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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.
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Reminders for the Week - Week 3 Term 3 2026
Wednesday 5th of August
* Subway Orders
Online orders - Exciting news, you can now order online https://www.subwaylunches.co.nz/Profile/Login
parents & caregivers need to register online & select Te Horo School (Otaki) - Please see below for the attached step by step guide for online ordering 🙂
School based orders - Subway orders can be ordered at the school office before 9am every Wednesday (If you are ordering at the office, Cash please) Any questions please email [email protected]
* Pizza Orders - Please get onboard and support this year's 6, 7 & 8 camp fundraiser 🍕🍕🍕
Please remember - Orders need to be dropped to the school office before 2.50pm each Wednesday. 1 x piece $3 or 2 for $5 - Options are Hawaiian, Cheese, Ham & Cheese & Pepperoni - Cash Only
Thursday 6th of August
Pop up Concert - All parents & caregivers wanting to support their child/children are welcome to come along. 12.10pm in the school Hall
Otaki College Information evening - 6pm in the school staffroom, for more information please email [email protected]
Friday 7th of August
School Assembly - All welcome are to come along, 9am in the school Hall
Charles Flemming Choir visit - This Friday 7th of August, Parent helpers please meet in Room 4 at 1pm, for a 1.10pm departure 🙂
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Paddy's Mart 2026 Weekly Reminders - Saturday 12th of September
- 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]
- Cow Pat Bingo
Wow! It is that time of year again … time to start thinking about Paddy’s Mart. If you are willing to sell some plots for Cow Pat Bingo please email [email protected] with your name, phone number and email address. Danielle will then send home some instructions with your sheet of 25 plots to sell. The plots are sold individually for $4 each or 3 plots for $10. The winner of Cow Pat Bingo will win $500 cash. The cow will come to Paddy’s Mart, do its business in a plot and there will be one winner. If you take a sheet you are committed to selling the plot numbers before Friday 14th August. All sheets will need to be back to Danielle, SOLD or UNSOLD by this date. If they are not back then we will assume they are unsold and will resell them on the day. Let’s see if we can sell all plots before the day! Thanks! Danielle McMurchie.
- Bric a brac
We are now taking donations of Bric a brac (No electronics or clothing please) Please drop these to the school office or get in contact if you have any questions 🙂
More information to follow, please keep an eye out for our weekly countdown to Paddy's Mart
Other General Reminders & upcoming important dates for your calendar
Curriculum development/ Teacher Only Day - Friday 21st of August (School closed for the day).
Last Day of Term 3 - Friday 25th of September, school finishes at 2.50pm.
Ngā mihi,
Rachael Davies
Office Manager
124 School Road
RD 2
Otaki 5582
06 3643071
The annual Te Horo School Disco for 2026 is rapidly approaching, run by the student disco committee.
When - Friday 14 August
Theme - Lights, Camera, Action
Where - School hall
Times
Junior disco (rooms 5-9) 4.00pm-5.00pm (parents to stay to help supervise)
Senior disco (rooms 1- 4) from 5.30pm - 6.30pm
(Dress up optional)
Tickets $3 available at the front of the school office beginning on Monday 10th, (door sales also available)
A hot sausage ($2) can also be pre-ordered and paid for at the time of ticket purchase.
Sweet treat snacks and drinks will be available for sale with all items 50c or $1.
All proceeds to help purchase this year's Year 8 leavers jerseys.
We thank everyone for their support (Year 7 disco committee)
Ngā mihi,
Rachael Davies
Office Manager
124 School Road
RD 2
Otaki 5582
06 3643071
Paddy’s Mart is coming – Saturday, 12th September!
Kia ora whānau,
Our much-loved annual school fair, Paddy’s Mart, is just around the corner on Saturday, 12th September!
This is a fantastic day for our community and a vital fundraiser for our school, we would love your support to make this event a huge success for our tamariki.
Please have a read of the attached flyers and please don't hesitate to reach out if you would like any more information.
If you are able to help in any way, please drop any donations into the school office or get in touch with the Home & School Committee at [email protected]
Thank you for your ongoing support—we can’t wait to see you there!
Ngā mihi,
The Home & School Committee
Please see attached
Kia ora e te whānau,
Due to a digital security network upgrade happening this Thursday 23rd of July, we will require all students that have their own BYOD technology device to be brought to school on that day. (Please note - Change of date)
Thanks in advance for you co-operation!!
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