Welcome

Kia ora koutou,

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank you for being such an integral part of our school community. It has been a year filled with learning, growth, and plenty of wonderful moments shared between tamariki, whānau, and staff.

We are incredibly proud of the progress our students have made, the grit and determinations they have shown, and the friendships they have built. Your support for them through everyday encouragement has been invaluable in helping us create a positive and nurturing environment for all.

To those families who are leaving our school community, we wish you the very best for the next chapter in your journey. Please know that you will always be part of our extended school whānau.

For those returning next year, we look forward to another fantastic year together, full of opportunities to learn, explore, and grow.

End of Year Liturgy: Thursday 19 December 

Each year we come together as a community to celebrate the year and farewell those who are moving on. The children have all be practising hard to prepare performance for you to enjoy. Please invite you whānau and friends along. This is the last event for the year!

• 5.00pm - All students are to arrive at school (they may want to have something to eat at home beforehand). 

  • Year 1-3 students are to meet their teachers in their classes. Their teachers will bring them into the church before the start. 

  • Year 4-8 students are to go straight to the church and meet their teachers. 

  • All adults are asked to wait outside the church, which will be locked until we are ready. 

• 5.30pm - our Kaikaranga will call all parents and whānau into the church. Reserved seating will be marked for students and parents of Year 8. There is plenty of other seating for everyone. 

• Approx 6.30 - 6.40pm finish. Students will be gathered by their teachers outside afterwards. Please check in with their teacher to collect them safely from this area. Thank you for your cooperation. 

Final Day: Friday 20 December 

School will finish at 12.30pm on Friday. Please make sure to collect your child(ren) at that time. We hope to have a short farewell assembly in the courtyard from 12.15pm, which you are welcome to join us for. Please note this this is weather-dependent, so will be cancelled if it is raining. 

School Notices and Events

Term 1 2025 Sport

We will be offering the following sports in term 1:

• Year 1 - 8 Fustal (indoor football)

• Year 1 - 8 Touch Rugby

• Year 1 - 4 Junior Netball

All sports will be for boys and girls. The registration for futsal and junior netball will be free thanks to funding from Up Foundation.

Please keep an eye out on Kindo from Tuesday 28 January to register your child/ren.

Message from Kindo

• If your family is leaving our school and has been using ezlunch or Kindo, please make sure to stop any regular automatic payments that have been set up before the school year finishes.  You may also need to transfer or close your account which can be done as follows: Not sure if your new school is using Kindo?  If you’re not sure if your new school is using Kindo, you can either ask them directly or go to “My Details” in your Kindo account and click on the list of schools to see if your new school is listed.    

• New school IS using Kindo.  If your new school is using Kindo, simply click on the new school from the list in “My Details” of your Kindo account and you’ll be attached to the new school’s menu.  Any balance on your Kindo account will remain available to spend with the new school.  

• New school is NOT using Kindo, or you no longer need Kindo.  If you need to close your Kindo account, use the “Close Kind Account” button within the “My Details” section of your Kindo account.  You can either withdraw your account balance or choose to donate your balance to the school.  Please note that all withdrawals will be made via electronic payment to your New Zealand bank account. Kindo is unable to process cash withdrawals.