Principal's Blog

Great Start to 2019

8/2/2019

Kia ora RVS Community,

A warm welcome back to RVS to you all. We are well under way, the school alive with the sound of a vibrant learning community, refreshed after the break.

We started the first day with a whole school assembly and welcomed our new teachers, Y9 students and 21 'new to RVS' students. The video above, (thanks to Jess & Paul Jones Photography) was taken as a memento, a moment in time that will remind us of God's provision for us. What a great day, the first day of Richmond View School as a full Area School (Year 0 to Y13).

The annual RVS 'meet & greet' picnic was well attended. It was a wonderful, albeit hot evening spent getting to know one another and the teachers. Parents were able to feel the effects of our amazing air conditioning as they moved through the classes.

I wish to welcome our community to the official opening of the RVS Middle & Senior School and new Y9 classroom on Monday the 18th of February. The Mayor will be in attendance and it will be an important, God-honouring morning.

Please continue to talk often with your child/s teachers, read the weekly email notices and check the website. The booklet that was given out on the Picnic Evening can be downloaded here.

May God continue to bless the families of RVS as the year moves forward. May He continue to build this house.

Dave Pauling
Principal

What a Community...

23/11/2018

Dearest RVS Community,

This afternoon in assembly, I was moved deeply by the gift that was bestowed on me and by the sentiment of the staff, students and parents. A stunning korowhai hosting a feather decorated by every student in the school. There were songs and performances, scriptures and humbling words. It was a complete surprise and still feel totally blown away by it all. Thank you so very much to all of those involved, from everyone who worked on a feather or the korowhai itself, to those who put the assembly together, spoke or performed.
God bless you all.

Mr. Pauling

Important 2019 Information

20/11/2018

Kia ora RVS Community,

It is wonderful to see growth right across Richmond View School.  A lot of the content in the attached notice is about the new Year 9 expansion, but we will also have the biggest number of new entrant students the school has ever seen next year.  Therefore, we will have a separate Year 0/New Entrant class commencing mid-year to keep numbers in Room 1 down, in order to aide quality teaching and learning. Christian education is alive and well in Marlborough and our Lord is at work.  “For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Phil 2:13

Continuing our news for the term, we are now able to update you with further detail with regard to next year.

VISION

I have heard it said that it is important to retain order amid change and change amid order.  The Vison and Values of Richmond View School remain at the core of this school and even during times of change, as we are seeing now, the heart must stay the same.  We as a school community are navigating a time of significant, positive change.  We have prayed for and believed for our college for many years and because of this will continue to put Christ at the centre of our journey, as highlighted by the statements from our Charter below.

Vision              ‘Educating for Eternity’

Mission           Within the framework of a Christian Worldview, Richmond View School will provide an excellent education that equips each student for their future.

Values             Love for God
Respect for self and others
Respect for God’s creation

I wish to thank those who are partnered with us on this journey. I recently spent three days visiting five Christian schools in Sydney, thanks to a Marlborough Principal’s Association study grant. I also visited Cornerstone Christian School in Palmerston North who over the last 5 years have moved through the process of Change of Class and had the opportunity to discuss their experience with them. We have also been supported by Christian Principals from schools around the South Island who came to visit our school recently and have offered both advice and practical support. All these supports ensure we are well informed regarding the road ahead into Year 9 next year.

Please read the attached notice for information regarding 2019.

God bless,

Dave Pauling
Principal

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Cool air is coming!

5/9/2018

We are excited to announce that the money raised from the Variety Concert partnered with money from the Proprietor will be used to install air conditioning for Rooms 5 and 6. This means that before the year is out, the entire school will have air conditioning.

Currently, A Block (Rooms 1-4) is on track to have air conditioning units installed by the start of Term Four. The brackets have already been installed on the roof. It is our hope that B Block (Rooms 5 and 6) will have units installed at that time as well.

We wish to thank our proprietor, the RVS Foundation, those people involved in fundraising efforts, and all those who supported each event.

Dave Pauling
Principal

Devo's, Week 1, T3

23/7/2018

Welcome back to T3 RVS community. I pray you had some restful family time over the last two weeks. Looking forward to a wonderful term of learning and growing. We start into Term 3 with the Royal Variety Concert, Cross Country, Parent/Student/Teacher conferences and an information evening regarding the RVS College all before the end of Week 4. Our overall theme is 'God is Creative' and we are certainly surrounded by it in the beautiful region of Marlborough.

Please continue to read through the Tuesday email newsletters and keep an eye on the RVS calendar. The RVS App is available for download via the Apple/Android App Store which we encourage you to do as we send cancellation updates etc via this medium.

May God richly bless you and your family as we move through this term together, 'Educating for Eternity'

God bless,
Dave Pauling

(This morning's assembly notes below).

College progress

6/6/2018

During the year we have been working on a number of areas in preparation for our college opening in 2019. I'd like to provide you with an update of both what we and the Proprietors have been working on:

1. Curriculum

PATHWAYS
We are currently working on developing a broad and forward thinking style of curriculum that incorporates endless options and multiple pathways for students. Pathway options will include:

Full NCEA
Christian Schools New Zealand (CSNZ) Certificate university entrance
Qualified non-university

This is an exciting opportunity and will be the envy of many New Zealand schools, as our students will have far more diverse individual pathway options than most students within New Zealand.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 Health & Fitness Centre are excited to partner with us to develop a PE programme for our college students. Through this facility, our students will gain access to specialists in each sporting field and have the opportunity to experience a wider range of sporting opportunity than many small schools are able to offer.

