28 June 2021 :-)

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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 19 – 28 JUNE 2021

CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. 1 50th Celebration – P. 2 Information – P. 2 - 4 Student Successes – P. 4 - 5 Sport – P. 5 - 6 Careers / Gateway – P. 6 Notice Board – P. 6 - 7 Contacts – P. 7

Kia ora Koutou, Matāriki kanohi iti Nei rā te mihi maioha ki ngā whānau, ki ngā hapū, ki ngā mātāwaka i tēnei wā o o Matāriki. He wā hoki ai ngā whakaaro ki te reanga mātāpuputu, ngā mate kua wheturangitia. He wā hauhake kai, he wā pūpuri ai i ō tātou tikanga Māori, he wā whakanui i te iwi Māori, he wā wānanga ai ngā whakaaro mō mua, mō muri hoki. Tēnā, nau mai e te tau hou Māori, nau mai Matāriki, hui e tāiki e!

As we celebrate the Māori New Year this Friday, Matāriki is a time to reflect, a time to remember, a time to hold fast to our cultural practices, a time for the harvest and a time to prepare to grow new crops. Matāriki is also a season for goal setting and time to put in the hard work. To all our students, consider these times as a time for preparation for the new opportunities that await and preparation for your upcoming exams. We wish all staff, students and families happy Matāriki.

I also want to wish our Kapahaka students all the best in the up coming Regionals next Friday. I know the amount of mahi that has gone into their performance. I would also like to tautoko our amazing tutors, George Haimona, Ricky Bishop, Putiputi Rowberry, Fraser Raukawa and Waimihi Rota-Matchitt. I look forward to sharing how they go on Friday 2nd at the Events Centre.

I hope that students were able to talk through their school reports with their whānau and that parents and caregivers have been able to book a meeting with teachers this week at our parent conferences.

Ngā mihi

Jon Ward, Principal Tumuaki wardj@rotorualakes.school.nz

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INFORMATION ___________________________________________________________________________ FREE HEARING SCREENING Reminder for Parents of Year 9 Students: The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing is pleased to advise we will be providing free hearing screening at Rotorua Lakes High School for all Year 9 students in 2021.

It is important that youth hearing loss is picked up, as early as possible, and that students can access the support services they need.

The information sheet, assent (consent) form for your child to complete and a consent form for the parent/guardian to complete are available from the Wellness Centre Nurse or Student reception desk. Please complete the consent form, ask your child to complete the assent form and return to the school by Friday 23rd July please.

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If you have any questions about the screening programme please feel free to contact Yvonne.sinclair@nfd.org.nz or (09) 307 2922.

Alternatively, consent can be completed online via• Email – nurse@rotorualakes.school.nz, name of your child, their date of birth and giving consent for them to be seen.

• Online Form via our website - https://www.nfdhearinghub.org.nz/copy-of-parental-consent-form

___________________________________________________________________________ MOBILE DENTAL UNIT Absolute dental will be operating their Mobile Dental unit at Rotorua Lakes High from 28th June till 6th August 2021. Any student who is not registered with a Dentist or has not seen a Dentist in more than a year can be seen.

Consent and parent questionnaire forms are available from Student Reception or from the Wellness Centre Nurse.

Can signed forms please be returned to either Student reception or the Nurse.

___________________________________________________________________________ REPORT EVENINGS We welcome and encourage parents and caregivers to contact teachers with questions and concerns throughout the year as the situation arises. The best way to contact teachers is via their emails. You can expect a reply within 2 days under normal circumstances. With this in mind, we have 2 parent interview evenings on:

Tuesday 29 June 4 pm to 6 pm Wednesday 30 June 3.30 – 6 pm (NB: School closes early at 2.55 pm to allow teachers to prepare – buses run as normal) We look forward to seeing you then.

___________________________________________________________________________ NEW JERSEYS We now have a new shipment of blue woolen jerseys. If you are getting cold you may want to add a layer with a nice warm jersey😊 They are $75 each Check them out at student reception

___________________________________________________________________________ LOST PROPERTY Lost anything? Come and check out our lost property. We have many school jackets and some mufti clothes at student reception.

___________________________________________________________________________ FROM THE MATHS DEPARTMENT The following classes have assessment according to the information below: 1. 11MAT AS 91026 (Number) – sit on Thursday 1 July – worth 4 credits TEACHER Mrs Richardson Mr Allen Ms Draper

PERIOD 1 2 5

2. 13MAS AS 9158 (Bivariate) – worth 4 credits – Mr D Allen, Mr T Vautier, Ms C Yukich - Issued by start of WEEK 8 and after that it can be worked on at home - Students need to be at school for the last 3 periods of WEEK 9 for the opportunity to work on this in class.

- DUE Monday 5 July WEEK 10 by MIDNIGHT 3

3. 12MAT AS91265 (Experiments) – worth 3 credits – Mr D Allen, Mr T Vautier, Ms C Yukich - Students need to be at school in WEEK 8 to collect the data - Students need to be at school LAST class of WEEK 9 and FIRST 2 periods of WEEK 10 to do assessment in class - DUE the 3rd period of class time in WEEK 10

___________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSMENTS The following assessments have been set down. There may be times where, due to unforeseen circumstances, changes will need to occur. This will be done in consultation with the class(es) concerned.

Level 2 3

Subject History History

Standard 91229 & 91230 91434 & 91435

Date Tues 9 July Tues 27 July

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29 June 30 June July 2 FRIDAY 9 July

BRIEF LOOK – TERM 3 2021 Report Evening – 4 pm – 6 pm Report Evening – 3.30 – 6 pm (NB: School closes early at 2.55 pm to allow teachers to prepare – buses run as normal) Te Arawa Kapahaka Regionals END OF TERM 2

STUDENT SUCCESSES ___________________________________________________________________________ 2nd XI GIRLS HOCKEY An exciting finish to the first competition round of the season. The 2nd XI Girls hockey team went into the final game for 1st and 2nd place of the C grade unbeaten (with 5 wins and 1 draw). The game against WHHS was intense with the opposition scoring the first goal. The score was soon level with Grace Edhouse scoring the equaliser. Full time came to a draw, however, because the game was a final, there had to be a winner at the end. The teams went to a best of five shoot outs . Ashleigh Randell and Kyara Sassenburg each scored a goal in the shoot out. Goalie Caitly Rose Avery saved all of the shots that headed her way so the team won! The team was thrilled to come away with the win and a trophy for the competition. The Player of the game was Caitly Rose Avery for staying cool under the shoot-out pressure. The team should now be moving up a grade for the next round.

To recap a few games that we didn't share previously...

8 June: 2-1 Win vs WHHS. Goals by Kyara Sassenburg and Sara O'Driscoll. Player of the game Ashleigh Randell.

15 June: 1-1 Draw vs Te Koutu. Goal by Ashleigh Randell, Player of the game Madelin Maunder.

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___________________________________________________________________________ HUGE HONOUR FOR CAITLIN NEWSON

Our very own Just Cate aka Caitlin Newson has been asked to perform at the Te Kete Matariki Festival in Jubilee Park, Te Puke on the 10th July from 4pm. What an opportunity to be a supporting act for Ria Hall. Big thank you to Sam Hema for organising this event.

___________________________________________________________________________ OUTSTANDING DANCE & DRAMA SUCCESS The year 11's have been working on assessment 1.3 Ensemble Awareness in dance. They have partly choreographed a contemporary dance inspired by Kowhaiwhai patterns. This is the first dance assessment for RLHS and all achieved fantastic results.

Our Students are Paris Wall, Slayden Yerex, Alyssa Flight,

Caitlin Newson, Jorja Kendrick, and Reef Bassant.

The year 10's have been working on a Techniques assessment, where they are given two pages of script to memorise and add the drama techniques to. We have channeled all our sass into creating characters who stand up for what they believe is right. Our students are Mia Vandy and Brock

Aitchison, Jessica Leigh and Tiraha Karakia.

SPORT ___________________________________________________________________________ JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL Our junior boys had a friendly game with R.I.S to help them select and prepare their team for A.I.M.S. games later in the year. Great to welcome home Tamihana Gardiner (back right) ex Lakes Head Boy. T.I.C basketball at R.I.S.

