Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School

31/07/2026

CLIMATE ACTION CAMPUS VISITS THIS WEEK

Monday (9am - 12pm) T1 and T2
Monday (12pm - 3pm) T3 and T4

Tuesday (9am - 12pm) M1 and M2
Wednesday (12pm - 3pm) M3 and M4

On the day please make sure your child has:

a hearty snack

a drink bottle

a warm hat and a warm jacket in case it gets cold

closed footwear e.g. sneakers

A huge thank you to all the parents helping on these trips. We couldn't do it without you.

29/07/2026

Week 3 lunch menu.

29/07/2026

Just a reminder about purchasing tickets for the Sau Ia Fest next Thursday. This is for the Year 4-6 students in our Pasifika group, Uniforms and more information about the rehearsal and evening will be sent home tomorrow. Our ia lavalava are brand new so please remind children to treat them with respect. We understand the tickets are a bit pricey but this is out of our control. The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra will be playing alongside the groups so this will be a spectacular event! Click the link to purchase tickets.
https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/sau.../event/240064B4D6BE3FF1

29/07/2026

Mōrena,
Tomorrow we are hosting Te Raekura Redcliff for Winter Sport. League will instead be playing Ripper rugby as Redcliffes don’t have a league team, this will be at Macfarlane park. Games start 1:45pm hope to see you there!

22/07/2026

Kia ora! Reminder year 5/6 Winter Sport starts again tomorrow and we’re hosting Linwood Ave Primary! League will now be played at Macfarlane Park as the reserve is under construction. Games will start from about 1:45pm and end around 2:30pm. Feel free to pop down to school to support your tamariki.

20/07/2026

19/07/2026

Good morning and welome back to term 3. Some updates and reminders for the coming term:

1) Mid year reports came out via the Hero App at the end of last term. If you have not received yours and are not signed up to Hero please let the office know and they will be able to help.

2) Conference / Interview bookings for July 29 and July 30 are made through the Hero App. Again if you need support with this please let us know.

3) A number of property modifications have been made around the school during the holidays including changes to our gates to make them more secure. Your children (especially if they are short) will need support opening these.

4) The area between Te Whare Mauri Ora and Pihinga has been fenced off in preparation for two new classrooms which will be arriving at the end of the term. This area is out of bounds during this time.

15/07/2026

Lunch menus for the first two weeks of school.

03/07/2026

We are so proud of our student leadership team who all displayed our STAR values this afternoon at the Shirley Reserve. We were invited to participate in a 'sod turning' ceremony to celebrate the start of the construction of our new community centre. Phoebe and Isaac spoke on our behalf, and we were so proud! Here is what they said:

Kia ora koutou, talofa lava, mālō e lelei, good afternoon. My name is Phoebe, and this is Isaac. We are speaking on behalf of the 2026 student leadership team at Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School - just across the road.

We have recently worked with Louise, Barbara, and Kirin from the city council, brainstorming and sharing some of our ideas for what the outdoor facilities here at the community centre site could look like.

This community centre is going to be great for our community because we haven’t had one since the previous building was damaged in the earthquakes back in 2010/2011.

This was several years before either of us were even born, and we’re now in Year 6.

We are looking forward to possibly being able to make use of the function room or meeting rooms at the new centre.

Perhaps once a term we could hold our student leadership hui here.

The students at Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School are looking forward to watching construction from across the road, seeing the building take shape.

We’d like to thank the Christchurch City Council for the opportunity to participate in this ceremony today, and for the times they’ve worked with us at school this term. Kia ora.