Wāhia
Hangarau
Ia Taite, ia Taite, i mahi hangarau ā tātou tamariki tuakana. E toru ngā kaupapa e whāia ana e ā tātou tamariki hei akoranga anō, hei pūkenga anō. Ko te mahi rākau ki tō Pa Matarae Royal taha, ko te mahi harakeke ki tō Whaea Kura Rawiri taha, otirā ko te mahi tunutunu te kai ki tō Whaea Miruwai Heremia taha. He whakaahua ēnei i mahia mai e Whaea Kura o te mahi harakeke i rārangahia e ā tātou tamariki. Tau kē!
Wāhia - Paraire 15 ngā rā o Hepetema 2023
KO TE WIKI O TE REO MĀORI
Ko te wiki o te reo Māori tēnei. Ko te nuinga o te Wāhia e tuhia ana e te reo. Ko ahau tonu e whakahau ana i a koutou ngā mātua ki te kōrero i te reo e mōhiotia ana e koutou. Kōrerohia ki ā tātou tamariki. He mana tō te reo. He reo i ahu mai i ngā Atua.
WHĪWHIWHI / TONGUE TWISTER
Ka hapa te tama, ka taka te kapa, ka kapakapa i te pitomata.
TŪRANGAWAEWAE WAKA SPORTS
Club Development Workshop
Level up your coach and manager skills
Empower whānau through upskilling
Workshop 1: Rāhoroi 16 o Hepetema 2023, 10am - 2pm
Workshop 2: Rātapu 1st Oketopa 2023, 10am - 2pm
Ki te Marae o Tūrangawaewae.
Te nuinga o ngā tamariki e hoe waka ama nō tō tātou kura. Kia kaha ake ngā mātua ki te mahi mai i ngā awheawhe nei kia whāia ngā pūkenga e koutou.
PAKARU MAI TE PĀTŪ
I tēnei wiki, nā tētehi o ā tātou tamariki i pakaru mai i te pātū nei. Kāore anō tēnei tamaiti kia whakī mai nāna tēnei mahi.
He whakahau tēnei ki te katoa o ā tātou tamariki, kaua rā e whēnei mai. He hōhā nui tēnei. Tēnā, tiaki rawa mai tō tātou kura. He kaha nōna, nō te kura ki te tiaki mai i a tātou katoa. Whakaarohia nuitia e tātou ki a ia!
RAROTONGA
He nui ngā nekehanga i nekehia e ngā tamariki ki Rarotonga. He tauhou ngā nekehanga nei ki ā tātou tamariki arā te haere mā runga i te waka rererangi, te toro atu ki whenua kē atu, te kaukau ki tō te onu taha, te kite atu, te tiro atu ki ngā hua o te moutere, te whakarongo atu ki ngā kōrero ake tā rātou. He wheako nui tēnei. Ko te tūmanako ka hoki ā tātou tamariki ki tāwāhi.
Tēnei te mihi ake ki a Matua Waru, rātou ko Whaea Kahu, ko Whaea Lucille, toku hoa a Fiona i kaha manaaki mai i ā tātou tamariki ki Rarotonga.
TE RĀ WHAKAMUTUNGA I TĒNEI WĀHANGA
Hei te Paraire 22 ngā rā o Hepetema, ka mutu moata te kura. Hei te 2.00 karaka o te ahiahi ka mutu te kura.
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Whakatō Rākau
I te Weneti, 22 ngā rā o Ākuhata, ka haere atu rā a Heramana ki te Mangarata ki te whakatō rākau. I te takiwā o ngā rākau 250 i whakatōngia e ā tātou tamariki tuakana. Ketekete mai, kuku mai, koekoe mai ā tātou tamariki nō rātou e mahi ana i te mahi. I te tīmatanga, he ihu hupe nō ngā tamariki heoi anō rā i te mutunga iho he ringa raupā ake nō rātou otirā nō mātou ki te mahi i te mahi nei. Tau rawa! Hīnei te mihi ki a Wayne Bennett nā te tono ki a mātou te kura ki te torotoro tonu i ō mātou ringa ki tēnei kaupapa te whakahuruhuru i te ngahere, te whakaniko i a Papatūānuku
Wāhia: Taite 17 ngā rā o Ākuhata 2023
WHAT IS YOUR COMMITMENT TO TE REO MĀORI?
