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rolls around. Hawke’s Bay Today, as part of the New Zealand Herald network, supports and encourages schools in this region to take advantage of this rare opportunity to celebrate their achievements and take stock of the many goals reached by students and staff throughout the academic year. This publication helps our schools tell their stories and gives readers the opportunity to learn about the wider community, the exceptional children, and their teachers, who represent our future.

This year has again tested us all with the inﬂuence of Covid with routines severely

disrupted and families once more adapting to children learning from home. It is an unsettling time however we should be proud of the way children, their teachers, caregivers and families cope. On these pages you’ll learn about what schools managed to achieve despite the adverse conditions. School is more than reading, writing and mathematics. Curriculums are designed to encourage excellence, innovation, inquiry and curiosity along with diversity, equity and integrity. Instilling such values and, at the same time, having children learn to express themselves, develop empathy and make ethical decisions, is a big ask. Ultimately children are learning to develop

the competencies they will need for study, work and lifelong learning so they will go on to realise their full potential. Outdoor learning is a large part of the complete learning experience whether at the beach, at camp, cross country or on the ocean. Active exploration is encouraged and there’s plenty of fun incorporated into the curriculum, making it much more attractive for young people to accept. Activities these days include canoe polo, Mathletics, triathlon, hip hop, camps, martial arts and a range of learning in action activities. Interactive technology continues to support learning and with children happily accepting technology as a

learning resource it opens up even greater avenues for structured learning and fun. There’s also a great focus on developing meaningful, respectful and caring relationships and taking responsibility for self. Communication skills, once largely ignored, are part and parcel of a child’s life from the time they start early childhood education and throughout their school life. Enjoy reading these success stories. This publication would not have been possible without the support of local businesses that have sponsored local schools. These businesses have made a contribution to the region, and its future leaders, and deserve our continued custom.

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Our team of professional and dedicated Support Staff, Teachers, and Specialists work together to design quality educational programmes for students who have a wide range of learning needs which may include a sensory, a physical or an intellectual disability. We teach the New Zealand Curriculum with a focus on the Key Competencies, to provide a holistic programme which is centred on the individual strengths and needs of each student. Our students are aged 5 – 21 years and are mainly from Napier City, Taradale and surrounding areas. Our school is currently comprised of a Base School with 2 primary classes, and 5 satellite units. The satellite classes are located at Nelson Park School, Tamatea Primary, Tamatea Intermediate, Tamatea High School, and we are also privileged to have a transition centre, called Te Rangimarie at Bridge Pa. Our class sizes range between 6 - 10 students, with one specialist teacher and teacher aides.

Our FAST Team

Fairhaven School provides quality specialist services to our students and their whanau, to support successful educational outcomes. Our FAST team consists of a Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, a Physiotherapist, a Music Therapist and an Educational Psychologist. Fairhaven staff and specialists work closely together and alongside whanau and families to provide a seamless service for our students. Specialists align goals with the New Zealand Curriculum and the Key Competencies, supporting teachers to embed programmes into the students’ day.

Personalised Learning

Each student has a Personalised Learning Plan. These contain goals linked to Literacy, Numeracy and the Key Competencies and are incorporated into lessons and every student’s daily programme. Therapeutic goals are carefully woven through each plan and are supported by our FAST team.

Our Kaupapa & Guiding Principle -

Wha-nau Ako - Learning Together. For all students to be proud of who they are; learning, achieving and successfully participating in their community.

2021 Learning…

Our overarching inquiry this year has been ‘What is in our World?’ Term 1 – Water Term 2 – Wind Term 3 – Earth Term 4 – Fire In addition to work in the classroom our learning has happened out and about in the community, with visits out for swimming, hydrotherapy, visits to Anderson Park and Marine Parade, supporting local recycling initiatives, work experience at The Leg Up Trust, trips to the local Libraries, shopping trips to the supermarket, using public transport, TaeKwon Do competitions, Rowing at the Hawke’s Bay Rowing Club, SNAG Golf, Soccer, taking part in The Tough Kids Challenge as well as gymnastics at Omni Gym. Wow! Our students have been busy.

