Kia ora koutou, PINs this term is happening on Thursday 15 April. The form for workshop submissions has only ben live for a couple of days, and so far there is one whole offer. I met a parent new to school this morning who spoke to me about PINs, and it occurred to me to […]

Next term’s IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for Friday the 16th of April and Monday the 3rd of May. 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 […]

It is that time already! This term, PINs will be a full day held on Thursday 15 April, the last day of term before IEMs. For those of you new to us, PINs stands for Passions, Interests and Needs, and is an opportunity for our whole school community to be involved in our kura. Anyone […]

Last week I was contacted by Jessy from Frank Film with the following request: Frank Film are making a short documentary on families living in central Christchurch; specifically those with children who have moved into the Central City for the lifestyle opportunities it offers them. We thought that Ao Tawhiti might have some whānau who live […]

A huge thanks to David Hattam for running a ‘Magic the Gathering’ lunchtime club for some of our rangatahi. Magic the Gathering will run on Monday lunchtimes on level one. Interested parties must register via this form or by talking to Niki, so we can keep an eye on numbers. We have a few students […]

Kia ora koutou Hello We have had the following communication from the Ministry of Education regarding the series of earthquakes in the North Island this morning. The current advice is that our school does not need to close. Civil Defence has advised that everyone stays off the beaches and away from shore areas because of […]

It’s 2021 and the Board has a new collective framework for Fundraising.  The funds raised will help Ao Tawhiti to sustain the 1:1 model essential for our special character. Click here if you have time and passion to contribute.

Kia ora koutou As I am sure you are aware the government has placed Auckland into level three and the rest of the country into level two for seven days, beginning on the 28th February at 6am. The government has stated that schools remain open during level two. We will closely follow the advice of […]

Calling all students, LAs, Learning Support Staff and Parents!We would LOVE to get some Lunchtime Clubs off the ground this year at Ao Tawhiti.Some ideas for clubs that students have already said they’d like to see happening are: Environment Photography Calligraphy/ drawing/ arts & crafts/ painting Theatre Sports for juniors & seniors/ Glee!/ music/ choir […]

Kia ora koutou As the 2020 formal got postponed due to being in Level 2, it has been moved to a new date: Friday 19th March 2021 at the Show Gate, Riccarton Park!  Tickets are $55 per person, and will be sold on floor 1 at the bottom of the stairs, every Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime. You can […]

Kia ora team, Due to tomorrow’s weather forecasting showers with a southerly wind, & the Track Manager at Ngā Puna Wai needing an answer by 2pm today, We’ve made the tough decision to postpone our Athletics Day. Apart from the weather forecast, today’s deadline, another factors in the decision was only having a covered area […]

This Wednesday (the 24th of Feb) at 8.15am, the Ao Tawhiti Breakfast Club will have free chocolate/cacao shakes for students! This is a great opportunity for students to try out and learn about the incredible goodness of cacao and have a really filling breakfast to start the day. This is a not to miss event so get […]

Kia ora koutou It was great news to hear we are moving to Alert Level 1 so quickly. While new cases in the community are always disappointing to hear of, it is reassuring to see how quickly they have been identified. I am sure we are all grateful for the efforts of our health workers, […]

Kia ora koutou As you are probably aware the government has advised that Christchurch will be shifting to alert level two, as of midnight tonight. At the moment this alert level will be in place for 72 hours. The government has stated that schools remain open during level two. We will closely follow the advice […]

Please come to our whole school community fish and chip evening on Thursday 18 February at Broad Park in New Brighton from 5pm. Bring your whānau, friends, picnic blankets, take ways, balls and frisbees. Meet some new families, hang out with some old ones and connect with some LAs. There is a playground there, and […]

Kia ora whānau For the safety of our tamariki (children) please don’t drive up the pathway beside the kura (school), or park in the accessible car parks next to the school building at the beginning and end of the school day. This page on our website has further information regarding dropping off and picking up […]

Kia ora everyone. Here’s the form to sign up for this year’s Friday Hāpori. The form will be open until Sunday, but we’d like to get everyone signed up sooner if possible. This will help to ensure we can balance numbers and staffing and that we have plenty of time for planning before the first […]

We are delighted to extend a cordial invitation to all staff, Board members, ākonga, whānau and friends to attend our welcoming pōwhiri on Wednesday 10 February at 9am at the Majestic church on Durham St (just before the New World supermarket, on the same side of the road). Doors will open at 8.00, and we […]

Kia ora everyone. This year we have some exciting changes planned for the middle and afternoon blocks on Fridays. Our awesome Community Leaders have been working with groups of like-minded Learning Advisors and will be offering a range of Hapori each with its own distinct flavour. Students will be able to sign up to one […]