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

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 30 - 22 SEPTEMBER 2017

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

s Dear Parents/Caregivers Kia ora tatou

FROM THE PRINCIPAL ________________________________________________________________________________

MRS LESLEY HUGHES

It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Mrs Lesley Hughes. Lesley was a valued member of our admin staff for 27 years. The ever smiling face of Lesley will be remembered fondly by all students and staff. Her personal wisdom, accounting expertise and her incisive wit were a huge asset to the school and will be sorely missed for a very long time. We will always remember Lesley and on behalf of our staff and students, our heartfelt condolences and thoughts go out to Lesley’s family at this time.

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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 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 2

Subject 13 Maths with Stats 12 MSC 12 AT History History History Physics Spanish Spanish

Standard 91582 91259 91268 91004 91232 91437 91522 90910 & 90912 91150 & 91152

Date

Week 9 Week 9 Week 10 Friday 29 Sep Friday 29 Sep Thurs 28 Sep To be completed by Fri 27 Oct Weeks 9 & 10 – due 29 Sep Due 29 Sep

TERM 4 ASSESSMENTS 1 2 3

Drama Drama Drama

Yours sincerely,

Week 1 - 16 – 20th Oct Week 1 - 16 – 20th Oct Week 1 - 16 – 20th Oct

TERM 3 KEY DATES Mon 25 Sep

Principal

91000 91220 91519

Wed 27 Sep Fri 29 Sep

Mike King presentation (Yr 11, 12 & 13) 9 am – 10.20 am Mike King Community Presentation 7 pm RLHS Auditorium Mike King presentation (Yr 9 & 10) 9 am – 10.20 am Sports Prizegiving House Spirit Day

FRI 29 SEP

END OF TERM 3

Mon 25 Sep Tues 26 Sep

NEWS & EVENTS ___________________________________________________________________________________________

SPORTS PRIZEGIVING  

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Our Annual Sports Prizegiving to celebrate our successful sporting students and to thank and acknowledge coaches/managers, will be held on Wednesday 27 September 2017 at 6 pm in the D C Price Auditorium.

Invitations to coaches and managers have been sent and we remind them to RSVP to humphriesj@rotorualakes.school.nz tel 3456124 ext 223 as soon as possible to ensure a ticket is set aside for them. Student Prizewinners have been announced.

Tickets are available for purchase at student reception ($20) or tel Ms McLeod 345 6124 ext 220 mcleodd@rotorualakes.school.nz. We advise any families who wish to attend to please book

tickets early as we have limited spaces for the evening.

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HOMESTAYS We are looking for caring and supportive homestay families for international students.

The homestay fee is $230 per week.

If you are interested, please contact Jayne Humphries (Principal’s PA) humphriesj@rotorualakes.school.nz for application forms or ring Gail Hodgkinson on 021378162 for further information.

___________________________________________________________________________ LOST PROPERTY We have a number of items in lost property. Please check at student reception. Items will be re-sold or given to charity if not collected by the first week of Term 4.

DEPARTMENT NEWS ___________________________________________________________________________________________ DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S HILLARY AWARD NEWS To all candidates at all levels, there are training Courses and Adventurous Journeys coming up for you all this spring! You will be going with a collection of other Bay of Plenty schools, and do not need to go as a group necessarily. It is best if you can organise a group for sharing tents and doing

the prep work before you go on the tramp. Mrs. CR will help you with all the planning but may not be able to go on all the tramps with you, so you might need to get a parent to come along to help out the instructor and keep an eye on your safety. Come to C3 to get a permission slip if you are interested in going along.

Bronze Training - 9 & 10 October (Not overnight) - Cost $25 Silver Training - 11-12 October (overnight) - Cost $25 Bronze Practice Journey - 14-15 October in Upper Kaimais - Petrol contribution for drivers please Silver Practice or Qualifying Journey - 20-23 October (Labour W/end) in Tongariro N.P.. BaseCamp: Scouts Ruapehu Mtn Lodge. Cost to be advised but likely $100 plus petrol contribution.

Bronze Qualifying Journey - 28-29 October as determined by participants - Petrol contribution.

Consent Forms need to be to the organiser by 24 September.

Payments by on-line banking or bring a cheque/cash on first day of course.

Please be sure to keep up with the changes to the award by subscribing to the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award newsletters, lots of great info there.

New registrants: If you are turning 14 soon, you are able to sign up for the award. Please come to C3 to get a registration form and payment slip. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ HEALTH & WELLNESS A few cases of conjunctivitis are appearing at school. Please note: Conjunctivitis is spread by direct contact with discharge from the eyes or with items contaminated by the discharge.

The time between being exposed and sickness is 12 hours to 12 days.

Early signs of the infection are irritation and redness of the eyes, sometimes there is a discharge or eyes may feel gritty, irritated and sore.

