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Community NewsletterWinter 2011

Tena koutou Hola Konnichiwa BonjourNi hao Privet! Greetings

Strategic planning is the process by which we identify our aims and set about, in a systematic way, toachieve them. Russell Street Schools last strategic plan covered the period 2 008-2010. All goals in thisplan were either fully completed or changed through annual review of the schools operations.The current strategic plan (2011 -2013) document shows how this Board of Trustees is giving effect tothe National Education Guidelines , through policies, plans and programmes, including those forcurriculum, assessment and staff professional development.In preparing our current strategic plan, the Board has been mindful of the aspirations of the communitythis school serves. Parents, staff, whanau, students and other stakeholders have been able to sharetheir views as to the direction the school should be heading through community meetings,questionnaires, informal sharing and a combined charter/strategic planning workshop.

The community holds a strong vision for the future of the children at Russell Street School. Thecommunity sees as vital (and as the foundation for learning to occur) the development of a core set ofvalues.The community is proud of the school and would like to see it continue on the leading edge. In movingforward, the school openly embraces change and actively encourages risk taking and innovationamong its staff and students. The Board and community consider the staff to be the most importantlearning tool and activ ely support them as learners and leaders.There are many important strategic decisions that have been made in the formulation of this plan.Some involve swift action and others will require considerable, on goingaction and focus. And indeed, after a peri od of time (and review) it may be thatthere are changes to this plan. What is required now (and is being planned for)is coordinated, facilitated action to achieve these goals.

Regards to you all,

David ReardonPrincipal

You can view the schools charter and strategic plan by

visiting: http://www.russellst.school.nz/?page_id=44


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Term Two Log:

y Students lead their own parent -teacher-student conference sharingtheir progress and achievementthroughout the year.

y PNBHS Music Roadshow inspiresstudents with their superb, diverse

performance.y Supporters Club meetings well

attended all year. Chocolatefundraiser raises 7k towardsCultural/Arts Space and their CrazyHair discoes go off a treat.

y Three beautiful, creative 40-hourfamine quilts completed. These arelikely to accompanyNgaire toCambodia.

y Our very talented school band wow uswith a short but spine-tinglingperformance.

y The Inter-school cross-country teamtakes on the mud out Tiritea way withgreat individual and team results.

y Matariki celebrated through a range oflearning activities led by seniorkapahaka students and finished with ashared lunch and grand opening of ourremodeled main block.

y Ronald McDonald and team visit thejuniors to share some important roadsafety messages. Ronald McDcomments on the beautiful audiencemanners. Another reason to be proudof your children!

y Over 60 scooters at school today.Whatever happened to roller skates?Great to see children active.

y Parent ipod workshop held sharing thebenefits of having one to supportlearning but also to hear importantmessages of how to keep safe!

y RSS students perform with distinctionin the inaugural inter school badmintoncompetition.

y Innovative City Class (pilot)

programme ends with reflections andreport to Board of Trustees fromstudents and lead staff.

Enrolment at RSS:A change in legislation earlier in the year added anothercategory to the enrolment scheme legislation. This newcategory applies to any applicant who is a child of aformer student of the school (Ca tegory 4). If the applicantis in-zone then a place is guaranteed regardless. Pleasenote however, it doesnt guarantee a place if the applicant

is out of zone, it just puts them higher up the priority list.An updated copy of the enrolment scheme can be foundby visiting the following website page:http://www.russellst.school.nz/?page_id=3 or by contactingthe office.

The RSS student roll continues to be full, with a waitinglist. There have been no out of zone enrolments for sometime and a number of families have moved in zone(without any corresponding loss) , adding further pressureto the roll. If youre new to the area and have pre -schoolage children it is very likely well meet soon. To assist uswith planning, and to avoid over -crowding, it is very helpful

to know a.s.a.p. of any in -zone children that are likely toattend Russell Street in coming years. Please ring Ag orRenee in the office and make sure your child/ren are onthis list at your earliest convenience.

Above: School

band photos

Board ofTrustees Window:The Board was delighted to officially re -open the mainblock classrooms following a remodeling that reconfiguredspace more effectively and upgraded all internal linings,fittings and furniture. These spaces are now condu cive to21

stcentury learning, providing students and staff with

some comfort and pleasant surrounds to work within. Wethink our dollar stretched a long way!

During the last term several student groups havepresented reports in person to the Board: Earlier this term

a group of senior students gave a detailed summary oftheir learning around the planning and development of theplastic bottle glasshouse. These students were impressivein their reflections and have n ow officially handed over thecompleted project. And in the last fortnight of the term,Cloud9 Students filmed a live StreetTalk Show with theBoard of Trustees as part icipants. During this presentationstudents creatively built in messages of the learning theyare engaged in when planning an d producing such a


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Other Holidays this year: Labour Day October 24 (falls within break) Term Dates 2012:

Other Holidays in 2012:

Waitangi Day falls on a Monday (Feb 6)Easter falls within school holidaysAnzac Day falls on aWednesday (April 25)Queens Birthday June 4 (Monday)Labour Day falls on a Monday (October 22)

Term Four Tuesday, October 25 to Friday, December 16

Term One Tuesday, 31 January to Thursday, 5 AprilTerm Two Monday, 23 April to Friday, 29 June

Term Three Monday, 16 July to Friday, 28 SeptemberTerm Four Monday, 15 October to Tuesday, 18 December

25 Russell Street, Palmerston NorthPhone / Fax: (06) 358 6671, email: [email protected]

PRINCIPAL: David Reardon, email:[email protected]

We are grateful to Mark Sampson from The

for supporting The inaugural Manawatu Digi Awards.

Mark Sampson Top 2% Professionals NationwideMobile 027 244 7277 & A/H 357 0401

To be confirmed: Teacher Only Day:Tuesday, June 5, 2012

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