Pānui ā Kura – 08 March 2025

March 8, 2025
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download08 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

 

Pouhere

Pou hīhiri
Pou rārama
Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei
Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou
Kia puta ki te whai ao
Ki te ao mārama
Tihei Mauriora……

Kia ora koutou e te whanau,

We are just about half way through Term 1, unbelievable!

We still have plenty to do to get our year underway and Term 1 complete:
– Assessments to see where each ākonga is at in terms of Kia Mātau
– Learning programmes locked in across kura
– Whanau hui to catch each of you up on ākonga progress
– Kapa haka training prep for Te Ahuareka for the whole kura
– Prep for Tai Tokerau Festival in Opononi for Paetawhiti and Paerangi
– Waka training to get Whakaruru Te Hau back on the water
– Triathlon training for Tuakana (7-13) to attend Kai Iwi Lakes Triathlon
– Prep for the new Parihaka Run
But none of this will work for us or ākonga, if they don’t attend Kura. Whaea Brenda has provided a good narrative around the value of ‘Attendance’ and some stats on the next page.

To give us the best start we have also employed 4 new Pou Awhina (TAs) to support Pou Ako and each Whare deliver their programmes for the Term.
Tomorrow we will whakatau into each of our whare:
– Chosen Brown – Paenuku – for sports, kapahaka, Reo and working with our tama
– Hinearokura Compain – Paetata – to increase the use of Reo and support kapahaka
– Saraiah Wikaira – Paetawhiti – increase use of Reo and establish mau rakau for Kōhine
– Te Kerei Mihaka – supporting across kura – with waka training, water based activities, offsite activities, kapahaka and increasing the use of Reo

In a couple of weeks we also have one more Pou Awhina joining us to work with the Academy, introduce a mau rakau programme for boys and support kapahaka.
Nau mai, haere mai ki te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū E mihi ana ki a koutou i tēnei wā…..

Whaea Rae
POUHERE

 

 

Attendance

The evidence is very clear that attendance is a key driver of learners’ achievement, their wellbeing, and their lifelong outcomes. Regular attendance has a big impact: the more often children attend school, the better they do at school, the happier they are, and the better they are set up for life.

The government has set an attendance target for 2030.
80% of students to be attending 90% of the time (max of 5 days absence per term)

Currently across the country only 53% of students are.

Unfortunately in 2024 TKW’s regular attendance was less than this.

We need to work together whānau to get the best outcomes for our tamariki!

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13
ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6
ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We will be reinitiating our automated text message system for absences this week. If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning an automatic text message is sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Last year this made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have. If you would like to discuss your tamaiti’s absence either contact the tari or email your child’s Pouwhakahaere.

In addition, you will get a term update of your child’s attendance at kura and we will be notify whānau who have children consistently absent and/or late.

 

 

Paenuku –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download08 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

 

 

Paetata

PĀNUI MŌ TE WIKI TUAWHA

Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Paetata.
We are almost half way through this first term and Paetata have been busy getting their hands into all sorts of creative projects. This week Paetata had their first swim safe lesson with Whaea Joelene, Kapa Haka with Matua Ropata, Sports with Matua Mohi and Matua Rua, and much much more.

SWIM SAFE

Paetata students have begun their water safety lessons with Whaea Joelene at the Whangārei Aquatic Centre. These one-hour weekly sessions are designed to equip students with essential water safety skills in preparation for launching our waka, Whakaruuru Te Hau. Running until the end of Term 1, the program covers a range of swim safety requirements to ensure students are confident and prepared on the water.

SKILLS ASSESSMENT

Students were assessed on the following:

  • Tread water for 20 minutes
  • Float for 15 minutes with a lifejacket
  • Float for 10 minutes without a lifejacket
  • How to retrieve someone in pairs and 3s
  • Pulling someone aboard a boat
  • Correct use of lifejacket

 

KAUPAPA WAKA

Paetata were able to further develop their skills in traditional lashing techniques on the waka, gaining more experience with tying various knots essential for securing and strengthening its structure.
This is an important skill to have when working with waka as well as a handy life-skill to have in general.

KO WAIMIRIMIRI TE WAKA HOURUA

Paetata has been privileged to refine their lashing techniques on Waimirimiri, our waka hourua, which is currently housed within Paetata. Having Waimirimiri in our whare has given students a unique, hands-on opportunity to engage in rich and meaningful learning experiences.

REMINDERS

  • Monday, Parihaka hīkoi, please ensure your child has appropriate walking shoes
  • Wednesday, swim safe lesson, togs and a towel
  • Drink bottles and hats are a must
  • Please return the hīkoi permission slip if you have not done so already
  • Kapa Haka, Tuesday & Thursday

 

Paetawhiti –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download08 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

 

 

Paerangi

NORTHCOTE SHORT COURSES

On Friday, 7 of our Paerangi ākonga attended their first day of the Fast Food Frenzy short course. These courses are designed to support students by providing additional experiences and opportunities not available at school that assist students and give them insight into vocational pathways and future study options.

YES SPARK TANK THIS TUESDAY

Our Year 12 and 13 Business class will be attending their 1st YES event this Tuesday. The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) is a programme designed to unleash students’ inner entrepreneur and gain experience in the start-up world first-hand. Ākonga create a business idea, develop their product, do marketing and promotion and selling, real-life experience of a real business. YES sits beside the NCEA Achievement standards in Business and all students who complete YES will also receive an NCEA Micro-credential.

ACTION MATAKANA

This coming Thursday Paerangi are heading down to Action Matakana to take on the 3km 34 obstacle ultimate teamwork course. There are cargo nets, shear walls, a lot of mud, and for those who have been before we can’t not give a big shout out to Jerry your best friend on the course.

This is part of their Physical Education programme, learning about kotahitanga and about health and safety of sports and adventure events. This is a compulsory activity, and a permission slip will be out on Monday. We will be leaving kura at 8.15am and back between 4-5pm.


KAPA HAKA

Our kapa haka practices are ramping up as the 2 festivals, Ahureaka and Te Tai Tokerau are getting closer. Every ākonga will be representing TKW on the stage so it is important that every ākonga is giving 100%.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

View/Download08 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 03 March 2025

March 3, 2025
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download03 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

 

Pouhere

Pou hīhiri
Pou rārama
Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei
Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou
Kia puta ki te whai ao
Ki te ao mārama
Tihei Mauriora……

Last week Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga dominated news threads, social media and our Kura. Every whare had TV on and assembled to watch many kapa haka groups perform.  There were many whanaunga and connects throughout, including Hatea, Te Puu Ao and Muriwhenua.

All three roopu had ex-students and ex-staff performing.  Very proud moments for TKW.

Te Toa Whakaihuwaka – Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue….Supreme Winner for 2025

It was particularly poignant for us as this is also Tā Bom’s people who we met in Italy. Mīharo!!!

Kapa haka will continue to dominate our Kia Māori and Kia Tū Rangatira space this term:

Friday 28th March                   Te Ahuareka o Ngati Hine Festival – All 4x whare will stand

Wednesday 9th April              Tai Tokerau Kapa Haka – 50 Years Festival – Tuakana only

Then last day of school for most of the Kura is Friday 11th April…BUT we havent finished yet

Monday 14th April                   2025 Leadership Academy of A Company 13th Intake, starts

Thursday 24th April                 13th Intake March out Parade

Friday 25th April                      ANZAC Day attendance

Saturday 26th April                  Support for Chief Luke and Whanau

More details on all three events will be sent out closer to the dates….Kia pai te wiki!