Diane Whyte Principal

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ONGAONGA SCHOOL

Ongaonga School is in the historical village of Ongaonga, situated in the very heart of Central Hawkes Bay between Highway 50 and State Highway 2, a mere 14-minute drive from Waipawa. We are fortunate to have the beautiful Ruahine mountain range as our backdrop and enjoy all the beneﬁts of rural living. Ongaonga School’s vision is “Striving for Excellence – Whaia te iti Kahurangi.” Our core values are Teamwork, Respect, Effort and Empathy. The students are encouraged and supported to demonstrate the “TREE” values in everything they do so that our students care for each other and our environment. Ongaonga School is a full primary, with dedicated staff that provide quality education from the new entrants right up to year 8 students. We offer a range of different learning opportunities at school and out in the community. We are able to cater for students with a diverse range of learning needs by differentiating programmes, support from Teacher Aides, Reading Recovery and Individual Learning Plans. This year we had the challenge of another lockdown and the uncertainty that Covid 19 brings to being at school. Our staff were able to continue excellent teaching and learning by responding quickly with distance learning via Seesaw and by getting devices and

hardpacks out to everyone that needed them. We held the 54th Ongaonga 7’s day which is attended by all primary schools in CHB. Our Agri Kids team went to the Nationals in Christchurch, we had a team at the Interschool Gymnastics Festival, and we were able to ﬁt in the other important events that make up the school year such as Swimming Sports, Triathlon, Cross Country, Easter Picnic, Athletics, Gumboot Day, Ag Day and the Halloween Disco. Our year 7/8 students are now gearing up for a beach camp at the end of the year. This will happen during Activity week but after the colour run and the pool day so they won’t miss out!! We were also fortunate to have new swings installed and now our fort re-build and extension is underway! We are also expecting the archgolas for our outdoor learning spaces to be installed by the end of the year. We are now taking enrolments for 2022 and invite you to come and visit our lovely school and meet our amazing staff and tamariki and to see for yourself why everyone loves coming to Ongaonga School! Carmen Edgecombe – Principal principal@ongaonga.school.nz

NELSON PARK SCHOOL

WHAIA KO TE TAUMATAIN ALL THINGS SEEK THE HIGHEST We are a primary school of around 420 students, located in beautiful Napier South, and very close to the city centre. We work hard to ensure that we are true to our motto, ‘Whaia ko to taumata, In all things seek the highest’. We have amazing students and talented staff at our school, making Nelson Park School a great place to grow and learn together. We love being able to grow conﬁdence and share talent through being involved in the wide range of sporting and cultural opportunities on offer. We have a number of rock bands, music lessons, kapa haka, wa waiata, and a huge range of sporting opportunities. Our School Values: The PARK Way Participate, Achieve, Respect and Kindness are central to the way we interact as a school community. They are an integral part of how we learn and play each day.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021 INCLUDE: • The bright and happy faces of our tamariki entering the school gates every morning • The independence and conﬁdence our students have shown throughout the year • Our awesome new sports tops • Getting our new turf and Airtime basketball hoops • The number of students joining kapa haka, rock bands and other musical opportunities, and the amazing talent they have! • Our Friday lunchtime discos • The incredible community support that we consistently receive

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2022:

• Creating a native garden by the pool for everyone to enjoy • Building an outdoor stage for our tamariki • New kapa haka uniforms

PIP SIMMONDS Principal

TE KURA O MANGATERETERE

In Te Kura o Mangateretere we aim to produce: Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow. ‘Ko te a-konga ki muri, ka tae mai, te Rangatira ki mua’ “Empowered through Knowledge Inspired by Diligence Onward as Leaders.”

The aspirations and learning of each tamaiti is tailored to meet their needs as they strive to become their own person. Encouraging each person to become independent learners and leaders. To find their passion and encouraging the tamaiti to become confident, socially aware within their environment of today’s dilemmas. To link with the community and become part of our school volunteer army (SVA) partnership with assisting in duties, tending to Papatuanuku - marakai projects, monitoring the Wai Maori, the awa surrounding us and marae environment. Our tamariki are given opportunities with financial literacy and run their own businesses. Market days which assist the tamariki to track their monies for developing projects they are trying to achieve.

WELCOME TO WESTSHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL Westshore Primary School is located in the suburb of Westshore, Napier and caters to children aged 5-11 (years 1-6). The school's unique environment boasts beach, surf life saving, our own rocky shore, estuary, cycling and walking trails, and marina. We are a small school, culturally diverse with a strong community feel. Westshore School is an inclusive school and is not currently zoned. We are a decile 5 school.

Our School Our Westshore kaupapa believes all people have the right to a sense of belonging, ownership, pride, and achievement, in a place where we grow, share, and learn together. Through our relationships, we demonstrate care for our learners and community and have high expectations for learning. Our school mission statement reﬂects Manaakitanga (Caring), Mana Whenua (collective responsibility) and Kaitiakitanga (guardianship). Through developing a sense of identity and belonging (Whakapapa),

ownership (Whanaungatanga), pride (Wairuatanga) and achievement (Rangatiratanga), we will support our people to become conﬁdent, connected, actively involved and lifelong learners. (NZC)

Our Curriculum Our local curriculum is created through the NZC, Te Marautanga o Ng ti Kahungunu and our people, places and events. Integration supports learners making connections between our principles, values and key competencies. It allows worthwhile exploration of meaningful content that relates to the learning areas; Events - Ng Takunetanga, Places - Ng W hi, and People - Ng T ngata The integrated curriculum is planned and implemented through school wide themes. The key concepts are decided on at the end of the previous year. They are inﬂuenced by the needs of the school and the pupils. Implementation is further enhanced by the inclusion of our wh nau and community.

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Principal‡s message Kºwhai Specialist School is a leading specialist school in Hawkes Bay, educating 5-21 year old students who have ORS funding. Our growing school community is spread around the greater Hastings and Central Hawkes Bay districts. We have a fantastic set up that allows our students to have a supportive, inclusive education between our Base School and 13 satellite classes in local mainstream schools. This allows our students to have a supportive pathway throughout their education according to their age and ability. Come and visit us and meet our amazing tamariki and see for yourself all the opportunities that happen for students at Kºwhai° Sarah Roil Principal

This year it was exciting to see the opening of our new satellite based at Te Kura O Kimi Ora. The two classrooms based there are custom-built spaces for our students with an amazing playground. Like all our students in the satellites based in mainstream schools, they have many opportunities to integrate with students at their host school. This year we held a whLnau ãatariki celebration at the end of Term 2. It was great to share this time together Ùoining together with a range of mahi toi activities. Within school, our students have all the same opportunities as students in mainstream schools, plus many more. Individualised programmes of learning ensure any barriers to learning are removed so that they can achieve success at their own level.

Whaia te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei Pursue excellence – should you stumble, let it be to a lofty mountain.

"Wow - the only word that comes to mind when we look over the year that was 2021. Even through these interesting and often challenging times our staff, students and whanau continue to work together to make Flaxmere Primary School the Home of Nga Tamariki TOA. We continue to strive to meet our school vision and keep our whakatauki in our minds.

KIA TOA - BE our best KIA AKO - Be a Learner KIA ORA - Be Well

We are always grateful for the support we receive from our whanau and wider school community. A big thanks to everyone that has supported and worked alongside us this year. We celebrate the successes and resilience shown during 2021 and look forward to 2022. We are taking enrolments for 2022 in Mainstream, Rumaki, Reo Rua and Vasega o le Gagana Samoa (Samoan Immersion class)"

Robyn Isaacson (Principal)

Whaia te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei Pursue excellence – should you stumble, let it be to a lofty mountain.

