Term 4 Week 1 2025

Welcome to TERM 4

Kia ora whānau,

It’s been wonderful welcoming our tamariki back for Term 4 — the classrooms and playgrounds have been full of a settled, positive buzz as everyone reconnects and gets back into learning.

We have an exciting term ahead, filled with rich learning experiences and special events. Our school-wide inquiry, Funky Junk Wearable Arts, will see creativity and sustainability come together as students design and showcase imaginative creations. Garden to Table continues to flourish, with tamariki learning valuable skills in growing, harvesting, cooking and sharing kai.

We’re also looking forward to participating in the Puanga Kapa Haka Festival, building bike and scooter skills, and welcoming Harold and the Life Education team for another engaging visit focused on health and well-being.

As the weather warms up, a friendly reminder that all children must wear a wide-brimmed sunhat when outside this term.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support and partnership in our kura. It’s through this strong connection between home and school that our tamariki continue to thrive.

Ngā mihi nui,
The Welbourn School Team

Welcome to Welbourn

Otis Herbert, Aiya Ward, Umata Lavulavu, Bobby Gavin, Cullen Thompson-Harding, Lucas Cucharo, Osiris Ball, Jesee Fox, Ngakau Preston,  Meijah Preston and  Duncan Su.

Taranaki Cross Country news

At the Taranaki Primary Schools Cross Country competition held in Hawera at the end of last term, Welbourn was well represented with our entrants:  Roselle Eagar, Jazzleen Virk, Alice Derrick, Frankie Gilmour, Kiwa Cassidy, Ibrahim Zaoui, Travis Whareaitu, Ben Nicholas, Aria Bartlett, Sienna Smith-Rees, Leah Betteridge, Maisie Youldon, Libbie Diggelmann, Isaac Connole, Henry Haszard, Laken Osborne, Asher Simmers, Blake Queripel, Fergus Burton, Kiran Lal, Elissa Sherie, Zoe Wood, Fergus Hills, Ryan Mason, Dylan Roebuck and Aarush Khanolkar.  To all these Welbourn runners, well done and all the training and success in this event!

In addition, we also had a winning combination with our 10-year-old girls. They came out on top for the 10-year-old girls' team award. Congratulations!

Class considerations 2026

In the coming weeks we will begin planning classes for 2026. In making up classes a large number of variables are considered, including the students’ age, achievement and interests. We also consider the ethnic and gender make up of the classes and the social and academic needs of students in each class.  If there is anything you would like us to consider when placing your child, please make an appointment to meet me before November 7th. This can be done by contacting the office. Please note that these meetings are not an opportunity to request a particular teacher.

Ngā mihi

Bonnie Mills

Home and School

Join the Welbourn School Home & School Team!

Are you passionate about supporting our students and school community? The Welbourn School Home and School Association is looking for new members!

Joining is a great way to:

• Get involved in school events and activities
• Share your ideas to help improve our school
• Meet other parents, caregivers, and staff
• Make a positive difference in our students’ experience

Everyone is welcome — whether you can help regularly or just occasionally.

📅 Next Meeting: MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER at 7pm
📍 Location: staffroom

Come along and see what we’re all about! We would love to see you there!

QUIZATHON: Thank you to all those who have deposited their Quizathon money into the Home and School bank account. If you haven`t got around to this yet, we would appreciate this being deposited into the Home and School bank account: Welbourn Home and School Association 15-3957-0043879-000 with your child`s name and room number as a reference and code, as soon as possible. Good luck being one of the two classes with the most raised will be treated to a pizza lunch this term! We really appreciate all the help to support the outdoor learning space project through this event.

BINGO FUN ANYONE? To have some fun and give you the chance to catch up with or meet new people, we are hosting a BINGO night on Monday, October 20th, at the Stumble Inn. This starts at 6.30 pm. Tickets cost $10 for two cards, and you can also purchase additional cards for $5 each. You may even win a prize. Feel free to bring some change for our raffle! You can pre-book your tickets at the office or pay on the night. For prebooking, pay online into the Home and School account 15-3957-0043879-000  or bring cash to the school office.  

