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25 July 2025  |
Kia ora koutou Cullen Breakfast and Strengthening Democracy Project I am proud to acknowledge five of our senior students who recently achieved 3rd place in the Wellington regional Strengthening Democracy Project. This prestigious initiative, connected to the Peter Cullen Breakfasts, encourages young people to explore and promote democratic values in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our students impressed the judges with their video and essay, which focused on supporting migrant communities to better understand their civic responsibilities and democratic rights. Their success highlights the power of youth voice in shaping our shared future. I wish to congratulate Ambar, Izarra, Kristina, Luciana and Rosa for all their hard work in addressing this really important issue (pictured with Hon Nicola Willis and Peter Cullen). |
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Strategic Plan 2026 - 2028 The Board is in the process of reviewing and updating its strategic plan, which will run from 2026 - 2028. This is the Board’s governing document that sets out its priorities over the next 3 years. We would very much appreciate your thoughts on what you think we have achieved so far in terms of our current strategic plan, and where you think we need to focus going forward. Please click on this link which will take you to a Google Form - we would love to hear from you! We will also be sending out a separate email to all parents and caregivers on Monday morning, 28 July, with more information about how you can contribute to our Strategic Plan. This will include details of two evening focus group sessions that will be running on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 August from 5:30pm to 7pm in the college staffroom. More details to follow on Monday. |
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Year 10 - Learning from home day - Tuesday 2nd September On Tuesday 2 September we are running the NCEA writing corequisite assessment for approximately 300 students from years 10 - 13. Due to the number of rooms required for students to sit the assessment, and the constraints that we are currently facing due to building remediation works, we cannot facilitate the assessment and all timetabled classes. To ensure that all eligible students get the space and time to sit this assessment fairly, we have scheduled year 10 to be learning from home on that day. This means that if your child is sitting the writing corequisite (you will be informed of this in the coming weeks), they only need to attend school during that time. The assessment will be held from 11am to 1:35pm (approximately). Students will be required to stay in the assessment for a minimum of one hour. After that, year 10 students will be free to leave when they have finished. During the day, we will also make space available in the school library for any students who are not yet 14 and are therefore unable to stay at home unsupervised. Students who have come into school for their assessment can also use this space before/after. |
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Enrol Now for 2026! Applications to enrol for 2026 are now open. Out of zone applications for Year 9, 2026 are now closed. |
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Conferencing Day and the Kāpiti Coast Youth Careers Expo - Wednesday 30 July A reminder about our Conferencing Day next Wednesday. There are no timetabled classes on this day and students are not required to wear their school uniform. Bookings are available via the schoolinterviews website and all the information about Conference Day and the Careers Expo can be found on the news article below. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS Parent / Teacher Interviews - Thursday 14 August Parent/Teacher interviews for all year levels will be taking place on Thursday 14 August. Information will be sent to you for bookings through the schoolinterviews website closer to the date. School will conclude at 2:15pm on this day. Situation Vacant - Director of Finance and Property We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to fill a senior role within the college as our Director of Finance and Property. Reporting to the Principal, this is a full-time permanent position providing strategic and operational leadership across finance, property, ICT and risk management functions. All the details about how to apply for this role can be found on the news article below. Applications for this position close on Monday 28 July at 3pm. |
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Parent / Teacher Interviews - Thursday 14 August Parent/Teacher interviews for all year levels will be taking place on Thursday 14 August. Information will be sent to you for bookings through the schoolinterviews website closer to the date. School will conclude at 2:15pm on this day. |
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Our Kids Online? You may remember that we held a parents / caregivers information evening with a local online safety expert Rob Cope, earlier this year. Those who attended found Rob’s talk invaluable and full of great tips and advice around how to keep your kids safe in an increasingly complex digital world. Central to that is how they use their mobile phone and I thought this video below was too good not to share. I would urge every parent to watch it and learn ways in which you can help keep your children safe online. Rob releases videos like this each week and I will share those most relevant to parents through this newsletter. If you want to know more about Rob’s work you can visit his website: https://www.ourkidsonline.info/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n-ecuo07tg Car Wash It looks like the sun will be shining on Saturday so why not bring your car to the college and have it washed! Our 1st XI Hockey Girls are raising funds to help them get to their tournament in August. Only $5 a car and the car wash will be operating from 9am to 12 noon. Ngā mihi nui
Mark Robinson |
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Community Notices BookMark Kāpiti Book Festival 9 - 10 August 2025 Check out bookmarkkapiti.co.nz for further information on the various events held around the Kāpiti region. |
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