3 May

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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 10– 3 MAY 2019

CHALKBOARD

From the Principal – P. 1 - 4 News – P. 4 - 6 Sports – P. 7 - 8 Careers / Gateway P. 8 Notice Board – P. 9 - 10 Contact Us – P. 10 Our Sponsors – P. 11

Dear Parents / Caregivers At the start of the school holidays, one of our students, Oceana GuillossonCameron was involved in a serious car accident and has sustained severe and life-changing injuries.

The staff, BOT and students send their thoughts and aroha to Oceana and her family at this difficult time.

If you would like to support Oceana and her family, a Give-A-Little page has been set up. ___________________________________________________________________________ SET FOR GREAT HEIGHTS Congratulations to our Year 11 student, Luke Gardner, who has been selected to represent New Zealand in Sport Climbing and Bouldering.

Luke will be heading to the Australian Championships on 23 May where he will also be competing in the under 18 bouldering and in speed climbing.

Well done and we wish Luke all the very best. __________________________________________________________________________ NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHITEWATER SLALOM AND DOWN RIVER NATIONALS RESULTS Pipi Uhl

NZ White Water Slalom Nationals Women under 16 Fastest Under 16W, pub charity cup

1st Place

Michel Uhl

NZ White Water Slalom Nationals

2nd Place

Men under 16 Fastest Under 16W, pub charity cup NZ White Water Slalom Nationals Women under 18 Fastest K1 & Down River Award (shared) NZ White Water Slalom Nationals Extreme Slalom Women

River Mutton

River Mutton

River Mutton River Mutton & Pipi Uhl Pipi Uhl (with Mt Maunganui College ) George Snook, Michel Uhl & River Mutton Pipi Uhl George Snook Michel Uhl George Snook Michel Uhl George Snook & Michel Uhl River Mutton George Snook Michel Uhl Pipi Uhl River Mutton George Snook River Mutton

Senior Women Kayak Senior Women Canoe (2 person) Senior Women Kayak Team Senior Men Kayak Team Intermediate Woman Kayak Intermediate man Kayak Intermediate Men Kayak Intermediate Men Canoe Intermediate Men Canoe Intermediate Men Canoe (2 person) Down River Senior Women Down River Intermediate Men Down River Intermediate Men Down River Intermediate Women Extreme Slalom Women Intermediate Trophy Men (Cup) Best Overall Performance Senior Trophy Women (Cup) Best Overall Performance

2nd Place 1st Place

1st Place 3rd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place 1st Place 4th Place 3rd Place 4th Place 4th Place 1st Place 3rd Place 5th Place 5th Place 1st Place -

Fantastic results from everyone – we are very proud – well done!! ___________________________________________________________________________ ONE CHANCE AWARDS Congratulations to our both our students who have been selected this year.

Ila Ford –Robertson – Toi Ohomai Institute Technology Most Awesome Youth of the Year

Jurell Fitzell – Cavanagh Law 'X-Factor' People's Choice Award

___________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSMENTS The following assessments have been set down to take place within the next two weeks. 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

Standard 90997 91214 91513 91091 91272 91418

Subject Drama Drama Drama Music Music Music

1 3

91001 & 91002 91461

History Health

Date Week beginning 13 May (1 week) Week beginning 13 May (1 week) Week beginning 13 May (1 week) Week 3 Week 3 Week 3 (one piece required this term – assessment completed next term) Mon 20 May Fri 10 May

KEY DATES TERM 2 Mon 6 May Tues 7 – Fri 10 May Mon 3 June Fri 21 June Tues 25 June Wed 26 June Wed 26 June Sat 29 June Fri 5 July Fri 5 July School Holidays First day Term 3 Yours sincerely

Principal

Careers Expo For Yr 12 & 13 12/History & 12/Economics Trip To Wellington PUBLIC HOLIDAY Reports Issued Report Inverviews 4 – 6 pm Report Interviews 3.30 – 6 pm. NB: School closes early at 2.55 pm – buses run as normal School closes early for report interviews School Ball Kapa Haka Secondary Regionals END OF TERM 2 6 – 21 July 2019 Monday 22 July 2019

NEWS NEWS REMINDERS FOR THE YEAR

___________________________________________________________________________ NZ MUSIC COMMISSION MENTORING DAY The New Zealand Music Commission has organised and funded a music performance mentoring day for the Year 12 and 13 Music students with King Kapisi and Rio Hemopo from Trinity Roots on Friday 24th of May at our music department. This will be a wonderful experience for our students to work with New Zealand musicians who will share their knowledge and expertise.

