r e tt e l s w e N PC Message from the Principal Term 2, Issue 3—July 2014 Tena koutou katoa
INSIDE THIS ISSUE School Fees
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Important Student Information
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Course Information
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Health Consultation
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Year 9 Gifted and Talented Programme
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Student Successes
Principal—Gregor Fountain
I am constantly amazed at the achievements of Paraparaumu College’s students. Our latest national champions are the brand new Paraparaumu College team of Cheerleaders who won the national secondary schools title at the “Cheer Brandz Rock n Cheer Nationals” in Auckland at the end of last term. As well as winning the secondary schools’ title the Paraparaumu College team was selected as the Grand Champions of the entire competition. It is hard to keep track of all of the successes of our students, but I am aware of individuals from this school who have represented New Zealand in 2014 in BMX racing, wrestling, mountain-biking, tennis, karate, vaulting, AFL and inline hockey. Many of our winter sports teams will also be competing in the finals of their regional competitions over the next few weeks. We wish them well.
Involvement in school activities outside of the classroom helps students to feel connected to the school. It also enables them to meet and work with students, teachers and parents from throughout the College community towards a shared goal. Involvement in these types of activities often has a positive impact on academic achievement as students transfer the confidence, independence and ability to relate to others developed through the extra-curricular programme into their classroom work and interactions.
In the extra-curricular arts programme, rehearsals are underway for this term’s musical showcase and planning has begun for a major drama production, to be held at the end of this term.
I wish everyone in the Paraparaumu College community a successful term.
Despite this the major focus in Term Three, especially for our Year 11-13 students, is on completing NCEA internal assessments and preparing for the external examinations in Term Four. It is crucial that students prioritise their academic work now to ensure that they achieve the best possible results at the end of the year. From the conversations I have had, I know most students are carefully monitoring their achievement towards their goals.
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Entertainment Book
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Community Notices
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College Fair—What a Success! A huge thank you to everyone who helped out with the organisation of our College Fair and also to the community who attended on the day. We estimate about 3000-4000 people attended on what turned out to be the perfect day, weatherwise! Proceeds from the Fair meant we were able to donate hundreds of cans to the Kapiti Foodbank as well as being able to hand over a cheque for $800. $4000 was raised for Kapiti Youth Support (KYS) with additional money being raised by College groups for various activities.
Gregor
It was a highly successful and fun day for all. Without our sponsors and volunteers this would not have been possible. Watch this space for details of our next College Fair earmarked for 2016!
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School/NCEA Fees NCEA FEES FOR 2014 Invoices for NCEA fees have been issued to all students in Years 1113 and were due for payment to the College Office at the end of June. Reminders have been emailed or posted. Parents and caregivers can you please give payment of these your urgent attention. Applications for Financial Assistance for NCEA are still being accepted but the forms need to be in our hands by 31st August. No applications can be accepted after that date. The form for application is on our website or can be collected from the College office. Please check out www.pcol.school.nz for more information. Entries, together with the fees received will be sent to NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) shortly after 1 September. Any
student who has not paid the NCEA fee to the college by then, will need to pay directly to NZQA. Please contact Mrs Newall, Finance Manager 049025170 Extn:843 if you have any questions. Payment to the College by Automatic payment or Direct Credit If you are paying by regular automatic payment or by direct credit to the College bank account, please ensure you identify your payment with your student’s name and where possible their student ID Number. School Fees Thank you to those families who have paid their subject related costs and/or the donation. Statements showing an update on your student’s financial position at the College have been sent out recently.
IMPORTANT Student Information School Exams Senior exams will take place from Thursday 21st August through to Friday 29th August. Click here for the timetable. It is also available on the College website under Calendar/Senior Exam Timetable. Tertiary Information Applications for Tertiary Study Students intending to continue their study at any tertiary establishment (University, Polytechnic or private provider) should ensure that they are aware of closing dates for their particular course. Anyone requiring assistance should contact Mrs Browne. University Prospectuses are sent to the College as they become available. In some cases the University forwards them directly to students. Students should ensure they attend the course planning sessions at the College for their chosen University. Enrolment is
on-line. Halls of Residence Applications Applications for Halls of Residence at the various Universities usually become available on-line (or sometimes in hardcopy) from 1st AUGUST. These applications have to be at Universities by the middle of September but students are advised to get their application done online as soon as possible. Students are responsible for submitting the other part of the application and the College’s Confidential Reference forms are submitted by Mrs Knap, Office Manager, separately. The completion of these references by the College is extremely time consuming so we ask that the Common Confidential Reference Form be downloaded and given to the College Office by Monday 4th August at the LATEST. Students may apply for a Hall of Residence at more than one University and should apply even if there is some doubt whether they require a place or not.
