TERM 1 2018

Board of Trustees Meeting Monday 26th March 2018

Easter Weekend Good Friday 30th March—Easter Monday 2nd April and Tuesday

3rd April 2018 (the school is closed on these

three days of Easter)

Teacher Only Day Fri 6th April 2018

No Buses on this day

Parent/Student/Teacher Conference Day

Monday April 9th 2018

No Buses on this day

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Tai Tokerau Festival Tue 11th—Wed 12th April 2018

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END OF TERM 1

Friday 13th April 2018

Anzac Day Tuesday 25th April 2018

(during the school holidays)

START OF TERM 2 2018

Monday 30th April 2018

DATES TO REMEMBER

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Message from the Principal

E nga iwi, e nga karangatanga maha, te iti me

te rahi, tena koutou katoa. Tena hoki koe i o

tatou aitua, e hingahinga haere haere nei.

Noho mai i roto i te ao wairua. Tatou o te ao

ora. Tihei mauri ora.

Our 2018 cohort of students were well

represented and supported by Principals,

staff, parents and caregivers from our

contributing schools as they were welcomed

into our college by the kai-karanga, kai-taki

and school haka powhiri. Matua Jason Tane,

Matua Tohe Ashby and Matua Huru Tipene

shared inspirational words of advice and

caution during this special ceremony which

acknowledged our responsibility of nurturing

and educating our new entrants. This strong

showing of support added mana to the

occasion and I acknowledge all who graced

us with your presence.

Kai-korero paid tribute to the remarkable

contribution of Noeline Lemon toward the

education of generations of students who

passed through Kawakawa Primary School

and Bay of Islands College. I salute and

acknowledge a great friend and colleague

for whom I have the highest respect.

I welcome Mrs Kathy Boswell to the whanau of Bay College as teacher of Mathematics

and Physical education. Kathy is an experienced teacher who has taught throughout

both the North & South Islands. Alongside Kathy I acknowledge 16 brand new stu-

dents and whanau to our school.

This year Kauri House was retired and Kauri students were distributed throughout

Miro, Rata and Totara. Matua Dion Prime has accepted the challenge of transitioning

Kauri students into Miro & Rata Houses with the express intention of strengthening the

culture of these two houses. In particular the tuakana / teina, the whanaungatanga

and tautoko relationships within both these houses.

I welcome Mr Jason Tane, Principal of Moerewa School onto our Board of Trustees

this term. He joins chair-person Del Bristow, Roger Dephoff, Patricia Simeon, Kelly

Stradford, staff representative Shelley Morgan, student representative, Jessie

Henwood. I am particularly excited to retain the services of Kelly Stratford following

her success in replacing fellow ex-student of Bay College, Willow Jean Prime, as

FNDC representative for the Whangaroa / Bay of Islands ward

For months now our Reo Rua staff, students and whanau have toiled tirelessly at

numerous fundraising events at school and in our community in preparation for their

long awaited European Tour which departs our shores in October. They very much

appreciate your support to date and have more tasty food and entertainment events

planned.

In recent years our senior Geography class teacher Esther Van Dyke and husband

Andrew Smith have accompanied two tours to Cambodia. The Board have given

approval for a third visit in 2019 so there are some exciting times ahead for those

involved.

The shout of joy from Ruth Hills, the Head of Physical Education must have been

heard all around Kawakawa when we received word that the contractors are finally

moving in to start building our new gymnasium. The completion date is a lottery still,

with the weather that we have been experiencing, but July is the latest rumour.

The outpouring of support from whanau and ex-students of Bay of Islands College to

the wanton act of vandalism during the holiday was truly humbling. The hurt cut deep

into the community as the full extent of the damage was revealed. Amongst the

carnage were treasured trophies that were irreparable. I thank you all for your letters

of sympathy and your koha toward repairing the damage.

Our Year 9 Chromebook roll out evening was well attended as well as the

subsequent follow up evenings. I am pleased that whanau have recognized the

importance of their child being equipped with this educational tool. The digital

future is upon us and it is incumbent upon us as a school to ensure that we meet the

needs of our students as well as the demands of the digital workforce that awaits

them. Please note that new Chromebooks cannot be issued until whanau and

students have attended a Kawa of Care evening.

