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 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