KIA TOA - BE our best KIA AKO - Be a Learner KIA ORA - Be Well

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OMAKERE SCHOOL www.omakere.school.nz 46 Longrange Road RD1 Waipawa

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Omakere is an Enviroschool, where localised curriculum is based on environmental manaakitanga, strengthening all of our learning experiences.

•Enviroschool •Digital learning •Student leaders •Kahikatea manaakitanga •Digital & innovative progressive teaching •Snow/tramp/city camps •Agency & empowerment •Maori tikanga & reo •Enviro workshops •Structured literacy •Experts in school •1-1 Devices •Options days •Home learning •Shadehouse workshops

Through creative thinking and passionate staff, we make great opportunities happen for our tamariki. Through Life Education, triathlons, tough kids challenge and sports including swimming, athletics, gym, ki o rahi, colour run and self-defence. Other activities include kahikatea mahi, student ﬁrst aid, pet day, whai mana, sharing expertise with other schools & beach and community plantings. Our tamariki grow their strengths by learning with passionate experts; Dan the Music Man teaches guitar, recorder, ukulele, and bucket drumming. Juliet from Digital Circus tutors design & creativity. Theatre with Drama Juliet, ki o rahi coaching with Hogan, swimming lessons & tennis with qualiﬁed coaches

OUR SCHOOL Waipukurau School is situated in the beautiful Central Hawke’s Bay. Our school is a full primary with Years 1 - 8 and has a roll of 350 students. The year 2021 at Waipukurau School was a successful year with many opportunities and achievements even though Covid19. 2021 saw our students being the ‘Best version of themselves’. Waipukurau School works hard to build positive relationships with wh nau and the wider community. At the start of the year students had the opportunity to invite a very important person/s into their classroom for the morning. Students shared their learning with their VIP followed by a morning tea. This had great positive feedback “we thoroughly enjoyed the morning and were impressed with the welcome feeling & the culture & inclusion in each classroom”. At Waipukurau School cultural learning is seen throughout the school through Te R kau, karakia, Te Reo, kapa haka groups, and we have held wh nau huis to gather wh nau voice. Our students have been lucky enough to be part of the development of Ng Ara Tipuna. They have enjoyed contributing to this local project. We started our year of sporting success off well with a group of students entering the North Island Motocross School Series for the ﬁrst time. They did extremely well zooming off to win the overall points cup at Te Kuiti. A group of senior students showed good sportsmanship winning the fair play trophy at the Ki O Rahi tournament. We have had 5 students selected for the Ross Shield competition which is an outstanding achievement. We were lucky enough to hold our school sporting events such as swimming, athletics, and cross country, even though we weren’t allowed supporters due to Covid-19 Level 2. We even managed to squeeze in our CHB Gymnastics festival. Our whanau and community were involved in these events

through live streaming and many videos and photos on our website and facebook page. Not only do we love the sporting competitions between schools, we also have fun with staff vs students games. The staff took out the last netball competition … but only just. At Waipukurau School, we enjoy participating and supporting nationally wide awareness and fundraisers. This year it was fabulous to see a wave of pink supporting anti bullying. We were able to have our ﬁrst Book Fair which was a great success and the students loved dressing up as their favourite book character. We have still managed to offer our students EOTC events like camps and worked hard to ensure we are following all public health and Covid-19 Level 2 guidelines. The Year 7- 8 students travelled to Rotorua where they had a fabulous time adventuring and sightseeing. The year 5 - 6 students are heading to Tutira to have their own outdoor experience next week. And the year 1- 4 deﬁnitely did not miss out as they visited the Napier Aquarium, Ranui Farm and other local places. Looking back on the year that was 2021 and all the interruptions that it brought us, we at Waipukurau School have still had many successes whether cultural, sporting, or academic. Students at Waipukurau School know how to be the ‘BEST VERSION OF YOU’.

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Te Hiringa i te Mahara - Weave a universal korowai around our Tīaho Stars to flourish as individuals, growing and learning through challenges. We all know that the past couple of years have presented lots of challenges for our communities. However, at Tīaho Primary School we have taken the opportunity to embrace ‘the new normal’! We have focused on creating teaching and learning opportunities that demonstrate who we are at the very heart of our mahi and why we do what we do - to grow and learn from the challenges, and to make sure everything we do helps to nurture and protect our tamariki mokopuna and their whānau. Here are some of our highlights for 2021: • Finalising the Master Plan for our complete rebuild project, with construction plans on track to begin at the end of 2022. • Building on fantastic end of year results - 80% of our learners achieved At or Above the expected curriculum levels across Reading, Writing and Maths. • A hugely successful year of Healthy School Lunches being delivered everyday to all our tamariki. • Our ongoing Professional Learning and Development sessions for all staff with the University of Waikato to help us gain deeper confidence in providing a culturally responsive environment for teaching and learning. • An amazing swimming programme in our very own pool, which had a much needed facelift and future proofing mahi worth over $100,000. • Spending time as a staff on learning about Restorative Practices and how to better nurture social and emotional growth for our tamariki. This has led to the development of our Trauma-Informed approaches to teaching and learning. • Tamariki were engaged in many cultural and arts performances, Kahurangi Dance Company, Taki Rua’s ‘Pourakahua’ and ‘Magic and Mayhem’ (as part of the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival. • Senior tamariki competed in the EPro8 district challenges, where science, technology, engineering and maths are at the heart of the challenge.

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• A complete upgrade to our Junior School toilet block. • Fierce competition for those District events that were able to take place swimming, athletics, chess, speeches, Matariki Sports Day, Film Festival and our ‘virtual’ Kapa Haka festival. • Ongoing staff development in Te Ara Whakamana (Mana Enhancement). • Building our ‘Nest’ space, where new entrant tamariki can be immersed in learning through play. • A massive involvement from all tamariki and staff for Pink Shirt Day to sway ‘no’ to bullying in any form. • A highly skilled local kaumatua joining us to work alongside senior boys in designing, drawing and creating pieces of art, including whakairo. • A wonderful Disco evening as a fundraiser for senior camp. • Senior students actively participating in the Aurora Leadership Programme. • Our first ever trip to Māhanga for senior camp (so lucky to avoid lockdowns for this!). So whilst 2021 had challenges, there were so many occasions where our staff, students and their whānau had the opportunity to shine as Tīaho Stars. I am so proud to be the principal of a school that lives and breathes its values on a daily basis - ako, manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga and whanaungatanga - in order to achieve Te Hiringa i te Mahara. Despite challenges, we keep focused on achieving our vision - Whāia te iti kahurangi, whātorohia ngā whetu - Look to the stars of Ranginui to be grounded in Papatūānuku. Tīaho Stars - our stars for today and tomorrow! Ngā mihi nui, Whaea Zac

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Interview with Mr McLeod Principal 1. Where did you go, and did you enjoy your sabbatical? Yes, in Term 1, I was fortunate to have a sabbatical. We travelled to the South Island with our caravan and made our way round every place I had never been to for over ten weeks. The South Island of NZ is a pretty special place. 2. What do you like about all the roles that our year 6 students can take on to become leaders? I think there are a range of responsibilities the Year 6 students can volunteer for. Playground Buddies, Librarians, Trafﬁc Wardens and so on. They give you an opportunity to learn about being reliable, responsible and to help out your school. 3. What is your favourite school tradition? Art Deco Day is always fun here at Napier Central. It amazes me how every child and staff member get dressed

SURVIVOR WEEK By Ruby D

a production even if it was a mini one. We have some really good performers, so watch out for our next production next year. By Honor T “HOW DO WE MAKE THAT MANY FRIES?” Is how Mr Schulberg responded to my question: What was the hardest thing to plan? Mr Schulberg is one of our four senior teachers who helped organize a lovely two and a half days of camp this year. It could not have happened without their efforts. Most of our school is laid out so all the classrooms have pairs like; Rooms 13 and 14, Rooms 6 and 7 (these are our senior classrooms).

