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Western Springs Newsletter #9 – December 19th, 2024

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Principal’s Notes – Dec 2024

What a pleasure it has been to witness the roll call of prizewinners walking across the stage to receive recognition for their outstanding work throughout the year. From the Year…

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Start of Term 1, 2025 – some key dates

Kia ora to all our Springs-Waiōrea (WSCW) whānau, below are our key dates & events for first 4 weeks of Term 1, 2025. JANUARY 2025 Week 0 Mon 20 Jan…

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2024 WSCW Yearbook – now online!

Our WSCW 2024 Yearbook is now available online on our Yearbook companion website here. All of the WSCW Yearbooks from 2019 are also available on our website here, and these…

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Social Studies/Tikanga a-Iwi Sustainable Christmas Market

Once again our juniors and hardworking teachers put on an impressive market day, with a wide variety of goods available for purchase and all delivered with big smiles and good…

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Beach Day 2024

Beach Day 2024 was a roaring success! The weather played ball both students/ākonga & teachers/kaiako enjoyed a fun day out at Long Bay, swimming, digging holes in the sand, and…

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The Dance Department Year in Review

This year the Dance Department took six trips to amazing Dance shows: Station by Freshman’s Dance Crew, Ka Mua Ka Muri by Atamira Dance Company, Tolu by Pacific Dance Fest…

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Jacob Schaffer – College Sport 2024 Finalist

The Annual College Sport Auckland's Young Sportsperson of the Year (YSPOTY) Awards Dinner was held at Eden Park on Thursday 28 November. We're very proud to announce that our Year…

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Meri Kirihimete from Music!

What a year… It is hard to believe we are already at the end of 2024 but it is amazing to look back and see how much music we have…

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Literacy and Numeracy at WSC

To ensure our students are meeting their potential as writers and problem solvers, hardcopy checklists will be made available to all junior students in 2025.  These may look a little…

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Year 10 Sports Academy Camp at Muriwai

Year 10 Sports Academy concluded its term four activities with an awesome Muriwai Camp. The students were fantastic during all aspects of the camp. They really enjoyed surfing, playing beach…

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Back to school stationery 2025 – order now!

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to make your back to school shop super easy. And if you order in December, you’ll go in the draw to WIN 1 of 5…

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Wises in 2024

Why the name ‘Wises’? Well, a long long time ago the idea of different groups in the school focusing on different areas of sustainability was mooted. The idea was rapidly…

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PAG fundraiser – Near West

The Near West A history of Grey Lynn, Arch Hill and Westmere Tania Mace Place your order here, putting a message into the comment box noting your purchase is for the…

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Western Springs Newsletter #8 – November 20th, 2024

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Principal’s Notes – November 2024

The press has recently featured an article referencing lateness at an intermediate school. The Principal at that school was concerned that 10% (85) of the children at his school had…

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2024 WSCW Prize-Givings – Congratulations & Thank You!

A big CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to all those involved with our end-of-year Prize-Givings for 2024, which we held across Weeks 2, 3 and 5 of Term 4: Thursday 24th…

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Important dates for Term 4, 2024

Kia ora to all our Springs-Waiōrea (WSCW) whānau, below are our final key dates for Term 4, 2024. NOVEMBER 2024 Thursday, November 21st - Junior Arts Festival (JAF) - 2…

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PPTA Paid Union Meeting – Thursday, November 28th 2024

NEED TO KNOW Paid Union Meeting – Thursday November 28th 1.00pm to 3.30pm Normal school timetable 8.47am to 12.30pm Students released – 12.30pm Supervision in school available by request.  …

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Cyril Hicks (23 August 1921-6 November 2024)

I am sad to report that Cyril, Principal of Seddon High School from 1969 until 1983 has passed away in his sleep on the morning of Wednesday November 6th aged…

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Study space available at Pt Chev Community Centre

Pt Chev Community Centre have kindly offered our senior students a space to study!

