Kia Ora and Welcome to Waiouru School!
Below is a ‘one-stop-shop’ of information for new families moving to Waiouru, including key dates, enrolment information, and links to other sites with Waiouru Community information.
Key Dates:
- The first day of school is on Monday 1st February 2016 – we will begin the day at 9am in our learning street (through the double doors at the east end of the building.
- Our Office Open Day is on Friday 29th January 2016 – pop in to meet Kerry (our office manager) and Marama (our Principal); bring in your enrolment forms, order uniforms, purchase stationary, and have a tour of the school.
- Five Year Olds New To School Morning Tea is on Thursday 28th January 10am to 11am – bring your pre-schooler and their morning tea into school to meet Carie King our new entrant teacher. Share a story, meet new friends, learn where all of the important stuff is in our school and take away the stress and worry of starting school for the first time.
Click here for a link to our Waiouru School Calendar.
Enrolment Information:
Click here to read our enrolment information and download our enrolment forms.
You can either email these forms to Kerry in the office (office@waiouru.school.nz) or you can bring them in with you at our Office Open Day on Friday 29th January 2016.
Additional Information for enrolment which can be helpful but not to worry about if it is at the bottom of a moving box:
- Recent school reports, and profile/portfolio books,
- Information from any additional services you child may have worked with such as Reading Recovery or RTLit,
- School books such as writing books, mathematics books, etc
General School Information:
Sign up to our School Newsletter here:
Another great way to stay up to date with the day to day happenings at Waiouru School is by liking our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/WaiouruSchool
Classes for 2016 (click here to see our staff profiles):
- Year Seven and Eight – Mrs Bell
- Year Five and Six – Stacey Buchanan
- Year Four – Chloe Drummond
- Years One, Two and Three are split into two classes – with Mrs Corbett and Mrs Donaldson
- New Entrants/ Reception Class – Mrs King
Meet Our Board of Trustees Here.
Useful Community Information:
- First point of contact is our Community Services Officer, Carolyn Highland and her amazing assistant Shone Edgerley – atg.cso@xtra.co.nz
- Request to join our community Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/groups/474470299327728/
- More information can be found here at the Waiouru Information Website
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