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 koutou katoa whānau We are sorry to say that Peta Berry has resigned and will be finishing with us at the end of the term. We would like to thank Peta for all her hard work. Niki Stephenson will be working as the Home Base Learning Advisor for the New Entrant class. She […]

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 […]

Kia ora koutou katoa Our Board of Trustees student representative election is currently underway with a voting day of Friday 3 September. We are currently in COVID-19 Alert Level 4 and this has impacted on our election.  The Ministry of Education has advised that our election process is now paused and we need to wait […]

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 koutou We are now all in Alert Level 4 which means that our school will not be open tomorrow or Friday. Due to the suddenness of the lockdown approach and the importance of looking after everyone’s wellbeing, we are not moving our main learning programmes online this week, but encourage learners to continue […]

Kia koutou katoa whanau As you may have heard the NZ government has announced we are entering L4 lockdown at midnight tonight. The initial lockdown will be 3 days. This means school is closed for the rest of the week. Please follow the Ministry of Health guidelines and the school will give another update tomorrow […]

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 koutou whānau The Press have done an article about Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery. The focus of this article was the statistical data that showed low attendance rates. When interviewed by the reporter we highlighted how our special character supports our learners to have the opportunity to do off-site learning, self-directed learning and individual […]

Over the next few weeks we are going to be sending out surveys that ask you a couple of questions about your understanding of each of our Special Character’s Guiding Principles. The Guiding Principles are listed below…# STUDENTS ARE AT THE CENTRE OF THEIR LEARNING.# LEARNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND TAKE RISKS.# […]