News
Kia Ora Whanau,
The penultimate week of the term has finished nicely, although in
a rather damp way! Given the current weather conditions, it meant
this week’s events which the school was absolutely looking forward
to, have had to be postponed until next term. The Kaitiaki Day is
planned for the first week and the Ki-o-rahi Competition (which the
school had four teams entered in) is looking to be held around
Matariki weekend. The Super 11 Touch Competition was also
postponed but the school is yet to hear when the rescheduled date
will be. While there was naturally disappointment amongst the
students and staff, especially those competing, the attention turned
back to some fantastic classroom learning that the students were
able to enjoy. We look forward to these events running as intended
next term.
This weekend is the Te Haro Toroa Cultural Day for the Whakatane
Kahui Ako being held at Trident High School. This day is a
celebration of Ngati Awatanga. It has art displays as well as
performances from all the schools. There are dance groups,
singers and Kapa Haka Roopu taking the stage to showcase their
talents. The performances are about celebration and
participation. Our own Kapa Haka has around 100 students
involved from across the school. The students would love your
support on Saturday at 2:10pm, so hopefully we can see you there!
There are also food stalls that schools are running to fundraise, so
a real festival atmosphere for everyone.
A quick reminder regarding the school’s wet day protocols. Should
a wet day be called, the lunch break is shortened and the afternoon
learning block is shifted forward. Then at 2:30pm, school finishes
for the day and those students who are able to can head
home. All bus students and any student who needs to, remain
in their classrooms until 3.00pm as per usual. The reason for this
protocol is for better and safe management of the students during
times of bad weather. There is a misunderstanding that school
simply “finishes early”. The actual learning time remains the same
and students can then either head home early or wait until
3.00pm. Any questions regarding this protocol - please feel free to
contact the school.
The weekly attendance trophy was again announced and well
done this week to Room 4 who had the top attendance rate,
and also to Room 8 who had the most improved attendance
from the week before. The number of classes that regularly
achieve over 90% attendance is still very pleasing, so again well
done to all the students for being where they need to be!
Have a great weekend.
Nga Mihi,
Mike Webster