13 December 2021

Newsletter Articles

Kia Ora

Wow, what a year it has been!

So great to catch up with many of you at dinner on Friday night.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – take some time to recharge during the break!

Nga Mihi
Chrissy Wakeman
Orini Combined School

A message from Lesley

E ngā Tumuaki o Waikato, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Greetings to all of our Waikato colleagues as we approach the final week of the 2021 school year. What a year it has been. We have all faced new challenges this year; two lockdowns, bubble school, preparations for part-time school, the introduction of the Covid Protection Framework, and most recently preparations for possible cases of Covid-19 in our schools. All this as well as the day-to-day work that we usually always do, particularly in a busy term like Term 4. I hope you all feel a sense of accomplishment as you head into this final week; we have finished the year intact and have proven that we are resilient, adaptive, flexible, and extremely hard-working.

Thank you all for your efforts and for the tremendous job you have each done supporting your school community through this challenging year.

To those WPA members who were able to come out on Friday night and join us for our WPA end-of-year dinner: we hope you had an enjoyable time. We are excited about the WPA events the team has planned for you in 2022 and look forward to catching up with many of you there. Keep an eye out on our webpage for up-and-coming events when school resumes next year.

I wish you all a safe and happy festive season and a well-deserved holiday break.

Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete!

Executive Elections

Please find attached the 2022 Waikato Principals' Association executive nomination form for next year's elections.. If you are interested in standing for the executive committee, please fill in the attached nomination form and scan and email back to Sandra Jeffrey, WPA returning officer, by 12pm Friday 18th February 2022.

The WPA elections timeline is: nominations close 12pm Friday 18th February, voting commences Monday 21st February 2022 and closes 12pm 4th March 2022. The WPA committee will be announced at our AGM, 11th March 2022, being held at Millennium Hotel, Rotorua. The nomination form is also available online on our Waikato Principals’ website under the documents tab:

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