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Week 8 - Wāhanga 4: Kia ora koutou e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū We made it…… last few days of Kura 2024 left to do. But last week was an absolute whirlwind with: - Paenuku Rā Mākete – fabulous event. I sorted all my Christmas pressies!! - Paenuku Prize Giving – hot and long but amazing resilience shown by our ākonga and outstanding results across Kura. More info later in the week! ALSO: Farewell to Helena Larkins – Helena graduated as a Year 13 from Te Kāpehu Whetū Paerangi last week. She started her journey here at Kura in Paenuku as a Year 1. At the Paenuku Prize giving she was honoured as the first TKW ākonga to have been right through all years (Year 1 – Year 13) and all four whare Paenuku  Paetata  Paetawhiti  Paerangi Here she is with her mama, Whaea Kerrian and her papa holding her Mahi Toi Ātaahua, completed for her by Waimahana Henare and a Taonga by Poai Niha (both alumni of TKW) Whaea Rae POUHERE

Week 8 - Wāhanga 4: Kia ora koutou e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū LAST FULL WEEK, E TE WHANAU We have a full week this week and for the last few days of the last week. A reminder that: - Market Day down at Paenuku this Thursday 12th, 10am, all welcomed - XMAS gifts - Paenuku prize giving this Friday 13th - Paetata & Paetawhiti prize giving next Monday 16th - Paenuku off to Rainbows end next Tuesday 17th and their last day of 2024 - Last day of Kura for Paetata and Paetawhiti next Wed 18th - First day back Monday 10th February Last week I escorted our graduate Year 13 (girls) over to the Gold Coast for a glimpse at what life outside Whangarei can look like. Since the inception of our Kura back in 2014, we have taken our graduates over to do work at the theme parks in the GC. After Covid, all work dried up and this year the parks were still getting back into the groove and didn’t have any work available. Our kōhine asked if they could still go for the experience and to celebrate their commitment to 13 years of schooling and achievement. We agreed. Hopefully, next year the Parks will be in full swing and jobs are back on! Whaea Rae POUHERE

Week 7 - Wāhanga 4: Kia ora koutou e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū, Whaea Rae is in the GC with our Year 13 graduates looking at all the opportunities out there. She will be back next week

Week 6 - Wāhanga 4: Kia ora koutou e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū, Last week was again filled with mahi kaupapa for our Kura: - Paenuku showing support on Tuesday for Te Hikoi mo Toitū Te Tiriti, producing their own boards and holding their hikoi tautoko around the field - To the Paerangi Graduation and Prize giving on Friday. "E ngā kotiro kua puta i te kura o te tau 2024, tēnei te mihi maioha me ngā manaakitanga ki a koutou. Kia Kaha, Kia Māia, Kia Manawanui i ngā ara kei mua i a koutou. Mā te aroha o tō koutou whānau, te kaha o tō koutou wairua, me ngā akoranga kua riro i a koutou, e taea ai te whakatutuki i ngā wawata katoa. Haere whakamua, Tū Māori, Tū Māia, Tū Rangatira nga Year 13 Kōhine: Taimana Ramach, Jorgiah Linton, Helena Larkins & Te Rauhina Tautari-Herrick. (With Whaea Karen) To recognition of excellence and achievement Awards (see: Paerangi report below) - To announcement of our 2025 Pou Arahi o Natalie Maihi-Hansen o Raukura Keerako o Narima Ramach o Kruize Cooper-Brown o Taihoronukurangi Porter-Lloyd o Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa And announcement of our two Head Pou Arahi -Ngākupenga Tautari -Herrick Manawa Armstrong Kia pai tō wiki Whaea Rae

Week 5 - Wāhanga 4: Going forward this week: Our Kura works hard to lift the self-belief and mind-set of our ākonga, raising their aspirations, developing skills and knowledge to seek far horizons. Part of this mahi is connecting them with our history, connecting them with their whakapapa, connecting them with their potential futures. Attending Tā Bom’s tangi was to show our deepest respect to the ‘Last man standing’ and to keep the connection with the men of the 28 Māori Battalion and the ‘Price they paid for our citizenship’, ever present in our minds. Being part of the powhiri as the Hikoi arrived, was important. Being invited to co-host at Laurie Hall Park was powerful. It is important that our ākonga understand that this is the mahi we do as one of the Kura of Whangarei.

Week 4 - Wāhanga 4: Robert (Bom) Gillies, was the last surviving member of the 28th (Māori) Battalion…………. ”the last man standing”. Tā Robert was a prominent figure, not only as a war veteran but also for his role in preserving the memory and legacy of his fellow soldiers. His life serves as a reminder of the resilience, courage, and dedication of those who fought for our country. Our Academy had the honour of spending time with him in Waitangi, in Rotorua and in Italy. Yesterday the Academy, senior girls, OGs and staff travelled to Ngati Whakaue to the tangi. Shane Jones spoke for A Company. Our Boys sang the Italian waiata, Buono Notte beautifully, before a spine chilling haka. Moe mai ra e te rangatira…..moe mai ra…..it was a privilege!!!

Week 3 - Wāhanga 4: Ka timata ahau i te panui ki te mōhio ki tētahi mahi tino pai!!! Im going to start the panui this week acknowledging the outstanding achievement, tino kaha, of our very own Taihoronukurangi Porter-Lloyd at the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Northland Regional Awards. Tai was our only rep this year at the YES Awards, up against high schools 4x our size. Again and again our Kura punches above its weight and this year, Tai did just that. There were 10+ others named in the Financial Management section and Tai took it out!!!

Week 2 - Wāhanga 4: Theres a lot in this panui to enjoy, so I won’t take up too much space. Just to say that the Term 4 focus is on Kia Mātau….. - Aromatawai (assessments) - Marautanga (curriculum) - Whakamahere (planning) - Pūrongo (reports) - NCEA and UE ākonga will be hounded to get their last bits of work done and dusted We will continue with kapahaka practice though and Iron Māori training starts in earnest in prep for Tāmaki Basketball is happening every Wednesday for Paenuku A date for our Term 4 Whanau Hui is still to be determined…..Let’s finish the year strong! Enjoy the panui!!!

Week 1 - Wāhanga 4: Wow, what a start we have had already. This term week 1 started off down at Maumahara. There we had a pōwhiri to welcome four new tamariki and Matua Nathan to Te Kāpehu Whetū Teina (Paenuku). Matua Nathan will be helping in our akomanga over the term working alongside our Pouako. He brings with him years of experience and a lot of knowledge with him; we look forward to having him in the kura. It has been a massive first week back for our kura.