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Middle & Senior School Weekly Bulletin – 17 September
Tēnā koutou
Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōnā te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōnā te ao.
The bird that partakes of the miro berry reigns in the forest, the bird that partakes of the power of knowledge has access to the world.
This whakataukī expresses beautifully what our students strive to do each day. I would like to tautoko our Year 10 to 13 students who have been doing their school examinations this week. Their focus, effort and application has been impressive and the feedback they receive from this effort will set them in good stead for their final examinations. It is so important that students see tests, assessments and examinations as learning opportunities that simply reflect what they know or can do at that point in time rather than something that is tied to their self-worth. Learning is a progression and a lifelong pursuit which enriches our lives greatly with new experiences and knowledge.
We have been celebrating ‘Te Wiki o te Reo Māori’ and students took part in the Māori language moment on Tuesday, singing Six60’s ‘Pepeha’ which you will see in our videos from Year 8. It has also been heartening to see students embracing te Reo Māori in their everyday lives.
Have a wonderful weekend with your loved ones!
Mā te wā
Jenny Hayton
Student Art
Check out some of our fantastic Year 7 Self Portraits ?
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- Hebe Lin
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- Isabel Lewis
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- Jessica Klang
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- Juno Schaer-Mills
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- Pragnya Mooji
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- Riley Jackson
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- Sophia Malcolm
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- Una Lynskey
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- Wendy Ji
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- Willa Velvin
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- Amandeep Kaur
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- Carla Nguyen
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- Catja Whitehead
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- Chen Yu Yang
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- Cheryl Teng
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- Chloe Hammond
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- Christina Seng
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- Emilia Torbit
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- Estelle Languette
Here’s some Year 10 Animal Art ?
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- Mardi Waiker
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- Kay Guo
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- Bansi Patel
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- Megan Wong
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- Jessica Park
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- Mae Meng
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- Angelina Wei
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- Ella Zhang
Can our Year 10 & Year 7s get out of the escape room?
Photos around the school
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- Year 7 Students are enjoying their new Statistics and Probability Topic. Picture of Hebe, Una and Willa designing their own dice game.
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- Year 7 students interviewed their Year 13 buddies about their school and academic learning, then they had a blast playing a game right after at lunch time.
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- Year 8 students Isla and Savannah working together in their new Maths topic Probability.
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- It’s almost the end of the term. The fairies have had a few busy lunch times planning…
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- Ra whanau ki a Emma – 7S embracing Māori Language Week singing Happy Birthday in Maori to our birthday girl.
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- So good to see our new member of the family Jasmine Li leading the group discussion in designing their own dice game in Maths.
Te wiki o te Reo Māori
Senior School
Hands-On at Otago is coming up in January 2022 for current Year 11 and 12 students.
Hands-On gives you the chance to explore your future study options with current researchers and lecturers at the University of Otago in an intensive one week programme. It covers subjects from the Humanities to the Sciences, and Theatre & Dance and Business – there really is a project for everyone!
Applications close in just one week (September 24), so get your application in for a fun week this summer in Dunedin.
For more information, contact Jo Wallace, Careers Advisor, or check out the website here.
Jenny Hayton
Head of Middle School
