Kia ora koutou
Yesterday, students found out who their next year teacher is and had a brief visit with them.
End of Year Prize Giving
Tomorrow is our End of Year Prize Giving starting at 1pm on the top court. We will be celebrating the successes of the year for students, staff, and the community.
The bleachers will be set up at the back of the students facing the wedgy tree by the staffroom. Please fill these up with your bodies.
In front of the bleachers will be classroom chairs for staff and whanau.
Please leave the end chairs for the teachers to be beside their classrooms.
We have extra chairs behind this row on the staff carpark end for whanau.
School Grounds: Summer Break Maintenance
Over the summer break, please enjoy the use of the school pool if you are a pool key holder.
Please be vigilant around supervising your children on the school grounds if you are using the fields, playgrounds or pool, as the turf installation will be going ahead over this time.
The Tiger Turf company will be using the top court under the big top for delivering the turf by truck and backing to un-load by the entrance to the pool. Please be very careful using the pool gate during this time with your children.
The R13 & 14 steps on the decking will be undergoing maintenance, with access of vehicles in beside the junior playground. The same message applies with supervision of your own children around vehicles.
Term 1 2026 Starts
For the students, Term 1 starts on Monday, February 9th.
Please go to your new classrooms, then come up to our student-led pÅwhiri to welcome new students/staff/whanau into the school.
R12 new students will be called on from the netball court, covered with our new turf.
Y7/8 Camp Week 4 2026
Letters of expression of interest to whanau being volunteers, and or drivers during camp have already been sent, with many already returning these letters. This has been done very early, so that you are able to organise your calendars around the early Term 1 events.
The Y7/8 team will sort through this organisation and let parents know how many/who are needed to run our camp. Keep a watchful eye on early communication and the many EOTC documentation letters that will be sent out early. Most of our Y5 to 8 parents are well versed in the requirements of paperwork, thank you.
School Picnic 2026
This is another whole school event to put in your diary early to attend. The PTA (Parent/Teacher Association) have worked with staff to put together an event on Tuesday, February 17th.
More details will follow, but in summary we would love you all to attend, eat dinner picnic style, with games on the field to enjoy.
The Leadership Team
The Leadership team will be meeting on Tuesday, December 16th to work through the beginning of the year organisation for staff, the school calendar, in particular Term 1. We will then meet again at the beginning of the year to plan the year ahead. Once we have finalised this, these dates will be put on the school community calendar.
