2019
TERM 1 NEWSLETTER
HGHS NEWSLETTER
2019
Hamilton Girls’ High School
Farewell to Jill Carter
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TERM 1 NEWSLETTER
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL E ngā mana, e ngā reo, E ngā waka o ngā hau e wha. Tenā koutou.
MARIE GORDON Principal
Kia kaha, kia kotahi ra. As-salaam alaikum. Our strength is our unity. Peace be unto you.
As the first term draws to a close, I would like to thank the young women of our school for such a positive start to the year. Term 1 is timely to reflect on what has been - the many celebrations, the achievements both in and out of the classroom, but more importantly the way we do things around here - our school culture. The overwhelming majority have embraced the school ethos and have quickly understood the importance of our expectations, our standards and our traditions.While we have a small percentage that let us down at times, we must remain strong as a community to ensure that we continue to uphold our values. All of us have been left with a heavy heart following the Christchurch Mosque shootings on March 15th. As a school community, we joined the rest of the nation in expressing our sympathy for the victims and their families, as well as standing in solidarity with members of our Muslim community. If any positive can come from this, it is that our community has taken time to reflect and act on what it means to be an inclusive and diverse community. We were humbled by the lead taken by Mashhurakhon Askarova and Melika Lolaki to share their WISE words with our students in a special assembly and our Wall of Hope that allowed our students and staff to reflect through messages and waiata. Certainly, the challenge for the future will be to continue to demonstrate the words “They are us”, as both a school community and as a country. At the beginning of Term 2, we are really excited to be hosting the staff of Hamilton Boys’ High School and Hamilton East Primary School for our Community of Learning Conference. This is an opportunity for our Kaahui Ako to collaborate, to be inspired, to lead and to share best practise for our community achievement challenge. A reminder that school will be open for instruction from Tuesday, April 30th. Friday, April 12th 2019 not only ends a busy term, but also the end of an era for our amazing Deputy Principal, Jill Carter. Over the past 26 years, in a myriad of roles, Jill leaves a legacy of respect, collegiality, leadership and professionalism, as she moves into a new chapter of her life. An extremely WISE woman in her own right, we have been privileged to have Jill lead the day to day management of our extremely busy school. The last week has been a celebration of her time at HGHS, through staff sharing musings, student performances and lots of laughter. We wish her all the best for her new adventures. I will leave you with a poem that our student leaders shared at our special assembly for Mrs Carter. Today we farewell our beloved Mrs Carter, Letting go has never been harder. Though it would be selfish to hold on for so long, To a woman who is so compassionate, kind and strong. The rest of the world deserves a share, Look at the amazing smile you always wear! You’ve empowered us and helped us grow, To you gratitude and respect we owe. We wrote this poetry in a bid to allude, To our never ending gratitude. So this isn’t a goodbye or so long, Because Girls’ High is a place where you’ll always belong. Farewell to a pioneer. one who served us diligently for so long and cultivated in her image a legacy of compassion, kindness and wisdom. One who instilled within our girls a passion for school life especially within the arts. Naaku noa, naa Marie Gordon Principal P. 2
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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Kia ora koutou katoa
ANDREW MCRAE Chairperson
Firstly on behalf of the Board I would like to extend my respect and condolences to our school’s Muslim community after the events in Christchurch. I would like to thank our Principal and staff for reacting swiftly to the events and providing support to our Muslim students and continue this in the weeks after the tragedy. The events of Friday March 5 will resonate in this country for a long time to come. As Salaam Alaikum. The Christchurch attacks brought focus on the power and dangers of social media platforms. It is a timely reminder to parents and caregivers of the influence and harm social media can do unsupervised. The Board has been concerned for some time that when student disciplinary matters come before it, invariably there is a social media connection in some way. School management have been working on this and there are programmes in place but we need the assistance of everyone to make sure our students are not placed at risk. The Board met in late January to start formulating the school’s new Charter. This was followed up with a consultation process lead by Principal, Marie Gordon. The new charter covers the period 2019-2022. It is a well constructed document that continues to build on the success of our school and plans for its future direction. It is a document well worth reading. Congratulations to all our students who sat NCEA last year. A presentation to the Board at its first meeting of the year reflected on the 2018 results. Across the three levels pass rates were greater than the national average. Achievement rates continue to climb and the work to make them even better continues unabated. A big thanks goes all our dedicate and talented staff and to the hard work of our students. A reminder that elections for parent representatives on the Board of Trustees will be held in June. Those elected will serve a three year term. I encourage anyone who has an interest in school governance to seriously consider putting their name forward. I am more than happy to talk with anyone who would like to find out more. The timeline for the election is; Nominations open May 10, close May 24. Voting papers are then sent out and voting closes on June 7. More detailed information will be sent out to parents/caregivers soon. On behalf of the Board I wish our students and staff a relaxing and safe April school holidays and Happy Easter to everyone. Nga Mihi Andrew McRae Chairperson botmcrae@hghs.school.nz
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FAREWELL JILL CARTER Deputy Principal
“So when Jill leaves... As she must do A part of her stays here with us, But what Jill’s learned she’ll take a long, To hold and share and build upon.” HGHS School Song (Adapted)
Jill Carter, long-serving HGHS Deputy Principal, colleague, passionate educationalist and dearly loved friend is leaving us at the end of Term 1, after a stellar 26 years of exemplary service to our Hamilton Girls’ High School community. With husband Owen, Jill is set to make her permanent home in Omokoroa, northern Bay of Plenty. When I arrived at HGHS in 2000, Jill was actively involved in teaching a Year 9 Option, called Thinking. Part of the Thinking course involved a study of Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats, a concept he developed in the mid-1980s. In short, de Bono purported that effective decision making requires looking at a decision from a variety of perspectives, or with different thinking “lenses”. Each hat’s colour represents a different type of thinking. This got me thinking about the various hats that Mrs Carter has worn in our school, and that one of her many strengths is her ability to look at a decision from lots of different perspectives. Arguably, Jill wears multiple hats daily, as she switches seamlessly between her many different roles.
JILL’S GREEN HAT - Energy, Ideas and Creative Thinking: While many of you know that Mrs Carter is a passionate Mathematician, often teaching the Year 10 Extension Maths class, some of you may not know that our creative Jill has also taught English, ESOL and Thinking at our school. She has also utilised her energy, ideas and creativity to organise and lead various school camps and adventures, including a junior camp to Opoutere where she accommodated staff in the luxury of her caravan, and the Year 12 Leadership Camp that used to be held at the marae at Kawhia. Mrs Carter has also accompanied the French teachers and students on an overseas trip of a lifetime. More recently Mrs Carter has managed three significant staff portfolios: Professional Learning, the Induction and Mentoring of our PCTs and Teaching as Inquiry. All of these portfolios have seen Jill utilise her energy, ideas and creative thinking to deliver the best possible opportunities to our staff. Over the last 5 years, Mrs Carter has played a significant role in inducting and mentoring 39 PCTs into the teaching profession and life at HGHS. This is just one of the many ways her legacy will continue long after our Friday afternoon farewell.
JILL’S BLACK HAT - Caution and Critical Thinking: Since 2007, Jill has been an integral part of our Senior Leadership Team, managing various portfolios including: Timetabling, Relief, DP of Campbell House, GATE, Staff appraisal, Teacher Registration/Attestation, Induction and Mentoring of PCTs, Curriculum, Health and Safety, Professional Learning and Teaching as Inquiry. One of the hallmarks of Mrs Carter’s leadership has been her balanced, fair and thoughtful approach to many, often complex situations. Both staff and students know that they always get a “fair hearing” from Mrs Carter, and that the “decision” has been carefully considered, often taking into account of wide variety of factors. JILL’S BLUE HAT - Sequencing and Thinking Processes: Every year, Mrs Carter’s love for puzzles comes to the fore as she leads our team of Timetablers through the maze of putting together the timetable for the following year.Watching Jill during “Timetabling” is a lot like watching the NASA mathematicians or “Computers” at work, in the highly acclaimed film, Hidden Figures. Jill’s ability to “hold”, “juggle” and process timetabling information is very impressive. Her love of thinking processes has also seen her lead various thinking initiatives in our school, including Pam Hook’s SOLO taxonomy for learning and the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) portfolio.
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JILL’S YELLOW HAT - Valuing and Positive Thinking: It is entirely appropriate that Jill has an allegiance and historic link to Wilson House, the colour matching her sunny and positive disposition. Jill has a very distinctive laugh that will be missed by all who have enjoyed her company over cups of coffee, lunches in the Staffroom, chats on Duty and the collegiality of teaching. Mrs Carter has also served the Leo Club and was a long-time supporter of the ISPG Tutor Group for International Students. JILL’S WHITE HAT - Information and Factual Thinking: Many of Mrs Carter’s responsibilities as Deputy Principal also fit under her white hat. As 2IC, she is responsible for “vetting” all of our Appraisals and Teacher Registration/Attestation applications before they are passed on to Mrs Gordon. But it is in the arduous task of administering our Daily Relief system that Mrs Carter comes into her own. Her ability to wear many hats at once, allows her to manage the, at times overwhelming task of Daily Relief with efficiency, accuracy, good grace and even a touch of humour. Most days you will find Mrs Carter positioned by the Staffroom Whiteboard at 7.30am managing and administering the logistical strands of our School’s day-today operation, including Relief. JILL’S RED HAT - Feelings and Emotional Thinking: Although Jill has accomplished many wonderful things at our school, it is our colleague, friend and mentor that we will miss the most. It is the time spent in the Staffroom, over a cup of tea or coffee that we will miss. It is absence of her laugh that we will notice. It is the genuine warmth, care and compassion that she will be remembered for, by staff and students alike. At the start of this article, I mentioned that Jill is very skilled at switching between hats, and even wearing multiple hats at one time. However, she has also gone one step further and picked up a very stylish, ORANGE HAT which symbolises her belonging to, and leadership of Campbell House. Mrs Wallace-Ward, Mrs Setz, House Prefects, staff and students of Campbell House will miss Jill terribly, but they wish her all the very best for life beyond HGHS. Thank you Mrs Carter for your 26 years of exceptional service. You have changed and impacted many people, in your various roles wearing your many hats. We are forever grateful.