This has been a stellar beginning of year for Karetu Marae and Karetu School. The

Prime Minister’s visit to the marae to acknowledge her MP’s who whakapapa to Ngati

Manu hapu and the recent badging of our Head Girl, Jessie Henwood and Head Boy,

Levi Timperley both graduates of Karetu School were reason for celebration and

congratulations.

Students who achieved merit and excellences in NCEA in 2017 were acknowledged

recently at our assembly. One of the intentions of this celebration is to inspire juniors

to pursue their goals and to aim for the stars. To this end former Head Boy of Bay

College, Chayse Bennet-Simeon has been employed recently to mentor students who

just missed out on achieving NCEA Level 1. This helping hand will get them over the

line to join their age group at Level 2.

The challenge that confronts Chayse and subject teachers with some of these

students is their poor attendance for which there are many reasons some legitimate

and sadly others not. Once again I call for the support of parents and caregivers to

be vigilant about the attendance of your child. Help us to instill and normalize their

responsibility for being punctual and respectful of their work.

Noho ora mai

John Paitai, Principal

TERM 1 ISSUE 1 MARCH 2018

BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE

BAY WAVE NEWS

BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE

GATEWAY TO THE FAR NORTH

FOR LEARNING & SUCCESS

BACK ROW: Tyra Lee Tana, Takutai Waiomio-Cassidy, Tiare Karaitiana, Khyla Rupapera, Jeul Anderson, Aaliyah Lemon,

Jessica Owen.

THIRD ROW: Tyra Wills, Kuini Cherrington, Daeryan Wiki, Noi Toeke-Kopa, Tyler Reti, Daynah Nankivell, Helena Richardson,

Teariki Hotere-Tarau.

SECOND ROW: Cianan Uren, Jade Norman, Mr Paitai (Principal), Mihi Koperu, Kyla Sherbanowski, Ryan Nankivell.

FRONT ROW: Taria Wills, Jessie Henwood, Levi Timperley, Maunga Croft-Ritete.

ABSENT: Sela Lopeti, Michael Piercy, Danika Holland

On Friday 2nd February 2018 we held a Powhiri to welcome all our new students and staff to Bay of Islands College. Our

Principal, Mr John Paitai, addressed a full school assembly and welcomed the new students, staff and their whanau to the

Bay of Islands College community.

After the assembly the new Year 9 students were treated to some fun activities to help them get to know some of our Senior

Peer Support Leaders. A fun time was had by all.

Te Roopu o Peowhairangi 2018: Our Kapa Haka started the year off at full speed with a performance at Ngati Manu marae in support of Kelvin Davis, Willow-Jean Prime and the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Their performance amazed the crowd. It was described as ‘fierce’ and ‘energetic’ by some of the locals and the Prime Minister said that she thoroughly enjoyed the last item where the performers sang a medley of old songs. Term 1 is always a busy time of year for Kapa Haka, so far they have performed nearly every weekend! At the end of this term, they will be performing at the annual Te Tai Tokerau Secondary Schools Festival at Kerikeri High school on the 11-12 April. This year we are trying to enter 2 Kapa Haka. We have a tuakana group - Te Roopu o Peowhairangi, and a new teina group - Kete Taonga. Hard work and support from our whanau and community will ensure that Bay of Islands College will have 2 groups this year which means that possibly 80 students will be taking to the stage! Kapa Haka is a positive initiative for the students and they appreciate all the support they receive from the school, whanau and community. Below are the important dates remaining for this term, if you are free, come along and see what we do, you are more than welcome.

Thursday 5 April 6pm - Variety Concert and dinner, $25 per person

Friday 6 April 6pm - Sunday 8 April 4pm Live-in at the school marae

Saturday 7 April - Performance at the Twin Pines (selected performers only)

Wednesday 11 April- Thursday 12 April- Te Tai Tokerau Secondary School Festival.

We would like to share the

great effort put in by our Year

10 Student Mac Brown

(pictured far left) in his wood

technology class this past

week. Our Woodwork

Teacher Mr Chris Serfontein

was very impressed with

Mac’s effort with his first wood

project, a Desk Tidy.

