B MĀORI & PASIFIKA LEADERS DINNERS Over the last couple of weeks we have hosted our annual Māori and Pasifika Leaders’ Dinners. Both evenings were very well attended by community and church leaders, whānau, students and staff. Mr Lewis and Mrs Watkinson were able to share the incredible academic successes of our students, as well as providing feedback about the work that our teachers do to support them. The undoubted highlight of both evenings were the students who spoke. Each of them spoke proudly about their journeys of success, which they attributed to their families, faith, culture and their personal drive to achieve. The conversations and questions that followed were relevant and thought provoking. Everyone left the evenings with a sense of anticipation and excitement about continuing our work to support Māori and Pasifika achievement.
TERM 4 WEEK 3 26 October 2016
CONTACT US
828 7024
All levels Mrs Lynne van Etten vtn@avcol.school.nz
820 1720
YEAR 9
Dean Ms Rhonda Donaldson 820 1706 dsn@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mr Mark van Beurden ext 560 vbn@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mrs Lyndy Watkinson wtn@avcol.school.nz 820 1707
YEAR 10
Dean Mr Pahlavi Timoteo tmo@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Ms Selina Hundley hdy@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Dr Terry Brown bwn@avcol.school.nz
YEAR 11
Dean Mr Ben Coop cpb@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mrs Fredda Sorensen srn@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mr Phil Hill hil@avcol.school.nz
YEAR 12
Dean Mr David Dewsnap dsp@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Miss Aleishia Orange ogn@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mr John Goold gld@avcol.school.nz
YEAR 13
Dean Mr Neil Bartlett btt@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mrs Megan Miller mrm@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mrs Kiely Murphy mhy@avcol.school.nz
820 1710 ext 540 820 1728 820 1709 ext 542 820 1701 820 1708 ext 534 820 1702 820 1738 ext 539 820 1700
ABSENCE LINE absences@avcol.school.nz
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES STUDENT ELECTION RESULTS
HORTICULTURE MARKET DAY
The hard work of our Horticulture students was greatly appreciated by staff last week who were able to get a head start on their Labour Weekend planting by purchasing seedlings of herbs and vegetables at the annual Horticulture Department plant sale.
Declaration of Student Election Results Votes: Laura De Oliveira Marques 135 Leslie Sara Masima 40 Valerie Cokanasiga 363 Anna Wachter 264 Losena Vea 190 Atonia Vavao 360 May Asovale Tanuvasa 121 Invalid votes 29 I hereby declare Valerie Cokanasiga duly elected. Signed: Elsie Shelley Returning Officer
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UPCOMING EVENTS Week 3 Term 4
Wednesday 26 October Dance Showcase 7pm theatre Thursday 27 October Dance Showcase 7pm theatre Friday 28 October Senior Prizegiving practice period 1 in PAC Sports Awards Dinner - 5.30pm doors open, 6pm start Saturday 29 October 11OED Mahurangi Adventure Race (TBC)
Week 4 Term 4
Monday 31 October Senior Prizegiving practice period 1 in PAC Pd 3 Year 11-13 NCEA Assembly (Stadium) Tuesday 1 November Senior Prizegiving practice period 1 in PAC Senior Prizegiving 7pm Wednesday 2 November Junior Exams start (2-7 Nov) Leavers Assemblies: Period 1 – Year 13, Period 2 – Year 11, Period 3 – Year 12 (Stadium) BOT Meeting at 6pm Friday 4 November Year 9 Sports Academy trials for 2017
Week 5 Term 4
Monday 7 November International Student Programme Week 1 Wednesday 9 November NCEA exams start 10SOS Zoo Trip (10LGN, 10WSI, 10MAL) Thursday 10 November 10SOS Zoo Trip (10RDS, 10MRD, 10GFH) Friday 11 November Year 9 Performing Arts auditions for 2017
Week 6 Term 4
Monday 14 November International Student Programme Week 2 Taurewa Trip 19 (10CRE/10GDR) Friday 19 November CIE exams finish
Week 7 Term 4
Monday 21 November International Student Programme Week 3 Wednesday 23 November Year 10 Business Studies Trip to AUT (TBC) Thursday 24 November Performing Arts Academy end of year performance 6.30 - 8.30pm
