Semester Change Over / Tutorials & Workshops
Next week our regular time table has been suspended
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Kia ora, Noa'ia, Tālofa lava, Mauri, Kia orāna, Mālō e lelei, Talofa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālo ni, Halo olgeta, Halo oloketa and warm Pacific greetings to all our Rototuna whānau
Welcome to Week 6 Term 2.
Since our last newsletter we have celebrated Samoan Language week and it was great to have met some of our families at our Pasifika Fono on Tuesday. We really appreciated the outside experts that supported this event including Sianiti Bulisala (University of Waikato), and Soteria Ieremia (Kudos CEO, Founder Pacific-i, Rocket Lab Space Educator). Thank you to those who attended and to our teachers and students who worked hard to make it happen.
On Friday, our teacher only day, we hosted over 800 teachers from our local Te Pae Here schools. An important part of the day was hearing Dr Michael Johnston speak, who is a key advisor to the Government leading the workstream on education. Dr Johnston is a cognitive psychologist who has published work on literacy acquisition and educational assessment. He explained some of the changes and priorities of this government including the structured approach to learning literacy.
Back in school, this time of year heralds a focus on polishing and finishing assessments in preparation for handing in. This must happen before the changeover from Semester 1 to Semester 2 at the end of next week.
Before moving into new modules, we have planned workshops on Monday and Tuesday to support our students to finish strong. Whānau Conferences are scheduled after this. This means that normal classes are not operating so please read on to see the details. If you have any questions please email your student’s kaiarahi.
Ngā mihi, Manuia Le Vaiaso, Malo ‘aupito
Miranda
Contents
Whānau Conferences
A reminder that our Whānau Conferences are next week and you would have received an email last week with booking information.
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Student Scope - Issue Six
Puna Wānanga Expo
In the words of The Four Seasons: Oh what a night… and last night’s Expo indeed was an experience that highlighted students’ caring, critical and creative thinking.
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Puna Wānanga - Adulting 101
During our Adulting 101 Puna Wānanga sessions, we’ve been focusing on essential life skills, ranging from travel and flatting to nurturing healthy relationships, job applications, first aid, budgeting, and sewing.
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University of Waikato Open Day
On Friday, 24 May, numerous students from the Waikato region visited the Waikato University Open Day keen to explore their options for higher education.
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*Upcoming Event* - Nathan Wallis
Teen Brain - Navigating those tricky years with your adolescent
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Real Parents
Real Parents is a Canterbury-based parent support organisation. With a team who have backgrounds in psychology, social work, education, and most of all parenting!
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