Yesterday we welcomed our new cohort of Year 9s with a Pōhiri in the F.W. Gamble Hall before they were assigned their mentor classes, undertook orientation and had their first assembly.
Te Puna o Wairaka students performed a haka as new staff and the Year 9s were welcomed into the hall – before Matua Peter Walters gave a whaikōrero on behalf of tangata whenua while Mr Drumm welcomed the Year 9s and their parents, and spoke of the rich history of Mount Albert Grammar and this year’s celebration of 25 years of girls at MAGS.
Representing the manuhiri, English Teaching Intern Matt Tihi spoke for the new teaching while Year 9 parent Daniel McKessar spoke on behalf of the new students and their caregivers.
It was a busy day for the Year 9s as they were assigned mentor classes and introduced to their Mentor Teachers before being taken on tours of the school by their Peer Support Leaders, who also played some games with them so students could get to know each other.
The Year 9s attended an assembly where they were briefed on the values of MAGS and the protocol for assemblies. Year 13 students also helped them to lean the school song, which is performed at every assembly.
