Upcoming Events Message From Anita Kia ora ki te whānau, Thank you everyone who recently contributed to the phone consultation. It was fascinating working through the 160 caregiver responses, as well as the student and staff responses. Common themes from the community consultation are listed below. We also considered the legislation that states that students […]
Upcoming Events Message From Anita Kia ora koutou Welcome to the end of term two. Sadly, we farewell a number of staff this term. Grace Schischka was covering Gina Harrison’s maternity leave and Andy Ellmers was covering Matt Parkes’ study leave. Matt and Gina are back next term and while it is great to have […]
Our Term 3 2025 IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for Friday the 27th of June & the Monday the 14th of July, 2025. The IEM is the most important element of a student’s Learning Journey at Ao Tawhiti and it is vital that you book one. The IEM is a time to plan out […]
Upcoming Events Message From Anita Kia ora koutou, As we near the middle of another enriching term at Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible learning and community spirit we’ve witnessed across the school. The last two weeks have seen unprecedented numbers of staff absence, and I […]
Kia ora e te whānau, PINs is back!! We are hosting PINs on Thursday 10 April, this is the last full day before IEMs and the end of term 1. Workshops will run from 9:00 until lunchtime. There is the option for a full day if members of the community would like to run an […]
Term 2 2025 IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for the 11th & 28th April, 2025. The IEM is the most important element of a student’s Learning Journey at Ao Tawhiti and it is vital that you book one. The IEM is a time to plan out the upcoming term, share relevant information and make […]
Upcoming Events Message From Anita We are halfway through Term One and hopefully everyone has found their feet and settledinto life at Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery and are now ready to take full advantage of whatour school has to offer. Arotahi is an opportunity that our school can offer students. The translation of Arotahi is […]
REMINDER: Athletics day TOMORROW Friday 28th Feb We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Athletics Day at Hansen Park, tomorrow at 9am. The school building will be closed all day, as all staff will be at Hansen Park. We have a tuck shop fundraiser for the playground, so students will be able to purchase […]
The latest weather forecast is for rain tomorrow, so we have made the decision to postpone the Athletics Day until Friday 28 February. All Friday’s classes will run as normal. We will sell the tuck shop donations (that can’t be kept until next Friday) at school tomorrow for our playground fundraiser. Apologies for any inconvenience.
We are hopeful that Athletics Day this Friday will be able to go ahead; however we will not be able to make a judgement about this until Friday morning. The final decision will be made by 8am. If we do need to postpone, the postponement date is Friday 28th February. We realise that many of […]
Kia ora e te whānau, We are excited to be hosting our annual Athletics Day at Hansen Park on Friday 21 February. Attached to this email is a copy of the Junior and Senior timetables and a map of the grounds. Please drop your student by 9:00am to Hansen Park and pick up from 2:30pm […]
Monday 20 January Kia ora koutou Haere mai ki Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery mō te tau 2025 I hope everyone had a fabulous Summer break (although if you stayed in Ōtautahi Christchurch you would have experienced a shortage of sunshine). We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school. Here are some important dates […]
Upcoming Events Message From Anita Kia ora koutou The end of the school year is always a time for reflection and celebration. We celebrate all the wonderful things that occurred in 2024, and reflect on what we can work on in 2025, so we are continually improving our school for our students. 2024 has been […]
Reminder: The Community Picnic (and ten year celebration) is tomorrow at the children’s play area, in the Botanic Gardens at 9am. If your child is attending this picnic then they need to sign in with their HBLA at 9am, and sign out at 12pm – at the Botanic Gardens. If needed, there is a walking […]
Sadly, Danette Wereta has tendered her resignation from the Board. She did a brilliant job and will be missed. Congratulations to Courtney Shipp, mum of Cypress, who was elected our new Board Chair.
On the last day of term, Friday the 13th of December 2024, we are intending on having our annual picnic at the playground/paddling pool in the Botanical Gardens. https://maps.app.goo.gl/paE65sHW7iNQaZZ89 This will begin at 9am and finish at 12pm. Please can you arrange to have your child picked up by 12pm from the park. We will […]
If you are unable to make our 2025 Graduation next Friday evening at the Piano and would like to be able to see it, here is the link to be able to watch the Live Stream… Graduation will begin at 7pm. https://www.youtube.com/@thepianochristchurch
Kia ora e te whānau, Here are our Homebase Learning Advisor selections for 2025. Please read everyone’s blurb and then fill in the form (large green button) at the bottom of this page. We have some amazing new people joining us in 2025, please have a good read of their blurbs. If you have stumbled […]
Upcoming Events Message From Anita Kia ora koutou, This time of year is always bittersweet as we celebrate the achievements of our fabulous ākonga, while saying farewell to a number of them as they graduate from our kura. To our graduating students we wish you all the best for your future, and what a bright […]
Friday, 29 November is our 2024 graduation! This event is one of the absolute highlights of the year. Graduation is our chance to farewell our leavers, hear each of their stories and wish them well on their next step. We are thrilled to announce that graduation will take place at the Piano again this year. The Piano: […]