2018: TERM 4, Week 2 26/10/2018 From the Headmaster Dear Parents/Caregivers and members of the community, To start Term 4, I spoke to the whole school on embracing the making of mistakes and on how being wrong is a really important aspect of our learning community. Making mistakes and being wrong is actually good for us. We need to learn to accept mistakes (contrary to a lot of the mixed messages we receive in our culture and highlighted via perfectionist images through modern media). In fact it is a necessity as it is fundamental to developing our grit and resilience. Here are several reasons why it is good to make mistakes or be wrong; they humble us. we learn to forgive ourselves and others. by trying new things we make mistakes, taking us on a different path and off the safe path. We move out of comfort zones. we can learn new information and different ways of doing things. we learn how to recover and bounce back. This is crucial to success. Perfectionism needs to be avoided. If we avoid trying to make mistakes or be wrong we will never gain knowledge to get better or improve. Some of life's best and most interesting moments should be in the process and not the result. As humans we are all going to make mistakes and its how we approach them that matters. Yours sincerely, Jason Speedy FROM THE OVAL Last Friday we celebrated our boys and girls who have been at Southwell for a period of 8 or 9 years with a special lunch and the awarding of a badge.
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2018: TERM 4, Week 2 26/10/2018
From the Headmaster
Dear Parents/Caregivers and members of the community, To start Term 4, I spoke to the whole school on embracing the making of mistakes and on how being wrong is a really important aspect of our learning community. Making mistakes and being wrong is actually good for us. We need to learn to accept mistakes (contrary to a lot of the mixed messages we receive in our culture and highlighted via perfectionist images through modern media). In fact it is a necessity as it is fundamental to developing our grit and resilience. Here are several reasons why it is good to make mistakes or be wrong;
they humble us.
we learn to forgive ourselves and others.
by trying new things we make mistakes, taking us on a different path and off the safe path. We move out of comfort zones.
we can learn new information and different ways of doing things.
we learn how to recover and bounce back. This is crucial to success. Perfectionism needs to be avoided. If we avoid trying to make mistakes or be wrong we will never gain knowledge to get better or improve. Some of life's best and most interesting moments should be in the process and not the result. As humans we are all going to make mistakes and its how we approach them that matters. Yours sincerely, Jason Speedy
FROM THE OVAL
Last Friday we celebrated our boys and girls who have been at Southwell for a period of
8 or 9 years with a special lunch and the awarding of a badge.
Our Southwell People — Mr Matty Cole
As a Year 7 Teacher at Southwell, I love seeing: The growth of students over time, watching them learn and progress. I live for the ‘ah-ha’ moments where I can help guide students to the realisation they can do something or they work out an answer. A successful education from my perspective: A successful education is building all-round capable students who can problem solve and adapt when the need arises. It also involves preparing our students as best as possible for whatever their future may hold. I believe it needs to be grounded in real-life scenarios, problems and contexts. I believe in Southwell because: It offers so many challenges and opportunities for students to learn from the experience. It has the most amazing and supportive staff who feel more like family than work colleagues. I love to: Cook (especially for others), ride my road bike, walk or play with my dog. Also, I enjoy getting into the garden and to do D.I.Y jobs around the house - I’ll finish them all eventually, I promise! My favourite place outside of Southwell is: On the road riding my road bike. Out hiking our beautiful New Zealand bush. Visiting family over in Tauranga. My ideal leisure moment is: Walking or playing with my dog, spending time with family and friends, and catching up on the latest Netflix releases. I mean did Eleven really close the portal/gate? Is that the end of the upside-down?
