August 2016

TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE

August 2016

Tauranga Girls’ College

Message from the Principal Dear Parents and Caregivers Closer to home was also the recent success at the end of last term of our Luminosa Armonia Chorale at the Australian International Music Festival, a 6 day festival in Sydney drawing from throughout the AsiaPacific region and as far away as the USA. The girls came home with a gold award and a glowing adjudicators report. Our girls achieve in many diverse ways and I recommend reading the PTA Principal’s report on our website at www.tc.school.nz for a fuller account of all that goes on in this FAME is only one of the things we are celebrating early in Term Three, very busy and positive place of empowerment for tomorrow’s among the others being the 2016 women.

Olympic representation by past pupils of Zoe Stephenson in Coming up are two very important Rowing, Gemma Flynn in Hockey and Ella Nicholas in Canoe Slalom. events in our planning for 2017, our We will follow these athletes, who Open Evening on Thursday 11 August and our Option Evening on all began their sporting successes while at this school, with interest as Wednesday 17 August. It is time to focus on pathways through school, they compete on the world stage!

Welcome back to Term Three, the busiest and most productive term of our year, academically, in sports and in the cultural dimension, which kicks off with the staging of our combined schools’ musical FAME! I recommend this showcase of the talents of the 120 students from Tauranga Girls’ College and Tauranga Boys’ College as a professionally produced, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable night’s entertainment.

goals and dreams that need to be fulfilled and to be sure that today’s work and choices will ensure tomorrow’s success!

I will be absent from school myself on sick leave from 18 August for the remainder of the term, after undergoing hip replacement surgery and from that date Ms Sheena Millar, Senior Deputy Principal will become Acting Principal until my return at the start of Term Four.

Pauline Cowens Principal Head Girls Tate Fountain: Head Girl Georgia Coughlan: Sports Captain Molly Alton: Deputy Head Girl Sarah Coleman: Arts Director

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Achievements International and National: Gymsports: At the National Secondary Schools Gymsports Competition, Catrin Pearce placed 2nd in the individual WAG Level 2, 7th in the Aerobic Elite/International and 2nd in the Tumbling A. Ella Westenberg placed 6th in the Rhythmic B, Grace Pua 7th in the Rhythmic B, Aylah King 12th in the Rhythmic B. Kelsey Duff was 12th in the Rhythmic A. Medea Jones 3rd in the Tumbling Elite/International.

Maioha Haimona-Ngawharau, Keilani Worthen, Arohaina Worthen and Catrin Pearce placed 1st in the team WAG Level 2.

Taekwondo: On 18-19 June Brooklyn Storey competed in the Caboolture Open in Brisbane. She got Gold in the Junior-55kg division and Silver in the Junior-52kg division.

It was her first time competing in the Senior-57kg division, she won Gold.

Underwater Hockey: In the last week of Term 2, Tauranga Girls’ College had three current students and two past students representing New Zealand in the bi-annual TransTasman Underwater Hockey competition. In the U18 Women’s grade, Jerushah Keightley and Jordan Ross competed in the Diamonds team, with the team not losing a game and coming away with the Gold Medal. The Diamonds were coached by the TGC Underwater Hockey Senior team coach, Letitia Jackson. Also competing in the U22 Women’s grade were Georgia Coughlan

and past students Kirsty Burrows and Courtney Coughlan. This team played the Australian U26 Women’s team in the final, also winning the Gold Medal.

North Island/Bay of Plenty/Local Gymnastics: Medea Jones competed at the BOP schools Regional Gymnastics Championships, she placed 1st overall.

Rugby: Minardi Daniel, Piatarihingamare Devon, Hinemokai Kii Keepa-Grey, Angel Mulu, Sela Moataane, Siobhan Stumpp, Ro Silo Togotogorua and Holly Topp have been selected for the Bay of Plenty Secondary Girls U18’s Rugby Squad 2016.

Minardi Daniel, Corrina Taepa, Ro Silo Togotogorua and Holly Topp have been selected for the Bay of Plenty U15’s XV aside team.

Squash: At the North Island Senior Squash Tournament in Hawkes Bay at the end of Term 2 Taylor Clarke won the plate final in Division One. At the Super championships Tauranga Girls’ College made it through to represent the Bay of Plenty at the National Super Championships, to be held Week 9 of this term.

Ashlee Linn, Emily Chamberlain and Olivia Philpot, are the newest F Grade Bay champions.