When there are times that I/we feel sad, We’ll think back them to friends i/we had, Memories will help to make things right, The answers there in sight. “So when Jill leaves... As she must do A part of her stays here with us, But what Jill’s learned she’ll take a long, To hold and share and build upon.” HGHS School Song (Adapted)
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TERM 1 NEWSLETTER
JILL CARTER Deputy Principal
A few last words from Jill Carter It has been a pleasure to serve this school in the many roles that I have had. Hamilton Girls’ High School is a special place and I have loved being part of it. Our school has the capacity to produce outstanding students in so many fields - it offers strong academic opportunities, is culturally rich, and sporting opportunities and achievements abound. Coupled with this we have a culture that nurtures leadership and seeks to grow wise young people who will contribute to their community. I am always so proud of our students. It is with a mixture of sadness and excitement that I leave Hamilton Girls’ High. I will miss so many aspects of my time here. However, the time has come to move on to new adventures. My husband and I have moved to Omokoroa, where we will take the opportunity to enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle, with more time for family and friends, and leisure pursuits. I am thinking of this as ‘semi-retirement’ as I anticipate still being involved in education in a variety of ways. Thank you to all of you for the part you have played in my time at Hamilton Girls’ High School. Arohanui, Jill Carter
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REBECCA EARLY
Deputy Principal
“Always looking at ways to connect the dots” Richard Branson The Curriculum Review Team journey this term has continued to build on the inquiry process, analysing a myriad of data to inform the next steps. It is an exciting opportunity to build on our current success to create a future focused curriculum to serve our students’ needs. Our inquiry has been led and informed by our new look vision seeking to “Empower young women to dare to excel as innovative individuals who are globally connected”. A vision should be an organization's guiding light. It helps keep an organisation focused and together.The Curriculum Review Team believe the following three words in the shared vision encapsulate the aspirations we have for Hamilton Girls’ High School curriculum 2020 and beyond.
EMPOWER If we want students to be creative, self directed learners we have to move from engagement to empowerment. From giving choices to inspiring possibilities. From making a subject interesting to tapping into student interests. An iterative process that may be full of mistakes, where students ask their own questions and direct the inquiry process. From differentiation to personalised learning. Empowerment enables students to control the process, set their own pace, control formats and resources to achieve their goals. Empowerment is truly about student ownership and control.
GLOBALLY CONNECTED We live in a world where we have gone from taking 100 days for a letter to get to many places in the world from New Zealand where we communicate worldwide in milliseconds. Global connection is driven by economics, technology and changing demographics. The phrase ‘thriving globally, grown locally’ is critical and ensuring our students have other attributes that ensure they can operate with empathy, equity and empowerment within the global environment.
INNOVATIVE The strategy of empowerment allows students to move from being consumers to being critical consumers to be inspired and be creative. Where they use the design process to launch their possibilities to the world. It is intended to be about making changes to something that already exists or introducing new ideas, products or processes.
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TERM 1 NEWSLETTER
SHARLEEN NATHAN
Deputy Principal We have had a very full term with many highs and lows. The unprecedented Christchurch tragedy was felt around the globe and as a school we came together to support, unite and comfort our community. Our special assembly this term, was poignant and moving as was our wall of hope and Prefect visit to Masjid Mosque to lay flowers and pay our respects. The solidarity and unity around the Country has been hopeful; it has also highlighted saying ‘no’ to racism. Covert racism is alive and kicking and we must not accept any forms of racism no matter how subtle or passive it may be - we must all take a stand. One of our strengths at Hamilton Girls’ High School are the opportunities available that contribute to building well rounded students with an emphasis on a holistic education. On offer this term was Relay For Life and our Services Council organised a Hamilton Girls’ High School team. Supporting the cancer society is a worthy cause and the girls loved dressing up to support such a wonderful event which ran from 10am to 10pm on 30th March. We would like to thank our staff who supervised throughout the day; everyone enjoyed the event and the girls loved your support and involvement. We have just finished the first of our two Sevens seasons and this year saw an increase in players, allowing us five teams - the first time we have had this many. I’d like to thank JP and Miss Miller for working with the U15 A team as well as Greg Smith and Tanirau Manawaiti, working with our two U15 dev teams. I continue to coach the Senior A team with Mrs Gordon as manager; we are also lucky to have Monique van dijk on board as our S and C Coach.This term, we were successful in retaining the Sir Gordon Tietjen’s and NISS Championship titles. In the classroom, my Year 9 Maths class has enjoyed using the digital tools available to us, including, Schoology, Mathletics & Google Apps. They are effective in our craft of teaching and learning and useful in assisting with ‘self management’ for students - that is the power of ‘anytime, anywhere’ learning. I would like to reiterate the importance of students bringing their own devices to school so they are not disadvantaged. P. 8
Monitoring online activity can be difficult for caregivers.A message I think is vital for parents is to ‘set expectations’ around online use. Netsafe is a wonderful website to explore with handy tips and information on cyber safety, internet use, digital citizenship and more. Talk to your daughter about the type of behaviours you’d like her to adopt. For example, how long they should spend online, what apps and social media sites you’d like them to use and what is appropriate content to view. This will be different depending on the age of your daughter, and what you feel comfortable with. Technological options like parental controls can help, but it needs to be teamed with online safety education. You can find out more about online safety education at netsafe.org.nz
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CRAIG SCRIMGEOUR Deputy Principal
HAMILTON GIRL’S HIGH SCHOOL APP The Hamilton Girls’ High School App is available for your Apple or Android phone or tablet. Search for Schoolappsnz in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and download it for free. Once downloaded, open the SchoolAppsNZ app on your device and select the school (ie. Hamilton Girls’ High School). Make sure you allow notifications. The next stage is then to select the groups you would like to receive notifications from. This can be done at a later stage. We are only starting to set these groups up now, so check back early next term and select the groups you wish to follow.
YEAR 9-13 PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS Following on from the issuing of Interim Reports, Parent-Teacher Meetings will take place during week 1 of Term 2 on Wednesday 1st May and Thursday 2nd May, starting at 2.30pm and ending at 6.00pm. Appointments will be made using the online booking system at www. schoolinterviews.co.nz. Information regarding this process has also been emailed home and is available on the school website. This is an opportunity for you to discuss your daughter’s Interim Report and assessments throughout the year. School will finish at 1.30pm on both these days. If your daughter is accompanying you to the Parent-Teacher Meetings then we would ask that she attend in school uniform please. Any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school reception (07) 839 1304.We look forward to seeing you there. Craig Scrimgeour Deputy Principal
NOTE: If you have the original School App on your device, you will notice that when you open it you will be instructed to update it. When you do this it will actually download the updated version as detailed above.You will then need to follow the same process to set it up. Once done you should then delete the original app from your device. As part of our strategy to improve communication, our aim is to use this app more extensively as a means of better communicating with students, parents and whanau. What the App Offers Absence: Email or call in your daughter’s absence. Quick and easy. If you email us, the App remembers your details from the last time you contacted us, so no need to fill in the information boxes again, except for the reason box. Newsletters: Links to current and past newsletters can be found here. Notices: The daily notices are found here. This provides a very easy place for students and parents/caregivers to check the notices each day to keep informed about activities coming up, meetings, latest information, etc. Calendar: Events in our school calendar can be found here. Clicking on an event will provide more information about that event if it is available. Contacts: Contact details for Senior Management, Head of Schools, Deans, Guidance, Sport Department, Principal’s Nominee (NZQA), and Office can be found here. All other contact details can be found via the HGHS website. Links: Useful links will be place here, such as a link to the HGHS website, Sports Facebook page, etc.
News: Latest news that is posted on the HGHS website will also show here. Alert groups specific to you: Select only the groups you want to receive notifications from. Click the ‘3 bars’ icon on the top left of the home screen and click alert subscriptions to groups which your daughter belongs to at present or will soon be a member (eg. Sports > Rugby > Rugby 2nd XV).This will allow you and/or your daughter to receive push notifications relevant to that team or group. Push notification are messages that we can send to your device (a bit like a text message) however the receiver of this message is unable to reply back. Check that your notifications are turned on to receive alerts. A video of how to do this can be found at http://schoolappsnz.co.nz/subscribealert-groups-schools-app (Note: at this time we are in the process of setting up the different groups and teams within the school.We aim to have this up and running for early Term 2). Feel free to contact Deputy Principal Craig Scrimgeour with any queries.
