From the Principal Tena koutou katoa

Dates to RememberMonday 28 OctoberHoliday - Labour Day

Tuesday 29 OctoberMaori Awards Evening, 6pm

Wednesday 30 OctoberBOT Meeting, 6.30pm

Thursday 31 OctoberYear 12 & 13 Prizegiving ,7.30pm

Last day for Year 12 & 13 students

Friday 1 NovemberMusic Soiree, Hawkins Theatre, 7pm

www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 25 October 2019 Issue No. 32

Thank you to Dodd Civil Consultants for the platinum sponsorship of our 50th Anniversary Celebrations on 7th – 9th February 2020

NZQA EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS START TERM 4 WEEK 4

Friday 8 November to Tuesday 3 December

JUNIOR EXAMS START TERM 4 WEEK 4

HELP YOUR CHILD WITH EXAM STUDY Google Slides Presentation

ACADEMIC LEADERS EXAM STUDY ADVICE Google Slides PresentationThese are available on request from j.clarke@rosehillcollege.school.nz

Junior Exam Sessions

1 Thursday 7 November Periods 1 & 2. The subject you have Day 4 Period 2

2 Thursday 7 November Periods 4 & 5. The subject you have Day 4 Period 5

3 Friday 8 November Periods 1 & 2. The subject you have Day 5 Period 1

4 Friday 8 November Periods 4 & 5. The subject you have Day 5 Period 5

5 Monday 11 November Periods 1 & 2. The subject you have Day 6 Period 1

6 Monday 11 November Periods 4 & 5. The subject you have Day 6 Period 4

7 Tuesday 12 November Periods 2 & 3. The subject you have Day 1 Period 1

8 Tuesday 12 November Periods 4 & 5. The subject you have Day 1 Period 5

This week we have celebrated the year’s high achievements at the Arts and Cultural Awards and at the Sports Awards. Thank you to the Student Leadership groups who ran the evenings and to the students who performed and presented speeches. The wide range of activities and the achievements of our students are most impressive. Thanks also go to the staff who work with the Leadership groups and to those who ensured that everything was in place for the evenings.

It was very good to see so many parents with their students attend the junior study skills forum on Wednesday evening. We do get many requests about how to help students with their school work and study for assessments, and this evening offered practical suggestions and strategies. Thank you to Mr Clarke and Miss Godkin for presenting this forum.

Although the cases of measles have mostly disappeared from media, the outbreak is not over. Later in this newsletter is information regarding NCEA and measles. Senior students and parents, please read and note this.

Diwali was celebrated by staff on Wednesday at lunchtime. Lakshmi Parameswaran 11MPK performed an intricate traditional Indian dance as part of the celebrations.

We have all been watching the All Blacks progressing through pool play and the quarter finals of the RWC in Japan. Captain Kieran Read is a Rosehill College past student, having been a Head Student in 2003. He embodies our Mission Statement and we are hugely proud of his achievements and leadership. Go the ABs!

Sue Blakely, Principal.

No Fireworks! A reminder to everyone that fireworks are not to be brought to school or used at school.

November begins at the end of next week and that means that fireworks will be on sale. Under no circumstances are fireworks to be brought to school, be in your possession at school or set off at school or on the way to or from school. Any such incident will be treated very seriously with stand down or even suspension a possible consequence.

Diwali Festival Deepawali or Diwali is the biggest and the brightest of all Indian festivals. It is the festival of lights: deep means "light" and avali "a row," or "a row of lights." Diwali falls, the Indian festival of lights falls on the day of Amavasya when the moon does not rise and there is darkness all around. Light, being a symbol of hope and positive energy, indicates the victory of good over evil. By spreading light in every corner of our premises, we try to destroy the reign of darkness, on the night of Diwali. In various cultures in India, there are different reasons to celebrate Diwali. For Hindus, Diwali is celebrated to honour Rama-chandra, the seventh avatar (incarnation of the god Vishnu). It is believed that on this day Rama returned to his people after 14 years of exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demons and the demon king, Ravana.