As parents, what is your commitment to speaking te reo Māori to our tamariki at home? How often do you converse in te reo Māori with our tamariki within the comfort of your kāinga. Every morning when our tamariki wake up, how often do you say, “Mōrena.” How often do you speak what you know? The staff at kura are making a genuine effort to increase the frequency of our tamariki conversing with each other in te reo Māori. I highly encourage all whānau to commit to speaking what you know to our tamariki so that our language becomes the norm at kura. Kia kaha katoa!
HE REO KEI TE KĀINGA
Here are some kīanga (phrases) the whānau can say at home to make our reo the norm at kura:
He oi i a koe - Help yourself.
Mōrena e kō, Mōrena e tama - Good morning
He parakuihi māku - May I have breakfast please?
Haere mai - Come here
Hoki atu - Return
Tēnā, kōrerohia mai!
ROAD SAFETY
Approximately 1.3 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes. Between 20 and 50 million people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5 - 29 years. The main reason behind these road accidents is not following/knowing traffic & road safety rules.
Trafficquiz.com is FREE to use website developed with an aim to spread awareness regarding traffic rules and road safety rules. Through trafficquiz.com our tamariki can learn and test their knowledge about traffic & road safety rules in an entertaining way i.e. by playing quizzes. These quizzes can be found on our kura website.
HE RĀ TAKARO
Ahakoa i whakakorengia e ngā kaiwhakahaere o te rā hake me te rā poiwhana, i mahia tonutia e mātou o te kura. He rā paki, he rā mokopuna, he rā pai hei mahi ai i te mahi nei. Hīnei te mihi atu ki ngā kaiako i horahia tonutia e rātou tēnei rā, tēnei kaupapa hei kaupapa nekeneke, nukunuku mā ā tātou tamariki.
KO WAI NGĀ TAMARIKI NEI?
I te tau 1969, tēnei whakaahua i mahi ai. Nā Helen Coggan tētehi kaiako o te wā tēnei whakaahua i tuku mai. Ko wai ngā tamariki nei? Āta tirohia!
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Wāhia: Paraire 4 o Akuhata 2023
Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki
Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi
Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te Tau.
I te wiki tuarua o te wāhanga nei, i toko ake ngā tamariki te tau 7 i te kaupapa, i te aranga ake o Matariki, te mātahi o te tau. He hokinga mahara ngā whakaahua nei i mahia mai e Whaea Lucille o ngā nekehanga i nekehia e ngā tau 7. Tau rawa mai!
NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, NAU MAI WHAKATAU MAI E!
Nau mai, haere mai te tokotoru i tau mai i tēnei wāhanga. Ko Norah-Mae Tuaupiki rāua ko Ivy Tuaupiki, he tuakana, teina nō rāua tonu. Me te mea anō ko Ngakawa Cole-Te Noungou. He tama ia kei Ākara Nui. Kia kaha rā koutou ki te whai i te huarahi kua parangia kētia e te mahi a ngā tamariki o mua o te kura nei. Karawhiua!
PROGRESS - CANOPY
This is the end of week 2 of the canopy. The frame is up. The construction of the canopy has initiated conversation amongst our tamariki that construction is a possible career they would like to pursue.
INFECTION PREVENTION
Throughout these winter months, many of our tamariki have been absent due to illness. Seasonal colds, flu and other respiratory illnesses circulating within our kura and our community are inevitable during our wet and cold winter. To protect our tamariki and our staff from the spread of respiratory infections this winter, and recognising COVID-19 is still circulating, it is important that we follow these infection prevention measures.
Maintain good hand hygiene. Wash and dry hands thoroughly or use alcohol-based hand sanitiser. It is important to enable our tamariki to clean their hands after using the bathroom and before mealtimes.
Remind our tamariki to sneeze or cough into their elbow or a tissue.
Avoid touching their face, dispose of tissues in a waste bin and wash and dry, or sanitise their hands. This will reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and other viruses such as the common cold or flu.
Well ventilated classrooms. Open windows and doors of classrooms and communal staff areas several times a day to increase fresh air flow.
Keep spaces clean. Ensure regular cleaning of facilities, paying special attention to high-touch surfaces and objects.
Note: Kura is closed for instruction, Thursday and Friday, 3rd & 4th August.
LeRoy Morgan TUMUAKI
Wāhia: Paraire 21 ngā rā o Hūrae 2023
NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, NAU MAI, HOKI MAI!
Hīnei mātou o te kura e mihi ake ana ki a Te Tipi Tahapeehi kua hoki mai ia ki te kura hei kaiako o roto mai i a Manawanui 2 me te mea anō, i hoki mai a Rangiherehere Katipa. Ko ia te tangata e whakahaere ana i ngā tini āhuatanga o te kura. Nō mātou o te kura te māringa nui i hoki mai rāua hei ringa raupā mō ā tātou tamariki o te kura.
