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

Kia ora e te whānau, Congratulations to the following ākonga who have qualified to take part in the Interzone Cross Country next week, not only representing the kura but also the Central/Northern Zone. Darcie Williams Lucy Ellis Zoe Williams Tallulah Lacey Katie Bridgen Parker Benson Eli Bryant Thomas Dougherty- Crowley Kobe Whiteman Connor LaFaou Madison…

Kia ora e te whānau, Just a final reminder that the PTSG pie fundraiser orders will close off on kindo tomorrow, Wednesday 5th June at 9.00am. Thank you, PTSG Committee https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/index.html

Kia ora e te whānau, Just a quick reminder that ordering Pies for the P.T.S.G fundraiser on Kindo closes next Wednesday, June 5 at 9am. If you haven’t placed your order yet, now is the perfect time to do so Centa Bakery has informed us that we need to sell at least 15 Mediterranean Lamb…

Tālofa lava, A very enriching week celebrating Samoan language! Some of our tamaiti got to make and sample pani popo thanks to Josh (our wonderful cleaner!) Some of our tamaiti in Room 1 made some posters showcasing the culture, foods, geography, symbols and famous people of the country and we also had some very colourful…

Tālofa lava Tawhai Kura were very fortunate this morning in having a visit from Jag the Police Dog along with Community Constable Kat and Police Dog Handler Jordy! Assembled under the whakaruruhau, Kat and Jordy talked to the Tamariki about the many roles that Jag and other Police dogs have to help our community! Jordy…

Flipperball is played on a Wednesday after school, at Stokes Valley Pool. This is open to year 5 and 6 students only. Your child will need to be a competent swimmer. Please register through the Kindo app. Thanks Renee Sports coordinator https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/index.html

Tālofa lava Welcome to Samoan Language week! To view the latest Tawhai Kura news, please click on the pdf document below:

Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful PTSG Committee will be having their monthly hui in the staffroom at 7.00pm on Wednesday 29th May. All very cordially welcomed!

Kia ora e te whānau, This morning, 55 ākonga proudly represented Tawhai Kura in the Northern/Central Zone Cross Country event which took place at Trentham Memorial Park on a cold but shower free day! Our Tamariki gave their all in their year races and showed their Tawhai values at all times! Well done to everyone…

Kia ora e te whāanu A message from the PTSG…………. The Pies are back! The PTSG has teamed up with Centa bakery in Waterloo to bring you this amazing deal for delicious family sized pies. JUST $12 EACH. Ordering on Kindo will be open from: 20 May – June 5. The Pies will be available…

Kia Ora e te whānau This year (with input from our Whānau group) we are going to look at a different way to celebrate Matariki as a school and community. There will be more information coming out over the course of the term but this initial notice is so that you can book this date…

Kia ora e te whānau, To cap an awesome day for our pink clad tamariki, our wonderful PTSG cooked up a storm to make sure that they got their sausage in bread in time for lunch! It made such a welcome change from the usual pizza lunches, delicious though they are too! Everything went like…

Kia ora e te whānau, It was a pond of pink as a good many of our tamariki, kaiako, support staff, and PTSG Committee turned out their wardrobes to produce an eclectic array of outfits to celebrate Pink Shirt Day and show a massive support for the KiVa anti-bullying programme! Even Ollie got in on…

Kia ora e te whānau, During Term 2 our Kura have been enjoying the expertise of the dance tutors from ‘Footsteps Dance’, a company which specialises in curriculum-based movement programmes for students aged 5-15 years old. Each week all the ākonga across the kura gather in the hall to learn new routines using the 5…

Kia ora e te whānau, Just an added bonus to the upcoming Pink Shirt Day this Friday, is that our wonderful PTSG will be running a sausage sizzle in front of the staffroom. Whānau can purchase them online via the kindo app which will be open until Thursday 16th May at 9.00am, (click on the…

This year we have introduced an evidence-based bullying prevention programme called KiVa. The goal of KiVa is to prevent bullying and is based on three main elements: prevention intervention monitoring As part of our KiVa program we are looking forward to supporting the upcoming Pink Shirt day on Friday 17 May. By wearing “pink” we…

Kia ora e te whānau, To view Tawhai Kura’s latest news update, please click on the pdf doucment below:

Kia ora e te whānau, Despite the inclement weather which meant a bit of jiggling and juggling of races, the annual Tawhai Kura Cross Country went very well! Our most senior ākonga in the Ngahere Hub started the ball rolling with their races yesterday morning, the Kopara Hub in the afternoon, and our youngest tamariki…

Kia ora koutou, Just a reminder that our annual Cross Country is taking place tomorrow morning, May 9th on the school grounds. The children have been training hard at school and are ready to go. Here is the information you need to know. Event Schedule: Date: Thursday, May 9th Time: Horoeka Hub (Year 0-1) Races:…