Message from Our Tumuaki - Issue 3, 5 o Poutū-te-rangi o 2021 - Napier Girls' High School
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Inspiration from the past, learning, contributing, empowering for today and tomorrow
Issue 3, 5 o Poutū-te-rangi o 2021
Message from Our Tumuaki
Tēnā koutou.
2021 has certainly started well despite the ongoing changes to the COVID-19 Alert Levels. Thank you
for your support with the changes - coping with last minute postponements and cancellations can be
unnerving, especially at the start of the year when we are building relationships and connecting with our
students and whānau.
Once again, our staff and students are to be commended on how they are taking all of this in their stride.
It is our "new normal" and we are all aware of the importance of keeping everyone safe.
The latest information regarding COVID-19 Alert Levels can be found on our website: nghs.school.nz
Our annual Founders’ Day Assembly was a wonderful occasion with a large number of
students honoured for their fantastic NCEA results for 2020. Congratulations to our 19
students who attained scholarships in a wide range of subjects - this is the pinnacle of
achievement. Our Founders’ Day is a special occasion weaving the past with the present.
Acknowledging our past gives us a sense of connection and a sense of belonging.
At the Assembly we had Penny Madden - President of our Old Girls'
Association - cut the cake with one of our youngest students, Lilly Miller.
We also presented our 2021 prefects with their badges. We wish them
all the very best in their leadership roles. It was wonderful to be able to
celebrate Founders' Day with our whānau.
Our Year 9 students have completed their week of orientation activities called "Good Learner
Week". The aim is to assist them in their transition to secondary schooling at Napier Girls'
High School. Their activities were underpinned by our 2021 theme, Mahi Ngātahi, as well
as our school core values of Manaakitanga - Respect/Caring, Kairangi Whaiaro - Personal
Excellence, and Whanaungatanga - Relationships and Connections. An overview of the
workshops they participated in can be found further in this newsletter. The week ended
with a day of team-building activities at Guthrie Smith.
Our seniors also interacted with our Year 9s during the week, with the Prefects hosting a
school carnival at lunchtime.
We look forward to connecting with our Year 9 whānau once we have a change in Alert
Levels.
It was lovely to witness House spirit at our recent Swimming Sports event. The day reflected much collaboration and further
reflected our theme for 2021, Mahi Ngātahi - Working Together. The level of participation from our students and their behaviour
in support of each other is to be commended. Much fun was had by all.
I look forward to meeting with you at upcoming events.
Ngā mihi nui
Mrs Dawn Ackroyd
Phone: 06 835 1069 Fax: 06 835 8164 Web: www.nghs.school.nz Principal's PA Email: dmcpherson@nghs.school.nz
Main Office email: nghs@nghs.school.nz
GOOD LEARNER WEEK
Good Learner Week took place during Week Three. The aim of the week is to help our Year 9 students have a smooth transition
from Primary/Intermediate to Napier Girls’ High School, to help them feel valued and with a sense of belonging and provide
them with skills that they need to thrive during their time at school and beyond.
Overview of the Workshops:
Workshop: Belonging Workshop: Digital Orientation
• Understanding the school values and expectations • All students can now log on and set up to our system
• Importance of participating in extracurricular activities • Where to go, who to go to and when to go for help
• Classes collaboratively made a shared set of values • Learned why we use e-learning for our education
• Guest speakers explained the importance of student • Know how to use everything in the Google Suite
leadership and end of the year awards
• Creating, setting up and organising Google Folders
• Creating a Google Site and adding subpages for each
Workshop: Connecting
subject
• Students learnt their House chants and got to know
• Joined Google Classrooms
their House Leaders
• Bookmarked class sites for their subjects and student
• Students learnt about the importance of the Houses in
e-learning website
our school culture
• Students learnt about what House competitions there Workshop: Digital Citizenship
are throughout the year and how to get involved
• Identify the values that underpin good digital citizenship
• Students worked collaboratively to create banners for at NGHS
their Houses for Swimming and Athletics Day
• Describe what it means to be a positive digital citizen
Workshop: Wellbeing • Demonstrate this through an interactive online digital
citizen game
• Students learned about who to ask for help and where
to go to get help from • Recorded responses to some big ideas about digital
citizenship
• Students took part in interactive activities to learn about
the importance of wellbeing/mindfulness
Workshop: Future Fit Skills
• Students heard from Police and the Guidance Counsellor
about online safety and bullying • Students learned the competencies involved in career
planning
Workshop: Growth Mindset • Students built an understanding of their strengths,
interests and values and start to consider how these
• Students learned the difference between a fixed and a might influence their life, learning and work choices
growth mindset
• Students learned about the benefits of having a growth
Workshop: STEAM/ABL games/21st century skills
mindset at school and in life
• Students have been introduced to the 21st century skills
• Students participated in a range of activities where they
can apply strategies of a growth mindset • Students engaged in a range of PE activities that allow
students to practice using the 21st century skills
Mr Andrew Lessard • Students completed a fun interactive STEAM activity
Community of Learning-Transition learning why the 21st century skills are important to
their education and future lives
SPORTS
Swimming Sports Results
A wonderful day at Frimley pools was held on the 24th of February, with all students and staff turning out
for our first Interhouse competition of the year. The Championship races were very impressive, we had an
unprecedented turnout for the non-champs races, and the house challenges were fought fiercely. The overall
house award for swimming went to… Red House!