Survivor Week is one of the most loved weeks at our school. The middle school (years 3 and 4) participate in a series of activities, including hut building, making billy stew, raft building and orienteering. For each activity that you do, you have to plan with your group who will bring what and sometimes how you are going to make it. My brother, who is in year 4, likes billy stew the best, because he thinks it tastes really good and he likes cooking. Raft building is a common favourite as well, because you get to build the raft, carry it over to the school pool, then get the whole group across the width of the pool, (aiming not to sink). When you do hut building you use materials from your group plan to build your hut, and then you get to eat your lunch in it once you are done. Orienteering is fun. The teacher puts some popsicle sticks out and they have a letter on them and a number, then the teacher gives you a map with marks of where they are. You have to ﬁnd those popsicle sticks, copy down the letter and number and those will make a message.

NAPIER CENTRAL SCHOOL PRODUCTION What happened at the Napier Central School production? Due to Covid-19 our school, and I am sure that lots of other schools are the same, couldn’t have their school production. The directors, who were two teachers, one from the senior school and one from the middle school, had to make a really hard decision whether or not to make the production go ahead. It was especially hard for the Year 6s as it would have been their last chance to be in a Napier Central School production. Many of the year 6 students were leads. Because of Covid-19, it ruined our chances of performing on a big stage down at the Municipal Theatre. By not being able to do the production, we have learnt not to take things for granted. Covid-19 has turned our everyday environment into a negative environment, so we need to think about positive things, so therefore the directors made a decision to create a mini production, choosing three scenes to perform to the school. Having interviewed some students, most said that they were so grateful that they could watch

In Week 11 all the senior students went to camp. Rooms 13 and 14 went on Monday and stayed until Wednesday afternoon. Rooms 6 and 7 arrived at camp on Wednesday and ﬁnished camp on Friday afternoon.

Here is what we did over the three jam packed days. Team building, low ropes, mud walk, canadian canoeing, flying kiwi, flying fox and the arboretum. We also enjoyed a night walk. The highlight for me was the glow worms! On our second night we roasted some delicious marshmallows over a campfire. I would like to say a big thank you to: Eddie Schulberg, Jane Taylor, Heidi-Ann Phillips, and Cory Wilson. We had a fantastic time at Camp! By Eden PB4L IN 2021 Sometimes kids can be a bit difficult or troublesome. Thankfully that’s not what it’s like here at NCS, all thanks to our Positive Behavior for Learning tokens or PB4L. PB4L tokens are small paper tokens that are given to children for showing our school values,

up in their Art Deco gear. Vintage cars arrive and the family picnic at lunchtime in the sun and shade is good fun. 4. What is your favourite thing to do other than your role to take on as principal? I try to keep up with what my four sons are doing and I like spending some time hitting and searching for a golf ball out on the golf course. 5. What was your favourite thing at school this year? Well, it was not Lockdown. School is not a school without children and teachers. One highlight has been watching our Enviro schools programme really kick in. I enjoy seeing the enjoyment students are getting from being involved, helping and learning about their place. Reporters Ruby C and Saskia Mc - Yr6

