Principal Update

Year 6 Graduation / School Break-Up
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Monday 8 December
Calvin Church – 6.00pm start
(Students should arrive from 5.45pm when the doors open.)
Our Graduation evening is a significant occasion where we come together to recognise and celebrate our Year 6 learners as they complete their time at West Gore. We warmly encourage all families to join us in honouring our leavers as a school community.

Every child plays a part in the ceremony, and class awards are also presented. It is always a shame when students are absent and miss receiving their acknowledgements.
The Choir has been practicing so we would love everyone to be present on the night. 

Meet the Teacher
On Thursday students will be told who their class teacher is and will have a class visit with their teacher and classmates. They will be given their class and stationary lists for 2026. 

School Rumble
Thursday 11 December, 2.00pm–3.00pm
(Year 6 students will begin setting up from 1.30pm.)

This is always a favourite event for our students. Our Year 6s can purchase a desk space for $5 and use it to sell homemade items or personal treasures to other students. Prices range from 10 cents to a maximum of $2 per item. While commercially produced goods are not included, items such as homemade headbands, books, toys, sweets, and drinks are welcome.

Children may bring a few coins if they wish to buy something—around $2–$5 is usually plenty. A small wallet or purse and a bag for their purchases is helpful. Money will be kept safely by teachers during the morning.
Each year, Year 6 students choose a charity to receive the proceeds from the $5 desk fee, while they keep any profit they make. It’s a wonderful chance to see their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit in action.
Families are invited to come along and share in the excitement of this enjoyable afternoon.

Final Assembly - Wednesday 10th December  2.15pm 
At this assembly we will be: 

> Farewelling Megan Johnstone , Sarah Cruickshank
> Presenting Road Patrol Certificates 
< Presenting the Main Freight Duffy Book Award 

We would love to see lots of parents / whanau along  for our final assembly for 2025.

Final Day of Term
A reminder that school finishes at 12.00pm on Friday 12 December.

Please note that buses will not be running at midday, so families who use bus transport will need to arrange pick-ups.

Start of School – 2026
School begins again on Wednesday 4 February 2026.

School Uniforms 
If you have uniforms your child is finished with we would love if you donated them to school so we can on- sell them to others families. We charge a nominal fee as our aim is to ensure all families can access a uniform at a reasonable cost. 

Our school office will open late January so you are welcome to bring in uniforms and purchase at this time before school starts.

Enjoy your weekend.   
Nga mihi 

Linda Fraser 
Principal