HAMILTON GIRLS’
2017
HIGH SCHOOL
TERM 3
NEWSLETTER
p.5 Design Thinking Workshop
p.7 Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
p.6 Waikato Culinary Fare
p.16 Winter Sports Tournament
“A wise woman shapes her own destiny”
SPORTS AWARDS THURSDAY, 19th OCTOBER Time:
Doors open 5.30pm, Seated by 6.00pm
Venue:
Ngaa Puawaitanga, Hamilton Girls’ High School
Details:
Tickets include dinner.
Guest speaker is Nikki Hamblin
MAORI & PASIFIKA AWARDS 2017 WEDNESDAY, 25th OCTOBER Time:
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue:
Ngaa Puawaitanga, Hamilton Girls’ High School
Details:
RSVP by 16th October
ARTS AWARDS 2017 TUESDAY, 31st OCTOBER Time:
6.00pm (exhibition opens at 5.00pm)
Venue:
Ngaa Puawaitanga, Hamilton Girls’ High School
Details:
All students are required to be in full
school uniform.
PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou
Term 3 is always a culmination of amazing achievements in both the cultural, sporting and academic arenas of our school. The recent winter tournament week was for many of our young women the climax of a very busy few months. Those who were involved during this particular week had the opportunity to test themselves against some of the very best teams from throughout the country. A number of the teams did well, exceeding their own expectations while others did not do as well as they had hoped. It is always an opportunity to reset goals for the following season.
sit every external achievement standard. All of our senior courses have pre-requisites (available online in our curriculum handbook) and they must meet these to be accepted into a course. Many universities are also more interested in external results as well. This is the time to study, and to do more study. The single most important focus for senior students henceforth is the achievement of their academic goals. Some sacrifice may be called for; some hard work will be necessary but the absolute priority for each student is to focus on their preparation for examinations.
Over the holiday break, our Touch team attended an Australian Secondary Schools Tournament in Brisbane, Queensland. They lost the final in a drop off, and came home with a silver medal. Congratulations to Whaea Hollie, Mrs Nathan and the touch team for their wonderful achievement, and for representing our school well. More information will be shared in our next Bulletin.
At Hamilton Girls’ High School, we work really hard to keep our environment safe for your daughter’s to attend school. Over the past few years, the BOT have excluded students for use of drugs, as well as serious bullying incidents. I bring this to your attention because the local media has requested information from the Ministry of Education regarding school exclusions re drug use, which will be published. It is always interesting to see how they will use this information.
In the Performing and Visual Arts faculty, we have also had a number of students hard work rewarded through performances, achievements on the national stage and individual recognition. Special recognition must be given to the wonderful cast and crew of the joint production “Dracula”, including lead roles Hayley Monaghan , Chelsea Kelly , and Kaleesha Messent. All three leads portrayed their characters with gripping emotion and stunning vocals. We are also very proud of Darien Lee who has had an outstanding year in Dance as choreographer and leader of our Hip Hop group. Her hard work was recognised this year through her many accolades, as well as our hip hop group being placed third at Nationals. Special thanks to Mrs Tautari, Mrs Wynn-Jones and Mrs Dickinson for taking a group of our students to the UK and through Europe. An amazing experience for all, we look forward to reading about their trip in the next Bulletin. We are well aware that all of these very worthwhile endeavours place demands on a young woman’s time and amidst all this busyness, we must remember that the primary focus for our young women must be academic. Our practise NCEA examinations are an opportunity to see how ready they are for external examinations. I need to emphasise that EXTERNALS MATTER!!. We expect our students to prepare well and to
On a final note, we had a special visit by our Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy at the end of the term. An Old Girl of the school, we were very privileged that she spoke to our senior school, met social scientists and had morning tea with the staff. She is certainly an inspirational woman. I would like to take this opportunity to invite parents to our prizegivings to celebrate student achievements. It is a wonderful way to support your daughter, their friends and the school. It is a special time of the year.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL JILL CARTER GATE
On the 13th of September this term, we were lucky enough to have Claire Mulholland -a Hamilton Girls’ High School old girl- come to do a speaking event at the school. Currently working towards her Phd at Waikato University, Claire (right) spoke about about her successful and rewarding career in science, particularly her focal area of infectious diseases and protein structures. This was a great opportunity for students to find out about the research completed by Claire and her team at the university, and the many benefits that come from studying science; travel, discovery, teamwork and the ability to learn something new every day. With a great turnout of students, the lunchtime talk was a great opportunity for students interested in science to find out about possible study pathways, ask questions, and extend their thinking about their future.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
MARIA DUNN RONGOHIA TE HAU
Culturally responsive and relational pedagogy continues to be a schoolwide focus at Hamilton Girls’ High School. For the past week and a half, the Strategic Change Leadership team have been involved in classsroom observations. Rongohia Te Hau is a measuring tool which basically means getting a sense of what is going on in general at a school-wide level, looking at practise at a moment in time.It has been an important part of our focus for raising Maaori achievement.
TE WIKI O TE REO MAAORI.
Week 8 saw the Kahui Arataki team hold activities throughout the week to celebrate this year’s theme - KIA ORA te REO. Lunchtime events included: Our very own Amazing Reo Race, Traditional Maaori games and activities, Chubby Bunny activity, and culminating in what is most important - KAI. The team made Fry Bread and handed out on Friday at luncthime. Students appeared to enjoy the activites and learn aspects of language development. It was great to hear the language actively heard around the school from both staff and students. Ngaa mihi.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL REBECCA EARLY
“Success is defined as losing control of a group that is traveling in the same direction”.
