Monday 16th August 2021 Dear Parents and Caregivers Unfortunately, the weather is not looking that great for our annual Cross Country tomorrow, Tuesday 17th August. The year 5-8s will run regardless of the weather as they are competing for their Interschool events. We will make a call by 9am tomorrow, Tuesday 17th August as to [...]

Friday 13th August 2021 Dear Parents and Caregivers Amendment to Cross Country Timetable Due to a clash of events on the morning of the Cross Country we have changed around the Year 7/8 and Year 5/6 races. The Year 5/6's will run first between 9.10am-10.10am before Morning Tea and the Year 7/8's will run between [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, By the time you read this newsletter "The Tokyo Olympics" will be finished, despite many people the world over having misgivings, not only about COVID-19 but the lack of spectators, we have witnessed phenomenal [...]

Thursday 5th August, 2021 Dear Parents and Caregivers We are all looking forward to the Olympic-themed Disco tomorrow night! Juniors: 5pm to 6.30pm Seniors: 7pm to 9pm Tickets are still available in the office for $10 up until the end of the school day tomorrow, Friday 6th August. With each ticket comes an ice block, [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora koutou from Rotorua!! This week's newsletter will be much shorter this week as I am privileged to join over 700 principals from across the country at the annual New Zealand Principals Conference. The theme is [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, Haere Mai, welcome back to Term 3, the term of cross country, learning conversations, life education, science in a van, winter sports teams continuing, chocolate sales, a disco, Kia Kaha with Constable Bryan and Constable John, and much much more!! Today we [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, As we approach the end of Term two - (hard to believe we are halfway through the year).  It is a great time to reflect on a term that has ended with a successful [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, Matariki Week!!! The celebrations and observance of this special week have begun at Wainui School. In Week 9 of Term 2, te kura o Wainui will acknowledge and celebrate Matariki. Matariki began on the [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING Wai Factor has been so much fun and so well organised by this year's Year 8 Student leaders!!.  We are now looking ahead to the finals - remember to keep practicing [...]