From the Principal Tena koutou katoa

Dates to RememberMonday 1 August

Careers and Subject Selection Evening - 6.00pm in the Hall

Tuesday 2 August Sports Team photos

Wednesday 3 August Digital Parenting Forum - 6.00pm

Thursday 4 August Year 8 Open Evening - 5.00pm

Tuesday 9 August Opening Night for Annieat the Hawkins Theatre

www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 29 July 2016 Issue No. 22

Welcome back to Term 3, and a particularly warm welcome to our new students and staff. Mr Matchett joined our Technology Faculty, and we will welcome other new staff members in the coming weeks.

We have 13 students and a teacher from Fu-He and Yaong-He High Schools in Taipei, Taiwan in classes with Rosehill buddies for these two weeks, and on Wednesday we held a powhiri for them and for a tour group from Nihon University Meisei High School. A group from this Japanese high school has visited us at the start of Term 3 for a number of years and we always enjoy hosting them and enabling them to experience Kiwi life. We hope all our visitors enjoy their time at Rosehill.

Some cast members from this year’s major production, Annie, performed in assemblies this week to give students a taste of what will be in the show. Annie is a highly popular musical about an orphan girl who is found by a wealthy, kind man who wants to adopt her, but the cruel owner of the orphanage has different ideas. Many rehearsal hours have gone into the production which opens on Tuesday 9 August. Tickets can be purchased form the Library at lunchtime or the Front Office.

Subject selection information was issued today and the Careers and Subject Selection Evening takes place on Monday, 1 August at 6pm. Students from all year levels are invited to attend as all will find valuable information to help them choose their future pathways. It was good to see so many parents and caregivers attending the Year 11 and 12 Student Achievement Meetings yesterday afternoon. This second round of meetings links to subject selection by checking that students are on target to meet their goals and entry requirements for subjects and courses next year.

Sue Blakely, Principal

Careers and Subject Selection EveningMonday 1st August, 6pm-8pm

Rosehill College Hall - Library - A2This is a great opportunity to see the following all in one place:

• Heads of Departments and Teachers in Charge of Subjects • Careers Advisor • Heads of Houses & Senior Management• Liaison officers from various Universities, Polytechnics and Private Training Organisations

Exhibitors include: NZ Universities, MIT, Unitec

Private Training Organisations: BCITO, Yoobee, ETCO, NZ School of Tourism, College of Camille, CutAbove, Futureintech, NZ Career College, Servilles, NZ School of Tourism, MAINZ, Skills Update, CCUSA & many more

Everyone Welcome

SENIORS FACE IMPORTANT PRACTICE EXAMS WEEK 7THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER - FRIDAY

16 SEPTEMBER

There are many different ways TO STUDY, so here’s a few…

• Writing notes & Re-writing notes

• Talking out aloud & Study Groups

• Cue cards & Flashcards• Mindmaps & Concept Maps• Online Quizzes and Practice

Exams

Rosehill College Open Evening

Thursday 4 August at 5.00pmThis evening is for Year 8 Students

with their Parents and Caregivers and will be held in the College Hall.

Parent/Student/Teacher InterviewsThursday 18 August and Monday 22 August from 2.30pm to 6pm. Please note that classes will finish at 1.40pm. Murphys Buses will operate at 1.40pm and Waka Pacific Buses at the normal time, 3.20pm. Students may remain at school to study. There are still places available with most teachers if you would like to make appointments to meet with your child's subject teachers. See page six for instructions.Please contact Philippa Kaisser on 295 0661 ext 871 or by email at p.kaisser@rosehillcollege.school.nz

PROCEDURES FOR VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL

If any member of the public, whether parent, caregiver, grandparent, tradesperson or supplier etc., wants to come into school to see either a member of staff or a student at the school, there are procedures that need to be followed. Please:

1. Make an appointment to see whoever it is you want to meet with. Teachers are generally best contacted by email to arrange an appointment. All the school email addresses are generic – firstinitial.surname@rosehillcollege.school.nz. If you are not sure of an email address please contact the main office on (09) 295 0661 extension 0 and they will help you.

2. When you come into school make sure you sign in at Reception, just inside the main front door.

3. Please ask for a visitor’s sticker, if it is not given automatically, which you must wear at all times whilst you are on school grounds.

