Principal's Panui - 9 May 2025

Kia ora te whanau ō te Kōtuku

Thank you to the whanau who attended the Parent/Student/Teacher conferences last night. There was definitely a positive vibe felt during the evening and I enjoyed seeing the interactions between staff, their students and family members. We had 2025 bookings made for 523 students spread among the 90 teachers available on the night.  It was a busy night for everyone. I hope as parents, you received some helpful advice to support your son or daughter further.

How Resilience Works?

“Confronted with life’s hardships, some people snap, and others snap back.”? Diane L Coutu

Why do some people and some companies buckle under pressure? And what makes others bend, and ultimately bounce back?”

I believe that resilient people possess the following two characteristics:

• a staunch acceptance of reality; it is what it is.
• an uncanny ability to improve by starting from where their feet are now and taking control of the controllables.

A cool almost pessimistic sense of reality for any challenge is helpful. Facing reality, really facing it, is grueling work and understanding that failure is part of the equation. When we truly stare down reality, we prepare ourselves to act in ways that allow us to endure and challenge ourselves and not expect instant success. It’s the journey and experience that builds confidence in our future selves. 

Resilience is often about looking at the controllables’ and take action on those controllables one positive step at a time.

There are two good strategies to get yourself going when things are looking a bit thorny; The first is to remind yourself that no matter how helpless you feel, no matter what challenges you face you have control over the little things in your life. 

When you feel stuck in a rut by obstacles like apathy, low energy or indecision, if you take one small step you can rev that idling engine. So, inspire yourself by being proactive in completing smaller tasks to the best of your ability.

The second thing to do if you have lost your mojo is to “Just Start It”.

If you simply begin a task, motivation kicks in within 10 seconds. 10 seconds is all it takes to shift from I don’t want to do it, or I can’t do it, to “I’m already doing it, so I might as well continue.” The hardest part about going for a run is putting your shoes on and going out the door

So, we start small, (shoes on, go outside, run 20 metres) ‘just do it” we get started and before you know it, you have a kick of positive endorphins. 

What's coming up?

• 14-15 May LUV Music - book your tickets now
• 16 May is a mufti day - students dress in pink for Pink Shirt Day. Gold Coin Donation
• 02 June - King's birthday - School Closed
• 20 June - Matariki - School Closed
• 26 June - Early finish (School Ball)
• 27 June - School Closed

Kia kaha

Gary Moore