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TERM 1 WEEK 1 30 January 2019
WELCOME TO 2019! Today our incoming cohort of Year 9 students were welcomed by Principal Mr Lewis, DP in charge of Year 9 Ms Drew, and Deans Miss Earwaker and Mr Smit at a special assembly in the theatre. Students were then directed to their home room classes where they spent the day getting to know each other and orienting themselves around the College. We also welcomed back our Year 13 students, and are looking forward to seeing our Year 10s, 11s and 12s at their assemblies tomorrow, as well as our Year 9s at their 9am Powhiri.
IMPORTANT DATES Friday 1 February
Teacher Only Day
Students do not come to school
Monday 4 February On timetable - Day 1
All students on timetable
Wednesday 6 February Waitangi Day
Public Holiday - school closed
Friday 8 February
Athletics Day
Whole school
2019 STUDENT DIARY All Year 9 and 10 students will be issued a 2019 Avondale College Student Diary during home room this week which has been charged to their account. The student diary is available for Years 11, 12, and 13 at the College Shop for $5.
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 1 Term 1 2019 Thursday 31 January Year 9, 10, 11 & 12 Students today - (staggered start) Year 13 students needing to confirm courses also need to attend 9am Powhiri - Theatre (Year 9 students) 10am Year 12 Assembly – Stadium 11am Year 11 Assembly – Theatre 11am Year 10 Assembly – Stadium End of day: Year 9s at 2.45pm, Yrs 10, 11 & 12 at 2.15pm Friday 1 February Teacher Only Day - school closed to students
Week 2 Term 1 2019 Monday 4 February All students on timetable today – Day 1 Normal bus times from today Tuesday 5 February Join in @ Avcol in atrium @ lunch Wednesday 6 February Waitangi Day- School Closed Friday 8 February Whole School Athletics Day
WHOLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS DAY FRIDAY 8TH FEBRUARY The Avondale College Athletics Day is a great day on the school calendar and offers all students a chance to participate. It also doubles as the first part of the Avondale College Athletics Championships. Athletes who throw or jump past the set standard will qualify for the Championship Athletics Day to be held on Thursday 21 February at Mt Smart Stadium. All students need to bring a packed lunch, water bottle and sunscreen. Junior students can come to school wearing their PE gear; Years 11 and 12 should wear PE uniform or black and white sporting gear. Should the day be postponed due to weather, an announcement will be posted on our school website www.avcol.school.nz.
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22 JULY - 27 SEPTEMBER
TERM 4:
14 OCTOBER - 9 DECEMBER
PARKING SAFETY NOTICE 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.
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AVONDALE COLLEGE SWIMMING GALA Wednesday 6 March Students can register in the Sports Department for the Avondale College Swimming Gala held at the West Wave Aquatic Centre. Registrations are due by Friday 1 March. We will be holding competitive and non-competitive races as well as our annual homeroom relays. Students who meet set standards for the competitive races will qualify to compete in the Central Western Zone Competition held on Monday 18 March. Cost: FREE
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The Avondale College Performing Arts Academy will be starting on Monday 11 February (Week 3, Day 6) for students who successfully auditioned and have been accepted into the Academy programme. The initial session starts in the Performing Arts Centre at 7:45am. More information will be sent to students' home room classes next week, but students are welcome to see Mr Robinson, TIC Performing Arts Academy in the Music office or email paa@avcol.school.nz if they have any concerns or questions. Year 9
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT BOOK AMNESTY Calling all English books! They might have been hiding under your bed, lost behind the sofa, or forgotten in your schoolbag, but we urgently need them back for our 2019 classes! Please return any of your school-issued books to the box outside the English Department - no questions asked!
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DEPUTY PRINCIPALS' AND DEANS' CONTACT DETAILS
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
ABSENCES
All levels
Parents/Caregivers must notify the College by 9.30am each day if their child is away. You can do this in several ways: a) Send a notification via Family Connection (preferred) • Log in to Family Connection • Select ‘Available E-Forms’ (at top left) • Click on Absence Notification • Fill out the details, save and submit. You will receive a confirmatory email once the notification is approved. This replaces the need to supply an absence note to the home room teacher. b) Email the Attendance Officer: absences@avcol.school.nz. Please include your child’s full name, home room class and the reason for the absence. c) Phone the Absence Line: (09) 820 1071 Students are required to provide a written note for all absences, even after the school has been notified by phone. This note must be brought on the first day of attendance after the absence and given to the home room teacher.
