Tawhai School

Lynley Poole, aided by a lot of Santa’s wonderful helpers, teachers, students and parents, put together a fabulous float for this years Stokes Valley Christmas Parade, depicting Winter Wonderland. With a good turn out of Students representing all year levels abroad the truck, along with several teachers and parents, the truck made it’s way slowly down Stokes Valley Road, singing Christmas songs, with ex Tawhai Students giving lollies to the children in the crowd. To the delight of the staff, parents and students, Tawhai school won the 1st prize for best float, for the third year in a row. Many thanks to Mike Crawford for the use of his truck.

Click on the link below to view the photos………….

Stokes Valley Christmas Parade

During last week, Tawhai School had several visits from Vanepale Sopoaga, a Get Wise Facilitator from ASB. Get Wise is a school orientated programme with key finnancial literacy concepts woven through it, using interactive games and activities, inspiring stories and energetic participation.
The topics that are covered are:
• Learning where money comes from, why we have it and its value
• An introduction to the golden rules of saving, and why saving is so important
• Developing skills to cope with everyday financial situations that are relevant right now,
like counting money at the tuck shop or choices around earning, saving and spending pocket money
• Identifying the difference between ‘wants’ and ‘needs’

There were sessions designed specifically for 3 different year primary levels- 1-2 years, 3-4 years and 5-6 years.

Vanepale visited Room 9 in the guise of Captain Cashtastic to the delight of the children in there.

Click below to view Captain Cashtastic in action……

Captain Cashtastic

On a beautiful sunny day, Tawhai School had their 3rd assembly of the term.

Written & co hosted by Wynn & Bree.

The focus during this term has been to keep ourselves safe, and Room 10 shared what they have been learning to do when faced with an unsafe situation.

Room 10 sharing their work about keeping ourselves safe.

The senior students are off to camp on Monday 28th November, so in preparation for it all the senior classes have been setting up camp books containing all sorts of information, including what activities they are going to be involved in, camp rules and duties that they have to undertake, but the books are also going to be the children’s diaries. Room 15 showed everyone their beautifully adorned camp books.

All students who gained 1st, 2nd or 3rd placings in the Tawhai School Athletics received their certificates during the assembly.
Click on the photos below to view the recipients of these certificates……

Athletics Certificates

A special mention was made of the students who went on to compete in the Northern Zone Athletics.

Player of the Day certificates were awarded to students for their good sportsmanship in touch rugby and soccer.

The students were able to see 3 plays that the seniors have been very busy learning.

Click below to view all three……….

1st Play

2nd Play

3rd Play

The Students should have come home today with a flyer from Abacus Fundraising Calendars. The students are currently doing their calendar artwork. Each classroom will have their children’s artwork displayed tomorrow Wednesday 23 November from 3.00-3.15pm. You are all welcome to come along and view your child’s artwork before purchasing a calendar. Orders for calendars need to be sent to the school by Monday 28th November in order for the calendars to be ready before school finishes for the year. The order form is on the bottom of the attached flyer.
Calendars with artwork are $10 each, calendars with photos are $12 each, and A5 diaries are $15 each.

Regards from the Tawhai School P.T.S.G.

Click on the link below to see a copy of the order form for the calendar and one for the diaries……

Abacus Calendars Order Form

Abacus Fundraising Diaries.

About 60 students from Tawhai represented their school at the Northern Zone Athletics held at Naenae Park last Tuesday. The students did well amidst some very fierce competiton from Pomare & Koraunui. The overall placings were as follows: 1st- Pomare with 81 points, 2nd- Koraunui with 61 points, 3rd Tawhai with 41 points.
Below is a power point showing a number of recounts written by students who took part in the Tawhai School Athletics and by those students who went on to represent their school in the Northern Zone Athletics.

click on the link below to view the photos……..

Northern zone Athletics

Click below to view results……….
Northern Zone Results

On Friday 18th November, over about 175 children from Tawhai School attended the pool night at Stokes Valley Pool. This is an end of year event run by the PTSG for the students and their families. Several spot prizes were awarded during the course of the 2 hours,And Glenda Parry was the lucky winner of the large grocery hamper. The sausages were a complete sale out and a resonable quantity of Chippies, juice boxes and chocolate bars were consumed by the children. Thank you to everyone for their help in running this event and to our Tawhai Families for supporting it!

Thursday 17th November saw Tawhai School compete in the third week of touch rugby. There were mixed fortunes as The Tawhai Turtles and the Black Ferns won their game and the Taniwhas and the ABs lost hard fought games against their opponents.
Click below for photos taken from both the Turtles and Black Ferns game………

Tawhai Turtles

The Tawhai Black Ferns

Dyer Street hosted their third week of twilight soccer on Monday. Since the Tawhai Small Whites have now moved to a different grade, all 4 teams are playing at the same time until the season is over this year.
The All Whites had a much closer game this week, playing the Muritai Tornadoes. At half time, they were only 1-0 down, with not only Keaton displaying some great goal keeping skills, but Hamish, Zac and Lydia managed some shots on goal, and Hannah and Heilee were strong in defence. The second half proved to be a little more difficult as Muritai stepped up their attack and with some excellent ball skills, scored 3 more goals. But in all, a much more spirited performance from the Small Whites.

Click on the photos below to view some of the action……..

Tawhai All Whites V Muritai Tornadoes

The P.T.S.G will be holding the end of year Pool night at Stokes Valley Pool for the students on Friday 18th November from 7-9pm. Tickets, priced $2.00 will be on sale from the teachers, but door sales are available.
There will be the usual sausage sizzle, chippies, drinks,and mini Chocolates bars for sale. Free teas & coffees for the adults.
Could families please donate a grocery item for our raffle?

On a lovely sunny Friday morning, Tawhai School came together to have their second assembly of the term.

The co-hosts on this occasion were Nikita (Yr 5) and Cameron (Yr 6), both from Room 1. Well done to both students for their efforts in coordinating the assembly.

Next was a fantastic piece of story writing by Charlotte, a student in Room 8.
Click on the picture below to listen to it………..

Charlotte’s Story Writing.

Mr Skilton spoke a few words to the students next. He was very impressed with the general good behaviour shown by most of the Tawhai Students and how they managed to occupy their time well at break times with various activities, ball games, etc.

Several students from Room 14 have been practicing a couple of plays. They have been learning to project their voices so that the audience can hear them, making sure that they speak clearly and not too quickly.

Click below to view both plays………

2 Plays by Room 14

There were 20 students who had taken part in the ICAS Maths Competition. Well done to all for their efforts.

Results
Year 4- Neve T – Credit.
Year 5- Lydia S – Credit.
Year 5- Hamish T – Distinction.
Year 5- Kerenza M- Distinction.
Year 6- Wynn H- Distinction.

There were several Player of the Day certificates handed out to the students playing twilight soccer and touch rugby.