Dear Parents/Caregivers

SENIOR PRIZEGIVING has been changed from 5 to 6 November

due to Guy Fawkes night

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SUCCESS AT THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION RINGA TOI

Congratulations to Tangaroa Yorke, who had a photographic

art work exhibited in the National Exhibition Ringa Toi, held

in Wellington during September. This is an annual exhibition

that showcases the artwork of secondary school students

with a focus on Toi Maori. Work displayed is at Excellence

level, and showcases a range of Maori art forms including

raranga, tukutuku, taniko, whakairo, kowhaiwhai, mahi –

ta(paint, print, spray), uku, whakapakoko(sculpture) and

mahi – matihiko(digital).

Well done Tangaroa!

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WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY CRICKET ASSOCATION

Congratulations to our Year 10 student, Karsen Dyball, who has been chosen to represent our school in the

Lakelands Year 9 – 10 Cricket Tournament Team. Congratulations!

CHALKBOARD

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No.32 –28 October 19, 2018

Rotorua Lakes High School

“Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”

From the Principal – P.

News & Events – P.

Department News – P.

Sports – P.

Careers & Gateway – P.

Notice Board for Students &

Whanau – P.

Contact Us – P.

Our Sponsors – P.

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ICAS MATHS RESULTS

Congratulations to the following students who gained outstanding results in the recent ICAS Maths Assessment.

Very well done. Year 10

Distinction - Sam Pinckney and Josh Walden

Credit - Michael Carney, Rhys Downes, Liam Gatenby, Andy Kwok, Didi Lawson, Harry Miller and

Brendan Yip

Year 9

Merit - Sam Cheesman

Credit - Logan Burrell, Jacob Heeighway, Cody Managh, Bailee Murphy, Liam Snook, Tremayne

Te Whau and Alana Wilkinson

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BOP SPORTS AWARDS FINALIST

Congratulations to our Year 12 student Kyra Mita who is the one of the finalists at the BOP Sports Awards /

the Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Secondary School Sportswoman of the Year for Waka Ama / White

Water Rafting Award. This prestigious event is being held on Friday, November 16 at ASB Arena in Tauranga.

Congratulations and all the best Kyra!

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SUCCESS AT THE K1 SLALOM YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

Our Year 10 student, George Snook, narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at the Slalom Youth Olympic

Games this year. A fantastic achievement, well done!

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I hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing break ready for our last term of the year.

Yours sincerely

Principal

TERM 4 KEY DATES 2018

PUBLIC HOLIDAY 22 OCTOBER

SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 6 NOVEMBER (please note change of date)

EXCELLENCE ASSEMBLY 1 NOVEMBER

NCEA & NZ SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS 7 NOVEMBER – 5 DECEMBER

JUNIOR EXAMS 15 – 16 NOVEMBER

TOP TOWN 30 NOVEMBER

ELECTIVES 3 – 5 DECEMBER

LEAVERS DINNER 6 DECEMBER

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 7 DECEMBER

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WHANAU MEETING

Tēnā koutou e ngā Mātua, e ngā Kaitiaki,

He mea whakamōhio noa tēnei ki a koutou ka tū he hui ā whanau mā tātou o te whanau Rūmaki, o

Puketāwhero hoki a te 6-7 i te pō o te Wenerei te 24 o Oketopa. Ko tōna kaupapa he whāriki i ngā

tini whāinga kua tutuki i a mātou i ngā marama ka taha ake nei.

There will be a whanau hui held here in the Whare next Wednesday the 24th of October at 6-7pm.

On the agenda are all the topics we have spoken about and where we are at with it all.

Ko te manako ia ka mahana te whare i tā koutou taenga mai.

Ngā mihi o te wā

Matua Taumata

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YEAR 13 LEAVERS DINNER

The Annual RLHS Year 13 Leavers Dinner will be held this year at the Rydges Hotel, Fenton Street on Thursday 6

December 2018. Parents and family are invited to attend. The evening will begin with drinks and a buffet meal,

followed by a celebration of the achievements of all Year 13 students.

This is a semi-formal occasion. A very tidy standard of dress is required (e.g. no jeans, t-shirts, jandals etc) and appropriate behavior is expected – no whistling, calling out etc.

Students attending are under our normal school rules including no smoking and no alcohol. The only concession to these rules is those students who are with their parents or caregivers may have alcohol with their meal if purchased by their parents and are of legal age. No intoxicated persons will be admitted to the function.

