Ahi ahi Marie,

I hope you all managed to make the most of the glorious long weekend weather.  Welcome to Week 3 and another short school week.

We are starting swimming this week.  Each class will let parents know what day/s they are swimming so that you can send along togs and a towel.

Also coming up this week we have a group of children heading to the Chess tournament on Friday.  We wish them all the best.

Have a great week.

Tristan

Good morning everyone,

Welcome to Week 2.  This is a short week and may seem even shorter with the reminders coming out today instead of yesterday.  

Firstly, thank you for your support with the hats.  It has been awesome having all the children arriving at school with their hats ready to go.

Last week the attendance was back to record levels with Kea in third place, Tui in second and Weka in first place.  Both Tui and Weka had over 99% attendance across the week.

A reminder school is closed on Friday for HB Anniversary and on Monday for Labour Day.

Important: We have changed our prize giving night to Wednesday 9 December to avoid a clash with NGHS who have moved theirs to Thursday 10 December.

Coming up this term - Keep an eye out for your child's PAT test report summary which will be coming home in week 6 and the end of year written reports will be coming home on Friday 11 December.  (No seesaw reports this term)

The 4th term always seems to really accelerate between now and Christmas so please keep an eye on the calendar.  

Year 8 Camp Sponsorship - we are still looking for Year 8 camp sponsors, please see the attached flyer.  Thanks to those businesses who have already jumped on board.  

Enjoy the short week and long weekend.

Tristan 

Camp-Gold-Silver-Sponsorship-3.jpg

Camp-2026-Sponsors-Board.pdf

Just a reminder that free shipping for ordering of school photos ends this Sunday.  

Photos can be ordered at www.photolife.co.nz.

Key codes were sent directly from Photolife in the school holidays to the same email address that the school communicates with you through.  If you did not receive this code please contact me as soon as possible and I can email you your child's code/s.

Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Maree

Mōrena koutou,

Welcome to Term 4.   A special warm Eskdale welcome to our new students and families.  This term we also have three student teachers from EIT undertaking their practicum at our school -

Ashlyn - Karoro

Libby - Ruru

Bonnie - Korimako

Term 4 is usually the busiest term of the year and the one ahead looks to be no different with a variety of activities planned as well as lots of learning.  Please use the school calendar to stay abreast of what's coming up.

In Term 4 hats are compulsory.  Please make sure your child leaves home in the morning with a hat.  We encourage full brim hats but accept that caps can sometimes be more practical when children are running around at break times.  Compulsory hat wearing starts today, Tuesday, 13 October 2026.  

Coming up this week:

Wednesday Afternoon - NBHS music groups to perform to the school. 

Friday - Cricket Coaching starts for Year 2- Year 6 classes.

Enviro Seeds - if you ordered seeds in Term 3, these were sent home yesterday, keep an eye out in your child's bag for these.  

School Photos - during the holidays Photolife has emailed out directly the key codes for ordering photos.  If you didn't receive this in your inbox please check your spam folders.  Alternatively, please feel free to email Maree for your child's key code if you didn't receive the email.  

Have a great week.

Tristan

Registrations are now open for Term 4 sports via the school website:

ESKDALE SCHOOL WEBSITE

On offer for Term 4 is:

Netball Year 0-2 and Year 3-4

Hockey Year 0-2 and Year 3-4 - Unison Power Sticks (a programme specifically designed for beginners who are keen to see what hockey is all about and learn the basic skills)

Summer Hockey Year 3-8

Water Polo Year 3-6

Futsal all ages

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Maree