Star Board Term Three Week Nine

Principal's Message

Kia ora e te whānau,

Nau mai ki te whakanui i te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Tēnā koutou mō tō koutou tautoko me te awhi i te reo. He mea nui ki te whakaū i te reo, ā, ko te tūmanako ka whakakīkī i tō koutou hiahia ki te haere tonu i tō koutou haerenga reo.

Translation of the above is ‘Welcome to the celebration of Māori Language Week! Thank you for your support and embrace of the language. It is important to uphold the language, and I hope it inspires you to continue your language journey’.

Mental Health Awareness Week

Next week is the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand's Mental Health Awareness Week. This years’ Mental Health Awareness week focuses on Community.

Please know there is support for all parts of our community through Wairarapa Family Violence Network, Tū Ora Compass Health, What About You? - Wairarapa campaign, Yellow Brick Road Wairarapa and in conjunction with More FM Wairarapa 89.5.

The ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ are five simple yet proven actions you can use every day to help you find balance, build resilience and boost your wellbeing. These practices are backed by evidence and can be easily incorporated into anyone's life, regardless of their situation:

For more information on the Five Ways to Wellbeing see: www.mentalhealth.org.nz/home/ways-to-wellbeing/

This week’s main message

Our Head Girl is talented in so many ways. One of her talents is Oratory and I managed to be made privy to her Level 3 English speech. She has generously agreed to allow me to share it with you.

Thank you, Frankie.

Have a safe weekend

Ngā Mihi

Kiri

Around School

Boarding Note

Kia Ora Koutou

Another week has flown by with more fun and laughter in boarding. It has been fantastic to see girls signing up for trips to the pools and park, and generally just enjoying the warmer weather.

Notices for the St Matthew’s Boarding Community for the final week of Term 3 -

1. All girls must clear out their rooms and get them checked off by a boarding staff member before leaving for the holidays.
2. There is always an “End of Term Boarders Dinner” on the last Thursday of each term. However, with House Music scheduled for Thursday 26th September, the dinner will be moved back to the Wednesday night. We strongly encourage all boarders to attend.
3. Assembly is 2pm on the last day of term. Please note attendance is compulsory.
4. Boarders are to complete their “End of Term” Orah pass when they are last in boarding until Sunday 13th October when all boarders (Full and Part Time) are due back between 3-5pm.
5. During DGE and NCEA exams both boarding houses will be open and supervised by a staff member. All boarders will be given the study leave expectations which outlines study periods and breaks. When boarders return on Sunday 13th October, there will be a short meeting at 4.45pm to explain how the boarding houses function during study leave and exam periods.

Have a fabulous weekend.

Jo

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

This week we have been celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori at Te Kāreti o Hato Matiu (St Matthew’s).

We enjoyed a special assembly, with a performance by Kapa Haka and a heartfelt speech by Anahera Harris-Haami.

Junior and senior groups from Ngātahi performed at Super 12 at Mākoura College on Wednesday night, with the Ngātahi Senior rōpū winning second place.

Students in Year 10 PE also competed in a Kī-o-rahi tournament, where it was essential to understand and speak in Te Reo. One of our teams came 2nd in junior girls loosing 9-7 to Makoura in the final, our other team came 3rd. They also got a FairPlay award.

As a fundraiser Ngātahi organised a Hāngī, which was enjoyed by many students for lunch on Friday.

A number of our teachers have been busy practising and are performing tonight at Kaiako Tini – a Haka Ngahau festival for Wairarapa secondary school teachers. This has pushed many of us out of our comfort zone but we have enjoyed the wero!

Kia kaha Te Reo Māori!