News & Events

Sports Registrations

Thu Mar 23 12:20pm

A reminder to register your child for Term 2 sports. 

Term 2 Sports

Computer Mouses

Wed Mar 22 04:23pm

If anyone has any USB computer mouses no longer needed at home, they would be very welcome at school.

Send them along with your children to the office or Mrs Jackson please.

Nga mihi

Sacramental Programme 2023

Mon Mar 20 02:51pm

Kia ora whānau,

The Sacramental Programme of First Reconciliation and Holy Communion begins next term within our parish community. This programme is open to children from Year 4 up who have been baptised. 

Please fill in the attached enrolment form and return to the Parish Office by Friday 28th April. These forms must go to the parish not our school office. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sr Helen at the parish office.

Ngā mihi nui,

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Term 2 Sports

Sun Mar 19 04:04pm

Please see the attached for information on what sports are available through school in Term 2. Saturday morning football and rugby are club sports, catering for all age groups.

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Whānau Mass 19th March

Fri Mar 17 10:31am

Morena,

Over the last couple of days, we have been asked by parents if they need to attend the Whānau Mass this weekend, and the simple answer is yes.

Parents, you are your child/ren’s first faith teacher and role-model of faith. When you enrolled your child/ren you choose to support, uphold and promote the Catholic Character of this kura. This means supporting our liturgies, masses and other special character event that we hold throughout the year. Just like you would school trips, house swimming, athletics, discos, report evenings, camps etc.

As a school, we ask for you to join us one Sunday, three times a year and then for our final end of year mass. This is where we are able to come together as one family in one faith and in communion. We are aware life is busy, but celebrating our faith through mass is part of who were are. If you have family/friends staying with you, bring them along.

We look forward to seeing you this coming Sunday, to share and celebrate Mass with our tamariki as they lead many of the ministries along with our presiding priest Fr Chris. Then to join us afterwards at morning tea hosted by Friends of Reignier.

Ngā mihi nui

 

Reminder…St Patrick’s Day

Thu Mar 16 03:41pm

Kia Ora Whānau

Friday 17th March – St Patrick’s Day
Children are invited to wear something green, to join us in acknowledging St Patrick’s Day. For those students who don’t wish to, it is uniform as normal.  

Ngā mihi nui
Reignier Catholic School Staff

House Swimming Reminder – Thursday 16th March

Wed Mar 15 04:32pm

Kia Ora Whānau

Thursday 16th March – House Swimming – Years 3-6 for those students who have opted in – 9.00am – 1.00pm at the Napier Aquatic Centre
All Year 3-6 students are able to come to school on this day in their house colours. Those students that are participating need the following items: togs underneath their clothing, towels, goggles, suitable footwear (not crocs), drink bottle and food. All students will be travelling by bus. The first race is at 9.30am. All parents are welcome.
As you will be aware this is a National Strike Day for Teachers. Staff will be wearing black in solidarity with their teaching colleagues across the country and we invite parents to do the same.

Ngā mihi nui
Reignier Catholic School Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Week Ahead Reminders

Mon Mar 13 04:12pm

Kia Ora Whānau

What a busy week we have ahead.

Tuesday 14th March – Re-Meet the Teacher – 3.00pm – 5.30pm
We welcome you into your child’s classroom for a look around and to chat informally with their teacher during this time.

Thursday 16th March – House Swimming – Years 3-6 for those students who have opted in – 9.00am – 1.00pm at the Napier Aquatic Centre
All Year 3-6 students are able to come to school on this day in their house colours. Those students that are participating need the following items: togs underneath their clothing, towels, goggles, suitable footwear (not crocs), drink bottle and food. All students will be travelling by bus. The first race is at 9.30am. All parents are welcome.
As you will be aware this is a National Strike Day for Teachers. Staff will be wearing black in solidarity with their teaching colleagues across the country and we invite parents to do the same.

