20th April - William Colenso College

Term 2: 20th April - 1st May 2015
ASPIRE, ACT, ACHIEVE - WAWATATIA, MAHIA, EKEA
A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL-DANIEL MURFITT
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa - Greetings to you all.
Kia ora koutou
Hirangatanga / Excellence in effort - Kapa Haka
Over the holidays our kapa haka roopu (group) have been practicing to compete in Regional Kapa Haka
competition on Friday. The group have been training hard from 9:00 – 3:00 every day during the last week of the
holidays. This is the level of commitment needed to perform at such a high level, and we wish them all the best for
the competition at the end of the week.
Hirangatanga / Excellence in effort - Punctuality & Attendance
Well done to all students who have attended 90% or better throughout Term One. You are certainly placing yourself
in the best position to achieve your academic goals. At the end of each term the Middle School and Senior School
form classes with the highest percentage attendance receive a $50 voucher for their class.
The winners for Term One were:
Middle School – 8BH
Senior School – MSB
The overall house points for attendance in Term One were:
Maropea 615
Waikamaka 575
Tupari 535
Remutupo 505
Hirangatanga / Excellence in effort – Mathematics
Throughout Term One our Year 7 & 8 classes were in the online Sumdog Hawkes Bay Maths Contest. The overall
winners were the classes and individuals which had the highest scores throughout the contest. Congratulations to
Piki Ratapu for placing first individual in the contest, and 7/8CB for placing third overall class in the competition.
Winter Sports
A large number of students and staff will be gearing up for the beginning of our winter sports programme. It is
important to remind ourselves what makes a successful and enjoyable sports experience.
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Learning and practising the skills required to perform under pressure.
Turning up and tuning-in to practice.
A team with unselfish players who support each other will generally perform better than a group of
individuals that do not play as a team.
Focusing on enjoying your game.
Respecting your opponents.
Having support that is encouraging and positive.
William Colenso College Book Sale-Volunteers Needed!
This is the Parents’ Association’s big fundraiser for the year and it’s our 25th Book Sale!
If you are able to assist with book sorting, delivering flyers, providing baking for the sale day, volunteering or assisting
over the Book Sale weekend (June 6 & 7th) please let us know! Email vicki.clarke@colenso.school.nz
Phone: Vicki Clarke 8310180 Ext: 868.
Let me know which days or tasks best suit you and we look forward to working together for such a great
cause - Our Kids! Your help is very appreciated.
SCHOOL UNIFORM PROPOSED CHANGES
We are looking into options of a new school uniform and at this stage would like to have
feedback from parents/caregivers on the possible changes. Please email: keleigh.atkins@colenso.school.nz or phone: 831 0180 Ext 822 to provide your feedback by
Friday 1st May.
The Purpose of the Proposed Changes Include:
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Improved quality of material
A new and refreshed style (middle and senior school)
An option for students (senior school) to wear a more formal uniform.
This also addresses the growing opportunities our students are experiencing where
they require formal uniform.
Consultation Process:
Uniform changes have a major impact on families, students, suppliers and the wider school
community. We value all feedback which will be used in our decision making process. The
following is an outline of the process (both what has happened and next steps).
Term One 2015:
Board uniform committee investigated new ideas and change processes.
Term Two 2015:
April/May: Parent and student feedback on the 1st draft proposal.
End of May: Board of Trustees consider all feedback on new uniform and decide on
changes.
June: Timeline for changes communicated and feedback sought from families.
Current WCC Uniform
Year 7-10 Boys:
Green polo shirt
Grey shorts
Green Polar fleece or Jersey
Grey socks with grey stripe
Black sandals with back strap or
plain black shoes
Year 7-10 Girls:
Green polo shirt
Tartan skirt
Green Polar fleece or Jersey
Black/white socks
Opaque black stockings
Black sandals with back strap / plain black
shoes
Year 11 & 12 Boys:
Grey shirt
Grey shorts or trousers
Green Polar fleece or Jersey
Grey socks with grey stripe
Black sandals with back strap or
plain black shoes
Year 11 & 12 Girls:
Grey shirt
Tartan skirt
Green Polar fleece or Jersey
Black/white socks
Opaque black stockings
Black sandals with back strap or plain black
shoes
Year 13 are permitted to wear tidy mufti. Hoodies are not permitted.
