March 2017

TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE

March 2017

Tauranga Girls’ College Pauline Cowens Principal

Message from the Principal Dear Parents March already and a month of the school year behind us! Our school values of participation and pride have featured in many different ways already, with some great whole school events, including our House Assemblies, School Wide Assembly, Year 9 Barbeque, International Student Barbeque, Swimming Sports, and Competitive Athletics.

Across all those events it has been great to see the participation, involvement and enthusiasm of our students and the passion they have for their houses and for the school values of respect, participation and pride.

Communication of all that is on offer here, as well as on your daughter’s individual progress, is very important to us and for the former you can access the daily notices on our website at www.tgc.school.nz, as well as up-to-date news on the Twitter feed and on Facebook, and through the calendar in this newsletter. For the first time we will be issuing interim reports on-line this year, with Year 9 reports available through the KAMAR parent portal on Monday March 20

and Year 10-13 reports on Friday March 24, also through the parent portal.

On Wednesday 22 March Year 9 parents are invited to come in for Te Ara Ako meetings with staff through the day and on Wednesday 12 April there is a parent evening for parents of Year 10 students.

I reported last month on the outstanding academic success from last year, in NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 as well as scholarship. This success is built on our school values of respect participation and pride and the partnership between home and school. Tutors engage in academic conferencing to discuss individual students’ goals and progress and communicate the outcomes of that process to you where appropriate.

This approach builds on the work that students do and offers them regular feedback on their progress, which is also available to them and to parents through the KAMAR portal. Please contact the school if you need help accessing this information or your unique password.

As parents you are also invited to take many other opportunities to be

involved, through our PTA and Whanau Support Groups and in supporting our sports and arts groups. In whatever context you choose you are able to be involved in your daughters’ learning journey to becoming an empowered woman of tomorrow. I look forward to meeting you at the various events over the course of this year and sharing what a great community of learning we have here at TGC.

Pauline Cowens Principal

Head Girls Left to Right, Pita Phillips: Art Director Madison Randall: Head Girl Mikeely Ivil: Deputy Head Girl Caitlin McGeorge: Sports Captain

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March 2017

Sporting Achievements International and National: Cricket Briana Perry and Nensi Patel played in the NZ U21 tournament in Auckland in late December.

Briana was picked to play in the tournament team. The two girls and Holly Topp also played, in the U18 tournament, where Briana and Holly both successfully made the tournament team. Holly has been drafted to play in the women’s NPL ( a different team to Briana and Nensi).

Of special note - Briana has been brought into the Northern Spirit team with Nensi. To have two of our girls playing at the highest level of NZ womens’ cricket alongside current Whiteferns is a fantastic achievement.

Swimming Lucy Paterson has qualified for the NZ Division II national swimming Championships being held from March 5.

Canoe Slalom Reana Gourlay and Mackenzie Groos competed at the Bay of Plenty Canoe Slalom Championships Mackenzie was placed 1st in K1 U18 and 2nd in C1 U18.

Reana was placed 3rd in K1 U18 and 3rd in C1 U23

Cricket

We batted first to score 206 in 27 overs. Huge congratulations to Rebecca Rickard on retiring on 75 and Nensi Patel retiring on 53. A good fielding and bowling performance saw us get Taupo all out with a hundred runs remaining. Wickets were shared between Christina GatenbyHinton, Kenza Taele, Alice Cotter and Paris Robertson.

Tennis Great results for TGC at the Bay of Plenty Secondary School Tennis Championships held in Papamoa, 1st Kalais Going 2nd Julia Newman

Last weekend saw the first game of the season. After two teams pulling out the day before, we only had to play Taupo-nui-a-Tea in a 30 over game in Rotorua.

Division 2 Singles: 2nd Andraya Heyes 3rd Madeleine Thompson 4th Catherine Sutton Division 2 Doubles: 2nd Arleah Tippins and Janaya Vinson

North Island/Bay of Plenty/Local: Swimming Olive Pearce was 3rd overall women (1st in her age group) in the 1000m Legend of the Lake swim in Rotorua.

