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Dear Parents,
On Wednesday night this week we celebrated the success of our sports teams in our annual sports dinner. It was a great night and the success of our sport’s teams this year was notable. Without a doubt 2011 is the best year for sports in the history of the college. With our first Auckland region success and notable wins over our near neighbours Orewa College it was certainly a proud night. As we draw near to the end of Term 3 it is important that learners in Year 11-13 start focusing on the NCEA externals which begin soon after the start of Term 4. For the last five years NCEA certificates can be endorsed with Merit or Excellence. This endorsement is attained by getting 50 credits at Excellence or Merit level. It has been very successful and it is viewed as being one of the major motivations for NCEA. This year there has been another addition in NCEA which I also believe will be very significant. Each subject can be endorsed with Merit or Excellence. A learner needs to get 14 credits at Merit or Excellence in a subject for endorsement. Therefore a learner could get an Excellence certificate for NCEA if they get 50 Excellence credits but they also could get an Excellence in Science and English if they get 14 Excellence credits in each of those subjects. Excellence and Merit endorsements will, I believe, become significant as employees and tertiary providers realise their importance, so please encourage your child to work towards those achievements. Every year learners in Year 13 apply for scholarships to attend University. Already this year two learners, Natasha Rishworth and Eve Bain, have been awarded significant scholarships to attend Victoria University. Our congratulations to these two girls. Yesterday I had a letter from the New Zealand Blood Service about two learners in Year 12, Morgan McSweeney and Chelsea Woodhall. Chelsea and Morgan publicised a recent Blood Collection and hugely increased the amount attained. As the letter from the Blood Service says “On the day targeted we registered 139 potential Donors, from whom we collected 127 units of blood – sufficient to save the lives of up to 381 patients. A magnificent effort, and due in no small way to the enthusiasm and organisational skills of Chelsea and Morgan. For that we applaud them.” Well done to these two learners. The last congratulation is to Eve Bain in Year 13 who won a National History award
titled “Why don’t we remember the Battle of Passchendaele?” This prestigious
award comes with a grant towards University study. Eve’s essay was judged the
most powerful by the judging panel and she will be awarded her prize by the
Minister of Veteran Affairs next month. Well done Eve!
Brian O’Connell
Whangaparaoa College 2011 Important dates for the this term...
September 25 RSA Concert—Jazz and Concert Band and Seraphin 30 - 6 Oct Senior Exams October 3 - 7 Year 7 - 10 Astlle 4 Enrolment night** 6 Year 7/8 Social 7 End of Term 3 Term Dates Term 3 August 1 - October 7 Term 4 October 25 - December 7 Key Assessment Dates Last day for internals September 23 (Year 11-13) Practice school exams September 30 – October 6 (Year 11-13) October 31 – November 2 (Year 9 & 10) Exam feedback day October 7 (Year 11-13) NCEA external exams November 10 - 30 (Year 11-13)
**Enrolment Nights:
Tuesday 4 October 2011 (4.00 - 6.00pm) Wednesday 16 November 2011
(4.00 - 6.00pm)
From the Careers Department
Accommodation Accommodation applications to the Halls of Residence at any university should have been already sent. Applicants should have received a response by mail from the university of choice. Scholarships Scholarship applications to most NZ Universities have closed ( Otago close Oct 1) Recipients will receive confirmation of the scholarship provided they gain University Entrance. AUT have offered partnership schools two scholarships and successful Whangaparaoa College leavers will be notified by the end of September. University Applications Applications to most universities of choice can be made online and applications are due by December 10. Encourage your child to apply prior to college internal exams which start on Friday September 30, or before the NCEA external exams in Term 4. Student Loans/Allowances www.studylink.govt.nz Google Study Link or type in the address above. Create your own account by typing in a password and login name. Your son or daughter will be able to check the status of their Student Loan Application. ls it ‘Pending’ (Being Processed) ’Accepted’ or ’ Declined’ ? Go to the ’ Thinking about Study’ section. Check out what you can get before you apply. Peter Davies - Careers Advisor [email protected] ph: 09 424 9177
Homestay Families Needed
‘Enjoy the Cultural Experience’
We are currently looking for Homestay families interested in hosting International students.
We would also be interested in hearing from any local Indian families who would be interested in hosting International students.
Attractive remuneration is offered.
If interested please contact :
[email protected] or alternatively Ph: 424-9177 Ext: 236 for an application form.
