Kia ora Tolcarne whānau. It was a quiet weekend, with most students heading home for an extended long weekend. We welcomed everyone back on Tuesday night, all recharged after enjoying an extra few days at home.

Robyn, Mrs Rathbone, Mrs Maw, Charlotte Mavor and Mya Aitken have been away on Country Visits this week. They have been visiting areas around Central Otago and Southland, sharing more about life at Tolcarne. It sounds like they had a great few days away, enjoying meeting many new faces and catching up with current families 💙

We have our Boarding Open Day next week, and look forward to welcoming everyone into the hostel. If you would like to register for this event, please do so using this link.

Meg baked with some of the juniors on Tuesday, where they created a s'mores baked cookie sort of situation... The result was a sticky, sweet treat, which everyone loved!

On Wednesday afternoon we made Mother's Day cards for the special Mother figures in our lives. This was a lovely chance to reflect on who we wanted to celebrate, remembering that there are a variety of people who act as 'mothers' in our lives. Each card was unique, decorated in all sorts of colour and sparkles, with special words on the inside 😍

We finished our Life Maps in Year 9 Koru this week, adding the final touches to personalise each design. Robyn and I look forward to seeing these presented in the upcoming weeks, learning more about each student, significant events in their lives and hopes/dreams for the future!

Thank you to the families who have already returned their Pink Ribbon Raffle Sheets. These are due on Friday the 19th of May, so make sure to get them in for your chance to win! If you would like to purchase a ticket/tickets online, this can be done by uploading money to our fundraising page and adding your name and the number of tickets required. $2 per ticket or 12 for $20. Just a friendly reminder that our Pink Ribbon Breakfast is an in-house event for our students only 💕 Thank you for your support 😊

We hope you all have a lovely weekend and keep warm - the winter weather is definitely on its way 🌧❄ Ma tē wā 👋

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