Whaea Rae
POUHERE

 

Paenuku/Paetawhiti –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download03 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

 

Paetata

PĀNUI MŌ TE WIKI TUATORU

Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Paetata.
We are settling into our whare for the term quite nicely. Our ākonga have made themselves familiar with their new environment and getting into the flow of the Paetata whare. We are excited for what’s ahead and looking forward to embracing the journey together.

TE MATATINI

This week, Paetata focused on researching three kapa haka rōpū that performed at this year’s Te Matatini. After gathering information about each group, they presented their findings to the class, sharing insights on their performances and unique cultural elements.
We would like to acknowledge our 4 Te Tai Tokerau rōpū who performed this year.
E mihi ana ki a rātou.

HĪKOI MAUNGA

This week, ākonga embarked on their first hīkoi up Parihaka Maunga, the first of many to come. Our kura is in a prime location in terms of understanding our local history. We quite literally have all of these rich stories at our front door, which we are very fortunate to be surrounded by. Maunga, Awa, & Kōrero tuku iho.

 

Paerangi

Our ākonga are working well across the 3 pou and with a full and varied schedule every week there is no time for rest, they need to make sure they make every minute count.

Kia Māori

Kapa Haka training is underway with practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is good to see our Paerangi ākonga slowly stepping up in their leadership here and being good role models for our teina. Our Year 11-13 tāne have had 2 sessions now with Staff Gene working on improving their mihi/mihi delivery and content, we are looking forward to seeing this in action at Wa Whakarite.

Kia Mātau

This term’s focus is on writing, tuhituhi. The focus of the Year 11’s mahi is Nga Manu Korero and the revitalization of Te Reo Māori, while the Year 12 and 13 ākonga are devising some creative writing as well as presenting findings on a famous Māori leader or event for Māori people. Ākonga are allowed to work on this mahi at home if they choose.

Mathematics

Our Year 11s are working on number, measurement, and geometry skills so they can solve tasks that have real-life applications. Later in the term, we will be revising our numeracy skills for the common assessment activity in Term 2, which is required to successfully pass NCEA.

The Year 12s are working on trigonometry involving the area and sides of land measurements and surveying, and the Year 13s are working on statistics and gaining credits towards University Entrance in Mathematics.

Stay tuned for information about English, Business, and Physical Education next week.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai
The Maara

On Wednesday, a group of Year 11 boys were a great awhi to Staff Gene and elders as they spent the day harvesting crops and replanting banana palms. They worked hard and gained valuable knowledge, which they enjoyed sharing when they returned to kura. Thank you for your awhi and excellent work ethic!

 

 

Paenuku Hauora/Nga Karere Manatu –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download03 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

 

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

View/Download03 March 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 22 February 2025

February 24, 2025
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download22 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pouhere

Pou hīhiri
Pou rārama
Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei
Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou
Kia puta ki te whai ao
Ki te ao mārama
Tihei Mauriora……

At Te Kāpehu Whetū our kaupapa is embedded through the daily practice of our three Pou:

Kia Māori  Be Māori  BE
Kia Mātau  Be Knowledgeable  KNOW
Kia Tū Rangatira Ai  Be Rangatira  DO

Every day, the mahi we do here with ākonga is deliberate, so that over time we nurture, grow and cultivate their capabilities and internal awareness, so that when they graduate:
– They know who they are, where they come from, their history, and have developed the necessary competencies to live confidently as Māori
– They have fundamental knowledge, understanding and accreditation to equip them for the next stage in their development be that further education, work or training
– They have the capability, skills, know-how and internal aptitude to support their whanau, act with good intent, live well, live with integrity, explore, experience, grow, support others……‘Live with mana”

I am proud of what we do, reflected in our weekly panui and underwritten by our values:

Ngā Uaratanga
He whakaaro rangatira
He wairua mauritau
He Ngākau aroha ki te tangata

And lastly, to our many whanau and ngā kaihaka o Hatea, Te Puu Ao, Muriwhenua me Ngā Uri O Manumanu, who are heading mō te wiki o Te Matatini O Te Kāhui Maunga, travel safe, enjoy…..we will watch each day and cheer from afar, go hard Tai Tokerau!!

Whaea Rae
POUHERE

 

 

Paenuku/Nga karere manatu  –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download22 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Paetata

Ngā Kōrero
Tēnā koutou e te whanau o Paetata. this week in our whare we have started on our kaupapa waka with Whaea Joelene Busby, our paetata kōtiro took part in a kiwi tag workshop. and we had our first inter platoon challenge, acreoss all 3 whare.

Kiwi Tag
Paetata kotiro had an opportunity to take part in a kiwi tag skills program alongside ex Warriors and kiwi player, Louis Anderson, For some of our tauira it was their first time playing, however they learnt the rules of the game fairly quickly and played well.

Reminders
basketball will be played every friday afternoon, after school. you will get a pānui sent home with further details next week.

please ensure your child has a drink bottle, we have a water filter in class they can fill up their bottles with.

Kaupapa o te wā
This week Paetata started their rangahau into kaupapa waka, alongside Whaea Joelene Busby, sea voyager, and navigator, just to name a few. We are very privileged to have Whaea Joelene working with us in term 1 and term 2.

Kaupapa waka
Tauira will learn the fundamentals of waka, from tying knots, to creating their own hoe, (paddle) to monitoring the wind, connecting with the Taiao through the Maramataka, and understanding the important relationships we have within our wider polynesian whānau across the pacific. Paetata will have two, 2 hour sessions a week

Term kaupapa
– Waka Navigation
– Aoteaora Land Wars
– Sites of significance
– Hikoi Maunga, (walking our maunga)
– Hākinakina/Hauora
– Whānau will be sent out a paetata term over, which will have all our main topics for each term this year

 

Paetawhiti

After returning from Whangaruru, where the moana, Huruiki maunga, and Mokau Marae served as our science laboratory, ākonga were eager and prepared to apply their knowledge and experiences. They were ready to present their learnings in the classroom, share insights with their peers, and translate their mātauranga into academic literature. Some did find it challenging though to express themselves in a classroom environment as opposed to sharing learning and doing the mahi ki te taiao ki Whangaruru.

Whanau please discuss with akonga their learning ki te Taiao Māori – Environmental practices!!

Each week, ākonga will be given an assignment to complete, covering topics such as tapu and noa, mana Atua, mana whenua, and mana tupuna in relation to how Māori interact with te taiao. They will also explore whakataukī that reflect a Māori perspective ki te taiao. Please make contact if your akonga requires any support with this learning.

Creating a safe, literacy-rich environment where all akonga can thrive, grow, and achieve, inspiring them to reach their fullest potential is what Paetawhiti is all about.

Our classroom extends far beyond desks and screens – our rich learning environment includes the awa, where we engage with our surroundings every day. Ākonga are often praised by whanau, whether they’re walking the loop or visiting the new cafe. The public enjoy watching our akonga sporting and artistic talents, making our learning space a vibrant part of the community.
Toi Tū te Tiriti!!!!

