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TERM 1 WEEK 8 20 March 2020
POLYFEST GROUP FROM THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL PERFORMANCES Our 15 cultural groups gave it their all in performances to the Year 9 assemblies on Monday and Tuesday this week, highlighting once again the commitment and tenacity of a huge number of people - students, staff, tutors and families - who have worked so hard over recent weeks in preparation for Polyfest. It was with great sadness that we received the news that ASB Polyfest, which was to be held this week, was cancelled. Subsequently, the Fiafia nights at Avondale College on Tuesday and Wednesday were also unable to take place. While this was a huge disappointment to all involved, the quality of our students once again shone through as they made the most of the assembly performances to the Year 9s. The performances were then recorded on Thursday and Friday and these performances will be shared online with our families and community in the weeks to come. (See page 3 for more photos!)
75TH JUBILEE CANCELLED Avondale College regrets to advise that given the implications of the current coronavirus pandemic, we have made the decision to cancel the 75th Jubilee celebrations planned for the weekend of 8-10 May this year.
Dear Parents and Caregivers Thank you very much for your prompt response in returning the updated contact information sheet for your family that was sent home this week. If you have not yet provided that information, please ask your child to get the relevant documents from their Home Room teacher. Alternatively, please email any changes to contact details directly to datateam@ avcol.school.nz I wish to share with you some updated information that we have received over the past few days from the Ministry of Education. I also wish to communicate some of the decisions we have made in terms of school operations in light of that advice. • We will not be holding regular school assemblies • We will continue to communicate with families through email, our website and letters which are available at reception. • There will not be any school trips for the remainder of this term, including camps to Taurewa. • In line with decisions by NZ School Sport, College Sport and many sporting bodies, we are stopping sports team trials and trainings. • We are restricting guests and guest speakers coming into school. • We are doing planning to make sure that we can support students' learning at home should it be necessary. • We continue to support the restrictions that the government has put in place around travel and selfisolation. We know COVID-19 feels worrying, and of course people are concerned for the wellbeing of children. Please be assured that with no case confirmed in our school, your children are safe here. Good hygiene is a priority at our school, and we are reinforcing this regularly with all students and staff. We continue to work closely with our cleaning contractors and property team to support this. We are getting the most up to date advice and guidance so that we can confidently make informed decisions about the safety and wellbeing of our school community. We will continue to review our decisions and actions daily. I wish you all a safe and happy weekend with your families. Mrs L Watkinson Principal
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 9 Term 1 2020
Monday 23 March Central Western Zone Swim Champs Tuesday 24 March Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC 12OED Paddle Boarding pds 4-5 (GDT) AKSS C/NW Zone Girls Tag Tournament Wednesday 25 March Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC 12GEC trip to Te Atatu/Hobsonville Pt (STH) Thursday 26 March Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC Learning Support trip to Auckland Zoo (NSI) Friday 27 March Blood Day Saturday 28 March International Day Trip to Hobbiton Sunday 29 March International Coromandel trip
NEW PASIFIKA SECTION IN LIBRARY Students are enjoying the new 'Pacific Room' nook in our library, which features books written by Pasifika authors or which have a Pacific theme...
Week 10 Term 1 2020
Monday 30 March NZSS Summer Tournament Week (30 Mar - 5 Apr) Taurewa Trip 3 (Year 13) 11OED Paddle Boarding pds 4-5 (PLN) Tuesday 31 March Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC 12OED Paddle Boarding assessment day (GDT) Wednesday 1 April BOT Meeting 6-9.30pm Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC NZSS 3x3 Basketball Championships, Takanini (1 - 3 Apr) (BHN) Otago Maths Competition (HR & Period 1) (BMN) Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Regionals (NTE) Maori Careers Evening in Whare 7-9pm Thursday 2 April Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC Pacific Careers Evening in PAC 7-9pm Friday 3 April Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC
Week 11 Term 1 2020 Monday 6 April Year 10 Cambridge Checkpoint Testing (6 - 9 April) Tuesday 7 April Whole School Report Evening 4.30pm-7.30pm (TBC) Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC Tauranga National Youth Jazz Competition (7 - 9 April) (RBN) Wednesday 8 April Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC Thursday 9 April Talent Quest heats at lunchtime in PAC End of term 1
Holidays Monday 13 – Saturday 25 April NZET International Nth/Sth Island Combo Trips 1 & 2 (TBC)
Tuesday 14 – Friday 24 April NZET International Sth Island Adventure Trip (TBC)
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COVID 19
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS Credible, evidence-based information about COVID-19 can be found at the following places: • The Ministry of Health COVID-19 webpage. • The Auckland Regional Public Health Service COVID-19 webpage. • The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 site. Anyone seeking health-related advice about COVID-19 can also free call Healthline’s dedicated 0800 number: 0800 358 5453.
