General Blog posts and bulletins
Thursday 2nd July 2020 Dear Parents and Caregivers To finish the term we have two events tomorrow, Friday 3rd July: Matariki Performance from 9.15am - 10am (ish). Join us for morning tea afterwards. Bike-a-thon Prizegiving at 2.20pm. Congratulations to everyone for the tremendous effort! School finishes at 3pm tomorrow as usual. Gillian Bray Wainui School
Monday 29th June 2020. Dear Parents and Caregivers, We are "all go" for the Bike-a-Thon tomorrow, Tuesday 30th June. Here is a link to the timetable for the day. Bikeathon Timetable 2020 Remember to bring: Bike or scooter and helmet. The school bikes & helmets are available as well. Clothes to bike in and [...]
Sunday 7th June 2020 Dear Parents and Caregivers, The Board of Trustees By-Election Day is tomorrow, Monday 8th June. Voting closes on Election Day at 12 noon. The Ballot box will be at the drop-off area at school tomorrow morning, Monday 8th June. If you deliver your voting paper between drop-off time and 12 noon [...]
Friday 22nd May, 2020 Dear Parents and Caregivers COVID 19 Level 2 Update end of week! We made it through Week one post COVID Lockdown! We have had a great start within school to working within these guidelines. Children are arriving respecting the need to keep hand sanitising at the start of the day and [...]
18th May 2020 Dear Parents and Caregivers We've had a wonderful first day back at level 2! Thank you to all parents for talking this through with your children. Buses Please ensure all bus information for after school is correct. There were a number incorrect today. All changes must be to the office by [...]
Current Learning at Wainui School is " distance learning"!! This means your child's learning at home. We are not expecting you to take over and be the teacher !!! But things will be different!!! Each team with their year groups have set up different times to connect with your child at home. this has been [...]
Thursday 26th March 2020. Dear Parents and Caregivers A final post from me to share a couple of important pieces of news: 1. Today we have closed the Wainui School grounds as per instructions from the Ministry of Education. The school grounds will remain closed for the duration of the lockdown. The police and emergency [...]
Monday 23rd March 2020 Dear Parents & Caregivers As you are all well aware we are now at Level 3 with 48 hours until Level 4. Our school would prefer you all to now stay home. However if you need to send your children to school tomorrow you can. All staff are here preparing for [...]
Friday 20th March 2020 Dear Parents and Caregivers Message from Nadine Phillips, Board Chair: "The Board of Trustees held a scheduled meeting on 17th March, and naturally the Covid-19 outbreak was discussed. We fully support our Principal’s communication to our school community. We are confident the school is following official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health [...]
Wednesday 18th March, 2020 Dear Parents and Caregivers, I will continue to update you all with the information I have from the Ministry of Education (MOE), or the Wainui School Board of Trustees (BOT), or procedures we have as a school implemented as a result of COVIT-19. This will be as frequently as the need [...]