TŪ TOA

25 Feb 2026

Kia Ora Whanau

The saga continues ...

We have had part of the contamination report back and the school is very highly contaminated. Most results are above 1600 MPN/g, which is higher than typically for soils. For reference, for a council to discharge biosolids post-wastewater treatment, they have to be below 100 MPN/g.  This will mean that the Playcenter, domain and road are also contaminated. And now that all the silt is dried out, the dust is blowing everywhere. 

We have been told to stay off school grounds until further notice. 

Obviously this is not ideal - we want to teach your tamariki, we miss them, many parents work, children experience lack of routine, isolation and disconnection etc etc.

The plan is: 
1) Teachers will offer home learning packs and activities for Thursday and Friday. These will be available for pick up from 9-10am at school tomorrow - (not ideal - wear a mask, stay in the car and ring in and Anna or Ruth will bring them out... be inventive) If these cannot be collected then we will deliver. Please let us know if you need delivery (Birdlings - don't come to school we will bring them to you.) 
Kahikatea - check your emails for news about google classroom and possible zoom meetings. Kanuka will also email instructions. 
2) Ruth, Anna and I will source another location for school. If we have to be off site into next week we will begin attending school at the new location from Monday. The aim is for this to be somewhere on the bus route so that tamariki can catch the bus to school.

I will be working with the advisors / tradies tomorrow and Friday. The aim is to address the issues as soon as possible and get school open. Unfortunately with the contamination levels so high we will now have to do more than envisaged.  I will keep you updated. 

Please know that we are doing everything possible, in the best interests of the children and to get them back to school. 

Ngā Mihi

Kealy ​

19 Feb 2026

Its all kicked off here. Wonderful whanau here this morning moving silt which was brilliant. And now there are 6 trucks here all with sucky things sucking up the silt! AND they waterblast which is hugely exciting. I wanted to hug the chap that told me but managed to restrain myself.  I think he would have been highly alarmed. 

They will be here today and tomorrow. The silt has been tested for contamination and we will get the results monday. I am hopeful we can come back to school monday and just rope the fields off. FINGERS CROSSED for no calamitous news between now and monday!

The roofers are due too. 

Ngā Mihi

Kealy 

16 Feb 2026

5 Feb 2026

This year the Huxter is in Term 1 - 31 March

So I need to register our cyclists. 

Basic Info: This is a Primary Sports Canterbury event, hosted in partnership with the Huxster Mountain Bike Trust. The event is designed to give mountain bikers of all abilites an opportunity to partcipate in an event together. The enduro, lapped structure means riders of all speeds can be on course at the same me and complete the course at their own speed alongside their peers. Schools will be able to set up a ‘home base’ in the transiton area for all their entries. 

Cost: 

Last years costs were

Teams

Year 5-6 pair

Year 7-8 pair

Year 7-8 solo

The tamariki have begun to talk about their partnerships. They will ask you over the weekend if they can participate so that I can get them registered. More info will be sent out closer to the  time. 

 

30 Jan 2026

LRS-Concerns-and-Complaints.pdf

LRS-Bullying-and-Harrassment.pdf

ConcernsandComplaintsProcess.pdf