FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, Congratulations today in a number of areas Kapa Haka at Tu Maia Festival - Silverdale School last Friday our Kapa Haka group trained and managed by Mr Irvine and Whaea LeeAnne Wade performed at the annual Tu Maia [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, This week we are all "Kia kaha te Reo Maori" standing up for Maori Language week. We are all trying to give more Te Reo a go "E hara i te ti" Give it a go!!  I have [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, Spring is here!! Thank you everyone for supporting Daffodil day what an amazing effort from us all - $381.00 raised by our wonderful House Leaders!! WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING  Intermediate Ski Team - Have returned from a week at [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, Half way through Term 3, hard to believe. This week you will notice we are sending out the newsletter online and as a hard copy!! At the FOWS meeting last week we discussed the newsletter and almost everyone at [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, CONGRATULATIONS parents!! What a great job you have all done at adapting to the change in our school driveway and parking!! One week already gone and as you can see lots of progress has been made. There will [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, First of all I hope every one is surviving the storms, wind, rain and mud!! Despite the last few weeks of this awful weather our visitors from Japan all managed to have a wonderful time!! WHATS BEEN HAPPENING [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Konichiwa!! What a busy fun time we have been having! This is the second week of our hosting of the 15 students, teacher, travel agent and coordinator. I would firstly like to thank all the families for hosting, we have heard [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou, Konnichiwa We had a great start to the term, well done everyone getting back into routine!! Welcome to all new families.  We hope your first week went well. This week our Japanese students arrive, we begin the chocolate [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Haere Mai, welcome back to Term 3! We began the term with a special Powhiri to welcome two new teachers, Mr Jonas Mahler who will be teaching Totara class (Year 5&6)  in Tui team and Mrs Kylie Allen who will be [...]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Kia ora Koutou Katoa Last week of Term 2 - hard to believe we are halfway through the year!! End of the term means we have a few things to tidy up!! Lost property - There is a large box of [...]