Riverview School - Term 1, Week 7, 20 March 2025

Young Authors

Elizabeth and Cailin (Room 15)have been working hard to develop books. Here is a gallery of the first published book.  The aim is to also turn this story into a video clip with the girls reading it.

The Four Detectives.

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Room 11 Learning - Ginger the Blue Tongue Lizard

Room 11 had a very special visitor. Here are few descriptions of their new friend.

It looked like he was stripey.  It has brown and this weird peachy yellow with a hint of brown on it.  – Piper

Some people think they are snakes because their back legs tuck under their bodies. – Matt

He was very cool and a little bit angry. – Jua

He lives in a terrarium .  In winter his eating will slow down. – Liam

They eat bugs, fruit, and meat.  It looks cool he eats.  It looks like he doesn’t chew. – Hugo

We got to touch him.  He felt weird. – Hazel

His name is Ginger.  Ginger is a boy.  I was so excited and I even got to touch a lizard for the first time! – Finn

Thank you Liam for bringing your blue tongued lizard to school. This gave your class mates some amazing ideas for their writing.

Ginger the Blue Tongue Lizard

2025 Riverview Weed Whackers Group

This year we have partnered with Te Ahurea / Ngāti Rēhia to form a "Weed Whackers" group.  We will be venturing down there once a fortnight armed with gardening gloves and sun protection and ready to fight the invasive weeds that threaten the native bush areas. The bush pathways were established as a means to teach people about native plants and how to identify different species.  While we are there we will learn about these plants and how they contribute to  NZ biodiversity.

Our students have learnt about some invasive plants and why these need to be removed so that our native plants can thrive.  As you can see from the photos, it's not just educational, it's loads of fun too.

Weed Whackers

Tumuaki Talk

Kia ora koutou, Dobri dan, Bonjour, Hallo, Hola, Zdravstvuyte, Ni hǎo, Salve, Konnichiwa, Namaste, Guten Tag, Olá, Anyoung haseyo, Asalaam alaikum.

Greetings to all parents, whānau, students, and staff.

What a massive two weeks we have had...How Far Will Bo (and Lola) Go? Swimming, Rugby, Weed Whackers, and plenty of learning to boot.

Thank you for attending our How Will Bo Go event on the 07 and 08 March. We appreciate your company, McDonald's, Hot Chocolates / Coffee, baking, etc. It was a great 24 hours, with families socialising the entire time. The kids and staff also had a great time. Next year, we are considering a Year 3 section during the day. This would then be How Far Will Bo, Lola and ??? Go?. We will keep you informed.  I want to thank all the past and present staff who volunteered throughout the 24 hours, and a special thanks to Ms Fish and Ms Matthews for staying with me for the 24 hours. Well done to Onyx for having the fastest time for 2025, of 1m57s around the 500m course. The all-time quickest time was 1m49s, achieved in 2020. I have a feeling that this will be challenged in 2026.  

Farewell, for now: We are saying farewell to Miss Serena Gilmore in Room 4 at the end of the term. Serena is having a baby. We are pleased to announce that we will welcome Mrs Danielle Hadden (Elle) to the team from Term Two. Mrs Hadden will cover Serena's maternity leave and be the team leader for the Year 2 classes. 

The new class is 99% complete. We can use it soon, although we have a few final touches to complete. I also had a hui with the MOE regarding another new class, which will hopefully be completed this year. We requested that it be positioned at the end of Room 10 to have a large and safe opening to the field, particularly in case of an emergency. 

Greenhouse Area: Last week, we applied for a grant to re-establish our Greenhouse Area with shelving. With fingers crossed, we will soon have further development in the area behind Rooms 9 and 10. This will be done in conjunction with the Student Council and Eco-Warriors.

Inter-School Swimming Sports: I had this message yesterday, which I think says it all. "Well, Riverview School were amazing today!  As always, well behaved, very supportive, and excellent results!  Out of a possible 54 finals for years 4, 5, and 6… we placed 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd in at least 30 races...and…. We won the inter-school relay, too which comprised of 2 x year 4s, 2 x year 5s, and 2 x year 6s."

Well done to all who participated. We are very proud of you. We will post the results when we receive them. 

Welcome to our new Tamariki: We would like to welcome the following new children (and their whānau) to Riverview School.

Room 1: Daaron Gwilliam, Tre Rihari-Sanft, Sienna Rihari-Sanft, Mikey Rihari-Sanft

Room 2: Briar Cumming

Room 3: Alya Hesselbarth, Olivia Galvin

Room 11: Dorothy Gwilliam, Ada Ballard

Room 13: Logan Martin

Finally, I would like to thank you again for supporting our extracurricular activities, school functions, and, of course, your children with their learning and values. These positive relationships are essential for our school. I look forward to seeing as many as possible tomorrow afternoon when Room 11  (Year 4) leads our assembly.

How Far Will Bo Go? The event.

