Jack & the beanstalk remix – Save the dates for our school production. Seniors – 10th September 2025, Juniors 11th September 2025. To be performed at Brian Gerrard Theatre, Birkenhead College
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School closure
Kia ora e ngā whānau , By now you may have seen on the news that teachers and principals have voted to strike. NZEI has been in negotiations with the Government to achieve a settlement that at least keeps pace with inflation while at the same time addresses the lack of resources required to support … Read moreSchool closure
Term 1 – Week 3: Newsletter
MONDAY 21 FEBRUARY PRINCIPAL’s UPDATE Welcome back to 2023! Already the school year has thrown at us uncertainty, but, through lessons learnt during COVID, we are defintely getting better at quickly adpating to however we need to work, in order to keep consistency as much as possible for our learners. Thank you so much … Read moreTerm 1 – Week 3: Newsletter
School open today
Great news. Water’s back on – so we’ll see you all soon. I can even see blue sky!
Wednesday school
Evening everyone, Just a heads up – the power outage in Beachhaven/Birkdale affected the Verran’s water pump. They were expecting a generator to get it going again. If there is no water, we will not be allowed to open according to health and safety guidelines as toilets and drinking water will not be working. At … Read moreWednesday school
Wednesday school
Kia ora e te whānau, Fortuntely, our school has come through this difficult time with minimal damage and is now ready to welcome back students and staff tomorrow, Wednesday. While there are still lingering effects from the storm, we are confident that we can provide a safe a secure learning environment for all. If your … Read moreWednesday school
Tuesday school closed
Kia ora koutou Just confirming that school is closed tomorrow – Tuesday. Also, if you need support: The Community Hub for our area is at Birkenhead Leisure Centre, 46 Mahara Avenue, Birkenhead. The community hub is staffed by by government welfare and support services, alongside Auckland Emergency Management. They are providing help with welfare, health … Read moreTuesday school closed
BOT Casual Vacancy
Birkdale Primary School Board of Trustees Casual vacancy for a parent representative A casual vacancy has occurred on the school board for an elected parent representative. The board has decided to fill the vacancy by selection. If 10% or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the board, within 28 days of this … Read moreBOT Casual Vacancy
Learning Provision
SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2023 LEARNING The below learning provision is being provided. If you are able to access online learning, we encourage you to do so, but also realise some of you may be dealing with weather related stresses so please do what’s best for your whānau. Home Learning site This will be the … Read moreLearning Provision
Update 2
Kia ora e te whānau, The schools in our local cluster have decided that, in the interests of safety for both staff and students, schools will be closed for on-site instruction on Monday 13th February and Tuesday 14th February 2023. We appreciate this is a further disruption that is less than ideal, however the safety … Read moreUpdate 2
School Update
Kia ora e te whānau, Like many of you, we continue to actively monitor this weather event closely and all advice from Auckland Emergency Management. The safety of students and staff is at the forefront of all decisions. A decision will be made later today on the response tomorrow (Monday) which may include a school … Read moreSchool Update
