Mā ngā tamariki katoa
Welcome to this place of learning, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Bernard Fergusson. We are bound by the aspirations embodied in the proverb of Kingi Tawhiao Ngaruawahia is the place where I stand. It was Te Puea who brought this vision to fruition at the time of building a marae for all people.
This kura shelters beneath the prestigious mantle of Turangawaewae Marae and its customary practices, and Te Puea's dictum to work for the betterment of the people.
Potatau is the person of prestige, Taupiri is the mountain, Waikato is the river..
He aha te aha kei BF?
Te Whanau Fergusson
Back row: Max Kenworthy (married to Laura Huia Kenworthy), Alice Marama Drew (daughter), Felix Drew (married to Alice Marama Drew)
Front row: Grace Ngâmahara Kenworthy (grand daughter), Samuel Raukawa Kenworthy (grandson), Laura Huia Kenworthy (daughter), Margaret Fergusson, Geordie Raukawa Fergusson, Evelyn Mahinarangi Drew (grand daughter), Lizzy Tukino Fergusson (daughter)
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ADDRESS
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Bernard
Fergusson, 53 Duke Street, Ngaruawahia
PO Box 80, Ngaruawahia, 3742
POSTAL:
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Our School History
Ngâruawâhia Primary School No. 3 opened on Monday 24th May 1965 with 8 classrooms and a roll of 275.
A formal approach was made to Sir Bernard, Governor General of New Zealand and Dependencies 1962 - 1967, to name the school
after him. He agreed on 24th September 1965 and on April 4th 1966 he officially opened Bernard Fergusson School and became its Patron.
Bernard Fergusson School, at the behest of parents and grandparents, translated to Bernard Fergusson Bilingual School in 1986 and to Te Kura Kaupapa Mâori o Bernard Fergusson on 1st February 1993.
Wahia: Paraire, e 8 ngā rā o Maehe 2024
Ō TĀTOU KAIAKO AKE
I ngā tau e rua kua taha ake rā, he pia EBITE a Whaea Chanel rāua tahi ko Matua Waru ki Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa o Aotearoa ki Tāmakimakaurau. I te mutunga iho o te tau tuarua, i riro i a rāua te tohu kaiako. Tau kē kōrua! I tēnei tau he tokotoru anō e mahi mai ana i te mahi EBITE, ko Turangawaewae Te Wiata rātou ko Mere-tu-ahiahi Kerr, ko Mataapuna Samson. Kia mārohirohi ake koutou ki te mahi noa i te mahi!
TŪRANGAWAEWAE JUNIOR NETBALL
Below are the days and times Tūrangawaewae Junior Netball teams are training. Training will take place at Paterson Park. Kia kaha ā tātou tamariki!
Years 1 & 2 Monday 4.00 - 5.00pm Mahiaringa Muru
Years 3 & 4 Tuesday & Thursday 4.00 - 5.00pm Pourewa Ruri-Clarke
Years 5 & 6 Monday 5.00 - 6.00pm Riah Mahara
Years 7 & 8 Monday & Wednesday 5.00 - 6.00pm Te Whānau Pani & Bridie Potts
SYMPTOMS OF MEASLES
Measles symptoms can start 7 to 18 days after you are exposed to the virus. The symptoms usually start within 10 days.
The first symptoms of measles are:
Fever
Cough
Running nose
Sore red eyes
Measles makes people feel very unwell. Tamariki can be in bed for up to 5 days and will likely be too sick to come to kura for at least 2 weeks.
RED OR DARK PINK RASH
The next symptom is a red or dark pink rash. The spots are blotchy and join together. It usually starts on the face or behind the ears 3 days after the first symptoms, before moving down the body. The rash is not usually itchy. It can last for a week or more. There may also be white spots in the mouth.
WHO TO CONTACT FOR MEDICAL ADVICE
If our tamariki have symptoms that you are worried about:
Contact your usual doctor or healthcare provider
Call Healthline for free advice 0800 611 116
Call 111 for an ambulance in an emergency.
TAMAITI ATTENDANCE
Attendance is the first step in accessing learning, achieving education success and involving wellbeing and lifelong outcomes.
To help our tamariki be a happy iwi learner, please ensure our tamariki attend regularly. If not, please contact Whaea Rangiherehere and inform her of the reason why your tamaiti is absent from kura.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Vaccinations - Year 8s & 7s, Vision & Hearing Tuesday 12th March
Ngāruawāhia Inter School swimming sports Wednesday 13th March
Kōpapa Friday 15th March
Tūrangawaewae Regatta Saturday 16th March
Tūrangawaewae Poukai Monday 18th March
Union Meeting Monday 25th March
Kura tuakana trip to Tūwharetoa 26th, 27th & 28th March
Good Friday Friday 29th March
Easter Monday Monday 1st April
Easter Tuesday Monday 2nd April
Kura teina trip to Tūwharetoa 9th & 10th April
Last day of term 1, 2024 Friday 12th April
STRATEGIC PLAN 2024 - 2025
Hīnei te mihi ake ki te whānau i haere mai ki ngā hui ā-whānau i ngā wiki kua taha ake rā. Kia ora i ō koutou whakaaro i tukuna e koutou. Ko ngā whakaaro nei, ka arataki i te kura i ngā tau e rua kei mua i te aroaro. Kia kaha rā tātou katoa ki te tutuki i ngēnei o ngā hiahia.
NZEI UNION MEETING
Monday 25th March, kura will close at 12.00pm. It is compulsory for our kaiako who are NZEI union members to attend this meeting.
KURA TEINA - MAHI KAUHOE
Hīnei ngētehi o ngā teina i mahi kauhoe mai. Tau rawa koutou mā!
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Kura Tuakana Kauhoe 2024
Ko te kauhoe tētehi o ngā aronga matua ā hākinakina nei mō tēnei wāhanga tuatahi mō te tau 2024. I roto i tēnei o ngā whakapakaritanga, i aro pūmau i a mātou ngā kaiako ki te whakaako i ngā mahi kau tāwhai(freestyle), kau āpuru (Breaststroke), me te kau kiore (Backstroke) me te kounga hoki o ngā momo pūkenga kua kite i roto i ngā whakangūngū kua hori ake nei. Ko te whainga paetae o roto mai i tēnei o ngā kaupapa ko te whakawhanake, ko te poipoi i ngā mokopuna i roto i ngā pūkenga kauhoe, e haumaru ai rātou haere ake nei. Hei aronga whakamua mai i te taha kaiako, ko te māramatanga ki te tuāpapa o ngā kauhoetanga e māia ai te tuku ki ngā ākonga, e titia kaha nei ki te hirikapo o te tamaiti anō hoki. Nō te Wenerei te 6 o Maehe, 2024, i kite nei i te whakapau kaha, i te mate ururoa, me te manawaroa o ngā ākonga i roto i ngā kauhoetanga katoa me te mīharo, me te kino kē mai o te pai hoki i puta rirerire mai ngā hua nō ngā whakangūngū. Kauria ngā wai o āke, āke e kite nei i te pitomata o ngā tūpuna kua heke nei ki ngā mangainga.
Kei raro iho nei ko ngā tūranga mō ngā kauhoetanga nō te rā. E mihi ana ki ngā whakaporohe whirikōkā a ngā tamariki.
Ki te riro te tamaiti i tētehi tūranga mō ngā kauhoetanga 2 neke atu ko ia hei kanohi mō te kura ki ngā whakataetae-ā-hāpori hei te Wenerei te 13 o Maehe, 2024: