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Trident Pānui
Term 2 - Week 8
Principal's Message
Kia ora koutou,
With the shortest day of the year here, we can now look forward to gradually gaining more sunlight hours. Thank you for your continued support of getting students to school and navigating sickness and average weather. Please reach out to the school if you require any support.
We celebrate the second official public holiday for Matariki on Friday 28 June. The specific observation of the Matariki star cluster is traditionally marked by the appearance of the Matariki star constellation in the dawn sky, beginning around the start of the public holiday and can be seen for several days later.
Matariki heri kai - The feast of Matariki is the theme for 2024. “Matariki whetū heri kai” is a whakatauki meaning “Matariki the bringer of food”.
Different stars in the Matariki cluster are associated with different kai. Tupuānuku (gardens), Tupuārangi (forests), Waitī (fresh water) and Waitā (ocean).
The idea is to build on last year's focus “Matariki kāinga hokia” - Encouraging people to travel home, spend time with whānau and friends and feast on local produce.
I hope that you all get to share kai and spend time with whānau this Matariki.
Mānawatia a Matariki!
Ngā mihi,
Mikaere October
Tumuaki/Principal
What's coming up?
- Monday, 24 June Waikato University Trip
- Tuesday, 25 June Inter School Golf Event
- Wednesday, 26- Thursday, 27 June Y9 Outdoor Education Lions Hut Trip
- Friday, 28 June Matariki
- Monday, 1 - Friday, 5 July Spirit Week
- Monday, 1 July Shave for a Cure
- Tuesday, 2 July Y10 Service Academy Longest Day
- Friday, 5 July End of Term Concert
- Friday, 5 July End of Term
- Saturday, 6- Sunday, 7 July NISS Road Champs
Senior Subject Teacher Meetings- Tuesday, 2 July between 2pm and 6.30pm
These meetings are an opportunity to reflect on and discuss goals for the year, as well as understand expectations and course learning within each specific subject.
You can book appointments online at https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/bqtx5.
School will finish at 1:20pm. Bus students will be supervised in the library until 3pm.
Special Education will be open for a normal school day.
For more information, please see the letter that has been sent home to whānau.
Pride Week
This week, we celebrated and acknowledged our Rainbow and Takatāpui community with the focus on raising awareness and showing our support for diversity. On Monday, we decorated the courtyard with rainbow decorations (check out the picture below!). Tuesday featured a booklet interval in the library, Thursday included a movie screening and face painting session, and today we wrapped up the week with a successful bake sale.
EPro8 Competition
Our junior students wrapped up their regional EPro8 competition, an engineering and problem-solving contest for schools around the Bay of Plenty region.
Congratulations to both of our teams for qualifying for the semifinals that will be held at The Waikato University!
Congratulations to the following students who were in the teams:
Cullen Holmes
Ben Murray
James Jack-Ruiter
Ros Eustace
Elliot Lange
Luke Thorne
Elias Tootell
Sean Growden
Year 9 Outdoor Education Mountain Biking Trip
Our Year 9 Outdoor Education Class had an awesome day mountain biking through the Redwoods in Rotorua last Wednesday! They enjoyed the sunny weather and exploring the Redwoods Forest while challenging themselves. It's fantastic to see students stepping out of their comfort zones and enjoying the great outdoors!
A big shout out to Mr Florence for guiding us through the forest and sharing his mountain biking tricks and tips with us!
2025 Special Education Centre In Zone Enrolments
Our Special Education Centre will be accepting applications for in zone enrolments for 2025.
Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office and on our website. Application for places must be submitted on the Trident High School application form available from the School Office. Please call 3088159 or collect from the main reception desk for an enrolment pack.
In zone enrolments commence on 27 May, 2024 - 24 June, 2024
Sports News
Winter sports volunteer student coaches, umpires and referees
Big shoutout to our amazing students who volunteer as coaches, referees, or umpires for winter sports.
Keep up the awesome work!
Rugby
Trident 1st XV boys had a hard-fought 40- 39 win against a challenging Te Taumata 1st XV.
The boys were down in the first half 22-14 at the break. After some encouragement from Matua Brett at half-time saw them reset and come home to win the game, with the winning try being scored with 2 minutes to play!
There were tries from Jacob Cook-Wera, who had a standout game, Rihari Biddle x2, Ngatiki Wera-Cook x2, and Tawhio Fox-Kaipara. Conversions: Eru Kohunui x3, Joe Bateson x2.
There were many great performances within the team, alongside some lessons, as the boys build towards a key game against Rotorua Boys' 3rd XV this Wednesday at 3:45 pm at Trident. Look forward to seeing you all there.
EBOP Senior Badminton Tournament
Trident had five teams compete in the EBOP Senior Badminton Tournament. The tournaments are run by BOP Badminton and cater to a wide range of athletes, from experienced players to first-timers.
Trident Blue won the boys' division 2, with Trident Royal coming in 6th.
In division 3, Trident did well, with White placing first and Navy second.
The girls' team played in a combined division 1 and 2 and came away in 2nd place.
Well done to all of our teams!
Sports Draws
Check out our website to see our weekly sports draws and results.
Trophy Return Notice
Can you please return the trophy/trophies that you received at Senior or Junior Prize Giving in 2023 to the school office now as we need to check, clean, repair and all trophies.
Thank you if you have already returned your trophy.
Trident Bank Account Details
Bank Account 12 3253 0004257 00
You may pay any sports or extra curricular fees directly to our bank account.
Please enter student name of student ID in the deposit details.
School App
Go to the App Store or Play Store on your phone and Search Skool Loops
Once downloaded open the App on your phone and select Trident High School
The App allows you to notify the office of an absentee, view daily notices and access to the parent portal.