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Marsden School News 2023
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Issue: 2023
View another issueYear 10 Whānau Dinner
Friday, 1 December 2023On Wednesday night we acknowledged our Year 10 cohort as they graduate from Middle School. Our celebration marked the end of a period of growth and increasing...
Marsden's Christmas Tree at the airport
Thursday, 30 November 2023Heartfelt advent messages of love, hope, peace and joy written by our Y7-10 students adorn Marsden's Christmas Tree at Wellington Airport for the Cystic...
Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award
Thursday, 30 November 2023HRH Prince Edward, the new global patron of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, was in NZ recently as part of the award's 60th anniversary celebrations....
Katherine Mansfield House and Garden Fundraiser
Thursday, 30 November 2023On Tuesday evening, Marsden hosted the Katherine Mansfield House and Garden fundraiser. Annabel Langbein was a most entertaining guest, sharing her varied...
Happy UAE Birthday
Thursday, 23 November 2023It is a very festive time of year as we celebrate all the cultural celebrations within our Preschool community. This week, we enjoyed celebrating the UAE...
Happy Trampers
Thursday, 23 November 2023This week we had two Year 10 groups tramping into the Orongorongo's to Turere Lodge for the night for their Qualifying Adventurous Journey section...
Junior House Drama
Thursday, 23 November 2023Well done to all students who performed in House Drama yesterday afternoon. This year’s theme, created by Heads of Drama Louisa and Arushi, was to...
'Barbie' Themed Disco
Wednesday, 22 November 2023Last Friday night, the beats were pumping in the Cultural Centre for our Year 5 and 6 Disco. This year's theme was 'Barbie', and it was a delightful...
Years 7-10 House Sports
Tuesday, 21 November 2023It was wet last Friday afternoon for Years 7-10 House Sports, so students followed a modified version of events but didn't let the weather dampen their...
Primary Market day for #TeamSeas
Tuesday, 21 November 2023Marsden Primary held a Market Day on Monday to raise money for #teamseas...
Year 5 enjoy Upper School Science activities
Friday, 17 November 2023At Mardsen Primary we endeavour to create an effective transition for our Year 5 and 6 students into the Upper School, giving them unique opportunities...
Preschool join Year 9 in the Science Garden
Thursday, 16 November 2023As part of our Middle School SEED programme, students learn about environmentalism, ecology and toitūtanga (sustainability). With a focus on connection...
Year 10 Model UN
Thursday, 16 November 2023On Tuesday 14 October, Year 10 students took part in a Model United Nations General Assembly simulation run for us by UN Youth Wellington.
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Preschool and Year 1 Celebrate Diwali
Wednesday, 15 November 2023This week our Preschool and Year 1 students were very lucky to learn about and celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
Year 1 students used...
Year 1 students used...
Year 10 Learn Self-Defence
Wednesday, 15 November 2023Year 10 students thoroughly enjoyed taking part in four sessions of self-defense recently. Andre from the New Zealand Self-Defence Academy led students...
Vrusha awarded Platinum Science Badge
Wednesday, 15 November 2023Congratulations to Vrusha in Y8 who has been awarded a Platinum Science Badge by the Science Award Trust. The Science Badge Scheme allows students to study...
Keen for Christmas
Wednesday, 8 November 2023It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and tamariki showed their joy and excitement as they decorated the Preschool Christmas Tree with tinsel,...
Larks and Chapel Choir at St Mark's
Wednesday, 8 November 2023Marsden's Larks and Chapel Choir performed at St Mark's on Tuesday as part of The Kids Sing choral festival for Primary and Intermediate schools....
Junior Music Festival
Wednesday, 8 November 2023Across two days last week, students from Years 1 to 10 immersed themselves in all things musical as part of our Junior Music Festival. Professional musicians...
Hannah from St John Ambulance visits Preschool
Thursday, 2 November 2023Hannah, the St John Ambulance educator, came to talk to Preschool this week about what we can do in an emergency to help ourselves and help others. During...
