Pūrākaunui School

There will be no Little Pipis Playgroup this week while we are away on school camp 🏕️

See you back on Thursday 21st at 11am.

We are having a working bee this Sunday afternoon for the construction of our new bike track. This will be a a gentle BMX-style dirt track, with rollers and berms, and will be available for everyone to use outside of school hours. Fulton Hogan have kindly donated some clay to us, and now we need help moving it around to form the track.

We'd love to see some members of our wider community come together on this exciting project, make some new connections, and enjoy shared kai.

More photos from our amazing trip to welcome in Hinemoana.

This Sunday!

We love Port To Port Cruises And Wildlife Tours! Rachel has taken our school for trips to Quarantine Island and to the Marine Studies Centre at Portobello, and we have had a blast!

Our principal Ms Bell loves the ferry so much, she went on it for her birthday! She loves Skipper Rachel's commentary and admires her strength at picking up e-bikes.

You can win a return pass on the ferry for 2 adults in the raffle at our upcoming fair on Sunday May 12. Thank you Rachel for your generous donation!

Some great prizes to win in the raffle at our upcoming school fair on Sunday 12 May! Tickets are just $2 each. Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors for making this possible 🤩

Save the date!

EASTER TUESDAY 🐰 A friendly reminder that Tuesday, 2 April 2024 is a school holiday.

Sometimes when Easter falls later in April, this holiday gets wrapped into the term break. But when it doesn't, Easter Tuesday is still a day off.

WHAT ABOUT EARLY LEARNING?
Terms and holidays are set for state schools under the Education (When State Schools Must Be Open) Regulations 2022. While many early childhood services follow school terms and holidays, some choose to operate.

Check with your provider if you're unsure. It's up to each early learning service to decide if they will operate on Easter Tuesday.

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/4arOVzw

Wool policy warmly welcomed A government move to prefer the use of wool in its buildings has been described as "fantastic" by an Otago wool campaigner.

Thank you to everyone who has already responded to our 2023 community survey on Aotearoa New Zealand Histories.

If you haven't completed the survey yet, please take a few minutes to help us to identify the national and local Aotearoa New Zealand Histories topics that you think our tamariki should be learning about.

The survey can be done anonymously online, or if you would prefer a hard copy, please drop by the school or contact [email protected] to arrange delivery.

Pūrākaunui School Community Survey 2023 This school community survey is an important part of the partnership between the school and whānau. The school's Board of Trustees is committed to reporting feedback received by you and using it to update the school's strategic plan and curriculum. We really value your time and encourage you to par...

Some enterprising students of ours!

Our second "Rocks for Tots" session has been confirmed for next Wednesday August 30th at the University of Otago Geology Department.

We will leave school at 9:00 am for a two hour session from 9:30 - 11:30 (including a morning tea break) and will return to school afterwards.

Please let us know if you and your tamariki aged 2-6 would like to join us for the session. You could either meet us at the school beforehand and potentially carpool, or just meet us at the university at 9:30.

The dress code is closed shoes, long hair tied back, and appropriate clothing for being outdoors.

AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND HISTORIES - Our 2023 community survey is live!
We are looking for feedback from our wider community to help us to identify the national and local Aotearoa New Zealand Histories topics that you think our tamariki should be learning about.
Please take a few minutes to take our survey. It can be done anonymously online, or if you would prefer a hard copy, please drop by the school or contact [email protected] to arrange delivery.

Pūrākaunui School Community Survey 2023 This school community survey is an important part of the partnership between the school and whānau. The school's Board of Trustees is committed to reporting feedback received by you and using it to update the school's strategic plan and curriculum. We really value your time and encourage you to par...