Adrenaline Week
Last Friday we had our first Adrenaline meeting. Students are really excited and can’t wait for Term 3 & 4.
- Central North Island Adrenaline Adventure - Tongariro 1st - 5th November
- City Adrenaline Rush - Wellington. 8th - 12th November
- Going Bush - locally based Bush/Farm adventure 15th - 19th November
- Home is where it is - Visiting Wairoa, Napier and Gisborne 15th - 19th November
This Adrenaline week promotes
- High expectations of school values
- Student achievement -Striving for Personal Excellence
- The desire to learn
- Future Focused Learners - My Mahi / Careers - Future career goals
Wairoa College School Values
- Manaakitanga - Care for one another
- Kotahitanga- Working together
- Whakamana - Respect
- Aumangea - Resilience
A big thank you to all our parents, Year 11 Agriculture and Ms Loffler for supporting and organising our first Fundraising event.
Year 7&8 PE Shirts
Our department have purchased new PE shirts for all our Year 7&8 Students. Our students are looking amazing. Students are more involved in PE lessons, class games and district events.
Our students look smart and feel smart.
Your Āhua determines your Ātaahua
Ngā mihi nui
Mrs Markareta Keil
Year 7 & 8 Dean
Rural Health Careers
Grassroots Rural Health workshop. Tertiary students came from the Unievrsity of Auckland to visit us - these students are studying Medicine, Medical Imaging, Pharmacy and Optometry. They are currently doing a noho marae at Mohaka.
Their aim is to inspire students into health careers- students had hands on practice with medical gear, and were introduced to careers that they may not have thought about or considered before. Our Year 9 and 10 students were lucky to be able to meet with them this time. Earlier in the year a larger group came and worked with our senior students.
Bush Craft Camping
On Monday 21 June 2021, the Services Academy students participated in a five day Bush Craft camping exercise in Whirinaki Forest, Te Urewera National Park near Murupara.
Outside their comfort zone and away from technology, students were able to embrace our beautiful landscape and rivers by walking a number of tracks, enjoying nature at its finest. In preparation, students were taught basic navigation skills , layering of clothing, hypothermia and setting up tents with the real test being in the thick of things (The bush) leading their peers on on daily tramps. As part of the experience, students were introduced to military 24-hour ration packs containing three meals plus brew gears and snacks. Having to prepare and cook their own meals using small gas cookers gave students a sense of achievement and appreciation. On the odd occasion and to boost morale, students were provided with a nice cooked meal to help them through the day.
To preserve our forests, it was important to teach our students the environmental care code and the responsibility each of us has by ensuring we remove all rubbish, stay on formed tracks and to use the facilities provided. Overall, an enjoyable experience capped off with a long deserved shower and relaxation at Debretts hot pools in Taupo.
Hemi Karauria
Director
Services Academy
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Riku Gordon Surfing ChampAt the age of 15, Riku has won yet another Hawkes Bay Surf Competition at Waimarama Beach on the weekend. Not only did he win the the Under16's Division he also took out the Open Men's Division. What an amazing accomplishment! | 85% Plus Student Attendance Draw Winners of Term 2 85% plus attendance draw is: Collfiasa Frewen, Tino Amato, Ashlin Swann & PJ Johnson. They received a Nike bag filled with a drink bottle, pens, pencil case, frisbee, ball & chocolates. | Restricted Licence Students are continuing to pass their stages of driving licence while they are at school. Photo of Mataroa Edwards with his restricted licence. Any student wishing to sign up for any driving programme should see Ms Hayward. |
Riku Gordon Surfing Champ
At the age of 15, Riku has won yet another Hawkes Bay Surf Competition at Waimarama Beach on the weekend. Not only did he win the the Under16's Division he also took out the Open Men's Division. What an amazing accomplishment!
85% Plus Student Attendance Draw
Restricted Licence
Achieving Excellence in NCEA - Congratulations!
Level 3 - Chemistry 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of spectroscopic data in chemistry
Ruby Mildon
Level 3 - English 3.4 - Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains, and structures ideas
Riley Stanaway
Level 3 - Mathematics and Statistics 3.3 - apply trigonometric methods in solving problems
Hirini Mcllroy & Riley Stanaway
Level 3 - Biology 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal envioronment
Riley Stanaway
Level 2 - Physics 2.5 - Demonstrate understanding of atomic and nuclear physics
Kefir Kirwan & Grace Whaanga
Level 1 - Mathematics and Statistics 1.4 - Apply linear algebra in solving problems
Ashley Atkinson, Kefir Kirwan, Aimee MacDonald, Nikau Pitman, Eden Scotson, Verner Owen, Grace Whaanga
Karma Card Winners
Holly Gray
Ava Moeau-Wilson
William Tawera
Tom Kerley
Manu:
Breannah Clough
Anahera Olsen
Shayden Hook-Davis
Rylee Burton
Nga Taiaha:
Shiloh Edwards
Mahaki Tahuri
Nate Douglas
Kaydin Edwards
Patu:
Jeziah Grigsby
Katherine Atkinson
Grace Young
Mercy Emberson
Introducing our Learning Support Coordinator
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa!
