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Western Springs College - Ngā Puna O Waiōrea Official Opening
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Newsletter: Official Opening – this Friday Do note the invitation included in this Newsletter for the official opening of the new school by the Prime Minister on Friday Feb 21st at 10.00 am. We are buoyed by the huge number of responses we have receievd for this event, so do make the time to be here if you can. I …
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ID Photos Catch Up Day
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When: Tuesday 25/02/2020 Where: School Hall How: Students who did not have their ID photo taken on Friday 7/2/20 must come to the hall between 8.30am and 9am to collect their name card, have their photo taken. They will then be given a slip to return to class.]
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New Families' BBQ
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Kia ora koutou, Our Western Springs College/ Nga Puna O Waiōrea New Families’ BBQ is on Wednesday 4th March from 6-8pm. You are warmly invited to this event. This is an annual event for any students new to WSC (from any year level) and their families. It is a chance for you to meet form teachers, class teachers and other …
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Tuakana Teina Programme
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The Tuakana Teina (literally meaning older sibling-younger sibling) programme at Springs/Waiorea was rolled out in Week 1. We are very fortunate to have fantastic Year 13 student leaders who attended a day of training on Wednesday of Week 1 to welcome and guide our new entrants on their first few days at kura. The Year 13 students were attentive, caring …
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Welcome to the Student Learning Centre
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We are located on Level 1, in Maungakiekie. We are available all day from Monday to Friday. We have 3 teachers available to provide support. Helen Thorpe can help with a range of subjects. Trina Sellers specialises in English, Music and literacy based subjects and Simon Henley specialises in Maths and Sciences. Any student may come and refer themselves to …
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97 solar panels and counting
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Due to the generous support of our current and past Springs - Waiōrea community we have funding for 97 panels! Big thanks also to the Lion Foundation for supporting us with funding for 20 of these panels. Our installation of solar is happening this year. Here are some reasons why you might like to be a part of this... This is …
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Whakapike Ake Programme - Encouraging Maori to study in Health Careers
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If your son/daughter is Maori and is interested in a career in Health they could be eligible to participate in the Whakapike Ake programme (Uni of Auckland). Participating students enrolling must be studying TWO senior sciences in the current year. You can read about the programme here. First Step - If your son/daughter is interested in participating, then please ask …
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Pacific News 2020
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Talofa, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula and welcome to 2020. Just to let you know that we have two important events in our Pacific calendar. PACIFIC ISLAND HOMEWORK CENTER - every Monday from 3.15-4.30 in Totara - Level 2 of the Ken Havill Center for Learning. PACIFIC PARENTS BBQ - Wednesday 26TH Feb - Staffroom from 6pm. We would …
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Recycling your old Technology is making a difference.
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We have earned $3,546 from your unwanted technology. These funds will go towards purchasing laptops for students that genuinely can't afford them.
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Donate your items by putting them in the Tidy Tech wheelie bin, located in the admin foyer. We collect all of the following: Laptops, Ipads, Desktop Computers, LCD Monitors, Digital Displays, Cell Phones and Printers. …
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Congratulations to the students below who have accepted their appointment as portfolio leaders 2020. The students who attended the leadership camp over the weekend in Week 1 were able to get to know each other and how to support each other to work as a team. They also had the opportunity to voice their vision for 2020 and plan how …
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Welcome back to all students, parents and staff at Western Springs College – Ngā Puna o Waiōrea. Congratulations to the following 2019 Arts L3 NZQA Scholarship Award recipients: Maya Murray Scholarship Dance Niamh Maher, Amy Morrin and Queenie Samuel Scholarship Drama Eli Lyons, Stella Renner-Allen and Una Schenker Scholarship Design, Visual Arts We’d like to welcome new staff to …
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The Mental Stillness App is a free, evidence-based meditation resource that is available to the public, professionals and, most importantly, to young people. It provides simple guided-meditation sequences on video that can be used on demand. These sequences have been developed over several years of rigorous research and testing. They can be used by anyone of any age however it has been …
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Change making at Springs: News from our Sustainability Groups
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We have some exciting actions happening this year, and need your support! We are collecting jars, to turn into reusable coffee mugs. Please bring clean jars to the office to leave in the box provided. We need specific jars, as depicted in the photo. Ecostore bottles Please bring any empty ecostore bottles that you don’t plan to refill to the …
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ATHLETICS Last year we had 2 students represent Western Springs College Nga Puna O Waiorea at the 47th NZ Secondary School Track and Field Championships that was held on Friday 6th Dec – Sunday 8th December at Newtown Park, Athletics Track in Wellington. Amelie Fairclough, only 14 years of age competed in the U16 100m and also in the U16 …
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Western Springs College Football Programme 2019/2020
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Welcome to Western Springs College’s football programme. We have been formally running the programme for 8 years now, with some significant successes. Our Girls 1st XI team competed in the Auckland Premiership for the first time in the 2017 season. They have played in the A1 competition in 2018 & 2019. This year the team again provided valuable experience to …
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Save on your way to school
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Help parents save money with AT HOP With the new school year about to start, we have a timely reminder for parents to load student concessions on their children's AT HOP cards. Many of your students will be using AT HOP cards to pay for their bus, train and ferry trips to school. Paying with an AT HOP card is much …
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100 Motions Rd, Western Springs,
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Auckland 1022, New Zealand
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