Year 9 Champs Year 10 Champs House Results
1st - Kate Hurley 1st - Keira Joyce 4th - Gold - 580 pts
(new record 50m breaststroke) 2nd - Anika Barham 3rd - Green - 618 pts
2nd - Lola Nicholls 3rd - Paige Foster 2nd - Blue - 903 pts
House Prefects get ready 3rd - Zoe Ennor 1st - Red - 930 pts!!
to jump in...
Year 11 Champs Year 12/13 Champs
1st - Sophie Bryant 1st - Arabella Smith
2nd - Kate O’Connor 2nd= Rachel Klem
3rd= Olivia Wellington 2nd= Baylie Young
and Mr Lessard finally gets
to be in charge :)
3rd= Izzy Grant
Tennis
Congratulations to Aimee Evans and Zoe Holland on 2021 NZ Rowing Championships
being selected to represent Tennis Eastern for the recent Despite a week's worth of rowing being
Quad Tournament against Taranaki, Manawatu and condensed into 3 days, the girls rowed
Wairarapa. Both girls won all their games and Tennis extremely well and showed
Eastern won overall for their age group. Well done to great determination and
both of you. manaakitanga.
Madeleine Parker, Libby
Emma Twigg (past Head Prefect),
REMINDER Stewart, Frith Donaldson, Elinor Oliver & Lauren Downing
Friday 12 March: NGHS Athletic Champs Hannah Oliver, Somer Taylor, Emma will hopefully be heading to
at Marewa Park (all students) Tayla Lochhead and Sophie Tokyo this year to compete at the
Olympic Games
King all placed in the top
Weekend Tournaments 10 in the country. Keira Stringer, Isla Bremner and Elinor
Good luck to all our players who are competing Oliver were not far behind. Well done especially to Lauren
this weekend in the Eastern Regionals Canoe Polo Downing who was part of the HB Novice crew that claimed
tournament, the Waka Ama Regionals and the Hawke's 2 national titles and 2 gold medals!
Bay Open Volleyball tournament!
Sports News Winter Trials
We love to acknowledge our students’ sporting achievements These are now getting underway for our top netball and hockey
outside of school! If you have any results, information or photos teams. Trial schedules can be found on the door of the sports
from external sporting events, send them to our Head of Sport: Jo office, and information will also be placed in the daily notices.
Owen - jowen@nghs.school.nz This information may be placed in Students who have registered for a winter sport will be emailed
the school newsletter or held for future consideration for school their trial information directly. Football, basketball and rugby
sports badges and achievement awards. teams will be organised later in the term.
Sports and Physical Education Reminder
It is so lovely to see all the summer sports underway with a
large number of girls being involved in a variety of sports.
Winter sports are organising dates and times for trials so
please remember to check your emails and register your
interest if you haven’t already.
A friendly reminder:
Canoe Polo
The Art Deco tournament was If your daughter is away from school sick - please keep her at
held last weekend and we had 3 home and do not allow her to attend other school activities.
teams enter and compete on the
If your daughter is injured and unable to be involved in
first day. Unfortunately the finals
Physical Education within the curriculum, please do not allow
day was cancelled under Level
a dispensation for her to play in her sports teams.