Ko Pilot Hill tōku maunga
Ko Te Wairoa hopupu honengenenge matangi rau te awa
He whāngai āhau o Aotearoa.
Ko David Glover tōku matua
Ko Edith Glover tōku whaea
Ko Stephen Broomfield tōku hoa rangatira
Ko Dawn Colless tōku tēina whāngai
Ko Diane Broomfield tōku ingoa
Tēnā koutou katoa!
A little about me….
I was born in Dublin, Eire and raised overseas in South Africa, Portugal, Nigeria and England. After training as a high school science and maths teacher, I taught in secondary schools from England and Botswana to New Zealand. My husband and I have lived in New Zealand for over 20 years; the longest period I have ever spent in one country, and I now realise that I have travelled around the world in search of my tūrangawaewae here in Wairoa!
For over 14 years I worked across all schools in the Wairoa District as a Resource Teacher for Learning and Behaviour (RTLB). I have a particular interest in special education and a passion for supporting students with additional learning support needs, and their whānau, teachers and school systems. In 2019 I returned to Wairoa College to teach Science and Maths, and had the pleasure of being the Year 11 Dean. I continue to be immensely proud of my now Year 13 students; their personal growth, academic achievements and strong leadership within our school.
Currently I hold the position of Learning Support Coordinator at Wairoa College. The LSC role is to ensure chlildren and young people with disability and additional learning needs have access to the services they need. They will substantively contribute to a collborative approach that organises leaning support around what best meets the needs of children and young people across a cocal community. They will help simplify the current learning support system, particularly for the key stakholders that interact with it, including parents and whanau.
If you have a concern about your child’s learning and would like to contact me, you can:
Leave a message with our front office staff in person or by phone (06) 838 8303
Email me direct on djb@wairoacollege.school.nz
I welcome the opportunity to meet, collaborate and work with whānau and caregivers.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini
My strength is not that of a single warrior but that of many.
Ngā mihi
Diane Broomfield
WAIROA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' BY-ELECTION
Nominations close at noon on the 30th of July, 2021 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph. The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates' names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.
Voting closes at noon on the 1st of September, 2021.
Bernadine Hamlin
Returning Officer
Winter Track Pants
The Wairoa College uniform shop now has Track Pants available for student to pre order.
The Track Pants come in Navy (Year 7-10) and Black (Year 11-13) with sizes ranging from 10 – 5XL. Sample sizes are available for the students to try prior to the weekly order being placed. There will be no returns once the pants have been received. Orders can be paid for at the College Office during the week. The order will be sent away on a Friday with the garments being available the following week.
Students and parents are welcome to come to the uniform shop between the hours of 8:30am - 9am Monday –Friday.
The cost to students is $40 per pair. ONLY the school track pants are permitted during Term 2 and Term 3.
UNIFORM SHOP CHANGE OF HOURS
The Uniform Shop is now available daily from 8.30am – 9am. Please come to the front office on arrival at school. There is the option to pay for uniform anytime during office hours 8am-3.30pm but this will not be issued until the following morning.
Designer Night
On Friday 25 June we were privileged to host an awesome event in the Textiles room. We had a visiting designer by the name of Jerome Taylor of the brand “not for you “ based in Wellington. The event was a collaboration between ADARA, Curve Technology, Wairoa Digital Hub, Wairoa Young Achievers Trust and Wairoa College. The night began with the launch of a new 'fashion in a box' learning program which Seenie Kahukura of ADARA and Jerome are working on. This will be a valuable learning tool for rural students like ours. The evening was attended by 24 registered students of all ages. We were able to view and purchase one off clothing items created by Jerome and had access to lots of inspiration and runway shows on the digital table. After this we had refreshments provided by the college catering team then moved into Ms Hayward’s textiles room where the celebrity Mika joined us via zoom. Jerome and his assistant then helped us to transform jackets, jeans and hoodies with screen-printing, Spray-painting, stenciling , ripping , stitching and cutting to make original one off amazing street wear items. Parts of the workshop were recorded to be part of an Instagram podcast. The evening was busy, creating and inspiring and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
