This week has been focussed on wrapping things up for the term and making sure that we’re ready for Term Two. Teaching and learning programmes are now well underway and sporting and cultural events will continue to ramp up over the next two terms.
Term 1 is rapidly coming to a close, with the school holidays tantalisingly nearing our reach..... but not close enough for some....
Easter is almost upon us and today, Maundy Thursday, we held our Easter Chapel called The Service of the Shadows.
This week the newsletter comes from Twizel, where our rowing squad is competing at the Maadi Cup Rowing Regatta...
Another very busy week with updates on a lot of sporting and curriculum activities....
Greetings from Wanaka, the Wanaka Show commenced today and our Craighead site attracted a lot of visitors, namely our Old Girls who were such a pleasure to catch up with and hear their stories....
This term the focus is Jump, with a view to encouraging students to “Jump” into things
Friday catch up, reviewing the week that has been and events coming up...
A week full of events: Monday - School photos day, Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), Year 9 Parent Meet and Greet evening, Ash Wednesday with Service, first Board of Trustees meeting of the year, Valentines Day, and the Craighead Swimming Sports to finish off the week!
A short but busy week...
Welcoming everyone together, starting a new school year at Craighead.
Welcome to the new 2024 School Year!
The academic school year finished in great style with a very busy final week!
Final Week Activities and Events: Our final week is both busy and exciting and is a lovely way to finish the school year! This is when we come back together as a whole school community, including our Senior students, to finish the year with a flourish!
Amongst the busyness of Term Four, the Board of Trustees has been working tirelessly in the background to appoint the next Principal of Craighead.
Teacher-Only Day Friday 24 November and NZQA examinations: You may be aware from media articles that NZQA experienced major issues with their Level One English digital examination. Four Teacher-Only days were allocated to schools by the Ministry of Education through 2023 and 2024. These were made available because of the significant changes to both the NCEA system and the wider school curriculum...
Given the high quality of performances at the recent Music Cup competition, three of our singers performed in Assembly this week. Olivia Hamilton, Nicole Bradley and Eva Booth sang in front of a very appreciative audience. They were fantastic. Thanks to local musician Sheryl Bradley for setting up and supporting the singers.
Our Seniors students had their last day of formal classes on Tuesday 31 October. Our immediate focus is on students transitioning to Secondary School. Inauguration Day for our new students and their families is being held this Saturday between 10.30am and approximately midday, finishing with a shared lunch.
Last Thursday we were delighted to celebrate the incredible achievements of 15 of our Old Girls’ in our very first ‘Cultural Wall of Fame’ Event.