Pouhere
Kia ora e te whanau
E mihi aroha tēnei ki a koe te rangatira e mātua Nathan I te hinga atu o to pāpā.
Kia kaha koe, koutou hoki ou whānau i tēnei wā.
E arohanui ana mātou o Te Kāpehu Whetū whānui,
nōreira ngā manākitanga o te Kaihanga ki a koutou kātoa.
Mauri tū
Mauri ora.
Gene Tautari
“Kei te haurua o te term 3”
As you have probably all seen the Government is looking to change NCEA. We are yet to see the detail. Like many other kura/schools we are concerned at the pace of change and the amount of change coming at us but we also acknowledge the need for NCEA to become more fit-for-purpose. We will work through it with our dedicated Pouako and keep you informed as we go.
In addition, the Trust that oversees Te Kāpehu Whetῡ applied to establish a charter school in Tāmaki (Central Auckland) for senior ākonga (Year 11-13) to pathway too. This has a been approved to start Feb 2026. Exciting!!
Theres still plenty of work required to get it ready to open and take enrolments. As the founding kura, ākonga who attend Te Kāpehu Whetῡ – Whangarei will have automatic access, assuming that they are meeting expectations under our 3 Pou. Alternatively, they can choose to finish their kura years here in Whangarei.
To ensure that you our whanau are well informed about the coming changes to NCEA and the option of sending ākonga to Te Kāpehu Whetῡ – Tāmaki, we are planning to hold a full whanau hui in the last week of Term 3, most likely Thursday 18th September at Maumahara
Kia pai tou wiki
Whaea Rae
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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.
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:
https://tkw.schooldocs.co.nz (note that there’s no “www.”).
Username is “tkw”
Password “kiamaori”.
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
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