Pouhere
Kia ora e te whanau o Te Kāpehu Whetū
As you will see from this week’s panui we are full on once again!!! We have plenty of mahi on the go with our day to day Kia Māori and Kia Mātau programmes bedding in as the year progresses, ensuring that ākonga from Year 1 to Year 13 are confident in themselves as Māori and work towards lifting their academic capability in the core subject areas
Kia Maori:
Down at our Tarewa site, Paenuku are locking down kaupapa and Te reo Māori foundations. As well, their prep for the primary kapa haka regionals in Kaikohe on 19th Oct has started. While up at our Hihiaua site, Paenuku/Paetata (Years 5-8) are well underway with training.
KAPAHAKA IS ON!!!
Kia Tū Rangatira Ae:
As you can see on the opposite page, the TKW Market day down at Paenuku, is on Thurs 5th Sept. Our ākonga and Pouako down at Paenuku are prepping their products and learning about entrepreneurship, financial literacy, via the process. Please put this in your diary and tell whanau and friends to come on down and buy…buy….buy!!
While up Tuakana, work experience at the North Tec Trades day was enjoyed by Paetawhiti, and our Paerangi achieved driver’s licences and then went off to the Beast Run end of week…. Im getting tired just writing about it all ….whew!!!
Kia Mātau:
On both sites and across all four whare we continue progressing ākonga in cores subject areas. While NCEA achievement is the focus for Paerangi ākonga from here in…. PLEASE NOTE: PAERANGI WHANAU: Hui Whakapiki – come in to discuss progress of your child Tues 3rd September – Hui Whakapiki 3.15 – 7.00pm
Kia pai to wiki!
Ngā mihi
Whaea Rae
Paenuku
paenuku e mihi nei, e tau nei kia māori, kia mātau, kia tū rangatira ai….Anō te pai te ahuareka o te noho tahi a ngā teina me te tuakana ki raro I te whakaaro kotahi (how wonderful it is for us all to be gathered with one purpose in mind)
He nui ngā wānanga kua whakawhārikihia ki roto I te where o Pāenuku I roto I tēnei wahanga. Ko ngā whakaakoranga mahere ako e kaha taki hāere ana huri noa, kō ngā mahi whakariterite mo ngā rangi mākete te hāere ake nei, ko te reo rangatira tā mātou e whai nui nei, hei āpiti atu ki ōna tikanga tuku-iho mai e hoe kaha ana te waka o pāenuku wānanga, pāebuku huhua. ko te aronga nui I ngā wā katoa ahakoa he aha te kaupapa o te wā – ‘kia māori, kia mātau, kia tū rangatira ai’.
Poitūkohu
‘waiho i te toipota, kaua i te toiroa’ (let us keep close together, not far apart)
e hāere tonu ana ngā mahi whakapakari poitūkohu, e tākaro tonu ana ngā kēmu ia ahiahi o te wenerei / rāapa ki te McKay Stadium ki Kensington. Tēnā tirohia te pāe imeera, whakapā atu ki te tari rānei ki te kimi whakamārama anō koe. – Basketball is still a buzz, games are still being played each wednesday afternoon at the McKay Stadium, Kensington. Keep checking your emails for those updates or get in touch with our office if you require any further details.
Kia mahara mai reminder:
he paku whakamaharatanga kia tātou, just a gentle reminder e te whānau, please remind our tamariki upon arrival that they must locate their coach and team and stay together for warm ups and game times. if you can see coach needs a hand, awhi mai awhi atu e te whānau. All for our little budding super stars.
Te pou theatre ‘te hokinga mai o hoihō’
i tēnei wiki tāe mai ai te kāhui kaiwhakaari o Te Pou Theatre ki te whakangahau, ki te whakaatu mai kia mātou i ngā kōrero tuku iho te pakiwaitara ‘Te Hokinga Mai o Hoihō’. Nō mātou te whiwhi I whai wāhi mai ēnei matanga ki ēnei mahi ki te whakarawerawe is mātou ki ngā kōrero katakata, me ngā kōrero tuku-iho ki roto i ngā whakatauki rongonui I whakamahia e rātou ki roto I tō rātiu nei whakaari. Kā nui rā ngā mihi ki te kaupapa me te tino rangatira o ngā mahi i tuku. Kei runga noa atu!!! ‘kia mau ki te korowai o Rongo’ (holdfast to the cloak of Rongo) ‘me he ngākau tohorā’ (like the heart of a whale)
Ngā mahi ako
e hāere tonu ana ngā mahi ako ā marau nei ki roto i ngā akomanga. e kaha whakapakari tonu ana tātou i ngā tuwhaiāhuatanga katoa e pā ana ki te mahi kapa haka, ki te tū rangatira anō hoki! class room learning is coming along well, aswell as market day preperations. Our tmariki are enjoying the term thus far. kia kaha rā tātou!
he nui te mahi hei wānanga ma tātou mo ngā mahi kapa haka, i tēnei wahanga! kia kaha ra e nga mahuri totara o paenuku e tupu kaha nei!