INTERIM REPORTS Interim Reports have been uploaded to the Parent Portal and you should have already received an email detailing how to access this. Reading the report presents families with the opportunity to have good discussions about what is working well and where further assistance or understanding would be of benefit. The front page of our report addresses work ethic and is a reflection of character not of intellectual capacity. It provides you with an overview of how well your daughter is managing herself, whether she is taking responsibility for her own learning, her attitude in class, and homework completion. Every teacher offers four levels in each of these indicators, describing the predominant response your daughter displays in each subject. The levels are in the range of Highly Competent > Competent > Developing > Below Expectations. The important question for our girls to ask themselves is “what do I need to do in order to shift to the next level?”. A strong work ethic will usually generate higher levels of success and it is our intention to support the aspiration our girls have to develop highly competent skills. The report also lists all the assessments that are planned for the year.The grade is entered alongside those that have been completed.While it is too late to alter completed assessments, all future opportunities will benefit from reflecting on the past and setting future goals. Knowing what assessments are to come offers you an opportunity to work with your daughter to manage her time effectively and prepare well. On the second page of the report we have included your daughter’s contact details that we currently hold in our database. Please check this information carefully, and if anything is incorrect or any details have changed, contact the school office on 07 8391304 to update or you can update these yourself via the Parent Portal. P. 9
TERM 1 NEWSLETTER
MARIA DUNN Deputy Principal
STUDENT COUNCIL 2019 has seen big changes for the Student Council. This year the Student Council has been restructured, so that we are better able to hear our Student voice. Instead of having a Council of over 50 members, we have condensed the Council down to five House Representatives, five Student Council Prefects, the BOT Student Representative and the Student Council Captain. This will allow for more engagement from all representatives, allowing us to hear a wider range jof opinions. Building off of our motto of “By Students, for Students”, it has been decided that in order to better fulfill this motto, mufti day funds will be directed towards school based projects, rather than external charities.We have also been pushing the “Student drop box”, this box allows all of our girls to send an idea, a problem or even a criticism directly to the Student Council Captain and the Student Council. It would be amazing to keep the steady stream of suggestions coming through, as these suggestions hold weight in what we allocate our mufti day funds towards. Our first mufti day was on the 4th of March, with the theme being “International” in honour of International Women's day. It was amazing to see a celebration of the wide variety of cultures seen at HGHS. Our focus this term has been on spreading positivity within the school, this was especially seen through our first project, which is to refurbish the Malins toilet doors.Talented Junior students were given the brief of “what positivity looks like to you”, and are in the process of painting the doors which will then be coated in an anti graffiti paint and rehung by the end of term. We are very excited to introduce the inaugural “Cyber Safety day”, which will see a variety of activities around the school on April 9th, to encourage our girls to keep themselves safe online. Moving forward, we are looking to decide what we will do for our next project. We are taking suggestions from our Student drop box - located in Student Reception - as well as directly from our Student Council member. If any of our students have an idea as to what they would like to see in the school, we encourage them to get in contact through either of these methods.We are so excited to see what the Student body wants us to do next.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
HEADS HOUSE
Reminder to parents and caregivers that the school uniform requirements for Term 2 and 3 include full black sturdy polishable shoes, black stockings or school black socks with tan trim and school jersey. School scarves and the black soft shell jacket can also be worn during these terms, especially during cold, damp and windy days. The soft shell jacket and or jersey is not instead of the school blazer. The School Blazer is compulsory and must be worn all year round. Body piercings are becoming an issue and we remind parents that under our school rules and procedures, students are allowed to wear one set of earrings only.
It has been a positive term for Heads House with students achieving success across their academic, sporting and cultural fields. Well done to those students who participated in the recent school-wide Swimming sports event and those students who achieved success in the championship events. Heads House achieved a credible second place for this school-wide event. They were ably led by Mi It is great to see our year 9 students inparticular fully involved in Heads House, giving everything a go and supporting the spirit of the House.Well done girls.
We ask that you support the school in these requirements which are outlined in the student/ parent hand book.
CO-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS
SCHOOL UNIFORM CODE
Co-construction meetings continue to be an important part of school life at Hamilton Girls’ High School. Members of the Strategic Change Leadership Team work with core class teachers to set goals and actions across the core classes. This includes looking at evidence to accelerate the achievement and success of our Maaori learners. If you would like to know what the Year 9 and Year 10 goals and actions are for each of the core classes you just need to click on the links.
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RANGATIRA TIPU (LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH WEEK) During Term Four year 10 students are involved in a leadership event, which is a compulsory part of the school calendar. This takes place from 2- 4 December. An assembly was held in week 10 outlining the opportunties available for this week. A survey was also sent out to parents inviting students to select one of two options (Leadership Camp or Careers Event).All year 10 students should have chosen their option. More details will follow in Term Two.
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KATRINA WHAANGA Deputy Principal
It has been a very busy but rewarding start to the year.The talent at HGHS nevers ceases to amaze me. My 2 highlights of this term have to be the incredible achievements of Grace Wisnewski and the amazing NZ U17 football ferns who had 1 current and 2 ex students Kelli Brown and Georgia Candy in their team. The team were named as finalist for 2 categories at the Halberg Awards held earlier this year for Team of the Year and NZ favourite Sporting Moment. This was such an amazing achievement by Grace and her teammates. Grace’s team will be forever in the NZ sporting history books as the first NZ team at any level to win a medal at a Football World Cup event.This is truly an astounding achievement. My second highlight goes to Quaye Walker-Eketone who was awarded the Tanya Dalton sporting scholarship. Quaye was one of 12 amazing young woman to receive this scholarship. The foundation was set up in memory of Tanya Dalton and has been established to make a meaningful impact on the lives of budding young New Zealanders. The scholarship provides financial support of ($15,000.00) over the 3 years, mentoring, workshops and support from the foundation. In return for this high level of support, the expectation is that the young woman that receive the scholarships will ‘pay it forward’ and continue the legacy for future generations. I look forward to watching both these young women continue to achieve and thrive in their chosen fields. The sports council have had a very busy start to tem 1. They helped organise our annual school Athletics Day which was a wonderful success. It was also exciting to have Swimming Sports back at school with the pool having a major upgrade. Congratulations to MacDiarmid who took out Swimming Sports and Wilson House who won the Athletics Sports. They will be busy again early in term 2 with Cross Country taking place on Monday the 6th May.
GALAPAGOS AND ECUADOR 2020 We are excited to be able to offer a trip to Ecuador and Galapagos Island in 2020. Mrs Johnstone and I are working with Antipodeans to deliver this opportunity to our students which is a once in a lifetime opportunity for our students to: Challenge themselves embrace the world beyond the classroom and develop skills of leadership, resilience and mindfulness. On the expedition, your daughter will have the chance to: Contribute towards a sustainable Community Project. Trek through the Amazon Jungle or Valleys through the Andes Mountain Range. Explore the towering Churches and Basilicas in Ecuador discover incredible wildlife such as giant tortoises pink flamingos blue footed booies and massive iguanas in Galapagos or snorkel through crystal waters surrounded by colourful tropical fish and if you are lucky sea turtles If you would like more information about this trip please contact me on whaangak@ hghs.school.nz or Lynn Johnstone on johnstonel@hghs.school.nz
EDGECUMBE HOUSE I would like to thank Ms Williams for all her hard work with Edgecumbe House this term and would like to wish her all the best for her new arrival.We look forward to catching up with her next term when she pops in for a visit. I would like to welcome Kirsty Powell to the Edgecumbe team. Kirsty will be taking over the Deaning role while Lynaire is on leave.
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TERM 1 NEWSLETTER
UPDATE FROM THE
WAIKATO UN
SCHOOL NURSE
HEAD LICE IN SCHOOL: If your child has head lice, please find out more about the symptoms, treatment and prevention of nits. Head lice spread by crawling from one person's hair to another's. They're usually spread amongst people who are in close contact, such as family or school classmates. There is no obvious connection to hair cleanliness. Two common signs of head lice are: • An extremely itchy scalp, especially around the nape of the neck, behind the ears, under the fringe and at the top of plaits or a pony tail. • Scratch marks or a rash on the scalp. The 3 following pharmacies can give a 15% discount. Just show your Student ID • Hamilton Pharmacy next to Accident and Medical on Victoria street • Redicare Pharmacy • Nawton Pharmacy Reminder if a student is under 15 years of age, it is free to see a GP to get a prescription for fully funded head lice treatment – which is free at any pharmacy with a script. Information could be find on Ministry of health website.
