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Please complete this form if your child/ren require supervision during the IEM days on 1 and 18 October

We have some great short-listed applicants for the permanent position teaching science and maths. Please come along and support our applicants and their presentations at 3.30-4.30pm Tuesday 27th September 2022. Thanks Jonelle

We would like to welcome our duly elected School Board. Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery School Board Election 2022 For 5 Parent Representatives DECLARATION OF PARENT REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION RESULTS Parent Representatives  DEAN, Andrew  WERETA, Danette  SHIPP, Courtney Jill  LUCKMAN, Vaughan  STEWART, Danella  I therefore declare the following duly elected: Andrew Dean, Vaughan Luckman, Courtney Jill Shipp, […]

Kia ora koutou The government announced the end of the traffic light guidelines at midnight last night. The advice from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health is that masks are no longer recommended in schools. Therefore we are no longer recommending that masks be worn at our school. We will continue to support […]

Next term’s IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for Friday 30 September & Monday 17 October. The IEM is the most important element of a student’s Learning Journey and it is vital that you book one. For our IEM booking process we are using the “School Interviews” system. To use this system use the following […]

Kia ora whānau On Monday the 23rd of August, 3.30-4.30 pm, we will be lucky enough to have three applicants present to our community for the year 1-6 permanent teaching position in our Kura. Please come along and show them some support.Jonelle 

August 11, 2022 Kia ora koutou Welcome to week three of term three. I wanted to take the opportunity to update you on our Covid numbers, new support for our senior students working towards gaining NCEA qualifications this year and remind you of upcoming events in our school calendar.  NCEA Support The government has announced […]

Kia ora whānau. We have received some outstanding nominations for our board election. Emails will be sent from CES next week, so please keep an eye on your email inboxes for our nominee statements and the opportunity to vote. Don’t forget to check your spam folders. Jonelle

Our school is undertaking a parent election for our School Board. This process hasstarted with the issuing of nomination papers to our caregiver community.We have employed CES to undertake the election process on our behalf. This year withlegislative change, our nomination form and full instruction on how to place yournomination into our own School’s Election […]

Kia ora koutou We are aware that flood-prone areas in Christchurch are being impacted by this weather. If you are concerned about travelling to and from school, then you are welcome to pick your child up early from school today. You are also welcome to drop your child to school late tomorrow morning if needed. Please […]

Ao Tawhiti will hold an Information hui on Wednesday, July 27th 5.30-6.30 pm. First, Danette Wereta, our current Board Chair, will outline the role and responsibilities of the Board. Then, Danette, Anita and Jonelle will be available to answer any questions you may have.

Kia ora koutou Welcome to term three. We are looking forward to working with tauira (students) and whānau next term.  Just a reminder that we have IEMs on Monday and normal timetabled classes begin on Tuesday.   Here is the link to book an IEM  Booking Form for IEM If your Year 1- 6 child needs […]

July 4, 2022 Kia ora koutou Welcome to the last week of term two. I would like to thank all our whānau and community for the amazing performances and workshops and kai and contribution made to our Matariki celebrations.  It is a great reminder of how special the Ao Tawhiti community is. There will be […]

Just a reminder to check out the Course Descriptors and get your choices through to your HBLAs please. It’s always great to have these done before IEMs. https://lms.aotawhiti.school.nz/?q=timetable&field_year_tid=10343&field_term_tid=68&term_node_tid_depth=All

This year we are offering the ICAS exams in a range of subjects across Years 3 – 10. ​​ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing and Digital Technologies. Every student who participates receives a printed certificate and an online […]

June 19, 2022 Kia ora koutou I hope everyone is able to keep warm on this very wintry Sunday. It is a short week with Friday being a public holiday to celebrate Matariki.  Matariki We are very much looking forward to welcoming you all to our matariki celebration this coming Wednesday. There are some awesome […]

Kia Ora whānau  On Friday, 17th June 2022, at 7.30 am, builders are working on one of the neighbouring sections along Colombo Street. The trucks will access the site via the Right of Way, which is the lane that runs alongside our building between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street.  For the safety of our […]