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Newsletter T1W4
27 February 2026
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This year has seen one of the more settled starts to a school year that I can remember. I think this can be largely attributed to the milder than normal February weather.
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Parent Teacher Interviews
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The first of our Parent Teacher Interview sessions will be held on Wednesday 1st April. School will close at 1.40pm to allow this to happen. Information about the online booking system will be included in the next newsletter.
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A reminder that wearing a school hat is compulsory in terms 1 and 4. We also request that students bring sunblock to school with them for use throughout the day. All classes also have spare sunblock available for use at school if needed.
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Requests for voluntary donations for the year have now been loaded onto Kindo. These remain at the same rate that we have had since 2015 - $400 for one student, $740 for two students, $950 for three students and $1,150 for four or more students from the same family.
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The voluntary donation is used to enable us to provide additional resources, staffing and facilities which we aren't able to afford with the funding we receive from the Government. They allow us to have smaller class sizes and to employ additional specialist teachers and Learning Support Assistants to help in the classrooms. Quality resources and facilities, and the maintenance of these, are also possible because of your donations.
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We really appreciate any donation you are able to make, whether it be in a lump sum or by weekly or monthly instalments. If you prefer not to pay through Kindo, you can pay cash or eftpos at the school office, or direct to our bank account (12-3027-0305676-00). Payments of the voluntary donation are eligible for 1/3 tax rebate from the IRD.
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Our preferred method for payment of school donations and for trips etc is via Kindo. The
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Parents' Association also uses Kindo for many of their events. Most of our families have
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already signed up for this, but if you haven't done so already you can sign up on kindo.co.nz.
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Please contact the school office if you're not sure about anything.
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The school will again be supporting students to attend AIMs Games in 2026. AIMs is an awesome event attended by over 10,000 student athletes from around the country and overseas. We have steadily been building our participation in this event over the past three years and in 2024 Glendowie School won our first two medals. For a student to attend this event they must be managed by a parent. If your child is interested in attending the annual AIMS games in Tauranga please have a look on the AIMS games website for information.
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Contact Miss Murray (heidim@glendowie.school.nz)to express your interest.
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The current government is very enthusiastic about reshaping our education system. The Ministry of Education has now produced a website for parents about the various changes. It is a good place to go to find out more about what the intended changes are.
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Paul Crowhurst | Principal
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The next Board meeting will be held on Tuesday 17th March, from 6.30pm in the boardroom. Anyone is welcome to attend and a copy of the agenda is available from the school office from 3pm on the Friday before the meeting.
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A reminder that we hold sample stock of all uniform items in the office, so if you are unsure of sizing please pop in with your child to try them on. Our supplier has noticed that a number of hoodies have had to be exchanged because they are a smaller and slimmer fit than the fleeces we have - he recommends that if you can't try on a sample first, then maybe purchase a couple of sizes above what you normally would.
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Glendowie School Junior Swimming Sports
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Our Junior Swimming Sports will be held on Tuesday 10th March, 2026 in our school pool. Further information will be emailed to parents next week.
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Year 1 - 1.40pm | Year 2 - 12.10pm | Year 3 - 10.40am | Year 4 - 9.15am
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Glendowie School Senior Swimming Sports
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Year 5-8 Swimming Sports will be held on Friday 20th March, 2026 at Sacred Heart College for our competitive swimmers. Further details will be provided over the coming weeks.
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Glendowie School Orchestra: Years 5 – 8
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All children from Year 5 to Year 8 are invited to audition for the school orchestra. Students should already play an instrument and be able to read basic music.
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Once auditions are complete, successful students will be notified. If you are not successful this year, please keep practising and audition again next year!
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Orchestra is a full-year commitment. Students are expected to attend promptly every Wednesday from 12:30pm – 1:30pm. An attendance roll will be taken each week. Students will be given extra time prior to the session to eat their lunch.
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Bring your instrument and a piece of music you can play.
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Be currently enrolled in regular music lessons.
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Have completed at least one year of lessons.
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Be able to read basic music notation.
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Be prepared to commit to the full year and attend all weekly practices.
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Year 5: Where We Are in Place and Time
This term, Year 5 students are inquiring into our local history through the Central Idea: “Understanding how historical events shape our personal and local identity.”
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To begin the unit, students built boats and 'landed' them at Glendowie landmarks around the school pool. This experience helped them explore causation, reflecting on why people first settled in our local area. We are now researching the diverse histories and values of sites such as Bastion Point, Ōkahu Bay, Tāhuna Tōrea, Ōmaru Creek, Taurere, and Churchill Park.
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It is wonderful to see our students becoming such active inquirers into the stories that connect us to the land.
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Year 3: Who We Are
In Year 3 we have had a fantastic start to the year! We have kicked off the term with our Who We Are unit of inquiry where we have been exploring the central idea of: Taking responsibility for our actions helps to keep ourselves and others safe.
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Each class has set up a class treaty and all of the students have contributed their ideas to come up with rules to follow in order to keep everyone safe and happy in the classroom and in the playground.
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The students have also come up with some interesting wonderings around the learner profile attributes on how to be balanced and principled as well as reflecting on their own emotions and feelings within the zones of regulation.
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Here are some of our wonderings:
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How do we make other people happy and safe? - Leo
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How do we be balanced? How do we be safe on the chromebooks? - Layla
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How do you switch feelings? - Oliver
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How do we become one feeling when we are feeling all of the feelings? - Zoe
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We will be revisiting this unit of inquiry at the end of the year so it will be great to see how far we have come in how we are taking responsibility for our actions!
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Upcoming Events
- Tuesday 3rd March -Year 2 Beeman Visit
- Thursday 5th March - Eastern Zone Softball Tournament
- Monday 9th - Wednesday 11th March - Montessori Rm 27 Camp
- Tuesday 10th March - Y1-4 Swimming Sports
- Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th March - Y7 Camp
- Saturday 14th March - PA School Camp Night
- Tuesday 17th March - Bay Suburbs Softball Tournament
- Tuesday 17th March - Y4 Triathlon
- Tuesday 17th March - Board Meeting - 6.30pm, Boardroom
- Friday 20th March - Y5-8 Swimming Sports, Sacred Heart
- Tuesday 24th March - Eastern Zone Swimming, Sacred Heart
- Thursday 26th March - Parent's Association Annual Meeting
- Friday 27th March - Bay Suburbs Swimming, Sacred Heart
- Wednesday 1st April - School Closes at 1:40pm
- Wednesday 1st April - Parent Teacher Interviews
- Thursday 2nd April - Last Day of Term 1
- Monday 20th April - First Day of Term 2
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Community Notices
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