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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 35 - 24 NOVEMBER 2017

CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. News & Events – P. Department News – P. Careers – P. Contact Us – P. Community Notices – P. Our Sponsors – P.

Dear Parents/Caregivers

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Kia ora tatou

The next two weeks are a busy time for our juniors, they will be finishing up class assessments and teachers will help students to prepare for a successful start in 2018. Next Friday is our Top Town event, a great fun day for students, with the focus on participation and enjoyment. I encourage all students to come prepared on Friday with plenty of food, drinks, hat and sunscreen and be prepared to have fun.

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2018 TERM DETAILS As we near the end of Term 4 please note the following term dates for 2018.

START OF TERM 1 2018 Monday 22 January

Office opens (admin only) 9 am – 3 pm

Monday 29 January Tuesday 30 January & Wednesday 31 January

Public Holiday

Wednesday 31 January Thursday 1 February Friday 2 February

Course confirmation Days – Year 12 & 13 students must attend to confirm options and also those Yr 11 students who have not confirmed options.

9 am to 3 pm Yr 9 students 8.45 am to 3.15 pm Prefects required at the Powhiri 8.45 am Yr 9 & 13 students 8.45 am to 3.15 pm ALL students 8.45 am to 3.15 pm

TERM DATES 2018 Tuesday 30 January 2018 Monday 30 April 2018 Monday 23 July 2018 Monday 15 October 2018

Friday 13 April 2018 Friday 6 July 2018 Friday 28 September 2018 Tuesday 11 December 2018

11 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks 8 weeks

Yours sincerely,

Principal

TERM 4 KEY DATES 2017 TOP TOWN

FRI 1 DEC

ELECTIVES

4, 5, & 6 DEC

LEAVERS DINNER

THURS 7 DEC (Rydges Hotel)

7 pm onwards JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING

LAST DAY OF TERM

FRI 8 DEC 11.30 am – 1.30 pm (approximately) FRI 8 DEC

NEWS & EVENTS ____________________________________________________________________________ 2017 JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING Junior Prizegiving will be held on Friday 8 December 2017 at 11.30 am (to approximately 1.30 pm) A warm invitation is extended to all parents / caregivers to attend Please be seated before 11.30 am

____________________________________________________________________________ ELECTIVES Electives are 4 – 6 December 2017. Can all parents / caregivers ensure elective fees are paid in full BEFORE these dates to avoid disappointment. Thank you.

____________________________________________________________________________ TOP TOWN  A TOP TOWN has been organized by our Heads of House for Junior students. It will be held on Friday 1 December 2017 from 9 am until 2.15 pm.  TOP TOWN is purely a fun day about participation and enjoyment.  All students must wear their PE uniform to school that day to join in the fun activities.

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ROTORUA ENERGY CHARITABLE TRUST – Tertiary Study Awards Are available to assist with full time undergraduate studies at any New Zealand tertiary institution for students who have attended a secondary school in the Rotorua District for the current Year 13 academic year, and whose immediate family resides in the Rotorua District.

2018 Awards For students commencing tertiary study in 2018, 20 awards of $2,000 per year (for up to four years) will be available.

Five of the awards will be based on the student’s academic results during 2017.

The other 15 will be based on the applicant’s level of community and school involvement while achieving University Entrance.

Check tertiary study award criteria to see if you are eligible for consideration. http://rotoruatrust.org.nz/funding-and-support/tertiary-study-awards/ Applications must be received at the Trust’s office by 5.00pm Thursday 30 November 2017. __________________________________________________________________________ YEAR 13 LEAVERS DINNER The Year 13 Leavers dinner will be held on Thursday 7 December at Rydges Hotel at 7 pm seated for dinner at 7.30 pm.

Tickets are now on sale at the school office until Friday 24 November 2017 all tickets must be paid in full by this date- $55.00 per head. Tickets must be presented at the door.

Students who have booked their tickets please come and collect from student reception.

All students must be accompanied by a Parent/Caregiver.

Permission slips are available at student reception.

__________________________________________________________________________ EXTERNAL EXAMS We remind all senior students to keep up with their NCEA external revision.

Students have been handed their entry slips for external exams. SLIPS MUST BE BROUGHT TO EACH AND EVERY EXAM.

Reminders for exams Students need to arrive early, be in full school uniform, including being clean shaven.

Students attending school for tutorials must be in uniform and sign in / out through the Duty Dean.

If there are any issues, parents / caregivers / students should contact Ms J Sturme as soon as they arise.

ALL THE VERY BEST TO OUR SENIOR STUDENTS FOR THEIR EXAMS __________________________________________________________________________ SENIOR UNIFORM FOR 2018 YEAR 12 STUDENTS A reminder to parents of this year’s Year 11 students that they will need to buy the new Senior Uniform for their students going into Year 12 next year and then on to Year 13 the following year:  GIRLS need a plain blue skirt and a white shirt.  BOYS need a white shirt.

All items can be purchased from The Rugby Shop. There may be some second-hand items available through the school.

As always, the school would be very grateful for any donations of old uniforms Junior & Senior A reminder to please follow this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/672287429482257/ to our uniform facebook page, it is a closed group but just ask to join.

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MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING APPEAL As we are coming to the end of the school year we’d like to remind anyone with any unwanted/lost property phones that they are still being collected free of charge. The Mobile Phone Appeal has raised over 2.5 million dollars for the Starship Foundation and have had a very successful year with Sustainable Coastlines their new exciting charity. With 69% of New Zealand’s rivers deemed unsafe for swimming after rainfall due to contamination, this is important work. Please support and promote through the collection of old and unwanted phones.

To donate phones simply pack securely in a box or small jiffy bag. Below is the freepost label you can use to send phones. Just print and tape or write the freepost address to the package and drop to any NZ Post store free of charge.

Mobile Phone Recycling Appeal Privete Bag 208004 Highbrook Manukau 2161 FreePost: 223107 Rotorua Lakes High School

DEPARTMENT NEWS ____________________________________________________________________________ YEAR 9 FOREST FIELD TRIP

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ARTNEWS Art Packs: There are many junior art students that still need to pay for their art packs. Can you please ensure that this is done in the next week, very much appreciated! They are $19.00, and please pay via the school accounts office. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS To all active candidates and Parents: Can you please finish getting your activities and skills signed off and bring your books in so I can order your awards this coming week, as I would like to get as many of you as possible qualified this year. It is up to you to organise your progress on the award, no one is going to do it for you!

If you require a journey or other training opportunities there are many being run by Gerry Purcell in the lead up to Christmas, and later in the summer. Please note there are cut off days for indicating your intention to attend, as there is much planning involved for Gerry. Don't leave it and be disappointed by being refused because you missed the deadline.

Duke of Ed' UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:

2/3 December - Outdoor First Aid Training Course (a part of Gold level Training) (more detail on request) 29 December to 5 Jan'18 - Lava Camp at Mt. Ruapehu Opportunity for Bronze level Training, Silver level Training, Bronze Journeys, Silver Journeys, Gold practice (if at least four). (Further details be sent out separately) 6 - 12 Jan - Gold level Residential opportunity at Kauaeranga Valley Christian Camp as a youth Leader for a school holiday camp for 8 to 12 years old. (Contact me for further details).

Adventurous Journeys - I can be available to shadow/supervise/assess Journeys 4-6 Dec, 14-22 Dec, 15-25 Jan. Minimum Team is four, max is seven - same level participants. Before doing a Qualifying Journey participants must have done at least one Practice Journey with the same team, and in the same terrain. Shana Carlan-Riddle – carlans@rotorualakes.school.nz ______________________________________________________________________________________

MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE A big thank you to all the students who regularly attended our Maths Homework study group. Have a great break and we will see you in the New Year!

CAREERS AT RLHS Bridging the Gap and more TERM 4 To All Seniors – Best of luck to the student who have NCEA Exams next week!!!

REMINDER YEAR 13 SCHOOL LEAVERS All Tertiary Programme applications are now open - if you are intending on applying to a University or Polytechnic in 2018 you should have your online application under way.

Please see Mrs Oldman in the Careers Department if you need any help with your applications.

University Halls of Residence first round applications have now closed but students can apply right up until their course starts but may have to go on a waitlist. However, reminder to students that Teachers will be on holiday from the 9 December 2017 and if you are still thinking of applying for Halls of Residence you need to get the online application completed before this date so that the CCRF (Common Confidential Referees Form) part of the application can be submitted to school for your preferred teacher to complete the reference before the 9th December 2017.

Applications for many Scholarships have either closed or closing soon so please check the closing dates and details required from the University or Polytechnic website. _______________________________________________________________________________________

GENEROSITY NEW ZEALAND/GIVEME 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.

And don’t forget to source scholarships from other resources and apply for as many as you can! _______________________________________________________________________________________

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…. _______________________________________________________________________________________

TERTIARY LOANS AND ALLOWANCES Sign up for information - registration page Last year we launched our "Sign up for info" form on the StudyLink website.

We wanted to make it easy for high-school students to register for regular updates from us on things like when to apply and what documents to send us. It was a great success with nearly 2,000 students registering.

This year's form is now up and running. There's a link on the StudyLink homepage and it takes seconds to complete. We would really appreciate your support again this year in encouraging your Year 13 students to register.

Sign up for information Students should also check out StudyLink's website to think about what it will cost to live and study. The tools and calculators will help them get a picture of the financial choices they will face and how they will manage as they move into tertiary study

CONTACT US

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

Pita Pit Rotorua is opening a second store and is looking for part-time and full-time staff to join the Pit Crew.

You must be a hard worker, have a great attitude, be prepared to learn and most importantly have a great personality that focuses on Customer Service.

We are looking for crew at our existing store in the Redwoods Shopping Centre and also at our new Store in the Trade Central complex, next to Mitre 10.

To arrange an interview, please send your CV and a covering letter why you think you would be a perfect fit for Pita Pit. Please send by email to phil.haines.nz@gmail.com We are hiring now, so don’t delay.

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Email Pete.Nash@QEHealth.co.nz - by December 13 - and tell us why you someone you know needs this opportunity.

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Thank you to all our Sponsors