B FAREWELL TO MR LEWIS
TERM 4 WEEK 9 11 December 2019
AVONDALE COLLEGE wishes all of our families a very happy Christmas and wonderful holiday season.
Avondale College would like to say a final farewell to our Principal, Brent Lewis, who retires this week after 42 years’ service to education, including 30 years as a Principal, and 19 years as Principal of Avondale College. The impact of his leadership during this time has been significant. Guided by a mission statement that states: in a caring and positive environment Avondale College will provide an education which enables all students to achieve personal standards of excellence in academic work as well in the supporting areas of physical, cultural and social development, he has worked tirelessly to achieve just that. Thank you, Mr Lewis, for all you have done for Avondale College, and its wider community. We wish you every happiness as you enjoy retirement and the adventures that this next phase will bring. Kohia nga Taikaka
JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING The tenacity and endeavour of our junior students were celebrated at Monday's Junior Prizegiving. Students received prizes and merit awards in recognition of their academic achievement this year. Sporting excellence was also acknowledged. Congratulations to all who were recognised yesterday, and in particular to those who received Special Awards: Umi Van Dalen (Most Outstanding Year 9), Zoe Smith (Gordon Cole Memorial Cup for Music), Leah Chan (International Student of the Year) and Kate Perfect (Most Outstanding Year 10). The top academic award of Junior Dux went to Mary Wang. Congratulations, Mary! For a full list of awards and recipients, see Page 4-5.
2020 START DATES Tuesday 21 January
12.30PM-3PM RE-ENROLMENT FOR YEAR 13 (NCEA AND CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL)
Wednesday 22 January
9AM-12PM RE-ENROLMENT FOR ALL YEAR 12 STUDENTS 12.30PM-3PM RE-ENROLMENT FOR ALL YEAR 11 STUDENTS
Wednesday 29 January Y9 & 13 FIRST DAY 9am Year 13 Assembly – Theatre 10am Year 9 Assembly – Theatre End of Day: Year 9 at 2.45pm, Year 13 at 2.15pm No morning buses Afternoon buses at 2.45pm
Thursday 30 January ALL YEAR LEVELS BEGIN Year 9, 10, 11, 12 9am Powhiri for Year 9 in Theatre 10am Year 12 assembly in Stadium 11am Year 11 assembly in Theatre 11am Year 10 assembly in Stadium Year 13 students needing to confirm courses also need to attend End of day: Year 9 at 2.45pm Years 10, 11, 12 at 2.15pm No morning buses Afternoon buses at 2.45pm
Umi Van Dalen
Zoe Smith
Leah Chan
Kate Perfect
Mary Wang
Friday 31 January TEACHER ONLY DAY
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