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Puawaitanga this year is split into two celebrations

Monday 3rd February 2025 - Interview booking's are now open

It's all go .......

All student information is managed through a system referred to as an SMS, at Te Kura o Tuahiwi we use HERO as our system. A reminder that our ALL of our communication and reporting system is now through Hero.

Our kura uara are important to all of us and we expect them to be upheld by everyone who is on our site. We practice our uara every day during wā karakia and have special mahi ā ringa that help us to remember what they mean.

Monday 5th February - Interview booking's are now open

We have a busy week planned, please read below for this weeks programme

At Te Kura o Tuahiwi we offer learning in a high level of Māori immersion and the English language but sometimes we hear misconceptions about our kura from people in the community that we are a Māori only speaking school. Read below to learn more about us.

Many classes in our kura have created mahi toi for their Calendar Art- read up on how to purchase here.

Felted wool and clay have provided the goods to creatively delve into whakapapa.

Ever travelled to Antractica? Ever wanted to? Well our tuākana got to with the tautoko of the Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT).

On Tuesday 12th December, Te Kura o Tuahiwi will celebrate the learning and skills of our ākonga as well as the history of the kura.

Term 4 is a busy term - here is some events happening to keep an eye out for.........

Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Te Kura O Tuahiwi The weeks are flying by and I can not believe that we are already at the end of week four. Every week is full of fun and enjoyable learning experiences. I felt so spoilt and grateful on Wednesday morning when I was surprised by a lovely letter from my team but also flowers, kai and a gift. Again I am so blessed to be the tumuaki of such a special kura.

Wednesday 8th November 2023

Open Day Sunday 17th September

We are on the hunt for a talented tauira to provide some mahi toi for our new kaimahi tīhāte! Could it be you?!

Mauri ora ki a koutou, e te whānau o te Kura o Tuahiwi.

Yesterday many of our ākonga who are taking part in Children's University were fitted for their graduation which is set for Wednesday 29th November at 5pm in the Christchurch Town Hall.

On Wednesday 23rd August the school dressed up like Rock Stars as part of the NZ Rock times tables tournament.

Kaimahi at Te Kura o Tuahiwi take learning seriously. These past few moths have seen our tumuaki, kaiako and kaiāwhina involved in lots of learning opportunities. These opportunities allow our kaimahi to grow and learn, bringing back new ways of doing things, new ways of teaching our tamariki and new mahi to share with our hapori.

Every HAIL we will be interviewing a pakeke/ adult who works at Te Kura o Tuahiwi. Pānuitia mai/ read along to learn some interesting meka/ facts as we whiu atu ki ngā pātai/ ask the questions to Whaea Shell

Wednesday 23rd August

31st July - Interview booking's are now open

Wear a Pōtae Day

A bike safety programme for North Canterbury ALL Year 6 students

On Wednesday kaiako who belong to the education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa met to discuss the current offer from the Ministry of Education. What was it all about?

Yesterday marked the first day of winter and at the start of the week Te Maramataka moved into Te Tahi o Pipiri. These colder, darker months that are creeping up on us bring a little more sickness. How are we looking after the health of ourselves and our whānau during this time?

Check out the days, dates and events planned for the remainder of wāhanga tua2

I tērā Rāpare, our tau 0-4 tamariki participated in our teina cross country event.

This is the lunch menu for term 2:

We are ready and excited to start Term 2 on Wednesday 26th April!!

Kaitiakitanga, Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Rangatiratanga, Puāwaitanga, Ūkaipōtanga- all values that we value and celebrate ia te Paraire.

Fun Day Friday- the day we ramp up the fun factor at kura!

Kia ora koutou e te whānau kei raro i te korowai o te aroha

Tēnā koe e te whānau Industrial Action – NZEI Strike on 16 March 2023

Mō te wāhanga tuatahi we are looking at wai. Ko te pātai matua // leading question mā mātou- Why Wai?

Save the date - 7th March

Thanks to the generosity of the people at Kaiapoi's Aqualand, our tuakana classes got to experience it for free!

Tēnā koutou e te whānau We have had a busy last couple of weeks at Te Kura O Tuahiwi. This week we have been looking at our Uara/Value 'Whanaungatanga". I have been working in our akomanga on a Tuesday with our tamariki discussing whanaungatanga and what that looks like,feels like and sounds like. Our tamariki were able to articulate what it means and were able to describe a situation where they themselves displayed whanaungatanga. Paia!

24th April 2023 - School Closed

Pīpīwharauroa and Pīwakawaka haerenga to Ōruapaeroa

Aroha ki te tangata te Tuahiwi ki te whai ao

This Friday, we are having our first official Pou Day! Tamariki can dress up in their Pou Colours and we will be having Pou Rōpū Funday Friday time.

Years 5 & 6 and year 7 & 8

Classroom rauemi, camps, trips, technology, storage, Big Day Outs. You name it, they bring the financial and people power tautoko.

On Wenerei new ākonga and their whānau were welcomed to Te Kura o Tuahiwi.

New ākonga and whānau at Te Kura o Tuahiwi

The first day back at kura for 2023

Do you have a child/ren starting Kura in 2023 or 2024

Ngā mihi mahana I te wā Raumati.

Please come along and Farewell our lovely Whaea Mel.

He tēnei mea te whakatauki? A whakatauki is a proverb or a saying. You can use whakatauki in both formal and informal language.

You’ll be aware that New Zealand will move to a new, long-term approach to COVID-19. These changes have been made based on public health advice and reflect high levels of immunity and declining case numbers across New Zealand.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori has been celebrated each year from 1975 and this year it starts on Monday 12th September. This week we commemorate 50 years since the presentation of the 1972 Māori language petition to parliament for Te Reo Māori to be more recognised in our country!

On Tuesday 27th September we will have a whānau hui to show whānau how and what we do with digital technology in our akomanga. This will be at 3.15pm and we will provide kai. It is important that all tamariki have a representative at this hui please.

North Canterbury Kapa Haka Celebration - Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd September

We have noticed an increase in senior students bringing cellphones to kura. Please read our schools cellphone policy in the article.

Year 8 Students and Whānau - Nau mai, haere mai.

We are feeling a lot of pride at Te Kura o Tuahiwi with our tamariki representing us in different places with respect. Many people tell me that when our tamariki are offsite they uphold our values and are amazing advocates for our kura. Tau kē tamariki mā.

This year we have only had one opportunity to formally come to kura to kōrero about your child's learning. Check out the article for further opportunities.

Being present and engaged is fundamental to student achievement. When your tamariki are not at kura for long periods of time or have a pattern of being away one day a week every week this is a significant interruption to their learning.

Swimming lessons Term 3 2022

Last Thursday, we celebrated Matariki in style together, sharing in activities and enjoying Manu Kōrero.

Mātua Tautoko is the PTA for Tuahiwi School, and our main aim is to help fundraise for kura, to be able to access all the extras that every school needs.

If you have stories to share about Tuahiwi please come along to Tuahiwi Marae on Sunday 22nd May at 10am. Everyone is welcome to come along, have a kai and a kōrero. Your story might be the one turned into a story book! Nau mai, haere mai!

Tuahiwi kura has undertaken a partnership research with the UC Child Wellbeing Research Institute creating 5 pūrākau (story books) for the ākonga of Tuahiwi kura. These pūrākau will be about Tuahiwi and our local area including the stories and kōrero from our hapū members of what they remember growing up here. If you are interested in being a part of this kaupapa join us at Tuahiwi Marae on Saturday 14th May at 9.30am. More information in the article.

Friday - April 8th school will be closed.

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We are looking for any whānau or members of our community to come on board the Fun Day Friday waka for this year!

On Day 1 we have our goal setting hui where whānau are invited to come in to discuss your child's goals for the year. This will be available by appointment only. Please use the link in the article to make a time.

Due to us now being lucky enough to have free lunches delivered to our kura everyday we have not had the demand for the Sushi/Bakery and Pizza orders.

It's that time of year where we are beginning to think about classes for 2022.

Here are our 2022 term dates agreed to by The Board of Trustees at a meeting earlier this year.

I can not stress how important it is to model and promote better road safety for our tamariki.

Ngā mihi o te wā Matariki ki a koutou katoa! This week we celebrate Matariki and next year we will celebrate in an even bigger way with a Public Holiday. Our Board were thinking about how we can celebrate Matariki next year so watch this space!

We have noticed an increase in ākonga not wearing our correct school uniform to school and need to tidy this up please.

Please read our reminder about arrival times to school.

We have new tamariki start with us this term, its so exciting to welcome new whānau to our kura. Please make them feel welcome when you see them around.

Friday 25th June

Nau mai haere mai ki Te Kura o Tuahiwi

One of the highlights of the week at our kura for our tamariki is Fun Day Friday each Friday morning. Do you have a secret super skill to share with a small group of tamariki?!! Read on to know more...

Important information regarding reporting student absence. Please click to read the article.

It is really important that we have your correct contact details

Have you ever thought about offering your time to be a mentor? Check out this pānui.