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DEPUTY PRINCIPALS' AND DEANS' CONTACT DETAILS
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL All levels
YEAR 9
Dean
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
YEAR 10
Dean
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
YEAR 11 Dean
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
YEAR 12 Dean
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
YEAR 13
Dean
Associate Dean Deputy Principal
Dr Terry Brown bwn@avcol.school.nz
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Mrs Joy Yallop ylp@avcol.school.nz Ms Guinevere Alai ala@avcol.school.nz Ms Emma Joynes jyn@avcol.school.nz
820 1710
Mr Nick Smit smi@avcol.school.nz Ms Sasha Rudland rls@avcol.school.nz Ms Sarah Drew drw@avcol.school.nz
820 1710
Mrs Grace Williams wmg@avcol.school.nz Mr Tom Bishop bsp@avcol.school.nz Mr Matt Bennett bnn@avcol.school.nz
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Mr David Dewsnap dsp@avcol.school.nz Dr Kirsty Pinder pdr@avcol.school.nz Mrs Lynne van Etten vtn@avcol.school.nz
820 1738
Ms Rhonda Donaldson dsn@avcol.school.nz Miss Hannah Stewart srt@avcol.school.nz Mr Phil Hill hil@avcol.school.nz
820 1706
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This week Avondale College congratulates Emily Smith in 13ELS on her achievement in earning a Silver Award in the New Zealand International Biology Olympiad. Following on from her participation in the online summer tutorial programme as a Bronze award recipient in the NZIBO, Emily sat the national team selection examination earlier this month competing against 250 other students from across New Zealand for a spot in the NZIBO Selection and Training Camp. The examination highlighted the research of innovative and world leading scientists and tested Emily's ability to correctly answer questions related to Stage 1 university level Biology. Her Silver award is accompanied by an invitation to attend the annual Selection and Training Camp along side the top 25 high school biologists in the country. The camp usually takes place in the April school holidays in collaboration with the University of Auckland, the University of Otago and Massey University in Albany and provides a face to face opportunity for students to connect to current science investigations and learn hands-on biological research laboratory skills and techniques. We are so proud of Emily and wish her all the best in her bid to be one of the top four students who will win an NZIBO Gold award and go on to represent New Zealand at the International Biology Olympiad in Nagasaki, Japan in July!
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13OED TRIP TO WAIPU CAVES Our 13 Outdoor Education class had a great time caving at the Waipu Caves last week!
Avondale College AUDITORIUM ______
Friday 27 March
9:00am – 2:00pm
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SPORTS REPORT Monday 9th March – Sunday 15th March
Junior B Cricket Team
CRICKET
The 1st XI Boys made it two in a row, defeating Selwyn College by 2 wickets on Saturday. Abhishek Lal once again proved his value with bowling stats of 3/24, while finishing off the run chase with a quick 15 off 14 balls. The boys will take on Western Springs here at Avondale on Saturday in their final match of the season. The winner will survive the grade whilst the losing team will be relegated to 1B next season. The boys would love some support this weekend, so be sure to get on down for a 10:30 start! The 1st XI Girls continue to dominate their grade, this time beating Rangitoto College by 95 runs. Hem Shah and Lourdes D’souza took their first wickets for Avondale College, whilst Hetanshi took 3 wickets to help bowl Rangitoto out for just 60 runs. Our Junior A Boys were defeated for the first time this season, losing to Kristin by 17 runs. Fin Perry top scored with 78 not out, a great performance by him. Viraj Mody was close to a half century, but was caught and bowled at 46. It was the Junior B Boys’ first win of the season on Saturday. The boys edged out Westlake by 8 runs. Hemish Parikh top scored with 23, whilst Jash Solanki had a great day bowling, securing 3 wickets for just 16 runs.
ROWING
Well done to Senior Rowers Maceo Tremlett and Leo Strode-Penny for finishing 7th at the North Island Secondary Schools Rowing Regatta, which were held at Lake Karapiro over the weekend.
SWIMMING
In recent open water swimming events, our two swimmers Alex Dunkley and Jayden Collins achieved some great results. Alex got 1st place in the 3km swim at the Big Tahuna Nelson Swim. He was also 1st overall in the Red Beach Surf Club’s event, winning the Deyal Cosgrave Shield. Jayden came 1st in the under 15 year’s grade at the Samoa Events – Beach Maraetai Swim. Well done to Alex and Jayden on these awesome results.
