7 May 2021 by RLHS

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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 12 – 7 MAY 2021

CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. 1 - 2 Student Successes – P. 2 - 3 News from Teachers – P. 3 – 4 General Info – P. 5 - 6 Sport – P. 7 Careers / Gateway – P. 8 - 9 Notice Board – P. 10 Contacts – P. 10

Kia ora Koutou, Welcome back to Term 2. I hope you all had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday. Over the holidays our Kapa Haka group put in a tremendous amount of hard work and practice sessions for the upcoming National Championships on 2 June. It is fantastic to see our students so excited and motivated and just a tiny bit nervous! Our Head of Maori Department, Ms Nelson, also advised that the Tutors are very proud of our students and very impressed with the commitment and mahi shown. Well done to our students and to everyone involved for all your hard work. Our winter sports teams are up and running which is a great way to begin the term. We look forward to a strong season with all our teams. A shout out to all our hard working coaches and managers for the upcoming season. A huge well done to our Year 13 student, Charlie Millington who has been chosen to participate in the UCI Junior World Cup for Cross Country Mountain Biking Championships held in MacKay, Queensland, Australia at the end of May. All the best Charlie. (further details on page 2). Also, during the holidays, our Year 10 student, Nico Dunn competed in the Halberg Games, which were held at King's College in Auckland. Nico produced an awesome set of results; 2nd in the 100m, 4th in the 400m and 3rd in the 800m. Well done. (further details on page 2) We had a very different House assembly on Tuesday 4 May. The Heads of House have organized Competitive Challenges for all houses over the next few weeks. Students will play football, touch rugby, basketball, volleyball and netball games against each other’s houses. It was a very successful first event and a great way to encourage school spirit and student involvement. Thank you to all our Heads of House who have worked hard to organize this. Finals for each sport will be held at lunchtimes. (see pics on page 3). Please note that our school is closed on Tuesday 18 May 2021 for a Teacher Only Day to develop the current changes to NCEA teaching and assessment. I understand that this can be a hassle in keeping your child at home but these days are important for the development of our school. (Further details on page 5).

Have a great weekend. Ngā mihi

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

STUDENT SUCCESSES ___________________________________________________________________________ CHARLIE MILLINGTON – PICKED FOR SUCCESS Our Year 13 student, Charlie Millington has been chosen to participate in the UCI Junior World Cup for Cross Country Mountain Biking Championships held in MacKay, Queensland, Australia at the end of May. Charlie was chosen, along with a team of 6 New Zealanders, who are all ranked in the Top 5 in NZ age groups U19, U23 and elite. Charlie had to place in the top 5 at the NZ Nationals event to qualify. Fantastic achievement. We are very proud of you and wish

you all the best😊 ___________________________________________________________________________ NICO DUNN – AWESOME RESULTS During the holidays, our Year 10 student, Nico Dunn (OKC) competed in the Halberg Games, which were held at King's College in Auckland. Nico produced an awesome set of results; 2nd in the 100m, 4th in the 400m and 3rd in the 800m. Fantastic. Very well done😊

___________________________________________________________________________ ROTORUA ACCELERANDO PROGRAMME Big thank you to Liz Carrington and her amazing team for an unforgettable week of music making for our students. It was an intensive week of learning and rehearsing with amazing tutors to guide them. The group of Rotorua students performed two concerts at the end of the programme in the Shambles Theatre. The quality of the performances were outstanding and our students had a great time working with other performers and making new friends. We are very proud of the 10 young vocalists from Rotorua Lakes High School who participated

Bailey Andrews, Caitlin Newson, Elrie Bosch, Kahurangi Dewes-Green, Keita Te Moni, Lauren Thompson, Phoenix Andrews, Riley Roebuck, Tiana Hunter and William Davies. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO William Davies who won the most promising senior vocalist award and Tiana Hunter the most improved intermediate vocalist.

___________________________________________________________________________ NEXT PERFORMANCE The super talented Rotorua students are also putting on another concert for those who missed out at Level 13 on the Saturday the 15th May

at 6.30pm $20.

___________________________________________________________________________ LAKES PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE Lakes Performing Arts Centre has just cast their up and coming production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO Lauren Thompson, Mia Vandy, Alannah Short, Meliz Kaya, Stella Angus and Brock Aitchison who are members of the cast.

___________________________________________________________________________ A FEW PICS FROM OUR COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES HOUSE ASSEMBLY

Well Done To All Our Wonderful Students😊

NEWS FROM OUR TEACHERS ___________________________________________________________________________ DON’T FORGET OUR PINK RIBBON MORNING😊 We will be hosting a Pink Ribbon Morning Tea for staff and Year 13 on the 24th May.

Tickets for Year 13 and staff are now available for sale at Student Reception for $5 and raffle tickets of $2 are available for purchase from Mrs Goodrick and student reception. We look forward to donating to the Pink Ribbon Foundation as the money raised helps fund breast cancer education; innovative projects by some of our country’s top researchers; and supports patients and their families as they navigate through their breast cancer journeys. 3

Thank you again to all our wonderful sponsors who are: Zorb Central Pharmacy Okere Falls Store Motion Entertainment Nom. Goodness Grazing Artisan Cafe Capers Café and Store Sequoia Cafe Mountain Bike Rotorua Goodrick Contracting Good Eastern Taphouse Giovannis Ahhh… Liz Robinson Therapeutic Massage Secret Spot Polynesian Spa Pak n Save Rotorua Dynasti Cafe Pure Cruise NZ Pig and Whistle Scope Café Bidfood Rotorua Beautiful You Mamma Rose Palmers Rotorua Treeline Line Nursery If you would like To donate please contact goodrickk@rotorualakes.school.nz or donate directly to our page https://pinkribbonbreakfast.co.nz/page/rotorualakeshighschool