Athletics Kayli Tuiraviravi competed in the Waikato/BOP Relay Championships gaining a 1st in the 4 x1 00m relay and a 1st in the Medley Relay. She also competed at the North Island (7-14years) Athletics Championships gaining a sliver in long jump and 3rd in 4 x 100m relay

Wakeboarding Congratulations to Brooke Wilson, 1st at the North Island wakeboard championship

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March 2017

Swimming Sports

Students enjoyed the opportunity to participate in a range of events including a length of freestyle and breaststroke, a width of dolphin dives, piggy back riding, dog paddle and water run. Various relays were competed for within houses including the baton transfer, boat relay and grand relay. The girls received points for participation and placings in events. Festive fun was enjoyed with the girls dressing in their house colours. Batten were victorious in the first of our major house events for the year.

Final round up with the points 1st Batten nd

3676

2 Rutherford

3640

3rd Freyberg

3474

4th Mansfield

3363

Tauranga Girls’ College celebrate our annual school swimming event on Wednesday 22 February

Competitive Athletics Competitive Athletics were held at Tauranga Domain Final results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Rutherford Freyberg Batten Mansfield

Senior Girls -1st Place: Kaylee Mudgway -1500m and 800m Sophia Bogdanovas—400m, 200m, 100m Minardi Daniel - 80m Hurdles and Long Jump Stacey Parish - High Jump Angel Mulu - Shot, Discus and Javelin Year 10 Girls: 1st Place Ellie Richardson 1500m and 800m Rebecca Eggersglusz 400m, 200m, 100m

Kayli Tuiraviravi: Long Jump, Shot and Javelin – Tess Esterman: 80m Hurdles Morgan Riley - High Jump Vanessa Williams - Discus

Year 9 Girls: 1st Place Maia Flint - 1500m, 800m and 80m Hurdles Jaimee Eades - 400m, 200m, 100m and Long Jump Kenza Taele - High Jump and Shot Luisa Togotogorua - Discus Mikaela Percival - Javelin

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March 2017

PTA Fashion Show

The 2017 Fashion Show will be on 17 and 18 May. It is open to all Year 11, 12 and 13 girls, regardless of experience, size etc, however there will need to be auditions if we are over-

whelmed by the numbers! There is a cost of $5 which must be attached to the application forms (available soon). We would like the girls to apply in groups of 6-8 with AT LEAST 1 parent named as the group manager. We also need raffle prizes and sponsors for the event, which are great options for families where the daughters want to be in the show but the parents/whanau don’t have the time to get involved! There are lots of opportunities for businesses to be advertised and acknowledged in the pre-show PR and promotion, and during the shows themselves. For more information please contact Carol Jenkin (jenkin@xtra.co.nz) or Carolyn Nemeth at school.

Application forms and dates of auditions will be released soon.

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 and training/warm-up t-shirt 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.

Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre... has provided farm training for young people for almost 100 years. From its initial base in Masterton, the organisation now has nine regional hubs from Northland to Southland. We now train about 1500 youth and adult learners each year.

In the Tauranga area, we are looking for farmers who will welcome a group of our trainees to their farms for a few hours practical skills training each week.

The students, enrolled in Year 12 at local schools, are doing agriculture programmes 2 days a week.

Each group has up to 10 students and 1 tutor. We will focus on core skills of animal handling, fencing, farm safety and water supply.

If you are keen to help these students gain a positive learning experience in the rural sector or if you know of someone who would be interested in being a great rural role model, please contact one of us and we will arrange a visit to discuss the options.

David Chatterton, Tutor 027 675 1147 David.chatterton@taratahi.ac.nz Malcolm Downey, Senior Tutor 021 606 234 malcolm.downey@taratahi.ac.nz Waikato Office 83 Princess Street Putaruru 3411 07 8837407 www.taratahi.ac.nz

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March 2017

Year 13 Camp

The year got off to a exciting start for our Year 13s with a great two days away at Totara Springs. The girls had a fun time trying new experiences like abseiling and archery, cooking damper on campfires and risking life and limb on the hydroslide! Our guest speaker, Cam Calkoen, left the girls feeling inspired to "Dream Big and Achieve More". His message to seize life's opportunities no matter what challenges you face resonated with a lot of our girls. All in all it was a perfect way to start our best and biggest year together at Tauranga Girls' College.

International Buddy Bus Trip Our International students and their buddies enjoyed a day out of school on the annual “Buddy Bus Trip”, making visits to places such as the Te Puna Quarry garden and the beach for fish and chips.

More photos from that trip are at: https://www.facebook.com/ TaurangaGirlsCollegeInternational/ .

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March 2017

Tauranga Boys’ and Girls’ College 2017 Production Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure

Stage Challenge 2017

London Town is strangely ill-at-ease.

Rumours abound that babies have gone missing from their perambulators and, as darkness falls, city workers hurry home to their families.

In the Darling House, in a backwater in Bloomsbury, Mr and Mrs Darling wish they didn’t have to go out for the evening, but needs must. Leaving their children, Wendy, Michael and John, under the watchful eyes of Lisa, the maid and Nana, their Newfoundland dog – they reluctantly bid their brood goodnight.

As silence descends on the nursery, a small ball of light, no larger than a gentlewoman’s fist, enters the room – it is Tinkerbell. The mischievous fairy flits frantically about as if searching for something.

Moments later, the windows swing open and Peter Pan files into the nursery. Wendy is awoken and helps Peter to reattach his shadow and, with the promise of regaling Peter and the Lost Boys with bedtime stories, she is invited to accompany him on his flight home.

Wendy can’t leave her brothers behind, so she wakes John and Michael and with a sprinkling of fairy dust, the children join Peter Pan and Tinkerbell as they fly out of their nursery window and across a moonlit London.

But Never Land is not as care-free as Peter had suggested.

There are bloodthirsty Pirates and warrior Indians along with malevolent Mermaids – and above all, there is Captain James Hook, Peter Pan’s Eton-

educated nemesis who is forever followed by a deadly, ticking Crocodile. Bloomsbury seems another world away…

Auditions for cast will take place on Sunday March 5 at TBC .

Leads : 9.30 am - 12pm Full Company : 1 - 4 pm Call backs: Monday March 6 4-6pm if needed.

After successful wins in both 2016 and 2015 at the regional competition and the award of national runner up in 2016 Tauranga Girls’ College have started preparations for this year’s Stage Challenge ‘Behind the Seams’. The performance looks in to the issue of child labour and sweat shops from a consumerist’s perspective.

A team of approximately 60 on stage performers have been chosen to bring this concept to life and are are led by a very capable student leadership team consisting of: Pita Phillips and Alia Marshall (co-directors), Teagan Wilson and Kaitie Bengston (co-choreographers), Callie-Jay Dobbs (Producer), Madison Randall, Jerushah Keightley, and Zoe Beck (Costume Design), and Lara Rasmussen (Technical Designer).

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March 2017

Cyber Safety Tips The internet and mobile phones provide a great way to communicate and express yourself with others, but it’s important to make sure they’re used responsibly so that everybody has an enjoyable online experience.

Security advice for Facebook users

It’s all about respecting yourself and others.

Tauranga Girls’ College recommends that for support and ideas on managing safety in an on-line environment (including Facebook) students and parents visit: http://www.netsafe.org.nz/ and https://www.dosomething.org

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Only Friend people you know

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Create a good password and use it only for Facebook, don’t share your password

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Change your password on a regular basis, share your personal information only with people and companies that need it

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Log into Facebook only once each session. If it looks like Facebook is asking you to log in a second time, skip the links and directly type www.facebook.com into your browser address bar

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Use a one-time password when using someone else’s computer and log out of Facebook after using someone else’s computer

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Use secure browsing whenever possible, only download Apps from sites you trust

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Keep your anti-virus software updated, keep your browser and other applications up to date

The following is a summary of some of the main tips around Cyber safety: 

Use a strong password (a combination of upper and lower case letters, symbols and numbers).

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Don’t believe everything you read - make sure you know it’s coming from a reliable source.

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Don’t give out any private information over the internet or through mobile phones, about you, your family, friends or other people that you know.

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Think before you send! You have to think about what you are saying and how the recipient(s) may feel.

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Don’t hide behind a computer screen, if you wouldn’t say it to their face, don’t say it at all!

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Don’t post inappropriate or illegal content anywhere on the internet.

