--- title: 'Term 3 2025 - 15 August 2025' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/term-3-2025-15-august-2025' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/term-3-2025-15-august-2025.md' date: '2025-08-11' description: 'Kia ora e te whānau, It’s been another busy week, and for many of our senior students the excitement is all focused on tonight’s ball. It’s always a special occasion, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone looking fantastic and enjoying a special evening together. Today’s teacher-only-day was b…' --- # Term 3 2025 - 15 August 2025 Pūrongo Rongo Newsletter (15 August 2025) ![jazz ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/pages/newsletters/2025/term-3-2025-15-august-2025/jazz%20band@2x%20(2).jpg "jazz ") #### Kia ora e te whānau, It’s been another busy week, and for many of our senior students the excitement is all focused on tonight’s ball. It’s always a special occasion, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone looking fantastic and enjoying a special evening together. Today’s teacher-only-day was both busy and energising. We focused on making sure our Year 9 and Year 10 units of work consistently embed our GBHS literacy and numeracy systems across all subjects. Our English and Maths Faculties also spent time unpacking the government’s draft new curriculum documents. Draft curriculum documents haven’t been released in other subject areas, and we hope they are released by the MoE with some urgency. We have a host of finals and semi-final games across the weekend - good luck to all the teams involved. Have a great weekend! Fiona Barker PRINCIPAL ![admin](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/f/2/0/4/af2043b0c15e968298281c7ea5fdfc5aab372458-admin-2024.jpg "admin") PPTA Strike Day PPTA Strike Day Wednesday 20 August 2025 - Kia ora e te whānau; The PPTA has advised our board that its PPTA Te Wehengarua members covered by the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (“STCA”) will hold a nationwide one-day strike next Wednesday, 20 August 2025, in response to the Government’s offer for settlement of their collective agreement negotiations. The board has carefully considered the availability of non-union teaching staff, and unfortunately, decided that we cannot provide normal… 14th August 2025 at 12:10pm [PPTA Strike Day PPTA Strike Day Wednesday 20 August 2025 - Kia ora e te whānau;…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/ppta-strike-day) ![autumn](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/d/1/0/f/f/d10ff0518e76fb8c14e785872a9e8ceae8c41b7d-autumn-front-of-school.jpg "autumn") Teacher Only Day TODAY Today (Friday, 15 August 2025) was a Teacher Only Day. This information… 15th August 2025 at 7:30am [Teacher Only Day TODAY Today (Friday, 15 August 2025) was a Teacher Only Day. T…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/teacher-only-day-today) ![upcoming bot elections 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/0/9/0/8/1/09081ae0e2ec7cfd94f38626942ee95cbac4b2a7-online-vote.jpg "upcoming bot elections 2025") BOT VOTING OPEN REMINDER: Please Vote! Voting in our School Board elections has started,… 14th August 2025 at 11:30am [BOT VOTING OPEN REMINDER: Please Vote! Voting in our School Board elections has…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/bot-voting-open) ![whau youth](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/6/3/7/6/6/63766e1cd688ab5dd2b8eab1235d594a57561e8b-whau-youth.jpg "whau youth") Talent Show GBHS's Got Talent! Green Bay High School was well represented last… 15th August 2025 at 1:15pm [Talent Show GBHS's Got Talent! 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Congratulations to S…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/musical-success) ![maths week ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/d/b/4/8/3/db483dc8a8641228868be3eaac6dad36e6d78543-maths-week.jpg "maths week ") Maths Week This week is Maths Week (11-15 August 2025) Throughout the week,… 14th August 2025 at 12:30pm [Maths Week This week is Maths Week (11-15 August 2025) Throughout the week,… 14…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/maths-week) ![school ball banner image](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/b/c/f/e/7bcfe3c786153b2ce739345e70659f48e82a9cfd-school-ball-banner-image.jpg "school ball banner image") School Ball 2025 For students who met School Ball requirements of 90% school attendance… 12th August 2025 at 8:30am [School Ball 2025 For students who met School Ball requirements of 90% school at…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/school-ball-2025) ![HUI MEETINGS](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/3/a/9/7/43a97962d09d2ffa92b9423d9ee57a6141627dda-t3-huic2x.jpg "HUI MEETINGS") Upcoming Whānau Hui Green Bay High School strives to build closer relationships with… 12th August 2025 at 9:20am [Upcoming Whānau Hui Green Bay High School strives to build closer relationships…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/upcoming-whanau-hui) ![zara kawhe korero](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/f/b/5/5/4fb55d1cf982c1b508a2683dbfdeb6202714f5a6-zara-kawhe-korero.jpg "zara kawhe korero") Medical Researcher GBHS's Careers Dept was proud to host another amazing Kawhe Kōrero… 14th August 2025 at 9:50am [Medical Researcher GBHS's Careers Dept was proud to host another amazing Kawhe…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/medical-researcher) ![Music night 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/5/1/3/0/451301e33e272c5fb10c594e913f4e4eb546671e-music-night2x-1.jpg "Music night 2025") Music Night Please join us at our much-anticipated 2025 Music Night on Wednesday,… 14th August 2025 at 9:00am [Music Night Please join us at our much-anticipated 2025 Music Night on Wednesda…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/music-night) ![wk 5 t3](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/2/1/2/6/b2126c68adce806d855f9366348d9509530c2910-louis-tranbadminton-2025.jpg "wk 5 t3") Sport Finals! This Saturday will prove to be an action-packed Finals weekend off… 14th August 2025 at 9:30am [Sport Finals! This Saturday will prove to be an action-packed Finals weekend of…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/sport-finals) ![career pathway](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/a/7/b/1/ba7b136ea66e867041010d477e8a64750ea78a94-career-pathway.jpg "career pathway") Career Pathways YEAR 11 & 12 (2025) FUTURE GATEWAY / PATHWAYS: Gateway and Pathways… 11th August 2025 at 9:05am [Career Pathways YEAR 11 & 12 (2025) FUTURE GATEWAY / PATHWAYS: Gateway and Path…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/career-pathways) ![NZPC 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/c/9/2/7/9c9278a518239f595c90a533ca004111a5c30e35-nzpc-2025.jpg "NZPC 2025") (NZPC) Programming GBHS's Best Results Yet! On Saturday, 9 August 2025, the University… 11th August 2025 at 9:30am [(NZPC) Programming GBHS's Best Results Yet! 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