Kia ora koutou Following the Government’s announcement today to continue at alert level 4 until midnight Tuesday evening and move to alert level 3 from Wednesday onwards, we will start to make preparations for the school to operate under alert level 3. The Prime Minister said today that “students should only go to school if […]
Kia ora koutou Following the Government’s decision to extend Alert Level 4 across New Zealand through until Friday evening, we will be continuing with remote learning for the remainder of the week. Because of the uncertainty with the emerging situation and the lockdown length, it is important that students connect with their teachers and try […]
In this Olympic fortnight we highlight the Olympic achievements of alumni Anton Down-Jenkins and Josh Junior and celebrate our own Year 11 Football squad’s unbeaten run. We bring you our annual Arts exhibition, Blank Canvas, and an update on Gateway placements in Terms 1 and 2. With careers information for senior students and their whānau there is a lot to get your teeth in to.
With information on the term’s key dates and the senior derived grade exams, the Wrap Up is back. We invite you to Blank Canvas and to the premier of Blind Faith, a full-length musical written by Year 13, Cadence Chung. We follow Rebecca Heath, He Kākano Teacher Aide in preparation for the Special Olympics and share coverage of WHS alumnus Anton Down-Jenkins, currently competing in Tokyo. For all this and more, read on…
This is a copy of the email sent to whānau and students on 29 July 2021. Students in Year 11—13 will be sitting derived grade examinations in some of their subjects between Monday 23 August — Friday 27 August 2021. The timetable, student instructions and a revision advice booklet can be found via the main link on […]
Happy term 2 holidays! This week the Wrap Up celebrates success in the Year 9 Readers’ Cup Challenge, Underwater Hockey and we look back on an activity filled term in He Kākano. Our Guidance team give information for those who may need support over the holidays. We also include information for next term’s Parent-Teacher meetings and an update to Metlink’s 726 bus service.
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.
