14 February 2020

Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 3 – 14 FEBRUARY 2020

CHALKBOARD From the Principal - P. 1 - 7 News – P. 7 - 10 Sport – P. 11 Careers/Gateway - P. 11 - 12 Notice Board – P. 12 Contact Us – P. 13 Our Sponsors – P. 13

Kia ora Koutou,

On Wednesday 12 February, we held a special assembly to congratulate and acknowledge the successes of our students. The students who achieved their 2019 NCEA Certificates Endorsed with Excellence and Merit were congratulated.

Our 2020 school leaders and peer support leaders were also presented with their badges.

Our 2020 Prefects with Yr 13 Dean, Ms Haana Howard (left back) and our Principal Mr Jon Ward (centre front)

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Our 2020 Peer Support Group With our Peer Support coordinators, Ms Paula Short (left center) and Ms Simone Hamilton (right center)

Head Boy & Head Girl Rangi Unuwai, Puaawai Bennett

A big thank you to all staff who helped to organize and of course, to all parents and caregivers who attended. It was a great assembly and great results for all our students. Well done, we are so proud of you!

Year 11 2019 Endorsed with Excellence Alexandra Vincent Amy Van Boven Andy Kwok Brendan Yip Clay Fookes Emma Phibbs Isidora Gonzalez Diaz Jack Eggleston Joshua Walden Koyuki Ellis Liam Gatenby Megan McLeod Melissa Weinberg Muhammad Abdul Rahman Nicole Moree Rhys Downes Sam Pinckney Shyan Boyd Yezsa Pagtolon-An Zakaria Bin Jefri Holster-Haidzir 2019 Year Aidan Anahera Areesha Aryan Ava Brayden Caitlin Campbell Connor

11 Endorsed with Merit Peterson Kemara Asif Emile-Chhura Slade Ellis Davy Forrest Lynd 2

Eden Emily Emily Emma Eryn Genesis George Hannah Harman Harry Hayden Jai Jared Joel John-Stanley Karsen Kate Lily Logan Micah Michael Mikaela Monique Nicola Rebecca Rheana Taylar Zack Zoe

Brons Hammond Kouka-White Herbert Coker Smith Snook Sparks Wilson Miller Walker-Frost Tuavera Nish Roper Bosma Dyball O'Leary Gordon Shanahan Holt Carney Douglas Hingston Jordan Lyall Brell Holes Kelly Muggleton

Year 12 2019 Endorsed with Excellence Christine Crowley Jamie Trass Kayla Rahman Robert Meredith Skye Cox Tessa McCarthy Yani-Marijke du Plessis Year 12 2019 Endorsed with Merit Arabella Pearse Aroha May Bella Taylor Caitlan Barrett Casey Sargison Emma Taylor Eraia Staunton Fathima Mohamed Isham 3

Henry Jana Jet Katie Katryn Keidon Kirsty Libby Maia Megan Mia Muhammad Amanullah Paige Pascal Rebecca Rebekah Riley Ryan Ryleigh Ryno Samantha Sariah

Schwitzer Furstenburg Tyler Stewart Baker Himiona Lyall Barrett Davies Long Hatu Abdul Rahman Moses Gea Reid Edhouse Lambert O'Callahan Lawrence Von Wielligh Espinosa Sefuiva

Year 13 Endorsed with Excellence Alice Waldin Ani Chater Estelle Bilbe Louise Bentley Stella Pinckney Taylan Onan Tegan Fookes Tracy Kwok Xi Xiang Year 13 Endorsed with Merit Anais Lawson Anna Ingram Caleb Hokai Daniel Burrows Freddy-Ray Collier Ila Ford-Robertson Kayleigh Pyke Keara Mutton Keeli Murphy Leah Jones Lewis Walker Maya Weir Phoebe Gower-Rudman 4

Ruby Ruby Sacha Sydney Te Aorere Winne

Ryan Millichamp Rogers-Mott Taylor White van Rensburg

2020 SCHOOL LEADERS HEAD GIRL & BOY – 2020 PUAAWAI BENNETT - HEAD GIRL RANGI UNUWAI - HEAD BOY DEPUTY HEAD GIRL & BOY - 2020 SKYE COX - DEPUTY HEAD GIRL JAMIE TRASS - DEPUTY HEAD BOY CULTURAL CAPTAIN - TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY SPORTS CAPTAIN - KIRSTY LYALL ACADEMIC CAPTAIN - ROBBIE MEREDITH ENVIRONMENTAL CAPTAIN - TESSA McCARTHY

