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We are concerned about the safety of our students on these foggy winter mornings. As visibility is very poor, it is particularly important for drivers to have their vehicle headlights switched on. We have students who are crossing Waerenga Road to get to school and it is essential that they are able to see any…
Wetlands are the Kidneys of our Earth! From Term Four 2022, our Year 7 and 8 aakonga have been working alongside mana whenua, Curious Minds, Ecoquest, Element and Waikato Regional Council to create and launch floating wetlands. Our students first visited the local wetlands (Lake Waikare, Lakeside, Te Kauwhata) in December 2022 to view the…
Kia ora tatou I am sorry to have to inform you that the PPTA strike action is proceeding. The School Board and I have just received the notification copied below. Rolling stoppages will proceed, starting this Thursday with Year 11. We do not yet have formal notification of a whole school strike planned in Waikato…
“FREE PERIOD UNDERWEAR” Kiaora Whaanau, Te Kauwhata College has been given an incredible opportunity for every student who will or has their period to receive: 6 pairs of period underwear + a menstrual cup COMPLETELY FREE!! Information has been emailed to everyone regarding this. Only 7 schools in NZ get to participate and we…
On Saturday 11 March, a group of staff and a sprinkling of students participated in the annual ‘Relay for Life’ held at Claudelands in Hamilton. This annual event is a fundraising event for the Cancer Society. We are all connected to someone who has been affected by cancer and this is a fun way to…
TKC Senior Girls’ Volleyball team. The Volleyball final against Cambridge High School on Saturday 18th March was tough, we played all three sets, the third being the decider. Nerves settled in during the first set, making it hard on us to gain a foothold, and we lost. The second set saw us gaining ground, making…
We have received official notification from the Post Primary Teachers Association of Strike action to be held Thursday 16 March 2023 As all of our Teachers are members of the PPTA, school will be closed for this day We apologise for any inconvenience caused and ask for your understanding in this matter.
Kia ora whaanau We have two wonderful events coming up this week. Our big Night Out tonight is a fun way to engage students, teachers, and whaanau in meeting with each other, and we look forward to meeting many new parents. On Friday it is our whole school Athletics day, which is open to all.…
Thanks to everyone who has filled out our google form regarding catering for our Big Night Out. If you haven’t, could you please have this done by Tuesday afternoon. An email was sent out last week (check junk/spam folders) Did you know the College has a sports Facebook page? If you wanted to be kept…