SENIOR SCHOOL PRAISEGIVING SPECIAL AWARDS
(CELEBRATE – Our Mana comes from the success of those around us) A special congratulations to ALL our senior students who have due to Covid lockdowns perserved with the year and have come out on top.
Year 8 Beach Day
We started the day with a cruisy walk around the coast from Reotahi to Little Munro Bay. We met the vans and headed to Taurikura beach, where we shared a kai, before some students went out to enjoy a successful fishing trip with Bo. Some of us explored the bay
Year 9 visit Whangarei Heads
Year 9s started the day with a trek up Mt Manaia. Those who made the summit were rewarded with spectacular views over the harbour, Hen and Chicks, and out to Great Barrier. On arrival at Taurikura beach, we shared a kai, before some students went out to enjoy a
Year 10 Science Field Trip
Over 2 days, year 10 girls, then boys, went on a field trip to study our local area. We selected 3 features for the Assessment; Tutukaka headland and the Ngunguru sandspit and sand dune formation. Our day started with a walk up to Tutukaka Lighthouse, which gave us views over
Piwakawaka Helping in the Community
For our community trip this week we went to Maunu Community Gardens. We split into groups. One group planted little red and yellow capsicum plants into bigger pots to be shared out in the community. Another group moved and cut a lot of firewood, and the third group made a kawakawa
Te Putahitanga in Full Swing
Te Putahitanga students from Groups 2 and 3 joined other schools in Northland to compete at the Special Olympics Football. What an amazing effort and sportsmanship from our students
Pehiaweri Marae Wetland Restoration Planting
Students from both year ten classes, assisted by Mrs Dempster-Rivett and Izaak, went to Pehiaweri Marae to continue the work initiated by previous year groups at our school. The Pehiaweri Wetland feeds into the Hatea River, then, over the Falls into our Harbour. This project has been underway since 2015,
BUSH CRAFT COURSE WITH THE SERVICES ACADEMY
The Services Academy Students (SAS) conducted Bush Craft this Term on the 28th Jun to 2nd Jul (Week 9). This was one of the coldest weeks of the year, but that didn’t deter the spirits of SAS as they tramped, navigated through tough terrain and set up camp in different
Mānawatia a Matariki
As part of our annual celebrations for Matariki as a rōpu, on Rāmere 25th o Pipiri we travelled by van to Puriri Court Lifecare in Kamo to perform for our Kaumatua & Kuia that are currently residing there, as a part of our Kapa giving back to the community. We
Lights, Camera, Action with Te Putahitanga students
On Thursday, 1 July 2021, Matua Graham visited Te Putahitanga’s Group 3 and introduced us to different types of cameras as part of our study into the ‘Industrial Revolution’. He had a lot of different Cameras, from the ‘Box Brownie’ to the Polaroid instamatic. We also saw what it looked