MARIST COLLEGE Catholic School for Girls

MARIST COLLEGE
Catholic School for Girls
Term 2 - Number 03
Friday 8th May, 2015
YEARS 7 TO 13
KEY DATES
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are now into our 12th week of school - nearly forty percent of the academic
year for senior students. In Week 6, they will sit their external standards. The
message of the Academic Committee as noted by Deborah Hady our Academic
Leader is clear. Success is built over time, so don’t procrastinate. Start now.
On Mondays after school the library is open and is attended by a staff member to
assist students. There is a computer room open every day after school and on
Thursdays the students run Co-Lab.
At this session, senior students are there to assist younger students with their
work and different staff attend to offer tutorials in their subject areas.
Classrooms and computer rooms are open. Many students stay till five, though
the session officially ends at 4:30.
If your daughter would like support with her studies, please encourage her to attend.
Deputy Principal
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY
Wednesday started with an assembly ran by the Academic Committee. The
committee introduced this year's Academic Theme - Success Under Construction.
Whatever our personal definition of success is, we have to understand that the road to
success has its bumps and obstacles. However, with resilience, we will bounce back
from each pitfall and continue to build our success. Just like building a building, you
need lots of tools to reach your goals! Hard work, patience and persistence will help
you achieve your success. CUT out all your distractions, HIT the books and then you
can NAIL those exams! The road to success is always under construction.
The assembly finished with a spelling bee between each year level dean, and an
impromptu sing along to Mary Poppins' Supercalifragilisticexpiliadocious. Keep an eye
out for the upcoming spelling bee.
The committee also encouraged girls to come to Co Lab, an after school homework
and tutoring center. It runs on Thursdays in the Food Tech Room. Co Lab provides
students with a study space to do their homework, study for internals or tests, and get
extra help. Teachers and Senior students are there to help out, afternoon tea is also
provided and the computer room is open.
Thank you to the teachers who
showed their amazing spelling and
rapping skills, to the girls who helped
with the video and to Angeline Tulilo
-Siilata. Thank you to those who
help with the running of Co-Lab so
far.
WEEK 4 (A)
May 11th M PTFA Meeting 7pm (Staffroom)
14th Th Yr12 Work Choice Day
Yr 8-10 Parent Teachers Interviews
School Closes at 1:20pm
15th F Rotation 4-1
WEEK 5 (B)
May 21st Th Yr 11 Retreat
Fono, Mentoring
Music Trip
22nd F Yr 11 Retreat
MUNA
Rotation 5-2
23rd S MUNA
N.B. School closing at 1:20pm on
Thursday 14th May for Year 8-10 Report
Evening. Most HCD and Kiwi Coachline
Buses will pick up students early and be
at school at 1:30pm. The Papakura bus
will come at the normal time.
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
As a mother protects her children, watching
over them day by day, alert to danger, and
ready if necessary to sacrifice herself for
their sakes, so you Lord protect, your arms
constantly encircling us, your hands
delivering us from harm. For the intensity of
your love, Lord Jesus we thank you. Loving
God, we thank you for mothers – for all
they mean or have meant, for the love they
have shown and the care they have given.
We thank you for the qualities of mothers –
their patience, their kindness, concern and
understanding. We thank you for the part
they play in our lives, and we thank you for
this day of saying ‘thank you’ this
opportunity to say what we so often mean
to say but so rarely do. For mothers and
motherhood, for children and families we
bring you this day our grateful praise.
Amen.
Marist College,
can we learn it?
Yes we can!
Deborah Hady, Academic Leader
YEAR 8, 9
AND
10 PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Please collect your daughters report prior to your first interview in the Gymnasium Foyer.
Please allow extra time to pick up and read this report before your first interview.
NB Your daughters report will not be posted prior to the 14th May.
31 Alberton Ave, Mt Albert, Auckland 1025
www.maristcollege.school.nz
Ph: (09) 846 8311 Fax: (09) 815 1441
E-mail: admin@maristcollege.school.nz
THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE
Pope Francis announced that the year 2015 will be dedicated to the Consecrated Life, and he is asking
all those in the Consecrated Life, that is religious sisters, brothers and priests, to "wake up the world"
with their testimony of faith, holiness and hope.
Our College was started in 1928 by the Marist Sisters. They ran and staffed the College with Sister
Juliana Massey serving as the last religious Principal from 1968 - 1990. The Sisters continued as the
