Kia ora Tātou

While we enjoy our Queen’s Birthday long weekend from the close of school today, remember that we will be busy working with all the teachers from the area on Tuesday at our Teacher only Day and that we look forward to seeing all the children back here bright eyed and bushy tailed on Wednesday.

Friday June 24th will see an important day for New Zealand, as we celebrate our first official holiday for Matariki. Here at school that week, we will be busy with activities to celebrate this important day in our history. We are very fortunate to have Ngati Tumutumu Trust coming in to work with our Tuakana Teina classes during that week.

On Thursday 23rd June we are planning to hold our Matariki Breakfast here at school so keep this morning free, more details to come.

Once again have a fantastic weekend with your whānau and stay safe.

Ngā mihi nui

Di Meyler . 😊

• 6 June Queens Birthday Public Holiday School closed
• 7 June Kahui Ako Teacher Only Day School Closed
• 8 June Rippa Rugby Qualifying Tournament
• 20 June EPro8 Year 7/8
• 21 June EPr08 Year 5/6
• 23 June Matariki Breakfast (Details to follow)
• 24 June Matariki Public Holiday School Closed
• 28 June Tough Guy and Gal Challenge
• 8 July Last day Term 2

Greetings to our school whānau .

It is hard to believe that we are halfway through the year already! It has been a busy introduction to the year, with our Room 3-4 upgrade complete, and almost ready to show off to you all. Planning for future projects is underway, and we’ll share more details in the near future.

We have recently co-opted two new members to the board, Ed Wagstaff and Dave Wood, and we are excited to have their expertise to support us following Mark Baillie’s departure.

Board of Trustee elections are coming up later in the year, and we have set the date for our election as 7 September. More information around vacancies and nominations will be sent closer to the time. If you are thinking of joining us, feel free to get in touch with any board member to have a chat.

We are here to represent you. If you have concerns with what is going on in school, feel free to have a chat with the Principal. If you’re not satisfied with their response, you can contact the Board of Trustees via the school office. A copy of our complaints policy is available by contacting Kim in the office. All matters are treated confidentially. We’re here to help and to make sure that every child in our kura has the best experience we can provide.

As always, thank you for your continued support.

Sharon, Lori, Lisa, Kelvin, Ed, Dave & Cassie.

Room 1 students, have been working together with Room 7 students, perfecting their weaving technique and then reading and writing stories. Room 3 students have been making beautiful stars from wool and digital Matariki stories with Room 8.

It is wonderful to see our Teina listening intently to our Tuakana and then producing their creations together. There is so much learning for both young and old alike..

This New system is designed to work on phones, tablets or computers so that you are able to communicate and know what your child(ren) are learning about at any time. As well as report absences, receive notices and many other facets.

Please make sure we have an up to date email address so you can register to use Hero

Step 1- Download the HERO app onto your phone or search for it on your computer.

Step 2 - Open it and click on new user

Step 3 - Enter the email address that we have registered for you and follow the directions

Step 4 - Make your new password

Step 5 - Have a look around your new app.

Please contact Di Meyler, Chris Finucane, Hayley Williams or Kim Hayes if you have any issues. Any of us can help you.

Our School App provides our community with many important updates. We strongly encourage you if you haven’t already to download the App either through Google Play or the App Store.