Welcome back to term 3! We are thrilled to have all our students back at school. We hope they had a fantastic time during the break and are ready for another exciting term of learning, growth and fun.

We have recently updated our 'cell phone' policy to 'personal digital devices'. Please see the information below and talk with your children about this. Your child's teacher will also chat to children about this topic. It is a good reminder that children should only contact their parents or caregivers, and vice versa, during the school day through their teacher or the school office only.

Our SchoolDocs Polices and Procedures are able to be reviewed each term by parents and caregivers.

SDMS had another successful Midyear Competition Thursday 29th June. There were many Waitākiri students who entered. The results are as follows:

We are doing a REAL Challenge for the SPCA.

Mila, Summer, Zoey, Elle and Daylee would like to thank everyone very much for donating a can of food, food item or money to our City Mission REAL Challenge.

Our mission is to support kids, teens & young adults to form meaningful friendships, build self-confidence and understand others.

We will be having a community evening with the National MP for education, Erica Stanford.

The Mainland Pouākai want you to be a part of the action this year as they take the floor in what will be an exciting season. For the games listed below, we are offering your school an exclusive 10% discount on tickets which will be a great night out for the whole family! Get yours your tickets today!

The Christchurch Astros are looking for neighbourhood teams to play in the upcoming 2023/24 season