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From the Principal Tena koutou katoa www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 2 April 2015 Issue No. 10 FALLEN SOLDIERS PROJECT As part of the commemoration of World War I 100 years, the R.S.A. and the Papakura Museum developed a Fallen Soldiers Project. School students were invited to research one of the Papakura area soldiers who died in that War and create a presentation about him. Miss Lock's Year 9 class students Jackson Rowe, Kristyn Hill, Katrine Ludo-Nielson, Rebecca Biddick and Taylor Prince researched one soldier and then each submitted a poem or a story about him. Chavvi Breja Year 12 also submitted a written piece which was the winner of the Written Presentation section. The prizes were awarded at a ceremony at the Papakura R.S.A. last night. Katrine Ludo-Nielsen was unable to attend but a section of her piece was quoted by the Principal of Papakura High School in his speech about the judging of the competition. Entries will be on display at Papakura Museum from 18 April. CROSSES CEREMONY Selected students from the area schools, accompanied by an RSA member, placed a white cross bearing the name of one of the 33 soldiers outside the front of the Papakura RSA as the names were read out and the Last Post played. Our Cross Bearers were: Jackson Rowe and Kristyn Hill, Students will see Rosehill College's own field of white crosses by Y Block when they return to school in Term 2. Thank you to Miss Lock for the work she has put into supporting these project. The Cashier’s Office The Cashier’s Office will be closed from 2.30pm on Thursday 2nd April and will re-open at 8am Monday 20th April 2015. HOLIDAYS It’s me for students to reflect on what happened in Term 1. Work out what are going to be the subject assessments and examinaons in Term 2. Read for 20 minutes each day RESULTS Senior students should have credits for at least one standard in each subject for Term 1. Junior students should have some results in each of their subjects also. Go to the school website. Click on Parent Portal. Enter the student number as username and your parent password which were emailed or sent by leer to you mid- February this year. Click on Current Year Results to see the standards entered in each subject and any results so far. ACADEMIC MENTORING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Students need to answer these before Week 3 of Term 2. The best way is through the Student Portal on the School web- site in the secon Profile. They need their login number and password which can be obtained from their Tutor Group Teacher. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MEETINGS 7-8 May In Week 2 of Term 2 parents should be able to see the subject teachers’ comments which will be referred to in the SAMs. It would be good to have read these before going to meet your child’s Tutor Group Teacher. Congratulaons to all our award winners at the end of term Celebraon Assemblies held this week for Years 9, 10 and 11. These awards are presented to students who are top in their class in each subject at this stage of the year. Students who have excelled in other areas of school life were also recognised. Thanks go to those students who performed or spoke at the assemblies. The names of students who were recognised in the assemblies are printed later in this newsleer. Congratulaons to Chhavi Breja whose entry in the RSA Fallen Soldiers compeon was the winner of the Wrien Presentaon secon, and to our other students who submied their pieces. During the holidays, members of the Environment Commiee, Student Council and others will be creang a white cross Field of Remembrance in the College grounds to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli and those who gave their lives in the war. The Student Achievement Meengs (SAMs) will be held at the end of Week 3 next term on 7 and 8 May. Please follow the instrucons in this and previous newsleers to make a booking to meet with your son’s or daughter’s Tutor Group teacher. These meengs are an important part of the home-school partnership, providing a forum for the student to discuss their goals for the future and for the year, as well as their progress towards them, with parents/caregivers and Tutor Group teacher with the aim of raising their achievement at all levels. This aſternoon, students have been given their Progress Reports to bring home. Please ask for the report and discuss the grades with your son or daughter. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday. Sue Blakely, Principal
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From the Principal Tena koutou katoa
www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 2 April 2015 Issue No. 10
FALLEN SOLDIERS PROJECTAs part of the commemoration of World War I 100 years, the R.S.A. and the Papakura Museum developed a Fallen Soldiers Project. School students were invited to research one of the Papakura area soldiers who died in that War and create a presentation about him. Miss Lock's Year 9 class students Jackson Rowe, Kristyn Hill, Katrine Ludo-Nielson, Rebecca Biddick and Taylor Prince researched one soldier and then each submitted a poem or a story about him. Chavvi Breja Year 12 also submitted a written piece which was the winner of the Written Presentation section. The prizes were awarded at a ceremony at the Papakura R.S.A. last night. Katrine Ludo-Nielsen was unable to attend but a section of her piece was quoted by the Principal of Papakura High School in his speech about the judging of the competition. Entries will be on display at Papakura Museum from 18 April.