I te mutunga iho o te wāhanga kua taha ake rā, i oti i a Whaea Kōtiro i āna mahi ki te kura. E whai ana ia i tana e hiahia ai. Mā te Runga Rawa ia otirā tana whānau hei tāwharau.
Me te mihi anō ki a mātou o te kura i hokihoki mai i tēnei wiki. I tēnei wāhanga, ka pōkea tonutia mātou tamariki mai, pakeke mai e te pukumahi!
NGĀ RĀ O TE WĀHANGA TUATORU
Inter School Soccer and Hockey Tuesday 1st August
Teacher Only Days 3rd & 4th August
Kura Waiti Wednesday 9th August
Rededication of Pare Waikato Tuesday 15th August
Koroneihana 18th - 21st August
Cross Country Tuesday 29th August
Rarotonga 4th - 10th September
Last Day Friday 22nd September
Note: Kura will remain open for instruction on Friday 18th August and Monday 21st August for the Koroneihana.
KĀKAHU TIKA
Please ensure our tamariki are dressed appropriately for each day, e.g. jacket, beanie. Ensure our tamariki are prepared for whakapakari tinana, e.g., suitable footwear, training shorts, training top and the kura hoodie or kura sweat-top after each session.
Since Monday, our tamariki have been back into daily structured exercises. It is pleasing to see how active our tamariki and our kaiako are. An appendix about the cross-country training dates has been added to this week’s Wāhia. Please take note of these dates. Nā te hau ora, ka hau ako mai ngā tamariki. Ka rawe!
STAFF INITIATIVE - TEAM
This term, the teaching staff are involved in an initiative called TEAM. The objective is to provide service to each other and contribute to a better us, to a better team. Both Whaea Atareiria and Whaea Kahu have initiated this challenge.
APPRECIATION
At the end of term 2, I shared photos of a lack of appreciation towards the seating in our kura van. As a reminder, please take care of what we have as a kura both big and small.
TE PŪTAHI NUI
Te Pūtahi Nui is a 2-day conference for kaiako in the Ngā Kura ā-Iwi collective. The conference is held in Rotorua. This has become an annual event for the kaiako of our kura to attend. This year, this is held in week 3, the 3rd and 4th August. These are teacher only days.
TE IAIA O TE REO
Beginning next week, our tamariki will be acknowledged for their efforts to converse in te reo Māori. At the moment our efforts are sporadic at best. Our recent past has informed us that what we are doing isn’t working. Our tamariki will be awarded points for their attempt, the use of kīwaha and whakataukī, the fluency of their reo and more importantly, the frequency of their reo. All our tamariki have been placed into houses or kāhui. The house or kāhui with the most points near the end of the year will be treated to a day out at my discretion.
Kia kaha mai tamariki mā, ka hoki tātou ki te mata o te arero ki te whai i te reo he māmā nei te rere atu.
CANOPY
This is our first week back to kura and there is already a hive of activity. Our tamariki are busy being active in and out of their classrooms, the tī kouka at the front of kura are being felled to make room for the canopy being constructed over the netball courts. Weather depending, the canopy will be completed in 4 weeks time.
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Wāhia: Paraire 16 ngā rā o Hune 2023
HE MIHI POROPOROAKI
E kui, e Roha moe mai i tō moenga roa. Hāneanea te haere ki te wāhi ngaro, kei reira tō rahi, tō iti e whanga noa ana kia tae rānō atu koe.
Yesterday, the kura attended Nana Roha’s (Te Aroha Tairakena nee Herangi) tangi. All our tamariki were amazing. They sat quietly and patiently through 7 whaikōrero and supported one of the kaikōrero with a waiata. This was a successful trial. Tau rawa aku tamariki!
PĀTUKI TAHI
I te Weneti rā, i whakataetae atu ā tātou tamariki tau 3 atu ki te tau 8. I reira te mahi a te tangata, te mahi a ngā tamariki e whakapau ana i te kaha ki te whai hua. Me mihi ka tika ki a Matua Anaru, nāna me tōna ihu hupe i whakarite pai i te taha poitarawhiti. Ahakoa te whakataetae ka pātuki tonutia e ā tātou tamariki ki ngā tamariki o kura kē atu!