 

Paerangi

We were straight into the NCEA learning and mahi this week with a full schedule of classes. Quickly reestablishing good work habits and focus will be the key to success. Some ākonga are already there, others still need a little reminding. Most importantly showing up on time to class every day with a positive attitude is paramount, the rest will fall into place.

The Year 11 programme consists of Te Reo Māori, English, Maths, Physical Education and Science. Credits will also be gained through out of class kaupapa such as Kapa Haka. The Year 11’s also have the opportunity to attend short courses at Northtec to gain skills and credits in areas of interest to them.

Year 12 and 13 students have a degree of choice in their programme. At Year 12 both Te Reo Māori and English at compulsory, while at Year 13 only Te Reo Māori is. Students choose their other subjects from the following: Maths, Physical Education, Business Studies, Te Ao Haka, Science (Chemistry, Biology and/or Physics) and Social Studies. Year 12 and 13’s also have the opportunity to gain credits from school kaupapa and courses at Northtec. For our Year 12 and 13 students we are also looking at extending our Gateway programme so that more ākonga can get hands on experience working in various industries.

Even though we have a big focus on the academics, we still get the chance for a bit of competitive fun. On Friday, tuakana whare had their second inter platoon challenge, 3 way capture the flag, invented by the one and only Chief Luke last year. It is a game of strategy as well as athleticism. It was great fun watching all ākonga participating, either defending or on attack, everyone had a role to play. Well done to Mako for taking out first place!

 

 

Tuakana RFL –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download22 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

 

 

Reminders

We have a few reminders for whanau and ākonga

Cellphones and Other Personal Digital Devices

At Te Kāpehu Whetū, we advocate, promote and support ākonga engagement, achievement and hauora.
Cellphones and other personal digital devices are detrimental to this approach. In addition, we know that there is an increasing number of problems associated with social media and addiction to the stimulus

This is why at our Kura we concur with Governments regulation that:
‘Ākonga do not use cellphones during kura hours, including break times’.

Te Kāpehu Whetū advise that ākonga not bring personal digital devices to Kura. These are not necessary to have during the day as we have more than enough digital devices to use.

However, we understand that some parents like their tamariki to have a device to communicate with them after Kura. If this is the case, ākonga must hand the phone in to the tari before 9am and can collect it after 3pm.

If they do not do this and the phone is visible during the day, it will be confiscated.

If an ākonga is seen with a personal digital device in their possession during the school day the ākonga must hand it to a staff member immediately when asked. The device will be kept in the tari and can be collected by whanau at the end of the day.

If an ākonga refuses to hand over the device whanau will be notified to collect them and keep them at home for the rest of the day due to breaching our behaviour management processes and personal digital devices policy.

WE ASK THAT WHANAU SUPPORT US ON THIS!

 

 

Kura Uniform and PE Gear Expectations

At Te Kāpehu Whetū, we take great pride in our school uniform and expect it to be cleaned, ideally ironed and worn correctly every day, including for physical education (PE) lessons.

Why? Simply when ākonga present well at Kura, their overall demeanour lifts. When they feel good about themselves it shows across their mahi. We encourage our whanau to insist/encourage that their tamaiti to come every day looking good.

We note, that once substandard or non-uniform or partial uniforms are worn, behaviour tends to drop as well.

Our Kura does not support gang insignia or colours being worn over or under uniform at any time

Uniform Expectations: Ākonga are required to wear the correct Kura uniform. If an ākonga arrives at kura wearing non-uniform items, they will need to remove them before entering the whare. The non-uniform item will either be handed in or stored in their bag for the day.

In cases where an ākonga is unable to remove non-uniform items, such as incorrect shorts or skirt, they will be sent to the office to contact home for the correct item to be brought in.

PE Gear: For PE, students must wear the designated Kura PE top and full black bottoms (such as shorts, leggings, or running pants). Please note that plain black tops are no longer acceptable as part of the PE uniform. We also encourage ākonga to wear appropriate sports shoes (of any colour) for better support during physical activities.

Uniform Support: We understand that it can sometimes be difficult to have uniforms washed and dried in time, especially during the colder winter months. To support our students, we have a washing machine and dryer available. Under special circumstances, we can assist with washing and drying uniforms to ensure ākonga are dressed appropriately for Kura.

In addition, we are setting up a Swap Shop, so whanau can drop off previously used uniforms and swap them out for a larger size. We will keep you updated.

Thank you for your continued support in helping ākonga maintain pride in our Kura and themselves

 

Healthy Kai

Good nutrition is essential for the healthy growth and development of children and young people…..actually for all of us! Nutrition affects students’ behaviour, learning, concentration and energy, as well as their physical health. When students eat a nutritious diet, they find it easier to learn. We want to embed good eating habits in our ākonga so they can live healthy lives and develop healthy habits.

Please do not send junk food to school with your tamaiti…or allow them to buy such food before Kura

Eg: Items such as sweets, lollies, potato chips, fried food, fast foods, soft drinks, energy drinks McDonalds/KFC/Burger King are not acceptable food at our Kura.
These will be confiscated and either disposed of or returned at the end of the day.

NOTE: We are still receiving Ka Ora Ka Ako Healthy lunches for now.

 

 

Wai Maori

Fresh filtered water is provided in every whare, ākonga just need their own drink bottle. In this hot weather it is important we are all drinking enough water throughout the day, so please remind them to bring their water bottle!

We see too many ākonga arriving at Kura in the morning drinking sodas and/or energy drinks. These may taste nice but are detrimental to their health. (More on that in future panui)
Unhealthy drinks will also be confiscated during the school day.

Please help us encourage healthy habits

Whanau remember our kaupapa

“Launching Māori Futures”

“Charting Māori Futures”

“Navigating Māori Futures”

That requires us all to be navigators for better futures

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

View/Download22 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 15 February 2025

February 15, 2025
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download15 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pouhere

Pou hīhiri
Pou rārama
Tenei te pou o te whare mātauranga, te kaupapa e tū nei
Ū te pou, kia hui te ora ki runga i a tātou
Kia puta ki te whai ao
Ki te ao mārama
Tihei Mauriora……

What an outstanding start to 2025 for Te Kāpehu Whetū.
Massive powhiri for our new ākonga, whanau and staff on Monday. Tēnā koutou katoa!!

Paenuku straight into hākinakina, haka, reo, tikanga….
Paetawhiti and Paerangi left for Mokau on Tuesday and spent the week in the rohe o Ngāti Wai enjoying their hospitality, learning more about our Moana and the Taiao…
“Ko Au Te Taiao….Ko Te Taiao Ko Au”

Then on Wednesday morning Paetata left to take part in the Māngūngū Commemorations at Horeke, Hokianga, where 70 chiefs signed Te Tiriti on 12 February 1840. Again, our waka Whakaruru Te Hau was on the water.

