What a Wonderful Week Iwa

Only two weeks left of 2014's school year. Which means that we don't have much time left for learning and good times here at Glenbrae before the Christmas season is upon us. 
Many of us in Room 10 are off to College next year, and the remaining eight Year 7 students will become Year 8 school leaders. 
Mrs Parker and Mrs Raj have been planning lots of exciting learning activities to get us ready for the summer break and also helping us to make some christmas crafts to gifts share with our whanau. 

We have a few special days coming up before the end of the year, which we hope that families can come along to.

Home School Partnership 

5.45pm Wednesday 10th December 

Please bring a plate of food to share afterwards. 

Prizegiving 

10am Tuesday 16th December 

Come dressed in your Sunday best for the Dance Fever performance afterwards

Bring a change of shorts and t-shirt for fun family activities in the afternoon

Senior Graduation 

5.45pm Wednesday 17th December 

Come dressed in your Sunday best and Please bring a plate of food to share afterwards. 

Mrs Parker Graduates

Yesterday I  took the first day of school term off.... Although I was really looking forward to getting back to school and seeing all our bright spark faces, I instead spent the day at Aotea Centre with my peers and colleagues celebrating the success of our studies last year! 

We were welcomed at 7.30am to the Faculty of Education breakfast, then at 9.15 took the march up Queen Street. It was such an honour to walk up Queen Street, traffic stopped, police escort, and hundreds of people along the side of the road cheering our congratulations. 

My husband Mr Parker was very proud of all my hard work too, biting my hat to check it was real, just like they do the Olympic gold medals to check it is real gold. 

It wasn't until the actual graduation ceremony, that I realized how important it is to celebrate such achievements and hard work. Currently I am undergoing further study at Auckland University in the Manaiakalani Digital Teacher Academy [MDTA], where in two years I will gain a Bachelor in Education with Honours. I look forward to doing it all again with my MDTA crew alongside me. 

Today, back to school, to share my knowledge and help Room 10's Bright Sparks find their passions for lifelong learning, innovation, and success.