A very special welcome to Ella Sims in Room 1. Welcome to Waitohu School.

School is closed tomorrow, Friday 20 June, for Matariki. I hope you enjoy some whānau time and possibly check out some of the awesome local events on offer. Mānawatia a Matariki.

  

What an awesome Matariki Hāngī Disco Day we have had today, despite the torrential rain! Ngā mihi nui to Matua Kahura and Mike Lethbridge for enabling our students to experience the full process of preparing for, cooking and then enjoying our hāngī. 

Ngā mihi to everyone who has contributed (we had plenty of vegetables) to making this day a treat for our tamariki.  Appreciation also to Kim Martin, Jess Lemana, Rebecca Easton, Tracey Holland, Monica Mansell and the senior students, who did an awesome job with the food preparation and our students who dug the hāngī pit. 

A wonderful Matariki celebration.

We have an abundance of lost property including jackets, sweatshirts and shoes.
The lost property will be displayed in the hall for all classes to check through on Monday 23 June. I also encourage you to pop in and check the lost property boxes in the cupboard, in the hall to ensure you get all the items that belong to your whānau. All unclaimed items that remain at the end of the term will be given to charity. Ngā mihi.

NEW ENTRANT HEARING AND VISION SCREENING 

Hearing and vision screening for those new entrants and children who have no previous test record will be seen by the vision and hearing technician on Tuesday 15 July. Please let the office know if you do not want your child to be seen. 

If you have any concerns about your child's vision and/or hearing, you can contact the Vision Hearing Services on 0800 153 042 and make an appointment to visit the clinic.

 

    Term 2      Monday 28 April to Friday 27 June

    Term 3      Monday 14 July to Friday 19 September

    Term 4      Monday 6 October to Friday 12 December

Our fun, safe and friendly ‘on-site’ Before and After School Care Programme has casual and permanent spots available for Waitohu School students for 2025 and beyond!  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.

Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June.

This special weekend is a time for reflection, renewal, and looking forward to the future for us, for our whānau and for te taiao (the natural world).

A highlight for this year’s celebration is our Matariki Star Wall, proudly sponsored by Land Matters. Here, children (and adults) can add their own star to light up the night sky on our Matariki mural in the Nocturnal House - setting a goal or whispering an aspiration for the year ahead.

It’s a wonderful way to connect, celebrate and contribute to a collective expression of renewal.

Enrolments for Funzone April Holiday Programme are available now - visit www.funzone.co.nz to book. The Junior and Senior programmes run from Monday 30 June through to Friday 11 July 2025 and are based at Waitohu School Hall. There are exciting in-venue games and activities and some adventurous excursions sorted to bust holiday boredom. See the itinerary attached. Call 0800 543 9696 for more information.