This week’s Wrap Up includes information about the forthcoming WHS Master Planning Consultation, plus an invitation to respond to the the recently announced NCEA changes. We look back at the Waitangi Day parikuihi, follow Outdoor Education into the classroom at Seatoun School and join Level 2 ESS out in the field.
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This weeks Wrap Up is epic! With highlights from the Athletics Carnival and Aroha Day, an update from He Kākano plus news of an exciting collabrative dance project that He Kākano students will take part in, there is so much in this Wrap Up! We also celebrate publishing success at Year 9 and achievements in NCEA Level 3 Fashion. It has been a great week!
As this week’s Wrap Up goes live, Years 9 and 10 are crossing the finish line at the Athletics Carnival – photos to follow next week. In the meantime, read on and meet Annette Atkins, our new Board of Trustees Chair, join the Te Whānau a Taraika hui on 17 February, consider offering a homestay to Japanese student visitors and read about successes in NCEA Level 3 Art and marvel at the produce produced in the school garden.
From our pōwhiri to welcome new students to Outdoor Education’s first surf classes in Lyall Bay, scholarship successes and Gateway programme reminders there is already a lot to catch up with in this week’s Wrap Up.
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Coronavirus
As we receive information about the Coronavirus we will provide updates by email and through our website and social media channels. Update received 02.02.2020 You will have seen that the Prime Minister has made an announcement this afternoon. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-restrict-travel-china-protect-against-coronavirus. It includes the following information concerning all foreign nationals travelling from, or transiting through mainland China: “The […]
Metlink has released the following update related to changes in bus routes from 26 January: https://www.metlink.org.nz/service-updates/timetable-and-routes-will-be-changing-for-some-public-and-school-bus-routes-from-26-january/
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Start of year information – 2020
Kia ora whānau and caregivers, We hope you have all had a relaxing holiday and have begun the new year feeling recharged. We are looking forward to seeing students return to school later this week. Please note the dates and times below for the first few days. Students should also make sure they have all […]
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Junior Prizegiving 2019
On Friday 6 December in our final event for 2019, we celebrated our Junior Prizegiving. To see the full list of Award Winners, click here. To see a gallery of photographs from the occasion, click here. In addition to recognising our prizewinners, former student Eva McGauley was inducted into our Wall of Fame. The citation […]
It may be the last day of school but we have been busy right up to the end! Read this week’s wrap for details of He Kākano’s trip to Zealandia, Year 10 Camp and Year 9 short courses. You can also share in and celebrate successes in Underwater Hockey and for the CEC. The Wrap Up will be back in 2020!
At the start of the year assemblies I spoke about a number of things. One of these was our core priorities based on the māori word WERO. WERO means ‘challenge’ and it is about Whānau, Excellence, Respect and Ora and I want to focus on one of these aspects in particular, whānau. In thinking about […]