___________________________________________________________________________ CHARTER BUS All Charter Bus students must have purchased their bus passes by Friday 10 May 2018.

A Term pass costs $200.00 A 10 ride pass costs $30.00 Payable at Student Reception ___________________________________________________________________________ STUDENT FEE STATEMENTS Please note that the students’ fee statements will be handed out to all students early next week. Please check their bags for invoices. Just a reminder that student fees need to be paid for students to be eligible to attend the school ball. We would appreciate prompt payment. Thank you. __________________________________________________________________________________

ABSENTEE TEXTING Our apologies for the absentee texting line being out of order this week. We are working on this and it should be up and running by Monday. We thank you for your patience.

___________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL ACTIVITIY DONATION Each year the school seeks from parents a $70 donation per student, (this amount 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 nurses, and student diaries, and to support 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 and whanau who pay this voluntary donation. ___________________________________________________________________________ INFO FOR THE UPCOMING BOARD ELECTIONS

(Please note date for Rotorua Seminar in the poster below) NZSTA would like to encourage parent and whanau participation on school boards in order to help shape and support the education of their children.

To that end, we will be rolling out the Korari Programme for anyone interested in finding out about standing for the school board elections and having a say in the education of their children. The courses below are also available on our website: 1. Korari: a programme that provides you with governance training to help you understand the role of school boards of trustees.

2. Korari form: NZSTA will support anyone who advises us they are interested in becoming a trustee, by way of the workshops but also providing access to our Learning Management System where online modules re. school governance, student achievement etc. can be completed.

3. Community member guide to the role of the board of trustees: This explains a lot of commonly asked questions and information about becoming a trustee.

For all forms and information visit New Zealand School Trustees Association

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MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE Each TUESDAY from 3.30 – 4.15 in A11 All Welcome - Please bring a snack and a smile

___________________________________________________________________________ VISUAL ART Tutorials are now running every Thursday after school 3.30 - 5pm in C3 All senior Art, photography or sculpture students from any year 11/12/13 class can attend.

These will continue as needed throughout the year.

The purpose of these tutorials is to support senior students with assessment tasks. It is also a great time for students to complete any unfinished work they may have.

Students bring a snack and your work!

SPORTS __________________________________________________________________________ YEAR 12 SPORTS SCIENCE TERM 1 Term 1 was very busy for the Year 12 Sports Science class. The focus was on demonstrating social responsibility and after developing these skills within the class environment, they ventured to Owhata Primary to run games with the Year 1 students. They planned and delivered a 45 minute session over 4 weeks. This was a fantastic opportunity to develop their leadership skills and they did an amazing job with the young Owhata students.

The end of the term concluded with a 3 day camp which the class planned, organized and implemented themselves. It was a fun filled 3 days of Adrenalin Forest, walks, surfing, beach activities and rafting.

__________________________________________________________________________ HOCKEY Hockey session is starting next week. All students need to be at their games 1/2 hour before the start of the game, with all their gear. Please remember mouth guards and shin pads are compulsory for the students to play on the turf. If for any reason your student can not make a game then they need to let their manager know well in advance so arrangements can be made for the team.

Tuesday 7th May RLHS Girls X1 team are playing WHHS2 @ 5.45 on Turf 1 RLHS Girls 2nd X1 team are playing TNT2 @ 4.30 on Turf 2 Thursday 9th May RLHS Boys X1 team are playing Whakarewa @ 5.45 in Taupo RLHS Mixed team are playing JPC2 @ 4.30 on Turf 2 If there are any changes to these game times, we will let you know before the game.

CAREERS & GATEWAY ___________________________________________________________________________ The following UNIVERSITIES will be in to talk to interested students this term during lunchtime on these dates:

KEY DATES FOR YOUR CAREER CALENDAR MON & TUES 6 & 7 MAY SUN & MON 5 & 6 MAY FRI 10 MAY THURS 16 MAY FRI 17 MAY WED 22 MAY THURS 11 JULY

Careers Expo Otago Uni Open Day Wintec Open Day Canterbury Uni Info Evening Waikato Uni Open Day Massey Uni Info Evening Canterbury Uni Open Day

Contact the Careers Department for further info: Barbara Walker 3 456124 x 235 walkerb2@rotorualakes.school.nz

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

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