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There are strict and rigorous processes to ensure quality products pass environmental standards.

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Welcome to The Year That Was The heart of the Wairarapa is its many schools, colleges and education providers.

Everyone agrees that the Wairarapa is a great place to bring up kids. Our learning institutions have a lot to do with this.

Thank you to our education providers for your continued enthusiasm, and dedication to supporting our region’s students in these challenging times.

Thank you to all of the many businesses that have supported our education providers.

And thank you to Composting New Zealand for sponsoring The Year That Was. The Year That Was is an annual publication which welcomes

all education providers in the Wairarapa to participate.

Inside you will read about the many achievements and highlights of what has been a year like no other.

Wairarapa Times-Age is a proud supporter of education in our community.

We are proud to bring you The Year That Was and hope you enjoy looking back over the past year of education in the Wairarapa.

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St. Mary’s School ����������������������������������� 44.

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Trinity - Hadlow Preparatory School ��50.

Trinity - Rathkeale College ���������������� 53.

Trinity - St Matthew’s Collegiate School ���������������������������������� 54.

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Wainuioru School ��������������������������������� 56.

Wairarapa College �������������������������������� 58.

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Bell St Early Learning Centre

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Ana Gudsell and Lisa Pugh Leading the teams in Featherston and Martinborough is a job that we both love.

Our teams are fun, loving and passionate and together we all work to provide a place of enjoyment and learning for the tamariki.

The 2021 year has passed by very quickly ... but they say time flies when you’re having fun and it has been a fun year despite the challenge of uncertain times with lockdowns and tighter restrictions.

We have still been able to be innovative and celebrate lots of things this year including: Birthdays, Happy School Day graduations, Matariki, Bell St 4-year-old sleepover, NZ Sign Language Week, Māori Language Week, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Conservation Week, Rippa Rugby, Shakeout, Gumboot Day and lots of excursions around Featherston and Martinborough.

A big thank you to our wonderful teams and to the Bell St parents, families and whānau for all of their support during this year.

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At Bell St Early Learning Centres in Featherston and Martinborough we have tight-knit teams of teachers who work closely together to provide a ‘home away from home’ for the tamariki who attend.

Our teachers love what they do and have a passion for caring for young children while providing a safe and welcoming learning environment that promotes their sense of well-being and belonging.

We know how difficult it can be for parents to leave their children in the care of others and we understand the importance of providing an environment that has a homely feel and which is supportive of the children, their learning and development in a way that is holistic and encompasses all areas of well-being.

We work closely with parents, whānau and family to learn as much as we can about each tamaiti, what is happening in their home environment and their interests at home so that we can link their experiences

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Our teaching team understand the importance of social learning for children and such learning sets foundations for lifelong social skills.

We place value on turn taking and sharing and helping tamariki develop empathy and understanding the viewpoints of others.

We work with the children to foster an environment that teaches them how to take care of each other, enables them to gain confidence and learn about resilience as well as to show compassion towards their peers.

Our older tamariki learn to care and look out for our younger tamariki and pēpi and the younger tamariki learn through observing our older tamariki and the examples they set through their behaviour.

We pride ourselves on our relationships with the tamariki, parents, family and whānau and each teacher at Bell St develops and fosters relationships with each child.

The close relationships that teachers develop means we know the tamariki well which further enables us to provide the best possible care that meets their individual needs.

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Carterton Playcentre

SESSION FACILITATOR

Fun on the swings with friends.

Megan McMillen Kia ora koutou, I am the Session Facilitator and also a parent at Carterton Playcentre. As a parent I have been coming to Playcentre for nearly five years. I have cherished my time with my children here, I made many beautiful memories with them at Playcentre.

As a qualified Early Childhood Teacher, I was employed to support parents in their role as kaiako. I support and facilitate a learning-rich environment that is play-based and child led.

Together we make sure that children’s needs are catered for and that we can all celebrate their early learning journey together.

The early years is a unique and wondrous time of life. It truly is an honour to be a part of the rapid growth that occurs during these tamariki earliest years. To do this alongside parents and caregivers further enriches the child’s early childhood experience. It is a place for us all to learn and grow.

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Here at Playcentre we are whānau and child led. Our children know that Playcentre is their place to explore, foster relationships, play and get messy! This is what I love the most because together as a group of parents and children, we laugh, learn, respect and care for each other. This develops strong foundations for a lifetime.

I am very proud to be part of the Carterton Playcentre community and would encourage anyone in the area to pay us a visit.

It’s been another eventful year here at Carterton Playcentre, with some highs and some lows. With its unique set-up, we built a strong community of parents and children who support each other no matter what.

This year, in addition to the play-based learning that we experience during every session, we have also taken our tamariki on outings to further expand their learning and understand the environment they are growing in. We went to Forest School, where the children were able to feed the horses, make soup and damper bread and discover

Playcentre is based on the philosophy of whānau tupu ngā tahi - families growing together and is a whānau led early-learning service for 0-6 year olds.

The aim is to enrich communities by strengthening parent engagement and recognising parents and whānau as the first and best educators of children.

In practice, this means each Playcentre is cooperatively governed and led by volunteer parents. Skills practised when contributing to self-managing a Playcentre develops adult organisational skills, which later benefit the community.

Some of our members on a recent trip.

Playcentre creates a sense of belonging as families share responsibilities and decisionmaking.

Playcentre is bigger than just an earlylearning centre and its sessions. The value and learning filter out of the session and into our daily lives and has an impact on both child and parent.

For children, Playcentre is unstructured learning where they learn by doing what they do best; being children and playing. By providing them with the access to resources, materials and opportunities, parents are learning alongside their children as they explore the world around them and how they interact with it.

Children enjoying messy play.

Playcentre also provides an education programme for whanau to support the informal learning taking place in a centre leading to an expansion in parenting and Early Childhood Education skills. Completing the education programme will mean that carers will also receive recognised ECE qualifications.

We encourage any family with young children in the area to visit and meet us. You will be welcome with open arms.

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Pig hunting in the side-by-side, using binoculars to look for pigs.

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lots of their lived experiences into their imaginary play. New babies arriving have made sure the family corner has been busy.

While outside the tamariki have been riding motorbikes to get the cows in or do the lambing beat. They have created a side-byside to go hunting in, before running off into the trees after pigs and deer to provide kai for their whānau.

Kia ora koutou, I have been teaching at Carterton Preschool for 12 years.

This year has seen a change around in the teaching team with some fabulous new Kaiako joining the Preschool whānau. It feels like our team of Kaiako are going from strength to strength.

Last year we visited the Giddens’ family farm to see their calving operation however, this year lockdown interrupted our plans so instead we have had the farm come to Preschool. Jess bought her little lamb Winnie so we could help to feed bottles throughout the day. Winnie was very affectionate and spent long periods of time curled up asleep in Elsie’s lap.

I am inspired every day by how passionate they are to provide a diverse and engaging curriculum, and to create a “home away from home” so that all of our tamariki have opportunities to reach their potential. Wellbeing has been a top priority of mine this year, both for the teachers and children.

The tamariki have been supporting me in this, giving the teachers regular health checks at the Preschool doctors.

The aroha within our tight knit Preschool whānau is being felt by all this year!

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Well, what can we say, 2021 has been an exciting year full of learning, adventure, sensory exploration and imaginary play at Carterton Preschool.

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Our tamariki really enjoyed becoming more globally aware as they eagerly watched the Olympic Games. We learnt so much about the hard work, dedication, perseverance, and resilience it takes to become an Olympic athlete. The children nurtured a healthy competitive spirit during our own mini-Olympics where they competed in gymnastics, running races and gumboot throwing. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were proudly awarded at our own medal ceremonies.

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Carterton Preschool & Littlies

TEAM LEADER

Celebrating Cook Island Language Week.

Emma Dean Kia Ora Koutou, 2021 has continued to see lots of uncertainty with covid causing more disruption within the community. I would like to take this opportunity to express a heartful thanks to all those within our centre community (teachers and parents/whanau included) for their continued hard work, support and understanding throughout these times.

It is such an honour to work alongside the rest of the team and our parents/whanau during the most precious years of a child’s life. There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t smile in delight in sharing a child’s achievement or discovery of the exciting world around them.

I look forward to 2022 and sharing many more exciting moments and special memories with the tamariki at Littlies.

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It has been another big year here at Carterton Preschool Littlies. We have continued to welcome lots of new children and families into the Centre. This year also saw us being audited by the education review office. They were very happy with the service that the Centre is providing and stated that “Infants experience nurturing relationships with teachers, who are suitably responsive to their preferences and interests.

The development of secure, trusting attachments between teachers and children is well supported by the organisation of caregiving and routines. Teaching practices promote children’s engagement and leadership. Their identity as capable learners are highly respected”

Volcano fun in the sandpit.

the year. However, of most excitement has probably been the addition of our new Centre worm farm (thanks to one of our wonderful teachers, Helen). The children have been contributing to this by even bringing scraps from home to feed them.

We will soon begin the process of bottling up their ‘worm wee’ to send home to use as a fertiliser on the garden.

Highlights of the year include celebrating Chinese New Year and having Eloise’s grandparents from Rarotonga come into the Centre to teach us some songs and words in Cook Island Māori. We have also continued to enjoy trips to Carter Court rest home and Fensham bush reserve where the children learn about native plants and birds and being mindful in nature. Unfortunately, the covid restrictions have meant that we haven’t been able to get out of the Centre as much as we like.

Investigating worms from our worm farm.

Other highlights of the year include watching children blossom, achieve milestones, build friendships and relationships (some of which we know will last a lifetime) and become competent and capable learners with a love of life and learning.

We look forward to the rest of the year; seeing where this takes us and making many more precious memories.

Throughout the year the children have been heavily involved in taking care of the Centre throughout many ways. This includes helping Rae in the kitchen to make scrumptious things for morning tea, helping to care for our vegetable garden which has produced lots of fine produce throughout

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We started the school year with enthusiasm by heading to Wellington for the Round the Bays 6.5km Fun Run. The energetic group was made up of 34 tamariki, teachers and whānau.

I was very proud of our tamariki for taking on this challenge and was amazed by what they achieved. Another memorable moment from Term One, was our annual Carterton School Gala. Our PTA, whānau, staff and tamariki, along with other community organisations, came together to make this event the success that it was.

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This year, we have, once again, been affected by covid-19. Our staff and school whānau have worked closely together to create our own response plan - when home learning begins, the children’s learning continues. I have learnt further from 2020, that we have a dedicated staff who go well beyond their job descriptions to ensure our tamariki have a chance to excel, whether it be at school or during a lockdown. We delivered home learning packs, computers and internet connections to ensure families had the support they required. Ka pai kaiako and support staff! Our 270 tamariki continue to respect our school’s values.

Everyday, I see tamariki setting high expectations for their learning, building friendships and keeping our beautiful school looking like an exceptional learning space.

We have waited patiently for our astro turf to be completed. I’m proud to say that it has been finished and our tamariki are loving the new play space.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge our BOT, tamariki, teachers, support staff, PTA and whānau. It is a privilege to be leading a school that encompases such a supportive and dedicated group of people.

After many years of service to Carterton School, we are saying farewell to some fantastic teachers. Thank you Lesley Schofield, Lesley Standish, and Andrea Harvey for your commitment and contribution to our tamariki and community. You have given so much to our kura and will be missed by all.

During Term Four, Carterton School has more school camps planned, a trip to the mighty Mount Holdsworth, a visit from Kieran McAnulty and celebrations for our Year Eight leavers.

Team Kawakawa Team Kawakawa is made up of three classes with students in New Entrants to Year Two. We have a love for play-based learning which is integrated into our daily practice. Our children are highly motivated and love giving things a go.

Next year, we will develop our already motivating school environment by upgrading our main entrance into the school grounds, modernising our learning spaces, putting new swings in the playground and welcoming new teachers!

Highlights for our team this year have included taking part in the Footsteps Dance programme, a visit from Star Lab where they were able to go inside a globe and learning about the planets. We have also had bikes in schools, Jump Jam, swimming, weekly

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Team Kōwhai Team Kōwhai 2021 consists of 3 classes from year 3 to 5 here at School. The year has been extremely busy with many in school and outof-school activities across the four terms. Our highlights this year have been the Wings Over Wairarapa Air Show, where we spent the day looking at all the exhibits and some air displays.

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Learning through sport. each week during Term two to teach our students new dances. A visit from Star Lab where our students got to experience Space in the amazing ‘Dome’. Our Team trip to Pukaha Mt Bruce to see the Longfin eels in action along with other native birds and animals. Zappo the Magician who wowed our students and teaching staff with different and amazing magic tricks. Our School Wide Olympic Games and the medal ceremony, plus Life Education Caravan with Harold.

With covid lockdown in Term 3, our students experienced online digital learning with daily ‘meets’ and learning from home with whānau. Being the ‘middle’ school our focus is on developing enthusiastic, independent learners who are ready to step up into senior school who know how to be the ‘best they can be’.

Team Kahikatea Team Kahikatea is the senior school team (year 6 to 8). We create independent lifelong learners who are intrinsically motivated to be the best they can be. We know success looks different for each child and we are determined that every child finds their

Project Based Learning. version of success. The tamariki have had a multitude of opportunities to develop leadership qualities. This included student leadership groups, kapa haka, Jump Jam, tuakana - Teina buddy class, enviroschool, kaitiaki fussbusters, road patrol and PE shed. Fun is also a big part of our team and includes activities like dance lessons, football tournament, miniball, basketball, pedal ready training, Brooklyn sports exchange, year 8 girls shift programme, Geo camp and bikes in schools. There was also maths week, Olympic Games, speech competition, Star Lab visit, Booktown Workshops, Pause Breathe Smile programme, foodstuffs nutrition programme, Capital E show, Life Education visit, house of science kits, languages, enrichment and science classes (both at Kuranui College).

For year 7 and 8 students we also had beach education at Riversdale, Technology at Makoura and Raranga Mathiko at Te Papa. However, the highlight for us all was definitely Camp Kaitoke. What a blast we had watching our tamariki showing selfconfidence and teamwork while completing fun and challenging activities over 3 days.

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Chanel College

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Debi Marshall-Lobb Chanel College offers a seamless education from Year 7-13 and a unique sense of whānau and community. Our Year 7 and 8 students have ‘the best of both worlds’ with the security of their form rooms, smaller classes and secondary school advantages, such as specialist teachers in Music, Māori, Art, Physical Education, Science and Technology in purpose-built classrooms and a huge modern gymnasium.

We are proud to belong to a Wairarapa Catholic secondary education tradition that stretches back over 120 years. Our values are anchored in the charisms of our founding Religious Orders, the Brigidine Sisters and the Marist Brothers.

We challenge and support our students to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, creativity, cultural competencies, personal academic and sporting excellence, and resilience.

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Celebrating excellence In February 2021, James Graham, Deputy Head Boy 2020, and Nicki Thomson Schulz, our Cultural Leader, won Masterton District Council Civic Youth Awards for their contribution to our community. James led Students against Drunk Driving at Chanel College and was the driving force behind a resurgence of interest in the issue among youth across Wairarapa. Nicki regularly performs guitar, cello, electric bass guitar, double bass and piano, won first prize in the guitar section of the Wairarapa 2020 intercollegiate solo music competition and has composed for the Wairarapa Orchestra.

Head Boy Sunia Kohitolu won High Distinction and the Oratory Cup at the O’Shea Shield Competitions with 17 Catholic colleges from the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses. He spoke about New Zealand politics and democracy from the point of view of a young man reaching voting age.

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Outdoor Education Our students enjoyed summer camps at Waiohine River, the Whanganui River, Riversdale, Lake Oneke and Tararua Forest Park. In emails to the Principal, parents wrote: ‘Wow, Chanel College! What an amazing school and staff you have ... I was expecting a grumpy teenager who was going to blame me for making him go on camp. Instead, I have an enthusiastic, passionate and bubbly teenager.’

‘Students had such wonderful experiences with their mates. We saw excitement, joy, satisfaction and pride. As a parent, I can’t express my gratitude enough to you and your amazing team.’

Sporting and Cultural Opportunities Junior and Senior Tough Guy and Girl Challenge in Palmerston North and Wellington, Dash and Splash Cross-Country event, Wairarapa intercollegiate and regional sporting events such as athletics, crosscountry, swimming and intercollegiate team sports such as basketball, football, netball, hockey, badminton, and Ki-O-Rahi. Two of three secondary netball teams made their grade finals, with Meri winning their grade.