Paenuku/paetata kapa haka
Kia ora koutou,
We are drawing closer to the kapa haka regionals that take place in Kaikohe, on the 19th of October 2024 (End of Week 1 Term 4). To ensure our Year 5-8 roopu are able to stand with confidence in the Intermediate section, we have decided to increase the training days of kapa haka so we are ready to take the stage.
Below is the outline of the training schedule moving forward from here. It is important that your tamaiti/tamariki attend all trainings and come prepared, knowing every item, so that we can continue to progress with our bracket.
As always, we want to ensure that our kapa put their best foot forward. We have an exciting bracket with lots of new elements, and we will need each practice to perfect each item.
As the competition date approaches, we will send out another pānui outlining performance times and the travel schedule. This will include a list of items each tamaiti will need for the performance.
If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact Matua Ropata, Whaea Hera, or Staff Louis.
Nō reira ka nui ēnei kōrero mō tēnei wā.
Ngā Kaiako Kapa Haka
Kapa Haka Training Schedule:
Week 6 During Kura hours Monday-Wednesday
Week 7 During Kura hours Monday-Wednesday
Week 8 No training due to Paetata being at AIMS GAMES
Week 9 During Kura hours Monday-Wednesday
Week 10 During Kura hours Monday-Thursday – LAST DAY Fri 27th
Week 1 Holidays Monday-Friday 9am-5pm at Kura
Week 2 Holiday No Training
Week 1 Term 4 During school hours Monday-Thursday
Week 1 Term 4 Friday Leave Kura for marae TBC
Saturday 19 October Primary/Intermediate Kapa Haka Regional Competition
Paetata/Paetawhiti
Week 5 Term 3
What’s been happening this week?
Wiki Tuarima
Kia ora e te whānau, nau mai whakatau mai ki te karere tuarima o te wahanga tuatoru nei.
another very busy week in the paetata and paetawhiti whare. paetata started off the week with kapa haka alongside Matua Ropata, Whaea Hera and staff Louis. paenuku came to join and all the new items for the bracket are coming along nicely.
paetawhiti had a day out with northtec future trades where the year 10 ākonga got to try their hands at a few different trades that could potentially be opportunities for them in the future.
aims training for paetatais going well as we are in the last few weeks of preperation until aims games 2024 in Tauranga.
Kapa Haka
kapa haka for paenuku and paetata from week 6, will be on Monday 9.30 – 3.00 Tuesday 11.30 – 3.00 Wednesday 9.30 – 3.00 week 8 and 10, two full weeks 9.30 – 3.00 week 1 of the school holidays Monday September 30 Friday October 4th 9.00 – 5.00 week 1 term 4, everyday until the performance day Saturday 19th October.
Reminders:
Career Expo, taking place week 7 in Paetata and Paetawhiti whare, creating opportunities for our juniors to see what future careers they can venture into.
Hui Whakapiki, taking place week 7, your Pouako will send out emails to confirm your time
Aims Games gear list has been sent home via email
TKW Market Day week 7, more info to come.
Paerangi
A few highlights from our week:
Driver’s License:
Narima, Taimana, Ngākupenga, and Te Rauhina all studied, and sat their Learner Driving License this week with great thanks to the Ngati Wai Trust. All 4 passed on their 1st attempt! Congratulations girls! We will be looking at another course for learners in Term 4, as well as courses to help those who have been on their learners a while and are ready to progress to their
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Physical Education:
Part of our senior PE programme involves Paerangi ākonga taking their teina for physical activities. Our girls, in particular are doing well in this area and I would like to give special mention to Natalie MaihiHansen for her excellent leadership skills in this area. Her confidence, positivity, and likeable nature have all students participating with enthusiasm.
The Beast Fun Run:
The Bay of Islands Beast is a 6.5km off-road, cross country event held annually around the end of August, the perfect time for the best mud.
The super tough course is held off road on farmland and includes a range of natural obstacles. Participants will be required to navigate swamps, rivers, fences, climb steep hills and traverse rugged uneven terrain. This was the perfect opportunity to welcome Michael Going into the Paerangi whanau. The Year 11 class are working on an achievement standard which involves them demonstrating kōtahitanga during physical activity. Our Year 13 girls completed the course last year and were keen to give it another go and Kruize, well Kruize loves any type of running challenge available.
It was an excellent day, the boys took off at the start, only to be seen in the distance by me and the girls at the back. Julius finished in the top 20 and the other boys finishing in the front half of the pack. Meanwhile the girls took a more leisurely approach to the track but displayed excellent kōtahitanga helping each other when someone wanted to take the easy path or give up.
Amazing day overall, great way to end the week.
Nga Mihi,
Whaea Brenda
HAUORA – See the Panui PDF for this section
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 behaviour 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