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Another fantastic 24-Hour Fun Run was held by the kids. As of 17.03.2025, the following amounts had been raised: 

Year 4: $2,588.45

Year 5: $3,113.50

Year 6: $2,615.67 

Total: $8,317.62

Well done to all the children who raised money. Some of the funds raised will go toward Camp and Education Outside the class. For any remaining funds, we will also seek input from each year level on what we can use the money they raised to go toward. 

As Camp and EOTC is split this year, the funds raised will stay with the Year Level Groups who raised the money.

Images from around our 'Cool Kura'.

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Fun times at Riverview School.

Stand Outs of the Week / Principal's Awards

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

Luke Perrin, Isaac Stratford, Aria Britton, Ezra Sutton, Ruby Leahy, Kohen Clarke, Eliana Evans, Thor Corbett, Lani Poutsma, Harry Murray, Coves Brandes, Toby Knight, Ashleen Singh, Wilder Kriz, Heath Barker, Mia Semmens, Eli Moore, Thea Turei, George Kerr, Jemma Laboyrie, Levi Crichton, Fiadh Rogers.

Principal's Awards:

Well done to the following tamariki who earned a Principal's Award last week. 

Room 1 - The Whole Class for Outstanding Science Learning.

Charles Hope- Room 5

Kade Donovan - Room 8 

Mr Kelly has seen you all showing our HEARTWISE Values around the school. We are very proud of you all.

Purple Day

Our school council have been busy counting money and collating orders for Purple Day. If you haven’t ordered your cupcake to decorate, please do it by Friday (cash only). Purple Day funds support Epilepsy NZ.

Inter-School Swimming - a snapshot.

Our amazing tamariki.

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Inter-School swimming results from yesterday at the High School.

Freestyle

Year 4 Boys: 2nd Reid Bickers, 3rd William Moore

Year 4 Girls: 1st Kerewai Fortes, 2nd Hinekahukura Turner, 3rd Hineāhuru Stephenson

Year 5 Boys: 1st Kaide Parrish, 2nd Zac Gartland, 3rd James Blanshard

Year 5 Girls: 1st Elizabeth Jago

Year 6 Boys: 1st Archie Jones

Year 6 Girls: 3rd Asha Watson

Backstroke

Year 4 Boys: 2nd William Moore, 3rd Levi Crichton

Year 4 Girls: 1st Millie Wyatt, 2nd Eden Underwood 3rd Cora Michalick

Year 5 Boys: 1st James Blanshard, 2nd Manaia Teu

Year 5 Girls: 2nd Elizabeth Jago

Year 6 Boys: 1st Archie Jones, 2nd Clevedon Williams

Year 6 Girls: 2nd Te Ahumainuku Stephenson, 3rd Tia Poutsma

Breaststroke

Year 4 Boys: 2nd Reid Bickers, 3rd George Kerr

Year 4 Girls: 1st Georgia Gibson-Flatley, 2nd Kirana Mark-Duff, 3rd Elodie Anderson

Year 5 Boys: 1st James Blanshard, 2nd Kaide Parrish

Year 5 Girls: 1st Elizabeth Jago

Year 6 Boys: 1st Zak Harrison, 2nd HaoYang Liang

Year 6 Girls: 2nd Asha Watson

Inter-School Relay

1st Riverview School

Years 5 and 6 Swimming Results

Riverview School Years 5 and 6 Swimming Sports held on Tuesday 11 March

Last week, we had a fantastic day for our Years 5 and 6 Swimming Sports.  It was great to see so many close and competitive races.  Congratulations to Room 15 who won the Year 5 relay, and Room 17 who won the Year 6 relay.  Well done to you all.  

Thank you, as always, to the wonderful parents that volunteered to help time-keep, and to those that helped to set up and clean up the pool area after the event.   We also had plenty of support from whānau, who came to cheer on all our swimmers throughout the day.  The four finalists in each stroke, got to represent Riverview School at the Inter-School Swimming Champs, which was held yesterday at Kerikeri High School.  Place-getter certificates will be presented at the assembly this week.  Also, overall winners (Years 5 and 6) will be given their certificates and medals at this Friday’s assembly at 2.00pm.  Here are the results:

Freestyle

Year 5 Boys: 1st Kaide Parrish, 2nd Zac Gartland, 3rd James Blanshard, 4th Jaxon Kruithof

Year 5 Girls: 1st Elizabeth Jago, 2nd Carlia Archer, 3rd Cailin Anderson, 4th Pippa Small

Year 6 Boys: 1st Jai Wira Samuels, 2nd Riley Robinson, 3rd Hunter Finlayson, 4th Archie Jones

Year 6 Girls: 1st Te Ahumainuku Stephenson, 2nd Asha Watson, 3rd Harlow Stott, 4th Ava Wensor

