Principal's Message
Kia Ora Koutou
Our focus Values over the last couple of weeks have been Commitment and Teach. One of our other Values is Compassion and John Parsons, for those who were able to be in his audience, delivered to us yesterday and last night in his varying sessions on Child Protection, consistent message about the need to show Love and Compassion.
I am keeping it simple today and picking up that theme of compassion by sharing a poem about, and titled, Compassion. It might take a few attempts, but it is well worth the read.
To our Quad people - travel safe and enjoy the experience ahead.
Have an amazing and safe weekend.
Ngā Mihi
Kiri
Around School
Boarding Note
On Wednesday night our Year 7 & 8 boarders were treated to supper with the Year 13 boarders over in Hampton House. The girls had a fabulous time laughing, dancing, chatting and playing games. Many thanks to Hope Eales, our Boarding Prefect for her organisation of this event.
Next week we are looking forward to celebrating National Boarding Week with the following events-
- Monday: Open Day for daygirls and staff to visit the both boarding houses.
- Tuesday: House Dinner and Quiz night- dress up in your house colour.
- Wednesday: Pack the bus and work out with Mrs Fair at City Fitness! / Open Day for daygirls to visit the both boarding houses.
- Thursday: Barbie movie night- wear or bring a barbie accessory.
We hope the girls get fully involved in the activities and have a great week.
Finally a reminder next weekend is the first exeat for Term 3. Please make sure Orah passes are completed which reflect travel arrangements for the exeat.
Thank you.
Jo
Hokonui Fashion Design Awards
15 Senior Fashion students travelled to Gore over the weekend to attend the two Hokonui Fashion design Award shows. Their 22 entries in the 4 Schools categories were sent to Gore in June for checking, model fitting and prejudging
School entries were double what they had been in previous years and came from all corners of NZ.
Schools Awards were made at the Friday evening show before an audience of 1000 people
Results:
Macca Lodge Upcycled Award.
- 1st Place : Alice McGuinness
- Runner Up: Sophia Hallett
Collective Design Streetwear Award.
- 1st Place: Caitlin Ryan
- Runner Up: Kersha Napier
Spark Natural Fibres Award.
- Runner Up: Risha Smutts-Kennedy
Regional Ford Glamour Award.
- 1st Place: Samantha Plimmer
- Runner Up: Isabelle Judd
- Merit: Kersha Napier
Bernina School Award of Excellence
- Winner: Alice McGuinness.
On the Saturday evening the 7 open category awards were presented followed by the 9 special awards. The second last award of the evening and the second most prestigious in the show is the Huffer Young Designer Award (U21) -
- Winner: Kersha Napier
This is the first time a school student has won this award.
Amazing results from our talented students and Ruth Bucknell !!
Rippa Rugby
A massive thank you to Wairarapa Bush Rugby who came and ran Year 7 and 8 Rippa Rugby sessions this week. The girls had a great time.
Girls Who Grow
Girls who Grow was born out of a weekend at Lake Hawea Station where we took industry leaders, entrepreneurs and visionaries away to NZ's only Climate Positive Farm to curate a program for our next generation of female leaders, change makers and environmental guardians in agriculture and farming.
Girls who Grow was born out of a weekend at Lake Hawea Station where we took industry leaders, entrepreneurs and visionaries away to NZ's only Climate Positive Farm to curate a program for our next generation of female leaders, change makers and environmental guardians in agriculture and farming.
In September last year, we were grateful for the opportunity to join CreativeHQ's GovTech Accelerator to dig deep into the problem we were working to solve and design a solution to spark the imaginations of young women all over New Zealand by changing the narrative aligned to food and fashion and how they could be part of the solution. We presented Girls who Grow at The Beehive in December and have been activating our pilot program in Otago this year.
The work of Girls who Grow is activated through Imagination Centred Workshops in Colleges across New Zealand, 1 day Imagination Challenges working on real world problems, On farm Lunch and Learn educational experiences bringing the Future Farmers NZ manifesto to life and 3 day immersions to connect young women and their parents to the land to craft out a meaningful and values aligned pathway.
So here is where we need your support
Girls who Grow will be live on One Good Kiwi launching today (Tuesday 1st August) for the entire month giving us the opportunity to secure further funding to be able to continue our work in Otago, Wellington and the Greater Wellington region, Christchurch and Canterbury in 2024.
We are on a mission to engage thousands of young women, activate scholarships to support them on their journey and create meaningful education that aligns to Climate Positive Agriculture and farming in New Zealand.
So we would love your support in 3 steps
- Download One Good Kiwi from the App Store or Google Play
- Give your luscious green coins to Girls who Grow and other projects you connect with on the platform
- Share the experience across your social media, office intranet, friends, family and others in your network that know the importance of nourishing the hearts and minds of our next generation of leaders.
One Good Kiwi are giving everyday kiwi's the chance to give to the things that are important t them with $1.2 million contributed over the next 12 months.
Thanks for your support and we look forward to you being part of our journey
Catherine van der Meulen & Aimee Blake - co-founders of Girls who Grow
School App
If you are new to St Matthew's Collegiate, or have yet to download, please follow the link to install our school app https://schoolappsnz.co.nz/install
For current families, please update your subscription groups by clicking on the cog in the top right hand of the screen. It will take you to the groups for you to change.
Key Dates
- Friday 11th August - Senior College 2024 Subject Information
- Friday 11th August - Foodbank Appeal
- Saturday 12th August - Exeat
- Sunday 13th August - Exeat
- Saturday 19th August - Senior College Dinner Dance
- Thursday 24th August - Year/Sport/Cultural photos
- Sunday 27th August - Cooper House Chapel
- Saturday 2nd September - Exeat
- Sunday 3rd September - Exeat
- Thursday 21st September - House Music event
- Monday 9th - Friday 13th October - Y11 Derived Grade Exams
- Saturday 21st October - Exeat
- Sunday 22nd October - Exeat
- Monday 23rd October - Labour Day public holiday
- Sunday 29th October - Wake House Chapel
- Thursday 2nd November - Last day for Y11-13
- Thursday 2nd November - Senior College Prize Giving
- Monday 6th November - NZQA Exams begin
- Saturday 2nd December - End of Year Prize Giving
2023 Term Dates
- Term Three - Monday 17th July - Friday 22nd September
- Term Four - Monday 9th October to Saturday 2nd December