Friday 17th March – St Patrick’s Day
Children are invited to wear something green, to join us in acknowledging St Patrick’s Day. For those students who don’t wish to, it is uniform as normal.  

Sunday 19th March – Whānau Mass – 9.00am at St Mary’s Church
Students to wear school uniform and be seated with their families unless they have a role during Mass. Morning tea is being provided by the Friends of Reignier at the conclusion of Mass. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Ngā mihi nui
Reignier Catholic School Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Exemption

Sat Mar 11 10:20am

Morena whanau,

We have been granted an exemption from striking this coming Thursday 16th March.

This means that school will be a normal school day for our students and house swimming will go ahead as planned.

Though our staff are not striking, we wish to acknowledge those who are. We ask that you please extend your support teachers across the country. This Thursday will see teachers coming together from ECE, primary, secondary and area schools wanting better conditions and support for their students, ensuring the needs of our learners now and for the future. 

Thank you for your understanding.

God Bless

 

Whānau Mass

Fri Mar 10 10:00am

Children to be in school uniform and sitting with their whanau unless they have a role during Mass. You are invited to donate an item for the food bank.

We look forward to mingling with you afterwards in the Parish Centre. Thanks to the Friends of Reignier for hosting morning tea.

Re-Meet the Teacher Afternoon – Tuesday 14th March

Fri Mar 10 09:56am

We look forward to seeing you all next week.

Proposed Strike Action Next Week

Fri Mar 10 09:23am

Kia ora whānau,

Last night, you will have been made aware that teachers across the motu voted to take industrial action on 16 March. This decision was not taken lightly.

Tamariki need a quality education. And as teachers we want to give that to them. Unfortunately, the funding for our schools is not enough for us to give us the time we would like to support all our kids to thrive.  

Principals and teachers in primary and area schools have considered at length offers from the government to settle our respective collective agreements. The offers did not meet our expectations, nor make sufficient steps towards the changes we need for our children to succeed.

Teachers feel that this was the only way the government would listen and recognise that when they support our children to learn and succeed, we are supporting whānau and communities to thrive.

However, due to the recent weather event ‘Cyclone Gabrielle’, our kura has applied for an exemption to not strike next week. We feel at the moment for our school community being together and for our tamariki not to have another disruption, needs to be our top priority. We do not know if this exemption will be granted and when we will hear. Once we know, this will be communicated.

We ask that you do join us in supporting our fellow teachers and principals who are striking on behalf of us. 

We look forward to another great year in 2023 – and together with your support, building the case for better investment in our tamariki. 

Ngā  mihi nui

 

Re-Meet the Teacher Afternoon – Tuesday 14th March

Thu Mar 09 03:52pm

We look forward to seeing you all next week.

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House Swimming Years 3-6 Thursday 16th March

Tue Mar 07 01:15pm

Thank you to everyone for returning notices and the offers of parental help. Originally we were only having length races to reduce the amount of time away from school, in light of Cyclone Gabrielle. Based on reluctance from some students, to participate, we are now going to include width events across the year groups (freestyle and backstroke).

Mrs Jackson has spoken with children today. Please check in with your child as to what they have decided to do – some have opted to change from lengths to widths and others who originally did not wish to participate will now be involved.
The pool is 1.2m deep, 25m long and approx 18m wide (which is longer than a length of our school pool). If you have any concerns please contact your child’s teacher.

All children in Year 3-6 are to come in house colours but the children not participating in House Swimming will remain at school next Thursday 16th March.

Newsletter…Please find attached the latest school newsletter for your perusal.

Mon Mar 06 05:22pm

 

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Year 3-6 Swimming Sports

Sun Mar 05 04:06pm

Please return all notices tomorrow – regardless of whether your child is competing or not. This allows for the organisation of transport and races prior to the event next week. Please note: a length is 25m and the pool is 1.2m deep

Thank you to everyone who has returned their notices. If your child was away last week, they will get a notice from their teacher tomorrow.

