30 May 2022
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Kia Ora
Wow Week 5 already! I know many of you are heading into dealing with the second wave of covid or nasty winter bugs, along with a very violent gastro bug which seems to be hitting a lot of schools and ECE centres. Staffing continues to be tricky – go easy on yourselves and make sure you take care of you. Quite topical over the past few weeks is the $12k Principal Wellbeing payment which has gone out to Principals who have dealt with Covid within the first three years of their principalships – it leaves the question – what about everyone else? I have spoken to a few of you who have some pretty strong feelings and rightly so!
Take care!
Nga Mihi
Chrissy Wakeman
Orini Combined School
A message from Lesley
Tēnā koutou katoa
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou.
It is hard to believe that we are in Week 5 of the term already! I hope that your term is going well and that you are not having too many disruptions due to Covid-19. For those of our colleagues who have had large numbers of staff absent this term, we hope you find some reprieve as the term progresses.
It has been a busy term for members of the WPA executive who have been out and about talking with some of our principal colleagues in Tokoroa, Cambridge, Huntly, and Morrinsville recently. Thank you to those of our colleagues who were able to come along to one of our Friday 'get-togethers' with the executive and we hope you had an enjoyable time.
We have a busy remainder of the term planned, with the first WPA Connections Day coming up on Thursday, 16th June at Claudelands Event Centre. Shay Wright will be presenting and inspiring us on the day. The 2022 AGM of the WPA will be held at our Connections Day.
This Friday the 3rd of June, the WPA is hosting the final 'Schools Challenge' evening at the Cambridge Harness Raceway. This has been a very popular annual event on the WPA calendar and we will be sorry to see this event end. We would like to extend a big thank you to John Coulam who has been instrumental in supporting the WPA with this event over many years. We look forward to seeing those schools that have registered at the Cambridge Raceway on Friday.
Finally, we are holding our WPA Study Tour from the 9th-12th of August this year. We are currently finalising the itinerary for the Study Tour and we hope to share the information with you online and at the Connections Day in June.
Kia pai o koutou wiki.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Lesley
Important Dates
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Term 2 |
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WPA Schools Challenge |
3rd June |
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WPA AGM |
16th June |
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Term 2 Connections Day – Shay Wright |
16th June – Registrations open via the WPA Website! |
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Study Tour |
9th – 12th August |
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Term 3 Connections Day |
8th September |
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Term 4 Connections Day |
3rd November |
Term 2 Connections Day – Shay Wright
Register now and take a look at the agenda for the day
https://www.wpa.ac.nz/150/online_stores/95-making-connections-day-term-2-16th-june-2022
NZPF Moot Feedback
The NZPF Moot is coming up in June and Nathan is heading along, please take some time to fill out this google form to provide some feedback around how things are going and priorities that should be focussed on moving forward.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceTPydwjerOiUbt6qu4uRquv_dTZ0YpTyqhZ0_v1U4-y5ctg/viewform
Meet the Exec – Thank you
It was great to catch up with many of you out in the wider region at our Meet the Exec Catch ups.
A monthly vent from the balcony
Leo and Hamish have taken some time to write a bit of dribble from a couple of old Principals. Take a read for some thoughts around what is topical in education at the moment!
2022 Subs
2022 Subs are now due – head to our website to become a financial member for 2022.
WPA Schools Challenge
Friday – 3rd June
Cambridge Harness Raceway – 6pm
GET IN QUICK, THIS IS OUR LAST TIME EVER OF THE WPA SCHOOLS CHALLENGE RACE NIGHT
Unfortunately, this will be the last time ever that the WPA will be able to hold this amazing, fun night as the current venue at Cambridge Harness Racing Club is being converted to other purposes.
Registrations close 27th May!!! It will be another amazing fun night with plenty of entertainment!!
https://www.wpa.ac.nz/admin/user_session/new
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