Newlands Primary School

A reminder that we are closed for students tomorrow, Friday 14 August, for our Staff Only Professional Learning Day. We look forward to seeing you all back next week.

If you are looking for childcare on the Staff Only Day on Friday 14 August sKids will be running a programme in the school hall. Please contact them at https://www.skids.co.nz/locations/newlands/

Joy, happiness, delight and first experiences of snow ❄️ 😊

Did you leave your jacket behind after our Matariki celebration yesterday? You can collect it from the school office before 3:30pm today.

Wonderful Justine and some of our tamariki have been busy cooking kai for our Matariki celebration tomorrow , see you there! It’s a 7:30am start, wrap up warm- we’re outside to begin with 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Raffle Ticket Returns FRIDAY - Please return all SOLD and UNSOLD raffle tickets to the office by 3:30pm tomorrow (Friday) so that you don't miss out on being part of the draw on Thursday morning. We appreciate all your efforts with this major fundraiser! Thank you.

Notice regarding out of zone enrolment applications for Term 4 2026:

New entrant out of zone enrolment applications are now being accepted for Term 4 in 2026. The school board has approved up to five (5) places for out of zone students. The deadline for out of zone enrolments for the period 12 October - 16 December 2026 is 9:00am on Friday 26 June 2026. If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. If a ballot for out of zone students is required, this will be held on Tuesday 30 June 2026. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Those who live within the school zone can apply for enrolment at any time, but to assist with planning, we ask for enrolments to be submitted as soon as you are able. Please contact the school office for more information ([email protected]), or you can find an enrolment form on our website.

Our Winter Warmer Raffle is well underway and we thank our school community for all their efforts selling tickets and returning funds raised to the office.

As we count down to the draw, we want to highlight the incredible local businesses supporting our fundraising efforts.

Today’s Shout-Out Goes To: Wellington Cable Car!
They have generously donated a family pass! We are so grateful for their support of our school community. Please show them some love! 🥰🚇

We would appreciate all unsold tickets being returned today. For those who are still selling, we require sold tickets and money to be returned by 3:30pm Friday 26 June. We will be holding the draw on Thursday 02 July.

Our Winter Warmer Raffle is going extremely well and we thank our school community for all their efforts selling tickets and returning funds raised to the office.

As we count down to the draw, we want to highlight the incredible local businesses supporting our fundraising efforts.

Today’s Shout-Out Goes To: Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne Ecosanctuary!
They have generously donated a family pass. We are so grateful for their support of our school community. Please show them some love! 🐦‍⬛💚

If you are having difficulty selling your tickets, please return them as soon as possible to the office so we can redistribute them. We would appeciate unsold tickets being returned by Wednesday 17 June.