ASSOCIATION SPEECH COMPETITION Call for entries: Waikato UN Association speech competition Do you have a strong opinion on security measures and the impact they can have on peace? Would you be confident standing up and sharing your opinion with others? If so, this one is for you. The Waikato UN Association speech competition for secondary students will be held in the first week of May 2019 in Hamilton. The topic for 2019 is: DOES OUR CONCERN FOR SECURITY COMPROMISE PEACE? Your speech must be at least 6 minutes and not more than 8 minutes long and must make reference to the aims, work, and aspirations of the United Nations. The winner of the Waikato competition will go to Wellington to compete in the National competition. Travel expenses to Wellington and back will be paid by the Association. This is a fabulous opportunity for you to have your say, particulalry in light of recent events in our country. If you want to enter please contact Mrs Maplesden (mapelsjb@hghs.school.nz) or Mrs Coulson-Dalton (coulsonC@hghs.school.nz)
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SERVICE COUNCIL World Vision Youth Conference 19th March 2019
“Signs we are flowers to blossom the sun is shining, as we wake aware some flowers will not blossom no fault of their own we will accept the responsibility to water ourselves with compassion and grow in loving unity.”- ABE NOUK, world vision speaker. Prefects from the Service Council attended the 2019 World Vision's Youth Conference in Auckland this term.World Vision Youth Conference empowers secondary school students to advocate for and lead social change in their local and global communities. After the shooting in Christchurch, world vision organisers adjusted the program to incorporate responses and actions from an unprecedented tragedy. WV believes that making a social change means discussing, and doing something about the current events, and tragedies in our local communities, and country. The conference empowered not only leadership, but spoke more about how as leaders we can support, and make a difference in NZs darkest days. One key topic was racism. We unpacked why people are racist and how they become racist. “Those who contribute to the structural processes of injustice are responsible for injustice.” We are encouraged to care about issues not only directed at ourselves, but all humanity. If life has a purpose, then we will stand in the darkness and be the light.At Hamilton Girls High School, we choose to light the candle, instead of curse the darkness.
Relay For Life 30th March 2019
Relay For life is an event that brings people from different backgrounds, ethnicities and walks of life together for one single cause. A chance to celebrate cancer survivors, carers and remember loved ones lost to cancer. It helps raise awareness and raise funds to support the work of the Cancer Society. Our HGHS team, proudly walked our baton around the track for 12 hours, 10am to 10pm. Relayers were dressed up in all sorts. Some as fairies, and others as warriors, superheroes, cavemen and women, big yellow flowers, and many other things. If you have never experience a RFL event, you must give it a go next year, it has a festive feel with non-stop entertainment, activities and food trucks. Thanks again to all the HGHS teachers and students who got involved in 2019!
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TERM 1 NEWSLETTER
ACADEMIC NEWS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
LEVEL 2 QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY ASSESSMENT.
Recently the Level 2 Chemistry students completed the internal assessment on Quantitative Chemistry. This required them to identify the concentration of acid in a solution by carrying out a procedure called a titration. They also had to complete a number of different calculations. Some of the comments from the students about this are as follows. •
The practical’s are challenging but good to allow you to practice and develop your skills. It is good to be able to be challenged physically and mentally and it’s a fun part of chemistry.
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It’s amazing how just one drop of a chemical can change the colour of the entire solution. It’s fun and rewarding to do titrations. I always look forward to chemistry.
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Titration are easy and fun to do. It is also cool to see the different reactions.
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Having hands-on experiments in chemistry makes the subject more interesting like titrating to see how chemicals react together.
BRAVE HEARTS: AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE HEART
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My favourite part of titrating is getting to see the colour that the chemicals change to in the end.
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I enjoy the hands on aspect of this subject. Titrations are a fun and mostly simple way to experience the reaction of chemicals fist hand.
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Quantitative chemistry is a challenging yet fun part of chemistry. It’s interesting to see how you need to be so accurate and how this is crucial for the outcome.
SCIENCE COMMITTEE
During Week 8 and 9 of Term 1 all Year 10 Science classes and their science teachers visited this exhibition in Centre Place. The students learned about the mechanics, the physiology and the electrophysiology of the heart, and the various heart conditions. Students also learned how surgeons pushed the boundaries to treat heart diseases.
The science committee has had a great start to the year with a large group of girls joining. This term has mostly been focused on getting articles written for the Academic Councils new initiative of a studentrun magazine along with sharing our ideas and passion for science through mini-discussion topics which I have gotten different students from the committee to present at our meetings. Next term looks set to be even more exciting with a variety of academic events on the calendar which are sure to get a lot of student interaction.We have our meetings in M13 at interval on Day 3. And I look forward to what is to come later on in the year.
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PE & HEALTH DEPARTMENT 2APO TRAMP:
The 2APO class took on the challenge of Mount Pirongia. Setting off with their backpacks loaded with tents, stoves, food and warm sleeping bags the 19 students hit the stairs! The first part of the tramp testing the calves and lungs. After a quick stop at the trig point (540m) we carried on to the summit where we took in the great views down towards Aotea and the Raglan harbour, as well as across to Hamilton and Maungatautari in Cambridge. The students made it to the hut at 959m in record time and even had a chance to hang around in their hammocks! The girls impressed the staff and parent on the trip with their keenness to explore, willingness to help others and ability to see the challenge as a positive thing. Well done to all girls on the trip. I am already looking forward to our next adventure. Mrs J.
3APO ROCK CLIMBING:
The level 3 outdoors students went out to the limestone cliffs of Whatawhata to complete their rock climbing assessment. The day was sensational with the girls getting to take in the view of mount Pirongia in all her glory from the top of the climbing walls. The experts at Raglan Rock ensured the girls were well challenged both physically and mentally while problem-solving their routes up the climbs. Considering these girls have not climbed for a couple of years they completed some impressive assents and gained fantastic grades. Well done to all who pushed themselves further than they thought they could. Mrs J
2PED TRAMPS:
The 2PED classes have been involved in tramping and camping this term. The Nikau Walk was first up as the girls enjoyed the flat terrain and exploring the Kaniwhaniwha Caves. Next was the Ruapane Lookout on Mt Pirongia which was a lot more challenging but all students pushed through and were rewarded with awesome views of the Waikato from the Lookout. Mr Scott’s class has recently done a two night camp in Raglan which involved sleeping in self made bivouacs in the bush and climbing to the top of Mt Karioi. Mr Devcich’s class will complete this in Term Two. A big congratulations to all the girls who have pushed themselves outside of their comfort zones throughout these trips and shown a positive attitude to the challenges faced. Also a huge thank you to all staff and parents who have helped out across the trips - we couldn't have done it without you!
1APS TRAMPOLINING:
This term the 1APS students have been focusing on trampolining. They have been learning new skills and challenging themselves to complete set routines as well as let their creative juices flow in choreographing their own routines. Many students have stepped well and truly out of their comfort zone and it has been impressive to see all the support from the girls towards each other. We are looking forward to seeing what the rest of the year brings with these girls. Miss Gain and Mrs McCarthy
1APO TRAMPING/CAVING:
This term the 1APO students have endured some tough outdoor experiences. Firstly the students travelled out to Raglan where they met up with the fantastic people of Raglan Rock to participate in a venture through the underground caving system. For many, this was a new and exciting experience and one that left them full of smiles. During the caving experience, the girls learnt various things about the unique features of the caving system. Following this, the girls needed to set up camp and build their own Bivouac. For many, this was a difficult task and a mighty experience, especially when the Possums were roaming through the night.The next day was a hike up Mt Karioi. Again, a very tough task but the view from the summit on this day was well worth the hard work the girls put in. Lots of laughter and jokes were had and on the way home plenty of sleep in the vans. Mr D and Mr Scott.
HEALTH
Both Level 1 Health classes have made a promising start to the year. They are currently completing their 1st internal for the year on well-being and strategies to support well-being. Students have been demonstrating their knowledge of Hauora (Physical well-being, Mental & Emotional, Social and Spiritual), as well as identifying possible responses to change and strategies to improve a persons well-being when faced with a difficult change in their lives.
LEVEL 2 HEALTH
Our level 2 Health girls have been working hard on their first internal assessment, where they have interviewed a resilient role model in the community.We were lucky enough to have a guest speaker Greg Rieger come to speak to us about his challenges after losing his son a few years back.The girls have set high standards for themselves thus far, and we will continue this for the remainder of the year. Level 3 Health students have had a busy start to the year with completing their first achievement standard looking at impacts, influences and strategies on methamphetamine use amongst young people in New Zealand. Looking out how it also relates to socio ecological perspective, hauora and values.The students have all worked extremely hard on this assessment.The two classes are now starting their next assessment on health practices used in New Zealand.
JUNIOR PROGRAMME:
Over the past few weeks it has been great to see junior students being able to utilise the pool and make the most of the last bits of warm weather. Most of these junior students haven’t been in the HGHS school pool until now and it has been awesome to see their eagerness to get involved in learning about water safety and confidence. Miss Gain The new year 10 Fitness unit has been going down really well with students being able to have a voice
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in the types of fitness sessions they would like to take part in. Students have experienced a range of activities such as high-intensity circuits, pilates, yoga, low impact activities such as power walking and stretching. This unit is designed to set them up with an understanding of fitness not always being about running fast and lifting heavy things but with an Holistic approach to how they can improve their body and overall well being (Hauora)
ADVENTURE RACING
Our Senior adventure racing girls competed in race 2 of the Get 2 Go series in the redwoods Rotorua. Our HGHS Gold team placed 3rd overall (including boys and mixed teams).The terrain was a lot more challenging than the ‘city’ version of of the event they competed in at the Hamilton Lake, but the girls took this change of scenery in their stride and rose to the challenge. Adventure racing is a growing sport at Hamilton Girls’ High and the girls are looking to go to the 6 hour qualifying race in June which can get them into Hillary Challenge National adventure racing event. Great work teams, looking forward to the next racing events.