Primary Ballet Workshop
Thursday, 2 November 2023Marsden Primary students in Y1-6 participated in a fun-filled dance workshop learning to link steps and movements choreographed by the RNZB dancer and...
New Hall of Fame Laureates at Old Girls' Day
Wednesday, 1 November 2023On Friday we held our Marsden Old Girls' Day, and school was buzzing with excitement with generations of decade groups gathering for chapel and the...
Year 13's last day
Monday, 30 October 2023Today, we said farewell to our Year 13s, always a bittersweet moment; they have reached the end of their school days! Only exams, end-of-year functions...
Telesia makes top 5 in International Chinese Speech Competition
Friday, 27 October 2023Marsden is incredibly proud of Year 11 student Telesia Tanoa'i who is currently in China to compete in the Chinese Bridge Speech Competition. It is...
Year 13s treat Marsden staff to morning tea
Friday, 27 October 2023Yesterday, our Y13 students hosted a scrumptious morning tea for the teachers and staff of Marsden. As well as the sweet treats, our students had made...
Primary/Preschool Athletic Sports and Colour Run
Thursday, 26 October 2023What an awesome day Primary and Preschool had at their athletic sports yesterday. In the morning, our Y3-6 students participated in their competitive events,...
Y11 shared lunch
Thursday, 26 October 2023Yesterday was a bit of a lunchtime treat for our hard-working Year 11s. It was so lovely to gather together and share kai before they head into their exams....
Primary Term 4 Leaders
Wednesday, 25 October 2023Each term teams of Year 6 students are chosen to lead Marsden Primary and we greatly value their contributions. The Head and Deputy Head Girl have Chapel...
Firetruck visits Preschool
Thursday, 19 October 2023As part of our 'keeping ourselves safe' inquiry focus, we were very lucky to have firefighters Caleb, Al and Luke come to Preschool with their...
Team Emma stepping up in the Big Apple
Thursday, 19 October 2023At today's Chaplain's assembly Georgia (Year 12) and Penny (Year 13) gave a presentation about Penny's mum's journey with Ovarian Cancer....
Edie keen on Agriculture Degree
Thursday, 19 October 2023Edie in Y12 applied for a position on the Agri-ventures programme because she is interested in doing an agriculture degree at Lincoln University. She was...
Past, Present, Future Inventions
Wednesday, 18 October 2023Marsden Primary Years 1, 2, and 3 students visited the Settlers Museum in Petone as part of their unit of inquiry, 'Past, Present, Future Inventions...
EPro8 Team through to Semi-finals
Tuesday, 17 October 2023On Thursday 12 October we sent two Year 8 teams to the Epro8 Interschool competition.
One of our teams engineered a successful car wash simulation...
One of our teams engineered a successful car wash simulation...
Year 9 Ancestry Projects
Tuesday, 17 October 2023Each year Marsden Year 9 Social Science students undertake an ancestry research project to discover what impact their forebears have had on New Zealand...
Year 12 Mother/Daughter Dinner
Thursday, 12 October 2023We held a special dinner for our Year 12 students and their mothers on Wednesday 11 October. This annual event is an opportunity for our burgeoning school...
Donating hair for charity
Wednesday, 11 October 2023We are incredibly proud of Year 10 student Akshara, who bravely demonstrated the value of giving (Oha) by cutting off her lovely long locks and donating...
Preschool get busy baking
Wednesday, 11 October 2023One area of Preschool's weekly curriculum is 'cooking'. Every Tuesday teachers and students work together, measuring, mixing, counting, observing...
Musical Stars - Junior Aladdin
Tuesday, 10 October 2023Well done to the Marsden students who were part of the Musical Stars cast performing Aladdin Junior at the Lower Hutt Little Theatre recently. Charlie...
Irish Dancing National Champion
Tuesday, 10 October 2023Huge applause for Georgia Y6, who won the Traditional Irish Dancing National Championships in Christchurch over the holidays! She has won every championship...
Japanese Cultural Exchange
Tuesday, 3 October 2023It was fabulous to receive news from our courageous group of Y10 and Y11 students who have faced many exciting challenges in the first week of their cultural...
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Wednesday, 27 September 2023Primary and Preschool students finished the term with a special visit from their Grandparents and Special Friends. The day started with a church service...
Toin Exchange Trip
Thursday, 21 September 2023We have 11 intrepid students leaving early tomorrow morning to travel to Japan with Dianne Smith and Jenny Caldwell. It is so good to reinvigorate the...
Preschool excited to prepare for Grandparents Day
Thursday, 21 September 2023Tamariki are very excited about their Grandparents coming to Preschool for Grandparents Day on Friday. On Wednesday Freddie announced that Grandie was...
Y8 visit Police Museum
Thursday, 21 September 2023Year 8 students visited the Police Museum in Porirua this week and took advantage of some great photo opportunities. While there they learned about forensics...
Katherine Mansfield Writing Award Finalist
Thursday, 21 September 2023The creative writing talent of Matilda Rumball-Smith (Y13) was recognised last night at the Katherine Mansfield Writing Awards. Her story, entitled 'The...
Service at Karori Cemetary
Thursday, 21 September 2023This week our Y8 students undertook some hard mahi at Karori Cemetary as part of their William Pike service. They found it hugely satisfying weeding graves...
Y10 French celebrate cooking assignment
Wednesday, 20 September 2023Some Y10 French students had a themed morning tea with Mrs Wells this week to celebrate their amazing cooking assignments. Students research a region in...
Old Girl speaks to Primary about National Library
Wednesday, 20 September 2023It was fabulous to have Old Girl Tessa Dalgety-Evans return to Marsden to speak with Primary students about the role of the National Library. Students...
National Dance Success
Tuesday, 19 September 2023Georgia and Havana Y6 competed in the Dance NZ Made Nationals last weekend in Palmerston North. They had both worked so hard leading up to this inter-school...
Chinese Language Week
Tuesday, 19 September 2023Ni hao, it's Chinese Language Week! We hope you enjoy this short clip on our Youtube Channel of our Chinese learners...
Y9 dissect cows eye
Thursday, 14 September 2023Our Year 9 science students had a memorable experience dissecting a cow's eye in the lab this week. They learnt how the parts of the eye function and...
Y10 Shakespeare Day 2023
Thursday, 14 September 2023Year 10, thou art fabulous! Marsden's annual Shakespeare Day was celebrated yesterday with a variety of activities that would have made the Bard proud....
2023 Artsplash Festival
Thursday, 14 September 2023Wellington's annual Artsplash Festival is New Zealand's largest student arts festival, where students from over 100 schools from around the region...
Jessica's team win debating competition
Thursday, 14 September 2023Well done to Jessica in Year 11 who took part in The Moot Must Fall debating competition recently. Around 100 students from Years 9-11 across Wellington...
Primary attend Dissolution of Parliament
Tuesday, 12 September 2023Years 4 and 5 students attended the 53rd Dissolution of Parliament as part of their Governance Inquiry. Occurring every three years at the end of each...
Y10 World Religions Trip
Thursday, 7 September 2023On Wednesday, Year 10 students went on their annual 'World Religions' trip to visit the Hindu Temple and Mosque in Kilbirnie, the Synagogue on...
Dance Scholarship
Wednesday, 6 September 2023Congratulations to Jovita in Year 8 on being awarded the International Dance Teachers' Association Scholarship. This is given to a student who obtains...
Georgia and Havana through to Dance Nationals
Tuesday, 5 September 2023Two of our Y6 students Georgia and Havana competed at the Dance NZ Made Interschool Regionals recently, with fantastic results. They came 1st in their...
NIWA Science Fair Success
Tuesday, 5 September 2023Congratulations to the following Year 8 and 9 students for their special awards at the NIWA Science Fair that was held this week at Victoria University:...
Picnic time for teddy bears
Tuesday, 5 September 2023Something cute happened in the Cultural Centre this week...it was picnic time for Teddy Bears! Senior students arranged this special lunchtime activity...
Students involved in Legally Blonde production
Monday, 4 September 2023We have a number of our senior students involved, both as cast members and lighting crew, in the upcoming Musical Stars production of Legally Blonde at...
Speech and Drama Associate Diplomas
Monday, 4 September 2023Congratulations to Sophie and Lauren in Y13, who have been awarded Speech and Drama Performance Associate Diplomas. This diploma is the culmination of...
Women who Fly Planes
Thursday, 31 August 2023This week Years 1-3 students have been inquiring into the achievements of leading female aviators, New Zealander Jean Batten, and American flier, Amelia...
Dining experience
Thursday, 31 August 2023Our Year 10 Food Product Design class completed their entertainment project yesterday, providing a dining experience for a person they invited who donates...
Father's Day Breakfast
Thursday, 31 August 2023Marsden Primary students hosted their Dads this morning at the annual Father/Daughter breakfast. There was a lot of love and pride in the room as the girls...
Primary Speech competition
Thursday, 31 August 2023To finish off a busy Thursday, we held our Primary Speech Competition for Years 4-6 today. Each student had written a speech to inform and persuade their...
Preschool celebrate Fathers' Day
Thursday, 31 August 2023Preschool tamariki are looking forward to celebrating their Fathers on Sunday, and enjoyed being part of Primary/Preschool Fathers Day breakfast on Thursday...
Premier B Debating Winners
Thursday, 31 August 2023Congratulations to Valerie, Charlotte and Ashley, and their coach Jack, who won the Premier B Debating Grand Final last night against Paraparaumu College....
Altissime win Gold at Big Sing
Monday, 28 August 2023Altissime won a Gold Award at the 2023 Big Sing Finale! Following 3 days of competitive recitals, culminating in a Gala Concert at the Auckland Town Hall,...
Yellow for Daffodil Day
Friday, 25 August 2023It was a sea of yellow as students took part in Daffodil Day to raise funds for the Cancer Society.
Wahine Toa who changed our world
Thursday, 24 August 2023Principal Paula Wells joined our Primary Years 1,2 and 3 class this afternoon as part of their inquiry into 'wahine toa who have changed our world...
Good luck Altissime!
Thursday, 24 August 2023Our premier choir Altissime is in Auckland ready for the Big Sing Finale in the Auckland Town Hall. The sessions and final gala performance are being livestreamed,...
Preschool learn about staying healthy
Wednesday, 23 August 2023Winter bugs and germs are everywhere, so to help Preschool stay healthy, our tamariki have been talking, experimenting, playing and learning about germs....
Preschool trip to Parliament
Thursday, 17 August 2023Preschool tamariki were very excited about their trip to Parliament and the Beehive this week. After MP Grant Robertson's visit last week, we were...
Get2Go Challenge
Thursday, 17 August 2023Seven keen Y9 students had an amazing time participating in the 2023 Torpedo7 Get2Go Regional Challenge on 11 August. Get2Go is an adventure competition...
Western Zone Netball and Hockey
Thursday, 17 August 2023Western Zone Hockey
Last week our Year 5&6 Hockey team traveled to the National Hockey stadium in Wellington to play in a round robin fixture against...
Last week our Year 5&6 Hockey team traveled to the National Hockey stadium in Wellington to play in a round robin fixture against...
Footnote Dance Workshops
Monday, 14 August 2023Last week we welcomed Footnote Dance company to Marsden. They led our Years 7, 8 and 9 students through some 3-hour-long workshops in preparation for their...
Preschool inquiry: 'Who runs our country?'
Friday, 11 August 2023As part of preschool's inquiry focus 'Who runs our country?', we were excited to welcome Hon Grant Robertson MP on Friday, along with our Year...
National Chamber Music Award
Thursday, 10 August 2023Congratulations to Joyce Chan Y13, whose piano trio, Czerny’s Attorneys, received the Joan Kerr National Third Place Award in the NZCT Chamber Music...
