2026 Newsletter - Week 4, Term 2

Kia ora koutou,

This week is support staff week - we have twenty people employed at Greenmeadows School as support staff. This includes our cleaners, grounds staff, administrative staff, canteen manager, and teacher aides. They are all amazing and make a significant contribution to the school and its community. We have been finding ways to thank them for all they do!

Tomorrow is our GMS Pink Shirt Day. Greenmeadows School students are allowed to wear an item of pink on the day if they wish. This is not a general mufti day, but your child may choose to wear something pink for this day only, just to remind us to be kind to each other e.g. hair tie, ribbon, t-shirt. There is no coin collection.

Ngā mihi

Mark Johnson

Principal/Tumuaki

We have had the following students start with us since the last newsletter:

Eliza Clarke, Athen Mejo & Mason Familton.

A very warm welcome to you all!

Our school roll is currently sitting at 473.

Monday 18th May - Swimming starts for Pohutukawa Syndicate

Thursday 28th May - Tough Guy & Gal

Thursday 18th June - GMS Swimming sports

Thursday 25th June - Matariki evening

Entries are now open for the Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge to be held at Clifton Station on Thursday 28th May. This is the biggest mud run series of it's kind in NZ, with a 1.5km course for Year 3-4's and a 3km course for Year 5-6's all filled with challenging obstacles, mud mud and more mud, tunnels, walls, walking, running, crawling and climbing This is a fantastic day out and always hugely popular at GMS. Full information and the direct link to register can be found on Hero and our school website. We hope to see a record number of GMS students once again participating

For a limited time we are selling school beanies again in time for the colder months. There are two sizes available, child and adult. The child size is suitable for Years 1-3 students and the adult size is suitable for Year 4 and up. Both sizes are $17 and you can order yours through the Kindo App from tomorrow evening.

Orders close 31st May. No late orders accepted.

If you have a child who is going to turn five at any stage this year or next year, and they are going to attend Greenmeadows School, please let us know as soon as possible.

This also applies to any relatives, neighbours or friends you may have who live in our zone and wish for their children to come to our wonderful school.

Even if you think we may already know, there is no harm in telling us (again).

You can either phone the school or email Sara at saraa@gms.school.nz

Many thanks for your help.

We are looking for a friendly, energetic and positive individual who has experience and a passion for

working with children to lead our Before School, After School and School Holiday Programme.

The Supervisor has a hands-on leadership role with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the

programme, ensuring children are safe, engaged, and having fun. The Supervisor leads a small team,

manages operations, and helps deliver high-quality care and activities.

If you are interested or know anyone who might be interested contact gmsoscarinc@gmail.com for

more information.

Issue 3 is now open. Catalogues have been sent home. Here is the link if you missed yours.

https://www.scholastic.co.nz/media/9518/nzbc326_web.pdf

Orders close on Friday 15th May at 4pm. All orders must be through the LOOP app.

Once again we are running the Hell Pizza Challenge. This is open to all students in the school. Collect a sheet from the library, read 7 books from school, home, or a library, fill it in, and return it to the library. A voucher will be given for a free 333 kids' pizza from Hell Pizza. There is no limit on how many wheels a student can earn. Vouchers expire 31st January 2027.

Time to stock up the coffee supplies? You can choose between 250g, 500g, or 1kg sized coffee beans or plunger style grounds. The coffee is available in strong, medium, mild or decaffeinated blends.

Sales from the Greenmeadows School coffee will go towards funding sport and athletic related activities/equipment at our school. For a large 1kg bag, which sells for $52.50, the school will receive around $15.00 back.

Ordering is open so head to our purchase page to get your bag delivered tomorrow! Please EITHER scan the QR code or click on the link below to order. Orders will arrive at the school reception office and can be collected or sent home with students. Please select ‘Pick Up’ at checkout for this option. Delivery is also available via the shipping option.

Email: admin@gms.school.nz
Website: http://www.gms.school.nz/
Location: Greenmeadows School 45 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier, New Zealand
Phone: +64 06-844 7024
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmsnapier