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URGENT! Exam students, please read Hi all,If you have NCEA exams next week, please be prepared for bus delays. There is an upcoming shortage of drivers. They will therefore be running the Saturday bus timetable. It might pay to make alternative arrangements to get to school. General traffic is likely to be heavier as a result too. […]

Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery proudly presents our 2021 Junior Productions. This year we have three short shows. Due to the recent government mandated changes in the Covid Management moving to the Traffic Light System which set the South Island as Orange, we have been forced to change the performance venue and dates for the Junior […]

Just a heads up that as of Friday this week students going on trips in the community may need a Vaccine Certificate at many of the places they visit, individually or as a class. This definitely includes all City Council locations like Turanga and local pools. We were hoping that parents could support their students […]

Kia ora e te whānau, I thought I would explain a little about how Y1-6 will operate in 2022. This year, the 2 communities have been separated across floors 1 and 3. While it has had some benefits (noise!) it has also had some drawbacks, the main one being a feeling of disconnect between the […]

Please see the info below from Edible Canterbury. The Climate Action Campus have received and planted some of the donated fruit trees, it would be wonderful if we could reciprocate and support this campaign. We are Edible Canterbury: Home of the Food Resilience Network. We are a network of organisations who are working to establish greater […]

School is not open for instruction. Students with scheduled exams are still to attend their exams. Thanks Jonelle

Do you live in the Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō area?  Do you want to contribute to planning for the impacts of sea level rise? Council is starting a process of working with communities to plan for the impacts of sea level rise.   We’re starting with communities in the Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō area and we […]

Upcoming Events Teacher Only Day 25th November- School closed for instruction. School Holidays 17th December– 8th February IEM’s 3rd February– School closed for instruction. IEM’s 4th February– School closed for instruction. Teacher Only Day 31st January- School closed for instruction. Teacher Only Day 1st February- School closed for instruction. Teacher Only Day 2nd Februay- School […]

A reminder. EXAMS still go ahead on the Teacher only day. All exams run as scheduled. If you’re sitting an exam, ignore any teacher only day email.

Anxiety Webinar – support for students with anxiety 7pm Monday 22nd Nov.  Susan and Miriam from the Ao Tawhiti Counselling team invite you to join us as we welcome Simone Kinley, Clinical Nurse Specialist from the CDHB, for a presentation and questions on supporting students with Anxiety. Join Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84681721610?pwd=SGVNbGZXNlRsV0g4VGxUWWp0cmZHUT09Meeting ID: 846 8172 1610Passcode: C0d3 […]

Kia ora We’re so pleased to welcome you to the school. Please find below some information regarding enrolment and induction this term. FROM THE OFFICE: 1. If you have not sent your photo, immunisation or verification documents (passport, birth/citizenship certificate, visa) please send to enrol@aotawhiti.school.nz  2. This information went to families at the start of the […]

Kia ora ākonga My homebase is selling AT masks as a fundraiser for our end of year trip to Akaroa. They will cost $15 and have our school logo on the side (see the image in form). Masks are double layered. If you would like to pre-order, please complete the attached form and payment will be […]

The Homebase Learning Advisor is one of the most critical relationships at all levels of learning at Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery. It is a relationship that is vital for ensuring that students get the support they need to create, follow and reflect on their learning goals. The profiles are organised into the 2022 communities. After […]

Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery School Board ElectionDeclaration of Student Election Results Student representative votes:ANDREWS Nicholas.  12CHAMBERLAIN Cammie.  38LAMBERG Sven.  17MICHEL-BOUCHET Jule.  14SAUNDERS Hazel.  22SCOTT Roisin.  55Invalid votes.  0 I hereby declare Roisin Scott duly elected. SignedJacinta BuistReturning Officer2 November 2021

Over the next few weeks we are going to be sending out a fortnightly survey that asks you a couple of questions about your understanding of each of our Special Character’s Guiding Principles. The Guiding Principles are listed below…         # STUDENTS ARE AT THE CENTRE OF THEIR LEARNING.       […]

Are you or your student interested in gardening? dirt? compost? If so, this upcoming workshop at the Climate Acton Campus (CAC) is right up your street.   Bailey Perryman (Co-Founder of Urban Farming group “Cultivate”) will be running a full day composting workshop from 9 am to 3 pm,  on the 3 November. Bailey is completing […]

Kia Ora,  We have become aware that the bus exchange has been listed as a location of interest on Wednesday 20th of October from 2.15 pm-2.45 pm. As some of our students may have been at the bus exchange at this time we thought we would let you know. The MOH is suggesting the following actions […]

Earlier this week we sent out a survey asking graduating students to identify which time of the day on Thursday the 11th of November they would prefer that this year’s graduation be held. The majority of students indicated that they would prefer to have the graduation at 7pm. As mentioned in communications at the start […]

Kia ora koutou 27 October, 2021 I would like to let you all know that the Government has put into effect a COVID-19 Vaccination Order. I would like to use this communication to explain the order and also give the community a ‘heads up’ that the school will be in the media tomorrow as we […]