Principal's Panui - 31 May 2024

Tālofa lava 

As we get to the time of the year when there is a lot going on and our minds might become overburdened with what we have to get done, I urge you to remember the difference between mind full and mindful. Too much to do can lead to procrastination or leaving the thing that you have do that is least palatable sitting there undone. I encourage you to take one thing off your cluttered plate that might be your current situation, give that task the attention it requires, see it through to a logical conclusion and repeat. Take another item off the plate.

Sometimes we go out for dinner to a smorgasbord and we get to choose what we want to eat and eat lots of what we like eating. We cant do that everyday. Are we choosing to leave the metaphorical brussel sprouts to last, and then guess what we don’t eat them. When we are faced with burdensome, not so enjoyable tasks, my advice is to deal with them first while your energy or appetite for work is at its strongest. Leaving the most difficult thing to last when our energy is at its lowest ebb means that horrible job is still there infecting our thinking.

If you want to avoid an increase in ‘stinking thinking’ where you worry about something that needs to be done, get up tomorrow and eat that plate of brussel sprouts first. It will liberate your brain and your anxiety levels to be able to focus on what’s next.

School Photographs

Please take note of the photo dates  for this term:

5th of June   :  Sports Photos - students should ensure they bring their sports gear.
10th of June :  Clubs and Committees Photos  

After all the photos are taken, details of how you can place orders will be emailed to you by Photolife (the photo company engaged by us) they will also post  the photos directly to you.

Open Evening and Enrolments for 2025

In Term 3 Rutherford will host their annual Open Evening. If you have a son or daughter currently in Year 8, then please come along to the college to meet the teachers and learn more about Rutherford College. If you prefer to see the school in action you can attend on Friday 2 August between 9.30 and 1.30pm and experience a tour of the school and talk with students about what they like about Rutherford College.

Open Evening Thursday 1 August 6-8pm

Open Day Friday 2 August 9.30am-1.30pm

Following on from the Open Evening and Open Day is our Enrolment week from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 August 3.30 - 7.00pm and Saturday 10 August from 9.30 - 11.30am. All enrolments will be in our Information Commons. Booking schedules will be available closer to the time. To find out more about how to enrol, please visit our website.

Upcoming Events:

17 - 21 June - International languages week
19 June - Readers Cup
20 June - LUV Music
21 June - International Languages Evening
27 June - Parent/Student Breakfast - our first Parent & child breakfast of 2024 is being held at 7.30am on Thursday the 27th June. If a parent is not available, a caregiver, uncle or aunty, grandparent or godparent is very welcome to come alone. This is an informal occasion and an opportunity for you to meet socially with other parents and spend time with your child before you both start your day. To cover costs, adults are $20 per person and students are $15 per person. You can purchase your tickets online from trybooking.
28 June - Matariki Day - School Closed
04 July- School Ball - School closes 1.30pm
05 July - (Friday) School Closed for the holiday break

Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend.

Gary Moore