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5 July 2024  |
Kia ora koutou Carpool Karaoke Well, who would have predicted that a bit of carpool karaoke between the Principal and Head Students would become a viral internet sensation?! If you haven’t watched it yet, you will find the video on our Facebook page where it has now racked up close to 100,000 views! It looks as though there are a number of other schools both in New Zealand and Australia who have commented on the post and are laying down future karaoke challenges, so there may well be more editions to come in the future. We were delighted to receive media interest from Stuff and from TVNZ Breakfast, where Head Student Oscar Moore and Principal Mark Robinson spoke with host Chris Chang live on TV on Tuesday 2 July. If you would like to watch the interview here is the link to the episode - just scroll forward to 2 hours and 2 mins, which is where we appear. A huge thank you to Oscar, Anika, Anna and Daniel who were all superstars! School Donation Scheme The Board is pleased to announce that on 25 June 2024, it decided to opt into the Ministry of Education school donation scheme from 2025. A letter from Presiding Member Michelle Mason will be emailed directly to all parents and caregivers separately to this newsletter. We look forward to sharing more information about the donations scheme later in the year. School Alert Programme We are pleased to inform you that Paraparaumu College is now part of the School Alert Programme. This is a wellbeing-focused initiative led by the Ministry of Education and NZ Police and is currently offered to schools throughout the Hutt Valley, Kāpiti and Porirua. The purpose of the programme is to notify schools when one of our students has been affected by a family harm episode. The Ministry of Education will manage and monitor alerts from Police and send a notification through to a dedicated email address with no other detail than the student’s name. This email address is monitored by the Deputy Principal, Mr Seymour and Principal, Mark Robinson. As a result of this notification we are then aware that one of our students has experienced an event within the last 24 hours and we are then better able to assist the students through more appropriate and sensitive behaviour management, together with the provision of additional support when required. Please feel free to contact Mark Robinson if you have any further questions about the programme. Celebrating Student Success: Carter Madge We are very proud of one of our Year 11 students, Carter Madge, who has been selected by the New Zealand Football Appointments Committee as an Assistant Referee in the Kate Sheppard Cup quarter finals. Held in Wellington, he will officiate in the Waterside Karori versus Wellington Phoenix Women’s Reserves game alongside FIFA officials this coming Saturday, 6 July. The Kate Sheppard Cup is New Zealand’s premier women’s association football knockout tournament. This season, Carter has also been a match official in the Men’s Central League and he was also the referee for the recent PC vs KC girls game. Last season he officiated in fifteen National League games, winning numerous awards. A very well done to Carter! |
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It is pleasing to see that our expectations for the correct wearing of uniform by all students are being met and I would like to once again thank all parents and caregivers for your support with this. A reminder that if students are wearing non regulation items such as a hoodie they will be asked to remove it and put it in their bag. In the case of incorrect trousers or shirt / blouse we do have uniform we can lend for the day which will be offered, or in selected cases we may issue a uniform pass until the correct uniform can be attained. Continued wearing of non-regulation items such as hoodies will lead to confiscation, with the requirement that either the student or for repeat incidents, parents or caregivers, collect at the end of the day. The uniform shop will be open on the last Friday of the term break - Friday 19 July from 11.00am to 2.00pm.
The PC Careers Department is hosting a University of Canterbury event on Wed 24th July 2024, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm in the college staffroom. This is a unique opportunity for Kāpiti Coast and Porirua whānau and current Year 13s to join the UC Future Students team at Paraparaumu College for:
It’s completely free to attend (with complementary nibbles), but please register using the link below. https://events.humanitix.com/empowering-parents-teen-university-prep-kapiti
Cullen Breakfast Mark had the pleasure of accompanying 4 Year 13 students to a Cullen breakfast in Wellington bright and early on Thursday morning. Many congratulations to Sylvie and Kiera on being awarded a certificate of commitment and achievement in the strengthening democracy project 2024! Sylvie can be seen receiving the certificate from National’s Deputy Leader, Nicola Willis. Thanks also to Riya and Isabel for coming to the breakfast, and we were all then able to listen to a keynote address from Ms Willis. A very enjoyable morning and great to see so many colleges represented. |
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UPCOMING DATES 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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COMMUNITY NOTICES On Sunday 28 July at 12 noon the Paekākāriki Surf Lifeguards will be hosting a surf safety workshop on Paekākāriki Beach. This is for all ages and abilities. They will do some education followed by a swim and practical skills lesson. With more people than ever taking to the water in winter when the flags aren't up, they want to equip people with the skills to keep themselves safe at the beach. There will be a bonfire and fish n chip truck afterwards to warm everyone up. You don't have to get wet! They will do some instruction on the beach, identifying rips and currents etc. Here is the Facebook event with further info https://www.facebook.com/events/846328270882557/?ref=newsfeed |
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