Hi everyone, Coco and I are currently working on an assessment in Kate’s efs class. In this assessment, we pick an issue, plan it and carry out a social action. We have chosen to plan action around food poverty in Christchurch. Approximately 14.0% of the New Zealand population is food insecure and needs assistance. One of […]
7 September 2021 Kia ora koutou You’ll be aware that all of New Zealand (with the exception of Auckland) is moving to Alert Level 2 from midnight tonight. Extensive wastewater testing and the numbers of people getting tested across the country has given the Government confidence that it is safe to allow a shift down […]
Kia ora koutou The Government has announced that we are moving to Alert Level Two Tuesday at midnight. Schools will open for all students on Thursday. We are waiting for the updated public health guidelines to be shared with us. This will help inform how we will operate under ‘Delta’ Alert Level Two and the guidelines […]
Kia ora koutou I hope everyone is well and happy in their bubbles. As you are aware the Government is moving the South Island into Alert Level 3 Lockdown. They are going to revisit this on Monday 6 September. Under Alert Level Three schools are open for children of workers who are required to work […]
Kia ora koutou Alert Level 3 The government has announced that, barring no cases in the South Island, we are moving into lockdown Alert Level Three at 11:59pm on Tuesday 31 August. Under Alert Level Three schools are open for children of workers who are required to work and there are no other options available […]
Upcoming Events School Holidays 2nd October- 17th October IEM’s 1st October- School closed for instruction IEM’s 17th October- School closed for instruction. Messages From Anita Kia ora koutou I am writing this from my bedroom where I have set up a makeshift office to try and hide away from my children and dog so I […]
Kia ora koutou I hope everyone is safe and well and getting a chance to enjoy the sunshine. I wanted to touch base with everyone and share some resources that might be helpful with distance learning, as well as updating you with other relevant information. Resources for Distance Learning The Ministry of Education has developed […]
Kia ora koutou Alert Level 4 The government has announced today that we will remain at Alert Level 4 until midnight on Friday 27 August. Under Alert Level Four we can’t open for on site learning. We will continue to support all our learners to engage in off-site learning. We would like to take this […]
Kia ora koutou I hope you are all safe and well in your bubbles and getting an opportunity to enjoy some of the warmer Spring weather. This week we will support your children to engage in distance learning. The Years 1 – 6 Learning Advisors will share the links to the resources and activities in […]
20 August, 2021 Kia ora koutou We hope everyone is safe and well in their bubbles. Alert Level 4 The government has announced that New Zealand will remain at Alert Level Four, until at least midnight Tuesday August 24th. This means that our school will be closed for on-site learning. We will support our learners […]
Kia ora tātou Please be advised that our next Ministry of Education mandated Teacher Only Day is on Tuesday August 10th. Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery will be closed to all students on that day, while staff undertake professional development. Thank you for your support with this. Mihi atu Anita
Kia ora tātou Please be advised that our next Ministry of Education mandated Teacher Only Day is on Tuesday August 10th. Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery will be closed to all students on that day, while staff undertake professional development. Thank you for your support with this. Mihi atu Anita
Upcoming Events School Holidays 10th July-25th July-Enjoy IEM Day 26th July– School not open for Instruction Teacher only day 10th August– School not open for Instruction Messages From Anita Director’s Message Ki te kotahi te kakaho ka whati, ki te kapuia, e kore e whatiWhen we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are […]
Upcoming Events Queens Birthday- 7th June- School is not open for instruction IEM Day- 9th July- School is not open for instruction IEM Day- 26th July- School is not open for instruction School Holidays- 10th July to the 25th July Messages From Anita Tena koutou e te Whānau, It has been a great start to […]
Hi Aotawhiti families and whanau, Libby’s and Niki’s homebases are fundraising for a trip to Wellington in Term 4. Do you have surplus good quality winter season clothes in sizes 0 to 14yrs hiding in your drawers or in boxes in the garage? We would love to have them and sell them through Little One, […]
We are planning Ao Tawhiti’s school fair and we need your help. The school fair will take place on Saturday, September 4th 2021 and will be held on the school campus. We need everyone’s involvement to help run and manage stalls, to be support on the day and ensure that students are supported. These are […]
Kia ora whānau Earlier in the year we sent out a request for anyone that is keen to be part of a fundraising group. Thank-you to those that expressed interest, or have already started work. You are amazing! If you are still keen to be part of the group and have not responded, no worries…Now […]
Upcoming Events IEMs- Friday 16th April and Monday 3rd May (school not open for instruction) Term Break- 17th April-2nd May Messages From Anita Director’s Pānui This has been a great first term and I would like to acknowledge our ākonga (students) and whānau for all their mahi this term. I would also like to thank […]
Whānau and learners are warmly invited to a hui at Ao Tawhiti to hear about our exciting Climate Action Campus that is being developed through Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery. This campus will be a satellite school that all our learners will be able to access to support learning around how to address climate change. This […]
Kia Ora Ao Tawhiti Community, The senior leadership team has been working with a family to mitigate anxiety and risk with food at school, specifically a severe allergy to Peanuts. There are many of you who are already supporting this family by choosing to substitute or exclude Peanuts from your child’s lunch and we want […]