Junior School Graduation

The Junior School Students put on a great performance to a big audience of parents, caregivers and friends on Thursday.  The Year Three students were presented with their eportfolios of their time in the Junior Syndicate.  Check out the Junior Graduation photos here.

Cycle Safety

Gerry Tonkin has been putting students in Room 5, 6, 7 & 8 through their paces on bikes over the last couple of weeks to improve their safety. 
Check out a few Cycle Safety photos

Halloween Disco

Students had a great time at the annual school disco on Friday 2 November.
Riwaka School Halloween Disco Photos 2012

Daffodil Day

Yellow was the colour of the day on Friday 31 August for Riwaka School students as they placed money on the coin trail in the playground to raise funds for the Cancer Society Daffodil Day. Thanks to the generosity of everyone involved $188.40 was donated.

Farewell to Jane Adams

Friday 17 August was the final day for Jane as a teacher here at Riwaka School.  Jane has retired after 41 years in the teaching profession.  Staff, students, parents both past and present gave her a great send off complete with red carpet treatment.  Riwaka School will miss Jane. 

We wish Jane and Strachan all the best in their retirement adventures together.

Riwaka School Cross-Country Results 2012

Year 5 & Under Boys    
1st - Keaton Fry, 2nd - Will Inglis, 3rd - Will Agnew, 4th - Elliot Pollock, 5th - Ryan Heywood,
6th - Will Trott, 7th - Benjamin Monaghan, 8th - Corban Taylor

Year 5 & Under Girls
1st - Dayna Kenning, 2nd - Greysea Steven, 3rd - Mercedes Trewavas, 4th - Ella-Jo Rhind-Thomas,
5th - Gen Hawkins, 6th - India Charles, 7th - Lucia Rae, 8th - Poppy Wilson-Howarth,
9th - Hana Williams

Year 6 Boys
1st - Fynn Roberts, 2nd - Daniel Trevurza, 3rd - Taylor Frater, 4th - Blake Inglis, 5th - Joseph Heffernan, 6th - Sam Fairchild, 7th - Kyle Harrison, 8th - Rawiri Ellison,9th - Oskar Gray, 10th - Michael Chaddock

Year 6 Girls
1st - Jessica Tibbs, 2nd - Charlie Thain, 3rd - India Bolger, 4th - Jade Alborn, 5th - Alice Bell,
6th - Amber Goodall, 7th - Megan Trewavas

Year 7 Boys
1st - Campbell Grooby, 2nd - Boston Trewavas, 3rd - Jayden Drummond, 4th - Finn Wilson-Howarth,
5th - Cristian Inch, 6th - Aaron Charles, 7th - Matthew Wynne, 8th - Rafe Charles

Year 7 Girls 
1st - Jenna Heywood, 2nd - Imogen Agnew, 3rd - Lucy Roborgh, 4th - Leah Conning, 5th - Isabella Rae,
6th - Fearn Bonna De-Bruyn, 7th - Lucy Jones, 8th - Holly Fairchild

Year 8 Boys
1st - Harry Teakle, 2nd - Joseph Ryan, 3rd - Jack Miller, 4th - Jesse Thorns

Year 8 Girls
1st - Jade Kenning, 2nd - Megan Hendren, 3rd - Emily Kelly, 4th - Morag Shelling, 5th - Elisia Bolger,
6th - Tori Holden, 7th - Tate Roberts, 8th - Sophia Motley, 9th - Shania Hawkins

Welcome

We welcome Karen Riley on to the teaching staff. Karen is teaching a group of Year 1 and 2 students in Room 2 in the mornings.

 

 

Volleyball Coaching

Armins Vehsderis came into taught Rooms 5 - 8 skills in volleyball.  Some of the skills taught were serving, passing, setting and how to do a volley.  We all had a go by working with buddies.  Armins plays for the Nelson Volleyball team so he was perfect for the job of coaching us.  The instructions we got were clear and understandable and we look forward to his next visit.
Report written by Sophia Motley

                                         Students receive instructions....

                                .....then have a go.

40 Hour Famine

40 Hour Famine

Congratulations to the 30 students who stayed the night at school last Thursday  to complete the 20 Hour Famine. They were a privilege to give up my comfy bed for.  A special thank you to Jo Bryant and Nina Pelling for also giving up their beds to help me with their supervision.

Students need to have their sponsorship money to the office along with the sponsorship booklets by this Thursday.

Some of the students who cared enough

 about other children around the world to stay the night

with the Principal!

Teacher Only Day

The school will be closed Monday 16 July for the teaching staff to have training in a national assessment programme, e-asTTle. This means the students will come back for the start of Term 3 on Tuesday 17 July instead of the Monday.

Miniball Draw

Term 2 Miniball Draw

Autism Awareness Day

We acknowledged Autism Awareness Day on Monday 2 April by wearing as many colours as we could.

                                               Colour finalists & the glam Mrs Howie  

                                                         Lucy Jones – Overall winner
Thankyou to Julie Tideman and Michelle Hawthorne for the amazing cupcakes – raised over $60.00.

School Forum

Congratulations to following students selected to represent their class in this year’s School Forum

Room 8: Tori Holden & Jesse Charles
Room 7: Fynn Roberts, Fearn Bonner- De Bruyn
Room 6: Pacey Grooby & Ella-Jo Rhind-Thomas
Room 5: Mercedes Trewavas & Will Inglis

Kiwi Swim Safe

Towards the end of last year we reviewed our school Swim Safe programme in consultation with Brenda Goulter, a Swimming New Zealand Swim Safe Educator. Brenda, as a follow-up, provided PD for the teaching staff.

We have adopted the revised Kiwi Swim Safe programme and launched this at a special assembly on Wednesday 21 March. Koru The Kiwi was in attendance.

The students will be given a school swimming certificate when they pass each module. The Kiwi Swim Safe Certificate will be given to them when they leave Riwaka School or when they have completed all the modules, whichever comes first.

Room 5 & 6 Camp Fundraising Tryathlon

All students in the school were invited to enter the Tryathlon event for a small fee.  Room 5 & 6 students collected sponsors for their efforts.  It was a beautiful day and the event was a great success.
 Tryathlon Photos

Weet-Bix Tryathlon

Congratulations to the students who participated in the Riwaka School Weet-Bix Tryathlon Team last weekend.  A great effort from all of you.

Inter-School Swimming Sports

Riwaka Swimming Sports Finalists took part in the Inter-School Swimming Sports at Motueka High School pool on Tuesday 28 February.  It was a very cold day and unfortunately, due to the programme running late Riwaka students had to return to school before the running of the relay.
Inter-School Swimming Sports Results

The Colour Purple

Lately some of the Riwaka School staff have really been in the pink purple!
Firstly there was plenty of purple about last Thursday on Purple Cake Day.

A change of outfits for Relay For Life over the weekend. Eight staff participated in a team of 18 which managed to raise just over $3000 for the Cancer Society.  There were some tired people around on Monday but it is a tremendous event to be involved in.  Thanks to those who made donations.

Riwaka School Senior Swimming Sports

The Year 4 - 8 students participated in the school swimming sports on Friday 24 February.
Swimming Sports Results                                Photos of Finalists

Welcome to Karen Charmley

A special welcome to Miss Karen Charmley our new teacher in Room 1.

Swimming Sports

Swimming Sports postponed.
Seniors - Friday 11am
Juniors - Wednesday 1.30pm