Any queries please contact Mrs Jackson rjackson@reignier.school.nz

Message from the Board

Thu Mar 02 03:42pm

Kia ora Whanau,

Please follow this link below for a small survey we are asking you to complete regarding the possibility of extending our school to include Yr 7 & 8s.

Nga mihi nui

Recapitation Survey

Union Meeting

Thu Mar 02 12:31pm

Our school is NOT closing tomorrow, Friday 3rd March for a  paid union meeting. As a result of the cyclone our staff have been able to engage in alternative meeting earlier in the week here on site.

Therefore, tomorrow will be a normal school day.

Nga mihi nui

Traffic Congestion

Tue Feb 28 08:20am

Kia Ora Whānau

Traffic is very congested again this morning and vehicles are crawling. It is backed up past school to the Meeanee lights. You are welcome drop the children to school a bit later this morning if it is easier.

Take care out there.

Ngā mihi nui
Reignier Catholic School Staff

Traffic Congestion

Mon Feb 27 03:01pm

Kia Ora Whānau,

It is great to have everyone back and to be resuming normal hours. 

We are very mindful of the traffic congestion in the morning, therefore, we ask if you are arriving late to school, please do not stress and enter the school via the school office and sign in.

Ngā mihi nui
Reignier Catholic School Staff

School Hours

Fri Feb 24 01:55pm

Kia Ora Whānau,

As of next week, we will be resuming normal school hours. School starts at 8.55am and concludes at 2.55pm. We look forward to seeing you all back.

Please take care out there and have a good weekend.

Ngā mihi nui
Reignier Catholic School Staff

Friday 24th February

Thu Feb 23 05:54pm

Evening whānau,

It has been great to be able to catch up with whānau over the last couple of days. A special thanks to all those in our community who are out and about supporting one another, have made donations, have checked in on our staff to see how they are doing, for the hugs and aroha towards one another. It is a reminder of the strength of our special character being lived out in our immediate and wider community.

Most of you will be aware we have been put on an orange rain warning. This may cause some to feel worried and anxious over what this may mean for the next couple of days, and that is completely understandable. If you want to keep your loved ones at home tomorrow, we ask that you please follow the usual procedure for absences by either ringing the school office in the morning, or using the school app.

Tomorrow, we will continue with our alternative hours 10-2.30pm. We are looking to move back to normal hours next week and I will be able to confirm this with you tomorrow.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Ngā mihi nui,
Teresa Shanks

School Opening

Tue Feb 21 04:27pm

Kia ora whanau,

I am delighted to inform you that we will be re-opening school from tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd February. After meeting with our surrounding Taradale School Principals, we will be running alternative opening hours for the rest of the week and this will be reviewed on Friday.

This means school will run from 10am – 2.30pm. Students are able to be on site from 9.30am.

You may be aware of the traffic congestion that is currently happening on Guppy Road at either end of the work day. We do not want our families to be caught in this which is why a later start time has been chosen. Our end of day has been staggered to help reduce congestion with our immediate surrounding schools Greenmeadows and Arthur Miller. 

If your child attends before school and after care, please contact them as we are aware some of them are up and running from tomorrow.

Sadly, not all our Taradale Schools are in a postion to open just yet. We are thinking of them and their school communities. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to them. 

I know for some of you, school reopeing is great news and your child/ren are ready to return to school. For others this may not be the case. This is absolutely fine. We do not want to place any pressure on whanau if the time is not right. We are here when you are ready. 

Please be reassured that we have got your child’s wellbeing at the forefront over the coming days and weeks. We understand the emotional impact that they storm has had. We are here to support you and your whanau in any way we can. Please do not hesitate to contact myself.

God Bless
Teresa Shanks

School Closure tomorrow

Mon Feb 13 12:01pm

Kia ora te whānau,

We have been monitoring the situation all morning, following the updated weather forecasts, and communicating with the other primary schools in our Kāhui and local area.  Given the potential for significant disruption and unsafe conditions as a result of conditions caused by Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle in the next 24-36 hours, we have made the decision to close the school for Tuesday, 14 February. Students are not to be on site.  Teachers will also not be on site.

