News
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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…
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PTSG Disco Coming Up Soon!
Kia ora e te whānau, Keep the evening of the 31st March free in your diary for the tamariki folks if you can! After an absence of 4 years, our long awaited PTSG organised Disco will be taking place on that date in the school hall! Alex Willamson will be our DJ for both discos!…
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Term 1 Week 7 News Update
Kia ora e te whānau To view the latest Tawhai Kura news update please click on the PDF document below: Term 1 Week 7 2023
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Colour Run Coming Soon!
Kiā ora e te whānau Just a wee reminder to join us for an afternoon of sheer fun on the Tawhai Kura fields on Friday 24th March at 4.00pm. This is a camp fundraiser for our Year 5 & 6 ākonga. As well as the colour obstacle course, there will be lots of water involved…
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Horoeka Street Family Open Day
Kiā ora e te whānau The resident whakaahua had such a fun morning capturing the events at the 11th anniversary of the Horoeka Street Family Open Day today! There was a steady stream of traffic of our wonderful Tawhai whanau visiting the Reserve as well as the wider Stokes Valley community! There was plenty of…
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Sports Registrations for Term 2
Sports registrations for Term 2 will open up this Monday at 9am on Kindo. Please make sure your accounts are topped up, so it becomes a straight forward process. Registrations will remain open until the Friday 11.59pm or until spaces have all been filled. Sports for term 2 are: Netball for Years 3-6. This is…
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Tawhai School Board – Important Notice
Kia ora koutou e te whānau This notice is to advise that Tawhai School will be closed on Thursday 16th March due to industrial action being taken by NZEI union members. Principals and teachers in primary, area schools and kindergartens have considered at length offers from the government to settle respective collective agreements. The offers…
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Welcomes & Farewells
Yesterday marked the end of an era at the annual PTSG A.G.M when we farewelled not only several members of the our wonderful PTSG, Jaydy Marsh (who is now School Board Chair), Sarah-Jayne Montgomery, Kylie Pearce, Cat Gardner, & Natalie Hall, who have contributed so much during their time on the committee, but outgoing Chairperson…