This term has started with trips out of the school, birthdays to celebrate, a Board meeting and a refocus on our professional learning strands. There is never a dull moment here at Tuahiwi Kura and if you like our facebook page (if you haven't already) you will have seen the many activities our tamariki have been involved with at only 1.5 weeks in to the term!

Sushi, Bakery, Subway 🍙🍘🥪🥙🍯

We have lots of exciting things happening between now and the end of Term 2. Please mark your calendar with these dates to remember, more information on events will come out in due course via Facebook, HERO or our fortnightly Pānui.

We expect changes are ahead for the roading layout in Tuahiwi this term. Read more...

Friday 21st May 2021

Our whānau whun day on Friday April 16th includes a hangi lunch. We would love all hands on deck to make it happen so read the article to see how you can join in and help.

Areas for parking around kura

We will have 8 raffle baskets to be won

We are celebrating our partnership with you all on the last day of this term. We have a special day planned for you, read on more to find out...

Easter School Break

Every Wednesday morning from 8am ish onwards Whāea Nush hosts breakfast club. Read on to know more...

Our Fun Day Friday Programme is cranking in 2021 at Te Kura o Tuahiwi! Read on to find out how you can be involved in the fun...

We have recently begun discussions with the Ministry of Education regarding an enrolment zone for our school. We are in the very early stages of discussion due to our role growth.

We have new tamariki start with us this term, its so exciting to welcome new whānau to our kura. Please make them feel welcome when you see them around.

Last month, the senior school celebrated their swimming talent at the Dudley Swimming Pool. We were so proud of everyone who participated!

Matua Tautoko is a group of whānau from our kura that help at events to raise money, comes along to special days to help us and offers support in ways that our team of kaiako might need. Please read our article to learn more.

Mātua Tautoko are fundraising for new literacy resources including class sets of books/novels for every level. We would love your support for this kaupapa and ask kindly that each whānau contributes something towards our Easter Raffle.

Even though we are only in Term 1 there are lots of things that happen for our Year 7 and 8 tamariki over the year starting as early at this term. It is helpful if whānau know what their plans are for our tamariki for their secondary transition as early as possible as this all helps for a smooth transition. Kaiapoi High School has given us a guideline to look at for 2021.

Friday 12th March - School Closed

Hard to believe that it’s already March, and we’ve made the change from Summer to Autumn - definitely cooler in the mornings, but also at night, which makes it easier to sleep. If you are interested in what our Board of Trustees is up to please read the article.

Please click in and read the upcoming events for our junior school.

We are half way through the term already and have had lots happening in and out of the kura this past 6 weeks. There are some exciting things planned as we look forward to the next 5 weeks of teaching and learning at Te Kura o Tuahiwi.

One of our values at kura is Rangatiratanga. We want to embody this by creating an ākonga leadership team. This term, we are working towards establishing this rōpū through a leadership programme at our kura. Read on to support your tamaiti in applying!

One of our values at kura is Rangatiratanga. We want to embody this by creating an ākonga leadership team. This term, we are working towards establishing this rōpū through a leadership programme at our kura. Read on to support your tamaiti in applying!

Our first Hui Tamariki of the year will happen in Tūranga on Friday 2pm start. Please read the article for further information.

Mātua Toutoko are a social group of whānau from Tuahiwi School who want to support the kura to fundraise and give our tamariki as many opportunities as possible.

Breakfast Club Donation

Starting this Thursday 4th March 1.30pm - All welcome

We have 3 Teacher Only Days this year and kura will be closed. These days are valuable for our staff and our professional development. Our first day is in March, please click the link for all dates.

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16th April 2021

Our Whānau get together keeps being interrupted so instead of getting together early this term we have decided to have an end of term get together! Please read the article for more information.

Day four here at kura and things are humming along beautifully! What a privilege to lead our kura this year.

This year our DP will be in a new role. Read more to know what Whāea Jess is up to.

Sushi, Bakery, Subway 🍙🍘🥪🥙🍯

Ko te manako ia kei te piki te ora i a koe koutou ko tō whānau. Ngā mihi o te tau hou pākēhā ki a koutou, otirā ki a tātou katoa! Welcome back to the new year, I hope you are all well and feeling passionate about your 2021 goals!

For our team of kaimahi to be more effective there are a few things that we ask of whānau to help make our mahi easier. Have a read about a few ways that you can help us and we can help you.

3rd February 2021- booking is now open

Stationery Lists Attached

We were so proud of our tamariki at this years kapahaka celebration and some of us even shed a tear or two when our tamariki were on stage!

