“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

Nau mai, haere mai and welcome whanau to our 2024 school year. We hope you have had a lovely summer break as a whanau and we are looking forward to a wonderful year at Glenbrook School.  There are a few reminders and changes we wanted to give you before you start. For further information about our school please check out our Glenbrook School website You will also find any confirmed sports and events are on our school calendar on the website.  On Wednesday 31st January our gates open to welcome our tamariki and whanau… Read More

Good Morning Whanau, It is so good to be back at school and hear the sound of our children in the classes. A huge thank you to our seniors who helped with clean up this morning. Thank you to our staff for all their work over the last two days. Their mana and mahi is much appreciated. Swimming sports for years 4-8 has been postponed to Thursday 2nd March. The Piwakawaka Beach Trip has been postponed to Term 4. Splish Splash Day for years 1-4 is on Tuesday 28th February. GRIP Student… Read More

Kia Ora Parents and Whanau, What a wonderful first week back it has been. It was so lovely to see so many of you last night at our Meet the Teacher evening. We certainly have a few water babies in our school. Welcome back everyone and welcome to our new families. We welcome back Miss Rook, who will be working together with Miss Baird in Te Moana. This week all our classes have been focused on setting up routines, class treaties and getting programmes underway. Mrs Greenstock our Deputy Principal has been… Read More

Kia Ora Whanau, Welcome to 2023. Firstly we cannot wait to see all our beautiful tamariki on Tuesday 7th February. For the first week, whanau are able to walk students to class if they wish. From week 2, students will be dropped at the gate and need to walk to class independently. Ms Greenstock and I will assist those students who may need support. Swimming starts from day 1. Our Meet the Teacher is on Thursday 9th February from 5pm at our school pool.  This is an informal gathering where you can… Read More

Kia Ora Whanau, What an incredible two weeks we have had with camps for Team Kereru and Tui, extension sailing programs, Akonui Hui, a beautiful last class assembly from Uenuku and now we are in the sprint to the end as we prepare for end of year and 2023. Thank you to all our amazing parents and staff for supporting and helping out so we could ensure our students have these amazing opportunities   Transition and 2023 Classes: Friday 2nd DecemberTomorrow is our transition day. Students will come to the hall and be… Read More