Week 8 Term 4
Friday 2 December NCEA exams finish OED South Island Trip (2-7 Dec) (TBC) Saturday 3 December 11OED Expedition Tramp - Final Assessment (TBC) Sunday 4 December 11OED Expedition Tramp - Final Assessment (TBC)
SPORTS DRAW WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER CRICKET 1st XI Girls vs Saint Kentigern @ Avondale 1a THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER VOLLEYBALL Junior Girls 2 vs Marist @ Avondale 3 Junior Girls 2 vs Kelston Girls @ Avondale 3 Junior Girls 1 vs Auckland Girls @ Avondale 1 Junior Girls 1 vs Mt Albert Sky @ Avondale 1 Junior Boys 1 vs Lynfield @ Kelston Boys 3 Junior Boys 1 vs Onehunga @ Kelston Boys 3 FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER SPORTS AWARDS DINNER @ AVONDALE COLLEGE THEATRE SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER CRICKET 1st XI Boys vs St Peter’s 2nd XI @ Avondale G1 2nd XI Boys vs Dilworth 1st XI @ Avondale 1a Junior Boys A vs Auckland Grammar @ TBC Junior Boys B vs Avondale Kingsway @ Avondale 3a
04:00pm 05:30pm 04:45pm 05.30pm 04.45pm 05.30pm 6:00PM
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SPORTS REPORT TERM 4 W2 Monday 17 October - Sunday 23 October
VOLLEYBALL
Junior Girls 1 Won 2 – 1 against Kelston Girls Junior Girls 1 Won 2 – 1 against Lynfield Junior Girls 2 Won 2 – 1 against Western Springs Junior Girls 2 Lost 2 – 0 against Auckland Grammar Junior Boys 1 Lost 2 – 1 against Mt Roskill Junior Boys 1 Lost 2 – 0 against Kelston Boys A
CRICKET
1st XI Boys Lost 132/1d against Mt Roskill 1st XI 1st XI Girls Lost 69/6 against Takapuna. This was a hard fought match which was only narrowly lost by our girls. We batted first and after 20 overs were 68 for 5. They scored 69 for 6 in the 16th over. So a win to Takapuna Grammar but a competitive effort given by our girls.
Week 9 Term 4
Monday 5 December 11OED Expedition Tramp - Final Assessment (TBC) Year 13 Graduation Dinner at Alexandra Park Tuesday 6 December 11OED Expedition Tramp - Final Assessment (TBC) Year 9 Big Day Out (TBC) Year 10 Big Day In (TBC) Wednesday 7 December 11OED Expedition Tramp - Final Assessment (TBC) BOT Meeting Prizewinners prizegiving practice Periods 1 & 2 (Halberg gym) Whole school prizegiving rehearsal Period 3 (Halberg gym) Thursday 8 December Junior prizegiving End of term
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Monday 31st October Tuesday 1st November Wednesday 2nd November Thursday 3rd November
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Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th october 7pm * Avondale College Theatre Tickets $2 each, or 3 for $5 * Purchase from the Dance offIce Door sales available *
SENIOR PRIZEGIVING Tuesday 1st November in the Performing Arts Centre at 7.00pm. All prizewinners have been notified. Everyone welcome.
JUNIOR EXAMS
TICKETS SELLING FAST! DON’T MISS OUT!
sports awards dinner
THIS FRIDAY
friday 28 october 2016 Avondale College Theatre Reception 5:30pm Awards Ceremony 6:00pm
Tickets $40 - Formal Dress
Please pay at the College Shop or Cashier - then bring your receipt to the sports office to collect your ticket.
STUDENT ALLOWANCE
Students planning to go to tertiary study after they leave school should apply for their Student Allowance or Loan by 16 December. StudyLink expects around 180,000 students to apply for their Student Allowance or Loan for the 2017 academic year. Applying by 16 December means StudyLink can get everything sorted so that the student receives their funding from the start of their course. Students don’t need to have their NCEA results or have locked down all their plans in order to apply. Their application can be updated as things are confirmed. It’s more important to allow enough time for all the steps in the application process to be completed. Students can find out more about applying for a student loan and allowance on the StudyLink website. Pop a reminder in your calendar, or even better - go straight to studylink.govt.nz to apply now.
