Issue #18                                                                                                            Friday, 24 November 2024

Tēna koutou e te whānau,

Wow, we have had another two weeks of awesome learning opportunities and experiences at Arataki School. All of our tamariki have participated in athletics with a number of our Year 5 & 6 students going through and competing at the Mount Cluster athletics competition on Wednesday. 

Thank you very much to the whānau who came and helped at our working bee on Sunday 10th November. At the working bee, our back fence surrounding the field was painted black. It looks much tidier and has really enhanced the look of our school.

Have you come to see our gardens at the back of the field? Our gardens were part of the Garden and Art Festival. It gave our students the opportunity to share their gardening skills with the public. We are growing many fruits and vegetables as well as flowers to enhance the bees and insects in our garden area. If you haven’t had a look yet, please make sure that  you do.

Christmas in the Park is approaching quickly. It is on Thursday 5th December from 4:30pm - 7:00pm. This is an opportunity for our tamariki to sell items that they have made in class. We will have students performing items on stage, Santa’s grotto, raffles, BBQ, food stalls, cake stalls. This year, we will be sending home a cake board with the oldest children in the whānau. We are asking if each whānau could make/bake an item that we can sell at our cake stall. More information will be sent home closer to the time. Christmas in the Park will be on the field and we are encouraging our families to bring a picnic blanket and enjoy the afternoon with us.

On Friday we held our Teacher only day. Our teachers began their professional development in the new curriculum refresh. There has been a lot of information in the media about structured literacy and mathematics. At Arataki School we have been teaching children to read and spell using a structured literacy approach for the past two years. We are well equipped to make a smooth transition to the new curriculum documents. For mathematics, schools were given a choice of four maths programmes to use. Arataki School has chosen to implement the programme titled ‘Math’s no problem’ which we will be teaching from 2025. 

Toitu Te Tiriti - On Tuesday it was amazing to see our Kopukairoa rangatahi standing for them and their whānau in the nationwide hikoi. Our tamariki organised their own hikoi on the Arataki school field which was rawe! 

Montessori Market day - on Wednesday 27th November our Montessori classes are holding a market day at lunchtime. They will be having stalls selling items to students in the school. All items will either be $3.00 or $5.00.

We have busy weeks ahead. Please look at the “Dates for the Diary” below, the comms from HERO and our Facebook page.

Kia pai tō rā whakatā

Ngā mihi nui, 

Vicki Hiini - Tumuaki

DATES FOR THE DIARY

Wed, 27 Nov - Montessori Market Day - Lunchtime

Thurs, 28 Nov - Orange Day - Y6 Road Patrollers

                                 - Ninja Day - Hikurangi

Fri, 29 Nov - Christmas themed Mufti Day

Mon, 2 Dec - Community Ear Nurse Visit

Thur, 5 Dec - Christmas Picnic - 4.30 - 7pm

Fri, 6 Dec - Year 6 Visit to Mount Maunganui Intermediate

Fri, 13 Dec -  Te Rā tāku Taonga - Prizegiving

Mon, 16 Dec - Year 6 Graduation

Wed, 18 Dec - Last day of school - finish at 12.30pm

2025

Mon, 3 Feb - Learning Partnership Day

Tues, 4 Feb - First full day in class

Thurs, 6 Feb - Waitangi Day - School Closed

Fri, 7 Feb - School Closed

Click here for 2024 and 2025 Term Dates

In this issue:

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

NEWS AND EVENTS

Arataki News

Watch for highlights from an amazing and super busy couple of weeks

Opening the Kmart Wishing Tree

Last Monday, a small group from our School Kapa Haka roopu walked down to Kmart to perform for the opening of the Wishing Tree. Kmart has been working alongside the Salvation Army every year to support those in need during the festive season. Thank you Kmart for the opportunity, and we are very humbled to be able to tautoko (support) and be a part of such a wonderful kaupapa. 

FROM THE SPORTS DESK

Year 0-1 Athletics Day

Egg and Spoon, hurdles and lots of fun had by all.

Nau Mai, Haere Mai Harold

The tamariki were so excited to see Harold and the Life Education van back at Arataki School.  Chantelle and Harold worked with all of our classes talking about making informed and heathy choices for their future.

News from 

Arataki Friends of the School

ATK here EVERYDAY

This term, as well as celebrating our 100% attendance winners, we are acknowledging a couple of tamariki that we are so glad to see more this term.

Congratulations ki a koutou, I hope you have enjoyed your gift vouchers.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Clear the Air Fundraiser

Moana 2 - Opening Night

Date: November 28th

Time: From 5.30pm - screening 6pm - 7.30pm

Where: United Cinemas Bayfair

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/clear-the-air-fundraising-event-moana-2/tickets

EXTRA CURRICULARS 

@ ATK

Play Time @ Arataki

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.

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

ATTENDANCE REPORTING