Kia ora koutou

Last week both the school board and home and school held their first meetings for the year.

The board officers for 2026 are:

Chair – Ajay Ngatai
Deputy Chair – Aaron Jacobson
Secretary – Debora Watkins
Finance – Carl Triggs
Property – Ben Collier
Health and Safety – Brenna Blain
Environment – Kala Roberts
Staff Rep –Carline Edwards

Home and School officers for 2026 are:

Chair – Issac Hayward
Secretary – Mercedes Milne
Finance – Amanda Savage

Thank you to all these people for the work they do for the school and also all the home and school members who support every event and work hard behind the scenes. Remember you can also make a difference by coming on the home and school or putting your hand up to help at events.

A major focus for 2026 is attendance. All schools are expected to meet the 80%+ attendance target, meaning four out of five Tamariki attend school regularly (no more than five absences per term. The below table outlines our attendance so far for 2026. Thank you for prioritising your children and their learning by being at school every day.

Have a great weekend

Jan

Teacher Only Day & Taranaki Anniversary

A reminder that school is CLOSED next Friday 6th March and Monday 9th March. We hope you enjoy your extra long weekend.

School Times – Term 1

9am-3pm

If your children need to be at school before 8.30am please let us know in advance. If you have a prior arrangement from 2025 can you please confirm if this is to continue this year.

Year 7-8 Technology

A reminder all students require:

Covered shoes - NO crocs or gumboots
Hair tied back (if long)
Morning tea
Drink bottle

Eastern District Netball

Registration of interest is due TODAY for ED Netball. Please let Amanda know if you did not receive the email on how to register your child for the upcoming season.

Hockey Practice

There will be another hockey practice on Thursday 5th March at 12.30pm. Please make sure your children bring ALL their hockey gear including shoes and mouthguard.

2026 Kiwi Competitions

This is for Yr 5-8 Students. A entry form will be sent home with all those that are interested. Each competition cost $9.90 to enter, and will take place online at school. Please let Amanda know if you child/ren wish to enter any of these competitions. Entries close Friday 15th May.

Monday 2nd March - Yr 7-8 Tech

Friday 6th March - Teacher Only Day - School CLOSED

Monday 9th March - Taranaki Anniversary - School CLOSED

Friday 13th March - Yr 3-8 Junior Hockey Tournament

Monday 16th March - Yr 5-8 Rural School's Swimming Sports

Friday 20th March - Yr 7-8 Tech

Friday 20th March - Yr 7-8 Immunisations

Wednesday 25th March - Parent Teacher Conferences

Tuesday 31st March - Yr 1-4 Junior Athletics