School Motto, Core Values and Code of Behaviour

Rangi Ruru is a family school and every girl is important to us. She is encouraged to share and care for others, and to gain a sense of personal worth and achievement.

School Motto

The school motto ‘Whaia to te Rangi - Seek the Heavenly Things’ reminds us that education cannot be limited to physical, cultural or academic studies only, but must include our spiritual dimension if we are to find values that are really worthwhile in life.

Core Values

The Rangi Ruru philosophy is underpinned by a belief in and commitment to the five core school values. The following of this code of behaviour by the Rangi Ruru community will mean that a sense of personal worth and integrity will be fostered in each person.

The school’s five core values are spelt out in our name R A N G I:

The Code of Behaviour

All people at Rangi Ruru are included as a valued part of the School community. People will be accepted in their diversity of beliefs and opinions and the variety of their gifts will be celebrated.

Care and consideration will be taken in speaking and communicating with others.

Partnerships in learning will be nurtured and people will be supported and affirmed in their endeavours.

All members of the Rangi Ruru community will be encouraged to look beyond themselves into the wider community and to recognise and take responsibility for the care of other people and the environment.

Our Home and School Partnership Agreement

By sending your child to Rangi Ruru we have become partners in your child’s education. The school undertakes to nurture and support the mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural and creative health and development of all our students to the best of our ability. In a community of over 700 individuals, this requires clear expectations, systems, rules and policies. These form the basis of the school’s terms and conditions of enrolment.

The guidelines and policies pertaining to our community, are outlined in the enrolment contract and in this Handbook and are updated from time to time through school communications.

Rangi Ruru undertakes:

• To support your daughter to reach her highest potential intellectually, spiritually, physically and culturally

• To provide a safe and nurturing environment

• To welcome, value and encourage your involvement as a parent

• To communicate fully on all matters of mutual concern and to give early warning of any significant problems, whether of a work, discipline, or relationship nature

• To formally communicate your daughter’s progress to you through Learning Progress Interviews, reports, school communications and formally arranged meetings with teachers

• To provide opportunities that will assist your daughter to develop lifelong skills, such as time management, goal setting, leadership, teamwork, adaptability, resilience and confidence

• To model behaviour that sets a good example for students and protects the reputation of the school

• To follow up and respond promptly to any concerns you may have about your daughter’s progress

• To make a set of all relevant school policy documents available on Rangi.Life and/ or in the School Office.

As a parent, our expectation is for you:

• To be active in your daughter’s education and to support the school in as many ways as you are able

• To support the Rangi Ruru values and abide by the policies of the school

• To encourage your daughter in a positive attitude to both learning and the school

• To communicate fully with the school on all matters of mutual concern, and to inform the school promptly of any matters that may affect your daughter’s wellbeing and progress at school

• To respond promptly to any concerns raised by the school

• To ensure the school is advised of any changes to your contact information

• To ensure your daughter’s regular and punctual attendance during the prescribed school term and to plan absences such as appointments and vacations outside school term times

• To support the school in ensuring your daughter’s compliance with the school rules and policies on discipline, behaviour and uniform, and to accept and abide by all disciplinary decisions made by the school pursuant to the rules and policies in respect of your daughter

• To model behaviour that sets a good example for students and protects the reputation of the school

• To pay school fees and disbursements by the due date