Month: April 2026

Nau mai hoki mai ki te wāhanga tuarua, (Welcome back to Term 2) On Monday, we held our traditional mihi whakatau to welcome new whānau to our kura. I'm always proud of how natural and normal this process has become for our tamariki. Nau mai Haere mai (Welcome) to Ari, who has joined Cameron in Pōhutukawa, Finn, who has joined Carly in Rātā. Finn is the younger brother of Luca who was a Year 6 with us last year, and Tyde, who has joined Anna in Rimu. Tyde is Dani’s son, Julie’s grandson and Makenna’s little brother.  Over the break,...

Ka nui te mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warmest greetings to you all)  Getting in to you all a day early on the pānui (newsletter) with tomorrow being Good Friday. Mihi atu ki a koutou (Thanks everyone) for what has been a busy, fun and enjoyable first term back at Turitea. From the start of this year, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has updated attendance requirements across Aotearoa, New Zealand. All schools are required to implement an Attendance Management Plan (AMP) and expect them to reach the target of having at least 80% of ākonga (students) attending school more than 90% of...