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Welcome to Norsewood & Districts' School

We have a proud history of achievement, sporting success and community involvement.  We have a strong focus on Literacy and Mathematics, as well as providing many opportunities for our children to participate in sporting and cultural activities.

Norsewood and Districts is a rural, co-educational, full primary school with students drawn from the catchment area of Te Uri, Ormondville, Whetukura, Makotuku, Matamau and Norsewood districts. We are situated approximately 20 kilometres North of Dannevirke in a dairy, beef and sheep farming area.

Norsewood School was established in 1873 and became a merged school in 2004. The school has a proud Scandinavian heritage and participates in Norway Constitution Day celebrations each year.

 
Term Dates 2025

 

TERM 1 
Monday 3rd February to Friday 11th April

TERM 2
Monday 28th April to Friday 27th June

Term 3
Monday 14th July to Friday 19th September

Term 4
Monday 6th October to Wednesday 17 December 1pm

 

 

Holidays During the Year

Waitangi Day - Thursday 6th February
Good Friday - Friday 18th April
Easter Monday - Monday 21st April
Easter Tuesday - Tuesday 22nd April

Anzac Day - Friday 25th April

King's Birthday - Monday 2nd June

Matariki Day - Friday 20th June


Hawkes Bay Anniversary Day - Friday 24th October

Labour Day - Monday 27th October

 

 

What's happening at Norsewood and Districts' School?

Latest Notices

Chicken Pox
14 Apr 2025

We wish to advise all whanau that we had a case of chicken pox reported in the school last week. If any of your tamariki become ill, please be aware of chicken pox going around. We hope it hasn't had a chance to spread and that you all enjoy your holiday break:) 

Flipper Ball 2025
9 Apr 2025

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From: Steph Duff <Steph.Duff@waisplash.org

 

Hey Everyone,

We are just wanting to reach out to all the local schools & community connectors to let you know that we will be running a flipper ball league at Wai Splash next term on Wednesday or Thursday Night, the games can be played anytime between 3.30-7pm so there may be potential for kids to have a training straight after school of one sport and still be able to play flipper ball as well, we’re keen to make it work for as many as possible being a new sport to town, we are wanting to get a better gauge on some numbers via our expressions of interest page so we can pick a night that suits the majority and we are asking if the schools are able to send out anything in newsletter or end of term stuff to parents for us.

 

What is Flipper Ball, Flipper Ball is a children’s version of water polo & is played in shallow water & non contact – with similar aspects from netball.

 

The cost is $150 per team of 10 player – there are 7 in the pool per side. The teams can come from a school or we can place the kids into a team from registration forms.  We would also be keen to get some parent helpers for umpiring etc too if there is anyone keen.

Games will be 10-15 minute halves based on age & ability, this will also determine the pool that it is played in we are thinking potentially the learner pool to begin with and then may advance to the main pool later on

 

There are rules & further details on our website along with the registration / expressions form and we will contact everyone over the holidays once we have better understanding of the numbers we are looking at – currently we have 20 children interested and we would love to see 60 kids to have 6 teams play in a league over term 2.

 

Please if you have any questions fire them through?

 

Flipper Ball Registration | Cognito Forms

 

Flipper Ball | Wai Splash Community Aquatic Pool

 

Thank you for your support it is greatly appreciated!

Also should you have any further suggestions for us for future activities let us know!

 

 

Kind regards

Steph Duff

Aquatics Manager

027 512 5490

06 374 7772

 

 

Takapau Barefoot 7s
8 Apr 2025

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Takapau Rugby <takapaurfc@gmail.com>

Morena

I am emailing you to remind you that entries to the tournament are due tomorrow (Wednesday).  I have attached the entry form again just in case you need it.

Any questions please ask, we wil do our best to help you.  

 

 

Regards

 

Catherine and Jo

 

Takapau Rugby Jnr Reps

 

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