2, but our Junior A team had
qualified for the semifinals and Thank you for your support with this, it is greatly appreciated.
were looking to place in the top Jo Owen
3 teams of the Senior Girls grade! Head of Sport Physical Education and Sports Department
PERFORMING ARTS
Ad Lucem Choir Camp
Friday 26th - Saturday 27th February
The school’s Ad Lucem choir had their annual camp last weekend which
saw 28 students head away from Friday afternoon until late Saturday
afternoon.
The purpose of the camp was to prepare for the upcoming Big Sing
competition which is held in Term 2. The girls worked really hard and
managed to learn 4 songs in 4 parts in just 24 hours! Such a fantastic
result, well done girls.
Not only was this a wonderful opportunity to get a head start on learning
our music, but a fantastic opportunity to bond together as a group
(including fun games such as Bob the Weasel!)
Many thanks to our wonderful parent and staff helpers including Mrs Purdy,
Mr Atkinson, Ms Cullen, Kerri Raphael, Heidi Stiefel and Kaye Pollock.
Instrumental Music Lessons
Music lessons have started off well this year
with many new Year 9 students joining. Please
contact music@nghs.school.nz if your daughter
has been left off a list or you have any queries.
PRIVATE SPEECH AND DRAMA LESSONS
Congratulations to Alice Dravitzki and Abby Morunga for gaining Distinction in their
Grade 3 Trinity Speech and Drama exam and to Willow Noomé, Distinction, Grade 8
Performing Text. Well done on your top honour for 2020.
Private speech and drama lessons are offered by Kylie Vanston who is a qualified teacher of Trinity College of London
Speech and Drama with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Diploma in primary school teaching.
Kylie offers small group (pairs or one to one) lessons in drama and speech at Napier Girls’ High School in 2021 with
the option to sit the internationally recognised Trinity examinations.
Please give Kylie a ring on 027 277 9438 or email kylievanston@hotmail.com if you would like further information or
an enrolment form. Alternatively email music@nghs.school.nz and Ms Cullen can forward on your details.
Suzanne Purdy - HoLA Arts
Napier Girls' High School Stu den t Wellbein g a nd E nga geme nt
Public Health Nurse Appointments On Tuesday 16 March, the school will recommence 'Pulse' on a weekly basis
to measure the wellbeing and engagement of our students. The following
Confidential and Private FAQs have been provided by the provider, Educator Impact.
Appointments for any concerns including: If you have any further questions, please email Megan Mannering, Deputy
Principal: mmannering@nghs.school.nz
• General Health • Drugs & Alcohol
• Family • Sexual Health
• Relationships/Worries • Diet
• Smoking • Anxiety/Mood
• Vision
Student Wellbeing & Engagement
FAQs for Parents
Hours (term time only):
What is it?
Monday and Tuesday 12.30 - 2.30pm. 1 Pulse is a tool for measuring the week-to-week wellbeing and engagement of students. It
Make an appointment at tracks the wellbeing of individual students so that the school can respond to those who
express a need. It also tracks anonymised student sentiment about their engagement
the Student Centre. with the school so the school can make changes based on student voice.
Michaela Vanderspeck
Public Health Nurse
Why are we doing it?
IM PO RTA N T R E M I N DE R 2 Research strongly indicates that measuring student wellbeing in a way that is both
comprehensive and timely will enable schools to provide support at both the individual
This is a reminder to students and parents of the high and cohort level. We are using Pulse to get more useful and actionable insight than
traditional long-form wellbeing surveys.
expectations the school places on correct uniform.
We are becoming concerned at the number of students
who are not meeting these expectations (particularly with How does it work?
regard to nose studs), and we would appreciate parental
3 Once a week, students will be prompted by email to complete a ‘Check-In’ via a web app.
The check-in consists of 5-6 questions.
support.
The following is taken from the Code of Conduct which
each student signs when enrolling at the school: How long does it take & how easy is it to use?
4 The entire process is very simple and we expect students will spend less than 5 minutes
a week on the app. Students are asked to check-in on a weekly basis and are asked a
UNIFORM small number of questions each week.
In keeping with our school value of respect, it is expected
that our uniform is worn with pride.
What is the impact on my child?
Students are expected to keep their uniforms clean and 5 The goal is to have a positive experience and give our students a safe way to make their
tidy and to wear them correctly at all times. This includes voice heard and give us their opinion on their experience at school.
on the way to school and returning home. The same
expectation applies when attending any out-of-school
event where school uniform is worn. What information are you collecting & who is going to see it?
