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Puberty Evening

Monday, Dec 07 at 04:45 am

Monday 7 December 5.45pm – Year 6 boys and parent/caregiver will meet in the Hall. 6.30pm – Boys session finishes. 6.30pm – Year 4,5 & 6 girls and parent/caregivers will…

Picnic

Monday, Dec 07 at 08:15 pm at Omaui Camp

We are holding the school picnic on Tuesday 8 December (Weather permitting). If postponed we will try for Wednesday 9 December. Children will be bused to Omaui Beach at 9.15am…

Merit Assembly Juniors

Wednesday, Dec 09 at 10:00 pm

We will be holding our Merit Assembly on Thursday 10 December. The Juniors will be at 11am and the Middles and Seniors will be at 1.30pm

Merit Assembly Middles and Seniors

Thursday, Dec 10 at 12:30 am

We will be holding our merit assemblies on Thursday 10 December. The Juniors will be at 11am, the middle and seniors will be at 1.30pm

Graduation Year 6's

Friday, Dec 11 at 06:00 am

Graduation ceremony for our Year 6 students is on Friday 11 December at 7.00pm

Prizegiving 14 Dec

Monday, Dec 14 at 12:00 am

Prizegiving will be held at Southland Boys High School, Herbert Street on Monday 14 December starting at 1.oopm. All children will be bused to SBHS and bused back to Donovan…

Junior Athletics

Tuesday, Feb 23 at 12:30 am at Donovan Primary

Junior Athletics Term 1

Netball Draw Thursday 30 May

Thursday, May 30 at 03:00 am

Please be at the game 10 minutes before your start time ready to play. Donovan Stars vs Sacred Heart Stars Court 4 3.30pm Donovan Ferns vs Tisbury Blue Court 11…

Yr 5/6 7-aside Netball

Wednesday, Jun 12 at 03:00 am

The Year 5/6 children who played Netball this term have been given an opportunity to play an 8 week 7-a-side competition in Term 3. Please refer to earlier notice for… - This is a recurring event.

Scholastic Bookclub

Thursday, Jun 13 at 03:00 am

The bookclub will close at 3pm Friday 14 June. All orders and money are to be at the office by this time. You can place an order online. Just follow… - This is a recurring event.

Parent Teachers Interviews

Tuesday, Jul 02 at 01:00 am

School will close at 1:00pm on Tuesday 2 July to enable staff and parents to have their parent teacher interviews. School will close at its normal time (3pm) on Wednesday…

Cross Country 2025 with maps

Thursday, May 08 2025

CROSS COUNTRY 2025 FOR 8 YEARS OLDS AND OLDER. It is that time of the year again when we hold our School Cross Country at Donovan Park on Bainfield Road.…

Cross Country 2025

Tuesday, May 06 2025

CROSS COUNTRY 2025 FOR 8 YEARS OLDS AND OLDER. It is that time of the year again when we hold our School Cross Country at Donovan Park on Bainfield Road.…

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Parent Interviews

Thursday, Jun 12 2025

We will be having our parents interviews again this term on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 June. School will be closed at 1pm on Tuesday 24 June and will finish…

Fluro Day for St John tomorrow

Wednesday, Jun 11 2025

Noel Leeming Family Flyer

Monday, Jun 09 2025

Noel Leeming Family Flyer Kai ora, From 5 - 17 June, we are partnering with St John and running an Friends & Family event to support with their Light the…

PTA 18 June

Monday, Jun 09 2025

Our next PTA Meeting on Wednesday 18 June in the Staffroom at 7pm. The PTA gather twice a term to brainstorm ideas about how we can give back to the…

Scholastic Bookclub closes tomorrow

Saturday, Jun 07 2025

Just a reminder that the orders for Scholastic books closes tomorrow at 3pm. You can order through the loop link on the flyers. scholastic.co.nz/LOOP

Fluro Day for St John

Tuesday, Jun 03 2025

Parent Interviews

Tuesday, Jun 03 2025

Parent interviews will be on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th June. We will provide the link the day before it opens to allow you to book your appointment time. Keep…

Zone Cross Country

Thursday, May 29 2025

Well done to the students who attended Zone Cross Country at Donovan Park on Wednesday 28 May. A special congratulations to the following students who received placings. 9 Year Old…

Kings Birthday Weekend

Wednesday, May 28 2025

Kings Birthday is on Monday 2 June so no school as it is a public holiday. Enjoy the long weekend.

Friday Canteen orders close tomorrow

Wednesday, Sep 25 at 03:00 am

Friday Canteen orders close on Thursday at 3pm through School Stream. - This event will repeat every week on Wednesday until Sep, 25th 2024

Teacher Only Days

Tuesday, May 27 2025

The Ministry of Education have granted us two teacher only days. Last night the Board of Trustees decided on Friday 15 August and Friday 24 October. School will be closed…

Junior Cross Country Results

Thursday, May 22 2025

Thanks to everyone who were able to come and support their children. It was pleasing to see all the children having a go. What amazing kids we have and every…

Found Teddy

Wednesday, May 21 2025

We have had this beautiful visitor in the admin area for a couple of days now. He was left out the front of school at 3pm on Tuesday. As much…

Donovan Cross Country Results

Wednesday, May 21 2025

Donovan Cross Country Results 8 Year Old Boys 1 - Liam Checketts 2 – Theo Garrett 3 – George Sutherland 8 Year Old Girls 1 – Mali Fraser 2 –…

Lost jacket

Tuesday, May 20 2025

If anyone has seen this jacket could it please be handed into the office or Room 9 Many thanks

Cross Country for Mid/Snr students is on for today

Monday, May 19 2025

We will still be holding our Cross Country today as this light shower should cease shortly and the forecast is quite good for the rest of the day. See you…

Cross Country 2025 with maps

Thursday, May 08 2025

CROSS COUNTRY 2025 FOR 8 YEARS OLDS AND OLDER. It is that time of the year again when we hold our School Cross Country at Donovan Park on Bainfield Road.…

Cross Country 2025

Tuesday, May 06 2025

CROSS COUNTRY 2025 FOR 8 YEARS OLDS AND OLDER. It is that time of the year again when we hold our School Cross Country at Donovan Park on Bainfield Road.…

Change in Absence form

Wednesday, Apr 30 2025

Changes in Absence form. We have been advising our community over the past several months about the expectations from the Ministry of Education regarding attendance. This year NZ schools are…

National Family Reading Month in May

Wednesday, Apr 16 2025

NATIONAL FAMILY READING MONTH is an initiative that represents the heart of our business— literacy being the key to learning and achievement. We believe that all children, with the help…

Uniforms returned please

Monday, Apr 07 2025

Can we please have any sports uniforms not in use, returned asap (laundered) as we have the next round of sports starting shortly.

Tot to Teens Magazine

Monday, Mar 31 2025

MŌRENA, Autumn is upon us, and our latest issue is jam-packed with content to help Kiwi parents: issue2504.totstoteens.co.nz/ (This is a great read. You can read past publications on School…

Zone Athletics Results

Wednesday, Mar 19 2025

Congratulations to all those who represented Donovan Primary at the Zone Athletics last week. The children listed below have qualified to represent the Kiwi Zone at the Southland Athletics to…

Sports Code of Conduct

Monday, Mar 17 2025

Donovan Primary Sports Code of Conduct Donovan Primary encourages good sportsman ship at all levels of competition. To ensure this, we ask that all participants in sports follow our Code…

Waikiwi Kindergarten spaces available

Wednesday, Mar 12 2025

If you are looking for quality Education for your child aged 2 to 5 years old, we have spaces available now with more available from the start of term 2.…

Choir

Tuesday, Mar 11 2025

DONOVAN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR Enrolments are now being taken for the Donovan Primary School Choir, which is for Year 4-6 students. Practices are held every Wednesday lunch time 12.30pm to…

Canteen Startup

Tuesday, Feb 04 2025

Welcome back to the canteen for 2025. Thank you to our fabulous volunteers who are going to make sure our children of Donovan get warm lunch/heats up for another great…

Friday Canteen Menu 2025 with Order form

Sunday, Feb 02 2025

Please order on School Stream before 3pm on Thursday. FRIDAY CANTEEN MENU 2025 Hot Food AMERICAN HOTDOG (Bun, Frankfurter, Tomato Sauce, American Mild Mustard, Cheese) $4.20 CHEERIO'S (G.F) (6x Cheerios',…

School Council Newspaper Term 4

Thursday, Dec 12 2024

School Council Newsletter Term 4 If you are unable to open or download the file, you can access it through the web by going to https://donovanprimaryschool.myschoolstream.net All notices will be…

Tots to Teens Magazine

Monday, Dec 09 2024

MŌRENA, Summer is upon us, and our latest issue is jam-packed with content to help Kiwi parents issue2412.totstoteens.co.nz This is a great read If you are unable to open or…

New Turf

Tuesday, Dec 03 2024

We are sooo lucky. The artificial turf in the quad has been completed and looks amazing. The children just love playing on it.

