In this week's newsletter:

School Life

• This Week

• Advertising @ Westmere

• Junior School Breakfast - TOMORROW

Extra Curricular Opportunities

• Netball - Windmill Park

Other Opportunities

• Marist College Open Day

• Skids Holiday Programmes - Grey Lynn / Newton

• Kelmarna Community Farm Equinox Festival

• Western Springs College Car Boot Sale

• The Village Square Programme

School Life

This Week

It has been a fabulous week at kura.

The Middle School had a successful noho at Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae. The sleepover was a real highlight for the Year 4s. The Seniors went to Rangiriri Pā and learnt about the initial stages of the invasion of the Waikato during the NZ Wars.

Next week our Juniors are heading to Māngere Mountain to learn about why Tamaki was such a desirable place to settle.

Strategic and Annual Plans

Every three years we refresh our strategic plan. The Board begin by consulting the community (parents, students, teachers, wider staff, etc.). We completed this last year and shared the general themes with you.

We used those themes to create our overall strategic goals.

From the larger strategic plan we create an annual plan to work towards those goals. This is our 2026 Annual Plan.

With all the new changes to the curriculum that were released at the end of 2025 and the upcoming changes to assessment and reporting these will be our main focus throughout the year.

We have been mandated to carry out an Attendance Management Plan, so that is also an action this year.

And as always, we want happy, thriving learners, and our wellbeing programme is an important part of this. We will continue to develop this programme to meet the varied and changing needs of our tamariki.

School Donation and Stationery Update

We're getting closer to completing stationery payments. If you haven't paid for stationery yet, please do so ASAP, you have until the end of the term.

Advertising @ Westmere

Westmere School | Te Rehu is inviting local businesses and organisations to tender for signage opportunities around the school's perimeter fence line.

It’s a great opportunity to display your brand, as well as be seen to support your local school, our children's learning and the wider community.

Signage sites are open for tender — please submit this form with your best tender offer before Thursday 12th March 2026 at 5pm.

Successful tenders will be notified no later than Monday 16th March.

Junior School Breakfast - TOMORROW

Meet at the back of the hall - Coffee van will be there!

Extra Curricular Opportunities

Netball - Windmill Park

We are now taking expressions of interest for netball in Terms 2 and 3. Games are on Wednesdays (Year 5-6) and Thursdays (Year 1-4) at Windmill Park.

• Year 1-2 (4v4)

• Year 3-4 (5v5)

• Year 5-6 (6v6)

Due to it being a shorter term, we would like to start building our teams, but note that the games don't start until May.

Please register your interest here.

• PREVIOUS PLAYERS/TEAMS: You may have roll-over players from last year who want to play together. Please email your team lists to sport@westmere.school.nz. Please note that we will add any newbies to your team if you don't have enough players.

• NEW PLAYERS: Register your interest in the link above so we can place you in a team.

• UNIFORMS: Bike shorts and school shirt (no more skorts)

Other Opportunities

Marist College Open Day

Skids Holiday Programmes - Grey Lynn / Newton

Kelmarna Community Farm Equinox Festival

Western Springs College Car Boot Sale

The Village Square Holiday Programme