Riverview School - Term 3, Week 1, 16 July 2025

School Board of Trustees Election

This Friday the opportunity to nominate a candidate in the upcoming Riverview School Board Elections will open. School Community Caregivers will receive emails from My School Election - check your spam/junk folder regularly if it doesn't land into your inbox.

Tumuaki Talk

Kia ora koutou, Greetings to all parents, whānau, students, and staff.

Welcome back to another busy term at Riverview School. We again have an action-packed term with many learning activities, both in and out of class. Please keep an eye on the calendar for events and activities.  We are proud to have you all as part of the Riverview School family, and we are sure that you will enjoy your time with us and our fantastic community.

Special Congratulations: During the holiday, Ms Fish and her partner, Jonathan, were married. We congratulate Mr and Mrs Morningstar on their wedding. We could not be happier for both of you. The former Ms Fish, is now the new Mrs Morningstar.

Welcome: I would like to welcome our new students and their families to our school. Welcome to:

Room 1: Eris Taitimu, Billy-Hayz Connon

Room 2: Ria Thomas, Ayda Connelly-Firth, Eva Bolt

Room 3: Ari Seplaky, Jippe Hoeberigs, Sophia Shepherd, Aiden Herbert

Room 5: Jakoby-Je Mulligan

Room 6:  Layla Nikara

Room 7: Hazel Lee

Room 9: Maisey Hardie

Room 18: Kiara Hardie

We are proud to have you all as part of the Riverview School family, and we are confident that you will enjoy your time with us and our vibrant community.

Carpet Upgrade: On Monday, we were asked by the MOE to bring our anticipated carpet upgrade forward. We agreed, and work started today to replace all the carpet in the classes. This will cause some disruption, as each day, one class will be out of the classroom, working in other areas, such as the hall.

Learning: This term, we continue our focus on Reading, Writing, and Maths, and of course, support all tamariki and whānau to achieve the best possible attendance. We are also emphasising Science, experiments, and the upcoming Science Fair. It is exciting to hear the classes and tamariki all discussing experiments, making predictions, forming hypotheses, and recording observations.

Holiday Teacher Hui: During the holidays, the teaching team met to review the academic data from the mid-year reports. Discussions were held, reflection on progress made, achievement levels and linking these to gender, ethnicity, and attendance. We will share some details of these observations following the next Board meeting.  

Parent/Child Learning Hui: Following our successful Maths Games night in Term Two, we are planning a Literacy Evening that will explore activities whānau can engage in with their children to support ongoing and fun ways to learn at home.

Quiz Night: Please book a babysitter for the night of Saturday, 6 September, from 7 pm for the Riverview School Quiz Night...an adult-only event to bring whānau together to have fun, laughter and maybe some learning. Please see below for further information.

Enrolments for 2026: If you have a child or children who you intend to enrol in 2026, please let us know asap under the following categories:

• In Zone: If you are in the school zone and plan to enrol a child, please let us know as soon as possible. We will start to review classes mid-to-late next term. Please email admin@riverview.school.nz.
• Out-of-Zone: If you are currently out of zone and have a child at Riverview School, please let us know asap that you would like to enter the Ballot for 2026. Please email admin@riverview.school.nz. Please note that no out-of-zone enrolment is guaranteed until after the Board of Trustees Meeting in August.

Daffodil Day - Friday 29 August

Our student council selected 4 social actions to support this year.  In Term 3 we will be supporting and fundraising for the NZ Cancer Society.  We have set up a page for donations and will be asking you all to help to raise our target of $1000.  There will be more information about the planned events as we get closer to Daffodil Day, Friday 29 August.

Below is the link to our page, if you want to get in early and donate, check it out!  We will also be accepting cash donations at school.

https://daffodilday.org.nz/riverview-school-kerikeri

Science Boards

Science Boards will be available to purchase for $13 for the upcoming Science Fair in Week 5.  These can be pre-purchased from the school office for Years 4 to 6 students.  We can accept payment by cash, EFTPOS, or internet banking.  Bank Account: 12-3091-0132140-00 (place child’s name & year level [e.g. J Smith Y5]).  There will  be a limited supply. 

