July28 by RLHS

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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 22 -

28 July 2017 J

CHALKBOARD From the Principal - P. 1 -2 News & Events – P. 2 - 7 Sports – P. 7 Careers – P. 8 - 11 Contact Us – P. 11 Community Notices – P. 12 - 13 Our Sponsors – P. 13

Dear Parents/Caregivers Kia ora tatou

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

_____________________________________________________________________________________

WELCOME TO TERM 3 Welcome back to the start of Term 3, a busy term for all. Seniors are gearing up for subject choices for next year, as well as working hard preparing for Prelim exams. All the best for this term. _____________________________________________________________________________________

SWIMMING SUCCESS Over the weekend of 21-23 July Swim Rotorua Swimming Club made their annual trip to compete at the Taranaki Regional Championships. Three of the team were from Rotorua Lakes High School:  Rebecca Reid (14yrs) was a finalist in the 13 - 14 yr age group in 5 races – placing 5th in 100 fly, 6th in 50 free, 7th in 100 back and 8th in 100 and 800 freestyle.  Skye Cox (15yrs) was competing in the 15 & over age group – won the SILVER medal in 50 freestyle, 3 BRONZE medals in 100 and 200 back and in the 100 free relay with Paddy. She also placed 4th in 100 free and 50 back and was a finalist in 2 other events.  Paddy Baylis (17 yrs) competing in the 15& over age group won 4 SILVER medals – in 200 and 800 freestyle, 200 IM and 100 fly and 2 BRONZE in 100 breaststroke and the 100m relay. Swim Rotorua and all at RLHS are proud of these athletes and their fantastic achievements. _____________________________________________________________________________________

ASSESSMENTS The following assessments have been set down to take place within the next few 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 1 2 3 3

Subject Science 11 SCI Music Composition Music Composition Music Composition History

Drama

Date Week 2 Term 3 Wed 9 August Wed 9 August Wed 9 August Mon 7 Aug 10 & 11 August (during production) 10 & 11 August (during production)

10 & 11 August (during production)

TERM 3 KEY DATES

Yours sincerely,

Principal

Standard 90935 91092 91271 91419 91434 & 91435 90009 & 26688 91218, 91216, 91221, 27701 & 27700 91517 & 91520

Wed 2 Aug Wed 2 Aug Tues 8 to Fri 11 Aug Thurs 10 & Fri 11 Aug Wed 16 Aug Wed 23 – Tues 29 Aug Mon 4 – Fri 8 Sep Thurs 28 Aug Fri 25 Aug Mon 25 Sep Wed 27 Sep Fri 29 Sep

Subject Evening 4 pm – 6pm Passing Exam Seminar 11.30 – 1.30 Maths Week Drama Production Open Evening for parents 4 – 6 pm Senior Exams Winter Tournament Mike King presentation 9 am (Yr 9 & 10) Tough Guy & Girl Challenge (Yr 12 & 13) Mike King presentation 9am (Yr 11 & 13) Sports Prizegiving House Spirit Day

FRI 29 SEP

END OF TERM 3

NEWS & EVENTS _____________________________________________________________________________________________

SUBJECT EVENING Students have been issued with Option Forms. These need to be returned, signed by HOD’s by Friday 4 August 2017. The Curriculum Guide is now available on our website. Option / Subject Evening is next week Wednesday 2 August from 4 – 6 pm. HOD’s will be available to discuss subjects and their pathways to sign students’ forms. We strongly urge parents and students to think carefully about the choices they make by linking subjects to the career path they plan to follow. The website www.careers.govt.nz may be of some help here.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

SUBJECT EVENING Senior students with Special Assessment Conditions: Choosing well for 2018 I will be available at the Subject Evening on Wednesday 2 August to discuss your subject choices and what support you might need in exams and assessments so you can be sure of meeting subject requirements. Mrs Anne Perrott perotta@rotorualakes.school.nz _____________________________________________________________________________________________

SENIOR EXAMS Senior Exams are scheduled to be held from Wednesday 23 to Tues 29 August 2017. Students must attend every exam in full school uniform. When not sitting an exam, students are expected to be home. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

NCEA FEES ARE DUE  A reminder to parents – please be aware that NCEA fees are now due to be paid.  If you are on a benefit or have a Community Services card, you are eligible for a discount on your NCEA fees. Please see Mrs McLeod at Student Reception for a form – email: mcleodd@rotorualakes.school.nz NZQA will add a penalty fee of $50.00 if fees are not paid on time. The school will be finalising our NCEA payments to NZQA at the end of August. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

ELECTIVES A reminder the elective forms are due back on the 11 August 2017. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

STUDENT FEE STATEMENTS Please note that the students’ fee statements will be handed out early next week. Please check your student’s bag for invoices _____________________________________________________________________________________________