For Sikhs, Diwali is particularly important because it celebrates the release from prison of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, and 52 other princes with him, in 1619. The Sikh tradition holds that the Emperor Jahangir had imprisoned Guru Hargobind and 52 princes. The Bengalis worship Goddess Kali, the lamps are lit in temples and houses on Diwali are in honour of Goddess Kali and her power to destroy all evils. Goddess Kali represents the destruction of evil, and is more dreaded than respected. Diwali has a very special significance in Jainism. It marks the anniversary of Nirvana (final release) or liberation of Mahavira's soul, the twenty fourth and last Jain Tirthankara of present cosmic age. It is celebrated at the same time as the Hindu festival of Diwali.

At Rosehill we celebrated Diwali on 22nd October, where staff joined in this celebration by dressing up in more colourful outfits and some staff even wore traditional Indian dresses like Shervani, turban, Sarees and Punjabi Salwaar Kameez. At lunch time staff with Indian background organised lunch and sweets for the staff.

From a student's perspective, the effort that staff put into their outfits really showed. It was wonderful to see all of the bright colours that lit up the staff room. It was really nice to see the staff come together to celebrate Diwali and we could definitely tell that everyone was proud to do so. We were also grateful to enjoy some of the left over traditional dishes, which us and our class really appreciated. As well as the delicious food and the amazing attire, we were also grateful to do we have one of our students perform for the staff. It was really cool to see and experience some traditions from cultures we might not be part of and it was an awesome experience for everyone who was involved.

Words from Lakshmi (dancer)- Bharatanatyam has been apart of Indian Culture & Tradition for a very long time, reflecting the religion of Hinduism. Bharatanatyam is a sophisticated art that is a classical dance form which originated from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The word 'Bharata' from the word 'Bharatanatyam' is derived from the Tamil words ‘Bhavam’ (meaning expression), 'raagam' (melodic tune of the song sung), and 'thaalam' (that is rhythm and beat), with 'naatyam' meaning dance. This classical art form consists of three main aspects: pure dance, expressive dance and dance-drama. A dancer shows facial expression and movements of the limbs, with different steps, hand gestures, eye and neck movements, and foot positions. Bharatanatyam has a rich historical background and each Bharatanatyam dance always tends to convey a story.

Kate Logan and Madeleine Wilson.

Film-maker of the YearTaniora Ormsby

Artist of the YearLily Hart

Te Mapuna Ora Award - Most Improved Junior PerformerTe Aue HuraManaakitanga Award - Kai awhi ki nga Kaiako/KaiwhakahaereMadison NaeraKia Maia Award - Most Improved Senior PerformerLavinya Ranga

Ngakau Mahaki Award - Outstanding Role ModelJessie-Mya Wharton-Wichman

Te Aniwaniwa Award - Outstanding Performer of the YearJessie-Mya Wharton-Wichman

He Tuku Iho Taonga - Outstanding Performer of the YearLavinya Ranga

He Tuku Iho Taonga - Outstanding Performer of the YearMadison Naera

Outstanding Commitment to and Leadership in the Music DepartmentJoshua Kaiser

Outstanding Musician of the YearCian Dunwoody

National Youth Drama School Scholarship Award WinnerRiver Lancaster

Cathy Gilmour Memorial Award WinnerTaylor Prince

Outstanding Drama Performer of the YearMeg Hardgraves

Outstanding Dancer of the YearMeg Hardgraves

Tainui Afeaki RickardSophie AitkenheadErin-Lee Albert Jack-KinoAlex AlefosioSean AndersenKatie AndrewMelody BairdDJ BarclayKahlan BarclayTaylor BellPulkit BhakooAria BibbyKatie BillinghamAlyssa BilskiJordana BliggenstorferRyno BothaCaitlyn BoxallAaliyah BrownAreana BrownCaitlin BrownJack BrownLeah BurgerNeo CanlasLia CapperAbby CherryBrooke ChildsErica ChoeungSerenity ClarkJessica ClelandKyle CloeteSheila CloeteReuben CrawfordLisa CulbertJordis Curtis

Arts and Cultural Awards

Congratulations to the following students who were recipients at the Arts and Cultural Awards evening held on Tuesday 22 October.

