The Board invites applications from parents who wish to enrol their children at Bell Block School for next year. Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office. To apply for a place for your child please download an enrolment form from the Enrolments page […]

Be in to win $300 worth of high quality firewood thanks to Ideal Buildings, New Plymouth. All funds raised will go towards the Intermediate Camp to Wellington in September. Only 100 tickets available, $5 each, get in quick to snap them up and fill the shed for next winter!

The Intermediate Team has been busy collecting items to hold our first silent auction. We are excited to announce that our first silent auction is now live, closing 6pm on Thursday 27th June. All funds raised go directly towards funding the 2024 Intermediate Camp.  We have some fantastic items up for grabs, all with a […]

We would like to invite our community and whānau to our Open Afternoon on Thursday 6 June from 2.00pm – 3.30pm. The goal is to have our whānau come in to school so that your child can share their learning with you. The Open Afternoon will be led by students, showcasing their progress and sharing […]

It was a great pleasure to welcome our new staff, students and their families at our Mihi Whakatau on Tuesday 30 April. The Taranaki weather turned on a stunning day for our school to welcome, and officially transition, our new whānau into the school and community. Thank you to those families who were able to […]

On Thursday 14 March we will be holding our school triathlon for Years 3-8 students. Please talk to your child about whether they wish to enter as an individual or part of a team (or both). Any students who choose to participate in this event must ensure they have the correct gear to compete safely. […]

During Week 6 we have our first major school sports event for the year – Swimming Sports. We expect all students to take part either in the participation events or the finals as they earn points for their whānau with every event they participate in. Students and staff will be dressed up in their whānau […]

The Board invites applications from parents who wish to enrol their children at Bell Block School for next year. Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office. To apply for a place for your child please download an enrolment form from the Enrolments page of […]

We have enjoyed hosting the NPDC led Scooter/Cycle Skills training sessions at school during Term 3.  The Junior and Middle Team students took part in scooter skills and the Senior and Intermediate Team students took part in cycle skills. Although the weather hasn’t always played its part, it was great to see the Intermediate students […]

You can support the school to receive FREE sports gear by collecting stickers from individual Yummy apples or bags of Yummy apples. Collect your Yummy stickers during Term 2 and Term 3 and place the Yummy stickers on Sticker Collection Sheets and the cut-out labels on Cut-Out Label Collection Sheets (available to download from the […]

On Friday 28 April we held our traditional ANZAC Assembly where we remembered those who were involved in the first major action by New Zealand and Australian forces during the First World War, landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula over a hundred years ago. We also acknowledged the 21 servicemen who fell in World War I […]

Parent & Staff Elections Results Declaration Parent representative votes: Hunter, Nicola 42 Korff, Stephanie 66 Lee, Matthew 77 Paris, Rebecca 82 Pignéguy, Michelle 42 Stephens, Nicky 101 Stretton, Kevin 111 Walden, Paul 99 Invalid Votes 0   I hereby declare the following duly elected: Lee, Matthew Paris, Rebecca Stephens, Nicky Stretton, Kevin Walden, Paul   […]

Each year, we offer the opportunity for our Year 3-8 students to take part in the ICAS International test series.  This programme is run by the University of New South Wales in Australia and consists of separate exams in Digital Technologies, Science, Writing, Spelling, English and Mathematics in August and September. This year exams are […]

Parents/caregivers are encouraged to pre-enrol their children now for late 2022 and 2023. We are currently planning for the new entrants who start during the second half of the year.  If you have not yet enrolled and have a child who will be starting school in the second half of the year, would you please […]

Kia ora, We are currently undertaking a project to develop an outdoor garden classroom to help our students engage with the whenua and develop their understanding of our local area, korero and history.  We have received input from members of our kura and put together an initial plan.  Please watch the attached video and then […]

The Waharoa was installed and blessed on Thursday 18 November. On behalf of the school and community we would like to thank Kenny and Dave Trinder and Morgan Watson for these beautiful taonga. The Waharoa is named Nga kete matauranga, linked to the baskets of knowledge carved on it. At the south gate, on Bell […]