2020 PREFECTS PREFECTS – GIRLS Arabella Pearse Ella Rowell Hannah Carney Jet Tyler Kayla Rahman Kirsty Lyall Maia Davies Maree Rehe-Mihaka Puaawai Bennett Rebecca Reid Ryleigh Lawrence Sariah Sefuvia Skye Cox Tessa McCarthy

PREFECTS – BOYS Amanullah Abdul Rahman Dylan Walton Henry Schwitzer Jaime Trass Keidon Himiona Rangi Unuwai Ray Adlam Robbie Meredith Te Kauri Ah Chee

2020 HOUSE CAPTAINS OKAREKA HOUSE CAPTAINS: DEPUTY HOUSE CAPTAINS: ROTOKAKAHI HOUSE CAPTAINS: DEPUTY HOUSE CAPTAIN: TIKITAPU HOUSE CAPTAINS: DEPUTY HOUSE CAPTAINS: TARAWERA HOUSE CAPTAINS: DEPUTY HOUSE CAPTAINS:

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SKYE COX & BEN BALLE CASEY SARGISON & JAIME TRASS

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ERU IRWIN & ELLA ROWELL ROSE WHITE

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SARIAH SEFUIVA & KEIDON HIMIONA SHIRVAN LEONARD & OLIVER BAKER

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REBECCA REID & ROBBIE MERIDTH RYLEIGH LAWRENCE & HENRY SCHWITZER

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___________________________________________________________________________ NOTIFICATION OF PPTA MEETING On WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2020 there will be a PPTA Union Meeting for all Rotorua Secondary teachers, which is allowed for under the terms of their Collective Agreement.

This means the school will only be able to have classes for periods 1, 2, 3 and 4 on that day.

Students can go home at 1.30 pm.

Charter bus will leave the school at the normal time.

The school will remain open and non-union teachers will supervise any students who need to remain at school.

Thank you for your co-operation. __________________________________________________________________________________

2020 NZ YOUTH MINISTOCK Congratulations to our Year 12 student, Jayden Fraser, who has been selected to represent the 2020 six-person New Zealand Youth Ministock Invitational Speedway Team. They will be racing against an Australian Jnr speedway team in Perth, Australia in February 2020. We wish Jayden and the team all the very best.

Nga mihi

Jon Ward Principal / Tumuaki

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BRIEF LOOK 20 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb 3 - 6 Mar 11 – 13 Mar 10 April

– TERM 1 2020

Swimming Sports School Photos School Athletics Year 13 Camp Year 10 Camp END OF TERM 1

NEWS ___________________________________________________________________________ PARENT INFORMATION EVENING We invite parents to an informal meeting Wednesday 19 February from 4 – 6 pm. Please see below for timetabled sessions. Parents are welcome to attend any or all sessions.

Session & Time Welcome & Introduction to our School & Key Staff

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Staff

A session aimed at parents of Year 9 and 10.

PRINCIPAL MR WARD

VENUE Auditorium

Overview covering DP’s, Deans, Guidance / Peer Support, Pastoral

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4.00 – 4.30 YEAR 9 Core Class Introductions

4.30 – 5.00 Welcome & introduction to the House system -

Support, Numeracy, Literacy, Testing, Transition / Pathways, Sports CoOrdinator, Year 9 & 10 Deans – presentation timetables, classes & options

All Staff

Auditorium

For Year 9 parents A brief introduction to the HOD’s and core teachers (Maths, English, Science, Social Studies and PE) of your child’s core class. Please find out prior to the evening which core class your child is in (9M1, M2, M3, M4, S2, S3, Te Puawaitanga, 9RMK)

HOD’s Core subject Teachers Year 9 Dean

This is open to any of our parents.

An opportunity for parents to meet the House Group Tutor of their child and the Head of House.

Heads of Houses House Group Tutors ALL LEVELS

This is an opportunity for Year 9 parents to meet with our Head of Maori Mr Taumata Soloman to discuss activities for 2020.

This is an opportunity for all parents to meet with Mr Dunn to join our “Friends of the School” forum. Come along and give us your ideas and thoughts. All Welcome.

