Wednesday 25 March 2020 Learning from home Our fantastic LAs are super keen to be as supportive of you and your child’s learning needs as possible.  With that said, please remember that they are only human (awesome humans but humans nonetheless) and are also experiencing this lock down just as you are.  All of them are […]

24 March 2020 We hope you are all doing well and settling down for the interesting times ahead. School Holidays School holidays are being brought forward so that they are completed within the 4 week lock-down period. Holidays will now begin from Monday 30 March to Tuesday 14 April inclusive (a reminder that the Tuesday […]

23 March 2020 This afternoon the Prime Minister announced that all schools will be closed from tomorrow morning. Children of identified essential services workers are able to attend school for the next two days. All schools will be closed for instruction from Wednesday 11.59pm for 4 weeks. We are currently awaiting further information from the […]

Sunday 22 March 2020 Monday preparation As you will all be aware, the government announced that New Zealand has moved to Alert Level 2 – Reduce Contact for COVID-19. Schools are to remain open at this level. With that in mind we are making plans for how to best manage our requirement to remain open.  At present […]

20 March 2020 Kia ora koutou With so much information and misinformation swirling around about COVID-19, I wanted to share with you what will happen if we were to have a case in our school community. We have been planning for this and are in a position to respond quickly. As soon as a case […]

Kia ora whānau,Following the information that came yesterday from the Government and the Ministry of Education we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Floor Four Camp. This is due to the constantly changing nature of the COVID-19 situation and our inability to predict what will happen in a few weeks time. School will be […]

Kia ora whānau, Just four more weeks of the term left – unbelievable! Thank you to all the parents who took up Gina’s challenge last week to clean spaces if you are about at the end of the day – we really appreciate it! I am about to make the job easier too by purchasing […]

Term 2 IEMs (Individual Education Meetings) for 2020 are scheduled for Thursday the 9th of April and Tuesday the 28th of April. The IEM is the most important element of a student’s learning journey and it is essential that you book one. For our IEM booking process we are using the “School Interviews” system. To use this system use the […]

Kia ora Fourth Floor whānau, Welcome to the beginning of week 7! Thanks to all the parents who came along to support on swimming sports day. This week there are two evening events for parents (please see below), these are great opportunities for you to gain some knowledge that will help our Tamariki. If you […]

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 […]

As you will know the Ministry of Health’s Director-General announced the second confirmed case of COVID-19 in New Zealand.   The parent of two students – one at Westlake Boys High and one at Westlake Girls High – has been confirmed with coronavirus (COVID-19). While this is concerning for everyone, there is no risk to […]

A message from Miriam I am pleased to announce that we will be running the ‘Mates and Dates’ programme for all year 9 – 13 students over the next couple of terms. The ‘Mates and Dates’ programme has been developed by ACC to promote safe, healthy and respectful relationships among students, within the Health and PE area of the NZ […]

The descriptors for 2.1 & 2.2 are all now available online. Please read the Descriptors so that you are aware of what the class your are signing up for is about. Please get your selections into your Homebase Learning Advisor before this Friday the 6th of March.

Tēnā koutou whānau The board invites you to assist us with information for our 2020 Charter. This will set the direction for our school through strategic goals and identify the priorities the board expects the Director (Principal) to be leading. Our previous charter is available to read at this link. https://aotawhiti.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2017-19Charter2019AnnualPlan.pdf Please ​use this form […]

Kia ora whānau from Floor Four, Gina and I have decided to combine our weekly Sunday newsletters and alternate who writes them. We realised we were basically duplicating information and this way we can work smarter. So here goes… What a great week we had last week, especially the amazing Athletics Day. Gina and I […]

Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery (School 0683) Board of TrusteesCasual vacancy for an elected trustee A casual vacancy has occurred on the board of trustees for an elected parent representative.  The board has resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to fill the vacancy by selection. If ten percent or more of eligible voters on […]

Ao Tawhiti Athletics Day, Thursday 11th March. We’re excited to announce our whole school athletics day being held at Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub on Thursday 11th March from 9am-3pm. We will be starting the events at 9.15 sharp , so please sign in with your LA and be ready to get started at 9.15am. School […]

Community Newsletter Week 5 Dates for your diary: Monday 24th Feb – HB Pukeko trip to Museum Thursday 27th Feb – Athletics Day at Nga Puna Wai Friday 28th Feb – HB Out and Abouts Monday 2nd March – Floor Four Parent meeting 3.15pm Thursday 5th Feb – Swimming Sports at Waltham Pool Tuesday 10th […]

Dates for your diary: Monday 24th Feb – HB Pukeko trip to Museum Thursday 27th Feb – Athletics Day at Nga Puna Wai Friday 28th Feb – HB Out and Abouts Monday 2nd March – Floor Four Parent meeting 3.15pm Thursday 5th Feb – Swimming Sports at Waltham Pool Tuesday 10th March – EOTC and […]