Published by Hokowhitu School

I trust that everyone had a fabulous long weekend, and enjoyed the autumn sun. Due to this being a very short week, this week’s newsletter is mostly to bring you up to date with end of term and early term two events. There will be photos of this week’s Rippa Rugby tournament and the Enviro teams outing in next weeks’ newsletter. 

It has been great to see so many of you here this week to spend time in your child’s kete, having the opportunity to chat with their teachers, and see some of the exciting things happening in classrooms here at school. We also enjoyed sharing current learning goals and giving you an indication of progress in the NZ curriculum.

Next Wednesday we are offering a whānau korero for anyone who wishes to have a follow up (10 minute) 1:1 conversation with their child’s whānau teacher - these will be held between 3.20pm and 5.20pm on Wednesday 7th April. Booking an appointment time is essential – If you want an extra discussion please email your child’s whānau teacher prior to 8.30am on Wednesday to see if there are any spaces left.

Ms Finikin is also available to meet with whānau (by appointment) that afternoon too. 

We have a busy few weeks coming up and as we have 2 short weeks ahead of us (around the Easter break), please be sure you are aware of upcoming events.
Please also note that the Easter break for schools this year includes school being closed on Friday the 2nd April, Monday the 5th and Tuesday 6th April.

Term 1 closes at 3pm on Friday 16th April and Term 2 opens at 8.50am on Monday 3rd May. 

It has been a busy sporting week with the Years 1-3 duathlon and the Year 5/6 interschool triathlon taking place. Congratulations to everyone who participated in one of these events this week.

PTA UPDATE

What an awesome team of parents who came together after school on Wednesday afternoon to start planning some fun and fundraising events for the coming months.
A pizza lunch at the end of the term, a frozen food fundraiser early next term, a disco midway through T2 and then a ‘wheelathon’ around mid-year are all things on the radar!

Even if you can’t attend meetings, you are welcome to support the PTA by helping out with specific events. The more hands we have on deck, the lighter the workload for everyone.