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Kia Ora We have a couple of staff members leaving us soon which means a few new people joining our team, as well as others taking on new roles. Please read the attachment to find out what’s happening with staffing at Alfriston School 🙂 Carla Cook (Principal) Staffing Update 29 July 2026.pdf

Warm Food Thursdays Have Arrived at Alfriston School! Great news! Sushi Eden has expanded its menu and is now introducing Warm Food Thursdays on Ezlunch!   Perfect for the cooler months, students can now enjoy delicious warm meals including teriyaki chicken on rice, katsu chicken on rice, fried rice, noodles, pasta and more. It’s the perfect way to warm up … Read moreIntroducing Warm Food Thursdays on Kindo – Term 3 only

Hāngī & Waiata Update Kia ora whānau, Just a quick update regarding our Hāngī and Waiata event scheduled for this Friday. Our hāngī will still be going ahead as planned, and we warmly invite whānau to come along and enjoy lunch with your child. We look forward to sharing kai together as a school community. … Read moreHāngī & Waiata Update

Mōrena, Today is the last day of Term 2 however we thought it would be a great opportunity to ensure you are aware of a useful resource (website) for Understanding Your Child’s Learning, and to tell you about a schoolwide Math initiative for Term 3 🙂 Please see the attached document and look out for … Read moreEnd of Term Communication – Understand Your Child’s Learning (Math focus)

Kia Ora We have made the call that our school Cross Country will be on MONDAY (29th June). The weather tomorrow is looking dreadful so the field will be very wet, and rain is also forecast for Thursday. The weather over the weekend is looking great, as is Monday, therefore the experience will be a … Read moreCross Country POSTPONED until Monday 29th June 2026

Kia Ora Our PAC building work is going well, however it will not be finished before the end of term. We value our sharing and celebrating at Whānau Assemblies so have made a plan that we hope will enable everyone to come and join in. There will be two Whānau Assemblies on FRIDAY 26TH JUNE … Read moreWhānau Assemblies – FRIDAY 26TH JUNE (please note 2 time slots)

As you will know we have our school Cross Country scheduled for Thursday 25th June 2026. In order for this to be a safe event we need whānau to help with marshalling on the course. So far we have 1 parent helper (Nicole Blakeney – thank you so much!). You get to see the action … Read moreHELP!!! We need your help