CROSSES CEREMONYSelected students from the area schools, accompanied by an RSA member, placed a white cross bearing the name of one of the 33 soldiers outside the front of the Papakura RSA as the names were read out and the Last Post played. Our Cross Bearers were: Jackson Rowe and Kristyn Hill,
Students will see Rosehill College's own field of white crosses by Y Block when they return to school in Term 2.
Thank you to Miss Lock for the work she has put into supporting these project.
The Cashier’s Office The Cashier’s Office will be closed from 2.30pm on Thursday 2nd April and will re-open at 8am Monday 20th April 2015.
HOLIDAYSIt’s time for students to reflect on what happened in Term 1.
Work out what are going to be the subject assessments and examinations in Term 2.
Read for 20 minutes each day
RESULTSSenior students should have credits for at least one standard in each subject for Term 1.
Junior students should have some results in each of their subjects also.
Go to the school website. Click on Parent Portal. Enter the student number as username and your parent password which were emailed or sent by letter to you mid-February this year. Click on Current Year Results to see the standards entered in each subject and any results so far.
ACADEMIC MENTORING INTERVIEW QUESTIONSStudents need to answer these before Week 3 of Term 2. The best way is through the Student Portal on the School web-site in the section Profile. They need their login number and password which can be obtained from their Tutor Group Teacher.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MEETINGS 7-8 MayIn Week 2 of Term 2 parents should be able to see the subject teachers’ comments which will be referred to in the SAMs. It would be good to have read these before going to meet your child’s Tutor Group Teacher.
Congratulations to all our award winners at the end of term Celebration Assemblies held this week for Years 9, 10 and 11. These awards are presented to students who are top in their class in each subject at this stage of the year. Students who have excelled in other areas of school life were also recognised. Thanks go to those students who performed or spoke at the assemblies. The names of students who were recognised in the assemblies are printed later in this newsletter.
Congratulations to Chhavi Breja whose entry in the RSA Fallen Soldiers competition was the winner of the Written Presentation section, and to our other students who submitted their pieces. During the holidays, members of the Environment Committee, Student Council and others will be creating a white cross Field of Remembrance in the College grounds to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli and those who gave their lives in the war.
The Student Achievement Meetings (SAMs) will be held at the end of Week 3 next term on 7 and 8 May. Please follow the instructions in this and previous newsletters to make a booking to meet with your son’s or daughter’s Tutor Group teacher. These meetings are an important part of the home-school partnership, providing a forum for the student to discuss their goals for the future and for the year, as well as their progress towards them, with parents/caregivers and Tutor Group teacher with the aim of raising their achievement at all levels.
This afternoon, students have been given their Progress Reports to bring home. Please ask for the report and discuss the grades with your son or daughter.
I wish you all a safe and happy holiday.Sue Blakely, Principal
Eye on Nature Wearable Arts Competition Themed ‘Adaptation’.
Rosehill College took part in this event for the first time.
Wendy Lee 10MPK, Tyla Russek 10MJT and Kendra Bakker 10MFW participated in this year’s wearable arts competition held last weekend at the Manukau Botanical Gardens on Saturday 28 March.
The students designed and constructed a creative outfit inspired by the ‘Kiwi’. They also were highly commended in our local newspaper (Papakura Courier) in the lead up to the competition.
Congratulations to the hard working students for their stunning creation presented at the show.
Eye on NatureThis is our second year entering the Eye on Nature competition and we secured the third prize! This year the competition’s theme was ‘Naturally Grown Foods of New Zealand’ and was held last Saturday, 28 March at the Auckland Botanical Garden. A group of three senior students led by Charleen Conradie 13MLN together with Keagan Fryer 11MNI and Pania Pique 11KFP tackled a Masterchef inspired recipe of Lamb Loin on Butternut Puree, Peas, Chocolate Pasta and a Red Wine Reduction with Cocoa Nibs finished with Mint Chilli Sauce.
Three other students, Shreta Chand 13MNN, Annie Mills 11TSC and Daniel Davison 11PWL, provided back-up support and extra hands during this undertaking. Great enthusiasm, camaraderie and perseverance undoubtedly brought high spirits to the team enabling them to demonstrate a friendly yet competitive performance.
Thanks to Ms. Tiquia of the Technology Faculty for providing on-going mentoring and guidance.
Junior Students Workday May 29th 2015
Next term students in Year 9 and 10 will have the opportunity to be involved in raising money to enhance the environment at Rosehill College. The Student Council will be consulted about how money raised from the 2015 workday will be spent. Previous Junior Workdays have provided outside seating and the digital noticeboard. In 2015 we will be looking at more seating, shade and possibly murals. It is expected all Year 9 and 10 students will contribute $25 to $30 by working outside school; the work could occur on Friday 29th May or earlier.
Year 9 and 10 students could take the opportunity to carry out this work during the holiday and not be required to carry out Junior Workday on 29 May 2015.
NAMING GEAR: We get a lot of uniform and non-uniform items handed into the Student Office – some very expensive and all too frequently a charity ends up benefiting as students don’t collect them! PLEASE ENSURE that all items brought or worn to school are NAMED, so
that lost items can be returned to the rightful owner.
Year 11 to 13 Student NZQA Entries and Results.
Over the holidays all student entries for internal and external standards will be uploaded to the NZQA site, students will be able to logon through this address:
https://secure.nzqa.govt.nz/for-learners/records/login.do The students have their NSN number on the student photo ID card, for Year 11 students they will need to register first.
Dates to RememberMonday 20 April
First day of Term 2
Monday 27 April ANZAC Day holiday
Tuesday 28 April Year 13 Drama Production - 7pm in the PAC
Wednesday 29 April Year 13 Drama Production - 7pm in the PAC
Thursday 30 April Year 13 Drama Production - 7pm in the PAC
Thursday 7 May Student Achievement Meetings
Friday 8 May Student Achievement Meetings
Maths for Success
Does your son or daughter need help with their maths problems? Escape the stress of them asking you how to do their maths homework and make sure they take advantage of the free help the maths Department offers:-
Tuesday 8.45 Senior students are present in C12 to help students
Tuesday after school Calculus Scholarship tutorials
Tuesday after school C12 help offered for any students at any level. Two teachers are available to tutor. Bring along your math problems! We can solve them!
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MEETINGS
Thursday 7 May and Friday 8 May
Rosehill College will be holding the annual Student Achievement Meetings (SAMs) in the third week of next term, on Thursday 7 May and Friday 8 May from 10.05am - 6pm. There will be no timetabled classes on either of these days. See page 8 for further details.
To make bookings you need to go to the website www.schoolinterviews.co.nz, enter the event code 4DN9Z and then follow the further instructions. If you need assistance to make bookings, please call the school on 295 0661.
On Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 March we held Celebration Assemblies to celebrate the successes of our Year 9, 10 and 11 students during Term 1.
Hayden Krissansen, Year 13 Atawhai House Leader, spoke at each assembly about how every student was important. Any bad behaviour brings dishonour to the individual, the other students and the school as a whole. He encouraged the students not to wait until they were seniors to get involved in all things on offer at the College and gain pride in participating and working to succeed. Takanini Lafolafo 11APL also spoke at the Year 11 assembly about her experiences adjusting to Year 11 life and NCEA assessments in particular
Thank you to: Joshua Kaiser 9TZM who played "Old Saint Nick" on the Trumpet at the Year 9 assembly, to Dallas Doolan 10PSE who sang and played “Stay With Me” on guitar at the Year 10 assembly and to Timothy Fern 11TPI and Anqi Yang 11TKN who gave a skilful duet on the piano at the Year 11 assembly.
Award winners are listed on the next page.
Congratulations to the following students who received awards at the Celebration Assemblies held on.
Year 9 Georgia AckroydTara AramoanaViliamu AtonioKaitlin BellNicholas BertramRebecca BiddickJordana BliggenstorferLiam BowgettTobias BruntonSophie ColeHannah ComrieTristen D'CunhaChad Davys-TeremoanaLogan DixonJasmin DyballVialli EliuSymon EstravesBraeton Fereti-KaisaBrent FergusonHannah FernSummer-Lee GallagherTeranese GerberEthan GrantleyKora GrantleyJoshua GreetCania GriftariLiam HaddockMeg HargravesLaina HendeJarrod HillSteven HindmarshMaui Holo'iaAlyssa HonanMoana HoriLogan HowellHayley JamesJoshua KaiserShaelym KaniNesha KanjiLauren KatsHarshpreet KaurJaskeerat KaurManveen KaurHenry KhouHeekang KimSunyoung KimDarshika KumariChloe KwidorMatthew KwokJosiah LanderGemma LatoaKiana LawtonNuu LeteleDylan LoweTaumata LoweCaitlin Lucie-Smith
Ben MastersFinn McIlroy McNeillCalais McSheffreyEllie MillsOlivia MontgomeryTaylor NowellOlivia OwenSean PalmerTaylor PrinceKenna RichmondIsobel RippingaleJacob RitchieShannon RountreeJackson RoweAroha RuawhareAnureet SelachMeripa SeumanutafaCody ShawTrae ShuteBriana SilcockAnmol SinghGurkaran SinghManpreet SinghRicky SinghKearne SmithAmy SouthonBay-Leigh TaraareFanga TaufahemaLee TaurangaAdam ThomasKat Thompson-PedersenMaia TipuIokopeta TobeckJaden WaddellJeorden WairoaMana WalkerTaliah WardEthan WeeksLazain WeeratungaYasmin WesselsColby WhiteHarrison WoodroffeAmber WoolleyGabrielle WorleyJoshua Wyatt Year 10 Joel AfoaMelani AndersonKendra BakkerToni BalawanBrendon BenadieSamuel BensemannNikita BerryNathaniel BrownGeorgia ButlerBharat Cameron-Woodcock
Tamaki CarterSara ClarkAshley CurtisBrooklyn Dalton-McDonaldTroy DaviesKasey DixonDallas DoolanAmy DuffellGeorgia EllisonMichelle ErasmusMegan FellEmma GaddAnmoljit GhumanHayden GriffinSam GriggAmber HawkinsCharlotte HeasmanRyan HerktMyia HetarakaPiper HinesKane HowardLauren HoweTeunis IppelAnabelle JacksonPoutama Johnstone MextedBradley JonesLiam JonesNatalie JonesSukhdeep KaurAshley KearneyAmarita Khun-KhunRiona LawJoel MansellKaleb MayallKael McGonagleJamie-Lee McKay-DaviesJudah Metu-TeaukuraCampbell MichieShania MoloneyBethan MontgomeryArgyle MorlingJoanna-Rose MorungaMadison MurrayHaruka NagayaBlake O'ReillyNishteman OthmaniDion PakJames ParkerBriar PickardReiden PurificacionJaylenrose RawiriFay RhindMichael RitchieMathew RobertsLee Rocque
