Kia ora, Kia orana, Talofa, Bula, Greetings

Wow, it's the end of term 2 already whānau, it certainly zoomed by quickly. The term has been full of activity with various learning and events happening across the school. Our year 7 & 8 tamariki have just returned from a camp experience and as always it captured and created many memories that the tamariki I am sure will treasure for a long time to come. Because of the shared experiences the tamariki have at camp close bonds are formed with their peers and teachers making a good pathway for the year ahead. We are grateful to the parents/whānau that were able to attend the camp, without your support it makes camp a lot harder to sort, so thank you very much.

Matariki celebrations was significant over this term and certainly significant for New Zealand as this special occasion marked for the first time a public holiday for all. We are excited that we continue our celebrations of Matariki this week by ending our term with having a shared hangi, cultural waiata gathering and an opportunity for visits to the class spaces observing the learning that has been going on. We welcome you and your whānau to this event at 5:00pm Thursday 7 July. Nau mai, haere mai.

On that note whānau, thank you for your unwavering support of our school. Our staff work hard to provide the best care and education for your tamariki. Your child/ren continue to be at the heart of all that we do.

Our school is always open for enrolments at any time and from any where. Feel free to pop in no appointment needed.

Happy holidays, be safe, keep warm and we will see you on Monday 25 July.

Ngā mihi

Tania Morrison

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Last Wednesday Te Taurapa ventured off to Whakamaru for camp.
Our tamariki were buzzing! Over the 3 days and 2 nights our tamariki played, ventured, laughed, pranked and ate! Our students experienced building rafts, learnt how to build a bush shelter, did orienteering around the camp, pelted one another in sling paint and heaps more! And to top it off the the kai was amazing! There were a lot of pranks with shoes, chess pieces and a game of assassins followed by a dance off. Everyday there was laughter smiles, fun and some tired tamariki (and staff ;) ) but I am sure all of our students and staff would say…Camp was Awesome!
A huge shoutout to our camp helpers, Aunty Kathy, Haki, John and Whaea Talia. You were all amazing and we so appreciated your awhi and help during camp.
Ngā mihi
Te Taurapa Kaiako

Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti aroha o tātou mahi, Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.

Segmenting (or sounding out) words is an important skill to learn in literacy. A fun way of learning this skill is using a netball. Each time a sound is said, the ball is bounced. Have a look at these clever tamariki practicing their segmenting skills!

Ask your tamariki to segment or sound out easy 3 letter words (like “cat” or “hen” or “mop”) and see what they can show you.

Even better, leave a comment on this post letting us know which word they segmented

Our first session with Street Racket Ball and the amazing Viv. We practised balancing the ball on our hand - keeping our eyes on the ball before dropping and then catching the ball. We went into practice balancing the ball on the bat then passing it back and forward. Lots of great eye hand coordination skills developed. We are looking forward to our next session next week.

After much disruption due to Covid-19, the Tokoroa Scottish Country Dance Club is restarting its sessions for young people who may be looking for a new activity.

Where: Amisfield School Hall, Moffat Road, Tokoroa

Day: Each Thursday of primary school terms, beginning on July 28th

Time: 6:30 to 7:30pm

Who: Young people aged from 10 to 18. To keep everyone safe we ask that masks are worn by all throughout the session.(Younger siblings welcome if they can cope with wearing a mask during the session)

Bring: Your own drink bottle and some soft shoes. The club has some dance shoes available for hiring each week – bring socks to wear with these.

Costs: Your first two sessions are free – we want people to come and see if this is an activity that suits them. After that you pay $1 each time you come (maximum of $3 per family) and 50c for shoe hire. Annual fee $10

Further info and contact numbers at tokoroascd.co.nz