Principal's message
The past two weeks have flown by. Routines are becoming established, new friendships are being made and our staff and students have been working hard.
Visit this articleIMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Parking / Drop off and Pick Up
Please be considerate of our neighbours and others when dropping off and picking up children. Please also remind your children to use the school crossing.
Shop and Mall parking should only be used if using these facilities.
Please ensure you take extra care when there are moving vehicles with children around, of note, it is not safe to do a u-turn outside school, instead please use the round-a-bout's at either end of Merrin Street.
Absences
If your child is absent, please use the HERO app to notify the office.
Students arriving late (after 9am) who have missed the roll call must come to the office to sign in for lateness and receive a late slip to give to their teacher.
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Sharing our taonga
This week our Y1/2 tamariki have been proud to share their taonga with their class.
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Starting 2024 with Whanaungatanga!
It was fantastic to welcome our new staff, tamariki and whānau at our Mihi Whakatau this week!
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Yesterday the Merrin Orchestra met for the first time this year! 🎼
It was fantastic to have such a smiley, happy group of musicians to work with and we had great fun playing through our first tune of the year, Minka.
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We will survive!
Wheriko had a brilliant survivor day last Thursday. Students were asked to prepare, organise and survive the day out on the field.
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Year 5 & 6 Getting Started with Epro8: A Lesson in Creativity and Collaboration
The Epro8 program is designed to foster creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork skills through hands-on challenges and problem-solving activities.
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Kōpura - getting to know each other
It's been an exciting time here in Kōpura as we dive into the new term with enthusiasm and a lot of fun-filled activities.
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PTA News
The PTA has had it's first meeting for the year, and we have some exciting things on the radar ...
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Welcome to our new Mandarin Learning Assistant!
Chunlei Yuan will be with us for 2024. She will work with the tamariki across the entire school over the year. Here is a letter of introduction from Chunlei.
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Football/Futsal Afterschool
Year 3/4 and 5/6 are you interested in football/futsal coaching after school?
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Looking for more Netball Players!
Come and play netball with Ngā Whetū Kohara this season
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Free event for Chinese families...
Ardour Charitable Trust, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, invite Chinese families to the education learning community hub to understand the New Zealand education system.
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WeChat 🤳
WeChat is available to all our Chinese speaking families for the purpose of keeping you informed and up to date with school events. Please scan the Merrin School QR code below so you can be included in all of our messages.
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