Taylor Clarke also featured strongly vying for a place to

represent the Bay of Plenty in the B Grade. The team came a very competitive 3rd place.

Swimming: At the recent Bay of Plenty Awards function the follow students received: Ruby Matthews  Butterfly female long course swimmer of the year - Cage family Trophy  Butterfly female short course swimmer of the year- Young Read & Woudberg  Breaststroke female long course swimmer of the year  Breaststroke female short course swimmer of the yearHale family Trophy  Individual medley long course swimmer of the year- Carlton cup  Individual medley long course female swimmer of the yearBenseman family  Recognition of breaking the oldest BOP record- in the AprilJune 2015 quarter Olivia Pearce  Best junior performance at the swimming BOP junior champs (50m free) Ella Moor and Kim Cadzow  acknowledgements for outstanding seasons including qualifying for national meets

Sustainable Backyards results: Refashion: 1st Rosie Pua 2nd Zoe Beck Wearable Arts 1st Zoe Beck Entered: Calie Strange Bethany Lankshear

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From Waikato to Cambodia, and the UN: Jolene Skeen

“I left school after Year 12 and was accepted into a Diploma in Law because of my school grades,” she says.

Jolene Skeen, ex-student is doing some amazing things.

She’s just won her third Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia and plans to do an internship with the UN in Cambodia.

While she was at college, Jolene worked 20 hours a week at the local Countdown to help fund her studies. The money she saved, along with some help from her parents, meant she didn’t have to take out a student loan.

She started university when she was 16 years old. Now she’s off to Cambodia with a Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia (PMSA).

University of Waikato law student Jolene Skeen is one of six Waikato students to win the scholarship – but it’s not her first.

She also received a Japanese Language: Sasakawa Fellowship Fund Undergraduate Scholarship.

Jolene’s now in her fourth and final year of a Bachelor of Laws and plans to do a masters next year.

Jolene also won two PMSAs last year, which she put towards two six-week university exchanges in China and Indonesia. This time she’s applied to do a 12-week internship with the United Nations in Cambodia, assisting with the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.

“I want to go to Australia or the US to study international criminal law, specialising in terrorism,” she says. “After that I’m not sure what I want to do.

Work in the intelligence sector for the government maybe, or become a diplomat. We’ll see.”

“If my application is accepted, I’ll get to assist with a lot of the case report and legal drafts writing, and hear first-hand from victims and witnesses of one of the worst genocides of the 20th Century. It’d be an amazing opportunity for me,” Jolene says.

Jolene says her family are very supportive of her and are proud she’s involved in so many things.

“But I think they’d rather I stay in New Zealand to be honest.”

Jolene’s most looking forward to the networking opportunities but also can’t wait to get back to Asia. She speaks Mandarin and Japanese and holds a second dan black belt in martial arts.

The former Tauranga Girls’ College student started studying law at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus in 2013, when she was just 16.

College were nominated by Year 13 Tutors and Deans. Sofia, Emily and Jaimie gained that opportunity and felt they have learned new strategies for confident and effective interaction with others that will help them in their future chosen career pathways. They loved the generous food provided for them during the course and were all very positive about the overall experience, including interaction with students from other schools.

Waikato University

Dale Carnegie – Success Skills Training Scholarship In the last week of Term 2, Year 13 students Jamie Grigg, Sofia Ellerington and Emily Dixon gained an opportunity with the generous support of the Acorn Foundation to attend the Dale Carnegie Success Skills Training Programme.

The selected students from Tauranga Girls’

Congratulations: Jiyun Jeong has returned from her trip with the New Zealand Youth Jazz Orchestra! She was selected as one of 20 people out of the country to be a member of the band, giving her the opportunity to play with and learn from an international guest player from New York.

Impressively, she was one of the only two girls that were selected for the orchestra.

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Chorale Our Chorale had great success performing in the Australasian International Music Festival in which is in its 27th year with approximately 1200 participants.

Groups from Australia, China, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore and the USA provided a fantastic musical and cultural experience.

This festival open to groups of all musical genres.

Participants performed at the Sydney Opera House, and venues such as the City Recital Hall [affectionately known as Angel Place] and Darling Harbour and attended workshops lead by world class clinicians. Congratulations for the achievement of a gold award!

PTA The next PTA meeting will be held on Wednesday 17 August in the Staffroom at 7.30pm. All welcome.

NCEA candidate Information All senior students have been issued with the NZQA candidate information sheet along with a printout of the standards they will be assessed against for 2016.

It is important that this information has been checked carefully and any alterations are sent to the student office.

