“He waka eke noa”

7 May 2026

Afternoon everyone,

Please fill out the form on Skool Loop for the Featherston Cluster Cross Country on Thursday 14th May. I need to know whether you will be transporting your child to and from cross country yourself, or if they will be returning to school afterwards.

If you are helping with transport, you will need to remain at the event until all children have completed their races.

We need to be at Kahutara by 9:30am and the event is expected to finish at approximately 2:00pm.

Many thanks,
Emma

6 May 2026

On Thursday 14th May we are heading to Kahutara for the Featherston Cluster Cross Country. I have attached the timings of the day. Could you please let Emma or the office know if you can help with taking students to and from the event. In addition if you are able to help on the day let Emma know. 

 

 

2026-Cross-Country-Information-for-Featherston-Cluster-Schools.pdf

6 May 2026

Kia Ora whānau,

Unfortunately, due to some admin issues with Mountains to Seas, we need to postpone our trip to Lake Domain Reserve at Lake Wairarapa.

Tomorrow we will instead be having our second classroom session and getting familiar with the equipment the tamariki will be using to investigate the ecosystems at the lake.

The same details apply to the trips, however at this stage;

Trip 1 to Lake Domain Reserve will be on the 21st May

Trip 2 to Lake Ōnoke or Pounui Lagoon will be on the 28th May

Backup trip day will be the 11th June

Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to help with transport. If this means you can no longer come along just let me know. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Whaea Jess.

3 May 2026

Kia Ora Room 1 whānau,

As you may have seen in the "What's on this week" notice, Room 1 are going on a trip this Thursday 7th May.

We have just started a programme run by Mountains to Sea, called the Whitebait Connection. We had our first classroom session this Thursday just been, learning about what types of water we have on Earth, inhabitants we would find in and around a freshwater lake or stream, the life cycle of Whitebait, and the 5 different species of Whitebait. As part of the programme we will be going on 2 field trips to our local lakes, with one more classroom session in between.

1st Trip:

When: Thursday 7th May

Where: Lake Domain at the top of Lake Wairarapa.

Leaving School: at 9.30am

Returning: 1pm-ish 

Please make sure your child brings:

• Gumboots
• Jacket
• Drink bottle
• Car seat/booster seat

2nd Trip:

When: Thursday 21st May

Where: Lake Ōnoke or Pounui Lagoon TBC

Leaving School: at 9.30am

Returning: 1pm-ish 

Please make sure your child brings:

• Gumboots
• Jacket
• Drink bottle
• Car seat/booster seat

These trips are weather dependent so we do also have a back up trip date of the 28th May.

I will need some help with transport and parent helpers for supervision around the water to make these trips happen. 

Please make sure you go to Permissions to fill out the form for your child and tick if you are able to come along.

Thank you so much!

Whaea Jess

3 May 2026

Morning all, 

See the two attachments one with 'whats on this week' the other with 'whats on this term'. 

Have a great day.

 

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