Every Friday we have a Learning Team Assembly. All the teachers take turns to share information and stories and local events and our values. The children are always eager to hear who will get the special certificates. These are given to the children who have caught the teacher's attention by doing something special either through achievement or showing our values. We absolutely love giving these out! The Ahuriri children are very special.
T4 has grown by quite a bit since the holidays. The new children have settled in well and the oldest children have enjoyed having some new friends. We tried to capture them all enjoying our Friday Discovery Session.
This morning we were lucky enough to hold our first mihi whakatau for 2022. This was an opportunity to welcome our new tamariki and their whānau to Halswell School.
Our mihi whakatau involves the Kapa Haka roopu (group) welcoming new members of our school into the Hall, followed by some brief speeches and waiata kīnaki (supporting songs), hongi/hariru (pressing of noses/handshake) and concludes with some shared kai (food) for the adults and morning tea for the students.
The children in Ahuriri were AMAZING! We were so incredibly proud of them.
