B ATHLETICS DAY 2017
TERM 1 WEEK 3 15 February 2017
DEPUTY PRINCIPALS' AND DEANS' CONTACT DETAILS DEPUTY PRINCIPAL All levels
Mrs Kiely Murphy mhy@avcol.school.nz
820 1700
Mr Mark van Beurden vbn@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Miss Helena Pattison ptn@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mrs Lynne van Etten vtn@avcol.school.nz
820 1738
YEAR 9 Dean
ext 539 820 1720
YEAR 10 Dean
Ms Rhonda Donaldson dsn@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Miss Ashleigh Earwaker ekr@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mrs Lyndy Watkinson wtn@avcol.school.nz
820 1706 ext 560 820 1707
YEAR 11 Dean
Thursday's whole school Athletics Day was a brilliant event, with school-wide participation in a range of athletic events. Adding to the fun of the day were the Year 13 students who ran, jumped, hopped and skipped through their events while wearing costumes. The more serious athletes who emerged from the day will go on to compete in the Avondale College Championships Athletics Day to be held at Mt Smart on Thursday 23 February. Click here to view slide show
Mr Pahlavi Timoteo tmo@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mrs Naomi Parker prn@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Dr Terry Brown bwn@avcol.school.nz
820 1710 ext 540 820 1728
YEAR 12 Dean
Mrs Megan Miller mrm@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Ms Vicky Harris hrs@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mr Phil Hill hil@avcol.school.nz
820 1709 ext 542 820 1701
YEAR 13 Dean
Mr David Dewsnap dsp@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mrs Aleishia Davis dva@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mr John Goold gld@avcol.school.nz
820 1708 ext 534 820 1702
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PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY OFF TO A GREAT START On Monday 13th February 99 students in Year 9 and 10 met in the theatre to begin their year in the 2017 Performing Arts Academy. The Performing Arts Academy fosters the talent and skill of our junior students who are passionate about their learning in dance, drama, and music. Throughout the year, students undertake five lessons a fortnight (at 7:45am) to develop technical and performance skills in their chosen art form. Look out for their performances this year! If you are interested in learning more about the Performing Arts Academy please visit Ms Jennings in the Dance office (stadium).
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Wh-anau BBQ
WHANAU BBQ INVITATION
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.AVCOL.SCHOOL.NZ THIS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER IS AVAILABLE ON OUR SCHOOL INTRANET WELCOME.AVCOL.SCHOOL.NZ
UPCOMING EVENTS Week 3 Term 1 2017
Wednesday 15 February CIE Awards Evening Cricket Girls Premier 2017, 1A & 1B seasons begins Thursday 16 February Gateway Health & Safety Course (16th-17th) Friday 17 February 11OED Waipu Cove Leadership Camp (17th - 18th Feb) (HLO)
Week 4 Term 1 2017
Monday 20 February Taurewa Trip 2 (Year 12s) 11GEO trip to Mangere Mountain and Auckland Museum Cricket Blitz Girls 2017 Cricket Blitz Boys 2017 Softball Senior Boys Season Begins Tuesday 21 February Student/Staff ID Photos: catch up session (9am-12pm) (PAC) Swimming Carnival - 9.30am-2.30pm at West Wave Pool in Henderson 13SCI & 13SCC trip to Maori Bay Wednesday 22 February 11GEO trip to Mangere Mountain and Auckland Museum Orienteering Western Zone Series Begins Softball Senior Girls Season Begins Maori Whanau BBQ - 6pm at the Whare Thursday 23 February Avcol Championship Athletics Day (Mt Smart Stadium) Friday 24 February Gateway First Aid Course (24th-25th) 12BIO Arataki Field Trip Waterpolo Senior Season Begins Saturday 25 February Tennis (all other grades) Season Begins Waterpolo Junior ODT 1
PARENTS EVENING 1 March 2017, 7pm-8pm, Avondale College Atrium Avondale College wants to help every learner become a global citizen, and enable them to thrive in a safe, digital environment. We are running our annual Netsafe Parents Evening on 1 March. Come along to find out how to help your children be responsible digital citizens and keep themselves safe online. The session will be led by Pauline Spence, Education Advisor at Netsafe. The Netsafe session will cover: • How you can support our school to be a safe and meaningful place for learning - and how home and school can support each other • About practical and useful approaches to digital technology that are most likely to work at home and school • How we can work together to grow our digital citizens About Netsafe • Netsafe is your first port of call when you need help or expertise related to online safety and online challenges • For online safety advice and guides visit netsafe.org.nz or call 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723) • Follow Netsafe on Facebook or Twitter (@NetsafeNZ) We also recommend that attendees read Netsafe’s parenting advice at www.netsafe.org.nz/advice/parenting
