28 May 2021 by RLHS

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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 15 – 28 MAY 2021

CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. 1 - 2 Information – P. 2 - 3 Student Successes – P. 3 - 4 Sport – P. 4 - 5 News from Teachers – P. 6 - 7 Careers / Gateway – P. 7 - 9 Notice Board – P. 9 Contacts – P. 10

Kia ora Koutou, This week we have been focused on ensuring students are tracking towards the outcomes they need to have a successful year academically. We are issuing tracking reports next week that give an indication of how students are going. These are a snapshot of where they currently sit. If you have any questions just give us a call. Te Arawa Secondary schools Kapahaka regionals are this Tuesday 2 June. Our Kapa Haka team have been putting in extra hours for a long time now, giving up their weekends and practicing hard. We wish them all the very best and have no doubt they will do us proud. It was great to be able to attend their fundraising evening on Wednesday night – everybody seemed to have a very enjoyable evening. Last night at JPC, our students attended Epro8, which is a Science and Engineering Interschool Competition. We won 1st Place which is a fantastic result. The semi-finals are in July in Hamilton with the finals in Auckland. Thank you to our Digital Technology teacher, Ms Linda Tolentino for her support of our students. Another fine week for our winter sports teams. Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding results in the recent BOP Junior Tennis Championships. Hayden Martin - 1st, Kobe Smith - 5th and Charlotte Barclay - 3rd. Very well done to you all. Great games with our 1st and 2nd XI Boys Hockey last night. Many nail biting moments for our 1 st who were up against WHHS. Fantastic game. The 2nd XI Boys had their first home game of the year against RBHS and played hard. Both teams had a draw and showed great team work as always. Well done boys. (further details on page 4). Our 1 XI Girls Hockey team played on Tuesday afternoon, and had their first winning game of the season against TNT. Our girls showed fantastic team work and skills, very well done, awesome result. (further details on page 4-5). On Tuesday our Hockey 2nd Girls XI team had their third win of the season with a dynamic game vs Te Koutu. They are playing like a great team and often making goals from being in the right position. Score was 3-0. Brilliant game well done. (further details on page 5).

It was great to hear our Junior Boys Badminton team had competed at the Rotorua Badminton Hall in the BOP Junior Badminton Qualifier Competition. (further details on page 5). Our Boys Rugby Team had a great game playing RBHS Friday 21 May. Fantastic result and great to see a winning RLHS Boys’ Rugby team back on the paddock! (further details on page 5). As always, have a great weekend. Ngā mihi

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

INFORMATION ___________________________________________________________________________ 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 1 2 3 1 2 3

Subject History Music Health Education Music Solo Performance (1st piece) Music Solo Performance (1st piece) Music Solo Performance (1st programme of music)

Standard 91001 & 91002 91278 91463 91090 91270 91416

Date Tuesday 8 June Wednesday 9 June Monday 14 June Monday 14 June Monday 14 June Monday 14 June

___________________________________________________________________________ VISUAL ART DUE DATES 11 Paint and Print Wednesday 23rd June AS 90914 AS 90915

12 Painting Wednesday 23rd June AS 91311 AS 91316

11 MMP Wednesday 23rd June AS 90914 AS 90915 12 Design Friday 25 June AS 91310 AS 91315 11 Sculpture 25th June

12 Photography Wednesday 23rd June AS 91312 AS 91317 13 Design Friday 25 June AS 91450

2 June 4 June

12 Sculpture 25th June

13 Painting Wednesday 23rd June AS 91446 AS 91451 13 Photography Thursday 24th June AS 91447 AS 91452

Teacher M Malcolm

Teacher H Howard

Teacher S Chow

13 Sculpture 25th June

Teacher J Flitton

BRIEF LOOK – TERM 2 2021 Te Arawa Secondary schools kapa haka regionals Senior Tracking reports issued 2

MONDAY 7 JUNE 17 June 25 June 25 June 29 & 30 June FRIDAY 9 JULY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY (QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY) Senior Leadership Conference All Day (for senior prefects, House Captains) Junior Reports issued NCEA Tracking reports issued Report evenings END OF TERM 2

___________________________________________________________________________ MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE Each WEDNESDAY from 3.30 – 4.15 in A11 All students are Welcome - Please bring a snack and remember this is a space where all students can come and complete homework, get some help if needed or simply have some time to do the mahi.

STUDENT SUCCESSES ___________________________________________________________________________ FIRST AT EPRO8 Last night at JPC, our students attended an Epro8, which is a Science and Engineering Interschool Competition. We won 1st Place!! Fantastic result!!

Students, Theo Bennett, Liam Heighway, Siwan Lloyd-Jones and Jordie Elliott were our team. The semi-finals are July in Hamilton with the finals in Auckland. Thank you to our Digital Technology teacher, Ms Linda Tolentino for her support of our students.

