Board Update April 2022
It’s been a very busy time for the board the last couple of months with plenty of work around student achievement, revising our annual goals and planning for 2022. We like to invite staff or student visitors to the first part of our board meetings as it gives us an opportunity to learn about different aspects of the school and it enables attendees to reflect on how the board can support them in their roles. We began our March meeting (the first for 2022) with introductions to the prefect team. What an awesome group of young people we have in our prefect team! It is always a delight to hear about our students’ aspirations and learn about the difference they are seeking to make in the College through their various prefect portfolio roles. The bulk of our first meeting focussed on our NCEA, numeracy and literacy results from 2021. It…
Stationery Lists 2022
Below is the link to the stationery lists for all year levels and subjects for 2020. Any questions please email the school office on office@horowhenua.webhost19.inspire.net.nz https://bit.ly/3JlqcjJ These lists are also at Warehouse Stationery Levin and Paper Plus Levin.
Board Update October 2021
Kia ora koutou It’s felt quite a long term and I realise it has may have been unsettling for many of our tauira having to adjust again to learning online. Horowhenua College Board is just so grateful for all the work of our Senior Leadership Team, Student Support Workers, Deans and Teachers in assisting our students through lockdown and in the return to face-to-face learning. We are mindful that many of our staff and whanau/families have been affected by the disruption caused by Covid too, so we really appreciate all their efforts. At our most recent board meeting Miss Moerkerk presented aggregate data on where our students are at with regard to NCEA credits. Again, a huge amount of mahi is going into tracking student achievement and identifying students who may need additional support. Many of our staff are running additional tutorials and learning sessions for students outside of normal…
Board Update September 2021
Tēnā koutou katoa I do hope you are all managing well in your respective bubbles. We certainly didn’t imagine at our previous board meeting, that we would be having our next meeting on Zoom! Not surprisingly the focus of our board meeting was an update on the Covid situation and ensuring that our school systems were functioning to support online learning and the wellbeing of our staff and students. It was good to get reports from Mr Congdon, our Staff representative, Mrs Johnson, and our Student representative, Misipeka Ana, reflecting on how learning during lockdown was going from their perspectives. As a Board we are very grateful for the hours our staff have expended in transitioning back to online teaching and the efforts of the Senior Leadership Team in ensuring all our students have devices. We realise how unsettling such times are for our whānau and the many and varied…
Board Update June 2021
Kia ora koutou The reports presented by Mr Congdon, our Tumuaki and our Student Representative, Misipeka Ana at our last Board meeting were a reminder of all the wonderful activities happening in the school. After 2019 and all its Covid related disruption, it is so good to see participation in a wide range of arts, cultural and sporting activities, including Shave for a Cure, inter-school and regional sporting competitions, and our recent school Production “Into the Woods”. A special thankyou to everyone who participated in, supported or helped in anyway with this production – it was a huge but successful undertaking and it was great to see our young people perform so well. Thanks also to all parents who came out to watch the various performances too. Last meeting Mr Congdon reported on progress towards our annual goals contained in the school charter. We are focusing this year on the…
Open Evening 2021 – New Date
The new date for this year’s Open Evening has been set. Come along and see what we have to offer for 2022. Thurs, 29 July 2021.