Month: June 2025

Kia ora e te whānau, (Hello families) And just like that, we’ve reached the end of another term at Turitea. Although it has only been 9 weeks long, we have crammed a lot of learning into it! This afternoon, I released your child’s mid-year report through Hero (or it will be in your child’s bag if they have joined Rimu this year). Please take the time to sit with them and share this together. I finished reading them all yesterday and I am extremely proud of every student. It gave me great pleasure to hear how they are tracking in their learning...

Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warm greetings to you all) I have to send a heartfelt mihi (thank you) to those who came to our Whakanui i a Matariki (Matariki Celebration) last Friday. I did think that the poor weather might put people off coming, but whether you came and gave our tamariki another opportunity to share their kapa haka bracket, viewed their mahi toi (artwork) as pictured below, engaged in kemu (activities) in classrooms, lit a candle to commemorate the loss of a loved one or had traditional Māori kai from the Real Deal Hāngi Food Truck, I...

Tēnā koutou katoa, (Hello everyone) I know the weather isn’t ideal, but we still look forward to seeing you tonight at our Matariki celebration. All the information for this is below and you would have received a Hero post on Wednesday about it too. Our Kapa Haka performance will kick off just after 5pm in Tāne Mahuta (Hall). Please can you have your tamariki here just before then, so they can get organised. (If they competed in Cluster Country today and their uniform is dirty, just sent them in black please). You'll get to see all of the amazing mahi toi (artwork)...

Kia ora e te whānau, (Hello everyone) Ngā mihi (thanks) for your support last Friday in allowing us to have the day as a staff to focus on the implementation of Te Mātaiaho (our refreshed curriculum). As always, when our staff get together, we have many robust conversations about our path forward, as we are all very passionate about education and want to ‘keep ahead of the curve’ with these changes.  It was mīharo (outstanding) to see our kids shine on stage at Pae Tamariki on Wednesday. Their performance really was incredible, showcasing their hard work and dedication to kapa haka. What was even...