Recent Highlights Archive

ALADDIN Drama Production
Our drama production this year is going to be the Disney version of ALADDIN, to be performed near the end of this term. Room 4 teacher Miss Heidi Jeynes will again be directing a star studded cast, with the leads having just been selected following a series of auditions ... More Information »

Anzac Services
These two important events went off well with our school service on Friday afternoon and then the town's dawn service on Sunday. The school service began with senior student Rex Petersen lowering the flag to half mast and then Hunterville RSA president Maureen Fenton gave an interesting address. Wreaths were laid by the RSA, Head Boy/Girl, and then by whanau leaders accompanied by representatives from each room.... More Information »

Swimming Sports
The junior and senior swimming sports were held in brilliant weather last week. Gee, we get wonderful parent support - thanks parents and friends of the school for your help and/or attendance. We were very proud of all students, who gave of their best in the water and supported their classmates and whanau group out of the water. Swimming champs were...... More Information »

Brendan Berquist Wins Forrest Award
Brendan Berquist picked up the Forrest Award for Best All Round Student at the end of year prizegiving, with JACK BONNOR runner up.... More Information »

Y 7/8 Mangatepopo Camp
Our Y 7/8 group of 46 students and 15 adults spent a wonderful week at the Mangatepopo Camp School last week. Pictured here is Karly Sinclair-Carroll and Holly Ormond beside the Emerald Lakes at the half way point of the magnificent Tongariro Crossing. ... More Information »

FABULOUS LAMB & CALF DAY 3 NOV
The weather was fine for our annual Lamb and Calf Day on Tuesday 3 November. Top awards went to MACKENZIE DAIS (champion lamb) and ELLA CAMERON-SMITH (champion calf).... More Information »

Interschool Cross Country Nov 6th
Close to 400 runners from around the region converged on Hunterville for the annual cross country event. We supplied three of the six champions on our home course with KARMA PEETI, THOMAS WALSHE and ALICE BIRD each winning their event.... More Information »

Best Cross Country Results Ever!
With an average of 125 runners per age group our Y 5/6 cross country did outstandingly well to take out the Wanganui Y 5/6 interschool team cup – where the top two runners from a school in each section count. This was comfortably our best ever team performance at Aranui, with KIMBERLY SIMPSON the star of the show ...... More Information »

Mathex Teams Produce the Goods!
It was a wonderful night in Wanganui on 2 September as four teams were placed at the annual Wanganui Mathex competition. With an average thirty eight teams per section, our students should feel justifiably proud of their achievements:... More Information »

SPELLING BEE CHAMPS
Congatulations to our Spelling Bee champions, pictured here after the school finals on 11 August: From left HANNAH MITCHELL (Y1/2), CALEB TANIWHA (Y3/4), QUINN-CONNOR BARRY (Y5/6) and SHANNON HARRISON (Y7/8). Behind is adult champion Mr SIMON PERRY!... More Information »

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TERM 1: 2 February to 1 April
TERM 2: 19 April to 2 July
TERM 3: 19 July to 24 September
TERM 4: 11 October to 17 December
The above dates allow for two 'Teacher Only Days' during the year

Check Newsletters Below for Details
Some Dates Subject to Change

August
20: Teacher Only Day. School Closed
24: Home & School meeting 5pm
31: Aranui x country 5/6

September
1: MATHEX, Wanganui 5-9pm
3: Y 7/8 x country, Collegiate
7: Cluster Sports tourney Y 7/8
9: Cluster sports tourney Y5/6
15: (Wed.) Drama production
16: Late start
16: (Thur.) Drama production
17: Late start - drama clean up
20: ERO visit this week
22: Sport Vs Halcombe
24: Final day of term 3

October
11: Day one, term four
27: School photos
28: School speech finals Y5-8 7pm
29: School x country all classes
30: SHEPHERDS SHEMOZZLE
31: Interschool speech finals 4pm

November
2: Lamb and Calf Day
5: Interschool x country, H'ville
8: Yr 5 depart camp Raukawa Falls
10: Yr 5 return from camp
26: Y 7/8 softball tourney, H'ville
29: Y 7/8 camp Resolution Bay

December
3: Y 7/8 return from camp
10: School picnic
14: Year 8 Dinner
16: School prizegiving 7pm
17: School closes for year at midday