Well done to our akonga who have been working hard to meet the criteria within the William Pike Challenge Challenge. We had a great visit to the Nikau Caves last week. This week we have teams competing at the Franklin hockey competition. Well done and the best of luck to all involved. Science in a Van On Thursday we have Science in a Van visiting. Akonga in years 0-7 will learn about forces and sound. You can check out Science in a Van on their website: https://www.scienceinavan.co.nz/  Staffing Announcements Miss Allan’s last day… Read More

Kia ora e te whanau and welcome to Term 3. What a wonderful finish we had to Term 2 with our beautiful Matariki celebration of the cultures in our school. We are so very proud of all our children who took part. Thank you all for the huge whanau support. Whakawhanaungatanga: At Glenbrook School we work as a community together.  SiE : Health Programme On Tuesday 23rd July at 3.30pm we will be holding an information session with parents about the SIE health programme we will be teaching in Term 3. We teach… Read More

Nau mai e te whanau, Manawatia a Matariki. Matariki is a beautiful time of year for celebrating what is around us, our whanau and friends, remembering those we have lost and enjoying the land around us. We hope you can join us on Friday for our own school celebration.  Collecting Students A reminder to whanau that you must come to the office if you are collecting your child early or late. We have a number of parents going around the side of the office building to collect children. All children must be… Read More

Po Marie Whanau, Well done to Te Whenua on their lovely assembly this afternoon. We loved their science dioramas about the water cycle. Congratulations to all our students who were recognised for their Ako in writing and showing their school values across the school. Iwi PlantingA huge thank you to all our seniors who helped with planting at Reretewhio Marae. Along with our other Waiuku Schools, we planted over 5000 plants. In the last two weeks that’s over 12000 plants. What a great contribution to the development of our local areas. Pai… Read More

Morena e te Whanau, Kai Pai FundraiserWe have until Sunday 9th June for last minute Kai Pai fundraiser orders- so far everyone has done amazing! Don’t forget to ask your neighbours and wider communities. Glenbrook Matariki ConcertOur school Matrariki concert is on Friday 5th July. We are also looking for as many whanau as possible to rotate shifts on the BBQ at our Matariki celebration (5th July) from 1.40pm onwards This will ensure we can all see our children perform. Please email pta@glenbrook.school.nz to volunteer an hour of your time. Calf ClubDon’t forget to get your… Read More

Glenbrook CALF CLUB DAY – Saturday 28th September 2024 Welcome to Glenbrook School Calf Club Day 2024.Our agricultural day, known as Calf Club, is a very long and proud tradition at Glenbrook School. It is a day in which students, teachers and the community come together to showcase a range of animals and rural abilities of our wonderful children. This year, Glenbrook School Calf Club is on Saturday 28th September. It is an integral part of our school community, history and curriculum. It reflects the rural and environmental nature of our school… Read More

Kia Ora e te Whanau, The last few weeks we have had a lot of sick akonga and kaiako. While attendance at school is very important, please keep your child home if they are sick and notify the school. Much of the illness in school may have been avoided by our kaiako if sick akonga had been kept home until they were well. Whilst we will do what we can to find relievers, if we are unable to safely staff classes or the school, we will close classes. This long weekend, we… Read More

WelcomeKia ora koutou katoa, nau mai, haere mai ki te kura o Glenbrook. Welcome back to all our whanau, tamariki and kaiako. We would also like to welcome our new whanau: Gurjot Singh, Rouxné and Gurrard Bothma, Ngaporia Katipa-White, Sanna Schiphorst, Matthew and Marius Huyser.  ANZACThank you to our whanau who took the time to attend our school ANZAC service. Well done to all our classes and to our student leaders for leading. Thank you to all our students who made the effort to represent our school at the Waiuku town service…. Read More

Nau mai, haere mai e te whanau ki te wiki nei. “Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive”. It’s hard to believe we are already at the end of Term 1. Thank you all for a start we have had to our year. Highlights include our Beach camp to Managwahi, Grahams Beach trip, swimming sports, Franklin Cultural Festival, student leadership conferences, Waitangi Falls unveiling, eye on nature enviro visit, Sullivan’s Cup, Polyfest, Kahui Ako kapa haka… Read More

Talofa lava Whanau, Kapa HakaI am super proud of our incredible Kapa Haka group. Over seventy students performed on Saturday at the Franklin Multicultural Festival. We had the largest group by far and won the Franklin Multicultural Trophy which is awarded for tautoko and kaupapa. We loved the huge amounts of whanau support. Thank you to all our whanau for coming along and to those who helped get our beautiful akonga ready. Most of all, well done to all our Kapa Haka for your bravery, your strength and mana mauri. Every single… Read More