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They can participate in the Shakespeare Festival, O’Shea Shield Drama and Drama productions, intercollegiate Māori Performing Arts, Theatre Sports, Music, Public Speaking, Debating, Matharapa and the Science Fair.

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Cross-Country.

Science badges.

SplashDash cross-country. opportunities to learn Te Reo Māori from Years 7-10 with the option to continue in NCEA. Leadership Pathways Year 13 prefects attend leadership camps with prefects from Catholic colleges throughout the dioceses of Wellington and Manawatū and Champagnat Leadership Camps with student leaders from Marist colleges throughout New Zealand. Students have opportunities in the ‘Spirit of Adventure,’ the Wairarapa Youth Council, SADD, the Police Pathways Academy for students interested in joining the Police or the armed services, and the Kaitiakitanga Enviro-group.

Faith Development We offer a peaceful modern chapel, an annual retreat programme, a sacramental

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programme, daily karakia as a school and opportunities to participate in the Eucharist.

The Young Vinnies organise a yearly Charity Fashion Show and collections for Foodbank and schools in the Pacific islands.

New Technology Hub An exciting new build will feature an open Technology Hub encompassing Food Technology, Textiles, Hard Materials and Art Room. A Design and Visual Communication space will also be added as well as breakout spaces and presentation areas. Chanel College is a great place to make new friends and share positive learning experiences. Students are supported to develop their talents to the full in spiritual, academic, sporting and cultural areas so that they have the skills necessary to take their learning outside the classroom into the 21st-century world.

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Cloud Kids Educare

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Pumpkin soup enjoyed by tamariki for the Matariki whanau luncheon.

Wendy Rutherfurd

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Cloud Kids Educare is situated in the heart of Masterton. Licensed for 30 tamariki, with up to eight U2’s spaces.

We are a community-based centre with a governing Board who are extremely supportive of providing an emotionally safe and secure learning environment for the tamariki. A team of passionate caring Kaiako go above and beyond on a daily basis.

As a community-based centre we rely on donations and volunteers in a variety of ways so would like to say a huge thank you to all who contribute to the centre.

Especially to those who volunteer their time by way of being Board members and to Pak’n Save who kindly contribute to the breakfast/morning tea we provide for the tamariki each day. Your efforts are all very much appreciated.

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It has been a busy year at Cloud Kids and despite the ups and downs of covid and the challenges of providing online learning at times the centre is going strong with a healthy roll.

We implement the Calm Classroom Programme which is an approach designed to promote social and emotional competence within a structured routine.

Our daily programme, individualised to our centre, is designed to provide a safe, secure, consistent, and predictable learning environment. Our Centres Priorities for Learning, which are - Identity, Language & Culture - Whanaungatanga - Social & Emotional Competence all link into the Calm Classroom programme.

Tyson and Cleo, with whanau help, construct kites at Matariki.

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At the start of this year, we began taking U2s enrolments again after a period of being an O2s centre only. This has provided a wonderful opportunity for tamariki to develop strong tuakana-teina relationships and the values of whanaungatanga. Kaiako working with all age groups work in close partnership with the centre whanau to ensure the needs of the tamariki are met and opportunities for learning are provided.

In July this year we celebrated Matariki with our centre whanau by holding a Matariki luncheon at the centre. Tamariki were actively engaged in the preparation of the centre and the kai for the event, making two different types of soup and preparing fruit platters. We also sourced locally made Rewena Bread which went down a treat with the soup. It was wonderful to see so many whanau turn up and support their tamariki by participating in waiata, karakia and the purakau of Matariki. After lunch there were several Matariki craft activities set up for the tamariki and whanau to engage in.

Jahlai leading the storytelling at the morning mat time.

The older girls developing a tuakana-teina relationship with Aisling.

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Dalefield School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Eric Daubé I sometimes pinch myself to confirm that indeed I am here. Employed as the principal in this gorgeous setting of rural Carterton is pretty up there!

I want to acknowledge the resilience of the community and the mahi of the staff. With covid putting a dent in our fundraising, the community has stepped up to provide a massive raffle with truly impressive prizes. The Dalefield staff are committed practitioners, unanimous in their support of the learners and their opportunities to grow and develop.

Our students are learning life skills in an environment that supports being outdoors, following passions and the learning of foundational skills.

I am immensely proud of the students and always celebrate them leaving for the next phase in their learning, at the end of Year Eight.

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For Dalefield, 2021 will go down as the year we grew! With 70 students by the start of Term 4, the school is in good heart. Many families are moving into the area, enjoying that Wairarapa lifestyle and embracing the sense of community.

Total focus Nikora, at Kaitiaki Academy.

“... and if we all do that, I think it’ll work ...”

sessions impacted by covid, the lessons went online and our tamariki were able to continue. The weekly House of Science kits have also been invaluable to our middle school students in accessing the curriculum through engaging and well-resourced lessons. Feedback from them has been outstanding.

Dalefield students have really taken to movie-making in 2021. Winning two competitions was the icing on the cake but it is all the skills along the way (green screening, robotics etc) that have captured the kids and enabled them to flourish with this creative media. Hari and Sam from Star Safari have been tremendous helping our senior children become enthralled with the night sky and each week they are taking part in activities using the telescopes in Chile and the Canary Islands, in real time. These students have also produced a newspaper for the Wairarapa Times-Age Design A Newspaper competition. With two first places and a second in past years, they are embracing the challenge.

Great moves there Ben!

Learning through play is a huge mantra for our junior and middle students and a fortnightly collaboration between Dalefield and He Pounamu has been extremely rewarding and will continue in 2022.

An amazing day at Wings over Wairarapa in February.

A can-do attitude prevails and in 2021 the school acquired its own beehives, further developed the vegetable gardens and the composting of food and garden waste. By the end of this month, we will have our own chooks, with two houses donated from our Dalefield Whānau. All the while our tamariki are learning about the value of caring for plants, animals and the environment; and encapsulating this under the key ideas of culture and diversity, hauora and cause and effect. A planning day in October captured our local curriculum framework’s intent and the key actions for 2022.

This year Dalefield School took part in a programme of dance through the Footsteps Dance Company. While having three

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Douglas Park School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Senior Kapa Haka performing at our Matariki Festival.

Gareth Sinton At Douglas Park School we believe the purpose of education is to develop better communities through creating awesome young citizens. We give back through Service days, community involvement and instilling our PRIDE values in the children. We believe it’s important to get to know children and whānau, to bring them into the learning at school. The world is changing, and education needs to adapt alongside it. Learning at DPS is about developing the skills our children need for their future. We Nurture their talents, Explore new possibilities and enable them to Create a Better Future. For us, the key skills are Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Learner Agency and Creativity. Children leave DPS equipped to meet their future.

At the heart of what we do at Douglas Park is the DPS Kid, a description of the amazing students we develop here. The school has developed a curriculum framework to capture what we believe to be important for our learners ... our 3 circles.

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Teaching and Learning We have a strong culture of learning for our students and staff. We continually engage in high quality professional development that addresses the needs of our learners.

Some of the opportunities provided to staff

Our Kahikatea syndicate celebrating Pink Shirt Day.

this year included: • Working with Longworth Education (a research-based education consultancy) to develop our ever-evolving understanding of play-based learning.

• Taking part in the course, Identifying our White Spaces (run by Ann Milne, experienced educator, mentor and researcher), which navigates the inequities of Māori and Pasifika students in our education system.

• Using IRIS Connect (a video-based observational tool) to examine, critique and make changes to mathematical practices within the classroom.

Senior students visiting the Clareville Bakery.

Relationships Ehara tāku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini. My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective.

We greatly value the relationships we have with our students, whānau and wider community. We started off the year with our wonderful school picnic where staff and whānau were able to share kai, play games and enjoy one another’s company.

In July we saw a huge community turnout for our first Matariki Festival, which included a hangi, cultural performances, star gazing and storytelling. Lockdown saw us eager to continue these connections and we provided support for our whānau through regular and ongoing contact during lockdown and at Level 2 we welcomed families back on to our school grounds.

Core Beliefs & School Vision We seek to nurture our students’ minds by providing experiences that foster creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and learner agency. This is reflected in our Creatives Schools Index Report, which is a University of Auckland & Sydney study into creative school environments. This report showed our strengths in collaboration, risk taking and divergent thinking which is due to our culture of play and maker learning. DPS came out ‘above average’ and is among the highest ranked schools in New Zealand and Australia.

Rimu students enjoying our play based environment.

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Sunny (9) When I was making a kite I used agency because I had to find an expert.

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Eketāhuna School

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Tyre challenge.

Melinda Cowe I am proud and honoured to be part of an amazing school and community, who are collaboratively “preparing today’s child for tomorrow’s world - Whakakaha ngā tamariki mo apopo”. Our children are immersed in rich learning, with the very best opportunities and innovative programmes. Eketāhuna is a place where we support, challenge and build confident, connected and actively involved lifelong learners.

This year has challenged us all again as we have come to terms with living in a covid-19 world.

We have consolidated our community connections and strengthened our relationships. We are continuing our journey together in these extraordinary times, focusing on projects that will enhance teaching and learning to ensure our children experience success, find their passion, and know who they are and where they belong.

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Term 1 Our Powhiri welcomed all new whanau and our ‘Meet and Greet’ evening saw everyone enjoying the sharing of kai and a dip in the heated pool. The term saw a new shade sail in the pool area, daily swimming lessons, the Kidz Conference, Road Safety skills, House Leaders completing community service in town, regular music lessons, extension art programmes, school tee ball and softball competitions, creation of a ‘Writers Club’ and a school disco, along with the annual fundraising Golf Tournament, and students present at the RSA Memorial for ANZAC Day, making and placing crosses for our locally fallen heroes.

Our special nectar garden.

our Year 8 students attended the National Young Leaders Day Conference. We held a Polar Bear Plunge to raise funds for the senior camp, the Writing Club took a visit to Pūkaha writing and illustrating workshop ‘Good on you Helen Dew’, and our awesome community supported our school hangi celebrations for Matariki!

Term 3 The annual Tararua 7-Aside Tournament and Duffy Book Show started off the term, followed by a return to lockdown with the re-emergence of covid-19. Our remote teaching & learning ‘kicked off ’ as we connected online. On our return to school we had sessions with Small Sticks Hockey, worked on our school newspaper entries, had students’ art selected for the Aratoi Art Exhibition, and Māori Language week was acknowledged with te reo and tikanga celebrated!

Getting to know each other through Art!

Term 4 We started the last term with our ‘Spring Show’ creative art/craft aspect that makes the day so memorable. Children and staff are in training for our school athletics tournament and our Year 7 & 8 students are very much looking forward to their four-day camp at El Rancho in November. We will end the year on a high with a whole school ‘Fun Day’!

Term 2 Huge excitement erupted at the discovery of the new playground equipment that was installed over the holidays, and the start of the netball and rugby season. We hosted the Tararua Interschool Road Race and participated in the Tararua Cultural Festival, we revisited the Zero waste programme and

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Fernridge School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Our new school Bike Track.

Janine Devenport Well we all thought that 2021 might be a little less dramatic but yet again we have been challenged by the Pandemic. The awesome staff at Fernridge School have again done us proud and ensured that we have continued to provide amazing opportunities for all of our tamariki. A big thank you to all the whānau who have again excelled in home learning during lockdown. I was lucky enough to be awarded a sabbatical for term 3 of this year and I have to thank the Board and especially Roger Graham for holding the fort while I was away. Although there were plans to head away and study covid put rest to this.

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2021 has been a year to try and recapture ourselves as a whole whānau and explore the way we celebrate and share during the year. Our saying is “nurturing curiosity” and that’s exactly the way we learn here at Fernridge School.

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Our Matariki morning was amazing with the community joining us before the sunrise.

Our Kapa Haka group sang, opening a fantastic day of learning and laughter. We enjoyed our Hāngi for lunch and explored the whole day with creative activities. A huge thank you to all the whānau that helped prepare the hāngi and staff for a wonderful day.

STAFF

The Dances in Schools programme again proved to be another fantastic opportunity for our children to get their groove on each day. I must say we enjoyed the laughs and fun putting together some creative moves.

This year we had a very large group of tamariki in our Kapa Haka also known as Te Aniwaniwa. The experience of tuakana and teina was a bonus for us. When I hear

the children sing and haka it gives me a sense of connection. Thank you to all the staff involved with our wonderful tamariki.

We had a keen group of Track and Trapping children this year making sure that our school was pest free. Well done to all the children who checked our traps, weta houses and areas on a weekly basis. You all did an amazing job!

Our Dance Splash team was keen to create a masterpiece in movement which they did with pride. Learning dance includes the instrumental benefits of physical health and cognitive development. Our children definitely gave their best. Thank you to all the staff involved with making it a blast.

Our Bike Track looks amazing with a new Bike Shed and bikes ready to roll out. We are happy with the outcome and children absolutely enjoy racing around safely mainly on Fridays. Thank you to all the team involved in the process.

Fernridge School are proud to say we were the winning school in the Wairarapa area for the most involved during Movin March.

Thank you to all the community and staff for making this a moment to remember.

Thanks to the team at Wairarapa Road Safety Council. Our Enviro team is always doing fantastic work and making sure that we are keeping all our gardens and vegetables perfect. This year children created more areas to plant and grow trees which look like an amazing place to chill out or catch some sun.

Relay for Life, Crazy Hair Day, Daffodil Day were all part of the Fernridge School way.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Camps and day trips.

Belinda Bunny E tangata (our people): nurtured, empowered, inclusive. At Gladstone it is the caring, family feel that makes it a rewarding place to be.

Our strategic focuses are centred around manaakitanga; ako and kaitiakitanga.

Our literacy professional development journey is incredibly rewarding and has a focus on developing neurodiverse-friendly structured programmes for our students.

With low student-to-teacher ratios, highly skilled staff and a supportive local community we are well positioned to make a wonderful difference to our fabulous tamarikis’ education.

Ngā mihi nui

Years 7 and 8 space.

‘Team Gladdy’ have been working hard this year to jump fully into enjoying our newly renovated classroom spaces while implementing structured literacy programmes that were researched during 2020. Visually the school has been repainted and we have recently launched our new school logo to tie in with the current strategic plan and goals for the school.

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During the 1990s the current ‘We Shine’ statement and image were created to align with the strategic vision of that time. The new logo is future-focused and promotes alliance among all the school’s stakeholders. It is simple, clear and able to be used across all media and signage formats.

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The awa - river, represents our local waterways. It also represents the journey learners are on while at Gladstone School.

Learners grow, develop, bump up against learning rocks and prepare for the next stage of their lifelong learning journey.

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Like learners, the river grows, widens, connects and supports over time. The harakeke is a local native plant. It represents the weaving together of our community and

the growth and development of learners through nurtured, empowered and inclusive practices.

The circles or buds of the harakeke represent the 3 syndicates. The names of these syndicates - Kourarau, Ruamahanga and Ōnoke are important sections of our local waterways. As learners move through the waterway, they grow and develop.

The stylised person represents the community and its people working together to create a nurturing, empowering, inclusive environment. It represents all stakeholders working together to take responsibility for the development of academic, social and environmental education.

The circular look of the logo reflects continuous growth. It is ever-moving and all encompassing. Retaining the gold and black colour scheme as well as the motto ‘Kia Pono’, we hold on to the traditional aspects of our school branding.

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Trees, huts and plenty of space. across the country. These opportunities include camps; cluster sports events; day trips; music, dance & drama activities; kapa haka; chess tournaments and technology projects.

Our Year 7 and 8 students are lucky enough to be able to attend Makoura College for Design Technology on a Friday where they get to develop skills and use state-of-theart technology equipment to create a wide range of amazing items.

Fun learning. sustainable enviro food waste practices in the new year.

Trust House have recently approved a grant for money to go towards an artificial cricket pitch and practice nets.

We are excited about this being actioned over the coming months. As a school we are passionate about bringing in expert partners.

We have an enviro team aka ‘The Green Team’ which oversees the development of our student-led garden. Recent projects include the planting of a community orchard & berry garden.

