Principal: Mrs Andrena Norrish
Deputy Principal: Denise Humphries
Teachers: Ms Wendy Oakwood Year 7 & 8 Room 1
Mr Dane Higgeson Year 5 & 6 Room 2
Mrs Emily Attwood Year 3 & 4 Room 3 Job Share
Ms Sharon Allen Year 3 & 4 Room 3 Job Share
Mrs Miringa Silipa Year 2 & 3 Kidspace
Mrs Denise Humphries Year 0 & 1 Kidspace
Reading Recovery: Mrs Carol de Ridder and Learning Support
Library: Mrs Aileen Ashman
Teacher Aide: Ms Jenny Snell
Administration: Mrs Joy McDonald
Caretaker: Mr Greg Ferrar
Bus Driver: Mrs Georgina Milton
Health Nurse Amy Erceg
Congratulations to the following students who were chosen as House leaders and deputies:
Manaia House - Captains: Amy and Nathan Deputies: Maisie and William
Kauri House - Captains: Manaia and Eloise Deputies: Maya and Seabren
Lion House - Captains: Star and Hayden Deputies: Tai and Grace
Aubrey House - Captains: Jayden and Nadia Deputies: Cole and Rocco
Help us to keep our information correct by advising if you have changed addresses, have a new cellphone, or your child has medical issues we need to know about. Let us know as soon as possible please.
Term 1: Tuesday 7th February to Thursday 13th April
Term 2: Monday 1st May to Friday 7th July
Term 3: Monday 24th July to Friday 29th September
Term 4: Monday 16th October to Wednesday 20th December
Reading Together is a programme which empowers parents to help their children with reading at home. It involves four sessions over a six week periiod. the workshops ae designed to guide you how to support your children with their reading. The programme is free and parents who attended last year's workshops commented on how they felt they gained a ot of ideas which helped make reading more enjoyable and positive experience at home.
Room 1 have committed themselves to adopting a plot on Limestone Island. This will be weeded and planted but the long term expectation is that all our children become involved and get the chance to develop this area. We also hope that families visit Limestone Island and become involved in the care and maintenance of our plot. Limestone Island is very important to Whangarei Heads as it is the nursery for the Kiwis that are eventually released at the Heads.
Rooms 1 and 2 are also involved in tree planting at Urquharts Bay, along the stream that our school has a long term commitment to clean up and develop. They are planting a range of natives including flax, manuka, kanuka and pohutakawa along the stream under the guidance of Adam Willetts the Bream Head Ranger.
We have also been fortunate in receiving funding for a trapping project in and around school. The funds will be spent on rat and stoat trapping, pest tracking and weta hotels.
Our School Song, Kua Tae was written by Laurence Berry, and Cathy and Danny Tuato'o and the Youtube clip was made by Billie Berry before she left our school for High School.
To see and listen to the original Youtube clip, Kua Tae, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc5kjpzqwHg - the song has a strong message!
At Year 7 & 8 our school offers a specialist programme which maximises opportunities for learning within our rich environment.
Children undertake enquiry learning in authentic and purposeful contexts.
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this programme.
