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A massive effort was put in today to spread the new bark on the playground. The Board would like to send a big shout out to,
Mrs McLeod (acting principal) and her family
Liam and Hunter, with Dad, Tim
Georgia and Noah, with Dad, Ian
Kayden, with Mum, Danielle
Kalym, with Mum, Sarah
Prometheus, with Dad, Tyroone
Wiremu, with Mum, Kylie.

All coming down to school today to lend a hand. Your help is greatly appreciated. We got all of the bark spread out, and it looks great.
THANK YOU!!

happening now’! Come on down if you can!

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Rebekah McLeod - January 6, 2025

As we inch closer to the start of the school year; please find important dates for your calendar and a link to book a meeting with your child's class teacher
Kia ora koutou,

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and we are looking forward to seeing you all at the whānau-kaiako meetings in February! We have stated some of events of relevance for Term 1 below. A more detailed Term 1 events calendar will feature in our fortnightly newsletters during the term.

Term 1 Dates:

Mon 27th/Tues 28th/Friday 31st- School office open 9-12pm

Monday 3rd February- Whānau-Kaiako meetings

Tuesday 4th February- Whānau-Kaiako meetings

Wednesday 5th February- Classes start

Friday 7th March- Ministry of Education allocated teacher only day- school closed for instruction

School Community Evening- Date TBC

Friday 11 April- Last Day of Term 1

Whānau-Kaiako meetings

Whānau-Kaiako meeting dates are as follows:

Monday 3rd February

Tuesday 4th February

Please follow the link below to book an interview time with your child's kaiako:

https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/cahs2

Information in regards to stationery will be sent out in the coming week.

https://hail.to/ngutuawa-school/article/MoVATfk

Back to school Information As we inch closer to the start of the school year; please find important dates for your calendar and a link to book a meeting with your child's class teacher

Good afternoon Ngutuawa whanau

On Friday morning (17 January 2025) we are getting a delivery of playground bark. If you are able to lend a hand to move it onto the playground, this would be greatly appreciated. Some of our board members are going to be at school Friday morning 10.30am and Saturday morning 9am (if needed) Kids welcome to come along to have a play on the field or the scooter track.
Many Thanks.

Thank you.

Free Art Saturdays for December at Linwood Arts is:

Capturing the essence of dragons - fun drawing times with Shawn.

No experience necessary and all materials supplied.

Pick one date per person: 7, 14 or 21 December.

Free Art Saturdays runs every Saturday at Linwood Arts from 2.30-4.30pm.

The classes are completely free - they’re open to everyone. It's a great activity for the whole family, although none of our classes are suitable to bring very young children aged 5 and under. Ages 6-13 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

The topics and tutors change regularly for this class so come and try your hand at something new.

Bookings are advised as the classes are popular and fill up quick. Email [email protected] or phone 981 2881. Please give us a contact phone number when you book. You can also phone on the day to see if anyone has cancelled.

Location: Linwood Arts, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free parking onsite.

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday. Galleries 12-5pm. Classes start from 10am and run into the evening.

We offer 16 weekly daytime classes & activities, run exhibitions and events in Eastside and the Mini and hire our spaces for arts activities and events evenings and weekends.

More info:

Home - Linwood Arts 19 Nov 2024 Classes Showcase: 25 November – 21 December 2024 Arts Coordinator | This show is a celebration of the 16 weekly classes we have developed and run over the last three years, thanks to funding from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. We’ve offered everything... READ MORE

The BoT would like to thank everyone who came along to the Halloween Disco, and we hope you all enjoyed yourselves. There were many fabulous costumes, and you all looked great! The best dressed was chosen by the DJ. Congratulations to Lilly Nicholson best dressed Snr and Noah Reynolds best dressed jnr. I unfortunately missed my opportunity to get a photo of Noah, but a great effort was put in by you both!

I'd like to say thanks to the students and staff for helping set up and clean up afterward, your help assisted with the nights success.
Special thanks needs to go out to New World Ferry Road for supporting us with sponsorship. Also, thanks to DJ Chuxt3r - Jesse's DJ hire, https://www.facebook.com/DJCHUXT3R?mibextid=ZbWKwL the music was great. I would also like to thank Tim and Tania for helping run the bbq.

Ngā Taonga o Ngutuawa
Kia Ora koutou. Ringatoi / artists from Ngutuawa School presented their mahi whakairo to whānau and friends at Te Whare o Rei / Rei Gallery on Friday. After many weeks of wananga and mahi, taonga have been created under tikanga and kawa, Mauri and mana are imbued into their taonga. Thank you to the
Whakaraupō Carving Centre Trust Damian , Eugene and Wiremu for the gifts you have given the tamariki you have been guiding through this process.
E hara taku toa i te toa takitahi, he toa takatini
My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective.

Last night this person stole all the steel grates over the drains around our hall and school. We have $500 excess on our insurance so the money is coming out of resources we could spend on students. If you know him can you please contact the office.

Yesterday we celebrated all of the cultures that make up Ngutuawa School. We came together for kai, friendship, and a celebration of students' work. Thank you to our whanau Rose White for her harakeke workshop, Mahalia for her braiding, please follow her at Mahdusa for her cool braids and Kiri Te Moana for her poi making and she is also a champion weaver. Thank you to Amellyia Nolan for her fantastic organisational skills.
Thank you whanau for joining us we all had a fun afternoon.