Mr Mike Newell Nau mai, haere mai ki te kura o Hemi Hakena - James Hargest College
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Mr Mike Newell
Nau mai, haere mai
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ki te kura o Hemi Hakena
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Newsletter Supplement
Principal’s Comment
Dear Parents/Caregivers and Students I would like to share a bit of who I am, In July 2016 I was appointed as Principal
with our wider community. I was born in of Northern Southland College, a
Invercargill, grew up on West Street and wonderful rural school. It was there that I
Tena koutou, Tena koutou, Tena koutou
attended Hawthorndale Primary. My family learned that all schools have their unique
katoa
moved to Mosgiel and I attended the Taieri strengths.
High School. From there I attended the I love both the schools I have been lucky
Ko Takitimu te maunga University of Otago gaining a Bachelor enough to work in and hold fond memories
Ko Wanaka te roto of Physical Education. I came back to of the students, staff and families of both
Ko Ngati Pakeha toku iwi Invercargill for my secondary teacher those communities.
training through the Dunedin College of In my own time I enjoy hunting, fishing,
No Murihiku ahau
Education, as it was known then. During my boating and am a bit of a sports nut. I am
Ko Natasha taku wahine teacher training I spent one day a week at married to Natasha and we have two boys,
Ko Jackson me nga Hunter taku tama James Hargest High School, as well as a four Jackson and Hunter.
Ko Mike Newell toku ingoa week placement.
It is an honour and a privilege to be given
My first teaching job was back at the Taieri the opportunity to lead James Hargest
High School which was soon to become College. JHC has a proud reputation
No reira,
Taieri College. In my time at Taieri (16 and numerous positive attributes. It is
Tena koutou, Tena koutou, Tena koutou years) I was very fortunate to work under my challenge to add to this. In the next
a principal who was willing to invest time newsletter I will outline some of my
Earlier this week I introduced myself to and give opportunities to young ambitious educational philosophy. I look forward to
both Junior and Senior Campus staff. teachers. I joined the senior leadership meeting and working with families, staff
Meeting staff for the first time via a team there reasonably quickly and served as and of course our students.
Google Meet was not how I envisaged Assistant and Deputy Principal. During this
it, when I was appointed to the position time I also travelled and taught overseas for Mike Newell
back in November. a year. Principal
From the Boardroom
at the moment, was held virtually via we are able to gather in greater numbers.
Google Meet. The Board would like to welcome our
The Board received a report from Sarah new Principal, Mr Mike Newell, to
Bartley on the progress of the wellbeing James Hargest College. He takes over in
project that she has committed to circumstances that we could not really
heading up for the school. It was a timely have imagined 6 months ago and he
reminder that in the strangest of times is currently getting to grips with the
we are in, physical and mental wellbeing operational side of managing the school.
are at the forefront of many people’s The Board looks forward to a great
minds as we deal with bubbles, social working relationship with him as our
distancing and self-isolation. Principal and fellow Board member.
We took the opportunity to farewell
Chris O’Connor
Tena koutou Mr Andy Wood at what was his last
BOT Chairperson
Our most recent Board of Trustees Board meeting and we will recognise his
meeting, like many meetings happening service to Hargest at a later date when
Whanau Report Coming Events
Ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te hāpai o ki muri. for 2020
E te rangatira Mike, haere mai, haere mai,
haere mai hei upoko mō te taniwha nei.
May
The leader at the front, the workers at the back.
Thurs 14 BOT Meeting
Welcome to you Mike our new principal. Tues 19 PTA Meeting
Fri 29 Teacher Only Day
Mauri ora!
Neitana (Nathan) Tane
June
Mon 1 Queen’s Birthday
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Junior Campus News
Room 18 Anzac Day Displays
Aria
Ryan Jasika
Louis
Mrs Leonard
Giovanna
Jacob
Taylah
As part of Room 18’s Anzac Day learning they baked Anzac cookies
and created Anzac displays on their windows or letter boxes.
Room 14 Writing Task Room 22 Garden
“Gather around everyone, its story time.” The Room 22 Gardeners have been away from
“Oh Dad, you have told this story two million their gardening mahi for quite a few weeks
times.” now but their hard work and preparation is
starting to bear fruit, and veges.
