Parent Newsletter 28th June

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Denise Powell

Message from the Board Chair

Kerry Jelicich

Tu Kokiri students preparing for future employment

Last week, four Tu Kokiri students made great progress towards paid employment in the construction industry.

Sarah Cameron

Maths Adventure: a weekly exercise at Tu Kokiri

Rather than address this as a Maths-Problem, we do a maths adventure once a week.

Kylee Douds

Student Stories

Lydia Heard

Celebrating NZSL Week at Ko Taku Reo Early Years Whānau Centre

We celebrated New Zealand Sign Language Week with our whānau by making butterflies and "I love you" biscuits.

Kerri Narbey

Welcome to Wharenui Provision - We are awesome learners

We have had a fun term so far and have continue to learn a lot about ourselves and our and other cultures.

James Le Marquand

Message from the Executive Principal

Lynne Guy, Head of Outreach School

Welcome to learning in term 2!

Term 2 is known as the work-intensive term for students and their learning.

Mary Sleep

NZSL Hub Wellington: Learning in Action

We have so many fun learning opportunities at the NZSL Hub in Wellington.

Paula Haworth

Students at Hagley College

Barbara Henderson

Cool Collaboration Captured On Zoom

Three students from 3 provisions have been connecting and collaborating on Zoom to solve mathematics problems.

Kyla Cockrem

Out and about for Matariki

Matariki is an important time of year to come together and celebrate the Māori New Year.

Cath Blakemore

What's been happening at Hillmorton High Provision?

Students and staff have been involved in many interesting teaching and learning opportunities at the Hillmorton High Provision

James Le Marquand

Cochlear Implant programmes

Sarah Cameron

NZSL Taster at MOTAT (Museum of Technology and Transport), Auckland

Our Tu Kokiri students gave a taster NZSL class during NZSL week to staff at MOTAT.

Tahseen Sultana and Amanda Csengo

A Day in the Life at Ormiston Junior College

Our unique learning journey with amazing opportunities for all learners.

Taitiaki Taylor - Student

I'm just hungry - that is the main reason for me choosing HOSPITALITY

My name is Taitiaki Taylor and I have BIG dreams (and a big stomach).

Emma Clarke

Southland NZSL Immersion hub

We are now in Term 2 for our new venture in Southland, our NZSL Immersion hub. Every Wednesday we have 17 students come together for a day of learning where they are provided the opportunity to learn alongside other Deaf peers in a bilingual environment.

Toni Werahiko

Award for Rotorua Student

New school, New friends, and New learning for Arielle

James Le Marquand

Message from the Executive Principal

Margo Clark and Angela Lindsay (Teachers of the Deaf, Outreach School - BOP Central)

Celebrating NZ Sign Language in Taupō with activities incorporating the Key Competencies

Two schools in Taupō celebrated NZ Sign Language Week by learning about NZ Sign Language and Deaf culture and practising them in their classrooms.

Louise Elgar

Wellington Make and Create KIT Day

The students in Wellington enjoyed a day of making and creating for their KIT Day this term.

Alexandra Usudan

A Typical Day in Term 2

A snapshot of school life.

Michele Hendren - Residential Team Leader Pastoral Care

Ko Taku Reo Christchurch Campus Residences

Term 2 has been another busy term for Christchurch residences. We welcomed new student Rivvohntay Broomfield to Crawford Girls House and joined another sporting competition.