Our colour fun run is happening on 27th March 2025. Sign up at https://birkdaleprimarycolourfunrun.raiseit.co.nz/ to help fundraise for our school.
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Playground
Kia ora koutou Just an update on the new playground. It looks finished but needs a few more days to let the surfacing cure. On Monday, after a blessing led by Matua Shannon, the fencing will be down and students will go through the playground with their classes first. Whaea Natasha
Whole school whānau hui
Kia ora e ngā whānau The whole school hui (meeting) that was scheduled for all families this Thursday has been postponed. The new date is Thursday 17th August @ 6:30pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by moving the date. The other school hui (Te Puāwaitanga whānau, Auraki Māori whānau and Pasifika fono) are still … Read moreWhole school whānau hui
Yummy Apple Stickers
Yummy Apple Stickers Please keep collecting your Yummy Apple stickers and labels on your collection sheets. Every sticker and label will help our kura receive new sports equipment. We will be asking for any collection sheets at home to come back to school in next month. If you would like a new collection sheet please … Read moreYummy Apple Stickers
COLOUR FUN RUN PRIZES
Our prizes for the house teams from the colour fun run are happening on Monday. A reminder that Pūkeko house is having an afternoon movie with popcorn and icecream, Kea is having a pizza lunch (thanks to Sal’s Pizza) and Kōtare and Tūī are having iceblocks. All houses are having an extra 15 minutes play … Read moreCOLOUR FUN RUN PRIZES
House Assembly 07.06.2023
House assembly tomorrow! All tamariki are welcome to come to school wearing their house colours House colours are: Kea – Yellow Pūkeko – Red Kōtare – Blue Tūi – Green If you are unsure of the house your child is in, please check with their teacher or the office.
Road disruptions for pick up and drop off.
Kia ora e ngā whānau, Road works have begun on Salisbury road today. The road work happening will make it safer for our tamariki travelling to and from school but we will need to put up with some disruption before that. The road is being reduced to 1 lane and will operate with traffic lights. … Read moreRoad disruptions for pick up and drop off.
Samoan celebration assemblies – WET DAY PLAN
If you were planning on attending today, we are shifting to our wet day plan: In the library at: 11:45-12:25 – Rimu, Kauri, Pūriri, Māhoe and Pōhutukawa 12:30 – 1:00pm – Koromiko, Tī Kōuka, Tōtara, Mānuka, Kahikatea. See you there!
Cultural clothes
Remember if your child would like to wear cultural attire to school today they’re allowed. This is to celebrate the end of Samoan language week.
Samoan Language Week Celebration Assembly
Samoan Language Week Celebration Assembly Friday 2nd June 2023 @ 12.00pm All families welcome, Afio Mai!
Colour Fun Run – 1.6.23
COLOUR FUN RUN – THURSDAY 1ST JUNE 2023 A reminder that the colour run is tomorrow afternoon. Please send with your child/ren to school: 1. A towel (the field is pretty wet so it’ll be a colour run/ mud run/ FUN RUN!!!) 2. A light coloured shirt and shorts (so they can get changed … Read moreColour Fun Run – 1.6.23
