28 Jul 2026

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This term we are excited to be taking part in the Taranaki Milk Tops Challenge. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Throughout the term, we encourage students to collect and bring clean, dry milk bottle tops to school and place them in the collection box at the main office.

There are some fantastic prizes on offer! The school in the New Plymouth–Ngāmotu district with the highest average number of tops collected per student will win a $1,000 Mitre 10 voucher, with 2nd place receiving $500 and 3rd place receiving $250. There will also be spot prizes for students, and the overall winning school in Taranaki will receive the Taranaki Milk Tops Challenge trophy.

​This challenge fits perfectly with our Term 3 inquiry, Going Green, where students will be learning about energy sustainability and how small actions can make a big difference for our environment.

We would love your support in helping us get behind this great initiative!

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Taranaki Milk Tops Challenge Flyer

26 Jun 2026

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A massive thank you to everyone who has sent in kai for our hāngī. We have everything we need and are looking forward to celebrating Matariki next week. On Tuesday we will be in the hall peeling, washing and chopping vegetable from 1 pm.   If you are keen to help out your support is much appreciated.  

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Sandra Gower

22 Jun 2026

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Our Matariki hāngī is on Wednesday 1 July.  All students will get a meal at no charge and there will be 50 tickets available for purchase for those of you who would like to come to school to eat with your tamariki.  These tickets will sell quickly, so get your $10 to the office to secure yours.  Please note, tickets cannot be held without payment.

 We are calling on our awesome school community to koha any of the following.  We are gratefully accepting donations of;

- Butter (real)
- Bread
- Pumpkin
- Kūmara
- Washed potatoes
- Onions
- Boxes of Mixed Herbs
- Old sheets would be helpful, preferably white or light colours. 
They do not have to be fitted, however they do make it very easy to wrap the baskets 🙂

Donations can be dropped off at the school office before 26 June.

Your generosity and support is much appreciated.

All students will receive a Blue Ako Card to go in the prize draw at the next assembly.

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Spotswood School Staff

22 Jun 2026

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As part of our regular curriculum review cycle, we are currently consulting with our community about our Health and Physical Education curriculum. New Zealand schools are required to undertake this consultation every two years, and we value your feedback.

We invite you to complete our short survey and share your thoughts about the health education programmes and topics taught at Spotswood Primary School.

Please click the link below to access the survey. Please note that there is a link to our Health and PE Curriculum Delivery procedures in the survey so you can see what we aim to teach. 

The survey will close at 9 am on Friday 26 June.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Your responses will help inform our planning and ensure our programme continues to meet the needs of our students and community.

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Mark Fisher
Principal

Health Curriculum Survey 2026

3 Jun 2026

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Please remember that we have a Teacher Only Day on Friday 12 June. There will be NO CLASSES for students on this day. Parents and caregivers will need to make alternative care arrangements for their children.

Our teachers will be taking part in a professional development day focused on Pr1me Mathematics. We appreciate your support and understanding.

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