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Tēnā koe e hoa,
I hope you are well. I open with the Karakia “Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana”. This is significant to my place at the moment and how I finished class this term wishing ākonga stillness, calm and joy through their break. To reflect upon this on my own and our collective journey within Aotearoa through 2022 the calm has not been widespread but on my last day of term walking into work looking at the moana there was a stillness spread about it. Calm seas do not fully test the skill set of those navigating and in many of our stories the voyage is never straight forward. There have certainly been tests along the way and celebrations as we navigate these more certain times.
Wellbeing has been my personal focus of the term and this has seen me initiate my own active play time. I have personally struggled ever since taking a pause on my Rugby to continue my fitness. Playing social netball and coaching rugby through the winter months keeps me nice and active but over the past 2 years I have understood that for my Hauora I need to take time for my well being in my working week. I am a very social person and struggle with individual pursuit so playing games on a Thursday Lunchtime on the school courts is a fantastic way for me to socialize and move. This has led to many flow on effects now and again certain students will come out to join in with play and often these are students I need to develop a relationship with. Common shared experiences I have always found are fundamental to developing working relationships both within the classroom and with my colleagues. This culminated in a social/highly competitive netball game against the prefects.
I wouldn’t be a Trickey thought without a few thoughts on esports. The first season of our second year of the Otago High school competition clicked off with 9 teams from high school across the region all battling it out. Heaps of fun my ākonga were in the middle of the pack and we are seeing heaps of growth in their communication and decision making. Next term sees more teams signing up and we have developed the league so it will span across two terms and culminate in a playoff series that leads well us into the second Otago Esports Blitz (now seeking sponsorship). We are also just about to launch our first Valorant competition which is an exciting space to be in. On top of this I have been working with the incredible James Wards Your corps and Marcin Lipski to deliver the Southern Rocket Masters, mostly taking part as intermediary and communications and media through the schools. The Southern Rocket Master looks to be one of the biggest esports tournaments we have ever seen in Aotearoa and it is truly exciting to be on the ground floor.
Anway of to spend some precious time with whānau.
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