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Principal's Notes - August 2022

Every school day at Springs/Waiōrea is a big day? In Aotearoa, all children under 16 years of age are required to attend a registered school every day, unless they are sick. We know there is a direct correlation between regular attendance and NCEA achievement. (Source: He Whakaaro Report: Relationship between attendance and attainment, 2020). A Year 11 student who attends …

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Principal's Notes - August 2022

Meet the Candidates for 2022 WSC Parent-elected Board members

On Monday 22nd of August at 7pm, there was an opportunity for our school community to meet the following six candidates standing for election - either at school or online (via Google Meet). The recording from the discussion is available here. Meet the Candidates for 2022 parent-elected Board members Alicia Murray My name is Alicia and I live …

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Meet the Candidates for 2022 WSC Parent-elected Board members

Food deliveries (including Uber Eats) stopped during school hours

We'd like to issue a friendly reminder that WSC-NPoW will no longer accept deliveries for students from food delivery companies (including Uber Eats) during school hours. We thank you in advance for your cooperation on this important shift that supports our school value of Tautiakitanga (Sustainability). Vinnie, our Canteen Manager, and his assistant Satomi take great pride in providing excellent …

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Food deliveries (including Uber Eats) stopped during school hours

Senior Course selection for 2023 + Y11 MCAT date

Senior Course Selection for 2023 (information due in Term 3, 2022) Term 3 is course selection for 2023 for Years 10-12 students. Information will be sent to whānau over the next couple of weeks. The deadline for Senior Course Selection is 4pm Thursday 15th September. Year 10’s will have a Course Selection Assembly so they clearly understand the process and …

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Senior Course selection for 2023 + Y11 MCAT date

Arts News

It’s Showtime! At the end of term two we warmly invited whānua, kaiako and tauira to our Junior Arts showing in the school hall. This new event aimed to give our creative young people a chance to share their creative work with the school and wider community and to celebrate the work they have managed to achieve in this ever …

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Arts News

Springs student at Youth Parliament

As already in the Principal's Notes for August 2022, our strong links with NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern show through in a report from our Year 12 Springs student, Amelia Chitty, who was selected for this year's Youth Parliament. Amelia Chitty - Legislative speech on the youth minimum wage abolition amendment bill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVlc17IS4l8 - link to watch the speech Money, …

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Springs student at Youth Parliament

News from International Department - Aug 2022

NEW TERM 3 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS After the NZ border closure to international students for two long years, the international department welcomed a group of 31 new international students for Term 3. We ran a two-day orientation workshop for them covering various topics like what they should do if they have problems, how they can find their classrooms and what rules …

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News from International Department - Aug 2022

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 are looking for families to host & care for our WSC International students (male or female, long or short term). We offer a remuneration to cover student costs being $310 per week. ($320 per …

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Western Springs College - Homestay Families Wanted

Y13 studying Tourism Development.

In the first week of Term 3, 49 students and 3 staff visited Rotorua to learn first hand about spatial and temporal patterns of tourism development in Rotorua.  From the hot seat at Whakarewarewa and hot mud pools at Hells Gate to the Zorb and Velocity Valley, they experienced cultural tourism and adventure tourism.  It wasn't all adventures and fun, …

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Y13 studying Tourism Development.

Y13 English visit to Auckland Art Gallery

One of our Year 13 English classes had a wonderful visit to the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki last week. We were guided through the exhibition "Declaration! A Pacific Feminist Agenda" and "Manpower: Myths of Masculinity" by Mosese Uhila (one of the gallery educators) and Isabel Michell (a former member of the Springs English department). It was great for …

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Y13 English visit to Auckland Art Gallery

Library Week

When: Week 7, 5th September to 9th Our wonderful librarians Sharda and Andrew have an exciting week lined up to celebrate all things literature and language. A famous New Zealand author (to be revealed) will be visiting the school to inspire our student readers and writers; there will be the annual book trivia quiz with points going toward house competitions; …

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Library Week

News from the Maths Department - Aug 2022

New Zealand Engineering Science Competition New Zealand Engineering Science competition is an annual problem solving competition run by the University of Auckland for secondary school students throughout New Zealand. The competition requires a team of students to develop an appropriate answer for an open-ended science question using skills and knowledge often taught in Mathematics and Physics classes. On Saturday the …

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EPro8 update

The opening round of this construction competition is done and dusted... Seniors We had 3 teams entered. They placed 1st, 4th and 3rd in their events. There are 12 teams in each event, with 4 teams from each event going through to the next round. Congratulations to Liam Macken, Jeffery Liu, Kenton Cochrane and Max Tunnicliffe for their winning effort. …

