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Te Ao Mārama School

Whiria te tāngata - 11 December 2019

13 December - Last Day of Term 4 - 1pm finish
3 February - First Day of Term 1 (2020)
6 February - Waitangi Day (School Closed)
7 February - Teacher-only Day (School Closed)

Contents

Final Newsletter for 2019

by Melissa Langley

This whiria te tāngata is longer than usual but contains important end of year messages and also key info for 2020. Grab a coffee and enjoy…☕

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Our first day - 30/01/2019

Message from Tony

by Tony Grey

This Friday brings our very first year to an end. On 30th January we opened the door to 117 students (which has since doubled!) with our initial learners coming from 25 different NZ primary schools, 15 different early childhood centres and also 5 overseas schools.

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Class Placements 2020

by Tony Grey

This week we had been planning to confirm our class placements and advise you as to who your child’s teachers are for 2020.

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Achievements Results - End of Year

by Sally Grylls-Thomas

Below is an initial overview of the gains our students have made in the core areas of reading, writing and maths.

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Reminder - 1pm Finish

by Tony Grey

A reminder that we are wrapping up for the year at 1pm this Friday, 13th December.

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Staff Overview 2020

by Tony Grey

At the end of each school year there is often some changes to our staffing arrangements, and with our rapid growth we have numerous new team members.

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Hui-ā-whānau

by Tony Grey

It was great to see so many parents attend our final Hui-ā-whānau last week. We very nearly had 100% attendance!

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Year 6 Leavers

by Anna Pratt

On Monday night we farewelled our first group of Year 6 students and wished them all the best for high school.

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Donut Fri-yay!

by Melissa Langley

We are finishing off our lunch order Fridays for the year with donuts. These MUST be pre-ordered on Tuesday/Wednesday.

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Community Connections

by Anna Pratt

We are lucky enough to have an aged-care facility right across the road from school & some of our students have had the opportunity to visit twice this month.

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Returning School Property

by Melissa Langley

We are currently having an amnesty on school property - please have a look at home!

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2020 Term Dates

by Melissa Langley

Reminder that we are back at school on Monday 3rd February. School is closed on Thursday & Friday of the first week for Waitangi Day & a Teacher-Only Day.

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Community Service Day - Hospice Waikato

by Anna Pratt

Another great day at Hospice Waikato & Rainbow Place helping with gardening, painting & car washing. We look forward to continuing our support of this incredible organisation.

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Lost Property

by Melissa Langley

Please check the wooden seat outside the office for lost clothing and shoes. We will leave this laid out until the end of this week.

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Giving Tree

by Anna Pratt

Our giving tree donations are growing daily - thank you to those who have donated gifts and food items already. We will be accepting donations for the rest of this week then will take it all to Womens Refuge.

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Movember

by Melissa Langley

A huge thank you to those who participated in and donated to our Movember team. An awesome contribution of $1,173 to this very important cause.

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Scrunchies for Charity

by Melissa Langley

A group of Kāhu students created this special project to raise funds to put towards "The Giving Tree".

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YMCA Holiday Programmes

by Melissa Langley

The YMCA are running holiday programmes for a wide range of ages at the stadium, and more locally at Endeavour School & Hukanui Primary School.

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Multi-sport Holiday Programme

by Melissa Langley

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Global Flavours

by Sport Waikato

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Jitterbugs Dance Lessons

by Melissa Langley

Enrolments are now open for Term 1 2020!! Spaces are being snapped up quickly so message Jolie to secure your spot.

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