___________________________________________________________________________ NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH CONCERT

Big thank you to the students who put together a New Zealand Music programme for a lunchtime concert during the week to celebrate New Zealand Music Month. We have so much talent in our school and it is wonderful that our students want to perform and showcase the amazing music we have in Aotearoa. Thank you to the following students for performing:

Genesis Smith-Huriwai, Jodean Malcolm, Caitlin Newson, Jess Merriman, Kerry Salter-Holmes, Keita Te Moni and James Atkinson

___________________________________________________________________________ OUR EX STUDENTS Great to see our ex-students Casey Sargison and Jana Furstenburg doing so well in their tertiary education and what an honour to be in the advertising campaign for Queenstown Resort College. Well done!

SPORT ___________________________________________________________________________ BOYS HOCKEY 1st XI What a night we had with many nail biting moments. The boys came up against WHHS and started the game well. Slowly the opposition started finding their feet and put us on more defensive play, with brilliant saves by Matthew Gray. We had a hat trick of goals scored by Jayden Fraser (POD), but the opposition kept matching us and then in the last 4 mins they inched ahead. The boys showed their grit and determination by holding their composure which allowed for a brilliant equalising goal by Tama Te Whau. Final Score 4-4 2nd XI The 2nd XI Boys had their first home game of the year against Rotorua Boys High 3rd XI. Our boys started the match well and controlled possession and territory well in the first quarter, getting into the Boys High circle, but couldn’t manage to get on the scoresheet. Following a good start, we let Boy’s High into the game with goals in the 2nd and 3rd Quarter giving them a 2-0 lead with only the 4th Quarter to plays. The boys then showed what they are capable of with 2 goals to Keanen Dyson bringing the scores level. Some final flurries in the dying minutes however weren’t quite enough to get the victory. Player of the Day was Keanen Dyson, who worked hard and showed good positional play in the circle to score both of our goals.

___________________________________________________________________________ GIRLS 2ND XI HOCKEY TEAM On Tuesday 25 May our Hockey 2nd XI team had their third win of the season with a dynamic game vs Te Koutu. The girls were very clever and resilient when the goalie gear and coach were late to arrive, so they organised themselves and played the first three quarters without a goalie. They are playing like a great team and often making goals from being in the right position (on post!). Score was 3-0. Player of the game was Nakoda Davidson. The girls came away with wins in the first two games of the season as well. 4

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18 May: 3-2 vs WHHS, POD: Harriette Davies 11 May: 1-0 vs Tokoroa, POD: Lia Sinisa

___________________________________________________________________________ 1 XI GIRLS HOCKEY On Tuesday afternoon, our 1st XI Girls Hockey team had their first winning game of the season against TNT. Our girls played amazing as a team and scored us a win of 1-0. Special shout out to Dillan Roper, who set up the goal and Hannah-Lee Hodgman, who scored ! Also, shout out to Isidora González Diaz, who got player of the day!

___________________________________________________________________________ TENNIS COACHING We are very fortunate to have Guy Beamish, a professional tennis coach, coming in to coach our students in their lunch break. Guy gives up his time free of charge to help our students improve their game and to promote tennis at Lakes. A big thank you to Guy.

___________________________________________________________________________ JUNIOR BADMINTON On Wednesday 19 our Junior Boys competed at the Rotorua Badminton Hall in the BOP Junior Badminton Qualifier Competition. The boys thoroughly enjoyed their day and interacted very well with the other schools and a big thank you to the JPC coach who shouted pizza for everyone😊

___________________________________________________________________________ BOYS RUGBY Our Boys Rugby Team had a great game playing RBHS Friday 21 May. RLHS winning 6 tries to 4. Awesome result and great to see a winning RLHS Boys’ Rugby team back on the paddock. Great to see both teams playing with enthusiasm and positive attitudes. Well done boys!

NEWS FROM OUR TEACHERS ___________________________________________________________________________ OUR AMAZING PINK RIBBON BREAKFAST We are pretty overwhelmed with the community support for our Pink Ribbon Morning Tea. We had a wonderful event with staff and Year 13 students gathering in the cooking room to enjoy some kai. The whole school got behind this event with a Mufti Day and the array of pink outfits was enjoyed by all. From a small goal of $500 we raised $3400. A cause close to our hearts that we have made a difference for. Well done and thank you to everyone for your involvement. Katherine Goodrick Thanks to the following people who sponsored us: Liz Robinson Therapeutic Massage Secret Spot Hot Tubs Scope Rotorua Cafe Dynasti Sequoia Eatery Rotorua Good Eastern Taphouse Pig & Whistle Historic Pub Polynesian Spa Central Pharmacy Artisan Cafe Mountain Bike Rotorua

Pure Cruise New Zealand Motion Entertainment Rotorua Giovanni’s Mamma Rosa Pizzeria Okere Falls Store Beautiful You - Advanced Skincare & Beauty Bidfood NZ Capers Cafe + Store Nom. Goodness Grazing ZORB Rotorua Palmers Rotorua Pak'nSave Rotorua

___________________________________________________________________________ VISUAL ART Is your son or daughter doing Year 9 Art at the moment? They will be taking part in a new unit of work with Clay. For this to be successful we require students to bring to school the following items from the recycling that we will reuse. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Art shirt (an old long sleeved shirt or old T- shirt to protect uniforms) An Ice cream container (or similar) with a sealable lid. Two rags/ cloths (flannel sized.) An Old toothbrush Students need a pencil and eraser for each art class also.

