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
WHAT'S HAPPENING
TERM DATES 2023
Term 1
Wednesday 01 February - Thursday 6 April
Term 2
Monday 24 April - Friday 30 June
Term 3
Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September
Term 4
Monday 9 Oct - Friday 15 December
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Anniversary Day
Monday 30th January 2023
Waitangi Day
Monday 6th February 2023
Good Friday
Friday 7th April 20223
Easter Monday & Tuesday
Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th April 2023
Anzac Day
Tuesday 25th April 2023
Kings’s Birthday
Monday 5th June 2023
Matariki Day
Friday 14th July 2023
Labour Day
Monday 23rd October 2023
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
Tuesday 8:30am - 2.30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 2.30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 2.30pm
Friday 9.00am - 1.30pm