Proposed Changes to WCC Uniform
Middle School Boys:
Middle School Girls:
Blue/Green type poloshirt
Black Shorts
Black socks with green stripe
Navy Blue Jersey
Blue/Green type poloshirt
Plain back pleated skirt (with logo on bottom
in pleat)
Opaque stockings: blue/black
Black/white socks
Navy Blue Jersey
Senior Boys:
Senior Girls:
White Shirt (Either short sleeve
(with school logo), no tie or
long sleeve (no logo) with tie
Navy Blue Jersey
Black Shorts
Dress Black Pants
Black socks with green stripe
White Shirt (Either short sleeve
(with school logo), no tie or
long sleeve (no logo) with tie
Navy Blue Jersey
Plain black pleated skirt (with logo on bottom
in pleat)
Opaque stockings: blue/black
Black/white socks
Year 13 are permitted to wear tidy mufti. Hoodies are not permitted.
PE Uniform:
No change has been proposed to the current uniform.
Shoes:
A leather type black shoe (moving away from the soft canvas/pump type shoe). This is
due to durability and workshop safety considerations.
Please provide feedback by either emailing: keleigh.atkins@colenso.school.nz or
Phone: 831 0180 Ext 822.
C.A.C.T.U.S
Our first 2015 intake of C.A.C.T.U.S (Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit Support) students completed
the programme last term. These students were committed to 8 weeks (three mornings a week) of physical
training followed by the gruelling 36km Longest Day Challenge. Congratulations to the following students who
were part of this amazing group:
Shadoe Cambell, Kaige Ebbitt, Rahmon Hooker, Ben Hugo, Nathan Kahu, Kelum Matiu, Nemesia Ngamotu,
Aroha Ngaronoa, Lani Pereka, Malachi Ria, Cristina Romero Salinas, Kyruss Su’a, Cody Tawaka, Matthias
Wagner, Mya Wairau, Sonny Walker.
Hukarere Students: Anahera Bridger, Tira Edmonds-Puketapu, Ngawari Mackey, Merepeka Namana.
Thank you to the student mentors: Taylar Karauria, Arden Pegg, Cheyenne Wirihana-Fox and Te Poata Wickliffe.
Sonny Walker and Matthias Wagner were awarded the Excellence Award and Christina Schoenber received the
Merit Award.
Special thanks to staff: Alice Drake, Virginia Engels, Josh Badger, Nancy Campbell, Kate O’Malley(Hukarere).
Police Staff: Trainer: Willie Tran, Cam Donnison, Hoki Ward, Dean Lyall, Che Lind, Grant Holder, Mark Johnson,
Emma Luton and Gemma Bayliss.
We would like to thank Mr Apple for the donation of apples for our C.A.C.T.U.S, waka ama and sports groups and
the following businesses for supporting our C.A.C.T.U.S group: Conroys Transport, Goodman Fielder, Alsco and
Napier Pak n Save.
Thank you to Sally Crown from He Ngakau Hou for
the photos.
KEY DATES
Mon 20th April:
Fri 24th April:
Mon 27th April:
Tues 28th April:
Mon 4th - 8th May:
Wed 13th May:
Wed 20th May:
Mon 25th May:
Mon 1st June:
Sat 6th June:
Sun 7th June:
Wed 10th June:
Term Two Commences
Kapa Haka Regional Competition
ANZAC Day: School Closed
Board of Trustees Meeting: 5.30pm
Year 10-13 Exams
Parents Association Meeting: 7pm in the staffroom all welcome
Selected students to PGA for Careers Expo: 9.15am-11am
Board of Trustees Meeting: 5.30pm
Queens Birthday: School Closed
Parents Association Annual Booksale School Hall
Parents Association Annual Booksale School Hall
Middle School Portfolio Evening/Meetings: 2pm-7pm
Years 7-9 will be released from school at 1.15pm
Thurs 11th June:
Middle School Portfolio Evening/Meetings: 2pm-7pm
Years 7-9 will be released from school at 1.15pm
Thurs 18th June:
School Cross Country from 1.30pm
Tues 23rd - Fri 26th June: School Production: Doors open 6.30pm show starts at 7pm
Mon 29th June:
Board of Trustees Meeting: 5.30pm
Fri 3rd July:
Term Two Ends, school will finish at 2.30pm
Sat 27th June:
School Ball
Mon 20th July:
Term Three Commences