Jesse RosemergyStacey SagatuLau SeiuliDaniel ShanksAlexander SheldonSimran SinghYuvraj SinghBria SouthSophie TaylorTrinity TereoraTayla ThorbyTaylor TinningNathan Tuaineiti-WatsonKaig UrameteAnushka ValentineBrookelyn VarneyBhavjeet WaliaAnne WatersMatthew WesselsJossie WetiniMercedez WikiteraDevon WingarMikaela Woodroffe Year 11 Zac AimJessica AndersenTyra AndrewDeon AperaHolly AustinGeorgia BakkerHarrison Beacham-PetersonBrianna BeetsEmily BeeverRachel BiggelaarTony BlackAshleigh BoothJakeman BrownNikki BrownElena BuckmasterJade Burns-KingiSarah CallaghanThomas CarnahanJames CartwrightTayla CowperGeoffrey CozensBenjamin CulbertMichaela DaviesSimarpreet DhindsaNina DugganTimothy FernAnna FrenchKelan GriggsSam HartKendall HemaraMadison Hopkins
Jo JaipraditLeyla JamalliJoey JanssenSimranjeet KaurAlexa KennedyLachie KerrMomoka KikukawaMei Qi KongJade LeafCarnation LeonardAnnie LinJordan LindsayRachael LockSophia LopezJosiah LowndesCaitlin MacNaughtenPayson Manuel-HuraGina Mark-BurnsHaruka MatsuzakiAsher MaximGrace McMahonKiarna MichieAnnie MillsKudakwashe MukupeKaren NdarowaZane NeemiaMichael O'HalloranTravis Ovalsen AlledaTayla Rose Paulin-SmithAbby PrinceSyan PurcellBradley RautenbachEllie RaynesParis Riggs-HarveyKannu SachdevDilip SainiCasey SayersNav SinghCaitlyn SmytheTaylor SparksNicole StewartLiam StrangeJessica StratfordJoanne-Gladys SucichChloe VegaLucas WaltersHannah WeirHayley WhiteMadison WhiteRhiannon WilliamsAnqi Yang
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Rowing- Maadi Cup Our Rosehill Rowing team were at Maadi Cup last week, rowing hard and representing our school. Congratulations to all of our competitors!
Results:• Syan Purcell placed 6th in the D Final for girls
‘U16 single sculls• Aimee Andrews and Jessica Faulkner placed
3rd in the B Final for girls’ U18 novice double sculls• Luke Shanks placed 2nd in the C Final for boys’ U18 single sculls• Syan Purcell and Madison Murray placed 8th in the B Final for
girls’ U15 double sculls• Kathryn Butcher and Madison Murray placed 2nd in the B Final for
girls’ U18 lightweight double sculls• Charlotte Bray and Courtnee Bangs placed 1st in the C Final for
girls’ U17 double sculls
Thank you to all of the fantastic parents and coaches for their continued support!
Moto X- St PaulsOur Rosehill MotoX team competed at the St Pauls MotoX in the Maize event last Friday. Feedback from the event showed that it was a fantastic day enjoyed by both riders and spectators. Congratulations to all of our riders and thank you to all of our supportive parents!
Equestrian On Friday the 27th of March we sent two equestrian teams down to St Peter’s in Cambridge to represent the school in Dressage. The two teams were comprised of Kendra Bakker, Antonia Bearda, Lauren Kats and Gemma Longville in the Development Team and Georgia Bakker, Olivia Montgomery, Bethan Montogmery and Natasha Wedzinga in the Championship Team.
The Championship team placed 7th overall, only knocked out of the placings by .5 of a point! A special thanks to the parents who assisted in getting the ponies down to the event, without your support it would be impossible for us to have an equestrian team.
Seth Booker- Rider 291
Netball Tournament On Sunday our Netball Premier Development Squad competed at the Auckland AMI Pre-season tournament. The girls played 5 games, the first of which was played in the pouring rain and resulted in a loss to Botany College. The girls won their next game against Glendowie College 17-14 followed by another loss to Macleans College. The day was
wrapped up with a draw against St Cuthberts and another win against Kings College. Congratulations girls we are all looking forward to the season!
