Kia te whanau ...
Congratulations to the many senior Maori students who achieved
very highly in NCEA last year.
Congratulations to Savannah Gibson and Aidan Mikaera who have
been selected as Maori Student Leaders for
2014. We thank them for the leadership they will
provide for our Maori Students. More information about them will
follow so you can get to know
Rapaki Marae Trips - We hope that all
our Year 9 Maori students enjoy their day at Rapaki Marae with
the other members of their form class. Four classes are going on
each of Friday 7, Monday 10, Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 February. i
also look forward to meeting those going on the trip
Kapa Haka will be, as it was last year,
in period one each Wednesday from 8.15 to 9.10am in the dance
hall.
All students, Year 9 to 13, Maori and non Maori, are invited to
attend. It is study time for Years 11, 12 and 13 but Year
9 and 10 students must bring a written note from their whanau
to their Dean which gives them permission to come out of class
for that one hour to attend. There will be a muffin and
milo available from the whare between 8.00 and
8.15am for those student attending Kapa Haka. Ms
Coleman is again the tutor for Kapa Haka.
The Whanau Club will meet for an hour
each Friday lunchtime in G5. Attendance is voluntary but as
many Maori students as possible are encouraged to come along.
Students should bring their own food but the school will also
provide some food to share.The sessions will start and end
with Karakia and during the sessions students will be able to
mix with other Maori students and build their knowledge of
tikanga (including being able to do their mihi and sing the
school waiata). We will also look to involve members of the
community in Maori activities such as weaving. At other times
students might be involved in Kiorahi or other Maori games.
Again the support of Senior Maori students is encouraged and
we would welcome attendance and support from whanau members.
The Whanau Club will be run by Whaea Anna James and Ms
Coleman with support from Ngamata Christie, Mr Crosby and Mrs
Sidaway. Please contact Mrs James if you have any questions
about this or want to volunteer your support.
Other Events planned for the year
include Whanau meetings, an NCEA information night in the
whare in March, a whakapapa session with year 9 students, a
Marae trip (hopefully to Tuahiwi) for Year 10 students,
activities for Maori Language week and of course our
wonderful end of year Hangi, Maori Prize Giving and Year 13
Poroporoaki on December 3. On Friday 27
June we are hosting the Regional Manu Korero
Competitions in the Aurora Centre and we look forward to some
of our students speaking at that competition.
I hope everyone has a busy, involved and successful year and
I look forward to meeting you at our various events.