Newsletter - Week 3, Term 2 2025

Kia ora Waitetuna Whaanau,

What a Week! We've had an exciting week filled with engaging reading, writing, and maths learning in the classroom. A group of year 5, 6, 7 and 8 students celebrated everything great about reading representing Waitetuna School at the Lit Quiz in Hamilton on Wednesday. Well done to the teams for taking on this opportunity, doing Waitetuna School proud and a huge thanks to Matua Travis for making this happen. A huge well done also to our football teams for showing fantastic teamwork and sportsmanship at the tournament today! Thank you for your support of Pink Shirt Day—it was great to see everyone standing up for kindness. We have had lots of in class conversations reinforcing the important Pink Shirt Day messages. Next week is Book Week! We’re looking forward to celebrating all things reading.

Don’t forget:

- Book Character Dress-Up Day is on Wednesday—time to get those costumes ready! - Our Booknic (book picnic) is also on Wednesday at 12:30pm—families are welcome to join us for a cosy lunchtime read. Let the ‘Enchanted Forest’ bookish fun begin! Garden to Table—lots of fun and learning was had with Garden to Table on Friday, from practising their knife skills to preparing and serving the kai there is a great range of maths and reading happening in the Middle Room cooking sessions. Buddy Reading– with the dreadful weather on Friday afternoon the Senior and Junior Room we were able to have buddy reading. This is always a time we treasure, both getting a chance to read to each other. See you at the assembly on Friday 23rd May at 2.15pm 

Ngaa mihi Amanda and staff 

All the Happenings

• BOOK WEEK—19th May 

• Board Meeting—Tuesday 20th May 

• Book Week Dress up day and Booknic—Wed 21st May 

• Assembly—Friday 23rd May– 2.15pm 

• Kings Birthday—2nd June– Public Holiday 

• Maybe a Miracle show—1.30pm– 4th June 

• Art to Wear Raglan—Sat 7th June 

• Maths Curriculum Teacher Only Day—School closed—Mon 9th June 

• National Young Leaders Day—Yr 7 and 8s—11th June 

• Ki-o-rahi tournament—13th June 

• Photolife—16th June 

• Matariki—shared kai/Grandsparents day—19th June 

• Matariki public holiday—20th June 

• Board Meeting– 24th June—5.30pm 

• Last day of term—Fri 27th June 

PTA News

Make sure you come along to Book Week and support the school library by purchasing books. Great gifts for any time of the year! And support the PTA on Wednesday with the Booknic. Sausages, burgers, baking, juicies and popcorn will be for sale. 

Waitetuna Way

Well done 

Charlie H 

Friendship (Aroha) 

Actively listening and responding to others ideas 

Supporting each other in learning and play 

Work collaboratively in a team 

Encourage others with positive words 

Be kind to others 

Together we are growing the seeds of success 

Na too manaaki, na tooku manaaki, ka puawai mai nga kaakano