Hockey Tournament Rosehill’s 1st XI Hockey Boys’ travelled to Rotorua last weekend for a tournament against a range of other schools. The boys played 5 games in total and won one. The tournament was a great warm up for the season and an opportunity for the boys to bond as a team.
Rugby Pre-Season GameLast weekend Rosehill College hosted Macleans College for two games of pre-season Rugby. Our 2nd XV team came out on top with a win and our 1st XV played hard however lost the game. We are all looking forward to the beginning of the season next term.
Football Girls’ Pre-Season GamesThis week our football girls from the 1st and 2nd XI played pre-season games against Strathallen College and Waiuku College. It was a great opportunity to see what the girls can do. Thank you to all those that supported the games and made it possible.
3 Strikes RuleThis year the Sports Department will be enforcing a 3 strike rule for all Rugby and Premier Sports teams. In an attempt to create a better sports culture we will be issuing strikes for the following reasons;• Wagging Class• Missed after school detentions • Not wearing number 1s correctly • Not participating in practical PE sessions• Not making ongoing contributions to sports fees
3 strikes will result in a one game stand down.
Permission SlipsGeneral reminder to all those students in teams that have been named: permission slips have gone home either in person or by email. These must be returned to the Sports Office as soon as possible.
Assistance NeededAs many of our sports teams need to travel to other venues in order to play we are seeking assistance from any parents who can help us on game day. If you are free and willing please contact us in the Sports
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ROSEHILL COLLEGE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MEETINGSThursday 7 May and Friday 8 May
Dear Parent / Caregiver
You have been sent this letter because you have a student attending Rosehill College.
Rosehill College is holding ‘Student Achievement Meetings’ on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May this year. Normal timetabled classes will not operate on these two days and it is expected that students accompany their family to this important event.
Student Achievement MeetingsThese interviews are a meeting of the student, the student’s family and the student’s Tutor Group Teacher. In preparation for these interviews your child’s Tutor Group Teacher will have gathered information from your student’s subject teachers.
At the meeting the following will be discussed; your student’s:• Attendance.• Term One Progress Report.• Long and Short Term Educational Goals.• Record of Achievement.
Making Bookings for Student Achievement MeetingsBookings for each student and family with a Tutor Group Teacher are for 20 minutes. Please logon at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz to book.Use the event code 4DN9Z. Use the drop-down boxes to select your student’s Tutor Group Teacher and select a suitable time.It is possible that the room used for the interview is not your student’s usual Tutor Group room. You will receive written confirmation of the room used for the Student Achievement Meeting.
Making Bookings for Families without a Home Computer For families without home access to a computer, two options exist.
• The Sir Edmund Hillary Library in Papakura has free wireless internet access for users. • You can call the school on (09) 295 0661 ext 871 for assistance with booking interview times.
For both the above options, if you do not have your own email address, please use [email protected] and we will post your booking confirmation out to you.
Other Staff Available on the Day of the Student Achievement MeetingsEither before or after your interview with the Tutor Group Teacher, please feel welcome to visit:
• School Counsellors, Kaimanaaki or School Nurse in the Student Support building.
You are welcome to book interview times with the following:• Careers Advisor in the Library.• Your child’s Head of House in his/her office.
Subject Teachers will be working in their role as Tutor Group Teachers and will not be available.
If you do not make a booking by Wednesday 29 April the school will make a booking for you and send confirmation details by email or post.
Parking and RefreshmentsParking will be available for families at the Edinburgh Avenue entrance. Tea and coffee will be available for parents. Please feel free to bring other children with you to the interviews if you are unable to make alternative arrangements for that time.
Obtaining Leave from WorkYou will receive written confirmation stating your interview time. If you need another document to show your employer that verifies your requirement to leave work, please contact Philippa Kaisser on ph: (09) 295 0661 ext. 871 or by email: [email protected]
