Principal’s Message
Meri Kirihimete Whanau,
What a wonderful celebration of our students, their whanau and staff we had at the Rise UP Academy 2020 end of year Awards.
As we farewell our year eight students, Mr Andrew Letiu, Whaea Kilinoa Singapu we praise God for his continued favour and protection over them all during their next season.
I hope everyone has a well-deserved break and to sum up our childrens Inquiry learning topics this year, here is an acronym to keep us singing HIP HIP hooray over the festive season.
Hygiene for happy hands
Immunity for strong bodies
Pray pray pray for God’s protection
As you know we have literary artists amongst our Rise UP students this year and NEVEAH LETIU has decided rather than writing a letter to Santa to write to us all at RUA and remind us of the reason for the season.
A Christmas to believe in!
Every kid around the world gets very excited when Christmas is around the corner. They think of the Christmas story , they think of the presents they will receive, they think of cookies and punch, and they also think of writing to Santa! But what they don’t think of is th
e other characters in the story like the Wise Men , the Shepherds and the reason for the season especially the 25th! So I’ve decided not to write to Santa but to write to you the true meaning of the Christmas story !
So ask me why I’m going to write about the Shepherds.
I will tell you why, because they have an important part of the story. They’re important because they listened to Angel Gabriel, t
hey did not question the angel,or disobey the angel, they listened to the angel! That’s why the Shepherds are very special to the story. Did you know the candy cane relates to the shepherds part?, the candy cane means a shepherd’s staff and when you turn it upside it turns into a J , that J stands for Jesus, cool right! That’s why the shepherds are very important to me!
Now I’m going to talk to you about the Wise Men… say it. You said it wrong , you have to say it in a deep voice and with a smart voice, there you go that’s it! We know that King Herald sent three Wise Men to Baby Jesus and to bring him back to King Herald so he can worship Him. The Wise Men were obviously too smart to believe in King Herald, they knew King Herald wanted to kill Baby Jesus ,so once they had arrived they told Mary that King Herald wanted to kill Baby Jesus. Mary understood so her and Joseph took the baby and took another route home. Without the Wise Men, Mary & Joseph would lose their child, Baby Jesus. We are lucky to have the Wise Men, without them Jesus would have never performed miracles and would have never died on the cross for our sins.
The real purpose of why we celebrate Christmas is because of Jesus’s birth, for the wonderful Wise Men and the peaceful Shepherds. You may believe Santa and the Christmas story but what’s really important is Jesus!
By Nevaeh Letiu with help from Rettamae Martin
Year 5 (Term 4, 2020)
Let us stay united in prayer and supplication over the break, clothed in grace.
Manaaki te atua
Sita Selupe MNZM
The Calendar
Recent Events
END OF YEAR AWARDS
Praise God as we come to the end of another year of celebrating our student’s
success at Rise UP Academy! Congratulations to all our Award winners who received Classroom, After School Programme, House, SUPA and Special Awards this year. Our students, teachers and staff have worked hard throughout the year and we are very proud of what they have achieved and can celebrate their success together! On behalf of the students and staff at Rise Up Academy we would like to say a big thank you to all our parents and whanau who have continued to support us with their children’s learning throughout the year.
Classroom Awards
Literacy & Numeracy Awards
After school Programme Awards
Special Awards
STUDENT COUNCILLORS; Caleb Leulua’i-Alo, Cyrus Holloway, Tre Levi, Michael Fe’ao, Gideon Fe’ao, Caleb Foley, Ekamjeet Singh, Grace Ng Shiu, Leah Johnson, Tehaina Popata Strickland & Prayer Suamasi.
Absent: Leah Johnson
Fare well Year 8 Graduates
We also bid farewell to our five Year 8 Graduates who will be leaving Rise UP Academy and moving on to high school. Two of these students bring foundational students who started with us when Rise UP opened in 2014, Leah Johnson and Michael Fe’ao. We would like to wish Tehaina, Leah, Cyrus, Grace and Michael all the best as they continue their education and we wish you all the best with your new journey.
Generous Donation from Kristin School
Last year Kristin School donated a lot of school stationery supplies for
our students and teachers and we are happy to let you all know Kristin School have donated once again stationery supplies for 2021. Praise the Lord! So Rise UP Academy hosted an assembly and shared lunch to acknowledge and invite Kristin school for their lovely donation.
RISE UP VOLUNTEER of the YEAR!
Cecelia MacGregor has on her own volunteered 82 hours in a COVID-19 year, YES even with the lockdown this Supermum who also works managed to clock up these hours. Thank you for your service to our school Cecelia, every little bit does not go unnoticed. God bless you, Phil and the family.
RUA-ATHLON
What an amazing event for our students, staff and families! In lieu of COVID-19 and the annual Weetbix TRY-athlon we decided to run our own version labelling it our RUA-Athlon whilst keeping our students safe. A huge thank you to Mrs Rona Faga who organised this event with her team and also to our parent helpers on the day; Cecelia, Melissa, Mike, Joshua, Justin, Matangi and our highschool student helpers – you guys are awesome!
