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Kia ora whanau This week is a busy one for our school, with Te Manawa Tahi specialists visiting on Wednesday and our Taniwha Challenge on Thursday.

PURUA SCHOOL MATARIKI EXCHANGE

It was lovely hosting Purua School at our annual Matariki Exchange. Students participated in te Ao Maori-based activities and strengthened ties between the two schools. A huge thank you to Robyn Easterbrook for her gardening workshop, Liz Ranui for her harakeke weaving, the LDS Missionaries (Sister Grace & Sister Hemi) for the kepapa huarakau (fruit kebab) workshop and Whaea Pera for her waiata mahi. Thanks also to whanau who sent along delicious food. The day was made even more special with Nga Tau E Toru Te Kohanga Reo joining us. Unfortunately we weren’t able to play Ki-O-Rahi due to the very wet condition of our field. We hope to hold games before the end of Term3.

Making our dreams a reality. Moemoetia te moemoea, engari whakatinanahia

Term 3—Newsletter 2 Monday 3 August 2020 - Week 3 of 10

Telephone: 09 4386453 3239 Pipiwai Road, RD6 Whangarei 0176 Website: www.tehoro.school.nz Facebook: tehoroschoolpipiwai

TANIWHA CHALLENGE Our Peeni Wynyard Cross Country Taniwha Challenge will be held in just over two weeks time, on Thursday 6 August. Please note the change of date. We acknowledge and thank Pita & Betty Cherrington for their generosity in letting us use their farm for the running course. Thank you also to Darren Booth (land leasee) who is kindly allowing us the use of the paddocks for the day. Please look out for the Taniwha Challenge poster and information sheets being sent home tomorrow.

BREAKFAST CLUB We started our Breakfast Club up on Tuesday 28 July and it is presently being run by staff. If you are able to come along and help cook breakfast, please let us know. Breakfast Club can only continue to operate with parent help.

TE MANAWA TAHI HUB If you have a concern about your child’s language development, learning progress, social and emotional wellbeing, or behaviour, Te Manawa Tahi have specialists available so you can discuss your concerns directly with them.

Te Manawa Tahi specialists will be here at school on Wednesday 5 August, between 9 and 12noon. Please see the flyer attached. School will close early (at 12noon) on Wednesday, so that staff can meet with Te Manawa Tahi specialists at 12:30.

STUDENT REPORTS Junior student progress reports were sent home on Friday. We encourage parents to share with their child the contents of the report and discuss it. Senior student reports will be sent home on Friday 7 August.

TERM THREE DATES Te Manawa Tahi Wed 5 August Taniwha Challenge Thu 6 August Y7&8 Technology Mon 10 August BOT Meeting Fri 21 August Y7&8 Technology Mon 24 August WPSSA X-Country Wed 26 August Y7&8 Technology Mon 7 Sept. Market Day Fri 11 Sept. BOT Meeting Fri 18 Sept. NZ Voting Day Sat 19 Sept. Y7&8 Technology Mon 21 Sept. Last Day Term 3 Fri 25 Sept.

INCREDIBLE YEARS PARENTING

IYP

IYP is a 14 week parenting course supporting parents in developing skills to have greater confidence in parenting. Whanau interested are asked to contact the school office for a list of dates, locations and providers.

STUDENT AWARDS

31 July 2020 Well done to the following students: Excellence Awards Tourian Pira-Waa Mahia Wihongi-Te Ripi Te Rina Niha Effort Awards Tivinia Peita Hymalayaz Huihui-Neho Books in Homes Awards Lavinia Waa Tawhai Rakich

We acknowledge and thank our wonderful Books in Home Sponsor Alexander Dorrington (Lawyers) Auckland.

JUNIOR CLASS LEARNING E for Eels Eels are fish. They live in the river. They are long. They can live for 80 years. I like eels because they are animals. By Tawhai Rakich E for Eggs Eggs come from hens. My Mum uses eggs to make cakes. By Matiu Niha E for Elephants Elephants are mammals. They eat grass and plants. By Toloa Lyndon-Rohe J for Jelly Put jelly crystals in the bowl. Pour hot water in the bowl. Mix it up. Pour the jelly in the cups. Put the jelly in the fridge. By TJ Parore

SENIOR CLASS LEARNING Mau Rakau On Wednesday we went over to the marae with Karu, Vicki and Hami to do mau rakau. We talked about the rules like not to step over the rakau and no swearing. We had to do some fitness, like run around the edge of the grass and we also did press-ups. Then we chose our own rakau and we stood ready for Karu to show us the actions. I like mau rakau because it is fun. By Kaufo’ou Huihui-Neho.

Thank you to Ngati Hine Health Trust for sponsoring the Mau Rakau programme at Te Horo School. Photos by Ivy Tipene.