Hey all, welcome back to Term 3. Hope you managed to get some time to spend with the kids and relax a bit before calving kicks off.
NEW WEBSITE DOWNLOAD - TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS
Thanks to all who have subscribed for notifications on the website messages page. We will no longer be using the other school app going forward.
I have pushed an update that will ask you to enter your name when you subscribe. We still have about 5 devices that messages are not reaching, so by entering your name when you subscribe it will hopefully let us know if the message hasn't been sent to your phone.
Just a note, our website is also an app that you can download an install on your phone. For iphones it is often just a bookmark on your homescreen. This can be a much easier way of accessing information in school.
I do recommend closing out of the app when you are not using it, as updates are installed on the app automatically when you open it up after shutting it down.
SCHOOL ACCOUNTS
School accounts will go out today, and early next week for those who are away. We will be emailing out accounts today. Currently we only have one email on each account.
Please remember that the school camp for Year 8 is coming up quicker than you think. This is the big cost for many parents, and a reminder that you can arrange payments each week to cover this cost. Be aware that if parents neglect payments, it may effect whether the camp continues to go ahead.
Worth nothing that the cost of the camp for parents is subsidised by the PTA and the school by about 40% already, so please make an effort to ensure payments are made before the camp date.
We do need half the amount deposit ($150) by the the end of this term to confirm numbers.
FUNDRAISING FOR CAMP
Just of note, if fundraising for the school camp lowers the price of the camp, it is a bit of a nightmare to refund parents if you have already paid for camp. In those instances, we will credit your school account if you have overpaid for camp. Once we adjust totals for any fundraising, we will recalculate the cost and send out accounts to Year 8 parents with adjusted amounts.
POLICE VISIT NEXT WEEK
If you see a police car at school next Wednesday, do not be concerned!!! We are hosting the Awatuna Playcentre and we will be having a meet and greet with the local police. Hopefully they let me go for a few laps THIS time...
TARANAKI TROPHY
Unfortunately we do not have enough players for a rugby team for the Taranaki Trophy this year. We have started to do trials for netball, and we will run trials for football after the netball team has been sorted.
LANGTON CUP BASKET BALL
Well done to everyone that participated in Langton cup 2026! We had three under 14 boys that participated in this tournament (Bede from team Tuatara, and Koby and Jax from team Mango), two under 12 girls (Ginny and Mattie), and seven under 14 girls (Mila, Tylah, Stevie, and Libby from the Pouakai team, and Bettina, Claire, and Ruby from the Kahu team). Team Pouakai made it to the finals, as well as the under 12 girls team, both placing 2nd. Team Tuatara came 9th, team Mango came 10th, and team Kahu 5th. Ka pai to everyone!
Nga mihi nui
Jarad Chittenden
Principal
Students of the Week
PRINCIPALS PICK
Harry Muller - Gave up his lunchtime to help plant plants in the deli area.
TEACHER'S PICK
TAHI - Lilly Richards - Awesome effort and putting herself out of her comfort zone at talent show.
RUA - Landen Bevins - Working hard to improve his handwriting.
TORU - Flynn Beaven - An awesome job with his DPE project.
WHA - Miller Javier - Fantastic effort at talent show.
RIMA - Ellah Robinson - Being amazing role model.
ONO - Floyd Gavin - Improvement in writing.
WHITU - Avah Chadwick - Great Showing of school values.
WARU - Eddie Gavin - Perseverance in reading and improvement.
STUDENT COUNCIL PICK
Mr Bloor - Helping with the talent show.
Important Dates
Term 3
August
Friday 21st - Taranaki Trophy year 7&8 tournament in Hawera
Monday 24-27 - Life Education bus
September
Tuesday 2nd - EPRO8 5&6, 7&8
Monday 7-11th - Aimes Games
Thursday 10-11th - Tatarakihi Festival
Thursday 17th - Coastal Leaders at Opunake High
Term 4
October
Thursday 15th - Calf & lamb, pet day
Wednesday 28th - Opunake Touch tournament
November
Monday 23-26th - Year 8 camp
December
Tuesday 1st - Prize giving
Thursday 3rd - Concert
2026 Term Dates
Term 1 - Thursday 29th January -- Thursday 2nd April
Term 2 - Monday 20th April -- Friday 3rd July
Term 3 - Monday 20th July -- Friday 25th September
Term 4 - Monday 12th October -- Thursday 10th December
2026 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
6th February - Waitangi Day
9th March - Taranaki Anniversary
18 - 21 April - Easter
25th April- ANZAC day (observed 27th April)
1st June - Kings birthday
10th June - Matariki
26th October - Labour Day
School Accounts and Payments
School accounts and payments
Please pay all accounts through internet banking. Our details are:
Auroa School Board of Trustees: 15-3950-0413208-00
When you make a payment, please ensure:
you put your child's name in the particulars
in the code or reference you put the reason for payment.
Reminder that we will need half the school camp donation in by the end of term 3 to lock in your child's place. Total costs are below, so half this amount is due by the end of the term.
Year 1-4 Term 4 day trip $10
Year 5 Term 4 day trip $20
Year 6 Term 10-11 March 2026 Vertical Horizon 1 night $120
Year 7 camp November 2 nights cost $230
Year 8 camp December 3 nights $300
These camps can be paid off throughout the year.
Please pay all accounts through internet banking. Our details are:
Auroa School: 15-3950-0413208-00
When you make a payment, please ensure:
you put your child's name in the particulars
in the code or reference you put the reason for payment.
Notices
Awatuna playcentre Wednesday sessionsHawera BMX fun day 9th AugustManaia Community Pre school