Acting Deputy Principal
YEAR 9
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Associate Dean Deputy Principal
YEAR 10 Dean
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
YEAR 11 Dean
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
YEAR 12
Dean
Roberta Peteru Attendance Officer
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
Parents will receive a text from the school if their child is absent from home room without explanation.
YEAR 13
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Associate Dean
Students must have a note from home if they are signing out of the College.
Deputy Principal
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Mr Phil Hill hil@avcol.school.nz Ms Emma Joynes jyn@avcol.school.nz
820 1701
Miss Ashleigh Earwaker ekr@avcol.school.nz Mr Nicholas Smit smi@avcol.school.nz Ms Sarah Drew drw@avcol.school.nz
820 1709
Mrs Grace Williams wmg@avcol.school.nz Mrs Brooke Nicholson nsn@avcol.school.nz Mr Matt Bennett bnn@avcol.school.nz
820 1708
Mr David Dewsnap dsp@avcol.school.nz TBC
820 1738
Mrs Lynne van Etten vtn@avcol.school.nz
820 1720
Ms Rhonda Donaldson dsn@avcol.school.nz Miss Hannah Stewart srt@avcol.school.nz Mrs Lyndy Watkinson wtn@avcol.school.nz Dr
820 1706
Mrs Naomi Parker prk@avcol.school.nz Mrs Joy Yallop ylp@avcol.school.nz Dr Terry Brown bwn@avcol.school.nz
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OUR SCHOOL IS GOING
Our school canteen service provider, Libelle Group, is teaming up with the Heart Foundation Fuelled4life, the Diabetes Projects Trust and BioPak to bring us a Fresh Made approved and eco-friendly packaged menu - Eat Smart. So what does this mean for us? Eat Smart has already launched at our school, and will be going live, nationwide by the beginning of Term 1, 2019. It is a nutritionally balanced,
value-for-money school tuckshop menu offered throughout the country! The Eat Smart menu features balanced meals designed by a team of nutritionists for kiwi school kids, so they have the right fuel to learn! The message is clear:
EAT WELL. DO BETTER.
We are going digital with Txt My Lunch Txt My Lunch is the solution to giving parents the guarantee that their hungry learner is getting a healthy, balanced meal - all for just $6. Use Txt My Lunch to send a lunch directly to a students phone by text! Save that 20 minutes of your day making lunch and buy or gift a meal ticket today at www.txtmylunch.co.nz.
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For more information about Fuelled4life Fresh Made visit fuelled4life.org.nz
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See www.libelle.co.nz for up to date combo list and menu.
Combos subject to availability.
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TAUREWA CAMP Whether kayaking down a river, tramping in the Tongariro National Park or cooking a massive chocolate self-saucing pudding, Taurewa trips are an action-packed week full of highlights! Taurewa is Avondale College's very own campsite in the central North Island, where students can spend time experiencing a variety of activities and challenges in the great outdoors. Activities around camp include a low ropes course, a walk through the local stream, and the Fairy Falls walk where students have the opportunity to stand behind a waterfall. Other activities include kayaking at Tokaanu, walking the Taranaki Falls track in the Tongariro National Park and circumnavigating Lake Rotopounamu. For senior students, the overnight tramp is always a highlight! Year 10, Year 12, Year 13 and International 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 remind their parents when they know their camp is coming up! TRIP
TERM 1
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
1
Week 4
18 – 22 Feb
2
Week 6
04 – 08 Mar
3
Week 8
18 – 22 Mar
10MLD 10KHR 10OGL 10WNG Yr 13
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Week 10
01 – 05 Apr
Yr 13
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Week 11
08 – 12 Apr
Yr 13
TRIP
TERM 2
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
6
Week 2
06 – 10 May
Yr 12
7
Week 4
20 – 24 May
10KMR 10DKJ
8
Week 5
27 – 31 May
Yr 12
9
Week 7
10 – 14 Jun
Internationals
10
Week 8
17 – 21 Jun
Yr 12
TRIP
TERM 3
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
11
Week 2
29 Jul - 02 Aug
10WLC 10PDR
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Week 3
05 – 09 Aug
10FRA 10GTH
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Week 5
19 - 23 Aug
10EVS 10KHN 10MLL
14
Week 6
26 – 30 Aug
10KMA 10JWA 10APN
15
Week 9
16 – 20 Sep
Internationals
TRIP
TERM 4
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
16
Week 2
21 – 25 Oct
10WSL 10LIS 10NRM
17
Week 4
04 – 08 Nov
Internationals
30
Week 7
28 Nov – 04Dec
Staff Training Week
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