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Our school newsletter for November 2023

This is a reminder that Wellington East Girls' College has Teacher Only Days on 16th and 17th November.

The school Prize Giving is on Wednesday 1 November 2023 at 6.30pm, at the Michael Fowler Centre.

Please find attached declaration from our Returning Officer for our recent mid-term Election.

For those in our school community who have an interest in joining the WEGC Board, there is an opportunity to join the board this year. We are running our mid term election in November and have two vacancies.

Our school newsletter for September 2023

To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori we are selling Hāngī on Friday 15 September for our Kapa Haka Group

School is closing early Thursday 7 September for Junior Parent Meetings

A reminder that Wellington East Girls' College has mid term break scheduled for Friday 25 August

Our school newsletter for July/Aug 2023

Join us for breakfast on Friday 8 September (7.30am - 8.30am) in the school hall as part of our Inspirational Breakfast Series

2024 enrolments for Year 9

Annual Course Selections Evenings are on Wednesday 9th August (Senior Information Evening) and Tuesday 15 August (Junior Information Evening)

PPTA strike action by its members will end immediately. This means that all students can attend school tomorrow.

PPTA have notified that there will be a ban on members' supervision or participation in extra-curricular activities on Wednesday 21 June and Paid Union Meeting on the afternoon of Monday 26 June.

Wellington East Girls' College presents Sister Act the Musical. 27 - 30 June @ 7pm, College Hall

The PPTA has informed the Wellington East Girls’ College Board that its member teachers at our school will be resuming industrial action on Monday 12 June until Friday 30 June.

Our Open Day/Evening is being held on 15 June 2023

The PPTA have advised the industrial action is to recommence effective 12:00am Wednesday 31 May 2023. This means the rostering home days will begin again from Thursday 1 June.

Reminder re the upcoming long weekend

Important update regarding the current industrial action and its impact on our school.

Following the hui last week to discuss in more depth the changes being made to Year 11 in 2024, we have attached a link to the recording and some provided some responses to FAQ

Our school newsletter for May 2023

The annual WEGC Food Fair will take place next Friday May 19th from 5pm to 8pm

Details of our Teacher Only Day and advance notice of Industrial action.

Our school newsletter for March 2023

Declaration of Parent Representative Election Results

The Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) has indicated to the Wellington East Girls’ College Board that teachers at our school will be taking part in the national strike action on Wednesday 29 March 2023. The strike will affect all students.

We are currently running an election for 2 board members. Voting Closes 4pm 24th March.

Learning Conferences are scheduled for 23 and 24 March. These are an annual meeting to help develop a strong learning partnership between the student, their whānau and their Ako teacher. Students will have work set by their teachers and will be learning from home on these days when not attending their Learning Conference.

Inspirational Breakfast Series for 2023 begins Friday 31st March with Tory Whanau speaking (current Wellington Mayor).

The Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) has indicated to the Wellington East Girls’ College Board that teachers at our school will be taking strike action on Thursday 16 March 2023. The strike will affect all students.

Our school newsletter for February 2023

Aotearoa-New Zealand is experiencing many challenges right now and our thoughts are with everyone impacted by Cyclone GabrielleOn Friday we will be holding a non-uniform day to support the Hastings Girls’ High School community who have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. 

Nominations for two vacant position on the School Board are now open and close 12pm, Friday 17th February.

Our school newsletter for December 2022

Te Reo classes available for parents/caregivers from T1 2023 via Kauru Education

A reminder that there will be no classes Sessions 1-3 tomorrow as teachers will be attending a Paid Union Meeting. Session 4 classes will be running as normal (1.50-3.20) and all Yr 9 and 10 students are expected to attend.

Our school newsletter for November 2022

We have three upcoming Teacher Only Days, and the Wellington East Girls’ College Branch of the PPTA has advised that there will be a Paid Union Meeting (PUM) for members of the PPTA.

The school Prize Giving will be held on Thursday 3rd of November at 6.30 pm, at the Michael Fowler Centre.

Join us to celebrate and remember Janice Campbell - Saturday 26 November 2022; 2pm - 4pm

Results of the recent School Board Elections

New Zealand will move to a new, long-term approach to COVID-19. These changes have been made based on public health advice and reflect high levels of immunity and declining case numbers across New Zealand.

Our school newsletter for September 2022

A reminder that Wellington East Girls' College has a Teacher Only day on Friday 26 August and a Mid Term Break Friday 2 September.

Returning to normal school days as of Monday 22 August.

WEGC & Rongotai College Kapa Haka Nationals Hāngī fundraiser - Saturday 27th August

We have just received information from NZQA about changes to NCEA Levels 1,2 and 3 and to University Entrance (UE) for 2022

Come along to our Food Fair tonight - 5.30pm - 8.30pm

At the close of nominations, we had fewer than the number of vacancies required to be filled for the 3 year term, therefore no voting election required. Voting papers for the 18 month term positions will be sent out next week.

We have been reviewing our staffing situation during the first two weeks of the term. We continue to have some pinch points, however, we are able to return to our normal school times for Monday, Tuesday and Friday for the next two weeks.

