NAU MAI HAERE MAI, WELCOME TO WAITAKARURU SCHOOL

'Our professional values as teachers and a community is to know our students really well.'

Welcome to Waitakaruru School.


Waitakaruru School is a school that is based on the Hauraki Plains catchment area, if you drive to Auckland we are on the left just after the dairy. We currently have approximately 100 students at our school and 5 classrooms.


Our aim is to  ensure all of our children know the core values of our school what this looks like and can verbalise and action these. Our professional values as teachers and a community is to know our students really well. We have student profiles, share learning on see-saw (an educational facebook) and dedicate 4 staff meetings per term to talking about learning and student needs. Our staff are highly qualified covering a range of strengths from dance, Te Reo, Chinese language, Computer technology, and implementing individual learning programmes with students.  

 

Come and visit our school any time. 

We have a school facebook page: Search for Waitakaruru School Community News

If you want more information please contact Elizabeth in the office:

admin@waitakaruru.school.nz or phone 07 867-3155.


Tina Taylor- Principal

principal@waitakaruru.school.nz 

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

TERM DATES 2024

Term 1  
Friday 02 February - Thursday 6 April

Term 2
Monday 29th April - Thursday 4th July

Term 3  
Monday 22nd July - Friday 27 September

Term 4 
Monday 14 Oct - Wednesday 18 December 

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 

Anniversary Day           
Monday 29th January 2024      

Waitangi Day
Tuesday 6th February 2023   

Good Friday    
Friday 29th March 2024

Easter Monday & Tuesday       
Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd April 2024  

        
Anzac Day      
Thurday 25th April 2024 (In School holidays)           

Kings’s Birthday        
Monday 3rd June 2024           

Matariki Day   
Friday 28th June 2024

Labour Day     
Monday 28th October 2024 

SCHOOL HOURS


8.00am:  First Van Arrives 

8.50am:  Bus Arrives 

9.00 – 12.40: Morning School Programme  

11.40-11am: 20 minute morning tea break 

12.40 – 12.50: Lunch Eating 

12.50 – 1.30: Lunch Play 

1.30 – 2.40pm: Afternoon  Programme  

2.50: Bus Departs


OFFICE HOURS


Monday 8:30am - 2.30pm (Elizabeth)

Tuesday 8:30am - 2.30pm  (Elizabeth)

Wednesday   8:30am - 2.30pm (Elizabeth) Thursday 8:30am - 2.30pm.  (Tess)

Friday 8.30am - 2.30pm.  (Tess)