Here’s your ‘Week Ahead’ update to help you stay informed and up to date with key dates, events, and reminders for the week ahead. Have a great week!

What an honour to have so many tamariki nominated for the regional KiwiCan awards, for consistently displaying the KiwiCan values of respect, integrity, resilience and positive relationships. We are very proud of you and all that you do to make our school an awesome place to be ❤️

A massive congratulations to the Term 3 Motiti Principal Awards recipients. So well deserved!!

Wig Wednesday is coming next Wednesday 10 September in Week 9! Wear a wig to school and raise funds to support Kiwi kids with cancer. Wear your school uniform but add a wacky, wild, or wonderful wig! No cash donations please – but you're welcome to donate online at Wig Wednesday: https://childcancer.org.nz/event/wig-wednesday/

The annual LOVE Tennis Open Day is on Sunday 7 September, 10am–2pm. It’s the perfect chance to give tennis a go – whether you’re brand new to the sport or used to play and would like to pick it up again. Everyone is welcome – so bring the family and enjoy free tennis coaching, music, games, spot prizes and a FREE sausage sizzle. Rackets are provided, no experience needed! Plus, you’ll go in the draw to win tickets to the ASB Classic in Auckland. • Junior coaching: 10am–12pm • Adult coaching: 12pm–2pm • Casual play and off-court fun: all day! Our friendly team will also be on hand to answer questions about membership, club play, tournaments and interclub. Last year’s event drew over 600 visitors – this year promises to be even bigger!

Karewa Principal Awards for Term 3- Ka pai to mahi to our tamariki who were celebrated today!

On Monday Motiti 2 and 3 headed down to the Wairakei Stream to investigate the stream and it's surrounding habitat. We were lucky to have Jessi Gould, an ecology student from University of Waikato along to help teach us about sediment, run-off and stream life. Students got to check out native and introduced plants, animals and birds found along the stream. Luckily, we did not find much introduced rubbish. With Jessi's help, we got to use some scientific equipment to investigate water quality and animal life. Despite the rain making it look quite mucky, we used a clarity tube to investigate how far fish life could see. We also took water samples to see what is living in the stream - including tiny fish! Since then the students have been writing persuasive letters to encourage people to be kaitiaki and help protect our local whenua.

A massive congratulations to Addy Nelson in Motiti 2 who came 2nd in the Papamoa’s Got Talent Inter School competition last Friday. 2nd out of 16 groups! What a champion!