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Te Horo School is a country school set in a picturesque rural area between Ōtaki and Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast. Te Horo School is unique in the fact that despite its proximity to Wellington, it is able to maintain all the traditions of a country school.
We pride ourselves on our school-wide events such as Lamb and Calf Day, this is when children bring their animals to school, feeding and caring for them onsite.
This day also includes growing and tending to flower or vegetable gardens. Other special events include our annual school fair “Paddy’s Mart” which is led by our
Home & School committee and is an event that the wider community looks forward to. Our tree planting for Matariki breakfast is an event where we can view
the Mataraki stars and think of those who have been at the school before us and those who have passed on, sharing a picnic breakfast with those who are here
now. We have a special ANZAC service to honour those fallen from our area.
Our children enjoy many educational opportunities that take them outside of the classroom including a relationship with Te Kahui Tokotoko - the local Otaki Schools. We are building links with Katihiku Marae, have a talented Kapa Haka and school choir. Year 6 Camp and Year 8 Camp grow our students' independence and encourage them to challenge themselves physically, along with Ōtaki and Kapiti interschool sporting events, Cross Country, Swimming Sports, Athletics Day and Tabloid Sports to name a few.
EPro 8, Otago Maths and Mastermind give the students an opportunity to stretch their mind. Our Year 7 & 8 children engage in Technology learning onsite and we
are resourced to teach Digital Technologies, Cooking, Sewing and Building as part of our Technology programme.
The children can explore our bush reserve, spend time in our school pool, while away the time in our fruit and vegetable gardens and look for hidden chicken eggs! We encourage children to learn in and enjoy their local environment.
Teaching and learning at Te Horo school grows our students from year 1 (5 year olds) to year 8 (12 year olds), we operate as a whole school which we believe encourages the tuakana/teina relationship; older children have a younger buddy whom they care for and look out for while they are at school. We aim to each collaboratively so that we can utilise teacher strengths and cater to the diverse learning needs of our children.
Our HEART values are unique to Te Horo School and we model the values in all of our day to day interactions with each other. We have courage, we are empathetic, we have a sense of fun, we show respect and we are tolerant. Students are supported to behave in a way that ensures that our school is a safe and enjoyable space for everyone.
26 Feb 2026
26 Feb 2026
Please see the attached poster for Yemstock, a special community event being held in a couple of weeks in support of Yemma Barsanti.
Yemma taught at Te Horo School for over 30 years and has contributed hugely to music education across Kāpiti through the Kāpiti Music Schools Programme at St Patrick’s (prior to OLOK), Kāpiti School and Kāpiti College. Her four children all attended Paraparaumu College. Her son Benji also runs the Kāpiti Half Marathon and other events throughout the Wellington region.
Yemma has been diagnosed with cancer, and her family are raising funds to help cover the cost of a cancer drug that is not currently funded in New Zealand. Her brother, Allan Marsden, will also be well known to many of us as the former Principal of Paekākāriki School and Deputy Principal at Kāpiti School.
The Barsanti/Marsden whānau are widely known across our area and have contributed enormously to education and the wider community over many decades.
Yemstock is a koha music event being held at Queen Elizabeth Park.
4 hours of music, connection and dancing as we raise funds to get Yemma the treatment she needs to smash her battle.
February 28th - 4 - 8pm
Queen Elizabeth Park - MacKays entrance
3 awesome Bands
Koha Entry, Bar, Food trucks, dancing and great music.
All money raised goes towards Yemma's fight.
Huge shout out to Duncans Brewery, Fig Jam, Joe Simmonds Trio, Thunder Snail and everyone else for throwing their weight behind this awesome day.
@XTERRA Wellington is happening beforehand so feel free to come earlier and join in the fun.
YemStock is raising the roof (and the funds) to help get Yemma keep dancing.
And here is the link to Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CaLfLBrVP/
Dear Parents & Caregivers,
This is a friendly reminder that 2025 school photo ordering remains open. If you would like to place any school photo orders from Bianca Rae Tustin Photography, please do so by Friday 20th.
All completed orders will be delivered to the school next week free of charge for easy pickup.
If you have any questions or need assistance with your order, please feel free to reach out — I’m happy to help!
Thank you for your continued support,
Bianca Rae Tustin Photography - 0275444162 - [email protected]
Week 2 Newsletter - For the people that had trouble accessing the links in last week's newsletter, this has now been rectified. Here is the link to the schools website and Issue #1 Newsletter https://www.th.school.nz/parent-information/news-and-events/news/newsletter-1-11th-february-2026/
Wednesday 18th February
Subway Orders - Subway Otaki is under new ownership and is once again providing us with yummy school lunches every Wednesday (First day for orders this week - 11th February) The Subs are $7 each, also this year we have cookies for $1 (Cookies can only be ordered along with a Subway roll, not by themselves) . Subway orders can be ordered before 9am (Cash please) Any questions please email [email protected]
Egg Orders - No Egg orders this week sorry.
Thursday 19th February
Pizza Orders - No pizza orders this week sorry.
Friday 20th
Home & School Meeting - 3pm in the school Hall - All parents and caregivers are welcome to come along. Any Questions please email Patrice [email protected]
Scholastic Book Orders - Last day for Scholastic Book Orders - Please order online or send orders to the school office
Other General Reminders & upcoming important dates for your calendar
Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser - Flyer below. Order these yummy buns now, funds go to support the 2026 camps. Delivery to school 26th March - Any questions please email Danielle McMurchie [email protected]
Library - We still have some outstanding books from last year - Please return all overdue books to the school library asap ????
School Pool - The school Pool is closed until Wednesday due to storm damage.
Dental Van - The Dental van is now on site and will begin seeing students later this week. If you received a consent form last week please return it to the school office asap. Dental enquiries please phone 027 669 5115 or 0272340577/0800 825 583
Last day of Term - Thursday 2nd of April, the school will be open for the full day with a finish time of 2.50pm
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