John Paul College, Rotorua

John Paul College, Rotorua
Whitworth Road, Rotorua. www.jpc.co.nz Ph: 07 3478 795 Fx: 07 3461 271
A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JOHN PAUL COLLEGE COMMUNITY
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Term 4, Issue 38
17 November 2014
Ma te pono Me te aroha – Through Faith and Love
2014 School Theme : ‘Who Dares Wins’
Dear Parents/ Caregivers
Kia Ora, Malo e Lelei, Talofa, Greetings
WORK OUT DAY
On behalf of the PTA and College, I extend my sincere thanks to you for last Friday’s Work Out Day. It provided
much needed funds to equip the Technology Block to be opened next year. It also gave staff dedicated quality
time to plan for 2015. It is important to note that the professional development for staff is built around the Work
Out Day.
SCHOOL CAMPS AND ACTIVITY WEEK
As we begin Year 8 Camp and Year 10 Activity Week, I am grateful for the support of parents and acknowledge
the dedication and commitment of teachers.
I am very mindful of the cost of these experiences to parents but a survey conducted of parents three years ago,
fully endorsed their continuation because of the obvious benefits to children.
Staff do their best to keep costs to a minimum without compromising the quality of the experience.
IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE LAST WEEK OF TERM
Please note the following important events in your diary:
Tuesday
2nd
1.00pm
Year 7/8 Co-curricular Prizegiving
Edmund Rice Centre
Thursday
4th
10.30am
End of Year Mass
Edmund Rice Centre
4th
1.00pm
Year 9/10 Co-curricular Prizegiving
Edmund Rice Centre
Friday
5th
10.00am
Year 7-10 Prizegiving
Edmund Rice Centre
Parents/ Caregivers are of course welcome to attend all of these events
LEAVERS FORMS
If you know that your child will not be returning to JPC in 2015, please ensure a Leavers Form is collected,
completed and returned to the office by 5th December. We have a waiting list and would appreciate the
opportunity to offer places to these students.
Patrick Walsh
Principal
PLEASE RETURN ALL
SPORTS UNIFORMS
asap FOR
STOCKTAKE
1.
ORIENTATION INFORMATION for 2015 enrolments
2015 Year 7
Nov 18th
St Michael’s 12.00-2.30pm
18th
Westbrook, Lynmore, Otonga & other primary
schools 12.00-2.30pm
19th
St Mary’s
12.00-2.30pm
(orientation will still go ahead on this date)
2015 Years 8, 9 & 10
Orientation: January 28th 9.00-11.30a.m
Year 8 Dean
Year 9 Dean
Year 10 Dean
Miss Grahamslaw E: jan.grahamslaw@jpc.school.nz
Mr Kowalewski E: owen.kowalewski@jpc.school.nz
Mr Hughes
E: terry.hughes@jpc.school.nz
SCHOOL WILL BE
CLOSED
FROM 12.20pm ON
WEDNESDAY 19th
NOVEMBER
For staff to attend a PPTA
Union Meeting as specified by
the Employment Agreement
Our apologies for any
inconvenience caused.
There will be limited
supervision offered for bus
students please notify the form
teacher in writing prior to the
day if supervision is required
Term 1
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
TERM 4
2015 TERM DATES
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Tuesday 27 January
Teacher only day
Wednesday 28th January
Year 7s only 9.00am-2.00pm
Thursday 29th January
Full school attendance
8.30a.m – 3.05p.m
29th January – 2nd April
20th April – 3rd July
20th July – 25th September
12th October – to be confirmed
Term 4
=Additions/Amendments
November
st
17-21 Year 8 Camps
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18 & 19 Year 7 Orientation
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24-1
Year 10 Activities
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26-28 Year 7 Beach Education NB
December
nd
2
Y 7&8 CoCurricular Prizegiving 1pm
rd
3
Year 7 Big Day In HM
Year 9 Activity Day
NCEA Finishes
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4
Junior End of Year Mass 10.30am
Yr 9&10 CoCurricular Prizegiving
Leavers Dinner 7pm
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5
Junior Prizegiving 10a.m
School finishes 12.05pm
UNIFORM SHOP HOURS
Monday to Thursday (Term Time Only) 8.00a.m – 4.00p.m
CLOSED 11.30a.m-12.30p.m lunch
Tues & Wed 9.00-11.00a.m
LAST DAY FOR PURCHASING UNIFORMS FOR 2014 – Thursday 4th December
REOPENING – 19th JANUARY 2015 8a.m
Mrs C Constable - Uniform Shop Manager
E: Carolyn.constable@jpc.school.nz
PTA 2nd HAND UNIFORM SALE: TUESDAY JANUARY 20th at McKILLOP CAMPUS 3.00-5.00pm
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CAREERS OFFICE OPEN UNTIL 5th DECEMBER
The Careers Office is still open for students and
parents needing assistance with Careers Advice
and Information.
