Nor'West News: August 16, 2016

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Tuesday August 16 2016
SCHOOLS
NOR’WEST NEWS
New school bus routes
RANGI RURU Girls’ School has
announced a trial of a new Red
Bus services for students in
south-west Canterbury.
The initiative came from parents
who were having difficulties getting
their children to school using
existing routes.
Principal Sandra Hastie said the
school is very supportive of effective
public transport and having
students on a bus, using bus lanes
as well as other measures.
“There’s already too little time
and too much stress in many
lives, so if we can alleviate that for
parents and students that’s a good
thing,” she said.
The bus, which is identifiable
by a ‘Rangi Ruru school bus’ sign,
departs Burnham at 6.35am, with
five points from which students
can be picked up or get off at
Rolleston, Lincoln University,
Lincoln, Tai Tapu and Halswell.
The bus arrives at the school by
8.10am and returns at 4pm for
pick up. It ends the day in Burnham
at 5.20pm.
Rangi Ruru business manager
Neil Templeton said Red Bus has
been very co-operative during the
development of the service trial.
“We are open to suggestions for
improvements during the trial
and are encouraging parents and
students to give us feedback.”
Fares are $7.50 return or $4 oneway
and students use their Cando
Card as they would for any metro
bus. The card can be topped up
with the driver.
Dr Hastie said the service was
also available to students from
other Christchurch schools and
parents should contact Rangi
Ruru to register their son or
daughter. She added that, all going
well, the intention was to continue
the service.
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BRAND NEW: Burnside Primary School has new sports uniforms.
New sports uniforms
show school’s values
• By Andrew King
BURNSIDE PRIMARY School
pupils have flash new sports
uniforms thanks to a $5000
fundraising effort by the
parent teacher association and
donations.
The school were supplied
more than 100 new uniforms
for five of teams, including
rugby, hockey, netball, soccer
and athletics.
Sports coordinator Peter
Chaplin said it would make
their pupils stand out on sports
day.
“We host over 120 children
every Friday as part of a local
sports competition, along with
teams travelling to Nunweek
Park and Hagley Park to play
in the weekly winter primary
school sports competition,” he
said.
All the uniforms have an
image of Hine Taio – the school
carving that underpins the values
and curriculum of Burnside
Primary – imprinted on the
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Mr Chaplin said 100 per cent
of pupils in year 5 and 6 are
actively participating in sport.
“We encourage all of our
children to be part of a team. It is
important that all children have
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skills and leadership potential.
The sports field offers another
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