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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 1)

This week the Wrap Up hits the red carpet at The Shonas, celebrating the launch of The Flannel and the mahi of our senior Media, Moving Image Culture and Journalism students.
In this weeks’ Wrap Up you can buy a ticket to the Library concert on Monday 16 October, or register your attendance for our senior prize-giving assemblies. Read about achievements in Art and the latest library lunchtime lecture from former student Cadence Chung.
All this and much, much more in the first Wrap Up of Term 4.

Important Dates

  • Monday 16 October: Board meeting 6pm
  • Thursday 19 October: Sports Prizegiving 11am
  • Monday 23 October: Labour Day – School Closed
  • Tuesday 24 October: Monday timetable 
  • Tuesday 24 October: Senior Art Exhibition
  • Thursday 26 October: Whakanuia 6pm
  • Friday 27 October: Last day for Senior Students
    • Year 12 Prizegiving and final assembly 10am
    • Year 13 Final assembly 12pm
    • Year 11 Classes end at 1.20pm. Prizegiving and final assembly 2pm
  • Monday 30 October – Friday 3 November: Opportunities Week for Senior Students
    • Junior timetable changes: lunch is from 12.20-1.20pm and period 4 from 1.20-2.20pm
  • Monday 30 October: Year 13 celebration evening 6pm
  • Tuesday 31 October: Numeracy corequisite exam 1.20-3.20pm
  • Wednesday 1 November: Writing corequisite exam 1.20-3.20pm
  • Thursday 2 November: Reading corequisite exam 1.20-3.20pm
    • Parents and caregivers of students involved in corequisite exams have been emailed separately.
  • Monday 6 November: NCEA Exams start
  • Monday 13 November: Board meeting 6pm
  • Tuesday 21 November: NCEA Teacher Only Day – School Closed
  • Thursday 30 November: Enrolled Year 8 experience afternoon – school ends 12.00pm for Junior students
  • Thursday 30 November: NCEA exams end
  • Monday 4 December: Normal Junior timetable resumes
  • Monday 11 December: Board meeting 6pm
  • Wednesday 13 December: Junior Prizegiving 10am
  • Wednesday 13 December: Term ends 12.00pm.

Important Information

Report feedback – senior students

Senior reports were emailed to you at the end of Term 3. At the same time you received a link to give feedback on the way we report to parents at WHS. We would really appreciate you filling in this form as it will help us identify if there needs to be change to our current reporting.

If you are the parent or caregiver of a Junior student, we will be asking for your feedback later in the term, when you receive the final report for the year.

Save the date: Senior prize giving assemblies and Celebration Evening

If you are the parent or caregiver of a senior student, please save the date! We will be running prize giving assemblies for Years 11-13 on Friday 27 October as follows:

    • Year 12 Prize Giving and final assembly 10am
    • Year 13 Final assembly 12pm
    • Year 11 Prize Giving and final assembly 2pm

Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend and are asked to complete this form to help with planning.

On Monday 30 October, we will be celebrating our Year 13 class of 2023 at our Senior Celebration Evening. Parents and caregivers are invited to attend and to book (free) tickets at: https://www.trybooking.co.nz/PXD.

Further details will be sent to parents and caregivers of all our senior students during the week commencing 16 October.

Yearbook payments

The 2023 magazine/yearbook is under production at the moment. If you have not already paid for your copy ($20) and would like a copy, please pay at Student Services or make an online payment before 31 October 2023.

If you are unsure whether you have already paid, please contact Student Services (ss@whs.school.nz) prior to submitting a payment.