End of Year Testimonials Students have already applied for testimonials on-line. If you have any queries, please see Mrs Browne. Course Option Booklets Course Option Booklets for all year levels will be available on the College website and PC4ME Site week commencing 28th July. Hardcopies will be available for students without internet access from the College Office. Course Information Evening A course information evening is being held on Thursday 7th August in two sessions (4.30—5.45 pm and 6.30—8.00 pm). This information evening is designed to help your son/daughter make the right choices for their courses of study. Staff, Deans and Careers Advisors will be available to answer any questions you may have regarding prerequisites and pathways within their subjects. We will also have local tertiary institutions in attendance.
Health Consultation At Paraparaumu College we are reviewing our Health Education programme to ensure that it meets the needs of our school community. As part of this consultation I would like to invite you to our Health Education evening on Wednesday 13th August, from 7 - 8.30 pm in the College pavilion. This evening will feature some selected Paraparaumu College Health promotion groups and a number of contributing service providers eg Kapiti Youth Support (KYS) and Kapiti Coast Physiotherapy (KCP). To enable us to do this we need your help. Please complete the questionnaire here and return it to the College by Wednesday 30th July. Completed questionnaires can be emailed to Brenda McKenzie, mailed back to the College, handed to form teachers or dropped in at the office. The evening will also showcase what the Health Department at Paraparaumu College offers (class programmes, counselling services, peer support, peer mediation, safe school programme etc) and the services that KYS and KCP provide. There will be staff from the College and KYS in attendance to answer questions. Please email Brenda McKenzie {mcb@pc.school.nz) by 30th July or ring the College and leave a message at the office if you are likely to attend.
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Year 9 Gifted and Talented Programme 2014 With the intention of personalising learning here at Paraparaumu College we are undertaking a process to identify Year 9 students with special skills and abilities. For identification purposes the definition “gifted and talented” for us applies to a wide range of students with many different abilities and qualities. The breadth of these qualities and abilities is reflected in the following six broad areas of giftedness and talent:
Intellectual/Academic Creativity Expression Social/Leadership Culture-specific Expression
Our initial identification process will involve teacher nomination, however, if you would like more information around this initiative or would like to discuss nominating your child to be involved in the programme, please do not hesitate to contact Aaron Mead at the College at mea@pcol.school.nz. Once we have identified our students we will explore ways of assisting these students to realise their full potential. Please click here for further explanation of the 6 areas of giftedness and talent or you can find it on our website under Students/Gifted and Talented Programme 2014.
Student Success NZIC Chemistry Quiz Paraparaumu College Year 12 students Josh Lamb and Callum Morgan, with Year 13 students Camellia Young and Rebekah Raynor, took part in the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Secondary Schools’ Wellington Chemistry and Titration competition held at Victoria University. Paraparaumu College won the competition. Thirty other teams took part. The prize, donated by the Faculty of Science, Victoria University was a $100 Whitcoulls voucher to be used for purchasing Chemistry textbooks.
Sheilah Winn Shakespeare in Schools Competition Paraparaumu College has had another successful year at the Sheilah Winn Regional Shakespeare in Schools competition. The College took an enthusiastic and talented group to Otaki College for the regionals and came away with two well deserved awards for their efforts. A group of 10 students performed a combined witches scene set in a modern school yard and as a result of their performance Josh Lamb, who played MacBeth, received the Moby Dickens Bookshop award for Best Delivery of Text. Renee Black, Paraparaumu College’s Head Girl, directed a 5 minute scene, also from MacBeth, where Lady MacBeth has been driven to the point of insanity by her actions. For her stunning portrayal of Lady Macbeth Flora Dryburgh won the award which gives her automatic entry to the National Shakespeare in Schools Production week. This is the group which is made up of direct entry winners and those from the National competition held at Queen’s Birthday weekend. In September the national group ends up being around 45 and half of these are selected to go to the Globe Theatre in London.