New Mathematics Resource for Year 8 and Year 9 Learners
A new resource has been added to our
school’s website to assist learners with their Mathematics work. To access over 1000 pages of extra practise worksheets,
easy to read notes, and examples, simply go to the school’s website
www.wgpcollege.school.nz
the link can be found by clicking on “Learning Areas” followed by “Mathematics”
The resource is broken down into Year 8 and Year 9 Maths extra practise
Science Tutorials Learners interested in some extra help with their Science subjects can come to tutorials on the following days: Chemistry (L1 Science, L2 and L3 Chem) – Every Tuesday After school S4 Physics (L1 Science, L2 and L3 Px) – Every Day 2 at lunch in S11 Biology (L1 Science, L2 and L3 Bio) – Every Day 6 in S14
Maths Exam Revision
Parents: the following websites offer excellent additional resources for your child to access.
www.studyit.org.nz -choose a subject, level, and assessment number -subject content includes everything required for the exam -choose practise to access old exam papers and marking guides
www.mymaths.co.uk -step by step tutorials, examples, and online homework -username: whanga
-password: college
www.nzqa.govt.nz
Holiday Sessions - Physics and Biology
Physics is offering a holiday session on Friday 14 October starting at 9am for NCEA Year 11-13 learners. Biology is offering a holiday session on Monday 17 October starting at 9am for NCEA Year 11-13 learners.
LOCKERS Some lockers are still available for Term 4. Please fill in an order form or contact Robyn to reserve one today! If you wish to reserve a locker for 2012 or keep your current locker, you will need to fill in an online order form at www.stowawaylockers.co.nz or call or text Robyn on (09) 4375818 or 0274 221 783 before the end of October. Payments can be made from now until January 5. If you no longer require your locker for 2012, and have your own padlock, our padlock needs to go back on and ensure the locker is left empty, as any remaining items will be disposed of at the end of the year. Please return your key, sellotaped to a piece of paper with your details on, for your bond refund. Keys will need to be received within one week of term 4 ending and can be posted to: Stowaway Lockers, 220 Ngunguru Road, RD3, Whangarei 0173. Refunds will be posted or direct credited to your bank account at the start of January 2012.
Year 8 Speech Finals Year 8 completed their studies on speech making with the annual Speech Finals held in the auditorium. Thirteen members of Year 8 who had got top marks in class presented speeches to the whole of Year 8 on a variety of topics which ranged from protecting the environment to the merits of scooters. Zachary Wilcox–Brown was awarded 1st place with his speech on “Why Mandarin Should Be Taught in N.Z. Schools”, Brooke Barker was awarded 2nd and Emily Goad 3rd. Brooke and Zachary go forward to the Milford Rotary Club speech competition to compete against students from other North Shore schools. From left to right Back Row : Daniel Bartlett, Daria Carrothers, Bethany Glen, Tait Trimble, Molly Statham, Eunice Wislang Front Row: Tai Ando, Molly Kirkbride, Zachary Wilcox-Brown, Brooke Barker, Annah Clune Absent: Emily Goad
Fashion Week 2011 Eight learners from the Whangaparaoa College Gateway Class volunteered at Fashion Week to gain some work experience. They worked as Ushers and Dressers and although the days were very tiring, they represented the school very well and received excellent references.
Photo left to right: Samara Jarvis, Mikayla-Rose Lutton, Georgia Ovington, Helena Scoble, Melissa Perry, Sue McIntyre (Gateway) and Crystal Somers.
Louie Horton & Daniel Talbot
Museum Trip - Year 13 Biology On Sept 20 the Year 13 Biology classes had the opportunity to visit the museum as part of their Patterns of Evolution and Human Evolution NCEA units. They were treated to an experienced educator who toured the Origins section of the museum and challenged them to answer merit and excellence style questions while looking at our various extinct species and fossilized remains. They then had a classroom session with skull examples from our extinct ancient ancestors and focussed on the changes in the skull features that linked in with changes in diet, brain size and cultural evolution. They were even serenaded by a tune on the nose flute replica dating back 40,000 years! Anne Rowlands Head of Science
Music News
Performing Arts Prizegiving Well its almost that time of year when we gather our thoughts, celebrate our successes and put on the show of all shows to honour our prize winners. “Performing Arts Prizegiving Awards” will take place on: Wednesday 2 November, at 7.00pm in the school auditorium. We hope to see you all there to support and celebrate all the hard work and wonderful achievements of 2011.
RSA PERFORMANCE
Concert Band, Jazz Band and Seraphin will be performing at the Silverdale RSA on Sunday September 25 at 4.00pm. Gold coin donation, your support is appreciated.
Term 3 Week 8 Winter Sports have finished and we have just celebrated the success of all of our teams at the Annual Sports Excellence Dinner on 21 September. Full report and winners in next newsletter.