Debating Semi Finals
Thursday, 10 August 2023Both our Premier A and Premier B debating teams reached the semi-finals of the Wellington regional competition this year. Prem B won their debate on Tuesday...
Jellicoe win 2023 House Music
Thursday, 10 August 2023What an amazing House Music competition yesterday. Every house performed the waiata 'Whakataka te Hau' - the same song, all different arrangements,...
Discovering Marsden Governance
Wednesday, 9 August 2023This term Marsden Primary students have been looking into 'Governance and Who has the Power'... and who better than our fabulous archivist Rosalba...
White Water Rafting
Monday, 7 August 2023Our Y12/13 PE students enjoyed an exhilarating day of white water rafting in the Kaitoke Regional Park on Friday. As part of their NCEA achievement standards...
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™️
Monday, 7 August 2023Y8 student Evelyn has been volunteering at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™️. A keen footballer, Evelyn has been a flag bearer at three...
Preschool Winter Activities
Thursday, 3 August 2023Winter has arrived here at Marsden Preschool, this has provided some fantastic opportunities for tamariki to play and learn with, and alongside, each other....
2023 Swainson Memorial Music Competition
Wednesday, 2 August 2023We had a new format for this year's Swainson Memorial Music Competition with performances during the day and a concert for the prizewinners in the...
Y9 Genre Challenge
Monday, 31 July 2023We love to read at Marsden! The students from 9Sl proudly display their reading challenge badges. These were awarded to all Year 9 students who read books...
Primary Term 3 Leaders
Monday, 31 July 2023Today Term 3 Primary Leaders were presented with their badges. As part of the assembly, Sarah Guiney talked about her deputy head girl role and what it...
Preschool Penpals
Thursday, 27 July 2023It was with great excitement that Ms McConnell found something in the Preschool mailbox! What could it be, we wondered. Perhaps a ticket for a plane, or...
The Great Golden Goal Hunt
Tuesday, 25 July 2023Joyce and Emily, our Student Heads of Wellbeing, have updated our 'wellbeing wall' and have created the most amazing new display for Term 3 to...
Term 3 Mihi Whakatau
Monday, 24 July 2023Welcome to Term 3! The whole school gathered this morning for a mihi whakatau to officially welcome our manuhiri/newcomers to the Marsden community and...
Tabloid Sports Afternoon
Monday, 17 July 2023At the end of last term as part of Spirit Week, our year 6 Leaders arranged a tabloid sports afternoon for the Preschool and Primary Students. Students...
Sarah Molisa part of bronze medal team
Monday, 17 July 2023The NZ U16 women's basketball team won bronze at the FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship! Congratulations to Marsden staff member Sarah Molisa...
Spirit and Multi-Cultural Week
Tuesday, 11 July 2023Our busy Term 2 closed on a high note with many students participating in the varied events the Head Student Committee had planned for Spirit and Multi-Cultural...
Raiha awarded REACH Scholarship
Wednesday, 5 July 2023Congratulations to Raiha Y13 who has been selected for the REACH 2023 Otago Scholarship Programme. This is a fantastic opportunity for Raiha to spend 3...
Building a brain
Wednesday, 5 July 2023Helping them to gain a greater understanding of the brain, Y9 Science students were tasked with building a brain using coloured modelling clay to show...
News from our French classes
Wednesday, 5 July 2023Two pieces of news from our French classes...
Y11 French had an NCEA conversation set in a restaurant, and they followed that up with a celebration...
Y11 French had an NCEA conversation set in a restaurant, and they followed that up with a celebration...
Cultural performances in assembly
Tuesday, 4 July 2023Spirits were high in the last week of term as students celebrated Spirit and Cultural Week. On Thursday, students shared their cultures with us through...
Selected for International Science School
Tuesday, 4 July 2023Sifan Y13 is one of 5 students nationally selected to attend the Harry Messels International Science School in Sydney, 2–15 July. This two-week...
God's Light and Love
Tuesday, 4 July 2023During Term 2 Chaplin Sarah King has been talking to Primary students about God's love and light. Finding out what happens when we hide a light (the...