Ring 3478 795 xtn 8823 or email:
Sheryl.hewitson@jpc.school.nz
to make an appointment
YEAR 7 & 8 CAREER EDUCATION
Year 7 & 8 classes are having their final Career Education session over the next few weeks.
Some Year 8 classes have already had their session; others will have theirs after Year 8 Camp week. Talk
to your child about things they can do to prepare for the move to Year 9 and the start of their ‘secondary’
schooling. Year 7 classes will start their sessions in Week 7. The focus will be on understanding that there
are connections between people’s abilities and interests and job areas they choose.
Mrs Brewer
TIC Year 7 -10 Career Education
HOT OFF THE PRESS
We had 2 placings for the Hettanz Fashion Awards. Claire Self, Year 10, came Third Place in the
Emerging Creative Section of Evening Wear.
Ruby Carter, Year 9, received a Highly Commended Award for her Casual Dress in the Technical
Category.
SPEECH COMPETITION
Represent your school at the ANZ RSA Cyril Bassett
VC Speech Competition for the change to be one of
eight regional finalists who will travel to Gallipoli to
attend the Anzac Day centenary commemorations
as New Zealand Youth Ambassadors.
The competition is open to Year 12 and13 students
in 2015.
All finalists and their schools will receive cash prizes.
For more information and to register by 30
January 2015
Important Dates:
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10 November
Entries open
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30 January
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Entries close
13, 14, 15 February
Regional Finals
March 2015
National Final
Wellington
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DENTAL HEALTH FOR YEARS 9-13
Your child’s teeth are really important to look after and keep healthy.
Next year, if your child will be Year 9, the Community
Oral Health Service would like to give you the
opportunity for your child to continue their free dental
health care with the Community Oral Health Service
OR a local dentist, who is contracted to offer the free
dental service to adolescents.
All Year 8 children will receive a form to take home
and complete with an attached list of dentist and
dental practices to choose from. Once you and your
child have selected a dentist and returned the completed form, we will inform the
dentist who will then follow on with their free dental care from Year 9 to Year 13.
If you have further questions or are unsure, please contact Nicole Flann
(Dental Health Educator and Adolescents Coordinator on 3497 955 ext 8031
GUITAR & BASS
LESSONS
Competitive prices!!
Always wanted to learn?
I will have you playing your favourite
song in no time!
CONTACT KATE REDFERN
021 123 5472
klredfern1@me.com
Last minute summer berths available!
Due to some last minute cancellations, we have some spare
berths on our most popular voyages over the summer period
(specifically voyages 682, 683 and 684).
If you have any students that are interested in taking part, please
encourage them to fill in an application form and come through
our public stand-by list.
We can discuss with them directly about the vacancies we have.
All we need from you is their application forms.
If you'd like more information, please contact our School
Co-ordinator, Lorraine Dobsonlorraine.dobson@jpc.school.nz or
email the Spirit direct schools@spiritofadventure.org.nz
John Paul College is one of only 176 New Zealand Secondary Schools offering Computer Science and Programming
assessment opportunities to our senior students. We want to get our students coding. We want our students to be
digital creators not just digital consumers.
Don’t just download the latest app, help design it,” says Obama, inspirationally. “Don’t just play on your phone, program. No one’s
born a computer scientist, but with a little hard work - and some maths and science - just about anyone can become one.”
Last year, 15 million students tried an Hour of Code in one week. Join students all over the world for an Hour of Code
during Computer Science Education Week, December 8-14. We’re aiming for 100 million students worldwide to do an
Hour of Code by the end of 2014!
WHAT IS THE HOUR OF CODE?
A one-hour activity. Students of all ages can choose from a variety of self-guided tutorials, from kindergarten up.
Tutorials work on any modern browser, tablet, smartphone, or even with no computer at all. Code.org’s own tutorial
features Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies and video lectures from Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.
