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He is Risen - such a statement of hope for all of us who have lost ones and we have the knowledge of eternal life. I trust you all had a wonderful Easter break. We have a busy week ahead with the futsal tournaments for the whole school as well as our Easter Liturgy on Thursday, April 15, 5:30 pm. The children are working hard preparing for this and we look forward to seeing you all here.
We had the great excitement yesterday of finally seeing the senior playground in place. I would like to extend my thanks to the many whānau who have worked tirelessly to fundraise, plan and prepare. My thanks to the School Board for all their efforts, especially Miriama Williams, Vanessa Monahan, and Mark Mulhern who formed the subcommittee, spending many extra hours to achieve our senior playground - Ka Pai!
It was with great pleasure that we recognised our school leaders at assembly today. They are:-
Senior Boy Leader - Billy Proudfoot
Senior Girl Leader - Petra Bouras
Billy and Petra will lead the student council, helping the School Board and staff to gather student voice and ideas. We discussed the need for a volleyball/badminton net and our two leaders helped me select one suitable for us. It arrived today and so they took on the task of setting it up. Well done Petra and Billy
Our House Leaders were also given their badges today at Assembly and will lead our Houses as well as form the Student Council. Already they are showing some great initiative and ideas and we look forward to more. Congratulations to Sophia Meech, Mia Adams, James Pink, Chloe Blades, and Marimatina Peni. We look forward to seeing you in action
Irony…
What is irony? Is it a joke? Is it metal? Or is it just a word that no one ever uses?
Irony, not to be confused with sarcasm, is a word that describes a conversation that someone is having, usually meaning the opposite of what they are actually saying.
There are three types of irony. Here are some pictures and examples that may make irony easier to understand:
Verbal Irony is like sarcasm.—————————————“Yay, great weather!”
We would use verbal irony if we want to say something, but to make it funnier or more humorous, or to just state a point, we would say it in a way that is the opposite. Although, we would say it with a specific tone of voice so that the listener can understand what we are really meaning.
Mia Adams
River for Sale
River for sale on an exquisite piece of land. It's a nice quiet river on the top of a hill. After years of neglect, the water has become dirty with minimal life.
It would not be an easy fix but with enough work it could once again be a beautiful spot, to build a little summertime cabin or a place to settle down with a small family.
Now come by and make this taonga, your turangawaewae.
Adam Burns
Year 8
Kaitiakitanga
An investigation into how zoos operate now and in the past.
I wanted to find out about how zoos treated animals in the past and how they treat them now. I also wanted to find out what they were fed back then and if it was healthy or not.
Zoos and how they evolved...
In the 18th and 19th centuries, what was known as menageries turned into zoos and were opened to the public. A menagerie is a collection of animals kept in captivity for exhibition. The oldest menagerie or zoo in the world was the Vienna Zoo and it was built in 1793. It is still around today.
Zoos in the old days had very small and cages were barred and small. One of the major concerns of zoos at that time was that they couldn't keep animals alive very long. This was because no one knew much about their biology. Eventually someone in the 19 century called Carl Hagenbeck had a theory that would revolutionise the way that animals were displayed in zoos. He set out to display animals as you would expect to see them in the wild.
Now, zoos are considerably more different than most of the zoos in the past. Instead of small cages, there are open enclosures.
At the time there was great interest in ethology - animal behaviour and social biology. People started to see the development in the 1980s of something called environmental enrichment. For instance, primates were fed by spreading seeds in the grass and they would pick through them, just as they would in nature, and it gave them something to do. Along with the evolution of exhibit design came new ideas about the purpose of zoos and our relationship with the animals.
Most animals in zoos these days are bred in the zoo, rather than captured in the wild. Animals in zoos are denied everything that is natural and important to them. This is a concern for their kaitiakitanga. Every aspect of their lives is manipulated and controlled, they are told what they will eat, when they will eat, when they can sleep, who they can mate with. Zoos can be better in the future and can be a lot more freeing for animals.
Tommaso Esposito Year 8.
Our final showcase is the trailer for Te Maunga's upcoming film - using the work of William Shakespeare. We would love you to go on our St Anthony's Facebook page and like/love our trailer as we are proud of our work so far.