Finally on Friday morning we held another powhiri for the return of Whakaruru Te Hau. Thank you Joelene Busby, waka builders and waka kaihoe for having her repaired and getting her back in the water at both Waitangi and Māngungu. From here we will develop a programme with Joelene for our ākonga to be imbued in waka culture as matua Hec Busby had envisioned; from making hoe, learning to be kaihoe and of course Karakia and Waerea to keep us safe. Later Friday our Tuakana went to the pools to cool down!! Great start 2025

Whaea Rae
POUHERE

 

 

Paenuku  –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download15 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Tuakana

Nau mai, hoki mai, e te whanau ki TKW Tuakana, We hope you have all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break and our tamaiti are set and ready for another full-on year of learning and discovering with us. We would like to welcome all our new whanau and ākonga and look forward to meeting with you soon. We would also like to welcome back Matua Jade Tipene to our kura whanau. Matua Jade has been appointed as Pou Arataki Tuakana, and will oversee and lead our tuakana site. We are privileged to have his wealth of knowledge and skills to help continue to steer our waka forward. With the current governments focus on literacy and numeracy, these continue to be core elements in our day-to-day programmes. Pouako are engaging in professional learning and preparing resources to ensure our tamariki excel in these areas. We have many exciting kaupapa this year including waka, te taiao moana projects, the 50th Te Tai Tokerau Kapa Haka Festival in Opononi, Secondary regionals for Kapa Haka, Nga Manu Korero and Pu Korero, sports and IronMaori, as well as the always fiercely fought platoon challenges. As always Paerangi have their NCEA achievements to focus on and this year there is an extra drive for ākonga to push themselves for the higher grades and apply themselves to their studies. They all have the ability to be high achievers in their areas of interest…. Let’s do it! A big congratulations to all our 2024 Paerangi ākonga who gained their NCEA levels last year. A special mention to Ngākupenga Tautari-Herrick, our head girl, for gaining NCEA Level 2 endorsed with Merit.

Week 1 Haerenga
Paetata

We are starting our year with a hikoi to Māngungu on the 12th of Feb (Wednesday)
Back in 1840, at the Māngungu Mission House, 64 rangatira chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi on the 12th of February. It was the second signing of the treaty (after the initial signing at Waitangi) and the largest.

Paetata/Paetawhiti/Paerangi

Term 1 Pānui
Tēnā tātou e te whānau. Our first week back at school was a very busy but productive return. Paetata ventured up north to Horeke, to take part in the Māngūgū Mission House Celebrations. Tauira got to take part in the pōwhiri as well as wānanga about the importance of this historical site.

Māngūngū
Māngūngū is a historic site in the Hokianga, Northland, New Zealand. It is most well-known for being the location where the largest signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) took place on 12 February 1840. Around 70 Rangatira signed the treaty there, making it a significant place in Aotearoa history.

Heritage Site
Māngūngū Mission House, originally built in 1838, was a Wesleyan (Methodist) mission station. It offers insights into early interactions between Māori and missionaries and remains an important heritage site today.

Paetawhiti Ki Mokau

Day 1
Ngā mihi to Te Whare Rongomaraeroa and the Whangaruru region. Strengthening our bond with the Taiao deepens our understanding of who we are and our responsibilities. A powerful hikoi to Te tihi of Huruiki set the tone for our journey.

Day 2
Navigating Māori futures, Kia Māori, Kia Matau, Kia Tū Rangatira ai! Huge thanks to Moana Futures Ltd, Jury Greenland, and his incredible team for guiding us in embracing our identity and leadership. Tū ki te Marae, Tū ki te Ao!

Day 3
Ko au te Taiao ki au our connection to the environment reflects who we are. Understanding and respecting our surroundings strengthens our place in the world. Ngā mihi nui to all who contributed to this enriching experience!

Friday morning the kura held a powhiri for the return of Whakaruru Te Hau. She has been out of the water for over 8 years needing repairs. Mihi nui Whaea Jolene Busby for your aroha and skill in repairing her so a new generation of Te Kāpehu Whetū ākonga can embrace and learn waka skills. We are so excited for this kaupapa.

To finish our week of whanaungatanga, we spent the afternoon at the Whangarei pools with a fun swim, relax in the spas and of course what visit to the pools would be complete without a few manus!

 

 

Reminders

We have a few reminders for whanau and ākonga

Cellphones and Other Personal Digital Devices

At Te Kāpehu Whetū, we advocate, promote and support ākonga engagement, achievement and hauora.
Cellphones and other personal digital devices are detrimental to this approach. In addition, we know that there is an increasing number of problems associated with social media and addiction to the stimulus

This is why at our Kura we concur with Governments regulation that:
‘Ākonga do not use cellphones during kura hours, including break times’.

Te Kāpehu Whetū advise that ākonga not bring personal digital devices to Kura. These are not necessary to have during the day as we have more than enough digital devices to use.

However, we understand that some parents like their tamariki to have a device to communicate with them after Kura. If this is the case, ākonga must hand the phone in to the tari before 9am and can collect it after 3pm.

If they do not do this and the phone is visible during the day, it will be confiscated.

If an ākonga is seen with a personal digital device in their possession during the school day the ākonga must hand it to a staff member immediately when asked. The device will be kept in the tari and can be collected by whanau at the end of the day.

If an ākonga refuses to hand over the device whanau will be notified to collect them and keep them at home for the rest of the day due to breaching our behaviour management processes and personal digital devices policy.

WE ASK THAT WHANAU SUPPORT US ON THIS!

 

 

Kura Uniform and PE Gear Expectations

At Te Kāpehu Whetū, we take great pride in our school uniform and expect it to be cleaned, ideally ironed and worn correctly every day, including for physical education (PE) lessons.

Why? Simply when ākonga present well at Kura, their overall demeanour lifts. When they feel good about themselves it shows across their mahi. We encourage our whanau to insist/encourage that their tamaiti to come every day looking good.

We note, that once substandard or non-uniform or partial uniforms are worn, behaviour tends to drop as well.

Our Kura does not support gang insignia or colours being worn over or under uniform at any time

Uniform Expectations: Ākonga are required to wear the correct Kura uniform. If an ākonga arrives at kura wearing non-uniform items, they will need to remove them before entering the whare. The non-uniform item will either be handed in or stored in their bag for the day.

In cases where an ākonga is unable to remove non-uniform items, such as incorrect shorts or skirt, they will be sent to the office to contact home for the correct item to be brought in.

PE Gear: For PE, students must wear the designated Kura PE top and full black bottoms (such as shorts, leggings, or running pants). Please note that plain black tops are no longer acceptable as part of the PE uniform. We also encourage ākonga to wear appropriate sports shoes (of any colour) for better support during physical activities.

Uniform Support: We understand that it can sometimes be difficult to have uniforms washed and dried in time, especially during the colder winter months. To support our students, we have a washing machine and dryer available. Under special circumstances, we can assist with washing and drying uniforms to ensure ākonga are dressed appropriately for Kura.

In addition, we are setting up a Swap Shop, so whanau can drop off previously used uniforms and swap them out for a larger size. We will keep you updated.

Thank you for your continued support in helping ākonga maintain pride in our Kura and themselves

 

Healthy Kai

Good nutrition is essential for the healthy growth and development of children and young people…..actually for all of us! Nutrition affects students’ behaviour, learning, concentration and energy, as well as their physical health. When students eat a nutritious diet, they find it easier to learn. We want to embed good eating habits in our ākonga so they can live healthy lives and develop healthy habits.