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___________________________________________________________________________ NETBALL Snr A v Kahukara Read – lost 21-28. Players of the Day – TeRina King, Bailey Leigh Jnr A v WHHS Development – won 45-13. Player of the Day – Charlotte Barclay Jnr Blue v RGHS Jnr Green – draw 16 all. A BIG WELL DONE TO ALL😊

___________________________________________________________________________ GIRLS RUGBY Last Monday, our girls played at home once again in wet conditions. We faced JPC for the second time and it was a very exciting game. Lots of tries were scored and our kicker, Dylan Guptill managed to convert 3 of them. Great game for newcomers, Madison Landers and Sahtara Kiwi-Fleming. Final Score 31 – 19 to Lakes. Player of the

Day Matariki Mikaere-Rikihana. ___________________________________________________________________________ JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL Lakes final score 53 -48 to Lakes against RBHS Jazz. Players of the Day were Tai Mikaere Kerr and Seth Larsen for their great teamwork. It was a hard earned win with the lead changing many times in the first half.

CAREERS GATEWAY FUTURE PATHWAYS NEWS/ FROM OUR /TEACHERS ___________________________________________________________________________ • • • • • • • • • • • •

Tuesday 29th June – Auckland Uni Online Open Day Fri 23rd July – Lincoln Uni Canterbury Campus Open Day – 10.00am – 4pm 29th July – Otago Uni Virtual Open Day Fri 30th and Sat 31st July – Massey Uni Virtual Open Day Wed 28th July – The Future of Accountancy – Waikato Uni - 4.30-7.00pm 1st August – University Hall’s of Residence applications Open Tuesday Fri 20th August – Victoria Uni Open Day Thurs 26th August – Canterbury Uni Course Planning – 1.30pm in L1 School Leavers & 1st Year Scholarship close 25th August – Auckland Uni Saturday 28th August – Auckland Uni Campus Open Day Mon 30th August – Victoria Uni Course Planning – 1.30pm in L1 23rd September – Otago Uni Course Planning – 1.30pm in L1 Careers Department for further info: Barbara Walker 3456124 x 235 walkerb2@rotorualakes.school.nz

NOTICE BOARD PwC 2021 Scholarship programme Two categories of School Scholarships to help give young Kiwi talent the best start possible by providing financial support during university, a mentor and an opportunity to apply for a paid Summer Internship. We are not only looking for Accounting students, we are keen to see those studying IT, Economics, Languages and Science to name a few. Our two Scholarships are as follows:

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PwC School Scholarship Five PwC School Scholarships will be offered to support students who are facing financial and personal hardship restricting the student’s ability to enter tertiary education. This Scholarship is focused on giving local talent the best start possible by providing financial support during university and having a PwC mentor.

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu Scholarship Adorn the bird with feathers so it can fly. If we give the bird what it needs then it will thrive.

Two Scholarships will be offered to young Māori talent, these were created in partnership with our Manukura Māori Business Team. We're looking for students who want to have a meaningful career where they can be themselves and make their own mark on the world. More information on our eligibility criteria can be found here.

Please note, there is no cap on the number of applicants from your school (providing the students are eligible).There is also an opportunity for students with financial or personal hardship to highlight their circumstances as part of the online application. This is for students who may struggle to attend University without a Scholarship.

Please find below key dates for the scholarships: Applications will open on Monday 26 July and students will need to submit an online application - information on how to apply can be found here.

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Inaugural Bay of Plenty Artists exhibition to be held between 8 November and 12 December this year. Provided you still live or work in the Bay of Plenty, Friends of Rotorua Museum are inviting you to submit 1 piece of work for this exhibition. For further info and to request a submission please contact Julie.parsons@rotorualc

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10 September 2021 - 11 October 2021 The Waikato Society of Arts proudly presents the 2021 National Youth Art Awards.

The annual competition fosters creativity among young artists across Aotearoa. Open to individuals aged 13-25, the award attracts many talented young people due to the different categories that can be entered, with no limit on content or media.

Entries close 30 July 2021. Finalists will be notified by 9 August 2021.

The ArtsPost exhibition showcases the immense creative talent of the award entrants and provides a platform for opportunity and further engagement.

This year’s judges are renowned artists Diane Scott and James Ormsby. Look on our website, under the Awards, for our handy tips for entering and pricing artwork.

___________________________________________________________________________ Phone: 07- 345 6124 Email: office@rotorualakes.school.nz wwww.rotorualakes.school.nz

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