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| Totara House Assembly: Thanksgiving (04/11/22) |
In Week 3 of Term 4 (Friday November 4) Totara House held a special assembly. The purpose of the assembly was to celebrate the year 2022, reflect on what we have done together and to acknowledge our Totara House Student Leadership Team and our Year 13 students. The theme for our assembly was 'Thanksgiving' - a time for us to give thanks for this year and to reflect on our journey. Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday celebration in the United States of America where they celebrate the harvest and the blessings of the past year. The teachers of Totara (mentorship team) organized gift baskets for our student leaders and chocolates for our Year 13 students. Our 2023 Student Leadership Team helped me in hosting the assembly. I wanted to close the year off properly with Totara House as the rest of the term's focus is centered around finishing external and internal assessments.
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| Totara House Assembly: Thanksgiving (04/11/22) |
‘Family’, ‘Resilience’ and ‘Respect' are the Totara House values for 2022. Throughout this year, Totara House have done their best to exercise these values together as a family. Through coming together for the various House competitions and Language Week celebrations, Totara House have enjoyed their time as a whanau. I know that the students really enjoyed Tongan Language Week and Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori Language Week as highlighted in my previous post (Alby's Blog Entry - 24/10/22)
I am incredibly grateful to all of the Totara House Mentor Teachers (Mr Gutry, Mr Niko, Ms Paketama, Mr Koch, Ms Rani, Mrs Tuitupou, Ms Ferguson, Mr Booker, Mr Daniels, Mr Singh, Ms Kolo and Mr Milford) for their commitment to the house, their mentor classes and our values. I am forever grateful to work alongside a great team of mentor teachers!
I am especially grateful and humbled to have worked alongside an awesome student leadership for 2022. Miracle Heta, Siale Pulupaki, Lisia Pauu, David Betham, Maletina Niko, Lakai Vaisima and Falakika Tuakivakatau - thank you for your hearts of service and for your leadership. The way that the team have led Totara House through all of our House assemblies, rehearsals for language week performances, lunch time rubbish duties, meeting with the junior and senior students during mentoring times, taking our new students around the school and more - I am forever grateful. The influence that they have had over our House and the way that you have led with compassion, commitment and love is something that I will forever value, respect and miss. Thank you leadership team for leading with love and respect, I will definitely miss you all.
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| Totara House Student Leadership Team 2022 |
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| Totara House Student Leadership 2022 + 2023 |
As we close out 2022, I want to wish all of the Year 13 students (13TBk and 13TDs) in Totara House all the very best for the next step in their journey. The last 5 years have had its share of challenges, highs and lows. You have managed to navigate through NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 in a time where many people would have given up. Thank you for what you have contributed to our school family over the last 5 years. Thank you for what you have given to Totara House this year. Thank you for your commitment to learning and to doing your best. Thank you for what you have given to our Totara family. I wish you nothing but the best for your future.
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| Totara House 2022 |
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