Proprietors of the College until 2001, when they gifted the school to the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Auckland. We are proud of our Marist heritage and to date retain a strong relationship with the Marist
Sisters. Therefore in this “Year of Consecrated Life” we would like to take the opportunity to introduce
to the community one of the Marist Sisters each week so that you get to know them better, but, more
importantly, to acknowledge their dedication and service to God and the community.
SR. JULIANA MASSEY SM
First Profession:
Education:
Ministries:
Australia: 1953
Attended Loreto Hall and Auckland University
St Joseph’s, Waitaruke [Northland]: 1953, Teacher
Marist College: 1954, Teacher
Loreto High School, Fiji: 1964-66, Teacher
Marist College: 1967, Deputy Principal, 1968-1990, Principal
Orakei: 1991, Pastoral Plan Coordinator
Mt Albert: 1992-94, Pastoral Plan Coordinator and Community leader
Orakei: June 1994 – 2000, Provincial
Mt Albert: 2001-02, Caregiver
Tawa, Wellington: 2003-2011, Pastoral Ministry, Pregnancy Help and Prisoner Aid Rehabilitation
Mt Albert: 2012 till now, Community Member, Voluntary Work at LOGOS – Marist Youth Ministry & House duties.
LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD
HABITS OF MIND
11. Creating, Imagining, Innovating: Think about how
A group of Marist students participated in the first round of the
something might be done differently from the “norm”; propose
New Zealand Linguistics Olympiad during Term 1. This new ideas; Strive for originality; Consider novel suggestions
involved voluntarily sitting a two hour after school exam. others might make.
Students had to count in “Karelian”, write with “Elder Futhark
Runes”, and solve various language puzzles.
From 150 students nationwide, Gemma Nash, Ashley Ward
and Julia Beer have
been
selected
as
regional representations
to move forward to the
finals round at Victoria
University in Wellington
during the July school
holidays.
This is a
wonderful achievement
and we wish them well
for this event.
EXAM SUPERVISION
Exam Supervisors are needed on 29th May (Staff Only Day), 2nd
and 3rd June to supervise senior examinations. Please contact Mrs
Noeleen Taylor on 846 8311 ext 706 if you are able to help.
www.entertain
mentbook.co.nz/
orderbooks/10
023w1
to order
your book
now!
SMIKES YOUTH CLUB
SMIKES Youth Club for Years 7 & 8
Dates: May 3rd, May 17th, June 7th, June 21st,
August 3rd, August 16, August 30 and September 13.
Year 9 & 10 Youth Club
Dates: May 17th and June 21st.
Leaders for SMIKES
Join in with over 20 older teens and young adults and
become a leader at SMIKES Youth Club. Lots of
Marist Old Girls and current senior students involved.
Great fun as well as great professional development.
Contact Damaris 021662657 for more info
or Facebook message 'Smikes Youth Club'
with your details.
Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula vinaka, Kia Orana,
Warm Pasifika Greetings
Marist College invites you to a Meeting/Hui/Fono
for all our Maori & Pasifika Parents
Bring a plate to share at the conclusion of the meeting
Bring your questions and ideas
Please let Mrs Tagomoa know who is coming m.tagomoa@maristcollege.school.nz
We want to continue to build the relationship and
communication
between Pasifika families and our school, Marist College,
to improve achievement of Pasifika students.
JUNIOR
PARENT/STUDENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS
YEARS 8 - 10
Meet the teachers Thursday May 14th, 2015 Times 2:30pm – 6:00pm
Online Bookings Open: May 1st, 2015 9:00am
Online Bookings Close: May 13th, 2015 6:00pm
Go to Website www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
Once on website:

Type WVKAE for Event Code and enter

Next screen asks for:
Parent’s full name
Email address
Book for _____students (number)
Students’ name (s)
Click “GO”
All fields are mandatory
Next screen asks for student’s subjects and teachers. If booking for more than 1 child a box for each
child is on the screen.

Fill in Box(es) and click “GO”
Next screen gives you a list of your appointment times with each teacher per child.
Also
Gives you the option to: Cancel interviews
Add another student
Add interviews
Reschedule interviews
Print your interviews
Note:
To allow as many parents as possible to meet their daughter’s teachers please book one 5
minute slot per teacher or a maximum of 10 minutes if your daughter has the same teacher
for 2 or more subjects. Remember to leave 5 minutes between appointments as you will need time
to reach the next teacher.
Click on Finished and the computer will email your interview confirmation to you.
If one of your daughter’s teacher does not show on the screen then he/she is fully booked.
* If you don’t have the use of computer please call Anne-Marie Ward on 846 8311 extension
or email a.ward@maristcollege.school.nz she will make the required appointments for you.
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NB:
To allow as many parents as possible to meet their daughter’s teachers please book one 5
minute slot per teacher or a maximum of 10 minutes if your daughter has the same teacher
for 2 or more subjects