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Dear parents, This week I have watched the Bellissimo choir singing in the National Choral Finale in Wellington and the 1st XI Soccer and Premier Netball competing in their tournaments. All three groups were superb in their performance, attitude and respect they showed. I was proud to be associated with them. Last week our Year 8 learners had their science fair and it amazes me that after so many years of science fairs, learners still come up with original topics to study. Congratulations to the overall winner - Connor Hackett, and well done to all those who took part. At present in Years 11-13, we are stressing the importance of working towards NCEA examinations. With less than three months to go until these commence, learners at these levels should be strongly committed to their assessment programme. Please support your child with encouragement and time to do their study. This can be a stressful time for many learners so please be aware of this. In recent weeks there has been a lot of information in the media about Ipads in schools, and I have been asked what Whangaparaoa College is planning. We support these developments, however we will NOT be asking parents to purchase Ipads or similar devices in the near future. The reasons for this are: 1. These are relatively new devices and we do not know how well they will
survive the the rigours of the classroom. 2. Handwriting is still an important skill and one that is absolutely necessary for
examinations and this seems likely to stay this way in the near future. 3. The cost is still too high for most parents. However to ensure that learners at Whangaparaoa College have access to the latest technology we have taken a number of steps. 1. The wireless network is being considerably expanded allowing all learners free
(but controlled) access to the internet. Any portable device - laptop, smart phone, Ipad etc, will be able to be used anywhere in the school. Learners will be able to use devices throughout the school.
2. Class sets of Ipads will be trialled in 2012 to investigate how well they can be used to facilitate learning.
3. A staff development group has been set up to facilitate this development.
Brian O’Connell Principal
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Whangaparaoa College 2011 Important dates for the this term...
August
22 - 26 NZSS Tournaments
29 - Sept 2 Aims Tournament Week
Year 13 Outdoor Ed. Camp
30 Year 11 - 13 A+ Reports
September
6 - 7 Vision Testing
7 Year 11 - 13 Learner/Parent Interviews
8 Year 11 Business (Market Day)
Term Dates
Term 3 August 1 - October 7
Term 4 October 25 - December 7
Key Assessment Dates
Practice school exams September 30 – October 6 (Year 11-13)
October 31 – November 2 (Year 9 & 10)
Exam feedback day October 7 (Year 11-13)
Last Day for internals September 23 (Year 11-13)
NCEA external exams November 10-30 (Year 11-13)
Enrolment Nights:
Tuesday 23 August 2011 Tuesday 13 September 2011 Tuesday 4 October 2011 (4.00 - 7.00pm)
NZQA FEES Are all now due - the last day for paying these is Friday 2 September. If you are not
sure how much you need to pay, please contact the Learner Accounts office at school.
Payments can be made either at our Learner Accounts office or by Internet banking.
Account details as follows:
ASB Bank Whangaparaoa 12 3084 0221452 00
Please remember to include your child’s name and NZQA as reference.
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From the Careers Department
Your son or daughter may wish to live in the Halls of Residence at their university of choice. Accommodation Applications can be made now to any New Zealand university. Website addresses for universities all have the same format e.g. Auckland University – www.auckland.ac.nz University Undergraduate Scholarships applications are also due. Senior learners at Whangaparaoa College have been encouraged to Google ‘’BreakOut.’’ BreakOut is a searchable database with over 3300 funding schemes, Grants, Awards and Scholarships with closing dates, application requirements and contact details.
*****Auckland University Scholarship applications close September 2***** University Applications can also be made, using the same format as above. All applications mentioned here can be made ‘’online’’ to any New Zealand university. Please remind your son or daughter in Year 13 to hand in their applications for a testimonial. These are due NOW. For all inquiries please contact the Careers Department - Peter Davies
NEW MATHEMATICS RESOURCE FOR
YEAR 8 AND YEAR 9 LEARNERS
A new resource has been added to our
school’s website to assist learners with their Mathematics work.
To access over 1000 pages of extra practise worksheets,
easy to read notes, and examples, simply go to the school’s website
www.wgpcollege.school.nz
the link can be found by clicking on
“Learning Areas” followed by “Mathematics”
The resource is broken down into
Year 8 and Year 9 Maths extra practise
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HOMESTAY FAMILIES NEEDED Enjoy the Cultural Experience’
We are currently looking for Homestay Families to host
some international students in Term 3. The length of
homestay will be either short or long term and we are
always looking for Emergency Homestay families.
