Tēnā koutou, 

Ko Mike Gillatt ahau, 

Nō Greytown ahau, 

He tumuaki ahau ki Hutt Intermediate

Tēnā koutou katoa

Welcome to Hutt Intermediate. We hope you have all had a lovely holiday.

An especially warm welcome to our new tamariki and whānau, we hope your two years with us is a mutually enjoyable and successful time. To those of you who have an already established connection with us, welcome back. We look forward to continuing our association with you all. 

I have been principal here at Hutt Intermediate for 17 years and I absolutely love my work. Every day I am privileged to work with our wonderful community, great tamariki and our fantastic, hardworking staff. This is my dream job. 

Intermediate schools are vibrant and busy places. There is always something happening or something about to happen. We do our very best to provide a range of academic, sporting and cultural opportunities for everyone. With this in mind, please keep an eye on our newsletter and website for information as to what is happening at school. 

If you are coming by our school office, please do not hesitate to introduce yourself to me. 

Tēnā koutou, 

Ko Catriona Mathieson ahau, 

Nō Lower Hutt ahau, 

He tumuaki tuarua ahau ki Hutt Intermediate

Tēnā koutou katoa

I am one of the Deputy Principals here at Hutt Intermediate.  I have been in this position for the last 11 years so I have seen many families go through the school and always look forward to continuing these relationships as siblings and cousins arrive at the start of the year. It is also wonderful getting to know new families beginning their time with us.  I always say to people we have the best students and best staff - and I genuinely mean it.  My role is quite diverse including assessment, reporting, curriculum delivery and helping students so they can get the most out of their time here with us.

Tēnā koutou, 

Ko Tracey Kelly ahau, 

Nō Eastbourne ahau, 

He tumuaki tuarua ahau ki Hutt Intermediate

Tēnā koutou katoa

I am a Deputy Principal here at Hutt Intermediate. I have taught at a number of schools both in New Zealand and overseas and am now seeing the children of children I taught coming through the doors. Scary how time flies! This is my 11th year at Hutt Intermediate. I feel very lucky to work at a school where our tamariki, whānau and staff work so well together to make it a fun, active, engaging and safe learning environment. As a member of the senior leadership team, I work very closely with Mike and Catriona to ensure that we bring our school vision to life. I look forward to meeting you at some of the many events we have coming up, but please note I have a terrible memory for names!

Kia ora koutou

Welcome to our first school newsletter for 2025. The newsletter will be posted on our website fortnightly and sent out via school-links. Our student daily bulletin is also posted on our website and is a great way to keep up to date with what is happening around the school.

Inquiry learning at Hutt Intermediate is based on a thematic approach and we make links to other areas of the curriculum such as maths and literacy, where they are relevant . This year our themes are Tūrangawaewae, Social Justice, Innovation and Design. 

This term our school wide theme is Tūrangawaewae.

Within this theme we will be exploring with our tamariki the following questions:

Each team will be sending out information over the next few weeks with more detail on their approach to this theme. This term we will be setting up team pages on our school website which will be a great way for you to follow the learning going on in your child’s class.

We look forward to seeing you all at our Whānau Picnic on Wednesday 5 February from 5:30 - 7.00pm.

Nga mihi

Mike, Catriona and Tracey

All whānau are invited to our Pōwhiri to welcome new students, whānau and staff. The Pōwhiri will be held on the turf at 11am on Monday 3 February and there will be kai and a cup of tea for whānau in the staffroom afterwards.

Thank you to all of the Whānau members who have taken the time to complete our Whānau Information Survey which was linked to the QR codes around the school over the last two days. It would be fantastic to get 100% response to this. The code will be up in your child's class and on noticeboards around the school over the next week. You can also click on the link below to go to the form.
Whānau Information Form

Kia ora Koutou Katoa 

On Wednesday 5 February we are holding our Whānau Picnic from 5.30pm to 7.00pm on the field in the vicinity of our adventure playground. This is a great opportunity to come together as a community and begin to build the positive relationships that will ensure a successful year ahead.

We will begin with a welcome and karakia at 5:30pm. Entry to the school is via our external entry points at Penrose, Kauri and Wilford Streets. Each team will have an allocated area for you to mix, mingle and eat. Your child’s team name will be signposted to help you find the correct area. Please feel free to wander, but this will give you a place to base yourselves. We will have some games and PE gear set up on the field.

Area 1: Kereru - Mrs Krynen, Mr Mansfield, Mr Bridewell, Miss van Vliet

Area 2: Kahu - Mr Matheson, Mrs Harrison, Mr Krynen, Miss Newman

Area 3: Kiwi - Miss Richards, Mr Bowkett, Miss Rudge, Mr Serpa

Area 4: Kea - Mr Lavery, Mrs Skilton, Mr Barham, Ms Ingleton

Area 5: Kotuku - Mr Ladbrook, Miss L’Estrange, Miss Aldridge, Miss Compton

Please bring your own food and a blanket to sit on. Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday. We’re hoping for a sunny evening!

Ngā mihi

Mike, Catriona and Tracey

All students are expected to bring their own morning tea & lunch at Hutt Intermediate, or you can use the Lunchonline delivery system https://www.lunchonline.co.nz/. 

NOODLES: Please do not bring noodles that need cooking for lunch.  Regrettably, due to microwaves being held up for those needing a school meal and mess continuously being left behind, this service is no longer available.

Unfortunately we do not get any funding for a free school lunch program. If your child does not have lunch with them they should do the following;

1. Let their classroom teacher know at morning tea time (or before).

2. If there is someone at home who can drop off some lunch, call home via the office (they should not be doing this more than once!)

3. Failing that, they can bring a note from their class teacher at 12.20pm to come and get a hot meal from the Food Tech department (we make microwavable meals as part of our manaakitanga (kindness/hospitality) project in class).

4. We want our lunches to be as accessible as possible to those who need them; no one should go hungry! However this service is NOT for students who;

If we feel people are taking advantage of the system we will call home to check there is a valid reason.

Year 8 Summer Cooking Challenge entries to be emailed to sallyg@his.school.nz as soon as possible please. Entries will close at the end of week 2.

 

The School day commences at 8.55am and finishes at 3.00pm. Punctuality is important. Students are required to bring their PE gear to school every day. 

 

Please remember to notify school before 9.00am if your child will not be at school for all or part of the day. You can do this via our website or by calling our absence line PH: 570 3101. This reduces the lengthy process of contacting you to check on absences. We use an electronic absence notification system, which means you will be initially contacted via text message and/or email when your child is away and no notification has been received. 

Students arriving late for school must sign in using Vistab on arrival before going to class. This is located at the main office. 

DIRECT PAYMENT 

Below are the Direct Payment details for paying school donations, class trips and activities.  Please make sure to reference all payments. 

 

Hutt Intermediate School Direct Payment Details 

Account Name: - Hutt Intermediate School Board 

Account Number: - 12 3142 0339812 00 

 

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE THE DETAILS OF YOUR PAYMENT: 

 

              Student’s Name – Surname and first name initial is adequate 

              Class Number 

              What the payment is for – EOTC / Donation / Electives etc 

Water Only School

Hutt Intermediate is registered as a water only school.  Please ensure that students only bring water to school.