Phoenix International September, 2013

Welcome Warm greetings from Freyberg High School! We are partway through Term 3 and what a busy term it has been! We welcomed our largest ever intake of international students at the beginning of the term, and three weeks later we hosted a group of students from Namiki High School in Japan. As well as this, there have been many school trips and activities that our students have participated in, such as the Senior Ball, Wellington trip, Massey Open Day, international student dinner and a pizza lunch. We have also had the pleasure of seeing some of our international alumni who have returned to New Zealand to visit. We hope you enjoy perusing this issue, and as always, we love to hear from you so please don’t hesitate to contact us!

Orientation ..................................... 2

Visit to Wellington .......................... 2

Pizza Lunch .................................... 3

International Student Leader ........... 3

Senior Ball ..................................... 4

Namiki High School Visit .................. 5

International Dinner ........................ 6

Massey University Open Day ............ 7

Alumni News .................................. 7

Important Dates... .......................... 8

Staff List & Contact Details .............. 8

Inside this issue:

Visit From an Alumna, Saki We love to keep in touch with our international alumni and it is always exciting when our old students return to New Zealand for a visit. Saki Matsumoto came to visit us at the beginning of September and it was wonderful to see her again! Saki studied at Freyberg High School from 2008 - 2009 and thoroughly enjoyed her stay here. Saki is currently studying Politics of Law at Keio University in Japan, as well as working as a model for various agencies.

Saki with Mrs Budden & Mrs Steele

With old friends, Maria (Uruguay) & Lai Bar (Burma)

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Term 3 saw the arrival of our largest intake of international students to date. Over 20 new students from Vietnam, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Japan, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong participated in our Ori-entation programme for new international students. All students are now out in classes and settling into life at Freyberg High School. Many have had the opportunity to participate in a number of school trips and activities already, some of which you will see throughout this newsletter.

Orientation

Visit to Wellington A large group of international students travelled to Wellington at the end of August to enjoy a day in New Zealand’s capital city. The students, accompanied by staff members Sina Steele and Florence Kelly, spent some time visiting Wellington’s Victoria University before catching the cable car to town and walking to New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa. The students had a great time wandering around the city centre, and for many of them it was their first time travelling to Wellington.

Asha (HK), Vanessa (Taiwan) & Mook (Thailand) The group at the Cable Car, Wellington Nikita, Nao, Yuri & Rineko

Kyle (HK), William (China) & Jack (China) Mrs Kelly in front of the Cable Car Mara & Lydia (China)

Some of the group during Orientation Harui (Japan) & Jalina (Germany) working during Orientation Mia (Vietnam) at the local pet store

Lydia (China), Vanessa (Taiwan), Zia (Norway), Jack (China) & Sin Ka (Hong Kong)

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Welcome Pizza Lunch During Orientation, the International Student Department hosted a pizza lunch to welcome the new international students and provide an opportunity for them to meet the kiwi student leaders, as well as other interested kiwi students who had volunteered to be a buddy for new students. Here are some photos from the lunch:

Annie (NZ Student Leader) & Nao (Japan)

Hope (NZ Student Leader) & Kate (Vietnam) Visal (NZ Student Leader) & Suzy (Vietnam) Some new students with Student Leaders Listening to the Welcome speech

Koho (Japan), Asha (HK) & Nikita (China) Hayley (NZ Student Leader) & Nao (Japan) Yuri, Philippa, Harui, Rineko & Vanessa

Anh, Miley, Manh & Luan (Vietnam) Felix (Germany) eating pizza Mrs Sue, Rineko (Japan) & Vanessa (Taiwan) Ambrose, Lawrence, Jalina & Zia

Mrs Simmons welcoming the students Vikki (China) & Mrs Simmons Tom, Mara & Vera (China) Koho, Lydia & Izumi

Liv (Italy) & Hayley (NZ Student Leader) Tom, Jack & William (China) Hope (NZ), Ambrose (HK) & Jalina (Germany) Yuri (Japan), Asha (HK) & Nikita (China)

International Leader It is with great pleasure that we introduce our international student leader, Kate Pham Ngoc. Kate is originally from Vietnam and is currently studying in Year 13 at Freyberg. She is a very motivated and outgoing student and is well respected by students and teachers alike. Kate has helped organise numerous activities such as the International Dinner and the Buddy Programme. Earlier in the year she also attended the National Young Leaders Day programme in Wellington with other Freyberg student leaders.

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Senior Ball Freyberg’s annual Senior Ball took place on the first weekend of August. The majority of Freyberg’s international students attended the Ball and it was lovely to see everybody dressed up in their finest suits and dresses.

The Senior Ball is organised each year by the senior student leaders. This year’s Ball had an ancient Greek theme and some of the school’s junior students came along dressed in togas to help serve drinks and food.

Below are some photos of our international students taken by professional photographer, Bernadette Peters, and Freyberg’s Senior Manager, Robert Elder.

