Month: February 2026

Ngā mihi mahana e te whānau (Warmest of greetings to you all) Tuesday marked the start of Chinese New Year - 新年快乐 Xinnián kuàilè (Happy New Year). We wish all those celebrating a joyful and vibrant year ahead filled with good health, happiness, and prosperity. As we welcome the Year of the Horse, we hope 2026 brings energy, adventure, and success for our tamariki and whānau. It was great to share this by dressing up today to mark the occasion as you can see below. We also had Sue, Catie’s Pawpaw (Grandma), come and teach the kids how to make...

Tēnā koutou katoa, (Hello everyone) Thanks for your support in giving us Monday for our day of learning, as we did a ‘deep dive’ into the changes to our Maths curriculum and how we implement these, as seen below. We know that it might have been an inconvenience for some of you to arrange care for your tamariki. Please know it was appreciated to give us that time to learn from Dr Jo Knox, alongside our colleagues from Tokomaru and Newbury schools. Next Wednesday evening from 5.30pm, we would love to see you as we will be hosting an information evening...

Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warmest of greetings to you all) Getting in to you all one day earlier than usual with the Friday pānui, with tomorrow being Waitangi Day. Just another reminder that school is closed for instruction this coming Monday 9th February for a Staff Only Day, hopefully giving you all a four day weekend! We will be hosting Newbury and Tokomaru kaiako (teachers) for a day of maths learning with Dr. Jo Knox from The Learner First.  Hopefully Wednesday 18th February from 5.30pm is on your wātaka (calendar) as we will be hosting an information evening to keep you...