Please do not send junk food to school with your tamaiti…or allow them to buy such food before Kura

Eg: Items such as sweets, lollies, potato chips, fried food, fast foods, soft drinks, energy drinks McDonalds/KFC/Burger King are not acceptable food at our Kura.
These will be confiscated and either disposed of or returned at the end of the day.

NOTE: We are still receiving Ka Ora Ka Ako Healthy lunches for now.

 

 

Wai Maori

Fresh filtered water is provided in every whare, ākonga just need their own drink bottle. In this hot weather it is important we are all drinking enough water throughout the day, so please remind them to bring their water bottle!

We see too many ākonga arriving at Kura in the morning drinking sodas and/or energy drinks. These may taste nice but are detrimental to their health. (More on that in future panui)
Unhealthy drinks will also be confiscated during the school day.

Please help us encourage healthy habits

Whanau remember our kaupapa

“Launching Māori Futures”

“Charting Māori Futures”

“Navigating Māori Futures”

That requires us all to be navigators for better futures

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

View/Download15 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 07 February 2025

February 7, 2025
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download07 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pouhere

Tēnā koutou katoa

Kei aku iti, kei aku rahi kei aku rangatira o te whānau o Te Kāpehu Whetū tēnā koutou katoa.

Ka huri ngā whakaaro ki ngā mate kua whetūrangitia. Nō reira, ki ngā mate o te wā nei rā mātou o Te Kāpehu Whetū e poroporoaki e tangihia ia koutou kua hoki ki tua o pae o maumahara. Nō reira, haere mai haere.

Huri noa ki a tātou ngā Āitanga a tiki ki te hunga ora tēnā tātou.

E te whānau o Te Kāpehu Whetū nau mai hoki mai ki te tau 2025. He hīkaka nō mātou te kite i ō koutou tamariki e hoki mai ana ki te kura. Ko te manako kua rite ngā ākonga te hoki mai me te koke whakamua ki roto i ngā mahi katoa ki te kura.

E tika ana he huhua ngā kaupapa kei mua ia tātou. Ko te kapa haka, ko te noho marae, ko te tiaki taiao te aha, te aha raini.

Nō reira kei ngā kura katoa ngā mahere nui mō te tau, mō te wāhanga hoki.

Heoi anō, ka nui ngā kōrero i tēnei wā.

Nā
Matua Ropata Mahanga
POUHERE

 

 

Paenuku  –  See the Panui PDF for this section View/Download07 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Tuakana

Nau mai, hoki mai, e te whanau ki TKW Tuakana, We hope you have all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break and our tamaiti are set and ready for another full-on year of learning and discovering with us. We would like to welcome all our new whanau and ākonga and look forward to meeting with you soon. We would also like to welcome back Matua Jade Tipene to our kura whanau. Matua Jade has been appointed as Pou Arataki Tuakana, and will oversee and lead our tuakana site. We are privileged to have his wealth of knowledge and skills to help continue to steer our waka forward. With the current governments focus on literacy and numeracy, these continue to be core elements in our day-to-day programmes. Pouako are engaging in professional learning and preparing resources to ensure our tamariki excel in these areas. We have many exciting kaupapa this year including waka, te taiao moana projects, the 50th Te Tai Tokerau Kapa Haka Festival in Opononi, Secondary regionals for Kapa Haka, Nga Manu Korero and Pu Korero, sports and IronMaori, as well as the always fiercely fought platoon challenges. As always Paerangi have their NCEA achievements to focus on and this year there is an extra drive for ākonga to push themselves for the higher grades and apply themselves to their studies. They all have the ability to be high achievers in their areas of interest…. Let’s do it! A big congratulations to all our 2024 Paerangi ākonga who gained their NCEA levels last year. A special mention to Ngākupenga Tautari-Herrick, our head girl, for gaining NCEA Level 2 endorsed with Merit.

Week 1 Haerenga
Paetata

We are starting our year with a hikoi to Māngungu on the 12th of Feb (Wednesday)
Back in 1840, at the Māngungu Mission House, 64 rangatira chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi on the 12th of February. It was the second signing of the treaty (after the initial signing at Waitangi) and the largest.

Paetata/Paetawhiti

Our Year 9-13 ākonga are starting their year with a haerenga to Mokau Marae, leaving on the 11th (Tuesday) and returning to kura on the 13th (Thursday) We are grateful to Moana Futures who will be working with our akonga around water safety, diving, and the importance of our marine environment and its health. This Kaupapa will continue throughout the year.
Permission slips have been emailed out, contact Whaea Jackie at the tari, or Whaea Petina for more information.

Paerangi first day back
Today was the first day back for the year for our Paerangi ākonga and it was pleasing to see almost all ākonga present and everyone positive and ready for the hard work coming at them. We spent time with Matua Nathan, listening to korero about some history of the area, had a taste of the school kai under the new government scheme (It vanished pretty fast so it must have been tasty!) and discussed aspects of the year and expectations. It was a joy to see everyone again and their smiles and energy were uplifting.

 

Kapa Haka

Kapa haka will feature strongly this year with three major events on. End of March we will send a kapa roopu through to Ngatihine’s Te Ahuareka Festival in Otiria, as we have always done.

We will also attend Te Tai Tokerau Festival 50 year milestone!! A moment that reflects the enduring spirit of our people, our language, and our traditions. The festival is being held in Opononi, where it first started, and our very own Whaea Raewyn took the stage! (4th row…far right lol). At the end of 2024 we began learning and practising waiata for our bracket, but there is a lot of kapa mahi ahead of us this term in order to represent ourselves well. All ākonga from Year 7-13 will be involved. The event is being held in the last week of Term 1, 9-10th April.

Te Tai Tokerau Secondary School Regional Kapa Haka

The competition is a major focus this year for Paetawhiti and Paerangi.

We go to compete, no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’…….This means the mahi for kapa starts week one!!

The Festival will be held Term 3, Week 3, 2nd of August. More information about this event will be out once we have clear directions from the organising committee.

 

Reminders

We have a few reminders for whanau and ākonga

Cellphones and Other Personal Digital Devices

At Te Kāpehu Whetū, we advocate, promote and support ākonga engagement, achievement and hauora.
Cellphones and other personal digital devices are detrimental to this approach. In addition, we know that there is an increasing number of problems associated with social media and addiction to the stimulus

This is why at our Kura we concur with Governments regulation that:
‘Ākonga do not use cellphones during kura hours, including break times’.

Te Kāpehu Whetū advise that ākonga not bring personal digital devices to Kura. These are not necessary to have during the day as we have more than enough digital devices to use.

However, we understand that some parents like their tamariki to have a device to communicate with them after Kura. If this is the case, ākonga must hand the phone in to the tari before 9am and can collect it after 3pm.

If they do not do this and the phone is visible during the day, it will be confiscated.

If an ākonga is seen with a personal digital device in their possession during the school day the ākonga must hand it to a staff member immediately when asked. The device will be kept in the tari and can be collected by whanau at the end of the day.

If an ākonga refuses to hand over the device whanau will be notified to collect them and keep them at home for the rest of the day due to breaching our behaviour management processes and personal digital devices policy.

