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School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 5, 2024

Wow!!! End of week 5 already we are just over half way through the last term of the year. As you can see in the above calendar, there are s...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 4, 2024

Staff are currently conducting assessments to measure ākonga progress in key areas since our last formal mid year assessments. These assessments w...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 3, 2024

I hope everyone had a lovely long weekend and are enjoying the shorter working week. It is hard to believe that we are at the end of week three already. Pl...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 2, 2024

The tamariki have had an absolute ‘blast’ with the ice skating rink this week - the smiles have said it all!. It was exciting to see how quickly many of the ākong...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 1, 2024

This term’s inquiry focus is Taha Tinana - physical activity. The major curriculum focus is Physical and Health Education. Along with ice skating, athletic and fundamental...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 10, 2024

SUN PROTECTION Our regulation blue bucket sun hat is a compulsory uniform item in Terms 4 and 1 of each year. Please ensure your tamariki have a named uniform hat from t...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 9, 2024

MAJOR PRODUCTION Excitement is abound here at school as we have our final days of preparation for next Thursday’s Major Production - ‘Hokowhitu School Celebrating 100 Years’. This is an...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 8, 2024

Next week New Zealand/Aotearoa celebrates Māori Language Week. Māori Language We...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 7, 2024

CONGRATULATIONS A huge congratulations to our two fantastic teams, who competed in the Jum...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 6, 2024

CONGRATULATIONS A huge congratulations to our two fantastic teams, who competed in the Jum...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 5, 2024

SCHOOL CLOSURE Please remember that school is CLOSED tomorrow - teaching staff are underta...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 4, 2024

Kia ora - welcome to Maths Week. The ākonga have been engaged in daily challenges and activ...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 3, 2024

Kia Orana - welcome to Cook Island Māori Language Week! At our board meeting this week, mi...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 2, 2024

This week we have welcomed Jessica Burr to our kura. Whaea Jess is supporting ākonga as a L...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 1, 2024

Welcome to Term 3 everyone. It was lovely to have a small mihi whakatau on Monday morning t...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 10, 2024

Today we farewelled Mrs Helen Griffin from her role as our much loved and respected Deputy ...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 9, 2024

Congratulations to the selected Year 5 and 6 ākonga who represented our kura at the local K...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 8, 2024

Our kapa haka roopu performed superbly at Te Pae Tamariki earlier this week. We have had ve...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 7, 2024

esterday we hosted kaiako (teachers) from 7 other schools, and a numeracy facilitator from ...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 6, 2024

We celebrated Arbor Day on Wednesday by planting the tree that was donated to us for our Ce...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 5, 2024

This year's Vaiaso o le Gangana Samoa (Samoan Language Week) has a theme based around the c...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 4, 2024

A reminder that we do not allow dogs on school grounds unless they have specifically been approved ...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 3, 2024

Today is the national Pink Shirt day. Our kura joined the movement and encouraged our staff and students to...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 2, 2024

I’d like to start this week’s newsletter with a very special ‘thank you’ to Victoria Sharp (Oliver U’s mum). Victor...

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Newsletter - Term 2, Week 1, 2024

Welcome to term 2 everyone! A special welcome to the 6 new ākonga (and whānau) who have started at our kura this week - w...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 11, 2024

FAREWELL AND ARIGATO GOZAIMASU Today is Mrs Macdonald’s last day at our kura. After more than 7 years at Hokowhitu School...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 10, 2024

SCHOOL CENTENARY - 5TH AND 6TH APRIL 2024 By the time you receive this newsletter celebrations will be underway. T...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 9, 2024

SCHOOL CENTENARY - 5TH AND 6TH APRIL 2024 Thank you very much to our kapa haka roopu and the choir who are providing ‘live...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 8, 2024

At the Board meeting earlier this week our Board reluctantly accepted the resignation of Mrs Helen Griffin who has decided to go in...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 7, 2024

RAMADAN I would like to take a moment to extend our warmest wishes to all of our school community who observe this special ...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 6, 2024

It is with great excitement that we can let you know that work commences on the replacement of the senior playground NEXT WEEK! The anticipated fin...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 5, 2024

t’s been lovely to see many of you supporting trips and or sports events over the week. Thank you so much, we appreciate your support and help. Next week i...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 4, 2024

We’ve got a really busy week next week with swimming displays and/or sports planned, along with the kete visits to Te Manawa starting. Please make sure you have re...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 3, 2024

Welcome to Friday - and what a great week we have had for swimming. Let’s hope we have a few more yet too. The mornings have been getting a little cooler, however the love...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 2, 2024

We’ve noticed a pleasing reduction in the number of tamariki arriving at school before 8.30am. Thank you so much for your support with this. aPlus are open from 7am and can provide before...

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Newsletter - Term 1, Week 1, 2024

Welcome to the new school year. It was lovely to see the excitement from the tamariki as they entered their classrooms and met up with friends again. (I might add there were some ...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 9, 2023

Listed below are the teaching teams for next year. We operate in collaborative spaces at our kura and it is likely that all the ākonga will be taught by each of the kaiako in their kete at some ...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 10, 2023

Listed below are the teaching teams for next year. We operate in collaborative spaces at our kura and it is likely that all the ākonga will be taught by each of the kaiako in their kete at some ...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 8, 2023

Welcome to the first official day of summer - let’s hope someone ‘in ch...

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 7, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 6, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 5, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 4, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 3, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 2, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 4, Week 1, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 10, 2023

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 9, 2023

Nau mai ke Te Wik...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 8, 2023

What a fantastic buzz the...

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Newsletter - Term 3, Week 7, 2023

Next week we start up our final N...