Please let us know if you can provide any of these options.
Attractive remuneration is offered.
If interested please contact:
or alternatively Ph: 424-9177 Ext: 236 for an application form.
Waitemata District Health Board
Vision & Hearing Testing
The Vision Hearing technician from Waitemata District Health Board
will be seeing all Year 7 learners and some Year 8 learners they did not
manage to see last year, and any new learners in Year 7 & 8 who are new
to New Zealand, for vision/hearing screening.
This will be taking place on 6 & 7 September at 9.30am.
If you do NOT want your child tested, please contact the school.
YEAR 11 LEARNERS: 1101 Math’s Classes
Please mark this date and time in your calendar.
AS91027 Mathematics Common Assessment Task (MCAT) : Thursday, September 22 ,11am
Note: - Students are only given ONE attempt at this assessment and only during
the time and date stated above.
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Art History – 2011 Gallery Crawl Learners get ‘up close and personal’ with different genres and
media, including: oil painting, screen print, photo-realism,
mixed media and photography…
On the 10th of August, the Art History class went
on a Gallery Crawl across Auckland. I found I enjoyed the Auckland Art Gallery the most, especially the work of Brian Brake and his photography and portraiture. Heliena Spray
I really enjoyed visiting the art galleries, particularly the Auckland Art Gallery. This is because I had the opportunity to examine some of Charles Goldie’s works; I have seen only photos of his art in the past, and to get right up to his actual art work to study it closely was delightful. Ben Sutton I really enjoyed the variety of art at Auckland Art Gallery, and loved being able to actually walk around the gallery and get up close to the paintings to see the brushstrokes and small details. I think that’s a really important part of Art History – actually being able to look at real, and sometimes famous art works up close. I also liked the other smaller art galleries too. The whole experience, of seeing real art in person, and being in art galleries, made me appreciate art a lot more and was a really good, enjoyable experience. Byron Romer I really enjoyed the fact that we got to be up close and personal with different works of art from different eras and study the various compositions and feel how they impact emotionally. Mackenzie Jans The Art History trip was incredibly helpful to me, in understanding and analysing art works. I was surprised to find that I took a particular liking to the Photography collection by Brian Brake, as the landscape photos of the South Island were particularly stunning. I also took a liking to the artwork of Damien Hirst with his exhibition that featured skulls and butterflies. Although I thought I would dislike the skulls, due to the juxtaposition created by placing them next to the butterflies, I thought it was a beautiful and interesting exhibition. I am definitely looking forward to going back into Auckland city to view more. Ashleigh Kissane Continued over page...
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The art history trip was a new experience for me, but in particular the Damien Hirst exhibition was the most interesting. This was because the colour and design of the butterflies and skulls captured my attention the most out of all the art at the other galleries. Sean Keightley I enjoyed going to the Auckland Art Gallery and seeing one of Philippa Blains works up close because I have always loved her as an artist. This was a great experience and opportunity to explore the vast world of art in a small bite. From this experience, what I learned most was that art comes in many forms and what you perceive may be different from others. Natasha McCall The Art History trip was good. The Auckland Art Gallery, I think, was the most productive part of the trip because the speaker who showed us around told us the story of the making of the pictures. I enjoyed the smaller galleries too because we got to see a range of styles and the contemporary art of Auckland in today’s time. My favourite artist, Martin Ball, was from a small gallery, the John Leech Gallery. His use of detail is impressive and I loved how there was a lot of thought in his paintings. His style is photo-realism. I thought the trip was great. It gave me a good idea of contemporary art. Angel Bennet
Mathex Competition Auckland Regional
On 17 August 2011, 17 excited learners went to the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama to take part in this year’s 2011 Casio Mathex Competition. There were more than 100 teams competing for the Auckland competition.
The two Year 9 teams made up of Amy Ferreira, Emily Maclaurin, Josh Lumley, Emily Wheatcroft-Snape and Rhianna Lash from 9BRAC and Taylor Barker, Akshaya Rajan, Rebecca Zhong and Rebecca Taylor from 9JAM. They didn’t get placed, but 9JAM won the best runners prize. Nabeel Kapasi, Zachary Tanner, Elise Lanigan, Alyshia Bullock from 10OWE scored relatively well, 50 points out of a possible 100. Another team with Kathryn Penrose, Chelsea Spicer, Katherine Francis and Kelly Yang from 10DIN scored closely behind. It made an exciting and challenging evening to compete against the best mathematicians in Auckland and was great fun! Many thanks to Mr James and Ms Kim for making this possible.
