Pōhutukawa News Term 3 Week 10 2025

Ngā mihi e te whānau, warm greetings to you all,

Read on for news and information about some exciting upcoming events. Have a great weekend everyone, kia pai ngā rā whakata.

Pōhutukawa Team Speech Finals

A massive congratulations to our five finalists! An awesome display of research practice and hard work to make the final from over 140 students! In the final it was Julia that took first place! Well done Julia! 

Year 5/6 Speech Finals Winner Julia

Back Row: Archer, James and Toby

Front Row: Julia and Britta

Legacy Dance Studio - Hip Hop

Tash has been working hard with our Year 5-6 hip hop club over the last couple of terms. The classes do warm ups, games, freestyle and add onto their dance each week!  They are working towards performing at the Legacy Dance Studio end of year show. There is space in our hip hop club if your child is interested in joining in term 4. Please email legacydanceoffice@gmail.com

Canterbury Flag Football Tournament

Ruby and Izzy made off with some awesome prizes! 

Full Team after a long day of playing in the sun.

Bottle Rockets!

Awareness of Online Harm

Many parents didn’t grow up with the internet, so it can be hard to imagine how tamariki may use it. But these days, digital technology is a key part of our young people’s lives. They use it for learning, communicating and entertainment.

Netsafe has released research that looked into parental awareness of children’s experiences of online risks and harm. The research found a mismatch between parents’ awareness and their children’s experiences of upsetting online content.

To check out the research, and other Netsafe resources, visit this link. 

Have a lovely term break, Ngā mihi nui. Kia Kaha.

The Pōhutukawa Teaching Team

Chris, Gayle, Nick, Megan, Rae, Georgie, Viv, Stacey and Laura