Blake Signal at the Commonwealth Games
What a privilege it was to have Blake Signal come in and speak with us about his time at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Blake represented New Zealand in lawn...
View ArticleCommonwealth Afternoon
On Monday afternoon the Junior Syndicate celebrated their learning about the Commonwealth by sharing a special thing about their country. The children found out about…… The special animals in Australia...
View ArticleJunior Syndicate Term 4 Newsletter
Click on the link below for our term 4 newsletter. October 2014
View ArticleJunior Talent Show #2
Well done to the final lot of juniors who participated in the talent show today. It’s been a great way for kids to showcase their talent but also for them...
View ArticleJuniors Have Fun Relays
It was such a shame that the weather prevented us from holding the Junior School Athletics on Thursday, but we came together and enjoyed some fun relays instead. Thank you...
View ArticleSwimming fun with Room 15 and Room 6
Room 6 and 15 have been walking down to the pool for the last 2 weeks. We have been working extremely hard in our swimming groups each day and it...
View ArticleMaths Learning Goals
We have been testing our basic facts knowledge to find out which facts we know and which facts we need to learn quickly so that we know them off by...
View ArticleOur First Syndicate Assembly
Today we had our first syndicate assembly for the year. First Room 5 read some of their ‘Who Am I?’ writing. We had to guess who the writers were. Room 3...
View ArticleHomework Challenge
Fantastic News in Room 6! When your child has completed all of their homework for 5 consecutive weeks they will receive a week off homework. Now there’s a challenge!
View ArticleWhite Ferns and Black Caps of the Future
Every second Wednesday Andrew from the Stokes Valley Cricket Club teaches us some cricket skills. We are getting great at catching, throwing, bowling and batting.
View ArticleYear 4 Students Given Dictionaries by Rotary
The Year 4 students were very excited today as President, Leole Malama and Constable Stu from Hutt River Valley Rotary Club were at Tawhai School this morning to give each...
View ArticlePompom Pets
Our Olivia W. (Year 3) likes to keep herself busy on cold, wet days when she can’t get outside. She made these two pompom pets. First she made two small pompoms...
View ArticleBasic Facts Success
We have been learning our basic facts at school and at home. In our tests this week almost all of us got more right than we did at the beginning of the...
View ArticleThe Goodtime Band Put on a Great Show
What a treat for our senior and middle Students on the last day of term 1 when the Goodtime Band from the Goodtime Music Accademy turned up to put on...
View ArticleLetters to Dad
We have been learning about the history of, and reasons for, ANZAC Day. We have made poppies and a class wreath for our school ANZAC Service. For our writing we...
View ArticleSunhats Blowing in the Wind
Now that it is Term 2 we no longer need to wear our school sunhats. Ms Nelson has washed our Room 6 hats and we have put them away until Term...
View ArticleANZAC Proud
We have been learning about ANZAC Day so that we are prepared for the 100th commemorations. Today we held our Tawhai School ANZAC Service. Wow! It was fantastic! At the...
View ArticleKing of the Square
We frowned with sad faces and dropped lips last Tuesday when the rain came. Our first football lesson was postponed. This Tuesday the sun shone so football was on. We...
View ArticleWe’re Going Green! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Room 11 and Room 6 have been very busy this term learning how to take care of the Earth! We now know about the water cycle, how to paper mache and...
View Article40 Hour Famine
This weekend we have 26 eager senior students doing the 40 Hour Famine to raise money for the children in Bangladesh. Some students will be going without food for 20...
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