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Korowai for Beginners Wananga
Kia ora e te whānau Over the weekend we were very lucky to have Theresa Henry come to Tawhai School to hold a Korowai for beginners wananga to learn how to whatu and provide a foundation creating korowai and kākahu. It was a glorious event filled with lots of laughter and knowledge sharing. Along with…
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Tawhai Kura Disco a Blistering Success!
Kiā ora o te whānau, After an absence of nearly 4 years, the Tawhai Kura Disco was back with a hiss and roar thanks to the hard effort and mahi put in by the wonderful band of PTSG, Alice Hurdle, Karen Wiggins, Naomi Bryden, Nicole Te Hiini, Donna Overduin, Fran Berridge, Mel Boyd, Renee Saul,…
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The Final Day of Movin’ March-Dress your wheels/Fancy Feet
Kiā ora o te Whānau, Despite a few showery days here and there, the tamariki really got moving to celebrate the month long Movin’ March by either getting out their bikes, slapping on their skates, or jumping on a scooter! Today was the last day of this yearly event, and the tamariki could mark the…
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Hutt River Presentation of Dictionaries to our Year 4 Ākonga
Kiā ora o te whānau, Most people know that our Local Rotary Club organise our yearly Christmas Parade, but they do a lot of other great works for the community and a good example is that every year, they provide lovely and colourful dictionaries to each Year 4 student in the local primary schools and…
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Disco Tomorrow!
Kia ora e te whānau Get out your party/dancing/dress-ups gear Tawhai tamariki! Our much-anticipated disco will be taking place tomorrow Friday 31st March organised by our awesome PTSG! This will take place in the school hall. This is divided into 2 sessions. 5.30pm-7.00pm for the Juniors 7.30pm-9.00pm for the Seniors The entry fee is $5.00…
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Dress your Wheels/Fancy Feet Tomorrow!
Just a reminder that to round off a month of Movin’ March, the tamariki are invited to dress their bikes and/or feet tomorrow Friday 31st March. Just decorate your bike or shoes and get moving! Have fun and be creative as you like. There will be lots of spot prizes to give out in the…
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Mega Raffle Prize Winners!
Kiā ora o te whanāu, Yesterday we were very fortunate in having Candy & Amelia from the Hutt Police, come in and draw out the winners for the Mega Raffle Prizes. By now all of the recipients should have been contacted! Congratulations to all winners. Here are the Tawhai Staff who won prizes, pictured with…
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Movin’ March
This is the final week of Movin’ March! To celebrate our last day on Friday 31 March we plan to have a “Dress your Wheels Day!”, and/or “Fancy Feet” for those who walk to school. Just decorate your bike or shoes and get moving! Have fun and be creative as you like. There will be…
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From the School Board
To view an introduction from our School Board, please click on the pdf document below: Tawhai School Board 2023 (1) What an absolutely incredible, fun filled Colour Run on Friday afternoon- thank you to everyone who helped organise the event and to all our whānau for your support. We would love to have your feedback….
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Disco this Coming Friday
Kia ora e te whānau Get out your party/dancing/dress-ups gear Tawhai tamariki! Our much-anticipated disco will be taking place this coming Friday 31st March organised by our awesome PTSG! This will take place in the school hall. This is divided into 2 sessions. 5.30pm-7.00pm for the Juniors 7.30pm-9.00pm for the Seniors The entry fee is…
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Mega Raffle Reminder and Prizes
Kia Ora e te whānau All raffle tickets and money are due back by Tuesday 28th March 3.15pm at the latest please. Raffles will be drawn Wednesday 29th March by one of our community constables. They are still available for sale. Kylie Pearce will be selling raffle tickets outside Room 1 between 2.30-3.15pm on Monday…
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Whānau Hui Term 1 2023
Kia ora e te whānau, We are excited to be holding our first whānau hui at school for the year. Please come and join us on Tuesday 28th March at 5.30pm in Room 1. We will start with karakia and kai. There will be plenty of kai provided for you and your whānau. However, if…
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COLOUR RUN- THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone that came and made our colour run such a successful event. It was great to see everyone having fun – kids and adults and we are sure everyone went home not only colourful but with big smiles and memories made. A MASSIVE THANK YOU to all our amazing sponsors for donating…
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Colour Run….1 More Sleep to Go!
Kia ora e te whānau Just one more sleep before the much anticipated Colour Run at Tawhai Kura. Just some more information for you: WE WILL BE GETTING WET We have the Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade coming down with their truck. They will be spraying our course and runners with water as well as…
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Colour Run this Coming Friday!
Kia ora e te whānau, We will be having our Camp fundraising Colour Run this coming Friday. For more information, please click on the pdf document below! Colour Run Information (2)
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Term 2 Staffing Updates
Kia ora e te whānau, For some updates on staffing for Term 2, please click on the pdf document below: Thank you! Term 2 Staffing Updates
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Mega Raffle (Camp Fundraiser)
As part of our camp fundraising efforts, we are going to be holding a “Mega Raffle” leading up to and during our colour fun run. We have heaps of amazing prizes available which have been generously donated by various businesses and people. This is a mega raffle and every ticket goes into the draw to…
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Whānau Hui
Kia ora e te whānau, We are excited to be holding our first whānau hui at school for the year. Please come and join us on Tuesday 28th March at 5.30pm in Room 1. We will start with karakia and kai. There will be plenty of kai provided for you and your whānau. However, if…
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Winners of the Fun Run Colouring in Competition
Kia ora e te whānau, We are pleased to announce the winners of the Fun Run Colouring in Competition! A big thank you to Abby & Ava from Room who presented the winners with their voucher for a free session at the indoor Rock climb and a bar of chocolate!
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Strike Tomorrow
Kia ora e te whānau, Just a reminder that Tawhai Kura will be closed tomorrow Thursday 16th March due to strike action.
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Movin’ March – Week 3!
We’re loving all the stamping of passports! This week, remember if you walk or wheel to school we’ll tick off your trip in your classroom and all entries are sent to GWRC at the end of March (remember you only need at least one trip recorded on your “passport” to enter). All passports in the WOW Passport Challenge go…