Kia ora e te whānau

As a result of interrupted learning time for ākonga in 2022, NZQA have again announced changes to the requirements for NCEA certificates and UE awards in 2022.

Last week, as you will know if you read my message earlier in this newsletter, Beni, Zyon and I represented Te Puna Wai o Waipapa – Hagley College at an afternoon tea with the Prime Minister.

12WAE (Where Art and English Meet), a Level 2 semesterised course, has kicked off Term 3 with a range of gallery visits to get up close and personal with works of art in our community.

I had the pleasure of meeting James Bennet earlier in the year when Kevin Roberts invited me over to listen to one of the final practices of a band that was going to perform in a competition at ARA the following week.

2023 Subject Selection for students currently in Years 10, 11, 12 and returning Year 13s is starting this week.

One of the many options for Year 9 and 10 students in our Junior Kete Wana classes is Do the Duke.

Meet the Teacher evening for Parents/Caregivers/Whānau of Year 9-13 students is coming up soon.

Over Terms 2 and 3, an enthusiastic group of kaiako (teachers) and kaimahi (staff) here at Te Puna Wai o Waipapa have spent Tuesday afternoons in our whare expanding our knowledge of te reo and te ao Māori (the Māori language and world) with Whaea Tihi Puanaki (nō Ngāti Hine, Te Tai Tokerau).

Te Ropu Rēhia Te Puna Wai O Waipapa - is feeling the excitement of the new as spring peeks over the horizon.

The second TĪAHO Fashion Awards took place on the last Friday of last term.

Many of our Year 11-13 students will be sitting practice NCEA external examinations next month.

Dance at Hagley is offered in the Junior School in the Kete Wana options for Year 9 and 10, NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3, and The Hagley Dance Project.

Tāheke had the privilege of taking part in the inaugural Aotearoa NZ School Library Week in week 3 this term.

Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College tries to do its part for the environment by communicating electronically with students, parents, and whānau as much as possible. If you haven't received an email from us in 2022, we may have your contact details incorrectly recorded.

Term 3 Junior Reports will be available soon on the Portal. Senior Subject feedback can be viewed anytime on the Portal.