This year students have enjoyed participating in Fun Sticks Hockey; Kiwi Hoops Basketball; Run, Jump, Throw & Get, Set Go with Mark the Shark; & Swimsafe NZ. Cara Brown delivers weekly vocal lessons, Maia Maunsell leads Kapa Haka and after school art classes were introduced during the year.

During the winter our community helped plant over 1500 native plants donated by the Ruamahanga Restoration Trust along our waterways here at school. There is also a team dedicated to the care of our school ‘pets’ - Lolly & Matthew, the goats, and Eve & Socket, the chickens. Our pigs - Pop & Corn, are now in the freezer and we look forward to welcoming some new pigs to help with our

Within school hours we are fortunate enough to have specialised tutors working with individuals who need extra support with their learning. In addition all syndicates have a teacher aide who supports teachers and students in their mahi and hauora. Our fundraising committee (FoGS) is dedicated to funding these and other initiatives throughout the school.

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OWNER’S MESSAGE

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Nicola & Joe Burling It is our pleasure to own and manage Good Beginnings Centres. We have a team of qualified and specialised teachers that have a passion for working with children under the age of five. Teachers work alongside the children to install a love of learning, fostering independence and school readiness. Our curriculum is based on children’s interests and during 2021 we have been on many learning journeys. As you can imagine each day brings delight as a child develops a new skill or discovers something for the first time. Our motto is Good Beginnings lasts forever and to celebrate being in business for 15 years and to show our commitment to ongoing learning we will be offering former students of the centre (attendance from 2006) the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to continue with tertiary education.

Good Beginnings Educare Centre was established in the early 1990s, with the Infants & Toddlers Centre opening in 2011.

Both centres are housed in refurbished villas and open Monday to Friday 7.00am to 5.30pm for 50 weeks of the year.

The Centres are spacious, homely, and the inviting environments support childinitiated play, catering uniquely for the specific age groups the centres are licensed for.

The Centre’s programme is developed in consultation with parents and children and based strongly on children’s dispositions, individual needs and interests.

The Centre’s philosophy is based on primary caregiving and children learning through play, gaining agency over their learning and development.

Throughout the day children can choose from a vast range of learning experiences in a carefully prepared environment.

Teachers and children interact in responsive reciprocal ways to support learning experiences that are meaningful to all.

Teachers are committed to supporting children and families in their transition between the centres and to school.

Our robust transition procedures ensure children have the appropriate skills for the best possible start at school. The Education Review Office visits each centre approximately every three years. The reports have found: “Children’s learning and development in play-based contexts is supported through a sound planning framework.

This involves parents and whānau and takes account of their perspectives and aspirations. Information about children’s participation, development and friendships contributes to a full picture of each as a learner.

Teachers provide a calm and settled environment that allows infants and toddlers the space and time to lead their own learning. Responsive caregiving meets their need for strong and secure attachments. Oral language is a key focus for teachers working with these very young children.

Teachers are responsive, encouraging and support young children’s engagement in learning experiences. Children confidently and actively participate in rich learning opportunities which increase their understanding of reading, writing and mathematics and are successfully included in programmes in meaningful ways.

Te reo me nga tikanga Maori are integrated throughout the programme. Children with special learning needs take part in an inclusive programme and teachers support children’s seamless transition to school.

Internal evaluation guides improvement and sustains best practice.”

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Greytown Early Years

CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE

Magical Matariki.

In times of change and uncertainty it reminds us to reflect on how grateful we are for all the support we receive. We are grateful for our Board, who provide support, guidance and direction. Our awesome team and their consistent commitment to our children, whānau and to Early Years. To our whānau, we are honoured to support their child’s learning journey. ‘Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning.’

We extend our thanks and appreciation to Greytown Trust Lands Trust, who continue to support our Professional Learning and Development and our Explorers programme.

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Never settle for anything less than pure joy.

Kate Lovegrove

We are thankful for our past and present fundraising committees, all the local businesses who support us each year and to our parents who volunteer their time, be it baking, selling raffle tickets, donating items, mowing lawns or providing expertise.

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As we reflect on the year, we are thankful for our precious time with our tamariki and with each other as a professional team.

We were fortunate to be able to hold our 7th Annual duathlon and Matariki events this year and attend the Seasons Capital E show and visit a local farm. Our Professional Learning and Development began with an in centre focused session and continued online. Practising mindfulness continues to be a focus for both tamariki and our team. Our Project Work on Superheroes and volcanoes has led to many learning opportunities for our large group of fouryear-olds.

We continually reflect on our areas of valued learning which informs our programme alongside Te Whariki. These areas support our vision, that ‘Children are empowered to become lifelong learners and positively contribute to their community’.

Our areas of valued learning are: Relationships At Early Years we work hard at building trusting relationships with children &

Our Board members.

Credit: Mark Beatty. their families as we know that partnership and knowledge of family aspirations is so important for fostering learning. We nurture an environment where children respect & support other learners. Children are learning to find their voice, to help and be helped by others, and to join group play in ways that support other learners.

Playfulness is the state of being full of high-spirited fun.

Identity We value our bicultural heritage and support children to find strength in their identity, language and culture, and recognise their place within their family, the Early Years community and the wider world.

We build children’s mana by accepting their individuality: valuing their home languages and cultures, celebrating difference and welcoming diversity.

Environment We create an engaging, welcoming and secure home away from home so children feel safe to thrive and learn. Our responsive, dynamic environment reflects our diverse learning community. We value our connections with the natural world, and support our tamariki to experience nature through our Explorers programme.

Life long Learners We nurture children’s identities as resilient lifelong learners through an empowering curriculum that encourages and supports them to be curious and courageous, to embrace challenge and guide their own learning. We make learning visible through assessment practices that give children agency and enhance their mana and identity, support and encourage positive learning dispositions.

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Greytown School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

‘Shave for a Cure’ fundraiser.

Patrice O’Connor Our school continues to go from strength to strength and is a place I am truly proud to lead with our team, children, parents and BOT. Our students continue to thrive and deepen their ability to learn and demonstrate our teaching and learning values of Hauora, Purposeful, Innovation, Challenge and Collaboration.

Students take part in numerous curriculum and extracurricular activities in cultural and arts groups, sports teams, leadership, school band, robotics groups, play-based learning... just to name a few.

This year the school has started its big transformation with construction starting on our new Senior Build (9 classes), two classes have been relocated and are being upgraded.

This year we have also had upgrades to our hall, pool, Senior Playground and new turf.

Greytown School is a busy and spectacular place to be a part of!

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This year has been very eventful for the Kowhai syndicate, they have had plenty of new students and teachers.

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One of these events was a production at St Luke’s Church Hall. The theme was celebrations. Everyone who participated enjoyed themselves. During the lockdown, some students took to the creative side of things, by creating comics and books.

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Getting muddy at Cross-Country.

Riversdale Beach where the surf lifesavers ran activities with them, like relays on the beach. They also learned how to boogie board. Some of the kids in Kahikatea are working on an article for Kea kids News.

Kauri had a great year. One highlight was their movie-making. Unfortunately, the parents and caregivers haven’t had a chance to see these movies yet, although we’re hoping to see them during Level 1. Another big part of 2021 was the band.

Our school band recently entered the Wellington area “Battle of the Bands” and came 2nd overall. We also had some excellent chess results with Samuel Gawith coming 1st in the regional tournament.

The Year 8 camp.

Students took part in a fundraiser for cancer research with three students and a staff member having their hair shaved to fundraise for the cancer society.

We were back on track with our annual Cross-Country out on Barton’s farm. The Year 8 students organised the school disco to fundraise for their leavers hoodies.

We celebrated Moving March with another wheels day where students could bring their bikes and scooters to school to celebrate getting moving. Overall this has been a very exciting and fun year for Greytown School. – Written by Charlie Edge and Grace Sutherland.

Kowhai Syndicate production.

Kawaka syndicate has had a lot of creative projects going on this year, including their own wearable arts show. They all have had lots of fun making them. 2021’s theme was Australia. They have been using fabric and cardboard to create their costumes.

In Term 2 they did an EOTC at Patuna Chasm, they learned about river safety and how to be safe out in the bush.

Kahikatea has had an “exciting” year. A highlight of their year was their rocket project, where they created rockets out of plastic bottles. They also had a day trip to

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Masterton Trust Lands Trust The Masterton Trust Lands Trust was established in 1872 for the purpose of holding land for which future generations could benefit. Today the Trust honours this legacy by distributing profits from commercial property rental income to fund educational, art/cultural and community activities for the people of Masterton.

In 2021, the Trust has an education grant’s budget of $400,000 for roll-based funding, school event grants, community education and the Whakaoriori Wellbeing Project.

Roll-based grants

This year $49,370 was provided to 27 early childhood education centres, kōhanga, kura and schools (primary and secondary) for resources and activities to enhance learning.

School events

Events supported this year include Matharapa, the Intercollegiate speech competition, the Intercollegiate debating competition and the Wairarapa schools photography competition.

Community education grants

Recognising that learning is life-long and contributes to community wellbeing, the Trust’s grants programme aims to support new learning

Students on the 2021 Korowai course at Outward Bound opportunities for every age and stage of life. More than $100,000 was granted to 13 schools and community organisations for educationally focused initiatives.

“We are funding education programmes to address the digital divide for people with learning disabilities;

Supporting wellbeing in young people The Whakaoriori Wellbeing Project aims to foster social competence as young people transition from early childhood to primary school and from primary to secondary school. A Trust grant valued at $600,000 has been committed to this project over the next two to three years. The Wellbeing Project takes a long-term approach with students involved in programmes that span 12-24 months.

arts programmes to help build mental health resilience; cultural programmes that strengthen cultural identity; science programmes with Te Ao Māori and Pasifika elements; and we’re supporting youth to attend outdoor education programmes like Outward Bound.”

Leanne Southey, Chair, Masterton Trust Lands Trust

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MANUHAUTŪ’S MESSAGE Lauren Spicer This past year has been a beautiful adventure!

Our kaiako have led their own journeys through championing Te Reo me ngā Tikanga Māori, caring for Papatūānuku, developing skills and knowledge in trauma-informed practice and diverse learning support. We have begun to reflect on how the curriculum that we provide can underpin social justice, equity and empowerment - of not only our tamariki, but our whānau and community too. It’s all a lot of learning, intentional practice, and conscious decision-making, but fuelled by a passion for being the best that we can be.

Meanwhile, the tamariki are nurtured and loved, embraced within Te Taiao, and along with their whānau, wrapped in a korowai of aroha. We have let them fly and empowered them with the knowledge of their own awesomeness!

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Kuranui College

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

New Papawai classrooms opened at dawn.

Simon Fuller

We have a wonderful school filled with amazing people.

Tēnā koutou katoa I would like to thank all the staff, students and whānau who have contributed to an extremely successful year, despite the unpredictable challenges of a pandemic environment.

Covid-19 has created a new normal, adding complexity, difficulty and pain to our lives.

But like anything there are opportunities and good that have shone through in this unusual time.

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Throughout the year there have been many memorable moments, including opening six brand new classrooms, seeing the building get under way on our new gym, gaining our first-ever Showquest national title, watching our students embrace Inspire Time and seeing the increase in student participation across several of sports. I have also enjoyed seeing the way in which our students have ably adapted to a shifting environment; remaining focused and gaining huge personal achievements.

As the school year comes to a close, we can take stock and celebrate the good things that are taking place within our school community: •

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Our students’ academic achievement is tracking ahead of previous years and national averages despite this year’s lockdown Our winter sports teams have all achieved excellent results with many teams making finals Our arts and culture continue to flourish allowing students to express themselves in creative ways Our college continues to grow with a predicted school roll of 770 students in 2022, up from 670 this year We have excellent, passionate and dedicated staff Our Ignite curriculum is being replicated around the country as a model for best practice.

As a college, we are lucky to be so well resourced, we are grateful for having a supportive community and we are mindful that we must keep doing what is best for each and every student. Kuranui is a special place.

Good luck to our ‘Class of 2021’, we wish you all the very best for the future.

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” Senior students party in pyjamas for Relay for Life.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Tim Nelson Welcome to the Lakeview School Year That Was. We have had another wonderful year, with our school roll continuing to grow. We truly appreciate every family that makes the decision to have their children at our fabulous school!

Like all schools, we have had another disrupted year due to challenges of living in the midst of a global pandemic.

Our community has continued to support the school to the best of their ability and our dedicated staff have gone beyond what is expected of them to provide the very best for our students. The transition to online learning was seamless. Seesaw has been a valuable tool to continue the learning journey for our children.

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There is so much more to our school than these snapshots. I would welcome anyone to visit us to get a first-hand experience of everything that makes up our school, a place that I consider an honour to be the principal of.

Senior camp at El Rancho.

Student Support – Lakeview is very grateful to receive support from many different sources: • The Ministry Healthy School Lunch Scheme – every child receives a free healthy lunch each day.

• KidsCan programme – supplying rain coats, shoes, healthy snacks and health products.

• Fruit in Schools scheme – healthy bodies, healthy minds • Duffy Books in schools programme – Free reading books • Breakfast club – support from Breadcraft Wairarapa/ Harvest Electronics.

• Free counselling has been provided to several students this year and will continue in 2022.

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Property – The refurbishment of all classrooms is now complete. All student toilets will be upgraded this year along with new play equipment being installed in our senior playground area. The new equipment includes swings and an Orex.

Our Enrichment Programme (Gifted and Talented students) run by Deidre Hodgkinson one day a week continues to be very successful. Lakeview is the only primary school to run such a programme in Wairarapa.

Cross-country.

Bikes in Schools Programme - The children continue to enjoy the loop track and skills track. The bikes are available every lunchtime weather permitting.

Kapa Haka – Jimbo Ratapu continued this year in his role as kapa haka tutor.

The groups will perform in the Kapa Haka Festival.

Our Band – is performing in the Intermediate Battle of the Bands in Term 4.

We have a very talented group of students.

Senior Camp – This year the senior syndicate will experience a four-day camp at El Rancho in Waikanae in term 4. This is a huge undertaking and will be a highlight for many.

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Mākoura College

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

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Marion Harvey Kia ora, Talofa lava, Welcome to Mākoura College A school where each and every student is known as an individual and where student learning and achievement matters. We are committed to providing the highest quality teaching and learning that enables dreams to become a reality. Our staff is a team of dedicated professionals focused on the success and aspirations of all our learners.

As Principal, I believe in the value of each student. I have high expectations of staff and students. My commitment is that by working together students will achieve their potential; academic, cultural, sporting, and set their direction for a successful life.

I ask you to open your mind to a college that has a big heart. I’m proud to be part of MC, Mākoura College, My College.

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Learning through Te Kohanga Mātauranga – The nest of knowledge.

Our College motto and vision underpins all we do and provides a framework to guide development of the whole person.

Mākoura College motto is Kia Manawanui; be of a courageous and compassionate heart.

Our Mākoura College vision is to grow tika, pono and aroha through learning: Whaia te Tika – making the right choices about what you do and say.

Whaia te Pono – developing a wise understanding of people and the world.

Whaia te Aroha – demonstrating concern and support for others.

Developing community links and leadership.

To our class of 2021; Kia haumaru haere tō hīkoitanga ki tua o Te Kohanga o Mākoura.

We wish you a safe journey beyond Mākoura College.

We look forward to welcoming new and returning students and their whānau in 2022.

Mākoura College offers a unique learning environment with: • a diverse range of subjects that supports all students for their pathway be it university, training, further education or employment • small class sizes • an inclusive, warm and safe environment • high expectations for staff and students • a wide range of cultural, sporting and adventure opportunities • Wairarapa’s only Military Services Academy • homerooms for Year 9 to help manage the transition to College • individual mentoring and support for all students • project based learning which focuses on developing lifelong learners through the use of authentic contexts

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Tamariki explore paint, providing opportunities for fine motor skills, messy play and developing their creativity.

PARENT’S MESSAGE Welcome to Our Village.

Each Playcentre around New Zealand is cooperatively managed by parents and supported by Playcentre Aotearoa staff at a regional and national level. At Martinborough Playcentre, we are a warm and welcoming centre, catering for families in our South Wairarapa community. Our centre provides a safe and nurturing space for our tamariki to grow and develop, and a supportive environment for parents that provides meaningful connections.