“STEWERT!” I yelled, “Stewert Jr, Steve,
William and Sophia have not heard it before.
Ok, here we go. It was 2020, I was sitting next
to my best buddy when I heard Mrs Shanks
call,” time to go children. It’s time for lock
down.
”Why was it time for lockdown Grandpa? “
In 2020 it was not far away from my 12th
birthday a horrible virus was spreading
across the globe. It was called Covid-19. The
prime minister told us to stay at home so
Covid-19 won’t spread around the world.
The only time we were allowed to leave the
house was to get rations or go for a bike ride
or a walk. I kind of liked it because I got to
stay at home without a sick day slip. I had to
protect the elder ones in my family tree, like
Pammy and Grandad and my Grandmothers
mother, who is 93.
“So there you have it children the lockdown
was so we could protect our family and our
country.”
by Oliver Fleming
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Junior Campus News
Room 5 Online Learning
As part of our independent Literacy learning online, students have been
creating their own poetic writing. Here are some inspirational poems about
nature and the environment…
A Peel Forest Bush walk in Spring Evening Shore
By Isaac Pask By Isaac Pask
A clear flowing stream Orange leaves ruffle
Runs down the hill towards the As they blow through the wind
Big Totara tree As the sky turns grey
The night darkens
Rain falls down upon And there is nothing but blackness
Wet leaves and tiny saplings ABOVE:
Sun glimmered through trees The stars fall down Kiripounamu Patai
Over the evening days preparing a meal for
I can hear squawking But new ones will arise her family
Of the Kakas in the bush As the years go by
RIGHT: Roisin with
But they hide from me
her Anzac display
The stormy sky
Thunders with the waves
These pics show that we are doing online
The ocean waves move through the dark learning a little differently than face to
But as I wander, face.
I know for certain One student decided that she wanted to
The darkness will end avoid the crying eyes from cutting onions
And new life will fall while preparing a meal for her whanau.
(Student with goggles and diving mask)
As the morning arrives For ANZAC day some of our students
Across the shore, rocks and the cold sand prepared poppies to display in
The day has dawned remembrance of the event from their
On a morning haze own bubble.
Room 19 Recipe Poems
Recipe for a Golden Retriever.
Recipe for a Troll – by Ella Gentle Take a head
Recipe for a Golden Retriever – by Dani Take a body as big as a small baby elephant,
Chisholm two floppy ears like leaves in the wind, AsTakesmall
a head
as an ice cream scoop,
As small as an ice cream scoop,
Recipe for a Cheetah – by Carter Middlemiss and legs that run as fast as a leopard.
AA body
body as strong
as strong as a boUlder,as a boUlder,
Teeth as sharp as razor blades.
Add long fur as golden as the setting sun,
barks as loud as thunder,
Teeth
Add as sharp as razor blades.
Fur as fluffy as a cloud,
Recipe for a ______ and a tail as fluffy as a cloud. Add
Ears as twitchy as a shot rabbit,
Take a
head shaped like a rugby ball,
A body as green as boogers
Decorate with a smile as happy as a smiley face, Fur as fluffy as a cloud,
A tail as strong as a dump truck.
Decorate
eyes shining like a polished stone,
And ears pointed like mountains.
and a nose as black as the night sky. Ears as twitchy as a shot rabbit,
With eyes as blue as the ocean,
Legs as powerful as a tractor,
Add skin bumpy like an a vocado
Hair as stale as uncooked noodles Stir in playfulness like a hyper child,
AAndtail
claws as
like strong
a cat. as a dump truck.
And feet flaky like a croissant.
Stir
leave it to swim in water, Decorate
In a paw as big as my foot,
Decorate with eyes as beady as birds. and you have made a Golden Retriever! Put in a very hot oven,
Teeth as rotten as fish guts With
Bake for eyes as blue as the ocean,
100 years,
Claws as sharp as needles.
Legs as powerful as a tractor,
And you have made a cheetah.
Stir in b
reath as rancid as rotten eggs
Put in a flaming h ot oven and bake for 1 million seconds And claws like a cat.
And you have made a ….. Troll! Stir
In a paw as big as my foot,
Put in a very hot oven,
Bake for 100 years,
And you have made a cheetah.
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