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Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā te
rua tekau ma ono o Hōngongoi
Monday 28th July
Term 3 Week 2 2026
"Toia Mai Te Waka Nei" is a waiata about teamwork. It reminds us that, like people pulling a waka together, we are stronger when we work together, help one another, and never give up.
Nau mai, haere mai ki tō mātou akomanga.
Welcome to our classroom.
He harikoa ahau ki te kite i a koe.
I am very pleased to see you.
Kaiako can use this greeting to welcome whānau to the learning conversations taking place this week and next
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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Weightlifter David Liti and judo athlete Moira de Villiers led the New Zealand team into the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday. Liti carried the New Zeland flag and de Villiers held Te Kaunoti, New Zealand’s King’s Baton.
For the first time, every Commonwealth nation and territory received their own Baton for The King's Baton Relay and were asked to customise and decorate it to represent their culture. New Zealand’s Baton is designed by Master Artist Ta Derek Lardelli and is named Te Kaunoti after the traditional Māori fire stick.
The relay takes 18 months and travels through all 74 nations and territories in the Commonwealth, with the last runner bringing Scotland's baton to the King at the opening ceremony.
For the first time as part of The King’s Baton Relay, there will also be a global relay of plastic clean-ups for athletes and communities to come together to prevent one million pieces of plastic from entering Commonwealth waters.
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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: Niamh, Bonnie, Isla, Elizabeth
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: Emma and Lila
Kai nui: Michelle and Whaea Sonia
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.
Commonwealth Games 2026 Update
The 2026 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is scheduled to take place on 23 July 2026 at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. It will officially open the 2026 Commonwealth Games and will mark the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games that an opening ceremony has been staged entirely within an indoor arena.
The ceremony is being designed by the Glas
gow 2026 Organising Company under ceremonies chief Louisa Mahon, with Roxana Cole serving as show and staging director, Emily Jane Boyle as choreographer and Carole Millar as costume designer. More than 600 volunteers will participate in the ceremony alongside performers from across Scotland.
Performers
Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall was confirmed as the headline act, alongside Callum Beattie, Nina Nesbitt, Nathan Evans and Saint PHNX. Electronic folk duo Valtos will perform during the Parade of Nations. On 15 July 2026, it was announced that Tom Walker was added to the line-up. Among those in attendance will be King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prime Minister Andy Burnham and First Minister John Swinney.
During the Parade of Nations at the 2026 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, to be held on 23 July 2026, athletes bearing the flags and batons of their respective nations lead their national delegations as they paraded into The Hydro in the host city of Glasgow, Scotland. A total of 74 nations will march into the arena.
For the first time ever, each participating nation created their own baton as part of the King's Baton Relay. Each nation designated one athlete to carry in the baton as part of the opening ceremony.
Parade order
As per tradition, the host of the last games, England entered first, followed by the rest of the European countries competing. Following this all countries paraded in alphabetical order from their respective regions. After Europe, African, Americas, Asian, Caribbean and Oceanian associations marched in. The host nation Scotland marched in last.
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