End of Term Newsletter! Kā mihi o te wā matariki me puaka ki a koutou katoa, just like that, half of the year is gone and we find ourselves at the midpoint of the Gregorian calendar, but more importantly for us as New Zealanders, we find ourselves at the end of the Māori calendar. Almost … Continue reading Newsletter #10 2023 / Pānui #10 2023 (26/06/2023)
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Newsletter #9 2023 / Pānui #9 2023 (13/6/2023)
Kia ora koutou, talofa, kumusta, kia orāna Lots of photos in this newsletter! The end of term newsletter is coming up in just over a week lots of information in it. In the meantime, enjoy all the events over the last few weeks. It’s been busy!!! Note: Italics=Māori, italics and bold=Cook Island Māori Our Big … Continue reading Newsletter #9 2023 / Pānui #9 2023 (13/6/2023)
Newsletter #8 2023 / Pānui #8 2023 (29/5/2023)
Talofa lava, Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa 2023 / Samoa Language Week 2023 MITAMITA I LAU GAGANA, MAUA’A LOU FA’ASINOMAGA BE PROUD OF YOUR LANGUAGE AND GROUNDED IN YOUR IDENTITY O le autu e faatatau ma faamamafaina la ta gagana Samoa. O le gagana o le faavae lea o le malamalama’aga o le tagata i … Continue reading Newsletter #8 2023 / Pānui #8 2023 (29/5/2023)
Newsletter #7 2023 / Pānui #7 2023 (10/5/2023)
Kia orāna kōtou kātoatoa i te āro’a ma’ata ō tō tātou Atua, For those that aren’t aware, my father (our caretaker) passed away last week. He fell pretty unwell nearer the end of last year with cancer and although he was receiving treatment and seeing improvements, unfortunately it wasn’t to be. He was a real … Continue reading Newsletter #7 2023 / Pānui #7 2023 (10/5/2023)
Newsletter #6 2023 / Pānui #6 2023
Kia ora koutou, I hope the you had an amazing Easter! We are looking forward to seeing you all again on Wednesday. Here is a short newsletter with some important updates regarding classrooms, toilets, etc. I will write who it affects at the top of each section so you can scroll until you get to … Continue reading Newsletter #6 2023 / Pānui #6 2023
Newsletter #5 2023 / Pānui #5 2023
Tēnā koutou katoa, talofa, kumusta, kia orāna, and greetings to you all! As we come to the end of the term we think about the important week we are in. Holy week is a special week and a somewhat solemn week. Yesterday we were blessed to have our new Faith Team in action. They led … Continue reading Newsletter #5 2023 / Pānui #5 2023
Newsletter #4 2023 / Pānui #4 2023
Kia orāna, kumusta, talofa e te whānau, Firstly, a massive thank you to all of our families for righting our waste free lunches. We have had a big push as laziness had set in with waste and uniform. About six years ago, our students in the Enviro Team asked our Board to make a waste … Continue reading Newsletter #4 2023 / Pānui #4 2023
Newsletter #3 2023 / Pānui #3 2023
Kia ora koutou, I hope you have had as an exciting week as we have!!! I start with a comment regarding the news in Stuff. As you may be aware a convicted pedophile has been placed somewhere in the community. It stated in the article that all schools and preschools were made aware of this … Continue reading Newsletter #3 2023 / Pānui #3 2023
Newsletter #2 2023 / Pānui #2 2023
E rere ana tēnei mihi ki te katoa o te whānau whānui me te hāpori o Hato Ani!!! What a wild week or two we have had. The weather has been so hot I had to test the fire hoses out and then so cold we were having snow on the mountains of Kā Tiritiri … Continue reading Newsletter #2 2023 / Pānui #2 2023
Newsletter #1 2023 / Pānui #1 2023
Welcome back team! Nei te mihi ki a koutou katoa! We hope you had a great Christmas and a bit of a break over the summer. It has been great seeing all the smiling faces back last week. We aim for newsletters to come out each fortnight so keep an eye on the app or … Continue reading Newsletter #1 2023 / Pānui #1 2023