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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Dear parents and caregivers
Kia ora koutou
On Wednesday of this week, 22 May, the Minister of Education will be making the announcement of her interim decision on the proposal for the five Aranui schools.
At this point in time the Minister is proposing to close the five schools and to create a new Aranui single site community campus. On Wednesday we will learn if the Minister will be going ahead with this proposal, or if she will be modifying it in some way.
All parents and caregivers are invited to a special school assembly at 2pm - 2:30pm on Wednesday, to hear this announcement along with our staff, students Board of Trustees and community.
The Minister will be making her public announcement regarding the interim decision at 3pm, so this will give you the chance to hear the outcome for our school before it becomes public information.
Please note that due to major roadworks on Shortland Street, visitors will need to enter the school via the Breezes Rd entrance.
Kind regards
John Rohs
Principal
Please note this is a change to the previous notification regarding the Minister's announcement posted on our website last week.
WEEKLY UPDATE
Term 2 Week 2
On Tuesday, 14 May our School's Polyfest team put on a rousing performance as one of 21 schools who participated in the annual Polyfest event at the CBS Arena. Being placed first on the programme for the evening was a tough call, but our students rose to the challenge and gave it 100%. We are now looking forward to the team performing on Open Day and for Assembly. 
At assembly on Wednesday, 15 May a number of students were also awarded certificates for the Brain Bee Challenge. This is a competition throughout New Zealand and Australia about the biology of the brain. These 7 students will travel down to the South Island regional competition in Dunedin at the end of June.
Message from the Principal
Our Shortland St and Breezes Rd photo boards have now been updated and are creating a great impression with our 2013 school leaders Thomas Smitheram (Head Boy), Jules Filimoehala (Head Girl), Emma Robertson (Deputy Head Girl) and Setu Mosegi (Deputy Head Boy).
We acknowledge the generosity of Wainoni Pak’n’Save in supporting this important part of our school promotion.
At this point in time, our website is under reconstruction. We look forward to making progress during Term 2.
Aranui High is very proud of its students and their achievements. Our mission is to be the best possible community secondary school and to provide a broad pathway for all of our students. We have a reputation for innovation and flexibility in supporting student outcomes. The recently released Christchurch Education Renewal Plan significantly impacts on our school and its future. The Board of Trustees has been working with four other schools in our area, as part of the Aranui cluster. The Board of Trustees has decided to support the Minister's proposal for the establishment of a brand new single -site community campus in 2017. We will continue to work co-operatively with the other schools in the cluster, to ensure that this concept is developed into an exciting plan with further details, so that the youth of the eastern area of the city have an educational hub that all sectors of our society can be truly proud of. The vision of our Board of Trustees also includes important roles for pre-school, tertiary, and Adult and Community Education. The school's submission to the Minister includes these details.
In term 1, the School had a visit from the Education Review Office. Their report is available on this site. The Board of Trustees is extremely pleased with the very positive outcome of the report and its favourablecomments about student learning and achievements.
TERM 2 2013 CALENDAR
Uniform Shop: Monday and Wednesdays: 1.00 - 2.00pm
Week 3:
21 May: Board of Trustees Meeting
Week 4:
28 May: OPEN NIGHT
30 May: Flu Vaccinations for Students
Week 5:
03 June: Queens Birthday
04 June: Teacher Only Day
07 June: CPIT "Have a Go Day"
Week 7:
18 June: Board of Trustees Meeting
20 June: Aranui Health Day
Week 8:
25 June: Parent/Teacher Interviews: All Levels: 5.00-7.00pm
Week 9:
05 July: Nga Manu Korero Regionals - To be held at Aranui High School
Week 10:
12 July: Last day of Term 2
NEWSLETTERS: 2013
Term 1: Issue 1 (February 2013)
Term 1 : Issue 2 Part 1 (March-April 2013)
Term 1: Issue 2 Part 2 (March-April 2013)
Weekly Update Archives
Term 1 Week 11 (15-18 April 2013)
cANTERBURY EDUCATION RENEWAL PLAN
Canterbury Education Renewal Plan Submission to MOE