24th June 2026

Principal's Greeting

Kia ora Glenview Parents and Whānau,

As we move towards the end of another busy and rewarding term, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge and thank our incredible staff for their ongoing dedication, passion, and hard work. Their commitment continues to make Glenview a place where our students are supported to grow academically, socially, and personally.

This term, we have seen fantastic progress across the school. Our continued focus on the Habits of Mind has supported students to build resilience, think more deeply, and approach challenges with confidence. Whether it’s persisting with tricky tasks, managing impulsivity, or striving for accuracy, these habits are becoming increasingly evident in our learners. Alongside this, our staff have done an outstanding job implementing curriculum changes, ensuring our students remain well prepared and adaptable learners.

It has also been wonderful to see the level of enthusiasm and school spirit at our recent cross country event. Students showed determination, perseverance, and pride in representing themselves and our school. Our interschool team was fantastic, showing great effort and achieving excellent results, we are very proud of their performance.

I would also like to extend a warm welcome to two new members of our team. We are pleased to have Maria Cleland joining us as our Librarian, and Nicole Adams as a Teacher Aide. We are excited to have them as part of the Glenview community and know they will make a positive contribution to our school.

A reminder to all families that sports fees are now due. These fees play a significant role in supporting the wide range of sporting opportunities we offer our students. Sport is a valuable part of school life, but it also comes with considerable costs, and your support in ensuring these fees are paid is greatly appreciated. 

A quick reminder about lost property. Please ensure all clothing and belongings are clearly named, and encourage your child to check the lost property area regularly. This helps us return items to their rightful owners as quickly as possible.

Finally, we invite you to come along and join us at 9:00am next Friday (3 July) for our annual House Chant Assembly. This is always a fun and energetic event as our five houses battle it out for house points, showing off their spirit, teamwork, and creativity. Feel free to wear your child's house colours and cheer them on as they compete for house glory!

After the assembly, we invite you to spend the remainder of block one in your child's classroom, where they'll be excited to share and celebrate their learning with you before morning tea.

Thank you for your continued support of Glenview School.

Ngā mihi nui

Carl Allan

Principal

New Enrolments

Important notice to all families

Do you have any children due to start with us this year? Do you know any friends who are living in the school area who are likely to enrol their children?

We would appreciate it if you could go to our school website and fill in either the online enrolment form or come to the office as soon as possible to fill one in.

We also require their Birth Certificate/Passport, household Proof of Address (if In-Zone) and Immunisation Certificate. This documentation can be either scanned and emailed to [email protected] or come to the office so we can take a photocopy.

Early enrolments help us pre-plan. Thanks!

Dates to Note for the Upcoming Weeks

Our calendar has now been updated on our website, so it can sync to your own google calendar. Please refer to our website: www.glenview.school.nz for any up-to-date changes. 

General School Information

Hero App

Parents/Caregivers have you downloaded the HERO App? If not please click here for Hero Parent Log in

HERO enables you to keep up-to-date with all school communication. This is our main platform for communicating with parents/caregivers. If you are having any issues logging on please contact the school office. Please note that your child needs to be enrolled before you can have access to the App.

Facebook

Our link for our school Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/GlenviewPrimarySchoolHamilton.

Student and Parent Contact Details

Could you please ensure that you let the office staff know if the contact details for your family change. This way we are able to keep our records up to date ensuring we are able to contact parents quickly if your child becomes unwell or if there is an emergency.

Nut Allergy

We have children with severe food allergies to peanuts/nuts, eggs and cheese at school.  Any exposure to peanuts, other nuts, cheese and egg may cause a life threatening reaction.

To reduce the chance of this happening, please do not send any food containing peanuts or other nuts to school in your child’s lunchbox.

We also ask that if your child does have any egg or cheese in their lunchbox, it is important that they wash their hands and face straight after eating.

If your child has eaten peanuts, other nuts, cheese or eggs before school, please ensure their hands and face have been thoroughly washed before coming to school. 

We appreciate your support of these procedures.

Sports Fees

A reminder to please pay your child's sports fees at the school office as soon as possible.

Basketball $35

Junior Hockey $50

Middle & Senior Hockey $70

Junior Netball $30

Middle & Senior Netball $55

or alternatively you can pay online into the school bank account, details are:

Account Name: Glenview School Hamilton (Board)

Account Number: 12 3152 0019636 00

Reference: Students Name & Room 

Particulars: Basketball

Many thanks

Library

Kia ora everyone!

My name is Mrs Cleland, and I am the new School Librarian. I am excited to be part of our school community and to support our students in developing strong reading habits and a lifelong enjoyment of books and learning. I would love the opportunity to meet parents and whānau, so please feel free to stop by and say hello at drop-off or pick-up times.

