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Kia ora whānau On Monday the 23rd of August, 3.30-4.30 pm, we will be lucky enough to have three applicants present to our community for the year 1-6 permanent teaching position in our Kura. Please come along and show them some support.Jonelle 

August 11, 2022 Kia ora koutou Welcome to week three of term three. I wanted to take the opportunity to update you on our Covid numbers, new support for our senior students working towards gaining NCEA qualifications this year and remind you of upcoming events in our school calendar.  NCEA Support The government has announced […]

Kia ora whānau. We have received some outstanding nominations for our board election. Emails will be sent from CES next week, so please keep an eye on your email inboxes for our nominee statements and the opportunity to vote. Don’t forget to check your spam folders. Jonelle

Our school is undertaking a parent election for our School Board. This process hasstarted with the issuing of nomination papers to our caregiver community.We have employed CES to undertake the election process on our behalf. This year withlegislative change, our nomination form and full instruction on how to place yournomination into our own School’s Election […]

Kia ora koutou We are aware that flood-prone areas in Christchurch are being impacted by this weather. If you are concerned about travelling to and from school, then you are welcome to pick your child up early from school today. You are also welcome to drop your child to school late tomorrow morning if needed. Please […]

Ao Tawhiti will hold an Information hui on Wednesday, July 27th 5.30-6.30 pm. First, Danette Wereta, our current Board Chair, will outline the role and responsibilities of the Board. Then, Danette, Anita and Jonelle will be available to answer any questions you may have.

Kia ora koutou Welcome to term three. We are looking forward to working with tauira (students) and whānau next term.  Just a reminder that we have IEMs on Monday and normal timetabled classes begin on Tuesday.   Here is the link to book an IEM  Booking Form for IEM If your Year 1- 6 child needs […]

July 4, 2022 Kia ora koutou Welcome to the last week of term two. I would like to thank all our whānau and community for the amazing performances and workshops and kai and contribution made to our Matariki celebrations.  It is a great reminder of how special the Ao Tawhiti community is. There will be […]

Just a reminder to check out the Course Descriptors and get your choices through to your HBLAs please. It’s always great to have these done before IEMs. https://lms.aotawhiti.school.nz/?q=timetable&field_year_tid=10343&field_term_tid=68&term_node_tid_depth=All

This year we are offering the ICAS exams in a range of subjects across Years 3 – 10. ​​ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing and Digital Technologies. Every student who participates receives a printed certificate and an online […]

June 19, 2022 Kia ora koutou I hope everyone is able to keep warm on this very wintry Sunday. It is a short week with Friday being a public holiday to celebrate Matariki.  Matariki We are very much looking forward to welcoming you all to our matariki celebration this coming Wednesday. There are some awesome […]

Kia Ora whānau  On Friday, 17th June 2022, at 7.30 am, builders are working on one of the neighbouring sections along Colombo Street. The trucks will access the site via the Right of Way, which is the lane that runs alongside our building between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street.  For the safety of our […]

Next term’s IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for Friday the 8th of July and Monday the 25th of July. 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 […]

June 13, 2022 Kia ora koutou Apologies that there was no update last week. I caught Covid when I was at a Principal’s conference in Queenstown so I took some time off work to recover.  School Calendar for the remainder of 2022 Below are the dates for Public Holidays, Term Dates, IEMs and Staff Only […]

We are proud to offer this free event for parents and whānau about keeping young people safe online. Netsafe’s Education Advisor Paula Wistrand will be talking about digital technology and the practical ways we can all help young people to be safe online.  The session will look at how parents/whānau can support and enable children and […]

May 30, 2022 Kia ora koutou Just a short update this week.  I hope everyone has had a great weekend. The cold weather is starting to kick in as we approach the halfway point of the term. We are enjoying our new building which keeps everyone warm. I am off site on Monday, Tuesday and […]

May 22, 2022 Kia ora koutou Thank you to Lizzie Beasley, Jess Dewhurst, Jon Jeet, Abby Robertson and all the other staff and students who contributed to Pink Shirt Day. It was a great day as evidenced by the photographs below. We will put more photos in our mid-term newsletter.  Staffing Update Congratulations to Laura […]