The Pak ‘n Save Kapiti Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2014 Congratulations to former student, Jacinta Beckley, on receiving the Undercover Secrets Lingerie Emerging Sportswoman of the Year award at the Kapiti Sports Awards in May.
Basketball and Netball Dana-Jayne Mills-Albert is having a busy holidays! The first week was spent as a member of the U17 Porirua Basketball team that has been at the Basketball National competition in North Harbour . In the second week she stayed at North Harbour as part of the Kapiti Netball U17 team competing in the U17 national tournament. We look forward to hearing how she has got on!
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Cheerleading The Paraparaumu College Cheerleading team (Paraparaumu Seagulls) have come home victorious from the “Cheer Brandz Rock n Cheer Nationals” held at the North Shore Events Centre at the end of June. The team competed against four other secondary schools in the premier event, winning Gold and earning the title of National Champions!
Cross Country New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country was held during June in Palmerston North with some very pleasing results from our competitors: Senior Male Individual—Stefan Przychodzko—17th out of 185 Year 9 Male—Sean Eaton—22nd out of 162 Junior Female—Kayla Shipp—34th out of 91 Year 9 Female—Brooke Eddie—21st out of 121 Year 9 Female—Rebecca Yorker—46th out of 121
Karting Jared Parker has had a busy time over April and May of this year. Competing in the last round of the WPKA series, in early April, Jared finished 3rd for the day, 3rd in the Grand Prix and 3rd overall for the whole series. At Easter, Jared was racing in the New Zealand Kartsport Nationals in Blenheim. Unfortunately gear failure meant he started at the back for the final but managed to fight his way through the pack to finish 10th overall. In the Club Championships held at the end of May, Jared was successful, winning 3 races and gaining 2 second placings. These results gave him the title of 2014 Club Champion for Junior Yamaha.
Orienteering Congratulations to Stefan Przychodzko who is the College Sport Wellington overall Senior Boys Orienteering Champion for 2014.
Taekwondo Success for Zoe Lyall at the New Zealand Taekwondo Championships winning Silver in the Red Belt 15-17 year age group. Success also for Calum Woodill and Stefan Przychodzko in the Central Districts Regional Tournament: Calum Black Belt Junior Sparring—Gold Black Belt Junior Power—Gold Black Belt Junior Speciality—Gold Black Belt Junior Patterns—Silver Stefan Green Coloured Belt Intermediate Sparring—Silver Green Coloured Belt intermediate Patters—Bronze
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PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION Ball Gown Fashion Parade 2014 Would you like to spend a night with the stars, watch them on the catwalk showing all their glitz and glamour? Let us entertain you with some great college musicians and ply you with a delicious supper. There will be spot prizes and competitions on the Great Gatsby themed night. The Parents' Association welcome you to the major event of the year - not to be missed - so hurry and get your tickets before they sell out. Monday 11th of August at 7pm in the College Auditorium. Tickets $10 each, on sale at College reception or at the door on the night Bring your family and friends of all ages. Next Meetings We have some great new ideas and forward plans from the Parents’ Association team so far this year. Our purpose is always to support as many students as possible with their endeavours during their college years, ensuring that many more of our students receive prizes at the end of the year in recognition of their hard work, creating a link between whanau and staff and promoting our great College and it's many achievements to the wider community. We have started a new strategy to work with other groups in the College: the Whanau Group, Sports Committee and students aiming to raise funds for their own College linked adventures. We also have a sub-committee working together on advertising and marketing. Please feel free to join us any time you wish at our following meetings for refreshments, chat or to see what we are all about. Meetings commence at 7 pm in the Student Centre at the College on: Thursday 24th July Thursday 21st August Thursday 18th September Thursday 23rd October Thursday 20th November
COMMUNITY NOTICES Do you know any new Kiwis who need some English help? Tell them about English Language Partners. They offer: One to one help anywhere in Kapiti (1-2 hours a week Classes in Paraparaumu for 1.5-2 hours a week Help adults with using and understanding English Help at all levels (beginners to advanced) Help new arrivals and also those who have lived in new for years FREE for most people To contact English Language Partners phone 0800 NEW KIWI or 0800 639 5494
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