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Ko te Rāapa tēnei rā te
rua tekau ma toru o Hōngongoi
Wednesday 23rd July
Term 3 Week 1 2026
Let's make sure we know the words to our national anthem so that we can join in when our athletes win gold in the Commonwealth Games.
Nau mai, hoki mai ki te kura!
Welcome back to school!
Kia hihiko, kia māia, kia kaha.
Be enthusiastic, be confident, be strong.
He wā hou, he tīmatanga hou!
It's a new time and a fresh start!
Kaua e wareware:
- Term 2 and 3 - Please stay off the field before school to give it a chance to dry out and avoid mud and grass through the classrooms.
- Stop and check before crossing drive through entrances and exits.
- The hall is out of bounds at lunchtime. Please use the outdoor areas and other designated spaces instead.
- When playing tag please slow right down and walk around corners.
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A groundbreaking mission that explored Pluto and distant solar system objects in unprecedented detail has woken from its longest sleep yet, and it's 9.5 billion kilometres from Earth.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft went into a planned hibernation mode on 7 August, 2025, and woke in June ready to transmit a stream of science data gathered during hibernation from its location in the region of icy objects known as the Kuiper Belt.
Pluto is the largest of thousands of frozen, rocky bodies called trans-Neptunian objects, or TNOs, that exist in the Kuiper Belt at the edge of our solar system - remnants from its formation 4.5 billion years ago. The photo is of Pluto and its moon Charon.
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When you take your ipu pepa to be emptied, please leave your lid in your classroom.
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Week 1: Emmy, Elizabeth, Chloe, Olivia
Please collect the masks and gloves from Ursula after lunch on Thursday and return them when you have finished.
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Please collect bait from Rm 5 after lunch and check and rebait traps. Remember to wash your hands afterwards.
You are welcome to check traps on other days and deal with any catches.
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Kai iti: Mrs Wall and Whaea Lisa
Kai nui: Avalon and Jenny
Tārere nui timetable is in place from 8.20am. No helmet, no wheels.
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Week 2: Thursday 30 July - Parent-teacher interviews. School closes at 1pm.
Week 3: Tuesday 4 August - Parent-teacher interviews. School closes at 1pm.
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This edition marks a major reset for the event, featuring a highly streamlined, sustainable format after the Australian state of Victoria unexpectedly withdrew as host due to rising costs. Glasgow stepped in with a lean, cost-efficient model funded entirely by the Commonwealth Games Federation and Commonwealth Games Australia, completely independent of public tax funds.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Host City: Glasgow, Scotland (reusing iconic infrastructure from the 2014 Glasgow Games).
- Athletes & Nations: Around 3,000 athletes representing 74 Commonwealth countries and territories.
- Mascot: Finnie, a mythical Scottish unicorn.
- Opening Ceremony: Staged at the OVO Hydro on 23 July, featuring Scottish icons KT Tunstall and Nathan Evans, making history as the Games' first fully indoor opening ceremony.
