2017 7 Cornerstone Christian School

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2017 7 Cornerstone Christian School
Term 4
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                                                                                          2017       7
Dear Parents/Malo e lelei/Talofa lava/Bula vinaka/Konnichi wa/Kia orana/Kia ora te
whanau/Namaste/Welkom/Ni hao

                                      STAR/Gateway and Bees
One of the advantages of being an area school is watching children grow, develop and succeed all
the way from little new entrants to strapping Year 13s. Of course, the bigger and older students
get, the more important their assessments and qualifications become, particularly as they enter
Years 12 and 13. By far the majority of NCEA credits come from students working hard and
making the most of learning opportunities in class; however, a growing number of NCEA credits
are also available through two special avenues: Gateway and STAR.

Gateway is what many of us will remember as ‘work experience’ from our own school days and is
basically the idea of putting students into real work places they are interested in for a term or two,
so that they earn standards and credits that qualify them for a job in that industry. Often those
Gateway placements open doors for apprenticeships or further courses students can complete
while still at school. Our students have performed admirably in numerous workplaces, ranging
from the Warehouse where six students completed a certificate in customer service, to our own
Cornerstone Christian Preschool, where three of our girls worked on standards in Early Childhood
Education.

STAR, on the other hand, stands for Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource and is a funding
stream the school receives to send senior students on courses, ranging from barista training and
café skills to forklift safety and hairdressing. These courses, provided by a host of industry training
organisations like UCOL and PORSE, also allow students to earn a lot of NCEA credits in
industries they may be keen to work in. This year, our older students have had the opportunity to
learn an abundance of skills in these sorts of areas that, for some, have confirmed the career
paths they’d like to move towards.

One unusual but very worthwhile endeavour STAR has enabled us to get involved in recently is
beekeeping, also called Apiculture, which is worth about 80 NCEA Level 2 and 3 credits. It also
provides a lot of enterprise and fundraising opportunities for our senior students, as the bees do
what God intended and we share in the fruits of their labours. On the weekend, four small bee
colonies (called ‘nucs’ in beekeeping lingo) were delivered to the apiary
we’ve constructed down the storage facility-end of the far paddock. At
that moment, we became the largest of several secondary school-owned
apiaries in the region. The bees are out of sight and out of mind for most
of the school community but from this week onwards secondary students,
decked out in white bee suits, will begin excursions down to the far
paddock. There they will learn about, monitor, and eventually extract
honey from some of God’s most fascinating creations, all the while
gaining qualifications to prepare for life beyond the classroom.

Blessings,                                     Right: Sam May checking that
Carl McIntyre                                  the bees are settling in well at
STAR and Gateway coordinator                   the school beehive.
   Mission: “To provide, with parents, a balanced Christian education to help children develop to their full
                                              potential in God.”
  Vision: “To be confident followers of Jesus Christ, equipped and inspired to creatively impact our world.”