Mr Soloman

Special Needs Room

Mr Dunn (DP)

Music Room

Auditorium

5.00 – 5.30 Whanau Hui

5.30 – 6.00 FOTS MEETING

5.30 – 6.00

The following Areas will be available for parents to pop in between 4.00-4.40: Area Drama, Music Technology/Art Teachers

Who Mrs Harris, Mrs Stunell Mrs M Webster (HOD Technology), Mrs H Gainsford, Mr D Whitby, Mr R Morgan, Mr J Flitton, Mrs M Malcolm, Ms H Howard, Mr Robinson, Ms Draper

Venue Music Room Technology Department Classrooms

Throughout the afternoon, school prefects will be in the auditorium and available to take parents around to the correct areas. ___________________________________________________________________________ JUNIOR NUMERACY All Year 9 and new Year 10 students, except a very few, have now been tested to assess their Numeracy skills. Our current Year 10 students were tested at the beginning and the end of the year in 2019. Any parent who would like their child's numeracy results please contact Mrs K Kelly at kellyk@rotorualakes.school.nz

___________________________________________________________________________ NZQA Students who sat external examinations last year should receive their exam booklets back shortly. These should all be checked for: • Admin errors 7

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does the result on the front page match what is recorded by NZQA? are all pages marked? does the grade at the front match the requirements from the judgement statements? (these are found on the NZQA website for each subject).

DISAGREEMENT WITH THE MARKER’S JUDGEMENTS • if a student feels their work is at a higher level we recommend they seek advice from their subject teacher from last year first.

• If a student wishes to return a booklet to NZQA for review or reconsideration the required forms and process to do so is outlined in their login area on the NZQA website.

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https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/ncea-results/reviews-and-reconsiderations/ This process is only open for a short period of time so students need to act now.

Applications for Reviews and Reconsiderations for NCEA externally assessed standards close on Wednesday 19 February 2020.

___________________________________________________________________________ SWIMMING SPORTS Swimming Sports is on Thursday 20th February. A letter was sent home with students on their first day of school.

Please return the permission slip attached. Attendance and participation is the key for this event. Students are to come to school in their togs and House colours, they will be bused to the Aquatic Centre. They should bring water bottles, food, sunblock and hats. If they are going to be picked up from the pool at the end of the day they need to have a note from home. Bring on the first major House event of the year! There is a fundraiser sausage sizzle at the venue as well.

__________________________________________________________________________ 2020 YEAR 10 CAMP The 2020 Year 10 Camp is being held at Okataina Outdoor Education Centre from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 March 2020.

The aims of the camp are to: provide an opportunity for students to practice safety procedures/strategies for risk situations develop/understand environmental, traditional and cultural values develop a sense of respect for the environment encourage students to build positive and constructive relationships which should lead to students feeling happier and settled in school increase knowledge and skills of recreational/leisure activities in a practical setting.

Activities will include cross-curricular challenges, team building and recreational paddling in the form of Kayaking and Raft Building.

Students will also learn the school Haka as an effort to have all students know the Haka by 2020.

Students will receive further information this Friday 14th February during House Group.

Places for this camp are limited and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. The cost of the camp is yet to be confirmed but should stay similar to last years, which was $100. A deposit of $50 is required to confirm your child’s place at camp. You are able to set up an automatic payment to pay off the camp fee but you will need to do this as soon as possible. There is no refund should the camp have to return early because of unforeseen circumstances i.e. weather.

Forms and initial payment are due by Monday 24 February.

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___________________________________________________________________________ YEAR 13 CAMP – OHOPE CHRISTIAN CAMP 2020 The camp for year 13 students will be at Ohope Christian Camp from Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 March 2020.

The aims of the camp are to:

Develop unity in the Senior School Develop leadership and initiative skills Motivate students to set goals and work towards achieving them.

Review their year 12 progress and set targets for Level 3 (or where appropriate Level 2) NCEA Identify and meet key competencies Start the House Spirit ethos for the year Activities will include Motivation and Goal Setting, Careers, Leadership, Team Building and House Spirit activities, Time Management and Beach Education.

TUES 3 MARCH TO FRI 6 MARCH 2020 Leaving school @ 11 am Return to school @ 1.30 pm (approx.)

Cost = $190 approx Bus travel provided Open to all Year 13 Students

__________________________________________________________________________ MATHS HOME CENTRE

Each Thursday from 3.15 – 4.15 pm in A11

All welcome Please bring a snack and a smile ___________________________________________________________________________ MĀORI EDUCATION TRUST 2020 The Māori Education Trust 2020 Scholarship Programme is open and offers scholarships to Māori secondary school and tertiary students who meet the respective scholarship’s criteria. The 2020 Secondary Scholarship Programme is made up of the following scholarships:

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Tī Maru Māori Trust Secondary Boarding Scholarship Rose Hellaby Scholarship Māori Education Trust Year 9 Scholarship

Year 10 – 11 •

Māori Education Trust Year 10 and 11 Scholarship

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Sister Anne Henry Scholarship Edward Carlton Holmes Memorial Scholarship Māori Education Trust Boarding Scholarship

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RJ Graham Scholarship Māori Education Trust Year 12 and 13 Scholarship

Year 13 • •

VW & LM Rosier Scholarship Regina Rudland Memorial Scholarship

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Applicants can download an application form from www.maorieducation.org.nz, or contact as below for email or post. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact: 04 586 7971, text: 027 262 8046, or email: info@maorieducation.org.nz.

