START OF TERM 2 2018

Monday 30th April 2018

YR 13 UNIVERSITY TRIP

Wed, Thurs, Fri 16th,17th and 18th May

CAREERS EXPO

Friday 1st June 2018

DATES TO REMEMBER

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Message from the Principal

Venkatesh, teacher of Biology, from Kelston Girls High School. Their appointments

fill vacancies that we have been advertising since Term 4 last year. I welcome also

Mrs Anne Elliot, an experienced Head of Faculty Art, formerly from Mahurangi

College who will fill the Art teacher vacancy until an appointment is made. I

acknowledge also Ms Tiere Maoate, who has been our relieving teacher of junior

English. Her experience in primary and secondary teaching has brought stability

and engagement to students in her classes.

Athletics Day was hugely successful in terms of student participation. For the first

time Dave & Lynda Scott, Athletics Day co-ordinators, had staff at all events recording

and co-ordinating data digitally. This was also the first opportunity for the new three

house system to challenge each other.

The Reo Rua European Trip 2018 fund raising evening in the form of a Variety

Concert was a sell-out. Those lucky enough to acquire tickets were treated to

outstanding performances by our Music and Performing Arts department students.

The Paihia Rotary Club, long time sponsors and supporters of Bay College were

welcomed guests along with a visiting fellow Rotarian from Kenya. The talent on

display was exceptional and the affirmation by our guests was rewarding.

On Friday 9 & Saturday 10 April, Bay College, hosted the renowned Australian guru

for Restorative Practices in schools, Mrs Margaret Thorsborne. In response to an

invitation sent to northland schools we were joined by staff from Upper North

Harbour College, Huanui College, Whangarei Girls High and Moerewa Primary

School. This professional development focused on building and maintaining positive

relationships between the student and teacher. It looked at how to heal the harm

when relationships have broken down.

On Monday 12 April, the senior Geography students left on their study trip to the

Rotorua region with their teacher Ms Esther Van Dyke and parent supporter. Apart

from the record cold mornings they experienced the reports back from the travelers

indicated that their mission was accomplished.

Many thanks to parents and caregivers who attended the (Parent, Student, Teacher,)

Academic Counselling day, held recently to discuss students progress. Follow up

meetings are being conducted with whanau who were unable to be present on the

day. Please make contact with your child’s Form Group Teacher to arrange an

appointment.

Our school took a teina and a tuakana kapa haka group to the Tai Tokerau Secondary

Schools Festival, hosted by Kerikeri High School. Both groups distinguished

themselves on stage making the many hours of practice and weekend wananga

totally worthwhile. The entire event was live streamed and is available on demand.

Whaea Jasmine Maunsell, acknowledged that our teina kapa haka was tutored

entirely by Year 13 senior students in the tuakana group.

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has initiated a Review of Tomorrows Schools

which have been running now for thirty years. On the 12 & 13 May, an Education

Summit will be held in Auckland to conduct the review and to plan for the future. I

have been invited by Ministry of Education as one of the representatives of the Tai

Tokerau Region. The minister has also authorized a review of NCEA and a Principal

from each of the 11 educational regions of New Zealand has been invited by the

Minister to be a Regional NCEA Review Champion. One of their tasks will be to assist

with the consultation with all stakeholders in this national review. As the nominated

Principal Representative for Northland I will be working closely with this team.

Peowhairangi CoL – Bay College is part of a Community

of Learning, which is a cluster of learning institutions in

the Bay of Islands area made up of, Early Childhood

Education, Primary and Secondary. Our former Board

Chairperson and Principal of Karetu School, Mr Ken

Timperley has been appointed by the Ministry of

Education to be the Lead Principal for our CoL. More

information about the CoL will be coming your way in

the new term. May you have an enjoyable school

holiday with those special to you.

Take care of each other until we meet again in the new

term on Monday 30 April.

Noho ora mai koutou, i raro iho i te maru, o to tatou

kai-hanga.

He tawhiti ke atu to tatou haerenga, ki te kore

e haere tonu. He tino nui rawa o tatou mahi,

kia kore e mahi tonu. We have come too far

not to go further. We have done too much, not

to do more. Ta Hemi Henare

Sir James Henare’s famous words have

inspired generations who have faced

challenges in their lives. As our school term

comes to an end I acknowledge the

challenges staff have faced ensuring that our

students learning was not compromised by

the nation-wide teacher shortage and our

unfilled staffing vacancies.

The Lemon’s Hill road closure continues to be

a significant challenge financially and in

travel time, long after the storm that caused

the slip. I acknowledge that whanau have

made sacrifices in accompanying our student

representatives to the many sporting, culture

and academic pursuits throughout the school

term. Appreciation of parental and caregiver

support is felt deeply by staff and it is our

student’s success that makes every sacrifice

worthwhile.

On behalf of our school community I bid

farewell and say a thank you to two staff for

the contribution that they have made to our

school during their time with us. Our best

wishes go with Mrs Davina Duke the Head of

Faculty Art and Mrs Andrea Chase, Biology

teacher as they move onto other challenges in

their lives. Finally it is with relief and delight

that I welcome the appointment of Mr Richard

Higgins, teacher of English who comes to us

from Kerikeri High School and Mrs Annie

PROGRESS ON OUR NEW GYMNASIUM:

Pictured above is the beginnings of our new

gymnasium, progress is coming along nicely

with the completion date scheduled for July

this year. This photo was taken on April 6th.

