Te Kura Waengarahi ki te Uru - Pōhutukawa

The Difference Great Parenting and High Expectations can have ...

A great interview here of NFL great Calvin Johnson on family and expectations in education.

(ps - when he tells the last story - the car one - please note I am not advocating a smacking. If my oldest had let the hand-brake of a car and nearly killed his little brother and himself ... I would have told him he was a "Naughty boy" ... or something like that!)

Alwyn Poole
Villa Education Trust
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Calvin Johnson: How a fall in Philly saved my mom’s life Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson on his mom’s battle with pancreatic cancer and his emphasis on enjoying every bit of time he has left ...

Kia Ora MSWA Kura Whanau
Join with us this week as we celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
Today, Tuesday 14 September people all across Aotearoa will be sharing a moment of te reo marking the moment in 1972 when the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament. Last year, over one million people took part.
Your te reo moment could be using a greeting, reading a story to your tamariki, listening to or singing a waiata, playing a game, or learning and sharing your mihi. Whatever you like!
Click here to sign up yourself, your classroom or whānau today and help make history:

Te Rangaihi Reo Māori Help set a world record! Make history, shape the future. Māori Language Moment 2021

Great books for learning.

Innovative Education Consultants is connected to the Villa Education Trust.

We have available for sale some books that we think are high value for education and young people.

If you order on line and note your connection to MSWA we can have them delivered there.

Online Bookstore — Innovative Education Consultants Innovative Education Consultants have hand selected a few books which they think are instrumental to the education sector. Titles include You are Awesome by best selling author Matthew Syed and Mindset by Carol Dweck. Other featured authors are Ben Brooks, Malcolm Gladwell, James Kakalois and the Ed

Kia Ora Whānau
This weeks newsletter. Stay safe & Stay Home

Middle School West Auckland Middle School West Auckland Term 3 Week 4 21 August 2021

Kia ora whanau - as you will be well aware, Auckland will be in LEVEL 4 lockdown for the next SEVEN days from midnight Tuesday. Under Level 4 school will be CLOSED to everyone.
An email has been sent to caregivers with information about our online classes and teachers will be in contact with families tomorrow.
Not all students will have access to a device to do project work from. Please do not worry about this. You can always continue reading everyday, revise basic facts and innovate at home as much as you can. Don't forget about the TVNZ on Demand Home Learning platform https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/home-learning-tv
Any questions at all please contact your childs Academic Manager.
Stay safe Whanau.

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Middle School West Auckland
Beautiful weekend in the Bay of Islands for some of the Middle School West Auckland girls.

Superbly led by Matua Mark and Sarah.

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