TENNIS
Yet another win on Saturday for our Senior Girls. This time, Rutherford were defeated 9-0. Heading into the final round before playoffs, the girls sit 3 points clear at the top of the table, and remain the only undefeated team in the competition.
VOLLEYBALL
Our two Senior Volleyball teams had their Auckland Championships this week. Our Premier Boys were up against some quality opposition, but fought hard and came away 13th overall. The Senior Girls also did very well, placing 22nd out of nearly 50 Auckland schools. Well done to all our Volleyball players, coaches and volunteers for a great season.
Premier Boys Volleyball team
WATER POLO
Our Senior Mixed team were in action again on Sunday, when they took on Orewa. Coming into the game, Orewa were top of the table and yet to lose a game, but our players were outstanding and came away with an 8-5 win. This has set up a 3/4th place playoff match on Friday against Kristin, a team that defeated us by 4 goals earlier in the season. Good luck to the team!
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TAUREWA CAMP
taurewa@avcol.school.nz TRIP CANCELLATION: Trips 3, 3a, 4 & 5 Trip 3, Year 13 Trip 3a, Year 13 Trip 4, 10MKE/10EKR Trip 5 10 LGR / 10SKN In light of the recent advice from Ministry of Education regarding COVID-19, we regret that the above trips have been cancelled. While any cancellation of Taurewa Camp is done with great reluctance, we are confident that this is the correct decision at this time. Any payments already made for camp costs will be refunded. We regret this cancellation and hope it does not cause too much inconvenience.
TRIP TERM 1 TRIP DATES YEAR LEVEL COST $ DUE DATE ADULT HELPERS 3
Week 10 30 Mar-3 Apr
13
$425
Tue 17 Mar
STILL NEEDED 0
TRIP TERM 2 TRIP DATES YEAR LEVEL COST $ DUE DATE 4 5
Week 2 Week 3
4-8 May
10MKE
$400
Tue 7 Apr
11-15 May
10EKR 10LGR
$400
Tue 28 Apr
10SKN
1 1 Male
6
Week 5
25-29 May
12
$415
Tue 12 May
3
7
Week 8
15-19 June
12
$415
Tue 2 Jun
3
8
Week 9
22-26 June
12
$415
Tue 9 Jun
1 Female
TRIP TERM 3 TRIP DATES YEAR LEVEL COST $ DUE DATE 9
Week 2
27-31 Jul
10
Week 3
3-7 Aug
11
Week 5
17-21 Aug
12
Week 6
24-28 Aug
13
Week 8
7-11 Sep
14
Week 9
14-18 Sep
10MLA 10WLG 10BLD 10SHI 10STH 10PAR 10YGE 10LNS 10JWA 10LNT 10EKO 10DYL 10MAY 10PTS
$410
Tue 30 Jun
$410
Tue 21 Jul
$410
Tue 4 Aug
$410
Tue 11 Aug
$410
Tue 25 Aug
$410
Tue 1 Sep
0 2 2 2 Male 3 2
TRIP TERM 4 TRIP DATES YEAR LEVEL COST $ DUE DATE 15
Week 1
12-16 Oct
10WTL 10SGD
$410
Tue 1 Sep
16
Week 4
2-6 Nov
Internationals
$500
Tue 20 Oct
3
17
Week 6
16-20 Nov
Internationals
$500
Tue 3 Nov
3
30
Week 7
25-29 Nov
Staff Training
Inclusive of $50 deposit (non-refundable/non-transferable)
Payment can be made via Internet Banking Avondale College Westpac Bank: New Lynn branch 03-0109-0291016-00 Please quote your family code, Taurewa Trip and students’ first name (example: SMITH05 Taurewa Trip 1 Sally)
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TAUREWA ADULT HELPERS NEEDED! We would like to draw your attention to an exciting opportunity to work with our students at our school camp, Taurewa, which is located beside the Tongariro National Park. Adult helpers are vital to the success of our Taurewa Camps, and we are currently looking for some more volunteers for upcoming trips! A reasonable level of fitness is required but no experience in the activities is necessary. Each camp is five days long and includes the following activities based around Tongariro National Park: • Year 13s: Overnight tramping, white water rafting, low ropes course and more! • Year 12s: Mountain biking, rock climbing (indoors), overnight tramping, low ropes course and more! • Year 10s: Kayaking, day tramps, hot pools, low ropes course and more! • Internationals: Overnight tramping, white water rafting, low ropes course, Mountain biking, rock climbing (indoors) and more! All trip costs are covered and adults can hire any clothing or equipment from the Taurewa Office at no cost. Adult helpers need to be over 21 years of age, and willing to complete a police check. If you (or someone you know) would be keen to be involved, or if you would like to know more, please email: taurewa@avcol.school.nz