The table shows the fee structure for National Qualification entries for 2016.

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The government provides financial assistance to students entering for school qualifications if certain criteria are met.

Entry National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Scholarship subject entries are per subject

Fee $76.70

$30.00

NZQA Fees 2016 This term the NZQA fees are due no later than Friday 26 August for all students who are studying at senior level for this year. If you qualify for financial assistance with these fees, then please complete the form issued and get it back to school so that we can process your application.

Forms are also available via the NZQA website: www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/forstudents/fees/financialassistanc e.html.

Mardi Gras Tuesday 20 September Our big lunchtime carnival to fundraise for Student Council to support our school teams and groups.

Classes will be organising over the next month their class stall.

More information to come in next month’s newsletter.

Mufti Day Tuesday 18 August is our Mufti Day to fundraise for The Kids Foundation Organisation – they support NZ families struggling with chronic illness relating to Primary Immune Deficiency.

Gold coin is required and the theme is “Famous or Fiction” Dress up as a famous or fictional character.

Sponsorship and team apparel: Tauranga Girls’ College is interested in meeting with any business who wishes to sponsor a sports team. Please contact our Director of Sport, Mrs Kaye Barnett, on 5788114 ext 748 or email kbarnett@tgc.school.nz to discuss this matter further. All sponsorship or donations must come through the school before being distributed to teams.

Tauranga Girls’ College have a new sports uniform that will provide much needed unity across all codes. This will mean that our teams can be clearly identified as Tauranga Girls’ College sports’ teams. We also have a new sports’ hoodie that students can purchase for additional team apparel. If any team wishes to have additional team apparel it must have school approval and be purchased by Tauranga Girls’ College.

Connections with Our Community The Health and Physical Education department has been well supported by the local community in recent weeks.

Girls completing the Year 11 Physical Education programme are currently working on a unit to look at societal influences and their impact on young people’s involvement in physical activity.

The have the opportunity to complete Box Fit, Zumba, Boot

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Camp, Golf, Rugby and adapted activity sessions within class. We are very fortunate to have local providers working with our students and exposing them to activities they may not been involved in before.

Digital Citizenship Poster Competition in TGC Library The school library is currently displaying some superb posters about Digital Citizenship.

They were created by Mrs Reddy’s Year 10 Computing students. Students can vote for their favourite poster until the end-of-day, Thursday 04 August. To vote, students need to go online to the voting webpage (by using the QR Code on the advertising posters) or use: https://goo.gl/Yphm3H. Mrs Reddy will present prizes at lunchtime on Friday 05 August.

Open Night Option Evening An Option Evening is scheduled for:

Wednesday 17 August 5.00pm - 7.00pm in J Block.

You are encouraged to attend this with your daughter, so that you can discuss subject choices with staff.

The Open Night for prospective students for 2017 will be held on:

Thursday 11 August 5.45 pm.

If you know of anyone considering sending their daughter to Tauranga Girls’ College in 2017 please pass on this date to them. Please invite them to contact the school reception for further details.

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PB4L – SCHOOL ATTENDANCE In order for students to participate actively in learning and attain academic achievement, attendance is crucial. By attending classes, students are able to keep up with lessons and assignments.

There are other benefits as well: Opportunity: Junior students become more familiar with their teachers and their peers, making it easy for them to feel that they are part of the school community. For older students, being in school every day gives them a chance to learn more about tertiary and scholarship opportunities, and to take the important exams and assignments they need to build a successful academic record.

Being part of the school community: Just by being present at school, students learn how to be a good citizen by participating in the school community, learning valuable social skills, and developing a broader world view.

The importance of education: As parents or caregivers, our commitment to school attendance will also send a message to our children that education is a priority and going to school every day is a critical part of educational success.

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completes the day's homework assignments. If there are difficulties with homework, contact the teacher  Take an active role. Stay involved with your child's daily experiences at school by asking how the school day went, and then listening carefully to what your child shares with you both the successes and struggles. Make it a point to call or meet your child's teacher if there are concerns.  Locate potential sources of anxiety. If your child frequently appears upset or reluctant to go to school and cannot tell you why, schedule an appointment with his or her teacher or school counsellor to talk about possible sources of the anxiety.  Keep updated on school events. Read the school documents that your child brings home and take note of important dates, such as athletics day, swimming sports, work day, parent-teacher evening, whanau meeting or option evening.

 Try to limit the amount of time that your child misses school due to medical appointments or illness. If possible, avoid scheduling doctor's appointments during the school day. Allow your child to stay home only in the case of serious How can parents/caregivers limit absences? illnesses.

Make school attendance a priority, and help your  Schedule family events with your child's school child from falling behind. You can do this in the schedule in mind. Plan holiday celebrations or following ways: family trips during weekends or school vacations.  Help your child get to school on time every day.

In the case of family emergencies or unexpected It is important to insist on school attendance. trips, call your child's teacher and set up a way Babysitting, problems with a car or late bus, and that your child can work ahead or bring important the weather are not permissible reasons to miss homework on the trip. school. Frequently coming to school late may also  Plan ahead. Encourage your child to prepare for be noted on your child's permanent record, and the next school day by laying out clothes the night will make it difficult for your child to stay caught before and helping to fix lunches. up with the first lessons of each morning. It is important to teach your child how to set and use  Promote good health. Make sure that your child an alarm clock, and keep the television turned off eats a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and in the morning. vegetables, and has opportunities to exercise every day through sports or daily walk.  Inform the school immediately of absences.

Follow the school’s attendance policy. At the  Create a restful environment. Make sure that beginning of the school year, review the school's your child can relax before bedtime by doing rules and make sure you know that calling the something quiet like reading rather than do school when your child is absent must be done. something stimulating, like watching television or going on the computer. Getting enough sleep will  Check homework. Sometimes, your child may help her get up on time, be refreshed in the not have completed homework and this may morning, and feel ready for a full day of learning result in her deciding not to attend school. Check ahead! each night to see that your child understands and By making your child's school attendance a priority, you will be taking an important step in supporting your child's school and future success. Every day counts!

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Mathematics Department and Maths Week Some news and information from the Mathematics Department Maths Week 2016: Monday 08 Monday - Friday 12 August Yes, it’s happening soon!

Maths Week is gearing up for another fantastic year of fun, challenging maths questions and activities.

There are activities, games and challenges for all students from Year 1 to Year 11.

The aim of Maths Week is to present mathematics in a bright attractive way to all sorts of things which are relevant to student’s lives. It is written to appeal to students and is related to the curriculum with a different emphasis.

The Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers sponsor Maths Week.

More Mathematics & More Challenges!

The 2016 Challenges are:  ‘Maths Millionaire’,  Interactive games  Daily Dollar Questions,  Survivor Series,  Games.  This year a section on using Maths in unusual situations, including the Olympic Games, Snow-boarding in France, “The Sound of Music” musical, Route 66 and the Dam Busters See further details on: http://www.mathsweek.org.nz/

One of our school activities will be the annual TGC Mathsmind competition. Each Year 9 and 10 class will choose teams of four members to compete in the hall at lunchtime. The Year 10 competition is on Tuesday 09 August and the Year 9 competition on Wednesday 10 August.

This year the Bay of Plenty Mathsmind competition will be held in Whakatane on Wednesday 17 August. Two Year 9 and two Year 10 teams are sent to this event.

Help with Maths The Mathematics Department continues to run Maths tutorials every lunchtime in room J209.

There is always at least one Maths teacher available to help students at any level. Please encourage your daughter to seek this extra help if needed.

Exam Revision In the weeks leading up to the school Benchmark Exams in Weeks 7 - 9 (08 - 14 September) and the End of Year NCEA Exams we will make available commercial revision material. In the past we have promoted books by D & D Resources, which we think are good value for money. These are write-on books which give several parallel assessments for each external Achievement Standard. At Levels 1, 2 and 3 they are a series of booklets, each costing $5 per booklet. A flier has been sent out to students and payments are due by Friday 05 August (end of Week 2).

If you have any queries regarding any of the above items, please contact the Head of Mathematics, Lewis Hockings.

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Science Education Gazette July 2016: The Science Teaching Leadership Programme strives to increase student engagement in science by upskilling teachers.

TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE: A SPIRAL OF LEARNING Tauranga Girls’ College biology teacher Richard Hendra spent the second half of 2015 working alongside scientists at Plant & Food Research in Te Puke.

A chemistry teacher from the school, Rachel Leckie, will also take part in the STLP in Term 3.

HOD Science Treena Blythe says the programme has inspired big changes in the Science curriculum offered by the school.

“We’ve changed our Year 9 programme quite significantly, and we hope that next year we will extend these changes to Year 10 as well,” she says.

“Our first goal was to improve engagement – we wanted it to be really relevant and as centred on the real world as it could be,” she says.

