A Little About Us

Nau mai haere mai,
Greetings
Tena Koutou
Talofa Lava
Malo e Lelei
Namaste
Ni sa bula
Noaia'e mauri
Fakalofa lahi atu
Kia Orana
Asalam Alykum
Ni Hao

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! an especially warm welcome to our school community and another special welcome to all that are new to us.

Our website is a portal to our Fruitvale School. We are proud of it, we want you to enjoy and use it often.

Nau reira, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Fruitvale Term Dates 2019

Term One Begins:	Thursday February 7th	Term One Ends:	Friday 12th April
Term Two Begins:	Monday 29th April	Term Two Ends:	Friday 5th July
Term Three Begins:	Monday 22nd July	Term Three Ends:	Friday 27th September
Term Four Begins:	Monday 14th October	Term Four Ends:	Friday 20th December

Important Dates

Tuesday 29th January 2019 - 9.30pm - 2.30pm School Office will reopen for new enrolments, stationery purchases and general enquiries
Wednesday 6th February 2019 - Waitangi Day - Public Holiday
Thursday 7th February 2019 - First Day of school 2019

At the start of each school year we have a "Meet the Teacher" family evening, if your child is starting in Term 1, you are more than welcome to come along to the evening, all events are advertised via the school Facebook page so make sure you follow us on Facebook to keep informed.

If you have any questions with regards to your child's enrolment please don't hesitate to contact the Office either via email, in person or call us on 09 8272752.

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9 Croydon Road,
New Lynn,
0600

09 827 2752

E-Mail: [email protected]

What Do We Stand For?

Whakataukī: "Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, Ka ora ga tangata"

"Your food basket and my food basket together will feed the people"

Fruitvale School is a community of learners, working together to create the best learning for our children.
To grow self-managing, collaborative, caring children our values and beliefs are very important

Five values (The 5R's)

RESPECT - We all deserve the best from each other.
RESPONSIBILITY - We all work to create the best for each other.
REFLECTION - We all think about what we do and how we do it to do it better.
RESILIENCE - We come back from our mistakes, failures and experiences stronger.
RISK-TAKING - We put our heart and mind on the line believing challenge will grow us.

Five beliefs: (Five C's)

CAN DO - We believe that children' can...! We acknowledge that children may have difficulties with their journey and as professionals we will support and guide them through these times.
CONTINUOUS LEARNING - Lifelong Learning! We believe that learning is a journey that never ends.
CREATIVE THINKING - We believe in providing a safe and supportive environment that fosters risk-taking, reflection and creative thinking.
CARING - We believe in nurturing children's ability to be friendly, caring, tolerant and accepting of differences.
CITIZENSHIP - We believe that each child is one person in a world of people and must develop the skills, attitudes and characteristics that acknowledges, recognizes and promotes an optimal environment where people co-exist peacefully.