FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Tena koutou katoa Welcome to Week 9 of the term, our senior school production week. I have sat through the Friday rehearsal, and again Ms Bull and her team have done a wonderful job producing a funny, entertaining school show. All [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa Welcome to Week 8 of the term, and Maori Language week. Your children will be participating in various Maori Language activities at school this week. This Friday is also the test date for our [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers Student Success - Lego League Competition - Congratulations to the two teams who have been working after school twice a week with Karina Bell, her husband Jamie Bell and Aaron MacKinnon for their success at the annual Lego League competition [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers Last Friday, with the lines finally painted on the courts at Tuanui, and a squash court taking up a large section of our school hall, we made a late call to hold our first Whole School Assembly in Tuanui. [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers My thanks to the parents who attended the Maori/Pasifika Hui last week, and to the parents who attended the literacy workshop evening. My thanks also to the 12 teachers, who presented in the various workshops. It was a powerful [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers This week we acknowledge International Languages Week 2017. This is a great reminder to us, of the importance of keeping and nurturing home languages. Often at interviews for new enrolments at our school, I mention the importance of actively [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers Welcome to our new entrant students joining room 7 today and to their families joining the Maungawhau community. We also welcome Mrs Katherine Devenny who is the new classroom teacher in Room 12. Mr Patrick Boyle has resigned due to health [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers Welcome to the second week of the term. A special welcome to students as they begin their school journey at Maungawhau in our latest classroom with Mrs Bell in Room 7. I was delighted to see students happily back [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers Welcome back everyone to term 3 of the school year. It was great to walk around the classrooms this morning and to see everyone looking well, refreshed and happy to be back at school for another busy term of [...]
FROM THE PRINCIPALS DESK Dear Parents/Caregivers Well, here we are at the end of term two, halfway through the school year. My thanks to our staff, for another productive term. There have been lots of highlights, including Matariki, the opening of Tuanui, Book Week, the [...]
