Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of Whītau School. Kia ora koutou katoa! Talofa lava! Mālō e lelei! Greetings everyone.

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas time, the happiest of New Years and relaxing holidays with your whānau.

Congratulations to the following students who are our 2022  prizewinners:

Special Awards

Head Boy for 2023 - Tāne Norton

Head Girl for 2023 - Anna Kumar

Principals Academic Excellence for 2022 - Naveda Shakari

Principal's 'Mainfreight' Citizenship Award for 2022 - Ruby Wilton

Sports Boy of the Year - Jonty Cameron

Sports Girl of the Year - Sulola Asanso

Pasifika Leaders - Lourdaz Timo and Simote Jr Fifita

Kapahaka Leaders - Tāne Norton and Skylar Nathan

Choir Leader - John Vaatiuola

Road Patroller of the Year - Ava Jane Neilson

Librarian of the Year - Amelia Lee

Recorder Player of the Year - Michelle Prasad

Ukulele Player of the Year - Kawhia Falwasser

Head Girl 2022 - Ruby Wilton

Head Boy 2022 - Tyler Williams

2022 House Captains

• Woodham - Bellah Lamositele and Yuhan Oliva
• Porritt - Sulola Asanso and Jonty Cameron
• Ngarimu - Naveda Shakari and Ritvik Pandey
• Wilding - Michelle Prasad and Rome Fanene

Mathletics Awards

• Gold - Sadore Alemeneh
• Silver - James Daligdig
• Bronze - Tāne Norton

Attendance Awards

• Tāne Norton
  

• Jason Smith

• Tatiana Beamsley

• James Daligdig

• Riley Smith

Principal's Academic Excellence Awards

Room 1: Carson Gardiner

Room 2: Yunah Oliva

Room 3: Nikau Norton

Room 4: Revival Vaatiuola

Room 5: Jareth Arps

Room 6: Adriana Connelly-Redrup

Room 8: Lukas Rasmussen

Room 9: Jason Smith

Room 10: Charlie Ashworth

Room 11: Marlowe Yeoman

Room 12: Lucian Richards-Cooke

Room 13: Zayden Arps

Room 14: Naveda Shakari

Room 15: Yuhan Oliva

Principal's Citizenship Award

Room 1: Alice Mathijssen

Room 2: Keon Connell

Room 3: Zachary O'Donnell

Room 4: Darci Teokotai-Fox

Room 5: Amelia Straker

Room 6: Malia Perrett

Room 8: Eiliyah Fariq

Room 9: Jayce Skinner

Room 10: Alphonzio Aualii-Fidow

Room 11: Lore'al Timo

Room 12: Joeleah August

Room 13: Nariaya Eveleigh-Lynn

Room 14: Savanna Boese

Room 15: Simote Fifita

Gold Awards

Room 1: Fletcher Cooke

Room 2: Vaughan Drader and Leo Geraghty

Room 3: Mia Ifopo-Togia and Isabella Sharples

Room 4: Andii Goodwin and Alfred Lavaiamat

Room 5: Lilah Jacobs and Mareikura Te Uruti-Mataki

Room 6: Makal Shakari and Nico Carruth

Room 8: Zoey Dunn and Female Student

Room 9: Lennon Blake and Hezekiah Searle

Room 10: Alexander Straker and Ethan Lavaiamat

Room 11: Seini Fifita and Luekan Kennedy

Room 12: Annabel Elliott and Manaia Suliafu

Room 13: Charlotte Hoogervorst and Jazmine Penman

Room 14: Ezekiel Matau and Riley Smith

Room 15: Izajah Hobson and Sienna Tavake

Teaching Staff for 2023

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Sandra Dentice JP - Principal

Miss Amy Collins - Deputy Principal

Mr Sam Turner - Associate Principal 

Kākano Team 

Hāpori Leader - Mrs Rosalie Sprosen 

Room 1: Year 0 - Opening Term 4

Room 2: Year 0 - Opening Term 2

Room 3: Year 1 - Mrs Rosalie Sprosen 

Kekakai Team

Hāpori Leader - Mrs Samantha Dalton

Room 4: Year 1 - Ms Sherry Gold

Room 5: Year 1/2 - Mrs Alison Cox

Room 6: Year 2 - Mrs Samantha Dalton

Room 7: Year 2 - Mrs Fi Laird (Terms 1 and 2)

Karawhā Team

Hāpori Leader - Ms Joyce Maria Soosai

Room 8: Year 3 - Mrs To'aiga Palamo

Room 9: Year 3 - Ms Joyce Maria Soosai

Room 10: Year 3/4 - Miss Lina Ioane

Room 11: Year 3/4 - Mrs Bryony Bruce

Kōrari Team

Hāpori Leader - Mr Darrin Mitchell

Room 12: Year 4/5 - Miss Sarah Diedrichs

Room 13: Year 4/5 - Miss Belinda Walsh

Room 14: Year 5/6 - Mrs Kelly Heads

Room 15: Year 5/6 - Mr Darrin Mitchell

Other Teachers

Learning Support Co-ordinator - Mrs Meredith Cassidy

Literacy Intervention Teacher - Mrs Karen An

Classroom Release Teacher - Mr Tim Betts

Classroom Release Teacher - Mrs Janine Gemmell

Nga mihi nui

Sandra Dentice

Principal | Tumuaki

sandra@whitau.school.nz