PARENT - TEACHER INTERVIEWS 10 MARCH - for all year levels [Y9 - 13]

School finishes at 1.25PM and there are two interview sessions available: 2.00 - 4.30PM AND 5.30 - 8.00PM

To book your interview online:

1. Go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
2. Enter our school code ZFWGZ
3. Enter your details
4. Choose which teachers you wish to meet (check with your son or daughter what their teacher's names are)
5. Choose your time(s)
6. Print yourself a schedule

You will also receive email confirmation of your appointments. You can return at any time to change or cancel bookings if necessary by repeating the above. Bookings close 9.00am 10 March. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS – 10 MARCH

There will be an opportunity for you to meet teachers on:

WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH FROM 2.00PM – 8.00PM
Session 1: 2.00 – 4.30pm
Session 2:  5.30 – 8.00pm

This year the board of trustees elections take place in May. If you are interested in becoming a trustee – please give us a phone call or come along to one of our board meetings to see how it all works.  The next meeting is March 15 at 5.30pm. Phone the office for details of venue.

Rutherford college board of trustees is constituted of five parent representatives with other members co-opted on by the board for their particular area of expertise.

All parents will receive a nomination form by 15 march.  You can nominate yourself as long as you have a child attending this school.  If you know someone who you think would be good as a trustee but they no longer have children attending, you can nominate them if you have a child attending [as long as they agree of course].

• Nominations close: noon april, 23
• Voting papers are distributed by april 28
• Voting day is may 7 – your vote must be received in the school by that date
• Votes counted – may 13
• Board takes office – may 14

It is essential we have the correct information on file for you. Please remember to update any changes if you move or get a new phone or cell phone number. Each family is entitled to up to three votes. This could be mother, father or other caregiver (like step mother, aunty or uncle if they are the main caregiver etc) so please endeavour to get all information to us if want to participate fully in the elections.  Please contact us to provide updates.

24 November 2009

Dear Parents / Caregivers

B BLOCK UPGRADE NEWS

The upgrade of B Block is well underway and as a school community we can look forward to
modernised English and Media Studies teaching spaces. During the demolition phase
asbestos has been discovered which is not totally unexpected as this material was used in
many buildings built in the early 1960’s. As part of the upgrade, all asbestos will be removed
by a professional asbestos removal company before Christmas.

PAID UNION MEETING
TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER, 2009

To facilitate the Paid Union Meeting that staff are entitled to, the school will have a shortened day on Tuesday 17 November, 2009.  This affects Junior students only as Senior students will be on study leave and should attend any scheduled examinations as per normal.

Junior students have examinations scheduled in the morning and must attend after which they will be dismissed at 12.25pm.

SENIOR PRIZEGIVING
FRIDAY 06 NOVEMBER, 2009

On Friday 6 November the college will be celebrating academic success at our annual Senior Prizegiving.  This will involve changes to the daily programme. 

Dear Parent/Caregiver,
Our school is now using School-links new 2.0 version web-based communication portal that helps us communicate with you and enables you to:
• Receive time-critical two-way TXT and email alerts for all general communications such as school closures, sport cancellations or ground changes, and school emergencies
• Receive TXT and email alerts when your student is marked absent
• Book your parent-teacher interviews online
• Notify us of your students’ absences 24/7

NATIONAL SECONDARY EXAMINATION TIMETABLE 2009

For the examination timetable please use the link provided

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/for-students/exams/examtt.html

15 September 2009

Dear Parent/Caregiver

RE:  Changes to the Late Reporting System

We realise that there are times when non attendance and arriving late to school is unavoidable and the College seeks parents/caregivers cooperation in ensuring that their son or daughter misses as little class time as possible.  Student attendance closely relates to academic progress, and even arriving 5 minutes late at the beginning of a period not only causes disruption for the student who is late but also to other members of that class.

8.40 am start time for Wednesday 16th September due to Senior Assessment week.

Normal finish time of 3.05 pm.