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IOANE IOANE
Ioane Ioane O le malaga tele –A very strong journey “I was told by a friend that there are seven types of va’a in Samoa, but there are actually eight, because the first va’a is our body!” Ioane Ioane embarked on a journey exploring his cultural roots and the art of building a va’aalo …
GARDENING NEWS AT NEWTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
Let’s celebrate… Garden Club members weeding and harvesting the potatoes by the citrus orchard Garden Club members eating pears from the school garden AFTER spreading mulch Garden Club members weeding the sandpit garden Newly donated kids’ gardening gloves Parents/grandparents helping out in the class gardens Whaea Anneke and her students weeding in their class garden …
Tomorrow School’s Taskforce Team Request
We invite all our parent, whānau and caregiver community to be aware and involved in the Taskforce’s report Our Schooling Futures: Stronger Together |Whiria Ngā Kura Tūātinitini which has been published. The Taskforce team are very keen to receive feedback from as many people as possible to help them complete their final recommendations and report to the Minister of …
MONMOUTH ST – PICK UP & DROP OFF
We are fortunate to have a supportive neighbour in Sunway Rentals who operate the businesses adjacent to the school crossing. They kindly allow us to drive through their premises to pick up and drop off our children before and after school. However, please note that their car parking spaces are reserved for their customers only. Please do not use their …
PROPERTY UPDATES
SHADE COVER As outlined to parents at the recent Potluck Evening, the Ministry of Education does not fund playgrounds, swimming pools and shade areas. We need to fund these activities through fundraising and Parent Donations. Requests for parent donations and the suggested level of donations will be published in Week 3. In the meantime, we …
Walking School Bus WSB
COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION – 4.30pm THURSDAY 7TH FEBRUARY We have a group of parents who are keen to re-vitalise our Walking School Bus route from Nixon Park carpark (bottom of Central Road) to school. If you would like to be part of this group, please meet at the school staffroom at 4.30pm on Thursday 7th …
WELCOME! NEW YEAR, NEW STAFF!
We’d like to welcome a number of new teachers in 2019: Sarah Hoult – Year 5 & 6 teacher (Marama), team leader, curriculum leader and travel and transport co-ordinator. Katherine Simpson – Year 1 & 2 teacher (Nohinohi). Nicky Taylor – Year 2 & 3 teacher (Nohinohi) and Sport and P.E co-ordinator. Eleanor Haydn …
Gardening at Newton Central
Throughout Term 2, during Wednesday and Friday lunchtimes. Our wonderful Whaea Carron alongside her superb Room 6 students and other amazing volunteers have been working hard on re-vamping our school gardens. Be sure to check out our new interactive garden situated outside Room 1, which includes a new sand pit, a naughts and crosses seating …