It is finally here! Check out this incredible programme of presenters. I know you’ll find it hard to choose, there is so much on offer… Remember to register: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2020/whakanuia-te-kanorau-celebrating-diversity/christchurch
Here is the poster advertising our upcoming conference on diversity. Registrations are now open on eventfinda: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2020/whakanuia-te-kanorau-celebrating-diversity/christchurch
Click here for the poster: http://aotawhiti.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/She-Universe-Riverside-Market.pdf And here for the link to the event: bit.ly/aneveningofchoc
I hope you have 6 November marked in your diaries. This conference is going to be great! Because our keynote speaker has a 6pm curtain call, we have had to move his not-to-be-missed speech to 2pm. I hope this doesn’t cause too many issues for people who want to come and see him, the reorganisation […]
In the last newsletter I said I would be available as of this Friday in the cafe to meet and hang out with parents. I am looking forward to seeing lots of you on these Friday mornings, but not this coming week! I am visiting the marae at Tuahiwi and need to be there for […]
It is with much excitement that I announce an awesome event coming up for parents, students and LAs. On Friday November 6, Ao Tawhiti will present a conference with speakers from around Christchurch who will run workshops on diversity. There are specialists in occupational therapy, neurodiversity, and representatives of Autism NZ, the Seabrook Mckenzie Centre […]
No pancakes tomorrow. Miriam is on a course and there are no adults to supervise. With seniors away too, student numbers are low. There will be cereal and Grizzly bread as usual.
Sorry everyone, because only 30 tickets have been sold, we have to cancel this event tomorrow. Hoyts got special permission for us to have an advanced screening with the proviso that we sold 100 tickets. We are hoping to arrange another movie next term. Families who purchased tickets will be emailed. Please complete this form […]
We know everyone values our IEMs. They are unique to Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery and are vital among other things to build relationships, reflect on what has been happening so far and design students’ Individual Learning Plans. In order to make the IEM experience even more awesome than it is, we would like to trial […]
Supervision (for Y1-6 students only) is available during IEMs on Friday 25 September and Monday 12 October by Dean. If your child requires supervision over these days, please complete this form. Dean is unable to supervise siblings during IEM appointments, please bring something for them to entertain themselves for the time of their siblings’ appointment/s, […]
Kia ora koutou, we are very much looking forward to our matariki celebration tomorrow. Thanks to all of you who have offered to bring in soup for afternoon tea in a labelled crock pot, help decorate the school, run a workshop and/ or tidy up. You can bring soup at any time during the day, […]
We need clean glass jars for lantern-making on Friday. Please bring them to level 1 before Friday:-)
Climate change is a very real problem facing the world today. We want to be responsive to the need to act and educate our ākonga about what is happening and how they can help make changes.We would appreciate your feedback so that we can begin to build teaching and learning programmes to address the interests […]
Come along on Monday 9 March to an evening of information and discussion about anxiety. Seth Johnston from Mana Ake and Sarah Higginson, CL on level 2, will present some of the why’s, wherefore’s and what-you-can-do’s to help your child who presents with anxiety. Drinks and nibbles from 6pm, the workshop will begin at 6.30 […]
Welcome families new and old. Click on this link for information on our acronyms and a bit about how we roll: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FGlO98a2OLsI0mdmqdt1azbItpRJbN2jiV_wG2v1kGM/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks to everyone who made it to our first Te Taura meeting for 2019. Here are the minutes from that meeting. Next meeting will be at 7pm at a venue yet to be decided. All welcome. Meeting began 9.10 in the Shared SpacePresent – Niki, Kelly, Jess, Richard, Sahni, Kate, Kata, Mireia, Lindsay, Hamish, Alix, […]
Kia ora new whānau, Please find attached a link to a PDF which explains some of our language and the way we roll. It is long, so sit down with a cuppa, use it as reference or scan through to find any bits of interest. We’d love some feedback – this is a work in […]