Year 13 Biology Zoo Trip
On Thursday August 18 the Year 13 Biology classes went on a trip to the zoo. This trip corresponded with their unit on Human Evolution as well as the Animal Behaviour unit we cover for NCEA. They had a talk from the zoo educator and got to see up close examples of various primates species so that they could compare and contrast them. The group answered the educator’s questions very well and enjoyed the talk. The second part of the day was spent answering NCEA questions as they ventured around the zoo as well as classifying all of the primate species they encountered. Overall, it was a fantastic day. The learners enjoyed the trip and the general
public were very complimentary about their conduct.
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Year 8 Science Fair
The Year 8 Science Fair Awards took place on Thursday 18 August. It marked the end of six weeks of home learning involving learner’s seeking answers to questions through devising and performing their own experiments. Lanie Falzone came to present a cup donated by the Lions Club to Connor Hackett who was awarded first place for his project “Comparing the output of different types of wind turbine”. Harry Creevey was placed second for his project on “The Stroop effect”. Brooke Barker gained third place with a project on “The energy content of different types of peanut”. Ten other Year 8 learners received ‘Highly Commended’ certificates for their excellent efforts. All are entitled to take their projects forward to the North Harbour Science Fair. Photo of all finalists with their certificates.
Daniel Bartlett, David Stewart, Sam Risbrook, Tane Eru, Sam Thompson, Quintin Nel, Max Powderly, Connor Hackett, Brooke Barker, Phil Heffernan, Harry Creevey, Tilly White and Ruby Williams. (Zachary Wilcox-Brown was also a finalist).
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Music News
KIDS SING COMPETITION
On Tuesday 9 August, Whangaparaoa College Junior Choir (all Year 7 & 8 learners) along with Miss Senior and Miss Jones, loaded the bus at 8am ready to go to Kids Sing, a school wide choral competition held at the Auckland town hall. The Kids Sing competition consists of schools singing four songs each. Three songs are chosen by the schools and everybody has to perform the 2011 test piece: ‘To Be or Not To Be’. The songs are judged and the best song is chosen to be performed later on at the Gala Concert. Our choir entered the songs: Sipaio {a Nuiean song}, Orinoco Flow by Enya and E te Ariki, a Maori waiata. The judge made a decision that we would perform Sipaio that night! A few people said “yessss!” quietly! Finally after a yummy dinner at the civic, the time came for us to perform again! By then we were all buzzing with excitement and curiosity. When we walked on the stage, the town hall was packed and all eyes were on us! We began to sing and the room was completely silent. By the end of the song the room broke out with claps and cheers. At the end of the night we found out we won bronze! To top the amazing night off, all the choirs sung the test piece together conducted by the adjudicator.
By Grace Burton, 7BTY
CONGRATULATIONS NICOLA! Recently Year 9 student, Nicola Morrison received the exciting news that her entry into the Lion Foundation Song Writing Competition was placed in the top 50 for 2011. Part of this achievement will provide Nicola with the opportunity to have a recording session that will see her song placed alongside other finalists on a CD funded by the ‘Play it Strange’ Charitable Trust. With thousands of entries competing, this truly is an amazing achievement. As an unexpected and wonderful surprise, Jordan Luck of ‘The Exponents’ fame, made a special phone call to Nicola to express his congratulations and admiration for her song.
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WINTER WARMER
The bands have had an exceptionally busy fortnight. The annual Winter Warmer Concert took place in the auditorium on Thursday 11 August. All of the bands played incredibly well. It was the first performance for Loud and Proud and the concert concluded with a spectacular finale featuring all the band members on stage together. In particular, the concert was a fantastic practise leading up to the Bay of Islands Jazz Festival and the KBB Music Festival. It was also a great platform for the smaller ensembles and soloists. It was wonderful to have a Sax duo, Flute ensemble, Brass ensemble and Clarinet quartet. The learners took it upon themselves to rehearse for these ensembles and did very well. Thank you to all parents, staff, learners and members of the community who supported the concert. The bands are really growing and it is great to have such fantastic support and feedback.
BAY OF ISLANDS JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Jazz Band performed at the Bay of Islands Jazz Festival
which took place in Paihia, Russell and
Haruru Falls on 12 -14 August.