In doing this, Treena says the course has been divided into four broad concepts, the first being science investigation.

“This is a big Nature of Science push – understanding how science knowledge is gained, and carrying out investigations of our ideas.”

Term 2’s focus is on forensics, and solving mysterious cases as though the students are police scientists. Treena says this relates to the learning that has happened in Term 1, and engagement levels are palpable.

“It used to be a unit called ‘separating mixtures’, but now we call it ‘drug bust’ – some of the students even think we’ve been contracted by customs to work our hypothetical cases out,” she laughs.

Science and the media is set down for Term 3, which will involve analysis of science articles in print and online contexts as well as in popular films, and in Term 4 the course will have a technology focus.

“Part of Richard’s work since he returned from his placement has been to gather data about how the students are engaging with the Science curriculum, and how this is changing over time,” she says.

Treena notes that she and her fellow teachers are conscious that engagement doesn’t necessarily relate to better learning outcomes.

“Another aim of ours is to carefully ensure that the increase in engagement levels is actually linked to student learning, but of course as scientists we are well aware that this is hard to measure,” she says.

Treena says the beauty of the STLP is the time it allows teachers to make considered changes.

“When you’re teaching full-time, there are so many little things that you have to do - whether it’s marking, or day to day preparation.

“This programme makes it possible for someone to sit back and reflect on what we’re doing in a big-picture way. It’s enabled us to make a change that we really wanted to make.”

Principal Pauline Cowens believes the greatest strength of the STLP is the ability to connect the science learning happening at school, with science happening outside the school.

“For me, this programme allows teachers the opportunity to reconnect with real-life science, and allows them to explore industry links, and bring a sense of inquiry back with them,” she says.

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Pauline is also appreciative that two Tauranga Girls’ teachers can take part in the programme.

“Once the first teacher comes back and starts to make the changes, another teacher will go too, so I see it as a spiral of learning – both for the teachers and the students,” she says.

“It’s not just a one-off thing, but rather an ongoing programme of change within the school.

“Also, because Richard teaches biology, and Rachel is a chemistry specialist, this will give us a wider effect because it reaches across the Science curriculum.”

Pauline notes that the benefits from the programme are not limited to the Science Department, but rather seem to spread out across the school like an infusion.

“A lot of things that come to the interface of a school are one-offs, and it can be hard to leverage off one separate event or programme,” she says.

“But having the amount of time and experience that comes with the STLP is different.

“It means that the energy and enthusiasm of the teacher who returns infuses through to others in the school.

“Another thing that I’ve noticed is

that it can awaken change in other teachers. Someone going out and having this amazing professional development seems to lift the aspirations of all of us – it’s inspiring.”

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Careers Term 3 A term full of experiences and opportunities for our students Term 3 began with a number of our Year 12 students being hosted at universities. Phabian Patrick, Bridgette Potaka and Angel Maihi attended an allexpenses paid 4 day stay at the University of Auckland. They were selected on the Whakapiki Ake Programme which is designed to support Rangatahi into careers in Health. Our Years 9, 10 and 11 Maori students were invited to attend an Early Years presentation at school under the same initiative. Some current students who are in placements at Tauranga Hospital also attended.

Emily Nicholls and Caprice Fletcher were hosted by Massey University on the Manawatu Campus. These girls won the opportunity at the recent

‘Cultivate Your Career’ experience at Mills Reef.

Lisa Te Heu Heu, held a session with the Nga Wahine Whakamana group with a focus on helping the girls becoming more self -aware of their strengths and challenges. They students enjoyed the session and were happy with the outcomes when their personalities were revealed in an exercise. Lisa has a background in Resource and Environmental Planning and Māori natural resource management. She has worked in private practice, for Iwi and Hapū, in the Public Sector and in Research Institutes. Lisa is keen to help young women especially with a ‘path to contribute to the future of our tamariki’.

There are several opportunities still to come this term.

On Friday 12 August all Year 12 students will visit the Careers Expo at the ASB Arena. They will have the chance to talk with training providers, explore career options and meet industry leaders. This is a free community event.

See www.westernbay@work.org.nz.

HOBEC Lawyers are hosting two afternoon sessions for our girls to hear directly about what a career in law is all about.

BECA Engineers hold an annual Engineering day for five Year 12 students. The day showcases careers in engineering.

Over the next few weeks all the New Zealand Universities will have staff visiting us to help students with course planning and selection of papers for their first year of study. WINTEC and WAI BOPP liaison staff will also be in to offer our students this assistance.

All students returning for 2017 will have a Curriculum Guide that’s sets out the subjects being offered; the foundation skills required; the subject pathways and what’s required to achieve qualifications. They will be selecting their subjects with advice and assistance being offered from their subject teachers, tutors, deans and careers teacher. This can be consolidated with a visit to the school Option Evening on Wednesday 17 August, which parents are encouraged to attend. There will be a number of university and polytechnic liaison staff present as well as the Defence Force and Building ITO representatives.

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Calendar Day

Date

Event

Wed-Sat Thursday Fri-Sat Friday

03-06 Aug 04 Aug 05-06 Aug 05 Aug

Sunday Mon-Fri Monday Tuesday

07 Aug 08-12 Aug 08 Aug 09 Aug

FAME – joint TGC/TBC Production, Baycourt FAME – students field trip, 10am-3pm NZ Chamber Music Nationals: Auckland Junior BOP Basketball Kaoshiang visitors leave Booze Bus Netball tournament: Rotorua Maths Week NZ Dance Made BOP Badminton Finals Chess Competition Year 10 Maths Mind: lunchtime, Hall 23EKB Group 2: PCTI Y9 Maths Mind: lunchtime, Hall Y9 Mini Council to Selwyn Ridge: 10.30am-1.30pm Open Night: 5.45pm Careers Expo: Y12 BOP Basketball Maatangi Whenua Geography Competition: Hamilton Table Tennis ICAS Maths: 9-10am Mufti Day Maths Mind – Trident High School Labo visitors leave Y11 Study Seminar Option Evening: 5-7pm, J Block PTA meeting: 7.30pm, Staffroom Performing Arts: 9am-2pm, Hall Maths Olympiad Waikato/BOP Big Bands Festival Young Enterprise Trade Fair 12SCI field trip Y9 Diligence Camp – Finlay Park Girls on Tour Junior Market Day: 1-3pm, J Block Waikato University Statistics Scholarship Big Sing Finale Wintec Taster Day – Hamilton Waikato University Calculus Scholarship Winter Sports Photos Y9 WLS Business field trip: Gate Pa Shopping Centre Y9 HNS Business field trip: Gate Pa Shopping Centre Winter Tournament Week Football Premier: Nelson Y9 & 10 Basketball – Rotorua 1st XI Hockey: Hamilton National Secondary Schools Hockey: North Harbour Netball: Auckland Senior Basketball: Rotorua Junior Underwater Hockey Mid Term Break

Wed-Thurs 10-11 Aug Wednesday 10 Aug Thursday 11 Aug Friday

12 Aug

Tuesday

16 Aug

Wednesday 17 Aug

Thursday

18 Aug

Friday Sunday Mon-Tues

19 Aug 21 Aug 22-23 Aug

Monday

22 Aug

Tuesday 23 Aug Wed-Sun 24-28 Aug Wednesday 24 Aug

Thursday Sat-Sat

25 August 27-03 Sept

Sat-Tues Sun-Sat

27 Aug-30 Aug 28 Aug-03 Sept

Sun-Fri Wed-Sat Thurs-Sun Friday

28 Aug-02 Sept 31 Aug-03 Sept 01-04 Sept 02 Sept

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Contacting the College for 2016 We encourage parents to contact the College (578 8114) for support at any time during the year. The Pastoral Team includes: Year 9 Senior Leader: Mrs Bird Deans: Mrs Carolyn Nemeth & Mrs Judith Somerville Ext 766 Year 10 Senior Leader: Ms Millar Deans: Mrs Bridget Prendiville& Ms Kylie Valentine Ext 769 Year 11 Senior Leader: Mrs Ferguson Deans: Mrs Audrey Keightley & Ms Margot Glaser-Brown Ext 770 Year 12 Senior Leader: Ms Rowlands Deans: Mrs Jackie Gould & Mrs Robyn Mankelow Ext 767 Year 13 Senior Leader: Ms Rowlands Deans: Ms Caroline Gill & Mr Don Wallis Ext 768 Guidance Counsellors Ms Judy Burr Ext 728 & Ms Chantal Stopford Ext 724 If any matter remains unresolved, or is taking too long, please contact the Senior Deputy Principal: Mrs Millar or the Principal: Mrs Cowens.

930 Cameron Road, Tauranga 3112 Ph: (07) 578-8114 Fax: (07) 578-8447 info@tgc.school.nz www.tgc.school.nz

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Tauranga Girls’ College 2016