Keep up the great work Mac,

the pictures show a pretty

impressive Desk Tidy.

Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays:

Thursdays:

8.45 – 8.55 Form Time; [10

mins]

8.45 – 8.55 Form Time; [10

mins]

8.55 – 9.55 Lesson 1; 8.55 – 9.55 Lesson 1;

9.55 – 10.55 Lesson 2; 9.55 – 10.50 Lesson 2;

10.55 – 11.15 Interval; [20

mins]

10.50 – 11.10 Interval;

11.15 – 12.15 Lesson 3; 11.10 – 12.05 Lesson 3;

12.15 – 1.15 Lesson 4; 12.05 – 1.00 Lesson 4;

No Assembly 1.00 – 1.20 ASSEMBLY

1.15 – 2.15 Lunchtime; [1

hour]

1.20 – 2.20 Lunchtime;

2.15 – 3.15 Lesson 5 2.20 – 3.15 Lesson 5

3.15 – 3.30 Staff non-contact time

3.15 – 3.30 Staff non-contact time

ALL year 9—12 students must

wear correct school uniform

everyday. We have new and used

uniform items available for

purchase in the school shop.

We also have black canvas

shoes available for purchase

at ($10 or $20).

We want all students dressed

correctly and ready for

learning. Therefore, if students

arrive in non-uniform clothing or footwear, the

College will have second-hand gear they can use for

the day or until they can purchase the correct uniform

item. Parents, please help to ensure that your child is dressed

correctly for school and learning.

Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

Beautifying the School

Kia ora to you all. Last year, with

the Board’s consent, a team of staff

and students formed a committee to

‘beautify our school’.

We have a new gymnasium going

up and we are looking to

landscape the grounds and tidy up

the interior of our school with some

new designs. The Committee has

drafted an Action Plan which can

easily be made available to view.

Our Plea

Can you help with any donation

towards the costs involved to carry

out this project OR have you the

expertise in landscaping or interior

design OR are you a handyman/

woman with time available to

complete some parts of our Action

Plan?

If you can help in anyway please

email our Deputy Principal Zorina

Wigglesworth zwh@boic.school.nz

with your contact details and how

you can help us.

We really appreciate all your help.

BACK ROW:

Mr Paul Cochrane, Mr CJ Serfontein, Mr Chris Serfontein, Mrs Edith Painting Davis, Mr Alistair Leitch, Mr Dave Scott, Mr Jason Binsted,

Mr Dion Prime, Mr Malcolm Bignell, Mr Kamlesh Prakash

THIRD ROW:

Miss Lauren Hills, Miss Jasmine Maunsell, Ms Erin McNamara, Mrs Bernie Murray, Mrs Lynda Scott, Mrs Patsy Wynyard, Mrs Mina

Voigt, Mrs Rose Loveridge, Mrs Andrea Chase, Mr JP Vandenameele

SECOND ROW:

Mrs Natasha Surowiez (with young Tyson), Mrs Shelley Morgan, Mrs Davina Wallam-Duke, Ms Debz Russell, Mrs Esther Van Dyke,

Mrs Ninni Smyth, Mrs Olivia George, Miss Djereyl Davies, Mrs Anita Palmer, Mr Darryl Work, Ms Kirsty Sheridan, Mr Chayse Bennett-

Simeon

FRONT ROW:

Ms Delwyn Bristow, Mrs Ruth Hills, Mrs Kerry Boyde-Preece, Ms Annette Wynyard, Mr John Paitai, Mrs Zorina Wigglesworth, Mr Dan

Bristow, Mr Ron Vigil, Mr Andrew Smith, Mr Darren Markin

DOES YOUR STUDENT NEED A LOCKER FOR 2018?

Lockers are available again this year. $50 per year plus a refundable $10 bond. If you would like a locker for 2018 you will need to fill in an online order form at www.stowawaylockers.co.nz. GET IN

QUICK as they are going fast!

Robyn Nieuwelaar

Ph/Fax 09 4375818

Mobile 027 4221783

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE VISITS FOR YEAR 9 STUDENTS

Starting beginning of Term 2, Rubie Culley, the District Health Nurse for the District

Health Board will commence a school based and Community clinical service to all

students who are in Year 9. Every student is asked for their consent before an

assessment is undertaken, and has the right to refuse if they choose to. Parents can

also withdraw their child from the screening programme by contacting the school and

requesting that they do not participate. We want to identify any health needs that

students may have so that we can support families in providing services to meet them,

and to ensure that students are in class ready and able to learn.