4. Remember to sign out when you leave.Your support in this would be much appreciated.

Park SportAuckland Council are running a 4 week block of ‘Park Sport’ where they will be going into Marybeth Reserve twice a week Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3.30pm-4.30pm

Each week they will be bringing in different sports equipment and facilitate games for the kids. This is an all ages event.

Te Roopu Awhina Kia ora koutou,

The Rosehill College Board of Trustees (BOT) has invited Te Roopu Awhina (Rosehill College Maori whanau group) to nominate ONE person as a Trustee on the new Board.

If you are interested in the role as our Representative on the BOT, and would like to put your name forward for selection, please email your contact details to the current Chairperson of Te Roopu Awhina, James Te Whare email: james@otunnz.co.nz, or phone/ text 027 3357364

James will contact you to discuss the role, and selection process.

We will hold a Te Roopu Awhina hui on Mon 1st August, start 6pm at Moemoea Wharenui, Rosehill College for selection of our representative. Nga mihi

READING IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN SECONDARY

EDUCATION!Several English teachers attended the NZATE Conference in Christchurch during the holiday break. One of the key messages that we came away with was the importance of young people continuing to develop their reading by attempting more challenging texts than they are used to and reading regularly - at least an hour a day.

Parents and caregivers can support their student's reading habits by suggesting books they have read, talking to them about what they are reading and modelling reading to them.

If you want advice about how to support your child's reading please contact the school library on this email: c.johnston@rosehillcollege.school.nz or check out the following websites:

http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/https://www.goodreads.com/

The Library Team

School leavers information eveningThursday 4th August 2016 6:30pm

Pullman Hotel, Auckland City

If you're thinking about university, come to our information evening and discover what sets Victoria apart. Bring along your family, whānau, friends and questions.

Find out about your study options and take the opportunity to talk to a current Victoria student and a representative from each of our faculties.

You'll learn about what life is like at Victoria, information about accommodation and what to expect in your first year.

Tickets are now on sale from the school Library at lunchtimes only.

$15 student/senior citizens$20 adult.

Thank you to our Silver Sponsors B. W. Henderson and Pak n Save, Takanini for their support.

Lunchtime Sport- Basketball 3 on 3 Rosehill’s lunchtime sport is back! We will be running a boys and girls 3 on 3 Basketball competition during Term 3 with the Seniors up first, boys on Tuesday and girls on Thursday in the Sports Centre, run for three weeks with 2 rounds per lunchtime. Year 11, 12 and 13 students will be able to sign up to a team lead by our Rosehill Basketball players in week 2. Any students looking to play more basketball, give it ago or just get out of the cold come and see us in the Sports Office before Week 3 which is when competition begins! The Junior rounds will be held later in the year after tournament week, so keep an eye out!

Tae Kwon DoOne of Rosehill’s top athletes, Courtney Church is a Year 13 student who is competitive and very successful in Tae Kwon Do. Courtney recently competed and performed at an exceptionally high standard, receiving Gold in Sparring, Silver in Patterns, Gold in Team Patterns and Gold in Team Sparring! Counties also took out best region & Courtney’s club took out best Club so it was a fantastic weekend all round. As you can see in the images Courtney looks outstanding and very focused on her next goal which is to take out the World Cup in Hungary in October!

Football Kanga Cup TournamentThe Auckland Football Federation recently sent an U14’s team to compete in the Kanga Cup football tournament in Canberra, Australia. Rosehill student Pavinir Khun-Khun was one of the young players selected for this team, which is a huge achievement as players were selected from the top Auckland Football Federation teams in their age group to represent

Auckland at this international tournament. The AFF U14s team performed exceptionally well, placing 2nd overall and suffered their only loss 1-0 in the Grand Final.

Pavinir scored 4 of the teams 28 tournament goals, with a hat-trick in the 2nd game.

The U14s results were:v. Canberra FC won 10-0 (1 goal by Pavanir) v. Ashburton won 11-0 (3 goals by Pavanir)v. Adelaide City won 4-0v. International Football School drew 1-1v. Canberra United won 2-1 (semi-final)Cup Final v. Fraser Park 1-0 loss Cup 2nd Place

GymsportsCarlene Smith has been very busy during her holidays as she competed in two Rhythmic Gymnastics events with great results. The first event was in the Waikato, Carlene came 1st in Ribbon, 2nd in Hoop and 3rd in Clubs with an overall placing of 2nd place along with the current National Champion.

