1 Feb Newsletter

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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 1– 1 FEBRUARY 2019

CHALKBOARD

From the Principal – P. Reminders for the year – P. News – P. Notice Board – P. Contact Us – P. Our Sponsors – P.

Dear Parents/Caregivers I am delighted to welcome you back for 2019. We especially welcome all our new students and their families.

I hope your summer has gone well and you are refreshed and looking forward to the beginning of the new school year.

I wish everyone a very successful and happy 2019.

____________________________________________________________________________ WELCOME TO OUR NEW STAFF MEMBER We welcome one new staff member:

Mr Gavin Porima – Maths Yours sincerely

Principal

____________________________________________________________________________ 2019 TERM DETAILS Please note the following term dates for 2019:

TERM DATES 2019 Tuesday 29 January

Friday 12 April

11 weeks

Monday 29 April Monday 22 July Monday 14 October

Friday 5 July Friday 27 September Friday 6 December

10 weeks 10 weeks 8 weeks

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2019 TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4

15 April – 28 April 6 July - 21 July 28 September – 13 October 9 December onwards

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2019 Auckland Anniversary Waitangi Day Good Friday Easter Monday Anzac Day Queen’s Birthday Labour Day

Monday 28 January Wednesday 6 February Friday 19 April Monday 22 April Thursday 25 April Monday 3 June Monday 28 October

TERM 1 KEY DATES Wed 6 Feb 2019 Wed 13 Feb Tues 19 Feb Thurs 21 Feb 2019 Tues 26 Feb – Fri 1 Mar 2019 Mon 4 – Wed 6 Mar 2019 Tues 12 Mar 2019 Fri 12 Apr 2019

PUBLIC HOLIDAY Investiture / Celebratory Assembly School Photos Swimming Sports Day Year 13 Camp Year 10 Camp Road Safety Youth Expo END OF TERM

NEWS REMINDERS FOR THE YEAR ____________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL DONATION Each year the school seeks from parents a $70 donation per student. This is included in the school fees account.

This donation can be claimed as a charitable donation through Inland Revenue. At Rotorua Lakes High School we spend the donation on first aid supplies, school nurse, library donations and to support our co-curricular activities. It is unfortunate that we need to seek charitable support from parents / whanau for so-called ‘free education’ but government grants to schools do not cover a lot of extras. Thank you very much to the parents / whanau who pay this voluntary donation, it is greatly appreciated.

____________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL TIMETABLE The organization for the school day is: 8.45 - 9.05 9.05 – 10.05

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HOUSE GROUPS PERIOD 1

10.05 – 11.05 11.05 – 11.30 11.30 – 12.30 12.30 – 1.30 1.30 – 2.15 2.15 – 3.15

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PERIOD 2 INTERVAL PERIOD 3 PERIOD 4 LUNCH PERIOD 5

____________________________________________________________________________ PUNCTUALITY It is very important that students arrive at school on time for house group at 8.45 am to be marked present at school on the attendance register and to hear the daily notices so they are aware of what is happening around the school.

Warning bell Into House Group

8.40 am 8.45 am

__________________________________________________________________________ PARKING AT ROTORUA LAKES HIGH SCHOOL We appreciate your cooperation with the following parking regulations at the school: please arrange with your child to meet further down the road.

Please do not park at the bus stop near the school main gate between 3.15 pm and 3.45 pm. It is illegal to park or briefly stop as this is a designated bus area only which is regularly enforced by the Police and tickets have been issued before.

Always single park (double parking causes accidents and traffic jams).

__________________________________________________________________________ SIGNING OUT OF SCHOOL DURING THE DAY The system is: The student brings a note written and signed by parent / caregiver The House Group Tutor signs the note at House Group time in the morning The student presents the note to leave class The student presents the note to the Duty Dean in the Duty Dean’s office next to the Canteen to sign out of school The student signs back into school at the Duty Dean’s office when they return.

__________________________________________________________________________ STUDENT ABSENCES It is expected that parents phone the school absence line (345 6124, ext 244) before 8.30 am to let us know that their child will be away from school.

A written letter from home explaining the absence must be supplied to the House Group tutor on the student’s return to school if you have not phoned in.

We also have an ABSENCE LINE FOR TEXTING 027 765 4957. Please give your name, your student’s name, House Group and the reason for absence.

Please contact our Attendance Officer, Mrs Paula Short, if you have any concerns 345 6124, ext 266.

__________________________________________________________________________ STUDENTS LATES TO SCHOOL If students are late to school they must either bring a note from home to explain the lateness, or an appointment card from their Doctor/Dentist/Optician, etc., or parents may phone the school to explain lateness.

All late students must report to the Duty Dean in the Duty Dean’s office on arrival to sign in and be issued with a late pass.

__________________________________________________________________________ LUNCHTIME All students are expected to remain at school for lunch, they are not permitted to leave the school grounds at lunchtime.

If for any reason there is an occasion that a student must leave school at lunchtime, they will need a written note from home to excuse them and sign out as above.

__________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL STATIONERY / WORKBOOKS It is very important that students get their stationery as soon as possible for the start of the school year so that they do not fall behind in their learning and their books are up-to-date right from the start of the year.

When purchasing your 2019 school stationery from Warehouse Stationery please request ‘SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL’ points for LAKES HIGH. We are then able to redeem these points for valuable resources.

We appreciate your support.

__________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL UNIFORM Some reminders about uniform: Shoes and laces must be completely black Sandals must be completely black with the backs up so they do not look like jandals NO jandals/boots/gumboots/slippers Only white singlet/top under shirts Shorts/trousers/skirts must not be rolled up Plain black or navy caps – no emblems except for the school logo NB: Uniform items must be purchased from The Rugby Shop, Maisey Place, Fairy Springs, except for the school jackets, jersey and PE uniform which are purchased from school.

Donations of second hand uniform are gratefully accepted by the school – thank you __________________________________________________________________________ CHARTER BUS All Charter Bus students must have purchased their bus passes by Friday 8 February 2019.  A term pass costs $200.00  A 10 ride pass costs $30.00 Payable at student reception

NEWS __________________________________________________________________________ BEAMS 2018 At the end of last year, ten Year 10 students attended the BEAMS programme held at Auckland University.

The students spent a full day mixing with other schools and learning all about Business, Engineering, Architecture, Medicine and Science. All the students enjoyed the experience and came away feeling excited about their future pathways.

__________________________________________________________________________ YEAR 13 CAMP – OHOPE CHRISTAN CAMP 2019 The camp for year 13 students will be at Ohope Christian Camp from Tuesday 26 February to Friday 1 March 2019.

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. A letter with further details will be sent to all Yr 13 parents shortly.

Tues 26 Feb to Fri 1 March Leaving school @ 11 am Return to school @ 1.30 pm (approx.)

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

CAREERS & GATEWAY

KEY DATES FOR YOUR CAREER CALENDAR TUES 5 MARCH MON 8 APRIL TUES 26 APRIL TUES 30 APRIL

Waikato Uni Liaison Introduction visit – 1.30 pm in L1 Canterbury Uni Liaison Introduction visit – 1.30 pm in L1 Wintec Liaison Introduction visit – 1.30 pm in L1 Otago Uni Liaison Introduction visit – 1.30 pm in L1

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SCHOOL NOTICE BOARD

CONTACT US we are here to help

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

Thank you to all our Sponsors