Heartbeat 2017 term 1 week 7

B POLYFEST UNDERWAY The many, many hours of rehearsals are about to come to fruition as Polyfest begins at the Manukau Sports Bowl today. Eight of our groups are performing on today's Diversity Stage, with other individual students involved in speech competitions. Avondale College has the largest number of participating groups 13 in all - with more than 420 students involved!

The New Zealand Herald popped in yesterday while some of our groups were rehearsing in the PAC - check out their article here!

They also put together a clip of our Filipino Group: Watch here

TERM 1 WEEK 7 15 March 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

Mr Pahlavi Timoteo tmo@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mrs Naomi Parker prk@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

ABSENCE LINE absences@avcol.school.nz

820 1071

COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE EVENINGS

Friday 17 March 9am Kapa Haka Group 9.50am Tongan Group 1.10pm Cook Island Group 2.10pm Tongan Group Saturday 18 March 12pm Niuean Group 12.10pm Samoan Group

VENUE: THEATRE Weds 15 March Tongan Group – 6.30pm (gold coin entry) Thurs 16 March Samoan Group – 7pm (tickets available

from the group)

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

POP-UP GLOBE TRIP

Week 7 Term 1 2017

Wednesday 15 March Polyfest (15th-18th) Tongan Group Performance – 6.30pm (Theatre) Thursday 16 March Samoan Group Performance – 7pm (tickets available from the group) (Theatre) Polyfest: Samoan Speeches - Senior Students Polyfest: Cook Island Speeches Friday 17 March Polyfest: Tongan Group, Cook Island Group and Kapa Haka Group perform Saturday 18 March Polyfest: Samoan Group and Niuean Group perform Sunday 19 March Ultimate Frisbee Auckland Summer Tournament @ Takapuna Grammar School

Week 8 Term 1 2017

Monday 20 March Taurewa Trip 3 (Year 12s) Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC all week 13OED White Water Kayaking: WERO, 9.15am - 12pm 12GEO/GEC Trip to Waitakere Tuesday 21 March 12GEO/GEC Trip to Waitakere Greater Auckland Athletics Championships Wednesday 22 March Tag Football Central, North & Western Zones Senior Tournament - Moire Park Massey (TBC) 10SOS Trip to Zoo (9.15am – 12.30pm) Thursday 23 March NZ Blood Service (PAC) 11OED Waitakere Ranges Tramp - departs after school (23rd – 25th Mar) (TBC) 12OED White Water Kayaking: WERO, 11.30am - 2pm 10SOS Trip to Zoo (9.15am – 12.30pm) Friday 24 March 13GEC Trip to Muriwai Beach Saturday 19 March Environmental Council clean up at Piha

Week 9 Term 1 2017

Monday 27 March Taurewa Trip 4 (Year 13s) Summer Tournament Week (27th Mar - 2nd Apr) Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC all week 11OED Mountain Biking Woodhill - 7am – 10am (HLO) (TBC) 13OED White Water Kayaking: WERO (HMA), 9.15am - 12pm Tuesday 28 March 10SOS Trip to Zoo (9.15am – 12.30pm) (LEE) Wednesday 29 March 10SOS Trip to Zoo (9.15am – 12.30pm) (LEE) Thursday 30 March 12OED White Water Kayaking: WERO (HMA),11.30am - 2pm Year 13 Careers day at AUT (JHJ) Pacific Island Tertiary Careers Evening in PAC 7 – 9pm Year 13 Careers day at AUT (JHJ) Saturday 1 April Orienteering Sprint Finals Sunday 2 April Secondary School Pre Season Netball Tournament, Year 9 to Premier/Senior

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Yesterday a group of Level 3 English students went to the Pop-Up Globe in Ellerslie for a performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. It was a superb performance, with a little touch of Kiwi in it. The students were delighted to see the studied text come to life, a bit horrified by the amount of blood and got to meet some of the actors afterwards. We were positioned in the "groundlings" area and stood for two and a half hours, however we were right in the middle of the action with actors moving through the crowd. A great day was had by all.

WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH SOFTBALL Senior Girls ULTIMATE FRISBEE Senior Boys Senior Boys Senior Girls Senior Girls FRIDAY 17 MARCH WATERPOLO Senior Boys SATURDAY 18 MARCH CRICKET 1st XI Boys 2nd XI Boys Year 10 Boys Year 9 Boys TENNIS Senior Girls Senior Boys SUNDAY 19 MARCH WATERPOLO Senior Boys

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SPORTS DRAW vs

Marist

@ May Rd 1

4:00pm

vs vs vs vs

Green Bay Junior Westlake Boys 2 Takapuna 2 BYE

@ Hato Petera 4 @ Hato Petera 2 @ Hato Petera 7

4:30pm

vs

Green Bay

@ West Wave 25m

5:15pm

vs vs vs vs

Mt Roskill St Kentigern 5th XI Lynfield Junior B Orewa

@ Mt Roskill G1 @ Saint Kentigern @ Avondale 2a @ Avondale 1a

08:30am 08:30am 09:00am 08:30am

vs vs

King’s NB BYE

@ Avondale 1-3

08:15 am

vs

King’s B1

@ Epsom girls

6:10pm

5:00pm

SPORTS REPORT thursday 30 march 7-9pm theatre

It was a rough week for sport due to wet weather, and many cancellations were issued. However, it is now onwards and upwards for teams preparing for the crossover stages of the summer season.

CRICKET

All cricket was cancelled due to wet weather.

TOUCH

The Senior Mixed team Lost to Botany Downs 12-5. And our Senior Girls played Massey on Tuesday and lost 3-0.

wednesday 5 april 7-9pm whare

SOFTBALL

Softball was cancelled due to wet weather.

VOLLEYBALL

The Auckland Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships was held on the 9th- 11th of March at The Trusts Arena. The Senior boys team won silver in the Division 2 competition, after going down in straight sets in the final against Macleans. The Senior girls team had a great win against Waitakere College on Day 1, with close losses to Auckland Girls Grammar and Glendowie College. Day 2 saw the team play Southern Cross Campus and Takapuna Grammar in three sets. The girls have improved as the season has progressed, with the senior students taking the lead and encouraging the young talent coming through.

Atonia Vavao and May Asovale (Captains) have been fabulous all season and played consistently throughout the zones and championship tournament.

Maria and Uso Ofati are sisters in Years 9 and 10 who have been committed to trainings and expanding their knowledge of the sport and have adapted well to playing in the Senior grade. We look forward to having them at the front of the junior competition in term 4.

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PARKING SAFETY NOTICE

Senior Girls Volleyball Team

TENNIS

All tennis was cancelled due to wet weather.

WATERPOLO

The Senior Boys played Howick College in a tough game. Finn Stoneman played exceptionally well. We were minus some of our older players, but our juniors stepped in and gave it their best shot. Goals were scored by Finn Stoneman (3), Adam Milne (3), Jared Hemara (2).

The front gate of the school is a NO STOPPING zone.

Please DO NOT drop your children off directly outside any gates or inside the school grounds.

Drivers who stop in the wrong place to drop off passengers put the safety of the students, staff and school property at risk. Thank you.

WWW.AVCOL.SCHOOL.NZ

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TRAVEL & TOURISM TRIP A year 12 Travel and Tourism class had the privilege of visiting the International Travel College of New Zealand to complete a short course about customer service.

The students had a great time learning about how to provide great customer service and they then got to practise their skills with some role plays.

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.

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TERM 1

TRIP

TRIP DATES

YEAR LEVEL

Week 8

COST

3

20 – 24 Mar

Yr 12 36 spaces

$410

Tue 14 Feb

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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