Witherlea School

20/08/2026

We had so much fun watching our winners race through the aisles, filling their trolleys with all sorts of goodies! The excitement was absolutely contagious!

A huge thank you to New World Blenheim for making this amazing fundraising event possible. We truly appreciate your incredible support of our school!

What a morning to remember!

13/08/2026

Congratulations to the winners of our New World Blenheim Grocery Grab 2026.

1st Prize - 2min Trolley run - Alan Cottington
2nd Prize - 1min 30sec Trolley run - Bronwyn Haddon-Jones
3rd Prize - 1min Trolley run - Sarah Anderson
4th Prize - 1min Trolley run - Mike Giles

Thanks to New World Blenheim and everyone who bought a ticket and supported our wonderful school.
*Winning tickets were drawn by the kind staff at the Blenheim Police Station.

09/08/2026

Marlborough Cross Country
It was fantastic to see our Witherlea students competing alongside runners from schools across Marlborough and Kaikōura. Every one of our competitors gave their all, showing determination, resilience and sportsmanship throughout the day.
A special congratulations to all of our placegetters and competitors:

Year 5 Girls
🥈 Lilly – 2nd
⭐ Immy – 9th

Year 5 Boys
⭐ Kevin – 5th
⭐ Maddox – 13th
⭐ Abel – 27th

Year 6 Girls
⭐ Casso – 18th
⭐ Mollie – 21st
⭐ Aanisah – 32nd

Year 6 Boys
⭐ Freddie – 16th
⭐ Fred – 20th
⭐ Sam – 28th

09/08/2026

🌟 Witherlea Party Stars 🌟
Our Junior Jump team taking out 1st Place at the Jump Jam competition yesterday, and also receiving -
Excellence in Presentation
Excellence in Technical Ex*****on

05/08/2026

We are incredibly proud of our Witherlea rugby team for finishing 4th and for way they represented our school at the Marlborough Rugby Sevens Tournament. Throughout the day, our players displayed our school value of Kia Kaha – Be Brave, showing resilience, determination, and teamwork in every game.

After an outstanding tournament, the team narrowly missed a place in the final, losing the semi-final by just one point. They then showed great character to bounce back, with the third and fourth playoff going to golden point.

While the results didn't quite fall our way, the effort, sportsmanship, and pride shown by every player were outstanding. They should all be incredibly proud of the way they represented themselves, their teammates, and Witherlea School. Ka rawe!

04/08/2026

A huge congratulations to Kyren Taumoefolau, Leo Marfell and Cooper Roberts, three former Witherlea School students, who proudly represented the Tasman Mako over the weekend.

To make the occasion even more special, all three boys crossed the try line! We're incredibly proud to see our former students competing at such a high level and wish Cooper, Kyren and Leo all the very best for the rest of the season.

29/07/2026

SCOUT SCARF DAY – FRIDAY 31 JULY!

This Friday, we’re celebrating World Scout Scarf Day!

We encourage all past and current Scouts in our school community to wear their Scout scarf to school and show their support for the amazing opportunities Scouting provides for young people.

21/07/2026

Tomorrow tickets will be coming home for our Grocery Grab raffle!!

Additional information will be included in the raffle sheet bag.

Good luck selling tickets and thank you to everyone for supporting this amazing fundraiser for our school.

02/07/2026

The Friends of Witherlea Parents Committee would like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who supported our fundraising efforts last week.

Our bake sale and sausage sizzle during cross country was a huge success. There was barely a crumb left behind and we raised an amazing $1740. Thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket for the grocery baskets. The winners were drawn on Saturday night. The lucky people were:

Joey Go
Jackie Calder
Sally MacLennan

The Witherlea School Quiz night on Saturday was a smash hit! Through the silent auctions, table and bar sales we raised a whopping $11,885. Thank you so much to the Marlborough and NZ businesses, along with our wonderful Witherlea School parents and caregivers, for supporting the quiz night through generous wine donations and items for our silent auctions and raffles. We truly appreciate it and we encourage everyone to support them back. We simply could not have an event like this without them. Thank you also to Mr Johnson, Mr Stephens, Mrs Russell (and daughter) and Mrs Deane for their tremendous help during the evening.

AJ's BBQ
Allan Scott Bistro
Aria Beauty
Avon Valley Safaris, Marlborough, New Zealand
Barker's of Geraldine
BlueBridge
Bocky Boo Gelato
Camilla and Aaron Piper
David James Photography
Dodson Street Beer Garden
Elemental Distillers Ltd
Float
Forrest Wines
Gather
GMW Jewellery
Hunter's Wines
Kiwi Spirit Distillery
Magnolia Events
Makana Confections
Marisco Vineyards
Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000
Marlborough Tour Company
Matua
Mayflower Studio Florist
Micro Scooters
Move with Megs
No. 4 Boutique
NZ King Salmon
NZ Live Fish Market
PAK'nSAVE
Rachel Tau'alupe
Rae's Cakes
Remedial Massage Therapy
Ritual Coffee
Ruth Thompson
Sally and Ben MacLennan
Small Town Winery
STIHL
Team Rea at Ray White Real Estate
The Skin Hub
TH Joinery
The Tidy Home
Two Rivers Wines
Vamp Hair Boutique
Whittaker's Chocolate Lovers
Witherlea School

If you would like to keep up to date with what’s happening in our Witherlea School community (second hand uniforms, fundraising events, hot dog and bake sale reminders etc), please sign up to our ‘Friends of Witherlea’ private Facebook group. Link below.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1664764283765998

03/05/2026