Kia ora whānau, Tomorrow is our community get together. We are all meeting 5.30pm @ Margaret Mahy with BYO fish and chips. If we get loads of bad weather and the ground is too wet we will postpone until next week. If we postpone, we will let you know at lunchtime tomorrow. Otherwise, see you […]
Kia ora koutou Christchurch Civil Defence have asked us to share the following message with our community. We are expecting some bad weather later in the week. Residents are encouraged to prepare for rain and strong winds as Christchurch catches the tail of cyclone Gabrielle from tomorrow. Forecasts suggest the main rain period is expected […]
Kia ora koutou, Thank you all for a great first week for 2023. We started with our Mihi Whakatau and I would like to awhi our Kapa Haka rangatahi and tutors, our kaimahi (staff) and our whānau who attended and supported this event. Thank you for your patience while we sorted out our oversubscribed classes […]
Kia ora koutou Nau mai haere mai ki Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery 2023. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school and are excited about the year ahead. Apologies in advance, as this letter has a lot of information. However, remember that if you are unsure about anything, then talk to your child’s […]
Kia ora koutou We are looking forward to seeing everyone back for 2023. Here is a reminder of the dates for the start of year. Tuesday 31 January and Wednesday 1 February IEMs. Please book in a time to meet with your Home Base tutor at IEM Booking link …. https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/sj894 The booking system is reasonably […]
Upcoming Events Message From Anita Welcome to our end-of-year newsletter. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate our fabulous whānau and hapori (families and wider community). The success of our special character is dependent on your contributions to our kura. Thank you to all our parents, caregivers and friends of the […]
Upcoming Events Message From Anita Kia ora koutou We are heading into the final weeks of term four and I want to acknowledge our students who are sitting their NCEA exams. They have worked hard and this is one of the biggest opportunities they have to showcase what they learnt. I would also like to […]
For those of you who are unable to attend this Friday’s Graduation at the Piano there is a Live Stream available on Youtube. Please use the following link to access this….https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxfhKb4EXNNwKayugd4mOg Graduation will begin at 7pm on Friday.
Kia ora koutou Sadly we farewelled Courtney Allison last week. She has shifted to Melbourne with her partner and they are starting their OE. We wish her all the best. Next time you come to the kura please check out the amazing street art that has been completed to reflect the history of Ao Tawhiti, […]
Kia ora koutou Welcome to term four. I hope everyone had a relaxed holiday break and are looking forward to a great Summer term. School Calendar for the remainder of 2022 and 2023 Below are the dates for Public Holidays, Term Dates, IEMs and Staff Only Days for the remainder of 2022 and the term […]
Upcoming Events IEMs – 30th September 2022 (school not open for instruction) School Holidays – 1st October – 16th October 2022 IEMs – 17th October 2022 First day of Term 4 – 18th October 2022 Year 4/5 Camp – 17th-19th October Labour Day – 24th October (school closed) Graduation – 4th November – last day […]
We would like to welcome our duly elected student representative. DECLARATION OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION RESULTS I declare the following duly elected: Cammie (Cameron) Chamberlain Jonelle Matthews Returning Officer Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery
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 […]