Supreme Awards

Teagan CurtisMegan DennisHarry Di GiacomoAnya DuftyArija DunphyBinnaa DunwoodyCian DunwoodyOwen ErdosMonique FairhallKaitlynne FloydSabrina FordEthan FrewinShayne Garcia ElisakDenae GerberRuby GribbenMeg HargravesMatthew HarperAlyssa HarrisonLily HartKatie HeasmanMatthew HenderiksTiare HenryWaiora HerangiIsabella Hetaraka-TepaniaMaui Holo'iaCameron HoweTe Aue HuraKatene HuriwaiMitchell IrelandHannah JenningsSamuel JonesTimothy JonesJennifer KaiserJoshua Kaiser

Levi KellyTipene KennedyRichard KennerleyBryleigh KenneyLia KimStella KimSunyoung KimLisa KriletichAmisha KumarPaul LakaiAshleigh LambRiver LancasterIngrid LeeTyra LeitupoRaelene LeongPhillip LiuJack LoveMatt LoveCecilia LuapeneTherese MadelozoCourtney MainMelissa MainShannon MalcolmBrooklyn Mariu-ApiataJhavaryn MarshallSydaka MaxwellSariah MayallEloise McCormackBailey McNallyTeal'c MillsFrancesca MoverleyMadison NaeraFionn Norgrove

Taylor NowellPaige O'ReillyMarshé OntongTailah OrmsbyTaniora OrmsbyLakshmi ParameswaranCherry ParkEmily ParkNoah ParkerAoife ParsonsGemma PaterJordan PatersonOlivia PearceElise PhillipsEthan PoppelbaumSamara PotterNat PremaprayoonwongsaTaylor PriceTaylor PrinceChristina PullanDenise QuekLavinya RangaGeoff RibuKenna RichmondMichael RobinsonHolley RoebeckElla RolloCameron RossCaleb RosvallPat SalongaRhys SchickPhoebe ScottKritika SelachKatie Shadbolt

Meg ShukerAva SilbyCaleb SitagataOlivia SkellingKatelynne SmithMadison SparksMaddison StewartRebecca StrongmanSimrat SumanAnna SundvickChristian TamRepeka TauiliiliLuke TaylorShrileen ThandiJaden TobyJenjen TuareJahfreez Tupaea UieseTahlia-Marrie VeaChi VuSamantha WaddellIsabel WatersRicky WatersSarah WatersElly WatsonEthan WeeksJessie-Mya Wharton-WichmanBenjamin WickersJon WilliamsRodana WilliamsAmber WoolleyJoshua WyattSeolin Yun

Sports Supreme Awards

Bronze AwardNetball Leah Thorby

AthleticsAva DugganCyclingChelsea NicholasFootballSean PalmerWaterpoloAnita Vongkhamdy

Silver AwardHockeyJess AdamAbbey ChalmersGrace ChalmersPortia CutfieldAva DugganMonet ElisakShayne Garcia ElisakBrooklyn Keown-WohnsiedlerAna KoroiwaqaKaitlyn MaraisSariah MayallChelsea NicholasAoife ParsonsBianca ParsonsAlisha PatelEshaan PatelJarred PatelHannah SmithIokopeta Tobeck

NetballPhoenix CollinsNicole FourieSummer HenryHayley JamesChloe Keys-PookChloe Kwidor Vivian Perez Skye PethybridgeJezana Rawiri-AtaMatija SucichMaia Tipu

