Monday 13 -19 September was Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).

I hope that this edition of the CONNECT finds you well and that you and your whānau have adapted as well as can be expected with the changes to life and moving through the Alert Levels.

Each term we focus on one of four core school values; Whanautanga - Relationships, Whai Whakaaro - Respect, Whai Kaha - Participation, and Whai Mana - Excellence.

Is your student missing sport? We have plenty of sports coming up in Term 4.

A massive shout out to James Ferns Y9, who has won the LEAD ROLE as PETER PAN!!!! in the Tauranga Musical Theatre's upcoming production of Peter Pan.

Papamoa College finish the Football Season on a high!

On the last week of Term 3, Puke and Maunga Learning Communities finally got away on their much-anticipated Camps, which had been postponed earlier this year due to Covid Restrictions.

It is time for Senior Students to select their courses for the 2022 school year.

In Term 3 Tahuna Learning Common students gained valuable product design, marketing and real-life retail experience with the "Tahuna Treasures" project. They sold their amazing up-cycled products at Pāpāmoa Plaza from Monday 20 - Friday 24 September.

We are seeking applications of interest, for our Year 7/8 Learning Through Sport Class, from students who will be starting at Papamoa College in 2022.

Courtney Brown Y10 and Jai Ihaka Y7 are two of our wonderful Learning Support students who attend RDA as part of their Individual Learning Programmes.

PC Basketball teams finish on a high

Keen on playing baseball? Tauranga Baseball is currently accepting registrations for Baseball and Kiwiball.

Our annual Arts and Cultural Celebration Evening will be held on Tuesday 9 November.

SAVE THE DATE!

Mufti Day on Friday 17 September raised a huge pile of food donations for the Tauranga Foodbank.

We are currently seeking applications for the 2022 Years 9 & 10 Awa 'Learning Through Sport' Commons.

Have you visited the Pāpāmoa Colleges' Careers Education Website yet?

Come along and be entertained by our students through the weird and colourful world of Alice in Wonderland.