Pānui ā Kura – 14 September 2025
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Kia ora e te whanau
Ko te wiki whakamutunga o te Wāhanga Tuatoru, ā, kei te whakakapi mātou i runga i te āhua rangatira!
Tata ki te 50 tau ki muri, i ārahi a Dame Whina Cooper i tētahi hīkoi, e 1000km te roa, mai i Te Hiku o te Ika ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara, e tohe ana mō ngā motika whenua o te Māori. Ko Te Wiki o te Reo Māori tētahi o ngā hua o taua hīkoi, me ērā atu anō whakatutukitanga maha e noho mōhio kore nei tātou i ēnei rā. Me whakanui tātou i te 50 tau o te tū whakahōnore i ō tātou motika hei tangata whenua.
(Almost 50 years ago, Dame Whina Cooper led protesters on a 1000km march from the Far North to Wellington, fighting for Māori land rights. Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori is one of the outcomes of the hikoi as is many other achievements that we often take for granted. Let us celebrate 50 years of standing up for our rights as tangata whenua)
REMINDERS:
Tuesday 16th – we are hosting other kura at Tuakana, our Term 3 finale Haka n hīkoi event,
– Kupu Ora Kapa Haka organised by mātua Wiremu. Please come along.
– Please Note: Paenuku ākonga head to Paenuku we will bus you to and from!!!
– Tuakana ākonga head to Kura as per usual. Be there by 9am please.
Wednesday 17th – we are holding our end of term Platoon challenge down at Paenuku
– Paenuku head to kura as per normal
– Tuakana ākonga make your way there or get dropped off up the top, whanau please don’t drive down the lane traffic, will be manic…or get dropped off at Bernard St, walk over the bridge and come down the pathway next to the creek and in the gate.
Thursday 18th – Don’t forget it’s the whole of Kura Whanau Hui 5.30pm at Maumahara
– We will go over where to find information specific to the kura or your tamaiti
– We will present our new senior kura Te Kāpehu Whetū – Tāmaki
Kia pai tou wiki
Whaea Rae
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Attendance
The evidence is very clear that attendance is a key driver of learners’ achievement, their wellbeing, and their lifelong outcomes. Regular attendance has a big impact: the more often children attend school, the better they do at school, the happier they are, and the better they are set up for life.
The government has set an attendance target for 2030.
80% of students to be attending 90% of the time (max of 5 days absence per term)
Currently across the country only 53% of students are.
Unfortunately in 2024 TKW’s regular attendance was less than this.
We need to work together whānau to get the best outcomes for our tamariki!
We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.
Tari Year 7-13
ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996
Tari Year 1-6
ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033
Automated text notification of absence
We will be reinitiating our automated text message system for absences this week. If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning an automatic text message is sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.
Last year this made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have. If you would like to discuss your tamaiti’s absence either contact the tari or email your child’s Pouwhakahaere.
In addition, you will get a term update of your child’s attendance at kura and we will be notify whānau who have children consistently absent and/or late.
Policies
Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.
The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.
SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.
We invite you to visit the site at:
https://tkw.schooldocs.co.nz (note that there’s no “www.”).
Username is “tkw”
Password “kiamaori”.
Kaupapa
We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.
To do this we commit to success in all its forms:
Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be
An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.
Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know
Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.
Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do
Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.
Nā
Raewyn Tipene
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