Tawatawa News

30 October 2026

He mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa
Bonjour à toutes nos familles

Ridgway School Inaugural Quiz Night 

The form is live!  Only 15 tables are available so quick sign up is recommended!  - Team Registration Form

We’ve had new auction / raffle donations from:

Natty

1852 Brooklyn Pub

Caribe Cafe

New World Island Bay

Bata Shoes

Sensory Sam

T leaf T

Kaffee Eis

Miriam Tong - artist

To add to our donations from La Cloche, Gramercy, Zealandia, Sprig and Fern, Shut up and Dance, Arobake, Baron Hasselhoff's, Cloudbuster and Apostle Hot Sauce. 

Teams of up to 8 per table - $25 per person - $200 per table  (includes a platter). 

Spanish lessons online next year

¡Hola! My name is Amanda Campos and my daughter, Paola, is in Year 4 in Ruru.

I'm excited to offer Spanish classes to Ridgway tamariki next year. I can offer classes for complete beginners, as well as español como lengua de herencia (Spanish as a Heritage Language) for kids who are exposed to Spanish at home. Both types of classes would be run in small groups and would focus on learning the language through songs, games, movement and stories.

I have experience teaching languages to kids of all ages, both in Wellington and overseas. 

If you have questions feel free to get in touch with me at Amanda.CamposA@gmail.com

Please fill out this form if you would like to sign up. 

Noho marae

This is happening next week for our Year 5 - 8s. It’s been a logistical nightmare (as always) with Southern Zones on Thursday and being split over two nights. Who remembers the fun of last year getting the kids to a basketball tournament last year?  So much fun!  Spare a thought for our local hero Derek who is spending two nights at the noho marae again this year - parents remember your ear plugs! 

Dress up day

There were lots of fun and spooky costumes out there today!  But we have to give a special shout out to The Dereks!  Sadly two Dereks are missing in this photo - Katie doesn’t work Fridays but she dressed up (or should that be ‘dressed down’) to drop her daughter off and Felicity was AWOL - presumably playing the guitar somewhere.

What Now?

There will be something special announced on What Now? this Sunday, tell the kids to tune in!

Upcoming events

• 3 - 5 November - Noho marae for Year 5 - 8

• 5 November - Southern Zone Athletics

• 6 November - Kākā Shakespeare Performance

• 9 November - Road Patrol Training for Year 5s

• 14 November - Brooklyn Twilight Festival

• 23 - 26 November - Year 7 & 8 at Camp Makihika

• 27 November - Quiz Night!

• 4 December - Ridgway’s Got Talent

• 10 December - Year 8 Leavers’ Celebration

• 11 December - final assemblies

• 16 December - last day of school, 2pm finish and no Rascals

• 17 and 18 December - Rascals

Community Notices

Spooky Disco at Vogelmorn!

Join us Sunday 1 November, 3–6pm, for an afternoon of spooky fun.

The Vogelmorn Precinct is coming alive with ghoulish delights.

HERE’S WHAT’S IN STORE:

~ Spooky snacks

~ DJ Monster and his terrifying tunes

~ Prizes

~ Tunnel of Thrills

~ Spooky movies (G & PG)

~ Face painting

And more!

ENTRY BY DONATION

We’ll have donation buckets and EFTPOS available. We can’t give change for cash donations, so please break your notes beforehand. This also helps keep the emergency exit clear. Thanks for understanding!

ACCESSIBILITY

The historic Vogelmorn club rooms are not wheelchair accessible. Vogelmorn Hall is wheelchair accessible but has no accessible bathroom.

Need accessibility info or a hand with anything