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Newsletter:
Term 2, Week 6
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We round off this week with our final Puawai project session for this term. Looking at the range of offers this term, we've had some great mixing of ages and teachers and always enjoy the energy that comes with learning new skills or engaging in wider curriculum opportunities. A couple of "school day in the life" videos to share from our movie-making club are a good example.
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I had the pleasure of joining our enviro-action group trip to Barnett Park last Friday. Led by Natasha (school mum), we met up with local legends Cam (school dad), Ash, and Luke who showed us the trapping set-up in Barnett Park, aiming to reduce introduced predators in an increasingly developed native bush area. Our small and enthusiastic group saw the process of baiting and checking that these awesome volunteers do for the community reserve and heard about the positive impact being made in the area. This was such a great example of local community making a difference – and the power of a sense of purpose for our kids connecting school to community. There are some photos of the work our enviro-action group has done to date below.
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Maybe you’re keen to share some of your time and get involved in these awesome community initiatives:
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A final reminder to book learning conferences on Hero ready for next week. These are important checkpoints to assess learning goals made at the beginning of the year and discuss the overall educational progress made to date. Please remember we are closing at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, June 10th, and Wednesday, June 11th, to enable ample time for these conferences.
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Well done to our cross-country runners who competed at the South West school zone competition held yesterday in authentic early winter conditions. Some great individual results and a good team effort – thanks to Susie Murphy and Jemma Alexander for their organisation and supervision.
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It’s shaping up to be another big week next week, with our Book Week character dress-up day on Tuesday and a Friday, 13th school disco to end the week. Some more term milestones to enjoy.
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Have a great weekend when it arrives,
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Student Achievements to Celebrate
Congratulations to the following students who have received values certificates:
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Manaakitanga: Nate, Briar and Isabel
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Excellence: Nico, Eva, Ella, Harry and Pia
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Responsibility: Koby, Kurt, Bella, Nikau and Isla
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Resilience: Sofia, Bolin, Layla and Harry
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Welcome to our new students!
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Sports
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Every Thursday Waipātiki 3 & 4 will be going to Winter Sports. This picture was taken last week.
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On Thursday afternoons our Year ⅞ girls are learning some new skills, drills and playing some fun basketball games.
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It’s such a cool opportunity for the girls to be a part of! Some of the girls are playing basketball for the first time and some are improving their skills for their Wednesday games.
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It was great to see their enthusiasm and team work!
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2025 South East Zone Cross Country
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Our Zones Cross Country event was a fantastic display of determination, sportsmanship, and school spirit! Students gave it their all, pushing through challenging weather at times and cheering each other on along the way. Congratulations to all our runners—Aria, Sofia, Leila, Amber, Alex, Matai, Hamish, Archer, Charlie, Ed, Abbie, Oliver C, Florence, Zelda, Joe, Rosario, Harley, Jack, Kiwa, Billy, Lena, Kairo, Summer, Grace, Olly, Oliver N, Teana, Manav, Vanessa, Max, Porscha, Jasmine, Dylan, Lewin, Riley, Leo, Lucy Jess, Cian and Sienna. We’re proud of everyone who took part!
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These children placed in the top 6 for their races and will be heading to Canterbury Cross Country on June 18 at Nga Puna Wai:
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Year 5 Girls- 1st Rosario, 2nd Amber, 6th Florence
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Lost Property
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Please have a look at the below picture, as we have a lot of lost property in the office for a while now. You can collect your item(s) until next week, as they will be removed from the office after this time.
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It's Disco Time!!
The school disco is coming up on Friday 13th June.
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The disco will be split into two groups:
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Years 0 - 4 will run from 5.15pm until 6.30pm
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Years 5 - 8 will run from 6.45pm until 8.00pm
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The cost is $2 per child and all children will be signed in as they arrive.
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We are again running an Eco Glow Disco which keeps the plastic waste down to a minimum. So instead of wearing single use plastic glow sticks we’re asking the kids to wear white and neon to get their glow on!
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BYO water bottles - please can children bring named water bottles as we know dancing makes them thirsty!
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We will have glow in the dark face painting and nail polish ($1 each) as well as lollies and popcorn ($1 each) for snacks so please make sure your child brings some spare change with them! Back by popular demand we will also have the photo booth ($2) so children can have their photos taken with their friends.
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This is always a fun night and the kids love it. For the night to run smoothly we need parent helpers.
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Please can you contact us at redcliffsdisco@gmail.com to let us know if you can help. We’re looking for assistance with:
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- set up / decoration between 12 midday and 3pm on Friday afternoon in the hall
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- junior disco helpers between 5pm and 6.30pm
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- senior disco helpers between 6.30 and 8pm (including clean up).
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Library Notices
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PTA
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The PTA will be displaying the second hand uniform sale during the learning conferences next week, 10 & 11 June. For this we would love to receive uniforms that are to small for your child(ren), so we can sell them to other Redcliffs school children.
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In the photo below you can see what we have currently in stock.
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Yoga at Te Raekura Redcliffs
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Jane Acland is continuing her offer of yoga classes to our community throughout the term, with all proceeds donated to support Creative Arts Therapy at Te Raekura.
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The goal is to ensure this therapy receives funding so it can continue to support the mental health of our kids.
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Classes will be focused on developing strength, flexibility and restoring a sense of calm. No experience necessary; it will be suitable for beginners.
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Feel free to invite your friends from outside the Te Raekura Redcliffs School community too!
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Jane is a certified, experienced yoga teacher and mum to Angus (7, Te Urunga), Isla (6, Te Awa) and Sophie (3).
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When: Weekly at 6.30 - 7.30pm on Tuesdays.
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Cost: $90 for the nine week term. Or $15 per casual class.
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Bring: A yoga mat, a firm blanket to sit on. If you have yoga blocks and/or strap please bring those along.
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Wear: Clothes you feel comfortable moving in, bare feet.
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Please deposit funds into J & G Acland 12-3148-0196007-02 (ref code: Yoga Redcliffs) and email Jane at aclandjane@gmail.com to confirm your spot.
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Whats Happening at Kelly Club?
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Community Notices
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Canterbury Volleyball is excited to be running our holiday skills session for Primary aged children through the 2025 School Holidays.
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It will be a fun, action packed morning where we will cover all the basic skills of serving, passing, setting and spiking with lots of fun games and drills.
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These sessions will be great for any children from Yr 5 to Yr 8 of any ability.
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Children will get to learn all the skills in a fun way, play a lot of game like drills and get to meet heaps of new friends while playing volleyball!
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All sessions are 10am - 12 pm on the following dates:
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Tuesday 1st July + Wednesday 2nd of July
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Tuesday 8th + Wednesday 9th of July
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Cost: $20 per day or $30 for two days per week
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Thanks to our Supporters!
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