Siutu Toa - 1st Place
Kerrianne Jackson - 2nd Place
Briana Pledger - 3rd Place
This term I was fortunate enough to attend the Deputy Principal’s 3 day NASDAP conference in New Plymouth. The was a great opportunity to connect with Deputy Principal’s across the country, to reinvigorate my thoughts and vision on designing a future focus curriculum. Educational jargon permeated the air; teachers as brokers, epistemic, 21st century learner, and global competency. Jargon aside, the key question to prompt introspection was “How is our mission reflected in our lived curriculum?” How do I design and deliver my learning programmes to instill the values and key competencies to nurture a WISE woman? Perhaps to achieve this goal, as keynote speaker Karen Spencer stated, as educational leaders we need to keep an eye on the horizon, know our purpose and hold our ideas lightly. This last component resonates strongly for me as the diversity of our learners provokes innovation. When the Year 10 students go on camp in the last week of Term 4, the Year 9 students will be participating in a Design Thinking process titled,Year 9 Making A Difference Week. Ten core staff have been meeting weekly to create a 5 day Design Thinking programme, which is an approach that can be used to consider issues, with a means to help resolve these issues. In the last week of term 70 members of our staff participated in the Design Thinking process and were able to work collaboratively to unpack an issue and use “blue sky” thinking to attain possible solutions to these issues. The team currently designing this week is very excited to be involved in a slowly evolving process, which places our students at the heart of their learning journey. This year’s 2017 Academic Council organised the Literacy Rocks event held in Week 10 of this term. One of the main goals this year was to promote literacy at HGHS, therefore they created literacy rocks to scatter around school.These rocks, similar to the Tron rocks that have been hidden around Hamilton, had words/letters painted on them. Students had the challenge of finding as many rocks as they could, organising them into a creative sentence and then posting a picture of their creation on Instagram with the caption “#HGHSlitrox.” The winning student, Siutu Toa, was rewarded with a $100 Gordon Harris voucher, whilst Kerrianne Jackson (2nd) and Briana Pledger (3rd) received an exceptional selection of novels. We believe that this event was a fun way for students to test their literacy and we ultimately hope that it will encourage more involvement in future literacy-based activities within school.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL CRAIG SCRIMGEOUR
DESIGN THINKING WORKSHOP AT WINTEC
On Tuesday 19 September five Year 10 extension students (Esha Kumar, Ashlynne Singh, Emily Burt, De Jana Sveistrup, Kyla Hooker) attended a Design Thinking workshop at the Wintec Rotokauri Campus. The purpose was for the students to solve an industry based problem using Design Thinking methodology. They were accompanied by four staff (Mr Scrimgeour – Deputy Principal, Ms Dibley – Science, Mr Tepania – Technology, Mr Chand – Mathematics).These staff had attended two previous workshops at Wintec to learn the process for Design Thinking and Project Based Learning – contextualised for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with an engineering focus. THE INTENT OF THE DAY WAS TO ENGAGE AND DEVELOP THE STUDENTS BY: • Problem solving and decision making using Design Thinking methodology and Project Based Learning • Connect the relevance of STEM subjects with industry contexts • Grow awareness of STEM and Engineering pathways to higher study postsecondary school • Collaboratively participating in a project to understand the industry related issue and undertake the challenge to design a solution with practical application The girls started the day undertaking an 18 minute challenge to produce a tower using 20 sticks of spaghetti, 1 metre of tape, 1m of string and one marshmallow. They had to make the tower as high as possible and be able to support the weight of a marshmallow on the very top. They competed against a team of five Year 11 students from Rototuna High School and were successful in producing a tower about twice their height. A great start to the day. Next, Niall Fuller from Hunter Filling Systems presented to the girls and explained what his company does and showed them examples of the filling systems they have designed for customers around the world. The girls were then issued their challenge – to produce a prototype filling system to fill a bottle provided with 1 Litre of pine o clean as fast as possible with no frothing and no wastage. Our staff were there to coach and support the girls through the design Thinking methodology:
The girls achieved their challenge after numerous changes to their prototype and produced a very innovative design which met the criteria of the challenge. They presented to everyone there detailing the process they followed and the reasons behind what they did. This was then followed by a successful test of their prototype. WHERE TO FROM HERE? While the Year 10 students are attending camp during the first week in December, the Year 9 students will be undertaking a programme at school which will incorporate Design Thinking methodology. We also have some subject areas in school that have been using Project Based Learning within their teaching programmes and others that are looking at bringing this in.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL SHARLEEN NATHAN
Term 3 has been an action packed term for both students and staff at Hamilton Girls’ High School. We have had languages weeks, subject weeks, the Dracula production, winter sports week, Senior practice exams and charity week - there is never a dull moment. As a school, we are looking towards a future focused curriculum, one that caters for our students needs and considers student voice, especially our priority learners. We must continue to explore areas where we can use contextualised learning opportunities such as the Dance Achievement Standards that we have introduced for our Pasifika By Nature students. These girls have a deep passion for their culture and dance and they spend hundreds of hours working towards a polished performance. On a personal note, I had the privilege of travelling to Queensland as the Manager of our Senior A Touch team in the Queensland All Schools Touch tournament. Declared to be the biggest touch tournament in the world, with over 400 teams involved. The team has worked exceptionally hard, fundraising since the start of the year and preparing themselves for this tour. It is a wonderful way to promote Touch and Sport at Hamilton Girls’ High School. Hollie Gray has been coaching our Senior A touch team since 2009 and has continued to build a strong team culture, where girls are encouraged to be good people both on and off the field. Our team are currently National Champions and will be defending this title in December this year. We hit the ground running at the start of Term 4. I will be overseeing the Maori and Pasifika awards in week 2. You do not have to be a recipient of an award to attend, all are welcome. I am excited to announce Louisa Wall as our guest speaker. She is the Labour MP for Manurewa and in the 90s was a member of the Silver Ferns and Black Ferns teams.
I look forward to seeing you all in Term 4.
BUSINESS MANAGER KAMA SCUTTS
UNIFORM SHOP
With 2018 approaching quickly it is now time to start thinking about school uniforms. •
Year 9 students for 2018 (those that are in year 8 at present ) or any other new students can come into the uniform shop for a fitting and to order their uniform early. We do have a package deal available for new students and limited stock is available now for those who get in early. • Year 11 students going into Year 12 for 2018 will need to purchase our senior uniform which has a different blouse and blazer. • Year 12 students going into Year 13 for 2018 will need to purchase a grey tie. All these items can be purchased from the school uniform shop. We recommend the purchase the uniform as soon as you are financially able as stock and sizes can sell quickly. Our hours are on our website and the shop staff are more than happy to meet outside of those hours by appointment. The Uniform Shop can be contacted by phone on 07 8399697.
YEARBOOK/SCHOOL MAGAZINE
The Yearbook is currently in the final design processes with our very talented Print and Design Administrator Shawnee Hooper. Due to some changes to pricing, the school will not be issuing any complimentary yearbooks this year. Pre-orders for the school year book can be ordered from the uniform shop. The Administration Team have held the Election for the Board of Trustees student representative and votes were counted on 27 September 2017. A formal announcement will be made to the school in due course. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process. Rebecca-Rose Ngatai has been elected to represent the students on the Board of Trustees for the next year.
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Congratulations to Maywen Choy and Eunice Llobet who have very successfully completed the Semester 1 University of Waikato Level 1 Introduction to Computer Science paper. All their hard work completing this online paper has certainly paid dividends.
WAIKATO CULINARY FARE On 6-7 July, 15 students from Hamilton Girls’ High School competed at the 13th Annual Waikato Culinary Fare.This is a culinary competition for secondary and tertiary students, with some students coming from as far away as Whangarei. With over 525 entries in this year’s event, it was the biggest competition in the country. Medals and certificates are awarded on a points system - 80-89 is a silver medal, 90-99 points is a gold medal and 100 points is gold with Distinction. Hamilton Girls’ High School students had 50 entries in 10 events. Out of those entries they received 40 medals in total, 19 of which were silver or gold.This was a great effort from all those involved. Special thanks to Mrs Dibley and Ms Middleton for all their help in preparing our team of students.
THOSE WHO WON SILVER AND/OR GOLD MEDALS WERE: Amira Jeffares Silver in cafe cake Brenna Matthews Silver in savoury burger Amy Wilkinson Silver in cafe cake Jada Karam-Murray Silver in chicken dish Nikita Mitchell Silver in cupcakes Silver in mystery box
Courtney Druett Silver in cold dessert Gold in mystery box with 90 points
Rebecca-Rose Ngatai Silver in savoury pizza Silver in savoury burger Silver in cafe cake
Jessica Goldsack Silver in cold dessert Gold in mystery box with 90 points
Sarah Baker Silver in cafe cake Silver in cold dessert Gold in savoury burger with 97 points
Breanna Edwards Silver in savoury pizza Gold in cafe cake with 93 points
Leila Green Silver in mystery box
Images in order from top to bottom: Breanna Edwards, Nikita Mitchell, Sarah Baker, Piper Vercoe, Courtney Druett. Bottom Right image: Breanna Edwards & Jennifer Roberts.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
ULTIMATE FRISBEE TOURNAMENT We took 2 Year 10 teams to a tournament of Ultimate frisbee at the varsity field on Wednesday 6th September. The girls were a little daunted by the fact they would be playing mixed and all boy teams of senior level age group. Nevertheless they got stuck into the conditions of wind, rain, cloudy and MUD to play some impressive Ultimate Frisbee given their first time in a tournament and due to the conditions. Both teams played well with one team finishing 4 and the other placing 5th. Poppy Morgan received the MVP of the tournament by the most nominations from the opposing teams throughout all the games, Well done! Also a shout out to the Nga Taiatea whanau who played in true spirit giving us wise knowledge on tactics and letting us even up the skill level. Look forward to the experience again, and potentially putting a team in the Term 4 Wednesday afternoon league should the girls maintain their keenness!
Always a pleasure taking keen and thankful girls! Mrs Rakete
WELLNESS EXPO This year our Level 2 Health classes showcased a wellness expo for the girls of HGHS. This was a part of their Health Promotion internal where they were in groups and working through a series of actions to achieve a goal. The goal had to help reduce stress and anxiety amongst the girls within school.The expo was a great success where the students either learnt something, eat something, won something or petitioned for change. There were a range of stalls throughout the expo such as providing study tips & study packs, promotion of NCEA credit tracker apps, promotion of Healthier breakfast options, proposing a future thinking class around career pathways, redesigning of the canteen layout, classroom redesigning, promotion of physical well being with a personal trainer from Crossfit Te Rapa, reducing the number of NCEA credits available in courses, random acts of kindness and a I am grateful for, wal for students to share with others. This was pulled off with great success by the girls and a awesome way to showcase what they have been working on in class. Mrs Rakete & Mrs McCarthy
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
Our students have been practicing the language they need to talk and write about themselves and their cultural backgrounds. They have explored descriptive language including writing poems about their lives. They have also been sharing about their cultural backgrounds and how their lives changed once they came to New Zealand. Some students made Dual Culture posters to illustrate these differences.
BIO POEMS It means friendly, lazy, and lovely. It is the number 12. It is like cherry blossoms in spring. It is shopping and singing with friends, crazily. It is the memory of Alice. Who taught me trust and caring, When she trust that God will give her good luck. My name is Lisa, It means you never fail until you stop trying. Lisa It means happy, sad, lovely. It is the number 14. It is like school shoes. It is songs, birthdays. It is the memory of my sister, Who taught me faith and kindness. When she was kind to people. My name is Shabana, It means life is nice with friends.’ Shabana
It means happy, joyful and friendly. It is the number 2 It is like the flower of rosemary. It is joking and laughing with friends and family. It is the memory of Gran, Who taught me love and patience When she accepted everything that happened In her life with kindness. My name is Hannah. It means God will guide my life. Hannah
A peaceful place I like to go is behind my garage when it’s summer. This is because it’s really pretty and quiet. I always bring snacks and drinks with me when I go there. Normally, I go there when I get angry at someone or something. Everyone in my family knows that behind the garage is my favourite is my favourite spot so no one comes with me, as they know I need some time for myself. I remember when we used to live in my old house, my favourite place to go was a park nearby my house, but I don’t need to go now as I have discovered another, even better spot. Farhiya Hirsi My favourite sport is rugby. Communication is very important in rugby. It is a team sport and players must trust each other. I don’t still understand English so , when I play rugby I move a lot and look around me and have eye contact with team mates. It is easier for me. I like running and using a ball so I like rugby. Sometimes the rugby ball hits my eyes but I don’t care. I’m so happy and excited when I get points in the game. Eimi Tanaka
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT For this term’s entry from the English Department, our focus is on creative writing. We hope you enjoy the offerings from junior and senior English students.
YEAR 12 CREATIVE WRITING
THE STORM
The thunder growls overhead as we huddle, soaking wet, in the doorway. Rain lashes against the windows. Winds howl in pained anger at the darkened sky. The great,grey sea rolls in the distance,breaking furiously upon the sand. I stare, chest heaving, at the strip of beach I had stood on only moments before. Damp sand squishes under my bare toes, and I breath in the deep, salty smell on the air. A light breeze caresses my body, holding enough of the bite to necessitate pulling my coat closer. Waves crash gently, despite the rowdy, black dog desperately trying to kill them. He races around, white teeth bared, attacking the passing water as it swirls about his paws. I cannot help but laugh at Buddy’s determined attempt to single handedly halt the tide. Dumb dog. The unseasonably cold day has left the beach deserted, apart from Buddy and I. Even the pesky seagulls have hidden themselves from view. The sky is covered in a thick layer of ashen clouds. The wind is starting to pick up, causing the trees to dance like delicate ballerinas. In the east, an intimidating, granite cloud stalks towards me, thunder rumbling in its throat, lightning flashing in its hungry eyes. A storm is coming. ‘I need to get home,’ is all that runs through my mind. I call for Buddy, pulling his weathered leash out of my coat pocket, the worn leather slipping through my fingers. I yell again. He should be sprinting towards me, his pink tongue lolling, his sleek, black tail windmilling through the air, but there’s no sight of him. My heart quickens. An unsteady throb
settles itself uncomfortably in my chest. My eyes desperately dart around. Where is he? I scream his name, and roaring wind screams back. Where is he? My bare feet slap the unforgiving sand as I dash up and down the water’s edge. Where is he? My throat is hoarse with guttural cries,and the warning rain starts to pepper the sand. Where is he? I beg for a flash of black. To see Buddy run along the beach towards me. I beg for him to be okay, to be alive...where is he? Where is he? WHERE IS HE? Tears fall, unbidden, from my eyes. Wind whips my hair into a ravaging frenzy. “BUDDY!” I bawl, one last attempt before...suddenly I hear a sharp bark between the whip cracks of lightning. I think it’s coming from an outcrop of ragged rocks. Is it him? My cold-sodden limbs are on fire as I chase after the barking. Let it be him. Oh, God. Let it be him. I round the stoic, jagged rocks. My body fills with relief. His small ebony frame, gleaming with diamond raindrops, huddles against the cold hard stone. Seeing me, a low keening whine pierces the air. A strike of lightning and his eyes go wide, growing with every flash. I quickly clip his lead on and bundle him into my arms. Burying my face into his damp fur, I attempt to calm him with whispered words of comfort. The rain starts to fall harder, drumming on my back. With Buddy safely tucked into my arms, I start to run. With every clap of ever closer thunder, he shakes and my feet get faster. Water is pouring from the merciless sky,it soaks my bones a burning numbness. I run like I’ve never run before, a gazelle running her heart out to try escape the lion’s clutches. My
warm breath erupts into petite, curling white. My arms strain, Buddy’s weight seems to increase tenfold with each step.Finally, by bare feet are freed of the beach’s shifting sand, and hit the concrete footpath. I sprint up the desolate streets as lightning cleaves the sky in the distance. Finally, just as Buddy becomes unbearable heavy and my chest feels ready to explode, I see my house. A feeling of overwhelming tiredness fills me and turns my legs to lead. I stagger through the rain. A drunken smile spreads across my face. I laugh, giddy in the storm. Cold fingers fumble the keys but eventually,the lock turns and we make it inside. Buddy,snug in my arms, wags his tail weakly, and I hold him close. We’re cold but glad to be home. Thunder growls overhead, huddle soaking wet, in the doorway. Rain lashes against windows. Wind howls in anger at the darkened sky. The grey sea rolls in the distance, breaking furiously upon the sand. I stare, chest heaving at the strip of beach I had stood on only moments before. We’re safe.
Katie Osborne, 2ENG
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YEAR 12 CREATIVE WRITING THE “HAPPI ISLES”
The “Happi Isles” “Solomon Islands? Where’s that?” That’s where I grew up Winter: foggy, chilly, heater All so foreign and useless Trillions of giant coconut trees Tropical breeze and sugary seas.
VISUAL POSTER
HOW TO SURVIVE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
It’s always summer in the “Happi Isles” Although normally disorganized Friendly smiles, fruit galore Rainbow flowers splattered on the market vendor stalls. Home isn’t where the heart is, Home is where the heat is. Developing crooked politics Yet, so diversely different History lies on the ocean floor, Like an undiscovered treasure chest. Foundation and concealer? No need for that, Dusty worn out roads can solve that. Home is where the heart is Home is where the freedom is Being amongst family Makes it simpler to fit in a crowd. Home is indeed where the heart is. Home to local food Earth oven, seafood, fresh crops. The “Happi Isles” is where over 100 different languages are spoken. A home to micronesians,polynesians,melanesians and other races. The fruit salad of culture and heritage is like being in a tropical rain forest. My people are as the birds Loud,colorful and admirably pristine. Home is where your heart is. A place where you are accepted,loved,trusted,supported and cared for. Your definition of home is different from mine. Way, way different. Home is where I’d rather be at this point in time. Ruthie Holmes, 2ENG
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PASIFIKA DEPARTMENT Kia Orana,Talofa, Malo e lelei, Mauri,Taloha ni, Bula vinaka and Aloha Welcome to the Term Three Pasifika portion of this newsletter. As Pasifika, we have enjoyed a successful term with a number of girls reporting on:
TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEK
Our senior leaders, Sitela and Mele shared aspects of Faka Tonga with the staff in a recent meeting where they explained to us about religion, the king and education. What an eye-opening experience it was for teachers who found out exactly what ‘no cell phones’ means in Tongan schools. A few of us reminded our students to be glad we do not have a ‘no phones in school’ policy at HGHS.
SENIOR PRACTICE EXAMS
A number of our girls reported that they did well on the recent exams. However, there are still a few who admitted that they could have prepared themselves better. Families, we encourage you to support your daughters by urging them to attend the study sessions we provide: Thursday lunchtimes is the Pasifika Study Centre in Anderson, each Monday evening is Power Up at Wintec, and Tuesday after school the Academic Council are set up in the library. Now is the time to sit with your daughters and set up their revision timetables in preparation for the external exams.
TOURNAMENT WEEK
Congratulations to all of our Pasifika girls who took part in the tournament week for secondary schools. We are proud of their participation.
THE LAST THREE ACTIVITIES FOR PASIFIKA
With our involvement in the cultural aspects of Pasifika we have three more events that are on our calendar. The Maori and Pasifika Awards: Please mark on your calendars Wednesday 25th October as the singular most important event on our calendar. This is where we celebrate the successes of our girls. We invite all families to attend in support of and to celebrate the achievements of our students. As is the custom, our Year 13 leaders will perform an item and have been busy learning a dance befitting this occasion. The Arts Awards: For the first time, Maori and Pasifika have been asked to provide a choir to sing at this awards evening. We are excited with the invitation and look forward to participating in such an important event. The Rugby League World Cup: The HGHS Pasifika Tongan and Samoan stages have been asked to provide pre-game entertainment at the upcoming Rugby League World Cup. We are honoured at the invitation and begin practises this week. Finally, thank you families for your on-going support of the Pasifika programme at HGHS. We trust you will enjoy the holidays with your daughters as they prepare for the last portion of our school year. Soifua Pasifika Mentoring
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CAREERS DEPARTMENT OPTION / CAREERS EVENING
On Thursday 14th September evening we hosted a very successful event to assist students with their subject choices for 2018 and beyond. We were fortunate to have twenty one education providers present to answer questions about their programmes and pathways. We would like to thank them sincerely for their time – Waikato University, Wintec, Otago University, Victoria University, AUT, Auckland University, Massey University, Te Wananga o Aotearoa, LittitudeNZ, CampUSA, PIHMS, Vision College, Your Education Exchange Programme, NZ Defence Forces, NZ Police, NZMA, AcademyNZ, NZ School of Tourism, BCITO and Elite International School of Beauty and Spa Therapies.
STUDENT LOANS AND ALLOWANCES
Students are encouraged to "Sign up for Studylink information" through the www. studylink.govt.nz website where they will automatically recieve information regarding the application process. Help sessions will be run at school during Term 4 with student loan and allowance applications. The dates and times will be advertised through daily notices.
CV WRITING
For those students seeking fulltime or part time employment, assistance with CV writing and job applications is available from the Careers Office. They can also check out www.careers.govt.nz for tips on CV and cover letter writing.
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TALENT QUEST HIP HOP DANCE CREW
The Marionette’s is an auditioned Hip Hop dance crew.The auditions took place at the beginning of the year and the chosen dancers have been practicing with choreographer, Darien Lee three times a week in order to create a dance. The crew so far have competed in a Secondary School Competition, Dance NZ Made, where they placed first in their Open section as well as winning the Overall Supreme Award and the Excellence in Choreography Award and were also chosen to represent the Waikato region at Nationals on the 23rd of September. At Nationals the Hip Hop Group came third in New Zealand. A lot of hard work and dedication has gone into this group. The Marionette’s placed first in the HGHS and HBHS mixed school talent quest finals. A huge thank you to Darien Lee who has led and choreographed for this group. Darien also won the supreme soloist award for all of New Zealand and was awarded a $2500 dance scholarship for a trip to LA.
COMBINED TALENT QUEST
On the evening of Tuesday 12 September, Hamilton Girls’ High school hosted the HGHS and HBHS combined Talent Quest. Hosted by our Arts Captain, Olivia Neil and Reed from HBHS, the evening began with a wonderful performance from them both. There were 8 Acts in total and incluced, a sister act, to Hip hop group, guitar looper, and a flautist.The talent on display was exceptional.The event concluded with our very own teacher band,Truancy. Final placings for the night had Hamilton Girls’ High School Hip Hop Group taking out first place with Hayley Monaghan second and Rangi from Hamilton Boys’ High School taking out 3rd place. Thanks to Olivia Neil and her Arts Council, Mrs Wynne Jones and judges for a fantastic evening.
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KOREAN EXCHANGE
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Ritsumeikan Keisho Junior High School Exchange 15 October to 31 October 2017
We are excited to welcome 25 students from Ritsumeikan Keisho Junior High in Japan, after a very successful exchange in 2016. We urgently need to secure 8 more families who would be willing to welcome a student in to their home for the 2 weeks that are at HGHS. Hosting an international student is a rewarding experience, giving you and your family the opportunity to learn a little about Japanese culture while sharing with them our Kiwi.
Firstly, thanks very much for being a part of the Korean Scholarship Programme for the second year. This programme remains a very special opportunity for these students who come from rural areas of South Korea. The programme is also an excellent opportunity to showcase Hamilton Girls High school on an international level. Korean Scholarship students are part of a joint scholarship programme between New Zealand and South Korea. The students have been selected from eligible schools from agricultural areas of South Korea. For most, the scholarship will be the first opportunity for travel outside of South Korea and is an important educational opportunity for them. 2017 is the second year of the proposed three-year scholarship programme for Students to be enrolled in a New Zealand school for an eight (8) week stay in each year. The ten girls arrived in Hamilton on the 19 th July in the pouring rain, and left last Monday again in the pouring rain. In between they managed to experience some beautiful weather and a lot of Kiwi culture in their short stay in the Waikato. HGHS had the largest group of students this year of all the schools throughout New Zealand with the average being 4 – 6 students, and this was made possible thanks to the wonderful support of our teaching staff and host families who welcomed the girls in to for the duration of their stay. “When I first came to HGHS I was very nervous and felt shy, but HGHS’s students and teachers were very kind and did many activities so I had a good time at HGHS. I felt grateful for them and I want to say ‘thank you’ to them.” Seeun AN
Host families will receive an amount of $560 towards expenses. If you would like more information on hosting a student, please contact Kylie Morgan at morgank@hghs.school.nz.
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HGHS OLD GIRL VOLUNTEERING TO HELP DOCTORS IN PERU A bunch of South Auckland's future paramedics recently visited Peru to help doctors and nurses with check-ups and triage. The 13 paramedicine students from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) have returned after a self-funded, two-week medical volunteering trip to Cusco in Peru.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/manukau-courier/96761892/AUTstudent-paramedics-volunteer-to-help-doctorsin-Peru?cid=app-iPhone
Five of the students are from in South Auckland. The expedition was initiated by ĹŒtahuhu resident Sofie Heaphy, who is studying a Bachelor of Health Science in Paramedicine. An international volunteering during a high school kapa haka trip to Hawaii steered her to plan this trip. "I wanted to volunteer abroad again and thought it would be more fun with friends. So, I asked my classmates to join me," Heaphy says. They started fundraising last year and signed up with International Volunteer HQ. Cusco is a town situated outside the heavily visited Machu Picchu. The students weren't entirely prepared for the hard life that was to come. "It really opened our eyes to the poor health conditions that exist. The local people lead very hard lives," Heaphy says. "There was a patient with a snapped Achilles tendon who didn't receive treatment for three months. And, when he did, the doctor prescribed him Ibuprofen." New Zealand has a very good health system compared to Peru, she says. "I definitely learned the value of a functioning public health system," she says. "This was an amazing opportunity to develop our skills, experience the health system in another country and transfer this knowledge to our practice here in New Zealand." The only similarity between Cusco and South Auckland, she says, is that everyone looks after everyone. As a future paramedic, she would like to see paramedic registration and expanded scope of practice for paramedics in rural areas. "Increased health promotion, as well as paramedics trained in health promotion and community engagement, in areas like South Auckland, would help educate patients regarding any injuries or illnesses and help to prevent further admissions to hospital," she says. The students have documented their experience in a blog, Paramedics in Peru, where they share their learnings and encourage their peers to consider medical volunteering.
L-R) Rikayla Richardson, Peta Thomson, Eve Clarke, Sam Lucy, (local nurse), Sofie Heaphy, Kaycee Bottcher, Sophie Smith, Emma Ballard.
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WINTER SPORTS TOURNAMENT RUGBY
SPORTS NEWS
During Winter Tournament Week the First XV travelled to Palmerston North to compete in the National Top 4 Rugby Tournament.Teams joining HGHS were last years champions Southland Girls High School, St Mary’s and Southern Cross. On Friday the team played Southland Girls High School, with the knowledge that they were a very strong team and favourites to take out the tournament due to them being defending champions the girls prepared extremely well to give themselves the best chance possible. In blustery, wet and cold conditions HGHS put their best performance of the season on the park turning out comfortable winners 51-12. Jazmin Hotham lead by example and was ably supported by Lena Mitchell and Lonita Ngalu in the pack. On day 2, the girls were to play St Mary’s of Wellington - the team they lost to in last years semi final.With conditions marginally better than the previous days and the game played on Sky TV the players embraced the occasion. The contest was brutal with the crowd often wincing at the physicality shown and the skill level of the girls, this was reiterated and applauded by the Sky TV commentary team. With an even first half and HGHS down 17-5 the players dug deep and left everything out on the park during the second half eventually going down 29-12 to a big St Mary’s team. However, a huge performance in finishing second best rugby team in the country. Standout performers over the weekend include season MVP and captain Jazmin Hotham, Lena Mitchell, Lonita Ngalu, Riana Aspinal, Arorangi Totorewa Tauranga and Nyesha Hamilton.
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PREMIER NETBALL UNISS WEEK
The girls set off to Auckland with the goal of making top 16. Moving into A grade this year was always going to be a challenge but the girls were up for it. From the start we knew it was going to be a tough road with a competitive pool. The first game against defending champs Saint Kentigerns was tough but the girls only lost by 9 with a poor performance so they were positive they could turn things around. They got up and won some crucial games against Aorere,Westlake and Botany Downs putting them in the top 16 and then the top 8. With a significant injury to our starting goal keeper the rest of the team managed to finish strong. With a loss against Howick it just put us out of contention for nationals. With a final win over Trident, it meant the premier netball team finished 7th in the Upper North Island champs. Hannah Riddle-Pelchen was also named in the tournament team which is a great feat in her final year of school. There are over 120 teams so this is an amazing achievement. These girls should be so proud of their efforts it was by far the best team culture and environment I have been apart of at Hamilton Girls’ High School. 2018 is looking to be a great one.