Whanau Notices
Farewell
To our amazing whanau educator Andrew Letiu: 
Thank you for your servant leadership and for being a blessing to all our Te Rua families since 2014. We will greatly miss you however its not a complete goodbye because you will continue facilitating in the Hearts & Minds programme. It’s been a great journey working alongside you with our parents, we will treasure the laughs and joy you bring to our BLC team. Thank you for your love for our whanau and especially our children both past and present. We know that God has great plans for you and Cath so we will continue to pray that God will lead you and guide you always.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you plans to prosper you and not to harm you.
AFS team:
All the very best Whaea Kirinoa with your studies for an Early Childhood degree at MIT. Thank you Kiri for supporting and helping out the after school programme. Thank you so much for all your hard work in working alongside our children and parents. May God continue to bless you and your family.
HEARTS & MINDS:
As part of our enrolment criteria into Rise UP Academy and part of our declaration of commitment parents will need to attend the Hearts & Minds programme before their child is enrolled into Rise UP Academy. Please let your friends and families know that we will be delivering the Hearts & Minds programme in Term 1 & 2 only in 2021.
SUMMER READING
Summer reading, sorted January 5 – February 5, 2021
Read, relax and reset with fun, flexible reading challenges – for whānau or just for you! Pre-register today – challenges open 5 January 2021.
Tēnā, whakangahau i tō whanau, i a koe rānei me ēnei wero panui hei mea whakatā i te hinengaro i ngā rā raumati. Register and join a challenge for your chance to be in to win great prizes from Specsavers, passes for Auckland’s top attractions and more!
Finally, Merry Christmas to all our Rise UP Whanau! We wish you a wonderful Christmas and a Blessed New Year! Keep safe and Be kind to one another, from the Rise UP Team.
Devotions
Whanau devotions:
Devotion topic: The Beatitudes
Scripture for the term:
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Scripture for the week: Nativity story
Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Specific Learning Intention:
– We are learning to share the love of God this christmas
Success Criteria
– I can show kindness to others
– I can think and help others
Prayer requests:
– Protection over the school holidays for our friends and family
– Curriculum planning for 2021
– God’s favour for sustainability of BLC programmes
– Stakeholder relationships for 2021
– Continued partnership with all our families.
Praise be to God for answered prayer
Principal’s Message
Meri Kirihimete Whanau,
What a wonderful celebration of our students, their whanau and staff we had at the Rise UP Academy 2020 end of year Awards.
As we farewell our year eight students, Mr Andrew Letiu, Whaea Kilinoa Singapu we praise God for his continued favour and protection over them all during their next season.
I hope everyone has a well-deserved break and to sum up our childrens Inquiry learning topics this year, here is an acronym to keep us singing HIP HIP hooray over the festive season.
Hygiene for happy hands
Immunity for strong bodies
Pray pray pray for God’s protection
As you know we have literary artists amongst our Rise UP students this year and NEVEAH LETIU has decided rather than writing a letter to Santa to write to us all at RUA and remind us of the reason for the season.
A Christmas to believe in!
Every kid around the world gets very excited when Christmas is around the corner. They think of the Christmas story , they think of the presents they will receive, they think of cookies and punch, and they also think of writing to Santa! But what they don’t think of is the other characters in the story like the Wise Men , the Shepherds and the reason for the season especially the 25th! So I’ve decided not to write to Santa but to write to you the true meaning of the Christmas story !
So ask me why I’m going to write about the Shepherds.
I will tell you why, because they have an important part of the story. They’re important because they listened to Angel Gabriel, they did not question the angel,or disobey the angel, they listened to the angel! That’s why the Shepherds are very special to the story. Did you know the candy cane relates to the shepherds part?, the candy cane means a shepherd’s staff and when you turn it upside it turns into a J , that J stands for Jesus, cool right! That’s why the shepherds are very important to me!
Now I’m going to talk to you about the Wise Men… say it. You said it wrong , you have to say it in a deep voice and with a smart voice, there you go that’s it! We know that King Herald sent three Wise Men to Baby Jesus and to bring him back to King Herald so he can worship Him. The Wise Men were obviously too smart to believe in King Herald, they knew King Herald wanted to kill Baby Jesus ,so once they had arrived they told Mary that King Herald wanted to kill Baby Jesus. Mary understood so her and Joseph took the baby and took another route home. Without the Wise Men, Mary & Joseph would lose their child, Baby Jesus. We are lucky to have the Wise Men, without them Jesus would have never performed miracles and would have never died on the cross for our sins.
The real purpose of why we celebrate Christmas is because of Jesus’s birth, for the wonderful Wise Men and the peaceful Shepherds. You may believe Santa and the Christmas story but what’s really important is Jesus!