CHARTER BUS All Charter Bus students must have purchased their bus passes by Friday 4 August 2017.  A term pass costs $180.00  A 10 ride pass costs $25.00 Payable at student reception

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

PASSING EXAMS SEMINAR International author, speaker and trainer, Patrick Sherratt will be visiting Rotorua again to present his interactive and entertaining exam-preparation seminar to our senior students. In this two-hour presentation, Patrick will offer a five-step approach to prepare for exams while building in solutions to many of the common challenges students face in the lead up to exams. If your son or daughter is having problems getting motivated to study, procrastinates, gets distracted easily, has a poor memory or suffers from exam nerves, this will be a "mustattend" seminar. Past students have highly recommended this presentation:  Amazing Seminar. This has completely changed my outlook on school exams and the preparation process associated with it.  Amazing! It was totally me. I found the seminar described the faults I had with school work, study habits and focussing and showed me ways to fix them. Thank you so much!

Held in the school library from 11.30 am – 1.30 pm on Wed 2nd August 2017, this seminar will cost $15 per person. A registration letter is available from student reception. If you would like your student to attend, please sign and return the letter. Payments can be made at the school office from 24 July 2017 or email Mrs D McLeod mcleodd@rotorualakes.school.nz For more information about Patrick’s work, please visit: www.passingexams.co.nz _____________________________________________________________________________________________

DRAMA PRODUCTION Don’t forget our Drama Production “Emotionally Yours’ on Thurs 10 and Fri 11 August. Our students and staff have been working hard – with many late afternoons and nights rehearsing.

Please come and support our students.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTRE

“ABSOLUTE DENTAL” Free Dental Mobile Clinic Commencing at RLHS For 5 Weeks commencing at the beginning of Term 3 2017

For Students Under 18 Years Of Age WHAT FREE DENTAL CARE WILL I GET? 1. A yearly check-up 2. X-rays if necessary 3. Cleaning to remove plaque, staining and tartar 4. Fillings for teeth that have tooth decay (holes) 5. Extractions to remove teeth that have been badly affected by tooth decay 6. Dental care is FREE every year until you turn 18

All students under 18 years of age are entitled to this service as long as they are: NOT ALREADY REGISTERED WITH ANOTHER DENTIST. Students can pick up the information and registration forms from the Health Clinic Nurse – Pauline or Student Reception – Debbie.

DON’T MISS OUT!!!!!!! REGISTER NOW!!!!!! ANY QUERIES PH – Pauline – Nurse RLHS – 3459502 direct line

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

You can check menu items on their website www.libelle.co.nz

___________________________________________________________________________________________

MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE

Each Thursday from 3.30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.15 in A11

All Welcome Please bring a snack and a smile

SPORTS AT RLHS From our Coaches & Managers ___________________________________________________________________________________________

BOYS SOCCER With only four more games to go the RLHS 1st XI Football team are looking in the best shape yet. This week we played Western Heights 1st XI at WHHS and with a depleted number of seniors the juniors were ready to show their stuff. Keegan Mitchell stepped into the coaches shoes and coupled with Brad Francis captaining on the field the boys were off to a great start. Matt Gatenby's intensive training showed through as he saved goal after goal. By half time the score was Heights 2 - RLHS 0, something to be proud of as our boys played their hearts out. Robbie Meredith and newbie Josh Donald used their speed to get from one end to the other as the possession switched constantly. At the end of the game the score was 5 - 0 to Heights but the boys clearly showed that they are improving and working better as a team. Matt Gatenby was man of the match saving numerous goals.

___________________________________________________________________________________________

LADIES 1ST XI HOCKEY We had a very hard fought 1-0 win against Tauhara at home this week. The team ran until they dropped and played well. Player of the day was Sharkayla Dean, who worked hard all game and helped to fire the team up. There was a huge amount of support for our girls from the sideline, and the parents were cheering with this engrossing game.

CAREERS AT RLHS Bridging the Gap and more SPORTS CARERS AT AT RLHS RLHS HEADS UP! IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP FOR TERM 3

daily notices

(It is important that students check the each day during House Group time for important careers events and deadlines.)

TERM 3 1 August 2017

Before applying -

University Halls of Residence online applications open.

Please see Mrs Oldman in the Careers Office regarding your teacher nomination for your CCRF part of the online application.