BasketballEmily EllisonJoshua GreenNicholas GregoryEthan HeikellJoel Nix

RugbyLucas HuttonRyan MichieIsi Taimikovi

Junior Sporting ExcellenceDylan Naera - Badminton

Team of the YearRowing U16 Double ScullsShannon Murphy Taryn Richmond

Sportswoman of the YearAlyssa Harrison - Equestrian

Sportsman of the YearJordan Te Puni - Softball

SAS Sports ScholarshipsRicky Singh

Ethan Halton

Lucas Hutton

Paige Bell

Caitlin Lucie-Smith

Rebecca Powley

EquestrianAlyssa Harrison TrampolineTrinity KellyRowingShannon MurphyTaryn RichmondSwimmingCaitlin Lucie-SmithMeg ShukerZoë ShukerKarateMatija SucichSoftballJordan Te Puni

Gold AwardRugby Juvina Auva’aTrack and FieldPaige Bell Rhythmic GymnasticsChalisa Bond Carlene Smith

GymsportParis Boyce-Bacon

AFLEthan HaltonJarrod HillLuke Lentner

BasketballTrizon UatisoneBadmintonDylan Naera

MVP of the Year

Open Girls BasketballEmily EllisonOpen Boys BasketballEthan Heikell1st XV RugbyJosiah Lander1st XI Football BoysJahlisha Lofipo1st XI Hockey BoysJoel Stewart1st XV Rugby GirlsMaia TipuPremier NetballMaia Tipu 1st XI Hockey GirlsIokopeta Tobeck1st XI Football GirlsMadeleine WilsonService to SportFootball Andrew DempsterAngela YukselArmen SharmaMartin HedleyMathew MorlingMerrick RennellPaul BertramBasketballAnnette SayersCasey SayersDylan MacDonaldJason EllisonJason ParsonsLena CrawfordShelley GreenTim DennisTony BlackWillie IosiaHockeyCarl SymanMatt WilliamsTammy MaraisRowingDonna RichmondRon Neighbour

BadmintonJosh AllanLinda MansellNina NaeraNetballDeidra SmithDonna RichmondInano Tavita-SucichKahmil NiupalauWaterpoloEmile LoganVolleyballLagi AumuaMandy Jane PerezHockeyBlake Keys McDowallKristina Schmidt-PatelLisa RossNilesh PatelTokarahi TobeckViv JamiesonRugbyAnthony AlefosioBrent MakoDannielle WheelerDylan HohaiaFrancis DiepHannah EdwardsJack TofaeonoJohn HaltonJohn McElhinneyKevin MoloneyKim MoloneyLagi AumuaLogan HillMike VaiRamona TauiliiliRob John AndrewsRod CunninghamYvette Lentner

The annual Rosehill College Sports Awards was hosted on Thursday 24th October. It was a very successful evening celebrating our student athletes, MVP’s of teams, major award winners and all of our volunteer coaches and managers.

A big thank you to Natasha Eady and Dalton Papalii for being our guest speakers of the evening.

Sports Awards

Congratulations to the following students who were recipients at the Sports Awards.

Debating Grand Final 2019 - Success!Congratulations indeed to Tyler Ross-Doone, Richard Kennerley, and Owen Erdos, the well-deserved winners of the Rosehill College Debating Club Grand Final 2019. They asserted that the media should not report on the private lives of our politicians. Well negated by Jess Kats, Kritika Selach, and Francesca Moverley - but this time, the Affirmative were successful. Hugely supported by a fleet of teachers - thank you! - an awesome event.

Congrats to Owen Erdos for Best Speaker of the Final!

Thank you to all the coaches, parents, adjudicators, and debaters - large skill progress this year all round.

Great news for 2020 - Auckland Debating Society are keen to support us and provide coaching for development and workshopping new skills - so, make contact with us, and join us. Well done debaters, proud of you all.

