Kia ora e te whānau,

A sea of colour swept into our kura today in support of Starship Hospital. We raised $510.80 for this fantastic service and would like to acknowledge the amazing support they have shown tamariki and their whānau over the years. Sharing appreciation for others is a great way to end any term and with that in mind we would like to thank a few people. 

Firstly, the reason we come together in this place, the tamariki. Their willingness to try new things, to slot back into class after some extended periods of sickness, and the care you show for other people is appreciated. There have been many trips this term for classes across the kura, interschool competitions such as MathEx, Book Battle and cross country, a cultural festival, the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme with the police education team, and on and on it goes. Looking back through the calendar there were lots of opportunities for learning and we appreciate our students for taking part in them fully.

Secondly, the reason things keep moving forward at our kura, the staff. Not only have they been supporting tamariki each day in their growth, but they have been involved in professional development around the new curriculum. They have taken on a lot of new learning for themselves through initiatives such as structured literacy and Numicon for mathematics. They organised and ran trips, have started plotting a course to camps in Term 4, and still found time to connect with tamariki outside their own class and met with whānau at the drop of a hat. We, as a community, can be very proud of the adults in our kura.

Thirdly, the reason we have students at all, our school whānau. We know it has been a tricky term with sickness everywhere and we have appreciated the clear communication when this is the case for you child. Your support on trips, your interest in your child’s learning, and your commitment to our school values are all crucial parts in making this complex place work.  Thank you also for your feedback around reporting this term (more on that next term). 

This term also continued to see improvements to our environment with our new class build almost complete, the farewelling of rooms 23 and 24, as well as the beginning of upgrades to our playground equipment. More will continue to happen in this space over the holidays and into Term 4. The place slowly changes, the people here slowly change but what makes our kura special remains the same. Have a great break and we will see you in two weeks’ time.

Here is the final newsletter for Term 3, 2025: https://secure.smore.com/n/jprqu7

Ngā manaakitanga,

Danny Hamilton

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

Kia ora e te whānau,

Please find attached the results from our recent board elections. Thank you to everyone who voted and to the candidates for putting their names forward.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Danny Hamilton

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

Board-Results.jpg

Kia ora e te whānau,

We had a beautiful sending off for Room 23 and 24 on Monday. Matua Fred led our whakawātea, which was filled with tamariki, staff, and ex-pupils (a few that are now teachers at the very school they attended as kids) sharing stories of their experiences in the two classrooms. It was heart-warming to hear the different ways theses spaces have been important to people throughout time. The whole event was punctuated with waiata and we feel ready to let these two rooms rest. 

Over the holidays these two classrooms will be removed, making way for a new outdoor space that will be set up to provide students with opportunities to sit, play games, relax, read, play music, and learn together. The classrooms do have asbestos (that is a sign of how old they are) so I have attached the notification from the removal company to this post. Thanks everyone.

Ngā manaakitanga,
Danny Hamilton
Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

Asbestos-Removal-Notification-Letter.pdf