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. Principal’s Message Ngā mihi ō te wā ki a koe me tō whānau Greetings to you and your family Mauria ko ōku painga, waiho ko ōku wherū – Take what is good in this, leave the rest behind. This whakatauki is extremely relevant in our current climate. Covid-19 has created a new normal, adding complexity, difficulty and pain to our lives. But like anything there are opportunities and good that have shone through in this unusual time. For Kuranui there are many good things to remain focussed on.  Our students’ academic achievement is tracking ahead of previous years and national averages despite the lockdown  Our winter sports teams have all achieved excellent results with many teams making finals  Our arts and culture continue to flourish allowing students to express themselves in creative ways  Our college continues to grow with a predicted school roll of 770 students in 2022, up from 670 this year  We have excellent, passionate and dedicated staff  Our Ignite curriculum is being replicated around the country as a model for best practice Focussing on the good is an important part of developing one’s wellbeing. It is an active choice to focus on the good rather than the negative. This week is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme is Mā te kōrero, ka ora – a little chat can go a long way. Having a chat with someone and connecting with how they are, is a powerful tool in supporting those around us. The key to having a chat is focussing on the good. I encourage all members of our school community to take time over the term break to have a chat with someone else about the good in their life. Celebrate the small wins as this helps the big things become more achievable. In terms of achievement we kick off term four with Senior Assessment Week. Senior students will be sitting their derived grade examinations. ge we are very proud of the way our students and staff seamlessly adapted learning during East Street, this time. Greytown OurOffice: | School senior 06students 304 9116 |are tracking well towards their [email protected] NCEA qualification | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz and there are robust plans in place to help ensure each student achieves their goals. Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero This is an important process for senior students as it not only gives them a benchmark of their progress to date but also, if for some reason they cannot sit the external examinations at the end of the year, their derived grades from these examinations are used. Seniors should ensure they allocate some study time over the term break to ensure they put their best foot forward in week one next term. Covid-19 and the lockdown has defined where students were learning from in term three but it has not defined their achievement. As a college we are very proud of the way our students and staff seamlessly adapted learning during this time. Our senior students are tracking well towards their NCEA qualification and there are robust plans in place to help ensure each student achieves their goals. Our wero moving forward as we adapt to the new normal is to make sure we continue to have quality systems and processes in place to ensure that students can learn from anywhere and their learning programmes are not disrupted if they cannot have traditional face to face contact with teachers. The Ministry of Education are also supporting students by introducing learning recognition credits for students. All of our senior students are now eligible to receive Learning Recognition Credits (LRCs) at a rate of 1 LRC per 5 credits achieved through assessment, up to a cap of 8 LRCs at NCEA Level 1, and 6 LRCs at Levels 2 and 3. There are no changes for the thresholds for University Entrance or endorsements. This provides an added level of comfort for students and decreases assessment anxiety right across the country. The winter sports season has come to end. Although disrupted by Covid our teams across all codes represented our college with pride and achieved some wonderful results. Our participation in sport is ever growing. This is an important part of our college’s student wellbeing strategy. Our sports teams are only as good as the support they get from their coaches, managers and supporters. A huge thank you to all the parents and members of our community that gave up their time to support our sports teams. Your energy, enthusiasm and patience is key to the students’ success; without these volunteers our students would not get the same quality opportunities. I got to spend the first half of this term on my principal sabbatical. I visited a number of schools and talked to principals from right around the country. What was highlighted for me in these visits and discussions is just how lucky I am to be part of the Kuranui community. We have a wonderful school filled with amazing people. This was really driven home by seeing what is happening around the country. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero As a college, we are lucky to be so well resourced, we are grateful for having a supportive community and we are mindful that we must keep doing what is best for each and every student. Kuranui is a special place. In the hectic pace of life, it is easy for us all to take this for granted and pick at the small negatives however, we are strong, we are achieving wonderful results and we are proud of who we are. Thank you to all the staff, students and whanau that have contributed to term 3. I wish you all a restful holiday break. Take the time to talk, connect and focus on the good. Ngā mihi nui Simon Fuller Principal East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Kuranui College National winners of Showquest 2021 Kuranui College's socially powerful piece Prisoners has won the top national prize at this year’s Showquest. Based on the Waikeria Prison uprising which occurred at the start of the year, the storyline follows the journey of a convicted offender from leaving his family at the courthouse to the burning of the prison buildings during the riot. The piece was entirely student- directed with Anna Laybourn, Sorcha O’Donoghue, Lola Armstrong, Georgina Birrell and Oliver Penman leading the choreography involving over 40 students, and Connor Hislop in charge of creating a fiery video wall Members of the Showquest 2021 leadership team Georgina Birrell, using computer Sorcha O’Donoghue, Anna Laybourn, Lola Armstrong and Connor generated imagery with a Hislop with teacher Karin Melchior green screen. Laybourn, Showquest team captain and a cultural prefect at the school, was personally struck by the uprising when she heard about it. She felt there were two sides to the story and believed a change to the narrative was needed to take into account the prisoners’ perspective, leading to a passionate and emotional interpretation of the events. This is the first time Kuranui has come away with a national title, having been the runners up in the 2019 competition with a moving piece focused on the damming of Lake Wairarapa and the cultural impacts of the event. This year the South Wairarapa college was awarded the Drama and Choreography awards, and shared the award for Most Effective Use of LED Video Wall with Auckland’s Macleans College. Armstrong also received a scholarship for a week-long experience at the New Zealand School of Dance. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero The win is still sinking in for Performing Arts teacher, Karin Melchior. “It’s amazing, the kids themselves can’t quite believe it. You don’t want to hope too much, but I did think after they received the feedback from the regionals that they had a pretty good chance of placing, but you just don’t dare to presume so it was very, very exciting.” “The leadership team who did the main choreography are really talented kids. The national judges were just so impressed with the maturity of the choreography. It was in-depth choreography based on ideas from a real story, not just a theme.” The panel of four judges comprised of of Grace Palmer, Rawiri Jobe, Xavier Breed and Fiona Armstrong who described the performance as not only mature, but “technical, aesthetically pleasing, clean and multi-layered”. “We loved the use of the LED video wall, super slick choreography, and connection between all your performers.” Melchior believes this is the result of the group’s integrated choreography. “I think choreographing the dancers as a whole with all the dancers made it super slick. It was one piece, not in separate parts, it gave it that cohesion and connection between the dancers. Often schools have separate groups doing separate things throughout the performance, which we have done in the past but this time it made it a much more integrated piece. “Even though we had lots of Year 9 and 10 students, the leadership team really pushed them up to their limits. They had decided on what they wanted the East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero piece to look like and they encouraged the juniors up to that level rather than just choreographing to that age group. “They are good at self-directing and are good at working independently,” said Melchior. Kuranui has consistently punched well above its weight in the performing arts arena and Melchior thinks it may be a combination of being a smaller school, as well as having a perpetually successful environment, where the older students are able to pass down their expertise. “Kuranui students are just amazing and it maybe because they are slightly isolated being a smaller rural school,” explained Melchior. “I do try hard to get the students exposed to stuff outside of school. I try to get them to performances and workshops with professional dancers from outside the region. I’ve taken them to the dance school in Wellington so they can see the contemporary dance students there and get to appreciate the sort of thing that they’re doing. It’s much more cutting edge contemporary than what they might get to see here in Wairarapa.” See the award-winning performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66woV5LEN64 Read how the media has covered the achievement:https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/125905678/prison- riots-inspire-winning-showquest-performance Written by Catherine Rossiter-Stead East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Many thanks to our ShowQuest guests who flew in from Auckland to award our National First Place trophy along with awards for Drama, LED Video Wall and Choreography. World Vision Leilani from World Vision came to acknowledge our students who had participated in the World Vision 40-hour famine. It was an extra special visit as an ex teacher of ours Dulcie Routhan bequeathed a sizeable sum to World Vision which has funded some amazing youth programmes throughout 2021. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Property Brokers Good Sorts Award The Property Brokers Monthly Good Sorts Award was awarded to Mariyah Namana at out full school assembly. Over the holidays Mariyah and her friend Lily were first on the scene at a car accident. They looked after one of the people involved offering support and assistance till other services arrived. We are all so proud of you and you so deserve this award. Our thanks to the Property Brokers team for their continued support of our school. As an aside we often don’t hear of the amazing ways our students help out in the community, if you know one of our students is doing great things outside of school please drop Mrs Patten an email. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Scholarship awarded to former student Former Kuranui College student Isabelle Davidson has been awarded this year’s Golden C’Art Scholarship from Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) to support her tertiary studies towards a Bachelor of Animation at Yoobee Colleges in Wellington. Worth $1,000, the scholarship is awarded annually to a top performing Wairarapa student in a fine arts subject going on to study an arts-related course at a New Zealand tertiary institution. The recipient is selected through agreement by Wairarapa secondary school principals. Isabelle was grateful to the Trust for the scholarship and says it’s “definitely a big help” to supporting her first year of study. The money has helped her pay for course related costs like design software and transport to travel from Wairarapa to Wellington for classes. While Isabelle says she Masterton Trust Lands Trust Education Committee Chair Christine always liked art as a young Brewster with 2021 Golden C’Art Scholarship winner Isabelle Davidson child and had “always thought about narrative and character design” she hadn’t considered animation as a future career until she learned about ‘storyboarding’ at Kuranui. Storyboarding is the visual process of illustrating a story scene-by-scene to show a filmmaker’s vision. She’s now more than half way through her first year at Yoobee Colleges and despite some steep learning of new tools and programs, Isabelle says she is loving all aspects of the animation course. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero She has especially liked honing her life drawing skills and learning about ‘rigging’ which is the process of understanding movement in 2D and 3D. The animation course takes three years to complete. Eventually Isabelle plans to work in an animation studio. She says there are plenty of work opportunities for animators (beyond movies) – the gaming industry, training organisations and advertising being a few examples. Originally established by the Golden C’Art Trust, MTLT continues to provide the scholarship following the dissolution of that trust two years ago. Recycling rewards 2021 Due to Kuranui students and staff being diligent and committed to recycling our paper, we were given 30 Native trees to plant here at school by Paper for trees. 15 Enviro club students got together on Wednesday 15 September at lunchtime to plant these trees in our Native area at the front of the school. While having fun we got them planted with the help and supervision of Ms Thomson, our dedicated gardener. The giants of the forest, Totara, Kahikatea and Rimu will all be here for years to come. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero SPORTS UPDATE Smallbore: Alesha Alexander, Jess O’Neil and Aria Whiteman were members of the winning Wairarapa Junior Smallbore team against the Manawatu over the holidays. These students along with Courtney Parlett are currently sitting 14th in New Zealand with one round to go in the secondary school’s Postal match with Aria in the top 20 in the individual competition. E-sports Exchange: We started the term hosting our first ever E-sports exchange which we drew against Wairarapa College. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Exchanges: Students enjoyed the Tararua, Makoura and Queen Elizabeth exchanges taking the overall win against Queen Elizabeth. Two beautiful Wairarapa days greeted Opunake for our annual sports exchange with KCs wins in the debating and girls football not enough to retain the trophy. Netball: Before lockdown the students took the victory in the staff versus student netball challenge. In the netball 5 out of 6 KC teams made the semi-finals with the KC Junior A’s and Senior B’s finishing runners up in Senior 3 and 2. COVID-19 resurfaced to reshape the end of the winter sports season, again making tournament week a casualty, along with the inaugural Wairarapa Mountain Biking, Golf, Squash and Smallbore champs. In local competitions KC continued to show their growing strength with finalists in basketball, football, hockey, netball, rugby. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Football: The 1st XI Girls and Boys Football teams both took out wins in the Wairarapa Division 1 grades with the 1st XI Boys scoring an impressive 99 goals. Basketball: The Senior A Basketball team had a strong game against Wairarapa College in the final to finish 2nd. We wish Aston Ryan a speedy recovery after a freak training injury. The Junior A Boys were victorious against Rathkeale 33-26 showing excellent teamwork on attack and defence. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Hockey: The hockey season for the mixed and girl’s teams was cut short before the pointy end of season. The mixed team enjoyed a 12-1 win against Chanel in their final game while the Girls are looking forward to a game against parents and staff when the weather allows. The boys enjoyed their first season in the Manawatu competition finishing runners up to Horowhenua College. We thank all the players, coaches, managers, umpires, teachers in charge and supporters who made the Winter sports season so successful. Summer sport: Planning is now well underway with 3 Cricket, 5 Volleyball, 1 Softball, 3 Touch, 1 Futsal and 2 Tennis teams entered with Twilight Hockey and Netball details to come. We welcome anyone who would like to assist with coaching managing or umpiring these teams. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Our Chess team looks forward to nationals in October, with the whole student body looking forward to the Sports Awards on the 4th November with guest speaker NZ Black Stick Dane Lett on his Olympic journey. Finally, Term three saw the completion of the turf and we look forward to work on the gym commencing. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Career opportunities for senior students 2022 Gateway is a work experience programme where students go to a workplace 1 or 2 days a week. Their placement is for 10 weeks but can be extended. Our Vocational Pathways Co-ordinator, Sharon Dignan, supports students with theory and practical units totalling approximately 20 credits. Through this programme, students gain skills, confidence, work readiness and develop career plans. To apply, students should speak to Sharon in the guidance office. Trades academies are secondary-tertiary programmes that provide senior students access to a broad range of trades or technology learning opportunities. The programme is delivered through partnerships developed between schools and tertiary education organisations such as UCOL, Weltec and Primary Industries Training Organisation. Programmes are run over 1,2 or 3 days a week and have NCEA credits available. Courses such as Hair and Beauty, Automotive, Construction, Animal Care, Farming, Early Childhood Education, Health and Conservation are available. For a full list of courses and to apply, students should speak to their mentor teacher or Sharon at the guidance office. Leaving School The Ministry of Education has developed a great website that offers advice for young adults about topics such as moving out of home, personal wellbeing, getting a job, voting, tertiary education, tax and managing money. You can check it out at https://school-leavers-toolkit.education.govt.nz/ Students (and whanau) can also join the Moving On Google Classroom. This Classroom has a range of advice about different pathways beyond school and other relevant information. The Class Code is xz4nn67. If students are needing help making plans for their future, they are welcome to meet with Career Advisors Rachel Butler-Peck or Sharon Dignan. They can also speak to their mentor teachers or their subject teachers for advice. Students who have left school are also welcome to come back and work with the careers team if they need assistance. Junior Inspire Me Career Day On Tuesday the 23rd of November, we are running a career event for junior students. Students will be in-school attending workshops related to future careers. This will help them connect their learning at school with real-world opportunities. The afternoon will be a practical, fun challenge that will develop their employability skills for the future. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Papawai & Kaikōkirikiri Trusts Secondary School Scholarships for 2022 The Papawai & Kaikōkirikiri Trusts Secondary School (Post Primary) Scholarship is provided to support students with the purchase of schoolbooks, clothing, sports events, field trips and other equipment or payment of school fees. The Scholarship is for years 9 -13 and includes day, full-time and part-time boarding students. The Scholarship is paid to the school once enrolment and attendance have been confirmed. Application forms can be picked up from the office or students and Whānau can also apply online via the Trusts website www.pktrusts.nz The Scholarship opens on 1 September 2021 for the 2022 academic year. Student eligibility: 1. Students need to be tangata whenua of Wairarapa – an individual who has a whakapapa to the tīpuna Rangatira who established historical kinship groups in Wairarapa. 