WE ASK THAT WHANAU SUPPORT US ON THIS!

 

 

Kura Uniform and PE Gear Expectations

At Te Kāpehu Whetū, we take great pride in our school uniform and expect it to be cleaned, ideally ironed and worn correctly every day, including for physical education (PE) lessons.

Why? Simply when ākonga present well at Kura, their overall demeanour lifts. When they feel good about themselves it shows across their mahi. We encourage our whanau to insist/encourage that their tamaiti to come every day looking good.

We note, that once substandard or non-uniform or partial uniforms are worn, behaviour tends to drop as well.

Our Kura does not support gang insignia or colours being worn over or under uniform at any time

Uniform Expectations: Ākonga are required to wear the correct Kura uniform. If an ākonga arrives at kura wearing non-uniform items, they will need to remove them before entering the whare. The non-uniform item will either be handed in or stored in their bag for the day.

In cases where an ākonga is unable to remove non-uniform items, such as incorrect shorts or skirt, they will be sent to the office to contact home for the correct item to be brought in.

PE Gear: For PE, students must wear the designated Kura PE top and full black bottoms (such as shorts, leggings, or running pants). Please note that plain black tops are no longer acceptable as part of the PE uniform. We also encourage ākonga to wear appropriate sports shoes (of any colour) for better support during physical activities.

Uniform Support: We understand that it can sometimes be difficult to have uniforms washed and dried in time, especially during the colder winter months. To support our students, we have a washing machine and dryer available. Under special circumstances, we can assist with washing and drying uniforms to ensure ākonga are dressed appropriately for Kura.

In addition, we are setting up a Swap Shop, so whanau can drop off previously used uniforms and swap them out for a larger size. We will keep you updated.

Thank you for your continued support in helping ākonga maintain pride in our Kura and themselves

 

Healthy Kai

Good nutrition is essential for the healthy growth and development of children and young people…..actually for all of us! Nutrition affects students’ behaviour, learning, concentration and energy, as well as their physical health. When students eat a nutritious diet, they find it easier to learn. We want to embed good eating habits in our ākonga so they can live healthy lives and develop healthy habits.

Please do not send junk food to school with your tamaiti…or allow them to buy such food before Kura

Eg: Items such as sweets, lollies, potato chips, fried food, fast foods, soft drinks, energy drinks McDonalds/KFC/Burger King are not acceptable food at our Kura.
These will be confiscated and either disposed of or returned at the end of the day.

NOTE: We are still receiving Ka Ora Ka Ako Healthy lunches for now.

 

 

Wai Maori

Fresh filtered water is provided in every whare, ākonga just need their own drink bottle. In this hot weather it is important we are all drinking enough water throughout the day, so please remind them to bring their water bottle!

We see too many ākonga arriving at Kura in the morning drinking sodas and/or energy drinks. These may taste nice but are detrimental to their health. (More on that in future panui)
Unhealthy drinks will also be confiscated during the school day.

Please help us encourage healthy habits

Whanau remember our kaupapa

“Launching Māori Futures”

“Charting Māori Futures”

“Navigating Māori Futures”

That requires us all to be navigators for better futures

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

View/Download07 February 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 24 January 2025

January 24, 2025
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download24 January 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pouhere

“Nau mai ki te tau 2025, ā, nau mai hoki mai ki te kura ākuanei!
Ko te tumanako i pai tō koutou hararei, ā, i pārekareka hoki ki te wā whakatā. Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui mō te tau hou e haere ake nei!
Mā te mahi tahi e whai hua ai tātou katoa.
Kia pai ngā whakaritenga mō tō hoki mai, e ākonga mā!”

It’s nearly that time to head back to Kura!!!
Paerangi (Yr11-13) only – Friday 7th Feb @ Dent St
All Ākonga (Yr1 -13) – Monday 10th Feb, 9am @ Maumahara
NOTE: We are holding an info hui for new whanau and whanau wanting to know more about the opening of our new Paerangi (Yr11-13) Kura Hourua in Tāmaki
This Tuesday 28th Feb, 10am – 11am @ Maumahara
Please share with those whanau who might want to know more!!!

Whaea Rae
POUHERE

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

View/Download24 January 2025 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 14 December 2024

December 14, 2024
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download14 December 2024 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pouhere

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

PLEASE NOTE:
– Paetata and Paetawhiti Prize giving tomorrow Monday 11.30am
Their last day is this Wednesday
– This week Paenuku heads to Rainbows End this Tuesday.
This Tuesday is their last day
Nga mihi ki nga whanau katoa, nga kaimahi me nga tauira
Meri Kirihimete me nga hararei haumaru

Whaea Rae
POUHERE

 

Paenuku

He whānui ngā whakaakoranga kua tau ki roto i te whare o Pāenuku i roto i tēnei wahanga o te tau. He tino miharo kia rongo i te pakari pai o te tupu o te reo e rere hāere ana ki roto i tō tātou nei kura. Tēnei rā kā mihi ki te nui o ngā pukenga rau kua whakamau ki roto i ā tātou tamariki. Ahakoa te tini o ngā kaupapa e whai nei e tātou, ko te aronga matua i ngā wā katoa ko te whakatinana i ngā pou e toru o tō mātou nei kura arā, Kia Māori, Kia Mātau, Kia tū rangatira ai! Nō reira kia kaha tonu tātou e te whānau ki te whāngai i te reo māori mē ēnei tikanga tuku-iho ki te kāinga i te āo, i te pō! Tēnā Rā Tātou.

Tū Ki Te Marae, Tū Ki Te Āo
Kua tino hiriri katoa ngā mahi whakatau tikanga i tēnei wā, kua whai waahi anō ai tātou ki te whakarite mo te kaupapa o te rā tuku tāonga. E hari koa katoa ana te wairua e huri hāere ana ki te kura. E mihi ana ki o tātou poupou o te whare o Pāenuku, ngā pouako, ngā pouāwhina, ngā pou whakahāere, ngā pou ārahi, me tō tātou pou here e mana tonu nei te hiki i te mānuka, kua tākina i ngā timi wero kia ora marika mai ai tō tātou kaupapa! Tēnei te ngākau ka rewa kia koutou katoa!

‘Ko te pāe tawhiti, whāia kia tata, ko te pāe tata, whakamau kia tina!’
Tēnei kā mihi ki te nui o ngā akoranga kua whakatau ki roto i ngā akomanga katoa o Pāenuku ki roto i tēnei tau. Nō reira i tau mai ai te whakaaro kia whakatū i tētahi kaupapa kohi pūtea kia whakanui, i ngā mahi nui kua tutuki e ngā tamariki! Nō reira e mihi nui ana kia koutou e ngā whanaunga, i tāe mai ki roto i ā mātou ki te tautoko, ki te āwhina i te kaupapa nui o te rā! He nui ngā hua o te ako i puta, ā he whānui anō hoki te tautoko i tāe mai. Tēnā rāwa atu koutou katoa!

 

 

Paetata/Paetawhiti

Ngā pūrongo week 9
Tēnā koutou katoa, As we bring this term to a close, we reflect on the incredible experiences, growth, and memories that have shaped our journey together in Paetata and Paetawhiti. This has been a term full of exploration, learning, and connection with each other, our whenua, and the wider world around us.

