Pegasus Post: September 23, 2021

4 Thursday September 23 2021
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PEGASUS POST
School Update
Manukura Kōrero
He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata
Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure
Tēnā Koutou Katoa. Malo ‘etau lava.
We returned to kura just over a week ago and it feels great
to be back. Lockdown was hard for
everyone and being away from kura
for three weeks was a challenge on
every level. A huge congratulations
to all of our ākonga for the amazing
mahi they completed during
Lockdown. Our senior ākonga are
to be commended for the amazing
effort put in to meet their NCEA
commitments and deadlines!
We thank our kaimahi/staff for their
unparalleled support of ākonga throughout lockdown.
Their creativity, motivation and dedication resulted in
many innovative lessons being provided on-line and some
outstanding mahi/work being produced across the kura.
With the continued Level 4 Lockdown in Auckland we are
very aware that we must be vigilant each and every day at
kura. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and as we
have seen in Auckland it only takes one person to break
the rules and it has implications for us all. Ākonga are not
required to wear masks at kura but they are expected to
be careful to observe the 2 metre rule for social distancing
as often as possible. As well, it is important that all ākonga
observe diligent hand-hygiene throughout the day.
Vaccination is a controversial issue in Aotearoa New
Zealand at the moment. The Haeata board does not insist
that ākonga and kaimahi are vaccinated, but as a kura we
are working with the Ministry of Education and Ministry
of Health to ensure whānau are supported to make an
informed decision about the merits of the vaccine.
Please check our Facebook Page to read about our
“Crush COVID” competition.
Patua te taniwha o te whakama
Do not let shyness overcome you
If you want to enter our “Crush COVID Competition”
all you have to do is bring in your whanau’s proof of
vaccination cards (two injections required), any time from
now until Friday, 29 OCTOBER 2021 to be in to win!
There will be three draws of $200 each.
I want to commend our ākonga for their fantastic success in
Winter Sports. We are proud of their efforts and have been
working with all codes on the “Rise UP” initiative, which
explores the issue of Racism in Sport. Over the coming
weeks we will be sharing ākonga voice with our community
to highlight the many challenges they face when they take
the field or the court to represent us.
It is hard to believe that Term 3 is all but over. We look
forward to a well earned break in the October holidays,
because Lockdown was never that. When we return in
Term 4 our focus is on NCEA assessment in the senior
kura and the establishment of our new kura waenga, which
launches in 2022 and introduces a new era of intermediate
education at Haeata.
Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui.
Arohanui
Whaea Peggy
Hikuawa Hapori (Year 1-6) Home Learning
By Jess Kakoi and Justine Wright
Haeata Community Campus
Senior Rugby Boys
A Rapunzel tower designed
using Minecraft as a tool
Whānau project building a
fairy door for the garden
Baking cupcakes to share
with whānau
Using Lego to practice my
high frequency words
This year was the first time for Haeata Community Campus
competing in Metro Senior Boys Rugby Competition. It was a
steep learning curve for the team who had not all previously
played together.
Creating a character
costume for our dress-up
day
Making a DIY car following
a video - made a movie of
the car driving by itself
when he finished.
...The finished product!
Learning to measure using a
tape measure. How long is
the puppy’s nose?
Growing vegetable
seedlings to start his own
garden
Over lockdown, many ākonga and their whānau
got involved with the learning opportunities on
offer via the Hikuawa Hapori Facebook page, our
online learning site and the learning packs that were
delivered to ākonga. Here are some photos of the
amazing learning our ākonga did. We can identify
our kura dispositions of fa’aaloalo, compassionate,
contributor, collaborator, resilient, rangatiratanga
and designer in action with these examples of
home learning. The kaupapa that we have been
focusing on for our Rakaihaututanga (inquiry based
learning) has been about pūrakau / stories and
includes fairytales and our local Aranui history.
Other challenges included exploring the back yard
and areas within the community and time spent
with whānau. All the Kaiako enjoyed connecting
with ākonga and their whānau via phone, text,
Google Classroom, Zoom, Facetime and email over
lockdown to support learning. A big mihi to our
whānau for supporting their child’s learning at home
over lockdown.
Keeping active, out and
about with our fur friends
Designing a scene from the
fairytale, The Three Little Pigs
A Lego house design, built
by two brothers who had
everything down to the
square metres explained
I am proud to reflect on the development and dedication that was
shown throughout the year. In a shortened season, due to level 4
restrictions, the boys competed tenaciously and always sought to
learn from challenges along the way.
Congratulations to the boys on becoming this year’s
division champions.
E poho kererū ana au i a koutou!
Thank you to our coach Pete Paenga and all our
supporters.
Taking enrolments, please email enrol@haeata.school.nz for any enquiries or phone us on 03 930 0110
Haeata Community Campus
240 Breezes Road, Wainoni
Reception Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 3pm
Contact 03 930 0110 • enrol@haeata.school.nz
www.haeata.school.nz