YEAR 10 SPORT
The year 10 sport programme completed their triathlon on Thursday 11th April. There were 2 races. One was for students to select their own level of challenge in regards to the 3 elements of the race. This group over game their challenges with huge smiles on their faces and can be very proud of their efforts. The second race was for students who were aiming to complete the 400m swim, 12km bike and 4km run as fast as they could. The lead for this race changed a couple of times with the top 3 girls fighting it out! The overall winner on the day was Lucy Rennie whose strong bike followed by an even stronger run took her to first place. Well done to all participants and thank you to all students who marshalled for the event. Have a great break and get ready to train for you ultimate frisbee unit next term!
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LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT This term our school welcomed a group of students visiting from Tosa High School, Japan. These girls spent one week at our school experiencing various classes and practising their English. On Monday 25th March the Year 10 Japanese class hosted an interaction with the Tosa girls where they all conversed in a mixture of Japanese and English, followed by the Tosa girls offering a choice of activities such as origami, writing names in Kanji and playing traditional Japanese games. FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
On Friday 5 March a hundred senior French and Media students attended the annual French Film Festival. We enjoyed the movie “Two is a Family/Demain Tout Commence” starring Omar Sy. Everyone loved the movie, even though it was a bit of a tear-jerker. We are looking forward to next year already!
PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMME In order to strengthen the transition into High School for our Year 9 students, a peer support programme lead by Year 13 students was introduced this year. The programme occurred during most of Term One with regular activities including name games, a tour of the school, moral dilemmas and a shared lunch. A special assembly to learn the meaning and history of our school crest and time spent learning to sing the school song was also included. STUDENT VOICE
(Year 9) “I think the singing assembly was very cool and fun!” “The tour of the school was good; without it I wouldn't have found any of my classes as fast as I did.” (Year 13) “I think it was good because the year nines interacted with one another and are all good friends. It's definitely a helpful way of getting to know one another.” “It was great when the whole tutor got involved because the year 9’s not only got to know the seniors but the other years they will be spending the next couple of years with as well.”
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT What a productive and creative term it has been. From writing shape poems and creating coats of arms to studying Shakespeare, the English Department has been abuzz with creativity and imagination. We look forward to another positive and productive year. Our focus for this newsletter is to showcase the wonderful work produced in the Junior English programme.We thank the girls who have given us permission to reproduce their work and invite you to enjoy their offerings.
If I told you I missed you. Would you miss me too? Cause from this End I’m dying to Speak to you <3 Arwen Hanson 9MA
Snow flicking from Snowboards grinding Up used bits Of unwanted Snow then Spitting it Out again. It is Ice Breaking slowly. Gliding downhill Is a Joy to do. Each time Down Makes practice Happy. Childhood flys Past so quick Soon gone Without knowing It is. Enjoy Snowboarding.
Jade Simpson 9MA
This term’s newsletter is dedicated to Mrs Jill Carter who has worked closely with the English Department for a number of years. We thank her for the wise counsel she has provided and wish Jill all the best as she embarks on the next phase of her life’s journey. P. 17
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GATEWAY PROGRAMME Congratulations to all the students who have started their Gateway and Work Place Shadowing placements. These opportunities give students the chance to explore the world of work within their chosen industry. If any students are interested in gaining real world experience then please contact Suzie Brace in the Careers office. Pictures: Brianna @ Les Mills Hamilton, Koula @ Backdoor, Nalia @ Countdown Supermarket, Zeeba @ Hamilton East School
CAREERS Students have been out and about during Term 1 involved in a range of career focused activities – A Yr12 student attended a celebration for International Women and Girls into Science Day at Agresearch. On Monday the 18th of February I was fortunate enough to be able to get an inside look at what happens inside Agresearch. I was shown around by two lovely ladies from the biosecurity sector. I got to look at endophytes through a microscope, search for them in plants and even got to listen to the many important women in science and their journeys to get where they are now – Maia Two Yr13 students attended the Yr13 Science Careers Day at DairyNZ Lye Farm. They were involved in a range of interactive and career orientated activities with scientists. The intention of the day was to expand their knowledge of science based pathways. Congratulations to Livana Cooper a Yr12 student who has been selected to attend the NZ Defence Force Experience during the Term 1 holidays. Livana has an interest in the Navy and will have the chance to experience life in the Forces and also gain a greater understanding of the career pathways available. Balloons Over Waikato – 20 HGHS students volunteered to assist with the Night Glow through Volunteer Waikato this year. By being involved in community events students can gain valuable skills and experience for the future. Tertiary Visits – we have also had presentations from the University of Waikato, AUT, Lincoln University, Victoria University, University of Otago, Massey University and Wintec.These lunchtime sessions are a great way to explore the different programmes each institution has to offer. Our local tertiary providers both have Open Days in Term 2 – Wintec 10th May and the University of Waikato 17th May. Career Central – Career Management Platform - www.careercentral.school.nz Yr10 – 13 students have access to a career programme that helps them manage their pathway through secondary school. They use their school google access and password to register. They will identify- personal qualities, interests, career values and skills - browse, research and store jobs they think will suit them - indicate intentions for following years i.e. subjects, courses - set personal, education and careers goals - create a CV We encourage all students to log on and create a profile to begin.
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PASIFIKA Kia Orana and Warm Pasifika Greetings It has been a very busy Term One for the Pasifika students with a number of activities already under our collective belts. Hosted by our Pasifika Prefect, Maitland Ford and the Cultural and Services committee were two well-attended activities where we got to know each other and ‘heart attack’ a few of our favourite teachers. The second activity was when the girls learned a chant to use at swimming sports. Along with the social aspects of attending school, the Pasifika Council has been busy encouraging a growth mindset by modelling exemplary behaviour around the school as well as in the classroom. The Academic committee has led the way by accepting the assignment to be present at each Power Up session that was held in March. This year’s format is different from previous years in that the sessions are held every other month. This will give families the opportunity to plan effectively so that their daughters may attend a well-structured tutorial session held at Wintec on Monday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. We recognise the hard work our Pasifika Council has undertaken to make this another positive year for our girls. We encourage the full support for the programmes offered. Mentoring has already begun. Next term we begin the Pasifika Study Centre that has been a strong feature of the Pasifika initiatives for the last five years. We look forward to another successful year and thank Mrs Blagojevic for leading this programme ably assisted by our Pasifika Academic Committee. To close the term, we are pleased to introduce the Pasifika Council. Leading the group is Maitland Ford, the Pasifika Prefect who is assisted by her two councillors, Tarusila Taito, and Anika-Lee Troughear with Susana Satini as secretary. Florence Tyrell, De Jana Sveistrup, Esha Kumar, Anais Penjueli and Inotia Abera Katarake form the Academic Committee led by Taru while Claudia Fata, Danielle Anae, Iaeli Kaa Pilitati and Jaelin Andersen serve on the Culture and Service Committee led by Anika-Lee. We thank them for the work they have done, setting the tone for another productive year for Pasifika at HGHS. The Pasifika Mentoring Team
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SPORTS AT HGHS Sport at HGHS continues to grow with teams increasing across the various codes. If you are interested and would like to coach or manage a side please get in contact with Carolyn Gray in the sports office. WAKA AMA The Waka Ama crews travelled to the Blue Lakes in Rotorua to compete in the NZSS Waka Ama Championships. Congratulations to all the crews that competed in this event. Thank you also to Mr Tepania (TIC), coaches Henare Waihape, Edyn Waihape, Koro Samuels and Daniel Moeke who travelled away with the team. The J19 Advance (Te Kaahu) came first in the W12 250 Bowl final with Rotorua Boys High. Congrats to Mikayla Neil, Grace Manihera, Pounamu Berryman, Katie Rose Henry, Emma Wilson and Te Aomihia Olliver-Samuels. The J16 Pango crew were 1st place winners in W6 plate final 250m. Congrats to Laraine Fox, Piki Taitoko, Manuaitu Horopapera-Rangawhenua, Nikaia Paama, Jersei Ratu and Kaea Moeke. Final congratulations to Kaden Rota-Moeke who placed 7th in the W1 plate final.