SWIMMING CARNIVAL TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY
Week 5 Term 1 2017
Monday 27 February 12OED & 13OED Avondale Intermediate School Camp (27th Feb – 3rd Mar) (TBC) Level 3 Academic Scholarship Assembly Tuesday 28 February Shape Your Destiny with Darren Pereira: Yr 13 Study Skills for Success with Darren Pereira: Yr 11 (PAC) Athletics Central Western Zone - The Trusts Stadium, Henderson Wednesday 1 March Netsafe Parent's Evening presentation 7pm-8pm (Avondale College Atrium) Triathlon Championships Ultimate Frisbee North Western Outdoor League Begins Thursday 2 March Class Photos & Staff Photo (PAC) Friday 3 March Class Photos, Year 13, Prefects & International (PAC)
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The Avondale College Swimming Carnival is taking place on Tuesday 21 February from 9.30am-2.30pm at West Wave Pool in Henderson. The cost for the day is $5, payable at the Sports Office to Ms Whiu, (along with the signed permission slip). These should have been submitted by now. Buses will transport participants to the pool from Avondale College at 8.30am. Boys and girls will race in separate events, with championship races being run by age group and non-championship races by year level. Parents are more than welcome to join us for the day. For more information, or if you have any questions about the day, please contact Sports Coordinator Ms Whiu zwab@avcol.school.nz
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SPORTS DRAW WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY CRICKET 1st XI Girls vs Selwyn THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY VOLLEYBALL Senior Girls A vs Waitakere Senior Girls A vs Onehunga Senior Girls B vs Mt Albert B Senior Boys vs Onehunga A Senior Boys vs Rutherford SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY CRICKET 1st XI Boys vs Kristin 1st XI 2nd XI Boys vs Dilworth 1st XI Year 10 Boys vs Kingsway Year 9 Boys vs Mt Albert Junior 1
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AVCOL ALUMNI MATTHEW WYATT AT NITRO ATHLETICS Congratulations to Avcol alumni Matthew Wyatt who led the New Zealand team at the exciting Nitro Athletics meet held in Australia over the weekend. Read Matthew's interview about the event here...
Matthew Wyatt (NZ Captain) with Usain Bolt and other team leaders at the Nitro Athletics
SPORTS REPORT
ATHLETICS DAY
Monday 6th February-Sunday 12th February
The senior Term 1 2017 summer sport season began with our boys’ cricket teams over the weekend and volleyball boys and girls mid-week Thursday. With many other summer sports on offer this term, don’t forget to sign up at the Sports Office. We are looking forward to a fun filled season in sport!!
CRICKET The 1st XI Boys played Macleans College 1st XI. Macleans scored 184/10, Avondale scored 90/10. The 2nd XI Boys played Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart scored 171/9 whilst Avondale scored 101/10. The Year 10 boys got the year off to a great start with a win against Lynfield College, Avondale scored 55/2 whilst Lynfield scored 52/10. The team was admirably led by Lobsang Sherpa who marshalled his players with authority and set a great tone on the field. The aim was to restrict Lynfield to fewer than 100 runs and in the event this proved easily achievable. The opposition were all out for 52, thanks to some serious pace from Ethan Reinecke who took three wickets, and some unplayable spin from Lobsang. Set a comfortable target, Avondale went about their business with confidence and made 55 during the seventh over. Ethan was top scorer with 13 runs. Year 9 Boys lost against Saint Kentigern College. Avondale scored 182/10, St Kents scored 240 all out in 4 overs.
VOLLEYBALL The Senior Boys played two games where they lost to Kelston Boys (20) and won against Waitakere College (2-0). The Senior A Girls had two losses this week losing both games in two sets against Auckland Girls Grammar and Rutherford. Both games were close with sets (25-20, 2517 - Rutherford) (25-18, 25-23 Auckland Girls). The Senior B Girls had a loss against Massey with many new faces and great involvement with international students getting amongst it.
