As you will already be aware the government announced last night that there are further community COVID-19 cases in South Auckland, Auckland has moved to Alert Level 3 from 6am today for 7 days. Therefore,schoolwill be closed all week for all students apart from those of essential workers under 14 years of age who have no other whaanau available to look after them.
For all students with devices work will be up on Schoology from 10am every morning and if your teacher is doing a live lesson it will only be during your timetabled akoranga block. All students please follow this link ( https://manurewa.ibcdn.nz/media/2021_02_16_updated-basic-resource.pdf ) for further instructions on how to access our platforms and to complete your eREWA certificate on Schoology. This is your first lockdown etask.
Students who do not have access to a device and/or the internet make sure your Kaitiaki is aware and hard copy learning packs will be available for collection or delivery from Tuesday onwards. We will be in contact again with further details.
If you are a Year 9 student of an essential worker and are under 14 and you do not have other adult whaanau or older siblings who can look after you and you need to come to school tomorrow can you please ensure you email [email protected]or phone 09 269 0690 extension 282 with the following information:
ID Number and Full name of the student
Reason for coming in
Please arrive at school at 9am. You will undergo a health check and then be placed in a bubble of 20 students maximum and 1 staff member to work for the day.
All students will be contacted by their Kaitiaki during the week and we will be in touch with further information as it becomes clear what is happening moving forward. Please keep checking our school Facebook page, website, Schoology and your school email for the latest information.
For further advice or information, you can visit the official website https://covid19.govt.nz/ which will always have the most up to date and reliable information. Please remember to live our school values on social media and be aware that not all information is accurate, so use the official websites.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need support. Kia kaha taatou, look after yourselves and whaanau. We’ve been here before, we got this! Stay home, Save lives.
The year 12 History classes were privileged to have members of the Polynesian Panthers come into school to discuss the Dawn Raids of the 1970s, as well as issues of racism faced by Maori and Pasifika people in New Zealand today.
Dr Melani Anae, Will ‘Ilolahia, Tigilau Ness, and Alec Toleafoa were founding members of the Polynesian Panthers, a Civil Rights group that sought to address growing racist sentiment aimed toward the Maori and Polynesian community of New Zealand in the 1970s.
Not only were the Polynesian Panthers activists for minority groups in New Zealand,they also operated a range of community ventures seeking to improve the social welfare and political awareness of Pacific Island and Maori people.
Students questioned the group on their view on past governments' Euro-centric policies, specifically the racial profiling of Pasifika immigrants who may have overstayed their work visas.
This is the Polynesian Panthers' second visit to the History classes of Manurewa High School, leaving students inspired that one day they may shape the History of our community and the country as a whole. - Sam Harris, Teacher in Charge
