Our wonderful Tū Rangatira have had a great year, developing their leadership skills with the help of Nik Shute who has given up many hours of her time to come and work with them in the staffroom every week! What they have learnt will take them through to the next stage in their school journeys!…
Kia ora e te whānau, There were more than a few tears shed as we farewelled not only our wonderful Year 6 ākonga but kaiako; Mrs Treadwell, Miss Kenworthy, and Miss James and several other Students and their whānau in a very poignant Poroporoaki at 12.00pm today. When everyone was seated, Mrs Poole warmly welcomed…
Kia ora e te whānau, The whole of Tawhai Kura came together under the whakaruruhau this morning to have our final assembly of the year. Tu Rangatira, Alisi and Alexa were our very able co-presenters for this very special assembly. After the National Anthem was sung, Tumuaki Mrs Poole warmly welcomed everyone to this last…
Kia ora e te whānau What an absolutely wonderful time was had by all at the Year 6 leavers’ dinner & prize giving yesterday evening. Our tamariki all looked fantastic and so grown up too! Some arrived in fancy cars and one even came up on a Harley Davidson! Tu Rangatira Kora & Van were…
Kia ora e te whānau, To view our very last newsletter for the year, please click on the pdf document below”
Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful PTSG committee will be having a gate combo on Thursday December 14th (as the kura will be finishing at 1pm on Friday). For $3.50 you can purchase a bag of chippies, a boxed fruit drink, and a small bar of Whittakers chocolate via Kindo which is now open….
Kia ora e te whānau, What a wonderful and colourful day we had at the kura as our tamariki and Kaiako dug deep to find either their Christmas clothes, accessories, and decorations, or went for the summer holiday look! We had elves, Santas, Christmas tree hats, as well as some great Christmas outfits! Some great…
Kia ora e te whānau, This afternoon our wonderful kura came together under the whakaruruhau for our special bi-annaul PB4L Values T Shirt Awards assembly. In 2019 an initiative was set up to award a student from each class who consistently showed their best Tawhai Kura values. The Tu Rangatira went with the concept of…
Kia ora e te whānau, We were definitely blessed with the weather for the very much anticipated annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade on Saturday! It was an early start for our merry band of staff who pitched up to dress the truck with some amazing pictures (the artwork created by Mrs Dorgan was really exquisite!)…
We are very excited to celebrate the end of another fantastic year of learning and growing together at Tawhai School. We are going to have a day of dress up fun and singing on… Friday 8th December. Children can come dressed up in a Christmas theme (we can not wait to see what you have…
Kia ora e te whānau, The very popular Tawhai Cup Football Tournament will be taking place next week! The key dates for the 4 Hubs are as follows: Tuesday am – Ngahere (Yr5/6) Wednesday am – Kereru Hub (Yr 3/4) Thursday am – Horoeka (Yr 0-1) Thursday Middle block – Kopara (yr 2/3) Whānau are…
Kia ora e te whānau, Today Tawhai Kura acknowledged our wonderful parent helpers by holding a mini concert under the whakaruruhau and morning tea. Two of our amazing Tu Rangatira, Taylor and Archie were the co-presenters for this special event! Taylor after saying her personal mihi, thanked the parents for all the fantastic things they…
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Kia ora e te whānau, Today we had to say a very sad farewell to Kear, Logan, and Alice-Rae as they are leaving Tawahi Kura and heading off to Christchurch! They had a lovely last day ‘chilling’ with their friends and classmates. At the Ngahere Hub assembly this morning, they were formally farewelled and given…
Kia ora e te whānau, Today the Mayor of Lower Hutt Campbell Barry dropped into our Kura to talk to our wonderful Tu Rangatira. Campbell Barry is in his second term as the Mayor of Lower Hutt. He was first elected to the role in 2019, making history as New Zealand’s youngest ever elected Mayor…
Kia ora e te whānau, Just a reminder that our wonderful PTSG Committee are organising a pizza lunch this coming Friday November 24th. This can be ordered via the Kindo app. Orders will close off at 9.00am tomorrow Thursday November 23rd. Umbrellas and tote bags can still purchased through Kindo until the end of term…
Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful PTSG Committee are organising a pizza lunch this coming Friday November 24th. This can be ordered via the Kindo app. Orders will close off at 9.00am on Thursday November 23rd. Umbrellas and tote bags can still purchased through Kindo until the end of term too! PTSG Hui The…
Kia ora e te whānau, Just a reminder that it will be Teacher Only Day tomorrow. Thank you!
This term our Year 1-4 have been learning about dog safety, fire safety, and driveway safety. Yesterday and today they had the opportunity to take part in scooter safety sessions run by Patrick and Daniel from Hutt City Council who also brought along a raft of scooters and helmets. After making sure that the helmets…
Kia ora e te whānau, There were certainly huge waves of blue around the kura today as we acknowledged World Diabetes Day today! Some wore an item of clothing, some wore their Tawhai hoodies, (and bucket hats) we had a large smattering of tutus here and there, some painted their faces, and there were the…
