Tēna koutou e te whānau,

Meri Kirihimete.

What an amazing past week we have had celebrating our students and their achievements throughout the year. I really enjoyed our prize giving, and our Year 6 Graduation. At our Year 6 Graduation, we gifted all of Year 6 leavers with a pounamu. A taonga for each of our tamariki to recognise the completion of their first 6 years of education.

Yesterday, all school reports were published on HERO. Children also met their 2025 class teacher and classmates. If for any reason, you did not receive this information please contact your child’s 2024 class teacher.

Please remember to book your time slot on HERO for our Learning Partnership day on Monday 3rd February 2025. I look forward to seeing all of our tamariki smiling faces for our first full day of school on Tuesday 4th February 2025. I wish all our tamariki and whānau a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Ngā mihi nui, 

Vicki Hiini - Tumuaki

Meri Kirihimete - Video

Check out some highlights of our amazing Christmas on the Field.

DATES FOR THE DIARY

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

ATK here EVERYDAY

It's been such a great year of celebrating amazing attendance.  

This week ATK here Everyday got to celebrate the great attendance of those over the last 5 weeks,  Term 4 and the entire year of 2024.

Great attendance gives our tamariki the best chance to progress in their learning and make stronger bonds with their peers and teachers.

Congratulations to these winners.  We acknowledge you and your whānau to have such brilliant attendance.

HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

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