| Mahurangimatters 4 July 20124840 ADvERTORIAL| Mahurangimatters

from the Principal

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 6: July 2012

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou KatoaThank you to all our Junior School parents for completing the Transition Survey. The results were very pleasing, particularly that 99% of parents said their child felt safe at Mahurangi College, 99% said their child is enjoying the experience and 100% said their child had made a good transition into College. The initial feedback from the ERO (EducationReview Office) Review to our Board was also very affirming in all regards, particularlystudent achievement and school culture. We now await the final written report fromthe four reviewers who were in our school for three days from 11-13 June.

Congratulations to Ruahei Demant, Michael-Lydia Winiana and Briar Gimblettwho all represented Mahurangi College well in the Tai Tokerau (Northland) Nga Manu Korero competition. Ruahei came 2nd in the Senior Maori section, Pei te Hurinui Jones; Michael-Lydia came 2nd in theSenior English section, Korimako; and Briar came 7th in the Bilingual section, Ta Himi Henare.The students spoke with great pride, passionand conviction with Ruahei scoring first equal but with a count back of the impromptupoints, she was placed 2nd overall. Ruaheishowed great poise and fluency, having to deliver a 12min speech all in Maori and then a 3min impromptu. Michael-Lydia also placed 2nd in the Senior English Section

David Macleod

important datestion Korimako. For both girls this was the second year in a row that they have been placed second in their respective sections. This was Briar’s first attempt at Nga Manu Korero and she was placed a very respect-able 7th. Each speaker had a small group to tautoko their speech with a waiata.

The First Fifteen Rugby Team have been chosen for a televised game at 2.30pm on Saturday 14th July. They will be playingOrewa College at our school for the Murray Jones Shield. Our Team competes in the A Divisionof North Harbour and have had two good competition wins so far this season against Rangitoto College (20-15) and Glenfield College (39-9) and a close loss in the dying seconds against Northcote College (5-7). It would be encouraging for the boys to have a good crowd of supporters on that day – it is the last Saturday of the July school holidays.

I t is pleasing to see so many students involved in a wide range of winter sports teams. Thank you to all the parents and teachers involved in coaching and managing these teams.Below is a photo of Senior A Boys’ Basketball team playing Mt Roskill Grammar.

Donny-Boy Zijm taking up the ball against Mt Roskill

Grammer, with Luke Smith & Tim Snedon in Support

PHOTO: Briar Gimblett, Michael-Lydia Winiana & Ruahei Demant

Dear Sir

I have recently taken up driving the school

bus on the above route and would like to say

it has been an absolute pleasure to transport

your students. There is normally a cheery

greeting when they embark and again

mostly a word of thanks when they alight

and during the trip their behaviour is that

of well adjusted teenagers. I feel privileged

to be able to transport them, are proud of

the way that they set a good example to the

younger pupils on the bus and feel confi-

dent for the future of this country when I

come across people like these.

Sincerely

Gubbs Driver, Route 8

Mahurangi College 1st XV Rugby Team with Robin Brooke

Murray Jones Shield

I was pleased to receive the attached letter from one of our new bus drivers:

~ David Macleod, Principal ~

Saturday July 14thMahurangi College vs Orewa College for the Murray Jones Shield at 2:30pmMonday July 16 •Term 3 StartsThursday July 19•Yr 9 & 10 - 3-way Interviews 4.00-8.00pmJuly 23 - 27•Top Art Exhibition - School HallTuesday July 24•North Harbour Schools Netball Zone Day •Senior Drama Trip - ATC Auckland ‘Awotea’Wednesday July 25•Celebrating Maori Student Success EveningThursday July 26•Yr 11-13 Art, PE & Technology - Parent Teacher

Interviews 3.30-7.30pm - School LibraryFriday July 27 •Peer Support LunchSaturday July 28•School BallMonday July 30•BOT Meeting - 6pmTuesday July 31•North Harbour Schools Netball Zone DayWednesday August 1•Secondary School Netball TournamentThursday August 2•Attitudes Speaker Yr 9 Get a Life •Attitudes Speaker Yr 10 Sex with Attitude

Many thanks for Kylee Osborne, Vikki Demantand Jenny Marcoft for helping prepare ourstudents.