This is a Ministry of Health led initiative. For more information please contact Whaea Annette at the school on 09 404 1055

Every year we celebrate the top

academic students in NCEA Level 1 and

2. This process cannot be completed

until after the external examination

results are received by the school in late

January of the following year. We are

proud to present to you our two top

academic award recipients for 2017. LEFT: Ngawaiora Davis was the

winner of the Keith McKenzie Cup an

Scholarship for 2017 Level 1 Top

Academic with Excellence Endorsement. RIGHT: Jessie Henwood was the winner

of the BOI College Mecca Reunion Cup

and Scholarship for 2017 Level 2 Top

Academic with Excellence Endorsement.

Congratulations to them both.

Once Ngawaiora graduates from College

she would like to take a year off to travel

and then she hopes to study medicine at

Otago University. When Jessie graduates

as a Year 13 student at the end of 2018

she hopes to study Earth Science at

Waikato University with aspirations of

becoming a Research Scientist. We wish

them both well with their future studies.

NCEA Level 1 with Merit Endorsement students for 2017 were: Jazmine Bailey, Antz Maddren, Jada Henare, Jean Brown, Helena

Richardson, Danika Holland, Brianna Makene-Dodd, Reef Churches, Alecia Norman, Mihi Koperu, Whitiora Haunui-Tipene, Shane Vincent and Caylah Willoughby. NCEA Level 1 with Excellence Endorsement students for 2017 were: Jade Norman, Teariki Hotere-

Tarau and Troy Hona.

NCEA Level 2 with Merit Endorsement students for 2017 were: Daynah Nankivell and Levi Timperley. NCEA Level 2 with

Excellence Endorsement for 2017 were: Takutai Waiomio-Cassidy, Taria Wills and Tyra Wills.

Congratulations to these students!

Bruce Brown, picture above, completed a Gateway placement with

Hikurangi based Rouse Motorcycles when he was a Year 11 student in

2015. Bruce then went on to do a Taratahi Agricultural Course with Mr

Work. In 2017 Bruce completed a Taratahi Agricultural Course again, one

day a week for the full year.

Bruce comes from a farming background and he would take his

motorcycle and quad to Rouse Motorcycles to be serviced or repaired.

This kept him in touch with the staff there so when an apprenticeship

became available they offered it to Bruce, which he gladly accepted.

Well Done Bruce

Sam-Ross Vincent, pictured above, completed a

Gateway placement with Seapower, based at the Opua

Marina, during his 2017 year. Showing an aptitude for

this type of work along with great enthusiasm and work

ethic Bruce and Christine Fuller offered Sam-Ross work

through the summer holidays. Once again impressed

with Sam-Ross’s efforts they offered him an

apprenticeship as a Marine Engineer. Congratulations

to Sam-Ross and also to Bruce Brown (right) on securing

a trade to hold them in good steed for their future.

Harmoney Strachan Yr 9 Jada Ruka Yr 9 Poi Poi Pihema Yr 9

Rian Stuart Yr 9

Tahnellah Streat Yr 9

Zhyon Shelford Yr 9

Verner Salu Yr 9 Briana Reti Yr 9

Tayla Jameson Yr 10 Ashdin Wilson-Alderton Yr 10 Felicitia Williams-Hati Yr 10 Devontae Beatty Samuels Yr 10

Mac Brown Yr 10 Melissa Stratford Yr 10 Paris Tohu-Wilson Yr 10

Hamish Toia Yr 10

Teina Reid Yr 10 Shayde Main Yr 9 Shanen Reti Yr 9 Atariyah Tipene Yr 9

Our Year 9 and 10 students have jumped into their Art classes with

great enthusiasm, producing some fantastic prints as per the

sample of the great work shown here.

All the artwork is currently being displayed in our school foyer so

please pop in and have a look at your students creative work.

