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The Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 4 2024)

Increase your local knowledge on climate change with Year 10 Youth Eco narratives. Debate into the night at World Scholars Cup, marvel at the multiple events hosted during Maths Week and share your neurodiverse perspectives at the Deep and Meaningful Conversations event. This and much more in this week’s Wrap Up.

Important Dates

  • Monday 19 August: Board meeting 6.00pm.
  • Friday 23 August: Mid-term break – school closed. Massey/VUW Open Days and a variety of other Private Tertiary providers.
  • Wednesday 28 August: Learning Conversations for students in years 12 and 13. 
  • Monday 9 – Friday 13 September: Derived grade exam week. Corequisite and DCAT exams.
  • Monday 16 September: Board meeting 6pm.
  • Friday 27 September: Term 3 ends.

Important Information

 

Wednesday 28 August – Year 12 and 13 Learning Conversations, modified timetable for Years 9-11.  On Wednesday 28 August we are running Learning Conversations for students in Years 12 and 13. So that rōpū teachers for students in Years 12 and 13 are able to dedicate the day to Learning Conversations, we need to modify the timetable for the rest of the school. 

Years 9 and 10 – students will be in school but on a different timetable to their usual Wednesday timetable. This timetable will be sent home before the mid-term break.

Year 11 – students will work from home. Teachers will ensure that students have work to complete and students’ attendance will be marked F. 

Year 12 and 13 – Learning Conversations will take place in person with meetings running from 8.30am-4.10pm. Bookings can be made by visiting: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/vwdem

Other than attending their Learning Conversation, students in years 12 and 13 will not be at school on 28 August. 

He Kākano – Senior students in He Kākano can opt in to join the programme being run by the He Kākano team. Please email Liz McKay if your student will attend. The SESTA taxi service will run as normal.

 

WHS Whānau Workshop: School Anxiety Webinar

with Michelle Mitchell and Karen Young on Monday 9th September 2024, 6:30pm – 8:00pm at school.  Free of charge!

The Counselling Team and Learning Services are facilitating this event which will provide actionable insights and tools on how to get young people with school anxiety to school. For more information on this event and the speakers, please click here. 

Watching this webinar together at school provides the opportunity to connect with key staff and other whānau who might be struggling to manage school anxiety in their young people. There will be some time at the end for comments and to ask questions.

If you are unable to attend in person or would prefer to watch at home in your own time, you can also opt to receive a unique promo code to watch this webinar anytime within six weeks from Monday 9th September 2024.

To book a space to watch this webinar at school click here or request the promo code to watch at home, please click here

What’s Happening?

Youth Eco Narratives

Students involved in Year 10 Science enrichment have done a series of workshops with Dr. Carme Ferré-Pavia from Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, in the Faculty of Communication Sciences. Her work is around the narratives about climate change and the importance of engaging young people to share positive and close narratives, searching for a convergence between scientists, political managers and citizenship. Two group of students in Catalonia have already made personal “video minutes” that examine an aspect of climate change that is personal to them and their whanau. In the coming months, students from SouthAmerica and Africa will also contribute.

The example below was made by Caitlin Garratt from 10 RKB.

YEN Caitlin Garratt.mp4

World Scholar’s Cup

Seventeen Wellington High scholars participated in the World Scholar’s cup which was hosted by us this year. They were at school till late on Friday night debating, writing and competing in a challenging general knowledge quiz!  Only to return for more on Saturday where there was a student showcase talent show and lots of excitement thanks to the Alpacas (who are all named Jerry!). Well done to all our participants.

 

 

Deep and Meaningful Conversations Event

Please see this  invitation for neurodiverse young people to join an upcoming initiative – the Deep, Meaningful Conversations (DMC) events, with one in-person in Auckland and another online.

DMC offers a platform for young voices to be heard, allowing them to share insights and perspectives on health and wellbeing in Aotearoa. These events also foster connections among like-minded youth, and the discussions held contribute significantly to systemic advocacy within the mental health and addiction landscape of Aotearoa. Ensuring a safe and supportive environment, these conversations are facilitated by leaders with lived youth experiences.

Achievements

Maths Week

RŌPŪ PUZZLES 

This week was Maths Week!!!

Thanks to all who participated in the rōpū maths puzzles put together by Jordan Hallas.  We had a huge number of entries. 

Congratulations to:

Mon- winner Amelie Horrill
Tue- winner Toby Page
Thu- winner Taiga Chave
Fri- winner yet to come……

NZ MATHS OLYMPIAD CONGRATULATIONS

This week we also received the results from the NZ Mathematical Olympiad (NZMO) competition. Well done to Valentina Cherkovskaya who participated in this and ka rawe for to the two students who have been invited to participate in round 2, Theo Keith and Marissa Burnette.

 

OTAGO MATHS RESULTS 

What a week for maths results this week, as the Otago Maths results from Part One also came in this week. Congratulations to all 40 students who participated. 

Six students gained Merit: 

  • Jyoti Champman-Marshall
  • Ethan Ford
  • Marcel Milsom
  • Sai Shami
  • Caitlin Garratt
  • Maksim Tulenkov

We also had six students gaining the top marks with Distinction:

  • Giotto Appierdo
  • Clark Gerrard
  • Zakia Goddard
  • Isla Kalderimis
  • James Punter
  • Thomas-Olav Griffith- Jones

The questions in this competition are very difficult, so well done to all!

MATHSWELL TEAMS- GOOD LUCK

We would also like to wish luck to the 42+ students who are participating in the Mathswell competition next week up at Victoria University on Tuesday 20th August! 

 

Cadence Chung

A campaign by The Spinoff and Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa showcase ex WHS student Cadence Chung as part of an Art Work series.  Read Sam Brook’s profile on this multi-talented artist in an engaging interview on Cadence emerging into the light.

Careers

Here is this week’s Careers Newsletter.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities and require further information please contact Chuni Bhikha – Careers Advisor, located in Year 13 Dean’s office by student services.