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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.
27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026
28 Aug 2026
Our wonderful Home and School team is getting together for our final meeting before Paddy's Mart (Saturday 12th of September) this Friday, August 28th!
We would love to see some new and familiar faces as we put the finishing touches on this special community event. Whether you have a lot of time to give or just a little, every bit of help truly strengthens our school community.
We'll be meeting in the Matariki Room (School Hall) at 3pm, and all parents and caregivers are warmly invited to join the conversation.
If you can't make it but still want to be part of the magic, please reach out to Patrice Thomas at [email protected] or contact the school office at [email protected].
There are so many lovely ways to get involved and support our students:
Just a friendly reminder that Pizza Fridays are one of our fundraisers for the Year 6, 7 & 8 camps, and we'd love your support!
For just $5, students receive 2 slices of pizza delivered on Friday lunchtime.
To make things easy, you can pay for the rest of the term in one go. There are 5 Pizza Fridays remaining this term, so the total cost is $25 per child.
Payment options:
🍕 Cash: Pay at the school office
🍕 Internet Banking: Pay into the Home & School account and use:
Reference: Pizza
Particulars: Your child's name
Then email the office with your child’s flavour choice and confirm how many weeks you paid for.
Please have your orders to the school office by Thursday mornings at the latest.
Every pizza purchased helps raise funds to support our senior students' camp experience. Thank you for helping make these camps possible while treating your child to a Friday lunch they will enjoy!
Please see attached
Help needed 🙂
Many hands make light work, and if you are able to help us with Paddy's Mart this year we would be very grateful.
If you are able to give some time on the day to help on a stall, make some sweets, cook some sausages, sell some raffle tickets etc any offers of help would be wonderful even if it is just for one hour. If you are unable to help on the day but would like to do some behind the scenes stuff that would also be much appreciated. Please email any offers of help to Patrice [email protected] or [email protected]
Kia ora e te whānau,
Please be reminded that tomorrow, Friday 21st August, is a Curriculum Development / Teacher Only Day. Te Horo School will be closed for the day.
We look forward to seeing all students back at school on Monday. Thank you for your continued support.
Ngā mihi,
Rachael Davies
Office Manager
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