Week 7 Term 4, 2025

Celebration of Learning, Thursday, December 4, 2025, midday - 3p.m.

Time: 12.30 - 1 p.m. 

Who: Raparapa - classroom presentations 

Sharing of learning and artwork based on the Horomatangi story. Drama, Music, and Visual Art. 

Where: Rooms 6, 15 and 16.  Students in their own classrooms.

Time: 1 - 1.30 p.m.

Who: Pirorirori Visual Arts presentation

Students will be performing music, dance, and drama in their group of choice for our visual arts rotations.

Pirorirori Art Display: Students who selected art as their rotation will be presenting their artwork.

Where: Hall and Hall Foyer

Time: 1.30 - 2 p.m.

Who: Tuhuatahi Art- classroom presentations

Students will be presenting their ‘Making a Mark’ art pieces. They have created either a whakairo (wood carving), lino printing, tukutuku or a kete raranga (weaving). This will include a written explanation text (similar to a portfolio) that the students will talk to. They will be sharing how the symbolism in their art links to their whānau/whakapapa. 

Where: Rooms 5, 7, 8, 9. Students in their own classrooms.

Time: 2 - 2.30 p.m.

Who: Karapiti presentations - Matawhero Visual Arts
Artworks based on the taniwha, Matawhero. Printmaking will be displayed in Room 4. Papier mache sculptures will be displayed in Room 1.

Where: Rm 1 & 4

Time: 2.30 - 3 p.m.

Who: Karapiti - Drama & Music 

Presentations themed on the taniwha, Matawhero, who lives in the Waikato River. A musical display and drama performance will tell Matawhero’s story. 

Where: Hall

Each team has been working on the Making a Mark concept since the beginning of Term 3. The work has culminated in the final presentations being shared with family and friends. From what I have seen so far, it looks amazing. On the table for the Quiz Night, there were flax baskets with flowers in them. It was easy to see the work that had gone into the final products.

Believe It or Not Quiz Night

The Believe it or Not Quiz night was a huge success. The tables were full. The winners took control of the night early on. The silent auction ramped up toward the end of the night. The quick-fire raffles and the fancy raffle tickets sold very well. Chris Te Whare was a superb host of the night, running the questions and providing commentary for all the tables. No one was immune.                                                   

A special thanks to: 

• Teagan Hill and Tayla Nicholson for their idea and organisation on the night
• PTA for supplying the food
• The teachers and PTA members who set up the event and ran the kitchen and the bar.

No Uniform Day

On behalf of Kids Can, I would like to thank the school community for the support for our Kids Can No Uniform day. We raised $400 on the day.

Yummy Stickers

The 2025 collection of Yummy Fruit stickers and labels has been super successful. The school has earned $798 worth of new sports equipment. Items have been ordered and will be ready for students to enjoy at the start of next year. Thank you to all the school whānau and community for making this possible.

Term Dates for 2026

Term One: February 2 – April 2

Term Two: April 20 – July 3

Term Three: July 20 – September 25

Term Four: October 12 – December 15