This week, our last two tamariki joined the Turitea Wh\u0101nau for the year taking our closing roll to 158 students. Nau mai, Haere mai to Niko<\/strong>, who is Freddie\u2019s little brother, and Liam<\/strong>, who is Joe\u2019s little brother. They both joined Meagan and Hannah in Rimu. We love when siblings finally get to start at kura with us, even though it feels like they have been part of us for ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anneliese<\/strong>\u00a0is off to Rarotonga next week to marry her partner\u00a0Maitlin<\/strong>, with their children\u00a0Tahu<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kaia<\/strong>. Today we had a pre-wedding surprise celebration to wish them all the best, pictured below. The whakatuk\u012b (proverb) acknowledges their next step together;\u00a0He hono tangata e kore e motu, ka pa he taura waka e motu<\/em>\u00a0– Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed. She will come back as Anneliese Kakau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n On Wednesday we took part in the (un)official\u00a0‘Keepy Uppy’ World Record<\/strong>\u00a0attempt put together by Sport Manawat\u016b. This was something a bit fun that as you can see\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and below, our kids enjoyed trying to keep the balls in the air for one minute. We are waiting to hear if we smashed the record held in Queensland, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today is\u00a0Gumboot Friday<\/strong>\u00a0and we had lots of tamariki don their kamuputu (gumboots) below to support <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today also marked a ‘special ‘birthday for Meryl, so we celebrated accordingly at morning tea as you can see below. If you see her today, make sure you wish her\u00a0Hari Huri Tau<\/strong>\u00a0(Happy Birthday).<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n No Hui \u0100 Kura: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There was no Hui \u0100 Kura this afternoon, as our classrooms have all been locked down for indoor exhibit judging and the teachers want this time to get their classrooms looking ataahua (beautiful) for all the visitors we will hopefully have this evening. So, we will have Hui \u0100 Kura next week and then Week 5, 6 and 8.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n From the BoT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As I mentioned, we will have some vacancies on our Board of Trustees for 2025. We are having an election next September, but it is an opportunity for someone to get a taste of \u2018Life on the BoT\u2019 until then, to see if it is something you might be interested in doing. If you are so considering it, flick me an email<\/a> or chat to Liam, Joeli, Niki, Hannah or Peter who could give you further insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the PTA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Huge thanks to the team who decked out T\u0101ne Mahuta for our Halloween Disco last Friday – it looked incredible! What a supportive group you all are giving our tamariki cool and memorable experiences like this. Next week, your child will be bringing home a notice regarding our Art Fundraiser. It will look a little different as this year we are using a new supplier called The Online Printer<\/a>. Each child is allocated a unique code and this can be used to order a range of products featuring their amazing artwork on the front. Orders must be made here<\/a> by Sunday 17th November<\/strong>. If you don’t receive this, please get in touch with Julie<\/a> at the office. Don’t forget about our Pepper and Me Fundraiser too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n School Pool:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We look forward to opening our pool for the summer season soon. We are fortunate to have parent volunteers who learn how to do the daily chlorine testing that needs to be done to keep the pool safe for everyone. We lose Ben James as a parent at the end of the year and he has been our m\u0101tanga (expert) in doing this for us. There are few parents who will help take over this role, but need a few more. We will get Shaun from Atlantis Pool and Spa (Formerly Shaun\u2019s Pools) to come and train us. If you are keen to help with this, please reach out to me<\/a> so we can lock in a date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Important Event Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yesterday we finalised some End of Year dates to add to your diaries. These have been added to Hero in the Events tab or on our website<\/a>, but here they are at a glance: From the Community:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hope the weather remains fine for us and we see you all this evening at our Lamb, Calf and Pet Day at 4pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/turiteaschoolwp.colmandesigns.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0250-768x1024.jpg\")
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I Am Hope<\/a>, which offers rangatahi (young people) free counselling. Quite ironic that it fell on our Lamb, Calf and Pet Day which is this evening from 4-7pm. Those who want to take their animals to the next level, the Oroua Boys & Girls Ag Club\u00a0Championship Day<\/a>\u00a0is next Saturday 9th November at the Te Kawau Memorial Grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/turiteaschoolwp.colmandesigns.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0229-1024x768.jpg\")
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-Year 6 End Of Year Excursion: Tuesday 10th December <\/strong>@ 9.30am.
-End of Year PTA Pool Party for Everyone: Thursday 12th December<\/strong> @ 12.30pm.
-Year 6 Graduation: Thursday 12th December<\/strong> @ 5.30pm.
-End of Year Prizegiving\/Final Assembly: Friday 13th December<\/strong> @ 12pm.
-School finishes for 2024: Friday 13th December<\/strong> @ 1pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n