2026 Newsletter - Week 3, Term 1 | Smore Newsletters for Education

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Kia ora koutou,

It is so heartening to see how school has got straight back into the learning game, and our classes are humming. The children have made a great start to the year.

We are racing through Week 3, and we have seen a lot of the school sports teams start up their involvement for Term 1. The support and interest in sports from the Greenemadows School community is incredible. Our children have so many different opportunities, do they take them?! Thanks to our wonderful sports coordinator, Nicki Sunley, who puts in an incredible effort to make this happen. And thanks is also expressed to the coaches, managers and supporters as well.

Our unveiled waharoa is attracting plenty of positive attention and comments. It is an amazing piece of work and makes such an engaging entranceway to our kura. Your children will be learning many of the stories that are part of the carving. This week many of the children have been learning about the ancestral figure atop our waharoa.

Have a wonderful remainder of the week.

Ngā mihi

Mark Johnson

Principal/Tumuaki

WELCOME TO GREENMEADOWS SCHOOL

We have had the following students start with us since the beginning of the school year:

Vihara Ilangarathnage, Rakshitha Gopalan, Ember Walsh, Hudson Townley, Zachary Better,

Mila Labuschagne, Axel Carson, Ayla Smith, Lachlan Taylor, Nikau Taylor, Yuna Lee, Loki Chisholm, Millie Nandan, Elle Radford, Mckenzie Wiggins, Peaches Dykstra, Paige Thompson,

Madison Thompson, Ahaan Kamath, Roman Knight, Tommy Wiles, Ella Woodhams, Luca Bavidge, Tamra Harvey, Anya Basnayake, Ava Mellsop, Molly Hampel, Billie Miller and Mila Buurman.

A huge welcome to all our new students - all 29 of you!!

Our school roll is currently sitting at 456.

HERO APP

As you will all be aware by now our school has switched to a new way of sharing information with our community. Along with a number of other local schools we have made the switch to HERO.

If you haven't already done so, we have included below the instructions to download the App.

With school absences, can you please use the Hero App rather than the old Schools App. The Schools App will soon, no longer be active.

TERM 1 PARENT INTERVIEWS

Bookings are now open for the parent teacher interviews on Monday 2nd March and Tuesday 3rd March. We have had an amazing response so far and interview spaces are filling fast. We need to meet with parents of all our students, so please make the time to come along.

Below is a link to the "School Interviews" site, the code for our school is yg5h3

https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code

You can either use this link or go to the school website and click on the "Parent Interviews 2026" tab.

'THINK & BE ME' TRACTOR TREK and SCHOOLS SHOW

We're excited to announce that we have the Think and Be Me Tractor Trek and School Show visiting Greenmeadows School on Thursday 26th February.

We have three shows booked in, one for each syndicate. This is a free to all our students.

The shows are fun, evidence-based and interactive, helping tamariki understand and manage emotions like anxiety and anger through engaging stories, music, and our beloved characters:

'Cool Cat', 'Angry Dragon', and 'Worry Watchdog'.

The show is accompanied by a convoy of tractors, which tamariki can explore and play on after the presentation.

PTA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The PTA have their AGM on Wednesday 4th March in the GMS staffroom followed by a meeting to plan the fundraising events for 2026. If you are keen to join the team please come along.

ENROLMENTS FOR 2026

If you have a child who is going to turn five at any stage 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.

SCHOLASTIC LUCKY BOOK CLUB

Issue one closes Friday 6th March at 3pm. All orders must be through the LOOP app. No cash will be accepted.

COFFEE FUNDRAISER - GMS BRAND!!! 'FUNDRAISE OVER COFFEE'

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.