Meningococcal vaccination 

Unichem Pharmacy in Kilbirnie is currently offering meningococcal vaccinations to Year 13 students who will be attending university and living in university accommodation or military barracks next year. Appointments are not required unless stated below and vaccinations can be administered 9.30-4.30 Monday-Friday.
Bexsero (Meningococcal B) provides 5 years’ protection against Meningococcal B and is free to Year 13 who will be going into university halls or military barracks in the next three months. Two doses need to be administered.
MenQuadfi (Meningococcal A,C,W,Y) provides 5 years’ protection and is free to those aged 13-25 who are entering accommmodation in the next three months or are already in their first year of living in tertiary halls of residence or military barracks. One dose is required. Due to a vaccine shortage, please check it is in stock prior to coming for vaccination.
HPV Gardisal 9 (Human Papillomavirus) recommended and funded for all adolescents from 9-27 years old. If aged 9-14, two doses are given 6 months apart. If aged 15-26, and the first dose is not administered before age 15, three doses are required.
For further information and for information if your student is not eligible for free vaccination please contact Unichem Pharmacy Kilbirnie and ask for Emma.

What’s happening?

The Shonas

The Wellington High Media Academy hosted the first ever Shonas. Part film festival, part Flannel launch, part awards ceremony. 

We celebrated the incredible mahi of our Media, Moving Image Culture and Journalism students by watching the top films across year 11 to year 13 and selling the first copies of The Flannel. 

Students and whānau got to walk the red carpet, get photographed in a photo booth by our awesome student paparazzi, make their own lolly bag to snack on during the movies, and see our incredible writers, designers and film makers celebrated with awards at the end of the night. 

The awards were presented by external judges including author Emily Writes, film director Jonathan King and former Wellington High journalism students, Mary Maughan, Jessie Davidson, Francesca Georgia Pietkiewicz Nutsford and Bella Maresca. 

The award winners were:

  • Best feature writer: Bella Das and Holly Bowman
  • Best magazine design: Olive Aldridge
  • Best year 13 opinion piece: Nīkau Edmond-Smaill
  • Best year 11 and 12 opinion piece: Ruby Oliver
  • Best horror film (Year 12) – Jed Timmins and Ruan Smith
  • Best documentary (Year 13) – Dina Mitchell, Amy Schoenborn and Mia Schoenborn

Library Concert invitation 

The Music Department is putting on a special concert in our school library on Monday 16 October. It will feature performances from a range of groups including the string ensemble, wind and brass ensemble, choir, chamber music, and jazz combos. There will also be performances of original songs from some of our talented singer-songwriters.

  • Doors 5.00pm, concert starts 5.30pm
  • Students $2.50
  • Adults $5

Seating is limited: please book tickets in advance here

Library lunchtime talk

Past student, poet, writer, composer and classical singer Cadence Chung visited to talk to our students about being a young writer in New Zealand. She shared tips for budding writers and also read some of her poetry. This talk was filmed as part of a series of stories about the influence of Katherine Mansfield on young New Zealand talent and may air on Newsroom NZ and RNZ in the future.

Arts

In July this year ten of our art students were selected to participate in The Wellington Students Art and Design Exhibition in Sakai, Japan. The Wellington City Council, Wellington Sakai Association and the Sakai City Government created this opportunity to showcase young artists and designers and promote the sister city relationship with Sakai. Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau visited Sakai on 23rd September and opened the exhibition.

He Kākano

It’s the beginning of Term 4 and ākonga are ready to go. We started the term with the senior cooking class making macaroni pasta aimed at easy meals ākonga can prepare when they’re flatting. Juniors are in workshop building a fold-out stool making word banners in Literacy. 

 

Sports

International Fencing success

Nolan Peterson (Year 13) has been busy fencing over the school holidays. He competed in the Oceania Cadet (U17) Fencing Championships in Tahiti. He won gold in both the Men’s Epee Individual and the team event. He then went to Hawkes Bay to compete in the Central Open Championships and placed first in the Men’s Epee event. Congratulations Nolan.

Careers

Invitation to ‘Opportunities outside and beyond school’ webinar

Is university, polytechnic or employment the best option for you? What are the opportunities available outside school?

An opportunity to learn about pathways from secondary schools and education and training options after school. 

What parents and students need to know.

Monday 16th October from  6pm-7:30pm

Registration link here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams