Kia Ora whānau,

Welcome to the last week of Term 3. The year is certainly flying by!

This year marks 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – a milestone in the movement to revitalise and celebrate te reo as the language of Aotearoa. It is a great opportunity for us as a kura to weave even more te reo into our everyday practice. I know we will have a fabulous last week of term celebrating, learning and extending our te reo Māori  together. Kia kaha te reo Māori! Our Kapa Haka Rōpu will be performing in the annual Te Pae Here Te Reo Māori showcase at Endeavour School on Wednesday 17 September from 6.30pm. Good luck team! 

This week, we farewelled Dee-Anne Leith, who has served our kura with dedication and commitment over the past six years. We are very grateful for her contribution and service. We are also pleased to have Matt Hansen, Ali Price, Neil Parkinson, and Jane Bibby (staff representative) continuing in their trustee roles for the next three years, ensuring valuable continuity which provides great strength for our school. A warm congratulations and welcome to our newly elected trustees, Priyanka Roberts and Amanda Morgan, who join the Board of Trustees. The overall results of the recent Board of Trustees elections are published in this newsletter.

Thank you to all of the parents who made a booking to meet with their child's teacher last week during our Hui Noho Tahi (Parent - Teacher Interviews). With over 480 interviews taking place, it was wonderful to see such strong partnerships between home and school, supporting our tamariki with their progress and next steps.

I wish you all a safe and happy term break. We look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready for the final term of the year.

Ngā mihi
Kylie

Week 8 Manaaki Stars
Congratulations to our wonderful Week 8 Manaaki Stars! Minul R25, Mantasha R15, Lola R34, Aarav R10, Baxter R16, Aiden R1, Kailyn R22, Karera R26, Bilal R3, Nate R28, Esme R33, Sami R21, Mika R14, Inaya R9, Sulaiman R18 Houda R 30/31, Flynn R30/31, Aarav R10, Sukhreet R8, Harvey R24, Lincoln R29, Bella R2, Shayna R11, Evie R6, Mikayla R27, William R20, Ezra R5, Stevie-Jayd R7, Elizabeth 35/36 Nadar 35/36, Vanya R19, and Meiqi R17

Week 9 Manaaki Stars
Congratulations to our wonderful Week 9 Manaaki Stars! Jayden R22, Luni R16, Simrat R26, Braxton R33, Reijeli R33, Miles R19, Atharv R13, Yeshwin R13, Ahaan R3, SImreet R6, Alex R9, Bradley R10, Adeline R8, Max R15, Micah R34, Jayden W R21, Cadan R30/31, Sakona R30/31, Emily R27, Hargun R17, Peehu R18, Taha R2, Kevan R5, Niko R24, Seeratjot 35/36, Rebecca R35/36, Noah R25, Everly R11, Malakye R7, Ruiyuan R14, Lakshita R1, Alex R29

At Rototuna Primary we value embedding Te Reo Māori in our everyday talk. That means you may notice we also use Te Reo Māori in our communications with you. I thought it would be helpful to share again, some of common te reo that we use at our kura:

Mahi: work

Kura: school

Kaitiaki: a person, group or being that acts as a carer, guardian, protector and conserver

Hui: meeting

Korero: talk

Kia Ora: Hello

Koutou: everyone

Ākonga: student

Tamariki: children

Kaiako: teacher

Manaaki: care, kindness, respect

Whānau: family

Ka mau te wehi: amazing, fantastic

Ngā mihi: thank you

Ngā mihi nui: a big thank you or thank you very much

Tino pai: Excellent

Ka kite: See You!

Ka kite ano: See you again!

Mā te wā!: See you

Haere ra: Goodbye

Haere mai: Welcome

Aroha mai: Sorry

Ata mārie: Good morning!

Kia pai tō rā: Have a good day! 

Our election process has now been completed and we welcome new and returning Board of Trustee members, and our staff representative, following the recent elections. Please find attached the declaration of results.  Our staff representative is Jane Bibby who has been re-elected.

This week we are focusing on being thinkers and taking ownership of our learning and actions.  

To support us plan our next new entrant classroom and our new entrant spaces for 2026 we encourage you to enrol your child at our school as soon as possible! The enrolment process is able to be done online via our website.

For 2026, the Board of Trustees has made the decision to accept out of zone enrolments for students who are turning 5 years of age in 2026 and starting school for the first time. 

 

Biketober is happening next month, lots of cool things for students and families to get involved with, please share the attached tile to your platforms with the below blurb: