The priority for our Board of Trustees is to have small class sizes operating at Waiwera South School, which at the moment requires the Board to partially fund a teacher.
Our current set up: In our Junior Room with Mrs Cleghorn we have 11 year 0-4 students. In our SMiddle Room with Miss Chapman we have 16 year 5 - 8 students. The 9 year 7-8 students spend some time each day with Mrs Bissett working on literacy and Genius Hour work.
We love our small class sizes here at Waiwera South School and with the Board of Trustees funding a teacher this continues to happen, ensuring our students get quality time with their teachers which is crucial to their learning and development.
Routine
School times are: 9.00am-10.40am: In class 10.40am-11am: Morning tea 11.00am-12.30pm: In class 12.30pm-1.30pm: Lunch 1.30pm-3pm: In class
Assemblies are held on Fridays from 2:30pm-3:00pm. There are about 4 per term, dates will be notified in the newsletter and on the calendar. Waiwera Wee Ones, the community preschool programme, is held on Friday mornings from 10 am-12.00pm. Please contact Nic in the school office for information regarding Waiwera Wee Ones and Parents Plus if you are interested. Year 7+8 Technology is on Thursdays. The bus picks up the students at 9:00am to be taken to the Technology Centre at South Otago High School and they are returned to school at about 2:45pm. Our students attend Technology with Clinton School pupils.
