Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Kura
Welcome to Selwyn Ridge School

Another great week on the ridge. So many bookmark winners on Monday! At Monday hui Mr Price and Miss Robinson starred in a skit reminding us of our "Muck Up, Own Up, Fix Up and Move On mantra that helps us learn from mistakes. Today team Kāhu led hui, showcasing a fabulous range of learning from across their team: from pepeha to sphero coding to amazing creativity connected to our term's focus on learning through the arts. We celebrated all our fabulous cross country athletes and the legendary Mrs Taylor and her dedicated events team and got excited about next week's upcoming disco too! Kia whakatā, kia koa i tēnei mutunga wiki e te whānau.

Rooms 10 and 3 had a great day of learning downtown today. A fabulous learning experience at the Tauranga library and art gallery.

Our year 4/5/6 akōnga were privileged to be visited by Olympic ambassador Connor Bell this morning. Connor, a discus thrower talked about his experiences getting to the Olympics. He shared: * Throwing the discus is like throwing a 2kilo dinner plate. * 69.51m is his personal best throw * When he was younger, if he didn't throw the distance he expected to he would let that negative thought/feeling take over the day - even if there was really good experiences. His message to us was...it's not what you do, but how you do it. He linked lots to our "memories are treasured forever" poster in the hall and encouraged tamariki to make great memories. He stressed the need to focus on the enjoyment of the people and energy around you. * Becoming an Olympian needed resilience, bouncing back and layered effort!

Yay! A great day out at the park for cross country today. Lots more photos and results to come in the sports page soon. Thanks to the legendary Mrs Taylor, her fabulous events team, our dynamo leaders and all of our wonderful staff and parents for another great exhibition of team work. We love our school whānau!

We packed a lot into four days this week! A fabulous action packed week 2 term 2 on the ridge. Have a great weekend whānau. Looking forward to seeing lots of you at cross country on Tuesday.

Kia ora, Enjoy our first newsletter for the term. Kia pai to rā - have a great day.

At our celebration hui this morning, the tamariki from Room 10 shared their insights on Te Whare Tapa Whā. They did a fantastic job explaining how this model supports their wellbeing, helping them stay happy, healthy, and strong. A big thank you to Room 10, ka rawe!