Tomorrow, Friday 15 May, school will be closed for a teacher only day. On this day teachers will be undertaking professional development related to the mathematics curriculum.
WAITOHU SENIOR CROSS COUNTRY
Tumeke, ka rawe to all our students who participated in the Waitohu Senior Cross Country on Wednesday, showing great perseverance. Ngā mihi to whānau and friends who were able to be there to support them. The results are as follows:
Year 4 Girls: 1st Aria Graham, 2nd Sofia Hurley, 3rd Chevy-Lee Lowry
Year 6 Boys: 1st Aidan Cowley, 2nd Ranapiri Edwards, 3rd Adam Doar
ART GALLERY
Please make time to visit our Waitohu School Gallery (in the hall) when you are at school for the interviews.
The Gallery will be open during interview times. Enjoy!!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR – WAITOHU SCHOOL LIBRARY – TUESDAY 12 – THURSDAY 14 MAY
To encourage reading, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday 12 May – Thursday 14 May. We have coordinated this to coincide with our parent-teacher interviews to make it easy for you to attend this special reading event. You will find a wonderful variety of books and other products at the fair. All Book Fair purchases benefit our school as we receive a portion of the sales to buy new books for our library. You are welcome to purchase books or just come in for a look on:
We’ve noticed some potentially dangerous moments around our pedestrian crossing lately and want to ensure everyone gets to and from school safely. Our student road patrol team and supervisors do a fantastic job, but they need your help!
How you can help:
Respect the Signs: When the patrol signs are out, traffic in both directions must come to a complete stop. Please wait until the signs are pulled back in before driving on.
Check Your Speed: Remember that the area outside our school is a variable speed zone. Please slow down to 30km/h during drop-off and pick-up times. Please do not perform U-Turns within the school zone but turn around at the end of Te Manuao Road.
Clear Sightlines: Please do not park on yellow broken lines, on the footpaths or burbs or across driveways near the crossing. This ensures our patrollers have a clear view of oncoming traffic and that drivers can see our students clearly.
Lead by Example: If you are walking with your children, please use the designated crossing rather than "nipping across" the road nearby. It helps our students build great safety habits!
RELATED INFORMATION
ABSENCES Before 9.00am, please phone 364 8272, text 027 545 0530 or email absences@waitohu.school.nz to inform us that us that your child is away and the reason for their absence.
FUNZONE ONSITE BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE (UNTIL 7.00PM)
Our fun, safe and friendly ‘on-site’ Before and After School Care Programme has casual and permanent spots available for Waitohu School students. Enrol, book and manage your bookings online. And ….. our breakfast club is free of charge! Come and visit our team after school at the Waitohu School Hall from 3.00pm for more information or find us online at www.funzone.co.nz, email info@funzone.co.nz or contact us on 0800 FUNZONE (0800 386 9663) or 04 298 4287. We are OSCAR approved and WINZ subsidies apply.
EVENTS - UPCOMING
EVENTS – UPCOMING
Student-Parent-Teacher Interviews - Thursday 14 May 1.30 - 8.00pm
Teacher Only Day Friday 15 May
Board of Trustees Hui – Monday 18 May at 7.15pm
Interschool Cross Country - Tuesday 19 May (p/p Thursday 20 May)
Assembly – Friday 22 May (2.00pm)
King’s Birthday Weekend - Monday 1 June - (School will be closed this day)
HORT-TERM GENERAL ELECTION WORK AVAILABLE The Electoral Commission are seeking people from the local community for short-term work to assist with the 2026 General Election that will be held on Saturday 7 November. They need people with different skills and backgrounds, from students to experienced workers, to fill various roles. There are work opportunities for several weeks or just on election day. Go to work.elections.nz for more information about the roles available and to register your interest in working today.
RAUKAWA BASKETBALL - SKILLS AND DRILLS Skills and Drills for ages 10plus will be run by Raukawa Basketball from May 10 - July 1, Sessions are on Wednesday mornings at 6.30am and Sunday mornings at 10am for 7 weeks. Registration is $40.00 and includes your own customized Raukawa Basketball to keep. Sunday skills will alternate venues each week between Ōtaki College Gym and Ngā Purapura, starting at Ōtaki College this Sunday. Wednesday morning sessions will be at Ngā Purapura. Click on the link to register https://forms.gle/VW9XxZmto27qsSTt7
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