Here's to 2020

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Students performing in the 2019 In Rhythm

Dance Show

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Chalisa went at the recent 2019 New Zealand Gymnastics Championship. Chalisa competed as a Junior International rhythmic gymnast and finished second all-around. In apparatus finals, she finished 1st in clubs, 2nd in ball, ribbon and rope. She was also part of the winning Grade 6 group - so a National Champion for this. She finished the championship with 2 golds and 4 silvers across her six finals appearances. All her results/livestream are available at gymnasticsnz.com

Karate

Cooper Turner had huge success at the GKR NZ Karate Nationals in Wellington against New Zealand and Australian competition. He is now New Zealand Champion in the Open Junior (14 to 17 year old) Black Belt division for Kata (combination of blocks, punches and kicks) and 3rd in New Zealand for Kumite (sparring).

Waka Ama

Mereana Rosieur Year 11MSL was part of the New Zealand junior squad that competed at the Australian Junior National Waka Ama Championships held on the Susnhine coast, Australia. Mereana qualified for and competed in the under 19 age category of which she was the youngest competitor. She came home with two bronze medals. Mereana and her team appeared on the evening Brisbane news channel 7 at the time and there will be a piece coming up in the Manukau Courier and Māori television.

Mereana has been selected to represent New Zealand in the under 19 division held in Hawaii August 2020. Please see attached some photos of Mereana at the recent Australian Junior nationals.

Letter to Parents – NCEA and Measles

Dear Parents / Caregivers,

As you will be aware, Auckland has been experiencing a measles outbreak. Though it appears to have slowed down, the outbreak has not finished and has the potential to disrupt the upcoming NCEA exams.

Based on advice from NZQA, please note the following:• Students who contract measles will not be able to sit NCEA and will need to apply for a ‘derived grade’.• Students who aren’t immunised and are in contact with someone who has measles, will be advised to go into quarantine by the Auckland Regional Public Public Health Service. These students will also be unable to sit NCEA exams while they are quarantined and will receive a ‘derived grade’.

We are hopeful that neither of these situations will occur, but we need to be prepared. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has advised that there is now additional supply of the MMR vaccine in the Auckland region. It takes 2 weeks after vaccination to be protected from measles.

If your student's status regarding immunisation has changed since our last enquiries, please email j.herst@rosehillcollege.school.nz . She will acknowledge your email after the prizegivings have finished.

If your student is immunised and you have let the school know, there is nothing for you to do.

NZQA has informed us that they will not operate separate areas for quarantined students to sit NCEA exams. This is especially important for students sitting NZ Scholarship, as there is no provision for derived grades if they miss the exam.

If you think your student may have measles during the exam period, contact the school immediately.

Without the authorisation from the school and a Medical Officer from the Auckland Regional Public Health Service, students must attend exams and won’t be eligible for a derived grade. Do not keep them home from an exam without talking to us first.If you have any questions or concerns please contact our Deputy Principal, Mr James Clarke.Thank you for your support in this matter.

Arts and Cultural Awards

Sports Awards

Rosehill College

Music Soirée Hawkins theatre

Ray Small Drive, Papakura

7pm, Friday 1st November Vocalists, instrumentalists and bands

Featuring music from: The Greatest Showman, Cirque de Soleil, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mamma Mia, Grease, Addams Family, Hairspray, The Incredibles, Bohemian Rhapsody, Phantom of the Opera and more! Raffle and refreshments will be on sale at the concert. Tickets available from Rosehill College - $18 adults, $15 students/seniors. Tickets available at the door - $20 adult, $17 students/seniors

The Auckland Dream’s NZ Diploma in Sport, Recreation and Exercise will immerse female students in practical hands on programme which combines academic study and basketball specific industry experience within the Auckland Dream. Students will be interns, actively participating in activities from delivering basketball skills at clubs and schools to game day management at the Auckland Dream games. Through the year, students will have practical learning experience while they complete the Diploma which will enable the students to pursue careers as school sports coordinator, recreation programmer, sport specific coach, coaching coordinator, sport administrator, event manager, personal trainer, or continue to a Bachelor in Applied Sport and Exercise Science.

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Key Information

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