Last week was a busy one with Cross Country, EPro8, Senior Speeches, and Daffodil Day all happening. It was great to see so many of our tamariki giving things a go and supporting one another.
A big congratulations to Braxton Riddle, George Dunlop, and Harrison Hughes, who will go on to represent our school at the Lions Speech Competition. We’re really proud of the effort and confidence shown by all our senior speakers.
The winter bugs have certainly made their presence felt around our kura lately, but despite the sniffles and sneezes there is still plenty happening at Tawhiti!
We are delighted to welcome two new learners, Reeve Bocarro and Jack Annabell, who start with Whaea Dee and the Koromiko team this week.
As we wrap up a busy and rewarding term, we’d like to give a warm Tawhiti welcome to our newest learners who joined us in Week 5—Teegan Payne, Jahmarlee Hori-Brown, and Remy Medway. We’re so happy to have you as part of our kura!
We wrapped up Term 1 with our colour run, and it was a huge hit with our tamariki and wider school whānau. Thanks to your generous support, we raised enough to purchase new rugby uniforms, some much-needed sports jackets, and put nearly $9000 towards our school camps. We expect the prizes to arrive in the next 2-3 weeks. There are further details about school camps later in this newsletter.
You will see the work on our court is well underway - special thanks to our business sponsors along with Doug Out and his team for getting this underway. The turf will be laid in the next few weeks and sponsorship signs erected...we are super excited and look forward to sharing updates with you. While we are stoked with the progress, a wee apology to our neighbours. The 4am wake up when the concrete was poured was a bit of a surprise to all of us. Thank you for your understanding!
We’ve had a great start to the term, with plenty of learning happening both inside and outside the classroom. Our students have been very fortunate with their trips to the Pātea Dam and up the maunga. A special shout out to everyone who has helped with these experiences.
Just like that its time to start another school year... we are looking forward to diving into Term 1 with your children. I would like to take this opportunity to send a special Tawhiti welcome to the new tamariki and whānau who are joining our team this year - we look forward to getting to know you all and being a part of your child's education.
What a fantastic night of touch last night. A huge congratulations to Tawhiti Tu Meke for claiming the Year 3/4 title. We also extend our congratulations to the Tawhiti Warriors for finishing 2nd and the Tawhiti Legends for taking 3rd place in the Year 5/6 category.
What an action packed term we have had! It started with a bang in the first week with Grandparents day and Pet day. A highlight, and first for me, was seeing a chicken on a lead! Way to go CeCe. Our seniors have participated in their athletics and juniors will do so next Monday. Our kapa haka roopu did us proud performing our new school waiata for the first time at the Puanga festival and 5 classes have headed away pushing their boundaries at camp. Last week our juniors visited the fire station, learning about fire safety.
Welcome back. I trust everyone enjoyed a nice relaxing break. I was lucky enough to head away to Thailand for the holidays so am feeling well and truly rested and relaxed, although a little cold!
We start this term with our annual pet day and grandparents day on Friday. We are looking forward to seeing the school full of whānau and connecting with everyone. Further details around the organisation for this day are included later in this newsletter.
Firstly, a huge congratulations to our teams who competed in the EPro8 challenge in Stratford on Friday. We had 2 teams, with one placing 2nd= and the other placing 6th. The team of Jordyn, Isaac, Lewis, Sophia and Malinda, who placed 2nd, will go on to compete again this Friday in New Plymouth. Thank you to Emma Mulliss for enabling this experience for our tamariki.
We had a really successful daffodil day on Friday. The school was an explosion of colour for a great cause - huge thank you for your support!
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