XI FOOTBALL TEAM
Our 1st XI football team traveled to Taupo to compete in the National Lotto Football tournament where we were trying to improve on our top 4 finish in 2016 games started well with a well oiled team taking the 1st game against St Andrews 6-0 Cayin Mitchell opened the tournament goal scoring for the team,With Kelli Brown taking over with 5 goals. With our 2nd game against Wellington Girls College another win at 4-0 with the mid field sending through some great ball for the strikers to take advantage of. Our defensive line worked hard in our 3rd game against Takapuna with Georgia Candy commanding from the back with us taking the win at 2-0. putting us at the top of the pool. Baradene was the team that came out and took the top 8 dream from us with a 0-1. Coming up against New Plymouth Girls high this was our tough game 0-0 all at full time going down to penalties where New Plymouth took the win. leaving us plying off 13th -16th. The girls lifted to finish the tournament with 2 great wins at the tail end of the week with a tough games against Palmerston North Girls high school with a 3 -2 win for us leaving the final day with St Cuthberts where we won 4-0 giving Kelli Brown the opportunity for golden Boot. We finished the tournament in 13th Place MVP's for Hamilton Girls High School was Jaime Foster. We had a fantastic lot of supporters coming down to watch our games each day which was fantastic and a huge thank you to Stephen Cox coach, Rob Macnab Manager and Leigh Foster tournament Mum.
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HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ROWING CLUB 2017 -2018 SEASON UPDATE! This year’s season has started off with 14 new recruits that have been learning to Row during Term 3. The trainings have been scheduled for Gym on ergs and developing Core, and Flexibility exercises, which are three major areas of fitness for rowing. The girls have been training two days a week in the gym and two days on water during Term 3. There have been some shifts of thinking of what it takes to row and all girls are arising to the challenge. Our senior rowers have been working on endurance work through Term 3 and going on Waikato Rowing Camps. It is great to see so many of them take these opportunities provided by Waikato Rowing Association. Our first rowing camp will be held on 12th - 15th October 2017 out at Mangakino, all girls will fine tune their rowing stroke and get to know each other as a squad. Here are a list of regattas that we will be involved in. We will not be participating in the Spring Regatta this year due to our camp dates don’t allow for this race.
The Aon Maadi Cup regatta is the National Championships for school rowing in New Zealand. Run by the NZSSRA and Rowing New Zealand and it is New Zealand's largest rowing regatta. The 2018 Aon Maadi Cup will be held at Lake Ruataniwha from 19th March until 24th March. Our first ever Rowing Launch took place at HGHS in the staffroom where we congratulated the following girls making the HGHS Rowing Club for 2017-2018 season. Under 15’s & Novices Allanah Mc Gall, Awatea Wihongi, Daria Crown, Denee Griffith, Elizabeth Mouncher, Emily Gordan, Hannah Finlayson, Jade Wihongi (Cox), Jess Pyke, Kalanie Humberstone, Lucy Gordan, Grace Bosch, Sienna Lowry. We then have our returning members as follows: Under 16’s Alex Abrahams, Briar Woolford and Lisa Rogers. Under 17’s Alison Mills, Jordan Stockman, Bree Rogers, Shauna Glassie-Ryan and Jasmine McLean. We are still looking for two more coxswains if you would like to know more about this role please contact me on 0278840609 or text and I will get back to you asap.
HGHS Rowing 2017 Squad out at Karapiro.
U15’s Four Briar Woolford, Lisa Weight Alex Abrahams,Te Amohia Oliver-Samuels.
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HEADS HOUSE!!! We would like to thank all of the Heads students and staff who donated items and money to our focus charity Waikato Women’s Refuge during Charity Week. Heads House earned a staggering 716.8 points from Monday to Thursday - a great effort. The overall Charity Week Heads tutor group winner was HGN who donated 43 canned foods, 59 toiletries, 15 non-perishable foods, and donated $27.30 in coins totalling 144.3 points. Honorable mentions go to HHA and HWJ who came in second and third, respectively. Our Charity Week Toiletry Tuesday event saw a generous number of items collected by all five houses. In total Hamilton Girls High School rallied together and donated 647 items. We were also fortunate that our friends in the Leo Club (led by Gemma Clunie) took the time to group the donations, decorate the boxes with ribbon and include hand written notes. Song Fest preparation has begun. This year Heads will be paying tribute to the iconic girl power band Spice Girls. Choreography will be taught in Week 1, Term 4. In the meantime the track (with vocals) can be found on YouTube - by searching for Heads Song Fest 2017.The lyrics will be included in the description.We encourage our year 9 students to download it to their devices and master the song during the school break. Our final performance will take place period 5, Friday 27 October. This year Mrs Plodek and Ms Fernyhough have had the privilege of working alongside our senior leaders. We would like to acknowledge and thank: Peti Cooper-Slade (Captain), Stephanie Lualua (Deputy), Eve Broomhall (AV technician), Maia Tipene, Siutu Onesemo-Toa, and Aaliah Hokianga for their contribution to the running of Heads House this year. We wish you all the best for your future endeavours. Have a restful break everyone and we will see you next term.
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EDGECUMBE HOUSE NEWS HOUSE CAPTAIN APPLICANTS FOR 2018
Best of luck to the three Year 12 students who have applied for the House Captain Prefect role for Edgecumbe House 2018. Each applicant will be doing a presentation in House assembly Term 4 Week 1, and Edgecumbe students will be voting during Tutor Group. Nga mihi kia koutou a Lucy Higgins, Isabelle Leiros-Anderson and Aaliyah Tainui. INTER TUTOR GROUP COMPETITION At the start of the Term, we did a surprise ‘SCATTEGORIES’ competition during House Assembly. It was a great way to start the Term – Not so serious… a bit of casual fun… and the girls got into it! The top 3 Tutor Groups with the most points qualified to the next round, where a student representative was selected to compete in the playoff’s of ‘FLUFFY BUNNIES’ Fluffy bunnies is a game where students put marshmallows in their mouth then say ‘fluffy bunnies’ as clearly as possible. It came down to a head to head battle between Sian Pennell and Katie Powell, with Katie from tutor group EGR winning with over 20 marshmallows tucked away in her mouth. PB4L HIGHLIGHTS FOR TERM 3 Congratulations to: Sophie Kells, Emma Watts, Chloe Davey-Samuelson, and Sydney Neale for receiving an OWL BADGE Lucy Yeoman for receiving a MARRON PIN Lucy Ballantyne, Kezia Siby, Sydney Neale and Christina Neale for 25 Affirmations and will be receiving a $25 lunch voucher for them and a friend HEAD OF SCHOOL The last 10 weeks have been some of the most enjoyable and demanding but rewarding of my role as Head of School. Being a teacher is also a special privilege and carries an enormous responsibility; we are responsible, in no small part, for the dreams, aspirations and futures of many young wahine. I wish you all a well-deserved break. May you get the recovery you need and come back revived to finish the year strong, and to the best of your ability. Nga mihi whanau Edgecumbe Edgecumbe Head of School Mr W Tepania
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WILSON HOUSE!!! Term 3 has gone so quick! Well done to all seniors on their mock exams. Keep studying and attending tutorials so that you are well prepared for the end of year exams. Looking forward, we have Songfest coming up in Term 4, Week 2 where all years 9’s will battle it out in our final house competition for the year! Let’s go Wilson! We came second last year and hope to take it out this year! It has been such a busy and fun term for WILSON! In Term 3 we have had a Jetplane Competition; where tutor groups had to make a paper plane and fly it in the middle of one of our house assemblies. Congrats to WBI who took it out!! We also had a photo competition where tutor groups had to create a photo showing how ‘Wilson’ they are.WSA won this and the photo is included here.The face covering all of the students is Mrs Wilson so WSA is literally covered in Wilson spirit!! The seniors also had their mock exams which kept us busy studying and was a good way for us to get prepared for the externals which are fast approaching in Term 4! Wilson had the privilege of hosting Daffodil Day for the whole school. It was an amazing, busy week for the committee but it was so extraordinary and touching to see all the girls getting involved. We created a memorable garden in the heart of the school where students and staff could write a message to a loved one who has, had or fought cancer on a paper daffodil and stick it in the ground. We also sold the daffodil flower pins and on Friday, which was daffodil day, we also had temporary tattoos for a donation. The school was filled with so much spirit and was so awesome to see the girls raising awareness for the Cancer Society. We ended up raising a whopping $476 that we donated to the Cancer Society to help support them in their amazing duties to society! We are now in the midst of running house charity week for Women's Refuge as well as planning Songfest for our Year 9’s! This is where Year 9’s participate and perform a song and dance from the theme given and this year's theme is……….Boybands and Girlbands!!! We are soooo stoked to have One Direction and the Sugababes to perform to so look out for the new winners of songfest!
