18 September 2025 Week 10
Principal's Message
Kia ora koutou
The last week of Term Three is upon us and it has been all go! Across the school everyone has worked hard. We have seen some great progress in the learning of basic facts, The Code and the transfer of these skills into a variety of work. During this week our teams have enjoyed sharing their learning on the stage or demonstrating their final presentations with you in the classrooms.
The CHAMP Seekers performance has involved many hours of learning the script, the songs and the movements on stage. We are very proud that we have been able to emphasise the importance of our values through the Northland CHAMP. The whole school enjoyed the dress rehearsal and were amazed how confidently Ruru performed.
It was wonderful to see so many parents and families encouraging all our performers today and look forward to our final performance tomorrow.
A huge thank you for dressing up and taking part in Onesie day last Friday. We made $450 and our children gave the donation to Nick from the Wellington Free Ambulance at the end of the morning. All classes were able to visit the ambulance and then enjoy a hot chocolate delivered to each classroom by the Student Reps.
We are hoping the holiday period will help to break the cycle of illness that we seem to be experiencing for both children and staff. We appreciate that children are being collected during the day when you are called and are remaining at home when they are sick. Fingers crossed for fresh air and sunshine.
We have sent a survey out on HERO and would like to encourage you to take a few minutes to complete this for us. We would like to thank everyone who attended our Learning Conversations over the last few weeks. We appreciate that emails and conversations before or after school are taking place with staff at other times. We are keen to find out from you how we are going with our partnership focus on our annual plan.
Please click the link to go directly to the survey. Partnership Feedback Form
We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday 6th October for the start of Term 4.
Finally, if you have any questions or concerns about your child, please follow our process to ensure the right people can address things efficiently: start with your Classroom Teacher as the first point of contact, then the Team Leader/Deputy Principal if unresolved, and finally the Principal if further support is needed.
Ngā mihi
Andrea
New - Board Update
Tēnā Koe
We’re pleased to welcome our new Board members: Ross Lucas, Helena de Kok, and our
new staff representative Emma Chapman. Their fresh perspectives and enthusiasm will be a
valuable addition to our school community.
Our first meeting under the new Board structure was held last week, and it was a pleasure to
officially welcome Ross, Helena, & Emma. During the meeting, Richard was elected as the
Presiding Member for the remainder of the school year — congratulations to him on this new
role.
Board portfolios have now been allocated as follows:
● Health and Safety - Helena
● Policy - Helena
● Community and Communication - Katie
● Finance - Richard
● Property - Ross
● Playspace - Jane
Please find the complete September Board Update in the PDF below.
Te Wiki o Te reo Māori
Te Wiki o Te reo Māori
Whakatauki o te wiki Ko taku reo, taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria. My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul. We have celebrated learning more kupe and playing a variety of māori language games. A number of our Māori students have shared whakatauki that are important to them and their iwi. On Friday the school will come together to enjoy waiata and kapa haka.
New - Parent Evening
Lets Talk Parenting - Thursday 9th October here at Northland School - register online.
New - Strike Action
The NZEI has signalled that Primary teachers, Principals, School support and Specialist staff will strike on Thursday 23rd October. This will occur from 7am - 7pm on the day. If the strike action changes, we will notify you accordingly.
New - Quiz Night
We have two exciting things coming up – the Northland School Quiz night and our pie fundraiser.
If you’re able to help out with either of these events/fundraisers, please get in touch with us at parentandschool@northland.school.nz
Thank you to those who have already offered help – we really appreciate you!
On Thursday 23 October at 7pm, the PTA is putting on a Quiz Night at The Shepherds Arms on Tinakori Road. Tables are selling already! A Quiz Night is a great opportunity to catch up with family and friends, have a laugh and perhaps even learn something new! So book a table now and join us!
If you'd like to book a table now, please get in touch with us at parentandschool@northland.school.nz
- Teams of 6 people ($120 per team, or $20 per person).
- When: 23 October - Quiz starts at 7pm, but we will have the tables booked for the evening if you would like to grab dinner beforehand.
- Where: The Shepherds Arms
Update - Pies
Pies Pies Pies
Orders are still open for delicious Doughboys Bakery family pies for the annual pie fundraiser to raise funds for extra school resources. These pies are delicious and great to have in the freezer for those busy evenings!
Orders are open until midnight 30 September.
Eleven scrumptious flavor's !
Allergy information: All pies contain dairy and gluten.
The goal this year is to beat our previous record of 777 pies sold! Come on, Northland School community, we can do this! If we sold 4 pies per family, the school would raise $2,500. Please consider sharing the campaign link with your friends, family and colleagues as we’d love to raise more!
This year we’re using an online system called “Raised” for the fundraiser. This allows everyone to go to the fundraising campaign online, view the pie flavours, and order directly from the website.
Every order will need to have a nominated student allocated. When your friends, family and colleagues order please ask them to allocate the order to your child and their class. Every order will receive an email confirmation of the order.
Please note: credit/debit card transactions are available but may charge a small processing fee, cash and bank transfers are exempt from any fees.
Orders close on TUESDAY 30TH September at midnight. Orders will go home with the nominated student at the end of the school day, 3pm Friday 10th October. Perfect timing with the weekend if you need to make any deliveries! We will be in touch with families who have ordered 10 or more pies to pick up directly from the school.
If you have any reusable bags at home or paper bags that we can please use for pie orders, please deliver them to the school office before 8th October.
Any questions please contact parentandschool@northland.school.nz
New - Weetbix TRYathlon 2026
Kia ora e te whānau,
Northland School has entered a team for the Weetbix TRYathlon 2026. It’s on Sunday the 15th March at Kilbirnie Park. If your child would like to be part of the school team, please click the ‘join school team’ option after signing them up. We will have a gazebo set up on the day where your children are able to store their belongings and gather to support each other. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at alexm@northland.school.nz
Ngā mihi,
Alex M
Repeat - 2026 Enrolment
To help us with our planning for next year we do need to know the number of students who will be attending. If your child is in Year 1 – 7 and is leaving at the end of the year, please let us know as soon as possible. If you have children due to start at Northland School in 2026 please check with Ann in the office to ensure that we have these details recorded. If you know of children from other families who are likely to start next year, please encourage their parents to contact us. The more information the school has about potential in-zone and out-of-zone enrolments the better equipped we are to provide the best possible class organisation for the coming year.
Below is a link to the online enrolment form:
Term Dates
The bell rings at 8:50 am. Any student arriving after this time will need to sign in at the office and will be marked late. We encourage students to arrive by 8:30 am to meet with friends and get ready for the day. Lessons will begin at 9am.
- Term 3 - 14th July - 19th September
- Term 4 - 6th October - 17th December
- Labour Day - Monday 27th October
- Strike Action - Thursday 23rd October (TBC)
2026 Term Date
- Term 1 - 2nd Feb - 6th April
- Term 2 - 20th Apr - 3rd July
- Term 3 - 20th July - 25th Sept
- Term 4 - 12th Oct - 16th Dec
Before School Care available from 7:30 am -8:30 am in the Library. Please email the office for further details, office@northland.school.nz