Kia ora, Hello, Hallo, مرحبًا, নমস্কাৰ!, হ্যালো Hyālō, 你好 Nǐ hǎo, Kamusta, નમસ્તે Namastē, नमस्ते Namaste, こんにちは Kon'nichiwa, ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ Namaskāra, ជំរាបសួរ Chomreabsuor, 안녕하십니까 Annyeonghasibnikka, ഹലോ Halēā, नमस्कार Namaskāra, ꯍꯦꯜꯂꯣ, ဟယ်လို Haallo, Witam, Olá, ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ Sata srī akāla, Talofa, Malo le lei, Mhoro, ආයුබෝවන් Āyubōvan, வணக்கம் Vaṇakkam, హలో Halō, ہیلو,, Xin chào, السلام عليكم As-salamu alaykum, ¡Hola!, Pẹlẹ

Jane Werry - Teacher in E2 & Year 3 Team Leader 

 

Sadly, Jane Werry passed away on the 13th June after a short illness.  

Jane had an extensive teaching career and began here at Eastern Hutt School in 2000 having completed 25 years both in the Juniors and the Middles. 

 

Jane was a dedicated teacher and school was her life and happy place. She was determined her students would make good progress, and that they would be their best selves. Jane wanted her students to believe they could do anything! She always told them they were Mathematicians, Scientists, Artists, Writers and Musicians.

 

She made the classroom warm and welcoming and used her other talents in arts and graphics to make the room a vibrant learning space. Her students’ work was beautifully displayed and looked like a gallery.

 

Some of her students wrote on their Matariki Gratitude Stars this week that Miss Werry was: kind, caring, pretty, beautiful, helpful, funny, smart, mathematician, Maths Queen and phenomenal!

 

Other comments made by students were:

 

I love hanging out with Miss Werry.

I like it because she is kind to me

I like it when she hugs me and makes me laugh

 

Jane had extensive curriculum knowledge and shared this in her role both as Middles Team Leader and Maths Leader. Jane also used her talents as part of a team to produce the first school Mural in 2010, followed by another one a year later.

 

Jane also tutored many students and helped them to change their perception of themselves as learners. Jane helped many trainees and Beginning Teachers on starting their teaching career.

 

Many of her students still talk about Miss Werry and some would pop in to see her. Jane was always very interested in how her students had got on at college and what they had gone on to do.

 

We have passed on our condolences to Jane’s family and 24 staff are attending her Funeral today. I have been given the privilege of speaking about Jane at the service and the school will remember her at our Matariki Celebration on Thursday.

Thank you to those families and children who have sent in messages and these will be passed onto her family.

 

Moe mai rā – rest now in peace

Matariki Celebrations

This week we celebrate Matariki.  It's our time of Remembrance, Gratitude and Looking to the Future.  Our tamariki have been learning about the Matariki stars, learning Matariki waiata, writing their memories and what they are grateful for, and wishes for the future.  These stars have been displayed in the hall, so you may like to pop in and have a look.  We are celebrating with a special assembly on Thursday.  We will especially remember Cooper Gerrie, Jane Werry and Liz Bardsley who have passed away since last Matariki.  They have all been a special part of our community and we are thinking of their whānau at this time.   

Back to School!

I returned on Friday from 7 weeks leave for a Principals’ Sabbatical which included study and holiday.  I visited some schools in both Sydney and Wellington, along with readings and interviews.  Part of my focus was Universal Design for Learning that ensures learning is more accessible not just for students with additional learning needs but all students. We will look to explore this further.

 

I would like to acknowledge the wonderful way that Ann Gwilliam and Hayley Walshe stepped up to be Acting Principals while I was on Sabbatical. I left feeling very confident that Eastern Hutt School was in excellent hands under their leadership and management. Thank you too to Jacqui Graham who stepped up to be Acting Deputy Principal and gave great support to Ann and Hayley.


We hope you all enjoy your Matariki Public Holiday on Friday and get a chance to do the things you love with your whānau.

Ngā mihi nui 

Julie Henderson
Tumuaki (Principal)

Titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamua

In the spirit of Matariki and giving back to our community, we have been running a Can Drive for the Lower Hutt Food Bank.  Our whānau group leaders have been collecting donations in C Block each morning, and we have been truly blown away by the generosity of our school whānau.  
All of the items will be delivered to the Food Bank next week, where we are sure they will be warmly welcomed.  
There's still time to contribute.  If your child is able to bring in a can or two, it will make a real difference.  
Thank again for your kindness and support. 

Congratulations to the children who were awarded a Principal's Award in Term 2.  Mrs Gwilliam and Mrs Henderson have  enjoyed having morning tea with the Junior team children.  Mrs Walshe has enjoyed having morning tea with the Middle team students and will be having morning tea with the Senior team students tomorrow.

