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Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Children proud of their neighbourhood

Trentham School pupils win Apple i-Pod Shuffles in the recent art competition run by Upper Hutt City Council.

UPPER HUTT, Wellington NZ, 24 APR 2013—Four talented artists from Trentham School took out the competition themed ‘the best thing about Trentham’ on Friday 19 April. Upper Hutt City Council, in partnership with the Trentham Community House Charitable Trust, gave students of Trentham, St Brendon’s and Fergusson Intermediate School an opportunity to enter. In total, there were 66 entries and all from Trentham School.

Children were given the time in class to enjoy discussions with their teachers about the community house and their mission statement ‘woven strong to be purposeful and resilient’. They also discussed what they thought was the best thing about their community.

The winners of each age category were Morgan Partridge, Fekelwap Tuuina, Precious Tekura and Rivernetta Hunt. All winners received a certificate, goody bag and an Apple i-Pod Shuffle at their Friday morning assembly in recognition of their creativity and effort.

“The best thing about this, is all the children at the assembly were so proud and excited for the four winners, what a warm and caring school community. Engagement with children in this area has been one of the key aspects in building resilience in the local neighbourhood and with the establishment of the community house” Jessica Setu said, Acting Senior Adviser for Community Development.

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