You should see a Doctor straight away if:  There is any pain inside the eyes or light hurts your eyes.  There are sudden changes in your vision.  You have conjunctivitis symptoms and wear contact lenses, as contact lens wearers are more at risk of more serious eye problems.  Your symptoms do not improve or get worse after a few days.  The student remains infectious as long as there is a discharge from the eyes and should be excluded from school until the discharge disappears.

_________________________________________________________________________________ INVITATION TO ARTISTS

Unison Power Boxes October-December 2017 Rotorua CBD This year sees the redesign of the Unison Power Boxes in Rotorua CBD. This is a wonderful opportunity for local work to be viewed by both residents and visitors to Rotorua and will remain in the public eye for five to seven years. Artists are invited to submit their plan with the theme of ‘The Rotorua Experience.' The design brief is otherwise open. All styles (traditional, abstract and contemporary) are welcomed. There are 30 Power Boxes in the central city to be designed (or redesigned) and artists may choose to submit one or more designs for these. Of these power boxes, a number require a front design (one-sided) and others a front and rear design (two-sided). Either variation also has space for artistic design on the sides and top, as the artist wishes. Artists are encouraged to plan for either scenario. All selected entries will be given an award of $400.00 per one-sided or $800.00 per two-sided design upon completion and final approval by Unison. In addition to this, Reader's Choice Awards of $1000 and $500 will be given to the first and second most votes received respectively through a published competition. A ceremony will be held on Friday 15 December to celebrate completion of the project, recognise the selected artists and award the People's Choice winners. See Mrs. Carlan-Riddell for printed entry forms, or visit the website. She is happy to help you with your designs and application. Would suit junior students as seniors might be busy sitting NCEA exams!

Click Here to upload Entry Form and Terms & Conditions _________________________________________________________________________________

YEAR 11 MIXED MEDIA & PHOTOGRAPHY AND 12 / 13 PHOTOGRAPHY Tutorials

are now running every

Tuesday

and

Thursday after school 3.15 - 5pm until the end of the term. (Room C4 for Mixed Media and Room C10 for Photography). This time will allow students to work on their folios. Bring afternoon tea with you. _________________________________________________________________________________ SENIOR VISUAL ARTS EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIO DUE DATES All Senior Visual Arts students are working diligently towards completion of their portfolios for their external assessments in Sculpture, Design, Photography and Painting. The following final summative due dates for Levels 1, 2, and 3 are as follows. Please note that the four Arts teachers, Mr. Flitton, Mrs. Carlan-Riddell, Ms. Howard, and Mrs. Malcolm will have their own formative due dates in term three, and they will be communicating with parents and caregivers directly about them. This is because the different disciplines have particular processes in photographing, printing or finishing the works. All work must be reviewed thoroughly with their teachers, before fixing it securely to the boards for assessment.

If the students miss the summative due date there is no late entry or resubmission opportunity, unless they submit in the following academic year. Please make sure your son or duaghter is clear on the requirements about their assessments. The folios are worth 12 credits at Level 1-2, and 14 at Level 3. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your son or daughters' teachers (----@rotorualakes.school.nz).

Level 1 Mixed Media Photography and Painting/Design (Mrs. Malcolm and Mrs. Carlan-Riddell): Folio boards must be presented to the auditorium no later than 9 am on 17th October.

Level 2 Sculpture, Photography, Design and Painting: (All teachers) Folio boards must be presented to the auditorium no later than 9 am on October 24th.

Level 3 Sculpture, Photography, Design and Painting: All folios are couriered to NZQA for assessment on Thursday November 2. A courier pick up will be available from school at 10 am with pre-payment to the school office (price to be confirmed). Students must submit their work to their teachers for review on or before Wednesday 1 November during classtime for authenticity and photography purposes. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE

Each Thursday from 3.30 – 4.15 in A11

All Welcome Please bring some questions, a snack and a smile

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SPORTS AT RLHS From our Coaches & Managers _________________________________________________________________________________ MOUNTAIN BIKING

Race Report by Dylan Walton On the 10th of September, the 3rd and final round for the NDuro Winter Series was held. A lot of rain in the previous week meant for a very wet and muddy race. I raced in the Single Speed category against 6 others, who were all adults. I won with a 13 minute lead on the second place getter and my points from all 3 races gave me the series win for the year. Overall this has been my best race series to date.

NZ Downhill Series The NZDH season begins on Saturday. Good luck to all the riders and fingers crossed the weather holds for you!

Redwoods, Whakarewarewa Forest "Hey mountain bikers, just a reminder that Eight Mile Gate Road is not for bikers (it is a PRIVATE road), there are some cool tracks you can use instead like Yellow Brick Rd and Taura. Also please use the Verry Safe Trail when going from the main car park to Hill Rd access. WHY - well there are huge logging trucks using these roads and recently there have been a few close calls with bikers riding 3 and 4 abreast. So for your own safety and so you don't cause truck drivers to have a heart failure please use the tracks provided. Take care folks!� from Stephanie BeaumountGill

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CAREERS AT RLHS Bridging the Gap and more

HEADS UP! IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP FOR TERM 3 (It is important that students check the

daily

notices each day during House Group time for important careers events and deadlines.)

TERM 3 University Halls of Residence online applications are open.

Before applying -

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

First round applications close: 29 September 2017. However, students can apply for accommodation right up until the course starts but they may have to go onto a waitlist.

LEAVING SCHOOL MAGAZINE – PICK UP A COPY FROM THE CAREERS OFFICE OR YEAR 13 DEAN. 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.

21 September 2017

Massey University Liaison Visit to School

26 September 2017

Otago University Liaison Visit to School

19 October 2017

WINTEC Liaison Visit to School

27 October 2017

Toi Ohomai Liaison Visit to School

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TE WANANGA O AOTEAROA ROTORUA CAMPUS

Police Information Session 10th October 2017 6pm @ Waiwhero Campus 2-20 Depot Street Rotorua

Police Information Session 24th October 2017 6pm @ Waiwhero Campus 2-20 Depot Street Rotorua These sessions are all about what it takes to prepare to enter into the Police Force such as the fitness requirements and aptitude testing. Tu Williams is our kaiako and he will be presenting these sessions. Tu can also be contacted directly at tu.williams@twoa.ac.nz or 022 074 3671.

Bachelor of Education-Primary Information Session 16th October 2017 1pm @ Waiwhero Campus 2-20 Depot Street Rotorua This session will help you understand what it takes to become a primary trained teacher. Frances Curtis can answer all your questions that you may have regarding this programme. Contact Selwyn Insley for more details. 027 612 1240 or email selwyn.insley@twoa.ac.nz.

Te WÄ nanga o Aotearoa Open Day 17th November 2017 10am-2pm Waiwhero Campus 2-20 Depot Street

This is our Open day for all the community to come and take a look at our campus. Talk to our kaiako and decide if they want to study with us in 2018. Contact Selwyn Insley for more details. 027 612 1240 or email selwyn.insley@twoa.ac.nz. _________________________________________________________________________________

BCITO APPRENTICES BCITO are hosting to inform senior students and their parents about our apprentices ‘Trade Secrets’ of how to get a building and construction apprenticeship. With over 11,000 apprentices currently on our books and in excess of 150 apprentices signing up every week there’s a great opportunity out there. tips on finding and securing employment our job-matching service BCITO scholarships on offer how apprenticeships work various trade and employment opportunities And of course it’s also a great opportunity for parents to ask questions. _________________________________________________________________________________

CHECK OUT THESE CAREERS ON THE CAREERS SERVICE WEBSITE: WWW.CAREERS.GOVT.NZ

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SCHOLARSHIPS AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW ENTRY-LEVEL SCHOLARSHIPS Be awarded up to $2,000 to help start your law studies Contact : Auckland Law School Student Centre To apply visit www.auckland.ac.nz/scholarships and search for Law Entrylevel scholarships

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 8 OCTOBER 2017 Auckland University scholarship database https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/cs-scholarshipsand-awards/cs-search-for-scholarships-and-awards.html

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TOI OHOMAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY A number of Scholarships are available including  Alf Rendell Photography Scholarship 2018  Toi Ohomai Study Award 2018  Business Administration Scholarship 2018  Secondary School Achiever Award 2018  High Performance Academy Sports 2018 Check out: toiohomai.ac.nz/scholarships ________________________________________________________________________________________

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…. _______________________________________________________________________________________

CAREERS NEW ZEALAND Thinking about teritary study? Making decisions about tertiary study is a big deal for students. The sooner they do this before they head off to tertiary study, the better off they will be. We know many students know exactly what they want to study and where, and just as many are still thinking about what's next. A great resource for all students is the Careers New Zealand website, there's a section just for secondary school students to help them with their decision making. https://www.careers.govt.nz/plan-your-career/im-at-school-and-needideas

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FROM THE STUDY LINK TEAM 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

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Rotorua Holiday Program We are located on the Lake Water front by the children’s park from 10am-5.30pm Prices 1-15 children - $20.00 per child – (Prices negotiable) 15 or more

- $15.00 per child

Unlimited use of: Mammoth Slide 15 metres high and 51 metres long – Water slide in summer and dry in winter Obstacle course – 28 metres of fun Bouncy Castle This is a large castle and big kids love it 1 x Mini jeep ride

We can have included for an extra $5.00 1 x Bungee (usually priced at $10.00)

If you would like any further information, please don’t hesitate to call

07 846 2251 Or Eric on 027 438 3687

Thank you to all our Sponsors