Paula Wells, Principal

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Issue: 2023

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Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 9
Friday, 15 September 2023
Kia ora whānau
Welcome to the last newsletter of Term 3. The realisation has hit for our senior students that their time in school this year...
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 8
Friday, 8 September 2023
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It was wonderful to have Te Manawa o Te Kura alive with engaging learning conversations this week, and we look forward to a second...
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 7
Friday, 1 September 2023
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I have had the privilege of travelling the country across the course of the past week in support of Marsden students and their...
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 6
Friday, 25 August 2023
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The Board of Management recently engaged in a recruitment exercise and we were humbled to receive a number of expressions of interest,...
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 5
Friday, 18 August 2023
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Lights have been strung, outfits have been angst over and anticipation abounds as we embark on the tradition that is the Mid-Winter...
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 4
Friday, 11 August 2023
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Winter temperatures have really begun to bite, and the inevitable coughs, colds and germs have again raised their ugly heads....
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 3
Friday, 4 August 2023
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It was a privilege to attend the Term 3 Primary Leaders' Chapel Service this week, and to learn of the emphasis being placed...
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 2
Friday, 28 July 2023
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I write on the anniversary of Kate Sheppard's 1893 petition demanding women suffrage, signed by more than 25,000 women, being...
Principal's Blog: Term 3 Week 1
Friday, 21 July 2023
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Welcome to Term 3. I know that many folk have taken the gift of the three-week school holiday break, leveraging the opportunity...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 10
Friday, 23 June 2023
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Welcome to the final newsletter of Term 2, pre-empting a fabulous final week at school celebrating Spirit Week. Fittingly, we...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 9
Friday, 16 June 2023
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Last week we held our NCEA Information Evening. We had a fantastic turnout, and it was wonderful to have so many people there...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 8
Friday, 9 June 2023
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The cornerstone of a Marsden education is our exceptional academic offering. Our innovative programmes are rigorous and grounded...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 7
Friday, 2 June 2023
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Marsden students continue to flourish and thrive with some recent phenomenal successes to celebrate. Congratulations to Year 11...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 6
Friday, 26 May 2023
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We are excited to be taking registrations for our Experience Marsden days, where we open our doors for a day at school to the...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 5
Friday, 19 May 2023
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Our school production, BROADerWAY, has proven to be a huge hit! The Broaderway Foundation brought us a star-studded line-up of...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 4
Friday, 12 May 2023
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Only a few sleeps now until the curtain lifts on our school production, BROADerWAY, and the excitement is palpable! Final rehearsals,...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 3
Friday, 5 May 2023
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The Marsden Management Board are a group of loyal and committed professionals who give their time and expertise to governance...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 2
Friday, 28 April 2023
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Schools are fascinating microcosms. They each possess a unique culture, created by the combined heritage and values of the people...
Principal's Blog: Term 2 Week 1
Friday, 21 April 2023
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Welcome to the beginning of Term 2. I hope the school holiday period has been restful and that the season of Easter brought the...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 10
Thursday, 30 March 2023
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Welcome to the last newsletter of Term 1, and what a term it has been. We have had such a buoyant beginning to the school year,...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 9
Friday, 24 March 2023
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This week we were privileged to host Jake Bailey, and to hear from him regarding what he had learned, and continues to learn,...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 8
Thursday, 16 March 2023
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The week that was saw 50,000 teachers across the motu standing in solidarity in their quest for better conditions. Although wages...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 7
Thursday, 9 March 2023
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Hot off the press is the nationwide news of industrial action from the PPTA with teachers striking on Thursday 16 March, and the...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 6
Friday, 3 March 2023
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Our annual Athletic Sports were a triumphant celebration of inclusion, participation, enjoyment and individual excellence and...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 5
Friday, 24 February 2023
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Thank you to everyone who has been in touch to suggest ways that Marsden could support the Cyclone Gabrielle relief efforts. ...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 4
Friday, 17 February 2023
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Like me, you are no doubt being confronted with the ever-increasing sense of enormity of the horrific effects of Cyclone Gabrielle....
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 3
Friday, 10 February 2023
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The best bit about starting the school year before Waitangi weekend is that we prioritise days to deliberately managing and supporting...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 2
Thursday, 2 February 2023
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It was my absolute privilege to welcome the Marsden community to our first day of school together this new year. It was wonderful...
Principal's Blog: Term 1 Week 1
Friday, 27 January 2023
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Welcome to 2023 at Marsden, a new year, and a new-look newsletter that has been delivered to
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