Sherwood School

04/07/2026

What a beautiful day it was in Stratford yesterday for the grand final of the AgriKids competition. Three of the 21 teams from all over New Zealand that were competing were from CHB. The 'Sherwood Kids' - Casey, Evie, and Scarlett - did us proud! They competed with confidence, enthusiasm, and grit. They had to wipe the frost off the wooden pieces needed to assemble a planter box before they could start! It was a magic day, topped off when the girls were announced as winners of the module section, one of three sections they had to complete. We are not sure of their overall placing yet.
Congratulations girls, you are truly legends.

15/06/2026

Support Our Local AgriKids Competitors! 🌟

We have three amazing local girls competing in the AgriKidsNZ Young Farmer Grand Final in New Plymouth.

Our fantastic Sherwood girls — Scarlett Tyler, Evie White, and Casey de Malmanche — would love your support! Please take a moment to vote in the FMG Region-Off and support our East Coast NZ Young Farmers AgriKids, Junior Young Farmers, and Young Farmer contestant, Edwin Laver.

If East Coast receives the most votes nationwide, FMG will generously provide:
• $5,000 to Rural Support Trust East Coast
• $1,000 to the Senior Young Farmer contestant
• $1,000 shared among the Junior Young Farmer contestants
• $1,000 shared among the AgriKidsNZ contestants
Plus, everyone who votes goes in the draw to win a $500 Bonfire Gift Card!
Voting closes at 5.00pm on 4 July.
Please vote here:

https://www.fmg.co.nz/campaigns/region-off/east-coast

Thank you for supporting our local young farmers and rural leaders of the future!

When you vote for East Coast, you are voting to support the Rural Support Trust and the East Coast team.

23/04/2026

Come down to the Sherwood School carpark tomorrow from 4:30pm to get your dinner from Gina’s truck and your dessert from Cuteneys Cakes.

Everyone welcome, bring a drink, the hall will be open, we’d love to see you.

20/04/2026

Morning everyone, Sherwood School is open today. We’ll monitor the situation during the day. Buses are running.
Please let us know if your children are unable to come in because of the weather.
Thank you.

08/04/2026

Room 1 students and teachers and 4 wonderful parents went to camp at Aramoana Beach in week 8 - just a week before the holidays started. We camped in a beautiful spot almost on the beach.
Students had four days that were packed full of enjoyable and challenging activities; exploring the rock platform at low tide, building sand structures to keep back the tide, snorkelling, learning about rips, swimming, spotlight, beach cricket …… the list goes on.
What incredibly lucky students.

14/03/2026

I am very proud of these amazing Sherwood students who made it through to the National finals of the AgriKids competition in New Plymouth in July. Today Scarlett, Evie and Casey competed against 34 other primary school teams from the East Coast in the regional event. They made it through in the top 7 and then won the ‘Race Off’ which was the second round. Overall they came in in third place, what an achievement!!!
Their team work was exemplary, they were encouraging and positive throughout.
Congratulations girls.

15/02/2026

Good morning families and staff of Sherwood School. School will be closed today due to this gnarly weather. We need to keep everyone safe and we’re advised to be staying off the roads.
See you all tomorrow.

14/02/2026

Sherwood staff and students (in both classes) are loving the new front-of-class whiteboard/storage units and the new furniture - tables. The high tables have a whiteboard surface, this is a great assett for teaching.

02/02/2026

Sherwood School has had a repaint over the holidays and is looking fantastic. A big shout out to Elmers painters. Larry has been very active in the grounds, they are looking great too.
I sent an email last week saying that we’re trialling an 8.45 start and hence a 2.45 finish and inviting you to call if this is likely to cause issues. Please do so, I’m in the office today.
We will start at 8.45 tomorrow and we’re looking forward to launching into another year.

Christine

28/01/2026

This couch and chair, along with the shelf unit are going free to a good home.