5 Feb Newsletter

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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 01 - 5 February 2021

CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. 1 - 2 Term Info – P. 2 - 4 News from Teachers – P.4 - 5 Careers / Gateway – P.6 Our Sponsor – P. 7

SKia ora Koutou, WELCOME BACK TO ALL STUDENTS / STAFF & WHĀNAU On behalf of the staff at Lakes High I am happy to welcome you to the 2021 school year! 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.

We had a very positive Powhiri on Wednesday of this week, welcoming our Yr 9’s and new students. It was great to see so many parents and caregivers coming along to support our students. Thanks also to Matua Paraone Pirika who spoke as Kaumatua on behalf of the school.

We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our students can achieve their highest potential. We recognize that in order to be successful in school, our children need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for our students success and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities.

On Tuesday 16 February, we will be celebrating our investiture assembly, where our prefects and houses captains will be formally badged and presented to the school. Parents of those students receiving acknowledgement are welcome to attend, invitations have been sent out. We hope to see you there.

We have had phenomenal success with recent scholarships:

Katie Stewart and Jet Tyler for Painting Scholarships Amanullah Adbul Rahman and Robbie Meredith for Statistics Scholarships As you will know, these scholarships are not easy to obtain, they are the result of hard work, commitment and dedication. A remarkable achievement. We wish them all the very best in their chosen fields and have no doubt we will be hearing of their success in the future.

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NCEA figures for 2020 were excellent last year. Our Level 1 results were 87% versus a national average of 70%. Our Level 2 results were 89.1% verses a 79% national average. Our NCEA Level 3 results at 88% verses a national average of 71%. I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge our wonderful students for their hard work and dedication in achieving these outstanding results. We are very proud of you. Again, I thank the staff at RLHS for the exceptional commitment they put into supporting our students. As part of the Investiture Assembly we will also be recognizing students at Levels 1, 2 and 3 NCEA who received Merit and Excellence endorsements in their overall certificates.

We are hosting a New Parent Evening BBQ on Thursday 18 February starting at 5 pm in the courtyard by the music room. This is a great opportunity for the students, parents and whānau to meet one another in an informal setting.

We look forward to meeting all of you then.

I look forward to working with you and to a very successful 2021 for our students.

___________________________________________________________________________ NEW STAFF I am delighted to welcome our new staff members to Lakes High: Justin Timoti Daniel Allen Alena Rose Burt David Murtagh Jason Sayers Veronica King Nikkola Hemana

Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Homeroom Teacher Maths Teacher Drama & Dance Teacher Science Teacher Director, Sports Leadership Development Programme English Teacher PE Teacher

Ngā mihi,

Jon Ward Principal / Tumuaki

BEGINNING OF TERM 1 2021 INFO: ___________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL BELL TIMES The organization for the school day is: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY Warning Bell 8.40 am House Group 8.45 – 9.05 am Pd. 1 9.05 – 10.05 am Pd. 2 10.05 – 11.05 am INTERVAL 11.05 – 11.30 am Pd. 3 11.30 – 12.30 pm Pd. 4 12.30 – 1.30 pm LUNCH 1.30 – 2.15 pm Warning Bell 2.10 pm Pd. 5 2.15 – 3.15 pm

TUESDAY ONLY Warning Bell 8.40 am House Group 8.45 – 9.05 am Pd. 1 9.05 – 9.55 am Pd. 2 9.55 – 10.45 am INTERVAL 10.45 – 11.10 am Pd. 3 11.10 – 12 noon ASSEMBLY 12 – 12.40 pm Pd. 4 12.40 – 1.30 pm LUNCH 1.30 – 2.15 pm Warning Bell 2.10 pm Pd. 5 2.15 – 3.15 pm

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___________________________________________________________________________ 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.

___________________________________________________________________________ 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 LATE 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 2021 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.

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PARKING AT ROTORUA LAKES HIGH SCHOOL We appreciate your cooperation with the following parking regulations at the school: Please do not drive into the school to drop off or pick up your child at peak times as this causes significant traffic jams. 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).

We thank you for your help and cooperation.

___________________________________________________________________________ CHARTER BUS A term pass for the charter bus costs $200 A 10 ride pass costs $30 Payable at student reception by next Friday 12 February 2021.

STUDENT SUCCESS ___________________________________________________________________________ TOP ART SELECTION Congratulations to Scott Edwards who has his year 13 Photography board selected for the prestigious Top Art exhibition this year. The top art exhibition is a carefully selected group of thirty or so folios that have been selected from all secondary school year 13 portfolios, and are recognized as being at the top of their field in Art. This is an outstanding achievement for Scott and his Photography teacher Ms Haana Howard. Well done to both of you!

NEWS FROM OUR TEACHERS ___________________________________________________________________________ YEAR 13 CAMP – OHOPE CHRISTIAN CAMP 2020 The camp for year 13 students will be at Ohope Christian Camp from 23 – 26 February 2020.

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 TUES 23 February TO FRI 26 February 2021 Leaving school @ 11 am Return to school @ 1.30 pm (approx.)

Cost = $200 approx Bus travel provided Open to all Year 13 Students

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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 and forms will be sent home with students at course confirmation days.

TERM INFO ___________________________________________________________________________ 2021 Please note the following term dates for 2021: Term Dates 2021 Tuesday 2 February Monday 3 May Monday 26 July Monday 18 October

Friday 16 April Friday 9 July Friday 1 October Tuesday 14 December

11 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks 9 weeks

School Holidays 2021 19 April - 30 April 12 July - 23 July 1 October - 15 October 15 December

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Teacher Only Days Tuesday 18 May Wednesday 11 August Thursday 2 December Public Auckland Anniversary Waitangi Day Good Friday Easter Monday ANZAC Day Queens’ Birthday Labour Day

Holidays 2021 Monday 1 February Monday 8 February Friday 2 April Monday 5 April plus Tuesday 6 April (a school holiday) Monday 26 April Monday 7 June Monday 25 October

___________________________________________________________________________ BRIEF LOOK – TERM 1 2021 8 February 18 February 23-26 February 3 March 4 March 9 March 17-19 March 22-26 March 30 March 2 - 5 April 6 April

PUBLIC HOLIDAY – Waitangi Day New Parent Evening Year 13 Camp Swimming Sports School Photos Yr 11 Road Safety Youth Expo at the Events Centre Year 10 Camp Summer Tournament Week BOP Swimming Championships EASTER HOLIDAYS SCHOOL HOLIDAY 5

FRIDAY 16 APRIL

END OF TERM 1

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CAREERS / GATEWAY A Mechanical Apprenticeship position is available at Red Stag. Applications close on 19 February 2021. For further details / application forms logon to https://www.seek.co.nz/

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FROM NOTICE OUR DEPARTMENTS BOARD

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Thank you to our Sponsor ___________________________________________________________________________ Phone: 07- 345 6124 Email: office@rotorualakes.school.nz www.rotorualakes.school.nz

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