Awards, Badges, Special Certificates & Announcements NZ Chess Federation Level One Badge Isaac Li ICAS English Certificates High Distinction Aditya Manda, Evie Sharman, Ben Foster, Rachel Koshy, Lily Jarrett, Pera Nelson, Meera Patel, Yvette Scatchard, Alex Liu, Ellena Wood Distinction Lydia Kong, Bryan Li, Ellie Qiu, Nish Wood, Avinash Patel, Oliver Norman, Fabio Dente, Maddie Waddell, Leon Lee, Nikash Lanka, Amirdha Kanchi, Ben Edwards, Sadie Williams, Isabella Egan, Edward Buckley, Sarah Stevens, Zsabella Goldsack, Josef Gillgren, Sarah Crowther, Catherine Cross Royal Academy of Dance Grade 1 Ballet with Distinction Amelia Freyberg Grade 4 Ballet with Distinction Sarita Williams Trinity College Music Examinations Grade 3 Piano with Distinction Avi Patel Te Awamutu Competitions Kezia Schuitemaker
First Place - Strings Scholarship Own Selection
Strings Scholarship 20th Century
Strings Scholarshp Baroque
Hancock Trophy for Strings 10 and under 12 Years
Second Place Examination Class - Grade 7 Inline Hockey U12 Captain and Gold Medal - Inter Regional Representative Tournament Bronze - NZ National Champs U12 Elliot Tam Southwell Ski Team Badges Year 7 & 8 Sam Ferrar, Elizabeth Buchanan, Kezia Schuitemaker, Oliva Dillon, William Mollard, Brendon Tsoi, Oscar Draper-Kidd, Milan Nordstrom, Edward Buckley, Amelia Donovan, Emma Ramsey Year 1 - 6 Logan Gallagher, Samuel Williams, John Buchanan, Lachlan Mollard, Jack Ramsey, Archie Duncan, Katie Ferrar, Maclaren Maber, Chris Hua Football Colours Anna Urlich, Emerson Wright,Kate Findlay, Elizabeth Buchanan
ICAS English Certificate Holders
Amelia Freyberg, Avi Patel and Sarita Williams
Kezia Schuitemaker
Southwell Ski Teams
Awards, Badges, Special Certificates & Announcements Opera Colours
Emily Broughton, Matthew Chanwai, Sarah Johnstone, William Mollard, Oliver Neil, Ellena Wood, Flynn Buchan, Lorenzo Comins, Samuel Engelbrecht, Jessica Licht, Benjamin Lou, Lochie Mouat, Lucy O’Meeghan, Tri Phan, Charlotte Tam, Hayden Waddell, Freddie Williams, Rosie Wilson, Joshua Wilson, Nika Asadi Cultural Colours
Choir Matthew Chanwai, Oliver Neil, Jeff Jia, Sam Kansal, Alex Liu, William Mollard, Tri Phan, Pete Reungrongrat, Wrishov Saha, Hayden Waddell, Reipae Dunn, Lucy O’Meeghan, Ellena Wood, Maddy Basel, Emily Broughton, Isabella Egan, Yvette Scatchard, Kezia Schuitemaker
Ensemble Matthew Chanwai, Alex Liu, Yvette Scatchard, Kezia Schuitemaker
Jazz Band Jeff Jia, Sam Kansal, William Mollard, Lachlan Mollard, Elliot Tam
Orchestra Matthew Chanwai, Oliver Neil, Yvette Scatchard ,Josh Forward, Jeff Jia, Alex Liu, Pete Reungrongrat, Kezia Schuitemaker
Rock Band Matthew Chanwai, Reipae Dunn, Jacob Kilgour, Oliver Neil, Alexander Quested, Elliot Tam
String Group Half Colours Vivian Lu, Julian Nguyen
J-Rock Emma Clapcott, Harriet Cooper, Josh Forward, Lucie Foster, Lily Glover-Esplin, Anna Hansen, Ngapuhi Kraus, Jessica Licht, Olivia Lockwood, Emma Ramsey, Jack Ruske, Sarah Stevens, Will Voight-Price Achievers Ties
Jacob Kilgour, Brianna Griffiths, Pete Reungrongrat, Olivia Hayward, Fred Phillips, Nika Asadi, Kezia Schuitemaker, Isaac Albery, Lily Jarrett, Turongo Tamaki, Orlando Hardie, Freddie Williams, Ryan Wang Achievers Ties - Headmaster’s Discretion
James Thomas, Ben Pavez Achievers Tie and Bar
Libby Finlay, Ruby McKay Achievers Bar
Millie de Leeuw, Maddy Basel, Lily Glover-Esplin, Anna Urlich, Samuel Engelbrecht, Natalya Walker, Lachlan Mollard, Jessica Licht, Reipae Dunn, Aditya Manda 50 Points Acknowledgement William Mollard and Sadie Williams 2018 Otago Problem Solving Challenge Year 7 - Sam Ferrar Year 8 - Alex Liu
Ties and Bars Recipients
Colours Recipients
William Mollard & Sadie Williams
50 Points Acknowledgement
Jock received a Cultural point for his
contribution to the Opera
Students who have been at Southwell School for 8 or 9 Years (since Year 0 or Year 1) celebrated with lunch last Friday at Mr & Mrs Speedy’s Southwell Residence. They were also presented with badges at Assembly.