STUDENT-LED INTERVIEWS
I highly encourage the whānau to come along and listen to our tamariki demonstrate and talk about the learning they have experienced in the first half of this year. Our tamariki will be released at 2.00pm and the interviews will commence at 3.00pm, concluding at 6.00pm. There are no set times. Ensure you read the pānui about the interviews as there are questions parents can ask that will prompt our tamariki to make a response.
REMAINING EVENTS
Staff Wellbeing - Sunday 18th June
Student-Led Interviews - Wednesday 21st June, 3.00 - 6.00pm
Kura teina swimming - Friday 23rd June
Last day - Friday 30th June
BAD NEWS
It disappoints me the lack of appreciation of some of our tamariki who catch the van to and from kura show towards our kura van. These are tamariki of the kura teina and kura tuakana who are responsible for this. I implore the parents of our tamariki who use the van to talk to our tamariki to appreciate this service. If this lack of appreciation continues, I will stop this service!
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Wāhia - Paraire 19 ngā rā o Mei 2023
MEASLES, STREP THROAT & COVID
Our wet weather is now upon us and it is accompanied with its friend the cold temperature. We currently have 2 positive cases of Covid and there is strep throat amongst our community. It is important we remain vigilant to keep our tamariki and whānau warm and safe. If our tamariki are sick, please keep them at home.
MAHI KĀMURA
Tau kē te mahi i kāmurahia nei e ā tātou tamariki tuakana. He paenga tēnei i mahia e rātou. Me mihi ka tika ki a Pā Matarae Royal, he tuakana ia nō Matua Paora. Nāna rātou i tohutohu me pēwhea te hanga.
Nā Pā Matarae tēnei whakaahua i mahi.
E TĀKARO ANA
He rawe te kite atu i ā tātou tamariki e nuku ana, e neke ana. Tama mai, kōtiro mai e tākaro ana, e whakawhanake ana i ō rātou pūkenga. Ko te katoa o ā tātou tamariki e whēnei ana te mahi. Tau rawa koutou mā.
KIA TŪPARA TE HOE
Last year, a number of our Year 7s and 8s were participants in a river initiative called Kura Waitī. This year, a selective group of our seniors are again engaged in learning more about our river. Below are photos that capture some activities our tamariki are involved in.
Me whakaatu ka tika i ngā momo mahi i mahia e ā tātou tamariki huri noa i te kura. E pōkea ana ā tātou tamariki e ngā tini kaupapa o tēnei wāhanga, otirā te katoa mai o tēnei tau. Ki tā Whaea Ariana tirohanga, e tau ana ā tātou tamariki. He tohu pai tēnei.
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Wāhia: Paraire 5 ngā rā o Mei 2023
NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, WHAKATAU MAI E!
Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai a Oliver Shelford-Katipa rāua ko Piata Tapatahi ki tō tātou kura. He teina a Oliver nō Turanga. He tuahine a Piata nō Te Rata rāua ko Kaarea. Kia kaha kōrua kia tū hei tangata pai, kia tū hei tangata pukumahi.
TERM 2 DATES
Touch and Netball Tuesday 23rd May
Public holiday Monday 5th June
Pātukitahi Wednesday 14th June
Student-led interviews Wednesday 21st June
End of term 2 Friday 30th June
CONTACT DETAILS UPDATE
Have you updated your contacts with us?
If you have moved address, you have a new phone number or your child has a recent change in their health (allergies, asthma, seizures) can you please advise Whaea Kōtiro of the change for our records.
WINTER HEALTH AND VACCINATION REMINDERS
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand encourages whānau to vaccinate our tamariki for pneumococcal disease, Meningococcal B, measles, and flu, alongside their three COVID-19 vaccines to provide the greatest level of protection heading into winter.
Tamariki aged six months to 12 years are eligible for free flu vaccinations.
KIA ŪKAIPŌ TE REO I ROTO I NGĀ KĀINGA
Kua roa te wā e whakaaro ana ahau i te korekore o te reo e kōrerohia ana e ā tātou tamariki ki te kura. Te nuinga o te wā, e kōrero ana rātou i te reo Pākehā, he tino whakamā nōku. Nō reira i ara ake te whakaaro kia āwhinatia te whānau kia ūkaipōtia te reo i roto i ngā kāinga.
When our tamariki wake up in the mornings, greet our tamariki by saying, ‘Mōrena, He moe pai?’ Āe, he moe pai e Māmā / He pai te moe / I moe roa ahau / He tino moe tērā.
When our tamariki retire to bed for the night, this expression can be shared,
Pōmārie, kia pai tāu nā moe. Hei āpōpō.
