Christchurch Heart T-Shirts for Woolston School

On the 7th of June Deborah Kelland who designed the heart for Chch t-shirts, visited Woolston School to launch the red heart t-shirts. 

Chch heart t-shirts were created so that people outside of Christchurch could show us that we are in their hearts and to give us hope and money to help rebuild our lives. The t-shirts were also popular with people here in Christchurch, so Barbara designed the red t-shirts for the people of Christchurch.

Barbara and her crew visited Woolston School and gave every child and staff member a red 

t-shirt.

If you would like to buy one they are available in many Christchurch stores for just $10. 

We love our Chch heart t-shirts!

Woolston School Has Reopened

Woolston School reopened on Thursday, June 16th following the 5.6 & 6.3 earthquakes on Monday, June 13th.

Once again our buildings have stood up to the battering and our students and staff have shown how resilient they are. 

On Thursday morning we went ahead with our planned Matariki activities to celebrate the Māori New Year. As you can see from the slideshow below, there were some fun things to do, including: poi making, painting mauri stones, games, craft activities, jewellery making, team building activities, making Gods eyes, gardening, sports and making Matariki stars, woven baskets and fans.

School to Reopen on Thursday, June 16th

Following yesterday's 5.7 and 6.3 earthquakes the school has been inspected by structural engineers and we have been given the clearance to reopen on Thursday, June 16th after the small amount of silt is water blasted and roped off at the back of the school.


All students will need to bring water bottles filled with boiled drinking water as our drinking fountains will be turned off until further notice. We currently only have a very limited supply of drinking water available at school.

We hope that you and your whānau are all okay and your houses have not suffered too much more damage. If you know of any families who have been displaced or are in need of some extra support please let the school know so we can see how we might get some assistance for them.

Bedtime Beanies!

On the 18th May some lovely ladies came to our kura to give every student a beanie. 

The beanies had been knitted by people all over New Zealand for children in Christchurch.

The idea started with a lady in New Brighton who realised that since the February 22 earthquake many Christchurch children would be living in cold homes, many without heating, this coming winter.

The New Brighton group had a philosophy:

"A lot of our body heat leaves through the head – keep the head warm and the body stays warm. 

The goal is to provide the children in our district with a “Bedtime Beanie”, a soft and comfortable bed hat, to wear each night."

We are very grateful to all the people who knitted the beanies for us. There were all sorts of styles and colours  so we were able to choose one that just suited us perfectly.

WE LOVE OUR BEANIES!

THANK YOU