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Kia ora e te whānau, Although we have had some very kind whānau step forward to assist with road patrol supervision, unfortunately we still need quite a few more helpers. We have newly trained patrollers. If you can spare a small amount of time, it will be very much appreciated. The morning duties are from…

Kia ora e te whānau Welcome back! We hope you had a fantastic holiday filled with joy and memorable moments. As we start the new year, we’re excited to have our Tawhai School community back together. Our dedicated kaiako have been hard at work over the few weeks. As well as preparing the year ahead,…

Kia ora e te whānau, A big thank you to those who have come forward again to help with rooad patrol supervision but we are needing quite a few more whanau/parents. The morning duties are from 8.20am-9.10am and the afternoons are from 2.40-3.10pm. This is both front and back gate. If you can help, could…

Welcome back! We hope you had a fantastic holiday filled with joy and memorable moments. As we start the new year, we’re excited to have our Tawhai School community back together. Our dedicated kaiako have been hard at work, preparing for a year the year ahead.They are eager to welcome ākonga back into the classrooms…

Kia ora e te whānau, We are needing whanau/parents to help with road patrol supervision in 2024, starting in Term 1. The morning duties are from 8.20am-9.10am and the afternoons are from 2.40-3.10pm. This is both front and back gate. This is an early call for help as there will be quite a few slots…

Kia ora e te whānau, We are needing whanau/parents to help with road patrol supervision in 2024, starting in Term 1. The morning duties are from 8.20am-9.10am and the afternoons are from 2.40-3.10pm. This is both front and back gate. This is an early call for help as there will be quite a few slots…

Kia ora e te whānau, Just a reminder that as mentioned in previous communications, we are reviewing what information we are sharing with whānau and an initial part of that review is to stop using the Educa platform. As of 2024 we will be using our school management system Edge as the main platform for…

Kia ora e te whānau, The last few days our wonderful Year 6 Students have been lucky enough to get their beautiful blue leavers’ T-Shirts so they have been very busy getting as many signatures as possible on them! A HUGE thank you to Tawhai parent Kylie Pearce for organising this for them! So here…

Our wonderful Tū Rangatira have had a great year, developing their leadership skills with the help of Nik Shute who has given up many hours of her time to come and work with them in the staffroom every week! What they have learnt will take them through to the next stage in their school journeys!…

Kia ora e te whānau, There were more than a few tears shed as we farewelled not only our wonderful Year 6 ākonga but kaiako; Mrs Treadwell, Miss Kenworthy, and Miss James and several other Students and their whānau in a very poignant Poroporoaki at 12.00pm today. When everyone was seated, Mrs Poole warmly welcomed…

Kia ora e te whānau, The whole of Tawhai Kura came together under the whakaruruhau this morning to have our final assembly of the year. Tu Rangatira, Alisi and Alexa were our very able co-presenters for this very special assembly. After the National Anthem was sung, Tumuaki Mrs Poole warmly welcomed everyone to this last…

Kia ora e te whānau What an absolutely wonderful time was had by all at the Year 6 leavers’ dinner & prize giving yesterday evening. Our tamariki all looked fantastic and so grown up too! Some arrived in fancy cars and one even came up on a Harley Davidson! Tu Rangatira Kora & Van were…

Kia ora e te whānau, To view our very last newsletter for the year, please click on the pdf document below”

Kia ora e te whānau, Our wonderful PTSG committee will be having a gate combo on Thursday December 14th (as the kura will be finishing at 1pm on Friday). For $3.50 you can purchase a bag of chippies, a boxed fruit drink, and a small bar of Whittakers chocolate via Kindo which is now open….

Kia ora e te whānau, What a wonderful and colourful day we had at the kura as our tamariki and Kaiako dug deep to find either their Christmas clothes, accessories, and decorations, or went for the summer holiday look! We had elves, Santas, Christmas tree hats, as well as some great Christmas outfits! Some great…

Kia ora e te whānau, This afternoon our wonderful kura came together under the whakaruruhau for our special bi-annaul PB4L Values T Shirt Awards assembly. In 2019 an initiative was set up to award a student from each class who consistently showed their best Tawhai Kura values. The Tu Rangatira went with the concept of…

Kia ora e te whānau, We were definitely blessed with the weather for the very much anticipated  annual Stokes Valley Christmas Parade on Saturday! It was an early start for our merry band of staff who pitched up  to dress the truck with some amazing pictures (the artwork created by Mrs Dorgan was really exquisite!)…

We are very excited to celebrate the end of another fantastic year of learning and growing together at Tawhai School. We are going to have a day of dress up fun and singing on… Friday 8th December.  Children can come dressed up in a Christmas theme (we can not wait to see what you have…

Kia ora e te whānau, The very popular Tawhai Cup Football Tournament will be taking place next week! The key dates for the 4 Hubs are as follows: Tuesday am – Ngahere (Yr5/6) Wednesday am – Kereru Hub (Yr 3/4) Thursday am – Horoeka (Yr 0-1) Thursday Middle block – Kopara (yr 2/3) Whānau are…

Kia ora e te whānau, Today Tawhai Kura acknowledged our wonderful parent helpers by holding a mini concert under the whakaruruhau and morning tea. Two of our amazing Tu Rangatira, Taylor and Archie were the co-presenters for this special event! Taylor after saying her personal mihi, thanked the parents for all the fantastic things they…

Kia ora e te whānau, To view the latest Tawhai Kura news and important information concerning Educa, please click on the pdf document below: