Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No.32 –28 October 19, 2018
CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. News & Events – P. Department News – P. Sports – P. Careers & Gateway – P. Notice Board for Students & Whanau – P. Contact Us – P. Our Sponsors – P.
Dear Parents/Caregivers
SENIOR PRIZEGIVING has been changed from 5 to 6 November due to Guy Fawkes night _________________________________________________________________________________________
SUCCESS AT THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION RINGA TOI Congratulations to Tangaroa Yorke, who had a photographic art work exhibited in the National Exhibition Ringa Toi, held in Wellington during September. This is an annual exhibition that showcases the artwork of secondary school students with a focus on Toi Maori. Work displayed is at Excellence level, and showcases a range of Maori art forms including raranga, tukutuku, taniko, whakairo, kowhaiwhai, mahi – ta(paint, print, spray), uku, whakapakoko(sculpture) and mahi – matihiko(digital).
Well done Tangaroa! _________________________________________________________________________________________
WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY CRICKET ASSOCATION Congratulations to our Year 10 student, Karsen Dyball, who has been chosen to represent our school in the Lakelands Year 9 – 10 Cricket Tournament Team. Congratulations!
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ICAS MATHS RESULTS Congratulations to the following students who gained outstanding results in the recent ICAS Maths Assessment.
Very well done. Year 10 Distinction
- Sam Pinckney and Josh Walden
Credit
- Michael Carney, Rhys Downes, Liam Gatenby, Andy Kwok, Didi Lawson, Harry Miller and Brendan Yip
Year 9 Merit
- Sam Cheesman
Credit
- Logan Burrell, Jacob Heeighway, Cody Managh, Bailee Murphy, Liam Snook, Tremayne Te Whau and Alana Wilkinson _________________________________________________________________________________________
BOP SPORTS AWARDS FINALIST Congratulations to our Year 12 student Kyra Mita who is the one of the finalists at the BOP Sports Awards / the Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Secondary School Sportswoman of the Year for Waka Ama / White Water Rafting Award. This prestigious event is being held on Friday, November 16 at ASB Arena in Tauranga.
Congratulations and all the best Kyra! _________________________________________________________________________________________
SUCCESS AT THE K1 SLALOM YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES Our Year 10 student, George Snook, narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at the Slalom Youth Olympic Games this year. A fantastic achievement, well done! ______________________________________________________________________________ I hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing break ready for our last term of the year. Yours sincerely
Principal
TERM 4 KEY DATES 2018 PUBLIC HOLIDAY SENIOR PRIZEGIVING EXCELLENCE ASSEMBLY NCEA & NZ SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS JUNIOR EXAMS TOP TOWN ELECTIVES LEAVERS DINNER JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING
22 OCTOBER 6 NOVEMBER (please note change of date) 1 NOVEMBER 7 NOVEMBER – 5 DECEMBER 15 – 16 NOVEMBER 30 NOVEMBER 3 – 5 DECEMBER 6 DECEMBER 7 DECEMBER
NEWS & EVENTS _________________________________________________________________________ WHANAU MEETING Tēnā koutou e ngā Mātua, e ngā Kaitiaki, He mea whakamōhio noa tēnei ki a koutou ka tū he hui ā whanau mā tātou o te whanau Rūmaki, o Puketāwhero hoki a te 6-7 i te pō o te Wenerei te 24 o Oketopa. Ko tōna kaupapa he whāriki i ngā tini whāinga kua tutuki i a mātou i ngā marama ka taha ake nei. There will be a whanau hui held here in the Whare next Wednesday the 24th of October at 6-7pm. On the agenda are all the topics we have spoken about and where we are at with it all. Ko te manako ia ka mahana te whare i tā koutou taenga mai. Ngā mihi o te wā Matua Taumata _________________________________________________________________________ YEAR 13 LEAVERS DINNER The Annual RLHS Year 13 Leavers Dinner will be held this year at the Rydges Hotel, Fenton Street on Thursday 6 December 2018. Parents and family are invited to attend. The evening will begin with drinks and a buffet meal, followed by a celebration of the achievements of all Year 13 students. This is a semi-formal occasion. A very tidy standard of dress is required (e.g. no jeans, t-shirts, jandals etc) and appropriate behavior is expected – no whistling, calling out etc. Students attending are under our normal school rules including no smoking and no alcohol. The only concession to these rules is those students who are with their parents or caregivers may have alcohol with their meal if purchased by their parents and are of legal age. No intoxicated persons will be admitted to the function. The school regards this dinner as a family celebration. Students must be accompanied by their parents/caregivers and are unable to purchase individual tickets for themselves. It is possible for students to be accompanied by another Lakes High student6’s parent/caregiver but permission must be sought and approved before such a ticket can be bought. See Ms Howard. Names of all persons attending must be listed on the return section of this form. Current students of RLHS who are not Year 13 may not attend. Doors open 7 pm, seated for dinner 7.30 pm. Tickets are on sale from the school at student reception at a cost of $55 per person and must be shown at the door upon entry. Tickets cannot be charged to student accounts. Tickets must be purchased before
27 November 2018. For any other questions please contact Ms Howard howardh@rotorualakes.school.nz
__________________________________________________________________________ 2018 RLHS LEAVERS JERSEYS Leavers’ jerseys are now available to order. The jerseys are $35 Order forms are available from student reception
Please return order form by Friday 2 November 2018
No orders will be accepted after cut-off date Payment to be made at the time of ordering – cannot be placed on student account To our sponsors ROTORUA FOREST HAULAGE for their very generous help
___________________________________________________________________________ CHARTER BUS Senior Students bus tickets are $90.00 for Term 4. Year 9 & 10 bus tickets remain at $180.00. Students must be in possession of a valid ticket by the end of week 2.
DEPARTMENT NEWS _______________________________________________________________________________________
MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE
Each Wednesday from 3.30 – 4.15 in A11
All Welcome Please bring some questions, a snack and a smile
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VISUAL ARTS FOLIO DUE DATES 2018 The following art folio submissions listed are external assessments. For this reason any folios not received by the required due date and time will unfortunately get a Not Achieved grade. Please be aware that extensions can NOT be given for these standards. After school tutorials are now running in the art room each week for any students who may need extra help. (Thursdays 3.15 - 4.30). The art room, sculpture room and photographic darkroom are also open lunchtimes to give students the opportunity to get work completed.
Level 2 Sculpture due date: 24th October Marked 26th October in auditorium from 9 am Level 2 Design/Painting/Photography due date and marking in auditorium 26th October 9am
SPORTS __________________________________________________________________________________________
HUSQVARNA ADVENTURE ENDURO MOTORBIKE RACE This weekend, one of our year 13 students Zach Sefuiva, will be competing in the biggest event so far in his riding career. A huge achievement for Zach, as this is his first major event in two years whilst recovering from an accident. The 'Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro' Motorbike race will start with a highly technically difficult Prologue obstacle course to determine start times for the main 2 days of racing. This will include obstacles such as large logs, tyres, skip rubbish bins, rocks and more! There are also two days of grueling riding where not all contestants are expected to make it to the finish. Riders will follow a course that is loaded into their handlebarmounted GPS daily - this course will take them over about 300km of hard adventure trail and tracks through bush between Putaruru and Taupo. Section names hint at what lies ahead: 'Parachute Drop Up', 'Log Jam', 'Keep your lunch down', 'Rock Guarden', 'Last Climb', and 'The Big Down'. There is even a flying fox which will take bikes over one of the river crossings! An indication of just how hard the ride is. Contestants are to carry 'Survival Equipment' including fire extinguishers, first aid kit, survival blanket, and cell phone. We wish you all the best Zach! __________________________________________________________________________________________
DUKE OF EDINBURGH Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award dates of Adventurous Journey opportunities being run by Gerry Purcell, our outside provider in the upcoming weeks. As usual, any groups of students that attend will need to be supported by a parent helper/supervisor in order to proceed. See Mrs. Allen or email for more information or permission forms.
TRAINING COURSES OCTOBER THRU DECEMBER: GOLD level AJ Training Course (not including Outdoor First Aid) (2 days not overnight) - 1 & 2 December
AJ OPPORTUNITIES: SILVER AJ (3 days) - 20-22 October (Sat-Mon) (Labour Weekend) GOLD Practice AJ - 20-22 October (Sat-Mon) (Labour Weekend)
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Mistress of Cakes have a vacancy for a Dish/Kitchen Hand, Friday Evening shift 4.30 pm - 9.00 pm. Must be responsible, reliable, trust worthy and able to work unsupervised. Please contact: Siobain Higgins, Shop 2, 26 Lynmore Ave, Rotorua p. 07 345 6521 m. +64 27 772 6655 www.mistressofcakes.co.nz
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