Kia ora e te whaanau o Roto-o-Rangi, and welcome back to school for another fun-packed term!

We have a nice week of settling back in, so not too much in the way of additional happenings. Here's what's on:

Wednesday - Kapa Haka
Thursday - Newsletter comes home
Saturday is Anzac Day. We will have some students representing our kura at the dawn service, laying a wreath on our behalf. 
The Cambridge Cycling Festival is taking place in the centre of town on Saturday afternoon. There is still time to enter the fun, either as an adult or for your child! Click here for more info.
Monday - Anzac Day is observed with a public holiday.

A couple of additional notices: 

Milo Mondays The weather is cooling, so Milo Mondays have made a welcome return! For our newer families; our amazing PTA serve up a nice warm cup of Milo for our tamariki every monday at morning tea. In order to keep up this long-standing Roto tradition, we'd like to see them have some volunteer support to help make and serve the milo each week. If you are able to do even one Monday please email the PTA pta@rotoorangi.school.nz to hop onto the roster. They have secured plenty of Milo for the term, but would appreciate donations of marshmallows please. You can send these to the office via your child/ren.

No Hats - no need to wear a sunhat for the next two terms!

Miniball - Primary School basketball or 'miniball' registrations for Years 5 & 6 are closing this week. Miniball is played at Cambridge High School on Monday afternoons, starting on Monday 4th May and running through to September. The fee is $55 per term. Click here to register. We had a Roto team last term and would love to have a full team again, so come along to training tomorrow at 4pm here at school if your child is keen.

School photo order envelopes will be coming home with your child tomorrow, along with a complimentary wallet sized pic of your child. To order photos you will need to complete the details on the envelope, pay online or put the correct cash into the envelope, and return it to school no later than 13th May 2026. Please make sure you do return your orders in time this year, as it can be a headache for all concerned if they are late. If your child is likely to leave it in the bottom of their bag you are welcome to drop it into the school office instead. 

It's not too late to sign up your Year 5/6 children for Miniball for the next TWO terms! It's a lot of fun and a LOT of running around on a Monday afternoon! Also great fitness training for Winter sports season :D

We have a training session for our team this Wednesday at 4:00PM, here at school so please come along. Our team is using the Heja app to keep track of training, fixtures and other communication, so let Roxy know if you have signed up and she will send you the code for Heja.

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​Teena koutou e te whaanau, 

What a fantastic Term 1! Thank you to our school community for your ongoing support. A special shout out to our PTA - Juicie Tuesdays and Pizza Friday have been such a hit with our tamariki!

There are new roles within our Board, that we wanted to let you know about: 

Presiding Member - Scott McKenzie
Deputy PM - Bevan Diprose
Secretary - Marcia Hayward

Feedback from the parents hui and online responses have been very positive, with four common themes already identified to help shape possible vision statements. 
A survey will be shared on Facebook with the Roto-o-Rangi community and we are following up with Iwi, students and teachers. 

We also want to acknowledge the dedication of our staff and celebrate the achievements of our students this term. 

Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful holiday - we look forward to seeing you all in Term 2!

Ngaa mihi nui, 

Tainia Pearson
Board of Trustees

​Please return any pool keys to school by 3pm tomorrow please. Thank you.