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EPro8 update

WSC successes at the NZ Secondary Schools Championships

We're really proud of the Western Springs College Swim Team, who competed at the 2022 New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships on 28-31 July 2022 at Waterworld in Hamilton. Our six swimmers really punched above their weight coming back with five medals.     Tess Whineray took Silver in the 50m backstroke and 100m backstroke and Bronze in the 200m backstroke …

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WSC successes at the NZ Secondary Schools Championships

WSC-NPoW's enters first-ever mixed Netball team

Mixed Senior Netball is done and dusted! This year marks WSC-Waiōrea's first mixed gender netball team enrolled in Netball Waitakere's first mixed senior grade ever! The games were tough - our team had a battle on our hands!  Not only did we wrestle with the dark and stormy conditions that all senior netball players can attest to, but also the …

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WSC-NPoW's enters first-ever mixed Netball team

ECO NEWS - Aug 2022

ECO TIP - What can you compost? Photo credit @ethiqueworld PLASTIC FREE JULY We had some amazing entries into the Ethique Giveaway staff and students draw. Huge thanks to everyone who sent an entry. 💚 The winners got sample packs or in-shower containers from New Zealand company Ethique who sell vegan, palm oil free, cruelty free, plastic free products. SUSTAINABLE …

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ECO NEWS - Aug 2022

Fantastic mahi from two Y12 Education for Sustainability students

Introduction  Western Springs College provides a subject for Year 12 students and above called Education for Sustainability. Under this course, students learn about environmental, social, and economic factors of sustainability, and how they intersect with each other and with Māori worldviews. Students in the Year 12 course this year were set with the internal assessment task of implementing an action …

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Fantastic mahi from two Y12 Education for Sustainability students

News from Zylah & Esther from Y12 Education for Sustainability

Last term, we undertook a cleanup of our community with the aim of gaining sponsorship which we would then contribute to the school’s solar panel fundraiser. We’d like to thank everyone who donated — we couldn't have done it without you! In the end, we raised $1,555 — enough for just over three panels, tripling our original goal of one …

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News from Zylah & Esther from Y12 Education for Sustainability

Senior Careers assembly

We were delighted to welcome back 7 ex-students, mainly from 2020 and 2021. There was a mixture of Engineers, Medical students and Film-makers.  Despite Covid interruptions and usual academic challenges, these students' journeys went very well and they shared a lot of useful insight into succeeding at Uni including the importance of clicking SUBMIT after completing an assignment! Thanks to …

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Senior Careers assembly

How To Read the Daily Notices

A reminder that daily notices can be viewed by caregivers and students on the WSCW website at the daily notices menu or on our school app, also on the menu bar at the top of our website (as pictured above). Students also have a link to the daily notices on their Form Class Google Classroom.

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How To Read the Daily Notices

Year 9 camps planned for Nov 2022

We are in the process of organising the Year 9 camps at Tāwharanui campgrounds. Springs Year 9 students will go in House groups for 2 nights and 3 days at these times in Term 4: Atea (Mon 14 Nov-Weds 16 Nov) Kapura (Weds 16 Nov-Fri 18 Nov) Moana (Mon 21 Nov-Weds 23 Nov) Whenua (Weds 23 Nov-Fri 25 Nov). The …

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Year 9 camps planned for Nov 2022

Congratulations to two ex Springs students who competed in the Commonwealth games.

Frazer Tavener (19 years old) competed in the final for the Men's 3m springboard and in the Mixed 3m Synchronised Springboard.  Despite not making the final in the Synchronised Springboard, he and partner Maggie Squire showed huge promise as a team.  Photo credit: New Zealand Olympic committee. Keeley O'Hagan (28 years old) competed in the Women's High Jump.   Keeley finished 6th overall but …

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Congratulations to two ex Springs students who competed in the Commonwealth games.

WSCW vacancy - Accounts Officer

We have an opportunity for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic Accounts Officer to join our Office Administrative team at Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSCW). This is a 25 hour per week role, 52 weeks of the year and we also offer flexible work arrangements. Some of the essential attributes of the role include: * An eye for detail, …

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WSCW vacancy - Accounts Officer

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 the upcoming exams. These can be dropped in to our main school office. Many thanks in advance!

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Do you have any spare calculators to donate?

Business In Service to the Community (BISC) Directory

Business In Service to the Community (BISC) Directory
Western Springs College
100 Motions Rd, Western Springs,
Auckland 1022, New Zealand
Phone (+64 09) 815 6730
Fax (+64 09) 815 6740
Email: admin@wsc.school.nz