We are aware it is an unpredictable situation, but we are acting out of an abundance of caution and would rather make an over-cautious decision than have students, staff and parents in unsafe conditions. We also felt it important to give you as much notice as possible.

As this stage due to being a one day closure, we are not asking teachers to be available online tomorrow due to the uncertainty of what services [power, internet] may be up and running.  Kākāpō team has their class drive should you wish your child to be engaged with some learning activities.

Hawkes Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Group are advising residents to get whānau and households ready. Prepare for the possibility of power cuts and road closures. Have a grab bag in case you need to evacuate and have supplies for at least three days.

All communication will continue to be sent out via the school app and our media communication channels.  A decision about Wednesday will be made Tuesday afternoon once we have a better indication of the developing situation.

If you wish to pick your child/ren up earlier today, you are more than welcome. Please just let the office know so we can have your child waiting for you.

God Bless.

Teresa Shanks   Tumuaki                                    

Mareli Smith       Presiding Member

Cyclone Gabrielle

Sun Feb 12 03:29pm

Kia ora e te whanau,

You will be seeing lots of communication on social media and from the Met Service and Civil Defence keeping us up to date with the movement of Cyclone Gabrielle. We are monitoring the situation closely. At this point in time, we are unsure of the full potential impact that this weather event will have on us, but we will continue to monitor and update you if there are any significant changes.

In the meantime, school is open as normal tomorrow. If anything changes, notifications will be sent out via the school app.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning. Gathering Liturgy will be 9am in the hall, hope you are able to join us.

God Bless

Teresa Shanks

The Friends of Reignier (F.O.R.) are holding their first meeting this Monday 13th February at 7pm in the Staffroom.

Fri Feb 10 03:20pm

Please check our the flyer for further information. 

Everyone is warmly welcome.

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Art Deco Day

Fri Feb 10 01:50pm

Team Kakapo will be heading to the Junior Gatsby Picnic following the parade. Please bring something along for your morning tea and you are welcome to pop a treat in your child’s lunchbox for their morning tea too.

Lost Property

Fri Feb 10 08:16am

Please check the Lost Property by the ramp outside the Reading Recovery Room (near Rm 5 and 6 corridor). Many of these items are from the end of last year.

Any unclaimed items by next Friday will be cleared out.

Music Lessons – Napier Music Academy

Wed Feb 08 03:33pm

Kia Ora Whānau

If your child is interested in music lessons please register your interest by visiting www.napiermusicacademy.co.nz or contact Rob at admin@napiermusicacademy.co.nz

This year music lessons are being held on a Tuesday in the School Hall. Please note: All lessons are held during the school day.

Ngā mihi
Reignier Catholic School Staff

Policy Reviews Term 1

Wed Feb 08 12:49pm

Kia Ora Whānau

It is the time of the term where we invite you to have your say on our school policies.

This term we would like to hear your feedback on the following policies:

Student Attendance, Enrolment and Uniform/Dress Code

To have your say, go to school docs via www.schooldocs.co.nz

User name: reignier

Password: parent1

When logged in, click on the Blue tab that says review, and select which policy you would like to comment on.

Thank you 

 

 

Term 1 Sports Update

Tue Feb 07 04:46pm

We require one more hockey player from Yr 4-6 to make a team.  Email Mrs Gibson dgibson@reignier.school.nz by tomorrow 7pm.

We require one more basketball player from Yr 3/4 to make a team.  Email Miss Ellison sellison@reignier.school.nz by tomorrow 7pm.

Thank you to all parents who have volunteered to take a sports team this term.

Whānau Picnic – Wednesday 8th February (tomorrow)

Tue Feb 07 11:31am

Kia Ora Whānau

Reminder…Our Whānau picnic is on tomorrow afternoon from 4.30pm – 6.30pm. The Friends of Reignier will be running a sausage sizzle. $2 per sausage. Bring your coins.