Our first Pizza lunch is in week 3 on Friday, 24th of October. As always, you will be able to preorder on KINDO. Please make sure your order is successfully submitted so that we don`t have any disappointed pizza lovers on the day. Ordering will go live on KINDO on Tuesday 14th of October.

And finally, the last orders for Calendar Art are on Monday 13th October.

NZEI - Strike Day

You may be aware of the proposed nationwide strike planned for Thursday, 23 October 2025. This action involves teachers, principals, support staff, and Ministry of Education specialists, along with many others across the health and public sectors.

We understand this may cause inconvenience for our whānau and appreciate your continued support and understanding. Please stand with us as we advocate for the best possible future for our tamariki. We want to continue attracting and keeping amazing educators so every child can thrive.

At this stage, we don’t believe we’ll have enough staff on site to safely supervise learners if school were to remain open that day. Please plan for your child to stay home on Thursday, 23 October.

Ngā mihinui - thank you for your support!

Megabox Winners

At our week 10 assembly in term 3 we had 15 lucky winners for our MEGABOX draw. They were: Isla Rm 1, Bobbi Rm  2,  Archer Rm 3, Mackenzie Rm 4, Fatima Rm 5, Hana Rm 6, Willow Rm 7, Scarlett Rm 8, Supyat Rm 9, Quinn Rm 10, Kiera Rm 11, Nixon Rm 12, Kiwa Rm 13, Maisie Rm 14 and Amelia Rm 15.

Collaborative Art- we need milk bottle lids !

Call for Milk Bottle Lids!

We need your help! This term, our tamariki will be working on an exciting collaborative art project – and we need lots and lots of milk bottle lids to bring it to life.

Please send your clean lids along to school and pop them in the collection box at the office.

Thank you for your support in helping us create something amazing together.

Term 4 - Key dates for your calendars

Welbourn Waste Warriors

Last term as part of our environmental inquiry , our tamariki , participated in a WASTE WARRIOR poster competition. Our winners were proud of their efforts and the judges were very impressed with the winning entrie and the standard across the school in general- ka rawe !  Congratulations; Ibrahim , Matthew , Indie , Tara , Willa , Abbie ,  Dylan , Florence , Ella , Paige and Maisie .

Sports News

A big thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to coach and manage teams this season. Without your support, our students would not have the opportunity to participate in these sports—your time and effort are greatly appreciated!

Summer Sports

• Summer Soccer
•  Games are played on Tuesday evenings at Merrilands Domain, starting from 5:30pm. The season runs from Tuesday 14th October – Tuesday 18th November.
  
  
• Touch Rugby
  Played on Monday afternoons at Devon Intermediate. Approximate game times are:
  • U8 – 3:45pm
  • U10 – 4:00pm
  • U12 – 5:25pm
  (Times depend on the number of teams entered, so please use this as a guide only.) The season runs from Monday 13th October – Monday 24th November. Please note: Week 3 games will be held on Tuesday due to Labour Day.
  
  
• Summer Hockey (Yr 3–6)
  Runs from Saturday 8th October – Saturday 25th November. Games are played on Saturday mornings from 9am at the Hobson Street Hockey Turf. Cancellations will be posted on the Taranaki Junior Hockey Facebook page or at www.taranakihockey.org.nz/news-1/cancellations.
  
  
• Netball (NE–Yr 2)
  The season runs from Wednesday 8th October – Wednesday 10th December. Sessions are held on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30pm at the Waiwhakaiho Courts.
  
  
• Superstar Cricket (NE–Yr 4)
  The season runs from Saturday 18th October – Saturday 7th December. Cancellations will be posted on the Taranaki Cricket Facebook page and website.

Any queries to: 

Sport Administrator, 

Welbourn School Phone: 757 5810 

email: sport@welbourn.school.nz

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