Taiao Moana
Connecting with the Moana and Taiao this term, we had the privilege of visiting marine reserves to learn about the importance of protecting our marine ecosystems. These visits deepened our connection to Tangaroa and helped us understand the role we all play in preserving our environment.

Future Pathways
Exploring future pathways we were fortunate to visit the University of Auckland and gain insights into the opportunities available for our future. These visits encouraged us to dream big and envision pathways that align with our aspirations and passions.

Fitness Goals
Physical and mental growth we celebrated incredible achievements in our fitness journey, with many ākonga improving their times in running, planks, and press-ups during RFL. These efforts reflect their determination and resilience, well done! along with attending and taking part in Iron Māori, and our inter-whare sports challenges.

Taiao Connections
Maunga walks and whaka hourua our maunga walks brought us closer to the sacredness of our whenua, connecting us with the stories and significance of our tūpuna. Similarly, our Waka Hourua experiences taught us about teamwork, navigation, and the cultural importance of our waka traditions.

Toitū Ngā Kaupapa
The Toitū te Tiriti Hīkoi was a great experience, allowing us to walk in the footsteps of hisory and reflect on the enduring significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

E Mihi Ana
None of this would be possible without the dedication and hard work of our incredible Pouako and Pou Tautoko

Paetata Y7/8
Whaea Kay, Matua Wiremu, Matua Mohi, Matua Neville

Paetawhiti Y9/10
Whaea Serena and Whaea Petina

Paerangi Y11/12/13
Ropata, Matua Rua, Whaea Brenda, and Stanko

your guidance and support have been invaluable.

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou mō tō koutou manaaki, tautoko, me te aroha ki ngā ākonga katoa. Your efforts have created an enriching and empowering environment for us all.

 

 

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

View/Download14 December 2024 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 08 December 2024

December 8, 2024
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download08 December 2024 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pouhere

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

 

Paenuku

Ngā mahi māmā me te hihiko i te wiki tuarua o te mutunga tau i paenuku

Kei te tata te mutunga o tā mātou tau ako, ā, kua rongo ngā ākonga i te hari i ngā mahi o te wiki nei. I te kapa haka, i ngā kiriata Moana 2, me te takahi i ngā pātea i ngā rā wera, kua tino pai te rongo o ngā mahi. I roto i te akomanga hoki, kei te hāpai i te rōpū hoko paerewa mō tā mātou haerenga ki Rainbows End. Kei mahi pai rātou hei tautoko i ngā painga mō te katoa.

Ngā rā hirahira

Rāpare, 12 o Hakihea – Rā Mākete
Rāmere, 13 o Hakihea – Tuku taonga
Rātu, 17 o Hakihea – Haerenga ki Rainbows End

 

 

 

Paetata/Paetawhiti

Ngā pūrongo week 8

Kia ora koutou e te whānau, nau mai anō ki te karere nei o te wiki. The wheels are still turning in both whare and as we inch closer to the end of a busy term and year, there is still mahi to be done. This week, Paetawhiti did an Auckland University visit, that provided a platform of what education can look like, after school.

Auckland University

The Haerenga to UOA was all about normalizing University Entrance, celebrating high achievement, and making university a standard goal for our ākonga. Lecturers and ambassadors commended our ākonga for their enthusiastic participation, energy, and, most importantly, their respect for tikanga at the marae.

Paetata in science

Over the last couple of weeks Paetata has had the chance to explore our science lab and create simple yet fun (and messy!) projects including slime, obleeck, hokey pokey, sherbet. As they progress through Paetawhiti and Paerangi they will learn more details around the chemistry of these experiments, at the moment it is about curiousity, trial and error, discovery and forming thei own conclusions based on observations.

Big thanks to Matua Mohi and Matua Nev for being positive role models for our ākonga in our whare. For always stepping up when the extra support is needed and for being there to support Whaea Kay as Matua Wiremu has been teaching supporting down at Paenuku. E mihi ana

Noho marae ki tāmaki

A special shoutout to Saieti for their outstanding leadership, supported by Gazelem, who was always ready with mihi and waiata tautoko. Ngā mihi to Khaznae and Aqueila for leading the waiata, with strong support from Morgan, Tina, and Reanna, our amazing year 10 ākonga. Whaea Serena and Whaea Petina are incredibly proud of our ākonga for representing TKW so beautifully. We are grateful for this opportunity to inspire and uplift.

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

View/Download08 December 2024 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 01 December 2024

December 1, 2024
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download01 December 2024 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Paenuku

Tu ki te marae, Tu ki te ao

“Ka whāia te pae tawhiti, kia tata, ka whāia te pae tata, whakamaua kia tīna”
(pursue distant horizons to bring them closer, pursue those close and hold them firmly)

tenei te mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!

Ka nui tō mātou whakahihi i ngā mahi whakamīharo a ngā tamariki o Paenuku i tēnei tau. I tino hari mātou ki te āhei ki te taria i ngā tamariki ki Moana 2! He wā tino whakahirahira mō tō tātou kura – nā wai rā, i te whakahirahira hoki o te kaupapa ki a tātaou katoa. Ka mau te wehi!
Inaianei kua eke ki te Wiki 7, ā, e toru anake ngā wiki e toe ana i te kura – ka mutu, e tino whakahihiko ana mātou mō ngā mahi whakamutunga o te tau. Ka tāea tonu e tātou te hiki ake i te wairua me te whakarangatira i tō tātou kura i ngā wiki e toe ana.
Ma te ngākau aroha, te whakaaro rangatira, me te wairua māuritau, ka haere tonu te haerenga whakamiharo o Paenuku.
Ngā mihi maioha ki te whānau me ngā hoa katoa mō tō koutou tautoko nui i a mātou i tēnei tau.

 

 

 

Paetata/Paetawhiti

Ngā pūrongo week 7

Wow, what an incredible week our paetata and paetawhiti whare have had! as we approach the end of term 4 and the year, our kaupapa continues strong. This week, our focus has been on whanaungatanga. We had the privilege of spending time with Joelene Busby and the waka haurua she has been part of. Our whare visited the waka moored at the town basin, where we learned some tricks and trades of sea navigation and picked up new skills.

Adding to the excitment, we watched Moana 2 reo māori together with paenuku, celebrating the beauty of Te Reo Māori. We then rounded off the week with a fun-filled sports rotation down at paenuku. It’s been a week full of connection, learning, and teamwork. Thank you to all whānau who turned up for hui whakapiki. It is always great to connect with whānau and to have conversations about ākonga progress. We only have a few weeks left of kura but we still have a lot more to do. Thank you to all our ākonga who have showed up everyday, ready to learn.

 

Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

View/Download01 December 2024 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pānui ā Kura – 24 November 2024

November 24, 2024
Academy, Newsletters, Paenuku, Paerangi, Paetawhiti, Panui

View/Download16 November 2024 Pānui PDF / 4 MB

Pouhere

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

 

 

Paenuku

Ko tētahi ō ngā kaupapa motuhāke ō tēnei wāhanga tuawhā o te tau, ko te Māhi ā Rehia me Tānerore, tua atu I tērā. E ako ana ngā tauira o te akomanga o Mangoroa, ki ngā tūmomo, Taonga Pūoro.