Southwell Students - 8 and 9 Year Badges
Who Displays Integrity? - Week 1
Awards, Badges, Special Certificates & Announcements (displayed on the large screen at Friday’s whole school Assembly)
Kids Sing!
Congratulations to both of the Southwell, All Hallows Choirs who yesterday won Gold Awards at the Kids Sing competition held in the Southwell Auditorium. A special congratulations to the Boys’ Choir who also received the Trophy for the Best Primary School Choir!! Thank you to Mrs Julia McIntyre, Dr Greg Neil, Mrs Katie Wigmore, staff and parent helpers who dedicate their time to the choirs, teaching them to sing and perform.
From the Sports Department
Welcome back to what is another very busy term for sport at Southwell. This week and over the weekend we have 31 Southwell teams out on fields, turfs and courts around Hamilton playing in 8 different codes as the term 4 season of summer sport kicks off. In addition to our competitive teams, we have 131 tennis players, 27 cyclists, 91 cross sports participants and 26 ball sports participants doing their thing in the school timetabled sports slots. We wish all our teams and participants a positive start to summer sport. We have a busy term with two summer sport fixtures, summer sport photos and of course athletics. Please see the list of dates below, more information on each event will be sent from the sports department closer to the time.
Dilworth Summer Fixture (Home and Away) Wednesday 7 November (Week 4) Teams involved @ home: Cricket 2nd & 3rd XI; Tennis 1st & 2nd VIII Teams involved @ Dilworth: Touch 1st & 2nd; Softball 1st Teams will be released on Monday 29 October Kings Prep Summer Fixture (Home and Away) Wednesday 14 November (Week 5) Teams involved @ home: Cricket 1st & 2nd XI; Tennis 1st & 2nd VIII Teams involved @ Dilworth: Touch 1st & 2nd; Softball 1st Teams will be released on Monday 5 November Year 5-8 Athletics Heats Thursday 8 November (Week 4) All Day (All Specialists involved) Year 0 - 4 Athletics Heats/Finals Monday 12 November (Week 5) 9:00am - 2:00pm approximately Year 0 - 8 Athletics Finals Tuesday 20 November (Week 6) All Day - Note: Years 1-4 will be involved in a Tabloid Sports Rotation before joining Athletics Finals at 11:15am Fairfield Cluster Athletics (Years 4 - 6) @ Southwell 23rd November (Week 6) 9:00am - 2:00pm approximately Southwell students selected to participate will be notified Waikato Full Primary Schools Athletics (Years 7 - 8) @ Porritt Stadium Wednesday 28 November (Week 7) All Day Southwell students selected to participate will be notified See you out there. From the Physical Education and Sports Department
Happy Birthday to the Performing Arts Centre
The Performing Arts Centre was opened ten years ago on the first
day of Term 4, Monday 13 October, 2008 by Old boy Te Arikinui King
Tuheitia.
From the Library
Please note that we have a visiting author, Australian Jessica Townsend, coming to speak to the Year 5-7s,
on Tuesday November 6.
This is a HUGE opportunity to hear an up-and-coming, international, author, and Books For Kids are offering
her first book, and her sequel (out on October 31), at a discounted rate.
Younger students can also print off the order form on the following page and take it to Books For Kids on Grey
Street to take advantage of the discount. Year 5-7 students will be given a printed copy of the order form in
Week 3.
If your child is not interested in this book, do consider it for Christmas presents for fantasy lovers!
