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Connect Communication
08 February 2023
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We have had a lovely few days at school and it has been wonderful to welcome back both new and old friends to Ararira. We started the term with a gorgeous mihi whakatau and morning tea for all our new students and their whānau.
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You may have noticed the bright, white markings in the carpark that appeared over the break. A huge thanks to Higgins, who with the help of Neil Andrews made this happen for the school. This allows us to redirect funds to other projects and illustrates Higgins modelling our mission - it starts with me. For those of you using Facebook, here is a link to the post.
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Our values focus at the moment is caring. We talked in hui about being the 'nice kid' and what caring looks, feels and sounds like in the playground. Children said, " It looks like children playing together and not being left out", "children might say, hi play with us and we would hear laughter."
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Make sure that you put aside to come to school on Weds 15th February for our Hoolie with the Hapori. This is essentially a school picnic with times set aside for you to pop into the hubs | hapori to see how things will be running this year and meet the teaching team in the hapori | hub.
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Our schedule for the evening is;
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- 5:30-6 Huarapa (Year 1)
- 6-6:30 Kaunuku (Year 2/3)
- 6:30-7 Hikuwai (Year 4-6)
- 7-7:30 Teretere (Year 7/8)
It will be great to see you there and start to get back together as a school community.
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On Feb 28th NZEI is hosting another round of paid union meetings for teachers in the area. This time there is only one option for our team to attend and this is at West Melton at 2 pm. We will provide supervision for any families who need it. As there will be minimal staff on site to do this, we ask that if you can, you pick your child up early at 1 pm. Please fill in this form for each child to assist us in our planning. We do appreciate this is less than ideal but need to support our teachers in their quest for better conditions.
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It has been wonderful to see you all back at school this week with big smiles. We look forward to all the wonderful learning that is ahead.
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Claire and the Ararira Team
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From the Office
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Student Absence Notifications/Late Arrivals - When late for school, please come and sign your child in at the office before heading to class as it's likely they will have missed being marked on the roll and you may receive a notification that your child is absent.
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Absences can be reported via:
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- Hero app
- Phone 03 42 00 888, press 1 and leave your message
We really appreciate your help in reporting absences prior to 9 am as it saves us a lot of time following up via texts and phone calls.
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Missing Sample Uniform Items
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We are missing our sample size 10 and 12 skorts. If you have borrowed them, or if you have some at home which don't seem to be yours, can you please drop them into the office as soon as possible.
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8.30am - welcome bell and children are permitted onsite
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9.00am - school day begins
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10.30 -11.00am - morning tea play time, followed by 15mins eating time
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12.45 -1.15pm - lunch play time, followed by 15mins eating time
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School Gates - We ask that you all please be extra vigilant in keeping the gates closed at all times during school hours, as this will help keep children safe within the school grounds.
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We are in the process of migrating our student accounts onto Kindo Payables. You may notice that payments made in 2023 are missing from your Hero account as we make this move. Rest assured all payments will be reapplied and you will see this when Kindo Payables becomes live in the next week.
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How to Cancel a Kindo Lunch Order - If you need to cancel a lunch order made via Kindo, please click here for instructions on how to do so. Orders need to be cancelled prior to the cut-off date/time, otherwise, they will be automatically sent through to the supplier and delivered to school as usual.
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Covid RAT Kits - The Ministry of Education are no longer supplying RAT kits to schools, so if you need to test for Covid please click here to find your most convenient collection point and place an order.
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Free Period Products in Schools - FREE period products for students can be ordered on Kindo and will be available for collection from the school office.
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Receive 1 FREE book when you spend over $30
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Receive 2 FREE books when you spend over $50
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Receive 3 FREE books when you spend over $70
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If your item is intended as a gift, tick the gift option when you place your order.
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All orders will be delivered to school and distributed to the classrooms. Any orders marked as Gifts, we will put to one side and contact you when they are ready to be collected.
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A friendly reminder about being Sun Smart. It is compulsory to wear a navy blue full-brim sunhat in terms 4 and 1 (no caps please). No hat = no play (tamariki will sit in a shady area instead).
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If you know of families moving into the area, please encourage them to enrol with us as soon as possible.
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Click here for further information regarding the types of batteries we can accept.
