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Arohanui and Atawhai at Fo Guang Shan Temple

25 May 2021 · by Miss Skipper

Ji Zai!

Greetings and best wishes to you. Atawhai joined Arohanui on our trip to Fo Guang Shan Temple. What a cool day. We learnt about the Three Goodness (3G) which are Do Good Deeds, Say Good Words and Think Good Thoughts; and the Four Givings (4G) which are Giving others Confidence, Joy, Hope and Convenience.

From the website :

Goals of the Festival are:

To encourage young people to build positive relationships.
To raise awareness of different cultures in the local community.
To support local schools in achieving their school values.
To reinforce the concept of connectedness in the community

Our tour included a Temple Tour, Origami, a New Zealand Police talk, Mindful Meditation, and Refreshment.

What a great way in which to explore our community.

Atawhai Distance Learning T3 W6

24 August 2020 · by Mr Ginders

Hi all,

Awesome work last week. We were all impressed with the level of work being produced. Here is the link to the learning activities for this week. There are some activities to cover the whole week and daily activities will be updated each evening for the following day.

Please feel free to send any pictures of your children working to Mr Ginders. shaung@hcsp.school.nz

If you have an queries please email Mr Ginders or your classroom teacher.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pv5Nn5KJpZqfgc1zcpr4oIYQ2pYUnm-3KIr6301R2oY/edit?usp=sharing

Atawhai Distance Learning T3 W5

17 August 2020 · by Mr Ginders

Hi all,

Welcome back to distance learning. I am sure we will have a positive experience like we did last time. Here is the link to the learning activities for this week. There are some activities to cover the whole week and daily activities will be updated each evening for the following day.

Please feel free to send any pictures of your children working to Mr Ginders. shaung@hcsp.school.nz

If you have an queries please email Mr Ginders or your classroom teacher.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ikl2OcQkByy_cRSCDSOUZv7vCNWHERZVlU8ODjymdaU/edit?usp=sharing

Atawhai Mass 31/7/20

31 July 2020 · by Mr Ginders

Today the Atawhai Syndicate led the Parish in Mass. The theme of our Mass was Service, one of our four school values. Today is also the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.

Atawhai Reading Degree Graduation

23 July 2020 · by Mr Ginders

Congratulations to the students in the Atawhai Syndicate who graduated at the Reading Degree Ceremony held on Wednesday 22nd July. The ceremony was the culmination of weeks of reading dating back to the distance learning weeks in lockdown. The students and teachers would like to extend their thanks again to John Pulu, a reporter from Tagata Pasifika, for being an inspirational guest speaker.

A special well done to the students who graduated with their PHD’s- a lot of work and reading has gone into these degrees.

Holy Spirit Art

23 June 2020 · by Mr Ginders