Our centre is focused on child-led learning, in each session we offer a variety of learning and play experiences for our tamariki such as painting, making playdough, sand and water play. Playcentre offers a unique opportunity to be part of your child’s learning and join a vibrant community.

Our sessions run on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 12pm.

Tamariki building friendships through imaginative play and dress ups.

At Martinborough Playcentre we continue to enjoy filling our kete/basket with te reo Māori kupu/words. We want our tamariki to grow their mōhio/knowledge and whakaaro/understanding of te reo Māori.

Together we celebrated Matariki, some highlights included waiata, whetū art and a whānau matariki disco. The evening was filled with fun, dancing and shared kai, and a special part of the disco was singing and doing the actions to the waiata Te Whānau Matariki.

This year has also seen the beginning of our playground redevelopment. We have cleared part of our playground to make space for play set-ups that cater for all needs and abilities. We also made a new mud kitchen space, which we are sure will be very well utilised heading into the summer months.

We are looking forward to developing our playground space further in 2022.

Developing skills in caring for the environment as tamariki create a fairy garden.

Come visit us at Martinborough Playcentre, we would love to meet you!

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While 2021 continued to throw curveballs at us all, the whole Playcentre community has pulled together to support each other through these uncertain and challenging times. A highlight for many of our Martinborough Playcentre members was simply being back altogether again at our centre. We saw the joy and excitement from our tamariki at being reunited with their friends and favourite play activities, and for our parents it provided a much-needed opportunity to reconnect in person with one another.

Playcentre Aotearoa is a vibrant and growing organisation and our centre in Martinborough is thriving. Now, more than ever families are looking for their ‘village’ and here at Martinborough Playcentre we are beyond thrilled that in the past 12 months our memberships have increased by over 200%. This is a fantastic achievement that our centre is really proud of, and means that from this term we have added an additional session so even more families in our community can join.

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Mauriceville School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Our Enviroschools Tracking and Trapping team with Jill.

Kim Lupo Mauriceville is a small school with a big heart. When I asked students recently what they would like others to know about our school they said that they wanted people to know what a great school it was, how good they are at learning, how kind they are to each other and why other children should come here. I think that’s an extremely good message to share with others.

Mauriceville School is a great place for children to learn and develop. We welcome new enrolments from our local area and Masterton, and provide a bus service from town to school.

We’d love to show you around so come for a visit and find out more about the school.

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Mauriceville School started the year on a high after receiving a positive report from the Education Review Office in February that acknowledged the great changes that have been made across the school over the past two years.

This year we’ve continued to build on those positive changes and witnessed our students go from strength to strength with their learning and achievement.

Some of the highlights of the year have included developing a global connection with schools in Malaysia, working with the Ruamahanga Restoration Trust, continuing our links with Pūkaha and now participating in a tracking and trapping programme.

We hope to continue these activities, and build on them by making links with schools in other countries.

Being an Enviroschool means that we have a significant focus on protecting and enhancing our environment, reducing our impact on the Earth and being sustainable.

This year we’ve focused on developing a garden with trees and plants that are native not only to our area but New Zealand in general.

With the support of the Ruamahanga Restoration Trust and Trevor from QEII Trust we have established a small native garden and intend to build on this.

The beginnings of our native garden area with help from the Ruamahunga Restoration Trust.

Our work with Pūkaha about native birds, insects and predators, along with learning about tracking and trapping with Gill from Enviroschools will allow us to ensure we create and provide a safe place for native plants and creatures to live.

In between all of that we’ve also done all the other awesome things that schools do participated in the Rippa Rugby tournament, swimming lessons at Masterton pool, displayed our wonderful artwork at Aratoi, had the team from M3 Mindfulness visit us, and had lots of fun.

We are a busy little school.

Classroom studies with Ms Hartley, Keira, Aiden and Izaiah.

As part of our global connection we initially exchanged letters with students from schools in the Perlis region of Malaysia.

This led to many questions about the similarities and differences between schools, children’s lives and countries.

In late October we held our first Zoom meeting with teachers and students from Malaysia, where they shared information about their lives and we asked many questions.

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Kieran McAnulty MP for Wairarapa Wairarapa, Tararua, Central Hawke’s Bay

As the 2021 school year comes to a close, I want to acknowledge and thank all our dedicated teachers and support staff, our students, and their parents. This year has been a challenging one for all and the success we are seeing is testament to the dedication, commitment and hard work shown throughout the year in education in Wairarapa.

And all the best to our senior students who are about to commence their NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship Examinations.

Wishing everyone a well-deserved break over Christmas and New Year.

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Masterton Intermediate School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Two fantastic days of EOTC.

Russell Thompson (Tumuaki) Tēnā koutou katoa ki runga i te kaupapa o tēnei tau rua mano rua tekau mā tahi.

Ka nui ngā mihi ki nga akonga, ngā kaiako me ngā whānau o ngā kura katoa o te Wairarapa.

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WRISSA Baseball champs for 2021!

BACK-TO-BACK BASEBALL CHAMPIONS Our MIS baseball squad of 6 boys and 5 girls arrived at Fraser Park in Lower Hutt on Tuesday, March 23, knowing that they would have to play very well to keep the WRISSA trophy that we had won in October last year.

The team delivered with four convincing victories including a 10-3 success against Evans Bay Intermediate in the final. The top two performers were again Genuine Savaliga and Maggie Shields with excellent efforts also from Rory Carswell and Rasharn Thompson. This achievement gained our baseball team a nomination for the Wairarapa Times-Age Junior sports team of the year award which we were very proud of.

While student learning has been disrupted significantly in all schools due to covid-19 for the second year in a row, our Masterton Intermediate students have arrived each day in a positive frame of mind despite the fact that many key events have had to be cancelled. In the coming years we will look outside the square in order to find ways for these activities to still go ahead within the restrictions that we are all faced with. We have enjoyed sharing some of the many highlights of 2021 in this publication.

Students enjoying coding in the digi tech hub.

It was a great feeling to win the tournament for two years in a row. We had a lot of trainings and all of our players worked very hard to prepare for the big day. I first started playing baseball for MIS when I was 11 years old and I have really loved it. (Maggie Shields)

Noho ora mai tātou.

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SYNDICATE HAKA COMPETITION The 7th syndicate haka whakataetae took place on April 15, with each team performing our unique school haka, “E mātahi ana, e mataara!” Waiohine (Rooms 3, 4, 5 and 6) were the winning rōpu for 2021.

LEARNING CONFERENCES IN FEBRUARY, MARCH AND AUGUST Each year our akonga, matua and kaiako come together for a learning conference, in February for new students, in March and then again in August. At the March interviews we achieved a 93 per cent turnout which was our highest result in many years.

I enjoyed going to both of the learning conferences this year with my mum and dad.

We talked about my goals for learning as well as some of the things that I needed to work on. My parents thought that my teacher was a good fit for me. (Morgan Mason) EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM In March each year, we hold our EOTC programme over two days, mostly within the Wairarapa region. This year there were 18 activities to choose from with the costs subsidised by $50 a student. Some of these funds came from the fantastic efforts of our students to collect $52,000 in sponsorship money for our Fun Run on March 9 which was a new record for our kura.

Our syndicate performed very strongly on the competition day. We were surprised to hear that we were the winning team but felt very honoured to receive the shield. (Kome Levi)

“What a great team!”

STUDENT LEADERS Year 8 student leaders, one boy and one girl in each class, were selected by their peers at the start of the school year. This year we introduced awa kāpene (river captains) as a way of providing leadership opportunities for more students.

Representing my class as a student leader has been a great opportunity. I have enjoyed organising the soup kitchen on Friday lunchtimes during the winter terms and I also like being a tour guide for new students. I have been able to meet a lot more people and I feel proud of my efforts. (Ryan Timperley)

Ollie and Theo enjoyed showing off their bowling skills at Masterbowl!

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(Continued from page 31) FARM MONITORS The school farm is a valuable learning resource that many of our students contribute towards.

We are very lucky to have a farm next to the MIS grounds. It provides a working opportunity with animals as well as nature.

Some of the activities on the farm involve getting your hands dirty in the creek, looking after the lambs and sheep or helping to fix up fences. Having the opportunity to go and care for animals is a big thing that we really enjoy.

(Bryn Pumfrey, Benno Williams) INTER-CLASS LUNCH TIME SPORTS Each term, syndicate staff organise a lunchtime sports competition in which all 16 classes are involved. Room 12 were the nonstop cricket winners in term one and Room 4 took out the volleyball event in the second term. They were also the top class in the knock-out (KO) tournament in term three and this term the touch series is proving to be a very even contest.

GIRLS HOCKEY CHAMPIONS One of the most comprehensive victories in a WRISSA sports tournament was achieved by our girls hockey team at the national stadium in Wellington on June 11. The squad scored 31 goals and conceded only 2 in their six games, culminating in a convincing 6-0 win against Tawa Intermediate in the final.

Winning the WRISSA trophy was an unbelievable feeling and all our players helped out. It was one of the best tournaments of my life. (Ella Stratford) POLY GROUP The optional learning opportunity at our school that has the most student members is our Poly group with 150 in 2021. Practices are held on a Day 5 afternoon and this year we have learnt items from five different island nations of the Pacific region.

Being a kaea in the Poly group helps me to express my Samon culture and gives me a lot more confidence. I love seeing everybody enjoying themselves when we are performing.

(Jeianah Taylor)

“Homai te miraka!”

FIRST XV BOYS RUGBY A very strong Masterton Intermediate first XV boys rugby squad was only able to play three games this year with several exchanges or tournaments being cancelled.

Results were:

Building projects that will be completed in the near future include decks outside two classroom blocks and an extension to our adventure playground. Students voted for the ninja warrior course to be added to the three sections that we have already.

v Palmerston North Intermediate Normal on Thursday, July 29 - won 43-17 v Wainuiomata Intermediate on Wednesday, September 29 - won the Piri Weepu Cup with a 79-0 victory v Tawa Intermediate on Thursday, September 30 - won 91-0 SYNDICATE SINGING COMPETITION Waiohine team went back-to-back in winning the singing competition on July 8.

ROCK BAND Being a member of the MIS rock band has been a fun, cool thing to do at school. We rehearse on Mondays after school, practising our songs over and over until they sound good.

In October, we played two songs, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Heart of Glass” for the Battle of the Bands. Despite not winning, we tried our best and all had a good time.

(Georgie Moore)

They sang our school waiata “Anei” followed by “Marry You.” We were nervous before our performance but once we started there was a lot of energy and our volume was good. It was a great achievement to win the first two syndicate competitions for 2021.

(Ruby Hayman, Warren Tauroa) PROPERTY PROJECTS We had a long list of projects that were targeted for completion this year. This included: -

Our Poly group enjoying the exchange with Avalon Intermediate.

Boys first XV rugby match against PNINS.

The opening of a digital technology centre in the previous library space Relocation of our library resources to Room 2 Room 1 set up as our Arts & te reo Māori room The opening of the bike track on March 1.

This track is almost 2 kilometres long The hall floor has been carpeted, ramp access, heat pumps and a new sound system have been installed while the ceiling has been repainted Our boiler room has now been converted into a storage shed for sports equipment.

Outdoor courts have been added for basketball and volleyball.

Elton Halford has been our rock band tutor for more than 20 years, working with more than 150 of our students.

Stephen Price won the award for the top guitarist at this year’s Battle of the Bands, which was held at the Southward’s Car Museum in Paraparaumu.

VICTORIOUS VOLLEYBALLERS Even though we had not played in a competitive volleyball league, our MIS teams were very successful at the WRISSA tournament which was played at the ASB Stadium in Kilbirnie on August 5. Our boys team gained third place and the girls won all 8 games including a convincing final 25-12 victory against Levin Intermediate.

I was very excited to be selected for this tournament. We trained hard and all our players made sure that their serves went over the net. It was a fantastic team effort. (Rory Carswell)

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Waiohine syndicate winners of the Interclass haka comp.

WRISSA Girls’ Volleyball winners.

ARTS ENRICHMENT DAYS Two full days of Arts Enrichment programmes are held in each of the second and third terms, which our students thoroughly enjoy. There is a very wide range of 20 arts-related choices including clay, claymation movies, hip hop dance, mosaic tiles, murals, photography, puppets and pūtangitangi.

I enjoyed Kool Kanikani because we got to express ourselves in a safe environment. Victoria Medina and Anton Pulefale were both amazing dancers and coaches. I gained more confidence in myself and had a good attitude towards my learning. This was one of the biggest highlights of my first year at MIS. (Tayla Wanders)

Danielle Robertson received a letter of reply from Jacinda Ardern.

Lucia and Lola with their pastel art.

SYNDICATE DANCE COMPETITION Each of our four syndicates was taught a different dance routine by Caitlin Duffy from the Footsteps Dance Company.

GIRLS RUGBY This year was the most successful ever for girls rugby here at Masterton Intermediate with the following results: • Second place at the WRISSA Sevens tournament on April 21 • A 59-7 success against Palmerston North Intermediate Normal in a tens match on July 29 • Winners of the girls sevens tournament at Memorial Park against Levin, Monrad and Wainuiomata Intermediate on August 13 • A victory by 36 points to 34 against Wainuiomata in a tens rugby game on September 28 Outstanding players in this year’s squad were Rasharn Thompson, Maggie Shields, Rory Carswell, Zion Tapara and Baylee Morris.

Practice sessions took place on 10 Monday mornings over terms two and three before the competition on Tuesday afternoon, November 2.

Judging criteria focused on discipline, enthusiasm, timing and participation.

Waipoua were our 2021 winners with 139 points out of a possible 160.

I really enjoyed all 11 of our rugby games this year. Our team improved our skills and gained a lot more experience.

I want to continue playing rugby next year at Wairarapa College. (Rasharn Thompson)

The kapa haka rōpu has had several memorable performances this year including a pōwhiri for 20 principals from all over Aotearoa on March 29 as well as awesome exchanges

When I went up to lead the dance I felt so alive. After the final performance, I had no idea about which syndicate would win. The results were announced through a Google meet and we were not placed fourth or third. The suspense ended when the announcement was made that Waipoua were the winners for 2021. The whole class leapt with delight and we felt that all our hard work was worth it. (Tristan Hunter) TIKANGA MĀORI Developing our culturally responsive practice has been a focus for our MIS staff in 2021.

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All students are provided with a basic programme in te reo Māori with topics that relate to our school-wide inquiry each term.

This year 30 Year Eight akonga have gained increased levels of confidence and understanding through their weekly extension lessons.

We also had excellent whānau support at our Matariki celebration on the morning of July 1.

WRITING Writing is an important part of all classroom programmes and students make considerable progress during their two years with us.

Our writers camp at Castlepoint in term four is always a valuable experience for all those who attend.

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Kind regards, Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister ADMIRE DAY At the end of each term, class teachers select three students from their own room who have consistently displayed the ADMIRE values, often when no adults are present.

The group of 48 students and three staff members spend the day at fun activities such as watching a movie at the Lighthouse Church, 10-pin bowling at Masterbowl, mini-golf at Queen Elizabeth Park or swimming at the Trust House pools.

I felt privileged to have my name called out in assembly as one of the ADMIRE Day students for the first term of the year. Ten pin bowling was the most fun for me because several of my good friends were also selected. (Campbell Wiramanaden)

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Opaki School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dave Finlayson

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Dance Curriculum

Wow what a year. I would like to thank all of the Opaki teachers, administrators, support staff, parents, and students in our community who worked incredibly hard to once again adapt to the new reality of remote learning during the covid-19 pandemic.

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Dance Splash

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School Choir

This change presented challenges for many — parents working and balancing home life, teachers developing remote lesson plans to fit different students’ needs, and students looking for new ways to stay connected to their friends.

So many met these new demands with grace and compassion.

We all know how adaptable and resilient parents and educators are in the best of times, and through these difficult times you have shown this in more ways than ever before.

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School cross-country races.

We are so proud of our educators, parents, and students who are teaching us all lessons in resiliency and community.

This year has shown me why I enjoy working with children and to be working alongside such a dedicated staff who go beyond the call of duty to develop programmes that inspire children to want to learn.

It has been a busy year and due to covid many school events either were cancelled or postponed to later in the year. We still have managed to provide a wide range of activities crossing academic, sporting and cultural fields.

On the cultural and academic scene our students have been involved in a variety of their passions.

