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Ahiahi mārie ki a koutou (Good afternoon everyone), “Ko au, ko koe, ko ia – tātou katoa.” This whakataukī (proverb) translates to mean ‘Me, you, him/her – We are all in this together.’ I felt this speaks to the heart of who we are as a hāpori (community) at Turitea, and it was lived out […]
Ahiahi mārie ki a koutou (Good afternoon everyone), Lots of winter bugs are going around at the moment and I would know as I am writing this pānui from bed today. This morning we had our Year 5/6 School Speech Competition in which we had Evander, Zali, Lily, Leo, Kyerin, Baxter and Ayla try to persuade us with an […]
Kia ora e te whānau, Brrr, haven’t we had some chilly starts in the morning this week? Our tamariki have been fascinated with the sheets of ice they have found around the school, as you may have seen here. It even prompted our teina (juniors) to go out and ‘grow ice’ as they told me […]
Nau mai hoki mai ki te wāhanga tuatoru, (Welcome back to Term 3). Ngā mihi nui me te aroha nui ki a koutou katoa (My biggest thanks and love to you all). Thank you so much to everyone who sent messages of support after Dad’s passing last term. Walking in the doors on Monday morning […]
Ka nui te mihi mahana ki a koutou.Warmest greetings to you all. Looking back over what has been a long 11-week term, there have been many memorable moments. One highlight came early in the term, when we had the privilege of welcoming the Mounted Rifles and their Army horses for our special ANZAC Day commemoration—an […]
Ngā mihi mahana e te whānau (warm greetings to you all family), I always enjoy the opportunity to write the pānui and keep you all up to date with what has been happening around our kura (school). I don’t know about you, but reaching the end of Week 10 has made it feel very much […]
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou (Warm greetings to you all) Our kaiako (teachers) are currently busy completing assessments to inform upcoming report writing. Reports will be sent home in Week 11. We have been keeping whānau updated on curriculum changes this year and what these mean for learners. If you have any questions about […]
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warm greetings to you all) Move over Gucci, because we think we officially dropped the hottest collection of the season, as no school merch ‘hits harder than ours!’ As I wandered class to class this week, the ora (vibe) from the kids proudly showing off their new gear really […]
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warm greetings to you all) At the end of last week, Troy travelled back to Tāmaki Makaurau as, sadly, his dad, Barrie, is very unwell. Troy, please know that you and your whānau are in our thoughts. We are sending our love, strength, and support to your family during […]
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou, (Warm greetings to you all) Getting in to you all a day earlier than usual with tomorrow being our Staff Only Day and school is closed for instruction. We appreciate your support in advance giving us this day together as a whole staff to engage in a day of […]
