Hororata Primary School PTA

10/06/2026

👕🛍️ Hororata PTA Clothing Sale – This Friday & Sunday!

Come grab some great bargains and support our school community! We have quality pre-loved clothing for children and adults, plus jewellery and accessories.

📅 Friday 12 June
📍 Tui Classroom
⏰ 12:30pm–2:45pm (or until sold out)

📅 Sunday 14 June
📍 Hororata School
⏰ 12:30pm–3:00pm

💲 Clothing: $5 each or 5 for $20
✨ Kids' handmade jewellery:
• Earrings $2
• Necklaces $3

EFTPOS and cash available.

Any leftover items will be donated to the Salvation Army. Come along, find a bargain, and help give pre-loved clothing a second life! ♻️

07/05/2026

Save the Date - PTA Working Bee...Many hands make light work 🐝

12/12/2025

An excellent end-of-year prize giving evening was held last evening. Congratulations to Mr G on his organising skills. The evening started with an International Dinner, with food supplied by the 16 nationalities attending the school. Most enjoyable. This was organised by Alice Wright.
Then the country items, e.g. Phillipines, India, Wales and more!
The prize giving ceremony broken into two parts wth the Active Culture leading the way.
Well done to all the children.
Marty (Mr G) presented Miss B (Rachel) with a beautiful bunch of flowers as she has completed her two years of teaching and is now a qualified teacher.. Miss Baynes (Ruby) has one year to go.
He also touched on the teaching staff and their wonderful abilities.
As it was the final year for Pippa T (a member of the Thwaites family) Mr G had reserved two VIP seats for the grandparents, Tony and Prue. The Thwaites family, like the Olivers, are taking a hiatus from having children at the school just now. I also received a magnificent floral tribute.
Both families have had six generations attending the school.
Thank you to Hororata Primary School and Mr G!
Penny O😊

12/11/2025

🐾Spring Festival/Pet Day Appreciation 🐾
Thank you to everyone who made today so special! 🙏
To all the amazing parents and family members – whether it was to show your support, bake or buy cakes, groom the pets, make sculptures, or get involved in the book fair – you make the difference! 🧁🐶📚
A special shoutout to our hand-picked judges and auctioneers for giving up your time and making our day extra memorable! 🎖️Thank you to the Sea Cleaners for bringing your impressive boat and inspiring us all with your passion for our oceans. 🚤🌊
Massive thanks to Marty and all of the incredible teachers and staff👏📚
Most of all, THANK YOU to our wonderful Hororata Primary School children🐾❤️

11/11/2025

📚✨ The Scholastic Book Fair is on now at Hororata Primary School! 🎉
Pop in to the Hoiho classroom between 10am–1pm (all day Wed 12 Nov for Pet Day!) and check out the amazing range of books — just in time for Christmas! 🎄❤️
There are spot prizes every day, 100's of books for all ages ready to view and purchase, and 30% of all sales support our school 🙌
Bring your family down, tell all your friends, come have a browse and enjoy the book magic! 📖💫
📩 [email protected]
| ☎️ 03 318 0803

04/11/2025

After nearly three years of dreaming, planning, and designing, our school’s nature path is finally a reality! 🌿

With incredible support from Synlait crew Sarah and Nicky Halley plus help from Ingrid and our amazing parent volunteers the Kākāpo kids planted around 100 native plants today — creating a space where birds and insects can thrive. 💚

We’ve also started upgrading our garden — and the tunnel house is next! Exciting times ahead as our nature path and gardens continue to grow! 🌱✨

In the process the old tractor tyres are looking for a new home so if you can put one to use...maybe a good old fashioned back yard sandpit let us know!

16/10/2025

Just over a week to go! The Hororata Spring Fair - Hororata Domain Monday 27th October 9.30am - 2pm
Do you have any food items you would like to donate to the Hororata Parish Bake Stall? Fresh Produce from your garden, Eggs from the chooks, Preserves, Baking (Biscuits, slices, gingerbread men. Ideally no chocolate or buttercream icing, we want them to last the day!)...please contact Rachel Stringer for prior delivery or drop your items to Sarah Irving at the Bake Stall from 9-9.30 on the day! Thank you, hope to see you there.

16/10/2025

Stock up the freezer for Christmas, easy lunches or snacks with some yummy croissants and help our little school out! All money raised goes towards buying Structured Literacy books for our Tamariki, a fabulous resource to teach all children to read, write and spell. Your support is greatly appreciated. Just click the link below to place your order and you can collect your croissants here at school when they arrive. Feel free to share this with your friends and whanau.

Help us fundraise - Purchase today!

14/08/2025

Calling all Parents/Caregivers!

We’re looking for 1-2 volunteers to take charge of coordinating our food stall at the Hororata Highland Games (and in addition to this we will be needing helpers for the day). It’s a great chance to bring our community together and create something special.

This event raises funds that go directly back into supporting your kids’ school, so your help will make a real difference.

We do hope to be able to keep this wonderful opportunity going so if you are prepared to help as a coordinator or volunteer on the day please Contact Anita on [email protected] ph 0211109037 by 17th August

22/07/2025

Today we are celebrating Principal appreciation day!
Martyn Gameson (Mr G) has been principal at Hororata Primary School for 25 years!!
In this time Mr G has inspired thousands of hearts young and old, embraced many changes and challenges and continues to show up every single day with as much enthusiasm and passion as if it was his first day on the job!
We thank you Mr G for your continued hard work and dedication to our school and our tamariki. Your active involvement in the growth of our school, our children and our community is endless...WE APPRECIATE YOU!