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Jump jam

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Otago Maths Problem Solving

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Masterton and Wairarapa speech competitions.

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Students, staff and parents have worked extremely hard over the past years to develop environmental programmes. Opaki is a Silver level enviro school with the aim of achieving gold in the near future. We have been super proud of our achievements so far with the way that we have worked to improve our own environment and students’ understanding and learning as well as working as part of community projects. We have a very passionate enviro group made up of 16 students who range from 6 years old to 13 years old.

Yr 7 / 8 MiCamp - Students enjoying the Spa Walk to the Huka Falls.

On the sporting front, we have been pleased again with the huge numbers participating in sport. For the size of our school we punch well above our weight and we are lucky that we have the staff and community help in supporting our students in a huge variety of sporting adventures. Also seeing the successes of past students within the Wairarapa sporting fraternity has brought us immense pride.

This year we have had a focus on staff and student well-being due to the effects of covid over the past two years. We’ve set up a student council who run many activities throughout the school with the most recent being Gumboot Day in aid of raising funds for resources for mental health in students.

School Enviro garden.

Gumboot Day in support of mental health resources for students.

As term 4 progresses towards the end of the school year, we find ourselves reflecting on another year like no other. We were all excited with the completion of Tipu syndicate. This will leave the school with all syndicates working in collaborative spaces.

This year has been particularly tough for our year 8’s with many of the events they look forward to having to be cancelled. We want to wish all our year 8’s the very best as they head off in the next stage of their education.

A big thank you to the Opaki community for your continued support and input into making our school what it is today.

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Pirinoa School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Planting at Palliser Ridge.

Gene Moore I feel extremely proud of our school and love the fact that we combine an amazing learning environment with meaningful learning experiences that prepare our students for their futures.

Our vision is “A place where kids can be kids, and self-worth and curiosity are nurtured”. Our ‘lighthouse values’ are: Being Trustworthy, learning confidence, being considerate, having a positive attitude and becoming problem solvers.

With an immensely supportive community behind us, it is every bit a team effort and our school is our family, we learn and play together creating amazing memories as we go.

I consider myself fortunate to lead a team of such talented teachers and staff and know our learners are getting the quality education they deserve.

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2021 has flown by so quickly, it’s hard to believe we will be saying farewell to our Year 8 leaders shortly. We have had some amazing learning experiences this year such as our annual beach day where we go to Ngawi, we learnt about bush safety and how to survive in the wilderness, visited Mt Bruce, The Woolshed Museum and Aratoi and went for a walk up Mt Holdsworth.

Building huts at school.

comes from excellent teaching of the fundamental skills of literacy and numeracy combined with a fun learning environment in a beautiful natural setting.

Our Strategic Goals over the next three years are: • To provide excellent teachers who are highly skilled and equipped with the most up-to-date teaching practices • For our students to experience a deep, rich, meaningful curriculum with a focus on goal setting and living our school values Exploring our local environment.

• To engage with our community and have them actively share in the life of our school With our size, our staff really know and understand all our pupils, the relationship between educators and students is something I feel is absolutely vital in ensuring we can tailor the specific needs of every child at our school.

We would love the opportunity to talk with you about your child coming to Pirinoa School!

For more information, please contact us through our website or call in for a visit.

Fun at our Pirinoa Olympics Day.

We have been heavily involved in planting projects and partner with Palliser Ridge to carry out water testing and riparian planting to improve the ecosystem for the future as we learn how to live sustainably, we are guardians of our environment and walk the talk.

We are well-resourced and have had a major upgrade to our swimming pool which we share with our community. With modern technology in class, we enjoy a 1:1 ratio of devices to students in our middle and senior schools.

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Ponatahi Christian School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Y10-11 students making furniture for industry credits that count towards NCEA.

Peter Bertram Kia Ora Ponatahi Christian School was originally a primary only private school in the Ponatahi rural area east of Carterton that opened 43 years ago. For many years now we have been a combined primary/secondary school in Carterton, currently with a roll of around 135 with 12 full time equivalent teachers and 4 full time equivalent teacher aides. Having Y1 to Y13 allows us to get to know our students very well and to adapt the primary curriculum to respond to needs that show up in the college.

We are not that well known because we do not advertise. Our roll is full, and booked for the next 2-3 years. It is not our intention to compete with other schools. There are some great schools and great teachers throughout Wairarapa, and we can not offer many opportunities that can be found elsewhere.

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Our attraction is simply the Word of God permeating through all that we teach and do, and an environment where one can walk through the corridors and playgrounds without seeing anyone being mean to anyone else, and without hearing a swear word. And from the corridor to look into the classrooms to see children happily engaged in their learning. At least that is how it should be, but don’t think that we or our children are perfect.

awaited building programme has begun.

We have focused more on the core values that are important in the school which are so easy to lose sight of in this rapidly changing world. We are looking hard at the way we teach things to balance the focus on traditional pedagogy in numeracy and literacy with enriched learning experiences across the curriculum that students can relate to.

Every student from Y6-13 is provided with a laptop while the Y1-Y5 classes don’t look too different from a generation ago. The focus on career pathways in the senior classes has reached a point that almost every Y12 or Y13 student who is not on the pathway to university spends one day per week at a tertiary vocational provider. A big thanks to UCOL for this partnership.

Engineering challenge in the intermediate class.

The year is not over yet. Most of our primary students can look forward to indoor swimming lessons throughout term 4 while the seniors try at least to look forward to NCEA exams. May the Lord continue to spare us every day to reach the year’s end.

Y4-5 students making craters like those on Mercury.

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In many ways, except for the inconvenience of lockdown, it seemed like an ordinary year.

But what is “ordinary”? Every day that the Lord preserves us in good health with access to quality education in a country of many privileges and freedoms is a special day.

From the STEM opportunities our aviation students had at the airshow in term 1, to the skiing trip in term 3, and plans for term 4, everything we do depends upon the strength and opportunities God gives us every day.

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Looking to the future - Te Wānanga Taiao.

Kelly Body Kia ora koutou! Ko Kelly tōku ingoa, he Pou Mātauranga ahau – I’m Kelly and I started at Pūkaha in March 2021 as the new Education Director.

I’m here to work with students and schools to develop rich educational programmes that meet their learning needs.

I’m passionate about Pūkaha and I’d like to get more tamariki engaged with nature and dialled into the benefits of outdoor education.

Please get in touch with me any time to discuss your school’s needs: kelly@pukaha.org.nz It’s been an incredibly busy year!

Here’s a brief snapshot of the educational programmes that we offer and some of what we’ve been up to ...

School Visits Our education tour offers a broad overview of conservation, biodiversity and the evolution of our unique species. We can also work with schools to achieve their kaupapa. For a booking form please email: info@pukaha.org.nz. Our Te Hīkoi o Pūkaha (cultural tour) can also be adapted for children to give rich insights into Māori folklore and traditional story-telling. Next year we will be adding more options to the tour - so please keep an eye out. Thank you to all the schools that have visited this year.

Junior Rangers The Junior Rangers school holiday programme runs every school holidays on set days from 10.30am – 2.30pm. It aims to give tamariki aged 5-14 years a fun ‘handson’ educational experience amongst our wildlife and ngahere. Just $30 including lunch to suit all diets. Places are limited to 10 children a day, with different experiences offered each school holidays.

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Programmes can suit even the youngest of learners.

Career Expos Representatives from Pūkaha attended the Ūmanga Tūmatarau Careers Expo hosted

by REAP, to provide students with career options over 27th and 28th May. There are several career pathways in our sector that come from involvement with conservation and caring for wildlife. Please keep an eye out for us at your next Careers Expo.

Te Wānanga Taiao Our new educational centre will help ensure future generations of New Zealanders understand the importance of conservation and protecting our native species. It will be a huge community asset with bunkroom facilities for overnight stays and open up new educational learning and research programmes. Building started earlier this year and the project is scheduled for completion in November 2022. Watch this space!

Pūkaha Junior Rangers - fun outdoor learning amongst nature.

Finally, we look forward to connecting as many people as possible with nature and empowering students to think and act.

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Scuola Montessori

HEAD TEACHER’S MESSAGE

I did it myself!

Catherine Nel 2021 has been the second year of us being open in our beautiful, purpose-built centre in Solway, and even more fun than the last. I feel so fortunate to lead such an amazing team of teachers as we teach and learn alongside our children and whānau.

This year has been full of highlights, including a huge new playground which has been a fantastic addition to our outdoor environment.

I am so proud of the resilience, care and strength shown by our teachers, whānau and especially our children, in the face of the global pandemic.

I am looking forward to 2022 and continuing to create an inclusive community of Montessori learners, who have a burning desire to learn in every aspect of their lives.

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We have had such an amazing year here at Scuola Montessori Masterton. We have all learnt so much and loved building friendships with one another.

An important aspect of our caring for others programme is developing social and emotional competencies, a skill we hold to great importance here at Scuola Montessori.

Learning to understand and name the emotions they and others are feeling, is a significant aspect of becoming a valued and connected member of our communities but it also enables our tamariki to manage these feelings. How do I feel when I am sad, hungry, tired, happy, angry? How can I help myself when I feel these emotions? How does my friend feel if I am unkind or hurtful?

How can I help them to feel better? If we can develop these social and emotional competencies in our tamariki at a young age it will have a huge, positive impact on the person they will grow into as they progress through school, and beyond.

Using our Montessori Materials to practise number recognition together.

Helping care for our outdoor environment.

Our other key value of caring for the environment is noticeable in the work we do in our classroom and our garden. This year we have largely focused on our botany, zoology and geology programmes and this extends from our work inside; looking at parts and classes of animals and plants, our world and where we live, to outside; planting and watering our vegetables and flowers, looking after our centre rabbit ‘Locky’ and beginning our Enviroschools journey.

Here at Scuola we focus on three key values for our tamariki, Hauora, Manaakitanga and Kaitiakitanga, Caring for Ourselves, Caring for Others and Caring for Our Environment.

Learning key independence skills such as washing hands.

Learning to care for ourselves is a fundamental skill that all our tamariki need to excel at. From learning to dress themselves, wash their hands, carry their own bags and lunchboxes, put on their own shoes, prepare and serve their own food and get themselves a glass of water when they are thirsty.

The ability to care for ourselves allows our tamariki to become strong, independent and capable young citizens. As kaiako we are here to support this learning and we are so proud when we see our tamariki learn a new skill that set them up for life.

Building friendships together.

Taking turns and challenging ourselves.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Janine Tupaea Solway College is Wairarapa’s only school offering a true Year 7 to 13 ‘all girls’ experience, delivering a seamless curriculum covering both the intermediate and high school years by specialist teachers at all year levels. The all-girl advantage enables girls the absolute freedom to be who they are without hesitation. Our young girls benefit from interacting alongside inspirational senior students each day, learning at an early age to be aspirational; anything is possible for them.

Our Special Character sits at the heart of our school. Our Christian, family atmosphere and very small class sizes ensure that every girl not only succeeds but thrives. By knowing each one of our girls individually, we effectively target their learning and build each girl’s inner confidence. At Solway College, every student counts.

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Throughout 2021, Solway College students have continued to pursue their gifts and talents and excelled in all areas of our special character and holistic education.

Academic results were 100% at NCEA Level 1 and Level 2 and 92% at Level 3, with many students achieving with Excellence endorsements and a range of university scholarships. Sheryl Chand qualified at the Wellington regional Race Unity Speech competition for the national competition in Auckland.

She then progressed through the national semi-final to be one of six students from across Aotearoa to compete in the prestigious grand final event - doing exceptionally well to take out the Hedi Moani Memorial Award for Advocacy.

Sheryl went on to organise and host a Wellington regional race unity hui at Solway College.

Our students excelled at the Wairarapa Primary and Intercollegiate speech competitions, with Grace Wingate finishing third in Year 8, Morgan Dudley first in Year 9, Esther Leinfellner third in Year 10, and

Two new boarding dormitories were opened to accommodate the school reaching its maximum roll.

The new boarding dormitories add an additional 30 spacious and modern, individual bedrooms for our senior students.

Sheryl Chand first in the Seniors. At the Intercollegiate Shakespeare event, Sheryl Chand won the Direct Entry to the National Secondary School Production and Sasha Watson achieved the ‘Delivery of Text’ Award.

Eilish Skeet finished second in New Zealand Korean Language awards, Nicola Salmond was one of six New Zealand finalists in the Weta Workshop and Massey University Rising Stars Design competition and Violet Fisher finished seventh in New Zealand at the National Cross-Country champs.

Students and staff once again swiftly and effectively transitioned back into learning from home, online full-school zoom assemblies, and several house and sports time challenges during the 2021 covid 19 lockdown.

The Equestrian Academy has had another great year with both individual and team achievements.

The onsite Solway College hostel bubble made up of international students, staff and other students who were unable to safely make it home, made the national news for their assembly Flash Mob performance, covid-19 Hostel Jump Jam challenge and other fun activities they engaged in within their special bubble.

The school continued to pursue its focus on sustainability practices, with 100kW of solar panels being installed this year, making Solway College one of the largest school solar network systems in New Zealand.

At Solway College, every student and every staff member is an integral part of the whānau atmosphere.

This, along with the extension of the native bush area and their Katiaki Bush restoration group, resulted in Solway College being named one of three finalists in the New Zealand sustainable schools awards.

At Solway College, every student and every staff member is an integral part of the whānau atmosphere that contributes to making Solway College or ‘Te Kareti o Manaia’ a special home away from home for the students.

Principal Janine Tupaea expressed that “the school feels very blessed to have been able to extend our boarding facilities by opening two brand new, modern and spacious boarding dormitories this year”.

Solway College was named one of three finalists in the New Zealand Sustainable Schools Awards.

Sheryl Chand was the National Race Unity Hui Winner of the prestigious Hedi Moani Memorial Award for Advocacy.

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Solway Primary School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Mark Bridges 2021 has been a great year at Solway, even with the ongoing interruptions of Covid.

The community needs to be praised for their resilience and the active role they have played in making online learning a success. We have all been forced to embrace pragmatic solutions in an ever-changing world. With new housing popping up all around our roll has peaked to its highest ever at 250 students.

Wings of Wairarapa this year was a scorcher.

Grand Parents day is an annual highlight.

Americas Cup racing comes to Solway.

Ready for rock climbing at our year 6 camp.

Solway remains both a little bit town and a little country, a school that lets kids build huts and climb trees, a school with our community at the heart of all we do.

We have a fantastic team of highly dedicated, expert teachers who assure academic excellence across all curriculum areas.

At Solway we focus on what is important and our children love coming to school.

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Our students’ overall achievement in Reading, Writing and Numeracy is consistently higher than the national average.

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Throughout the year the tamariki have had some wonderful learning experiences within the school and out in the community including; swimming in our own pool, celebrating grandparents day with whānau, Wings over Wairarapa, visits to our local awa, cross-country fun at the showgrounds, Matariki breakfast with Solway whānau, athletics at the Sportsbowl just to name a few. We love exploring our own area and making use of the amazing assets we have in our community. Some of our learning topics over the year have included; developing a positive growth mindset, visiting our local awa, exploring our town, where are we from?, learning about Matariki, learning from home

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Solway School, where kids love to learn. during Covid Level 4, Fire safety, seasons, life cycles of plants, learning our own pepeha, school art show for Matariki & many more.

Children are happy and feel valued at Solway.

Our school community support and work with the teachers to provide a safe and happy place for their tamariki to learn and grow.

The Tararua team is made up of 4 classes with students from years 4-6. This year has seen many fantastic learning opportunities for our students. The students have had a variety of sporting opportunities through visiting coaches at school and inter-school competitions. Our year started with our annual year 6 camp at Brookfield camp to help build confidence and independence, always a favourite for those involved. This

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South End School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

The new awning in front of Kahikatea and Rimu.

Clare Crawford Kia ora koutou I continue to stand proud to be the tumuaki at Te kura o Taitonga. South End School is a vibrant primary school in the heart of Carterton - and the only school in Wairarapa offering both Mainstream and Montessori education. We pride ourselves on catering for all students’ needs. We promote student health and wellbeing and our beautiful and expansive grounds allow us to encourage and foster the importance of being physically active.

We welcome you to come and visit us to see how we can support your child’s learning journey.

Some of the bounty from our food forest.

Junior trip to the New Forest School, Mikimiki.

