Upcoming Events Term 3, Week 6 Starting 24th August 2020 Term 3, Week 7 Starting 31st August 2020 Term 3, Week 8 Starting 7th September 2020 Term 3, Week 9 Starting 14th September 2020 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: Saturday 26th September 2020 – Sunday 11th October IEMs 12th October IEMs 25th September Messages From Steven Following your […]

Hi, I’m Sabrina Robertson, a Year 7 here at Ao Tawhiti. I recently contacted the Christchurch City mission to see if they needed anything for the homeless this winter. They came back saying blankets are always appreciated. If you would like to donate blankets for the homeless around the city, I have set up a […]

This week sees the sentencing trial for the Christchurch mosque shooter.  We’ve had a few members of our community concerned about how this might affect the students at school.  I have contacted both the MOE and the NZ Police.  The MOE have provided schools with a number of resources to support students wellbeing and mental […]

The next RAMs training session for parents will be held on Wednesday August 26th at 3:15pm. RAMs training is for parents interested in leading trips or PINs activities off site. The session will step you through the planning and safety documentation that each trip requires. If you are interested in attending the session, please RSVP […]

Tēnā koutou whānau Message from the Board of Trustees We have had strong interest in the advertised position of Director and applications close this week on Friday 21 August. Following this, things will  move a bit faster.  The Board will short list applicants on Tuesday 25 August.  We will invite the short listed applicants to make […]

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Monday 17 August. DRAMA Trip to the Museum I have just had a call from the Museum. They have told me that their school’s educator is off work sick for a few days and will be unable to deliver the programme she had planned for us. The trip is postponed for a week […]

At this stage the 678DRA trip to the Canterbury Museum will go ahead on Monday as planned under Level 2 restrictions with a focus on social distancing and hand sanitising protocols will be in place. In case this changes please check your emails on Monday and the school website for cancellation. The new plan is […]

Thanks so much for bearing with my, “have you signed in”, comments throughout the day. I really appreciate your willingness to support us as we return to a higher level of contact tracing. It’s important that we all get into the habit of signing in when you come into the building. You can take a […]

The Government has placed all of New Zealand excluding Auckland region in Alert Level 2 from midday today. While none of us are thrilled about moving out of Level 1, it’s important to remember that we have done this before and are well prepared to manage learning at all Alert Levels. As a reminder at […]

Not the news any of us wanted or expected but we’re back to Alert Level 2 from noon Wednesday. I’ll update you with more detail first thing tomorrow but for now it’s worth noting that school is open tomorrow. Steven As a reminder, Alert Level 2 for schools looks like this (from the MOE at […]