A very special welcome to our new student Alysha Rithysak in Room 2. Welcome to Waitohu School.

Our pool is being fully used and enjoyed by tamariki. Please send togs and a towel in a plastic bag each day for your child to use. Our Swim Kāpiti Swimming Lessons will begin for Senior Syndicate students on Monday 2 March. Junior Syndicate students will begin on Monday 16 March. 

A reminder we would like all students to benefit from the great opportunity of convenient and heavily reduced cost swimming lessons taught by Swim Kāpiti Swimming instructors. If cost is a barrier please don’t hesitate to contact me. We want all students whose whānau would like them to have these lessons to participate. An information / permission slip is available from the office. Please return these to school tomorrow.

Next Wednesday 25 February we will be having our annual school picnic at Waikanae Pools. We will be departing at 10.00am and returning by 2.30pm. This was such an awesome day last year, that we are all looking forward to it again this year. Please return the permission notice that was given to each student. 

Our first Home and School Association hui of this year will be held on Tuesday 3 March at 7.15pm in the staffroom. Current and new members are warmly encouraged to come along. We look forward to once again making a difference for ‘our’ tamariki through our mahi and fun.

Scholastic Lucky Book Club Offer 1 2026 orders are due back today, Thursday 19 February. The online ordering system now available is explained in the brochure or bring in your order and correct cash to the office.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Raising the Chinese flag to celebrate and acknowledge Chinese New Year.

 

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.

Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki – Children's Day, is a special day for celebrating children, held on the first Sunday of March each year. This year Staglands will be celebrating by offering ALL KIDS ½ PRICE ENTRY. It’s the perfect chance to bring the whānau together, explore the beautiful new spaces, and enjoy a fun day out.
 Offer valid: Children’s Day weekend – 28th Feb & 1st March only.
 Not valid with any other offers, including Entertainment Book.


After School Music Lessons - Pokapū Puoro Ōtaki, 

Enrolments are now open for 2026 group music lessons for primary and intermediate students at Ōtaki College Performing Arts Centre after school on Tuesdays. Attached is the online form with all the info about the After School Music course if you’d like to enrol your child/children (Please use a separate form for each child).  Get in quick as it will fill up fast and feel free to share with friends and whanau if you think if might be something their primary school and intermediate school children might be interested in. Here is the link to enrol: https://form.jotform.com/220297619040049

Lessons will commence on Tuesday 24th February at Ōtaki College Performing Arts Centre.

If any individuals are interested to play touch, they can register below. They will be placed into a team, otherwise you could also enter a team in either grade.

Just use the word 'TEAM' in the name section. 

Please feel free to register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qx2Kl35IxBOC6RMd82Pte6E6GafCijN1OzrEqKdfO2Q/viewform

Alternatively, players or teams can also join in on any of the weeks.

In early January 2026, Kāpiti Coast District Council’s contractor began laying a new pipeline between the existing Waitohu Reservoir and the new Ōtaki Reservoir.
The work is expected to take six months.

The new pipeline will replace an ageing pipe and future proof the area for a possible second new reservoir.

The pipes will be laid mostly along the berm on Waitohu Valley Road from the existing reservoir to the reticulation network on Te Manuao Road. Traffic management will be in place. At the worksite, traffic will be controlled by traffic lights and flow past the work on one lane. Construction has also started on a new pump station on road reserve near 57 Waitohu Valley Road.

This pipe upgrade will make water supply more resilient. It’s part of Council’s commitment to providing excellent water services to the community.

The contractor Mills Albert is planning to work from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.