Craighead Kōrero

Kōrero for 11 April 2025

Kōrero for 4 April 2025

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Kōrero for 17 May 2024

Cooler mornings are now upon us, welcoming the odd frost, in the dying glow of the last of the autumn leaves still tenuously clinging to their branches...

Kōrero for 10 May 2024

Term Two is gathering momentum, colder months are coming and winter sports kicking off.....

Kōrero for 3 May 2024

Term 2 starts with a hiss and a roar....

Kōrero for 12 April 2024

This week has been focussed on wrapping things up for the term and making sure that we’re ready for Term Two.

Teaching and learning programmes are now well underway and sporting and cultural events will continue to ramp up over the next two terms.

Kōrero for 5 April 2024

Term 1 is rapidly coming to a close, with the school holidays tantalisingly nearing our reach..... but not close enough for some....

Kōrero for 28 March 2024

Easter is almost upon us and today, Maundy Thursday, we held our Easter Chapel called The Service of the Shadows.

Kōrero for 22 March 2024

This week the newsletter comes from Twizel, where our rowing squad is competing at the Maadi Cup Rowing Regatta...

Kōrero for 15 March 2024

Another very busy week with updates on a lot of sporting and curriculum activities....

Kōrero for 8 March 2024

Greetings from Wanaka, the Wanaka Show commenced today and our Craighead site attracted a lot of visitors, namely our Old Girls who were such a pleasure to catch up with and hear their stories....

Kōrero for 1 March 2024

This term the focus is Jump, with a view to encouraging students to “Jump” into things

Kōrero for 23 February 2024

Friday catch up, reviewing the week that has been and events coming up...

Kōrero for 16 February 2024

A week full of events: Monday - School photos day, Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), Year 9 Parent Meet and Greet evening, Ash Wednesday with Service, first Board of Trustees meeting of the year, Valentines Day, and the Craighead Swimming Sports to finish off the week!

Kōrero for 8 February 2024

A short but busy week...

Kōrero for 1 February 2024

Welcoming everyone together, starting a new school year at Craighead.

Kōrero for 25 January 2024

Welcome to the new 2024 School Year!

Kōrero for 14 December 2023

The academic school year finished in great style with a very busy final week!

Kōrero for 30 November 2023

Final Week Activities and Events:

Our final week is both busy and exciting and is a lovely way to finish the school year! This is when we come back together as a whole school community, including our Senior students, to finish the year with a flourish!

Kōrero for 23 November 2023

Amongst the busyness of Term Four, the Board of Trustees has been working tirelessly in the background to appoint the next Principal of Craighead.

Kōrero for 16 November 2023

Teacher-Only Day Friday 24 November and NZQA examinations: You may be aware from media articles that NZQA experienced major issues with their Level One English digital examination. Four Teacher-Only days were allocated to schools by the Ministry of Education through 2023 and 2024. These were made available because of the significant changes to both the NCEA system and the wider school curriculum...

Kōrero for 9 November 2023

Given the high quality of performances at the recent Music Cup competition, three of our singers performed in Assembly this week. Olivia Hamilton, Nicole Bradley and Eva Booth sang in front of a very appreciative audience. They were fantastic. Thanks to local musician Sheryl Bradley for setting up and supporting the singers.

Kōrero for 2 November 2023

Our Seniors students had their last day of formal classes on Tuesday 31 October. Our immediate focus is on students transitioning to Secondary School. Inauguration Day for our new students and their families is being held this Saturday between 10.30am and approximately midday, finishing with a shared lunch.

Kōrero for 26 October 2023

Last Thursday we were delighted to celebrate the incredible achievements of 15 of our Old Girls’ in our very first ‘Cultural Wall of Fame’ Event.