Monthly Archives: March 2022

Kia ora te whanau o te kotuku From Monday March 28th, with just under three weeks to go in Term 1, we will be returning to the full school timetable. For the remainder of the term, school will start every day at 8:40 through until 3:10. The heat is easing and students will be permitted to move between classes with masks down as it is the open air. Those students who wish to keep their masks on are free to do so as they transition from one class to the next.  We will require that as they approach their class…

Kia ora te whanau o te kotuku The shorter days have worked really well while we have navigated our way through what we hope is the peak of Omicron, the extreme heat of the afternoons, and the impact that this has on students and staff when they are wearing masks for up to six hours a day.  The attitude across the board and the work ethic have been excellent. We are therefore going to extend the finishing time of 1.30pm for next week.  An increased number of staff and students are returning to school and the way we are tracking…

Kia ora te whanau o te Kotuku I believe that the decision to run four periods a day and finish at 1:25pm has paid off. I have over the last two weeks visited over 200 classes, most of the time, just passing through to check on the learning habits and behaviours that provide the platform for a positive culture and therefore the long-term happiness and success of everyone who is part of the Kotuku flock. As a result of these walkthroughs, I further believe that not asking our rangatahi to front up after lunch with masks on has created more…

Kia ora te whanau o te Kotuku, At Rutherford, we strive for personal excellence. That requires both teachers and students to be doing their 50%. If you want to make progress you walk on two legs. If the teacher’s efforts are the right leg and your effort is the left leg and you work side by side, you start to make forward progress. If one of the legs is not doing its 50% of the work, then progress is severely impacted. Think about a shared lunch situation where two people are going to contribute. If one person doesn’t bring anything;…