Book character dress up day - Tomorrow! Our annual Book Character Dress-Up Day is tomorrow. This is always a highlight of the school year, a fun, creative celebration of books, reading, and our amazing librarian, Diana Tomich who is retiring at the end of the term. Tamariki are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character for the day. No need to buy anything new, we strongly encourage keeping costumes simple by using items you already have at home. Most importantly, have fun with it!

This friendly visitor is in Mr Taylor's office if anyone is missing their canine companion!

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Kei te tino whakahihi mātou ki tō mātou kapa haka i whakaatu nei i ā rātou mahi ki te rā whakangahau i tēnei rā. I tino koea rātou, a, i whakaatu hoki i te tikanga o te rere runga rawa. He mihi whakahirahira ki a Whaea Leah mō ana mahi katoa ki te kapa haka o tō mātou kura. Tau kē tēnei a rare ki te whakamutunga o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! We are so proud of our kapa haka who performed at rawhakangahau today. They were amazing and showed what it means to soar high. Special thanks to whaea Leah for all the mahi with kapa haka in our kura. What an awesome way to end te wiki o t reo māori. Kia pai tō wikimutunga- have a good weekend

Welcome Bay Community Centre Food Drive: Thanks to those who have donated thus far! Over the next fortnight we are supporting Welcome Bay Community Centre (WBCC) with a food drive. The WBCC currently supports more than 50 local families each week who are experiencing food insecurity. They would be grateful for donations of non perishable food items such as tinned goods, pasta, rice, cereals, long life milk and other pantry essentials. We have a box set up in the office for donations to be left. Thank you for your support.

What a wonderful Friday assembly! A huge thank you to the Kōtuku Team for leading such a fantastic assembly. It was wonderful to hear Room 3’s beautiful singing and to share in all the learning and activities that the Kōtuku Team have been up to. We were also treated to a fabulous performance from our Senior Choir, accompanied by some very clever ‘tuned pipe percussion’! The medley Mr De Barr put together was incredible to hear, with some fantastic soloists adding to the performance. Our Rock Band had us all tapping our feet, and our wonderful MCs did a fantastic job leading us through the assembly. We also celebrated our learners who have been Soaring High with our awards this week. We are always proud to recognise the effort, growth, kindness and positive choices happening across our school. A great way to finish the week - ka rawe, mahi tika ana everyone!

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Term 3 Learner Conferences next week... remember to log into HERO and sign up for a time to celebrate your child's amazing mahi and learning achievements. https://hail.to/selwyn-ridge-primary-schools/article/X3c1jUK