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MUSIC GROUPS
MUSIC LESSONS Students at Avondale College are fortunate to have the opportunity to receive tuition in a wide range of instruments, free of charge. Lessons are held in groups of two to four students, and are available in flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, violin, viola, cello, double bass, popular and jazz guitar, classical guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, vocals (singing) and keyboard. There are also a limited number of individual lessons available on piano and students who have already learnt piano may apply for jazz piano. The teachers are paid by the Ministry of Education, and Avondale College provides sheet music without charge. Avondale College has a number of instruments available for hire at less than commercial rates, but once these are all in use students must hire or buy their own instrument. To find out more, students should fill out the orange form (available from the Music Department) and deliver the signed form to Mr Stenbo at the Music Department. Once lessons are full, students will have to go on waiting lists. MUSIC CO-CURRICULAR GROUPS Rehearsals for co-curricular music groups start in Week 3. Students who already play in a music group, or who would like to join one should check out the rehearsal times listed in the Music Department. Groups include: Symphony Orchestra, String Ensemble, Taikaka Orchestra (all-comers band), Big Band, Jazz Combos, Soul Band, Choir, Vocal Ensemble, Rock Bands. To find out more, or if you have any questions, please contact Mr Stenbo stb@avcol.school.nz
YEAR 9 PARENTS THANK YOU Thanks to all who came out to our Year 9 Parents evening last night! We hope it was an informative evening and we look forward to continuing our connection with your family over the next five years. As mentioned, please do take some time to explore the options available to you through our Family Connection portal.
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HEALTH CLINIC
Nurse Heather Playle, Physiotherapist Karen Alderson, Nurse Hannah Normington and Administrator Donna Devlin The Avondale College Health Clinic is staffed by two nurses, a physiotherapist and an administrator. It is located in the Transverse Corridor, opposite the library. We welcome information from parents about your child's health, even if you are not requesting specific support from our school. The College asks for medical information when you enrol your child, and it is important to let us know if your child's health care needs change, or if a new health condition develops. Information about allergies, medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and other health care related issues (including prior conditions such as medical procedures in the last 12 months) should be provided to the school by parents. Please email the nurses (nurses@avcol.school.nz), or phone the Avondale College clinic (09) 820 1718 or (021) 847 949. This will greatly assist our school in planning how best to support your child's health and wellbeing. Please also remember to notify staff in the school office of any changes to your contact details, or those of the person nominated as an emergency contact.
PHYSIO
We also have a physio in the Health Clinic who is available to students between Monday to Friday 9am-2pm. If your child needs treatment they can make appointments in the Health Clinic waiting room. There is no charge for injury covered by ACC (ACC forms can be completed at the school Health Clinic if not already seen by a doctor). Our Physio can also treat private or non-ACC injuries as well, but there is a charge for this. Our Physio is also happy to do sports strapping before games, with a $2 charge to cover the cost of tape.
COLLEGE SHOP VACANCY VACANCY: COLLEGE SHOP MANAGER (30 hours per week, term time only) We require a confident, highly motivated and proactive person to manage our College Shop and be responsible for all uniform and stationery sales within the school. Working 30 hours a week, term time only, this is a key role in which you will use your initiative, be highly flexible and organised to effectively manage tasks and deadlines. For more information, check out our ad on www.seek.co.nz The job description can be found on our school website: www.avcol.school.nz
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TAUREWA CAMP 2017 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 1
TRIP
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
Week 4
COST
2
20 – 24 Feb
Yr 12 36 spaces
$410
Tue 07 Feb
Polyfest 15-18 Mar
Week 6
3
06 – 10 Mar
Yr 12 36 spaces
$410
Tue 14 Feb
Polyfest 15-18 Mar
Week 9
4
27 – 31 Mar
Yr 13 40 spaces
$425
Tue 07 Mar
Week 10
5
03 – 07 Apr
Yr 12 36 spaces
$410
Tue 14 Mar
TERM 2
TRIP
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
Week 1
6
01 – 05 May
Yr 13 40 spaces
$425
Tue 28 Mar
Week 2
7
08 – 12 May
Yr 12 36 spaces
$410
Tue 04 Apr
Week 4
8
22 – 26 May
10KGY, 10DRN
$390
Tue 02 May
Week 5
9
29 May – 2 Jun
10CPL
$390
Tue 09 May
Week 7
10
12 – 16 Jun
10RNS, 10MRA
$390
Tue 23 May
Week 8
11
19 - 23 Jun
Internationals
$500
Tue 30 May
Week 9
12
26 – 30 Jun
10SYR
$390
Tue 06 Jun
Week 10
13
03 – 07 Jul
10ELS
$390
Tue 13 Jun
TERM 3
TRIP
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
COST
Week 4
14
14 – 18 Aug
10KRS, 10THS
$400
Tue 25 Jul
Week 5
15
21 - 27 Aug
10ALA, 10GBS, 10PKN, 10BRY
$400
Tue 01 Aug
Week 8
16
11 – 15 Sep
Internationals
$500
Tue 22 Aug
Week 9
17
18 – 22 Sep
10MZD, 10KMA
$400
Tue 29 Aug
TERM 4
TRIP
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
COST
Week 1
18
16 – 20 Oct
10JIN, 10HUE
$390
Tue 19 Sep
Week 6
19
20 – 24 Nov
10SPH, 10BLS
$390
Tue 31 Oct
COST
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