Rugby Prizegiving A big thank you to all players and parents who attended the annual prizegiving on 17 September. Jason Pocock opened the evening and then passed the evening over to 1st XV Captain - Arron Hutchison and Vice Captain - Rory O’Brien, who welcomed our guests from Silverdale United Rugby Club. They were Charlie McAllister SRFC Rugby Manager and Premiers coach along with Mark Manihera - a member of the Board of Directors. Congratulations to all of our winners and to all players who made this year another great success and the best season so far at Whangaparaoa College. 1st XV Coach: David Fitzgerald, Peter O’Brien, Manager: Stuart Moss Most Improved Daniel Janes Clubman Tiaan Nelson Top Try Scorer Reece Brogden Rookie of the Year Jandrei Nelson Players Player Codi Wehi Best Back Rory O’Brien Best Forward Reihana Haare Smith Sportsmanship Arron Hutchison MVP Rory O’Brien 4th Grade Coach: Greg Burnard, Manager: Dawn Leveridge Most Improved Sam Seddon Clubman Vaughan Brough Top Try Scorer Khan Spray Rookie of the Year James Park Players Player Julian Mann Best Back Dallas Courtney Best Forward Kaine Sturley Sportsmanship Jake Sheehan MVP Andrew Creevey 6th Grade Coach: Herby Barnes Rob Nicolson, Manager: Tracie Barnes Most Improved Seb Tarr and Shea Attwood Clubman Jack Catt Top Try Scorer Tiaan Oosthuizen Rookie of the Year Cameron Dabb Players Player Josh Hohaia Best Back Mason Fuller Best Forward Chris Everitt Sportsmanship Zac Osborne MVP Steven Henshaw
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If any parents are interested in Coaching or Managing in 2012 please contact [email protected] Sport Sign up: if you want to play any of these sports come along to Sports office J1. Touch Zone Day Year 7 & 8 Girls & Boys Touch North Harbour Year 9 & 10 Cricket Year 9 – 13 boys
Dates for your Diary 28 September Netball Prizegiving - Auditorium
School Visits Last week our Year 12 & 13 sports leaders were put to the test as they headed out to Whangaparaoa Primary, to run coaching clinics for some of the sports we have at the college. It was a great opportunity for our learner’s to pass on their skills and to share their enthusiasm for sport. For each clinic our leaders set up and supervised a skills station which Year 5 & 6 children worked their way through. After the children had completed all the stations, our leaders organised a mini tournament to allow the students to put their new skills into practice. At the end of each session the children were encouraged to ask any questions they might have about sports or college. The interaction between our students and the local primary school students was inspiring, it showed the ability our leaders have to step up and take charge, while still creating a fun learning environment. With the success of these coaching clinics, we now know this is a practice we want to continue to develop. From seeing the benefits these clinics have for both our leaders and the primary school students, we want to continue to build relationships between Whangaparaoa College and the primary schools. It is our goal to encourage our learner’s leadership skills and we believe that one of the ways to do so is through sports. It is wonderful to see the success these coaching clinics had and we are looking forward to creating more opportunities like this in the future.
Cross Country Auckland Champs was held on 15 September and 5 of our Year 7 & 8 learners who had qualified in the North Harbour Champs in May competed in this event. Qualifiers: Sonja Bain, Amber Ferreira, Rose Peddie, Jacob Galley, Blake Galley. All of our learners ran well and were up against some very strong competitors from all over Auckland, with about 150 in each event. Whangaparaoa College’s best result was from Sonja Bain who finished 4th.