Donovan commemorative tea towels

Tuesday, Nov 26 2024

Thank you to all those people who purchased the tea towels we had printed to celebrate Donovan Primary being 20 years old. We do have a limited number of surplus…

School Photos Price and Timeline

Thursday, Oct 10 2024

We have had our school photos taken and are now awaiting the proofs. They should be here at the beginning of term four. The class photos will be put on…

School Council Newspaper Term 3

Friday, Sep 27 2024

Below is the School Council Newspapers for Term 3 Enjoy the read, they have done very well. School Council Newspaper Term 3 If you are unable to open or download…

Branch Dwellers

Wednesday, Sep 11 2024

True in Nature, Learning in Nature Specialists, are hosting Branch Dwellers from Dundedin to offer children and families the opportunity to climb high in the trees using ropes and a…

Internet Safety

Thursday, Sep 05 2024

Recently there have been some instances of inappropriate messaging on children's social media platforms eg, Kids Messenger and Roblox. We urge you to monitor your child's activities on these platforms…

Retell Winners for 2024

Sunday, Aug 25 2024

We have been treated to some exceptional retelling this week with the Syndicate finals on Monday and the Whole School Finals on Friday. This year the quality of the retells…

School Council Newspaper Term 2

Wednesday, Jul 03 2024

This is a great read and the student council have done a great job. WELL DONE TEAM. School Council Newspaper Term 2

Meet the Teacher

Tuesday, Feb 16 at 06:00 am at Donovan Primary

School hall 7pm Tuesday 16 Feb

Alternative to Haloween

Friday, Oct 22 at 01:30 am

Angels and heroes flyer 2021

New Entrant Enrolments for rest of this year.

Wednesday, Jun 26 2024

Do you have a child who is likely to be starting at Donovan this year? We are currently planning staffing and space to the end of the year, so we…

Tots to Teens Magazine

Monday, May 06 2024

This is a great read. Tots to Teens, April-May 2024

No dinner plates for the pie warmer please

Friday, May 03 2024

Today we had a couple of dinner plates to be put into the pie warmer. These get very hot as they are not designed to be in a pie warmer…

School Council Newspaper Term 1 2024

Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

This is a great read from some of our Student Council. Enjoy with a nice hot cuppa. School Council Newspaper 2024 Term 1

Lost Property

Wednesday, Mar 06 2024

A student at our school has misplaced the following items. If a child has taken it home accidently could either or be dropped off back to the office please. The…

Scholastic Bookclub

Thursday, Jun 13 at 03:00 am

The bookclub will close at 3pm Friday 14 June. All orders and money are to be at the office by this time. You can place an order online. Just follow… - This is a recurring event.

Tots to Teens June-August edition

Tuesday, Jun 25 2024

Below is the link for the current June-August edition. It is a great read with lots of helpful tips. issue2406.totstoteens.co.nz/

Canteen Pre Paid Heatup Cards

Monday, Jun 10 2024

Donovan Primary PTA Canteen Welcome back to the canteen for 2024. Thank you for being patient while we worked through getting fabulous volunteers who are going to make sure our…

Policies and Schooldocs

Wednesday, Mar 06 2024

The Board have engaged a company called Schooldocs to help upgrade and maintain our policies for Donovan Primary. It is getting harder to be abreast of all the legal requirements…

Tots to Teens Magazine

Tuesday, Dec 05 2023

Summer is upon us, and our latest issue is jam-packed with content to help Kiwi parents https://issue2312.totstoteens.co.nz/ What’s in this issue for parents? » How to slow brain drain over…

School Stream Web version

Sunday, Oct 15 2023

There seems to be a bit of a problem with School Stream this morning. Below is the website link that should work. Everything is parked in the relevant folder. This…

