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RESPECT JUSTICE Issue 10/15 340 Rattray Street Dunedin New Zealand Telephone (03) 477 3408 Fax (03) 479 0468 email: kavanagh@kavanagh.school.nz Website: www.kavanagh.school.nz - SERVICE - TRUTH ANZAC Day will be observed on Monday 27 April. School will be closed. Principal’s Message Thursday 23 April 2015 Consider Yourself “Well In” – Oliver! Watch out for this years’ Major Production! Nau Mai Haere mai. Welcome to the new school term. I trust students and staff had a good break with some quality family time over Easter. Term 2 promises to be very full with a number of activities on the horizon. Currently the focus is on settling students back to school routines. We continue to make a major push with uniform and I remind parents that for winter dress codes either blazers or the official Kavanagh jacket must now be worn. If that requirement is unable to be met, please ensure your child has a note. Coloured jackets are not permissible. Now that winter is approaching I also remind the community to keep safe around the school and out on the roads. A key focus for this term will be to identify students who are at risk of under-achieving and to ensure appropriate interventions are put in place. To that end I have asked staff to make early contact home a priority. It is also vital that our NCEA level students balance out their time. This is a term that can fast slip away with not a lot being achieved if we take our eye off our academic priorities. With the number of things competing for our young people's attention I ask all parents and caregivers to support this any way you can. Watching the amount of social media networking they ingest and encouraging them to get to bed at a decent hour would be a great help. This year's production, Oliver, is in full swing and promises to be a great performance. Winter sports are also underway. Thanks to staff, students and parents for their efforts in coaching and preparing teams. It is most important that all students are well turned out in their respective uniforms, are on time and maintain the highest standards of sporting conduct on and off the playing surface. Best wishes to all for a fantastic term ahead. Tracy O’Brien Tickets are now on sale from outside the main office before school and then from the Bursar’s Office. Some door sales will be available. $18 Adult $10 Student This year Kavanagh College is presenting the classic musical spectacular ―Oliver!‖ It is a British musical based on the Charles Dickens’ novel ―Oliver Twist‖ with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Dickens’ dramatic tale of orphan boy Oliver Twist (Sam Meikle) is portrayed with heart wrenching moments of loneliness and joy as he endures a miserable existence in a workhouse at the hands of the rumbling Mr Bumble (Rory Nairn) and the Widow Corney (Paige Gardner). After shockingly asking for more food Oliver is sold to a callous undertaker (Josh Meikle) and his family (Samara McIver, Shaymaa McKendrick and Connor Butler). Oliver thankfully escapes their grasp and travels to London where he meets the mischievous Artful Dodger (Kieran Kelly), leader of a gang of juvenile but delightfully wayward pickpockets. Naively unaware of their unlawful activities, Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal ringleader Fagin (Cooper Sharplin). The drama ensues with a full cast of heroes, villains, dancers and dignitaries. We are thrilled to welcome back Sov Lu (ex pupil) as the villainous and black hearted Bill Sykes. Thankfully we have the delightful Madeline Homan (Nancy) and Lucy Wilkins (Bet), to harmonise their way into the audiences’ hearts. We have a new production team on board this year and we are very blessed and grateful to have the skills of Bert Nisbet as Director joining our superbly talented Georgie Watts as Musical Director. They are supported by Kerron Thomson, Sarah Henderson, Daniel Kelly, Liz Nisbet, Katrina Kerr Bell, Debbie Vercoe, Nina Railton, Kylie Price, John Maguire, Christine Wilson and Rebecca Meikle. We also are hugely grateful that the gifted Liam Donnelly has continued to work with us leading the band and the talented James Gunn leading our trusty KTVN technical crew. We are very proud of our wonderful team of choreographers Jessie Murphy Charlotte Hay, Caitlin Smith and Josie Taimalie. Oliver! opens in the Kavanagh Auditorium on 28 April and runs until 1 May. Be sure to get your tickets quickly. They are now on sale at the Kavanagh Office. Some door sales will be available. 28 April—Tertiary Open Day for Year 13 28 April/1 May—School Production 6 May—PFA meeting 7 May—Whanau Hui 1 June—Queens Birthday. No School 12 June—Big Sing, Town Hall Dunedin Tertiary Information Day 2015 The Dunedin tertiary institutions will be holding their Information Day on Tuesday 28 April 2015. Otago University, Otago Polytechnic and Aoraki Polytechnic, along with all University services and residential halls will have presentations and information available. 