Do you have rules in your family around technology?

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Issue 20/13
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email: kavanagh@kavanagh.school.nz
Website: www.kavanagh.school.nz
Rāpare Hōngongoi 4 2013
Whakanuia Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Do you have rules in your
family around technology?
Celebrate Māori Language Week
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2013
Māori Language Week is Monday, 1st July to Sunday, 7th July.
Some suggestions are –
all cell phones are kept in a box after 8.30pm
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No technology in bedrooms – no laptops, phones,
tablets etc after an agreed time
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Check your young person’s pages, the history of searches on
your computer
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Take devices off young people
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Check the phone is the one they use, not an old one or one
they don’t use
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Lots of students text late at night, it may not be your child
but others will try to contact them
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If they use social network sites like facebook, ask.fm or
tumblr, they are likely to get notifications through the night
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If your young person’s device is Wi-Fi only, then you can
disable your broadband – by turning off your airport or your
wireless router. If you want help with this contact your
internet provider or the school
If you have any other suggestions – please contact the school.
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Arohatia te Reo is the theme for Māori
Language Week, which means to cherish the
language.
In recent days we have become aware of a
new social media website ‘ask.fm’. We
suggest you have a discussion at home about
this website.
As a school community we would prefer students did not use this
site but this is how NETSAFE recommend students keep safe How can I stay safe on ask.fm?
We recommend that all
young people prevent
anonymous questions
being posted. This can be
done by pressing “Settings”
– “Privacy” and choosing “Do not allow anonymous questions”.
Ask.fm staff have informed
us that it is also possible to
block a person harassing
you, once you get another
question from them. This
can be done by pressing
“block” next to each question.
PRIVACY- taken from http://ask.fm/about/privacy with underline
emphasis added “Your replies are publicly viewable data. Your replies to questions
submitted via ask.fm will be published to other websites. You are
responsible for what gets published. Whatever you enter into
the ask.fm reply box will be published and could be publicly viewable immediately upon your clicking the submit button”.
“Snapshot Cards” will be sent home with all students
in Years 7-10 tomorrow, Friday 5 July.
Students who receive a red card must have it signed
by a parent and returned on Monday.
Senior students will
receive their cards
by email.
We have become concerned at the
number of students who have appointments during school time but have no
parental permission to be released.
KAVANAGH COLLEGE ENVIROGROUP
Kavanagh College Envirogroup is asking for your help. Do
you have any old paint you’d like to get rid of? They
would gladly welcome any donations of
any colour for a variety of projects.
If your child has an appointment during
school time we require you to let us
know.
You can either phone, write a note or sign your student's
appointment card. If no parental permission is given they
will be marked as having an unexplained absence.
Please leave any paint in the main office,
or email ninar@kavanagh.school.nz.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
2012 NCEA Exam Fees
Years 7 & 8 Social
Payment of NCEA fees is due by Friday 16 August 2013.
The social last week was most successful with a bumper turnout.
The children contributed nearly $300 to the Cancer Society Relay
for Life.
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$76.70 entry fee. (all National Qualification Framework
standards and up to three Scholarship subjects)
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Financial Assistance forms are available from the Bursar’s
Office for those with Community Services Cards
The dancing was of
a high standard
and the music
VERY loud.
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Late payments will incur a $50 late fee, with the fee
payable directly to NZQA
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Additional Scholarship entries $76.70 per subject
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Telebanking number Kavanagh College
06 0901 0107876 00
Prizes for best
dancer went to Jen
Scott and best
dressed to Russell
MacPherson.
Many thanks to the Year 13 Relay for Life Team who made it all
worthwhile and of course, the Year 7 & 8 teachers.
Open Day
Sunday 11 August, 2.00pm
Kavanagh College Auditorium (entrance off Tennyson St)
Goal Setting with Tamati Ellison
Last Wednesday we were lucky to have All Black and Highlander
Tamati Ellison come to the school and speak to a group of our
students about goal setting.
Tamati talked the students through his eight step goal setting
structure.
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See yourself as that person now
Set grand dream goals
Find out what the first step to take is
Take action now
Listen and learn
Test and measure
Network
Follow through
Another great point that Tamati made was his 7, 50 and 98 rule.
If you just listen you might learn and remember 7% of the content.
If you listen and write down
you might learn and remember 50% of the content.
If you listen and write down as
well as interact (ask questions, discuss etc) you might
learn 98% of the content.
Some valuable life lessons for
our students.
Year 7 & 8 Hockey
The Year 7 & 8 Hockey team continued on
their winning way over the last fortnight with victories
over East Otago High School and Strath Taieri, two
traditionally strong hockey teams.
Goal scorers over the two matches were Nick Parata,
Ellery Campbell, Tom McCallion and Niall Quinn. Niall
distinguished himself against Strath Taieri with a well
taken hat-trick.
Congratulations to Mikayla Scott who
competed for the Greater Green Island
Rhythmic Gymnastics Club at the Otago
Championships last weekend.
Mikayla was third overall in individuals and
won the Otago Trophy.
Her Grade 4 Group were third overall.
Coaches Gemma O’Connell and Aaron Fahey continue to
work hard with this promising group of young sports
people.
Tomorrows game is the final one before the holidays.
Good Luck!
NETBALL
RESULTS
NETBALL
RESULTS
FOR 12/05/12
Senior A v Uni Albion Gold
See Mr Maguire for more details.
NO GAME FOR THREE WEEKS
Senior B v Columba Snr C
WIN
Senior Gold v KVC Snr B
WIN
$20 Adults
38-15
16-12
$12 School children
Senior Pink v Columba Golden Girls
WIN
37-9
Senior Navy v Taieri Gryffs
LOSS
10-24
Int 10A v Taieri 9A
LOSS
19-27
Int 10B v St Hildas Int C
WIN
21-16
Junior 9A v OGHS 9B
LOSS
28-30
Junior 9B v LPHS 9B
WIN
21-09
9 Red v QHS Jnr Blue
LOSS
8-13
8A v Kav 7A
WIN
19-11
8B v Balmacewen Int Pink
LOSS
10-16
7A v Kav 8A
LOSS
11-19
7B v Tahuna Silver
LOSS
6-12
7C v KVC Green
LOSS
3-4
Kav 7/8 v Arthur St Blue
LOSS
6-18
Kavanagh Cricket Fundraiser
As a fundraiser to attend the Christian Brothers Cricket
Tournament in Brisbane in 2014 the Kavanagh Cricket Club
are selling toilet rolls. $20.00 for a pack of 45 rolls.
To order please contact Dave Eathorne or Ant Harris through
the school office.
OceanaGold Diggers Camp –
July School Holidays
Diggers Camp: Ages 7 to 13. No experience necessary.
CAMP DATES and TIMES:
Camp 1:
Tue 16th, Wed 17th & Thu 18th July 2013,
9am-1pm Edgar Centre
Camp 2:
Mon 22nd, Tue 23rd & Wed 24th July 2013,
9am- 1pm Edgar Centre
Cost: $92pp for 1 Week ($161 for two children from the same
family)
Cost: $161pp for both camps ($299.00 for two children from the
same family to attend both camps)
Daily Rate $45pp is also available
Please note that the camp will run subject to numbers.
“What you lack in talent can be made up with desire,
hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.”– Don
Zimmer, American baseballer
Registration forms are available from outside the main office.
Return via email, fax, or post no later than Thursday 11th July 2013.