Pouhere
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 koutou e te whanau,
We are well into the reset for 2025, utilising our two pou Kia Māori and Kia Tū Rangatira as vehicles to settle ākonga, building their connection and commitment to our Kura, our staff and each other. “He tino pai te tīmatanga o te tau.”
In addition, academic assessments for each ākonga is underway enabling Pouako to develop programmes for the year that target individual progress. Reporting to whanau coming up: – Teina Whare: Paenuku (Yr1-6) Hui whakapiki (WEIP) will be confirmed shortly – Tuakana Whare: Paetata (Yr 7/8), Paetawhiti (Yr 9/10), Paerangi (Yr 11-13) have their Hui Whakapiki this coming Thursday 11th from 1.30pm – 5pm
PLEASE NOTE: – Whanau hui for all whanau and includes a run through of our bracket for Te Ahuareka o This Thursday 20th March o Maumahara o 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Again, another very busy week for Kura
1. Whakatau for our new Pouako Whaea Johnette Hohipa who will be based in akomanga Rangi (Year 3) for 4 days and I day covered by Whaea Livy Mahanga
2. Ongoing prep across the Kura for Te Ahuareka Festival at Otiria, in week 7.
3. Prep at Tuakana (Year 7-13yrs) for Tai Tokerau Festival 50th year at Opononi, in Week 9
4. Waka culture introduction and training at Tuakana
5. Hakinakina and Hauora continues across the Kura
6. Paerangi resilience training at Action Matakana
7. Paerangi ākonga attending YES Business Training event
8. Paerangi ākonga attending NorthTec skills training Kia pai tou wiki
Kia pai tou wiki
Whaea Rae
POUHERE
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.
Paenuku/Nga Karere Manatu – See the Panui PDF for this section
Paetata
PĀNUI MŌ TE WIKI TUARIMA
Kia ora koutou e te whānau,
It’s been another eventful week for the Paetata Whare! Students have completed their aromatawai through eAstle testing and have been actively involved in a variety of learning experiences. These include Kaupapa Waka, Kapa Haka, Haikinakina, Growth Mindset, and Hīkoi Maunga ki Parihaka. Akonga are continuously exploring learning in new ways through different mediums and opportunities.
GROWTH MINDSET
Paetata students have been learning about the differences between growth and fixed mindsets. Developing a growth mindset encourages us to improve through effort and learning, while a fixed mindset leads us to believe our abilities are unchangeable. By understanding these ideas, we can build resilience, embrace challenges, and develop a passion for learning.
INTER-PLATOON CHALLENGE
This week’s inter-platoon challenge saw Paetata students participating in a series of quizzes. Teams Tui, Mako, and Katipo tackled various challenges designed to test their general knowledge, patience, and teamwork skills.
KAUPAPA WAKA
Paetata’s second swimming assessment lesson focused on essential water safety skills. This week, students learned how to stay afloat without touching the ground, how to rescue and calm a distressed person, and how to safely pull someone aboard a waka.
KAPA HAKA
Kapa haka is progressing well as students prepare for both the Te Ahuareka and Te Tai Tokerau festivals happening at the end of the term. Practice will become more intensive in Week 6, with a focus on refining actions, mastering kupu, and building stronger teamwork.
REMINDERS
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Hui Whakapiki: Thursday, 20th March from 1:30 to 5:30
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School will finish early at 1:30 on Thursday
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To book a 15-minute parent interview, please email w.hohaia@tkw.school.nz
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Please ensure your child arrives on time to kura each morning. If they are consistently late, they will need a note explaining the reason
Paetawhiti – See the Panui PDF for this section
Paerangi
This week has been a busy one out of the class room for Paerangi ākonga, with the YES event, Action Matakana and day 2 of the “Fast Food Frenzy” course at NorthTec.
Business Studies
This week, our Business Studies students attended the Young Enterprise Spark Tank event at McKay Stadium. There, they had the opportunity to meet students from other schools and workshop their business ideas with local business owners and industry experts. It was a valuable experience that helped them refine their ideas and gain real-world experience in business and networking.
Hui Whakapiki Thursday 20th
This coming Thursday tuakana whare are holding our hui whakapiki, giving whanau an opportunity to come in and discuss their tamariki progress and assessments. This is a good time to meet with the individual Pouako and see where your child is at and what they need to do moving forward. Please bring your child along with you so we can all work together to achieve the best outcomes for them. There is no need to make an appointment just pop in to our Paerangi whare (177 Lower Dent) any time between 1.30-5pm. At 5.30 we will be having a full kura whanau hui at maumahara, with a couple of waiata from our ākonga in preparation for Ahuareka Festival. If you have any queries about hui whakapiki email Whaea Brenda
Action Matakana
On Thursday, Paerangi ventured down to Action Matakana to take on the challenge again, for some ākonga they were back for the 3peat!
Action Matakana is a place where you dread going but love every minute of it!
Having been fortunate enough to have attended Action Matakana for the last 3 years with our ākonga, the thing that hits home the most is the growth in the ākonga. Not only the personal growth conquering personal fears and perceived barriers, but also ākonga being able to now see their own strengths and things they can contribute to the group. Leaders emerge on this course who can be the quietest in our classroom, or the most haututū. I am also incredibly proud of how Paerangi work well as a team, building each other up, celebrating when someone from the other team makes it across an obstacle that has taking 3 years to defeat, amping each other up and working together through the difficulties. Looking back from 3 years to now it is clear we are on our way to building resilient, confident, capable and whanau focused young rangatahi. Great work Paerangi! Nga Mihi Whaea Brenda
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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