Tots to Teens Magazine September 23

Sunday, Sep 17 2023

This is a great read with some good ideas, recipes and articles. https://issue2309.totstoteens.co.nz

Tots to Teens magazine

Tuesday, Jun 27 2023

Below is the link for the latest Tot to Teens magazine https://issue2306.totstoteens.co.nz

Tots to Teens Magazine

Sunday, Apr 23 2023

Our latest issue is jam-packed with content to help Kiwi parents https://issue2304.totstoteens.co.nz/ What’s in this issue for parents? » Is my child ready for Primary School? » Do you have…

Emails to Staff

Monday, Mar 06 2023

As we promote contact with our staff through emails, we must also reinforce the fact that you cannot expect staff to answer emails outside of normal business hours. (8am to…

Lunch Ideas

Monday, Feb 06 2023

Welcome back from School Stream. We’re kicking off 2023 with all-new lunchbox-friendly recipes. We’re talking about delicious, nutritious and nut-free lunch options to tempt fussy eaters and adventurous foodies alike.…

Tots to Teens magazine

Monday, Dec 05 2022

This is a great magazine with loads of ideas for all age groups. Other additions are still on School Stream if you wish to pursue earlier additions. https://issue2212.totstoteens.co.nz/

Tots to Teens magazine

Tuesday, Sep 13 2022

Mōrena The latest Tots to Teens digi-magazine, for your newsletter, website or Facebook page is live... https://issue2209.totstoteens.co.nz/ What’s in this issue for parents? » Literacy rates… What’s happening? » Dealing…

Updating email addresses

Wednesday, Sep 07 2022

As we move more and more away from paper, we will eventually be sending out the children's reports via email. In order to do this successfully, we need to ensure…

Tots to Teen Magazine June 2022

Tuesday, Jun 28 2022

Mōrena, Your school community’s link to our latest Tots to Teens digi-magazine, for your school Newsletter, website or Facebook page is https://issue2207.totstoteens.co.nz/ What’s in this issue for parents? » Cosy…

Lunches

Wednesday, Jun 22 2022

We need your help please. We have a lot of children coming wanting spoons or forks to eat yoghurt, noodles or kiwi fruit. We would appreciate your help by ensuring…

How to Manage Notifications and Hide Folders

Tuesday, Feb 22 2022

We understand that everyone is busy and reading the endless notifications can be time consuming. So if it would help, you can thin down the notifications you receive to ones…

Donovan's Continuity Plan

Monday, Feb 21 2022

Attached is a Continuity Plan for if/when we have any contacts or cases within our School. It shows guidelines as to the procedures we must take. Keep it in a…

Tots to Teens Magazine - A Great Read

Tuesday, Feb 08 2022

Mōrena, Your school community’s link to the first 2022 Tots to Teens digi-magazine (for your school Newsletter, website or Facebook page) is https://issue2202.totstoteens.co.nz What’s in this issue for parents? »…

Tots to Teens digital magazine

Wednesday, Dec 08 2021

This is a great read. Enjoy. The latest Tots to Teens digi-magazine is https://issue2112.totstoteens.co.nz.

John Parsons Helpful links 2021

Thursday, Aug 12 2021

After John Parsons came to the school to talk with the children and parents about Cyber Safety, he has left us with some really great links to look at and…

Tots to Teens

Wednesday, Jul 07 2021

This magazine is a great read. Lots of good information https://issue2106si.totstoteens.co.nz/

Tots to Teens Magazine

Tuesday, Jun 29 2021

This magazine is a great read with helpful tips and tricks for all ages. https://issue2106si.totstoteens.co.nz/

Tots to Teen Magazine Issue 2104

Wednesday, Apr 07 2021

Mōrena, Your school community’s link to the latest Tots to Teens digi-magazine (for your School Newsletter, website or Facebook page ) is issue2104si.totstoteens.co.nz What’s in this issue for parents? ▪️Taking…

Tots to Teens - March Edition

Wednesday, Feb 24 2021

Below is the link for the Tots to Teens Magazine. A very good read. http://issue2102si.totstoteens.co.nz

John Parsons Helpful Tips and Links

Tuesday, Sep 15 2020

Dear Parents/Caregivers, On Monday 14th September we were lucky enough to have John Parsons (New Zealand's leading authority on safeguarding our children online) visit the school and run sessions with…