TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
July 2017
Tauranga Girls’ College Pauline Cowens, Principal
Message from the Principal Dear Parents, Caregivers and Friends of the College As Term 2 draws to a close we can look back on a highly successful first half of the year, where we have all focussed on our values of respect, participation and pride through all the opportunities that students have taken up, exploring a huge range of experiences in and out of the classroom. The pages of this newsletter, Facebook and Twitter all provide a record of many of those experiences, as well as the successes and the service ethic that lies behind them and we congratulate all those involved. Participation, our second value has been very much a focus for June/July with our recent Workday producing its traditional large total of funds and a huge thank you must go to each and every student who has contributed to funding resources for learning for our
school community. This year’s money will be spent on a variety of things requested by students, including drink fountains, air conditioning and technology.
Participation of a different kind, in the creative arts, and the combined schools production of Peter Pan by talented students from both colleges gave us all some great entertainment in Week 9 of this term and congratulations to all concerned and to Tauranga Boys’ College for hosting this year’s event. With the successes of Stage Challenge a little earlier in the term our students have done very well. And as we look to the return of students into Term 3 we move into planning for 2018, with feedback on recent performance for junior student at our Junior Parent Teacher conferencing evening in the first week of term on Thursday 27 July, information at our
Open Evening for incoming Year 9 students in Week 3 on August 10 and on August 16 our Option Evening for the rest of the school, supporting students in planning learning pathways into 2018. In the meantime I wish you all a safe and relaxing holiday break and see you again for an equally busy and productive Term 3.
Pauline Cowens Principal
Head Girls Left to Right, Mikeely Ivil: Deputy Head Girl, Jerushah Keightley: Co Arts Director, Madison Randall: Head Girl, Caitie Farley: Co Arts Director, Caitlin McGeorge: Sports Captain