school grounds, then asking them to leave under section 3 of the Trespass Act 1980.
- Unacceptable behaviour of a criminal nature may result in the police being informed. For example, under section 241 of the Education and Training Act 2020, it is a criminal offence to insult, abuse, or intimidate a staff member within the presence or hearing of any student while on school premises or in any other place where students are assembled for school purposes. Other instances of criminal offending may occur where drugs are involved, an assault has occurred, or a person persists after being trespassed off school grounds.
- In the case of behaviour amounting to harassment, a restraining order may be sought.
- In some instances, it may be appropriate to refer behaviour to a third party for resolution. For example, a Facebook comment that contravenes this policy may result in a report to Facebook. If unacceptable behaviour occurs at a sports event or sports venue, then it may be appropriate to involve the governing body of that sport, event, or venue.
Complaint Policy:
From time to time there may be issues that arise for you. In my experience, these issues usually occur through lack of communication, or misread communication. We ask that you PLEASE come and see us first and foremost. Please follow the procedure below until you get the result that you need.
How can parents help?
Posting your frustration on social media DOES NOT help your child.
Having a good complain at the school gate DOES NOT help your child.
Come in and have a conversation with us. We will listen and act. We always gather the facts from all sides of the story as often as a parent you will only get one perspective on the matter. If, after a while, the issue starts up again let us know and we will continue to deal with it again. These problems sometimes take a couple of times before children learn. Let us do our job by communicating clearly and in a timely manner with us.
Star of the week:
Ka rawe te mahi to Aaliyah for her shape monster and Skylar for her hero self portrait.
Sports:
School Swimming Sports
Just a reminder we have changed the date of our swimming sports, see the flyer attached. We hope to see as much whanau there as possible. Can we please encourage our tamariki to bring their togs every day to practise vital water safety skills. It is a part of our curriculum, so is compulsory. If your tamaiti has a good reason for not swimming, please send a note to kura with them.
If any of our whanau have any sporting achievements they would like published, please email me with a blurb and a photo. We love celebrating success.
Ngā mihi nui
Whaea Tanissha
From the Board of Trustees:
Thank you to all who cam to the whanau fun day. It was great to see so many families enjoying each others company and getting to know their child’s new teacher. A reminder that our first meeting is our AGM and will be held in the staffroom at 6:30pm on the 25th February.
Have you got our app downloaded for all current communications?
Other Notices:
School Account Details:
Account payments can be made directly to our school ASB account using online banking. The account number is: 123155 0134517 00
Details:
Remember if you change address, get a new cell phone number or email address to notify the school so we have up to date records. The office needs your up to date email address so the newsletter can be emailed out – thanks.
LUNCHES:
We are part of the governments healthy lunch programme. Children are provided lunch everyday. If they have any allergies, please let the office know so that allowances can be made. Children still need to bring a drink bottle (water only please) and morning tea every day.
Absences:
Reminder – if your child is absent either text, phone and leave a message, or fill in an on-line absent form. We also are required to fill in the reason they are away, so remember to include this in your message – thanks.
Car Parks:
Please use the car parks provided at the front or back of the school. No vehicles are permitted on the school grounds except for staff or service vehicles.
Nãku i runga i aku mihi ki a koe – Yours with thanks
Richelle McDonald
and our team – Nikkole, Gemma, Tanissha, Steven, Pip, Shontelle, Jay, Jo, Julie, Jenese, Lily, Bridget, and Stephen.
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