E ako ana mātou hoki, ki ngā Atua i tūhono ki i a tūmomo Taonga Pūoro. E hanga ana mātou I tētahi kōauau he tāonga pūoro nō neherā. Ka whakaharatau mātou ki te whakatangi i tā mātou kōauau, kia pai ai te oro, kia reka te rongo.

He ngākaunuitia tēnei māhi, te hānga kōauau kia Mangoroa.

I terā wiki, i hāere tāhi ana mātou ki Whangaruru, mō Ngā iti Kahurangi Festival. Miharo rawa te tū whakahirahira, te tū whakangahau.

I tēnei wiki, ka tūhono ā Mokopuna me Paenuku, nā raro i te whakaaro kōtahi, kia hikoi tāhi ai mātou ki te whira o Paenuku. Hei whakanuia, hei tautoko i te kaupapa nui rawa.

He pai hoki te kite i ngā tūmomo kākahu, haki anō hoki, kia hiki te kaupapa, ka rongo atu i ngā tamariki, e waiata ana, e haka ana.

Tēnei mātou e maioha atu nei, e mihi nei, tēnā rā tātou katoa manawatia, te kaha ō tātou ki te hiki i te kaupapa.. Kia Toitū te Tirirti

Kia whakakōtahi ai
Kia kaha rawa te hoe o te waka.
He huihuinga pai mai Mokopuna tae atu ki te whanau whānui o te Kāpehu Whetū.

“Kia kōtahi te whakaaro, kia tū tahi ai tātou”

Reminder: Please collect and pay for your Matariki mahi toi or we will be selling it on at the Market Day.

Kia Mahara Mai tātou – Important Dates:
27th November – Last game of poitukohu
28th November – Moana Movie (TBC)
6th December – Market Day (TBC)
13th December – Prizegiving
17th December – Haerenga (TBC)
18th December – Last day of kura

 

Paetata/Paetawhiti

Ngā pūrongo week 6
Nau mai ki te wiki tuaono

This past week, Paetawhiti began exploring slam poetry, an art form that combines performance and audience engagement to convey deep emotions on a topic. Throughout the term, ākonga have watched and listened to various examples, then create their own pieces on subjects meaningful to them. We hope to showcase some of these at our prizegiving.

Paetata also embarked on a mountain walk with Matua Wiremu, Matua Mohi, and Matua Nev. Our journey took us through Mackesy Bush, across the ridge to Winiwini Track, and then onto Ross Track, eventually reaching the summit of Parihaka. The three-and-a-half-hour trek tested the grit and determination of Paetata ākonga.

 

Paerangi Prizegiving And Graduation

Congratulations to Helena, Taimana, Jorgiah, and Te Rauhina for completing NCEA Level 3 and graduating. We have enjoyed being part of your journey through your school years. We wish you all the best for your next chapter in life.

 

2024 Paerangi Awards

 

Subject Awards

Year 11:

Jerome Paki – Academic excellence in Physical Education

Natalie Maihi-Hansen – Excellent effort in Te Reo Maori and Mathematics

Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa – Academic Excellence in Te Reo Maori and Mathematics, Excellent effort in English and Physical Education

 

Year 12:

Narima Ramach – Excellent effort in Te Reo Maori

Ngākupenga Tautari-Herrick – Academic excellence in Te Reo Maori

Taihoronukurangi Porter-Lloyd – Academic excellence in English, Business Studies, and Physical Education, Excellent effort in Mathematics

 

Year 13:

Te Rauhina Tautari-Herrick – Academic excellence in Te Reo Maori

Jorgiah Linton – Academic excellence in Te Ao Haka, Excellent effort in Physical Education

 

Outstanding Attendance:
Te Rauhina Tautari-Herrick 90%
Kruize Cooper-Brown 93%
Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa 94%
Ngākupenga Tautari-Herrick 96%

 

Sportsman of the year
Kahuroa Hohipa

 

TKW Pou Awards

Kia Māori – Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa

Kia Mātau Tuatahi: Year 11 – Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa
Kia Mātau Tuarua: Year 12 – Taihoronukurangi Porter-Lloyd
Kia Mātau Tuatoru: Year 13 – Te Rauhina Tautari-Herrick

 

Leadership Academy of A Company Awards

Rankings:

From Lance Corporal to Corporal
– Taihoronukurangi Porter-Lloyd

From Corporal to Sergeant
– Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa
– Manawa Armstrong

 

Academy Pou Awards

Kia Māori – Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa
Kia Mātau – Taihoronukurangi Porter-Lloyd
Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Manawa Armstrong

 

2025 Pouarahi

  • Natalie Maihi-Hansen
  • Raukura Keerako
  • Narima Ramach
  • Kruize Cooper-Brown
  • Taihoronukurangi Porter-Lloyd
  • Tyrecce Tuhiwai-Wharepapa

 

 

2025 Head Girl
Ngākupenga Tautari-Herrick

 

2025 Head Boy
Manawa Armstrong

 

 

 

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Attendance

PLEASE NOTE:

Along with disallowing cell phones and IT devices from being used in Kura (unless part of a lesson and allowed for learning by Pouako) another Government policy being measured is Student Attendance.  See below:

The Government has set a target of 70% regular attendance for every student each term for 2024

Attendance is linked to both student wellbeing and to attainment. Ministry of Education insights studies show that attending Kura regularly is, on average, associated with more positive wellbeing outcomes.  Attendance is also linked to student attainment, especially in secondary students.

Although we have a good attendance rate across the Kura, it can be better.  Our attendance across both sites is usually around mid-high 70s.

We understand that there are valid and important reasons for ākonga to be out of school at times and this is ok but please let the tari know when and why your child is absent.

Tari Year 7-13 ring Whaea Jackie: (09) 955 9996

Tari Year 1-6 ring Whaea Sam: (09) 438 8033

Automated text notification of absence

We have reinitiated our automated text message system for absences starting next week.  If your child is marked with an unknown absence in the morning on an automatic text message will be sent to the primary caregiver(s) to notify them.

Thank you very much to all whanau who have responded to these texts either by replying or contacting the office.  This has made a significant difference to the number of unjustified absences we have.

 

Policies

Te Kāpehu Whetū has worked with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.

The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well-researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behavior management, reporting to parents, etc.

SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented.

We invite you to visit the site at School Docs

 

Kaupapa

We believe passionately in our culture, our people, our ākonga, and we know that through hard work, commitment, and focused support they will achieve within the Kura and beyond. We do this hereby acknowledging the 28 Māori Battalion and the price paid for citizenship, so that ‘we’ can “Navigate Māori Futures”.

To do this we commit to success in all its forms:

Kia Māori – Be Māori – Be

An education that validates Māori knowledge and ways of learning.

Kia Mātau – Be Knowledgeable – Know

Encouraging innovation, inquiry, the development of specialised knowledge and skills.

Kia Tū Rangatira Ai – Be Rangatira – Do

Development of strong character and personal excellence, living with mana.

 

Nā
Raewyn Tipene 
POUHERE

Important Dates

See Calendar for Key Events

 

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