From Wednesday 2nd November - Monday 7th November. Timetable and instructions on page 5 of this newsletter. WWW.AVCOL.SCHOOL.NZ
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TAUREWA CAMP 2016 Year 13, Year 12 and Year 10 students have the opportunity to go to Taurewa Camp. We encourage families to start making early regular payments towards the Taurewa camp fee, as the camp fee must be fully paid prior to departure. Year 10 students will receive their first briefing for their camp approximately 10 weeks before departure, but students are encouraged to tell their parents early that their camps are coming up this year TERM 4
TRIP
TRIP DATES
Week 6 19 14 – 18 Nov
YEAR LEVEL
COST
$ DUE DATE
10CRE 10GDR
$390
Tue 25 Oct
CLASHES
PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY
SPORTS ACADEMY
TRIALS
BASKETBALL
CRICKET
FOOTBALL
HOCKEY
NETBALL
AUDITIONS 11 November 2016
Pursue your dreams at one of New Zealand’s top performing arts colleges.
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FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER Nurturing the talent of young students, giving them the opportunity and the environment in which to excel, both on the sports field and in the classroom.
DANCE
MUSIC: JAZZ
MUSIC: CLASSICAL
For more information contact Ben Moore PAA@avcol.school.nz | ph. (09) 828 7024 www.avcol.school.nz
For more information contact Jacobus Le Roux: lrx@avcol.school.nz ph. (09) 828 7024 www.avcol.school.nz
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TIMETABLE 2016 JUNIOR EXAMS
Wed 2 Nov Session 1 9 SCI PERIOD 1 AND 2 10 MAT
PERIOD 3
Timetabled classes Session 2 9 ENG
PERIOD 4 AND 5 10 SOS
GENERAL • The first three days of exams involve Year 9 & Year 10 students. • Year 9 exams are in Social Science, Mathematics, English and Science and Languages. • Year 10 exams are in Social Science, Mathematics, English and Science and in Option subjects. • Year 10 option exams run according to student’s timetable. • Most exams are 2 hours, but not all. Exams will run for periods 1 & 2 and periods 4 & 5. • Normal timetable runs period 3. • If an exam is not 2 hours then the students involved will be required to wait in the classroom until the 2 hour time period is completed. • On Friday 4th November periods 4 and 5 will be normal timetable classes for Year 10. For Year 9 the morning will be normal timetable. • Science, Mathematics, Social Science and English exams are 2 hours. • Option exams for Year 10 only are on Friday morning as well as Monday morning and afternoon. • No study leave is given to junior students during these exams. • No permission is given for appointments during the exam days. • A medical certificate will be required for an absence from an exam due to illness. • When sitting exams, normal school discipline applies. • All junior home classrooms have been changed to the same as their exam for the core exams. • Exams are to start promptly at 9.15am in the morning and 1.15pm in the afternoon. • CIE exams will be taking place at the same time as junior exams and as such junior students will be asked to keep away from E block area at all times, including movement behind E block to the front of the school. • NCEA exams will begin on the Friday during junior exams, with one exam Drama scholarship being held over in A block. Students will be asked to stay away from this area on the Friday morning.
Thu 3 Nov
Fri 4 Nov
Mon 7 Nov
Session 3 9 SOS
Session 5 Year 10 Option Line 1
Session 7 Year 10 Option Line 2
10 ENG
Year 9 Timetabled classes
Year 9 Timetabled classes
Timetabled classes Session 4 9 MAT 10 SCI
Timetabled classes
Timetabled classes
Session 6 Timetabled classes Year 10
Session 8 Year 10 Option Lines 3 & 4
Year 9 Language Exams
Year 9 Timetabled classes
EXAMINATION ROOMS The Examination room schedule will be displayed daily around the Transverse Corridor and library areas and published in the yellow pages. In the Exam Room • Sit in rows as instructed. • Leave bags where directed. • Make sure your cell phone is switched off and in your bag. It is not allowed to be in your pocket. • Electronic dictionaries are not allowed in practice external exams. • Approved calculators only, check with your Mathematics teacher. To fit with NZQA conditions a) Students should not use twink. It is in their interests to write legibly. b) There is no food or drink in the exam room (including water bottles). c) Students are advised to take only clear pencil cases into the exam room. • • • • • •
The exam begins the moment distribution of papers starts. Total silence is necessary from then on. Listen carefully for additional instructions or correction of misprints. Check that you have the correct paper with all pages correctly printed. Read instructions carefully. During the examination, students must not communicate with other candidates, copy from another candidate’s work, borrow any equipment or make undue noise or disturb other candidates. • No student is to leave the exam room until full time has expired. • Uniform and appearance must be of the required standard.
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