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Kia ora o te whānau, What an amazing array of cakes, slices, biscuits and sweet treats turned up at the kura this morning of the camp fundaising bake sale! The tables in the hall were absolutely groaning all thanks to the generosity of the whānau of the tamariki who will be going away to camp…

It was down to the Walter Nash Stadium for the resident whakaahua to see both the Year 5 & 6 miniball teams in action this afternoon! The Tawhai knights were on fire against a very competitive Naenae side and managed a very comfortable win! The Tawhai Eagles game against St Brendens was a very even…

Kia or o te whānau, Today Tawhai Kura welcomed back Virginia Van Dooren, who is an Animal Control Officer from Hutt City Council to facilitate dog handling sessions with the remaining classes, Rooms 2,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9a, 10, and 11! With her was Toastie, a beautiful golden retriever who came with her owner,…

Kia ora o te whānau, The resident whakaahua was down at the Walter Nash Stadium this afternoon to capture the 2 Year 3 & 4 teams, the Fastbreaks and the Wekas playing their Monday games. They both played their game in the older part of the stadium where the lighting is a bit darker than…

Kia ora o te Whānau, It was down to the Walter Nash Stadium for the resident whakaahua to capture our younger tamariki, the Tawhai Keas in action against Belmont this afternoon! The Keas tried so hard and had some good runs with the ball, but Belmont were on fire with their shots on goal (some…

Kia ora o te whānau, Yesterday we were fortunate in having a visit from Virginia Van Dooren, and Jen Sytsma, who are Animal Control Officers from Hutt City Council, along with Floyd to take some dog handling sessions, firstly with Room’s 1, 11, and 12, then Room’s 4, 14, and 15 . (They will be…

Kia ora o te whānau, It was down to the Walter Nash Stadium yesterday to capture one of our Year 5 & 6 Tawhai teams, the Tawhai Knights in action against neighbouring kura, Koranunui Rima! The action was fast and koraunui were very competitive, and worked very hard, but after a shakey start when the…

Kia ora o te whānau, A few fly-on-the-wall photos of our gorgeous tamariki enjoying themselves on a rain-free Winter’s day! Lots of happy smiles as they enjoyed a number of activities. Lovely to be able to capture some of the chess club too!

Kia ora e te whānau The Upper Hutt Cluster, of which Tawhai is part of, is currently undertaking a whānau survey.  The major focus across all Upper Hutt Schools is ensuring that students are fully engaged in their learning.  This is a reminder that the survey closes off this coming Saturday 10th June. This survey…

Tālofa lava, The highlight of Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa, Sāmoa Language Week had to be not only a visit from the wonderful Sione families to the kura, but for the whole kura to come together in a special assembly to see a beautiful Samoan dance performed by Lina, sister Vera, and cousin Hazel, with…

Kia ora o te whānau, 52 of our Year 4-6 ākonga were selected to attend the Northern/Central Zone Cross Country at Trentham Memorial Park this morning under the care of Mr McGarry and Miss Page assisted by several parent helpers, and Student teacher, Paige Anderson. Despite the challenging conditions, the ākonga showed the Tawhai values…