ERIN MCNAMARA: I've

come back to live in NZ

after 20 years, mostly

teaching in Bangkok and

Tokyo, but also travelling

in many countries. I last

taught in NZ at Waihi

College, but I'm thrilled to

be back at Bay College

where I went to school; it's

great to be teaching the

children (and grandchil-

dren) of so many friends in

the community. I hope to

be walking the cycle

tracks, swimming down at

Paihia and pretty much

enjoying the fresh air of

the Bay of Islands.

C H A Y S E B E N N E T T -

SIMEON: I am the Academic

Mentor here at Bay of Islands

College. My role is to help

the Level 1, 2 and 3 students

get their NCEA qualifications.

I have been working at Bay

Collee since last year and

have loved every minute of

working with the teachers,

community and the students.

Some of my favourite things

to do is, playing various

sports like golf, volleyball

and badminton, serenading

people with my tenor

saxophone and relaxing to

jazz music.

ROBERT HEAPS : Kia ora, I am very

happy to be working at Bay of

Islands College as a Teacher Aide.

Prior to working at the college I

was raised in Wellington & have

primarily taught diving and surfing

there & in other places across the

globe. In Northland, I also love

diving and surfing but most of all I

enjoy living alongside the happy,

warm and friendly communities

that exist up here. Throughout

2018 at the College, I will

continuously push myself to grow

and help others as much as I can

while completing the final year of

my B.A majoring in Educational

Psychology.

KATHY BOSWELL: I decided I

need warm people and a warm

climate. To me the Far North

was the obvious choice. I have

taught Science, Biology and

Maths and to a limited extent PE

for many years. I taught for 3

years in Australia, Maths and PE,

and mainly Science, Biology and

in Maths in NZ. This included

teaching at Ngata College in

Ruatoria, Hawarden Area

School, in North Canterbury and

the last school was Manurewa

High School in South Auckland.

My hobbies are swimming and

fishing and eating seafood. My

other passion is horses. Thank

you to the staff for your warm

welcome and support.

TIERE TAPENE-MAOTE: Kia

orana koutou katoatoa. My

n a m e i s T i e r e

Tapene-Maoate and I am

currently relieving in the

English Department at Te Kura

Tuarua o Peowhairangi. I am

o f R aro tong an/T ahi t ia n

descent, wife, mother of 4

adult children and nana to

one. I am passionate about

my profession and dabble in

cuisine, fashion and culture

when in my 'Me' moments. I

am excited to be living and

working in this community

and hope to get to meet as

many of you during my time

here. Nga mihi.

RON VIGIL: Hi my name is Ronoel

but everybody calls me Ron. I am a

New Zealand trained teacher from

Victoria University in Wellington. I

am bilingual with experience in

primary to secondary level

education. I am a person who

understands the importance of

EOTC experiences for our tamariki

as part of a holistic learning

through positive discipline and

intrinsic motivation in their school

education. I am a strong supporter

of the use of technology in

education and as a complementary

tool in extracurricular activities. I love all sort of sports from BMX to

scuba diving. I play football for a

local team (Kaeo). I enjoy

technology and arts very much. I

like developing new ideas and

researching about everything. I’ve

been teaching ICT, and

Technology related subjects for the

last 3 and a half years.

HORAHIA KING:

I am a Teacher Aide in the

Learning Support Centre,

offering extra support and

help for those students who

need it. I was a past student

here at Bay of Islands

College and I live in

Waikare. It is really great to

come back to Bay College to

give back some of the

knowledge that I gained as a

student. My favourite thing to

do in my spare time is to

spend time with my little girl

Amaya.

E U G E N E R E I H A N A :

Kia ora koutu I am the new

Gateway Driver here at Bay

College and relieving in the

Student Centre from time to

time. My wife Tania and I, and

our two children whom both

attend Bay of Islands College

have recently returned from

spending eighteen years in

Australia. I have worked in

many and various industries

and hope to bring the skills I

have learned through out my

working life to my role here at

Bay College. I am very keen

and look forward to working

with our youth.

We wish to take this

opportunity to thank

all our senior leaders

for stepping forward

to be role models and

ambassadors of Bay of

Islands College. We

appreciate their

commitment to their

role as Senior Leaders

and look forward to

seeing their successes

during their 2018 year