COVID19

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all are keeping well. We are busy preparing the school for opening for all our students at Level 2.  All teachers have set up their rooms for physical distancing and sorted resources so we can minimise sharing between students. The whole school is getting a deep clean over the weekend so … Read moreAlert Level 2 starts Monday 31 August

Kia ora everyone! We are looking forward to welcoming all our students and staff back onsite at Alert Level 2 on Monday 31st August. A reminder that while everyone is onsite at Alert Level 2 next week, we will all be sticking to key health measures including: – sanitising when coming in and going out … Read moreAlert Level 2 starting Monday 31st August

Talofa lava! I hope you are all well and enjoying some extra family time. Learning from home is available on Google Classroom everyday. Teachers will be Google Meeting with their classes daily as well so they can provide face to face support. Those who cannot access learning online, we also have Hard Copy Learning Packs … Read moreLearning from Home at Level 3

Talofa everyone The Prime Minister has announced that Auckland will be at Alert Level 3 from tomorrow at midday. All Auckland schools will be closed from Wednesday 12 August to Friday 14 August except for children of essential workers. If you are an essential worker your child or children can be supervised at school from … Read moreSchool closed at Alert Level 3: Wed 12 Aug – Fri 14 Aug

9 April, 2020 Learning from Home during Lockdown Talofa everyone! Hoping you and your whānau are well and making the most of the ‘bubble’ time together. For those of you who are working in essential services, we cannot thank you enough. Working from home brings its own challenges and benefits and by now you have … Read moreLearning From Home Update

The Ministry of Education has moved the school holidays forward, starting Monday 30 March to Tuesday 14 April. Please give your children a break from learning during that time. As I said in my facebook post, please focus on making your child feel safe and just being with them. The official start of Term 2 … Read moreLearning from Home

Kia ora whānau! Hope you are enjoying the extra quality time with your children. Communication will be key over the next few weeks. We will communicate with you through Facebook, Skool Loop App, email and notices will be posted on our website www.waimahia.school.nz/  If you have not received emails from the school in the last … Read moreCommunication During School Closure

23 March 2020 Talofa everyone! First and foremost – we have NO known cases in our school or school community. At the weekend the announcement was made by the Prime Minister that NZ has moved to Alert Level 2 – Reduce Contact for COVID-19. High risk individuals are asked to remain at home as much … Read moreCOVID-19 Update

Kia ora koutou katoa You will know that the World Health Organisation has now declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic.  The Ministry of Health has been working through its pandemic plan since January. You will also know the Government has already implemented a range of measures to minimise the impacts to New Zealand. This includes … Read moreCOVID-19 Parent Information 17 March 2020