"Kia ora e te whānau,

With the latest update from the Hutt City Council advising bridge closures and engineers assessing access routes tomorrow, we have made the decision to close our kura on Tuesday 21st April.
This decision has been made with our Board’s Presiding Member, and is aligned with the collective decision-making of the Upper Hutt Principals’ Association. Making the call now gives all whanau clarity for planning and ensures we are prioritising the safety of our tamariki, staff, and wider community.
Travel across the region is already significantly disrupted, and conditions are expected to remain hazardous overnight.
Tomorrow will be a learning-from-home-day. You will receive an email message from your teacher in the morning giving instructions on what kinds of things you can be doing.
Please stay safe, avoid unnecessary travel, and look after one another.
Thank you for your support and understanding.

Ngā mihi nui

From the Team at Te Kura o Hau Karetu

Kia ora e te whānau,
Like all schools in the region, we will be monitoring the weather overnight and will make a decision early tomorrow morning about whether the school will open for instruction. This decision will be made in consultation with the School Board.
If the school is required to close, we will notify you via Facebook and Skool Loop by 7.30am.
As always, the safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and any decision will be made with this in mind.
Thank you for your understanding.

Important reminder: 
School Carpark: As our roll is growing, we need to make some changes to our drop off routines in order to keep everyone safe. We’ve made a great start with dropping children off at the gate, but we still continue to have people driving into the carpark and dropping their children off at the office, but worse, they park in the middle of the driveway or carpark so that no one can move in or out! This is primarily a staff carpark. The only parents who should be driving in will be people with children who have high needs, or new entrant students. Everyone else, please drop your children at Hillside Drive so they can walk the rest of the way into school. If your child is late, you may need to drop them at the office, but please do not park in the middle of the thoroughfare. If you do drive in, please be respectful of the mobility carpark which is reserved for people who have a mobility permit only. Thank you for your cooperation.

We are thrilled to announce the house captains for the upcoming year, these individuals have demonstrated exceptional leadership potential. Congratulations to our newly appointed captains, and best wishes for a successful year ahead!
 
Tui House:
???? Tana Lio  
???? Tobias Misa  
 
Weka House:
???? Poorvi Pandey  
???? Damon Peyroux  
 
Kokako House:
???? Harper Stevens 
???? Winter Logan 
 
Kereru House:
???? Indiana Leota 
???? Trinity Armstrong-Brown

Kia ora e te whānau,

just a reminder that teachers have a Paid Union Meeting today (March 19th). Please pick up your child/ren at 12:30 pm from the front gate. The walking bus will also leave from the back gate at 12:30 pm.