Tākaka Primary School

Our Purpose:

The Whānau Army aims to bring together parents, teachers and other members of the school community to strengthen and promote positive community involvement in our school, and support the school through fundraising to enhance the facilities and opportunities provided to our children. 

Our Aims and Objectives:

• To organise events for our school community where the purpose is to bring the community together.

• Encourage new families to become part of our TPS Whānau and support the education of their child/ren.

• Support the school through fundraising to enhance our facilities and the opportunities we provide the children of Tākaka Primary School.

• Support the school in providing some resources for our learners’ educational, special, cultural and sporting activities at Tākaka Primary School.

• Be positive advocates for the school to enable TPS families to be proud by association. 

The role of the Board is to GOVERN the school. 

The role of the Principal is to MANAGE the school. 

The role of the Whānau Army, Parents, Whānau, and Community is to SUPPORT the above by being involved in the school. 

TPS Quiz Night

The leading lady behind this fundraiser was Stacey Strange, who was quietly beavering away for weeks to organise this event. None of this would have happened without the hard work, dedication and commitment from Stacey. From planning and organising, to coordinating prizes, creating questions for the quiz, organising the food, set up and all the small details we often don’t even notice. She went above and beyond to bring this night together. It takes a huge amount of time and energy to pull off an event like this, and we are so lucky to have someone so committed to our school. A heartfelt thank you to Stacey for everything you did to make our Quiz Night such a success.

Thank you also to the team of Whānau Army helpers who supported with the running of this event on this night; Jettie, Sarah, Talia and Emma. We really appreciate your support, thank to you all.

Thank you also to Paula Sixtus and the River Inn for the catering, you did a fantastic job and we are grateful for the delicious food you provided us this evening, thank you.

To Talia, our Quiz Master, thank you for taking on this role with your arm twisted up your back. You’ve did a great job and kept us engaged and having fun throughout the evening, thank you.

Thank you also to Aimee and Duncan from Liquorland for supporting the organising of the bar, including the help with the liquor licence, as well as manning the bar. Their service was fantastic. We really appreciated them giving up your Saturday evening to support the school and this fundraiser, so from us all thank you.

A huge thank you also to our local community for supporting us with prizes and auction items:

Koria with Gelly Nail Design vochure, Molina with a Norwex donation, Aimee and Duncan with hamper from Liquorland, Paperplus Tākaka with a kids raffle pack, Georgia Robertson with a Wanderer’s Wagon Staycation voucher, Tiff Prince from Bay Bees with a honey donation, the Stranges, Patterson and Pages donation of the 2 signed Tasman Mako’s shirts, Tasman Rugby Union for the donation of another signed Mako’s shirt, and Quinn Strange for organising the signing of these shirts. What a supportive community we live in, thank you to you all!

And lastly, thank you to all those who purchased a ticket and came along to support this event. Your support means a lot. We will update you early next term with the final amount of funds raised going towards our new playground upgrade below!

Matariki School Celebration:

The Whānau Army support the set up of shared kai for this event and provide hot chocolate to all on this cold winter's evening. A group of parents also spend time setting up lighting outside the hall making this event that much more special. This is a fantastic school community event where we enjoy a whole school performance and shared kai together to celebrate Matariki. If you would like to get inovlved in this event next year, keep an eye out for more information.