Author: Niki Stephenson

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

Here is a document with lots of information about who is who and where you can find them, plus some explanation of our many abbreviations and special ways. Please get in touch with our director Anita – director@aotawhiti.school.nz, or Deputy Directors Niki – niki.stephenson@aotawhiti.school.nz, or Megan – megan.taylor@aotawhiti.school.nz if you have any queries.

Kia ora e te whānau, we are delighted to welcome Jess Finnigan as the LA who will teach in Suze’s HB while she is on leave for 2022. Jess has a wealth of experience in and out of teaching, and we are really looking forward to her being part of the team. We are also […]

It is that time of year again! Last year we wrapped gifts for customers at South City Mall for a gold coin donation and made around $1500 for school. That money has been used towards resources for 4.2 and structured literacy. The managers at South City were so impressed with how we ran it last […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s time to feel the sand between your toes and the water under your board. If you’d like to learn to surf or hone your existing surf skills here’s your opportunity – for students8yrs and older. Fridays for 6 weeks:Friday 22 October (first Friday back) til Friday 3rd December $178.00/ student Everything needed is included: […]

One of our awesome parents has started a North Christchurch branch of Keep New Zealand Beautiful. She is looking for people interested in volunteering to do planting days, beach and community cleanups, graffiti removal and also for artists that would be interested in doing some mural work around North Canterbury. If this sounds like something you’d be keen […]

Kia ora ē te whānau o tamariki o Y1-6. Suze, Bonnie and Niki are holding 2 parent meetings next Wednesday 25 August, one at 9am and one at 6pm. The purpose of these meetings is to open a space for parents to come and chat about our Special Character, what it means and how it […]

Kia ora ē te whānau, Some of you may have heard about or may have visited the fungi garden in the RedZone. It’s a fab community collaboration bringing together all of the goodies -art, nature, play, and education.  This Saturday we’re having a community hui, gathering local fungi enthusiasts and folk who want to get involved!  […]

The 2021 Formal Committee is pleased to announce that Formal tickets for 2021 have now been released. You can register for tickets at this link here: https://forms.gle/m92789gCLLaB8qbDA Theme: The Great Gatsby (1920’s)Location: Riccarton House and BushDate: 17th of SeptemberTime: Doors Open – 6.30pm, Event Finish – 11pmTicket Price: $70 per personSupper, beverages, good vibes, and photos […]

We are looking forward to welcoming you all to our annual matariki celebration this Friday. Here is the programme for the evening: 3.00 decorate the school, soup for afternoon tea 3.30 workshops – we still need parents to run some workshops*, see below 4.45 tidy up 5.00 performances** – more needed, see below, followed by […]

Please complete this form if your Y1-6 student requires supervision on either of the IEM days.

Our community is invited to come and farewell one awesome LA as she pursues a well-deserved life of leisure. Nadine has been involved with Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery for almost 20 years as parent, teacher aide, Learning Advisor and Community Leader. We are really going to miss her sunny, positive nature and look forward to […]

I appreciate we ask you guys to complete a lot of forms… We find it is a useful way to gather information without blocking peoples’ inboxes… This one is asking for feedback on our school building and location – what’s working and what would help make it better. It is an anonymous survey, open until […]