2. Be attending a secondary school in years 9 – 13 or Tertiary. 3. Must be a New Zealand resident. 4. Be under 20 years of age as of 1 February in the 2022 year. Applications close 29 October 2021 at 3.00 pm. Incomplete or late applications may not be considered at the discretion of the Board. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero DRIVE Briar Matthews passed her full licence driving exam. The first for this year! Many thanks to our mentor drivers and the Wairarapa Road Safety Council for this programme. Learning to Drive? Know someone who is learning to Drive? Be sure to check out the - DRIVE App East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero THE COLLEGE’S ILLNESS AND SICK BAY PROCESS The first port of call for illness and basic first aid is the sick bay. If your child feels unwell at school, they are to report to the office where they will be assessed and cared for in the sick bay by a member of staff with a first aid certificate. If the staff member thinks that your child should go home, you will be contacted. We have this process for a number of reasons as follows: 1. We need to contact you so we are assured the student is leaving in the care of someone safe and authorised to take them. 2. Recording their illness - this is especially important as we are still in Alert Level 1 for Covid-19. If your child is sick, they should not be in class with other students. 3. In case of an emergency, we need to ensure they are with a parent/caregiver and are signed out at Student Reception. Emergency services would be searching for them in a disaster if they have not. We trust you understand this process is primarily in place for the safety and wellbeing of your child as well as the wider school community. Please discourage students from contacting home directly. PLEA TO NAME UNIFORM Each month hundreds of dollars’ worth of UN-NAMED uniform is handed in to the office and rarely claimed. This is particularly an issue in the P.E department after changing with multiple items and sometimes full sets of un-named uniform left behind. Please check your child’s existing uniform or ensure on purchase of new uniform that you take the time to name it so it can be returned to its rightful owner. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Wairarapa Spitfires Baseball Club Summer is nearly here and that means the 2021/22 Wairarapa Spitfire Baseball season registrations are now open! The Club has been competing successfully in the U13 &U16 Wellington Regional Competition for the past 4 years and we are excited to be able to now offer baseball locally for College students. Senior Development – College years 9 to 13 will play at the Kuranui College Baseball Diamonds on Friday evenings at 5.30pm. This is a casual pick-up league with both experienced and new players welcome. Starts Friday November 5th U16 Travel Team - Competitive baseball in the Wellington Regional Competition. Players must be available to play on Sundays in Wairarapa, Wellington and Levin. To be eligible, players cannot turn 17 before 1 September 2022. For more info, contact Coach Tommy Hartmann 021656763 Our Have a Go Open Day is on Saturday October 16th from 10am to 12pm at the Kuranui College Baseball Diamonds. Come and meet current players and coaches and enjoy some Greytown Butchery sausages. The baseball season will continue through to March 2022 with a break over the summer holidays. For more information and to register check out our website www.spitfires.nz, join our Facebook Page Wairarapa Spitfires, or give Club Captain Shane Fawdray a call on 0273955001. East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero TERM FOUR EVENTS All college events can be found on the College Calendar on our website 18 October First Day Term Four 1 October Diversity Day 18-22 October Senior Assessment Week 25 October Labour Day 4 November KC Sports Awards 29 October Junior Money Class Market Day 9 November Cultural Prize giving 26 November Senior Academic Prize giving 1 December TEACHER ONLY DAY – Wairarapa wide Sec. schools 14 December Last Day Term Four East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero East Street, Greytown | School Office: 06 304 9116 | [email protected] | www.kuranuicollege.school.nz Kuranui College – Kuranui Korero Kuranui College App Don’t miss out - Keep up to date with the latest news and alerts by downloading our App. Featuring news, targeted alerts, absentee reporting and sports registrations. Link on the bottom our website homepage, available on the App Store and Google Play for Android. Make sure you click on alerts and turn ON for Kuranui College general alerts, and any specific sports teams that apply to you. This App replaces the version from School Apps we used in the past. www.facebook.com/Kuranui.college East Street, Greytown School Office: 06 304 9116 [email protected] www.kuranuicollege.school.nz