Nau Mai, Haere Mai – Welcome to Botany Downs School!
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Newsletter – Week 8, Term 2 2026
Week 8, Term 2 2026 Kia ora koutou Parents and BDS Whānau, Ako mai, ako atu – Learn from me, and I learn from you. A fantastic celebration of Samoan language Week last Friday at the Year … Read moreNewsletter – Week 8, Term 2 2026
Newsletter – Week 7, Term 2 2026
Week 7, Term 2 2026 Kia ora koutou Parents and BDS Whānau, Whaowhia te kete mātauranga – Fill the basket of knowledge. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Hayley Jeon to the Year 0/1 … Read moreNewsletter – Week 7, Term 2 2026
Newsletter – Week 6, Term 2 2026
Week 6, Term 2 2026 Kia ora koutou Parents and BDS Whānau, Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi –With your basket and my basket, the people will thrive. This Friday we have … Read moreNewsletter – Week 6, Term 2 2026
Newsletter – Week 5, Term 2 2026
Week 5, Term 2 2026 Kia ora koutou Parents and BDS Whānau, Poipoia te kākano, kia puāwai – Nurture the seed and it will blossom We have a number of teams competing at HPPA sports events over … Read moreNewsletter – Week 5, Term 2 2026
Nau Mai, Haere Mai – Welcome to Botany Downs School!
Newsletter – Week 4, 2026
Week 4, Term 2 2026 Kia ora koutou Parents and BDS Whānau, Today we were fortunate to practice our Lockdown process. This is the procedure we follow to ensure all staff and students are kept safe if … Read moreNewsletter – Week 4, 2026
Lockdown Exercise Completed
We have completed our lockdown exercise and all students, staff and persons on-site are safely accounted for. Everyone did extremely well and responded to instructions. A notice will be going out to parents/caregivers tonight to provide some more information about our emergency lockdown procedures. I would like to personally thank you for your support while … Read moreLockdown Exercise Completed
We have completed our lockdown EXERCISE and all students, staff and persons on-site are safely accounted for. Please go to our news page for more details.
Lockdown Exercise Completed
We have completed our lockdown exercise and all students, staff and persons on-site are safely accounted for. Everyone did extremely well and responded to instructions. A notice will be going out to parents/caregivers tonight to provide some more information about our emergency lockdown procedures. I would like to personally thank you for your support while … Read moreLockdown Exercise Completed
We are conducting a lockdown EXCERCISE. Please do not come into the school or phone the school as you will not be attended to. Please go to our news page for more details.