News
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PTSG Hui this Coming Wednesday
Kia ora e te whānau, The PTSG will be having their monthly hui in the staffroom at 7.00pm on Wednesday 26th July. If any of our Tawhai Whānau have some spare time, and would like to help this wonderful group, please come along. You will be very warmly welcome!
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Winding down at the End of the First Week of Term 3!
Kia ora e te whānau, The first week of Term 3 has certainly gone by very quickly and here we are getting ready to wind down during the last day of the school week! The resident whakaahua decided to get some fly-on-the-wall captures of the tamariki enjoying a very chilled day!
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Scholastic Lucky Book Club
Kia or e te whānau, Brochures for Lucky Book Club Issue 5 have been distributed to the classrooms. The closing date is the 9th of August 2023. Please have your orders in on time as no late orders will be accepted. You may order online at scholastic.co.nz/LOOP https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/Parent/Login.aspx or return the order form with cash…
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Learning conversations Next Week – 24 and 25 July
MONDAY 24 July and TUESDAY 25 July Next week we will be holding learning conversations. This is an opportunity for you to meet with classroom teachers, check in with where your child is at with the goals that were set at the beginning of the year. We are very passionate about home/school partnerships and know…
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Welcome Back! Term 3 Week 1 News Update
Kia ora e te whānau, A very warm welcome back to all our tamariki. We hope you have had a wonderful holiday and are well rested! To view the latest Tawhai Kura news updates and events coming up, please click on the pdf document below: Term-3-Week-1-News-Update
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Last Chance to Order Tawhai Hoodies & Umbrellas
Kia ora e te whānau, Just a final reminder that that the cut off date for ordering these items is on Friday July 14th It’s getting to that time of year to get out your wet weather gear. If you’re looking for a new umbrella or warm hoodie, look no further as the PTSG are…
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Patrol Parent Help Needed
Kia ora e te whānau, Thank you as always to our wonderful Tawhai whānau who take on patrol gate duties. However, we now have two slots that need filling for next term. Monday mornings – back gate. Thursday mornings – front gate. If anyone can help with either of these two duties, can they please…
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Regional Cross Country News
Kia ora e te whānau, Our 3 amazing ākonga, Madison, Isaac, and Joel have really done themselves, their whānau, and their kura proud with their fabulous results from their races, at the Regional Cross Country Event which was held at the Solway Showgrounds in Masterton yesterday. Here are the results as follows: Madison, 14th in…
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Celebrating Matariki
Kia ora e te whānau, There has been such a hive of activities celebrating Matariki across the kura as we have come to the end of Term 2. As the Matariki New Year falls on the 14th July this year during the school holidays, all the classes have been doing different things to acknowledge Matariki…
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Values Assembly
Kia ora e te whānau, Early this morning our Tawhai Kura came together under the whakaruruhau to celebrate a special Values assembly. This is to acknowledge those students who consistently show their best Tawhai kura values. The teachers selected one child from their class and the chosen student was presented with a special T-shirt and…
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A Wonderful Day of Celebrating Mahi & Success!
Kia ora e te whānau, What a splendid turnout of Tawhai whānau who came to the Kura Open Afternoon yesterday! Each class had some wonderful examples of the term’s enquiry to show their families. The older ākonga had very informative and thought-provoking displays and it could be seen how much mahi has been put by…
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Term 2 Week 10 News Updates
Kia ora e te whānau, To view the last Tawhai Kura news update for Term 2, please click on the pdf document below: Term-2-Week-10-New-Updates-2023
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Last Request for Food Items
Kia ora o te whānau, A BIG thank you to all our Tawhai whānau who have already donated food items for Stokes Valley Foodbank, Mario’s Pantry and the Koraunui Marae. If you would like to donate an item, please send in with your tamariki so they can give it to their kaiako. We will deliver…
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Tawhai Hoodies & Umbrellas
Kia ora o te whānau, Just a reminder that that the cut off date for ordering is July 14th It’s getting to that time of year to get out your wet weather gear. If you’re looking for a new umbrella or warm hoodie, look no further as the PTSG are selling “The Force Umbrellas” and…
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Gate Combo Tomorrow!
Kia ora o te whānau, Just a reminder the PTSG will be running a gate combo tomorrow, the last day of the school term, Friday 30th June. For $3.00 a packet of chippies, a juice box, and a small chocolate bar can be purchased via Kindo from now. The cut off date and time for…
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Koraunui Winter Warmer Matariki Celebrations
Kia ora o te whānau, Here is a lovely opportunity for our wider Stokes Valley whānau to come together to celebrate Mātariki on July 14th, from 9.30-12.00pm. See below for details. Nau Mai, Haere Mai ki a Speldhurst Park Join us as we welcome Mātariki in Stokes Valley ✨Share a free kai with other members…
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Te Papa School Holiday Performances
Kia ora o te whānau, As the last week of Term 2 is coming to a close and the holidays are almost upon us, here are a couple of activities that can be done with your tamariki during the 2 week break. Free Performances As part of Te Papa’s free school holiday events, the Royal…
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A Big Thank You to our PTSG Committee
Kia ora e te whānau Our wonderful PTSG fundraising committee has just gifted $10,000 to Tawhai school from funds raised during 2022. These funds will support teaching staff in providing those nice little extras for our all our tamariki to flourish. These funds received are specifically being used to provide subsidised sun hats, wellbeing equipment…
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Matariki/Puanga Celebrations 2023
Kia ora o te whānau, Just a reminder that our Tawhai whānau are invited to an open afternoon tomorrow Thursday 29 June to celebrate our learning this term. The classrooms will be open from 2.00 – 2.30pm and we would love for you to come along and see what our tamariki have been doing and…
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Whatu (Weaving) Group Update
Kiā ora e te whānau The whatu (weaving) group has enjoyed a wonderful term of learning the elements of creating a kākahu taonga. Our resident photographer came along to our last session for term 2 to capture our tamariki and whānau learning the art of tāniko (ornamental border). She also was able…
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PTSG Hui this Coming Wednesday
Kia ora o te whānau, The PTSG will be having their monthly hui in the staffroom at 7.00pm on Wednesday 28th June. If any of our Tawhai Whānau have some spare time, and would like to help this wonderful group, please come along. You will be very warmly welcome!