The school regards this dinner as a family celebration. Students must be accompanied by their parents/caregivers and are unable to purchase individual tickets for themselves. It is possible for students to be accompanied by another Lakes High student6’s parent/caregiver but permission must be sought and

approved before such a ticket can be bought. See Ms Howard. Names of all persons attending must be listed on the return section of this form. Current students of RLHS

who are not Year 13 may not attend. Doors open 7 pm, seated for dinner 7.30 pm.

Tickets are on sale from the school at student reception at a cost of $55 per person and must be shown at the door upon entry. Tickets cannot be charged to student accounts. Tickets must be purchased before

27 November 2018. For any other questions please contact Ms Howard howardh@rotorualakes.school.nz

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2018 RLHS LEAVERS JERSEYS

Leavers’ jerseys are now available to order.

The jerseys are $35 Order forms are available from student reception

NEWS & EVENTS

Please return order form by Friday 2 November 2018

No orders will be accepted after cut-off date

Payment to be made at the time of ordering – cannot be placed on student account

To our sponsors ROTORUA FOREST HAULAGE for their very generous help

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CHARTER BUS

Senior Students bus tickets are $90.00 for Term 4. Year 9 & 10 bus tickets remain at $180.00.

Students must be in possession of a valid ticket by the end of week 2.

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MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE

Each Wednesday from 3.30 – 4.15 in A11

All Welcome

Please bring some questions, a snack and a smile

DEPARTMENT NEWS

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VISUAL ARTS FOLIO DUE DATES 2018

The following art folio submissions listed are external assessments. For this reason any folios not received by the required due date and time will unfortunately get a Not Achieved grade.

Please be aware that extensions can NOT be given for these standards. After school tutorials are now running in the art room each week for any students who may need extra help. (Thursdays 3.15 - 4.30). The art room, sculpture room and photographic darkroom are also open lunchtimes to give students the opportunity to get work completed.

Level 2 Sculpture

due date: 24th October Marked 26th October in auditorium from 9 am

Level 2 Design/Painting/Photography

due date and marking in auditorium 26th October 9am

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This weekend, one of our year 13 students Zach Sefuiva, will be competing in the

biggest event so far in his riding career. A huge achievement for Zach, as this is his

first major event in two years whilst recovering from an accident. The 'Husqvarna

Hard Adventure Enduro' Motorbike race will start with a highly technically difficult

Prologue obstacle course to determine start times for the main 2 days of racing. This

will include obstacles such as large logs, tyres, skip rubbish bins, rocks and more!

There are also two days of grueling riding where not all contestants are expected to

make it to the finish. Riders will follow a course that is loaded into their handlebar-

mounted GPS daily - this course will take them over about 300km of hard adventure

trail and tracks through bush between Putaruru and Taupo. Section names hint at

what lies ahead: 'Parachute Drop Up', 'Log Jam', 'Keep your lunch down', 'Rock

Guarden', 'Last Climb', and 'The Big Down'. There is even a flying fox which will take

bikes over one of the river crossings! An indication of just how hard the ride is.

Contestants are to carry 'Survival Equipment' including fire extinguishers, first aid kit,

survival blanket, and cell phone. We wish you all the best Zach!

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HUSQVARNA ADVENTURE ENDURO MOTORBIKE RACE

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award dates of Adventurous Journey opportunities being run by Gerry Purcell, our outside provider in the upcoming weeks. As usual, any groups of students that attend will need to be supported by a parent helper/supervisor in order to proceed. See Mrs. Allen or email for more information or permission forms.

SPORTS

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Mistress of Cakes have a vacancy for a Dish/Kitchen

Hand, Friday Evening shift 4.30 pm - 9.00 pm. Must be responsible, reliable, trust worthy and

able to work unsupervised. Please contact: Siobain Higgins, Shop 2, 26 Lynmore Ave, Rotorua

p. 07 345 6521

m. +64 27 772 6655

www.mistressofcakes.co.nz

TRAINING COURSES OCTOBER THRU DECEMBER:

GOLD level AJ Training Course (not including Outdoor First Aid) (2 days not overnight) - 1 & 2 December

AJ OPPORTUNITIES:

SILVER AJ (3 days) - 20-22 October (Sat-Mon) (Labour Weekend)

GOLD Practice AJ - 20-22 October (Sat-Mon) (Labour Weekend)

SCHOOL NOTICE BOARD

Phone: 07-345 6124 Email: office@rotorualakes.school.nz Website:

www.rotorualakes.school.nz

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