FUTSAL The National Futsal Tournament for 2019 was held in Wellington. The team was coached by Jaime Foster, ex Hamilton Girls’ High student, 10 students and Manager travelled to Wellington for the National Futsal competition from 24 - 26 March. Over the two days, the team played five games. The first day saw the team ranked second in their group and an opportunity to progress into the top half of the draw. Losing to Wellington College in the crossover meant they were now playing off for 9th. Unfortunately, with injuries taking its toll, our team did not achieve the heights they had the year before, coming a credible 16th out of 24. The team are to be acknowledged for their grit and determination, and positive attitude and support of each other throughout the tournament. ZONE ATHLETICS RESULTS 2019 Sunny, warm, clear blue sky greeted the HGHS Zone Track and Field team of 31 students on Tuesday 5th March at Porritt Stadium. Our athletes competed in almost every event on offer and came away with 23 top three placings by 15 athletes. First placings were achieved by
Monique Spedding in the Junior Girls High Jump, Jesse Astwood in the Intermediate Girls Long Jump, Mary Allan in the Intermediate Girls Triple Jump and Javelin and Maria Sartin in the 300m Hurdles and 400m. The Senior Girls 4x100m also had a strong win against good competition (Ella Hickman, Grace Rennie, Mary Allan, Maria Sartin). Other performances to note were the six athletes who gained top three placings in multiple events, these included Madison Rattray, Mary Allan, Jesse Astwood, Ella Candy, Lucy Rennie and Maria Sartin. Twenty three of our thirty one athletes have qualified for the WaikatoBOP Secondary School event by placing top 6 in an event. Well done Zones team. Mrs Rattray WAIKATO SECONDARY ATHLETICS
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(Saturday 23rd March 2019) Cool temperatures and fog greeted the HGHS athletes as they arrived at Porritt Stadium for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary School athletics. Qualifying involved being in the top six in your Zones event. Five HGHS athletes placed in the top three in their event/s qualifying them to compete for Waikato/ BOP at the North Island Secondary School Athletics event in Tauranga on the 6th of April. These athletes were Junior Monique Spedding who did a big PB in the 1500m to place 3rd in 5’.06s and a three person tie for 2nd in the High Jump. Intermediate jumpers Mary Allan and Jesse Astwood placed 2nd in the Triple Jump and 2nd in the Long Jump respectively. Intermediate hurdlers from HGHS dominated the 80mH and the U16 300m H with Kaitlyn Collier placing 1st in the 80mH and 3rd in the 300mH. Lucy Rennie placed 3rd in the 80mH and 2nd in the 300mH. The standout performance to end an eventually hot day was Ella Hickman, Grace Rennie, Mary Allan and Jesse Astwood winning the 4X100m Senior Girls relay. Maria Sartin did not compete due to injury but will be allowed compete at the North Island Secondary schools. RUGBY 7S The U15 and U19 Rugby 7s teams travelled to the Mount to participate in the NISS championship. Thank you to Mrs Nathan for coaching and having oversight of the 7s programme, Mrs Gordon and Ms Miller who have given up their time to manage the respective teams. The team worked hard over the 2 days to go through to the final unbeaten. They met Manukura in the final where they narrowly lost the final 15-19. The U19 team went through the tournament unbeaten
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and won the final against Tauranga Girls 325. Congratulations to Kiriana Nolan, Dawn Hohua, Manaia Nuku and Reese Anderson who made the tournament team. SOFTBALL Our softball team enjoyed a successful tournament week in Gisborne, at the NZSS Division 2 Championships. They were undefeated after pool play, and went into the final against Westlake Girls College - winning 8 - 2. Destiny Puke-Tukaki received the Team Spirit award and Charm Atkins-Haddon was named MVP. This team showed great spirit throughout the week, cheering on each other from the dugout, and players from other teams. A huge thank you to the management team Toni Ronaki (Coach), Ngahuia Cooper (Assistant Coach) and Rocky Cooper (Manager) for developing such an amazing team. Congratulations to the following players Charm Atkins-Haddon, Calais Bailey-Ball, Manaia Beattie, Manaia Beazley, Meeki CooperNicola, Ellen Gorissen, Nikita Page, Destiny Puke-Tukaki, Jaya Puke-Tukaki, Kuratangi Ronaki, Paige Taranaki, and Tisha Walker 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL The 3 on 3 basketball tournament was held in Tauranga. 3 on 3 basketball is one of the biggest growing sports with players having to coach themselves on the court. It is a very high paced tactical game that has change the approach of basketball.Thank you to Carolyn Gray and Tyler Wilkinson for giving up their time to coach and manage the 3 teams that travelled away. The junior team finished 5th overall in their competition.The Senior A team played St Peters in the final and finished 2nd in New Zealand. Congratulations to Koha Lewis, Tyler Mitchell, Georjah Riley-Huaki, Quaye Walker-Eketone and Riva Walker-Pitman. EQUESTRIAN Equestrian students have been competing in various events this term. The New Zealand Pony Club Dressage Championships were held in Auckland on 9th and 10th of February. Samantha Wells was a member of the Waikato team riding her pony Gangnam Style of which the team finished 2nd overall in the North Island and 3rd overall in New Zealand. Samantha also won the following individual New Zealand Pony Club titles: • Overall Junior Secondary School Rider. • Overall winning Junior Team along with Olivia Robinson. • The Pony Trophy, this is for the overall highest placed pony. • Barbara Harvey Rose bowl for the highest
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placed Individual Junior Rider. â&#x20AC;˘ Highest placed first time Junior Rider Plaque. To win 5 titles and 2 medals at her first time competing at a New Zealand competition representing the Waikato was a great achievement and showed all her hard work and dedication to her sport. I would like to invite Samantha forward to receive her rosette and Principals certificate. 5 of our equestrian students attended an invitational dressage competition at St Peters. Our open team just missed out on the ribbons coming in 7th but Anna Wilson (who took two ponies) rode combined with another school and her team placed 5th. 8 of our students competed in the Waikato Schools Show Jumping where our students had a great day out and our team ended up placing 5th! The team consisted of Molly Anderson, Samantha Wells, Neve Innes, Rhiannon Fletcher, Lexi Nolan and Hannah Kitcheman. Also riding were Natalie le Miere and Lianna Pol. Finishing the term with 6 of our riders competing in an invitational Show Jumping Competition at St Peters. Molly Anderson won both of her classes. While in another Samantha Wells came 1st and Natalie le Miere came 2nd. This meant that one of our teams placed 2nd overall. The team consisted of Molly Anderson, Samantha Wells, Natalie le Miere and Annie Walker. Also riding were Lilly Flavell and Brydie McAlpine. Thank you to all the parents for their continued support, this is not a sport that we would be able to compete at without your help.
result. Lucy Gordon, Elizabeth Mouncher, Denee Read, Emily Gordon and Lauren King, finished an impressive 5th in the A Final of the Under 16 Quad sculls, thus being the Fifth best U16 Quad sculls crew in New Zealand. Lucy Gordon, Elizabeth Mouncher, Denee Read, Emily Gordon and Lauren King, finished a demanding and impressive 1st in the B Final of the Under 16 four, making them Ninth in New Zealand. Well done to all the girls who participated in Maadi this year. Given these results it will be exciting to see what 2020 holds for rowing at HGHS. Thank you to all the coaches, managers and parents who have supported rowing at HGHS. 2ND XIII CRICKET The 2nd XIII HGHS cricket team started off term one fresh and eager to play with a couple of experienced players and a handful of newbies to the game. The girls had a lot of energy and enthusiasm for the game and were constantly learning new skills, despite the season not going in their favour. With Shaista and Jordy- Lee captaining the team and some star newbies joining the squad, term four is looking bright for the young team. Special mentions go out to Zoe Neill who has risen as a star bowler in the team with 3 wickets in one of our final games, as well as Kendyll Blissett who is exceptional at wicket keeping. The girls and I would like to thank Elliot Satner from the Hamilton Cricket Association for coming to help coach the girls and also those parents who assist in driving the girls to the games and supported them on the side lines it is greatly appreciated.
Waterpolo will be travelling to Auckland for the first time in a number of years to participate in the 1st Division competition held in the first week of the school holidays. This is a young side who are excited about the opportunity of playing against some of the best sides in New Zealand.
This year the Maadi Cup rowing competition was held at Lake Karapiro. We had a number of crews make A finals which is a fantastic
Congratulations to the following girls who finished in the top 3 of each of the categories. Junior placings: 3rd Monique Speddy and 1st = Junior Champions are Maddison Rattray, Phoebe Barnes Intermediate placings: 3rd Kaitlyn Collier, 2nd Lucy Rennie and the Intermediate champion is Jesse Attwood, Senior placings: 3rd Grace Rennie, 2nd Ella Hickman and the senior champion is Maria Sartin. Lastly it was exciting to have swimming sports back at Hamilton Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; High School. The competitive swimmers spent the morning battling it out for places in the finals. The comradery and house support was phenomenal. Campbell and Heads certainly took out the singing points for the afternoon. The House placings saw Edgecumbe come 5th with 211 points, Campbell came 4th with 234 points, Wilson took out 3rd place with 243 points, Heads finished 4th with 335 points and Heads narrowly took out first place with 335points. Congratulations to the following students who took out the top 3 placing. 1st in the Junior division Te Wehi Marekura, 1st in the Intermediate division Emma Parsons and 1st in the Senior Division Peyton Tofaeono. The House points are as follows in 5th position on 206 points Edgecumbe, 4th Campbell on 230, 3rd Wilson on 243, 2nd and only narrowly missing out on first spot Heads on 335, thus making MacDiarmid first on 336 points.
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with pride and enthusiasm. It was fantastic to witness some exceptional races and House events, with the 80m hurdles being introduced as an exhibition event with the hope of it being added to the Athletics programme for 2020. The final house places saw Campbell finish in 5th place with 1044, MacDiarmid finished in 4th place on 1114, Heads came in 3rd place with 1471, Edgecumbe finished 2nd with 1612 and taking out first place was Wilson on 1669.
ATHLETIC AND SWIMMING SPORTS It was an exciting day at Porritt Stadium with fancy costumes and house colours been worn
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ARTS AT HGHS
Magnificent!
