30 Sep 2026

 

Just a quick note to let you know that Auckland Transport is running a number of Kids Learn to Ride sessions across Tāmaki Makaurau over the school holidays. If you'd like to share this opportunity with your school community, please feel free to do so.

 

Learning to ride a bike is one of those special childhood milestones. Whether children are starting on a balance bike or making the transition to pedals, these sessions are designed to help kids aged 3–13 years build their confidence and cycling skills in a fun and supportive environment.

 

All Kids Learn to Ride sessions are:

FREE
Drop-in sessions (registration is optional)
Led by highly qualified instructors
A great way to build confidence and skills
An opportunity for parents and caregivers to learn tips and tricks to practise with their children at home
(Flyer attached)

 

Sessions are weather dependent and run on a drop-in basis. Participants can bring their own bike or use one provided on the day.

 

For more information and a list of upcoming sessions, visit: Courses & Events on the Auckland transport website

25 Sep 2026

Kia ora Nest whaanau,

 

Happy last day of term! Another busy week for us and many tired children who will be enjoying a well-deserved break.

 

New readers came home this week along with poem, and updated sight words/sounds. Please continue to support your child to read and learn these over the holidays. The school holidays are also a great opportunity to spend some time helping your child learn things such as packing and unpacking their school bag as we are fostering their independence in preparation for Year 2 next year. 

Teachers across the school have been noticing that there are students arriving to school very early and not being collected until well after 3pm. This is a reminder that children are not supervised until 8.15am and after collection at 3pm. There is a great before and after school care at Waitaakere Primary. If you need details for this you can see the office. 

We seem to have quite a few brain food containers that don't find their owners at the end of the day. Please label your child's items so we can make sure they get returned home with them. 

During Term 4 hats and covered shoulders are compulsory when we are outside of the classroom. Hats must be wide brimmed (no caps please). Sunblock will be available in the classroom for children to use but we do not apply this for them or have set application times as they do at kindy. You are welcome to send along their own sunscreen for them to apply throughout the day. 

Term 4 is always a busy term with lots of exciting things happening. Keep an eye out for a message with important dates for your calendar.

 

Thank you so much for your support this term. We hope everyone has a lovely break.

 

Tamara and Leigh 

 

25 Sep 2026

Hi everyone,

Today is the last day of Term 3. This week new poems, readers, words and sounds have been sent home. A new library book will come home today too. 

During Term 4 hats and covered shoulders are compulsory when we are outside of the classroom. Hats must be wide brimmed (no caps please). Sunblock will be available in the classroom for children to use but we do not apply this for them or have set application times as they do at kindy. You are welcome to send along their own sunscreen for them to apply throughout the day. 

Term 4 is always a busy term with lots of exciting things happening. Keep an eye out for a message with important dates for your calendar.

School begins again on Monday the 12th of October.

Enjoy spending time with your children and we will see you all in a couple of weeks along with our new students who visited this term.

Jen.

 

24 Sep 2026

Hi all,

A reminder that we are having a shared lunch tomorrow to celebrate the end of term. Please keep any packets or write down ingredients as we have some gluten free/dairy free/ halal/ vegetarian children. 

We also welcomed Mr K today, who is our new student teacher. He will be joining us for 5 weeks next term. 

Week 10 homework came home in poem books today. Please support your children to complete this :) 

Thank you
Hayley 

23 Sep 2026

Kia ora e te whānau, 

A couple of important messages as we end Term 3. 

School Grounds
Please note that the school grounds will be closed throughout the holidays due to ongoing drainage improvement works. For safety reasons, there will be no public access to the site while contractors are working. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as these important upgrades continue.

End of Year Date Change
After reviewing our school calendar and Ministry requirements, we were scheduled to be open for one more day than required this year. We had anticipated that we would have another teacher only day but have decided that this is not required.  As a result, the revised final day of school for 2026 will be Tuesday 15 December, with students finishing at 12:40pm. School will then close for the summer holidays. 

More information regarding end-of-year events and celebrations will be shared closer to the time.

2027 School Dates 
Please note that our 2027 Term dates can be found on our school website at this link.

Stay safe and enjoy the break. We look forward to welcoming our students back with their wide brimmed sunhats ready for term 4 on Monday 12th October.

 

The WPS Staff