11 Jun 2026

Kia Ora Whanau,

On Tuesday 28th of July (week 2 of Term 3) the New Zealand Author Des Hunt is visiting our school to give a science-based performance that links to his amazing books. This is a wonderful opportunity for us as it kicks off our school wide science inquiry for Term 3.

The cost of this show is $3 per child. This is included in your child’s 2026 school donation if you have chosen to pay it. If not, the $3 entry fee can be paid to the office or directly to the school bank account 12-3085-0314327-00, please use your child’s name as a reference.

Thank you so much for your prompt payment.

Waitakere Primary School Teachers

9 Jun 2026

At Waitākere Primary, we know how important it is to keep our children safe in today’s digital world. With increasing concerns in the media around online safety, we’re pleased to offer our whānau a practical way to stay informed and involved.

We’re excited to share our Online Safety Hub — a trusted space created by experts, packed with helpful advice, guidance, and answers to your questions about keeping children safe online. Parent Introduction Video

Alongside this, you can access the Qustodio parental app (free through our hub) to help you:

Manage screen time
Monitor online activity
Set healthy digital boundaries
This is a great opportunity to build confidence and take an active role in your child’s online life.

Get started and explore here: waitakereprimary.onlinesafetyhub.nz​

Together, we can support our tamariki to be safe, confident digital citizens.

3 Jun 2026

3 Jun 2026

Waitākere Primary has been reviewing our Values and Vision over the past year with the goal of focus and clarify for our kura.  We wanted to clearly communicate these to our ākonga, whānau and staff and to ensure the consistent application of those values across the school and classrooms.

To start the process we gathered feedback from staff, students, and community about the our current vision and value’s statements.  This showed that most people agreed with our vision, but did not intiially know what it was and felt there was a need to a better understanding its meaning.

After feedback from the surveys was collated, we devised a one page descriptor called the Waitākere Way which we shared with the whole staff.

We have brought the vision and motto into alignment  and after creating several alternative vision statements that staff viewed and gave feedback.  We wanted to keep the essence of the original but make it shorter. School wide values statements were reviewed.

Our next step was to create a visual representation of this.

We have attached these for you to view and would welcome any feedback before they go into use next term.

28 May 2026

Kia ora whānau,

We have some incredibly exciting news from behind the camera! Our students have been working exceptionally hard, and we are officially coming to the tail end of the filming phase for our school movies. 

Now, we are entering the next exciting phase: Editing!

To help us piece these masterpieces together and bring our students' visions to the big screen for the Film Festival, we are looking for a few wonderful volunteers from our community with video editing experience.

If you are able to lend a hand, please get in touch: jprebble@waitakereprimary.school.nz

Thank you so much for your ongoing support in making this festival unforgettable for our kids!

Ngā mihi nui,

Julie