The Junior Team children who received an award were Henry B1, Divija B2, Avyan B3, Lachlan B4, Srimedha B5, Mila B6, Charlie C1, Mateo C3, Elizabeth D1 and Georgia D2.

 

The Middle Team children who received an award were Santi A1, Deon A2, Layla A6, Mia A7, Maika E1, Di E2 and Shaheer E3.

The Senior Team children who received an award were Yenuli A8, Elijah A9, Briar A10, Hayato G1, Keanu G2, Stella G3 and Asher G4.

Last Thursday, over 50 of our Year 1 - 3 tamariki took part in the Junior Gym Festival at Hutt Valley Gymnastics. Supported by some of our senior students as coaches, the tamariki returned beaming with certificates and ribbons celebrating their efforts. A big thank you to Angela Gee, Abby Bullard, and Greta Purcell for helping prepare our students for this fun and rewarding event!

The three yearly elections for five Parent Representatives to the School Board are being held this year in September.

Two of our Board members will be stepping down this year.  The knowledge and expertise that they have brought to the Board has been invaluable in their governance of the school.  If you have relevant experience in governance roles please start thinking of standing to be on our school Board.  Nomination forms will be emailed by the 18 July 2025 and nominations close at noon on 6 August 2025.

It is a great way to help the school.  If you have any questions about the Board please contact Julie Henderson by email on principal@easternhutt.school.nz  or any of our current Board.

 

NZSBA hosts a series Kōrari workshops throughout New Zealand to help people understand the role of school board members and inspire them to get involved – either by standing for election or voting in the mid-terms. Find out more about Kōrari here.

 

 

 

If your child is going to be ABSENT OR LATE from school please ring the absentee line 566 2734 or text only (we do not answer this phone) on 027-773-7243 before 9.30am and leave a message which includes name, room number and the reason your child is away or  is going to be late.
Late Children – please report to the office so we do not ring your parents.
Remember school starts at 8.55am.

You can still start an automatic payment for Stationery, Camp, EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) Activity Related Donations and School Donation, please contact Katherine by email at accounts@easternhutt.school.nz or ring the office on 566 0167. This is an easy way to spread the payments throughout the final term.
Direct Credit to our Bank Account.
Account Details:
ASB Lower Hutt
Eastern Hutt School Board 
Account number: 12 3478 0009657 00 

Eastern Hutt School works with SchoolDocs to maintain our SchoolDocs website for our policies and procedures.  Our site is available to our school community.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to change in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team.  

Our Board of Trustees, Staff and Parents have the opportunity to view these policies and give feedback.  

 

We will advise you when policies are up for review and how you can take part in the review. 

 

Below are the instructions:

1.        Visit the website http://easternhutt.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm

2.        Enter the username (easternhutt) and password (Eastern).

3.        Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.

4.        Read the policy

5.        Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page

6.        Select the reviewer type “Parent”

7.        Enter your name (optional).

8.        Submit your ratings and comments. 

 

After School Pick Up 

 There are a number of students who are not being picked up until well after 3.30pm. There is no one supervising these students.  It is very important that you collect your child by 3.15pm as per Eastern Hutt School policy. 

If your child has borrowed some of the school’s clothes, please can they be washed and returned.  We have no small clothes if any students need to be changed.

Enrolments – Calling all near 5 year olds! 

If you are living in our zone and have a child turning 5 this year or in 2025, please contact the school office for an enrolment pack if you have not already done so. If you have family or friends living in zone who also have a child turning 5 please let them know to contact the school office on 566 0167 as soon as possible.
There will also maybe places for children turning 5 who live out of zone. Our next ballot date is in March 2025.
Enrolling NOW helps us to forward plan.

Congratulations to the following students, Chloe Rankin,  Evie Connell and Taisiia Sipkina who have been selected to represent Lower Hutt in the Regional Cross Country event on Tuesday 24th June at Harcourt Werry Park.  This is a significant achievement. 

Inter Zone Cross Country Results – top 15

Year 4; Angus Cudby 12th, Layla Cudby 13th, Daniel Wang 15th

Year 5; Evie Connell 7th, Callum Hayes 13th

Year 6; Chloe Rankin 7th, Taisiia Sipkina 12th

Inter Zone Cross Country Team who competed at Trentham Memorial Park.

All sports uniforms are now due, with the exception of the Regional runners.  This is important as they are needed for another school event.

Flippaball is a modified version of Water Polo and allows Year 5 and 6 students the opportunity to participate in a new sport. The students are learning the skills associated with waterpolo, strategic play and general sense of the game.  Catching and passing the ball in one hand with a defender on you in water is not an easy feat, especially if the water is over your head! Good luck to the Eastern Hutt Sharks as they play their final Flippaball matches.

We would like to wish all of our EHS Basketball teams the very best of luck as they play their finals.  Teams will remain the same for Term 3. Games will begin on Monday 14th July.  If your child is now unable to commit to the Term 3 League, please email sport@easternhutt.school.nz