Pānui ā kura – Wāhanga 4, wiki 7
He hōnore, he korōria ki te Matua nui i te rangi
He maungarongo ki runga i te mata o te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa, āmine.
Ka whakahōnore tō tātou Kīngi
rātou ko te whare Kāhui Ariki, Paimārire.
Ki ngā mate, moe mai rā ki roto i ngā ringa kaha
o tō tātou Matua i te rangi.
Rātou te hunga mate ki a ratou, tātou ngā urupā o rātou mā,
e whakakotahi nei ki raro i te maru o te Kīngitanga
Paimārire ki a tātou katoa
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NGĀ KAUPAPA O TE WĀ
DECEMBER
1 TAU 13 DINNER 7PM
2 LAST DAY OF NZQA EXAMS
8 JUNIOR PRIZE-GIVING 10AM (BUSES WILL RUN AT 1PM)
9 LAST DAY OF KURA (BUSES WILL RUN AT 12NOON)
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PĀ WHUTUPŌRO
Whakataetae - Waikato Touch Association, Wāhanga 4
E mihi ana ki ngā ākonga, ki ngā tīma e toru e whakapau wera kia tutuki ai te whakamataetae o Ngā Kura Tuarua o tēnei rohe. Koutou i whakatinana ngā uara katoa o to tātou nei kura. No reira, kei te mihi, kei te mihi, kei te mihi.
Me mihi ka tika ki ngā kaiako, ngā kaiarahi o ēnei tīma:
Tēina Tāne - Matua Ross Rua, Whaea Tania Wharakura, Matua Barney Wharakura
Tuākana Tāne - Whaea Tania Wharakura, Whaea Rauhina Cooper, Whaea Gina Darlington, Matua Barney Wharakura
Tuākana Wāhine - Matua Gavin Downes, Whaea Ora Williams, Matua Mohi Rua, Whaea Donna Barlow-Rolleston
Mei kore ake koutou hei whakaako mai i a mātou tīma Pā Whutupōro
Ka eke te tīma Tuākana Wāhine ki te taumata Tuatahi o te whakataetae Senior Girls. Ka eke te tīma Tēina Tāne me te Tīma Tuākana Tāne ki te taumata Tuatoru o te whakatae Junior Boys me te Senior Boys. Ka mau te wehi!
I would like to thank our three teams who represented our kura in the Term 4 Secondary Schools Touch competition which concluded on Monday. All our teams competed hard and represented themselves and our kura values well.
I want to thank all of our whānau, listed above, who gave up their valuable time to run these teams. We are very fortunate to have you all as part of our kaupapa.
Our Senior Girls team managed to win their competition with our Junior Boys and Senior boys placing third in their respective grades. I want to make a special mention of our Junior Boys who helped out Senior Boys every week. Without you all, we would not have been able to field a team - e kore me mutu nga mihi kia a koutou tēina mā!
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Whakataetae o te Motu - NZSS Touch Nationals 2022 - Friday 9-Sunday 11 December, Rotorua, Raymond Boord Reserve (Rotorua International Stadium)
Ka haere te tīma Tuākana Wāhine ki te Whakataetae o te motu i Rotorua a tērā Taite ki te Rātapu - karawhiua e hine ma! Ka tīmata ngā kēmu a te Paraire. Anei te draw mo te Paraire:
10.20 vs Trident High School, Papa 8
12.20 vs Auckland Girl's Grammar School, Papa 1 Possible Livestream TBC - https://www.youtube.com/@WhakaataMaori
2.20 vs St Hilda, Papa 5
E te whānau, e wātea ana koutou a tērā wīkene, tēnā, haere ki Rotorua ki te tautoko to tātou tīma!
E hine mā, karawhiua!
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KURA PHOTOS 2022
In regards to the Kura photos, Photo Life has emailed all parents/caregivers their rangatahi mokopuna unique Key Code to go online to view and purchase 2022 School Photos. Whānau remember you might need to keep an eye on your trash/spam folder.
Parent Queries – Please contact us on: enquiries@photolife.co.nz
CONFISCATED, LOST & FOUND
We have kakahu, shoes, jewellery and other items here at the tari.
If they are not claimed by the end of next week, they will be donated to te Ipu Arani.