TERM 1 ISSUE 2 APRIL 2018

BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE

BAY WAVE NEWS

BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE

GATEWAY TO THE FAR NORTH

FOR LEARNING & SUCCESS

Last Thursday evening, 5th April 2018 parents/caregivers, staff and community members were treated to a

fantastic Variety Night Evening of superb entertainment from an amazingly talented group of our Bay College

students. Along with this great entertainment we were treated to a very tasty smorgasbord meal catered by

the Reo Rua Group fundraising for their overseas trip to Europe later in the year. A great night was had by

all. Congratulations to the Reo Rua Group and our Bay College talented students………... more photos inside

Swimming: In February, five students took part in the Northland Secondary School Swimming Carnival at Dargaville. They were Marvin Beckmann, Rheba Clark, Coco-Dee Clark-Napier, Essica Toia-Owen and Te Aranga Mai Mareikura-Edmonds. Congratulations to Marvin who went on to compete in two events at the NZSS Swimming Championships in March. Waka Ama The girls’ team that competed at the Northland Secondary School Waka Ama Regatta at Lake Manuwai had only been paddling together for two weeks prior to that event. They came away with awesome results, finishing 2nd in the J19 W6 250m and 3rd in the 500m finals. Congratulations also

to Antz Maddren who competed in his first regatta at the same event in the J19 W1 section. All seven paddlers then went on to Rotorua two weeks later to compete in the Nationals at Lake Tikitapu (The Blue Lake) where the girls J19 W6 finished 2nd in the 500m Plate final, which was a huge achievement due to the short time the girls had been together.

Surfing Surfing continues to be the fastest growing sport at Bay College. In March, 19 students attended the very popular two-day coaching school to further develop their skills with O’Neill Surf Academy on the Tutukaka Coast. A fantastic two days was had by all. It will be the turn of the Year 9 students in November to be introduced to this fantastic sport.

Snr Mixed Touch The Senior Mixed Touch team’ convincingly took out the Northland’Secondary School title over Kaitaia College at Lindvart Park in Kaikohe in March and was to go on to the Zone 1 competition in Auckland the following weekend. Some players had over-committed themselves, so sadly, it was not to be. Daynah Nankivell and Jessica Owen were selected to the Women’s U21 Te Tai Tokerau Touch team that competed at the Open Nationals tournament at Bruce Pullman Park in Takanini, Auckland on 3rd March. The team won gold scoring 6-5 against North Harbour in a nail biting final.

Girls Rugby 7’s Congratulations to Daynah Nankivell, Ngawaiora Davis, Jean Brown, Jessica Owen, Mia Ngawati and Dahlia Hill-Tahere who were selected the the Northland U18 Women’s Rugby 7’s team that competed at the Northland Island competition in Hamilton recently. The team finished in third place overall and came up against several NZ representatives and held their own throughout the tournament.

Futsal In early March, Bay College entered a boys and a girls team into the Northland Secondary School Futsal Champion-ships, which were held at Kensington in Whangarei. Futsal is an indoor sport and because the gymnasium rebuild is underway at the moment, both teams trained outside which was not ideal but thanks to both teams for their commitment. Congratulations to the girls team who finished third behind Whangarei Girls High School and Kerikeri High School.

Athletics: Congratulations once again to Totara House as they easily took out the Athletics Day title with 954 points. Miro House was second on 768 points and Rata third with 718. When one analyses the data, there wasn’t much between the three houses in terms of where they placed in individual competitions but what did stand out was that the number of students in Totara House that took part in the competitions was much greater than Miro or Rata House and those students entered more events on a per student basis. The bottom line is Totara House participation far exceeded that of the other two houses and that was the only difference on the day. In each of the divisions we recognise an overall champion who is determined by the points gained in placing in the top six of an event.

Jnr Boys: 1st Laetin George 35, 2nd Kowhai Shelford 23 Jnr Girls: Sophia Su 29, 2nd Moana Kopa-Halliday 25 Int Boys: 1st Leo Anderson 28, 2nd Tipene Parata-Tana 17 Int Girls: Mia Ngawati 16, 2nd Rheba Clark / Olivia Gunson Luke 15 Sr Boys: Ryan Nankivell 31, 2nd Troy Hona 21 Sr Girls: Ngawaiora Davis 36, 2nd Daynah Nankivell 33

On the 15th March, 14 students competed at the Northland Secondary School Athletics Championships at the Athletics Park in Kensington, coming away with some great results. The top results were as fol-lows:

Danielle-Rose Dephoff: 1st IG Javelin, 1st IG 100m, 3rd IG Long Jump Felicitia Williams-Hati: 1st JG Javelin, 2nd JG 300m, 3rd JG Discus Moana Kopa-Halliday: 1st JG Shot Put Tremaine Cooper: 2nd JB High Jump, 3rd JB Javelin Laetin George: 3rd JB High Jump Daynah Nankivell: 2nd SG Javelin, 3rd SG Shot Put Leo Anderson: 2nd IB Javelin Whitiora Haunui-Tipene: 3rd IB Javelin Zhyon Shelford: 2nd JB 300m