It is the end of term 2 and I feel there are a lot of tired students and tired teachers around so the break is much needed. Term 2 is a time when our students participate in an astonishingly wide range of activities. If you are a regular reader of our weekly wrap-ups you will […]
This jam-packed Wrap Up features the new Level 3 ‘glassroom’ frieze designs, Fresh Avocado’s latest edition, media coverage in Stuff, culinary creations at NSSCC, winners at Toi Wearable Art, a wealth of achievements at the Scholars Cup plus much, much more.
This email has also been added to our ‘Responding to COVID-19‘ page. Kia ora koutou, You have probably read that an Australian traveller from Sydney who visited Wellington between Saturday 19 June and Monday 21 June has tested positive upon return to Australia. The Ministry of Health has listed contact tracing locations of interest. We […]
It’s International Languages week and we bring you highlights. We follow Science enrichment’s Space Place visit and their Zoom call with NASA’s Brandon Rodriguez. Congratulations to Brooke McCloy, selected to the national Shakespeare Schools production for 2021; Mira Patel, finalist for Capital Magazine Young Photographer of the Year and Julia Randerson profiled in Stuff for her Debating success.
Congratulations to our jazz musicians for their incredible five awards in the Manawatu Jazz Festival. Shout out also to the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition winners for their three prestigious awards. This week we also share news from Sports Science and Year 11 Drama. Finally, with Open Evening on Monday 14 June, a reminder that school will finish early at 3pm.
I attended a Principals’ conference in Blenheim this week with an interesting list of speakers and themes. Given the events of the last 15 months, the two strongest themes were wellbeing and, not surprisingly, leadership. John Peachey addressed both of these aspects in his keynote comparing the Everest climbs of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine […]
This week we celebrate Julia Randerson’s incredible debating success as part of Wellington Black and her selection for team Aotearoa. We follow senior Japanese students’ immersion camp in Otaki and encourage you to support our Te Whānau a Taraika Kapa Haka in competition on 5 July. Enjoy the long weekend and we will see all students back on Tuesday 8 June.
From the Top Scholars Award ceremony to the Hutt Science STEMM challenge and the Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition we have a wealth of successes to celebrate this week. We follow the wānanga for our senior Māori students, the 30th anniversary of the Shakespeare Society, discover what a Reebop is and finish with achievements in Inline Hockey.
Important! Take note of the timetable changes for next week: details are included.
There are a number of events taking place in June that will have an impact on the school day. Details are below. Wednesday 2 June: Evans Bay Intermediate Year 8 visits to WHS The normal Wednesday late start time will not apply: school will start at 8.45am and will finish at 12.00. The timetable will […]
This week we celebrate our Gateway programme which is the focus of an article in the Education Gazette. We join The Flannel’s editorial team at Massey University and follow He Kākano’s support team in their recent Halberg Foundation training which focused on adapting activities in sports and recreation for students with diverse abilities.
