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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
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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.
A normal school morning for periods 1-4. All students will attend school.
We have been able to organise with the School Lunches contractor to bring forward the lunchtime to 12.15 pm instead of 1.15.
Once lunch has finished at about 12.30 pm. All students will be sent home except for bus students who will remain at school until normal bus time and will be supervised by non-union staff.
This means that on Thursday 29 June there will be no period 5 for Years 9-13 students.
Years 1-8 students will have a normal school day except for the school lunch time changing to 12.15 pm.
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