That was the word that came to mind as I sat watching the story unfold about The Barber of Seville. Who knew that opera could be riveting, funny and yet still so very musical and even more, that we could watch a whole opera in just 45 minutes? The icing on the cake was that it was all in English - yay! The school was treated to this special edition of the Opera in Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2019 itinerary. For more than 200 students who attended, we came away with a better appreciation of a musical genre that is sometimes difficult to understand. However, because of the comedic timing, the intentional playing-to-the-audience and just the sheer enjoyment of being in the audience, it was truly a feast for the senses. We look forward to hosting this event again.
VISUAL ARTS Judy Darragh This week we had the privilege of having artist Judy Darragh come in and work in our Art Department for three days. As well as converting our classroom into a funky studio space filled with artworks, inspo and opshopped materials, she talked to classes about her work and philosophies behind art. Students also had the opportunity to chat with her one on one and gain her professional insight into their projects. Her fresh perspective and vast experience was inspiring and motivating for visual arts students, and we are excited to have her back in working with us in June.
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PRINT COLLECTIVE: Prints were produced by Kimiora Whaanga, De Jana Sviestrup, Jodi Tautari and Jenniffer Fernyhough to be added to a Women's Suffrage book commemorating 125 years. The artworks will form part of a collaborative print book which will be displayed at the Auckland City Art Gallery.
JOINT PRODUCTION 'Hamilton Boys High School & Hamilton Girls High School are proud to present Jeff Wayne's musical version of 'The War of the Worlds'. Based on the renowned H.G. Wells Novel, Wayne's stage show version incorporates the music from his 1978 album (of the same name) in a dramatized live performance epic!' Production Dates & Times:
Saturday 18th May - 7.00pm - 9.00pm Sunday 19th May - 2.00pm - 4.00pm (Matinee) Wednesday 22nd May - 7.00pm - 9.00pm Thursday 23rd May - 7.00pm - 9.00pm Friday 24th May - 7.00pm - 9.00pm Saturday 25th May - 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Location:
Hamilton Boys' High School Hall 47/45 Peachgrove Rd, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3216
Ticket Prices:
General Admission - $20 Concession - $15
Contact Number & Office Hours: HBHS Shop - 07 853 0421 Office Hours: 8.00am - 1.00pm HGHS Uniform Shop Office Hours 8.15 - 2.30pm.
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CAMPBELL HOUSE Empowerment and diversity comes to my head when I think about Campbell House. Everyone is different in their own little way, which contributed to the interesting start of the term. It was so cool seeing girls from all years stepping up and participating in house events and competitive events at athletics and swimming sports.We may not have placed in both school events but don’t you worry, the year is not over yet and we’re just getting started.We have a strong, diverse Campbell Council this year, with every individual having something different to contribute which is awesome! We also have a fine group of tutor group leaders ready to be the student representatives for their tutor class, we’re ready for positive change. Overall I’m excited to see what 2019 has install for Campbell House. CONGRATULATIONS TO Christine Stols 12 CCN. Christine has been selected to be our Campbell House representative for the student council. Here are a few words from Christine. My name is Christine and I am the spokesperson for Campbell at the student council meetings this year. I take all your suggestions, ideas, and concerns to the big table! At student council meetings, we then brainstorm ideas on how to make Hamilton Girls’ High school a better environment for everyone. I am your voice! We would love to know all ideas and suggestions, so be sure to use the suggestion box in the office, or come talk to me. Let's make a great school, even greater.
Nikita Page Campbell House Prefect
Congratulations to Campbell Council
Congratulations to the Campbell Tutor group leaders
Claudia Fata 13 CHN, Karis Tidswell 13 CDY, Tarusila Taito 13 CCY, Mele ‘Ahokava 13 CKY, Taylor Begovich 13 CHS, Anneliese Clark 9 CHS,Amelia Lee 9 CMM, Nikita Page 13 CMM, Destiny Iraia 13 CDY, Mayci Austen 13 CSS, Sophie Rider 13 CCY, Esha Kumar 12 CCD
Karis Tidswell 13CDY, Tyler King 13XCK, Kyla Hooker 12XSP, Christine Stols 12CCN, Sana Nisar Ahmad 10CSY, Jayne Mackay 13CCD, Lynelle Goodwin 13CCY, Keylan Austin 13CSC, Precious Brown. Absent: Mele Fisi’inaua 13CMG, Brooklyn Matauwhati 13CHS, Melissa Stewart 13 CHN, Grace Manihera 13XMU, J’arne-Arlee Smith 10 CSS
Campbell House creativity. Here is a selection of the Campbell tutor group classroom displays. They are amazing.
WILSON HOUSE Hi Team Wilson!!! What an awesome way to start 2019. 1st in Athletics Day and 3rd in Swimming Sports! Well done. These results were all down to the Wilson Way. Teamwork and participation! With the whole house working together we have started our climb towards the top. Whether it is by competing, chanting louder than anyone else or cheering on the others, we can all contribute to Wilson House and our rise to the top! Next term we have cross country Keita, Maria and myself would love to see as many people as possible entering and having a great time. I hope you have a great break girls, enjoy this time with your friends and family. We will see you all next term. Enjoy the hard work that out tutor teams put into their wall displays. Way to go team. Special mention to WPR who took out Tutor Wall of 2019. Congratulations all.
EDGECUMBE HOUSE Edgecumbe House has started 2019 with a banger! Coming 2nd in Athletics, 5th in swimming sport and much, much more. House Prefects Simranjeet Singh and Thessalonia Ilaoa couldn't be more proud of their girls. Many achievements have occurred during term one and many more are expected from the talented ladies within the blue team.
EDGECUMBE TOP GIRL OF THE MONTH Puhirere Akuhata (XTN) Outstanding leadership for all 3 of our whanau groups. She is a huge help to kaiako and is always willing to assist teina and does so with a smile on her face. Excellent role model EDGECUMBE WALL COMPETITION 1st place ECT 2nd place EMS 3rd place ECX EDGECUMBE SCATTERGORIES COMPETITION 1st place EGR 2nd place EBR 3rd place XTN EDGECUMBETUTOR GROUP LEADERS 2019 Thank you to support and leadership our tutor group leaders, who were nominated by their peers. Special congratulations to Libby Kells who was selected as Head tutor group Leader for 2019. TUTOR EBC ECT ECX ECL EBR EJN EGR ECD EPA EMS ESY EHN
TUTOR GROUP LEADER Eden Gibson Shereen Bakshi Keely West Afifah Siddika Cole Ace Josie Cox Tabeth Chikunda Libby Kells Kaci Hall Zeeba Qadami Chloe Bayliss Annie Walker
MACDIARMID HOUSE Morning MacDiarmid. We did it !! We bet the mighty Wilson at swimming sports and Mr Smith didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was possible. A huge thank you to all competitive swimmers and to everyone who got in an gave it a go for the non championship events. Participation is the key !! I am so happy to see all of the students that got involved in Athletics and Swimming Sports this term. This keep this effort up for Song Fest, Academic Quiz and Cross country next term. I would like to say huge thank you to Hunter and Tiani for their consistent encouragement and positive attitude. Well done girls!! Another thank you to Miss Green ( a.k.a Greeny) for all her hard work this term. It is a pleasure working with you.The house committee continues to work hard behind the scenes organising assemblies and events and helping with tutor group competitions. Thank you to the committee for your hard work as well. Have a nice restful holiday break and lets go for the win again!!! FROM HUNTER : Super stoked again to see us on the top podium for swimming sports, thank you all for coming in your mighty green and participating. Although it was our very last swimming sports, it was definitely one of my favorites. FROM TIANI : Hey girls, massive effort Macdiarmid for Term One! Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shown out at athletics and definitely reeled it in at swimming sports pulling through with first place. Looking forward to more memories as Term Two approaches Term Three is the term to put our heads down and butts up working on our assessments and study! We can do this girls! CONGRATULATIONS Athletics competitors - the following students placed in the top five in their chosen competitive events Ella Wilson Lucy Rennie Grace Wetera Lucy Mason Karen Camoin Elise Gilbert Aisha Skinner Kiriana Nolan Ariona Ratana
April Hurley Jessie Hilton Grace Rennie Holly Quin Tigerlilly Vairaktaria Ella Candy Jhoneel Tetueteuwiri Georah Riley Huaki Reese Walsh
ATHLETICS AWARDS Most enthusiastic - Nikaia Paama Best dressed teacher - Miss Powell Best Dressed student - Slytherin house Student Best hat - Emma Wilson
SWIMMING COMPETITORS the following students placed in the top five in their chosen swimming sports championship event. Connie Thorburn Kayleigh Martin Kayla Ansley Ella Candy
Tia Allen Deanna Bull Abbie Gibson Allanah McGall
SWIMMING SPORTS YEAR LEVEL PLACINGS JUNIOR SENIOR 2nd Kayleigh Martin 2nd Kayla Ansley INTER TUTOR GROUP COMPETITION SO FAR: MAI/MPL - Fire drill MBR - Athletics relay winners MSS - Tutor group wall winner
HEADS HOUSE It’s been a good start to the year for Heads House this term. We placed third at Athletics, and second at Swimming Sports. A huge thank you goes to the students who swam competitively for our house: Trinity McDonald Wilson Alex Matai’a Sophie Matai’a Gabrielle Rosemergy Madison Rattray Imogen Barnes Emily Crabb Isabelle Camplin However this placing would not have been possible without the help of those who swam in the non-competitive events - well done to everyone who got into the pool and those who supported our swimmers.