This term, students have enjoyed matching flags to the countries taking part in the FIFA World Cup and discovering where they are in the world compared with New Zealand. We have included a photo showcasing some of the fun and learning that has taken place in the library.

Looking ahead to next term, we will be exploring new activities inspired by the Commonwealth Games, along with many other exciting opportunities for students to engage, create, and discover new reads in the library. I look forward to meeting you all and sharing another great term of learning, discovery, and fun.

Junior Syndicate

This
term, J5 has been learning all about Autumn. We have learned…Autumn is a season with noticeable changes in weather and nature

• Autumn is a season with noticeable changes in weather and nature
• Trees and animals respond to seasonal changes
• We can observe, describe, and represent seasonal change in different ways

We
have observed the tree closest to J5 to notice how it has changed throughout
Autumn.  Here are some of the stories we have written about what we have
learned and observed.

The
leaves are on the tree.

They
are fluttering and soft.

The
tree is beautiful and old.

We
saw the changing leaves fall off the tree.

The
tree will have no leaves in Winter.

by
Veera

The
tree is losing its leaves.

Yellow
leaves fall on the ground.

I
play in the leaves.

by
Lily

The
tree is fat and old.

The
tree has roots and bark on its trunk.

The
trunk keeps the tree safe.

The
tree will lose its leaves.

The
tree will sleep in the winter.

by
Barnabas

The
tree’s bark saves the tree.

The
tree is colourful. 

Our
tree’s leaves are falling down.

The
tree’s leaves will grow back in Spring.

by
Ella

The
tree is tall.

The
tree is deciduous.

The
leaves are falling down.

by
Lucah

The
tree is beautiful.

The
tree has colourful leaves.

The
tree will lose all its leaves. 

The
tree’s leaves will fall down onto the ground.

by
Shavana

Here
are some Autumn tree paintings we have done.

Middle Syndicate

Cross Country Writing

After the cross country, the children completed a ‘quick write’ where they wrote a recount of the Cross Country. They were challenged to write in paragraphs by planning the beginning, middle and end of the day's events. Here are some examples of the writing completed by some middle school students. 

Cross Country Day  

On Tuesday it was cross country day. We were waiting for the juniors to finish it took a while

I was starting to get bored. I tried to play games to pass the time. I think it worked because by the time we finished a couple games it was our turn already. I heard a sound say, ¨Year four girls!¨ I nervously walked to the startline. Before we started running We did a couple warm ups. Suddenly, I heard Mrs Jennings clack the clappers.

I bolted onto the field like lightning! Zooming past a lot of people but I was still like 9th. As I was running I got slower and slower until I was the same speed as a sloth. I was so close to the finish line I could smell it. Had I made it? 

I could see everyone clapping. I really didn't care coming 9th well only a little but it was fun too.

Also exhausting my legs were jelly after that!

By Deniz 

As I was walking to the big field for cross country I crossed my fingers that I wouldn’t come last.I watched the year 2 girls go, then the boys. It was so boring waiting for the students to  finish, especially without anyone to play with.

I had been waiting for about 15 minutes and I could only chant. As I was chanting  I sounded like I was faking my words. All I heard was chanting and groups being called up. I went through half of my water but I felt so lightheaded.

Suddenly, they called up the year 4 boys. They did some warm ups and stuff but I knew it would waste energy. As I “did” the warm ups Mrs Jennings suddenly clapped the wooden clappers. I bolted past 10 people laughing while they ate my dust. When I finished my first lap I kept bolting past the teachers and cones. I heard one person calling my name from the sidelines, that person was Aubrey.

Once I had finished I collapsed to the ground. I looked back and I hadn’t come last. My throat felt like the Sahara desert so I drank  my water. It tasted like a delicious soda.

By Jeirenz 

The race

Before  the race I was a little bit bored so I played  with Jadyn and we played pickachu. He won some and I won some too. 

The start

We were warming up then, 321 go. I blasted off as fast as a cheetah. On the second lap I didn't have as much energy as the first lap. Suddenly, Saumaki  was going to pass me, but ahead the finish line was waiting for me. I finally finished. 

After the race

I came 2nd and Jadyn came first. After the seniors finished their races, the bell rang. Jadyn and I went to get some lunch. I had ice cream and fudge. 

By Lachlan B

Cross Country Running

On Tuesday I was a waiting duck because I was tired and waiting. I was thinking I'm going to come last. It was cross country and I was nervous

The whole school was there, I sat there for a long time. While I was watching the juniors run, I played hand games with my friends and drank all my water.

