Kia Orana and Bula Whanau, Today our Senior Student Council attended the GRIP Student Conference. They had lots of fun with their peers reflecting on student leadership. This included ideas and ways they would strengthen and expand leadership initiatives in our school. Thanks to Mr Meredith and Mr Buckingham for supporting.  Franklin Cultural Festival Tomorrow our kapa haka team is performing at the Franklin Cultural Festival. This is being held at the Indian Hall in Pukekohe. The festival starts at 12.30pm. There are stalls and we are excited to see our other… Read More

Ahiahi Marie e te Whanau,  What a great week it has been with our successful akonga.  Waitangi Falls UnveilingIt was a very special privilege to be part of the sign unveiling at Waitangi Falls with Franklin Council and Ngati Te Ata iwi. Our senior council and senior kapa haka students represented our kura with mana and mauri. We are super proud of everyone involved. Thanks to Matua Paora and Matua Selwyn for involving our kura in this waahi tapu. Special mention to our rangatahi, Alexandra and Kairos who unveiled the sign and… Read More

Kia Ora e te Whanau, On Wednesday 20th March, Polyfest 2024 begins. Ms Stuart will be taking a small group of Kapa Haka seniors to Polyfest. Those students will receive a separate notice on Monday. However if whanau would like to take their own children to Polyfest please email the school to let us know. Anyone can attend Polyfest, this is not just for Kapa Haka whanau. It is a fantastic week of championing the amazing cultures we have here in Tamaki Makaurau,  Polyfest is the Auckland Secondary’s School Maori and Pasifika… Read More

Saturday 10th March, Pukekohe Indian Hall Kia ora Whanau, We are so excited your child is in our Kapa Haka team. We will be having our kapa haka wananga and practise for Franklin Multicultural Festival this Sunday 10th March at Glenbrook School.   It starts at 12pm for the girls and 1pm for the boys and will finish around 3.30pm. You are welcome to stay or drop off. Please bring snacks and or a plate of kai for sharing.  for sharing.  Students will be fitted for their kapa haka uniform. Can we please… Read More

Ki ngā whakaeke haumi ‘Ally yourself with those who have already banded together’  Swimming Sports Well done to all our students who are making the most of the opportunities at our school. We are super proud of all students who had a go at swimming sports last fortnight. We loved and appreciated every student who did their best for their whanau team at  swimming and showing team spirit. Well done to our Whanau leaders for leading our whanau teams and ensuring students where engaged. Congratulations to our students who placed and have been… Read More

“Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua.”- I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past. What an exciting time we have had so far this week. Thank you to all our amazing staff and parent community for helping us to continue to make Glenbrook School great. Cool Schools On Monday, Ms Greenstock led an assembly on Cool Schools.  Glenbrook School is a Cool School, which means we use the Peer Mediation process to empower students to problem solve and come up with their own solutions when they face conflict…. Read More

Kia ora Whanau, We are so excited your child is in our Kapa Haka. MemorialThis Sunday 11th February there is a planned unveiling memorial for Matua George Flavell. It is at Awhitu Regional Park. It starts at 8am and will finish around 1pm. Bring your own picnic.  All whanau are welcome and we would love to see as many of you as possible. Uncle George was a very special kaumatua to us.  Waitangi Falls UnveilingOn Wednesday 6th March, our senior Kapa Haka and senior Student Council will be attending the unveiling and… Read More

Tēnā koutou katoa e te whanau. Ngā mihi o te wiki nei,Good evening Whanau, Ko te pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata whakamaua ki tīna. Seek the distant horizon that they may become reality. Encourage people to always strive for better outcomes. What a lovely whakatauki to start the week with. This week at our Principal’s assembly we shared the importance of our school values and FAILs, First Attempts In Learning. I challenged akonga (students) to make the most of every opportunity this year. At Glenbrook School we provide… Read More

Dear Parents and Whanau,If your child is in years 6, 7 or 8 and is interested in doing the William Pike Challenge this year can you please email Ms Stuart your permission for your child to be involved. Payment information is below. William Pike Challenge registrations will be completed in the first weeks of this so we can get our activities underway. If your child is a Senior Leader such as a student councillor, principal’s assistant, Whanau Leader, or holds another leadership role, we would really love and encourage your child to… Read More

Tēnā koutou katoa e te whanau. Ngā mihi o te tau hou – Happy New Year Welcome to our first week of 2024, Term 1. What a beautiful start to the term we have had today. It really is lovely having our akonga (students) back at school and a big thank you to our Whanau Leaders who assisted Mrs Greenstock and I at the gate this morning.  We welcome all our staff back and a warm welcome to our new and returning staff: Miss Simnor in Te Kauri, Mrs White in Te… Read More