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CAMPBELL HOUSE NEWS CAMPBELL INTER-TUTOR COMPETITION UPDATE.
The inter tutor group competitions have continued through the senior exam leave. It was the turn of our campbell juniors to shine. In week 6 and 7 Campbell House held an inter tutor group games competition to find the Campbell Champion in snap and Knuckle bones. This was an exciting competition with each tutor group being represented,After a tough round robin CMG came out and won the Snap competition. Following this, CSS won the Knuckle bone contest.
CHARITY WEEK WEEK 9
Campbell House was in charge of the Chop the Mop event for charity week on Friday the 22nd September. Eleven very brave students and one brave member of staff signed up to have between 20cm and 30 cm of their hair chopped off. The event was held at lunchtime in Nga Puawaitanga with many students donating a dollar in order to watch this fantastic event. Over $700 has been raised in sponsorship through this event. The hair will be donated to Freedom wigs who make wigs for people who suffer from alopecia. The event was a great success. Thanks to all who participated in this event. Virginia Carney, Melissa Connolly, Olivia Goldsworthy, Sung Bin Han, Kerrianne Jackson, Kasee Leef, Brenna Mathews, Hannah Miller, Katie Osborne, Brooke Pegden, Hannah Rose, Sammie-Dee Tarawhiti, Helena Van Berkel.
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WILSON HOUSE!!! CHARITY WEEK SUMMARY
What a week week 9 has been. Charity week has been a busy time for all houses. Each day has had a different focus with the overall goal of donating to the Waikato Women’s refuge. Monday’s can drive saw MacDiarmid house donate sixty seven cans. Toiletry Tuesday was a better day for our house with 135 toiletry items donated and Wednesday’s non perishable foods was sixty five items. These goods will help a huge number of families in the Waikato.
WINNING TUTOR GROUP FOR CHARITY WEEK : MKY RUNNER UP TUTOR GROUP CHARITY WEEK : MKR WORDS FROM OUR LEADER
Term 3 is coming to an end and reality is hitting that there are not many school days left for seniors and term 4 will go very quickly for the juniors! It has been a super busy term and we have ended it on a high with 5 charity week events all supporting the Women's Refuge. We have gathered hundreds of cans, toiletries, non perishable foods and coins which will all go to women and children in need so I would just like to say a huge thank you to all of the girls and their families for contributing, we appreciate it and I’m sure everyone at the women's refuge will as well! Final figures on money and other items collected will be available as soon as possible so stay tuned! That’s all from me this week, let’s push ourselves to work hard for the rest of the term and then last little bit of the year after a well deserved 2 week break! - Mikyla
COIN TRAIL PHOTOS
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HGHS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS CONGRATULATIONS TO
Basketball team
for being placed 6th in NZ at NZ Sec School Nationals. Well done to Koha Lewis for making tournament team
JAEDYN RANDELL - TE REO MAORI VOICE OF MOANA Jaedyn Randell wants people to see Māori Moana to help te reo Māori Jaedyn Randell has revealed her one dream around the te reo Māori version of Disney's hit film Moana.You'd be forgiven for assuming the 16-year-old wants stardom, but what she really wants is to elevate her language. The teenager worked tirelessly alongside a dedicated crew which includes producer Tweedie Waititi, performance director Rachel House and musical director Rob Ruha, to get the Māori Moana ready for Māori Language Week. It's an impressive feat when you consider they've had only three months to achieve that, and even more so when you find out Randell isn't actually a fluent speaker. "I learned a lot," she says. "I don't [speak fluent Maori] but I attended kōhanga reo, I've been in bilingual classes and take Māori at high school so the language is something I'm familiar with." Randell says the film will be a good tool for those practising their reo, and she can't wait to see the effect it has. "I'm very proud to be a part of such a beautiful kaupapa and I'm hoping that this will support the revitalisation of our language." Randell joined some of Moana's original Kiwi cast members who were able to stay on for the te reo Māori version, including Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Oscar Kightley and Jemaine Clement.
