Our Communication

Assembly today

Assembly today is at 2pm.  If you are taking your children home after assembly it would be helpful if you could text your after school arrangements in to the office by 1pm.  Otherwise please let me know at the office on your way to assembly.

Thanks

Kate

Home and School AGM

The Home and School AGM will be held on Tuesday 29th June at 7:30pm in the school library.  All caregivers are welcome.  Apologies to Glenda Watson. Please come along and support our school.

Moffett Cup Practise Years 3-8

Reminder that Moffett Cup practise starts this Thursday 17th June from 1.45pm – 2.45pm.  Please send children with appropriate gear for their sport (if unsure what sport they are playing ask them). Rugby boots, mouthguards for rugby; gymshoes for netball.  Gumboots are not suitable.

Moffett Cup is only for Years 3-8.

Cross Country tomorrow

Reminder that Cross Country is tomorrow (Friday) at Woodlands.  Wear Tokanui school shirt and take layers of warm clothes to change into and a change of footwear.

All info on the pink slip that came home last week.

Sausage Sizzle

Thursday 10th June there will be a Sausage sizzle available at lunchtime. $2 per sausage with bread and sauce. Orders of correct money in a named envelope need to be handed into the office by Wednesday 9am. If you have any questions please contact Stacey. 0272469695

Winter Hours

Winter Hours.  Starting on Tuesday 8th June until 9th July, school will start at 9am and the school day will finish at 2:45pm.

Winter Hours

Winter Hours.  Starting on Tuesday 8th June until 9th July, school will start at 9am and the school day will finish at 2:45pm.

Deep Cove returnees

Our Deep Cove campers are due to return home approximately 4.30pm this afternoon.

Deep Cove Camp

Just a reminder to those going on Camp tomorrow that you have to be here at school by 6.30am and if you haven’t already delivered your baking and tea towels bring them with you and pop them into the Library.  

Quizz Raffle tomorrow night

Just a wee reminder as per notice that went out last week. Please donate one raffle prize per child for this week’s Tokanui Home and School Quiz. Items can be dropped off to school by Wednesday 2:30pm or to the Tokanui Tavern by 7:30pm. 

Recycled Card and Plastic

Teams Kikorangi and Kowhai are looking for recycled card and plastic for next Friday’s art project with Janet De Wagt.  There creations will be displayed at the Southland Museum and Art Gallery.

If you can help out, please send recyclables to school before Friday 28th May.

Assembly today @ 1.45pm

Reminder – Assembly is being held today at 1.45pm.  Please come through Office and sign in.  Remember to tell Marylyn if your children won’t be on bus this afternoon.

All welcome

Tokanui School in Advocate

Please follow this link to find out the latest things happening at Tokanui in the Advocate.

Please support the Tokanui Tavern and Bistro

Tokanui School Advocate

Tokanui School is in the latest Advocate.

Follow this link to see Tokanui School in the latest Advocate:

 Thanks to Tokanui Tavern who have agreed to sponsor all of our pages this year.

Please support the local Tavern and Bistro.

Links

Tokanui School Advocate

Advocate – Tokanui Page

Sausage Sizzle – Friday 14th May

If you’d like to order a sausage sizzle for your child/ren for lunch on Friday the 14th May, please have the correct amount of money in a named envelope to the office by 9am Thursday. $2 per sausage with bread and sauce.

Teachers Only day – Tuesday 11th May

Reminder that Tuesday 11th May is Teacher Only Day so no students to come on this day as there will be no supervision for them.

School as normal Wednesday 12th May

Clothes Swap

Team Karaka will be holding a clothes swap starting Monday 17th May and running until Friday 21th May in Kākāriki.

Parents can come and pick some clothes during the day, it will also be open on Tuesday and Friday after school. 

If you wish your child to have a look through and pick some clothes please send a reusable bag for them to put the clothes into.

If anyone has clothes that they would like to donate to the swap please send along to school by Friday 14th May.