For those who have items held here at the tari due to confiscation, the items should be collected by a parent at the end of the week.
If this is not possible, please let us know at the tari.
We also have items in the re-purposed locker cabinet which tauira are able to check through.
Not claimed by 15 December will be donated to Te Ipu Araniwhero.
TAONGA
We have a collection of taonga - greenstone and bone here at the tari which have been found here at Wharekura.
If you see your taonga amongst the collection please come and collect it.
Naku iti nei
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JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING
Reminder our Rā Tuku Taonga is on Friday 8 December for Tau 9 and 10.
Whānau are welcome to attend. Buses will be running on Friday at 1pm.
Ākonga to be at kura normal time 8.50am dressed in their number ones.
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KĀKAHU KURA 2023
The school uniform has had some minor changes to adapt to the needs of the tauira and kura, one of the reasons is due to the difficulty in purchasing some stock items.
The changes have been made to the following items:
- polo top (just different fabric)
- grey skirt (charcoal colour)
- grey shorts (charcoal colour and no longer cargo short)
- PE uniform
Any returning students can continue to wear their existing uniform however by 2026 we will expect all tauira to have changed to the new uniform items.
Students are expected to abide by the uniform code and guidelines at all times, as a representative of the school while attending and travelling to kura.
Ngā Taiātea Wharekura has partnered with NZ Uniforms to give greater access to the whānau to purchase uniforms from a retail outlet open 6 days of the week and have payment options.
NZ Uniforms
244 Tristram Street
Hamilton Central 3204
Ph: 07 839 4550
Email: hamilton@nzuniforms.com
Website: www.nzuniforms.com
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, Saturday 9am - 4pm.
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SPORTS FUNDING SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE
Ngā Taiātea Wharekura has been selected to administer sporting sponsorships for our tauira, generously given by Apollo Projects.
The funds are to be used for individual students that meet the following criteria:
- There is a demonstrable need (e.g., disadvantaged circumstances) or financial barrier to participation in sport meaning the student might not participate
- The individual shows positive interest, ability and potential in their sport
- Funding would assist in potentially providing a better long-term outcome for that student in sport and life
- Funding could cover direct payment of sports fees, sporting equipment, support services, travel to events etc.
How to apply:
- Students would apply for the Apollo Projects Sports Grant via this online form, which would be reviewed and approved by the Sports Committee. Please note that your application is strictly confidential unless agreed otherwise with you.
- A limit of $500 per student per annum* to be applied
- If your application is successful, the agreed costs will be paid on behalf of the student (the funding will not be paid directly to the student).
*For this grant, the funding year is from now until 31 August 2023.
The applications are to be made ahead of time – payments will not be made after the event.
Apollo Projects is a leading New Zealand design and construction company with significant experience in the Hamilton region. The team has worked on local projects for the likes of, Open Country Dairy, Class Harvest Centre, and Innovation Waikato. Currently, Apollo is working on the King Country Indoor Sports and Recreation Centre and is completing two significant cold store projects at the new Ruakura Superhub. Their dedicated team thoroughly enjoy delivering projects that support businesses and communities.
Click here to open the link to the online form.
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SUBJECT SELECTION FOR SENIOR CLASSES 2023
We are asking ākonga and their whānau to complete subject selections for the senior classes for 2023. These are the ākonga who are currently Tau 10, Tau 11 and 12 this year.
Links to our online forms have been emailed to all ākonga kura email addresses and can be found below. We encourage ākonga to discuss their choices with their whānau and if you have any questions, to talk to your Kaiārahi or the subject teachers. Ākonga will stay in the subjects they select for the whole year. If your choices change between now and the beginning of 2023, you will have time to make changes to your selection at the beginning of 2023 (i.e. you are not locked into these choices right now).
These forms give us an idea of what subjects our ākonga would like to focus on in 2023 and potential class sizes for those subjects. This information then tells us how many classes we may need per subject and which kaiako to align with those classes.
Tau 11 in 2023 Subject Selection Link
Tau 12 in 2023 Subject Selection Link
Tau 13 in 2023 Subject Selection Link
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The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 (the Amendment Act) prohibits smoking and vaping in schools, kura kaupapa, kōhanga reo and early childhood education and care centres (including their grounds and buildings). This means they are smokefree and vapefree at all times.
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