CONGRATULATIONS
Neve Conway who won a Silver Medal in the World Muay Thai Championships in Thailand.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=11921101&ref=twitter
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NZQA EXTERNAL EXAMINATION TIMETABLE DATE/ TIME Thurs 9 Nov Fri 10 Nov
NCEA LEVEL 1
NCEA LEVEL 2
NCEA LEVEL 3
2.00 pm
Drama
Japanese
Te Reo Rangatira
Chinese
9.30 am
Economics
Media Studies
Business Studies
Calculus
2.00 pm
Music
Health/Physics
Accounting
Te Reo Rangatira
9.30 am
English
9.30 am
SCHOLARSHIP Drama
WEEKEND Mon 13 Nov Tues 14 Nov Wed 15 Nov Thurs 16 Nov
2.00 pm
French / Te Reo Māori Business Studies
Health / Japanese
English Geography
9.30 am
Chemistry
Dance / Latin
Making Music
2.00 pm
Japanese
History
English
9.30 am
Science
2.00 pm
Chinese
9.30 am
Biology
2.00 pm
Social Studies
Media Studies
Music
Geography
Chemistry
History
Music
Biology
Art History
Chemistry
Home Economics
Media Studies
Canterbury Anniversary Day WEEKEND Mon 20 Nov
9.30 am
Mathematics and Statistics
2.00 pm Tues 21 Nov
Wed 22 Nov
Thurs 23 Nov
Biology Economics
Physics
Te Reo Māori
9.30 am
Accounting
Te Reo Māori
Music Studies
Economics
2.00 pm
Home Economics
English
9.30 am
Agricultural and Horticultural Science
Home Economics
Classical Studies
Physics
2.00 pm
German
Biology
Geography
French
9.30 am
Geography
Accounting / German Calculus
2.00 pm
Dance
Classical Studies
Spanish
Classical Studies
History
Education for Sustainability
History
Chemistry
Business Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Social Studies
Spanish
9.30 am
Sāmoan / Te Reo Rangatira
Drama
Statistics
2.00 pm
French
Chinese
Earth & Space Science
Accounting
9.30 am
Physics
Art History
Drama
Agricultural and Horticultural Science
2.00 pm
Latin
Spanish
Art History
9.30 am
Health
Agricultural and
Agricultural and Horticultural Science
2.00 pm
Art History
Horticultural Science
Economics
9.30 am
Te Reo Māori
French
Sāmoan
Earth & Space Science
Classical Studies
Earth & Space Science
Chinese
Sāmoan
9.30 am
Media Studies
Social Studies
Dance / Latin
German
2.00 pm
Spanish
Sāmoan / Te Reo Rangatira
German
Japanese
9.30 am Fri 24 Nov
Statistics
WEEKEND Mon 27 Nov
Tues 28 Nov
Wed 29 Nov
Thurs 30 Nov
Fri 1 Dec
School contact
Mr Mitchell is the Principal’s Nominee (NZQA Liaison) at the school. You can contact him by: Mail: Mr Mitchell E-mail: mitchellm@hghs.school.nz Principal’s Nominee PO Box 4082 Phone: 07 839 1304 EXT 839 Hamilton
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Latin
NZQA Exam
You should be at school by
Lines will be sent to the examination rooms at
You will not be allowed entry to the room after
You are NOT allowed to leave the exam until
You are allowed to go to the toilet after
You are NOT allowed to leave the exam after
Examination will end
Morning AM
8:45am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:15 am
10:30 am
12:15pm
12:30 pm
Afternoon PM
1:15pm
1:30 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
4:45pm
5:00 pm
Students will line up for the external exams in the same way they did for the school examinations. However, this time the handwritten number beside their name will represent the desk that they will sit at. In the examination room there will be a desk with their number on it and it will contain their personalised examination papers. Students will need an NZQA admission slips to enter the examination room. These will be given to students at the start of term four.
In the Exam Room Examination Rules (Your examination may be terminated in you do not follow these rules.) There must be NO COMMUNICATION AT ALL WITH ANYONE BUT THE EXAM SUPERVISORS. • • • • • • • • • •
Do not start to write until told to do so. Do not leave your seat without permission. Put up your hand if you need a supervisor. You may not leave the room within the first 45min or the last 15min. If you are late wait at the door and a supervisor will show you to your seat. You will not be allowed in after the first 30min if you are late.You will not be given extra time. Do not bring paper of any kind including tissues Do not bring dictionaries either paper or electronic Do not bring i-pods Do not be rude to the supervisors
Things NOT to do in the examinations
Things to bring to and use in the examinations • • • • • • • •
Use blue or black pens. Bring a ruler You can bring a calculator (graphics calculators will have their memories cleared by the exam manger). If you use a calculator then bring a set of back up batteries. You can bring mathematical equipment such as protractor, compass and dividers SMALL bottle of WATER only. This is to be put on the floor under your chair in a clear water bottle with no label on it. Put everything in a clear plastic bag. Keep your NZQA admission slip in there. Ask the supervisor for extra paper if you need it.
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Do not use red and green pens as these are used by the NZQA markers Do not use pencils, twink, white out or any correcting fluid as NZQA will not allow you to have your examination paper reconsidered. Do not bring food
DERIVED GRADES A student who has been disadvantaged because of a temporary impairment during the external examination period may apply to NZQA for a Derived Grade. • A Derived Grade is where NZQA takes a student’s Term 3 Exam results, or authentic topic tests, to substitute as their external examination result. • NZQA require that all applications must be made through Mr Mitchell • NZQA require students to complete a Derived Grade form (available only from Mr Mitchell) and provide documented evidence from a suitably qualified professional (e.g., doctor in the case of illness) of the serious disadvantage. • NZQA recommend that students still sit their examinations and then apply for a derived grade. The better of the two grades will be taken as their final result, if their application is successful. • All completed applications must be submitted to Mr Mitchell by the 1st December. NZQA will NOT grant Derived Grades on grounds such as: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Minor ailments Stress due to examinations Parents being on holiday Being late or misreading the examination timetable Day-to-day family disturbances Long-term conditions (e.g. physical disability, epilepsy, depression) Chronic relapsing conditions (e.g. glandular fever, ME) Ongoing personal trauma. Application after results are issued Candidate loses equipment or admission slip etc and becomes stressed before the examination Candidate attends court Candidate states examination was difficult and did not get special assessment conditions Candidate claims school did not teach them or tell them some vital information
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Any illness, incapacity or trauma that has been affecting the candidate for longer than the 4 weeks prior to the exams is regarded as ongoing, i.e. prior to 15 October 2008 Where medical evidence does not cover the examination period Any transport problem caused by individual car problems is not covered by compassionate consideration Lateness because of work commitments is not acceptable Candidate is required to work or look after children so cannot study Candidate breaks -up with girlfriend or boyfriend Religious festivals Candidate misses examination because the school made an error in the entry Candidate says illness stopped their study Candidate loses some or all of data or material related to an examination portfolio
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ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Continuing online safety for parents: IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND IT, TRY IT
You need to understand the technology to better understand the challenges that young people face online. Explore the websites and apps your child uses to improve your knowledge, and take the time to read terms and conditions. You could even ask them to show you how it works, as a way to start conversation around online safety. As a start, check out this guide to Snapchat for parents. (also found on netsafe.org.nz)
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KEY DATES 26 OCT 26 OCT 27 OCT 27 OCT 27 OCT 28 OCT 30OCT - 2NOV 31 OCT
1APO TRAMP - DHD CLASS Year 8 Information Evening NISS Show Jumping 3APO/APS - Practice Duathlon - JEL & CLA Songfest Performances Waka Ama - WSS Regional Distance Championships Junior Examinations Arts Awards 6:00pm – 7:30pm
2017 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WAANANGA Holiday Waananga for Year 9&10 tamariki mokopuna Monday 2 October, 10:00am – Thursday 5 October, 2:00pm Waimakariri Marae, 819 Victoria Road, Pukemoremore, Cambridge 3284 Waikato-Tainui and Squiggle Ltd are running a four-day noho waananga for Year 9 and 10 students who are registered tribal members and keen to check out the World of Business and Innovation! This is a marae-based programme, facilitated by expert tutors. Participants will learn about business branding, preparing a pitch and presenting a business idea. There is no cost to participants. Parent/ caregiver consent is required to complete the registration process.
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