Also, please note that the Library is closed during Week 4 for stocktake. We are going to ask students to only
have one fiction book on the go for that week so that we can better ascertain what is missing. If you know your
child has library books stashed away under a bed, in the car, on a shelf etc... please can you return them to the
Library.
On the subject of Books For Kids...
Books For Kids will be open on Sundays in the lead up to Christmas (Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm, Sat: 9am - 2pm,
Sun: 10am - 2pm)
This place is an amazing Hamilton icon and if we don't use it we will lose it. The quality and variety of books
you can buy there is second-to-none, and Megan, the owner, is so
friendly... you can't go wrong and you are sure to be able to find
something for everyone for Christmas and beyond!
Parent Information
Intentions for 2019
Thank you to you all for your great support of Southwell through 2018.
If you are moving out of the Waikato or not returning to Southwell next year, could you please notify our Registrar, Gloria Archer via this email address: [email protected] by Monday 29th October 2018. We would appreciate your notice by this date as we have a good waiting list of students wanting to come to Southwell.
Senior Citizens Concert - Wednesday 21st November 2018
Please click HERE to view an invitation for you to share with members of your family who you think might like to attend. Please RSVP to [email protected] in order to assist our Kitchen Staff with catering.
Shave for a Cure
On Wednesday 31st October, students are encouraged to bring along a gold coin donation to support Lucas Hopkins (Year 8) who will be shaving his head to raise funds to support the Cancer Society.
Parking and school pick-ups/drop-offs
The top field has now been opened for parking at drop off and pick up times. As these times are extremely busy, please ensure that you park in marked carparks or on the top field and not on yellow lines or loading zones. Please be guided by the signage posted within the school grounds as we want all children to be safe whilst entering and exiting school.
School accounts
A reminder that Term 4 fees are due for payment by 29th October 2018. If you have paid fees in advance or are following the payment plan, please also ensure all incidentals are cleared. When making payment, please ensure you use your correct family reference code, eg SMITH01.
Southwell is a learning community and in order for pupils to gain maximum learning they need to be well. Often a pupil who seemed well at home can find it difficult to cope with the focus required whilst at school. Parents need to have:
An alternative person available should their child be unwell and a parent is unable to care for them.
Your alternative person’s contact details should be up to date and given to the Administration Staff. In consideration of other pupils and staff at Southwell School, the following criteria have been developed:
These guidelines have been developed to ensure the pupil is completely well before returning to school and
therefore less likely to become unwell again. The guidelines are also in place to protect other pupils and the staff
at Southwell School.
► Please keep this notice for future reference ◄
Medication Information
Nut Allergy
A reminder that wide brim hats are compulsory during Term 1 and Term 4. No hat, no play. Caps are
available but these are only to be worn for the following sports; Tennis, Softball and Touch Rugby.
Thank you,
From the Nurse.
ILLNESS RECOMMENDED RECOVERY TIME
Vomiting Until 24 hours after LAST vomit
Diarrhoea Until 24 hours after last runny bowel motion
Conjunctivitis Until eye discharge has ceased
Measles For at least four days after onset of rash
Whooping Cough For five days after antibiotic treatment commenced
Mumps For nine days or until swelling has gone
Chicken pox For seven days from the onset of the rash/scabs are dry
School Sores Until 24 hours after antibiotics started
Streptococcal throat For 24 hour from commencement of treatment
If your child requires medication to be administered during the school day, please can you bring it to school
in the container it has been dispensed in by the pharmacy – it is helpful if the pharmacy can dispense into
two lots (one for school and one for home).
On the first day the medication is to be given at school you will need to complete a ‘Medication Request’ form
– available from the office or the clinic.
We have eight pupils who are ANAPHYLACTIC if they have nuts. Some of these pupils are anaphylactic
even if they are exposed to nuts (peanuts in particular.) We would ask that you avoid sending food to school
which contains nuts e.g. mixed nuts, muesli bars, peanut butter sandwiches, nutella sandwiches etc…
They do not have a minor reaction, but a serious reaction which they can die from. These pupils all have
EpiPens (pre-packaged adrenaline) at school with them, because of the serious nature of their allergy.
