Tēna koutou e te whānau,

Welcome back to term 3. It is hard to believe that we are already halfway through the year. 

You may have seen on our Facebook page that we have appointed a new Deputy Principal. Ngā mihi nui to both Whaea Tania Solomona and Mrs Sue Taylor for their support of our tamariki and kura in the Acting Deputy Principal position. They have done an amazing job while our Board has recruited for a new Deputy Principal. 

I would like to welcome Whaea Rebekah Shepard to our Arataki School Community. Becks is currently working at Mount Maunganui Intermediate and will begin her position at Arataki School on the first day of term 4. 

(Pictured with students from previous school)

It has been awesome watching the Olympics over the last week. How amazing are our Black Ferns taking out the gold medal. A very proud moment for our country. Arataki School has whānau connections with some of the sevens players, they are mama's, aunty's and daughters. Whaea Gina, we are so proud of your daughter Manaia, especially leading the Haka after the team received their gold medal. 

I am looking forward to many more Olympic events, but especially watching Lisa Carrington race.

This week we had a whānau information hui in regards to our Keeping Ourselves Safe programme. Thank you to the many whānau who attended and shared your whakaaro (thoughts) on the programme. We have decided to put the teaching of the programme on hold, so that we can have another whānau hui to share the content of the lessons in more detail. The next Keeping Ourselves Safe whānau hui will be on Thursday 8th August at 2pm in the staffroom. 

Our school staff & some of our tamariki have been hit incredibly hard with winter illness and viruses. Please, keep your children at home if they are unwell. We are continuing to maintain high standards of hygiene, including hand washing, having hand sanitiser available, and making sure that the classrooms are well ventilated. What we are noticing is that the virus is taking a long time to recover from with a number of staff needing two weeks off school to recover. Please remember to contact the school to let us know each day they are away.  

A reminder to whānau that there is no parking on the berms on the roads around Kaimanawa and Kaniere.  This is to keep our tamariki safe and to respect our neighbours.  These roads will be patrolled by Tauranga City Council in the coming weeks.

Thank you to all of our tamariki for your excellent behaviour and quickly settling back into the routines of school after the holidays. We have another busy school term planned. Upcoming events include winter sports tournaments, choir, whole school Hangi, mufti day, Mount Intermediate open evenings, and our first ever Friends of School BINGO night fundraiser. There is a lot on keep an eye on the dates of our upcoming events.

Ngā mihi nui

Vicki Hiini

Tumuaki

 

DATES FOR THE DIARY

 

Wednesday, 7 August - Years 4 & 5 Netball Tournament

Thursday, 8 August - MMI visiting Year 6 students - 1.15pm

Thursday, 8 August - Keeping Ourselves Safe Whānau Hui - 2pm in the staffroom

Friday, 9 August - Hikurangi - 100 Day Party

Wednesday, 14 August - Year 6 Netball Tournament

Friday, 2 August - Hui-a-kura - Kopukairoa

Friday, 13 September - School Hangi

Saturday, 21 September - Bingo Night

Click here for 2024 Term Dates

 

In this issue:

  • News and Events
  • ATK here Everyday
  • Travel Safe
  • Extra-Curriculars @ Arataki
  • After School Care/Programme
  • Community Notices
  • Pre Loved Uniforms
  • Report an Absence

 

NEWS AND EVENTS

Click the pictures to watch the videos below

Mount College mentoring  Student Leaders

 

ATK here EVERYDAY

EVERY DAY MATTERS  - ATTENDANCE  WINNERS

 

At the end of last term Mount Maunganui Kahui Manaaki asked us to nominate 10 tamariki who had the greatest improvement in their attendance from term 1 to 2. 

We were so proud to nominate:

Eliana Stewart 

Kai Wills

Māhia Colley

Ryder Tata-Adams

Jams Matarosso Hamman

Phloem Cooper

Emerson Smith

Hali Wills

Tekaai Iafeta

Jude Cunninghame

Their names, along with 10 from each of our neighbouring schools, were put in a prize draw and these two were winners. Ka Rawe!

Thank you to the Mount Maugnaui Kahui Manaaki and The Warehouse for their support.

 

EXTRA CURRICULARS 

@ ATK

 

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE

 

COMMUNITY NOTICES

PRE LOVED UNIFORMS

 

Needing a few pieces of uniform.  Come and see our pre-loved uniforms at the school office. 

Have your tamariki grown out of their uniforms? We are especially in need of Polo Shirts if you have any spare.

Please consider donating them back to the kura.  These uniform donations are:

  • sold to our whanau for donations of $5. The money raised is used for resources for our classrooms. 
  • used for our tamariki who may need them.

These donations are gratefully received at the school office.

ATTENDANCE REPORTING

ATK. All Day, Every Day! - Attendance Booklet

Please remember to enrol your preschoolers as early as you can. This helps us to get prepared for their arrival.

To enrol you can click this link to the online application form or come into the office for an application pack.

For more information on enrolment check out our website www.arataki.school.nz