MAHI POI
I te wiki tuarua o te wā whakatā, i hui ai mātou kaiako mai, tamariki mai ki te hanga poi. He kaupapa rawe tēnei i te mea i torona e mātou ō mātou ringa ki tēnei kaupapa hei rauemi mō ā tātou tamariki otirā mō te kaupapa kapa haka.
FIRST AID
I taua wiki anō, i hui anō te pae kaimahi o te kura ki te whai mōhiotanga ki te tuku manaakitanga ki te tangata e whara ana, e whati ana. Ahakoa he kaupapa nui tēnei te oranga tō te tangata he nui te pukukata. He kaupapa anō ēnei kia kāpuia tātou e tātou anō.
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Wāhia: PARAIRE 31 ngā rā o Maehe 2023
KIA TŪPATO
Tuesday afternoon, one of our tamariki was accosted by a group of boys for his scooter. This tamaiti is to be applauded for his bravery as he was determined not to give up his scooter. I am also appreciative of Preston Muru of Ngāruawāhia Primary School for his intervention in to this incident. Please keep a vigilant eye on all our tamariki walking, scootering or biking to and from each of our respective kura in Ngāruawāhia.
PAETUKUTUKU
I highly encourage our whānau to look at the kura website that has been refreshed by Matua Chris. Features include the fortnightly Wāhia, our results from the recent swimming competitions and a term calendar.
TE MAHI KAUHOE
Kei runga noa atu ā tātou tamariki ki te whakapau wera ki te mahi kauhoe, ki te whakapau kōrero ki te akiaki i a rātou anō. Ahakoa te hua i puta ake nei, ka mau tonu i a tātou i te hūmarie. Kei te paetukutuku o te kura ngā hua i tutuki i ngā tamariki.
Ko ēnei ā tātou tamariki i haere atu ki te mahi noa i te mahi. I tukua hei kanohi mō te kura. Tau kē tamariki mā.
KŌPAPA
I te Paraire 17 o Maehe, i tū anō te whakataetae kōpapa. E rua ngā tau, kāore tēnei kaupapa i tū ake. I haere atu rā ā tātou tamariki tuakana ki te tahatika o te awa ki te hoe kōpapa, ki te hoe whakataetae. Ehara i te mea me ako ā tātou tamariki ki te tūpara te hoe, me ako e ētehi hoki i te mahi urungi kei kōtiti. Tau kē ā tātou tamariki!
TE WHAKAPŌTAETANGA
Today, we congratulate Matua Anaru for graduating from Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Whakatāne Campus with a Bachelor of Education (Teaching). He tino tauira a Matua Anaru ki ā tātou tamariki ki te haere ki te whare wānanga hei whai tohu. Tau rawa!
KI TE KĀPUIA, E KORE E WHATI
Throughout term 1, the staff have been engaged in a weekly exercise programme. Each session is full of effort, encouragement, collaboration and anticipation. If the expectation for our tamariki is to have a good level of fitness, it is the expectation of the staff to be fit as well. This initiative is designed to bring the staff together, to build each other by doing something that is challenging. This initiative will continue throughout the year.
KELLY SPORTS HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Kelly Sports are running a holiday programme in the April holidays. An attachment about the activities of the programme has been added to this week’s Wāhia. I believe all our tamariki should have a sound grasp of the basic skills of catching, throwing and striking before they leave kura. Holiday programmes facilitated by Kelly Sports provides another layer of learning of these skills for our tamariki.
TE RĀ WHAKAMUTUNGA
Next Thursday 6th April is the last day of this term. We will be finishing at 2.00pm. We return Monday 24th April for the beginning of term 2.
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
AKONA TE REO MĀORI
The following is an excellent opportunity for the whānau of our kura to learn our beautiful language. Our tamariki’s ability to kōrero Māori will be enhanced if the language is also spoken at home.
Classes begin Wednesday 26th April and conclude Saturday 2nd December.
Classes will be held in Hamilton (Venue to be confirmed)
Times: 6.30 - 8.30pm
Fees: Koha
Age: 18 years + only
Any enquiries please email, pikikotuku.tumai@twoa.ac.nz or phone Pikikotuku Tumai on 021 074 7343.
Wāhia: PARAIRE 10 ngā rā o Maehe 2023
HEAD LICE ALERT!
The kura has received a number of reports from whānau about the return of these irritable critters. An attachment has been added to this week’s Wāhia showing how to treat ‘kutu.’.