We are holding our annual Course Selection Evening here at the College on Wednesday 10 August from 6.00pm-8.00pm

Nominations Close midday 3 August (Wednesday) for the WEGC Board Election

Please see information reading timetable change and mask wearing for the Start of Term 3.

Our school newsletter for July 2022

The ballot for Year 9 out of zone enrolments closes on 25 July. We welcome enrolments from Year 8 students who would like to participate in this ballot.

Parent Report Evenings will be run online on the following days:- Thursday 30 June - Surnames A to L, and Thursday 7 July - Surnames M to Z. Please make a booking for the correct day

Cyber Safety Event 23 June at 6pm at WEGC

Our school newsletter for February 2022

Read about Open Day and School in Action Day - 14 and 15 June

Declaration of Parent By-Election Results

Read about Open Day and School in Action Day - 14 and 15 June

A reminder that Wellington East Girls' College has a Teacher Only day on Wednesday 18 May. This date has been set by the Ministry of Education to support the implementation of changes to NCEA, and wider strengthening of curriculum, progress and achievement practice. 

Over this weekend we have had a significant increase in the numbers of staff and students testing positive for COVID-19. We also now have the emergence of new variants in NZ with an increased risk of re-infection. 

Enrolment dates for application for Year 9 in 2023

As we approach the beginning of Term 2, I am writing to update you about how our school is continuing to respond to COVID-19 under the Orange setting of the Covid Protection Framework.

Our school newsletter for April 2022

Reminder we have a Teacher Only Day on Friday 1 April.

It has been encouraging to hear the Prime Minister's message today that Auckland appears to be past the peak of Omicron cases and that the rest of New Zealand will do so over the next few weeks. Due to these changes we are pleased to be operating a business as usual approach from Monday 28 March with all students attending on site for learning.

Nominations are now open for the election of 2 parent representatives to the school board.

Over the past week the number of positive cases amongst our students has remained steady and we still have a high percentage of staff out due to illness or isolation. Considering these factors and with Learning Conferences taking place on Thursday and Friday of next week, the decision has been made to continue with the Hybrid learning approach for next week. 

Over the past week we have been notified of an increasing number of positive cases amongst our students and with approximately 38% of our staff out due to illness or isolation the decision has been made to continue with the Hybrid learning approach for next week with some minor changes.

From Monday 7 March, hybrid learning will be available through the Google Classroom and students will be able to engage at home or at school

As we move into Phase 3 we can expect numbers of cases in school to increase. It is only natural that as cases in our community increase, they will appear in our school.

Early Closure - Wednesday 23 February 2022.

Our school newsletter for February 2022

Friday marked the first full day of school for all of our students. As we come to terms with life in the red setting, I want to assure you that school will continue to remain open.

Welcome back after what we hope has been a wonderful summer for your whānau. Our team is feeling refreshed and ready to go for the 2022 year and can’t wait to welcome everyone back onsite.

Our school newsletter for November 2021

We would like to acknowledge the recent passing of Janice Campbell, previous and long serving Principal of Wellington Est Girls' College

We have Teacher Only Days on 29, 30 and 1 December 2021 see attached information on this and on our Prize Giving updated event.‍

There will be a non uniform day this Friday to support the Paediatric Brain Cancer Research and Clinical Trials through Jemima Gazley's Give A Little Page.

Wellington East Girls College has partnered with Toitu Poneke to provide a COVID vaccination outreach clinic on our site on Thursday, October 21.

Our school newsletter for August/September

To ensure we can run Prize-giving ceremonies at either Alert Levels 1 or 2, Senior (Years 11-13) and Junior (Years 9-10) Prize-giving ceremonies will be held separately. 

I am writing to inform you of changes to the end of the school year and Prize-giving for students in Years 11-13.

You’ll be aware that all of New Zealand (with the exception of Auckland) is moving to Alert Level 2 from midnight tonight. Our thoughts and positive wishes are with everyone in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland.

With the Prime Minister’s announcement today we are now developing our plan to transition to Level 3. 

We all need food and essential items such as medicine through COVID-19 lockdowns, so please don’t try to go without.

Today the Prime Minister announced that New Zealand will remain at Level 4 until midnight Tuesday 24 August.

Due to the uncertainty around alert levels we have made the decision to reschedule Derived Grade Exams to the week beginning 20 September (Week 9

We have just listened to the Prime Minister's announcement and as a result school will be closed to all students and staff from midnight tonight until Monday 23 August.

We are excited to share with you the details about the upcoming WEGC ball, an event we look forward to every year. The ball will be held on Sunday 3 October and is a formal social event for students in Years 12 and 13.

Be inspired by a fabulous young woman who doesn't let anything stop her from reaching her dreams!

We have a Teacher Only Day on Thursday 5 August 2021

This year's school production information

The greater Wellington region will stay at Alert Level 2 for a further 48 hours so more testing can occur and to provide reassurance we don’t have COVID-19 in our community. The rest of New Zealand is at Alert Level 1 (not Alert Level none).

Given the change in COVID alert levels yesterday, we have chosen to make today's Parent Report Evening online meetings only. Although not ideal, this allows us to maintain some form of "face to face" meeting while still abiding by Ministry of Health guidelines.