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Make sure your social networking profile is set to private (check your security settings).

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Only accept friend requests from people you actually know - even if it is a friend of a friend it’s not a good idea to add them unless you actually know them.

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Tell your friends to ask for your permission before uploading and/ or tagging a photo of you on their social networking profiles.

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Don’t click on any links that are embedded in emails - type the URL into the browser and go from there.

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March 2017

Positive Behaviour for Learning Initiative(PB4L)at Tauranga Girls’ College What is PB4L? It is a Ministry of Education funded initiative and this started at Tauranga Girls’ College and many other schools at the end of 2010.

Research shows that lack of discipline is viewed as one of the most serious challenges facing public schools.

Traditional methods of discipline does not address why the bad behaviour occurs in the first place because in most situations, young people may not know how to behave in a particular environment. Therefore, it is important that we teach our young ones correct behaviour. 

To create an environment that is safe, positive and respectful

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For all parents/caregivers, students and staff to feel safe

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To continually aim for a positive environment

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To value respect for oneself, others and property

What are the values of PB4L that Tauranga Girls’ College adheres to?

RESPECT PARTICIPATION PRIDE If all of us create positive environment, our young ones will be more focused on their learning in the classroom. Together, as parents/caregivers, students and school, we can make a difference.

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Includes: AA booklet 4 x 2 hour classroom sessions and 1 hour in-car coaching session in your car (+ $15 in tutors’ car)

**Restricted Drivers ONLY** Course Dates:    

Monday 27 March Wednesday 29 March Monday 3 April Wednesday 5 April

Times: 3.30 - 5.30pm

Venue: Careers Room, Tauranga Girls’ College

Contact: Jon Jenner (course tutor) for further info and booking jmj28feb@gmail.com

0272 067633

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March 2017

Information for Year 9 Parents From Caroline Bird, Deputy Principal Year 9 students have now been attending Tauranga Girls’ College for half a term.

The students have settled well into the routines of each day and are definitely more assured in navigating their way around campus. Many have taken the opportunity to make new friends.

Thank you to the many parents who took the time to attend the Year 9 Pool Picnic. This was a great opportunity for tutors to meet families in a friendly and relaxed environment.

The Year 9 students embraced the opportunity to be fully

involved in the Swimming Sports, this has meant many have already received one point towards their school-wide participation for Junior Diploma.

The minimum requirement is five points, it is clear that there are many students who will surpass this as they have already involved themselves in extracurricular groups whether it be the Arts, Sports or Service. The offer of activities is on-going.

It is important your daughter is alert to the Daily Notices read each day in tutorial time. Your daughter’s punctual attendance at tutorial time facilitates this communication. The Daily

Notices are also available on the school website.

The school website through the KAMAR web portal also allows caregivers to monitor their daughter’s attendance and progress. Details and passwords were sent by mail on December 20 2016.

My role in your daughter’s life at College is the overview of the education (in the broadest sense) of all Year 9 students. The Tutor teacher has the first responsibility for students. The Dean is Mrs Kylie Valentine.

Guidance Counsellors are Ms Burr and Ms Stopford.

Interim Reports and Year 10 Parent Teacher Evening Interim Reports will be available to view through the KAMAR portal for Years 10 to 13 students on Friday March 24.

These will not be posted unless requested.

This report summarises your daughter’s self management progress in all subject areas. If you have any concerns, please telephone the Deans of your daughter’s year level.

A Year 10 Parent-Teacher Evening will be held on April 12. This will be an opportunity for parents of Year 10 students to discuss the report with teachers. 5 minute interview times are allocated for each subject.

Bookings will be available online through the SchoolInterview website. Details of how to book interviews will be emailed.

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March 2017

Uniforms - Reminder At Tauranga Girls' College we place high value on students wearing their uniform with pride as one way of acknowledging that they belong to our school community.

as well as coming to and from school. If uniform is worn to town after school, uniform rules still apply. Your support in ensuring your daughters are correctly and appropriately dressed is very much appreciated.

