Check out our newsletter team! Lots of exciting events are happening! Please keep up to date with our school facebook page!

Our school triathlon is next Friday 10th March at 12.45pm.

Could children please bring their bikes from Monday for our practices.

Thank you to Fern Fuels (Formerly South Fuels) for participating in the Fuel of Schools Campaign. A small percentage of fuel sales are donated to local schools. This year we were fortunate enough to be given a new mountain of sports equipment and a ki o rahi set!

Thank you for all who attended our swimming festival. We were glad to show you our skills and hold a few races for you. Please let us know what you liked as we are always looking to improve!
A special thank you to our BBQ team, too!

Digital Waitaha will be running a community evening on the 20th of March. The digital world is an amazing place full of knowledge and entertainment. However the digital world is can also be a dangerous place for our young people. Please come along to learn strategies and techniques to keep our young people safe in the digital world.

Handwriting has become somewhat of a lost art. We worked with Dr Helen Wall in 2022, and she explained the importance of neat, clear, and automaticity when writing. Check out the Korimako class' mahi!

One of our values at Carew Peel Forest School is Responsibility - we teach design and teach lessons that encourage our learners to be self-disiplined and a self-manager. Here the Piwakawaka class are learning to follow routines and stick with activities!

The Pukeko Room has been learning all about the Treaty of Waitangi. Check out the mahi!

We have an expert in story telling visitng on Wednesday to work with the Tarahaoa hub - exciting times!

Our Vision - Caring for Ourselves, Our Learning, Our Community, Our World is part of our curriculum and sits at the heart of all we do. Thank you to all who donated at our school sausage sizzle. Fresh Choice Geraldine kindly discounted the cost of the sausages to help with our effort. All together we raised over $390 - Ka mau te wehi team!

All bus messages must be communicated with the school office please. Via txt to 027 6963557, phone or email. Communication is important for us to keep everyone safe!

We are moving with the times and now have a school app! It is the best way to communicate. Please download it as we will be using it a lot! You can use it to receive messages and lets us know about absences.

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We have been eradicating white butterflies at school as they are a pest to our garden. Some students took it a step further and helped feed a friendly spider!

Term 1:

Monday 6th March Rippa Rugby at Carew Peel Forest

Tuesday 7th March PALS training! MCPSSA Swimming Sports

Friday 10th March - Bus training with Constable Sean, Assembly and our School Triathlon!

Friday 17th March -SCPSSA Triathlon at Temuka

Monday 20th March - Digital Safety and Wellbeing Lessons

Friday 24th March - Assembly 2pm

Tuesday 4th April - Enviro day at Staveley

Thursday 6th April - Assembly

Term 3

Korimako overnight camp - more details to follow

Ski and Skate Day

Term Dates:

Term 1: Wed 1st February 2023 - Thurs 6th April

Term 2: Mon 24th April - Fri 30th June

Term 3: Mon 17th July - Fri 22nd September

Term 4: Mon 9th October - 18th December