--- title: '7 November (Term 4) 2025' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/7-november-term-4-2025' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/7-november-term-4-2025.md' date: '2025-11-04' description: 'Kia ora tatou, It’s hard to believe that we are now halfway through the term, and the sunshine this week has made such a difference! The NCEA external exams began this week and have run incredibly smoothly so far. It has been great seeing our senior students coming in for workshops, revision, and t…' --- # 7 November (Term 4) 2025 Pūrongo Rongo Newsletter (Friday 7 November 2025) ![gbhs cheer](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/pages/newsletters/2025/7-november-term-4-2025/gbhs%20cheer%2020252x.png "gbhs cheer") #### Kia ora tatou, It’s hard to believe that we are now halfway through the term, and the sunshine this week has made such a difference! The NCEA external exams began this week and have run incredibly smoothly so far. It has been great seeing our senior students coming in for workshops, revision, and their exams. Recently, NZQA conducted an MNA (Managing National Assessment) review at Green Bay High School. The purpose of these reviews check the assessment processes and systems that schools have in place for internally assessed national qualifications. These reviews are carried out at least once every one to four years, depending on how well a school’s assessment systems are performing. This year’s review found our school’s systems to be highly effective, which is the highest possible outcome. I am very proud of this result and want to thank our Deputy Principal in charge of assessment Kheang Ov, Assessment Data Manager Amber Osborn, and all staff for working together to create such an effective process. A real highlight this week was our Technology Exhibition, showcasing student work from product design, construction, engineering, and fashion technology classes. The standard of work was outstanding, and the creativity and ingenuity on display were truly inspiring. I’m sure these pieces will be both enjoyed and treasured. I would like to sincerely thank the Technology team for their hard work and passion, both in the classrooms and in bringing this exhibition to life. There’s plenty of sport across the weekend, and I look forward to seeing many of you there! Ngā mihi nui, Fiona Barker PRINCIPAL ![tech expo](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/2/6/b/d/8/26bd88621dd45bbc8c1ba3a5df91523e9b404359-tech-expo-20252x.png "tech expo") Technology Awards The annual GBHS Technology Exhibition was once again a demonstration of excellence. Students work was proudly on display in the school foyer, showing excellent workmanship, design, manufacturing and knowledge. This is a testament to our teaching staff who work hard every day with our rangitahi, giving them the opportunities to create a wide range of amazing products. Congratulations to those who received Awards and prizes at the culmination of the exhibition, as listed below: TECHNOLOGY AWARDS 2025 Student Award… 7th November 2025 at 11:58am [Technology Awards The annual GBHS Technology Exhibition was once again a demons…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/technology-awards) ![beach ed orewa](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/1/8/0/0/f/1800f168d3a64c76704a16a735b01dfdd23f0905-beach-ed-orewa.jpg "beach ed orewa") Beach Education 2025 As part of our Year 9 Health and PE curriculum Year 9 students will… 6th November 2025 at 9:43am [Beach Education 2025 As part of our Year 9 Health and PE curriculum Year 9 stud…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/beach-education-2025) 2nd October 2026 at 11:54pm 2nd October 2026 at 11:54pm ![hui t4](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/8/2/8/b/4828b1cc658e703849bdaaff908163523da80dd9-whanau-hui-t4.jpg "hui t4") Whānau Hui Thursday evening's Whānau Hui welcomed our new whānau and students… 14th November 2025 at 7:45am [Whānau Hui Thursday evening's Whānau Hui welcomed our new whānau and students……](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/whanau-hui) ![kevin](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/6/f/6/b/3/6f6b35e6d3549265ae7b32361dd4c9733f5d0b4e-kevin-fogarty.jpg "kevin") Table Tennis King Mr Kevin Fogarty's sharp eye and quick reflexes were put to the test… 4th November 2025 at 2:20pm [Table Tennis King Mr Kevin Fogarty's sharp eye and quick reflexes were put to t…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/table-tennis-king) ![marina](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/0/2/2/4/d/0224d3787d51a811bc42e3fa9f0b8b854a0ab7f1-marina.png "marina") Marina Zheng Congratulations to Year 9 student, Marina Zheng, for her remarkable… 6th November 2025 at 2:30pm [Marina Zheng Congratulations to Year 9 student, Marina Zheng, for her remarkabl…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/marina-zheng) ![lizard](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/b/2/2/4/eb224cd652ee020494953a3b2e84dbb261223b17-lizard.jpg "lizard") Arataki Art Exhibit A talented group of art students from Green Bay High School have… 6th November 2025 at 11:50am [Arataki Art