Wellington East Girls' College / Te Kura Kōhine o te Rāwhiti o Te Upoko o Te Ika
Welink
Issue 5, Mahuru / September 2024
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Welink is a newsletter produced as a link between Wellington East Girls' College and our community, and is emailed to parents and students. It contains essential information as well as news for caregivers. It is also on our website – www.wegc.school.nz. Please advise the school if you have changed your contact details, or would like to add an email address: wegc@wegc.school.nz
Principal's Message
Principal's Message
Tēnā koutou kātoa
As we move into September, it’s a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements and hard work of our students, whānau, and staff.
CSW Finals and Winter Tournament Successes
Our students have been truly exceptional this winter season. There has been intense competition in the CSW finals in Basketball (Junior and Senior), Football, Under 18 Rugby and Underwater Hockey. There have been exciting opportunities participating in this year's Winter Tournament. I was lucky enough to be able to head out earlier this week and see our Badminton team at Porirua and Hockey team over in Carterton. Our students showcase remarkable skill and dedication demonstrating our school values both on and off the field. A huge thank you to all the whānau who have supported our teams, whether cheering from the sidelines or in your roles as coaches and managers. Your involvement makes a huge difference.
Course Selection
We've also been engaging with our learners about their options and courses for the upcoming year. There was an impressive turnout of students and families to the Course Selection evenings held earlier in the term and it is exciting to see students thinking carefully about planning their future pathways. We have been following up with whānau but if you have been unable to submit your selections for 2025 please follow up with your Year Level Dean as soon as possible.
Rāwhiti's Big Sing Finale Success
A special mention to Rāwhiti, who performed brilliantly at the Big Sing Finale. Their silver medal achievement and their emotionally charged closing performance of "Māriekura" by the Modern Māori Quartet was a highlight of the gala. Congratulations to all involved!
Year 8 Enrolment Meetings
It’s been a pleasure meeting our new students for 2025 during the Year 8 enrolment meetings. If you know anyone considering joining our East whānau next year, please encourage them to submit their enrolment forms as soon as possible. Here is the link from our website
Upcoming Winter Fundraiser
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, 10th September! The Wellington East Parents' Association is hosting a winter fundraiser at the Roxy Cinema with a screening of ‘Beetlejuice 2’. Tickets are available at this link, so be sure to grab yours soon and join us for a fun evening out.
Thank you again for your continued support. It’s great to see our school community thriving and working together to achieve great things.
Ngā mihi nui
Gael Ashworth
Principal
Please see the Student Calendar below for student events coming up
Please see the Student Calendar below for student events coming up
This info is also on the front page of our website www.wegc.school.nz
Coming up :
Coming up :
9 -13 Sept Spirit Week
10 Sept Beetlejuice Fundraiser movie night
11 Sept WEGC + WCC Winter Sport Exchange
11 Sept WEPA Parents Association Meeting
16 -22 Sept Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
17 Sept Pasifika Celebration Evening
23 -29 Sept NZ Chinese Language Week
27 Sept Last Day of Term 3
28 Sept WEGC School Ball (Yr12 & 13)
Term Dates 2024
Term Dates 2024
Term 1 - 1/2 February to 12 April
Term 2 - 29 April to 5 July
Term 3 - 22 July to 27 September
Term 4 - 14 October to 13 December
See our website for more information - link is here
School Day
School Day
Starts at 8.45am (Monday 9.00am)
Interval at 10.00am (Mon and Friday)
Interval at 10.20am (Tues, Wed, Thurs)
Lunch at 1.15pm - 2.05pm (Friday 12:20pm-1.05pm)
End at 3.20pm (Friday 2.20pm)
School Office
School Office
School phone number: 04 385 8514
School email address : wegc@wegc.school.nz
School website : www.wegc.school.nz
Kia ora whānau,
The parent's association would like to invite all whānau to our movie fundraiser on September 10th at the Roxy movie theatre! Tickets available from reception during school hours or online here: https://wegc.company.site/products/WEPA-Movie-Night-p686690607
The parent’s association (WEPA) consists of caregivers who support the school community by contributing to events and activities. The funds collected by WEPA support worthwhile causes in the school such as, our Matariki Celebrations, Poly Group, Rāwhiti and Multi choirs, the Readers Cup participants and Sports Tournament week, to mention a few.