2021 was again a year of disruptions, interruptions, and uncertainty which have tested the resilience of staff and students.

Despite the challenges there have been many positives.

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At South End, we continue to celebrate our wonderful outdoor spaces and our ongoing relationship with Te Kura Papatuanuku Wairarapa Earthschool. Our food forest, beehives and chicken run are bountiful and provide a wonderful opportunity for our students and those from other schools to learn about biodiversity, the science of growing things, and to expand their knowledge of what is behind the food we eat.

Astrodome as part of Matariki Celebration Day.

Carterton Cluster Cross-country.

We recently added an awning to the front of the Kahikatea and Rimu classrooms which makes their space more useable and enjoyable.

Highlights of the year so far have been: our junior school visit to the New Forest School at Mikimiki in April; the Carterton cluster cross-country event held at Gladstone School on a stunning day; Carterton schools Year 7/8 days held every term; photography lessons from one of our talented teachers made possible by a Creative Communities grant; Rimu and Totara classes’ trip to Lake Wairarapa as part of the Mountains to Sea programme.

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Finally able to ‘break our bubble’ and get back to school!

Tana Klaricich (Tumuaki) & Chris Miller (Heamana) Tēnā koutou katoa, With the ever-present threat of a worsening pandemic hanging over it, no doubt about it 2021 was an odd year; and yet - as it has often been observed already - these uncertain times have seen many take the opportunity to reflect on, and reconnect with, what is truly valuable and important in life. Reflecting back on our school year, this idea of ‘meaningful connection’ seemed to underpin much of what was great about it.

When the ‘whanaungatanga’ was genuine, things flowed between learners and teachers, board and community, school and nature. Ākonga connected both with themselves and with each other. They wholeheartedly poured their energy into our Term 2 ‘Wonderful Wai’ inquiry, which let them follow their natural curiosity and explore the amazing properties and the ecological importance of water. When the call went out, our supporters rallied and our community turned out to muck in and plant our glorious new Sensory Garden, spread new playground woodchip, and install our two new in-ground trampolines. After two years of hard work and planning, the Ministry of Education reps and ERO gave high praise for our School’s teaching team and our Board - especially the effectiveness of our ‘Learning Through Play’ programme in the Junior Room for helping transition happy, curious youngsters into primary school. The energy and working camaraderie between our school and our friendly Featherston school cluster, and our new relationship with community groups like Pae Tū Mōkai o Tauira, were moments of authentic and intentional ‘connection’ that we count as the real highlights and proudest ‘triumphs’ for our School and its learners in 2021.

One of our favourite pieces of whānau feedback this year, was from a family whose child has really thrived at our school after coming from a much larger school. “We were initially worried that a smaller school might struggle to provide a wide variety of

experiences for our child; and yet it so turned out to be the opposite! Our child’s education has been just as varied (if not more so) and with not being so lost in a big class, we’d say they’ve had a far richer and more positive experience than what they had had before.”

With 2021 going down as an anxious year for some, at South Featherston School it proved to be a really positive year, where our tamariki and our school’s distinctive character shone through, and our espoused values really did come to life.

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St. Mary’s School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Pet Day.

Karen Goodall Wow it is hard to believe we have reached the end of another great year at St Mary’s School.

We have enjoyed some great stability with the same teachers in the same classes and really like the way things are working at our school.

We have upgraded one of our classrooms and our library and built some additional play equipment. It is always nice to look out the window and see the students playing together. We try to introduce a range of equipment so that there is always something different to try - pogo sticks, stilts, volleyball, skateboard ramp.

This year the students took over the gardens and each class has their own area that they are developing. This helped develop the Catholic social teaching principle of Stewardship/kaitiakitanga in our community - being responsible guardians of the earth and caring for the gifts God has given us.

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Catholic Schools Day only happens every three years so it was a bit disappointing not to be able to join with the other Catholic schools to celebrate this day but we made the most of it and celebrated what is special about Saint Mary’s. The staff have been taking part in the Positive Behaviour for Learning programme and are enjoying the opportunity to review our school values and what they look like in the classroom and playground.

We have been finishing each term with a celebration - tug of war, pyjama and movie day, house colours dress up and this always makes for a great way to head off into the holidays. Thank you to the family members who have coped so well with the changes of levels and what this means for schools. We are super grateful to our school community for all they do to support and encourage us.

Cause and Effect has been our big topic this year and the seniors have looked at the issue of Discrimination and inquired into a range of events that have causes - Tiriti o Waitangi, land marches, ANZAC Day, civil rights, Christchurch terror attacks. They also

had a big focus on the science topics of physics all around us and forces and motion.

The middle syndicate learnt about animals on land and in the ocean and how we can take action for our environment. They also learnt about aeroplanes and motorbikes and the technology and digital systems that they use. The juniors focused on making positive choices that affect personal learning and social relationships. Lots of our learning this year was about teaching our students how to ask quality questions so the teachers did this through a mystery suitcase and question of the day activity. Each term we teach and reward one of the school values or competencies. This year it was aroha, work and study skills, listening skills and respect. It is always great to see the students practising and improving such important life skills and we always love an outing to the movies or 10 pin bowling for the Principal’s Day Out.

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This year we focused on Growing our Faith as our religious topic. We learnt about human dignity and understanding that each of us is made in God’s image which means every person has an innate human dignity te mana o te tangata - that no one can take away. We learnt about the need to grow in compassion and empathy for those in need in our community - the call for justice in our world. Covid didn’t ruin everything for us - we still got to have Pet Day, it was just different with animals being at different places.

Book Day.

The juniors had a great trip to Mikimiki Forest School, the middles went to Rathkeale to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the seniors had tramps and camps to Atiwhakatu, Tauherenikau and Queenstown.

We had a great year of PE with the instructors coming in regularly for Kia Hakinakina lessons with us. Ka Pai Carterton were super generous and funded dance lessons for us with FootSteps dance academy which made for a lot of fun out on the courts on Friday mornings.

We also celebrated the Olympics with Brazil taking home the gold medals.

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St. Patrick’s Primary School 255 STUDENTS

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Enjoying the water slide during our launch of our socio-emotional curriculum.

Steve Wheeler Ko Rangitumau te maunga Ko te Ruamahanga te awa Ko te ngakau tapu o Hehu te whare Ko Hato Patariki te kura Ko Hato Patariki te whanau Ko Hato Patariki te tangata We are a Catholic Integrated School catering for children from new entrants through to year six. We aim to provide every child with a high quality education within a caring, respectful and Catholic environment. At the heart of everything we do are the school values of ‘Strength, Kindness & Excellence’.

Our school curriculum gives opportunities and experiences for all children to meet the ever-changing future with resilience and confidence. We highly value and promote all aspects of school life including sport, culture, environmental issues, performing arts and academic success.

“We are always keen to hear from families with a Catholic connection to join our amazing school community.”

Our goal is to prepare students at St Patrick’s School to be Catholic citizens who can participate and contribute to our everchanging world through the teaching of the New Zealand curriculum that is underpinned by our philosophy of learning: At St Patrick’s School, we want to empower our students to live the Catholic faith through all learning. We believe that student wellbeing is paramount, and is developed in an environment that is driven by the Gospel virtues and learner qualities that nurture and develop the whole student. We see the importance of positive relationships and the upholding of our school values of Strength, Kindness and Excellence in everything that we do. We treasure an environment where students have the opportunity to be agentic in their learning. We endeavour to provide our students with authentic learning experiences where they make connections to their lives through the spiritual, cultural, digital and environmental worlds.

Children learning about our history as part of our St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Our curriculum contains several key elements that help us to create learning experiences for the children to develop and grow in: Catholic Social Teaching - here we apply Gospel virtues to fulfil our lives, the lives of others and to improve God’s world: teaching us all to live as responsible citizens. Over a two-year cycle, each school term has a focus theme. Within each theme, relevant parts of the Religious Education curriculum are taught and learning is also linked to the other New Zealand curriculum subject areas.

Socio-emotional curriculum - this curriculum weaves together the emotional and spiritual development of students as we help them to develop emotional competence. This includes: awareness of our own emotions and those of others • emotional regulation particularly understanding how to calm down in times of heightened emotion • social skills such as expected behaviours, empathy, and problem-solving • self-management and responsible decision-making.

Learner Qualities - central to teaching and learning at St Patrick’s School is our learner qualities curriculum. This is an area where students are encouraged to develop futurefocused life qualities that they develop over time and are shaped by their interactions with people, places, ideas, and things.

Through developing the following qualities we hope students can adapt to any situation that they find themselves in.

Annual school cross-country at Solway Showgrounds.

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Play-based learning – we aim to engage students in learning opportunities that are interactive, creative, and imaginative.

Through taking risks, discovering new ideas, using their own interests, and putting these ideas into action they imagine, explore, and discover new learning. This approach places agency and student interest at the centre, encouraging students to become more aware of the design process and begin to see themselves as people who can tinker, change and improve.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Wings Over Wairarapa.

Jennifer Muth

• EPro8

2021 offered many opportunities to give service - opening our school for community events, ANZAC Day, organising swimming and football tournaments and the South Wairarapa schools’ speech competition.

• Junior Poetry Recital

Through these events, students understand that being part of a community means working together. Students also understand that working together can be fun and helps to achieve goals.

• Junior gardening

Senior students sold parking at the Martinborough Fair to raise funds for the Year 7 & 8 camp and the Donald’s Creek Restoration Project. Each class had a stall at our Harvest Festival and the funds raised go towards class trips and activities. No student is left out or left behind.

• House sports

Thank you to students, staff, whanau and community members who set the example of working hard and providing amazing opportunities for our students.

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We teach our school values of faith, love, justice and humility through the On-Track keys. We don’t expect students to know these values, we teach them, remind students often and reward students when we see and hear the values expressed in the classroom and in the playground. In a small school with small class sizes, we know our students well and support them to develop into future citizens.

• Live theatre visits • Live Wires radio programme • Transition visits from local ECE • Geo Camp • Year 5 students winning the Year 5 & 6 Matharapa Students serving their community on ANZAC Day.

• Stations of the Cross • The Hands of Christ Homework Challenge • Rippa Rugby • Cross-Country • Production: In the Beginning – Our Stories, Our Way Our local curriculum is developing to give students a sense of belonging and to identify with South Wairarapa.

We continue to explore the legends of Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane. We also explore the history of Featherston through the War Years, the start of St Teresa’s School in 1955 and current developments.

Alongside this sits the geology and ecology of the area. We are very excited about our new science programme, which explores the local land forms, local wild life and plants.

We provide opportunities for holistic growth - spiritually, physically, emotionally, academically and creatively.

Our new science programme includes practical hands-on experiments and visits to sites of interest at all levels of the school.

These are some of the highlights of 2021:

We weave digital technology through all learning areas. Our students enjoy coding and STEM activities. We dedicate time to the arts - visual art, dance drama and music. Our school production stars every student at our school, as does the biannual art show.

• Welcome back picnic • Swimming and the Featherston Cluster Swimming Sports • Year 7 & 8 Camp at Riversdale Beach • Wings Over Wairarapa • Year 6-8 students yachting on Wellington Harbour

Yachting on Wellington Harbour.

If you would like to see our school in action, come along to our Open Day early next year or make a time to visit. Please contact office@teresas.school.nz or 027 733 1636.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Spreading bark on new tuakana playground.

Tumuaki – Pip Rimene Ka nui ngā mihi ki a Ranginui e tū iho nei, ki a Papatūānuku e takoto ake nei. Koutou e te tini o aitua, haere atu rā, e moe ki ō koutou tūpuna. Ko te hunga mate ki a rātou, haere, haere, haere ake rā. Tātou te hunga ora, tēnā rā tātou. Nei rā te mihi matakuikui o te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa ki a koutou.

Ko Pip Rimene taku ingoa, tīmata ai taku hikoi reo Māori ki te taha o aku tamariki ki te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hāmua i te tau 1997, nāwai rā ka whai mahi ki raro i te parirau o tō tātou kuia a Nanny Marcia. Ka hipa te wā, ā, ka neke ki tō tātou kura mahi ai.

New teina playground.

Celebration of Matariki and dedication of rākau.

The year that was! What a year it has been.

We have welcomed 20 new tamariki to our kura this year and with 26 year 0-1s have the biggest cohort of new entrant students that we have ever had.

Planting along the Mākoura stream.

Learning about tuna as part of the Mokomoko.

Our roll has reached its highest level in 14 years, and we are now sitting at 100 students which is really exciting.

A big focus this year has been the improvement of our grounds and we have recently completed the construction of two new playgrounds, one for our kura teina (years 1-4) and one for years 5 and over; and the construction of a fitness course for our senior students.

We received funding from the Tū Matariki trust and as part of our Matariki celebration planted 300 trees as the sun came up. We are also making progress with the relocation of our maara kai and construction of an outdoor learning platform and new garden beds.

In addition to looking at our learning programmes and the ways we teach, we have also reconfigured a space in one of our teaching spaces to house our kura radio station which is soon to hit the airwaves.

This is set to be a ‘real-world’ learning space for our tamariki to share their reo Māori with our wider community.

A big thank you also to Sam Ludden who has worked across this year with our year 8-10 students on the mokomoko project and increased our understanding around the need to look after our environment.

Trip to Castlepoint as part of kaupapa ako.

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SENIOR TEACHER’S MESSAGE

Looking over the outside environment towards the Hadlow Pre-school building.

Niki Ladd/Annabel Wyeth It has been another busy year at Hadlow Pre-School. Despite some disruptions we managed a trip to watch Capital E’s production of ‘Seasons’, celebrated Matariki with a concert and shared lunch, and enjoyed a Teddy Bears picnic.

We have continued our regular visits with Hadlow School including buddy reading and library visits as well as joining the school for Book Character Day. This year we have initiated a very special relationship with Epiphany Church. We have weekly visits from members of the Church as well as regular walks to the Church. We are very lucky to have had the opportunity to build this connection to further strengthen our Special Character.

Declan helping look after our gardens.

Madeleine and Olive baking in the sandpit.

We would like to thank all our families and members of our community for their continued support of Hadlow Pre-School.

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At Hadlow Pre-School we pride ourselves on providing quality early childhood education for children ages three to five years. We welcome children from throughout Wairarapa to our calm and caring space on the grounds of Hadlow School. Hadlow Pre-School is part of the Trinity Schools and we accept pre-schoolers who wish to enrol at Hadlow School as well as alternative schools. Our session options are 8.30am-1pm, or 8.30am3pm, term time.

At Hadlow Pre-School we prepare children for a lifetime of learning by providing a balanced programme. Highly qualified teachers ensure each child builds a strong sense of belonging and meaningful relationships. We provide a respectful and inclusive environment full of laughter, exploration, and excitement.

Children actively participate in a range of experiences, both planned and spontaneous.

The development of early literacy and mathematical skills, along with our Anglican Special Character and pre-school values (kindness, respect, confidence, perseverance and independence) form the basis of our programme. Teachers encourage children to

The river, swings and climbing equipment at Hadlow Pre-school. strive and persevere, so they are empowered to become confident and competent learners. Each child is encouraged to develop and extend their leadership skills throughout their time at pre-school.

Zoey Olson leading the karakia at mat time.

Parents, grandparents, and extended family are kept informed of their child’s progress instantly through our online system, Storypark, allowing them to be actively involved in their child’s learning. Goals based on dispositions form the basis of our learning stories. Children are encouraged to set their own goal, guided by their parents’ aspirations.

Our waiting list continues to grow so if you are interested in your child coming to Hadlow Pre-School please visit us or fill out a registration form on our website.

For further information, please contact us.

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Hadlow Preparatory School 200 STUDENTS

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

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Andrew Osmond Hadlow Preparatory School is a state integrated, co-educational, Anglican school for students in Year 1-8. At Hadlow traditional values, our special Christian character and learning principles are combined with innovative teaching and future-focused practices. A strong link between home and school is fostered and encouraged. School culture, community, well-being, our vision, our values, and special character underpin everything we do here at Hadlow.