    Contact us: Ph: 356 7326 Fax: 356 8391 E-mail: office@cornerstone.ac.nz Website: www.cornerstone.ac.nz
2017 7 Cornerstone Christian School
Class Awards                                      School Notices
A1      Setaita Motuliki                            Students leaving
        Maximus Thomson                             If your child will be finishing at Cornerstone in
A2      Sadella Puloka                              December and you have not already notified
A2+     Judah Reid         Christopher Poulton      the office, please do so as soon as possible:
A3      Nicholas Ferrar    Zion Gilbert             sarndra@cornerstone.ac.nz.
A4      Clinton Chow       Ebenezer Muli
A5      Isla Cabuay        Josh Pati                Junior and Senior End of Year
D5      Boaz Taylor-MacLean                         Celebrations
        Darryl Yang                                 Cornerstone Christian School would like to
D6      Charlie Weatherall Hayden Curtis            formally invite all parents and extended family
C1      Sophie Pinkney     Manu Aisea Toa           members to attend the 2017 End of Year
C2      Petra Brookie      Richard Good             Celebrations as follows:
C6      Amon Sahayam       Samson Seumanu
                                                    New Entrant to Year 4 students will hold their
                   Calendar                         end of year Celebration (prize giving) here at
                                                    Cornerstone Christian School in rooms G1 and
                                                    G2 (in the Secondary School) on Monday 11th
1 Dec        Celebrating our Cultures
                                                    December starting at 1:40pm. Seating will be
4-8 Dec      Year 9-10 activities week
                                                    limited.
6 Dec        Top Tribe event
8 Dec        Mufti Day                              The Year 5 to Year 12 students will hold their
             Whakapono trip                         end of year Celebration (prize giving) at Life
11 Dec       Year 0-4 prize giving, 1:40pm          Church, 590 Featherston Street, Palmerston
13 Dec       Year 5-12 prize giving, 6:30pm         North, on Wednesday 13th December starting
14 Dec       School finishes at 12 noon.            at 6.30pm. All students must come dressed in
                                                    neat and tidy school uniform and are required
             2018                                   to be seated by 6.15am. Blazers need to be
29 Jan to 1 Feb                                     worn by those senior secondary students who
            Uniform Shop open 8:30-12:30            have them.
1 Feb       Year 9 & 10 induction morning
            9:50am to 12 noon                       Parents are reminded also that the final day of
            Year 11-13 course confirmation          school is Thursday 14th December, finishing at
            1:40 to 3:10pm                          12pm sharp. Please ensure that you make
Correction of error: Please note that the           arrangements to pick up your child(ren) at this
secondary induction morning and course              time. Thank you.
confirmation are on the same day, Thursday
1 February 2018.                                    Purchase Uniform
                                                    The school uniform shop will close at 12 noon
2 Feb        First day of school for all students   on Thursday 14 December and reopen at
                                                    8:30am on Monday 29 January 2018.
                  School Notices
                                                    Appointments are required for 29 January to 1
Important Date Change                               February, so please email Mrs Melanie May
Our 2018 calendar has                               (melanie@cornerstone.ac.nz) to set one up.
recently been updated. All                          Shop hours are 8:30am – 12:30pm.
students in Years 1-13
will have their first full day of                   Children’s Health
school on Friday 2nd                                As we approach the end of the year, the
February (rather than                               children’s immunity can run low. If your child is
Wednesday 7th Feb as                                feeling unwell, please keep them at home to
previously advised for Y1-8).                       rest and recuperate so that illnesses do not
                                                    spread through the classrooms.
2017 7 Cornerstone Christian School
School Notices                                    School Notices
Construction Zone                                Lost Property
Please remember that                             Corban Tongs has lost a new pair of black
the construction zone for                        ‘Mutiny’ sandals, size 13 or 1. His name is on
the gymnasium is off                             the sole/underside in red nail polish.
limits to both parents and
children.                                        If found, please return to A2.

The driveway next to the Mihaere Drive car
park is the builders’ access to the site so
please keep clear at all times.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
To assist parents of students in Years 9-13
with the decision of what to purchase for
BYOD, we have a demonstration model that
we recommend, which is available at the
school office to view and try out. Please come
in and have a look if you are interested.

Musical Success
Mrs Mandy Houlahan, who teaches recorder                  Community Notices
and flute at Cornerstone as an itinerant music
teacher, has reported that her student, Lily     Junior Uniform for Sale
Webb, has passed her Grade 3 flute exam.         Size 4 and 8 shorts, as new, $5 each.

Congratulations Lily!                            Please contact Stephanie on 022 370 4679.

Junior Athletics                                 Uniform for sale
Congratulations to Zebulun for winning the       All bought new this year but now too small or
Junior Athletics for 2017.                       won’t be needed 2018.

The overall athletics Champion will be named     Senior uniform:
on the senior prize giving night, Wednesday      2 x boys blue shorts, size 12. $20 each.
13th December.
                                                 Junior uniform:
Secondary News                                   1 x short sleeve shirt, size 12. $10
                                                 1 x skort, size 12. $10
                                                 1 x polar fleece jacket, size 14. $20
                                                 1 x bucket hat. $5
                                                 Hockey sports socks free.

                                                 Contact Becs 021 185 4552

                                                 Uniform Wanted to Buy
                                                 Senior uniform for boy, size 14 or (preferably)
                                                 size 16. Will be grateful for any items available.

                                                 Please phone or text Sue on 027 6620 151.

                                                 See the office for information about:
Above: Elliot Auer, enjoying a lighter moment     Free cuts for students from 3-31 January
during a senior student shared morning tea.        2018 at Vivo Hair Salon, 7 Fernlea Avenue.
2017 7 Cornerstone Christian School
This page: An action montage of the Year 1-4 Athletics Day last week.
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