Do you have any old ice cream containers at home? The art department would love them! 6

For further information please see Mrs Hodge.

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CAREERS / GATEWAY Each week on the noticeboards around the school there will be different career pathways/job opportunities for students to see. These opportunities will be explained along with pay scale and job opportunities within NZ. We are hoping this will help our students understand the many unnoticed pathways available and help them understand various roles. Please ask your students to view these each week. This could be a great discussion point at home. LAST WEEK Diversional Therapist Brick/Block layers Security Officers

THIS WEEK Receptionist Retail Sales Assistant Wood Processing worker Medical Imaging Technologist

If your students have any questions they can come and see me in the Gateway office or email me. Thanks Eva Hingston. hingstonev@rotorualakes.school.nz

___________________________________________________________________________ Velocity Valley is currently looking for some awesome, positive students to work in a part time capacity within our adventure park. The positions we looking to fill are park operator roles which will be physically demanding, yet fun and as you will be interacting with customers all day, we will require a level of confidence to be able to speak with these people. Rostered days required will include some weekends (not all) and the school holiday period. If you would like to be considered for this role, please send an email with your Resume and a cover letter explaining a little about yourself and your hobbies to: Sean Russell Operations@velocityvalley.co.nz Applications close 4th June 2021. 7

BEAUTY FOCUS & BEAUTY PRESENTATION COURSE This is a great course which will help you understand applying makeup, presentation, confidence skills and customer services skills. This course is 1 day a week for 8 weeks at the Service Skills Centre in town. You will also gain 16 level 2 credits.

SECURITY COURSE This course is the mandatory training for all security Industries, teaching you how to manage conflict in a security context. 2 day course here at school which will help you with after school security work around Rotorua and a great advantage if you are wishing to enter security, police or the defence work. This is 8 Level 3 and 4 Level 2 credits. Come and put your name up on the noticeboard in the Gateway office.

Sign up quick we have limited spaces! ___________________________________________________________________________ E te Rāngatira, tēnā koe The Waiariki Māori Womens Welfare League would like to acknowledge all events on Friday 2 July 2021 that are engaging in te reo me ōna tikanga and strengthening cultural identity. Kia kaha koutou!

The first of our sponsorship packages from Te Puna Ora o Mataatua (Tōtara sponsor) is 12 travel scholarships related to the Whakataetae (Competitive) section. This sponsorship (not transferable) will be booked and paid by TPOOM and includes: • direct return flights (from Rotorua/Christchurch or Tauranga/Christchurch) for each whakataetae first place and an adult/carer to accompany them to the National Ngā Pū Kōrero ō Āpōpō in Ōtautahi (Christchurch). If able to attend Pōwhiri, flights will be from Tuesday 5 October to Friday 8* October. • Accommodation in Christchurch City Central (if able to attend Pōwhiri, accommodation will be from Tuesday 5 October to Friday 8 October) – twin share. • Stipend for kai. The Pōwhiri for the National Māori Womens Welfare League is on Wednesday 6 October 2021, with the National Ngā Pū Kōrero ō Āpōpō held on Thursday 7 October 2021 at the Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street in Christchurch City Central. *For those who wish to extend their return direct flight from Ōtautahi beyond Friday 8 October, we can discuss this at the Waiariki Ngā Pū Kōrero ō Āpōpō with the kura or the adult accompanying the whakataetae first places. If Tamariki / Rangatahi attending kura/school in the Waiariki region would like to enter, either the Whakataetae (competitive) or whakangahau (non-competitive) sections please return your participant forms. Morning tea and lunch is provided on Friday 2 July 2021 - RSVP for catering numbers is required. Email mwwl.waiariki.ropu@gmail.com for any further information and forms.

___________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 16th June – Massey Uni Liaison Visit - 1.30pm in L1 Tuesday 29th June – Auckland Uni Online Open Day Friday 23rd July – Lincoln Uni Canterbury Campus – 10.00am – 4pm 29th July – Otago Uni Virtual Open Day 8

Fri 30th and Sat 31st July – Massey Uni Virtual Open Day 1st August – University Hall’s of Residence applications Open Tuesday 29th June – Auckland Uni Online Open Day School Leavers & 1st Year Scholarship close 25th August – Auckland Uni Saturday 28th August – Auckland Uni Campus Open Day Contact the Careers Department for further info: Barbara Walker 3456124 x 235 walkerb2@rotorualakes.school.nz

___________________________________________________________________________ MoneyHub has updated its comprehensive directory of student jobs. With 50+ wellknown employers listed and links to their student job application details, getting a parttime job is a lot easier with this guide: https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/student-jobs.html This guide is free to use, download and take action on. There are a number of tips for job application success as well as a CV guide and interview tips, designed to make the application process less stressful for your students.

NOTICE BOARD

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