PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
To my shame, I can remember a day in my 4th form year (Yr 10) - Marlborough Boys College, where we thought it was real fun to give a relieving teacher a hard time. It was in the days of rows of desks, teacher at the front and copying from the blackboard. Every time the teacher turned his back to write on the blackboard, one of the class made an animal noise. I think that day was the day I learnt the power of a group - in this case negative power. Mind you, it was also in the days where if the teacher couldn’t find the culprit they just lined up the entire class and caned the lot of us - a good lesson!
I remember reading an article where in WW1 the troops when marching across land would deliberately fall out of time when crossing a bridge. The impact of walking in time would damage the structure - again the power of team and alignment.
In classrooms we often see the power of relationship - the power, the influence and the outcomes generated from a relationship based on mutual trust, connection, respect and effort. Getting alignment across the individuality of the teacher and their domain in the classroom is when a school moves into significance.
I am so delighted to see the efforts we have put into our school culture, our direction and the clarity we are building around this, is really getting traction. Front and centre to this is our focus around what we call “deep learning” (our Huapai Way) and our focus on what we call “global competencies” (qualities that make great learners and great people). As a Principal, I can not think of anything better than when you see this driven across the school and by many. We’ve got great things happening in the school.
Have a great week.
John Petrie
Principal
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Mud Run Thanks
A huge thank you to the adults who have registered so far for our annual school fundraiser by being a marshal for the mud run.
Room 2 and 3 have both earned themselves hot chips which will be delivered over the next fortnight. This is earned by having 4 parents registered to help from your child’s class.
Still keen to help? Please register at the link below.
Music Lessons With MusiqHub
MusiqHub are looking forward to another awesome year of music in 2022 at Huapai School! They will have some slots available for Guitar, Drums, Piano and Ukulele lessons in Term 2. If you're interested, be sure to get in touch to reserve your spot or ask any questions you may have. Contact details below:
Drums - paul.barry@musiqhub.co.nz
Guitar, Keyboard and Ukulele - scott.wotherspoon@musiqhub.co.nz
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Email: office@hds.school.nz
Website: https://www.huapaidistrict.school.nz/
Location: Huapai District School 40 Station Rd, Kumeū, New Zealand
Phone: +64 09 412 5042
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