Week 2, Term 2
9 May 2024
Thursday 23rd May - Farewell & celebration assembly for our Office Administrator, Mrs Catherine O’Neill - 10am @ school. All school families are welcome to come to the assembly.
Monday 3rd June - King's Birthday Public Holiday - school closed
Tuesday 4th June - Teacher only day - school closed
Thursday 27th June - Rangitikei Schools Cultural Festival - Bulls
Friday 28th June - Matariki Public Holiday - school closed
Friday 5th July - Last day of Term 2
Friends and Whānau Parent Group Next meeting - Tuesday 21st May 3:15pm @ school.All welcome!! |
Office Hours
Our office is attended every Wednesday & Thursday morning.
State Highway 3, Turakina, RD 11, Whanganui, 4581
Phone & Fax: 06 3273864
Principal: Leigh McKay,
Email: principal@turakina.school.nz
Assembly Awards
Week 10 - Term 1 |
Week 1 - Term 2 |
Classroom Awards
Room 1 Frank Celena Molly Korah | Room 2 Ellie Jacob Sydney Jack Mahinarangi Carina |
Principal’s Awards Zemirah - for showing whanaungatanga as a leader at the junior sports day. Crearn - for consistently showing ako-learning and whanaungatanga. Travis - for showing manawanui-perseverance and ako-learning. Frank - for showing ako-learning, being a thinker and sharing ideas. Landon - for showing manawanui-perseverance in all your learning. Mahinarangi - for showing whanaungatanga and ako-learning as a leader in Room 2. | |
Tēnā koutou katoa,
Drop off times - Works on the Whangaehu River Bridge
Over the next six weeks there will be traffic delays on SH3 at Whangaehu due to work on the bridge. As all three teachers travel from Whanganui there is a concern we may be delayed by these works in the mornings. For your child’s safety please remember that learners can arrive at school after 8:30am and please ensure there is at least one of the teachers cars in the car park before leaving your children at school.
Te Rūnanga Ākonga - Student Council
Sydney, Jack, Max, Oscar, Josie, Landon, Charlotte and Ethan have been chosen to represent, and share the ideas and voices of, all learners in the school. Each term these leaders will run a hui in Room 1 and Room 2 and gather all the ideas from learners and then meet with me to discuss the ideas and come up with actions.
Office Administrator - Mrs Catherine O’Neill
At the end of May we will farewell Mrs Catherine O’Neill, the school office administrator. On Thursday the 23rd of May at 10am there will be a farewell assembly followed by morning tea. Catherine has been a key part of the staffing team at Turakina School for many years and is valued for her professionalism and experience. We are in the process of employing a new office administrator.
Friends and Whānau Parent Group Meeting
The Friends and Whānau of Turakina School parent group are having a meeting on Tuesday 21st May, 3:15pm, at school. The F&W are looking for a few more parents to join the committee. The group supports school events and programmes by helping out and fundraising. Please consider coming along to the meeting in a couple of weeks to see if you’d like to join the committee.
Teacher Only Day Tuesday 4th June
The school will be closed for a teacher only day Tuesday 4th June, the day after the King’s Birthday public holiday. The teachers and I will be spending the day reviewing our school mathematics and statistics curriculum including implementing the revised New Zealand Curriculum, Te Mātaiaho - Maths.
Ngā mihi,
Leigh McKay, Principal
Community Notices
Lost Cat - Turakina village Luna has been missing for about 10 days. She is a small sized, 2 year old tabby with no white marks. Please contact Mel 027 2701727 if you’ve seen her. |
