Pānui ā Kura – 07 September 2024
Week 7 - Wāhanga 3:
Watching the tangihanga of Kiingi Tuheitia and the announcement of Kuini Ngā wai hono i te po Paki as his successor….both kura sites watched proceedings throughout the week….the coverage on TV media allowed us all to be part of a significant day/week for Māori.
Pānui ā Kura – 30 August 2024
Week 6 - Wāhanga 3:
Too all those travelling down to Turangawaewae, travel safely… For us still at home, we send our aroha with you as we continue with the many kaupapa up here. One of those kaupapa was held on Saturday, I travelled through to the opening of Mohinui marae in Waiomio, where Staff Gene is the Chairman. What a beautiful morning and a huge turnout.
Pānui ā Kura – 24 August 2024
Week 5 - Wāhanga 3:
As you will see from this week’s panui we are full on once again!!! We have plenty of mahi on the go with our day to day Kia Māori and Kia Mātau programmes bedding in as the year progresses, ensuring that ākonga from Year 1 to Year 13 are confident in themselves as Māori and work towards lifting their academic capability in the core subject areas
Pānui ā Kura – 16 August 2024
Week 4 - Wāhanga 3:
I’ve been back at Te Kāpehu Whetū for 18months now and I am so proud of what we have achieved in that time. I was asked to come back onboard to assist with the merge of our two Kura We have all worked hard to build a kura where the ethos was about our culture, our mahi and our futures: Kia Māori…..Kia Mātau…..Kia Tū Rangatira Ae!!
Pānui ā Kura – 08 August 2024
Week 3 - Wāhanga 3:
Kia ora e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū
Well that was another full week of mahi across the board with a mīharo whanau hui Tuesday evening…..and of course it was also te reo Kūki Airani week!
Our Pouwhakahaere, Whaea Hera, Matua Wiremu and Matua Ropata went over some of the key plans for this Term. We also had the honour of hearing two of our three Ngā Manu Korero
kaikorero on the night…..He rawe!!! Tyreece me Morgan!!!
Pānui ā Kura – 05 August 2024
Week 2 - Wāhanga 3:
Kia ora e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū,
We are half way through the year and what a year it’s been so far.
I’d like to take a moment to thank our Pou Arataki, Pou Whakahaere, Pou Ako, Pou Awhina and
our amazing Administrators for the mahi and hard work they do to make our Kura the success it is.
Pānui ā Kura – 27 July 2024
Week 1 - Wāhanga 3:
- Powhiri whakatau – done
- Paenuku akomanga allocation – done
- First RFL for Tuakana - done
- Aims training for Paenuku - underway
- Paetata/Paenuku kapahaka prep for 2024 regionals– underway
- Iron Māori training – underway
- Ngā Manu Kōrero 2024 practice - underway
- Academics Year 1 - 13 – underway
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Pānui ā Kura – 7 July 2024
Term 2 – Ka Oti……done and dusted!!!
And what a term it was:
- The third Academy haerenga to Italy, for the Battle of Cassino commemorations, with Tā Bom Gillies
- Kapa haka continuing with gusto across the kura
- Paenuku Poitūkohu training…..games…..wins!!
- Increasing number of Tuakana ākonga passing RFL
- Persistent fitness training across the kura
- Continuation of daily academic mahi in each whare
- With Year 12s finishing or nearly finishing their NCEA Level 2
Pānui ā Kura – 29 June 2024
Kia ora e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū
What an outstanding week we had…..thank you whanau for coming along and supporting our ākonga.
Ill leave the gushing to everyone else but just a piki mihi ki a koutou katoa from me!!!
…..Manawatia a Matariki…..
Remember it’s the last week of Term 2 – last day is this Thursday 4th July
RECENT ACTIVITIES
Some of the many activities and projects we've been involved with recently
