Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia Ora, Malo e lelei, Talofa lava, Taloha ni, Ni sa bula, Kamonaso, Kia Orana, Ni Hao, Namaste, Ram-Ram, Salām, Sanibona, Magandang, Ola, Fakatalofa and warm greetings to all.
Senior Success
Looking at the current data for our senior students, despite all of the disruption, we are having a very promising academic year with lots of high achievement. This is testament to student, family and staff hard work and commitment through some challenging times. Please encourage your child(ren) to sit their external exams and see if they can match or beat the unexpected event grades that they have already achieved. Rapu i te pai.
Year 7-10 Reconnection Days – this week
Each year level will have a day designed to reconnect students/ākonga with one another, to onsite learning and to the new health measures in place. The days will be:
Year 10 – Wednesday 17th November 9:00am – 2:00pm
Year 9 – Thursday 18th November 9:00am – 2:00pm
Year 7&8 – Friday 19th November 9:00am – 2:00pm
Vaccination rates
From this week, 100% of our staff onsite are vaccinated. The Ministry of Education is still working through how student vaccination data is collected and used by schools, so more details about this will come when they are available.
Onsite Timetable from 22nd November – 10th December
Following public health advice we are keeping Years 7&8 separate to other year levels and reducing the number of students on the school site at any one time, so there is no chance of our youngest students mixing with older students during break. Every student will have two contact days.
Tuesday
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7&8
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Wednesday
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9&10
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Thursday
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7&8
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Friday
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9&10
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Structure of the school day
We have been using a new structure for the school day and it has proven very effective in keeping students safe, minimising movement around the school and providing longer learning periods to enable the school to provide some meaningful experiences. This means our school day is shorter.
Learning Block 1
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09:00-11:10
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Break
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11:10-11:50
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Learning Block 2
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11:50-14:00
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Enrolments for new students beginning 2022
Reminder that we would prefer existing families to take up the few spaces we have left. If you have a sibling to enrol for 2022, please visit our web site to complete an online enrolment form or visit our school office for hard copies.
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This Sunday is one of our Marian Feast days. A day when we recall and celebrate the dedication of Mary, as Mother of our Lord. Let us be ever grateful for her ‘yes’. The ‘yes’ that led to the incarnation of our Lord on earth, the ‘yes’ that led to the possibility of Salvation for all men and women, the ‘yes’ that has inspired Holy men and women over millennia, including St Marcellin, to follow Mary to Jesus; the ‘yes’ that inspires us as a way to grow closer to Christ at Marcellin College today.
Ngā mihi nui whānau,
Dean Wearmouth
Principal