The second event was the Midlands Champs where she came 2nd for Rope, Hoop, Clubs and Ribbon and therefore placing 2nd overall.

That is not all! Carlene is off to the New Zealand Secondary Schools event this weekend which will be a good challenge for her and we wish her all the best!

Basketball U15 BoysWe are steadily drawing nearer to the finals with the boys returning from the 2 week holiday break. Their eagerness was showing on court, with fumbling of the ball and minor errors until they settled down and got into sync.

Waiuku Mixed has definitely stepped up their game since Rosehill played them last, showing no mercy for the undefeated team. But true to form our boys regrouped and revised their game play and showed complete domination in the second half, leading to once again being undefeated.

Rosehill 35 – 19 Waiuku Mixed

Rosehill Raptors Basketball ClubRosehill College’s Sports Department will be supporting a very exciting new club called the Rosehill Raptors Basketball Club. This club has been designed to develop fundamental Basketball skills for younger children at local Primary and Intermediate schools. The skills workshops will begin in week 3 of this term on Thursdays in the Sports Centre and registrations can be made in school, on the night or through the Rosehill Sports Office. We would love for our College community to spread the word so check out the Poster on the next page for more details!

Get Balling with the Newest Club in Papakura

Learn the fundamentals of Basketball with Basketball NZ accreditied coaches in a fun environment.

The Raptors are looking for teams and players that want to improve and represent Papakura.

WWe are looking for keen year 5-6 and year 7-8 teams to compete in the tournaments throughout the year and local leagues.

When: Thursday Afternoons Starts August 11th - September 22ndTime: 3:45 - 4:45 (Year 5 - 6) 4:45 - 5:45 (Year 7 - 8)Where : Rosehill Sport Centre (Rosehill College)Cost: Free (Spots are very limited)

Rosehill College

Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews – Parent InformationThursday 18 August 2016 (Term 3 Week 4)Monday 22 August 2016 (Term 3 Week 5)

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We invite you to discuss your child’s progress with her/his subject teachers between 2.30pm and 6.00pm on Thursday 18 August or Monday 22 August 2016. School will finish at 1.40 pm on both of these days.

Making Appointments OnlineThis is what you can do to make appointments.1. Find out the names of your child/children’s subject teachers2. On the internet go to: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz3. Enter school event code: 7grnc4. Enter your full name, email address, if applicable, and student/s full name/s5. Hit “Go”6. Select your child’s/children’s subjects from the left drop-box, then the teacher from the right drop-box7. More subjects/teachers will appear as and when necessary – when finished hit “go”.8. Select the date and times you would like to have the interview/s9. Please remember to leave 5 minutes between appointments so that you can get from one teacher to the

next10. Once you have confirmed the times by hitting the “Go” button, an email will be sent to your email address. If

you do not have an email, you can either print off the times, or call the school and we can do so for you11. If you require assistance to make bookings, please call the school on (09) 295 0661 on or after 3 August or

complete the slip on the following page and we will contact you.

Unable to make appointments onlineIf you are unable to make appointments online and would like us to help you do so, please complete the slip below and return it to the school and we will call you back.

Unable to AttendIf you are unable to attend, and would like to talk to your child’s teachers, please telephone the College to give your child’s name, your name and telephone number and/or your email address if applicable and the teachers concerned will call back to make their comments, or send you an email.

Confirmation of appointmentsBring the appointments confirmation with you on the afternoon of the interviews. A map of where teachers are located will be available in the Hall foyer and senior student leaders will be on hand to guide you to interview places.

We hope you will take this valuable opportunity to meet with subject teachers to discuss the progress that your child is making and measures that will assist that progress.

Please return this slip to us if you would like us to give you a call to assist with making appointments to see your child/children’s subject teachers. This will take approximately 5 minutes.

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Student’s first name Student’s last name Tutor group

_________________________ Ph.:_________________________

Your name Phone number you would like us to call you on