Please place in your diary as our school is closed for instruction that day.

Kia ora koutou,

The 18 September, 2023 will be a teacher only day for Tauranga Moana Schools including our school. This is the second Ministry of Education Curriculum Refresh Day for 2023.This Teacher Only Day will involve over 1560 early childhood, primary, intermediate, secondary school teachers and board of trustee members gathering at Mercury Bay Park for the launch of the Te Tai Whanake ki Tauranga Moana Te Ao Māori local curriculum. This development of a curriculum through the collaboration of Tauranga Moana Iwi, 67 schools, kura, all ECE’s and kohanga reo is a huge achievement. The purpose of the meeting at Mercury Bay Park is to share the content and structure of this local curriculum and instruct the gathered teachers / Kaiako on how to use it. This project has generated huge interest among our Iwi, Hapū and whānau who have been partners in the development of this taonga for future generations of students, teachers and the wider Tauranga Moana community. We thank you for your support of this teacher only day and look forward to sharing this taonga with your family and whanau as part of our school curriculum.