Our students have been using a diverse set of online coding programmes in class:
http://code.org/learn
http://studio.code.org/hoc/1
https://groklearning.com/learn/hoc-mud/intro/0/
REPORT FROM JPC YOUNG VINNIES
USED GREETING CARDS
Young Vinnies still need any used or new Christmas cards,
plus regular greeting cards, decorations, stickers and ribbons etc.
Students are encouraged to join the Young Vinnies in C9 at
lunchtime on Thursday to create cards for prisons, retirement
villages and hospitals.
SVDP FOOD BANK
Young Vinnies are now collecting packets of instant pudding, jellies
and Christmas foods for SVDP to include in Christmas food parcels.
OUTSTANDING LIBRARY BOOKS
Would the seniors please return all library books before THIS FRIDAY for stocktake.
YEAR 13
Student
Emily Honey-Ferguson
Devon Potter
Ruiteng Liu
Alex Macmillan
Fintan Walsh
Jesse Crawford
Monique Duchesne
YEAR 12
Student
Ciaran Lett
Rebecca Lynch
Florian Monne
Georja Kidd
Jack Tombleson
Zarius Easthope-Stevens
Hingaia Hahipene
Lily Short
YEAR 11
Student
Corey Ainsworth
Felicity Cook
Book/s
Chinese Cinderella
Extinction & Artemis Fowl
The First Circle + The Quiet American
Encounters + NZ Birth Certificates
Life of PI
Fatal Success: A History of NZ Compan
They Came to New Zealand
The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones
Issue date
Feb 2013
Sept 2014
May 2014
July 2014
July 2014
July 2014
July 2014
Mar 2014
Book/s
The Originals
My Sister’s Keeper
The Lost World + The God Delusion
Lord of the Flies
Persuader
Standing Tall
The Tempest
Doomsday + The Lovely Bones
Issue date
June 2014
July 2014
April 2014
March 2014
April 2014
May 2014
July 2014
Feb & April 2014
Book/s
Skulduggery Pleasant
Parvana’s Promise + A State of Siege
Issue date
July 2014
August 2014
Lill Emery
Tutor/ Driving Instructor
Learner Driver Licence: 3 Day Course:
1,2,3 December 2014
Learn and Practice the Licence Theory Test
Go online and prepare for the real thing.
Day 3: visit AA To sit your Test—$96.10
(Literacy & Numeracy Support Provided)
Lill Emery—Tutor / Driving Instructor
Course Costs: $60
Course payments can be made at the Youth Centre to book your place on the next course.
Essential Documents—2 Forms of ID Required on the Day 1
Original Birth Certificate or Original Passport & proof of address—ie a letter posted to your
name and address on it.
Location: Rotorua Youth Centre
6 Te Ngae Road, Rotorua
Inquiries: 027 411 4104 Lill or 07-343 1012
(Drivers for Restricted & Full Licence Contact Lill Direct)
NCEA TUTORIALS MATHEMATICS
Students are advised to go to the student counter to find out the venue
Level 2
Date
Tuesday 18/11
Time
7-8.30pm
Topic
ALL
Level
Merit/Excellence
Teacher
Ms Cordonni
Level 3 Statistics
Date
Tuesday 18/11
Wednesday 19/11
Time
1-2:30pm
9-11:00am
Topic
Statistical Report
ALL
Teacher
Mrs Pingol
Ms Cordonni
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT macpac??
SHOP AT MACPAC AND SAVE 30% MENTION THAT YOU SUPPORT THE JPC MAP PROGRAMME
and 10% will be donated to the JPC Outdoor Programme
Thank you in anticipation for your support in this very worthy programme
Lynmore School Christmas Fair
Friday November 28th
3.30pm to 7.00pm.
Cash Ticket Booths
Bouncy Castles, Zorb, Pony Rides, Food,
Entertainment,
Arts and Crafts, Santa’s Grotto, Cake Stall1.
and much more.
Would the JUNIORS please return ALL LIBRARY BOOKS BY FRIDAY 14th NOVEMBER
STOCKTAKE COMMENCES MONDAY 17th. Outstanding books will be invoiced.
