Kia ora, Kia orana, Talofa

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023 and we have so many happenings to share with you!

First and foremost we want to extend a warm welcome to our new tamariki and whānau along with our new staff members: Ruth Baines in R5, Steph Bryant in Paewai and Miguel Palomino in Te Taurapa. Welcome to our Tainui whānau!

A great 5 weeks has been had at TFPS. Our year started off with staff attending a wananga at Tapapa Marae This was a great day of learning which gave us strategies and ideas on including Te Ao Māori concepts into our classrooms and kura. Building relationships is key and we spend the first 5-6 weeks of doing this, and we aim to do it well. Establishing a positive classroom culture is important to a successful start to the year. It is about relationships, connections, routines, class treaties and student roles and responsibilities within our kura. All of these elements build a great foundation in which to build on for the upcoming term and year, to make it a successful one. Learning around Ko Au and positive relationships are well underway in the classrooms. You should be able to hear the language of our He Pou and Tainui Way Expectations as they are being integrated into our way of being here at Tainui.

Events within our kura.

Mihi Whakatau: We have held two mihi whakatau to welcome our new tamariki, whānau and staff. It is absolutely beautiful to see our tamariki shine in and respect this welcoming tradition, with them knowing that this is a part of their way and our Tainui way.

Day for the Bay Fundraiser: through a black and white mufti day our kura raised $430.40! A huge pack up to all of our tamariki and whanau for showing support to those who have been affected by the floods.

Whānau Picnic: after 2 years, its back! And what a night to bring it back! A lot of connections were made and tamariki were able to showcase their classrooms and learning. Thank you for supporting this evening whānau.

Kaupapa for the Year.
Our year ahead is all about creating and weaving connections. This is all about building connections from school to home and also with our community. We want to provide opportunities where you as whānau can have a lot more involvement within your child’s learning journey here at school.

Whānau Time.
An initiative that we have started is our Whānau Time everyday at 2.40pm. This is a time where you can come into your child’s class and end the schooling day with them by join gin in or just being an observer. In this time classes might be sharing their learning, playing sport, reading, playing games, mindfulness or singing waiata. Come in and see what amazing events are happening.

Communication.
Here at TFPS, we believe in and work hard to keep all of our families and community in the loop about what is happening within our kura.
Social Media.We use social media platforms as a portal of communication so please make sure you join your child’s class FB page, our school FB page and our Instagram page. We are looking at a new app for quick daily updates so watch this space.

Newsletters: these will come out every 5 weeks
Office: 07 8869860

And the best one yet - kanohi ki te kanohi: face to face.

Kaiako enjoy catching up for a chat with whānau, so pop in and see them if you need to chat.

Lunches.
These are being provided from Forest View High School and they are yummy! They are being gobbled up by our tamariki and are a great healthy option! Ngā mihi to FVHS

We are in for a great year whānau and we look forward to working alongside you to ensure your tamariki have an amazing year at Tainui Full Primary School.

Wowee a lot of tamariki and whānau supported the Mufti Day for the Bay

Our amazing tamariki raised $430.40!

Thank you to everyone for your tautoko around this kaupapa, know that your koha will bring some relief to families in the bay

It has been 2 years since we have been able to hold our annual whānau picnic and wowee we brought it back, BIG time!

What an amazing evening of whānau, fun and kai! Our school Ambassadors did our kura and their families proud by running the evening. Ka mau te wehi our amazing Ambassadors!

These events are important and are about creating and weaving connections from kura to whānau. You are important to us, so we thank you for your presence

And there will be more events throughout the year so keep an eye out for these!

Congratulations

- Iri C

- Dougal

Enjoy the photos koutou

Kia pai tō rā

Junior sessions of Scottish Country Dancing restart on 16th March in the Amisfield School Hall, Moffat Road, Tokoroa. Sessions run from 6:30 to 7:30pm each Thursday Come and have some fun while learning something new. Visit www.tokoroascd.co.nz www.facebook.com/tokscd or phone 0211026114