The Jazz Band performed three times
over the weekend at three different
venues. Despite four members of the
band being sick, everyone came and
played their best. The learners did a
fantastic job unloading and re-loading all
of the equipment at each venue and
setting up and breaking down the stage
within 15 minutes. The learners received
incredible feedback from sound
technicians, musicians and festival goers
alike. It was an absolutely fantastic
group of learners to take away and they represented
the College incredibly well.
KBB MUSIC FESTIVAL
The KBB Music Festival took place last week over 3 days at Holy Trinity Cathedral, St Mary’s and
Westlake with both the Concert Band and Jazz Band taking part. Each band performed the best
they ever have. They played incredibly well and both received Bronze awards. Jazz Band a mere 2
points away from a Silver award. The learners did exceptionally well and have improved so much
over the course of the year. Well done to all everyone involved.
Drama News
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Stage Challenge, it's on TV this week!!! That's right, on TV 4 all this week from 4pm and then the big show on Saturday.....the winners will be announced ... and then you can watch it all over again on Sunday the 28th. So be watching Sticky TV on Channel 4 and let everyone know... I am sure the whole school will want to catch up with the show this week. If you can't watch Sticky TV on channel 4 because you can’t get reception then watch it on-line. Here is the link for TV 4 on demand.... http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9na7rqeab&et=1107227306253&s=5994&e=001unHjSRH2gDrPd_1ORzE8pMUlazH-LJRuk7DmAte6rWlpIQDCK6xJ3fYAHe4HGGdJeEjmO-0BIRdSrI94ebVkCt9mBImOC8ckviAyXxxAZDJ_fCd6sfCPPbuxPP9ZEb_A To find the photos that were taken the night of your schools performance. The website address is: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9na7rqeab&et=1107227306253&s=5994&e=001unHjSRH2gDoe73AAlX9B6Ai2KTtWnvCSMmjoq6oX7Blu1hrVVmQLWb2xx6OchQxrraWzJn6F2i2PFyO8bu-MYf3DP4E_eMx-9prDChLSqjlZHBXFEOr2gA6Y52GpF9uLgJWKXPZQWUv-hQp1PIFRkQ==
And the password is " rock "
Book Week On Friday the J Block area was populated by a large number of book characters. Vampires rubbed shoulders with fairies, mermaids with Cats in the Hat. The most popular book was definitely Harry Potter with Harry, Hermione and Luna Lovegood at school that day. 1st place in the competition went to Shannon Scott (8SMI) who came as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. Her homemade hat was a beautiful piece of art. 2nd place went to Billy Dellow (7WIL) who made a very convincing Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. 3rd Place went to Zac Wilcox (8HEF) who was a very cold and hungry Oliver Twist. Lora Gray (Hermione), Aleisha Mutch (Luna Lovegood) and Grace Burton (Pippi Longstocking) were finalists/Highly Commended . Thank you to all the learners and teachers who made the effort to dress up and helped make Book Week a resounding success. Sincere thanks as well to Miss Steel who ran the Daily Book Week Competition and the Book Mark, Dust Jacket and Diorama competitions.
Sue Smith
Head of Learning Y7 & 8
Term 3 Week 4
Congratulations to Rachel Smith 10DIN Rachel Smith attended the NZ Short Course Champs in Wellington from 6 - 9 August. Rachel came away with 5 medals, the highlight being gold in the 400 medley. Earlier in the month she broke the Auckland record for the 800m freestyle for 14 year old girls. Focus is now on the NZ Secondary School Champs in Hamilton in 2 weeks.
Rugby The season has now finished and we would like to invite all 1st XV, 4th Grade, 6th Grade and Yr 7 & 8 players and parents to the rugby prize giving on Thursday 15 September 6pm in the Auditorium. More information on this event contact [email protected] NZSS - New Zealand Secondary Schools Tournament. This week we have sent 3 of our senior sports teams to compete in the NZSS Winter Tournament, Senior Netball and 1st XI Soccer are competing in Papamoa. Whangarei is where the 1st XI Hockey team will be competing in the Eveline Hankers Memorial Tournament. We wish all of our teams all the best this week. Hockey 1st XI girls and boys finished the season on a high. The girls beat Westlake Seniors 7 - 0, and this means they are now North Harbour Champions and winners of Grade 3A. Well done. The boys beat Long Bay 4 - 0. Sports Excellence Dinner To celebrate all of our Learners achievements on the sporting arena we will be holding our Annul Sports Excellence Dinner on 21 September with guest speaker Dean Kent.