13 June—School Formal All Y13 students are expected to attend (a roll will be taken by Ms Bresanello and Mrs Dodds from 8.15–9.00am outside the Museum) 3 July—Reports Issued and End of Term 2 Ms Bresanello has distributed information booklets to students and can be contacted if there are any questions. BLAZERS Independent Study Resources The College has a range of material to help students in Years 11-13 in their independent study. There are English, Science, Mathematics, Accounting, Classical Studies, Economics, History and Geography work books, study guides and text books available. Some of these come with discs for students to go through tutorials as well. These will go on close reserve in the library. There is time set aside on Wednesdays between 2.00-400pm for supervised study in the library and these resources will also be available at that time. If students have to resit or catch up on any assessments this is a good opportunity to do this as well. If a number of students require a specific topic in a subject area to be revised this can be arranged if students let me know the number requiring it, the topic and the level. Afternoon tea is provided for those intending to stay until 4:00pm. Kathleen O'Kane The Australian Science Competition this year will be held on Wednesday the 3rd of June. The cost is $8.50. Please pay this to the Bursar by Friday, 1st May. For further information students should talk to their Science teacher or Mr Trewern. The Kavanagh College regulation blazer is compulsory for all senior (Years 11 to 13) students during Terms 2 and 3. It is expected that all Years 11 to 13 students will wear a blazer to and from school and throughout the day during the winter terms. Please note that Arthur Barnetts have advised us of a delay in receiving the fabric required for the blazers and therefore these may not be available until May. If you have trouble accessing a blazer please send your student to Mr Read, Ms James or Mrs Kerr-Bell with a letter explaining the situation and they will issue a ‘red’ uniform pass until such time as the blazers are available. Please ensure all blazers are clearly named Kavanagh School Jackets The Kavanagh College jacket is expected to be worn during the winter months for students in Years 7-10. If this requirement is unable to be met please ensure your child has a note. The jackets can be bought at the Bursar’s Office at a cost of $90.00. The ICAS ENGLISH COMPETITION, which tests language skills, comprehension, vocabulary and research techniques is open to all Year 7-13 students, particularly those who wish to measure their ability against an internationally recognised testing system. All students who participate receive an individual letter of results as well as the appropriate certificate. The entry fee of $8.50 is payable to the Bursar by Friday 5 June; the Competition is on Tuesday, 28 July. For further information, students are advised to ask their teacher of English, or Mrs Ireland-Kenny in M42. Kavanagh Uniform Shop Wanted: The Uniform shop would like any of the following Ties Boys grey winter shirts Plastic supermarket bags If you can help with any of the above, please drop these off to the main office. The uniform shop is open each Tuesday 3pm to 4pm during term time. There will be Rugby Skills sessions for any Year 7 and 8's that are interested. Term Two. These will be every Wednesday for They will be held on the Pompallier grass area at 3pm. There will be a range of experts running these sessions so it will be a great opportunity for your son/ daughter to get some excellent coaching to help advance their skills. Any questions please contact Ant Harris— harrisa@kavanagh.school.nz Swimming Sports – Instructions for Students The Swimming Sports is on Friday 24th April (this Friday) P1-3. Only students who are on the list (those entered and senior helpers) will be allowed at the pool. A copy of the list is on the Sports Noticeboard, at the Sports Office (D23) and at the Year 7 & 8 Sports Office. Participants need to bring their swimming gear, goggles, towel (two towels are recommended), drink bottles and food. Year 7 & 8 students can be dropped off at Moana Pool. Alternatively they can meet at the Tennyson Street gates at 8.50am and they will be walked to Moana Pool under staff supervision. Year 9 – 13 students are to meet at Moana Pool at the start of P1 on Friday – either get dropped off at the pool, or walk safely and sensibly from school to the pool. When you arrive at the pool tell the front desk you are there for the Kavanagh College Swimming Sports, get changed, and then sit in the grandstand at the Old Diving Pool end. Take all of your gear up to the grandstand with you. The aim is to start the first races as soon as possible after 9am. Advanced warning that you are not be allowed to have cell phones out during the swimming sports. All participants