'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 2025
Term 1
Thursday 30 January - Thursday 10 April
Term 2
Monday 28 April - Friday 27 July
Term 3
Monday 14 July - Friday 19 September
Term 4
Monday 06 Oct - Wednesday 15 December
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Waitangi Day
Thursday 6 February
Teacher Only Day
Friday 11 April
Kings’s Birthday
Monday 2 June
Matariki Day
Friday 20 June
Labour Day
Monday 27 October
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 (Ashleigh) Thursday 8:30am - 2.30pm. (Elizabeth)
Friday 8.30am - 2.30pm. (Ashleigh)