Respect, Integrity, Perseverance, and Empathy. Values tokens have been introduced by Mr. Wilson in order to encourage kids to show positive behavior. You might be wondering how Mr. Wilson created Values Tokens. He asked some students what they thought were expected behaviors then he put the ideas together to form a poster. “It’s so great to see everyone showing so much positive behavior,” says Mr. Wilson. But why do kids want Values Tokens? Each team (the middles, seniors, and juniors) has a box. If you get a token you can put it in your box. At every assembly, the teachers draw out two tokens from each box. The six lucky students win a prize! By Ayla W NAPIER CENTRAL SCHOOL ART DECO 2021 What does Art Deco mean to me? Well Art Deco to me is all about spending time with friends and family to celebrate a tradition which is native to Napier. This is what the

ofﬁce staff said about it. “It is a celebration of our history”. That is true. One of the Room 9 students said, “My favourite thing about art deco is the parade because we get to show off our costumes”. Well as you can see people at our school love art deco, even the juniors love it. One of our Room 2 students said, “I love seeing the funny old cars and dressing up in all the pretty clothes”. Isn’t this so cool how everyone loves art deco so much. This is what one of our Year 6s from Room 7 said, “ I think it’s cool because everyone is fearless and wears antique clothes” So, as you can see, I’m not the only student at Napier Central that loves Art Deco. We all do. By Ruby C

St Josephs School Wairoa “LEARNING TO LOVE AND LOVING TO LEARN”

Principals statement: We are a small special character (Catholic) school with a roll of 83 in the heart of the Wairoa Township where we light the path – learning to love and loving to learn. The school is a hive of activity with numerous rich and engaging learning opportunities always on the go to motivate, challenge and grow our young learners. The collaborative effort of the staff and BoT ensure that what is best for tamariki is always at the fore front of all they do – as they approach each day with Faith, Love, Service and Hope. The Year that Was: We began the year with a focus about NZ/ Aotearoa before people arrived, when events occurred, what the flora and fauna was like. Children learnt how we know these things based on scientific study based on processes (carbon dating, fossils etc). We explored the natural world by exploring seasons, native trees and growing plants our native flora and fauna. The Catholic social teaching principle of stewardship – kaitiakitanga – is about being responsible guardians. We are kaitiaki - guardians of the earth. Exercising stewardship is caring for the gifts God has given us, including the environment, our own personal talents and other resources.

We had our whanau come in and share their knowledge with growing plants in our Maara Kai. Pope Francis proclaimed this year the ‘Year of Saint Joseph’ in the hope that we might be able to increase our love for this great saint, and be encouraged to seek his intercession and to imitate his life. We celebrated St Joseph’s Day with fun games outside led by our seniors (Year 7 & 8) and each child had fish and chips for lunch. The children came dressed up with the theme of the letter ‘J’. On Sunday 11, April our threefold community of faith celebrated Fr Arthur's time with us, and acknowledged his 50 years of service and ministry to God. We began with Mass at St Peter's Church at 9am. We moved to the Parish church and shared some of the special moments he has had with his during his 11 years in our community. We finished off with a shared lunch together. This year we hosted the Film Festival for the Wairoa District Schools. Schools throughout the rohe created short films 3 to 5 minutes long that we showed at the Gaiety Theatre in Wairoa. Schools came and viewed a short compilation of these films. The theme was Toku Turangawaewae -

our places we stand throughout our rohe. The Aurora Trust from Gisborne, worked with children from each school on digital film making editing skills using the software WE video. These children shared their learning with others and 43 short films were made throughout or district, telling the stories throughout our rohe. Lots of digital technology learning, local curriculum and a great start to the NZ History curriculum coming out next year. Special thank you to Wairoa REAP for assisting us in this event and helping with our exciting Premier Showing on October 26th at the Gaiety Theatre. It was a memorable event for all. Room 5, Year 2 - 4 students, retold the story of Tapuwae & Te Maaha told to them by Nigel How. The Senior (Year 7/8) and Junior (Year 0,1,2) classes of St Joseph's School combine to tell the story of the First Christmas, also known as The Nativity. As a Special Character School, this story has special significance to us and to our Catholic Faith . The Movie describes the beginnings of Christianity with the birth of God's own Son, Jesus - a key element in our Christian Faith. Our Year 5 and 6 class created a short film about our Marae - Tawhiti-a-Maru. Tawhiti-a-