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2020- 2022 Scholarship NOW OPEN The Ngati Whakaue Education Endowment Trust Board in conjunction with Toi Ohomai and MDA Experiences are proud to support the Ngati Whakaue Education Endowment Adventure Tourism Scholarship Programme. This scholarship is established to assist Ngati Whakaue descendants to obtain employment, training and junior leadership positions within the Adventure Tourism industry. Please follow the link below for all details:

https://vps.ngatiwhakaue-eetb.org.nz/index.php/2-uncategorised/34-nweetb-toi-ohomai-mda-adventuretourism-scholarship

SPORTS ___________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL WATERPOLO • School Waterpolo training every Thursday 6.30 - 7.30 pm • Games start Fridays from 21st March ___________________________________________________________________________ 2020 HOCKEY TRIALS FOR BOYS Trials are Monday 24th February and 2nd March at the Rotorua Hockey Turf (4.00-5.30pm).

All players to have mouthguards, shinpads and sticks. If any issues/questions please contact Ms Sturme.

CAREERS & GATEWAY

Gateway provides an opportunity for schools to broaden educational options for students and strengthen pathways to employment, vocational training and further education. Students can receive credits towards qualifications on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, including NCEA, and gain experience in future career pathways through work placements, which will assist them in their vocational choices.

You can ‘try before you buy’. If your child fits in, great, if not, they can try another course. Perfect for our Year 12 and 13 students! We offer many programmes. Please tell your senior students to pop into the Gateway Office anytime.

For full details please contact: Mrs Eva Hingston Tel: 07- 345 6124 Ext 258 Email: hingstonev@rotorualakes.school.nz

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Civil Defence Youth Ambassador Programme 2020 Keswick Christian Camp - Rotorua

Information for Schools The Civil Defence Youth Ambassadors Programme (CDYAP) is an internationally recognized, two and half day summit aimed at Year 11 students. The programme is run by Emergency Management Bay of Plenty and will focus on emergency preparedness and improving resilience within our schools. The objective of the programme is to train students from every high school in the Bay of Plenty to become civil defence leaders. Students will be given the knowledge, skills and support to ensure their school and community are prepared for any emergency.

Benefits for students • Gaining relevant, real-world leadership skills with a key focus on raising awareness of civil defence at school and in the community.

• Learning about emergency response processes and how they can take an active role should a disaster occur.

• Making key connections with communities, civil defence organisations and experts in the Bay of Plenty.

• Meeting diverse new friends from across the region and learning in a fun, dynamic environment!

Benefits for our schools and communities • Every school will gain at least two trained civil defence leaders, to join those already trained in 2018 and 2019, who are able to educate their peers and raise awareness of emergency response procedures.

• Students will receive training to support school H&S staff in matters related to emergency planning.

• Ongoing support from EMBOP will be provided to students to enable them to run school emergency drills, plan awareness campaigns and spread civil defence key messages.

• Students will return to school with a clear understanding of community connections vital to emergency preparedness.

• Students will return to their schools with civil defence knowledge that is linked closely to key competencies in the NZ Curriculum.

Interested? and want more info and application forms contact: Mrs Eva Hingston Tel: 07- 345 6124 Ext 258 hingstonev@rotorualakes.school.nz

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__________________________________________________________________________ The following UNIVERSITIES will be in to talk to interested students this term during lunchtime on these dates:

KEY DATES FOR YOUR CAREER CALENDAR Canterbury Uni NZ Defence Force Visit Massey Uni Wintec Auckland Uni Victoria Uni

- Wed 11th March - Mon 23rd March - Tues 24th March - Wed 25th March - Thurs 26th March - Wed 8th April

- 1.30pm in L1 - 1.30pm in L1 - 1.30pm in L1 - 1.30pm in L1 - 1.30pm in L1 - 1.30 pm in L1

Contact the Careers Department for further info: Barbara Walker 3456124 x 235 walkerb2@rotorualakes.school.nz

NOTICE BOARD

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CONTACT US we are here to help

Phone: 07-345 6124 Email: office@rotorualakes.school.nz Web: www.rotorualakes.school.nz

Thank you to all our Sponsors

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