The following University Liaison visits are 2nd round visits and are designed to assist students with their selection of first year papers and their programme applications. 1 August 2017 3 August 2017 17 August 2017 2 September 2017 7 September 2017 19 September 2017 20 September 2017 21 September 2017

Waikato University Liaison Visit to school Auckland University Liaison Visit to school ARA Canterbury Liaison Visit to school Auckland University & AUT Open Days–FREE Bus–register online AUT Liaison Visit to School VIC University Liaison Visit to School Canterbury University Liaison Visit to School Massey University Liaison Visit to School

___________________________________________________________________________________________

WAIKATO UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION The University of Waikato invites students and their families to come to an Information Session on Thursday 3rd August in the Mokoia Room at the Millennium Hotel from 5.30pm-7.00pm. Come along and talk to our friendly university staff about any questions you may have. We’re here to provide advice on study options, help with paper selections, or talk you through the enrolment process. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES Applications for Teacher Education programmes open early and are required by most Universities by the 31 August 2017. Go online to your University of choice and check out closing dates and requirements for the applications. Check out the Teachnz website: TeachNZ.govt.nz/GetQualified

___________________________________________________________________________________________

“ IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PREPARE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS – THEY TAKE TIME AND YOU WILL NEED TO ORGANISE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS BIRTH CERTIFICATES AND REFERENCES” “Don’t Delay - Start Now by checking out all the university online scholarship databases.” ___________________________________________________________________________________________

UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY UC Emerging Leaders’ Scholarships – close 14 August 2017 Categories for UC Emerging Leaders’ Scholarships include: All-round Excellence Awards, Maori Leadership Awards, Pasifika Leadership Awards and Awards for students who demonstrate outstanding sporting achievement. Applications can be submitted on line from 20 June 2017. The closing date for applications is 14 August 2017. www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships/

___________________________________________________________________________________________

WAIKATO UNIVERSITY - SCHOLARSHIPS Go to www.waikato.ac.nz/scholarships to: Find advice about searching and applying for scholarships Apply online Subscribe to the Scholarships Update e-newsletter ___________________________________________________________________________________________

MASSEY UNIVERSITY scholarships@massey.ac.nz for advice about the application process. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2018 KEYSTONE TRUST STUDY AWARDS Are you looking to study a property or construction related degree in 2018 then ………………………… CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE – www.keystonestrust.org.nz Applications forms also available from the careers office. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

GENEROSITY NEW ZEALAND / GIVE ME This is an Online Scholarship Database available FREE in the School library OR the Careers Classroom and the Rotorua Public Library. You can access hundreds of scholarships from across New Zealand. Domestic Students/NZ Residents Only. Please see Mrs Oldman in the careers office for password access to this database. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The University of Auckland’s new scholarship portal is now open for undergraduate and school leaver scholarships for 2018! 1.

The University of Auckland Top Achiever Scholarships

The University of Auckland Māori Academic Excellence Scholarships

The University of Auckland Pacific Academic Excellence Scholarships

The University of Auckland Academic Potential Scholarships

Students can only apply to these scholarships after they have applied to admission for a University of Auckland programme by logging in with their student details – ALL programme applications are also open now. Please visit HOW TO APPLY TO A SCHOLARSHIP and HOW TO APPLY FOR ADDMISSION All of these scholarships are open NOW and close on August 21 2017, so get on to it as soon as possible! Do not leave it until the last minute And don’t forget to source scholarships from other resources and apply for as many as you can! Auckland University scholarship database https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/csscholarships-and-awards/cs-search-for-scholarships-and-awards.html -

GiveME database (Ask your school careers department)

Your Iwi/Hapū, register with them online

Kia Ora Hauora database http://www.kiaorahauora.co.nz/scholarship

GOOGLE! “Undergraduate Scholarships”, “Health Science Scholarships”, “Māori Scholarships” etc….

___________________________________________________________________________________________

STUDYLINK – TERTIARY EDUCATION FUNDING – ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW! Students thinking about further study after they leave school have a lot of decisions to make. StudyLink’s website is a great place to visit to get you thinking about what it will cost to live and study. StudyLink can help you work out if study is right for you and how you'll support yourself. How much money you may need to support yourself could surprise you. Once you’ve made the decision to study it’s a good idea to sign up to receive emails from StudyLink. This way you won’t miss out on important information, like when to apply and documents you need to send. We encourage students and parents to check out www.studylink.govt.nz. Thinking about further study? Students planning to continue study after they leave school have a lot of decisions to make. StudyLink’s website is a great place to visit to get you thinking about what it will cost to live and study. StudyLink can help you work out if study is right for you and how you'll support yourself. How much money you may need to support yourself could surprise you. There are some really important decisions to make. A little effort, planning and commitment now can turn into exciting jobs, higher wages and only having to pay back what you really needed to borrow to get there. Once you’ve made the decision to study it’s a good idea to sign up to receive emails from StudyLink. This way you won’t miss out on important information, like when to apply and documents you need to send. Let's figure out what things you'll need for your tertiary education, and how you might pay for them. Sign up to receive emails now Regards The StudyLink Team

Phone: Email: Website: Mail:

07-345 6124 office@rotorualakes.school.nz www.rotorualakes.school.nz Porikapa Rd, PO Box 7002 Te Ngae, Rotorua 3042

COMMUNITY INFO

Thank you to all our Sponsors