Office Hours

8.30am-4pm

Hours of Instruction

8.40am - 3.00pm

Email: office@coastaltaranaki.school.nz
Website: https://sites.google.com/coastaltaranaki.school.nz/coastaltaranakischool/home
Location: 92 Carthew Street, Ōkato, New Zealand
Phone: (06)7524022 - 027 320 1267
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coastaltaranakischool

Kia ora koutou,

I loved walking round the school during the Shared Kai event today - organised by last week’s principal of the Day Owen. Such a joy to see sharing, tasting new things and enjoying each other’s company at lunch. It is another way in which our learners embody our school values as they step up, try new things, and support one another in a range of exciting activities.

Our Swimming Sports Competition was a fantastic showcase of determination, teamwork, and school spirit. It was wonderful to have students giving their best effort in the pool, cheering each other on, and celebrating personal achievements. Ka pai, everyone!

We are also proud to have our talented choir learning new music and stepping up to eventually be representing our school with passion and confidence. Their dedication to rehearsals and their enthusiasm for singing are a true reflection of the power of commitment and creativity.

A special highlight was our participation in the WOMAD Workshop, where learners engaged with diverse music and cultures, broadening their horizons and embracing new experiences.

Our Epro8 lunchtime club is developing and we invite you to join us Tuesday and Thursday to support our young learners from year 6-8 as they build skills towards the EPro8 competition later in the year.

If you have ideas on ways that brought our school community together, reinforcing the importance of connection, generosity, and whanaungatanga. Please let us know. Sharing food, stories, and laughter reminds us all of the strength of our school whānau and wider community.

Have a very good weekend,

Gemma

Ōkato kids explore their creativity with help from NPDC Creative Communities fund.

Check out the story in the link below.

https://www.npdc.govt.nz/council/news/2025/march/okato-kids-explore-their-creativity-with-help-from-npdc-creative-communities-fund/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI_KIdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbH4Yud-mAOFEUkQ9KWiRmpBzVpJa6gBUiXAOkTMwzIlMs6gr3ZDuF93wQ_aem_ZAFPa83GJ5FkdBsM69Q9zQ

Our amazing 5-year-olds are blossoming! They're enthusiastically diving into the world of letters, especially the sounds 's,' 'a,' 't,' 'p,' 'i,' 'n,' 'm,' and 'd.' We're seeing them build strong friendships, sharing laughter and learning together. They're also settling into our daily routines, showing growing independence and responsibility. It's a joy to watch them learn and grow, building a solid foundation for their learning journey!

Kia ora koutou,

Whaea Annie, our new entrant teacher, is planning ahead. If you know of any preschoolers in our community, who may be turning five in the next year or two please share this Pre-enrolment at CTS with their families. Even if you have a child at the school already please fill the form out. It only takes a few minutes to do, but it is really important that we have an idea of student numbers so that we can plan ahead. This also ensures that all new families have all the information they need around Transition to School visits.

For more information about transition to school, click this link - Transition to School CTS 2025

If you’d like to contact me directly, my email is annie.harris@coastaltaranaki.school.nz

Ngā mihi nui

Annie

Transition to school/New entrant teacher

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Annie Harris

Transition to School and New Entrant Teacher

Ruma Rua tekau doing STEM. Our STEM activity included constructing a Marble Run using measurements in Maths. Their starting point had to be from 1 metre, and drops no more than 5cm. Students put a huge amount of mahi into making some very clever creations.

What is EPro8?

The EPro8 Challenge is the inter-school science and engineering competition. Every year over 35,000 students from throughout New Zealand take part.

Students participate in a series of events: firstly within their school and then inter-school.

These events are designed to promote science, engineering and problem solving.

Here are a couple of photos from our session on Thursday. These teams finished their first project. They had to make a fire engine with a moveable ladder.

Spelling Test Term 1 Week 7 List

Tuesday Lessons - ALL Year 9, 10 and 11

1. Thought

2. Through

3. Though

4. Probably

5. Decided

6. Decision

7. Instruction

8. Competition

9. Truant

10. Sincerely

The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) are looking for young writers aged 15-18 who might be interested in a mentoring program.