Maru is a part of our threefold community of faith. St Joseph's School, St Peter's Parish and Tawhiti-a-Marae Whanau. St Teresa's is our church situated on the Marae of Tawhiti-a-Maru Due to going into Lockdown in August, the Kapa Haka Festival was cancelled until next year. Wairoa College will be hosting it next year. As this is such a memorable event for our wider community we were able to secure funding for all schools to have their bracket ﬁlmed so we could share with our community. This is shared on our school website. Our theme was a tribute to Richard Puanaki who passed away earlier this year and was a former Principal of our kura, Kaumatua for our Tawhiti-a-Maru Marae and leader within our threefold community of faith. Here are some of the activities carried out throughout the year: Road Safety walks with the Junior Class. Making Quiche from vegetables in the Maara Kai Rippa Rugby – Room 4 - these children played as a team on Saturday mornings with Jamie Cox their coach. They displayed a great sportsmanship and developed their skills throughout the year.

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ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL on another great year!

We are proud supporters of our awesome Wairoa community! Congratulations to the pupils and staff of St Joseph's school for another great year.

Openinghours:Mon -Fri 7:00am -5:00pm Saturday 8:30am -12:00pm 19- 21MahiaAve, Wairoa T:06 838 6948 www.eastlandbfs.co.nz E: info@eastlandbfs.co.nz

AFFCO NZ Ltd - Wairoa Hunter-Brown St, Wairoa

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Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te

Student roll: 160

Years: 1 - 13

TĒNĀ RĀ TĀTOU E TE IWI. We welcome this opportunity to celebrate our kura, ākonga, kaimahi me te whānau hoki. While Covid has directly impacted our teaching and learning practice, it has also shown us what strength looks like in the face of adversity. A 2021 highlight would be our kura-wide production involving everyone from our little five year old babies right through to our Yr 13 students. All enthusiastically engaged in this work of art and performed over three nights to our receptive community. NATONALLY, our kura was selected to represent Hawkes Bay in: • Ki o rahi secondary nationals • Secondary kapa haka nationals • “Mana Kuratahi” Kapa haka primary school competition Our students worked hard, showing much commitment to these kaupapa. It is important to acknowledge both kaimahi and whānau who gave up their own time to awhina fundraising and everything in between. Ko te Amorangi ki mua, Ko te Hapai o ki muri.

Staffing: 12 teachers, 7 support staff INTERNATIONALLY, our wharekura seniors joined our onsite tertiary sector, Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu and travelled to the beautiful Cook Islands, Rarotonga to participate in the official launch of the vaka tertiary partnership – Takitimu ki Takitumu Rarotonga. Hosted by the Cook Island Māori Queen, Pā Ariki was a huge honour. We wish all our Year 13 students well as they have all been accepted for tertiary education studies and embark on the next stage of their journey. Here’s to the future, to when the dawn opening will take place for our new facilities currently being built on Bennet Rd. A new home, with the capability to cater for an overall capacity of 400 students from kōhanga to kuratahi to wharekura to tertiary inclusive of kaumatua. This is our womb to the tomb educational philosophy in action. We anticipate hosting many regional, national and international events in years to come and being a contributing Kahungunu iwi member within the wider community. He mihi nunui ki a koutou!

Fleur Wainohu, Tumuaki

Manukura 2021 (Prefects) with Dr Jeremy Tatere MacLeod Rarotonga

Hakinakina

Accepting enrolment

Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu

Mahi toi

Matariki Production

Manu Korero Regional Competition 2021

Kakahu kainga

Whakataetae a Whare

Tau 7 & 8 ko Ngaruroro te Awa

enquiries for 2022

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