Exhibit A talented group of art students from Green Bay High School…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/arataki-art-exhibit) ![gbhs cheer](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/6/e/8/6/a/6e86a4f046766368be35c78a1f482cff45d4ef15-gbhs-cheer-20252x.png "gbhs cheer") Winning Cheer Congratulations to GBHS's Cheerleading team, who secured 1st place… 7th November 2025 at 10:40am [Winning Cheer Congratulations to GBHS's Cheerleading team, who secured 1st plac…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/winning-cheer) ![Illinois](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/0/f/3/9/1/0f39154217abdd48d9148d5a4128010d94f6aa08-illinois.jpg "Illinois") Illinois Cooney Illinois Cooney (Year 12) certainly makes the most of every opportunity! His… 4th November 2025 at 8:20am [Illinois Cooney Illinois Cooney (Year 12) certainly makes the most of every opp…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/illinois-cooney) ![cricket jnr 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/8/d/6/f/3/8d6f3b5ee474dc96e1375d67f2405b03e22de67b-cricket-20252x-1.png "cricket jnr 2025") GBHS Cricket GBHS's Jnr Cricket team are off to an impressive start: GBHS 4/129… 6th November 2025 at 8:20am [GBHS Cricket GBHS's Jnr Cricket team are off to an impressive start: GBHS 4/129…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/gbhs-cricket) ![kino fest](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/1/b/6/4/9/1b6496a09b752974ed71d537757f779ffdc82fa1-kino-fest2x.png "kino fest") Letters to Laughter Year 10 German language students attended the Kino Fest (German… 6th November 2025 at 8:50am [Letters to Laughter Year 10 German language students attended the Kino Fest (Ge…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/letters-to-laughter) ![zevs supermoon](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/b/f/9/a/abf9ab007718c54e9b8bdec439bab7ab1947cfd8-zevs-supermoon2x.png "zevs supermoon") Superman's Supermoon Supermoon photography by Zev Fishman: Stargazers, astrologers, photographers… 7th November 2025 at 9:40am [Superman's Supermoon Supermoon photography by Zev Fishman: Stargazers, astrolog…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/supermans-supermoon) ![kumara](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/9/c/0/6/99c06a9507d3ff9394dc86d5d50d4c0adccd9b91-kumara-plant2x-1.png "kumara") Nature Vs Nurture There has been a lot of growth this term - especially for some of… 6th November 2025 at 12:40pm [Nature Vs Nurture There has been a lot of growth this term - especially for som…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/nature-vs-nurture) ![beth mcivor peters](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/5/b/1/3/b5b13bb7fc7ef663be8d7e13ccf81683804cc01b-beth-mcivor-peters2x.png "beth mcivor peters") Introducing Beth Welcome aboard to GBHS's new Arts Coordinator & Facilities Manager,… 6th November 2025 at 8:40am [Introducing Beth Welcome aboard to GBHS's new Arts Coordinator & Facilities Man…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/introducing-beth) ![exam checklist](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/5/e/f/f/d/5effd9c091f9fa1f501ec17b0a38a9407e7a3248-exam-checklistt2x.png "exam checklist") NCEA Schedule The week ahead at a glance: To help with your planning, here is the… 6th November 2025 at 11:05am [NCEA Schedule The week ahead at a glance: To help with your planning, here is t…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/ncea-schedule) ![maths](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/3/2/3/3/3323335b26ed1e76676909f85a414b341a6b2dbf-maths-week.jpg "maths") Maths Workshops Preparation for Mathematics Exams (Term 4) The Mathematics Faculty… 6th October 2025 at 10:25am [Maths Workshops Preparation for Mathematics Exams (Term 4) The Mathematics Facu…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/maths-workshops) ![measles](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/8/6/b/8/4/86b8455551e7254417c23ba6a4f2f0fb64ed19dc-measles.jpg "measles") Health info (Measles) Health New Zealand is alerting schools to an escalating risk of measles… 24th October 2025 at 10:00am [Health info (Measles) Health New Zealand is alerting schools to an escalating r…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/health-info-measles) ![alexis winning card art](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/2/d/6/0/92d603257d1a3e334ca1f5059971263eda23e463-alexis-winning-card-art-2024.jpg "alexis winning card art") Christmas Card Competition! Christmas is nearly upon us... And that means it is time the for… 17th October 2025 at 7:50am [Christmas Card Competition! Christmas is nearly upon us... And that means it is…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/christmas-card-competition) ![xmas uniform deal](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/1/2/c/1/8/12c18ab35bfb12089b0f47528d4497bc37b998b8-uniform-news-2024.jpg "xmas uniform deal") Win Your Uniform! SHOP BY XMAS & YOUR UNIFORM COULD BE FREE! Retail Shop: 4/91… 16th October 2025 at 2:05pm [Win Your Uniform! SHOP BY XMAS & YOUR UNIFORM COULD BE FREE! 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