We feel incredibly fortunate with the year we have had again in 2021. Like 2020, and previous years, we have continued to enjoy school, learning and school community events. Thankfully, in most cases, our school year has been relatively unaffected with Alert Levels and ‘Delta’. It has been another exciting year for staff, students, and families at Hadlow School. Having been principal at Hadlow for nearly four years, and being principal of two schools previously, I feel incredibly privileged to lead the staff, students, and our school community. At Hadlow, traditions, our special Christian character and values are blended with a clear, future focus to grow great people. We believe in really knowing each, and every child, focusing on developing a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy, as well as opening up opportunities and developing interests and passions. As well as teaching and learning in each classroom or each learning hub, all our students enjoy going to specialist teaching spaces and specialists teachers each week for art, music, dance, drama, religious education and technology for our Year 7 and 8s.

Our school vision is ‘Making a positive difference in the world through personal excellence, service, and hauora’ Everything we do, the way we think, act, interact, the relationships we build all come back to our school vision and our values. Our six values of respect, kindness, creativity, teamwork, resilience, and responsibility are the foundation for growing great people.

There have been many highlights and achievements for our students in a curriculum

that offers depth and endless opportunities.

At Hadlow, our students shine, grow and have success, in an environment that is supportive and positive. We are also part of a family of schools that starts with Hadlow Pre-School and then after Hadlow on to the secondary level at St Matthew’s Collegiate School and Rathkeale College.

ANZAC Dawn Service.

Below are a few highlights from 2021.

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Student achievement and personal excellence

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Teaching and Learning

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Special Christian Character

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Options, CAFE and Passion Time Programmes

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Digital Technology, ICT, Science and STEM and EPro8

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Matariki

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Music, Performing Arts, Kapa Haka

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Sport and EOTC

At Hadlow, we are incredibly proud of our students and teachers and what they achieve on their journey each year, and 2021 has certainly been another fabulous year in so many areas. In the classrooms, on the sports field, with music, kapa haka and the arts, expectations are always high, and it is amazing what our passionate teachers and students accomplish every day. When the bar is set high, it is staggering what they can attain. Student achievement and personal excellence is always at the forefront of our learning, and so is developing the skills our students need for the future. Personal excellence is about being the best you can be.

Learning at Hadlow is personalised to meet the needs of each learner. Pastoral care and really getting to know each of our students is our number one priority. As educators (and schools), we have the responsibility of teaching soft skills, such as creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, critical

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Girls cross-country.

Developing strong relationships and friendships.

Tramping in the Tararua Ranges.

Lining up for lunch.

Hadlow Preparatory School

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Matharapa Champions.

Our Annual Cross Country event is always a day where our students support each other and strive to do their best. thinking, communication and relational skills, to ensure our children are well prepared and can function and interact competently and confidently in our changing world. The “Hadlow Learner Attributes” is a framework to ensure our students develop these ‘soft skills’; these are woven into our teaching and learning. Positive relationships, well-being (hauora), our values and having a growth mindset continue to play a pivotal role for our students and teachers.

Our Special Christian Character, is about service, reaching out and helping others. Our week starts with chapel each week that is led by our team of student chapel leaders. Once

Wings over Wairarapa. a year the Trinity Schools also come together for a special Trinity Service. We also enjoy our start of year family service and picnic and finish the year with our carol service. Hadlow has a school chaplain who leads worship and works closely with other chaplains and priests in the Anglican Church.

This year, our Options, CAFE and Passion Time Programmes have seen our students engaging and making real life connections with interests, passions, and people in our local community and further afield. These programmes are designed to encourage and develop a range of skills and values for Continued on page 52

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Sports Exchange – netball.

Pink Shirt Day .

Continued from page 51 students, including innovation, critical thinking, financial literacy, entrepreneurial spirit, problem-solving, teamwork and confidence. This is one initiative that aligns with future focused learning and making learning real.

Our students absolutely love being involved with ventures and working with a range of people in different contexts. In Digital Technology, our students use 3D printers, learn to code, and are involved in electronics. As well as ‘Digital Technologies’, STEM and Science are important parts of our school curriculum. Our students are also involved and compete in EPro8.

At Hadlow we believe in ‘Growing Leaders’ and giving our students, particularly our older students the opportunity to learn about leadership. They learn about the different qualities leaders have and also develop an understanding of how people can develop these skills and qualities.

Our students learn about goal setting, having grit, having empathy, service, making mistakes and having a growth mindset; all important in becoming a leader, or when following their dreams. Our Year 7 and 8 students are also

involved in the William Pike Challenge Award when they move into the senior part of the school. The award is a primary school equivalent to the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The William Pike Challenge Award Vision is “to grow a world of young explorers that are ready to take on our rapidly evolving world.”

In July, our school community came together to celebrate Matariki. The evening was filled with fun, food, musical items, skits, and activities such as star gazing, looking through a telescope, storytelling, the star dome, craft, and art activities.

The night was a huge success, and we look forward to further school community Matariki celebrations in the future. Music, Performing and Visual Arts and Kapa Haka are areas where our students thrive and grow. Our students regularly perform - this includes choirs, our kapa haka group, dance, drama, bands, and musicians.

Our musicians learn a range of musical instruments and sit their music grade examinations each year. Public speaking and learning to present a speech are also a part of our curriculum, with all students from Year 3 to Year 8 doing speeches each year.

Public speaking, like riding a bike, or kicking a ball or reading,

Sports Exchange – rugby.

Sports Exchanges with other prep Schools are special events our pupils always look forward to. is a skill; the more you practise and the more you are exposed to such opportunities, the more you will grow and develop these skills.

Hadlow has always punched well above its weight in a range of sports.

This year, some of the sports our students have participated and competed in, have been rugby, hockey, football, netball, swimming, cross-country, touch, basketball, cricket, tennis, athletics, equestrian and golf.

A lot of our fixtures are exchanges with other prep schools, where our teams travel around the lower North Island and experience travelling and playing together as a team.

These experiences are often treasured by all our students, long after they leave Hadlow.

With careful planning around covid-19, we have made sure our exchanges continued to go ahead in 2021.

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At Hadlow we have clear progressions and opportunities for all our students, when it comes to ‘Education Outside The Classroom’ – EOTC throughout the school year. Our students enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities and overnight trips and camps.

Getting outside in nature and learning outside of the classroom, is nothing new, however, the benefits for students in our increasingly digital and busy world is huge.

Looking back at 2021, we will remember many things, including ‘Delta’, thankfully we were able to manage and continue our learning to ensure our special events carried on as normally as possible; without ‘Delta’ getting in the way. 2021 was another fantastic year and one everyone can be extremely proud of. We now look forward to 2022!

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Rathkeale College

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Martin O’Grady It is a privilege and an honour to be Principal at this unique school, set in one of the most beautiful campuses you could ever hope to learn in.

Our students here at Rathkeale College set high and challenging goals and are supported in every way to achieve them.

Their achievements are a constant source of pride and motivation for our staff.

For a small school, we compete and achieve consistently well on the regional and national stage in Academia, Sport and the Performing Arts, largely due to the 100% commitment of all boys to all aspects of school life.

At Rathkeale, we strongly believe in Open Minds, Open Spaces and Open Futures. Our mission is to provide a learning environment that inspires students to be the best they can be in all dimensions of life.

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A highlight of 2021 for Rathkeale has been the return to regular use of the Trust House Theatre after 18 months of renovation.

The auditorium is the focal point of the college, and staff and students appreciated being able to gather there again for weekly Chapel services and assemblies, as well as significant annual events such as the Trinity Schools’ Chapel Service, and interhouse music competition. This year’s major production, Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, played to large and enthusiastic audiences, with a sell-out matinee performance for local primary schools proving particularly popular.

The purchase of the block of land adjacent to Rathkeale with its associated paddocks and farm buildings, has considerably increased the acreage of our Primary Industries Land Lab, and the associated success of our Agriculture programme. The Shearing team won the NZ Rural Games Secondary Schools Championships this year and Rathkeale teams placed 1st and 2nd in the East Coast Regional Finals of the Junior Young Farmer of the Year, going on to place highly again in the National competition.

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Oliver Robinson-Smith and Matthew Heard work through an algebra question in Maths.

Year 9 Boarders support anti-bullying message on Pink Shirt Day.

Teaching and learning remain at the forefront of what we do, and as a Microsoft Showcase school, Rathkeale was again fortunate to be able to transition rapidly and smoothly into remote learning when the country was thrust back into lockdown in the second half of the year. Our teaching staff are becoming adept at providing creative learning experiences online!

Rathkeale places importance on boys having an awareness of others, and inclusivity.

Activities in support of National Schools Pride Week, Anti- bullying and Mental Health Awareness were well supported by students and will be built on in 2022.

The competition houses set off for the annual Gate Run.

We had considerable success on the sport’s field and in the performing arts.

Viva Camerata (our combined Rathkeale College and St Matthew’s Collegiate Choir) was selected for the Cadenza festival of The Big Sing and subsequently awarded a Tui (gold medal equivalent). Numerous boys competed for the school nationally in a range of sports, and our winter and summer sport codes kept the boys active, healthy, and competitive.

Despite covid-related disruptions, it has been another very positive year at Rathkeale College. Our roll is growing strongly, and we look forward to 2022 with optimism, albeit in uncertain times.

Staff played students in Kī o rahi during Māori Language week.

Rathkeale hosted the Trinity Schools’ Chapel Service in the recently renovated auditorium.

The major production of ‘Joseph’ drew large audiences.

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St Matthew’s Collegiate School

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Principal Kiri Gill joins the girls for Rainbow Week activities.

Kiri Gill St Matthew’s Collegiate is an Anglican boarding and day school for girls from year 7 to year 13. We have the benefits of the urban vibe but within reach we have the tantalisingly rural serenity. Senior College is an educational opportunity we share with Rathkeale College and is yet another jewel in our crown providing further shared curriculum growth and opportunity for our young women and the young men of our brother school. We retain the expectation of ensuring that all students are digitally fluent. Being an integrated school, the daily encounter with Christ promotes compassionate, just, and global students who contribute to the community. Our endeavour is to engage in learning which embraces collaboration across learning areas developing self-directed learners who strive for personal excellence in academic, cultural, service and sporting pursuits.

2021’s word is Adapt I have been reminded about a comment I made last year that went something like this ‘if we think 2020 is a kicker of a year then we will feel its brunt in 2021’. I was right, and that is even after saying I would make no predictions about 2021. I must take my hat off to our staff, students, and community for how we have adapted to all that 2021 has laid at our door.

As we came into 2021, I waited with bated breath for the 2020 NCEA results. It was unrealistic to think that the academic capacity of students would be unaffected by the pandemic, but I knew they had worked hard and that teachers had provided incredible support. So, when analysing the results - to discover we had again achieved 100% success at NCEA levels 1, 2 and 3 was true testimony to commitment and hard mahi. There is not space to talk to all the achievements this year, but suffice to say St Matthew’s has made the most of sporting moments by adapting to the changing conditions and Alert Levels. The Dunce Cup traditional 1st XI hockey game between our school and Wairarapa College saw the

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cup staying with us. We made the Primary Cricket Nationals, being 6th in New Zealand.

Our 1st XI Cricket, currently 2nd in New Zealand, is looking forward to the Nationals in December. Our Senior A netball won their netball grade. And in football, netball, and hockey many of our teams made Finals.

Cultural adaptability was essential for Miss Richardson’s rehearsal schedule for the St Matthew’s production of The Addams Family. She and her cast showed incredible fortitude as they grabbed all opportunity within changing Alert levels to prepare the show. Their commitment was well worth the effort. Our director, cast and crew wanted to put on an amazing show and that is exactly what they did. We were also treated to the Senior College, Rathkeale production of ‘Joseph’ - an hilarious journey with those famous brothers.

Procurement of many products has become difficult in the past two years. Having skills to adapt makes that lack easier to bear, but more it can cultivate new skills. ‘Sewing’ as it was simplistically called when I was at school, was taught. That skill is something I still utilise now so I can adapt an outfit or if I cannot find something I like, I can adapt and create it myself. Once again, our girls under the tutelage of Ruth Bucknell have received National honours in the Hokonui Awards for that skill of creativity and adapting fabrics into amazing garments. These students from our school achieved the following accolades SPARK School Natural Fibres Award Runner Up - Kate Forrester, COLLECTIVE DESIGN School streetwear Award Winner Ruby Wells, the Bernina School Award of Excellence and overall Winner Ruby Wells. The National WoolOn 2021 saw an award given for the best entry from a school student across all the categories.

This year the Schools Award winner was our very own Maddie Wellbrock with her ensemble ‘Rewa Rewa’.

Finally, after Big Sing Wellington Viva Camerata excitedly adapted their vocal repetoire because they secured a place in the National Cadenza. Clearly the adaptations worked a treat because they came home with a Gold Award.

The ‘Ancestors’ wait in the graveyard of the Addams Family.

Year 9 students gifting their ‘Big Books’ to Douglas Park juniors.

Year 11 girls enjoying the outdoors on camp in March.

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Wainuioru School

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Mr B – sack racing talent emerges.

Hugo and Tama showing off their shearing skills.

Gene Bartlett Tēnā koutou katoa In my final message as principal of Wainuioru School, I would like to firstly acknowledge my staff, community and students for their amazing support over the past four years.

The students have always been at the heart of what we do and I’m sure this will continue in the future.

Rural education provides an authentic way of learning in such a unique setting.

Collaborating with Whareama, Tinui, Mauriceville as well as Opaki School has enabled us to flourish with like-minded students and communities.

I have been extremely grateful to connect with so many amazing leaders and community members and wish them well for the future.

Wainuioru School & Community Nursery.

Strong Sense of Community We started the year with our traditional picnic day, which enables new whanau to connect with our community. A fun-filled day which also included powhiri for our new entrants.

The students love this day and the activities are highly competitive among the students and parents. Young Leaders of Tomorrow. Our Head students and the Student Council have been proactive in our school and community and are always trying to make a difference.

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You Reap What You Sow The Wainuioru Community River Care Group received government funding to develop a local native plant nursery at our school.

This enabled us to establish a new entity called the Wainuioru School & Community Nursery. Situated on a previously disused area of the school, the nursery has flourished into a central meeting place for many of our school and community members.

Ngaumu class after a morning planting at Te Parae Station .

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Led by a band of very capable and enthusiastic members, the nursery has employed a manager to oversee the dayto-day operations of the site. Marilyn Hunt (ex-Lansdowne Nursery) has been pivotal in

ensuring that we are producing high quality seedlings and is also providing mentoring for our local people.

The nursery has the capacity to grow over 100,000 trees a year. A small group of passionate people started the Wainuioru School & Community Nursery and we have a fantastic group of volunteers who connect every week. The nursery is now a commercial operation and the aim is to supply native trees for our local river catchment area, as well as the wider community.

Virtual Pets Day Pets Day continued once again, but in a different format! There was no shortage of glam and spunk as our students and their pets put their best paws forward. Like most rural schools, Pets Day is an event on our calendar that is very special. Pets are part of many children’s lives. Parental involvement, open discussion, and planning are necessary to help make pet ownership a positive experience for everyone. A child who learns to care for an animal, and treat it kindly and patiently, may get invaluable training. A massive thank you to our amazing sponsors at Wainuioru.

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Wairarapa College

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Matt White Tēnā koutou katoa, I am proud and privileged to lead Wairarapa’s largest secondary school. Our vision, ‘with wisdom and courage, kia mātau, kia māia,’ emphasises well-being, effective teaching practice and the fostering of strong connections with the Wairarapa community.

We have spent 2021 reflecting on our vision and this has led to the development of a modern approach to learning that complements our proud history as a community school. I acknowledge the hard work and commitment of our staff who have embraced these changes to our learning environment, while also managing the challenges of covid-19 and ongoing property development.

Ngā mihi nui, Matt White

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Our year started with a successful inaugural threeday orientation for Year 9 students. Our new students were welcomed with a pōwhiri, introduced to how the school operates and made connections with key staff and student leaders. Our pastoral care system was restructured to align Deans with Houses, to help build relationships and to increase House spirit. The same House Dean and Group teacher will support students from Year 9 to 13. Our House singing competition this year was a highlight, with staff and students showcasing their talents on stage.

Our Board of Trustees welcomed four new members, including local, iwi-appointed representation. The dedication of our Board members has resulted in the college this year being self-governing and financially sound. The Board looks forward to continuing the planning for our 2023 Centenary.

