Maramataka
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mobile Dental Clinic 2025
The dental team will be seeing the most overdue tamariki during this visit. As the clinic will be prioritising all their appointments, it may not be possible for the dental staff to see all students during this visit.
The dental team will notify the whānau and families prior to their child’s dental appointment.
When you receive this notification, please contact the team to update any contact details, confirm medical details or renew permissions for examination and dental x-rays.
Current service demands and delays weigh heavily on their teams and your kindness and support is appreciated.
If you have any queries or urgent dental concerns, contact (027 742 8588) or 0800 TALK TEETH for further help and advice.
Cross Country 2025
Te Kura o Manunui Cross Country 2024
WHO: Everyone (starting times TBC)
Dress in house colours
Postponement date: 21st May.
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 2, Entry 2
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Uniform
The old school uniform can still be worn until the end of this year. From 2026 all students will need to be wearing the new uniform. Click here for more information on our school uniforms.
Teacher Only Day
School will be closed on this day. Kids Inc will be open, please contact them to book your child in.
Matariki Disco
Tickets will go on sale 19 May. Tickets can be purchased by cash or Eftpos at the school office or through the parent bank account. More details to come.
There will be sausages, donuts, and glow products available to purchase – please bring coins and not large notes.
Bring your ticket to the disco.
Wear soft shoes, not sharp heels, to protect the gym floor.
Parents are welcome to attend the disco with their child.
Please be mindful and respect that only current students may attend due to Health and Safety around numbers. This means siblings or children from other schools are not to attend.
After the disco, parents should promptly come into Tahuriwakanui (the gym) and get their children. Children will not be released without a parent/caregiver being present. Please do not tell your children to go outside somewhere to meet you.
Mid Year School Holidays 2025
Enjoy the school holidays!
Kids Inc. run fun Holiday Programmes during the school holidays. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid the disappointment of missing out.
Bookings online: www.enrolmy/com/kidsincoscar
Or through our website: www.kidsinc.co.nz
Email: info@kidsinc.co.nz for more information
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 3, Entry 1
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Uniform
The old school uniform can still be worn until the end of this year. From 2026 all students will need to be wearing the new uniform. Click here for more information on our school uniforms.
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 3, Entry 2
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Uniform
The old school uniform can still be worn until the end of this year. From 2026 all students will need to be wearing the new uniform. Click here for more information on our school uniforms.
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 4, Entry 1
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 4, Entry 2
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 2, Entry 1
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Uniform
The old school uniform can still be worn until the end of this year. From 2026 all students will need to be wearing the new uniform. Click here for more information on our school uniforms.
April School Holidays 2025
Enjoy the April school holidays!
Kids Inc. run fun Holiday Programmes during the school holidays. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid the disappointment of missing out.
Bookings online: www.enrolmy/com/kidsincoscar
Or through our website: www.kidsinc.co.nz
Email: info@kidsinc.co.nz for more information
Whānau Hui
Te Kura o Manunui Whānau Hui
Date: Wednesday 9th April 2025
Time: 6pm - 7pm
Location: Tahuriwakanui
Agenda:
TBC
Please RSVP for catering:
School Photo Day
Class and individual student photos will be taken on this day. Please ensure students are wearing correct uniform.
Parent Conferences
Children will leave school at 12.30pm to allow conferences to begin at 1.10pm, finishing at 6pm.
Kids Inc will be operating from 12.30pm, please book with them at www.kidsinc.co.nz.
Fire Drill
We will practise evacuating the buildings and assembling on the field, so that if there was a real fire the children would know what to do.
Teacher Only Day
School will be closed on this day. Kids Inc will be open, please contact them to book your child in.
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 1, Entry 2
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Uniform
The old school uniform can still be worn until the end of this year. From 2026 all students will need to be wearing the new uniform. Click here for more information on our school uniforms.
Principal's Tour of the Kura
We invite all parents and whānau to join Principal Whaea Ngaere for a tour of our school! This is an excellent opportunity to see our kura pūrākau and stories.
RSVP is required by contacting the office:
Whānau Hui: Term 1, 2025
Te Kura o Manunui Whānau Hui
Date: Wednesday 19th February 2025
Time: 6pm - 7pm
Location: Tahuriwakanui
Agenda:
Karakia
Brief history - Peata & Ngaere
Introduction of new staff - Team Leaders
Servies to whānau - Cath
Office information - Helen
Friends of the kura - Kylie
Conferences information - Carol
School Lunches - Dawn
Term update
Please RSVP for catering:
Cohort Entry 2025 — Term 1, Entry 1
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
Uniform
The old school uniform can still be worn until the end of this year. From 2026 all students will need to be wearing the new uniform. Click here for more information on our school uniforms.
