Principal's Message
As this year closes one may ask themselves what was achieved in a year that COVID played a significant role in terms one and two. The answer is found in both the Senior and Junior Prizegiving events. The accomplishments were many and varied. They remind us that although adversity is inevitable, the very best is borne in such conditions. It is the fruit of tenacity (the manopare) and courage (the lion rampant).
As you spend time with our young people over the next few weeks, please consider the following homework.
- Spend time with each other.
- Do things that you all enjoy.
- Eat the food you love while introducing the range to our young people.
- Watch a film together.
- Make each other laugh.
- Together make someone else laugh or smile.
- Together, do something nice for somebody else.
- Together, make a gift or toy for someone else.
- Last, but not least, enjoy each others company.
Thank you, mauri ora.
Kia Manawanui Trip to Rotorua
Pathways
This was a two day course held at McInnes Driver Training.
New and exciting things are happening within the Pathways Department in regards to Barista Courses for 2023. If you are interested in taking part, please see Colleen to put your name down.
Thursday 17th November was the opening of the Building Academy and welcome to our new students for 2023. Congratulations to Christian Beach, George Bodle, Genius Crawford, Jasper Florence, Sadida Hawea, Rusty Jones, Renata Leach, Ruka Leilua, Noah Lewis, Jacq Martin, Flex McGhee, Killian Pellow, Connor Rennie, Taotu Tuari, Tu Maurirere Tuwairua and Eli Walker. Also a massive congratulations to two of our 2022 students, Savannah Tuari and Maruata White who have successfully secured Building Apprenticeships for 2023.
Jarrod Waikawa-Nepe
Jarrod has been playing darts since 2019. He joined Tao Matarau Darts Academy under the leadership of Matiu and Kiri Hawea in 2020. In 2020 Jarrod was a member of the GCDA (Gisborne Club Darts Association) and won the B-Grade.
Jarrod has attained many certificates and acknowledgements over the past 2 years. He is a dedicated club member and a great support to others in the club.
Due to COVID restrictions the Academy organised for all players to participate in On-line dart games against other countries, enabling them to continue playing. The logistics around holding these games was set up by Japan and all players needed two digital devices, a dart board and a playing area in which to compete. Links were sent to all players around the world and according to time differences children either played from home or got together at the academy, in their bubble to play in team events. Jarrod was in charge of setting up the devices at home, sorting our scores and downloading them appropriately.
This year has seen many changes in the darts clubs, but Jarrod has tried his best to keep playing and to keep the high standard of play going. He was selected to represent NZ in the Junior/Youth World Championships to be held in Gibraltar/Spain this month. Jarrod is
one of 5 members from around the country in the team. They will play others of the same age from around the world.
On the right is Jarrod’s creative input into his Dart logo. With the help of whanau he drew this as his way of taking something from home to the other side of the world. Jarrod’s Papa, Randall Leach, helped him improve the design and change it into a digital image so that it can be printed onto a players uniform.
Jarrod is pictured here in the center of the photo.
Digital Navigators
This term, a group of Ritana students had the opportunity to make virtual waves by becoming Digital Navigators. This event was sponsored by Amazon Web Services and allowed our Ritana whanau to learn a little more about how websites, apps, and games are created.
This event was held at Te Poho o Rawiri marae. Everyone involved had a great time and the prizes that were handed out just made the learning easier. There was a wide variety of activities, which included building and playing your own online game, racing to construct the highest spaghetti and marshmallow tower, creating TikTok's and stacking cups whilst being blindfolded.
We now have the Code Avengers platform for school-wide use, so please let us know if you’d like access to grow your own coding skills.
Angitu, success and Celebration
Term Four has been a very busy and successful one for Angitu and as we end this term and welcome the summer holidays, our theme of celebration is very appropriate. Angitu’s celebration has been an opportunity for our students to acknowledge their culture, their uniqueness, honour their whanau, toast, sing and dance for special occasions. A cake for a birthday, a certificate of acknowledgement for hard mahi, running a cross country, taking part in modified games and being on stage with Kia Manawanui and performing in the Tairawhiti Kapa Haka Festival. What fun that was!
Celebrating akonga uniqueness was captured in their stories and songs and in a variety of activities - for example, akonga and teachers shared the creation of a Chinese wall dragon, writing letters and designing envelopes and tags to encourage the idea that we can take from the positives and be hopeful and thankful for the small things. Teachers enjoyed the opportunities to help akonga learn and expand their skills. Modified games supported our akonga needs and brought out the competitiveness in them. Watch this space…
Takiwatanga means ‘in one's own time and space.’ - an appropriate meaning when reflecting on the physical and mental development, community and whanau relationships our akonga share.
From Angitu to you all - kia hari Kirihimete koutou katoa
HAVING FUN WITH MOCKTAILS
Tūranganui Schools Māori Cultural Festival
Our Rangatahi from Te Whare Taupua represented Rītana at the 37th Tūranganui Schools Māori Cultural Festival.
The major theme for the Tūranganui Schools Māori Cultural Festival logo is based upon the sun and the radiant warmth it is able to permeate once risen. Once our rangatahi were on stage they personified the life that the sun is able to give rise to, foster, and nurture. It was their time to shine! Their warmth spread throughout the whole whare!
The long black figures represent the many people who have contributed to the Tūranganui Schools’ Māori Cultural Festival over the past 37 years. The sharp points on the ends of these black figures represent the form of a ‘teka’, a piece laid at a formal challenge (Matataki). This represents the many challenges our rangatahi had to endure and every akonga rose to the challenge to perform in front of their whānau and friends.
We are so proud of our Rangatahi! Kei runga noa atu koutou!
Upcoming Events
Monday 12th December - Last day of school 2022.
Tuesday 13th December - Board of Trustees meeting.
Thursday 2nd February - Year 9 students first half day.
Friday 3rd February - Full school Year 9 to 13 students start of term.
Monday 6th February - Waitangi Day.
Friday 3rd March - Athletics Day.
Wednesday 15th March - ECNI Athletics Day, Hastings.
Monday 27th to Friday 31st - Summer Tournament Week.
Thursday 6th April - Last day of term.
Friday 7th April - Good Friday.
Monday 10th April - Easter Monday.
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