Kia ora whānau,

The Great Ngutunui Read-a-thon has officially begun—let’s get reading! 📚🎉

Our goal is for every child to enjoy at least 20 minutes of reading each night. For our younger students, this can include sharing a book with an adult or older sibling and being read to. Our capable independent readers are encouraged to get their heads into a great chapter book and enjoy at least 20 minutes each evening.

Remember to record each night’s reading in your child’s Read-a-thon tracker (which comes home today). If you need some fresh inspiration, why not join the Ōtorohanga Library and explore the wonderful range of books available?

Have you created your child or family’s online fundraising page yet?

Visit: https://ngutunuireadathon.raiseit.co.nz/

Create your fundraising page, then share the link with friends, whānau and family near and far. Every donation will help us purchase exciting resources and equipment to brighten and energise learning in our classrooms.

Let’s get reading, sharing and fundraising! We can’t wait to celebrate all the books and pages our tamariki read.

Ngā mihi,
Whaea Sharyn

📚 THE GREAT NGUTUNUI READ-A-THON IS UNDERWAY! 📚

Monday 31 August – Friday 25 September 2026

Get ready to turn the page on an exciting adventure… The Great Ngutunui Read-a-thon! 🌟📖

Throughout the Read-a-thon, our students are encouraged to READ, READ, READ! Whether they’re discovering new stories, exploring different worlds, reading with their whānau, or smashing their own personal reading goals, every page counts!

At the same time, students can collect online sponsorship for their reading efforts and help raise funds for Ngutunui School.

💛 WHAT ARE WE FUNDRAISING FOR?

As a small rural school, our classrooms can sometimes miss out on some of the extra “luxuries” that make learning exciting. Each class has a wish list of resources and equipment they would love to add to their classroom to motivate, energise and brighten up learning.

Every page read and every dollar raised gets us a little closer!

🎉 WE’LL FINISH WITH A CELEBRATION!

On Friday 25 September, we’ll wrap up our Read-a-thon with a day of fun reading activities and a BOOK CHARACTER DRESS-UP DAY! Come to school dressed as a favourite character as we celebrate all the fantastic reading and fundraising our students have achieved.

💻 SET UP YOUR CHILD/REN’S FUNDRAISING PAGE HERE:

https://ngutunuireadathon.raiseit.co.nz/

Once your page is created, share it with friends, whānau and family near and far and let’s see what we can achieve together!

Thank you for getting behind our tamariki, encouraging a love of reading and supporting Ngutunui School.

📚 Let’s get reading, sharing and fundraising! 📚

🌼💛 DAFFODIL DAY – THIS FRIDAY! 💛🌼

This Friday 28 August, we’re going YELLOW to support Daffodil Day and the amazing work of the Cancer Society! 🌼

🟡 Wear something YELLOW – a t-shirt, socks, hat, hair accessories… or go all out!

🌼 Everyone can join in – whether your whānau donates or not, we’d love all our tamariki to wear some yellow and show their support.

💛 Parents & whānau: Rather than sending money along to school, we encourage anyone who would like to donate to make their donation directly through the Daffodil Day website:
https://www.daffodilday.org.nz/

Every bit of yellow helps us show our support for the many families in our communities affected by cancer.

🌼 Let’s brighten up our school this Friday! 🌼
Wear YELLOW. Show your support. Make a difference. 💛

Go to :  https://nzc-maths-practice.nz/

Maths practice tool for Years 3 to 8

A Maths practice tool for Years 3 to 8 has been developed following feedback from parents and whānau that they wanted practical ways to support learning at home.

Hi everyone,

Just a friendly reminder that our Friends of the School Fundraising Committee is meeting tomorrow, Friday 21 August, at 3.00pm in the staffroom.

We’d love to see as many parents and whānau there as possible — the more the merrier! You don’t need to have been involved before or commit to everything. Come along, share your ideas, have a chat, and help us think about some fun ways we can fundraise and support our tamariki and school.

Every idea, big or small, is valuable, and many hands really do make light work.

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

We hope to see you tomorrow afternoon!

Ngā mihi,
Sharyn