Welcome
Whether you are visiting our site to find out more about Te Hihi School, or a parent wanting to access information; welcome, nau mai, haere mai.
The school's motto of Character ~ Kindness ~ Courtesy is built into our school culture and always at the forefront. Along with our motto, our vision statement is "Creating the grounding for future growth". Our vision has four strands to it; preparing our students to be global citizens, connecting with real life learning through a balanced curriculum, acknowledging stewardship of the land (kaitiaki), and valuing positive relationships. The full vision statement is available here.
Te Hihi School started life on 9 March 1914 and on the weekend of 7-9 March 2014 the school will celebrate it's centennial. For more information, click to go through to the centennial website or follow through Facebook by clicking on this link where you'll find some very interesting anecdotes from past pupils and families along with old photos.
If you are after information that is not available on this website, please don't hesitate to contact the school.
Kevin Bush
Principal
Latest NewsEducation Review Office The school welcomed the Review Office into the school this past week to externally evaluate how well we are doing. Whilst the final report won’t be available for some weeks yet the following are some of the comments from the reviewers “the school has high quality teachers that focus on learning”, “the safe supportive environment allows for children to learn”, “the school offers quality learning opportunities”, “students are engaged, confident and happy”.Apiata Room SurveyApiata Room are learning about freshwater systems, creatures and plants. One of their learning intentions is, “We are learning how to identify areas of fresh water in our community and how it is used”. We would like to learn a bit more about how the freshwater systems in our community. Please follow this link to fill out the survey.Kereru Swimming Sports Results Well done to all our students who participated in Kereru Swimming Sports on Friday. The weather was great and it was good to see so many parents and families show up to help out and support our students. Our top swimmers will now move onto group swimming with the year 7/8 group day being held on the 7th of March and the Year 5/6 Group Day to be held on the 4th of April. Congratulations to the swimmers below: Yr 7/8 Senior Boys: 1st Place- Christian Cutfield 2nd Place-Kaleb Mayall 3rd Place- Matthew Cowdell Yr 7/8 senior Girls 1st Place –Renee Wells 2nd Place –Savanna Wood 3rd Place- Brooklyn Dalton- McDonald Yr 7/8 Junior Boys 1st Place equal –Tom Bennett 1st Place equal- Adam Scott 2nd Place- Kieran Andrews Yr 7/8 Junior Girls 1st Place –Helen-Mary Healey-Pratt 2nd Place- Julia Kim 3rd Place- Tiah Chandler Yr 6 Boys 1st Place –Jacob Erceg 2nd Place- Zane Mannix 3rd Place- Harry Winter Yr 6 Girls 1st Place- Brooke Cutfield 2nd Place- Ella Chitty 3rd Place- Charlotte McConnell Year 5 Boys 1st Place – Brooklyn Baker 2n place- Tahau Kirkwood 3rd Place equal- Luke Turner 3rd Place equal- Kurtis Morgan Year 5 Girls 1st Place- Anna Kennerley 2nd Place equal –Ava Mayall 2nd place equal- Charlotte Pettigrew-Heeps | Quick LinksRIMU MUFTI DAY GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN Friday 8th March is RIMU mufti day. Dress in green and bring a gold coin donation on the day! Best dressed green students will be rewarded! School LunchesTo download an order form, click here, or for an order form for sushi, click here. |
