November Newsletter

In this issue

17th November - Otago Champs Athletics

30th November - Year 7 Marae Week

3rd December - Mufti Day

7th December - Sports Prizegiving at Tahuna 2pm

10th December - Tahuna Prizegiving at Lion Foundation Arena 1:30 pm + Year 8 Social

11th December - Last day for 2020 school finishes at 12pm

29th January 2pm - Meet your Teacher

1st February 2021 - First day of school

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Karen Parker

Term 4

Halfway through term four and so much more still to come.

Roddy Scoles

Huge Thank You to Hermens Group at LJ Hooker

This year we have a great group of kids and a knowledgeable and enthusiastic parent doing some awesome work in our horticultural area. There is a fantastic article in the Star this week celebrating the work that Caius and his team have been doing with the support of Ross, his Dad. Amelia at the Hermens Group LJ Hooker has very kindly funded new garden beds and also shelving for the tunnel houses. Thank you Hermans Group.

Josh Bates

3 Podium places for Tahuna at The Sassenachs Rugby Tournament.

Olivia Bates

Lap Futsal Winners

Kristy McBride

Room 19 Camp

It was a sunny afternoon when we arrived at camp Berwick and an excited vibe buzzed between the students like some invisible energy net. There was a faint warm breeze in the trees that lined the oval shaped camping ground and water gurgled peacefully in the stream near by, that ran past the confidence course on the other side of the tree line, that separated the tents from the rest of the forest. Our class dumped their bags and we went for a tramp around the dark lake, the wind glanced off its ominous surface and I could feel the goat sprits calling me to its depths! Now that’s a whole other story! The afternoon and night flew by in a blur full of team building activities, confidence course, flying fox, a midnight hike and a rope in the forest activity. These activities challenged us to work together as a team, show bravery and confidence as well as work together as a team. Back at camp I was sleeping with Hunter and Josh and together we put up or tent for the night. I could tell it was going to be an awesome camp. By Matthew Hammond

Jess Cooper

Tahuna Smashes Triathlon

16 students headed down to Balclutha to compete in the Otago Primary Schools Triathlon. The results will blow you away!

Salote Rouvi

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori @ Tahuna

Nau mai, Haere mai ki te wiki o te reo Māori

Tony Hunter

Tahuna Normal Intermediate - back to normal at last!

Kia ora koutou. Term 4 has started at a cracking pace and it is hard to believe that we are already in week 5. The school has made the most of the return to normal routines and we have been able to 'catch up' on activities disrupted by Covid earlier in the year.

Kate Walsh

Athletics day 2020

Well done to all who competed on Athletics day!

Sean Minhinnick

Futsal kicks off for term 4

Wednesday afternoons are all about futsal and there has been heaps to celebrate.

Jennie Scott

SPCA Cupcake Days

Year 8 students from 4C, 5C and 6C have worked independently this week to design, bake and decorate animal themed cupcakes. Students have then sold them at lunchtime. A great learning experience with some amazing finished products. Well done!

Kate Walsh

Cycling with Room 15

Courtney Lousley

ANZSEA - Australia New Zealand Steam Education Alliance 2020

Mr Lousley and 5 Tahuna Y7 students have teamed up with Northern Territories, Queensland and New South Wales education departments in i-see to create opportunities for international collaboration.

Anna Bowen

Looking sharp, no treble

Once a year our Tahuna strings, woodwind and brass players join with other Dunedin schools to form a massed orchestra.

Jess Cooper

Room 9 Climb to New Heights

Room 9 completed their Long Beach Rock Climb and what a successful day!

Yvonne Toa

Sophia van Heezik - Worthy Recipient of the 2020 Sir Peter Blake Award

At our end of term assembly, not only did Sophia receive her Gold Citizenship badge, but was announced as our well deserved recipient this year, by Allen Anderson, Manager of the South Dunedin Westpac Bank.

Jess Cooper

South Zones - GO TAHUNA!

Last week, over 100 Tahuna students competed in the South Zones Athletics. They competed in a range of field and track events against many other schools within the southern region of Dunedin. Tahuna had some excellent results, with many students advancing on to Otago Champs next week! We wish them the best of luck for this competition and it is great to see them training hard.

Kate Walsh

Deca Day 2020

Caius

Tahuna Community Green Thumbs

In case you have missed what has been happening on the other side of the fence.......Caius and his fantastic team of year 7’s and 8’s have started a gardening elective which is going amazingly well. During their lunch hours for the past couple of months they have been dedicated to planting seeds, raising seedlings, watering, caring for mini vegetables, harvesting small crops, and donating their time to help those that are less fortunate.

Anna Bowen

Rob Thorne Porotiti Mindfulness Workshop & Performance

600 students meditate on the sound of Taonga Puoro.

Olivia Bates

Cycling

Salote Rouvi

Check out our Pikitia that made it all the way to the North Island!

Students from the classes in Onerāhi Primary receive gifts from Dunedin

Shannon Brawley

The Camp Chronicles - Mud, Sweat and Tears Challenge

By Blake and Owen

Joanna Jiangjie

How Excellent Students are on 2020 Mandarin Learning🤩

The temperature fluctuates, but what remains unchanged is our excellent students and outstanding mandarin academic performance.

Salote Rouvi

Intermediate Celebration Evening

Taiopeka, Samoan and Cook Island Groups perform at the Intermediate Celebration Evening.

Keith Hutton

Rakiura 2020

The move out to Mamaku Point this year was a huge success! More students were able to experience what Rakiura has to offer and the facilities were a big upgrade from previous years. Here is what a couple of the students had to say.

Grant Philips

ROOM 17 CAMP BERWICK

It was great to finally make it out to camp with our class after camps were postponed earlier in the year due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.

Jess Cooper

Room 9 Aquabus Experience

Earlier this term, Room 9 were one of the two lucky Tahuna classes to head down to Tainui School to experience the aqua bus. We learnt a lot about our waterways and the importance of looking after them. Read on to hear about what we did or learn some interesting facts!

Anna Bowen

Pitched Percussion Perfect

On Monday Tahuna hosted a massed marimba celebration for 190 students from 10 Dunedin schools, filling the hall with music and mallets.

Olivia Bates

Athletics Day!

Manuel Wehi

Super 11’s Interisland Test - Jacob Shaw

Jacob Shaw has done an amazing job at the Super 11's BMX trials. He is one of four boys that have been selected to represent the South Island. Here is a recount written by Jacob explaining his experience.

Yvonne Toa

Training for New Road Patrollers

Lyvia and Eila have been part of our small, dedicated group of Road Patrollers this year.

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