Te Whānau Tahi Kapa Haka

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Te Whānau Tahi kapa haka offer our tauira an opportunity to be involved in Te Ao Māori me ōna Tikanga.

They will be learning a range of skills including a variety of waiata and haka. Students will be able to gain NCEA credits which include both Achievement and Unit Standards.

As part of the Te Whānau Tahi (TWT), students will be able to perform at the Hutt Fest, Multicultural Day as well as Te Awakairangi ki te Wairarapa Regionals.

Tuakana Teina, Whanaungatanga is evident throughout our kapa haka campaign. This is in line with the Naenae College values; Pumanatanga, Rangatiratanga, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga and Kotahitanga. TWT is made up of students from all the year groups ie Years 9 to 13.

Practices: these are held after school and during the weekend. Check the school notices and the schedule outside Room 2.

Cost: There is a small cost that will cover expenses for the noho marae which can be paid through the student office.

Membership: Te Whānau Tahi is open to students of all nationalities, and we welcome the whanau to get involved and tautoko our tauira.

Whanau support: If you are keen and able to get involved please get in touch with me as soon as possible. We would love to have you on board and awhi our tauira, especially with the noho marae.

Please do not hesitate to contact Whaea V (HOD Te Reo Māori) if you have any questions.

Kia ihi Kia Maru

HOD Maori & Teacher in Charge of Kaupapa Māori
Email: kiv@naenae-college.school.nz

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As previously advised, KAMAR is planning to release an update to the Web Portal during Term Two. They are aiming to release this on Wednesday of Week One. Here’s a reminder of the changes that you can expect in it.

Force Password Change
Caregiver Passwords
This update will force caregivers to update their passwords. If caregiver passwords are visible in KAMAR, the caregiver will be forced to update their password when they first log onto the Web Portal after the update. On first login, they will be taken to the “Change Password” screen and be forced to change the password to one of their own choosing (in accordance with the new password complexity rules).

Student Passwords
This update will allow students to change their password when previously you may have disabled this option, however, they will not be required to do so. In a future update, we plan to add some features that will make the management of security for student passwords easier. We appreciate that some students will not be able to adequately manage their own passwords. So rather than forcing all students to change their passwords, the College will be able to control which year levels will have this requirement. Additionally, the College will be able to override this requirement for specific students.

This means that students will benefit from these security improvements, without (for example) expecting young children or students with particular needs to manage complex passwords.