Pegasus Post: July 08, 2021

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Thursday July 8 2021 7
Manukura Kōrero
School Update
He kai kei aku ringa
There is food at the end of my hands
Kia ora koutou katoa, ngā mihinui ki te
whānau o Haeata.
As we approach the end of Term 2, I am
pleased to finally welcome Haeata into the
Ka Ora Ka Ako programme finally. Over
the last week we have been able to see
the fruits of our work with the Ministry
of Education to provide school lunch for
our deserving ākonga. This initiative is an
exciting one that helps alleviate inequitable
outcomes in schools and takes the pressure
off you, our beautiful whānau, to provide
your tamariki with lunch every day. As a
friendly reminder, snacks are still worth
bringing to school, and there will be no
doubt some teething issues as we roll out
this programme at Haeata.
Please feel free to call us to give us
any feedback so we may improve the
programme at Haeata.
I am especially excited to welcome Digital
Futures Aotearoa to Haeata Community
Campus. Digital Futures is an exciting
charity which partners with tech companies
and students to enable positive pathways
into digital technologies. As they are now
based on our kura, our ākonga can have
the best access to a pathway into digital
tech through them. They are beginning this
by looking at participation in the recycle a
device programme and the Digital garden.
Digital Futures also holds code clubs, and
we are also looking forward to availing
ourselves of the multiple professional
development opportunities our staff will
have through Digital Futures.
As we now have lunches and digital
pathways I am feeling optimistic about
what Haeata can bring to our ākonga, our
whānau, and the east. Our children deserve
every opportunity, and I look forward to
continuing to work on fulfilling this promise
to you.
He waka eke noa tātou.
We are all in this together, no exception.
Manukura
Dr. Peggy Burrows
The Hauora Team
at Haeata
It has been an exciting few months for the Haeata
Hauora team in 2021 with the addition of two new
staff members. We are happy to announce that
Neihana Goodrick, one of our original Hauora team
members, has returned back to us. His key role is to
deal with immediate crises that may be going on for
students during the school day. We also welcome our
new nurse, Rebekah Fazackerley.
There are many groups being facilitated by our Hauora
team. We have a Champions 4 Life boxing class,
partnering with Jamie Roberts, A-town Boxing gym.
Motivationz, run by Marg Foster, is working with a
select group of our year 11-13 students. Lastly, we are
partnering with Waipuna Trust and Bro’s 4 Change,
who are supporting many of our young people with
youth mentoring and social support.
If you or someone you know, would like support from
our Hauora team in any way, please don’t hesitate to
ask for help. We offer many different forms of support
including counselling, mentoring, food parcels, referrals
to external organisations, advocacy, group programs
and many others.You can access a referral form through
the wellbeing tab on our school website, or come in
and meet with us.
Ngā mihi nui
Rebecca Wilson
Kaihautū Whakaako/Deputy Principal
Operations & Pastoral Care
Kaiāwhina Support Dinner
It was the perfect assessment opportunity and an absolute privilege to provide
a sumptuous dinner to honour our amazing kaiawhina and the fantastic work
they do around Haeata.
Needless to say, my senior Hospitality class were absolute stars and rose to the
challenge with commitment and dedication, complemented by professionalism
and teamwork, to ensure the night ran smoothly.
The menu consisted predominantly of stir-fried, sauteed and pan-fried food,
so very little could be prepared in advance, thus putting even more pressure
on the ākonga, who, yet once again, exceeded every expectation.
The menu consisted of:
Mains:
• Lemon chicken with toasted Moroccan couscous and broccoli
• Lime and sesame beef stir fry with rice noodles
• Vegetarian stack with halloumi and sweet chilli hollandaise
Desserts:
• Banoffee crepes
• Yorkshire pudding with petite fruit salad and ice cream
• Blueberry sweet omelette with vanilla bean custard
I am so proud of my students and the new heights they are consistently
achieving. In particular, a special mention goes to Xiana O’Donnel, Jasper Pelayo,
Teleisha Johnson, Kazania Tuhua, Q’Che Rewetii and Houston Tuhiwai.
Well done team, you were terrific, and as you can see from the photos, the
food was outstanding.
Nicki Knier
Year 9/10 Science Experiment
Our year 9/10 Rua Science class is extremely fortunate to be the pilot
school in New Zealand to be working with the international company
“We Share Solar”. Our students have been provided with all the
equipment to build a stand alone DC solar power system, which is able
to light a room and charge a phone.
The system is then designed to be disassembled for further education,
or to be deployed in a suitcase to families in need.
It’s been fabulous watching
the class being so engaged
with the practical activities;
learning about electricity
and trouble shooting the
solar system to get to the
point where this week they
were able to get their light
bulbs going.
Fleur West
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