Do you need some practical help/confidential help or counselling? We have the answer at kura!

Does your tamaiti or someone else you know have anxiety? Does it worry you or concern you? Would you like to talk with other whānau in the same situation and someone who can help? Come along to kura on Monday at 9.15am 30th November and join in. For more information read the article.

A few reminders - please have a read

We have many ways of communication to keep you informed about what is happening around kura.

We are so lucky to have our Mana Ake kaimahi working with our tamariki and whānau. We have an extra special opportunity that you can have to come along and spend time with people that care or have them come to your home or somewhere of your choice. Read the article to see how they can help.

At this stage the kapahaka tickets allocated to Tuahiwi School have been sold. Read the article to find out more.

Pegasus Town 21st November 2020 11am - 5pm

Mai i te tihi o Maukatere ki te pūwaha o Rakahuri, te pā o Tuahiwi maranga mai! Aroha ki te Tangata - Tuahiwi ki te Whai Ao!

We still have positions available to feature local businesses in our app. Please let us know if you may be interested in featuring in our Skool Loop App.

This week has been as busy as any other and our team is working overtime to provide an awesome programme of learning and support for your tamariki.

We have so many events coming up and want to share these with you again so that every one can block out this time to be with us. Clink the link for the details.

Te Ruma Pūkeko and Piwakawaka

Next year we have several changes in staffing and while we can't 100% promise that this will remain the same we can share some exciting news. Please remember that this is all subject to things going well and to plan!

The Ministry of Education has offered us an opportunity to fence the perimeter of the kura and we need to kōrero with you about this. Please come to a hui on Monday 9th November at 4pm in Tūranga if you want to know more.

This term we have planned to continue with our learning progression hui with our whānau and tamariki. Please read the article so you know what to expect.

If you have Ngāi Tahu tamariki, mokopuna or you yourself are Ngāi Tahu we are hosting an hui for whānau to come and learn about Ngāi Tahu specific services that may benefit you. Monday 2nd November at 3pm in Tūranga. Read the article for more information.

IMPORTANT - We use Hero for our classroom notifications and reporting for whānau. Have you signed in yet? If not, read the article to learn how to do this. If you are not getting emails from us it's more than likely because you are not signed in.

Monday 30th Nov and Tuesday 1st December

Tuahiwi School Board of Trustees Casual Vacancy for an Elected Trustee

Order your school photos online ...............

The kapahaka celebration is the biggest fundraiser we have for our kura. We sell raffles but we need things donated for the raffles from you. If you have something that you think we could raffle we would love to hear from you. Hair stylist, nails, art, kai, sport equipment or anything that you think others might like to win please send along to kura.

Are you worried about your child/ren or whānau? Do you need some advice about how you might navigate your relationship with your partner or whānau? Do you just want someone to talk to who will listen and give you advice and guidance? If you do we have the help right here at kura. On the 22nd October and 26th November you can book in to see a counsellor for free!

Please read our reminder about arrival times to school.

Bakery options now available to order online

Driveway Safety - A reminder to our whānau to park in the community car park and refrain from driving up the school drive. This is in the interests of the safety of our tamariki.

We have had several tamariki ask us to have a day where they get to dress up and bring along different wheels to play on! Read the article for further information.

Kaingākautia te kai hauora - Take pleasure in healthy food

New lunch options starting soon. Read the Article for information.

In this article you will read specific information about some changes after 12pm today for both our Tuahiwi School tamariki and whānau. This is important information to read.

What education will look like at Alert level 2 in Canterbury and Chatham Islands from midday Wednesday until Friday midnight.

We are holding a mutton bird fundraiser: $20 per ticket

Cost $10 Per Workshop - ($15 per workshop if 2 people from one whānau attend)

Dental care for over 18s with a community service card

Interested in furthering your tamaiti's reading? This could be for you!

Whānau Drop In Service here at Kura ...

We are back on track and ready to go tomorrow evening. If you are interested in learning Te Reo Māori please check out the opportunities in the article.

Bruce Kearney will visit Tuahiwi School tomorrow evening at 7pm in the staffroom for the parents of our ākonga going to secondary school in 2021.

Term 3 is upon us tomorrow and we have many exciting activities lined up for the next 10 weeks! Check out this article for further information.

What an awesome opportunity for our tamariki to be involved in support from our local people at the marae. If you are interested please register your tamariki using the email below. ❤ #arohakitetangata

It is Matariki this month and we are celebrating with a shared kai on Monday 22nd June. Read the article to learn more.

The last Wednesday of each Month

Friday 26th June

It is important for whānau and ākonga to be able to give feedback to us so that we can continue to make improvements to what and how we operate at kura.

