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14 June 2024  |
Kia ora koutou In this week’s video newsletter I talk with Isla about her Duke of Edinburgh Award journey and what it takes to achieve a gold award. You can check out the video below. |
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Uniform Update The vast majority of our students wear the College uniform well and I would like to thank all our parents and caregivers for your support in ensuring they leave home each morning in the correct uniform. We take pride in the way our students look and it is our expectation that they wear the correct school uniform each day they come to school. Unfortunately we are seeing several non-regulation uniform items creeping in, especially as the weather has been colder recently, and we would therefore like to send out a reminder of what is acceptable, as well as what is not. This follows a Board discussion around uniform recently and as a result of that I would like to reiterate the following main points:
We will be reminding students next week of any items that are not part of uniform with a view to getting everyone in complete full school uniform from Tuesday 25 June (this is because we have you-niform days on Friday 21 and Monday 24 June - more details below). Thank you in advance for all your support with this. Finally, the Board has decided that at the same time as tidying up our current uniform, we will be undertaking a full uniform review to ensure that it remains appropriate for the current education environment and for the College’s diverse student body. We will also be looking to ensure that additional items such as hoodies for extra-curricular activities are consistent in terms of their look and feel, including College branding. The uniform review will commence in Term 3 this year and it will take the form of a full school community consultation to ensure we hear from as many people as possible. Any changes to our uniform will not come into effect until 2026 and there will be a phased approach that will see any new uniform items implemented as new students enrol each year from 2026 onwards. Pride Week and You-niform days on Friday 21 and Monday 24 June Next week is Pride Week across Aotearoa. The purpose of this week is to make queer people more visible, and help them to feel supported by the community. We want to make sure that our school is a welcoming place for all rangatahi, so they feel that they can express their true selves safely, and grow into the people that they want to be as young adults. As part of Pride Week we will be holding a rainbow dress up and bake sale on Friday 21 June to raise funds for Rainbow Youth, who provide support, information, resources and advocacy for New Zealand’s queer, gender diverse, takatāpui and intersex youth. Our Year 13 Food and Nutrition students have organised a second you-niform day on Monday 24 June. As part of their Level 3 Achievement Standard they investigated the problems caused by Food Poverty in New Zealand and have then formulated an action plan to give help locally. As part of this action plan we are asking all students to consider bringing a non perishable food item or can to school on the day or, if preferred, $2. This will all go towards helping the Kāpiti Food Bank. Enrol now for 2025! Applications to enrol for 2025 are now open. All the information about enrolling, out of zone closing dates etc can be found in the article below. |
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UPCOMING DATES Saturday 14 June Car Wash Our Girls' 1st XI Hockey team is running a car wash tomorrow outside the front of the college from 9am to 1pm. $5 a car. Come along and help them raise funds for tournament week in September. Monday 17 June - College Open Evening College Open Evening for new students 2025 is on Monday 17 June. Click on the article below to register your interest. IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: School will be concluding early on this day at a time of 1:35pm. |
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Major Production - Grease! - Wednesday 19 - Saturday 22 June, Southwards Theatre Our school production of Grease is next week! All the information for tickets can be found in the news article below. We would love to see you there! |
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Schoolwide Conferencing Day and the Kāpiti Coast Youth Careers Expo 2024 - Wednesday 31 July Advance notification about our Conferencing Day and the Youth Careers Expo. Information available in the news article below. There will be no timetabled classes on this day. |
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A reminder that we use our School App and Facebook page for any urgent messages and to highlight student success and we would love you to follow us. You can find the links at the bottom of this newsletter along with a link to our Instagram page and Youtube. Kia pai tō rā whakatā
Mark Robinson |
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COMMUNITY NOTICES Raumati South Repair Cafe - Sunday 16 June 10 - 1pm - Raumati South Memorial Hall Broken toys, bikes or electric items? The volunteers at the Raumati South Repair Cafe will give fixing your stuff a go. Curious kids are always invited to watch. We can help with:
Get in touch: Facebook Raumati South Repair Cafe or call Antoinette Ehmke 022 172 1499. Big Buddy New Zealand Big Buddy are always looking for great men to volunteer some of their time to make a positive impact on a young boys life. If you can help please check out the website https://www.bigbuddy.org.nz/ Celebrate Matariki Weekend 28 - 30 June 10am - 5pm Ngā Manu Nature Reserve Ngā Manu is celebrating this special time of year with a number of offerings for the whole whānau. |
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