Te Aho Matua - Āhuatanga Ako

5.6 Ko ngā kaumātua ngā kaipupuri o ngā tikanga Māori, ko rātou hoki ngā pūkōrero. He mea nui tera kia piri mai rātou ki te kura, ki ngā tamariki hoki hei kaiako, hei kaiārahi.

Ko timata a Matua Tairoa, me āna pia kia whakairo i te Waharoa hou.

We will continue to follow our COVID Response Plan, and review for Term 2. Please continue to tautoko keeping our tamariki safe next week;

• Keep your tamaiti at home if they are unwell, let kura know.

• Remain in your car when dropping off or picking up your tamariki.

• Do not go into akomanga, the tari or the Pūtahitanga.

• Pick up your tamaiti at 3pm, even if they are participating in after kura activities, no waiting on-site till their game.

We also still have RATs available for any whānau that need them, please let us know by contacting the tari.

LINK TO JOIN HUI

As we move towards the Easter holidays, the board has two key kaupapa that we would like to consult with whānau about:

1. Tumuaki Recruitment

2. Kura Rebuild: External Design

We will be holding an online hui-a-whānau on Tuesday 12 April, 6pm to hear and record your feedback. There will also be a link available after the hui to complete a survey online if you are not able to attend the hui.

Tumuaki Recruitment

In Term 2, we will be advertising the Tumuaki position. Whaea Shar initially agreed to the position as Acting Tumuaki on a short term basis, to complete a number of key projects like the kura refurbishment and kura COVID response before we advertised. We are now in a position where we feel the time is right to advertise, and Whaea Shar has communicated her wishes to return to the classroom, and permanent position of Tumuaki Tuarua once the recruitment process is complete. We are grateful for the leadership she and the Senior Management Team of Whaea Hayley, Whaea Amber and Whaea Anna have provided.

As we work through the recruitment plan, we want to ensure we capture the desires and vision of our whānau, ākonga and kaimahi for a new Tumuaki and reflect these throughout this process.

We will be asking whānau:

1. What are the opportunities and challenges for Te Whānau Tahi?

2. What are we looking for in the new Tumuaki to achieve these?

Kura Rebuild: External Design

We are excited to share with whānau the progress of our kura rebuild. The initial design and shape of our kura buildings (based on whānau feedback & our Education Brief) has progressed through the Ministry of Education Design Review Panel (DRP) and has been approved. Kaimahi have provided their thoughts on requirements for internal teaching spaces, and this has also progressed through the next Design Review Panel successfully.

We would now like to hear from whānau about the type of design features that could be visible on the outside of the buildings.

We will be asking whānau:

1. What do we want to see in the design on the outside of our new kura buildings?

2. How do we want these buildings to look and feel and reflect the story of Te Whānau Tahi?

We will be sharing with whānau the latest set of plans, and 3-D images of kura buildings with an example of what could be available to our kura. We will also be able to confirm with whānau next steps for our rebuild.

Sophie Kamariera

Poari Matua o Te Whānau Tahi

12 April - Hui ā-whānau 6pm ONLINE

14 April - Last day Term 1

2 May - First day Term 2

3 May. - Pōwhiri 10.30am

Kei te ako ēnei tamariki me pēhea te whakatipu otaota huawhenua, ā, kua whakatō rātou i ngā kākano ki roto i a rātou rīwai kararehe hoki. He mahi tēnei e hāngai ana ki tō mātou kaupapa ‘Ngā Kete o Te Wānanga’, ko te kete Tuatea.

Ko ngā Tau 13 ngā kaihautū e haumi ana i ngā ākonga o Te Pihinga kia whakaeke i ngā mahi ngahau. Ko te aromatawai te aronga nui heoi ko te huanga kua puta, ko te renarena anō i te taukaea ki waenga i ngā tuākana me ngā teina. Taputapu kē ngā amorangi. Nō mātou te whiwhi pea, he kaiako anō kei te haere mō Te Whānau Tahi!!

Ko harakeke te kaupapa matua o te wāhanga nei. I tēnei akomanga i aro ngā tauira ki te tukanga 'hanga pepa'. Ko te whāinga kia ako rātou pēwhea te hanga pepa ki te harakeke.

“We crushed cut grass and soaked it overnight in sodium hydroxide. We then rinsed it and heated it gently under flame with some bleach. Once we rinsed it again, we flattened it out and left it to dry to become paper”.

E mihi ana ki ngā whānau ko hono mai hei whakawhiti kōrero mā te Tohu Mātauranga ā-Motu. If you missed Thursday night's session and would still like to talk to someone about NCEA and how you can tautoko our taiohi, please let us know.

Course Outlines 2022

Assessment Calendar 2022

The Community Dental Service will be providing urgent and relief of pain appointments during the school break at:

Aranui Community Dental Clinic, 240 Breezes Road, Christchurch

Hornby Community Dental Clinic, 2 Hei Hei Road, Christchurch

You can access these appointments by calling our Contact Centre on 0800 846 983. For any dental advice please call the Contact Centre on 0800 846 983 or email commdental@cdhb.health.nz