SILVERDALE UNITED RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB “CLUB OF ORIGIN 2011”
On behalf of Silverdale United Rugby Football Club I wish to extend an invitation to rugby players who are considered to be school leavers at the end of this year to be part of our “Club of Origin 2011”. We are playing two matches against Kumeu with training twice a week at Silverdale. The intention of this programme is to give rugby players who are not involved in any of the 2011 North Harbour rep teams an opportunity to represent their “Club of Origin” and are looking to play club rugby in 2012. Details as follows Game 1 = 8 October 2011 @ Silverdale = Kick Off = TBA Game 2 = 15 October 2011 @ Kumeu = Kick Off = TBA Trainings will be held on Mondays / Wednesday as of the 19 September at 5.30pm to 7.00pm at Silverdale Rugby Club on field 3 (Next to the Bowling Club) Head Coach = Mark Manihera = 0274 980 666 Assistant Coach = Simon McKennie = 021 190 1782 Manager = Matthew Smith = 027 5725071 Interested players please assemble at Silverdale Rugby Club field 3 (Next to the Bowling Club) for training at from 5.00pm Monday 19 September 2011 Any further questions or enquires please contact Mark Manihera on Mobile = 0274 980 666 / Work = 09 4247123 / Home = 09 4247184 Email = [email protected]
AIMS 2011 Basketball Thrilling, exhilarating and fun are just some of the words that I’d use to describe my week at AIMS. The AIMS tournament is an amazing experience, there’s no chores, and you hang out with your friends all the time and best of all you get to play sport all week! My basketball team had 6 games. We won 3 and lost 3. Some of the games we played were nail bitingly close. Our final match went to 4 overtimes! We finished 12th out of 20 quality teams and along the way learnt some wicked moves. We stayed in cabins at Papamoa campsite, keeping them tidy was a bit hard, but we still had time to drive the camp carts and relax between games. Thank you so much to all the teachers and parents that made our trip possible, especially Mr. Raven, for being an awesome coach and Debbie Challis for being there to support us and help us along the way. Samuel Risbrook 8 HEF
AIMS Rugby 7’s 2011. This year’s AIMS 7’s team showed an excellent team spirit and developed a tremendous team culture and work ethic during the trainings leading up to and during the competition week at Greeton Marist in Tauranga. The team was Sandon Lisk, Jack Fuller, Cameron Strydom, Fletcher Corse-Scott, Josh Waretini, Matt Hellesoe, Jacob Galley, Blake Galley, Jacob Hollard, Zane Robertson, Jordan Evans and Caleb Bayley. We ended up losing 6 games, drawing 1 and winning 5, resulting in us coming 26th in the competition which was a creditable result. The highlight for Mr Pocock and I was the excellent comeback win over Bethlehem. We were losing 26 – 7 at half time and ended up winning the game 33 – 26, playing some outstanding 7’s. The team ended up scoring a massive 34 tries and 19 conversions. The top try scorer for the week was Jack Fuller who scored 16 tries. The team played very well and the great news is that 6 players will be back next year to compete again, and I am positive they will benefit from their experiences this year. Calvin Howarth Coach
NETBALL
Saturday 17 September saw the very last two games of netball for the season held at North Harbour Netball. All other teams finished their season last Saturday. Our Year 9 Team 1 and our Premier team played their final in torrential rain which was very challenging, both teams did remarkably well considering the conditions. Year 9/1 came first in their final against Rangitoto College, 22 – 15. Premiers came third against Takapuna Grammar, 28 – 20. Well done to all our teams for a fantastic season of netball for Whangaparaoa College.
Results - North Harbour
Results Hibiscus Coast Netball Intermediate 1 Whangaparaoa College Year 7/1 Blue 1st Place Intermediate 1 Whangaparaoa College Year 7/2 Red 2nd Place Intermediate 2 Whangaparaoa College Year 7/3 Yellow 3rd Place Intemediate 2 Whangaparaoa College Year 8/2 Red 3rd Place Collegiate 1 Grade Whangaparaoa College Yellow 3rd Place
Team Grade Placing
Year 9/1 Junior 1 Flight 1st Place
Year 9/2 Junior 3 Championship 1st Place
Year 9/3 Junior 5 Championship 3rd Place
Senior 7 College 10 Flight 5th Place
Senior 6 College 5 Championship 4th
Senior 5 College 4 Championship 5th
Senior 4 College 4 Flight 5th
Senior 3 College 3 Championship 6th
Senior 2 College 2 Championship 3rd
Senior 1 Premiers Flight 3rd
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Gifted Seminars Tuesday October 18 School Holidays Workshops at Selwyn College, Auckland for Tall Poppies, High Flyers, Creative Thinkers and all Gifted and Talented students 9 -12 years old. Our team will be trialling a range of the courses we aim to take directly into schools during 2012 - be the first to try them out! Course content includes Maths/Physics, Creative Thinking and The Arts, Philosophical Discussion & Debate. Cost is $69. Email applications to [email protected] or telephone our office 09 585 0111. All details at www.giftedseminars.org
HBC Junior Tag Mixed Boys & Girls
Years 1-8
Registration Dates: 20, 27 September and 4 October, 4:30pm at the Raiders League Clubrooms Whole teams or individuals welcome, $25 per person, payable on the day.
Season kicks off 28
October 2011
Contacts are Dione on 0211197299 or Louise on 0272345257 or email [email protected]
NETBALL PRIZE GIVING
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
College Auditorium 6.30pm
Teams must wear school uniform.
Friends and family welcome.