Mahurangimatters 4 July 2012 | 4941ADvERTORIAL| Mahurangimatters

from the Principal

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 6: July 2012

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou KatoaThank you to all our Junior School parents for completing the Transition Survey. The results were very pleasing, particularly that 99% of parents said their child felt safe at Mahurangi College, 99% said their child is enjoying the experience and 100% said their child had made a good transition into College. The initial feedback from the ERO (EducationReview Office) Review to our Board was also very affirming in all regards, particularlystudent achievement and school culture. We now await the final written report fromthe four reviewers who were in our school for three days from 11-13 June.

Congratulations to Ruahei Demant, Michael-Lydia Winiana and Briar Gimblettwho all represented Mahurangi College well in the Tai Tokerau (Northland) Nga Manu Korero competition. Ruahei came 2nd in the Senior Maori section, Pei te Hurinui Jones; Michael-Lydia came 2nd in theSenior English section, Korimako; and Briar came 7th in the Bilingual section, Ta Himi Henare.The students spoke with great pride, passionand conviction with Ruahei scoring first equal but with a count back of the impromptupoints, she was placed 2nd overall. Ruaheishowed great poise and fluency, having to deliver a 12min speech all in Maori and then a 3min impromptu. Michael-Lydia also placed 2nd in the Senior English Section

David Macleod

important datestion Korimako. For both girls this was the second year in a row that they have been placed second in their respective sections. This was Briar’s first attempt at Nga Manu Korero and she was placed a very respect-able 7th. Each speaker had a small group to tautoko their speech with a waiata.

The First Fifteen Rugby Team have been chosen for a televised game at 2.30pm on Saturday 14th July. They will be playingOrewa College at our school for the Murray Jones Shield. Our Team competes in the A Divisionof North Harbour and have had two good competition wins so far this season against Rangitoto College (20-15) and Glenfield College (39-9) and a close loss in the dying seconds against Northcote College (5-7). It would be encouraging for the boys to have a good crowd of supporters on that day – it is the last Saturday of the July school holidays.

I t is pleasing to see so many students involved in a wide range of winter sports teams. Thank you to all the parents and teachers involved in coaching and managing these teams.Below is a photo of Senior A Boys’ Basketball team playing Mt Roskill Grammar.

Donny-Boy Zijm taking up the ball against Mt Roskill

Grammer, with Luke Smith & Tim Snedon in Support

PHOTO: Briar Gimblett, Michael-Lydia Winiana & Ruahei Demant

Dear Sir

I have recently taken up driving the school

bus on the above route and would like to say

it has been an absolute pleasure to transport

your students. There is normally a cheery

greeting when they embark and again

mostly a word of thanks when they alight

and during the trip their behaviour is that

of well adjusted teenagers. I feel privileged

to be able to transport them, are proud of

the way that they set a good example to the

younger pupils on the bus and feel confi-

dent for the future of this country when I

come across people like these.

Sincerely

Gubbs Driver, Route 8

Mahurangi College 1st XV Rugby Team with Robin Brooke

Murray Jones Shield

I was pleased to receive the attached letter from one of our new bus drivers:

~ David Macleod, Principal ~

Saturday July 14thMahurangi College vs Orewa College for the Murray Jones Shield at 2:30pmMonday July 16 •Term 3 StartsThursday July 19•Yr 9 & 10 - 3-way Interviews 4.00-8.00pmJuly 23 - 27•Top Art Exhibition - School HallTuesday July 24•North Harbour Schools Netball Zone Day •Senior Drama Trip - ATC Auckland ‘Awotea’Wednesday July 25•Celebrating Maori Student Success EveningThursday July 26•Yr 11-13 Art, PE & Technology - Parent Teacher

Interviews 3.30-7.30pm - School LibraryFriday July 27 •Peer Support LunchSaturday July 28•School BallMonday July 30•BOT Meeting - 6pmTuesday July 31•North Harbour Schools Netball Zone DayWednesday August 1•Secondary School Netball TournamentThursday August 2•Attitudes Speaker Yr 9 Get a Life •Attitudes Speaker Yr 10 Sex with Attitude

Many thanks for Kylee Osborne, Vikki Demantand Jenny Marcoft for helping prepare ourstudents.

