NAU MAI HAERE MAI, WELCOME TO WAITAKARURU SCHOOL
'Our professional values as teachers and a community is to know our students really well.'
Welcome to Waitakaruru School.
Waitakaruru School is a school that is based on the Hauraki Plains catchment area, if you drive to Auckland we are on the left just after the dairy. We currently have approximately 100 students at our school and 5 classrooms.
Our aim is to ensure all of our children know the core values of our school what this looks like and can verbalise and action these. Our professional values as teachers and a community is to know our students really well. We have student profiles, share learning on see-saw (an educational facebook) and dedicate 4 staff meetings per term to talking about learning and student needs. Our staff are highly qualified covering a range of strengths from dance, Te Reo, Chinese language, Computer technology, and implementing individual learning programmes with students.
Come and visit our school any time.
We have a school facebook page: Search for Waitakaruru School Community News
If you want more information please contact Elizabeth in the office:
admin@waitakaruru.school.nz or phone 07 867-3155.
Tina Taylor- Principal
WHAT'S HAPPENING
TERM DATES 2023
Term 1
Tuesday 08 February - Thursday 14 April
Term 2
Monday 02 May - Friday 08 July
Term 3
Monday 25 July - Friday 30 September
Term 4
Monday 17 Oct - Friday 16 December
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Anniversary Day
Monday 31st January 2022
Waitangi Day
Monday 07th February 2022
Good Friday
Friday 15th April 2022
Easter Monday & Tuesday
Monday 18th & Tuesday 19th April 2022
Anzac Day
Monday 25th April 2022
Queen’s Birthday
Monday 06th June 2022
Matariki Day
Friday 24th June 2022
Labour Day
Monday 24th October 2022
SCHOOL HOURS
8.20am: First Bus Arrives
8.50am: Second Bus Arrives
9.00 – 12.30: Morning School Programme
10.00am: 10 minute fruit break
11.10am: 20 minute morning tea break
12.30 – 12.45: Lunch Eating
12.45 – 1.15: Lunch Play
1.15 – 3.00: Afternoon School Programme
3.05: Bus Departs
OFFICE HOURS
Monday 8:50am - 1:50pm
Tuesday 8:50am - 1:50pm
Wednesday 8:50am - 1:50pm
Thursday 8:50am - 1:50am
Friday 8:50am - 1:50pm