Check out the attached flyer with more information.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. 

Ngā mihi
Reignier Catholic School Staff

 

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Whānau Picnic

Fri Feb 03 01:41pm

Look forward to seeing you there.

Newsletter…Please find attached the latest school newsletter for your perusal.

Thu Feb 02 03:40pm

 

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Swimming

Wed Feb 01 03:32pm

Kia Ora Whānau

The pool is up and running and looks amazing. Please send your child with their togs and towel from tomorrow (Thursday) onwards.

Ngā mihi
Reignier Catholic School Staff

 

 

Smash Play Cricket Program – Years 2&3

Wed Feb 01 02:02pm

Taradale Cricket Club are offering a Smash Play cricket program aimed at students in Years 2 and 3.

Please see the attached flyer for further information.

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Term 1 Sports

Mon Jan 30 01:58pm

Registrations for Term 1 Sports are now open.  Due to recent information from HB Netball, we inform you that there is now a charge for Yr 1-4 netballers ($25.30).  Please email the appropriate teachers to register your child before the end of the week.

Term 1 Sports

Stationery Requirements for 2023

Thu Jan 26 02:23pm

Kia ora Whānau

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to help you get back to school ready!

Your child’s class list is available now at myschool.co.nz. 
You can get your order now and pay in 6 weekly, interest-free payments with Laybuy.

In addition to the listed stationery, students also need the following items:

Whole School:
• Box of Tissues

Year 3-6 Only:
• Pencil Case
• Felt Tip Pens
• Coloured Pencils
• Pencil Sharpener (enclosed if possible)
• Headphones

Please note: When ordering your stationery packs online, the number of items can be modified if you already have the item (eg reusing a clear file, book bag etc). We encourage you to purchase the stationery listed and not substitute items as considerable thought has been given to what is most suitable for each class.

For those students who are starting school in 2023, New Entrant stationery packs can be purchased
at these back-to-school prices now.

Please ensure all stationery is named.

Ngā mihi nui

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Sports Registrations Term 1

Thu Jan 26 01:26pm

Sports registrations are now open for Term 1. Whilst we are aware of the rising cost of living and the cost for your child to participate in these sports, we do require prompt payment once teams are confirmed. Payment plans can be arranged with discussion with Mrs Gouder or Mrs Shanks. Please see the attached document for what is on offer and register by emailing the specified teacher.

Term 1 Sports

Stationery 2023

Fri Jan 20 09:31am

Kia ora Whānau

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to help you get back to school ready!

Your child’s class list is available now at myschool.co.nz. 

You can get your order now and pay in 6 weekly, interest-free payments with Laybuy.

For additional stationery items required, please refer to our school website under the Parent Information Tab / School Stationery 2023.

Ngā mihi nui

 

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Stationery 2023

Wed Jan 18 09:31am

Kia ora Whānau

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to help you get back to school ready!

Your child’s class list is available now at myschool.co.nz. 

You can get your order now and pay in 6 weekly, interest-free payments with Laybuy.

For additional stationery items required, please refer to our school website under the Parent Information Tab / School Stationery 2023.

Ngā mihi nui

 

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Stationery 2023

Mon Jan 16 09:31am

Kia ora Whānau

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to help you get back to school ready!

Your child’s class list is available now at myschool.co.nz. 

You can get your order now and pay in 6 weekly, interest-free payments with Laybuy.

For additional stationery items required, please refer to our school website under the Parent Information Tab / School Stationery 2023.

Ngā mihi nui

 

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Stationery 2023

Fri Jan 13 02:56pm

Kia ora Whānau

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to help you get back to school ready!

Your child’s class list is available now at myschool.co.nz. Orders placed today, should be delivered by Tuesday 24th January.

You can get your order now and pay in 6 weekly, interest-free payments with Laybuy.

For additional stationery items required, please refer to our school website under the Parent Information Tab / School Stationery 2023.

Ngā mihi nui

 

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