Mahurangimatters |

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Achiever of the Month: Nicholas Lee

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Mahurangi College entered 2 teams in the NorthernRegional UWH Competition in Auckland over the past weekend. Both Teams played their best underwater hockey to date.The Open Seniors ended up 7th after the 3 days of Round Robin Competition (up from 10th in 2011).The Open Juniors played outstanding hockey and took the silver medal home after narrowly losing 2-0 to Glendowie in the final.Senior MVP Asher DancasterJunior MVP Max HargreavesElizabeth Collings was asked to trial for the Northern Regional Under 18 Team. Quite an honourfor her.Special thanks to all the parents who helped out on the weekend and a special thank you to Marg Hargreaves who handled the logistics of thetournament expertly.We had a fun-filled and exhausting 3 days of competition.

Underwater Hockey Regional Champs 2012

The Mahurangi Junior Team has now qualified to play in the NZ Secondary School Champs in Wellington this September.Congratulations to both teams for their staunch efforts!T. Axford

Junior students using iPads

Singapore ExchangeLater this year we will again host some visitingstudents from Singapore. We have done this in the past on a number of occasions, which we have found to be a very beneficial experience for all parties. As well as hostingstudents at school, we are looking for families to open their home for three nights at the beginning of November. (Exact dates to be confirmed).We hope a billeting family would be able to:• Providemealsandaccommodationforyour student.• Joinusforanearlysummerbarbecueatone of the local beaches.• Arrange travel toand fromschool in the same way as your child(ren) .The main objective of this is to provide a glimpse into the life of a typical Kiwi home and provide some opportunities to try some memorable activities as part of your family. This is a billeting arrangement rather than a homestay arrangementment so there is no provision for an allowance. Should you have any questions about this opportunity please do not hesitate to contact us

by emailing: ben@mahurangi.school.nzRelated to this we are in the very early stages of planning another trip to Singapore in 2013, open to year 8 & 9 students (7 & 8 this year) Stay tuned for more information through the website, news-letters and assemblies. The purpose of this visit is to provide the students with a wide range of experiences which will give them an insight into life in a modern Asian country. At the same time they will be experiencing the geographical, socio-logical and historical environment of an important New Zealand partner and accordingly building an understanding and appreciation of our Asian neighbour.B. Howson

Careers EveningWHEN : Thursday 16 August 2012WHERE: Mahurangi College New GymnasiumTIME : 7:00pm - 8:30pmThe Careers Department is organising the Annual Careers Night for pupils and parents. There will be approximately 60 training establishments andoccupations represented, with information available on courses and careers. Representatives from the Armed Forces & Liaison Officers from Universitiesand Polytechnics will be available to assist with information on courses, choices, etc. There will be information available to take away on studentallowances and loans. A number of ex-pupils are attending again this year, representing various trades and careers, who will welcome inquiries.The Gym will be arranged to allow you to move around, view the displays and ask questions ofindividual representatives. We strongly recommend that students from all levels of the College, and parents, make use of this evening prior to subject choices and tertiary choices being made by students for next year. Members of the public are also invited to attend to gain information about career choices and training opportunities available.M. Newlove, Careers Advisor iPads in the Junior Faculty

During this year the students in the Junior Faculty have had the added bonus of sets of 5 iPads in each of their classrooms. Both the teachers and the students have found these to be a useful tool to enhance learning. Many classes use the ipads for research and junior staff have investigated a range of apps that are supporting students learning, in a variety ofcurriculum areas. The ipads are proving to be very versatile and the junior teachers, IT department and students are working through the process of implementing and using this new educational tool in school. This is certainly an exciting time for us all.

G.Healy

Mahurangi Underwater Hockey Team