2. Uniform

We recognise a need for consistency across the school with regard to uniform and the commencement of our college next year provides an ideal opportunity to review our entire uniform to ensure it reflects current conditions and school culture. Our uniform review process will be led by the Board of Trustees and will involve several consultation periods to ensure we carefully and respectfully consider all options.

The brief will include the following. Uniform must:

look smart
be low cost
comfortable
reflect the three distinct schools - Junior, Middle and Senior, while maintaining an RVS 'image'.

We expect the roll-out transition period to occur over two years, commencing in 2019, to ensure parents are able to get full use out of existing uniform.

Proprietors

The Proprietors have been working on a number of areas over the past few months, including:

First stage of the building process
An updated attendance dues structure
What to call the new college.

Information Evening

We will host an information evening during Week Three of Term Three in which we will elaborate on all the information that we have up to this point, as will the Proprietors.

PARENTS OF YEAR 8 STUDENTS
I will be happy to meet with you individually at any time to discuss next year. Please feel free to drop in to see me or give me a call to discuss our plans.

ENROLMENT FOR 2019
Numbers for our first Year 9 class will be limited. First preference will go to current RVS students. We will be using the same enrolment criteria for the College as we currently do for the rest of the school.

Thank you for your continued support as we continue to define the coming college. It is exciting and the miracle of Christian High Schooling in Marlborough shouldn't be lost on us. Please continue to ask questions as more information becomes available and remember that there is already a large amount available HERE regarding the vision for where we are heading.

God bless,

Dave Pauling
Principal

It's Almost Mother's Day!

10/5/2018

I encourage you, if you haven't already, to consider supporting RVS and surprising 'mum' with a breakfast box, available by clicking here.

RVS Change of Class Successful!

3/5/2018

Hello RVS Community

It is with pleasure that I announce on behalf of the Richmond View School Board & Proprietors that the application for Change of Class and roll increase to 345 has been approved. We have, as a community, been pursuing this reality for over five years, with the latest application begun in early 2016.

It is an exciting time but we also realise that there will be many questions, and we welcome them. The establishment of faith-based secondary schooling here at RVS will take time, patience and commitment from all involved but will be worth it. We are well connected, both here in Marlborough and across the country and plan to continue to collaborate with our strong network of schools and experts for success.

Some key points that we can share with you immediately include:

Our first Year 9 class will commence next year (2019);
Updated information will be posted under our 'Future' section of this website, as well as communicated to you via normal school communications;
You have an opportunity to ask questions via the form box located at the bottom of "The Essentials" blog post;
We will provide you with regular updates over the course of the year and endeavour to answer all of your questions as soon as we are able. There will also be information meetings and our open door policy remains.
There is already a substantial amount of educational research and consideration behind the vision for the future extension. Considered already are our key context factors:
- Faith-based
- Small in numbers
- Co-educational
- Three-part school structure
- Emphasis on personalised pathways to learning

We would like to thank those people who have committed themselves to prayer and service as we journey through this transition, as well as those who have contributed their time and skill to help bring us to this point. The final statements from the Ministry of Education reflect the wonderful staff and community we are blessed with, here at Richmond View School:

" I have recently considered the application from your Proprietor to change the class of Richmond View School from a Year 1-8 school to a Year 1-13 full composite school. I have also considered the application for a maximum roll increase to 345 students.

I have decided to approve these changes based on the information presented to me."

- Katrina Casey
Ministry of Education

" Finally I acknowledge the achievements of Richmond View School as recognised in your most recent Education Review Office Report. I congratulate the school on these positive educational outcomes.

Please convey my best wishes to the Board and staff. I trust that this change will enable the school to achieve its goals by concentrating on the provision of high quality secondary education for its students."

To the Glory of God,

Dave Pauling - Principal

Keeping you updated

5/3/2018

As we are well and truly settling into the school year, I wanted to take a moment to catch you up on some school news:

OUT OF OFFICE
Over the next few weeks I may be offsite as there is much work to prepare as we wait eagerly for the answer for the Change of Class. I've been working closely with members from the Ministry of Education and the Church. Should you need to get in touch, please don't hesitate to contact the office.

CHANGE OF CLASS
We ask that you continue to pray for the Change of Class application as it is in its final stages of the approval process. There is a lot of work happening behind the scenes here so that we will be ready to commence our first Year 9 class in 2019 (next year!).

PRAYER MEETING
Our school prayer meeting has changed to Monday mornings from 8:40am - 9:00am. We invite all from our school community to participate as you are able:

“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

Matthew 18:19-20

AIR CONDITIONERS
Our Board Of Trustees remain committed to installing air conditioning into Rooms 3, 2 & 1. We had endeavoured to book the installation of these in mid-January, however, companies were fully-booked for this period and so our new target for installation will be before the end of Term Three, in time for summer.

RVS FOUNDATION
We are still seeking members of our community who would like to help the RVS Foundation in their fund-raising efforts. The Foundation have some exciting initiatives planned for the year, but require willing and able volunteers to help see these to fruition.
If you would like to find out more or think you would be able to help, please visit The RVS Foundation information page and subscribe to the mailing list located at the bottom.

EASTER SERVICE
We are really looking forward to Easter service which will be held on Thursday 29th March at Rarangi Beach. Just a reminder that you need to return the permission slip by Thursday 16th March.

Click HERE for further information and a copy of the permission slip.

God bless,

Dave Pauling - Principal

RVS Picnic

2/2/2018

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