Thursday 5 August at 6pm show and potluck dinner

 Dear Whanau and caregivers

You are invited to come along and bring a pot luck dish to share and watch this show, please rsvp to Toni at office if you can come along. At Whitireia marae Thursday 5 August at 6pm

Second hand clothing donated

Following the enviro-schools clothing sale held at school during term 2 there was a large quantity of clothing unsold. This week children from Room 4 have been bagging up these clothes and delivering them to the Women's Refuge (via the Kerikeri Police) and to the Hospice Shop.

They hope it will make a positive difference.

Celebrating Matariki with you, our school community

The observation and celebration of Matariki is becoming increasingly relevant and important in NZ culture. Very soon we will be enjoying an annual day to acknowledge this important period in the annual calendar.

Matariki signals new beginnings. Manawatia a Matariki, celebrate Matariki! To find out more here are two links that might be helpful https://www.reomaori.co.nz/matariki_2021 and https://teara.govt.nz/en/matariki-maori-new-year.

This year we were able through the help of many in the community to once again hold our Matariki hangi. It was wonderful to see so many of you able to join us for lunch, and to enjoy the performances of our Kapa Haka group. 

Thank you for coming, thank you for donating and helping generously both your time and food. We hope and wish for new beginnings and all good things in the year ahead.

To view other photos for the event please follow this link https://photos.app.goo.gl/zHx9JTywQYZy2he19

Kerikeri and Districts Junior Cross Country

On Wednesday 30th June the Bay Academy once again hosted this annual event for our local schools and early childhood centres. It was a pleasure to see the event so well supported by parents and whānau from across the rohe/region.

With the help of our Room 5 school leaders group we put on a successful event for the community to enjoy. The day also dawned beautiful adding to the enjoyment of all.

Phoebe from Room 1 led the way for the Bay of Islands International Academy, dominating the 4 year old girls race.

Whaea Sharon Day

On Monday, the 5th of July, we celebrated our first Whaea Sharon Day.

As part of learning in the current Unit of Inquiry some children from Room 3 (Boston, Zane and Laychn) came up with the idea of celebrating Whaea Sharon’s birthday as a way for us as a school to remember her. They planned the ceremony as part of their inquiry into traditions around the world.

Together, they found out everything that was special about Whaea Sharon and created a poster to tell others about their idea and the event planned on her birthday.

On Monday 5th July the whole school assembled around the Pohutukawa tree in front of the office.

Our school’s enviro-team worked hard to prepare a new garden bed to be filled with beautiful flowers and decorations. Parents and whānau bought in flowering plants to be added to the garden. We sang Sharon’s favourite waiata and the Happy Birthday song and shared stories about her.

We ended the celebration with a sweet treat (Sharon loved chocolate!) that the Room 5 school leaders had prepared the day before. This special day and celebration will be marked in our calendar each year!

Mid Year Reports

Audio reports will be published in your HERO App later today. Here is a very brief guide explaining how to access them on your device.