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___________________________________________________________________________ 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 1 1 1 2 3

Subject Chemistry Chemistry Legal Studies Maths Group Performance Group Performance Group Performance

Standard 91910 91162 27841 91032 91091 91272 91418 first son

Date Fri 14 May Thurs 13 May Tues 11 – Fri 14 May Thurs 13 – Mon 17 May Wk 3 17 May Wk 3 17 May Wk 3 17 May 4

GENERAL INFO ___________________________________________________________________________ TEACHER ONLY DAY Please note that our school is closed on Tuesday 18 May 2021 for a Teacher Only Day to develop the current changes to NCEA teaching and assessment. These days are important for the development of our school and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation of keeping your child at home. Please note our charter bus will run as normal for those students attending Mokoia Intermediate.

___________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL NURSE Our school nurse has taken up another role and we wish to congratulate her in achieving her new position. Unfortunately, this means we have had to recruit for a new school nurse. We are very pleased to announce that Haley Fisher will be joining us as our school nurse shortly. She starts in the role on the 27 May 2021. This means there is a period of time where we are without a school nurse on site at RLHS. To ensure our students have medical support and provision, we wish you to note the information below. Thank you for your understanding.

___________________________________________________________________________ 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 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.

__________________________________________________________________________ CHARTER BUS All Charter Bus students must have purchased their bus passes by Friday 14 May 2021. A term pass costs $200.00 A 10 ride pass costs $30.00 Payable at student reception. Thank you.

___________________________________________________________________________ 2021 Please note the following term dates for 2021:

10 & 11 May 14 May 17 May 18 May 27 May 2 June 4 June MONDAY 7 JUNE 17 June 25 June 25 June 29 & 30 June FRIDAY 9 JULY

BRIEF LOOK – TERM 2 2021 Rotorua Careers Expo Senior Tracking reports issued BOP/Mid Island Cross Country Teacher Only Day Te Arawa Regional Manu korero competitions Te Arawa Secondary schools kapa haka regionals Senior Tracking reports issued 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

SPORT ___________________________________________________________________________ OUR WINTER SPORTS SEASON It was a great start to our sports season on Wednesday and Thursday this week with our students all geared up and ready to go! Our netball and basketball students are excited and looking forward to a great season. Just a few Team pics and action shots to show their skill and enthusiasm😊

Senior A Team Netball

Maraea Paul Senior A Netball

Junior Boys Basketball

Senior Boys Basketball

Junior B Team Netball

Junior A Team Netball

Junior Boys Basketball

Senior Boys Basketball 7

CAREERS / GATEWAY

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Kilwell's visit is next week, however due to low numbers of students this will be postponed if we cannot get more interest. This is a great opportunity to see what is behind Kilwell. Fantastic opportunity to understand the diversity of job roles within the organisation. Please DO NOT ring them if your son/daughter is interested, they must let Mrs Hingston know in the gateway office, either by popping in or emailing hingstonev@rotorualakes.school.nz Last day for this is Monday the 10th.

___________________________________________________________________________ We have a wonderful opportunity If you are interested in a Joinery apprenticeship. Please come and see Mrs Hingston in the Gateway office. Mrs Eva Hingston Tel: 07- 345 6124 Ext 258 hingstonev@rotorualakes.school.nz

___________________________________________________________________________ Holmac Rotorua are a Specialist Waterproofing Company, providing quality waterproofing protection for buildings or structures either at construction level or renovation, restoration or repair stage. They are providing an opportunity for a student/s to experience the Exterior Plastering industry through work experience via Gateway. If you are motivated and willing to learn, with preferably a minimum of a restricted licence then please make contact with the Managing Director, Scott Chamberlain-Brown directly on: 027 450 1058, or alternatively via email scott@holmacnzltd.co.nz This opportunity could lead to future employment going forward and an apprenticeship.

www.holmac.co.nz https://bcito.org.nz/apprentices/careers/exterior-plastering/

___________________________________________________________________________ Register through tradesecrets.nz Wednesday 12 May, 5.30pm - 7.30pm at the Pullman Hotel Rotorua

___________________________________________________________________________ The Māori Entrepreneur Journey - Rotorua Careers Expo 2021 There is an exciting opportunity being offered as part of the Rotorua EXPO for Year 10 Māori students who may have an aspiration to set up their own business to meet and interact with Māori entrepreneurs within the Creative, Primary, Service and Construction Industries.

This two hour session will include a panel discussion, Q&A time, followed by a lite lunch with one-on-one time with our guest entrepreneurs What: Rotorua Careers Expo *When: Tuesday 11 May 2021 *Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm – Students must remain for the whole seminar and kai will be provided Where: Energy Events Centre, Government Gardens

Any students interested are to place names with the Year 10 Dean - Ms Kairaoi. As there are only 5 spots available. There might be an application process. At this stage, if you are interested, give your names to the Year 10 Dean.

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KEY DATES FOR YOUR CAREER CALENDAR The following UNIVERSITIES will come in and talk to interested students on these dates: Careers Expo – Monday 10 & Tuesday 11 May – Rotorua Events Centre Waikato Uni Open Day - Friday 21st May Auckland Uni OnlineOpen Day - Tuesday 29th June Auckland Uni Campus Open Day - Saturday 28th August Contact the Careers Department for further info: Barbara Walker 3456124 x 235 walkerb2@rotorualakes.school.nz

NOTICE BOARD

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