Tēnā koutou katoa and welcome back to T4 RVS community. We are nearing the end of Week One, Term Four 2021 and surrounded by the continued uncertainty around Covid levels, mandates and other such concerns. I am so very grateful for a sovereign Lord who is surprised by nothing, who is always good and who is faithful. Please continue to observe Level 2 protocol here at RVS including distancing and continuing to drop students outside classrooms. It is disappointing that the casual Talent Quest we are having tomorrow can't be attended by parents due to recommendations from the Ministry related to Covid, our school community gatherings are something I really miss. End of Year Dates The last day for Y0 to 10 students this year is Wednesday the 15th of December at 12:45pm. If we are in level 1, or see a rule change on gatherings we will have a split prize-giving onsite. If we are in Level 2, 3 or 4, we will not be holding a live prize-giving and I will keep you informed of what we will do instead. Due to our growing size, we will be splitting prize giving into a Junior (Y0-6) and a Middle & Senior prize-giving on two consecutive evenings. Y0-6 Certificate and prize-giving (now combined) will be held on Monday 13th of December at 5:30pm Y7-11 Prize giving will be held on Tuesday the 14th of December at 6:30pm (Y11 to attend) We are awaiting other schools and the Community of Learning to confirm the first day for 2022. Staffing Logan Brown from Rm 6 will be moving to the middle school in Week 3 this term to teach Mathematics and Science. His place will be taken by Cindy Russell, a wonderful, experienced teacher who moved to Blenheim recently from further south. We are also advertising for several positions at the moment and I encourage you to pray for great teachers who love Jesus to join RVS. Grounds It was with huge excitement that the first Y0-2 students climbed the steps of the new playground on Monday. I wish to thank our amazing RVS Support Crew for the amazing effort in making this happen. Also to those who helped along the way, and there were many. Congratulations! Student Elections We are looking forward to having one of our students join us on the BOT late this year. As an area school, we have a position available for a student representative and voting closes on the 27th of October. Only some students are eligible to stand for election and to vote. You can read about it here. Special Character Review We will be reviewing our Special Character delivery this term with the help of Mr Mark Larson. Mark will be visiting us from Christchurch and is very experienced in Christian education and we are privileged to have him. He will work with proprietors, staff, the BOT and there is also be an opportunity for you to input too, via this survey.
We continue to move forward in the amazing grace and protection of our saviour. It is never lost on me the immense privilege and responsibility that is raising young people to not just know but to love Christ. Every day with our children is an important day for them. Together is best by far, keep in touch with your teachers and reach out if you need it.
God bless you all and I will be in touch again soon with an update about buildings amongst other things. Dave Pauling Principal Tēnā koutou RVS, I wish to thank you as a community for your partnership over Term 3 in relation to the ongoing education of our young people. The heightened stressors from current global and regional circumstances are mitigated by our faith in Christ and our family/community. Term 4 is always a busy but fruitful one and I look forward to it. Recently I received the resignation of Mr Ben Russell, he will be finishing with us at the end of Wk2 this coming term. Mr Russell has been teaching in the Middle and Senior school. I wish to thank Mr Russell for his work with RVS and he will be missed. The RVS BOT and I wish him the very best for his next phase. We will keep you informed regarding staffing as we finalise plans. There are a couple of exterior projects happening around the school at the moment. The first is the completion of the RVS Support Crew-funded Jnr playground. We plan for this to be finished in the next 3 weeks. Also, at the end of B Block is the construction of a bottle filling station/garden area. The wall will eventually have a mural, there will be an alpine garden and turf. The addition to the north side of the Science/Tech room will also be beginning soon. This was due to start in early Sept but is now pushed back due to COVID related delays.
Keep praying for our school and each-other, as well as our dear nation. God bless, Dave Pauling Principal |
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