MEASLES
With people travelling overseas again, there’s a risk that someone with measles could unknowingly bring the disease back to Aotearoa. Measles spread easily and quickly, usually between people who are unimmunised or only partially immunised. It can be serious and life threatening.
The best protection against measles is the free MMR vaccine. It will protect you, your whānau, and prevent the virus from spreading.
More information about measles vaccination can be found here:
Measles vaccination - Ministry of Health.
KEEPING OUR TAMARIKI SAFE
We’re all responsible for keeping our tamariki safe in our families and communities. It’s also important for our tamariki to know how to identify unsafe behaviour and what to do if they feel unsafe.
We encourage parents and other caregivers to talk to our tamariki about what inappropriate behaviour and actions look like, rather than the “types of people” that could cause harm.
Advice for our whānau:
Listen carefully to our tamariki – take notice of anything unusual and discuss what they can do if it happens again.
Always know where our tamariki are, and only leave them with trustworthy people. Consider asking caregivers for references.
Show our tamariki how to get safely to and from kura and other common places. Teach them to walk with friends, not alone.
TE MAHI KAUHOE
I tērā Paraire, i wawae atu ngā tamariki, tuākana mai, teina mai ki te puna wai, ki te Town Pools kauhoe ai. He rawe te kite atu i ā tātou tamariki e pokea ana e te puku kauhoe. He rawe anō hoki ki te kite atu i ngā mātua i taetae mai ki te toko ake i ā tātou tamariki katoa. Tau rawa koutou ngā tamariki!
Hīnei ngā whakaahua i mahia hei hokinga mahara o te rā kauhoe nei.
Congratulations to all our tamariki who competed last week at our kura swimming competition. As mentioned in a previous Wāhia, I want all our tamariki to be competent and efficient swimmers in any body of water. The swimming results have been shared on the kura website.
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
Wāhia - PARAIRE 24 ngā rā o Pēpuere 2023
NAU MAI, HOKI MAI, WHAKATAU MAI E!
Nau mai, whakatau mai i Maukutea Ratu-Eketone. He tama ia nā Nathan Eketone. Ko te mea nui, ko te tūmanako nui, ka puta ake a Maukutea hei tangata pai, hei tangata pukumahi anō hoki.
HE TIROHANGA NOA
The kaiako have settled our tamariki quickly into their classroom routines. During paramanawa and lunch, our tamariki are jovial, interacting with each other by playing a myriad of traditional games or games they spontaneously make up on the spot. Tau kē!
KIA TŪPATO!
Our tamariki who walk home via Ngāruawāhia High School must follow the footpath along the northern perimeter to Hui-ngā-rua, the marae at the high school. Our tamariki are to cross Kent St at the high school marae. Do not cut through the high school and do not loiter amongst the car park at the high school.
If our tamariki cross over at River Road, please use the crossing between the marae and Ngā Miro Health Centre. Take your time to look both ways before crossing.
MATUA RAUTIA - IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD
Poupoua, tiritiria te aroha ki roto ki te whānau. He tikanga anō tā te Māori mō te whakatipu tamariki.
Our tupuna knew that tamariki were our brightest future. Still today most of us understand that growing our tamariki is the biggest job we ever get to do, and sometimes it can be really hard.
How do we want them to grow up?
How are they experiencing their world?
What kind of relationship do we want with our tamariki?
What can whānau do together to support each other?
To register for a class series contact, Katarina@mauritau.org.nz. www.pouaroha.org.nz
The first day is Wednesday, 22nd March 2023 at the Ngāruawāhia Community House. Times 10.00am - 12.00pm. Finish with a shared kai. Gold coin koha.
UNIFORM
It is good to see an improvement in the standard of uniform adorned by our tamariki. I’m a believer in our tamariki wearing a uniform and wearing it correctly.
UNIFORM PRICE LIST
Red T-shirts - $23.00
Red Sweatshirts - $37.50
Black hoodie - $48.50
Our tamariki look sharp when they wear the correct kura uniform.
RAROTONGA
To the Year 8 and Year 7 whānau who have expressed the interest of your tamaiti to travel to Rarotonga in September 2023 and paid your deposit, continue to inform Whaea Kōtiro when payments have been made. The dates are Monday 4th - Sunday 10th September. Ensure your tamaiti has a current passport.
TE MAHI KAUHOE
Hīnei ā tātou tamariki e kaukau ana. Hau mai te rongo o te harikoa, hau mai te rongo o te pūkana. 1, 2, 3 Pūkana!
Nā Whaea Kōtiro tēnei whakaahua i mahi.
LeRoy Morgan
TUMUAKI
