Category: <span>School News</span>

Term Dates 2018

Term 1
Wednesday 31 January – Friday 13th April

Waitangi Weekend – School Closed Monday 5th February (Teacher Only Day) and Tuesday 6th February

Easter Weekend – School Closed Friday 30th March, Monday 2nd April and Tuesday 3rd April

Term 2
Monday 30th April – Friday 6th July

Queens Birthday Weekend – School Closed Monday 4th June

Term 3
Monday 23rd July- Friday 28th September

Term 4
Monday 15th October – Monday 17th December

Labour Weekend – School Closed Monday 22nd October

Pool Keys – $45

Parents and caregivers can now purchase a swimming pool key for the swimming season. The cost is $45.

Parents need to come to the school office to collect the keys themselves (we don’t send keys home with children). They need to sign the ‘Rules of hire’ form and they will receive another copy to keep (a good place to keep this is on the fridge door!).

The caretaker and principal will be on annual leave from Thursday 21st December 2017 until 10th January 2018. During this time the pool will be closed.

The reason is that there are very stringent health and safety regulations such as mandatory 3 hourly water testing and the need for a fully trained supervisor to be available at all times. Then there are other tasks that must be completed such as the cleaning of the changing rooms/toilet and tasks related to the pumps, filters, chlorine bins, other chemicals etc.

Our caretaker (Dean Wilkinson) will have the pool ready for use again on Wednesday 10th January 2017.

Sports Shirts Return

Please return any CLEAN Richmond School Sports Shirts to the office as soon you have finished your sports for the year. It would be a great help not to have to chase any up this year – thank you!

New Entrant Photos

Please return any orders for New Entrant photos to the office by MONDAY 11th DECEMBER – Thank you!

Concrete Table Tennis Table

Recently our new concrete table tennis table was installed over by Room 8. This was purchased by the Parent Teacher Comittee. The children use padder tennis bats and tennis balls to play the game. It has been a real hit! Another great initiative by the PTC. Thank you!

‘Church on the Hill’ Carpark Now Closed

For many years Richmond School parents/whānau/staff have been very fortunate the Trinity ‘Church on the Hill’ allowed us to use their carpark before school and after school. People can appreciate this is private property.

The church has made the decision, in consultation with the Richmond School Board of Trustees, that this is no longer a viable option due to the large numbers of cars in the carpark area along with the foot traffic at busy times (before school and after school). Recently there have been a number of ‘close calls’ involving children. Pedestrian safety in this area is paramount.

From Monday 7th August 2017 onwards the Richmond School parents/whānau/staff will NOT be able to use the carpark before school and at the end of the school day. Please respect the church’s decision (one the Richmond School Board supports).