We currently meet monthly with Gael Ashworth, the Principal, and are looking for whānau to join our committee. So if you would like to know more about the school and how you can help, please come to our next meeting on Wednesday the 11th of September, at 6 pm. We'd also like to thank all the year 9 parents who took part in the WEPA survey earlier this year, it's much appreciated, and we will be in touch this month.
We look forward to meeting you, and thanks to all whānau who continue to support us. Please feel free to contact us at parents@wegc.school.nz, we welcome any inquiries or suggestions.
Take care and all the best,
Mā te wā
Sunjuna
WEGC Parents Association Wellington East Girls' College
Te Kura Kōhine o te Rāwhiti o Te Upoko o Te Ika
The Big Sing - Finale and WEGC Rawhiti choir
The Big Sing - Finale and WEGC Rawhiti choir
Recently the Music Department took Rawhiti to the Big Sing Finale and came away with Silver. A fantastic achievement by the students and we are grateful to the staff who supported and accompanied them to the event. Some of the YouTube clips are below if you wish to see/hear them in action.
Folofola Mai'a Sīsū (featuring Hope A, Katia & Kalani)
https://youtu.be/69kMJ2uALfc?si=pVp8s1x4t-MfcQOv
Fire
https://youtu.be/tUey1pZNmOY?si=YCsrlExtyEvDJyAU
Glory Glory Hallelujah (featuring Leilani Pedro)
https://youtu.be/hPp0I7HNgpU?si=EnaX3nGO9_SbWLzE
Session 7 (1:07 - 1:17) - not on YouTube just yet
Killer Instinct (featuring Zhali Fainga'a)
Māreikura (featuring Hope A, Tafaumu, Leilani Pedro, Jasmine H & Alesana)
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/k9hMndMg3t41EQAi/
NZ Model United Nations Event 2024 - by Zola & Madison
NZ Model United Nations Event 2024 - by Zola & Madison
At the end of term 2, I attended the national Model United Nations event with Madison Wicks. This took place over four days at the Pipitea campus of Victoria University, with students from all over New Zealand, and even Australia, taking part. We were each assigned a country to represent. I got India and Madison got Mongolia. We also selected three committees to take part in. I was in Crisis, the International Court of Justice and the Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee. In each committee we debated amendments written by the United Nations. We worked together with other delegates to make changes to the amendment that would benefit our country. Among others, some of the issues we debated were the creation of a treaty for Mars sovereignty and the question of the global standard for democracy.
As well as the committees, there were also a variety of other activities spread out over the event. There was an opening ceremony at parliament, where we got the opportunity to hear an MP speak, a regional group dinner, speaker panels and a gala night at Takina.
We also took part in a specialised agencies workshop where we learned how agencies within the UN operate in the event of a humanitarian crisis.
On the last day everybody took part in a plenary session, which is where the delegates from all the countries debate an issue. For this event the issue was the use of AI in education and literature.
Overall, Model UN was really fun. I met lots of great people from all over the country and learned a lot. It was a great experience and I would definitely recommend it.
Junior Premier Debating success
Junior Premier Debating success
Our students Erica Beri, Fern Renner and Greta Larsen (Year 10) have made it to the Junior Premier Final against Wellington College from 12+ Greater Wellington regional teams - an amazing achievement.
They have been supported by their fabulous students coaches Fatimai Lefale and Imogen Feinson, (and Jessica Xie earlier in the year).
The final will be on Tuesday the 10th of September at 6:00pm at Vic Uni Pipitea Campus, Thorndon.
Hokonui Fashion Awards 2024
Hokonui Fashion Awards 2024
Year 13 Creative Technologies students have been working hard to design and create outfits inspired by existing designers' work. Three students, Lucia Hay, Mikayla Perry, and Lauren St Just, entered their creations into the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards, held in Gore at the end of July.
Lauren St Just received the Bernina School Award of Excellence and won the Schools Upcycled Category for her outfit made from broken tents and a sleeping bag. Lucia Hay received a Merit Award for her crocheted dress, which was entered in the School Natural Fibres Category.
