It’s the end of Week 4 and this week’s Wrap Up is abuzz with activity. We introduce Belinda Rynhart, WHS’s new Board chair. Then, from Year 10 Food Tech to Year 12 Painting and Year 13 Psychology a range of activity is on show. He Kākano report on this week’s AWD Athletics and the Library hosts its first lunchtime lecture.
This week we celebrate the Chinese and Lunar New Year with our international students and join some of our English Language students for lunch. Careers features Whitireia/Weltec Trades STAR taster courses and we also include information for our Papa Taiao leadership course.
Photographs now take place on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 February. The revised schedule can be seen here. Should any further revisions be needed, they will be posted on this page.
We celebrate scholarship success this week, with outstanding results in Drama and Religious studies and success in many areas. We also celebrate achievements in rowing and follow He Kākano as students continue their orientation. Important information about school photos and ID cards is also included in this week’s wrap up.
We are back! Our new student pōwhiri and the Year 9 Rā Haka feature this week. Find out about important dates for the month ahead, sports registration, Wellington Trades Academy and Gateway, plus much more.
Please refer to this page for start of year information for 2021. Year 9 Monday 1 February There are two start times for the Year 9 pōwhiri on Monday 1 February: 8.45am for a 9.00am start and 9.40am for a 10.00am start. Caregivers and whānau will receive an email with their student’s start time on […]
In the final wrap up of the year, share Friday’s celebrations at Junior Prizgiving and enjoy the range of activities our Junior students undertook during the short course programme. We also look ahead to 2021 with a link to the term dates. Most importantly, however, we wish all our families and whānau a restful and relaxing break over the summer.
When I became Principal in 2017, I wanted to give greater priority to Te Ao Māori – living in the Māori world. I read an interesting piece by another Principal a little while back – Perry Rush, who is the President of the New Zealand Principal’s Federation. He was writing about attending a Māori Principals’ conference […]
Due to the expected cold wet weather tomorrow (Thursday 10 December) the Year 9 Beach Day at Scorching Bay has been cancelled. Students are expected to be at school no later than 9am for an alternative programme, including a BBQ lunch. Students may bring a book and/or their BYOD as they may choose the reading […]
This week we include information for the final week of term and invite you to complete our whānau survey. Roots and Shoots, and Outdoor Education have been off site at Worser Bay. He Kākano took part in the AWD Floor Ball tournament and four teams of Year 9 students took part in the Wellington Junior Science Tournament. Students have been busy in Food Tech preparing for Christmas. In addition we recognise student success through Wellington Trades Academy.