Backstroke

Year 5 Boys: 1st James Blanshard, 2nd Scott Geraghty, 3rd Zac Gartland, 4th Manaia Teu

Year 5 Girls:  1st Elizabeth Jago, 2nd Carlia Archer, 3rd Carter Wiki, 4th Emery Keen

Year 6 Boys: 1st  Clevedon Williams, 2nd Jai Wira Samuels, 3rd Archie Jones, 4th Cota Faneva

Year 6 Girls: 1st Te Ahumainuku Stephenson, 2nd Asha Watson, 3rd Harlow Stott, 4th Tia Poutsma

Breaststroke

Year 5 Boys: 1st James Blanshard, 2nd Kaide Parrish, 3rd Koby Kitchingman

Year 5 Girls: 1st Elizabeth Jago, 2nd Sailor Keen, 3rd Cailin Anderson

Year 6 Boys: 1st Zak Harrison, 2nd HaoYang Liang

Year 6 Girls: 1st Asha Watson, 2nd Harlow Stott, 3rd Tia Poutsma

Term One - Overview

Lunches - available every Thursday

OSCAR Autumn Holiday Programme

The OSCAR Autumn holiday programme is out full of fun packed fun for the school holidays.  Our programme includes trips: eeling and inline skating, .  We have lots of arts and crafts, and baking.  Book your child’s spot now!

General Information and Reminders:

Cellphones and Smartwatches: 

The school policy is that cell phones are not allowed at school for educational purposes and should be left at home. If a child needs to bring one, they must bring it to the office before school starts and pick it up at the end of classes.

The same requirement applies to any “smart watches” with phone or recording capability.  The development of this technology is very impressive, but should such expensive devices come to school, they may be misused or damaged, lost, or stolen; we strongly recommend that anything that expensive should not be at school.  

Here are some quick notes for you to know about:

• Newsletters: They come home on Thursdays every odd week. We prefer to send them by email, but if you need a paper copy, please let the office know.
• The swimming pool: Each class has several lessons a week, and children will need togs, towels, and a swimming cap.
  
• Riverview School sunhats: These are required in Term 1 and 4 and can be purchased from the office.
• Drinks for children: We are a water-only school, so please do not send other beverages. Our water fountains all have filtered water. We recommend that children have a named water bottle and refill it from a fountain if needed.

Appointments with staff:

If you would like to meet with a staff member, please take the time to contact the school to make an appointment. Please don't show up and expect to see someone, as this may cause frustration or disappointment for you if they are unavailable. If you need to see the Principal, Deputy Principal or Assistant Principal, please ensure you make an appointment. On arrival, please wait at the front desk; someone will find them for you. Please do not walk directly to their offices. 

Assembly: These are generally held bi-weekly. One week is senior school (Rooms 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18), and the other is a junior school assembly (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10). If you come to the assembly, please do not park in the 'Roundabout' / Pickup bay. Often, parents run late, causing congestion, frustration, and dangerous situations. 

Community Notices

Oromahoe Kindergarten Fundraiser

Oromahoe Kindergartens annual Fundraiser ~‘Late Summer Fairytale Fayre’ is back!! - Expect a fun filled day of magic and entertainment for all ~ Fairytale adventures, food and drinks, live entertainment, workshops and more!!

Wander through the enchanted fairy forest and listen in on some legendary tales and discover the magic that lies beyond. Head on down to Pirate Bay and help dig for treasure (if you dare!) then swim on over to Mermaid cove where our mermaid friends will be joining us and who knows what treasures and tales they bring along from the deep blue sea! Maybe then you can pop over to unicorn valley or visit the witch in the gingerbread house and learn some potions!

The ‘Secret Garden Café’ will be open all day with sweet and savoury food, hot and cold drinks. We also have some wonderful Stalls joining us this year. Musical performances will be on throughout the day to keep all the family entertained! Games, stalls, chill-out zone, face painting, wand-making and more! It truly will be a magical day!

F R E E ~ E N T R Y – tickets for zones and activities can be purchased on the day - Eftpos available.

Spot prizes for best Fairytale costumes, Raffles, 100% of proceeds go to the Bay of Islands Waldorf Education Trust.

Saturday 5th April - 10am - 4pm

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Z6j54VfXD/

https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/late-summer-fairytale-fair/kerikeri

Hockey

If your child wishes to play hockey please use the online registration form:  https://forms.gle/ycdZxQcRC4KW4zFH7

Hockey will start the first Saturday after the school holidays - Saturday 3rd May, 2025. We will endeavour to get the draw out before the holidays. The draw will also be posted on the Bay of Islands Website and Facebook page.

Please note if you have interested players but not enough to make up a team let us know and we will see what we can do. We will always find a team for them to join.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email: boihockeyassociation@gmail.com

Rebel Sport Boot Drive

With winter on the way, rugby and football season is kicking off. For many families, that means gearing up with new boots - but for some, new boots can be a barrier to playing the sport they love.