Newsletter Term 3 Week 8

Bulls School School Newsletter Positivity-Respect-Integrity-Determination-Excellence NEWSLETTER TERM 1 WEEK 3 Kia ora e te whānau, What a fantastic start to the term we have had! It has been wonderful to see the energy, enthusiasm, and teamwork across our kura as our tamariki, staff, and whānau continue to achieve amazing things together. There is a real buzz around the school and it has been great to see everyone getting involved, supporting one another, and celebrating success. A special highlight recently has been our Aspiration Conversations. It was fantastic to see such amazing attendance from our whānau — thank you to everyone who made the time to come along. These conversations are a wonderful opportunity for us to learn from one another as we share ideas, hopes, and goals for the year ahead. By identifying the aspirations of our whānau, students, and staff together, we can build a shared pathway forward. This combined and unified approach reminds us all of the important role we each play in supporting our tamariki to flourish. Last week’s Swimming Carnival was a highlight! It was a fabulous day filled with smiles, encouragement, singing and fun. Our tamariki showed amazing team spirit as they supported their houses and peers. It was fantastic to see so many whānau there cheering them on. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success. We’re also looking forward to our TRY-athlon tomorrow. The excitement is building already and we know it will be another fun-filled event where our tamariki can challenge themselves and support their friends. The Pizza lunch, organised by our amazing BSSG, is also definitely going to be a highlight for the day. Remember sausages, drinks and juicees will also be on sale during the event for our supporters. Keep an eye out as well for Rangitīkei Reads. You never know when or where you might spot a great book somewhere fabulous. It’s all part of the fun of celebrating reading across our school and community, so stay curious and see how many you can discover. Thank you whaea Leigh for yet another of your fabulous initiatives. As always at this time of year, there are quite a few bugs making their way around. Please take care of yourselves and your whānau. If you or your tamariki become unwell, the best place to be is at home resting and recovering. And please remember to contact the office if your tamariki is absent. Thank you for the wonderful support you continue to show our school. Together we are creating a positive, supportive place for our tamariki to learn, grow, and thrive. Ngā mihi nui Megan Syme Changes to Our School Newsletter We have been increasing the number of school events, updates, and reminders shared on our school Facebook page to help keep our community informed in a more timely way. We are also transitioning to the Hero platform in Term 2, which will allow us to share important information directly with whānau in a more streamlined and accessible format. As a result of these changes, we are considering removing our fortnightly school newsletter. Our goal is to ensure communication with our whānau remains clear, relevant, and easy to access, while avoiding duplication of information across multiple platforms. Before making any decisions, we would value feedback from our whānau. Please feel free to share your thoughts, suggestions, or any concerns about this proposed change. You can send your comments to the school office or speak with a member of the leadership team. Thank you for your ongoing support as we continue to improve the way we communicate with our school community. Copyright © Bulls School 2026 Click here to unsubscribe. Powered by KiwiSchools 4.0 Call us on 06 322 1184 Email us at office@bulls.school.nz 200-202 Bridge Street Bulls 4818

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Positivity-Respect-Integrity-Determination-Excellence

2023 Term 3 Week 8

Malo e lelei,

Welcome to week 8 and (fingers crossed) the start of the spring weather. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind with so many things on the go but our tamariki are happy and loving all the opportunities and they are the reason we do what we do!

This is a newsletter with lots of ‘thank you’s’. The problem with thanking people is that you always inadvertently leave someone out! If we have done so, please accept our apologies and reach out so we can make sure we are showing our gratitude.

A gigantic thanks go to the BSSG who were instrumental in the success of hosting the Rangitikei Tough Kids event. Over $7000 was raised! We have some feedback from our tamariki about what that could be spent on – they have some very grand plans!

We are excited about hosting our Pet & Agriculture Day on the last day of term. We have a draft plan which we have shared with you below. Our lamb and calf entries are all in. Please note that due to the low number of calf entries we received we have combined the junior and senior class for judging. All of the entrants we have have been notified about this.

We are excited to have put together a timetable that includes elements of traditional lamb and calf judging, showing off other pets as well as sharing our enviroschools journey. As a finale to the day we have a mini-concert with a Pet & Agriculture Theme – you really won’t want to miss it!

If you are bringing ‘other’ pets please make sure you have registered them by collecting a form from the office from tomorrow onwards.

‘Alu ā, Kim Gordon

Earlier this week we had a visit from Raylene Castles, CEO of Sport New Zealand.

It was a hui set up by Sport Whanganui for us to feedback on the effectiveness of the Healthy Active Learning programme across the Kāhui Ako. Last night at our BoT hui Margot from Sport Whanganui shared the following information with us. We think it is clear from this feedback that Bulls School has loved the programme and we would very much like the funding to continue!

Special thanks to The Bulls School Support Group (BSSG) and our sponsors for Tough Kids. These include PGG Wrightson, BNZ Bank, Humphries Construction BBQ, Brennen Loft Blue Bird, Eg NZ, PickMee Apples HB, Bevan Parker Rose City Cars, our community baking suppliers including our families, Mint Cafe and La Bull, Countdown, Andrew Ramsay, Sport Whanganui, Farmland Foods.

WOW!!! We had some bands from Rangitikei College come and visit us. They blew us away with their performance and the amount of talent they have. Some of them have only been playing for four months as well. Was great to see Karley perform who is a former Bulls School pupil.

Ag Day Lamb and Calf Judging

We will have Senior Lamb year 4-8 & Junior Lamb year 1-3 judging plus a combined year 1-8 Calf judging

Here is an opportunity to enjoy a social or competitive competition during Term 4

Netball for parents/whānau term 4. For more information Brownie is the key contact, you can email him on steven@tekotukuhauora.co.nz

Lunch in School

The Ministry provides free healthy lunches daily, you will need to provide morning tea and a water bottle for your child. Please let the office know of any dietary requirements, alternatively, you can opt-out of the Lunch Scheme by contacting the office and then provide your own healthy lunch.