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Western Springs College – Homestay Families Wanted

Our school welcomes applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students. Ever thought of hosting an International student? Do you have a spare room available? We…

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2024 Tikanga ā-Iwi/Social Studies Sustainable Christmas Market – Tues 3 Dec 2024

  The Social Studies/Tikanga ā-Iwi department would like to invite you all to our Annual Sustainable Christmas Market that will take place on Tuesday 3rd December 2024 from 9:30am to…

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WSC-NPoW Term 4 Policies Review

Our school policies and procedures are maintained through SchoolDocs which follows a 3 year review schedule to keep them up to date. Each term, the whole school community (whanau, parents,…

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Wastewise in 2024

Thank you to our Wastewise leaders for 2024, Isla Hodge and Mila Sokolich. Wastewise have had a year packed with wide-ranging activities. We began with a Wises Day in March…

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WSC Girls 3×3 Basketball Tournament

The 3x3 Basketball Tournament at Western Springs College was a fantastic way to encourage more girls to get involved in basketball. The four-week mini-tournament was full of energy, with the…

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Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Te Ahurea 2024

Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga is a significant Māori Performing Arts event for Auckland Secondary Schools. This year, this event was held on the North Shore, at Westlake Boys High School…

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Meola Road Safe Crossings – Travelwise Student Action in Motion

Congratulations is due to Radha Patel - Western Springs Nga Puna ō Waiorea Alumni 2023. Your vision of our students crossing Meola Road safely to the bus stop has come…

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Important NCEA Examination Information for Whānau

NCEA examinations will be held from November 5th-29th this year. The examination timetable can be accessed here, and on the back of the hardcopy Information Sheets students/ākonga should have received…

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Charli Dunn represents NZ Football at FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

Congratulations to our Year 13 Western Springs College student, Charli Dunn, who was recently selected in the New Zealand U-17 Women's Football Team to play in the 2024 FIFA U-17…

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Yearbooks throughout the decades

We have gone digital with our Western Springs College – Ngā Puna o Waiōra, Seddon High School or Seddon Memorial Technical College yearbooks. If you are interested in looking at…

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Western Springs Newsletter # 7 – October 2nd, 2024

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Principal’s Notes – October 2024

Our packed season of performances - the Year 11 and 13 Drama productions/performance evenings; the senior Dance showcase featuring 70 performers and Finale a choreographic showing by our Year 13…

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Key Dates for Term 4, 2024

Kia ora Springs-Waiorea (WSCW) whānau, below are the key dates for Term 4, 2024 for WSCW: OCTOBER 2024 Monday, October 14th - Term 4 starts (students should be at school…

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Vocational Excellence Award Winner – Joseph Armstrong

Congratulations to our Year 13 student, Joseph Armstrong, who recently was awarded two awards from BCITO, the Business Division of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.…

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Aotearoa reclaims the Haka World Record!

In a proud and historic moment, Aotearoa New Zealand has reclaimed the Guinness World Record title for the world's largest haka after approximately 6,531 people (initial count, which could increase)…

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BISC Business Directory

Business in Service of Communities (BISC) is a local business networking group who have been supporting Western Springs College-Nga Puna o Waiōrea for many years, and it is now seeking…

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BISC Business Directory

Business in Service of Communities (BISC) is a local business networking group who have been supporting Western Springs College-Nga Puna o Waiōrea for many years, and it is now seeking…

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2024 Winter Tournament Week – Team Reports

Congratulations to all of our Springs-Waīorea students/ākonga who participated in the Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week this year. Below are some of the team reports that we received. BASKETBALL -…

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Exam Assistants Needed – Nov 2024

Kia ora Community, The Learning Support Department is turning their attention to the November 2024 exams and recruiting for Exam Assistants (Reader/Writers) – a three-hour session where you will be…

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TAPAC Term 3 holiday programmes & kids show

TAPAC’s Spring Holiday Programmes – Enrolments Open Now! 30 September – 11 October | 9am – 3pm | $70 - $350 Get ready for a fun-filled spring break at TAPAC…

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WSC-NPoW School Board – Student Representative elections 2024

Congratulations/Ka rawe to our newly appointed Student Representatives on the Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSC-NPoW) School Board: Kyra TuiSamoa (Year 12) for NPoW Jojo Lewis (Year 11) for…

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Autaia – A Haka-Theatre Extravaganza

Kia ora rā, Autaia, a haka-theatre extravaganza, was performed to a sold out Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. Our kura contributed 79 students to the production, with the invaluable support of…

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Interhouse Mathex

The WSC Interhouse Mathex took place on the 16th of August. The competition, a replica of Mathex, had competitors from each house solving challenging mathematics questions to gain as many…

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Make history with the largest haka at Eden Park, Sun 29 Sep

Stand as a Nation and support the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust - Sunday 29th September, Eden Park, Auckland Book your place in history at https://www.hakarecord.co.nz/ New featured act will be…

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Celebrating the Moon!