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IMPORTANT DATES - 2023
- 10 February - Hui, 9.15am in the hall
- 15 February - Hoolie with the Hapori, 5.30-7.30pm at school (details to come)
- 17 February - Hui, 9.15am in the hall
- 28 February - Paid Union Meeting, pick up at 1pm if you can
- 03 March - Curiosity Clubs begin, 11.15am
TERM DATES - 2023
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Term 1: Monday 30th January - Thursday 6th April
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Term 2: Wednesday 26th April - Friday 30th June 2023
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Term 3: Monday 17th July - Friday 22nd September 2023
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Term 4: Monday 9th October - Friday 15th December 2023
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Note: 2023 Teacher Only dates are still to be confirmed
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Full list of New Zealand Public Holidays including regional anniversary days
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School Board News
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NEXT MEETING - 15 February, 7.30 pm in the Staffroom
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Using Our Kiss and Go
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We would like to provide some clarification on the use of the Kiss and Go area. This is designed for you to pull in and out of rather than park. For it to flow we try and encourage you to come a little later so the children can be waiting for you to pick them up. Here is a video provided by the Selwyn District Council as our carpark was their design.
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Our challenge arises when trying to access the kiss-and-go area when it is filled with cars. We can't have you waiting and blocking the entrance to the car park at the top of the drive. If this occurs we ask you to circle around and enter the driveway again.
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Please be patient, our staff are trying to help this area flow. If you have grandparents picking up your children we ask you to remind them not to park in this area. Do consider coming a little later. The car park is virtually empty by 3:10 pm.
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Te Hapori Tautoko (THT) News
Te Hapori Tautoko (THT) - providing opportunities to tautoko (support) and connect our school community and fundraising for school initiatives and resources.
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NEXT MEETING - Weds 22nd February in the staffroom. All welcome.
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Second-Hand Uniforms - The THT has a small selection of second-hand uniform items available for purchase. We are also looking to increase our selection and would welcome donations of good-quality uniform items. All profits are used by THT to improve our school and provide resources for our tamariki. If you have uniform items to donate or would like to see the selection we have, please contact Charlotte via charlotte.mcmenamin@ararira.school.nz
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We are looking forward to another exciting sports year. If you haven’t had a chance to look at our new sports web page please click on this LINK and check it out. You can also go onto our website and find it under the communications tab, sports information. This is your one stop shop for all sporting information! Check out the ‘What’s on offer?’ page for any additional activities that have been sent to us to advertise.
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Just a few reminders of what will be coming up over the next couple of weeks:
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Yes! It is back and happening on the 26th of February 2023!
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Click on the link if you would like to register your child.
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If you have not participated before and would like a little more detail click on the link below:
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Please see the table below for more information on upcoming events. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact Whaea Meeghan on
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Upcoming Sports Events for Terms 1 and 2
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These are Lincoln Zones (LZ) and Primary Schools Canterbury(PSC) tournaments and competitions.
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Dates for Ararira Springs Primary (ASP) sporting events are also included. Reminders will be sent out individually.
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What's Been Happening?
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Nate’s display at Te Ara Ātea, Rolleston
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Nate's nature collection is currently on display at Te Ara Ātea in Rolleston. Including rocks, crystals, driftwood, and even a kea feather, Nate’s collection shows was a keen eye he has when he’s out exploring. Make sure you visit Nate’s collection at Te Ara Ātea soon!
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Celebrating the Chinese New Year
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Hikuwai 3 made dumplings on Friday as part of their learning about Chinese New Year. Thanks to the fabulous parents who came to teach the tamariki how to make the dumplings and to Whaea Megan for organising this.
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Kelly Club
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Welcome back everyone! Next week at Kelly Club our theme is STRONG FARMERS. Book in quick and join us for this exciting week.
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Mana Ake - Tuning In To Kids
This is a very successful parenting programme facilitated by Mana Ake and is free.
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Following is a link should you wish to find out more about the programme.
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The structured literacy spelling approach involves explicitly teaching tamariki how to encode (spell) the English language. It connects the reciprocal nature of reading and writing together. English is an Alphabetic Code It uses symbols of the alphabet (letters or graphemes) to represent speech sounds (phonemes). There are 26 letters and 44 speech sounds in the English language however there are …
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At Ararira Springs we use the Family Planning programme ‘Navigating the Journey’ to teach Relationship and Sexuality Education. This is taught appropriately to your child’s age and stage by your child’s ako teacher. Relationships and sexuality education sit within the Health and Physical Education strand of The New Zealand Curriculum and is compulsory for students up to year 10. Parents …
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Mana Ōrite / equal status is founded on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In our school it is the understanding of mātauranga Māori, Māori approaches to teaching and learning and the Te Ao Māori kete of knowledge, as having an equal value within education. It is also taking action to redress the structural foundations that have previously placed …
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