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Kia ora e te whānau, The PTSG have been advised that the rookie cookies will be delivered to the kura on Monday 9th September and once they have been sorted will be taken to your tamariki’s classroom for you to collect at the normal end of school pick up time. Thank you!

Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful PTSG committee will be organising a pizza lunch on Friday 13th September. The Kindo app is now open for ordering and will close off on Thursday 12th at 9.00am. Thank you!

Kia ora e te whānau, Remember: Friday is the Tawhai Bake Sale! Come dressed in BLUE and bring some change to buy a sweet treat all in support of MND NZ.

Kia ora e te whānau, We are back to wet weather again unfortunately, but yesterday It did feel very springlike so the resident kaiwhakaahua decided to spend some time in the playground with some very happy tamariki who were also enjoying the warmer weather. Here are a few captures! I have also added a couple…

Kia ora e te whānau, Just a reminder that Tawhai kura will be having a bake sale on Friday 6th September to raise awareness and funds in support of MND NZ. We have a lovely Tawhai family who are living with the impact of Motor Neurone Disease.  They are among the 144 families in NZ who…

Kia ora e te whānau, It was lovely to see quite a few tamariki at the kura in purple yesterday to acknowledge Learning Support Awareness Day! Here are just a few photos below!

I can’t believe we are heading into the second half of the term already. Production rehearsals are going well and everyone is working hard. I continue to be impressed with the enthusiasm and motivation of not just the cast, but the whole of Ngahere and those Yr 3s that have come to join us too….

Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful PTSG committee will be having their monthly hui in the staffroom tomorrow Wednesday 28th August. Please note that the meeting will start at the later time of 7.30pm. The committee warmly welcomes anyone who would like to come along to the meeting!

Kia ora e te whānau, Touch and Floorball will open tomorrow morning at 9am on the Kindo app. https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/app/login  Commitment to the team is needed by all children. I will also need parents to help with coaching/managing teams. Touch teams are capped at 8 per team and Floorball is capped at 6 per team. If…

Kia ora e te whānau, We were very fortunate to have a selection of ākonga from Maidstone Intermediate come along and perform for the Year 4-6 ākonga at Tawhai this morning under the whakaruruhau. Their play entitled,’ A Day in the Life at Maidstone Intermediate’, their cheerleading, and dance, enthralled our Tamariki from start to…

On Monday Tawhai School sent 2 teams of 6 students to the annual Mathswell competition. This year it was held at Victoria University and around 58 teams from around Wellington entered. The competition consisted of 4 rounds of tricky multi choice and problem solving questions to be completed within a short timeframe. After the first…

Kia ora e te whānau, On Sunday 52 of our gorgeous tamariki did themselves, their whānau, and the kura proud with a very stirring performance 3 waiata and the haka at the multicultural Festival which took place in the hall of the Whirinaki Whare Taonga. They kicked off a colourful mixt of vibrant music and…

Kia ora e te whānau, To view the latest Tawhai Kura news update please click on the link below: Thank you!

Kia ora e te whānau, Just a reminder that the Rookie Cookie fundraiser via Kindo will be ending on Wednesday 21st August. The ordering time has been extended. $20 per bag of cookies! September 4th is the estimated date of delivery. Thank you! https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/app/login

We have a lovely Tawhai family who are living with the impact of Motor Neurone Disease. They are among the 144 families in NZ who receive a Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis each year. On 6th September 2024, we will be holding a Bake Sale to raise awareness and funds in support of MND NZ. This…

Dear Whānau Our Horoeka Hub is using a newly available, research based way of teaching reading and spelling. It is called the Better Start Literacy Approach. www.betterstartapproach.com On Wednesday 14 August at 8:55 am you are invited to come and hear about this Approach and learn about how you can support the reading journey for…

Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful PTSG Committee have organised a cookie fundraiser. Order forms should have gone home with the Tamariki at the beginning of the week. Kindo is now open for ordering the cookies (priced at $20 a bag) and will close off on August 19th. September 4th is the estimated date…

Kia ora e te whānau Just a reminder that you are invited to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress and next steps. Please ensure you make time so we can share some important information with you. These will take place on Monday 5 August 3:15 pm – 8 pm and Tuesday 6…

Kia ora e te whānau, The whole kura assembled under the whakaruruhau to welcome the Manuhiri (visitors) on a very cold and crisp day for the third Mihi Whakatau of the year! Mr Whiteman did a waikōrero on behalf of the Tāngata Whenua (hosts) followed by Mr McGarry who did a whaikōrero on behalf of…