will be expected to stay at the pool till the last race (midday at the latest). At midday you will return to school - Year 7 & 8 students will be walked back as a group, Year 9 – 13 students may return to school independently. All students will be expected to be in P4, starting at 1.20pm. FUTSAL SUCCESS AT KAVANAGH YEAR 10 AQUATICS In Term 1 futsal was very popular for our Kavanagh students, we had seven teams entered into the junior Year 9/10 competition, and seven teams entered into the senior Year 11-13 competition. LESSONS We had some very good success across all competitions. In the Senior division our Kavanagh Senior Boys Red team consisting of Ben O’Farrell, Jebin Jaimon, Conrad Sinclair, Liam Lavelle-Pool, Max Johnston and Izaak Morton-Hooper won their division. Other winners included our Kavanagh Senior Girls Red team who were all playing for the first time and really enjoyed themselves. This team consisted of Keili ‘Amato, Shweta Prasad, Kye Tababa, Shayla King, Liliana Lam Cheung and Kristina Dain. A big congratulations to both these teams. Other placings in the senior competition saw Kavanagh Senior Boys Gold placed 5 th, Kavanagh Senior Boys Blue placed 4th, Kavanagh Aux Chords placed 3rd and Kavanagh Senior Girls Blue placed 4th. We also had fantastic success in the junior competition with Kavanagh Year 9 Red consisting of Sam Taylor, Justin Clado, Caleb Sharkey, Brynn Sinclair, Harold Chinula and Xavier Wright. Another winner was our Kavanagh Year 10 Red team which consisted of Brendan O’Neill, Andrew Cromb, Josh Winders, Callum Winders, Caleb Marsh and Samuel Audas. The Kavanagh Year 9 Girls also won their competition. This team was represented by Tara McGoff, Meg Jones, Bridget Young, Aine Kelly, Danielle Mapley, Abi Fern, Emma Faulkner-Barclay and Grace Bishop. A huge congratulations to all our champions. We also had our Kavanagh Year 10 Gold team placed 2 nd, Kavanagh Year 10 Blue placed 6th, Kavanagh Year 9 Blue placed 2nd and Kavanagh Year 9 Gold placed 2nd. A huge thank you to Ms Bugarski and to Ms Stevens for helping with the teams during the term. We now look forward to the Term 4 competition. Michael MacKenzie Sports Co-ordinator DIGGERS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – TERM 2 The programme consists of weekly coaching sessions at the Edgar Centre, where basic fundamentals are introduced focusing on skill based drills and emphasizing having FUN. These squads do not play in a weekly competition – we encourage all participants to play for their own school mini ball teams. The Development Programme is designed to supplement/compliment the school miniball programmes and Otago Representative programme. All sessions are held at the Edgar Centre. Ages: 13 Years & under, no experience necessary. Day: Tuesdays beginning 12th May for 8 sessions Squad: U8’s 3.30pm-4.30pm, U11’s 4.00pm-5.00pm, U13’s 4.00pm-5.00pm Cost: $70.00 per child. Email admin@otagobball.kiwi.nz for a registration form. All Year 10 classes are completing four or five aquatic lessons during Term 2. These will occur during timetabled Health and Physical Education time at Moana Pool. The focus of the lessons will be on participating in a variety of aquatic activities including swimming, snorkelling, aqua jogging, diving, water polo etc. Each student will be issued with a detailed notice prior to their first lesson. The lessons will be taught and supervised by your child’s Health and Physical Education teacher. Moana Pool life guards will also be on duty at the pool during each lesson. Students will walk to and from Moana Pool. They will not always be accompanied by their teacher during these walks. Students will be clearly instructed on the safe procedure for walking to and from Moana Pool. If you have any information about your child’s swimming ability that would be important for the teacher to be aware of, or there is important medical information that the teacher should know please make contact – 4773408 or kdkennedy@kavanagh.school.nz. Kurt Kennedy, (HOD Health and Physical Education) OTAGO U13 BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL TRIALS 2015 Pre Trial – Sunday 10th May U13 Girls : 11.00am-12.30pm U13 Boys : 12.30pm-2.00pm Pre Trial – Sunday 17th May U13 Girls : Time to be confirmed U13 Boys : Time to be confirmed Trials – Sunday 24th May U13 Girls : 1.00pm-2.30pm U13 Boys : 2.30pm-4.00pm To be eligible to trial all players must not turn 13 in 2015. Edgar door entry fee must be paid on arrival. Tournament Dates: 1st Regional Tournament: Boys 25th -26th July, Gore. Girls 1st-2nd August, Gore 2nd Regional Tournament: Boys & Girls : 29th – 30th August, Dunedin Southern Regional Championship: Boys & Girls : 7th 10th October - Invercargill For all information regarding sports at Kavanagh College please visit our website http://www.kavanaghsport.com/ Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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