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