Standouts of the Week

Congratulations to the following students, who their teacher has nominated to receive a Stand Out of the Week certificate over the past two weeks. 

Ataahua Rihari-Taiapo, Sam Deal, Zachary Butner-Carlow, James Blanshard, Thorne Backhouse-Smith, Atlas Forster, Lyla-Rose Burgess, Lila Moselen, Zoe Reid, Kael Hamilton, Cleo Bercich-Green, Olivia Galvin, Kellan Anderson-Wilson, Freya Stougie, Noah Gartland, Jax Mackenzie, Hazel Birt, and Paige Forsyth. 

Scholastic Book Orders

Issue 6 of Book Club will be coming home this week.  The last day for orders will be 30/07/2025.

Term Three - Overview

Policies and Procedures

The school works with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies.  SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well researched and follow the Ministry of Education National Administration Guidelines.  The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behaviour management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team.  Our Board of Trustees has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.  We will advise you when policies are up for review and how you can take part in the review.

We invite you to visit the site at https://riverview.schooldocs.co.nz (note that there's no "www.").  Our username is "riverview" and password "heartwise".

The review topic this term for parents and caregivers is:

• Child Protection
• Abuse, Recognition and Reporting
• Food and Nutrition
• Safety Checking
• Police Vetting
• Missing Student Procedure

Please follow these instructions:

1. Visit the website https://riverview.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm
2. Enter the username (riverview) and password (heartwise).
3. Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.
4. Read the policy.
5. Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
6. Select the reviewer type.
7. Enter your name (optional).
8. Submit your ratings and comments.

If you don't have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.

Assembly - Friday's 2.00pm in the hall

If you have a child in Year 6 and would like to attend this hui, please email admin@riverview.school.nz 

NED's Resiliency Ride - Friday 25 July

http://thenedshow.com/ned_program.html

NED's Resiliency Ride, is a character education program that centres around three important messages that have lifelong relevance: Never give up, Encourage others and Do your best. During the assembly, students will learn about the importance of these three life skills while also enjoying storytelling, magic, humor and yo-yo tricks.  NED will be at Riverview on Friday 25 July.

We will be selling yo-yos and NED products at school the following week, Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August at 8.15am outside the front office.  Cash or EFTPOS will be accepted.

Lunches - available every Thursday

FUN FOR ALL 

Our Term 3 Fundraising Event is exclusively for adults.  We're hosting a Quiz Night that promises to be a fun-filled night out for you and your friends.  Get a team together of up to 10 players.  Choose a team name, a theme and costumes.  Decorate your table, dress up and turn up to impress us - either with your quiz answers or your outrageous outfit!

It's all happening on Saturday, 6 September, from 7 pm.  $120 per table for a team of up to 10 people. This includes a platter of nibbles for your table. We will be selling beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages on the night. There will be snacks available for purchase or BYO snacks for the table.

Music, games and prizes throughout the night.  

Tickets will be available from the school office from Monday, 28 July.  All you need to do is get a team, book a babysitter and start swatting!!!  To help you out, we'll be adding some not-so-secret clues to the newsletter ...Here's the first one...

Did you know that according to the 2025 World-o-Meter, there are 195 countries in the world?

OSCAR Holiday Programme

Our OSCAR winter holiday programme welcomed five new families to the OSCAR whanau.  Children had plenty of space, tonnes of toys, crafty activities, baking and wonderful trips to keep them occupied these school holidays.  Children explored our local area with an eel fishing trip, a walk to the Stone Store Reserve, a trip to Opito Bay and inline skating at Waipapa. Our trips are well planned, providing children with fun adventures in a safe environment.

Has your child ever been to OSCAR?  Then give them a fun experience by sending them to an after-school session for just $20 or during the school holidays for $50 or $60 on trip days.  See the school website or visit our programme Manager, Shelley Robinson in the school hall for more information.

OSCAR after school has space for new enrolments and would love to welcome new children to our OSCAR whanau.  Put an end to screen time after school by sending them to OSCAR to play with other children and lots of toys.  We play outside on the field and the playgrounds.  Our many activities include making pancakes and face painting.  After school sessions cost just $20 which includes a tasty afternoon tea.  To book call 021 296 4829 or email oscar@riverview.school.nz

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