Sherwood School Hawke's Bay
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Sherwood School is an Enviroschool, we aim to create a healthy, happy, peaceful and sustainable environment by learning and working together. A student-led Enviro group make decisions about, and plan and implement actions at school to help us achieve this aim.
Sherwood School is located three kilometres along Makaretu Road which turns off State Highway 50 about eight kilometres from where it meets State Highway 2. The school is tucked in at the base of the Ruahine Ranges which create a stunning backdrop, it is the most beautifully situated school in Central Hawkes Bay! Students at Sherwood recognise the highest point of the Ruahine Ranges, Tiraha as their maunga/mountain and the local stream, Tukipo as their awa.
Sherwood School was opened in 1963, hence it has been providing a wonderfully rich education for Year 1 Year 8 students living in the Ashley Clinton and Makaretu districts for over 50 years. We currently have two classes; Mrs Paulton teaches the Years 1-3 in Room 2 and Mrs Kuklinski and myself share the teaching of the Years 4-8 in Room 1. Our small class sizes means we have a fantastic pupil to teacher ratio.
All students and staff at Sherwood School enjoy the friendly, nurturing, family-like atmosphere. Students are proud of who they are and where they come from. With many students living rurally, country values are a strong feature of Sherwood School, respect for self, each other and property are modelled and expected.
The school is supported by enthusiastic and willing community members, not only the families of students but members of the wider community also. We get tremendous support from a huge group of people for annual fundraising events.
A’Deane’s Bush is on our doorstep (.8 of a kilometre along the road) and students and staff at Sherwood School are privileged to be able to use it as a wonderful context for learning. We have an A’Deane’s learning focus each year and students from both classes visit twice a term.
Sherwood School is an Enviroschool, we aim to create a healthy, happy, peaceful and sustainable environment by learning and working together. A student-led Enviro group make decisions about, and plan and implement actions at school to help us achieve this aim.
Please give me a call if you would like more information about Sherwood School, or, better still pay us a visit and see for yourself what we have to offer.
Kind Regards
Christine Morrison, Principal
29 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2026
29 Jul 2026
Our first Swim for Life session is this Thursday at 11.30am in the Waipkurau indoor pools.
All permission slips need to be supplied by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.
We appreciate this is short notice but Swim for Life sessions were only confirmed on Monday by the pool management.
We appreciate your support in this as it is an amazing opportunity for fully funded swimming lessons and the students make huge progress in these five sessions and this could potentially save their life in the numerous waters we have in NZ.
Please complete the form on Skool Loop and send you child to school with their togs and towel on Thursday. If students have their own goggles they can bring those also but the pool will supply these to students who do not own a pair of goggles.
Nga mihi nui.
Kindest regards,
Sherwood School Staff.
Due to staff availability we have had to schedule the upcoming learning conversations into Week 3.
Further information to choose a time will be sent out closer to the time.
Learning conversations will be available with your child's teacher on Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th from 3.15pm onwards.
Once again we are very lucky to have been invited to be involved in the Swim for Life programme starting this Thursday 23rd July at the Indoor pool in Waipukurau.
All students are expected to participate, this is part of our Physical Education programme. There will be a total of 5 lessons. This year they are not 5 consecutive lessons, rather they will be spread over the term. So far we have the following dates ; Thursday 23rd and Thursday 30th July and Thursday 13th August. Rather than send out a permission slip for each of our visits I would like to get permission for your child/children to take part in this programme for the 5 lessons.
For each lesson we will leave school at 10.40am and be back for 1.30pm
We will be travelling by Bruns bus. There is no cost.
All Room 1 pupils are participating in this year’s OngaOnga 7-A-Side Tournament.
We have a junior football team and the older students will play hockey.
Please note
Soccer boots or sneakers are to be worn for football.
All football players must wear shin guards.
Hockey players must wear mouthguards.
Date: Wednesday 29th July
We will depart school at 8.50 and return by 3pm.
Where: OngaOnga School
The programme for the day will be as follows:
9.30am March past begins (on back field)
9.40 Powhiri
10.00 Games begin
1.30pm Prize giving, presentation of cups
2pm Schools leave for home
Students wear their school uniform.
They will all need lunch (or money, as food is available) and a water bottle.
Please complete the form below to give your child permission to play, and indicate any assistance you are able to provide with transport. Please return this to school by Monday 27th July.
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