Tickets will be on sale from Learners accounts from 29 August. Rippa Rugby Yr 7 & 8 Congratulations to our Rippa team who have qualified for the regional finals of the World Cup Rippa Championships after playing against North Harbour teams last Wednesday. The final is to be played in October.
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Whangaparaoa Tennis Club HAVE-A-GO DAY at Whangaparaoa Tennis Club for new members, is to be held on Thursday 25 August, starting at 10.
Our resident coach Ken McLeod will be in attendance, with a supply of Wilson racquets for trial. Any new members joining from HAVE-A-GO DAY are entitled to a $50.00 REBATE on their first year's subscription.
Come along to Edith Hopper Park, Ladies Mile, Manly, for a couple of hours of fun tennis, with morning tea provided.
Enquiries telephone: Norah Butcher 424 8808
Calling all future New Zealand swimmers
Coast Swim Club is one of the top competitive swim clubs in New Zealand and based at Northern Arena, Silverdale. Our coaches - Mihai and Mariana, both former Olympians, have more than 25 years coaching experience and are keen to talk with you about being part of their aspiring team. On Friday 19 August from 5.00pm - 6.15pm we are holding open trials at Northern Arena to give your children the opportunity to become part of the team and start enjoying this great sport. Suitable for children 7 – 13 years with ability to swim 25 meters freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke. For further information call club secretary Willem Coetzee on 09 426 1090 or email [email protected] or check us out at our website www.coastswimclub.org.nz
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New Teen Fight Fit classes
New classes for 12 - 15 year olds to learn to train like competitive fighters. These classes will teach you the art of Kick Boxing under the guidance of Simon Frost, who has many years experience with several martial arts, and is a qualified fitness instructor. Simon is an active fighter himself, so you will be trained by someone who can ‘walk the walk’. Prepare to be seriously challenged! Get fit, learn the skills required, and then join our Nemesis Fighting Team to start your competitive fighting career. Classes have limited spaces so contact Simon Frost on 09 427 4642 or Dave Sawyer on 021 214 7204 for more information and to book your spot.
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Northern Football Federation are delivering a
pilot Futsal programme to the Hibiscus Coast
area and would like to invite all interested
students to participate in this.
Futsal is FIFAs version of 5 aside indoor Football using a heavier, low bounce ball
for increased control.
The programme starts on Wednesday 31 August and Thursday 1 September at
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Conservation Week, September 11 to 18 - Local Activities and websites of interest:
Specialist Guided Walks On Tiritiri Matangi - An Avian Ramble + A Botanical
Buffet + How to Shoot a Bird and the Chance to do it + Get the Goss on Tiritiri's Past + A Walk on the Wild Side + Ecology Matters.
Mid North Forest & Bird, Winter Talk Series - Professor John Montgomery,
Leigh Marine Lab, on "Sensory Systems in fish from Antarctica to Coastal Reefs".
Ornithological Society of New Zealand - Beach Patrol, Muriwai Beach - Help collect and identify birds beach wrecked by storms and natural events.
Tamahunga Trappers - Checking Trap Lines, Matakana - Accompany group
members as they check and rebait traps For more information on each of these activities and contact details to book see www.conservationweek/whatshappening Also check out www.doc.govt.nz/conservation-week-home/teachers or www.doc.govt.nz/conservation-week-home/kids for more ideas and activities.
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Right now Child, Youth and Family are looking for foster carers who can
open their homes, in particular to; challenging teens and sibling groups.
You’ll make a great foster carer if you:
▪ can deal with their behavioural challenges
▪ have a non judgemental, engaging style of parenting
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▪ have an understanding of different backgrounds
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▪ can offer care when they need it, but are able to let go when it’s
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If you are interested in becoming a foster carer or know
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Foster Carers / Caregivers for CYF
It takes all sorts of people to care for children and teens - you may be surprised that you’re just the right person
OREWA 6 km BEACH WALK 11th SEPTEMBER 2011 - 11 am
Started by Councillor Goudie From behind the Orewa Service Centre (previously the Council Building Orewa) 50 Centreway Road, Orewa
ADULTS - $10 CHILDREN - $5
(15 yrs and under) FAMILIES $20
For further information - www.orewawalk.co.nz
All Proceeds to the Heart Foundation Supported by:
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STEP BY STEP WE CAN HELP STOMP OUT HEART DISEASE
Enter at:
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