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Our wonderful Tawhai Kura gathered under the whareruruhau (canopy) this morning for the first Mihi Whakatau for 2023.

Thank you to everyone that came and made our colour run such a successful event.

Poipoia te kākano, kia puāwai – Nurture the seed and it will blossom.This term Tawhai Kura have had a major focus on the Performing and Visual arts for their Term 3 inquiry. This focus included experiencing different forms of art, for example: drawing, painting, dancing, singing, and sculpture. The kura had an open afternoon on Thursday 14th September and invited whānau to not only view their tamariki’s artwork and pottery pieces which were displayed on tables surrounding the canopy but enjoy some entertainment too.

The resident whakaahua had such a fun morning capturing the events at the 11th anniversary of the Horoeka Street Family Open Day today!

Kia ora e te whānau,There has been such a hive of activities celebrating Matariki across the kura as we have come to the end of Term 2. As the Matariki New Year falls on the 14th July this year during the school holidays, all the classes have been doing different things to acknowledge Matariki in a range of ways in and out of the classroom, from artwork to kite making, to baking and sharing kai. We have been playing with the rakau sticks and poi throwing. The tamariki have been learning all about the meaning of Matariki. Some of the senior ākonga have also been compiling kahoots questions.Here is an album of fly-on-the-wall photos taken during the week!

You couldn’t get a better afternoon for our Tawhai Whānau picnic than today.

Here are some photos taken by kaiako Janette Page & Karen Johnston, and some of the parent helpers at camp.

Here are some photos plus a gallery of photos taken during the Resident kaiwhakaahua's time at camp on Wednesday.

Here are a few photos of our Year 5 & 6 ākonga in their teams plus a raft of photos taken by Chelsea Sullivan

Here are some photos taken the 10 years that Tawhai Kura has been an Enviroschool!

Kia ora e te whānau,Despite a busy week of filled with other activities, the Kura also continue to add te reo in all we do during our day and in our kerero. The Kereru Hub even managed to find the time do some amazing artwork with koru involving lots o paint, glue and glitter!Here are some photos below:

The anticipated rain that set in mid-morning did nothing to lessen the excitement of the Tawhai Kura PB4L Fun Day!

The anticipated rain that set in mid-morning did nothing to lessen the excitement of the Tawhai Kura PB4L Fun Day!

The anticipated rain that set in mid-morning did nothing to lessen the excitement of the Tawhai Kura PB4L Fun Day!

Today our kapa haka performance group had the opportunity to perform at the Upper Hutt Cultural Festival.

The children were very excited to be able to share all their hard mahi from this term and were very proud of what they had achieved.

An initiative was set up to award a student from each class who consistently showed their best Tawhai Kura values.

Today it was the turn of our Year 4 & 5 tamariki to be acknowledged in a special assembly.

The weather although a bit chilly was indeed kind to the 16 ākonga who represented Tawhai Kura at the Inter-Zone Athletics held at Hutt Rec today.

Day 3 of the Tawhai Cup, and it was the turn of the Year 5 & 6 ākonga to battle it out for the trophy and it proved to be as exciting and nail-biting as our first two days of tournament!

What a glorious day for our annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade!

Our well-dressed tamariki arrived at the RSA in style, thanks to Colin & Renee Saul who have such amazing cars!

What an absolutely wonderful time was had by all at the Year 6 leavers’ dinner & prize giving this evening.

What an absolutely wonderful time was had by all at the Year 6 leavers’ dinner & prize giving this evening.

The Rock Bottom Production by Craig Hawes 2021

The Rock Bottom Production by Craig Hawes 2021

Tawhai Kura was well represented by the 48 ākonga who attended the Northern Zone Athletics at Hutt Park on October 31st 2023