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NCEA KEY NZQA DATES Special Assessment Conditions (NZQA might allow a student to have special help with their assessments, this help could include; extra time, a computer, a reader, a writer, a reader writer, enlarged papers, separate accommodation, etc.The student might need such help because of a learning disability, medical condition, or some other reason.)
Apply to Mr Mitchell as soon as possible. This is because students are only allowed these conditions for their internal assessments after NZQA has approved their applications.
Start checking your results on the NZQA Database
5th April (Updated on the 5th day of each Month)
NZQA Fees
School’s deadline – Friday 10th May 2019
Financial Assistance
School’s deadline – Friday 10th May 2019
Last Date to Withdraw from External NCEA & Scholarship Exams
School’s deadline – Friday 9th August 2019
Last Date to Withdraw from Internal Standard Unless you have been given an adequate assessment opportunity
School’s deadline – Friday 15th November 2019
NZQA FEES ARE DUE TO THE FINANCE OFFICE BY THE FRIDAY 10TH MAY 2019
NZQA will charge an extra $50.00 fee for any late payment.They will also withhold student’s results until the fees are paid in full. This could cause problems for any student wishing to gain entry to courses, polytechnic, or university in 2020.
International fee paying students are not eligible for financial assistance. NZQF = New Zealand Quantifications Framework (Refer to the NZQA website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualificationsstandards/qualifications/ncea/entry-into-ncea/fees-for-ncea/financialassistance/)
ASSESSMENT PROCEDRES
NZQA Fees for Domestic Candidates Entry Fee Entry for all NZQF standards $76.70 Each scholarship subject $30.00
Students can access the school’s assessments procedures by logging onto the school’s computer networking using their student logon. Then they just double click on ‘ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES 2019’ document on their desktop, refer to the screen shot below.
NZQA Fees for International Fee Paying Candidates Entry Fee Entry for all NQF standards $383.30 Entry for each Scholarship subject $102.20 per subject (Refer to the NZQA website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/ legislation/fees/secondary-education-fees/)
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
To be eligible for financial assistance the applicant (normally the parent or guardian of the candidate) must be the fee payer and meet at least one of the following criteria: • Be receiving a Work and Income or Study Link benefit. (benefitbased applications) • Have a joint family income that would entitle the applicant to receive a Community Services Card. (income-based applications) • Have more than one child undertaking these qualifications in the same year, irrespective of income and the total fees to pay are higher than $200. (multiple candidate applications) Applications are due to the Finance Office by the Friday 10th May 2019 To apply: Complete the “Application for Financial Assistance” form.You can obtain a financial assistance form from the student finance office or download it from the NZQA website (https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ assets/qualifications-and-standards/qualifications/ncea/Application-ForFinancial-Assistance.pdf) Eligible for beneficiary Not eligible for benefior income-based ciary or income-based assistance assistance One child who is a candidate
$20.00
Full fees ($76.70 for NZQF)
More than one child who are candidates
A maximum of $30.00 per family
Where fees are payable for more than one candidate, a maximum of $100.00 per child and $200.00 per fee payer P. 30
It is expected that all students have read this document. However, the school’s assessment procedures will be cover in school assemblies, tutor group time, school notices, school bulletins, and school Newsletters.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS •
Students with significant issues may apply to have special assessment conditions for both their internal and external assessments. • This includes, but not limited to, students: - with reading issues who may need a reader - with problems expressing themselves on paper may need a writer - with anxiety issues may need to sit their assessment in a separate room - with poor sight who need enlarged examination papers, - who have physical difficulties in writing and need a computer, or • Special assessment conditions may include: - computer assistance, - enlarged papers, - extra time, - separate accommodation or a - combination of the above
2019
NCEA - Students who are granted special assessment will receive their results just like any other student. There will be no mention of the special assessment condition on their results; it is a private issue between the student, school and NZQA. - To apply you must contact Mr Mitchell (07 839 1304 EXT 893 or mitchellm@hghs.school.nz). When to Apply: Apply as soon as possible as students are only allowed these conditions for their internal assessments after NZQA has approved their applications. (Refer to the NZQA website: https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/ assessment-and-moderation-of-standards/managing-national-assessment-in-schools/ special-assessment-conditions/)
ABSENCE FROM (OR UNABLE TO DO) AN ASSESSMENT: If you are absent from, or are unable to do, an assessment then you may be assessed later if: 1. The reason is beyond your control, 2. It is practical to do so, and 3. If the application for a further assessment opportunity is received within two weeks of the absence/incident occurring.
How to apply: • Absence beyond your control, e.g. accident or illness. • First, contact the Office on or before the day of the assessment, and let them know that you will not be able attend the assessment and give the name of teacher assessing it. • Secondly, get documentation to support your absence, e.g., a medical certificate for an accident or illness or a signed letter from the caregiver for a mechanical breakdown. • Thirdly, see Mr Mitchell (NZQA Liaison) and give him the appropriate documentation within two weeks of the absence/incident occurring. •
School activity outside the classroom: Approved extra-curricular activities take priority over an assessment (i.e., EOTC events published on the school calendar, e.g., field trip, sports exchange – ask your teacher if you are unsure). In such cases you should be granted a further assessment opportunity only if it is practical to provide one. Other extra-curricular activities, assessments take priority over these.
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GATEWAY work placements: GATEWAY work placements take priority over an assessment. In such cases you should be granted a further assessment opportunity only if it is practical to provide one. Approved leave: If you know you will be absent from school then you must request leave in writing to Mrs Carter (Deputy Principal) prior to your departure. Students who absent without an acceptable reason or who do not follow the established procedures: Students who are wilfully absent or who do not follow the established procedures will: Be considered to have had an adequate assessment opportunity and will be awarded “Not Achieved” for that standard, and Not be offered another opportunity to be assessed against that standard again.
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SCHOOL CONTACT
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Mr Mitchell is the Principal’s Nominee (NZQA Liaison) at the school. You can contact him by: E-mail: mitchellm@hghs.school.nz Phone: 07 839 1304 EXT 839 Mail: Mr Mitchell PO Box 4082 Principal’s Nominee Hamilton
HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS WITH ISLA & ALLAE Date:
Avoid School
holiday boredom! Come along and join us for a fun couple of days of dancing and learn some basic Hip Hop and Street, style moves and dance sets. For ages 8 up,
Beginners and Intermediate Level.
Isla and Allae are exciting, young dancers and choreographers with The Society Dance Company. They both have National and International experience in competitive dance competitions, performances and workshops. They are pleased to bring you their first ever workshop
Dance develops skills in the areas of;
Physical - fitness, stamina, flexibility and strength
Social - Listening, discipline, interaction and
friendships.
Emotional - selfconfidence, self esteem,
$90 for two days The Society Dance Company Studio 7a Lake Road Frankton Hamilton
expression, creativity and enjoyment (Bookings required as spaces are limited)
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KEY DATES THIS TERM
13 – 16 APRIL 2019 14 - 16 APRIL 2019 23 – 24 APRIL 2019 24 APRIL 2019 27 – 28 APRIL 2019 29 APRIL 2019 29 APRIL 2019 30 APRIL 2019 1 MAY 2019 1-2 MAY 2019 3 MAY 2019 3 MAY 2019 4 – 5 MAY 2019 6 MAY 2019 6 MAY 2019 7 MAY 2019 8 MAY 2019 9 MAY 2019 10 MAY 2019 10 MAY 2019 10 MAY 2019 10 MAY 2019 11 – 12 MAY 2019 11 MAY 2019 14 MAY 2019 15 MAY 2019
NZSS Water Polo Champs - Premier Kiorahi Nationals 14th: 9:30am – 16th: 10:30am ANZAC Hockey tournament FLOW Pasifika Leadership Course - All Day Kapa Haka Wānanga TEACHER ONLY DAY - KAHUI AKO (COL) Hostel Parent Committee Meeting Hockey 1st XI playing Argentina U17 Level 2 and 3 Painters trip Y9-13 Parent-Teacher Meetings 2:30 – 6:00pm STAR Course - Photoshop STAR Course - Printmaking 12:00 – 3:00pm 2nd XI Hockey pre-season tournament Cross Country Day Year 13 Twelfth Night Dress Rehearsal Day Write that Essay - Clinic/Coaching day Year 13 present Twelfth Night: Drama Room Year 13 present Twelfth Night: Drama Room STAR Course - Illustrator STAR Course - Pattern Making (TES) Write that Essay - Clinic/Coaching day STAR Course - Printmaking Hostel Set Leave NISS Swimming Champs Pasifika Fono 5:30 – 7:00pm Cross Country Central Zone
CAREERS DEPT KEY DATES - TERMS 2 TERTIARY VISITS AND OTHER CAREER EVENTS Wintec Open Day University of Auckland overview presentation University of Waikato Open Day University of Canterbury Info Evening Waikato Careers Expo Massey University Info Evening Victoria University Info Evening
Friday 10 May 1.30pm, Monday 13 May All day, Friday 17 May 6.00pm, Tuesday 28 May All day, Sun/Mon 9-10 June TBA, Tuesday 11 June 6.30pm, Wednesday 3 July
Call into the Careers Office for further information regarding these events
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All Campus’s Library Claudelands Event Centre Claudelands Event Centre TBA