Te Totara Primary School

29/05/2026

Orion 9 Sharing Assembly 💖

Orion 9 has been learning all about dance! They created a dance using their favourite dance moves and actions to tell the story of 'We're going on a bear hunt!' Well done Orion 9, we are so proud of you for getting up there and putting on an amazing show!

Achievement certificates were also given out to our STARS in Orion and Rā. He Whetu Koutou, you are all STARS!

28/05/2026

🌙✨ Eid al-Adha Mubarak! ✨🌙

Wishing our Te Totara School community a very blessed and joyous Eid al-Adha!

Today, we send our warmest thoughts to all of our students, staff, and families celebrating this special time of reflection, gratitude, and community. May your day be filled with peace, love, and plenty of delicious food shared with whānau and friends.

Eid Mubarak to you all!

26/05/2026

🎬 New TT TV Episode 🎬

In this weeks episode of TT TV we have sharing from Neptune 28, Marama 12 and Marama 13!

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

25/05/2026

🍠 Kūmara Harvest 🍠

Check out the MASSIVE Kūmara that were harvested from our Maara Kai last week!

Our students have been busy finding our huge crop of kūmara hidden beneath the kūmara vines in our school garden. Even more special is that this year’s kūmara were grown from shoots taken from last year’s harvest — a wonderful full-circle moment for our tamariki to see.

There will be plenty of delicious soups and crispy chips made from this amazing crop, and we love being able to share the fruits (and vegetables!) of our garden with others in our community.

A big thank you to everyone who has helped care for our garden along the way!

22/05/2026

We have had a fantastic afternoon at our Marama 14 assembly sharing! 🌟

Today they shared some of the amazing learning that they have been doing this year, including their camp experiences, ANZAC art, Mother’s Day writing, and The Rocket Challenge learning 🚀

We are so proud of the confidence, creativity, and effort our students showed while presenting in front of an audience. Thank you to all the whānau who came along to support us! 💙

Welcome and Achievement Certificates were also given our to our STARS in Matawhero, Earth and Marama.

20/05/2026

🕺 Rhythm Revolution Production 🕺

Get ready to be blown away because our senior production, Rhythm Revolution, is coming to the stage! 🎭✨

Our incredible students from Earth, Milky Way, and Marama teams have been working tirelessly behind the scenes—polishing their moves, finding their groove, and tuning up for an absolute showstopper of a performance. This is a celebration of music, movement, and pure student talent that you will not want to miss!

🎟️ Tickets are officially LIVE on KINDO! 🎟️

Seats are limited, so make sure to jump onto your KINDO account right away to secure your spots before they sell out.

Come along, support our amazing senior performers, and join the revolution! 🌍🌌🌙

A massive thank you to the team at Footsteps Dance Company for all of their hard work teaching our tamariki their dances and helping us fine tune each step, turn and twist.

19/05/2026

🚲 Senior Bike Safety 🚲

Over the past few weeks, our Milky Way and Marama teams have been working with Hamilton City Council about all things to do with Bike Safety!

We learnt about how to be safe on a bike and how to check if our bike is ready to ride using ABCDQ - ask your aakonga what this means! We then got to go out and practise how to look over our shoulder, braking quickly and other important road safety skills. We finished off the week with a fun obstacle course that had jumps and poles to weave in and out of.

We had a range of beginner to confident bikers and everyone gave it a go, which was awesome! Thank you to Hamilton City Council for coming in to teach us these awesome skills!

19/05/2026

Check out our awesome Kids' Lit Quiz Teams !
Ka Mau Te Wehi 🌟

19/05/2026

🌟 Te Totara STARS Spotlight! 🌟

We are incredibly proud to celebrate one of our amazing students, Arana, who has been awarded a Silver Medal in her recent Tamil language exam!

Learning and mastering a language takes a massive amount of dedication, practice, and pride in one’s culture. To achieve a silver medal at this level is an outstanding reflection of her hard work and passion.

Please join us in giving her a huge round of applause for this fantastic achievement!

வாழ்த்துக்கள் Vazhthukkal! (Congratulations!) 👏👏

17/05/2026

Milky Way 20 were ‘out of this world’ on Friday as they shared their learning at assembly!

They began by teaching us some New Zealand Sign Language they’ve been learning. Then they wowed us with their explanation writing about the Artemis II mission to the Moon and back — the technical language they used was incredible!

To finish, they showcased their stunning watercolour and pencil artworks, Glimpsing Galaxies. Absolutely beautiful.

Ka pai, Milky Way 20 — what fantastic mahi! 🚀✨

Achievement certificates were also given to our Neptune and Milky Way STARS!

14/05/2026

Don’t forget today is Pink Shirt Day 💖💖

💗 Pink Shirt Day M***i Day 💗

This Friday, 15th May, we will be celebrating Pink Shirt Day. Students are welcome to come to school in their best pink outfits - pink shirts, ribbons or something similar to support this great cause.

There will be NO collection of money for this day.