Suddenly, they shouted, the Y4 girls. I was so nervous, I didn't want to get all my power out at the start. The clappers went ‘’BANG!” I jogged and my heart felt like a barking dog telling me to be brave. Every mum or dad cheered their kids to win.

The race has come to an end, it felt like my lungs were out. I was a dog that could not breathe. At the start I had energy but now I am very tired. But I was still happy because at least I still tried.

By Niksha 

Native VS Predator 

As part of our inquiry learning, one of the ways M5 explored New Zealand native animals and introduced predators, was through both art and narrative writing. They picked a native animal and predator with their own names and personalities, then wrote imaginative stories about how the two animals might interact if they met in the wild, with art to match.

Davie and Jojo

One night in the deep dark forest lived a cute little bat. But one night a stoat came. At first the bat was scared but then the stoat said... dont worry im a good stoat. And then they became best friends. Then the bat said... let's tell each other our names. Okay I’ll go first said the bat. My name's Davie, said the bat. My name's Jojo, said the stoat.

The next night they played hide and seek and tag and lots of other games. They had lots and lots of fun. It was a blast. But they got more and more tired and it was becoming day time so they had a sleepover. In the morning they were fast asleep then the next night you know what they did they had another sleepover. The end.

By Luka

Native vs predator

As I was running through the forest to get back to my camp ground I saw this bat that looked hurt so I decided to help it. I carried it back to the camp ground and put a bandage on its damaged leg. As I was walking with the bat I saw a stoat. I kept it as a pet because I never knew it was a predator and that's when it all began. 

I went back out to look for food but suddenly I heard a bang .I thought it was nothing so I continued to hunt for food. When I got back from hunting I saw the bat hurt on the ground and that's when I realised the stoat was a predator.The end

By: Aria B

Lucky and Fuzzy

One dark midnight, there was a bat called Lucky cruising around in the majestic sky. With her really good bat ears, she heard rustling in a bush, a giant,wet bush she slowly started going down. When she looked down there was a sneaky,cheeky looking, kinda stupid stoat, Lucky said”what are you doing, cheeky stoat?” Fuzzy said “looking for delicious food” Lucky wants to trap Fuzzy so she said “I know where food is” Fuzzy said “lead me there” so lucky did but Fuzzy didn't know it was just veges and Fuzzy hates veges. 

They were on their way to the totally good food and on the way Fuzzy licked his lips and slurped thinking the food will be good but it wouldn't. Finally they made it there Fuzzy said “where's the food?” Lucky said ”go to the cage” Fuzzy said “NO its veges AHH” the end bye bye.

By: kyra (:

Predator and Native

The hedgehog was making a trick then the kiwi saw the hedgehog. Then the hedgehog told kiwi to come and the hedgehog said go away. The kiwi pushed him and the kiwi ran away and kiwi came back and helped him out. The hedgehog did the trick again. He fell over, he got hurt and the kiwi came and he said you have to stay here forever .

By: Ruhani

Senior Syndicate

   Arbor Day

On June 5 2026, 20 senior Glenview students went to Tauhara Park to plant trees and make our city just that bit greener. Through the microphone a host explained everything. Our area, our trees and all the fun activities we would be able to do during our time there. And after not long at all we got straight to it! We got a quick demo from someone on how best to plant certain trees and how to tell what trees we were actually planting. 

We got into buddies and found an area to start. There were trees  dotted around our section for us to plant and give a home to. 

Digging was harder than it looked so we were thankful to the hard working parents and teachers especially. The person on the microphone later announced to try and make the longest pot snake where you put them all into each other and make the longest line of pots.  

After they were all in we formed a line at one end of our area and walked together to try and find any that weren't planted properly. After we had a little snack we were allowed to go visit some of  the exhibitions like A honey one where you could try some fresh honey and look for the queen bee. Or a lizard one  where you could see different species of lizard. And so so many more.

Thanks for listening to our Arbour day experience.  

William

Community Notices

Make the most of public transport these school holidays!

Get out and explore the Waikato without the stress of driving these holidays — with great value options for the whole whānau. 

From Saturday 4 July to Sunday 19 July, families can ride free on BUSIT’s regional (blue) bus services with the Free Family Adventure Pass. Just show the pass on your phone or bring a printed copy when you hop on. 

Planning a trip a bit further afield? Te Huianow runs throughout the school holidays, with kids under 15 travelling half price when using a registered Bee Card. 

Whether it’s a day out in Raglan, a visit to Cambridge, or a train trip north. Plan your journey and enjoy the ride!