School Office Open 2025
The school office will be open from Tuesday 28 January, 8.30am to 3.00pm
First Day Back
School starts back for students on Monday 3 February 2025.
Stationery
There is no cost for student stationery this year, it will be supplied by the school.
Uniform
The old school uniform can still be worn until the end of this year. From 2026 all students will need to be wearing the new uniform.
Uniforms can be purchased online at www.kukrisports.co.nz. The school has samples of uniforms in all sizes. Please come and try for size before purchasing. Please allow 3-4 days for delivery.
Summer School Holidays 2024/25
Enjoy the Summer school holidays!
KIDS INC OSCAR Summer Holiday Programme
Bookings are open for our upcoming Xmas & January holiday programmes.
Kids Inc will be running a half day programme from lunchtime on Friday 20th December, then the 2 days up to Xmas.
Back again for 4 x weeks in January from 6th Jan.
We have some very cool centre days & amazing trip days planned.
Please book early to avoid missing out, as some days have limited spaces.
Book online at www.enrolmy.com/kidsincoscar
For more information please check out our website www.kidsinc.co.nz
Centre phone 022 5437462 (022kidsinc)
Last Day of Term 4 - 2024
The last day for Term 4 is Friday 20 December 2024 at 12pm.
School reports are issued on 18 December.
School starts back on Monday 3 February 2025.
Rā Whakamanahau: Celebrating 10 years of Te Whānau o Waipapa
An invitation for whānau that have tamariki in Te Whānau o Waipapa - past and present.
Come join us to celebrate 10 years of Te Whānau o Waipapa!
When: Thursday 12th December
Location: Te Kura o Manunui
When: 1.30pm - 4pm
Beach 5's Rugby
Date - Sunday 8 December 2024
Location - Mount Maunganui Main Beach
Wear - A rugby jersey will be provided, however, your own shorts
and a mouth guard must be worn. Tamariki play in bare feet.
Time - to be confirmed and a draw will come out closer to the time
Cost - $10 each (paid to the school office)
Manunui Christmas Markets 2024
Manunui Christmas Markets
SATURDAY 30th NOVEMBER
9AM - 1PM
SAUSAGE SIZZLE, COFFEE CART, LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Te Kura o Manunui are having their first Manunui Christmas Markets. This will be a coming together of markets/stalls for people to buy goods.
Stalls will include:
new goods
food & coffee
second-hand goods.
Come along and celebrate our kura and be apart of it!
Register to be a vendor
*APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED*
If you would like to be a vendor, please collect a registration form from the school office, or you can register online by clicking the link below. This is not a fundraiser but an initiative to bring the community together.
Dad's Group
TE KURA O MANUNUI DAD’S GROUP
Guest Speaker: Chef Rob How to cook a good steak
Guest Speaker: Wiremu Matthews Men’s Health
Kai Provided
Child Care Provided If Needed
When: 28 November Time: 6PM - 7:30PM
Where: Te Kura o Manunui
RSVP: office@tkom.school.nz
Mufti Day
Gold coin donation. Proceeds to Kiwi Can.
Kiwi Can is a programme that has run in our school for almost nine years. We have two Kiwi Can leaders, Brant and Ayla, who take classes on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week. The programme is values based and a huge amount of fun. They teach themes that relate to our school values, this term focusing on enhancing manawaroa (resilience) within our students. Each class participates in weekly sessions.
Kiwi Can is self funded, and this year for the first time we are wanting to raise extra funds to ensure the programme continues.
We are holding a mufti day and our gold coin donations will go to the Dingle Foundation who run Kiwi Can.
We are so proud to announce that we have won the following awards at this year’s regional awards evening:
🏆 Top Kiwi Can School in the Western Bay
🏆 Top Kiwi Can Pupil for the Western Bay - Caleb Samuels for Integrity.
🏆 Top Kiwi Can Leaders for the Western Bay
Kaydin and Asher - Drop for Youth WBOP 2024
We are celebrating our wins with a Sky Dive (fundraiser). Matua Kaydin and Asher Matthews will show us anything is possible with the right attitude and courage, and participating in the Drop for Youth Western Bay of Plenty 2024. This involves skydiving 12,000ft to raise money for the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
A Give a Little Page to support Kaydin and Asher with their jump for Kiwi Can has been created and we would so appreciate any koha you can give or sharing the page if you cannot give a koha.
