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Wainuioru School
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Mr B – sack racing talent emerges.
Hugo and Tama showing off their shearing skills.
Gene Bartlett Tēnā koutou katoa In my final message as principal of Wainuioru School, I would like to firstly acknowledge my staff, community and students for their amazing support over the past four years. The students have always been at the heart of what we do and I’m sure this will continue in the future. Rural education provides an authentic way of learning in such a unique setting. Collaborating with Whareama, Tinui, Mauriceville as well as Opaki School has enabled us to flourish with like-minded students and communities. I have been extremely grateful to connect with so many amazing leaders and community members and wish them well for the future.
Wainuioru School & Community Nursery.
Strong Sense of Community We started the year with our traditional picnic day, which enables new whanau to connect with our community. A fun-filled day which also included powhiri for our new entrants. The students love this day and the activities are highly competitive among the students and parents. Young Leaders of Tomorrow. Our Head students and the Student Council have been proactive in our school and community and are always trying to make a difference.
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You Reap What You Sow The Wainuioru Community River Care Group received government funding to develop a local native plant nursery at our school. This enabled us to establish a new entity called the Wainuioru School & Community Nursery. Situated on a previously disused area of the school, the nursery has flourished into a central meeting place for many of our school and community members.
Ngaumu class after a morning planting at Te Parae Station .
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Led by a band of very capable and enthusiastic members, the nursery has employed a manager to oversee the dayto-day operations of the site. Marilyn Hunt (ex-Lansdowne Nursery) has been pivotal in
ensuring that we are producing high quality seedlings and is also providing mentoring for our local people. The nursery has the capacity to grow over 100,000 trees a year. A small group of passionate people started the Wainuioru School & Community Nursery and we have a fantastic group of volunteers who connect every week. The nursery is now a commercial operation and the aim is to supply native trees for our local river catchment area, as well as the wider community. Virtual Pets Day Pets Day continued once again, but in a different format! There was no shortage of glam and spunk as our students and their pets put their best paws forward. Like most rural schools, Pets Day is an event on our calendar that is very special. Pets are part of many children’s lives. Parental involvement, open discussion, and planning are necessary to help make pet ownership a positive experience for everyone. A child who learns to care for an animal, and treat it kindly and patiently, may get invaluable training. A massive thank you to our amazing sponsors at Wainuioru.