Reminder: Dress up in Camo Day this Friday 7th May

Students Bottle Top Art on display at the Southland Art Gallery and Museum

Over the holidays you might get a chance to visit the Art Gallery on the corner of Kelvin and Don Streets, Invercargill and/or the Museum to see our children’s Bottle Top Art creations.

Our work is displayed in the window but they encourage that you go inside and let them know that you are from Tokanui School and that this is your art.  They really appreciate the loan of this art work.

ANZAC Assembly this afternoon starting at 1.45pm. Sign in at Office and let Marylyn know if you are taking your children after Assembly.

Reminder of 20kmh past stationary school buses

We’ve had Constable Marty checking out vehicles this morning and he has asked us to remind everybody to slow down to 20kmh when passing a stationary school bus.  

Friday (tomorrow 16th April) is last day for photo orders

No late orders can be accepted so please get these into the Office before 9.00am tomorrow morning.

Stationery Accounts/ANZAC Assembly

Reminder that our ANZAC Assembly will be held this Friday, 16th April at 1.45pm.  There will be poppies available for a gold coin donation.

There are a number of stationery accounts outstanding so if these could be paid (even partially) before the 20th April please. 

Information for Thursday 15th April. House Colour Day, Creative Community Day, Swimming Relay and Sausage Sizzle.

Come dressed in your house colour on Thursday 15th April.

Kowhai – Yellow

Kauri – Blue

Rata – Red

Rimu – Green

This coincides with the House Chant Off at 12.00pm.

This is also our Creative Community Day where caregivers are invited to come into the classrooms and participate in creative activities with the children if they wish too.  Teams Kikorangi and Kowhai (Junior classrooms) will be from from 9.00-10.00am, then Teams Whero and Karaka (Senior Classrooms) will be from 10.30am – 12.00pm.  This will be a fun day for everyone to be involved.

Following the House Chant Off there will be the House Swimming Relay at 12.15pm in the school pool.

Then to finish off a busy morning, there will be a sausage sizzle – orders to be into Office by Wednesday 9.00am (if you know Nana, Uncle etc want one please order it with your child’s)

Hope to see you there.

Kikorangi and Kowhai Athletics this afternoon

Teams Kikorangi and Kowhai will be out on the field this afternoon starting at 1.00pm participating in their Athletics.

Everyone welcome to come and cheer them on.

Creative Connection Day with Sausage Sizzle

On Thursday 15th of April the school is holding a ‘Creative Connections’ day. There will be a sausage sizzle available at lunchtime. $2 per sausage with bread and sauce. Please pre-order your sausages and remember to include family members who maybe coming along to join in also. Orders of correct money in a named envelope need to be handed into the Office by Wednesday 9am. If you have any questions please contact Stacey. 027 2469 695

Book Bus

Bookbus will do a quick visit tomorrow (Friday 9th April) for those needing books for the holidays.

Next visit is May 24th.

Amendment -Dress in House Colours – Thursday 15th April

House colour day is Thursday April 15th.  Dress up in your house colour.  

Easter Break

Have a lovely long break.  Reminder NO school Thursday or Tuesday (Southland Anniversary Day observed). 

School as normal on Wednesday 7th April

Swimming Sports tomorrow starting at 12.45pm. Students remember to bring togs.All welcome to come and watch. No buses will run in afternoon.

Swimming Sports/School Photos

Just a reminder that school photos are tomorrow (Tuesday) and School Swimming sports are on Wednesday so NO buses will be running in the afternoon.  

Swim for Life Survey for caregivers.

Swim for Life Programme:

If you could fill out the following survey you will go into a draw to win $50 Prezzy card.  

They will also be able to go into a draw to win $50 Prezzy card. 

The last day for survey responses will be 16th April 2021.

Swimming for Life Survey

Swimming Sports Wednesday 31st March.

Swimming Sports are being held on Wednesday 31st March starting at 12.45pm in the school pool. 

In the past there have been no buses running on that afternoon but if you DO require the bus then please let the school know before Monday 2.00pm so then we can let the drivers know.    Everyone is welcome to come and cheer on our fabulous swimmers.

Lucky Book club due this Friday

Lucky Book Club is due in to the Office before this Friday 26th March.