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We have had another busy fortnight at Arataki School. Last week, we had an excellent Tuakana (Year 4-6) cross country at Arataki Beach. The weather was perfect for cross country running. We had a number of students proudly represent Arataki School at the Mount Maunganui Cluster Cross Country this week. Our Teina (Year 0-3) Cross Country was meant to be held this afternoon, but due to the weather, we have postponed this to Monday 8th June. Reporting to parents & Curriculum - Information Afternoon for whānau As you are aware, the Ministry of Education has refreshed the curriculum frameworks for English and Mathematics. Our teaching team has been working very hard to unpack these new curriculum frameworks and weave them into our classroom teaching programmes. Currently teachers are writing your child’s mid-year report. The mid-year report is going to look quite different to previous reports that you have received. The new reporting format aligns with the Ministry of Educations requirement to use the following progress descriptors to report on your child’s achievement: Emerging, Developing, Consolidating, Proficient and Exceeding. On Wednesday 10th June at 3-4pm in the staffroom we are hosting an information session for parents to unpack the new curriculum content and what we are teaching. We will also share information about the changes to reporting to parents, and explain what your child’s report will now look like. We will provide supervision of children in Room 26 while you attend the hui. We hosted this information session earlier in the term, and the whānau who attended found the information session incredibly valuable.
Shout Out - Thank you Thank you to our awesome group of parents from Arataki Friends of School (PTA) who organised our fundraising sausage sizzle last week. We raised another $1,200.00 towards our playground project. Fundraising efforts this year are going towards extending our playground next to the field. Have an amazing weekend with your whānau. Ngā mihi nui, Vicki Hiini
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Tuakana Cross Country
An amazing morning was spent running on the beach for our tuakana (year 4-6) last week . It's awesome to see everyone giving it a go and the whānau that come out to support. And here's to our tuakana that lead the pack and represented our kura at the clusters (more on that in the next article). |
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Arataki at Clusters Cross Country
We are so proud of all of our tamariki who competed at Clusters on Wednesday, 3 June. This was our first time competing on a new track and our students absolutely smashed it. They gave it everything, supported each other, and represented Arataki with mana. We couldn't have asked for more! A huge thank you to all of our whānau who came along to help, transport, support, and cheer on our tamariki. Days like this wouldn't be possible without you. We are so lucky to have such an awesome school community behind us we really do have the best school ;) A special congratulations to all those that will go on to represent Arataki and the Mount Cluster at the WBOP Cross Country. |
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Year 6 Girls - Breanna Wright, Keira Andrew with Billie Young on standby Year 6 Boys - Julian Graham Year 5 Girls - Grace Naera on standby Year 5 Boys - Calvin Clark Year 4 Girls - Luella Keam with Miki Battersby on standby Year 4 Boys - Cohan Falconer Ka rawe tamariki mā. Go well next week!!!
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Amazing effort from our Year 3/4 Basketball World Cup team last week. The wairua, sportsmanship and positive vibes brought to the court truly stood out throughout the day. Ngā mihi nui to whānau for their support, we couldn’t do it without you. |
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Friends of the School
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ATK here Everyday
Ka Rawe! Here are some of our amazing tamariki that have had 5 full weeks at school this term. That means for these guys they have been here every ATK day this term. Looking forward to celebrating those tamariki that nail the weeks to come. Kia kaha tamariki mā.
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Hire the Tauranga Moana Cook Islands Culture Group for your next event! Bringing the Cook Islands to you — with the graceful swaying of the hips, the sharp knocking of the knees and the beats of the drum. Experience the beauty of our culture — from the graceful swaying of the hips and the sharp knocking of the knees to the beautiful tunes and beating of the drums. |
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Play Time @ Arataki
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PRE LOVED UNIFORMS
Have your tamariki grown out of their uniforms? Please consider donating them back to the kura. These uniform donations are:
These donations are gratefully received at the school office. We are especially in need of Polo Shirts please if you have any spare.
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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 |
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