Jalina (Germany) & Zia (Norway) Nikita (China) in red, with her friends Trang & Kate (Vietnam)

Rineko (Japan) in her traditional dress Julia (Germany), back row, with her friends Wade & Wai (Hong Kong)

Julia, back right, with some of her friends Kate & Trang with Mr Elder, Senior Manager Back: Vera, Mara, Harui; Front: Koho, Izumi

William (China) arriving at the Ball A group of international students at Freyberg Lydia, Vera & Vikki arriving at the Ball

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Visit from Namiki High School The International Department recently hosted a large group students from Namiki High School in Japan. The students stayed here for two weeks, attending classes with a kiwi buddy as well as participating in a number of different activities. Head of International Students, Rose Simmons, taught daily ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) lessons and helped organise activities for the group, in conjunction with other departments in the school. Some of these activities included Māori culture lessons and learning how to play netball. The short stay was very successful and the school has already requested to come back again next year. The students had a great time in New Zealand and made many friends during their short time here. Below are some photos that one of our homestay mothers, Michelle Mackinnon, took during the Namiki farewell party.

Hope & Cam (Student Leaders) Nikita (China) with friends Julia (Germany) with friends A group of international students at Freyberg

Rineko, Izumi & Yuri (Japan) Students enjoying themselves on the dance floor Trang, Kate & Vikki

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International Student Dinner

Mook (Thailand), Vanessa (Taiwan) & Asha (Hong Kong) Trang & Kate (Vietnam), with Mrs Kelly (centre) Julia (Germany) playing the keyboard

Jalina, Phil & Julia (Germany) Lydia, Vera, Vikki & Mara (China) Jack, Neo, Vanessa, Mook & William

Mara, Vikki & Lydia playing music for the group Nikita (China), Nao & Rineko (Japan) Mrs Jochem, Mrs Simmons & Kate (Vietnam)

Kyle (Hong Kong) & Mrs Simmons Tom, Trang, Kate, Rineko, Nao & Nikita William & Tom (China)

Our international student leader, Kate Pham Ngoc, had the great idea of organising an event for international students following the Senior school exams. With the help of Mrs Florence Kelly, she organised an international student dinner evening. The majority of our international students attended the event which featured performances by a number of students, including musical recitals and dances. There were also a number of games and fun activities provided. Below are some photos from the evening, taken by Mrs Kelly. More photos are also on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FreybergInternational.

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Alumni News

Lisa Hartenstein, Germany Lisa studied at Freyberg from 2009 - 2010. She is currently studying General Management at PFH Private University of Applied Sciences in Gӧttingen, Germany, as well as doing an internship in a car dealer company. Lisa is also involved with the International Space Education Institute in Germany.

Massey Open Day

Sara Baumann, Germany Sara studied at Freyberg in 2011. She has finished her high school education and is now spending the year focusing on her triathlon career. Her team, Triathlon team Hagen, is part of the premiere league and Sara is also a member of the German triathlon team. She regularly competes in national and international events and is doing very well in this sporting code.

Kate, Suzy, Trang & Kyle Enjoying the afternoon on Massey Concourse Trang talking to one of the Massey staff members

Miley, Kate, Mrs Steele, Suzy & Trang Students talking to International Office staff Trang with some of her Freyberg friends

Thu Nguyen, Vietnam Thu studied at Freyberg from 2010 - 2011. She graduated from Freyberg with NCEA Level 3 qualifications and was awarded a Massey University International Student Study Award. She is now in her second year of an Accounting Degree at Massey in Palmerston North. She is also part of the Massey University Choir, and will soon be having her annual concert in Palmerston North.

Massey University recently held an Open Day on their Palmerston North campus. A group of our international students went along to see some of what Massey has to offer. Freyberg High School is fortunate to share a close relationship with Massey, with many of our domestic and international students choosing to continue their studies there upon high school graduation. The university guarantees entrance for all international students at Freyberg High School who meet the specified admission requirements. For more information on Massey University, please refer to their website at: www.massey.ac.nz.

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Freyberg High School International Student Department

Phone: +64 6 358 4971

Fax: +64 6 357 5377 Email: office@freyberg.ac.nz

Emergency Cellphone: 027 447 4877 Website: www.freyberg.ac.nz

Facebook: FreybergInternational

Florence Kelly ESOL

Teacher Aide

Pauline Goetzlof

ESOL Teacher

Rose Simmons

HOD ESOL

Contact Us

International Department Staff

Wendy Jochem

Associate Principal/ Oversight

International

Sue Budden Homestay Manager

Rufina Mascarenhas

ESOL Teacher Aide

Sina Steele

International & Marketing

Administrator

Peter Thompson

Business Manager

Kathy McKnight Business Manager

PA

International Planning Group

Sin Yong Cheang

ESOL Teacher Aide

Yuzana Than

Bilingual Tutor

Important Dates 2013

25 October Junior Prom

31 October - 5 November Year 10 Exams

6 November Last Day for Seniors

9 November NCEA Exams Begin

29 November Teacher Only Day

2 December Senior Clearance

4 December Senior Prizegiving

5 December Leavers Dinner

11 December Junior Prizegiving (last day of school)

10 September Sports & Cultural Photos

16-20 September Year 10 Marae Trips

20 September Dance NZ Made Competition

25 September Senior Parent/Teacher Interviews

26 September Dance Showcase

27 September Last day of Term 3

14 October First day of Term 4

Jenni Ridd

Homestay Coordinator

Term Dates 2014 Term 1 3 February - 18 April

Term 2 5 May - 4 July

Term 3 21 July - 26 September

Term 4 13 October - 15 December