Our educational mission is simple, yet significant—Wairakei Primary School works in partnership with our community to grow our children into confident lifelong learners.
Your child will learn in a supportive caring community environment. They'll be actively encouraged to innovate without apprehension, so they can achieve significant success, rewarding them with power and confidence for lifelong learning.
Note: Learning at Home portals will be available by 1 p.m. March 26, 2020
Please note: Wairakei Primary School is governed by a Ministry of Education established enrolment scheme (zoned). Please refer to the documents for a full written description.
Ten Trends group had been searching our website for a while and used our 'Modern learning' link to share with schools both nationally and internationally. You can check us out on this link. It is a big thing to be acknowledged for the work our teachers do in the classrooms. It is great to see our students using our concept of 'Learn it Prove it'. It’s such a great concept.
A highlight has to be our visit with Donovan Bixley. Through the New Zealand Book Council, authors visit schools and talk about their work. Read more about 'A visit with Donovan Bixley'...
POWER (Pride, Opportunity, Whanau, Excellence and Respect) for self, others and environment, are our school values and we live by these values in the classroom and the playground. Read more about 'If I show POWER to self, others and environment, I'll have POWER 4 Learning'...
Choral counting is an excellent maths warm up activity that can be done with your whole class. Read more about 'Choral Counting '...
The children previously made sherbet and loved it. This time we tried another science experiment called “a colour symphony”. Read more about 'A colour symphony in Room 8'...
Science, Mathematics, English, Thinking, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others;
27 April 2020 - 27 April 2020
3 July 2020 - 3 July 2020
4 July 2020 - 19 July 2020
20 July 2020 - 20 July 2020