Easter Liturgy
The senior playground is here!
We are delighted with the senior playground finally being installed over the Easter break. It has been a long journey with the hard work of many, so it is very satisfying to see the plans come to fruition. The early verdict from the students is:-
- It is colourful
- Love that it is quite high up because the junior playground is so low that we seniors can’t dangle off the ground
- It will be spectacular for made-up games because of the way it is shaped and the various challenges
- It is really cool because it looks more enjoyable to play on
We have a little more work to do to ensure that the level of bark is sufficient around the whole structure and until that is done, students can not go on it. Special thanks to some in Te Maunga who arrived back from their football tournament, took up the shovels, and have already made a difference. Shout out to William Tye who then tirelessly worked to move more bark at lunch and after school - you are a Legend!
Thanks to the many who have worked so hard and long on this journey of planning & preparing - it is much appreciated!
You may have noticed that the landing page on the Hero App is looking a little different these days. Hero has provided schools with a few new exciting features.
From the main home page press one of the icons below to check out:
- School term dates
- The Parent Calendar
- Our Website
- Our SchoolDocs login page
You can also now report if your child is going to be absent or late for school via this page. This will send your message to the school office as well as link the absence to our Hero system.
Look out for the link to our social media pages appearing on this page soon!
We need some new school lunch helpers please!!
School lunches are looked forward to & enjoyed by many of our students every second Friday in term time. We have had a dedicated team of helpers over the last few years so it would be great to have a few new helpers. If you are able to spare 2-3 hours on a Friday once a term, your help would be much appreciated. It is very straight forward ordering system to learn and most weeks it is then just a matter of picking up the food and having it ready for the student helpers to hand out. If you can help, please email Debbie at debanded65@outlook.com Thank you!!
Friday Lunches 9 April
This is our last Friday lunch order for Term 1 and it's Fish n' Chips. Order forms should come home with your child today or you can use the attachment below. This week's lunch order will need to be paid for with cash only please.
Thanks to Irene Limantara and her Year 6 helpers for helping us out with this.
Can you spare an hour or two to help keep hospice services free?
On any given day, Mary Potter Hospice’s services touch the lives of around 250 husbands and wives, sons, and daughters, sisters and brothers, whānau and friends, neighbours and colleagues in Wellington, Porirua, and Kāpiti.
This year we need to fundraise $7 million to ensure our services remain free-of-charge for our patients and their families or whānau, and that’s why we need people like you to help collect for Mary Potter Hospice on Thursday 13 and Saturday 15 May 2021.
If you can give one or two hours of your time, you would be making a bucket load of difference for your community. Every person out helping to collect, helps to raise more funds for the work that Mary Potter Hospice does – so thank you.
The Wellington Phoenix Academy is inviting your child to attend their April school holiday programmes!
With two location and week options, they may choose to attend 1 or both! The programmes are open to students aged 7-12. Please find further information below.
To register they can follow this link here.
April School Holiday Classes for Children at the Wellington Sewing Centre
The Wellington Sewing Centre in Coutts Street in Kilbirnie is running school holiday sewing and craft classes for children 8 years old and over: make tote bags, felted toys, decorated cushions and monsters! For more information and to enrol, check our website www.sewingdirect.co.nz. Small classes and individual attention!
Harbour City Gymnastics
Capital Trout Centre Open Day Sunday 25th April 2021
Children must have a licence to fish for trout and free licences/tickets are available from Saturday 10 April 2021 at the following stores.:
Capital Fishing , 49 Ghuznee Street (off Cuba Mall)
Hutt Valley Hunting & Fishing, 8 Te Puni Street, Petone
The Centre is located behind the WCC Administration buildings on the way to the Wellington City Council Southern Landfill, on Landfill Road, Happy Valley, Wellington and is open to the public on specific days.
Children do not have to bring any gear as Club members will assist children to catch a trout on fly fishing tackle.
As the Centre is manned and maintained by volunteers we rely on donations to cover our expenses of purchasing the fish from the hatcheries, fish food and general maintenance.
