Newsletter Term 2 Week 2
Rangeview Intermediate School 5 May 2023
Sandra Fraser - Acting Principal
Kia ora koutou, As-salāmu ‘alaykum, Dobro došli, Talofa Lava, Kia Orana, Ni sa bula vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō e lelei, Kam na Mauri, Taloha ni, Namaste, Nimen Hao, Konnichi wa, Anyoung haseyo, Salam, Yassas, and warm greetings to all.
Welcome back to Term 2! The Autumnal weather is certainly with us now, the days are getting shorter although it has been very mild for the time of year. We are busy getting back into learning and settling into school.
Work has started on refurbishing some of our classrooms. We are very excited about this development and will hopefully be able to move into them at the start of 2024, we will keep you updated. Thank you to parents who have changed their pickup spot at the end of the day to help with the congestion in Keru Place, we have lost quite a bit of parking due to the building works. A reminder please not to park on the broken yellow lines as this stop’s others being able to turn. It is a busy spot and we want to keep our students and whanau safe.
Handle with care emails
As always, it is through whanaungatanga that we can best support our young people together. Most of us are familiar with those days when you drop off a your child or send them to school and you know they are a bit out of sorts and need a bit more care than usual.
It might be that you are moving, a grandparent or other family member, or a pet is unwell. It might be that friendships are a bit wobbly. It might just be that your rangatahi woke up grumpy and needs extra awhi that day. If this is your child one morning, please can you send our office a quick email. Just your child’s name and “Handle with Care” in the subject line. The office will pass this on to DPs, Deans and teachers, so everyone knows we have a young person who might be a bit fragile today. If we need to know more, we can call you.
Profile Reporting
Te Ara Huarau is the evaluation approach that the Education Review Office (ERO) is using in our school. This a developmental approach to evaluation where ERO and our school work together over time rather than one off reviews that happened previously. Te Ara Huarau is used in most English-medium state and state-integrated schools.
ERO maintains a regular review programme to evaluate and report on the education and care of young people in the schools. Our school worked alongside ERO to write our Profile Report. This type of report will only happen once as part of our initial engagement with Te Ara Huarau. The profile report reflects our strategic goals and a shared evaluation focus in one or more areas that are important to us as we work together to improve outcomes for all our learners. ERO, like us, have a strong focus on equity and excellence. Future reporting will show our progress and achievement towards meeting the goals we have set. Public reports like the Profile Report are published on Rangeview Intermediate | Education Review Office (ero.govt.nz)
A Board Assurance Report that shows how we are meeting regulatory and legislative Requirements has also been published.
Nga mihi
Sandra Fraser
Kid's Lit Quiz 2023
Last week four of our students represented the school at the Auckland heats of the annual Kid’s Lit Quiz. This was a fun day where students from across greater Auckland participated in a literary quiz.
There were 10 rounds of 10 questions each, and our team worked together to try to find the correct answers to the questions. Students who represented our school were Keara Daniel (8NT), Maia Jeffs (8MO), Pranav Kumar (8MO) and Presley Stone-Michaels (8NT). There were 60 teams competing in our heat, and another 26 teams set to compete later in the day. Although we didn’t place in the top three, our students all enjoyed themselves. Well done to all our team for trying something new.
Basketball Teams
We are hoping to put together some basketball teams for the upcoming Basketball season which will run from June until December but need coaches. Unfortunately, if we can’t get coaches, we can’t put forward the teams. If you or anyone you know would like to be the coach of a Basketball team please contact kyled@rangeview.school.nz
Baseball Stars!
Xavier Bridges has made the Under 13 Auckland Rep Baseball team. They won the National Champs in Nelson which took place during the school holidays.
Shota Hirano has made the Under 12 Auckland Rep Baseball team, and will be representing Auckland and New Zealand at the Asia Pacific Oceania Tournament, taking place in Korea, in June.
Breakfast Club
Choir
Scholastic Book Orders
Immunisation Forms
PB4L Certificates handed out in Assembly
5/05/2023 7AY Emma Endurance - Kaha
5/05/2023 7AY Cory Respect - Whakaute
5/05/2023 7AY Rebecca Endurance - Kaha
5/05/2023 7NH Evie Endurance - Kaha
5/05/2023 7NH Ryan Endurance - Kaha
5/05/2023 7SL Moga Endurance - Kaha
5/05/2023 7SL Yokiko Endurance - Kaha
5/05/2023 7SL Mahdi Endurance - Kaha
5/05/2023 7SL Lucy Endurance - Kaha
Upcoming Events
- 16 May - Auckland Writers Festival
- 19 May - Maori Netball Tournament
- 19 May - Pink Shirt Day
- 23 May - Western Zone Girls Football
- 24 May - HPV/Boostrix Immunisations
- 25 May - Massey High School Taster Day
- 25 May - Western Zone Boys Football
- 30 May - Western Zone Rugby
- 31 May - Board of Trustees Meeting 6pm
- 31 May - HPV1 / Boostrix Immunisations - Catch up Day
- 01 June - Western Zone Netball
- 05 June - King's Birthday
- 30 June - Last day of Term 2
- 17 July - First day of Term 3
See our website for all 2023 Term dates and Teacher Only Days.
School Uniform
Technology Classes
For all Technology classes our students, as per OSH ruling, need to wear hard covered shoes to protect their feet. Sport shoes are soft topped so are not suitable.
Student Change of Details
If you have changed your contact details, e.g. phone or address, can you please notify the school office by phoning 838 9468 or you can email the office@rangeview.school.nz.
Contact with Teachers
Parents/Caregivers are asked to report to the office first if they need to speak with their child or to a teacher during class time.
If you need to speak to your child's teacher, please email them directly to organise a suitable time.
School Account details for payments
Acc Number: 12-3071-0227935-00
Acc Name: Rangeview Intermediate School Board of Trustees
Ref: Students Name
Code: What payment is for.
Phones in School
Students are required to hand in their personal phones to their homeroom teacher in the morning. Students will return to their homeroom in the afternoon to collect their phones. The school has organised for locked and secure storage of the devices throughout the day in the classroom. If a student comes to school late they are to hand their phone in at the office and collect it at 3pm. Urgent messages can be sent through the office. We would like to thank all our parents for your support in this matter.
Community News
Music Education Centre
Do you want your child to learn a musical instrument but find it difficult to make time after school? Convenient Music lessons available here at school.
Our school partners with the Music Education Centre to offer students specialist instrumental music lessons here on the school grounds each week. Lessons are suitable for all students and can be arranged directly with the Music Education Centre.
Please follow the link - https://forms.gle/V6nDkeG8TEovt2GA7 to find out more information about lesson fees and to enrol your child.
There are limited spaces still available for new students to start in Term Two. If you have any other questions about
the programme, it is best to contact the Music Education Centre directly on 0800 89 39 39.
Contact Us
Email: office@rangeview.school.nz
Website: http://www.rangeview.school.nz/Site/Latest_News.ashx
Location: P O Box 83-161, Edmonton Keru Place, Te Atatu South
Phone: +649 838 9468