Kia ora tātou, We have had a number of events that show cased Kelston talent this term. I really enjoyed attending the Kelston’s got talent show on Wednesday 29th August. It was a great night and very entertaining. Congratulations to JJ Wilson and Chenaniah Amosa who were joint winners. Their performance was beautiful and it was lovely to see the spirit of cooperation between the two schools. All the performers did a great job and the MC’s were an entertaining experience as well. Thank you to Westcity youth trust for all the organization. There were some very lucky students who were selected to meet the All Blacks before the recent Bledisloe test. Serena Holland and Haileni Vetekina were chosen by the ASB young leaders experience to join the pre match Captains Run which included a tour of Eden park. Congratulations to the two of them and I hope they enjoyed themselves. It is also great to hear about ex-students doing great things. Congratulations to Antonia Kamo (nee Stehlin) Writer / Director - who has had another successful season of her controversial play “Brown..It’s Complicated”. It is an example of what happens when you speak through the language of laughter and is an insight into navigating the Kiwi-Pacific life. Congratulations to the Black Ferns for their convincing win over Australia recently. It was great to see the Itunu sisters, ex Kelston students, making their mark. It is fabulous to see the profile of the Black Ferns getting higher and womens sport finally getting more profile in the media. Nationally and locally, there are some opportunities for us all to give our views about the education system. I think it is important that we as a community have our say about what we want for our young people. So do make your views known to the Ministry of Education through the two opportunities below: What’s important to whānau Māori in education? We are holding two wānanga on the future of Māori education in the Waitakere region: Wānanga-ā-takiwā (District Wānanga) Wednesday 19 September, Waitakere College - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Wānanga-ā-rohe (Regional Wānanga) Tuesday 25 September, North Shore Events Centre - 6:00pm to 8:30pm These wānanga are to capture your whānau voice, nau mai, haere mai. Space is limited. Please register using email addresses provided below. Kai and drinks provided. koreromatauranga@education.govt.nz

NCEA review Have your say about NCEA consultation has been extended so check this website out so you can have your say. http://www.conversation.education.govt.nz/conversations/ncea-have-your-say/

Ngā mihi nui Sarah Stenson

IMPORTANT DATES

Mon 10 - Fri 14 Sept Maori Language Week

Mon 10 Sept Mobile Dental Caravan onsite

Mon 10 Sept Last day for NCEA Fees

Mon 24 - Fri 28 Sept Green Week

Wed 26 Sept Sports Prize giving 11.30am

Fri 28 Sept Last day Term 3

Mon 15 Oct First Day Term 4

Girls in High-Vis Some of our Year 11 Science students had the chance to discover the ins and outs of a career in civil engineering on Wednesday 15th August when Engineers from HEB Construction visited. Ben Parsonage and Samantha Riley, Civil Engineers at HEB, spent the morning with the students showing them the many perks of a career in Engineering. Samantha explained that the variety of tasks within the role, the need to manage large scale projects and budgets and the chance to work both inside the office and on the construction site made the job an exciting one. The girls then participated enthusiastically in a bridge building competition where they had 20 minutes, a roll of sellotape and a handful of bamboo skewers to construct a bridge that would span a 40 cm gap between two tables and hold the weight of several large library books. The winning team used the supportive structure of triangles to create a bridge that held seven encyclopedias. After lunch the girls were bussed to Northcote where they saw sections of the 5km long cycle way and pavement upgrade that is underway. They heard from another female engineer and also learnt about some of the logistical issues that the team face including avoiding digging up water mains or fiber optic cables. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn about an industry that is unfamiliar to many and also the fantastic careers that will be open to them if they continue studying Science and Math's in Years 12 and 13. Ms Amber Hinson Careers Adviser

At Kelston Girls' College we love to hear of the

successes of our ex-students. We have heard the

good news of the following students who graduated

from Victoria University in Wellington in 2017.

Ofa Finau BA - Bachelor of Arts

Tarshia Jennings GDTCPR - GDip Teaching Primary

Jessica Lee GDTCRP - GDip Teaching Primary

Pooja Ram PGCPM - PGCert in Public Management

Sana Saleem MIS - Master of Information Studies

CAREERS DAY

Serena Holland and Haileni Vetekina have been

selected as winners for the ASB Young Leaders

Experience.

This included a Stadium tour and pre-match

Captains Run, a Adidas/All Blacks gear pack and a

double pass to see the game - NZ vs Australia

Well done girls, we hope you had a great day.

As part of Project K, Louise Tuvalu had an amazing day

at the Air New Zealand training school.

Louise was shown around the mock-up cabins and given

the opportunity to open and close the cabin doors. She

was also shown what to do in emergency situations and

what its like to work in the cabins and kitchen.

They explained the life of a flight attendant, what Air New

Zealand looks for in recruitment and what Louise can do

KEL- On August 16 the Kelston Chamber Group held their 13th annual concert in conjunction with the Kelston Music Centre Strings. The chamber group gave the full auditorium an outstanding evening of music with beautiful solo performances by Emerald Colman, violin, Lauren Millar, flute, and Yuka Wikimoto, piano. Twenty four local children joined the Chamber Group in the second half as part of the Chamber Group's Developing Players programme. They were stars of the evening for their families and wowed everyone with their beautiful full string sound! A huge congratulations to the Chamber Group and the KGC staff who helped give Kelston a wonderful evening of music.

ASB YOUNG LEADERS

PROJECT K

KELSTON CHAMBER GROUP

TRUST SCHOLARSHIP

Kelston Girls’ College is making an application to The Trusts Community Foundation for the following Scholarships:

- 9 Tertiary Scholarships valued at $2000 each.

TTCF Tertiary Scholarships apply to all first year degree and NZQA approved level 4 or higher courses. The TTCF Tertiary Scholarships can be used towards course/study fees, textbooks (hard copy or web based), stationery items, a portable computer or tablet and associated software, approved university or other institution based accommodation (room only) and equipment essential to the scholarship recipient’s courses for their first year of tertiary study.

If you are interested in being considered for this scholarship, can you please come to the Careers Depart-

ment to register your interest by Friday 14th September

JONAN GAKUEN GROUP

Farewell to our group of students

returning to Japan.

We hope to see some of you return

next year.

Holiday Programme

Mobile Dental Caravan is on site at Kelston Girls College

working their way through Senior Students commencing

Tuesday 4th Sept

Junior students to follow with their check ups later in the

year.