Waikouaiti School

📞 Our school phone appears to have decided it needed an early holiday!

Apologies to anyone who has tried to contact us on our landline this week. We are currently experiencing some technical issues and, despite our best efforts, they haven't been resolved just yet.

In the meantime, please call or text 021 295 2506, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we convince our phone system to rejoin the 21st century!

Kia ora everyone,

We're hoping our school's portable scaffold might ring a bell with someone!

It was purchased around 4–5 years ago, and despite a thorough search, all we've managed to find is the brochure pictured below. We're guessing it may have been borrowed at some stage and never made its way home.

We have a few maintenance jobs piling up, so if you've seen it, borrowed it, or know where it might be, we'd love to hear from you.

Please contact the school office if you can help.

Many thanks from the Waikouaiti School team!

Kia ora

A reminder that the July Dunedin Netball holiday programme entries are open for kids in years 1-8!

Every day is different, and the programme will include netball specific activities, game play and downtime activities.

NETBALL
July Holiday Programme Information

Date: Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15, and Thursday 16 July
​​​​​​​Time: 9am - 3pm
Venue: Edgar Centre
Cost:
1 day - $65
2 days - $125
3 days - $165
Ages: Year 1-8

Please register here: https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/389838

Registrations will close on the 7th of July, they may close early if maximum capacity is reached before this date.

July Dunedin Netball School Holiday Programme Registration 2026 Welcome to the official website for Dunedin Netball Centre.

Pip Eason, a former student from Waikouaiti, and her friend are running Touch sessions during the school holidays at the Waikouaiti Sports Park. This is a fantastic opportunity for children aged 6 to 13 to develop their touch skills. A great opportunity in our local area!

Wow!!

Exciting times! Getting ready for our new Nic Dempster mural being unveiled tomorrow 2.45 pm
Come join us !

Please help our Friends of the School committee with their winter fundraiser selling Beano's pies. The funds raised will go towards Learning Support for our students.
Please return your order forms to the school office or send to [email protected]. Payments can be made online.

Kia ora,
The staff and students of Waikouaiti School warmly invite our school and wider community to join us for the unveiling of our new school mural, created by local artist Nic Dempster.

Thursday 4 June – 2:45pm
This special artwork celebrates our local environment and tells the story of the Waipaku Stream as it flows through our community.

The mural represents much more than art. It reflects the learning, partnerships, and action our students have been part of through their work alongside the; East Otago Catchment Group, Enviroschools, our local rūnaka, Jill and Jeff Brockett’s upper catchment study, and Jenny Rowley’s ongoing planting work at the lagoon.

Prior to the unveiling, all are welcome to join our senior classes for a walk to the lagoon, where students will continue caring for our tree planting project leaving school at 1.30pm.

We would love to see whānau and community members there as we celebrate this special milestone together and join us for tea, coffee and snacks after.
RSVP to [email protected]

Ngā mihi nui

Stuart Cooke
Principal Waikouaiti School
03 4657225

We're doing Jumping June again this year to raise funds and awareness for the Heart Foundation!
Your tamariki will come home tonight with a brochure of information on how to register, and away you go!
If you are wanting to donate and don't have a child ... choose the big kid Lisa Hall on the link and make a donation!
Let's jump to it!
https://www.jumpingjune.org.nz/event/waikouaiti-school

Good time to fix the bike with the current price of petrol!