Kapa Haka has had a significant increase in numbers due to the leadership of Whaea Huria Robens and tutors Matua Jimbo Ratapu and Matua Maia Maunsell. A Pasifika Group began meeting in Term 3 and has helped assist with Pasifika Language Week celebrations. Our Whānau Hui have been wellattended, with Matua Mike Kawana’s presentation on Matariki engaging and impressing all of us in attendance.

Poto College House’s home away from home and culture of care continue to be strengthened by its supportive staff. The Hostel’s end of term themed celebrations are always action packed and fun. Our hostel students continue to achieve success in all aspects of school life.

Our Agriculture programme continues to thrive due to the development of our school farm. Our paddocks were renamed in Te Reo Māori this year. A new cattle yard and stock shed have been built and our own breed of sheep the “Kaimac” – a cross between Romney, Texel, Suffolk and Dorset Down – continues to flourish. An increased number of students are completing the Agriculture Primary Industry Trade Academy course.

The Performing Arts have had an outstanding year.

Our Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 5-minute student-directed team represented Wairarapa at the National Festival. Abigail McCaffrey was one of 48 students selected for the National Shakespeare Schools Production. Finalists in the Play It Strange song writing competition, our rock band Dragonfly received funding to record their compositions. Our Showquest group achieved second at the Wellington/ Te Upoko o Te Ika Show, winning awards for Props, Costume and Enhancement, Video Wall and a special award for Outstanding Rangatahi (Star of

the Show) was awarded to Year 9 J’Jay Hemi. Choral group Cantate gained a Silver Award at the Cadenza regional competition. Our Music tour to Waikato in Term 2 involved 70 students who performed at Tongariro College and Reporoa College, visiting Waikato University and WinTec music departments, and performing at a Cambridge rest home.

Our Sports Department now offers a diverse range of 30 sports which meet the needs of both the social and competitive athlete. An inaugural sports exchange with Tawa College took place in May and was followed by exchanges with Paraparaumu College, Napier Boys’ High and Palmerston North Girls’ High. Our students continue to compete in local and regional competitions, with the Hockey Colts runnersup in the Miskimmin Cup, and the 1st XI Girls’ Hockey winning their Manawatu competition. The 1st XI Boys’ Cricket won the Ross Taylor Cup, and the 1st XI Boys’ Football overcame St Pat’s Silverstream to compete in the Wellington premier grade. Our Senior Netball team won the Wairarapa Premier grade for the first time in 15 years. Amy Bunny was named in the NZ Under 18 Hockey Development Squad and Mackenzie Tait in the NZ Junior Squash team.

Our students raised over $10,000 for the school and Hospice Wairarapa by completing the 24km West Bush Challenge. Staff and students participated to

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raise over $10,000 for World Vision and, as a result, the school received the World Vison Above and Beyond Award. Education and well-being programmes have been delivered by the NZ Police, Te Hauora Runanga o Wairarapa, Shift, Attitude, Life Education and ACC. An exciting innovation for 2022 is our refreshed curriculum. Students will still study from a diverse range of subjects, but will have choice within these areas. For example, a student’s Year 9 English course will be selected from contextualised topics such as Heroes and Villains; I will Survive; Stand up, Speak up; and Tell us a Story. Our curriculum will also include the opportunity for students to engage in Hapori community time.

Students will participate in a service, cultural or learning group for one period per week, for example Kapa Haka, theatre sports, chess, project-based learning, volunteering at local schools and organisations, or undertaking

work experience.

Our property development continues, with a new bus bay completed and a purposebuilt supported learning centre and food technology hub under construction. A Wi-Fi upgrade was completed at the start of the year to allow greater connectivity to enable blended e-learning to be implemented.

A multi-purpose turf is expected to be completed this year which includes five netball/tennis courts, a basketball court, a futsal field, a hockey D, four square areas and a 100m running lane. The final phase of our Stage One development includes heating and cooling systems for our classroom spaces.

2021 has been the most rewarding and fun year I have had as a teacher, educator and leader. Thank you to our staff, students, whānau and community for your support.

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Poto College House

Poto College House The Jewel in the Crown

The 2021 year started with the excitement of new and existing hostel families coming together in the hope that the impacts of covid-19 were behind us.

We had a reasonably uninterrupted year until the delta variant found its way to our shores. Our boarders, their whanau and our staff are a resilient group and got on with the lockdown and returned to hostel life without too much drama.

Year 9.

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Trail bike ride.

For management it was awesome to have the boarders back into hostel routine and life especially study, cultural activities and for a lot of our boarders –sports!

The highlights of the 2021 year included the Titanic Themed dinner at the end of term 2.

We had a 5 course dinner that mirrored the last dinner served to the 1st class passengers on the doomed boat! There was lots of effort put into dressing up in theme (especially our seniors).

Wairarapa College First XI Hockey won the Manawatu Secondary Schools Girls Competition – eight of the girls are PCH boarders. They are a great group of young people who are really dedicated to their sport. The PCH Fundraising Committee continue to volunteer their time and go over and above to support the hostel.

The latest fundraiser was the Bideford trail bike ride which was a real success. The efforts of the parent volunteers are very much appreciated by all.

The PCH Trust & PCH fundraising committee have dedicated so much of their time to the success of the hostel, and it is paying off.

We have invested a lot into the renovations of the hostel including a complete revamp of boys’ year 9 dorm and the establishment of a gym with lots of new equipment.

This is a continuation of the Trusts’ commitments to big plans for PCH which requires continued fundraising and support from local agencies.

Poto College House is a vibrant and busy place. We encourage boarders to make the most of every opportunity available to them in sport, culture, and the arts.

Academic excellence is a high priority and structured prep times are an integral part of achieving this.

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WHEN TAMARIKI ARRIVE OR LEAVE SCHOOL EACH DAY, YOUR DRIVING BEHAVIOUR CAN PROTECT THEM OR ENDANGER THEM. school travel data from statistics nz from the 2018 census of age 5-9 year olds travelling to school.

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Police CAN & WILL issue tickets to drivers who do not drive and park legally and safely.

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Drivers and other pedestrians - Be considerate, allow 30-60 mins before school starts and after school finishes for students to be getting in and out of school buses, vans and whanau vehicles.

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Wairarapa Montessori

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Pauline Harter It has been a wonderful learning journey since establishing our Montessori Centre in 1995.

We moved to our present site 11 years ago, a former villa in Lincoln Rd, and this lovely home has become the ‘Children’s House’ I had dreamed of: A home for busy, confident and connected learners, teachers and children (parents too!) all learning together.

important across all learning contexts.

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Throughout the day the children can choose from a wide range of learning experiences, from a range of curriculum areas such as biology, botany, geography, art, and maths to practical life including food preparation, baking, washing dishes and windows.

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Tāne is working with the Binomial Cube.

It is important for us to share with parents the ‘magic’ of the Montessori learning materials the children use, and to discover the philosophy that guides us as teachers.

A priority for us is to communicate with parents in order to share their children’s learning at our centre. This is done regularly online as well as at our centre. We aim to follow the children’s needs and interests, nurturing their love of learning, being a friend and being part of a community.

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Our Montessori Children’s House is an inviting, peaceful learning environment carefully prepared to engage our children in purposeful activities. This leads them to become independent and responsible for themselves and each other.

Jade is completing the Alphabet Puzzle.

Our Montessori curriculum provides the children with specially designed Montessori learning materials and these activities are set out on open shelves to support place and order. It is this structure that enables the children to choose purposefully and maintain an orderly consistency in their learning environment. We incorporate children’s individual interests into the curriculum on a daily basis as this is

We have an established indoor-outdoor flow that follows the seasons and connects the children to daily changes in Nature.

Indoor activities include children working with colourful puzzle maps, construction materials, moveable alphabets, and a ‘bank’ with thousands, hundreds, tens and units for children to manage. Model animals are classified into biological families, diurnal or nocturnal, and world geographical areas. Tamariki study life cycles of the frog, butterfly, corn and apple. Children use real tools and objects to engage in real work.

Hammers and saws are for woodwork, while rakes, brooms, and spades are for the vegetable and flower gardens. Kaiako incorporate children’s individual interests into the curriculum on a daily basis.

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Tilak is working with the African animals.

Maisie is singing to her baby in the tree.

evenings such as the Harvest Festival so that our tamariki can share our produce with their families, including walnuts, hazelnuts and Nashi pears from our lovely trees. We celebrate Matariki with a Lantern Parade so our children experience the beauty and excitement of the night sky, while singing and walking with their lanterns and later returning to the centre to share kai.

Each day is a celebration of who we all are: growing, changing, caring for ourselves and each other as well as our beautiful Mother Earth, being well prepared for the children’s next educational and social steps in their lives.

Summer-Rayne is push-pinning the Asian continent.

Talia is creating a nature collage.

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Westside Playcentre

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and learning filter out of sessions and into our daily lives and has an impact on both child and parent.

Kia ora koutou Hasn’t the world been turbulet over the past 18 months? Like most, Westside Playcentre has managed to maintain its unique position in the early childhood framework of options for whānau and our community.

Since last year’s lockdown we have had increasing numbers join our centre as new people have moved to the region and as families have reassessed their work/life priorities.

I would like to thank all the local organisations that have supported us over the past year allowing us to thrive. We are greatly indebted to the assistance afforded us by Trust House Ltd, Masterton Trust Lands Trust, Eastern Central Community Trust, Countdown, The Men’s Shed Masterton, Happy Valley Cycles and Masterton South Rotary.

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Thank you also to the committee who all volunteer their time to run Playcentre. Our centre and tamariki are richer for your gifts of time and energy.

Ngā mihi maioha.

Playcentre is based on the philosophy of whānau tupu ngā tahi – ‘families growing together’ and is a parent/whānau led earlylearning service for 0-6-year-olds.

The aim is to enrich the Wairarapa community by strengthening parent engagement and recognising parents and whānau as the first and best educators of children.

In practice, this means Playcentre is cooperatively governed and led by volunteer parents, though some are also supported by kaiako trained through the Playcentre parent education programme or other early childhood qualifications.

For children, Playcentre is unstructured learning where they learn by doing what they do best; being children and playing. By providing them with the access to resources, materials and opportunities, parents are learning alongside their children as they explore the world around them and how they interact with it.

• Playcentre is a family organisation where whānau are strengthened and communities enriched as:

Demi Pontikos (2) exploring tunnels while dressed as a butterfly.

• Adults and children are empowered to play, work, learn and grow together; • Parents are valued and affirmed as the first and best educators of their children; and • We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people’s uniqueness The education programme provided for adults within Playcentre supports the informal learning taking place in a centre leading to an expansion in parenting and Early Childhood Education skills.

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Graduation day - James (5) and William Griffiths (3) with mother Lucy.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Darren Kerr It has been great this year to get back into most of our activities, other than a little bump along the way for a mini home learning break. Our students and staff have done an amazing job in learning in an environment with such uncertainty.

Whether it be inside or outside the classroom, the learning experiences that the students have been involved in, are a special feature of our school. We have many students achieve at a high level in many curriculum areas and are regularly chosen to represent Masterton and the Wairarapa in their area of talent.

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2022 will be another big year for us with continual development of the work we have done in the development of our localised curriculum, when we will be working alongside our hapu to create our cultural narrative. The continual development of our new forest school remains a focus for us and to ensure we continue to provide a high quality, engaging and fun learning environment.

Editorial: Written by Charlee Halewood and Emily O’Neale (Year 8 students) Term 1 Term 1 was a busy start to the year when we had our beginning year programmes in our new classrooms. There have been a lot of building projects around our school and this has seen new learning spaces created around our school. We had our swimming programme, Pedal ready, a trip to Mataikona Beach to support our learning in class. There was also a Leadership Camp that selected students went on and the Wings Over Wairarapa STEM Day. What a busy start to 2021!

Term 2 Term 2 seemed to come and go really quickly. First we had the start of a five week RURAL kids programme, then the Rural Cross country and some Enviroschools work that needed to be done. We had another couple of sessions of Pedal Ready and then the Take a Kid Fishing day. There was so many

A happy, engaging and safe learning place is what we pride ourselves on at Whareama. events on around and out of school that it kept us busy in learning in so many different activities.

Term 3 Things didn’t slow down in term 3! In fact they seemed to speed up. This term we had our home learning programme start again, due to covid-19. Then we had a dress up day to support the Masterton Foodbank. We also had a visit from Harold and the Life Ed van to teach us about friendships, resilience and mental wellbeing. Term 3 flew by but it was great to just be back at school with our friends and teachers. This year we also got a metal shipping container called the Woolshed, we learnt about wool and the different things it does and what it is used for. We also started our work with planting at the dam across the road from school, this is going to be a huge project.

Support from outside providers ensures excellent learning opportunities for our students and valuable professional development for our staff.

Term 4 In the first week of Term 4 we have our annual Pets’ Day where everyone brings a pet to school and participates in class competitions. We do athletics with the Kia Hakinakina team and the Rural Cluster Athletics day. This year has been really fun and our school just gets more and more interesting! We are all looking forward to the last of this year’s activities. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and safe New Year.

Tuakana – teina is an important learning approach for us and ensuring students learn empathy, compassion and collaboration.

Our leadership camp for senior students is a highly successful programme to develop the leadership skills in our future leaders.

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Working in partnership with our young people this year Tuia Mentorship The Tuia programme pairs promising young Māori leaders aged between 18 and 25 with mayors who mentor them. Taizak Walker has been working for the last year with Mayor Alex Beijen, getting tips on developing his leadership skills and at the same time, contributing insights from a youth and Māori experience.

Taizak, who is 19, and currently working with the Covid-19 response, says there are several challenges facing youth in the Wairarapa, “such as road safety, environmental issues, and jobs and housing – it’s expensive to live here”.

However, he says the mentorship had enabled him to meet other mentees and travel to different parts of New Zealand to learn about their history, culture and Te Tiriti.

“It’s helped me get a better outlook on life, and has generally been good for socialising, developing people skills and relationships,” he said.

Mayors Taskforce for Jobs Mayor Alex Beijen has been a champion of the mayors taskforce for jobs, a programme to help councils assist young people who are unemployed and not in training (NEETs) in their region.

South Wairarapa is a great place to grow up, but young people report needing more frequent public transport, especially to secure work.

In the last year, the Wairarapa Whānau Trust and the council have together helped find 56 full time jobs for young people.

Ashley Taylor of Featherston is a recent school leaver who found work as a barista with The Offering in Greytown. Ashley’s boss schedules her hours in line with the bus, but she admits she could work more hours if there were more frequent services.

The mayors taskforce also helped Ashley get her driver’s licence. The programme focuses not only on matching youth with employers and work ready training, but also provides funding for driving lessons for school students or recent school leavers, to increase their mobility.

“I wouldn’t have a job if it weren’t for them,” Ashley said.

Community board youth reps Alex Mason, 15, is a youth representative on the Martinborough Community Board. Alex, who goes to Kuranui College, is one of four young people who advise our three local community boards.

His aim is to be the voice of those who aren’t always heard. Like others, he believes more activities and better public transport would make his town a better place for young people.

The best thing the board had done this year was support a local bike and pump park proposal. “It’ll be awesome for kids in Martinborough to enjoy and hang out at.”

Greytown Wheels Park A $3m skate park and playground area in Greytown is making solid progress towards reality, with a $1m contribution from the Council. Formal public consultation on the design will begin soon.

Greytown school pupils making a submission to the Council on the proposed wheels park and playspace in Greytown

Community fundraising will be needed but once work begins, it might only take a few months to complete.

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GET YOUR SKATES ON FOR YOUR COMMUNITY! EVER WONDERED WHAT YOU COULD ACHIEVE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY? Just take a look at Masterton’s new skatepark revamp – a rangatahi-led project that will put us on the map.

The project, which was allocated $1.3 million funding through the Government’s Provincial Development Unit last year, a was led by youth in the community who had a real say in what the final park will look like when it opens in the New Year.

A youth hub has also been added to the revamp with rangatahi having a say in how the spaces in the hub will be used.

The skatepark and youth hub are just two examples of how you can make your mark on your community and make it the best place it can be for young people.

The Masterton Youth Council is also on the lookout for people aged 12-24. The council meets regularly to talk about things affecting young people and makes sure youth are included in decisions made

by Masterton District Council.

And don’t forget – next year is election year for local councils. You can vote once you turn 18 – and actually stand for the council at the elections in October.

To find out more about Masterton Youth Council, give us a call on 06 370 6300.

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