Control what you can control |
We live in a world where lots of things are happening. There is a lot of 'noise' and activity out there and on Social Media. The way to cope and reduce the challenge around events and 'noise' is to focus on controlling the controllables and controlling your response to them. Other events and challenges have to be responded to but you can decide how you respond to them.
The last two weeks will be busy with positive events that can give us all more control over these two weeks and the rest of the year.
Things that we can control;
Thursday 30/3 Year 10 & 11 Family Hui.
Wednesday 5/4 Year 12 & 13 Family Hui.
Reports issued on those evenings.
Year 9 Reports 'posted' on the portal and emailed.
Academic Assessments Yr 11, 12 & 13 completed this term.
These evenings will be the opportunity to receive your child's report, meet their tutor teacher and receive key information about the College this year. There will be the opportunity to have subject report evenings later in term 2.
As students, parents and whānau take control of the information provided at these events, manage the assessment timeline and you can have a better outcome because you are managing it.
We have worked hard to mitigate any extra days off school this year by cancelling Teachers professional development day, school athletics, and modifying the parent whānau hui so that fewer teaching days are lost.
We can't control the ongoing Industrial Action but will work around it and hope that sensible and realistic solutions are agreed upon sooner rather than later.
In the meantime control and respond positively to the good opportunities over these next two weeks.
Ngā mihi
Mark P Shanahan |
Free, Healthy Lunch Initiative
Waitākere College Is excited to inform you that our school will be joining the Government healthy lunch programme, Ka Ora, Ka Ako from Term 2 this year. | |  |
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Mr Shanahan’s CLASS Of The Week 20th - 24th March
12 Dance are this week's winners! | |  |
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Education Perfect Global Languages Championship
Students competed against the rest of the world in languages from all over the world, and Waitākere College did exceptionally well. | |  |
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English Workshops
Catch up and stay ahead on Thursday afternoons in B3 | |  |
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Community Workshops For The Changes To Planning And Reporting
The Ministry of Education are holding face-to-face ākonga, parent, whānau and community workshops, where they will be talking about planning and reporting. The programme, Te Whakangārahu Ngātahi | Planning Together, is focused on preparing for the upcoming changes to planning and reporting legislation… | |  |
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Community Garden Open Day
Join Triangle Park Community Teaching Garden for their open day. Bring the whole family and enjoy a fun day with mini-workshops, demonstrations, garden tours, plant sales and refreshments. | |  |
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Book Of The Week - You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine By Yeva Skalietska
Next week's book of the week is a powerful insight into what conflict is like through the eyes of a child and an essential read for adults and older children alike. | |  |
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Te Reo Māori, Whakataukī And Words Of The Week
These were the words and phrases we learned this week | |  |
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Gateway Placement Success
Our Gateway students are almost through a term of work experience placements, this gives them hands-on experience in their industries of choice and helps them decide on their future career paths. | |  |
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Winter Sports Coaches/Managers Needed
With the growth of the school roll over the last few years the school is now in need of coaches/managers/transporters to help with our growing number of school sports teams. | |  |
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Sports Draws/Fixtures
Upcoming Draws - Come along and show your support! | |  |
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Sports Results
Last weeks sports results | |  |
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- Thursday 30th March Year 10 & 11 Family Information Hui (more info to come)
- Wednesday 5th April Year 12 & 13 Family Information Hui (more info to come)
- Thursday 6th April Last day of Term 1
- Wednesday 26th April First Day Of Term 2 (Day 3 on TT)
- Click here for all important dates
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