Arts Showcase 2024
TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER
Starting at 10:00AM
Featuring Kapa Haka, Choir, Wearable Arts and Moana Pasifika and more.
Following the showcase, light refreshments will be served. Whānau are then welcome to hīkoi through the learning spaces to enjoy the visual arts in our kura.
Wearable Arts Show 2024
Costumes due Term 4 Week 5 (11-15th November)
Show is Tuesday 19th of November at 11.30am in the gym.
Costumes take a good amount of time so you should be underway or using the holidays to get underway.
We will need some helpers on the day.
Be creative!
Cohort Entry 2024 — Term 4, Entry 2
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes all new students on their first day at kura.
Pōwhiri starts at 9am.
East Cluster Athletics
Date: Monday 18 November 2024 (no postponement)
Venue: Tauranga Domain
Supervision: Matua Jake and Whaea Dawn will be supervising our team.
Times: Leave kura at 8.35am - Meet inside Manunui office at 8.30am
Cost: $5.00
Transport: We will take a bus to and from Tauranga Domain
Sports Gear: All athletes will compete in their issued TKoM Singlet and their own sport shorts. They can wear shoes for their event if they would like. (wear singlet and shorts with jersey to kura)
Other Gear: All children will need plenty of water, food, sun hat and sunblock. Lunch will still be provided by our lunch team.
Te Rā Rēhia 2024
Te Rā Rehia is being held at Ōtūmoetai Primary School on Wednesday 13th November (postponement date is Thursday 14th November).
All schools in the Ōtūmoetai Area including Bellevue Primary, Bethlehem Primary, Bethlehem College Primary, Mātua Primary, Pillans Point Primary, Te Kura o Manunui, Te Wharekura o Mauao, Te Puna Primary, Ōtumoetai Primary, Ōtūmoetai Intermediate, Ōtūmoetai College, & Nga Kohanga Reo e toru (Wairoa, Hangarau and Huria) will be performing at set times throughout the day.
The pōhiri for all schools & manuhiri starts at 9.20am at the waharoa/pou opposite the Caltex Service Station on Ōtūmoetai Road. Nau mai, haere mai e te whānau!
Food stalls will be available for kai and drink purchases throughout the day. The first performance is at 10.10am and karakia whakamutunga will be at approximately 2.30pm. Follow the event page for more details.
NZ Gumboot Day 2024
NZ Gumboot Day 2024
To raise awareness of young kiwi kids in need of counselling. Students may want to wear their gumboots to school with their uniform to show their support. (Don't forget to name your gumboots too).
No donation is needed.
For more information, visit www.gumbootfriday.org.nz
Cycle Skills Training Programme 2024
Event: Cycle Skills Training Programme
Dates: Thursday, 31st October & Friday, 1st November 2024
Location: Kaitere
Join us for the Kids Can Ride Bike Ready cycle skills training programme, delivered by Tauranga City Council. This training is a fantastic opportunity for our tamariki to learn essential cycling skills in both non-traffic and traffic environments.
Two grades of training will be delivered:
Grade 1 is taught in a non-traffic environment to enable skills to be developed.
Grade 2 builds on the skills of Grade 1 and is taught on lightly trafficked, single-lane roads.
Each student’s skill level will be assessed prior to training on the road, and full risk management procedures are followed to ensure the safety of all children.
Grade 1 trainees develop balance and bike control skills for:
starting/stopping and steering
riding with one hand to signal
looking all around (including behind).
They begin to build their knowledge of:
what makes a safe bike and helmet?
the legal requirements for cycling on-road • bike control skills and observation techniques.
Grade 2 trainees refine their bike handling skills to:
be able to ‘look, signal, look again, move’ when making turns
develop observation techniques and hazard awareness for cycling on the road
They build their knowledge of:
defensive cycling strategies
basic road rules
how to cycle on the road, including the importance of cycling in the appropriate lane position (to ‘see and be seen’) and in a variety of simple traffic situations.
Your child will need:
☑ A bike in good working order. It’s a good idea to undertake a simple bike check prior to the training to identify any major faults. A bike and helmet check sheet will be sent home along with this letter.
☑ A regulation standards-approved helmet that fits well
☑ Closed toe shoes
Thank you for your support of cycle skills training.
Please fill out the online consent form below by Friday 27th September.