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School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 9, 2023

Nau mai ke Te Wik...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 8, 2023

What a fantastic buzz the...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 7, 2023

Next week we start up our final N...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 6, 2023

We wish our Jump Jam teams well this week...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 5, 2023

Next Friday is the nationally celebrated daffodil...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 4, 2023

DISCO Congratulations and thank you to the stude...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 3, 2023

DISCO Everyone will have received details/information vi...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 2, 2023

This term’s inquiry concept is ‘Whenua’ (Earth). Each kete will h...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 1, 2023

Welcome to Term 3 everyone! A very special welcome to the tamariki/whāna...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 10, 2023

Wishing all our Muslim whānau a blessed Eid al-Adha filled with celebration, com...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 9, 2023

TE PAE TAMARIKI We congratulate our senior Kapa Haka roopu as they represent our kura b...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 8, 2023

At our meeting this week, the Board started to unpack the responses received in our recent commun...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 7, 2023

Sadly, I need to let our school community know that Gaylene Thompson passed away suddenly last weekend. M...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 6, 2023

Just a brief message from me this week, not having to read an extensive newsletter may extend your weekend just a...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 5, 2023

POSSIBLE STRIKE ACTION In addition to yesterday’s email explaining potential strike action next week. NZEI - the primar...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 4, 2023

SAFETY CONCERN Following on from yesterday’s notice advising you that we had a child offered lollies from a stranger on their w...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 3, 2023

COMMUNITY SURVEY Every three years our Board consults with our school community as widely as possible to get YOUR voice and ideas on th...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 2, 2023

COMMUNITY SURVEY Every three years our Board consults with our school community as widely as possible to get YOUR voice and ideas on the strate...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 1, 2023

Welcome to the new school term. I hope everyone managed to spend some time over the Easter/term break doing things that made you feel good! A very specia...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 10, 2023

What a fabulously ‘busy’ term this has been. There has been so much happening. Starting with the fantastic EOTC week early in the term to our Cultural Celebratio...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 9, 2023

CULTURAL CELEBRATION Over term 1 we have been inquiring around Tūrangawaewae - the place where we feel especially empowered and connected. Tūrangawaewae is our found...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 8, 2023

Congratulations to all the Year 1 - 3 tamariki who participated in the duathlon event yesterday. It was great to see the perseverance and determination shown - even for those wh...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 7, 2023

You will have seen in the upcoming events section of this newsletter that we have Goal Setting evenings coming up. At goal setting evenings the tamariki (children) are given a ‘...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 6, 2023

You will have seen in the upcoming events section of this newsletter that we have Goal Setting evenings coming up. At goal setting evenings the tamariki (children) are given a ‘run shee...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 5, 2023

Earlier this week everyone received an invitation to our Whānau hui evening being held next Tuesday evening in Te Kete Pounamu (TKP). This hui is to speci...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 4, 2023

If you have been into the school recently, you will likely have noticed the improvements we have made around the school since the end of last year. The PTA directe...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 3, 2023

I am sure that you will all join us in sending ‘we care about you’ thoughts and our best wishes to the people in the many areas of the North Island that have suffered deva...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 2, 2023

Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to come to the Seesaw parent education session and/or the Pool Party last night. It’s great that we are able to have these community e...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 1, Week 1, 2023

Welcome to the 2023 school year. It was lovely to see the excited faces pouring in the gate on Tuesday morning. A special welcome to all whānau (families) who are new to Hokowhitu School...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 9, 2022

Thank you to each and every one of ...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 8, 2022

Please ensure you check school bags this af...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 7, 2022

CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL AND PRIZE GIVING - next Thursday...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 6, 2022

Class lists for 2023 have now been finalised and the tamari...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 5, 2022

PACK THE BUS - 29th November As we have done in previous ...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 4, 2022

I hope everyone is enjoying the extra daylight hours and the warmer weather...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 3, 2022

FAREWELLS AND WELCOME Michelle Burch has reluctantly resigned her position at our...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 2, 2022

Today is ‘world teacher’s day’. While this has had a very low profile in the media...... I want to ...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 4, Week 1, 2022

A warm welcome to Term 4 - I hope everyone had a fantastic term break. On a personal level, It’s great to...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 10, 2022

What a fabulously ‘busy’ term this has been. I have very much enjoyed my time filling in for Mrs Dixon while she ha...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 9, 2022

Wow, it’s the end of week nine already and only one more week until the end of term. It was a very busy week for our senior...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 8, 2022

It was great to see whānau wandering into their children’s Kete this morning and hanging out in the quad watching our amazing Kapa...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 7, 2022

This week has seen a return to a more normal school programme with not one dance practice! There has been a fantastic vibe left over from o...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 6, 2022

WOW!!! What a production. I am feeling so exceptionally proud of the achievements of each and every one of our tamariki. They all truly shone and their hard work paid o...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 5, 2022

The final countdown to production is on!!! The finishing touches to the items are nearly done as we look forward to presenting a spectacular show on Thursday evening at the...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 4, 2022

I hope you have all had a great week. Wow! We are nearly halfway through the term and production is only a couple of weeks away. See below for information about buying tickets ...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 3, 2022

Finally, things have started to dry out a little around school so hopefully there are not as many muddy children coming home! Long may it continue. Students continue to work hard o...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 2, 2022

It has been great to see a bit of sun at the end of the week. Everyone has enjoyed getting outside to soak up the nicer weather, at break times and for fitness and PE. It ...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 3, Week 1, 2022

Welcome to Term 3 everyone! We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all of our new students who have joined us this week. We hope that you feel supported and happy here at ...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 10, 2022

KAPA HAKA Our Kapa Haka roopu performed so well on Monday at Pae Tamariki - my eyes were leaky with pride! Such a lot of hard mahi went into preparing for a performance of such ...

School Newsletter

Newsletter - Term 2, Week 9, 2022

ACTING PRINCIPAL I will be on leave for Term 3 as I have been successful with being awarded a Ministry of Education sabbatical. The purpo...