Here's another stunning photo taken by our International student, Yisu Wang. He said: "To shoot the moon, I used a 600mm telephoto lens with an equatorial mount, and took 200…

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Western Springs College – Homestay Families Wanted

Our school welcomes applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students. Ever thought of hosting an International student? Do you have a spare room available? We…

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Green Jam 2024!

Green Jam 2024 was held on the 19th of August at Auckland Zoo. The event was organised by our Wastewise students with support from the Kaitiaki rōpū. It included workshops…

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WSC’s participation in Mathex 2024

A few Wednesdays ago, on the 21st of August, Western Springs College had three incredible team representatives compete in the once-a-year Mathex competition. Mathex is an annual celebration of students’…

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Celebrating Library Week ’24

A big thank you to everyone who made Library Week 2024 so special. Library Week is a whole-school celebration of all things literature and reading. This year we had an…

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WSC Year 9 Camp 2024

Heads of House and camp staff have started preparing for the Year 9 camp this year. We are excited!! Year 9 Kapura and Moana camp is first up from 25th…

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Ngā Manu Kōrero 2024

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Te Māori Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII Tangihanga – 05 Sep 2024

Today, our late Māori King - Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII - was taken from Tūrangawaewae Marae (Ngāruawāhia) to the banks of the Waikato River, carried on a special…

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Do you have any spare calculators to donate?

Do you have any spare calculators at home or work that are not being used? Then please hunt them out and consider donating them to our school for use during…

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From our Principal

Those alumni who attended Seddon from 1967 to 1983 will, I’m sure, remember Cyril Hicks as the principal at that time. On August 23rd this year Cyril celebrated his 103rd…

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2024 Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week

The 2024 Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week officially kicked off today with eleven codes holding their competitions in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland from Monday 2nd September to Friday 6th September. We have…

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Vacancy – NPoW Sports Coordinator

We are seeking a highly organised and aroha-fuelled individual to fill the role of Sports Coordinator at Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW or Waiōrea) - a role specific to Waiōrea…

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Alumnus Rafael Hosking – finalist for the Todd Young Composers Award.

Since graduating Springs in 2021, I have been studying at Te Kōkī, New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University. I had rather varied interests during my time at Ngā…

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Vacancy – NPoW School Administrator

Are you a friendly, organised, and culturally aware individual with a passion for supporting educational communities? Ngā Puna o Waiōrea is seeking an enthusiastic School Administrator to be the first…

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Western Springs Newsletter #6 – August 20th, 2024

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Principal’s Notes – August 2024

Education is a hot topic politically at the moment – as it should be, and the two hottest items appear to be attendance and mathematics achievement in Year 8. Let’s…

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BISC Business Directory

Business in Service of Communities (BISC) is a local business networking group who have been supporting Western Springs College-Nga Puna o Waiōrea for many years, and it is now seeking…

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Po Fiafia 2024: a night of celebration and joy

This year, our annual Pofiafia celebration was certainly a night to remember. It was dedicated to loved ones whose presence lingered in Te Hōro (our renovated school hall), a place…

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Movie Night Fundraiser: ‘We Were Dangerous” Tuesday, August 20th

You’re warmly invited to the next Parent Action Group (PAG) movie night fundraiser.  We’ve got a pre-release viewing of: We Were Dangerous, starring Erana James, Rima Te Wiata, Nathalie Morris &…

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Academic support for neurodivergent learners

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WSCW Year 13 Leavers Gear

This year there is a choice of a Varsity Jacket, Rugby Jersey or Hoodie (Black or Grey) for purchase. The order form will be sent via email to all Year 13…

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A plea from MOTAT

Parents' cars waiting in MOTAT 2 driveway to collect students MOTAT staff have asked us to request that parents waiting for their children do so in the MOTAT 2 carpark…

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Springs/Waiōrea Policies Review – Term 3, 2024

Our school policies and procedures are maintained through SchoolDocs, which follows a 3-year review schedule to keep them up to date. Each term, the whole school community (whānau, parents, caregivers,…

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Volunteer Exam Assistants required for Derived-Grade exams in Sep 2024

Our Learning Support Department is now recruiting volunteer Exam Assistants for the external Derived-Grade Exams (DGE), which will be held in Weeks 8 and 9 or Term 3 (13th -…

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NZ Secondary Schools Swimming Championships – July 2024

Building on their impressive performance in recent years, Springs sent a four-member team to the NZ Secondary Schools Swimming Championships, held at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre…

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