Find out more at: https://authors.org.nz/nzsa-youth-mentor-programme/

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Splish Splash!
On Wednesday we held our Competitive Swimming Sports event with the support of Ōkato Swimming Club.
Swimmers raced in competitive events and swimming records were updated. Thanks to the staff and swim club volunteers the event was completed in a record setting time!

Fun swimming events for students coming up this month:
Tuesday, 25 March -Senior FUN Swimming Sports 9-13
Wednesday, 26 March -Whanau Swimming Events Yr 4-8

We had a beautiful sunny afternoon surf at Weld Road with light winds and small waves. We practised paddling, spinning our boards round quickly, duck diving and turtle rolling in the river. It's important to learn how to maneuver your board quickly, so you can surf more waves and stay safe. Being able to keep hold of your board in the line up and when paddling out keeps yourself and other water users safe. Here's a link to a video teaching duck diving - bringing your board with you under the wave, when paddling out.

https://youtu.be/yEI8IVZV46s?si=j2kH4Hl3npIzn373

Our surfers are showing great commitment and perseverance. I love how Ben, Enzo, Louis, Eleni, Joley and Ziggy have been turning up consistently and doing their best. Thanks to Duncan, Ole and Rick for their help this week.

March 11th we've got Joley Parker competing in the Intermediate School Champs (year 7 and 8) at Fitzroy.

Joley had a great time at the surf comp. He caught lotsa waves and had loads of fun. Unfortunately he didn't advance through his heat. We are so proud of you for doing your best Joley!

Head over to our school sports facebook page CTS Sports and follow for all our school sports news, results and updates.

Junior Netball (Yrs 1-3)

Junior netball is played on Saturday mornings in term 2 at the Oakura hall. It is a great introduction to the basics of netball and is separate from the Yr 3/4 netball teams that play at Waiwhakaiho.

Registrations are now open on Kindo http://kindo.co.nz and will close Wednesday 2nd April.

Hockey Years 3-8

Hockey Registrations for Years 3 -8 are now open for the 2025 season and will close Tuesday 18th March 2025.

Registration is a two-step process. Please follow the steps carefully to ensure your player is registered correctly.

STEP ONE: Register your player through the school Kindo site and pay your OJSC Hockey fee https://shop.kindo.co.nz/app/shop

STEP TWO: Register your player with Hockey Taranaki https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/4ff66b (there is no fee for this step).

All players must be registered with Hockey Taranaki to be able to play.

Year 1/2 can participate in Fun sticks during Term 2 on Saturdays 8-9am. Please see separate flyer and register directly with Hockey Taranaki.

COASTAL TARANAKI SCHOOL

Stephanie Clifton - Principal

Gemma Chambers Acting Principal

Sarah Oke Acting Deputy Principal, Food Technology, Careers/Pathways, Tech on 45

Viola Fung English

Andrea Dingle Maths

Steve Leppard Hard Materials Technology, Tech on 45

Kelly Waugh Visual/ Performing Arts

Natalie Bound Science

Casey Stevens P.E & Health

Keegan Bruckner Social Sciences

Liana Roberts Pouakai Team Leader, Year 7/8 Teacher

Jason Brewer Year 6/7 Teacher

Rebecca Connolly Year 6/7 Teacher Term 1

Emily Finey Year 5/6 Teacher

Renee Leathley Kaitake Team Leader, Year 4/5 Teacher

Heather Jull Year 4/5 Teacher

Annie Harris NE Transition Teacher

Jemma Moorby Year 1/2 Teacher

Philippa Hofmans Pukeiti Team Leader, Year 1/2 Teacher

Johannah Poutini Year 2/3 Teacher

Sarah Warren/Tara Ross Year 2/3 Teachers

Lisa Betts Guidance Counsellor

Justine Francis Release Teacher

Margaret Normanton Release Teacher

Delwyn Pearce School Librarian

Kirsty Koboski Publicity Officer

Jacky Kopu Office Manager

Nicky Phillips Office, Funding & Sports Administrator

Ole Bucka Grounds & Maintenance

Learning Assistants

Darryl Levett

Kirsty Koboski

Paula Fleming

Dee Heath

Jess Harfield

Ruth Barron

Ian Robinson

Nicole Whittle

Kaycee Cresswell

Fon Julian

Marcus Wade

Student Support

Ida Staunstrup-Moore

Lisa Schrader