Unfortunately, we are not able to hold our end of year prize giving ceremonies in the usual way this year due to Covid19 alert level restrictions.

Please note that Thursday December 2 is a Teacher Only Day.

Tēnā koutou. It is my pleasure to be able to write the end of year report for Katikati College.

Some key dates are shown below. As always, please refer to the website for regular updates of events.

The 2021 school magazine has arrived.

Throughout these unusual times we have been unable to put on any performances for the wider community with our many talented musicians, however the music department has been a hive of activity.

On Saturday 20 November, the Pasifika Group went on their break up dinner. It was a night of celebration, laughter, dance, singing, and lots of delicious food!

The Katikati Innovative Horticulture Trust has now raised the $615,000 needed for the construction of a new Horticulture Centre at the College.

Kura Kai is now supporting our community through Katikati College

We are absolutely elated with the community support for us to refurbish our multi-purpose astro-turf.

On Wednesday, November 11 we celebrated the blessing of our new Food Technology produce gardens.

Congratulations to all the Visual Arts students who completed their external portfolio projects! Over the past several weeks, Senior Painting, Design, Printmaking and Photography students have been very focussed and busy, and have submitted outstanding quality work.

Animals are used in teaching for a variety of reasons. Most classroom animal use in New Zealand involves family pets brought to school for simple observation and behaviour studies and for learning the responsibilities of humane care.

This term started off with the team spending time in the pool, getting comfortable upside down in a kayak, learning how to rescue others, paddling techniques, and wet exiting.

In June 2021 I had the privilege of being selected as an intern for the performing arts company Showquest when they came to Tauranga.

Weekly Zoom sessions are being held to support parents of primary and intermediate aged children with ideas and resources on a range of common problems.

The back to school hours for the Uniform Shop are attached below.

We are seeking suitable candidates for casual work assisting in the shop mid to end of January 2022 although there may be extra work available some Saturdays this November.

The size and placement of the new Horticulture Centre means that a number of garden plots have to go.

Year 9 Art students were keen to show kotahitanga recently by participating in a Katikati Festival of Arts activity, their contribution being a very large, bright and cheerful sunflower.