This was a fantastic outcome, showcasing the remarkable skills of high school students and designers from around Aotearoa. You can see more from the event here: https://www.hokonuifashion.co.nz/results-2024
You can read more about the event in this article in Stuff recently or at the Awards website :
https://www.hokonuifashion.co.nz/
Also congratulations to our Technology teacher, Nan Walden, currently on study sabbatical, who has a piece entered in the upcoming WOW and you can read about her work here :
https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/from-concept-to-catwalk-wearable-art-triumph-for-masters-student/
Purple Power week
Purple Power week
Another week of Purple Power was held at the school in first week of August - events were organised by the Prefects and students were invited to attend during lunchtime : being creative for Monday and Tuesday with Painting a new PPW banner and purple tie dying, we had jump jam on Wednesday in the Sports Centre, and then on Thursday we held a quiz between Rongotai College and WEGC prefects centered around the theme of woman empowerment, and Friday topped it off with a Bake Sale held by the prefects, donating funds to charity Rei Kōtuku
International Students at WEGC
International Students at WEGC
We are currently enjoying hosting our largest cohort of international students to date at school. From Italy to the Maldives and everything inbetween - Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Germany, Sri Lanka and China.
Planning for 2025 is well underway and we are looking for a few more host families to care for Japanese students who will come for Term one only. If you are interested in finding out more please get in touch with our Homestay Co-ordinator, Athena London. athena.london@wegc.school.nz
Student visit Vincentian Rest Home
Student visit Vincentian Rest Home
A group of Integrated Studies students recently visited Vincentian Rest Home in Berhampore. The focus of the visit was giving back to the community and working towards the service aspect of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The residents enjoyed the singing, chatting and baking. It was a wonderful experience for all, and we look forward to going back.
Sports at East - Winter Tournament week
Sports at East - Winter Tournament week
We have had some amazing achievements from students during the Winter Tournament Week. If you have not seen the social media accounts with the results you can check them out here :
You can find information on all sports offered at East, as well as our latest achievements on our school website. www.wegc.school.nz or on the WEGC Sports site here
You can also check out Instagram and Facebook pages for WEGC Sport at @wegcsport www.facebook.com/wegcsport
Order your lunch online at the school cafe
Order your lunch online at the school cafe
The school café has recently started an online ordering account with Lunch Online https://www.lunchonline.co.nz/ They are a company who collate and organise distribution of food orders, using providers Subway and Pita Pit. The school has a menu that you can read here.
Students and caregivers can open an account and order lunches to be collected at the Café during school lunch hour.
2024 Payment of School Fees/Donations
2024 Payment of School Fees/Donations
You can view and pay your school account from the Kamar portal: https://wegc.school.kiwi/
Direct credit payments can be made using the following details:
WEGC Bank Account Details:
ASB Bank
12-3140-0365902-00
Reference: Please use student ID (on invoice)
Particulars: payment details (example: ID Card, GE200 Trip)
Payment in person @ School:
Payments are accepted at reception from 8:15 am until 3.30 pm Monday to Friday. The school is closed during public holidays and school term breaks. Payments by cash or EFTPOS are available.
Entertainment App Fundraiser
Entertainment App Fundraiser
We are fundraising with Entertainment. They are currently running a special offer just in time to book travel for the school holidays. If you purchase an Entertainment membership between 8pm Tuesday 3 September and 1.59pm Monday 16 September you will receive a multi city upgrade for free.
The Entertainment App is jam-packed with offers on cafes, restaurants, attractions and things to do with the average family saving upwards of $1000 a year. But the best part is that 20% of your Membership fee will be donated to us to directly support fundraising for our school. Experience unbeatable value across New Zealand and Australia with a Multi City Membership giving you access to thousands of exclusive offers in 20 cities.
Get ready to play, dine and save with a Membership to the Entertainment App and support our fundraising today!
Thank you for your continued support
Ways to help WEGC - Fundraising :
Ways to help WEGC - Fundraising :
When you are shopping at Wellington City New World:Have your docket stamped at the time of purchase by a checkout Supervisor. Deposit your docket in the East drop box provided in the main entrance of New World. Duplicate receipts can be requested, at time of purchase, if the original is required. Every time you purchase products from New World Wellington City, they will pay the school 1.5% pa of the total $ sales value.
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