We appreciate your ongoing support of the contract you signed  Sports jackets/hoodies are for for your daughter on enrolment sports events only, and are not as we maintain the high standards part of the school uniform, nor for which this school is valued and are puffer jackets. recognised.  Jewellery: A wristwatch, and All students and parents were one stud or sleeper in each ear issued with uniform information are the only jewellery allowed. at the end of last year. Correct All other jewellery will be uniform must be worn at school confiscated.

Gifted and Talented Students Dates to remember:

Year 9 Retreat at Keswick Camp Rotorua 16 – 17 March

Year 10 Team Building Day McLaren Falls Park 24 March

PhotoLife Class photos will be available to order online this month, with free delivery to the school. Your daughter will be issued with a slip like the one below on Thursday 2 March. This gives information on how to place an order. For those who do not wish to use the online system there are envelopes available from the school office.

KAMAR Parent/ Student Portal The Parent/Student Portal access on KAMAR provides information on student details including their timetable, attendance, results summary as well as the school calendar and daily notices.

As a parent, you will be able to access, via the school website, this information in real time by accessing the KAMAR Home Portal. The link on our website to the KAMAR home portal is located under the banner at the top of the page or at the bottom right hand corner of the home page.

Parents/guardians were sent an email providing you with a user name (this is also your daughter’s user name but she has a different password) and password (which contains 1 capital letter, 1 numeral and 1 symbol).

This user name and password should be kept confidential to you and those you wish to have access to your daughter’s information.

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March 2017

Event Tauranga Girls’ College Athletics 12GEO Tauhu Track Tramp Sir Gordon Tietjens Invitational Rugby 7’s tournament BOPSS Senior Volleyball - Round 1 International Dept trip Junior BOPSS Indoor Volleyball Tournament Okareka Dance Workshops: Y11 BOP Athletics: Tauranga Domain Y12 National Business case study FT: 11th Avenue NZISS Rowing Champs: Lake Karapiro Tauranga Girls’ College Competitive Swimming Mid Islands: Rotorua International Stadium BOPSS Senior Volleyball finals Junior BOPSS Indoor Volleyball Tournament Russell McVeagh Waikato Debating Champs: Hamilton BOPSS Senior Touch Qualifying Champs: Rotorua 13GEO - Tongariro 9BET - Gate Pa, Period 5 9BET - Gate Pa, Period 3 Canterbury University presentation - lunchtime Summer Sports Photos Canterbury University presentation - lunchtime Waikato BOP Triathlon Champs: Karapiro Y9 High Achievers Retreat Rugby 7’s Tournament: Taupo Zonal Touch: Rotorua AUT presentation - lunchtime 11-13DRA Pop Up Globe: Auckland Y9 Te Aro Aka Hui: tutor teachers and whanau 12BYA & 12BYB: Maketu 11GEO: Waitomo NCEA L1, 2 & 3 Wānaga Reo: Maungatapu Marae Attitude Speakers NACT T20 Cricket: Rotorua Y10 Extension Team Building: McLarens Falls Park 11AQS: Dive Zone Pool Y10-13 Interim Reports available on Parent Portal Chorale Workshop 2 Summer Tournament Week Central NISS Regatta Sailing NZSS Volleyball Champs: Palmerston North NZSS MAADI rowing: Lake Karapiro NZSS Tennis: Auckland Mount Bike Champs: Rotorua BOP Intercollegiate Golf Champs Waka Ama: Rotorua Water Polo: Auckland BOPSS Lawn Bowls: Rotorua Careers in Horticulture experience Triathlon Champs: Wanganui NISS U19 Rugby 7’s: Rotorua Dressage: Cambridge 11AQS: Dive Zone pool

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March 2017

Contacting the College for 2017 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

Dean: Ms Kylie Valentine

Ext 766

Year 10

Senior Leader: Mrs Millar

Dean: Ms Caroline Gill

Ext 769

Year 11

Senior Leader: Mrs Ferguson

Dean: Mrs Bridget Prendiville

Ext 770

Year 12

Senior Leader: Ms Rowlands

Deans: Mrs Audrey Keightley & Ms Margot Glaser-Brown

Ext 767

Year 13

Senior Leader: Ms Rowlands

Deans: Mrs Robyn Mankelow & Ms Jackie Borell 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 Ext 707 or the Principal: Mrs Cowens.