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We would like to welcome all of our new students and whānau who have joined our school.  A huge thank you for supporting our Pink Shirt day last week.  Have a wonderful week everyone.  Mauri Ora!  From your Totara Grove School team.

What's in this newsletter…..

The winners of the Ngā Mātāpono Awards for the last two weeks:

Rm 1: Ngaire, Kohatu, Poppy, Haizel, Charvik, Isla, Max, Hezron
Rm 2: Maisie, Dominic, Leanna-Rose, Andre
Rm 3: Kyson, Rosanna, Hector, Laney, Bradley
Rm 4: Jahlaya, Deiziah, Waiaria
Rm 5: Kemperr, Kahi, Ngākau, Ricardo, Zaryah
Rm 6: Kaide, Alexis, Karsyn, Jordon
Rm 7: Samarth, Martin
Rm 8: Nathias, Ruby, Saoirse, Nikaiyah
Rm 9: Kaedynce, Hellayna, Rob Marley
Rm 10: Manaia, Jessica, Micah, Rita, Pertrice
Rm 12: Patrick, Nevaeh, Artemis, Hadez
Rm 13: Rewi, Bruno
Rm 14: Kaylee, Zhanica, Sebastian

The winners of books for the last two weeks were:

Rm 1: Wiremu, Hezron
Rm 2: Max, Jordon
Rm 3: Pandora, Zendaya
Rm 4: Tukariri, Hazel
Rm 5: Hilux, Henoa
Rm 6: Amelia, Te Arai
Rm 7: Anakin
Rm 8: Turama, Dreyl
Rm 9: Dastan, Bernie
Rm 10: Flynn
Rm 12: Vienna, Eerika
Rm 13: Ellie, Bruno
Rm 14: Axl

Our staff and tamariki had so much fun participating in Pink Shirt Day last Friday - there was a sea of pink and lots of kindness, inclusion and aroha throughout the school. 

Here are a couple of photos from the day:

You can learn more about Pink Shirt Day here: https://pinkshirtday.org.nz/

We are excited to introduce Whaea Dianna and Whaea Yvonne who will be joining our attendance team to support the "Everyday Matters" initiative focused on improving student attendance. 

Dianna will be reaching out regarding unexplained absences, offering support and guidance on how to easily inform the school about the reason for your child's absence. 

Our school goal is to ensure all absences are explained, contributing to a more accurate understanding of attendance patterns and allowing us to provide better support to our students and families. 

We appreciate your cooperation in working with Dianna and helping us achieve this important goal. 

Yvonne will be working directly with a group of tamariki to improve daily school attendance. She will support these students in setting personal attendance goals and celebrating their successes as they meet these targets. Her focus will be on fostering a positive and encouraging environment to help our tamariki thrive and achieve consistent school attendance.

If you have a concern about your child’s language development, learning progress, social and emotional wellbeing, or behaviour, Te Manawa Tahi have specialists available so you can discuss your concerns directly with them.

This is a free service and each site will be identified by a Te Manawa Tahi sign or flag. Drop into a hub or make an appointment by phoning 0800 524 842 or emailing TT.Support@education.govt.nz. 

Term 1         29th Jan – 11th April

Term 2         28th April – 27th June
                     21 May, 4.30pm - School board meeting
Term 3         14th July – 19th Sep
Term 4         6th Oct – 11th Dec

For school dates, office hours and school break times please refer to the school website linked here