Warrington School - Te Kura o Ōkahau

 
Kakari kaihiku, kia haere kai upoko – Unity comes with the fair sharing of resources
 
Ka eke te ngaru – Ride the Wave

 

Welcome to Warrington School. We are a small, coastal family orientated, vibrant Year 1-8 school located just north of Dunedin. We pride ourselves at being able to provide quality educational opportunities across the curriculum in small classroom settings with experienced passionate teachers.

Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou

Greetings to everyone

I tūhonohono ai te kura o Turau arahue rāua ko te kura o Whaitiri puku i a Ōkahau

Seacliff and Evansdale schools were joined with Warrington

Ka noho ā mātou kura, ko Ōkahau i raro i te marumaru o Kirimoko

Our school, Ōkahau sits beneath the shelter of Kirimoko

Ka rere atu kā awa, ko Waitētē rāua ko Whaitiri puku ki Waiputai

The Waitētē and Whaitiri puku rivers flow to Blueskin Bay

Tae noa ki te Tai o Araiteuru

To the coast of Araiteuru

Ko Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe me Waitaha kā tākata whenua o tēnei rōhe

Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe and Waitaha are the people of this area.

Ko Puketeraki te papatipu marae o te hapū

Puketeraki is the ancestral meeting place of the people

Ko Ōkahau ā mātou kura

Ōkahau is our school

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Therefore, greetings

 

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Latest Notices

Competition - Family Pass to Highlanders vs Fijian Drua this Saturday!
8 Apr 2025

Kia ora,

We have been given a family pass (2 Adults, 3 Children) to the Highlanders vs Fijian Drua game this Saturday (12th April),  7.05pm at Forsyth Barr Stadium!

If you would like to be in the draw, email the school office with your guess of how many road cones were on Coast Road, between Karitane and Warrington School's at 8.20am on Tuesday 8th April (Max and I counted them on our drive to school :) 

You need to get your guess in by 9am Friday (11th April), 1 guess per family and if you win tickets will be emailed to you Friday lunchtime. 

Kā mihi, 

Sam 

 

Wiki Tekau Kā Korero - Week 10 Information
6 Apr 2025

 

Kia ora koutou, Te Kura o Ōkahau whānau,

Here are the things that you need to know for the last week of the term.

Firstly a huge thank you for their fundraising efforts at the Blueskin Show today. Whether it was helping with setting up, packing down, baking, food making, kombucha creating, or helping out at the cafe. All of your mahi is greatly appreciated! A special mention to Lucy for all of her awesome organising, and tireless work behind the scenes.

School Assembly / Sharing Time / Katie's Farewell (Poroporoaki) - Thursday 10th April

We will be holding our next school assembly, this Thursday, beginning at a slightly earlier time of 2.20 pm. All welcome! As part of this assembly, we'll be holding a school poroporoaki  (farewell) for Katie, to celebrate her time and valuable contribution to Warrington School.

Hockey Registration - Last Day Wednesday

This Wednesday is the last day to register your child for hockey next term. The games begin in Week 2 next term, with the Year 1-2, Year 3-4, and Year 5-6 teams playing after school on Wednesday and the Year 7/8 team playing on Friday after school.

Blueskin Cafe Thursday Lunch Orders 

Lunches must be ordered, and paid for by midday on Tuesday each week. They are delivered on Thursday. Please see the attached lunch menu for the term.

Year 7/8 Surfing

We'll be having our last surfing session for the term this Friday morning. Please let me know if you are available to help out with supervision. 

Last Day of School For The Term - Friday 11th April

 

Kia pai te wiki - Have a great week!

Kā mihi nui

Jeff

Wiki Iwa Kā Korero - Week 9 Information
30 Mar 2025

 

Kia ora koutou, Te Kura o Ōkahau whānau,

Here are the things that you need to know for the week ahead.

 

Explorers Club (4-Year-Old- Club) - Friday 4th April

We have our next installment of our Explorers Club this Friday morning, from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. For more information, please get in contact Sam at the school office.

Blueskin Cafe Thursday Lunch Orders 

Lunches must be ordered, and paid for by midday on Tuesday each week. They are delivered on Thursday. Please see the attached lunch menu for the term.

Year 7/8 Surfing

We'll be having our next surfing session this Friday morning. Please let me know if you are available to help out with supervision. 

 

Kia pai te wiki - Have a great week!

Kā mihi nui

Jeff

Supporters and Sponsors

Parents, please support our local businesses

Waikouaiti Fish Inn Southern Clams Ltd Blueskin Electrical Ltd The Firewood King Eastern Hammer Hardware U & I Industries Piwakawaka Pilates
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