YEAR 7
STUDENT
Eden Hall
George Parry
Kaleb Banks
Kirra-Eve Te Rupe-Burke
Nicole Williams
Sio Leo
Sophie Gallon
YEAR 8
Alexis Ma-afu
Christian Te Whare
Cody Hunter
Esha Dahya
Jade Davies
Madison Brown
Mickaela Franklin
Mika Moala
Olivia Couchman
Thando Mabhena
YEAR 9
Bonnie Simmonds
Eric Perez
Katie Haslam
Katie Haslam
Luisa Egger
Luisa Vulu
Makerita Leo
Mark Chiang
Pranil Theakkarkara
Ruby Carter
YEAR 10
Troy Cobb
Thomas Firth
Momoko Fujita
Mitchell Julian
Joshua Umbers
Courtney Marjoribanks
Daniel Towers
Sophia Blatchford
Julianna Peters
Hamish Watt
Megan Auge
Sosefina Logo
Melenaite Moala
Gus Dube
Lexis Ferguson-Maxwell
Ryan Hayes
Mairead Lewthwaite
Kristin Mellar
Makesi Tupai Pio
Lee Whyute
BOOK/S
The Diamond Girls
The Recruit
The Recruit
The Witches
Riding the Storm + Geek Girl
The Chronicles of War
Love Lessons + Double Act
ISSUE DATE
February
October
September
May
September
April
August
Divergent
Inkdeath
History of the World
The Witches
Chain Letter
Lola Rose
Helga’s Diary + The Princess Plot
Maximum Ride
The Snow Pony
Deltora Quest
September
February
March
September
September
March 2013
August
September
July
February 2013
Harry Potter
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Tales of a Fourth Grade
Girls Under Pressure
The Enchantress + Tunnels
Night World
The Necromancer
City of Bones
Dust of Dreams
Dance with Dragons + Scorch Trials + Maze Runner
May
June
May 2012
May 2012
March
April 2013
February
May
August
September
Iron Hand
Stormbreaker
Danny the Chamion of the World
Ice Race
Gone
Crescendo
Small Steps
Yoga School Drop Out
Losing It, Metro Winds
People’s Republic
Lies
Awhina’s People
So Much Closer
After
Tigers on the Beach
Brother Band PLUS Rangers Apprentice
Knife of Never Letting Go
Boy in Striped Pyjamas
Skeleton Key
Deltora Quest
April
April
August
April
April
September
June
September
March
March
October
October
August
April
April
November
September
May
November
April
PLUGZ 4 LUGZ
Grade 5 custom made hearing protection
MADE ON THE SPOT
Comfortable* Reusable* Reliable* Waterproof
Work, Play, Sleep and Swim
In your very own Grade 5 earplugs
Grant Rowles, Rotorua
A/hrs (07) 348 0908 / or 027 275 6848
www.earmold.com.au for more info
“Hear today, gone tomorrow without
adequate hearing protection”
an offer
from macpac
ACC PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT
at NO CHARGE to the client.
SHOP AT MACPAC AND SAVE 30% NO GP Referral required, just come to us directly.
MENTION THAT YOU SUPPORT THE JPC
Open Late – Tuesdays and Thursdays
MAP PROGRAMME
For an appointment:
and 10% will be donated to the
Ph: QE Health (07) 349 5254
JPC Outdoor Programme
Thank you in anticipation for your support in Cnr Fenton & Whakaue Streets
this very worthy programme
NO ACC SURCHARGE ON XRAYS
• CT
• MRI
• Screening and Vascular Ultrasound
• General Musculoskeletal
• Intervention Procedures and Echocardiography
• All Maternity Ultrasounds
• Ultrasound Guided Biopsies
ACC/Private and
• Ultrasounds
Insurance Funded
• (Immigration CXRs)
We are also pleased to be the first to offer 4D scanning in the
Rotorua area.
Bringing patient care and imaging technology together
X-rays – No appointment necessary.
For all other services call us to make an appointment.
Central Health 1181, Crnr Amohia & Haupapa
Streets Ph 07 343 7468
www.mokoiaradiology.co.nz
Is your teen confused about the future? Using various
psychometric tools, , Matrix Resources compile a detailed
report based on the outcomes of these assessments to aid in
both Career choice, Subject selection and an ideal
approach to study. Ideal for year 10 onwards. Cost
$250.00 + GST. To find out more contact Kate Hudson
(Bus Psych, AAMINZ), Organisational Development
Consultant
matrix.kate@gmail.com
www.matrixresources.co.nz
REACH 850 EMAIL ADDRESSES ON OUR DATABASE
Contact sue.rowles@jpc.school.nz in the first instance, then an invoice will be issued by the JPC