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Kia ora e te whānau, The weeks are moving so fast that the Friday Naghere Hub assembly was suddenly upon us again today! Harper & Fletcher were our very capable co presenters for this particularly busy assembly and did a fantastic mahi! Mrs Poole as always, was so happy and proud to be able to…

Kia ora e te whānau, Tuesday 21st November was the big day for our 25 ākonga as they represented not only their kura but the Northern/Central Zone in the Interzone Athletics at Hutt Rec! They were fortunate in the weather being nice and mild as they took part in their chosen event. All the tamariki…

Kia ora e te whānau, It was down to Fraser Park yesterday to capture our 7 teams in action for Round 3 of the touch season. Lots of great tries seen (though not always captured!) and some fantastic play witnessed across the age ranges! It was so lovely to see the touch referees giving our…

Kia ora e te whānau, The Kopara Hub came together in Room 12 this afternoon for their fortnightly assembly. Our wonderful co presenters for this assembly were Noa and Ashton from Room 6. They did a fantastic job of not only saying their mihi but also coordinating the events and being able to go with…

Kia ora e te whānau, Ngahere Hub came together for their weekly assembly rounding off a very busy week! Our wonderful co presenters for this assembly were kear and Jesse from Ruma tekau mā rima. Mrs Poole dropped in to present the Tumuaki awards and Kear and Jesse did the honours with the Student awards….

Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful Farmer Paul was super excited today and couldn’t wait to share his joy with the resident kaiwhakaahua! This morning he and his wife Sally were inundated by volunteer wouldbe gardeners who were happy to spend morning tea time, either weeding, digging over, or planting in the veggie garden….

Kia ora e te whānau, What better way to mark the end of her four terms at Tawhai Kura for our lovely Student Teacher Farmer Paige Anderson, supporting the kaiako and tamariki in Rooms 9 and 10,  then to enjoy a shared lunch in the Pumpkin Patch together today! A BIG thank you to the…

Kia ora e te whānau, Yesterday was the first round of touch for our tamariki up at Fraser Park. There were 3 teams playing in the Year 1 & 2 grades, 2 for the Year 3 & 4 and 2 for the Year 5 & 6 grade. Our oldest ākonga faced off against each other…

Kia ora e te whānau,Our wonderful Kopara Hub came together this afternoon in Room 12 for their fortnightly assembly on an absolutely beautiful but very hot day!After singing and signing the National Anthem, Mrs Lynley Poole presented the Student awards. Ka pai to the worthy recipients!Unfortunately Tumuaki Mrs Poole could not attend to present the…

Kia ora e te whānau, For term 4 inquiry the focus for the Kopara Hub is safety. The connection to their whakatauki is that to nurture and grow they need to keep themselves safe and learn safe practices. They will be looking at Water Safety (a session at SV Pool is currently being planned), Fire…

Kia ora e te whānau, Our gorgeous tamariki in the Horoeka Hub were also holding their assembly in Room 9a. They enjoyed a bit of singing with their friends. They especially liked the ‘sing like a unicorn’ song! Mrs Poole was very happy to pop in to present the Principal awards. There were some extra…

Kia ora e te whānau, As both the Ngahere and Horoeka Hubs were having assemblies at the same time, it was a wee bit of a mad dash between the two to capture the essence of both assemblies. Our wonderful and very capable co-presenters for the Ngahere Hub assembly were Eli and Harry. Ka pai…

Kia ora e te whānanu, Our gorgeous tamariki in the Pumpkin Patch had an opportunity this afternoon of chalking on the ground outside their classroom whilst enjoying a bit of afternoon sunshine. They had to do a little bit of mahi by writing their numbers, but then after that they could do some ‘free chalking’…

Kia ora e te whānau, Our lovely Year 2 & 3 tamariki in the Kopara enjoyed their first assembly for Term 4 on a beautiful and sunny afternoon at the kura this afternoon! Our very capable ākonga, Scarlet and Maisie from Ruma tekau mā rua were the joint co-presenters for this particular assembly and despite…

Kia ora e te whānau, To see what our gorgeous tamariki in the Horoeka Hub will be doing during Term 4 and for general information please click on the link below.  As always, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s classroom teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Kind regards Deb Barnden

Kia ora e te whānau,This last week of Term 3 sees our Miniball/tiniball teams play their final round for the season!This afternoon our Year 3 & 4 teams were down at the Walter Nash Stadium. The Tawhai Flames had a draw against Maungaraki Hornets and the Tawhai Wekas and Tawhai Fastbreaks both posted big wins!Here…

Ni sa bula vinaka, We wish our gorgeous Year 5 & 6 ākonga all the very best and to have lots of fun as they head off to camp tomorrow at Kaitoke! Here they are in their teams (minus a few!) after receiving their shirts!

Kia ora e te whānau, The Tawhai Keas were to face Wa Ora Wekas to mark the last game of the basketball season for our Tawhai tamariki, but not a weka could be seen! Instead we saw a friendly but very competitive game between the Keas and their siblings/cousins! Some wonderful play and great goals…