Tinwald School

A HUGE thank you to our wonderful PTA who recently donated $500 of new sandpit toys for our Hutt Syndicate!!! The children love them and look forward to using them any time the sandpit is open.

Ready to light it up? 🪩✨
The disco kicks off TONIGHT. We've got amazing tunes, bright lights and stalls to explore.

🔴🔵🟢🟡 House Time is the Best Time!

We had a blast at House Time today! High energy, tons of smiles and fantastic team spirit on display from all our houses. Take a look at some of the fun action!

Mid-Year Reports are Coming! Make Sure You Can Access Hero!

From today you can down load the HERO Parent App and use it to receive updates from the school, receive your child's report at the end of term and report absenteeism to us.

To ensure you can view and celebrate your child's progress, you will need to be signed up to our Hero app, as all reports will be issued digitally through the platform this year.

Scan the code below or follow this link - https://qrco.de/hero-app to download the app get signed up.

Make sure you use the email address we have on file.

Police are reminding motorists of their obligations around kea crossings, also known as school pedestrian crossings.

Kea crossings operate before, after, and sometimes during school hours.

As a motorist, you are required by law to abide by the crossing patrols rules – when the red stop signs are out, you must stop behind the white line painted on the road. Failure to do so can result in being fined or charged with dangerous driving.

When approaching a kea crossing that is operating but has the stop signs drawn in, you must slow down and prepare to stop – only carry on through the crossing once it’s clear the stop signs are not being put out.

If one sign is out and the other is not, you should take care and stop, as a child or supervisor may be preparing to set up or pack down.

For more information on kea crossings, go to: kea crossings: school crossing points - www.nzta.govt.nz/travelling-on-our-roads/keeping-children-safe/school-patrols/kea-crossings

What an awesome day for our runners on Tuesday! Congratulations to our 17 children who competed at the Showgrounds for Counties Cross Country!

Well done Michail for placing first in Year 5 boys who will go on to compete at zones in Christchurch 🥇

Congratulations to our winners from our Character Parade:

Year 0: Johnny - Where's Wally? Brooklyn - Belle
Year 1: Joshua - Mario, Evie - Minnie Mouse
Year 2: Max - Secret Explorer, Alaia - Bluey
Year 3: Mason - Nee Naw, Molly - Pink Crayon
Year 4: Maddie - Cat in the Hat, Lucy - Hermione
Year 5: Felicity - Gangsta Granny, Flynn - Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Year 6: Isla and Munro - The Lorax

Congratulations to our winners from the book competition - children had to match the teacher to their favourite book!

Hutt: Maverick and Verity
Arrowsmith: Melanie and Zavana

📚✨ Day Five: Book Week Parade Grand Finale! 🐶❤️

What an absolute end to our Book Week! Friday’s Book Week Parade was a massive success. We loved seeing each and every year level proudly show off their incredible character costumes. From storybook heroes to modern characters (and everything in between), the effort and imagination from our students (and parents!) was truly outstanding. 🌟

To make the day even more magical, we had a very special, extra-large guest appearance... Clifford the Big Red Dog dropped by to say hello and join in on the fun! 🐾❤️

Thank you to our amazing Tinwald School community for making this week so memorable. Check out some of the fantastic highlights from our parade!

Day Four of Book Week was another special one! 📚✨

We were so lucky to have Feturi Carrina Malifa - Brown join us yesterday. Feturi has a wonderful history with our school, having previously shared her talents by leading the Samoan dance for our 2025 school production!

Yesterday, she shared her culture again, reading to our students in both Samoan and English. It was a real treat to hear such a beautiful language and a perfect way to finish off our guest readers for the week.

Thank you so much, Feturi, for coming in and volunteering your time with us once again! 🇼🇸❤️