HAUTAPU SCHOOL PANUI

After a thorough selection process, the Hautapu Board and I were fortunate enough to review many high-quality applications for the Deputy Principal position, and we’re excited to announce the appointment of Aaron Kavanagh.

With years of experience in education, Aaron has taught predominantly senior students and has held various leadership responsibilities and portfolios. In the classroom, he embraces student voice, inquiry and digitally-innovative learning, designing his programme around practices that build students' skills and competencies for life-readiness. In the performing arts, Aaron has taken on roles from acting to directing, including writing and directing a Junior School Production in 2019 that showcased multimedia, drama, music, and student talent. As a lifelong learner, Aaron has travelled extensively around the world, fuelling his passion for history, culture and new experiences. Outside of work, he enjoys quality time with his wife and three children, family trips to their bach in Waihi Beach, outdoor adventures, tennis, and reading.

Currently the Deputy Principal and Year 6-8 teacher at Whitikahu School, Aaron brings a strong focus on community and inclusive leadership, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to the Hautapu School team.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Ngā mihi nui

Tracey Bennett

Hautapu School will again be offering a yearbook for sale at the end of the year. The yearbooks will include classroom pages, with special sections for school events and photos.

The yearbooks are going to be ordered through a New Zealand book printing company and will again be of high quality, produced to a professional standard.

Yearbooks will be handed out on the second to last day of term after prizegiving as they also contain the names of end of year award winners.

The yearbooks will cost $22.00 each this year. Payments will need to be made through Kindo no later than Friday 6th December.

No books will be available for sale after this date.

Helping hands is a community of support from all whanau. You are welcome to join the closed Facebook group and keep up to date with events. Hautapu Helping Hands

Monday 25 November – Student Leadership 2025 applications due

Friday 29 November – Interschool Athletics

Wednesday 4 December – Nikau / Tawa Camp (returning Thursday)

Thursday 5 December – BOT Meeting

Friday 6 December – Assembly 1:30pm – Kōwhai/Rimu

Wednesday 11 December – Carols in the Paddock

Thursday 12 December – Service to Schools Assembly (celebrating student leaders for 2024)

Thursday 12 December – Pool party for Leaders at lunchtime

Friday 13 December – Classes to meet their new teacher for 2025 (9:30am)

Friday 13 December – Year 6 Pool Party at lunchtime

Monday 16 December – Year 8 Leavers Assembly 1:15pm

Tuesday 17 December – Prizegiving 1pm

Tuesday 17 December – Reports go home

Wednesday 18 December – Last Day of Term (School finishes 12pm)

2025

Monday 3 February – First day of Term 1

Thursday 6 February – Waitangi Day (No School)

Friday 7 February – School Closed

We are able to offer Your Lunch Box (https://www.yourlunchbox.co.nz/) at Hautapu School. This is a great, convenient way to have delicious & healthy lunches made fresh and delivered to your children at school at the click of a mouse. Orders will be delivered to school in the morning and children can collect their school lunch box from the office.

Multi award winning Master Builders Kit-Markin Homes will donate $5000 to Hautapu School when friends and family of the school choose them to build their new home or commercial building. New decks from the community will result in a $500 donation to the school. Contact Josh on 0279355435 or josh@kmh.co.nz

Email: admin@hautapu.school.nz
Website: https://www.hautapu.school.nz/
Location: 5 Hana Lane, Cambridge 3493, New Zealand
Phone: +647827 7466