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A Message From The Principal
Kia Ora, Talofa lava, Bula vinaka, Namaste, Taloha Ni, Malo e lelei, Ni hao, Kia Orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kumusta, Namaste
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Welcome back to school for the final term of the year. This term we welcome Mrs Rebello to our teaching team. Mrs Rebello is teaching in our Rata Whānau – Rata Tahi. At the end of last term we farewelled Mrs Palmer from Totara Rua and she has been replaced by Ms Page.
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Our Value as we being this term is GIFTED/ TĀONGA- Our students are developing an understanding of the fact each and every one of us are gifted and have something to share in our school community. Some of you may have already engaged with your child to help identify what their gifts might be. This is a great chance for you to remind your children what is special about them. We want our students to know and share their gifts with others.
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Our connected curriculum this term continues to develop the theme of being travellers- this term is a focus on what we contribute to make the world a better place.
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My Contribution to this World
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We understand that we each bring our unique self to the world.
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We know that we are global citizens.
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We can share ourselves within our local community.
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Your children will be engaged in a wide variety of activities that enhance their contribution to our school, our community and our world. Take some time to check in with them about what they are doing and each whānau will keep you up to date with their weekly blurbs.
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“At the end of the day it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished… it’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.”
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Term Four is our summer term- this means our students are now to be in Summer uniform.
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What is our Summer Uniform?
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The following are the only items permitted for summer uniform:
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Girls – Summer - Terms 1 and 4
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Blouse/ White Short Sleeve
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Socks - White ankle or white or black knee high
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Shorts Navy shorts for under pinafore – (P.E. Shorts)
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Shoes Black school shoes or black sandals,
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Boys – Summer - Terms 1 and 4
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Poloshirt - Blue short sleeved with logo
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Socks - Black socks with 2 blue stripes
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Shoes - Black school shoes or black sandals
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Students may not wear skivvys/ long pants/ tights/ leggings/boots in Term Four or Term One
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Students need a school hat which is to be worn whenever they are outside of the classroom. We have a no hat no play rule – students without a hat will need to sit in the shade on the deck.
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Totara Whānau Camp
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The students in Year 7 and 8 would like to say thank you to our school community for supporting our fundraisers for Camp. We appreciate your contributions. We have two more fundraisers to go. The first is our GLOW disco which is on next Thursday- tickets can be purchased from the school office and the second is our Bake Sale- further details will be shared soon.
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Teacher Only Day- Friday 25 October
Next Friday our teachers will be participating in a Ministry of Education allocated Teacher Only Day. The purpose of the day is to explore the new NZ Maths Curriculum. We will be looking at the document and revising our current Maths Skills Profiles to align these with the requirements of the new document. The government is also providing new resources to match the new curriculum so we will begin to explore these and see which is the best fit for our school.
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Upcoming Dates
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Teacher only day - no school
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All Saints Day – Mass 1.30pm
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Monday 4 November Assessment week
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Bake Sale & Ulalei Football begins
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Monday 18 November – 22 Nov
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Parent Hui Structured Literacy 6pm
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