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Principal's Weekly Message
Kia Ora Whanau,
After ten weeks of engaging learning programmes, Super 11 and
EBOP sport events, a new swimming sports programme, a
completed surf day programme for all 21 classes and a hugely
successful Whanau Teacher evening, the first term of 2025 comes
to close. It truly has been an incredibly positive, settled and vibrant
term, that really has set the school up for success for the remainder
of the year. A special thanks to the staff for all their incredible mahi
over the term. They have been busy enhancing their knowledge
of literacy further, with some incredible writing professional
development from a top class facilitator who is working with the
school for the year. The school is also implementing the code,
which is a structured spelling programme that complements our
writing and reading programmes perfectly. Doing this work now
will mean the school is well placed to easily implement the new
English Curriculum when it is announced for the Year 7 & 8 age
group later in the year. The school is also implementing the new
maths curriculum this year, which is moving along quite nicely. As
the school already had a structured maths programme in place, all
the work is centred on using Oxford Maths to support what is
already being taught. This is on track to be rolled out across the
next two terms. Overall, it is a very exciting time to see our learning
programmes be enhanced further.
As always the weekly attendance trophy was announced
and well done this week to Room 23 who had the top
attendance rate, and also to Room 2 who had the most
improved attendance from the week before. Attendance in
general has been very positive this term, which is superb to see. It
means the students are where they need to be and getting
the best out of their learning. The school acknowledged the
students who have maintained 100% attendance so far this year in
today’s assembly. 68 students from across the school have not
missed a single day so far in 2025. That is phenomenal, and
congratulations to all of those students. See these results below.
A big shout out to our students in our performance roopu who
participated in the Te Haro Toroa Cultural day last weekend. It was
a day of celebration of Ngati Awatanga, and the performances
were about celebration and participation. Our roopu had around
100 students involved. They clearly enjoyed themselves and
represented us with pride. A huge well done to our students and
our Kaiawhina who tutored the group. A very special thanks to all
our whanau who attended this day and supported the students. It
is always great seeing you at our events, cheering and supporting
the school in general. We could not do the many activities without
our whanau being right there will us, so again thank you!
I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday and I look forward
to seeing you all again in term two.
Nga Mihi
Mike Webster