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Wahanga 2 - Wiki 9 Kia ora e te whanau Awesome end to Term 2!! He mutunga whakahirahira mō tō tātou Wāhanga 2 An intense term with plenty of academic mahi carried out, reflected in the sound academic standing of most of our ākonga. By now you should have you end of term reports to view. If not contact Whaea Sam at Paenuku or Whaea Jackie up at Tuakana. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 8 Kia ora e te whanau…..A little reminder of our events for Matariki Tuesday 17th June – Art Expo Time: 5.30 – 7.00pm Venue: Maumahara Wednesday 18th June – Wearable Arts Hikoi Time: 5.30 – 7.00pm Venue: Paetawhiti Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 7 Kia ora e te whanau As we enter the period of Matariki we are finalising preparations for next week, we ask whanau to come join us!!…….celebrate the rising of Matariki with our ākonga, to view their mahi and learnings of the Māori New Year. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 6 Pou hīhiri Pou rārama Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou Kia puta ki te whai ao Ki te ao mārama Tihei Mauriora…… We have 4 weeks left for Term 2 but still plenty of mahi in front of us: Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 5 Kia ora e te whanau This is Week 5 of Term 2 and we’re making excellent progress...“back on the waka’ literally. Its Kings birthday next Monday so it’s a long weekend and in 3 more weeks’ time its Puanga Matariki celebrations with another long weekend and we have 3 days of events planned once again…..more on that later. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 4 Kia ora e te whanau We ended week 3 supporting Pink Shirt Day, raising awareness amongst ākonga to stand up against bullying, to create and promote unity, inclusivity and respect in our communities. It was inspiring and heartening to be amongst our ākonga, from Year 1 to Year 13, as they stood up for each other and presented unity in the pinkest way possible. "Kei te koropupū te ngākau i te whakaaweawe, kua whakakī hoki ki te māia me te koa." Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 3 Pou hīhiri Pou rārama Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou Kia puta ki te whai ao Ki te ao mārama Tihei Mauriora…… Kia ora e te whanau Tuakana had the privilege of attending the powhiri for Ngati Wai’s new waka hourua Hinemoana II. This follows on from the waka mahi in Paetata with Joelene Busby. This year there will be a rollout of training for ākonga across Tuakana to familiarise them with all things waka so that they can confidently take Whakaruru Te Hau out soon. Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 2 Pou hīhiri Pou rārama Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou Kia puta ki te whai ao Ki te ao mārama Tihei Mauriora…… And we’re back!!! Week one was a success but before we go forward let’s look back at the recent outstanding Leadership Academy, 13th Charlie Norris Intake, to acknowledge our Tai Tama Tāne: Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE

Wahanga 2 - Wiki 1 Pou hīhiri Pou rārama Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou Kia puta ki te whai ao Ki te ao mārama Tihei Mauriora…… We finished our term on a high at Tai Tokerau Festival, also with the last Platoon challenge that saw Katipo take out the best Platoon for Term 1, and then on Saturday matua Rua took three triathlon teams through to Kai Iwi Lakes to compete….Term 1 done and dusted Kia pai tou wiki Whaea Rae POUHERE