From the Principal

Tēnā koutou katoa, Ridgeview whānau,

This term is going by so quickly and we are excited to see some of the great progress happening around Ridgeview at the moment.

Teachers are working very hard to complete their assessments for the year and write reports for each child to celebrate with you their successes. Reports will be available for students to take home on Monday the 8th of December. If you have any questions about the reports please contact the classroom teacher before the end of the term to clarify any questions you might have.

Important Dates to Remember for this Term:

Prize giving 11th December 6pm - 7.30pm Followed by a Picnic.

Year 5/6 Parakai Trip 12th December

Rest of the school will be having a fun splash day!

Last Day- 12pm Finish 13th December

Term 4 Swimming

We are just waiting on some chemicals to arrive for the pool to be able to be opened for next week. Classroom teachers will send home an email to inform you what days your child will need to bring their togs and towels -Please name everything!

Families are welcome to come on Thursday after school to use the school pool between 3pm - 5.30pm. All students must be supervised by an adults as we will not have anyone available to monitor children in the pool at this time, please bring a gold coin donation to support the upkeep of the pool.

Due to not having enough qualified pool technicians we aren't able to open the pool through the December for the community but hope to have this open in January for the community to enjoy. Keep an eye for the days and times on the school facebook page.

Please follow us, Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ridgeviewschool/

Fundraising

Raffle - We have a Christmas raffle with lots of great gifts and goodies for Christmas and an amazing voucher donated to us from NumberWorks ' words in Albany to the value of over $700 which will give one child a whole term (11 weeks) of one to one tutoring. Some Ridgeview students already go along to Numberworks and found them to be really helpful in supporting their learning.

Raffle Tickets are $3 each or 2 for $5, pick them up at the office or email the office to arrange purchase. Please also share with family, friends and work colleagues.

Athletics

Even with the weather not playing ball we were able to get out and enjoy a few of our athletics activities and the kids had a great time. A big thank you for Mrs Hart for organising the event.

Hui/Fono Parent Evening

Thank you to all the parents who were able to come out and share your thinking and ideas. It was fantastic to hear from you all and to gather ideas about the direction of the school for 2025. We are completing some planning at the moment for 2025 and will share all the key learning ideas in the beginning of 2025 so that all parents will have access to what their child is learning and will keep this updated on the website and through our regular news letters.

Prize Giving 2025

On Wednesday the 11th of December please join for an evening of celebration and entertainment.

We will be starting promptly at 6pm so please arrive in time to find a seat and enjoy the evening. After prizegiving we will have a sausage sizzle and iceblocks for sale and ask families to bring along their picnic blankets to enjoy a picnic celebration with us.

Pre-Enrol for 2025

If you have a child that is turning 5 next year please let us know so we can plan classes for 2025!

We now have online enrolments and to help us plan for 2025 if you have a child that you intend on bringing to Ridgeview we ask that you complete a pre-enrolment, this can be found on our website under frequently asked questions or alternative enrol here. Also if you have changed any of your contact details please update the office.