Whenuakite School Newsletter - Term 3, Week 10 - 18.09.2023

CYBER SAFETY - TONIGHT AT MBAS

Tonight from 6:00pm we have the Cyber Safety and Cyber Bullying Event. Everyone is welcome and we urge everyone to join us.

Whenuakite Tamariki - NZ Record Holders

Hunter and Levi both received their official New Zealand record certificates. 

Hunter's NZ Record is for his Snapper caught on 3kg lineweight weighing 9.43kg.   

Levi's NZ Record was his Skipjack Tuna caught on 4kg lineweight weighing 4.46kg. 

The boys have had a huge year of fishing and are up for multiple awards at the Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club prizegiving in a couple of weeks. Both the boys made it onto the club's top ten angler leaderboard for the end of the season, Hunter in 6th and Levi 10th an achievement that has never happened by anglers in their age group.

Well done boys - we are VERY PROUD.

Hunter and Levi - Fishing Legends.

Olympic Ambassador George Muir

On Friday we had George Muir, NZ Hockey Player and Olympic Ambassador visit our Tamariki. What an impressive visit and a wealth of engaging information. Thank you George for taking the time to come and inspire our tamariki.

K.I.T.E. Korero from our Tumuaki

TUMUAKI TALK:

Kia Ora Whanau 

We are in the final week of school for Term 3, however, we still have a lot on. Good luck to all of our tamariki who are bringing a pet to our annual pet day tomorrow. 

It has been an incredibly busy ten weeks, with so much learning and opportunities for our children. We hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable break and we will see you all on the 09 October for the start of Term 3.

Welcome Back:

We want to say a huge welcome back to Karin, who has been away for the last 6 weeks. It is great having you back. thanks to Donna B, who supported our tamariki while Karin was away.,

PET DAY:

Small Pets: These are set up in the Activities Room. Students may take their pets directly there from 8:30am. Tables are set up with the posters, so please put your pet next to the poster. Mr Kelly will be there, should you need more space. Judging will take place between 9:00am to 10:00 am. Parents must go to the office to be signed in.

Calves, Lambs and Ponies: These are on the field from 9 am. The lower gate will be open. Please drive in and park at the far end of the field. At 10:00 am the judge will walk around, talk with the children and judge the animals. Parents and students to go to the office to be signed in. Leading will start at 11:20 am.

Children with pets may go home following the Prize Giving. It is anticipated that Prizegiving will be around 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm.

Assembly: There is no assembly on Thursday this week. We will have an End of Term Assembly at 2:30 pm on Friday.

THIS WEEK:

We have:

- CYBER SAFETY EVENT at the Area School,

- Pet Day

- Waikato Cross Country Championships.

Christmas Shoeboxes

Anyone who wanted to provide a Christmas Shoebox to those in need. These need to be returned the first week of Term 4.

Calendar Art

Order forms and samples are coming home later this week. Please review these and make orders in Week One. They MUST be to Donna by Friday 13 October.

Nga Mihi

Eamonn Kelly

Principal

K.I.T.E. Kids for Week 9

Well done to all of the amazing children who received a K.I.T.E. Kid Award last week at the assembly. We are very proud of all of the hard work you have put in.

Room 7:

Noah Probett

Lochlann Riddle

Room 1:

Jack Drewitt-Fisher

Lacey Fraser

Room 2:

Olivia Goldsworthy

Kate Walker

Noah Goodwin

Blake Shipley

Room 3:

Arii Hopkins

Pounamou Shelfors-Woodcock

Room 4: 

Ella Riedinger

Amelia Riddle

Cameron Johansen

Room 5:

Mya Orbell

Vyper Hamilton

Room 6:

Noa Jensen

Maddie McLean

Te Mātaiaho | The Refreshed Curriculum

Kia ora whanau,

Last Monday, our school was closed for a teacher-only day, and our staff embarked on an exciting journey to explore the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum/Te Mātaiaho. We delved into the new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum and discussed how to create a coherent local curriculum that brings the national curriculum to life. Here's a brief update on what we learned:

Te Mātaiaho | The Refreshed Curriculum The refreshed curriculum aims to support every ākonga (learner) in achieving success in their learning. It is committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi, is inclusive, clear about essential learning, and designed to be user-friendly from Year 0 to Year 13. The refreshed curriculum content is being rolled out in phases, with schools and kura having until the beginning of 2027 to fully implement it.

Starting in 2023, history programs nationwide have focused on four significant concept ideas (Aotearoa Histories):

1. Māori history is the foundation and continuous history of Aotearoa New Zealand.
2. Colonisation and settlement have been central to Aotearoa New Zealand's history for the past 200 years.
3. The course of Aotearoa New Zealand's history has been shaped by the use of power.
4. Relationships and connections between people and across boundaries have shaped the course of Aotearoa New Zealand's history.

Local Curriculum Guides

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has produced a series of Local Curriculum guides to assist schools in effectively implementing the refreshed national curriculum into their own unique 'local curriculum' design. We are excited to embark on this journey and are actively seeking ways to incorporate these concepts into our Whenuakite curriculum and the K.I.T.E. Way.

Community Partnership

We believe that reviewing the curriculum should be a collaborative effort, and we want to involve our community in this process. We value your unique perspectives, identity, culture, interests, strengths, aspirations, and needs. Our discussions with our whanau, Māori Iwi, and local community will help us unearth our local stories and make the most of the people, places, and resources at our disposal. We aim to enrich our students' learning experiences by building strong, learning-focused relationships within our school and the broader community and iwi.

Your Input Matters

We have begun reviewing what more we can do to further evolve a localized curriculum, what this could look like for Whenuakite School and understanding the Te Mātaiaho | The Refreshed Curriculum. We want your feedback and input. Over the coming months, we will be reaching out to you through polls and information in our newsletters. We will also hold some hui as your voice is invaluable as we shape the curriculum for our K.I.T.E learners.

We will gather more information, however, if you could think about the following in the first instance survey link below (open for one week):

1. How would you like to participate in this process? Would you like to be a part of this process?
2. What do you believe is important to include in our local curriculum?
3. Can you suggest people, groups, or places that can support the development of histories and our local curriculum?

We want to express our gratitude for helping us undertake this in-depth review. It will be instrumental in helping us focus on what truly matters for our learners, their families, and our community.

Nga Mihi

The Team at Whenuakite School.

SURVEY:  Te Mātaiaho |

 The Refreshed Curriculum.

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