--- title: 'Term 1 2024 - 1 March 2024' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2024/term-1-2024-1-march-2024' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2024/term-1-2024-1-march-2024.md' date: '2024-03-01' description: "1 March 2024 Kia ora e te whānau, today's House Carnival Day was a fantastic way to end the week. Thank you so much to staff and students who displayed our school values with positive enthusiasm: EXCELLENCE - Rau O Te Huia COURAGE - Ko Kauri RESPECT - He Tangata, He Tangata RESPONSIVENESS - E Tipu…" --- # Term 1 2024 - 1 March 2024 Pūrongo Rongo Newsletter (1 March 2024) ![Carnival competition](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/6/6/e/6/5/66e65a2c99e527258eb28d8d3fc9ef4c023b5edc-carnival-competition-2024.jpg "Carnival competition") #### 1 March 2024 Kia ora e te whānau, today's House Carnival Day was a fantastic way to end the week. Thank you so much to staff and students who displayed our school values with positive enthusiasm: - EXCELLENCE - Rau O Te Huia - COURAGE - Ko Kauri - RESPECT - He Tangata, He Tangata - RESPONSIVENESS - E Tipu, E Rea Students belong to one of five Houses named after our local beaches: Anawhata (black), Karekare (yellow), Muriwai (blue), Whatipu (red), Piha (green). House competitions provide a sense of competition and whanau support, through a range of school based activities, and are run throughout the year with points awarded for each event. The Leader Board, which takes pride of place in Student Services, will be updated to reflect today's participation points. The next time you are in Student Services, check out which House is in the lead. Have a great weekend. ![new buildings](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/d/c/3/1/3dc313d1b87b692f8fd0d27e52a4f5687c65650a-2newbuildings.jpg "new buildings") Emergency Drill As part of keeping our school safe we need to be able to respond safely and quickly to a range of emergency situations. We work alongside an independent company, Harrison Tew®, who specialises in emergency management planning for schools, whose procedures have been successfully implemented in hundreds of schools throughout New Zealand. On Wednesday 28th February 2024, we held a lockdown exercise under the guidance and support of Harrison Tew®. Everyone did extremely well and responded to instructions.… 1st March 2024 at 8:11am [Emergency Drill As part of keeping our school safe we need to be able to respon…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/emergency-drill) ![news house event](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/6/f/1/0/a/6f10a37c302627656c26d6b7ce262d029e6d230b-news-house-event.jpg "news house event") House Competition Raising School Spirit: Top marks for getting into the school spirit,… 1st March 2024 at 10:55am [House Competition Raising School Spirit: Top marks for getting into the school…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/house-competition) ![PSTs](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/b/2/2/3/4b223593bcc6f00e2c05fd2150c0691cf847bbb7-asttp.jpg "PSTs") PST Conferences SAVE THE DATE! 19 and 20 March 2024 WHEN: Tuesday 19 & Wednesday… 29th February 2024 at 8:30am [PST Conferences SAVE THE DATE! 19 and 20 March 2024 WHEN: Tuesday 19 & Wednesda…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/pst-conferences) ![whanau hui](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/9/8/5/9/e9859e00e61b8ffb022fcb29ec4378767e204220-whaea-tia-hui.jpg "whanau hui") Whānau Hui GBHS's first whānau hui of the year will be held on Thursday 14th… 29th February 2024 at 1:40pm [Whānau Hui GBHS's first whānau hui of the year will be held on Thursday 14th… 2…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/whanau-hui) ![health message](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/1/3/4/2/4/13424a7e693b61e0c17b288960f45e924889b70d-health-message.jpg "health message") Health Message Feeling unwell? There have been a lot of colds, flu and other respiratory… 1st March 2024 at 8:05am [Health Message Feeling unwell? There have been a lot of colds, flu and other re…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/health-message) ![coffee and chat](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/9/4/b/f/a94bf47afe46e181e619f8d299453ebbd75f6d22-coffee-and-chat.jpg "coffee and chat") Kawhe & Kōrero Careers Chats (and did we mention FREE hot drink) too? GBHS's Careers… 29th February 2024 at 8:11am [Kawhe & Kōrero Careers Chats (and did we mention FREE hot drink) too? GBHS's Ca…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/kawhe-and-k-rero) ![Year 10 LIA term](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/2/a/0/4/e2a0403c65bc096d776943febbff5f95551ab727-year-10-lia-term-1-2024.jpg "Year 10 LIA term") Leadership in Action Pipeline and Beverage Track to Arataki visitors centre He ōranga… 1st March 2024 at 7:31am [Leadership in Action Pipeline and Beverage Track to Arataki visitors centre He…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/leadership-in-action) ![reading heart](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/6/1/1/0/a6110f016330e50d284f0746cf6f05fb7b141c46-reading-heart.jpg "reading heart") Reading Competitions Battle of the Bibliophiles Love to read, and like entering competitions?… 29th February 2024 at 3:50pm [Reading Competitions Battle of the Bibliophiles Love to read, and like entering…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/reading-competitions) ![romeo and juliet](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/0/8/4/a/9/084a91f5f4c9743848fe881822507ec74a0b640e-romeo-and-juliettitirangi-theatre.jpg "romeo and juliet") Lopdell Theatre TITIRANGI THEATRE - featuring GBHS's Amelia Ma'auga (Year 11), Coco… 1st March 2024 at 7:30am [Lopdell Theatre TITIRANGI THEATRE - featuring GBHS's Amelia Ma'auga (Year 11),…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/lopdell-theatre) ![te aratika haka](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/6/f/f/2/46ff2e295028dc9410917d7e4e311cce9a641ae9-te-aratika-haka.jpg "te aratika haka") Succeeding Together HE ANGITU NGĀTAHI E: TE ANGITU NGĀTAHI - SUCCEEDING TOGETHER: Today's… 29th February 2024 at 2:50pm [Succeeding Together HE ANGITU NGĀTAHI E: TE ANGITU NGĀTAHI - SUCCEEDING TOGETHE…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/succeeding-together) ![blood drive](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/b/b/6/e/9bb6e3b01d11024379a61fb36fe4c4a44ad1b5b2-curriculum-refresh.jpg "blood drive") Blood Drive New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) will be holding a mobile blood drive… 29th February 2024 at 1:50pm [Blood Drive New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) will be holding a mobile blood dri…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/blood-drive) ![pasifika fusion poly pride](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/d/c/d/b/b/dcdbb80f0475bd9e8d93a255340c5403381e89ff-pasifika-fusion-poly-pride.jpg "pasifika fusion poly pride") Taste of Pacific Mālō e lelei, Talofa lava, Taloha ni, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu,… 29th February 2024 at 2:50pm [Taste of Pacific Mālō e lelei, Talofa lava, Taloha ni, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lah…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/taste-of-pacific) ![bus changes](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/0/c/a/8/70ca8591e395d76283f1bfc6b2e76395b5a0d492-bus-changes.jpg "bus changes") ROAD CLOSURE REMINDER - FULL ROAD CLOSURE / SCHOOL BUS CHANGES: We are aware of… 29th February 2024 at 12:30pm [ROAD CLOSURE REMINDER - FULL ROAD CLOSURE / SCHOOL BUS CHANGES: We are aware of…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/road-closure) ![business studies](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/8/c/4/0/a8c409ba59eedbfe5404dd7eaaf6d7d77d7d7f1d-business-studies.jpg "business studies") School Calendar & Events Calendar Events and Key Dates Please click HERE for our school calendar… 12th February 2024 at 9:36am [School Calendar & Events Calendar Events and Key Dates Please click HERE for ou…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2024/school-calendar-and-events) Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. 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