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6 June 2025  |
Kia ora koutou We start this week’s Weekly Wrap with a video, where I talk with Riley and Kristin about their recent trip to Ngā Manu Nature Reserve. They were amongst a group of 10 budding ecologists who spent a few days in the holidays working with conservationists to learn more about the preservation of our local flora and fauna. |
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Big Sing Many congratulations to conductor Liselle Hutchinson and the 17 students who participated in the Big Sing at the Michael Fowler Centre this week. I was lucky enough to get down to Wellington during Wednesday to see them sing and they were superb. It is exciting to see both our Barbershop and Choral ensembles doing well on the big stage and there is a real joy in singing which I have personally benefited from as a musician over many years. I look forward to hearing more from them in the upcoming Arts Extravaganza, which takes place on 17 and 18 June. SGCNZ Shakespeare National Competition We had a group of students attend the SGCNZ Shakespeare National Competition over Kings Birthday Weekend. On Friday, 22 students attended various workshops which were thoroughly enjoyed and lots of learning was taken away from them! On Saturday, our Merchant of Venice cast of 8 performed at the St James Theatre and had a fantastic time showcasing all the hard work they had put into this student directed piece. Congratulations to Piper-Jean who was recognised for her Static Image which is another competition that runs alongside the performances. It was an awesome weekend for all involved and always a highlight in the Arts calendar at PC! |
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Toilet Blocks You may recall that the Board approved the installation of CCTV monitoring in the communal areas of our block bathrooms last year. This was in response to concerns at the time about groups of students gathering in bathrooms and, occasionally, engaging in anti-social behaviour. I am pleased to report that, on the whole, there has been significant improvement. However, we are noticing that some groups are starting to gather in bathrooms again, especially as the weather is getting colder. In addition, we have become aware that students are sometimes going into cubicles two or more at a time, both in the single cell toilets and in the block toilets. I can only assume that this is for phone use or vaping. We will be reiterating to all students next week that toilet cubicles are strictly one student at a time, and if multiple students are caught together we will be contacting home and putting consequences in place. We will also be reminding them that there is no reason to gather or loiter in the communal spaces in block toilets. Your support in reinforcing these messages would be greatly appreciated. We will also be reminding students that there are classrooms available at interval and lunchtimes that can be accessed by anyone who has proven they can use them respectfully. In addition, the library and gym always have a range of fun activities to keep students occupied. Pride Week This week we have had a wonderful pride week full of celebration! We had some rainbow quizzes and painting in the library on Wednesday, during which we also had journalists come in to write about the celebrations and interview some students. We had a great turnout on Thursday for some "Just Dance" routines in the auditorium. And finally on Friday it was amazing to see all the staff and students dress up in colourful outfits to help raise money for Inside Out. We also had great success with the rainbow bake sale which happened at lunchtime today. |
Kapa Haka Our Kapa Haka group - Ngā Tai Tūātea - have been working hard over the last few months preparing for the Regional Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competition. Te Whakataetae Kapahaka Tuarua o te Whanganui-a-Tara ki Ōtaki takes place at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on Monday 16 June. We wish them all the best! Arts Extravaganza! We are pleased to be able to showcase many of our talented arts students at our Arts Extravaganza later this month. The Extravaganza will be held at Southwards on 17 and 18 June and tickets are available here https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing/15103 |
Save the Date! Open Evening for Prospective Students - Monday 23 June Our Open Evening for new students to the college for 2026 is taking place on Monday 23 June. There will be two sessions to sign up to (Session 1 - 4:30 - 6:00pm and Session 2 - 6:30 - 8:00pm). Please see the attached news article below to sign up. Please note that school will conclude at 1:35pm on this day. |
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Enrol Now for 2026! Applications to enrol for 2026 are now open. |
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NZ Art Show - Hyundai Emerging Artist Awards We had three students submit work for the NZ Art Show - Hyundai Emerging Artist Award which took place last weekend, Charlie Dale-Low, Rosa Topliff and Georgia Fisher. We are delighted to announce that Charlie was the premier award winner with his acrylic work “Untitled”. The judges artists Lynne Sandri and Milarky stated that it showed confident and resolved brushwork, excellent use of acrylic paint medium both in application and choice of colours and a well-considered composition. Rosa’s acrylic work also “Untitled” gained a Merit Award. With 43 artworks from 15 schools, the exhibition was compelling, vibrant, and full of promise. It generated a lot of interest, and a number of artworks were sold with Charlie’s being one of them. |
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Community Notices Mid Winter Ceramics Festival “Star Gaze” - 21 - 22 June The Ōtaki Pottery Club celebrates Matariki with “Star Glaze”. 20 - 21 June from 10am to 4pm at Ōtaki Racecourse, 47 Te Roto Road, Ōtaki. This is an indoor event. Entry: $5 Race Club Fee on Friday | Koha on Saturday. Atareira - 4 week Anxiety Management Programme - Wed 18 & 25 June & 2 & 9 July Atareira is offering a FREE Anxiety Programme to people over the age of 18 years who experience anxiety and want to learn skills to help manage the experience. The programme runs one day a week for 4 weeks. Date & Time Starts: Wednesday 18 June 10am - 12:30pm Venue: Kāpiti Impact Hub “The Moa Room”, 6 Tongariro Street, Paraparaumu For further information or to register, please email Anne at anne@atareira.org.nz or phone or text on 027 769 4405 |
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