24 Jul 2026

Reminder - Early Closing on Wednesday 29th July for Parent Interviews 

The Walking School Bus, Road Patrol and School Bus will all operate at 12:40pm, they will not be running at 3pm. You may need to make alternative plans.
All students who are remaining at school will be supervised in the school hall and must be collected by 3pm as normal.

If you would like to talk to your child's teacher about their learning it is not too late to make an appointment.  Bookings will remain open until 3pm Tuesday 28th July. 

24 Jul 2026

Good morning Waitākere families! 

We are looking for a replacement homestay family for 2 Japanese boys who are arriving at our school on 30 July and departing on the morning of the 6th of August. Due to unforeseen circumstances one of our families has had to pull out at short notice. The boys attend school for normal hours but would spend the weekend with your family.

Reimbursement for the pair staying is $1190.  They must have their own bed but can share a room. 

We would love to hear from you if you can help us out as we need to find these boys a place to stay urgently. Please contact Anna on asmith@waitakereprimary.school.nz if you could potentially help or would like more information. 

Thank you!

22 Jul 2026

21 Jul 2026

Welcome back to Term 3 everyone! We hope you all had a relaxing and safe holidays. 

Our school's inaugural Matariki breakfast is this coming Thursday, the 23rd of July.  Just a reminder that all students attending this event must be accompanied by their families until 8.15am.

Organisation: 

7:00am - Meet at school on the steps between the Senior Playground and Rooms 3 and 4 (We suggest you bring blankets to stay warm and mugs for hot drinks)

7:10am - Speeches and Matariki celebration

7:30am - Kapa Haka performance

This will be followed with warm rolls, spreads and hot drinks in the school hall. If you have the time families could bring a plate of food to share in the spirit of Matariki. Food can be dropped to the hall on your arrival. 

We look forward to celebrating with you on Thursday morning. (RSVP's are through the FORMS section of the school app)

21 Jul 2026

🏐 SAVE THE DATE – NETBALL PRIZEGIVING! 🏆

Come along and help us celebrate another fantastic netball season!

📅 Thursday 27 August
⏰ 3.15pm
📍 School Hall

We’d love for our netball players and their whānau to join us as we celebrate our teams, players, coaches and managers and all their achievements this season.

🥗 Please bring a plate of food to share as we come together to celebrate and wrap up another awesome season of Waitākere netball.

We look forward to seeing you there! 💙🏐