Our kaimahi at Tuahiwi are open and willing to give our whānau time to kōrero and communicate when needed but please remember they need their personal space and time too.

Many of you will now know that our Prime Minister announced yesterday that we are now in Alert Level 1. Such wonderful news for our country. Please read the article with Alert Level 1 information for our kura.

Procedure for Dealing with Problems, Concerns and Complaints at Kura.

At the end of this term we have planned to continue with our learning progression hui with our whānau and tamariki. Please read the article so you know what to expect.

Now that things are starting to settle after our time in rāhui we can set a goal to restart our learning together.

Please have a read through a couple of important updates below..........

Belated Easter Raffles - Being Drawn Friday 29th May

Lunch Orders Starting Monday 25th May

Our kaiako have been back at kura preparing for the return of our tamariki on Monday. We are super excited to welcome you all back after almost 8 weeks away.

Understanding Alert Level 2 and the return to school on Monday 18th May. Please read the article for more information.

Like me, I am sure you have followed with interest the announcements made by the Prime Minister this week. It is reassuring to hear how well our country has done at minimising the impacts of COVID-19. Alert Levels 4 and 3 have not been easy and I thank you for your ongoing support for the mahi we are doing.

E mihi ana ki a koutou katoa te whānau o Te Kura o Tuahiwi! An extended acknowledgement of aroha to our Brennan whānau this week as they buried their father, Poua and brother yesterday in our village urupā, Te Urutī. Kāore i ārikarika i te aroha ki a koutou.

Reality has hit as we come to the end of week 2 of being isolated from our whānau, friends and communities. Our kaimahi have continued to work admirably providing tamariki with an excellent programme of learning. On a beautiful day like today though I hope everyone is able to find time to be outside enjoying the sun.

How To Join ......

Congratulations to Hoani and Hemi for a tie in this week's Kīhini Competition!

In this article you be able to read about the latest updates coming from The Ministry of Education. There are lots of interesting and helpful hints.

The live stream I did this morning described what our home learning will look like from a classroom perspective. All of the information is summarised in this article.

The live stream I did this morning described what our home learning will look like from a whole school perspective. All of the information is summarised in this article.

Many of you will have seen differing reports in the media about when and how schools will reopen once we move down from Alert Level 4. There is a lot of misinformation out there so I thought it best that you hear it from the horse's mouth (with the Ministry of Education being the horse!).

Join our facebook live on Monday 13th April at 10am to listen to and ask questions about Tuahiwi School's approach to distance learning.

Sometimes we need support from different agencies and organisations. We have complied a list of contact numbers for ease.

As we move closer to alert status 4 I wanted to update you all further.

Please let us know if your tamariki are absent, we have many ways that you can do this.

Yesterday, we had an update from our Prime Minister with regards to Covid-19, so we wanted to get in touch as to what this may mean for our kura.

Raffle Ticket sheet coming home today and Monday

Advice from the Ministry of Education: With so much information and misinformation swirling around about COVID-19, I wanted to share with you what will happen if we were to have a case in our kura community. We have been planning for this and are in a position to respond quickly.

Our school has been working with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures. We are excited to announce that the site is now live and available to our school community.

Over the weekend you will be aware that the government has made several announcements about about the borders restrictions and the potential impact of the Corona Virus. As a school we get the most up to date information shared with us so we will update you as we can.

You may have seen that the World Health Organisation has now declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. As noted by the Minister of Health, this doesn’t change what New Zealand is doing to respond to coronavirus.

We had our swimming sports on Wednesday 19th Feb, everyone had so much fun......

Last year we had a few incidents where our kura property was damaged costing us several hundred dollars that should have been spent on providing our tamariki with assets to make learning better. Please read the article below.

Heres another way for us to communicate with you. An easy and instant way to get school notifications straight to your phone.....

28 February - 3 April Friday Evenings

Parent notification EOTC form attached

Please come and join us for our end of year celebration at Waikuku Park, Friday December 14th 9.30am - 2.30pm.

We have some exciting events happening in the next 3 weeks, please mark your calendar.

This year our Puawaitanga has had some changes. We intend on making it a celebration so we want you there. We will be at the marae, 6pm - 8pm on Thursday December 13th and EVERYONE is welcome and encouraged to come. Its not a celebration without you ALL there!

We are starting Sushi Wednesday back this Wednesday 31st October

IMPORTANT PĀNUI FOR THIS WEEK’S KAPAHAKA ORGANISATION

For sale in the office and at the kapahaka celebration.