Newsletter - Week 3, Term 3 2025

Amanda
Aug 1
3 min read

Principal’s Update

Kia ora Waitetuna Whaanau, it has been another productive week. Students have been focused on understanding where they are at with their learning so they could share their celebrations and next steps with you at learning conferences this week. It was great to catch up with you all during this time and I appreciated the time you took to share your thoughts/ideas for us as a school. I will share these at the board meeting next week. If I didn’t catch up with you or you weren’t able to make it into the staffroom here are the two questions we were asking—What skills, experiences and opportunities do you believe are most important for our students to gain? This could be things we are already doing and something you want us to consider including. And question number 2—How can we further enhance our school’s physical spaces to further support learning, play and community connection? Please email through or catch me in person if you would like to share anything else. Thanks for your support with learning conferences this week and with our upcoming Inter School Cross Country event on Friday 15th August. The Senior Room have a planting day next Wednesday. A permission slip has gone out.

Picking up kids early—if you need to pick up your child early from school please pop in to the office to let us know. It is preferable that you record this in the sign in/out book.

Speech competitions—you may have noticed that our inter school speech events are on two separate nights. The Year 5 and 6 event is on Wed 27th August (note date change) for Year 5 and 6 students only—5.30pm and the Year 7 and 8 event is on 3rd Sept at 6pm. These events are for those students who get first or second in our school speech event on Monday 18th August. Parents are welcome to these events. An approximate timetable for the 18th will be out next week sometime. Welcome to Whaea Julia who has started in the Middle Room as a third year student teacher this week. This week the Junior Room celebrated 100 days of school so far this year. Lots of dress ups and of course some cake and many fun activities to acknowledge this day.

Term Dates for 2026 are on page 3 of this newsletter. Have a tino pai weekend. Ngaa mihi Amanda and staff

All the Happenings

Senior Room planting—Wed 6th Aug Board Meeting—5th August—5.30pm
Ag Day AGM—Te Mata School—7th August
Inter School Cross Country—Fri 15th August
School Speeches—18th August
Outdoor Ed Day at RAS for year 7 and 8s—19th August
Inter School Rippa Rugby—Fri 22nd August
Inter School Speech Competition—Te Uku School—Wed 27th August(note date change) for year 5 and 6 stu-dents only—5.30pm
Assembly—29th August American Hotdogs—29th August
WFPSA (Year 7 and 8 students)—Regional Speeches—Te Uku School —3rd Sept at 6pm and then if placed attend Final—Tues 9th Sept at at 6.30pm at Ohaupo School
Keeping Ourselves Safe—Constable Tom in—10th Sept
WFPSA—Cross Country—11th Sept (PP—12th Sept)

PTA News

Have you put your name down to help for the Inter School Cross Country event?

Can you donate ingredients for nacho mince both beef and vege-tarian? Can you make up the nacho mince? Don’t forget your baking on the day. Lots of ways to help. This is on the 15th August. Only TWO WEEKS AWAY NOW.