Mana Kotiro and the senior Te Reo students celebrated Matariki in style this last week of term.

As we come to the end of an extra long Term 2, it is interesting to reflect on the last 12 weeks.

The busy-ness of being back to school and work has no doubt kept people on their toes.

Please remember to check the KAMAR Parent Portal for the latest Live Report comments. Each of your daughter’s subject teachers will write a comment on learning every term. The comments provide specific feedback linked to Achievement Standards for senior students and curriculum learning for junior students. Comments are brief but include feedback on learning, and importantly, next steps.

We know some of our students - and their whānau - are worried that they might not be able to attain NCEA or UE this year, because of the disruption caused by COVID-19.

Avonside Girls' High School year ten students volunteered their time to support the Special Olympics Football Event held at Pioneer Stadium.

You and your daughter are invited to Avonside Girls’ High School’s Year 11 and 12 Whānau Course Selection Evening.

School has been busy since moving to Alert Level 1 with many activities happening school-wide and also for the International Department.

In Week 9 the Teaching and Learning Council held the first ever Academic Week at Avonside. This was a celebratory week with activities each lunchtime to embrace learning of all kinds with fun events and activities. We decided to hold this event in order to appreciate the academic achievements of our students and the extra-curricular educational interests that can often be overlooked.

Students from our Environment Council and our Gardening Club have recently become involved with the Eco-Action Nursery Trust.

Netsafe LIVE is a free event for parents and whānau about keeping young people safe online.

What a year… I am sure this is something many of us are saying.

Each year we produce a school magazine which provides a colourful record of the year. Unlike other schools, we have not charged students for the magazine, choosing to fund it for everyone from the donations that have been sought from families each year.

A bonus of our new school campus is the Ōrua Paeroa climbing wall in Gym Three.

We will be purchasing various clothing items for our sporting codes and will have them available for students to purchase.

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