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A huge thank you to all our students (ranging from Year 3 to Year 12) for representing our school so well in putting the finishing rouches to Te Kapua Playground.

Our tamariki represented our kura in the community so well.  They proved to be polite, capable, and hard-working tamariki, anyone would have been proud. 

Special thanks to the Service Academy students for putting int he hard mahi so our tamariki could achieve planting whole areas.

Here's a few photos from the day

Te Kapua Park

NZDF ADVANCE LEADERS COURSE 

OHAKEA AIRFORCE BASE

Tongariro Students Plan on Overseas Travel

An excited and energetic group of staff, students and parents have plans to travel to Thailand in August/September 2024.

Currently, the group is working hard on fundraising to help meet the costs necessary for this exciting venture.

Activities planned for the trip include a visit to an Elephant Sanctuary, riding in long-tail boats on the canals, and visiting Buddhist temples, floating markets, and the water park in Hua Hin.

We have a school Tuk shop running for 20 minutes twice a week, and desktop sales to add to the kitty with big fundraisers planned in the near future.

We are working on a monster raffle and are so pleased with the support from our local businesses.  We do realise businesses and whanau have had difficulties over the last couple of years however, if any business would like to donate a prize and be included in the recognitions list please get in touch with Vanessa Lumley at school or email vanessa.lumley@tongariro.school.nz.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

25 July 2023

Kia Ora Parents and whanau.

 

I trust everybody is keeping warm during these frosty times.

Term three is a very busy term with no holidays set for the term.

Year 9-13 conferences will be held in the Whare Toi which is best accessed through the Te Rangitautahanga Road entrance.

With some of our students, we are having an issue with them arriving at school on time. I am asking that parents reinforce the point that school starts at 8.45 and that all students should be at school by that time. Your support here would be much appreciated.

We also have a Teacher Only Day planned for Wednesday 16th August which is one of the Curriculum Refresh Days organized by the Ministry of Education. This means that the school will be closed for instruction on that day for staff to participate in professional development around the new curriculum.

Please do not send your children to school on that day.

The building work around the school is progressing well with us hopefully having the Technology block back in operation next term and the new Secondary building available at the beginning of 2024.

The new Junior block is still in the planning stages and will be a little way off so those classes will remain in the prefabs at the front of the school for a little longer than expected.

Nga mihi

Steve Allen

Principal Tongariro School



13th June 2023

Kia Ora Parents and whanau.

 

It is so nice to finally have some sun to enjoy rather than the continual wet weather we have been having.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our community for their continued support and forbearance with regard to the ongoing industrial action being undertaken by PPTA. The union is quite within their right to take this action but I also acknowledge that it does interfere with ongoing teaching and learning programmes.

 

This Friday a combined Tongariro School, Te Kura o Hirangi and Ngapuke School Kapa Haka group will be performing at the Te Arawa Kura Tuarua Kapa Haka Whakataetae o Rohe. Their performance begins at 1.30 pm and if whanau want to get tickets, they are available at Ticketmaster for Friday session 2. Good luck to the group who have been learning and practicing for months with many weekend sessions.

 

Please note the following the School Board has received this week.

The Executive of the Post Primary Teachers’ Association has directed members covered by the Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA) and the Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement (ASTCA) to attend regional paid union meetings (PUM) held under the provisions of Section 26 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

The Executive will be briefing members on latest developments in the negotiations of the STCA and ASTCA.

The meeting for our school (Years 9-13 teachers) will be held on Thursday 29 June at Taupo-nui-a-tia College beginning at 1.30 pm. The organisation of our school on this day will be as follows.


Nga mihi nui,

Steve Allen

Principal – Tongariro School

Tongariro School Leaders for 2023 


Back row:  Ashton Whitmore, Cassidy Anderson, Jaro Flores, Ariki Church, Malakai Eru-Jacobs

Front row:  Eleanor Hopkins, Yaelle Wirotareno, Waione Turanga Head Leader, Warren Albert Head Leader, Harmony Moana, Abby Goddard


Congratulations to the following Senior Students at our

 2022 Prizegiving

 

Name - Award

Moana, Harmony

COMBINED LEVELS - MAHI KAI

Pouwhare, Shirley

NCEA L1 - ENGLISH

Beauchamp, Lance

COMBINED LEVELS - OUTDOOR RECREATION

Cooper, Brooke

TRADES - PRIMARY SECTOR Y1 STUDENT

Goddard, Abby

NCEA L1 - HOSPITALITY

Hopkins, Eleanor

NCEA L1 - STEM

Sangster, Hope

NCEA L1 - MATHS

Sangster, Hope

NCEA L1 - SOCIAL SCIENCE

Te Kani-Ham, Raumati

NCEA L1 - ART

Anderson, Cassidy

NCEA L1 - TRADE

Boyce, Rehua

TRADES - DALLEY FARM AWARD BEST PRACTICAL STUDENT

Tariu, Siniva

TRADES - ACADEMIC AGRICULTURAL TROPHY Y1

Church-More, Ariki

TRADES - PROGRESS AWARD

Moetara, Amaniah-Paige

COMBINED LEVELS - TE AO MAORI

Young-Moeke, Marich

NCEA L1 - DRAMA

Young-Moeke, Marich

COMBINED LEVELS - DRAMA PERFORMANCE BEST SUPPORT MALE IN AN ACTING ROLE

Albert, Warren

NCEA L2 - TE REO

Albert, Warren

NCEA L2 - GEOGRAPHY

Albert, Warren

NCEA L2 - STEM

Locke, Skyla

NCEA L2 - ART

Waru, Keanu

COMBINED LEVELS - AUTOMOTIVE

Knowles, Wiriana

NCEA L2 - HOSPITALITY

Te Kura-Te Ngahue, Nehemiah

NCEA L2 - TOURISM

Te Kura-Te Ngahue, Nehemiah

NCEA L2 - FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Wirotaroeno, Yaelle

NCEA L2 - DRAMA

Wirotaroeno, Yaelle

NCEA L2 - ENGLISH

Wirotaroeno, Yaelle

COMBINED LEVELS - DRAMA PERFORMANCE BEST FEMALE IN AN ACTING ROLE

Beauchamp, Samantha

NCEA L3 - ART

Te Paa-Schmidt, Mahina

NCEA L3 - PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Te Paa-Schmidt, Mahina

NCEA L3 - HEALTH

Te Paa-Schmidt, Mahina

NCEA L3 - TE REO

Matthews, Peihana

NCEA L3 - DRAMA

Matthews, Peihana

COMBINED LEVELS - DRAMA PERFORMANCE BEST MALE IN AN ACTING ROLE

Sangster, Breana

NCEA L3 - ENGLISH

Sangster, Breana

NCEA L3 - GEOGRAPHY

Sangster, Breana

NCEA L3 - STEM

Whitmore, Ashton

NCEA L3 - MATHS

Rangi, Te Ao

GINA GEROS ENDEAVOUR - GINA GEROS ENDEAVOUR

Sangster, Hope

ANDERTON TROPHY - Y11 ANDERTON

Albert, Warren

RENEE KENNETT - SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Albert, Warren

ANDERTON TROPHY - Y12 ANDERTON

Beauchamp, Samantha

CORFIELD TROPHY - CITIZENSHIP

Te Paa-Schmidt, Mahina

WAIKATO GRADUATE WOMEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST - WOMEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Te Paa-Schmidt, Mahina

PRIME MINISTERS VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD - EXCELLENCE AWARD IN A VOCATIONAL PATHWAY

 

 

Te Paa-Schmidt, Mahina

PROXIME ACCESSIT

Sangster, Breana

2022 Dux