By Nevaeh Letiu with help from Rettamae Martin
Year 5 (Term 4, 2020)
Let us stay united in prayer and supplication over the break, clothed in grace.
Manaaki te atua
Sita Selupe MNZM
The Calendar
Recent Events
END OF YEAR AWARDS
Praise God as we come to the end of another year of celebrating our student’s
success at Rise UP Academy! Congratulations to all our Award winners who received Classroom, After School Programme, House, SUPA and Special Awards this year. Our students, teachers and staff have worked hard throughout the year and we are very proud of what they have achieved and can celebrate their success together! On behalf of the students and staff at Rise Up Academy we would like to say a big thank you to all our parents and whanau who have continued to support us with their children’s learning throughout the year.
Classroom Awards
Literacy & Numeracy Awards
After school Programme Awards
Special Awards
STUDENT COUNCILLORS; Caleb Leulua’i-Alo, Cyrus Holloway, Tre Levi, Michael Fe’ao, Gideon Fe’ao, Caleb Foley, Ekamjeet Singh, Grace Ng Shiu, Leah Johnson, Tehaina Popata Strickland & Prayer Suamasi.
Absent: Leah Johnson
Fare well Year 8 Graduates
We also bid farewell to our five Year 8 Graduates who will be leaving Rise UP Academy and moving on to high school. Two of these students bring foundational students who started with us when Rise UP opened in 2014, Leah Johnson and Michael Fe’ao. We would like to wish Tehaina, Leah, Cyrus, Grace and Michael all the best as they continue their education and we wish you all the best with your new journey.
Generous Donation from Kristin School
Last year Kristin School donated a lot of school stationery supplies for our students and teachers and we are happy to let you all know Kristin School have donated once again stationery supplies for 2021. Praise the Lord! So Rise UP Academy hosted an assembly and shared lunch to acknowledge and invite Kristin school for their lovely donation.
RISE UP VOLUNTEER of the YEAR!
Cecelia MacGregor has on her own volunteered 82 hours in a COVID-19 year, YES even with the lockdown this Supermum who also works managed to clock up these hours. Thank you for your service to our school Cecelia, every little bit does not go unnoticed. God bless you, Phil and the family.
RUA-ATHLON
What an amazing event for our students, staff and families! In lieu of COVID-19 and the annual Weetbix TRY-athlon we decided to run our own version labelling it our RUA-Athlon whilst keeping our students safe. A huge thank you to Mrs Rona Faga who organised this event with her team and also to our parent helpers on the day; Cecelia, Melissa, Mike, Joshua, Justin, Matangi and our highschool student helpers – you guys are awesome!
Whanau Notices
Farewell
To our amazing whanau educator Andrew Letiu:
Thank you for your servant leadership and for being a blessing to all our Te Rua families since 2014. We will greatly miss you however its not a complete goodbye because you will continue facilitating in the Hearts & Minds programme. It’s been a great journey working alongside you with our parents, we will treasure the laughs and joy you bring to our BLC team. Thank you for your love for our whanau and especially our children both past and present. We know that God has great plans for you and Cath so we will continue to pray that God will lead you and guide you always.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you plans to prosper you and not to harm you.
AFS team:
All the very best Whaea Kirinoa with your studies for an Early Childhood degree at MIT. Thank you Kiri for supporting and helping out the after school programme. Thank you so much for all your hard work in working alongside our children and parents. May God continue to bless you and your family.
HEARTS & MINDS:
As part of our enrolment criteria into Rise UP Academy and part of our declaration of commitment parents will need to attend the Hearts & Minds programme before their child is enrolled into Rise UP Academy. Please let your friends and families know that we will be delivering the Hearts & Minds programme in Term 1 & 2 only in 2021.
SUMMER READING
Summer reading, sorted January 5 – February 5, 2021
Read, relax and reset with fun, flexible reading challenges – for whānau or just for you! Pre-register today – challenges open 5 January 2021.
Tēnā, whakangahau i tō whanau, i a koe rānei me ēnei wero panui hei mea whakatā i te hinengaro i ngā rā raumati. Register and join a challenge for your chance to be in to win great prizes from Specsavers, passes for Auckland’s top attractions and more!
Finally, Merry Christmas to all our Rise UP Whanau! We wish you a wonderful Christmas and a Blessed New Year! Keep safe and Be kind to one another, from the Rise UP Team.
Devotions
Whanau devotions:
Devotion topic: The Beatitudes
Scripture for the term:
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Scripture for the week: Nativity story
Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Specific Learning Intention:
– We are learning to share the love of God this christmas
Success Criteria
– I can show kindness to others
– I can think and help others
Prayer requests:
– Protection over the school holidays for our friends and family
– Curriculum planning for 2021
– God’s favour for sustainability of BLC programmes
– Stakeholder relationships for 2021
– Continued partnership with all our families.
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