Year 13 Mufti is to be at a standard acceptable to the
6 We are collecting two kinds of information: Identified and Anonymous.
Principal. Identified: With each check-in, students will
be asked ‘How they are feeling?’. This
question is asked every week of every
JEWELLERY student and is ‘identified’ ie. the student’s
The only jewellery that may be worn are: identity will be attached to their response.
• a watch This is particularly important if a student asks
for help.
• plain gold/silver studs in the ears (other body piercings
are not acceptable). Cutural nose piercings will be allowed
on a case by case basis, in discussion with the Principal
and with parents. Anonymous: The remaining questions (such
as the image to the right) are all anonymous.
• a taonga – In respect of Māori students’ cultural identity, The school will not be able to see the
they may wear a visible taonga. The National Education student’s identity
Guidelines state all School Charters must recognise the
unique position of Māori culture in New Zealand society.
(NEG 10) Under the Treaty of Waitangi, state/integrated
schools have to ensure uniform and appearance rules What happens if my child asks for help?
give Māori control over their taonga. (Youth Law) 7 When we set up your child on the platform, they will be assigned an escalation point
Confiscated jewellery will be secured in a named within the school if they need assistance and be given the option to be contacted by the
relevant staff member. They will also be given the option to speak to someone else if
envelope which can be collected by a parent/caregiver they are uncomfortable with the first suggestion.
the following day.
HAIR AND MAKE-UP Who is Educator Impact?
Hair colour should look natural.
8 Educator Impact is an Australian business that helps schools to improve their culture
and student outcomes by connecting wellbeing, performance and engagement. They
Make-up and nail varnish is not to be worn with school have worked with hundreds of trusted educational institutions. If you would like more
uniform. information about Educator Impact, please visit their website; www.educatorimpact.com
Thank you for your co-operation.
Whānau hui on Tuesday 9 March, 5.30pm in H1/H2
All welcome
Upcoming Pasifika Events
Term 1: Thursday 11 March - Pasifika Fono, 6.30-8.00pm in the Library.
Dinner will be provided. Please email nstirland@nghs.school.nz if you are attending, for catering purposes ..
Term 3: Thursday 23 September - Pasifika Fiafia
Term 4: Tuesday 2 November - Pasifika Fono
We are looking for a Handyman, with Cape Physio Napier Clinic
previous hard material experience,
to assist our Technology Department
at Hewett House
maintaining machinery and tools and Cape Physio hold a clinic at Hewett
preparing and organising material and House two afternoons per week for
componentry. students and staff:
This position is one day per week, 5.5 Monday and Thursday: 2.00pm – 6.00pm
hours, term time only. Appointments can be made directly to Cape Physio by:
If you think this job is for you, contact Pip Parvin: Phone: 06 834 0875 or Email: napier@capephysio.co.nz
ph 06 835 1069 ext 206 / email pparvin@nghs.school.nz Cape Physio can do ACC claims and treat all injuries.
Road Safety around Napier Girls’ High School
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
I would like to thank all parents who support our community and our road safety initiative around our school.
We have noted less traffic on Clyde Road, but we need all students and parents to be on board.
We still have incidents of crowded traffic near the school which are
avoidable.
Safe points to drop off your daughter/ward are:
* Centennial Gardens at the bottom of Coote Road
* Our school drop-off zone on Coote Road
(white box behind school buses, two minutes parking limit)
* The Napier Cathedral
All these points are within easy walking distance from our school and most of our students walk these distances on
a daily basis.
There is no parking opposite the bus lanes between 8-9am and 3-4pm to keep Coote Road safe while buses are
operating in this area. It is really helpful for bus drivers and other road users when parents don’t stop on the yellow
lines on Thompson Road and Coote Road.
Just a reminder also, your daughter needs to seek permission from our school to drive to school. This enables us
to give her an induction into keeping herself and others safe when driving to school, including appropriate ways of
parking her vehicle which will be much appreciated by our neighbours.
Your help with road safety around our school is much appreciated.
Mr Philipp Otto, Deputy Principal
INTERNATIONAL
Our International students have settled in well this year and are enjoying all the activities that term one offers.
I would like to acknowledge the following International achievements from December last year:
Congratulations to: * Elly Lee, Piki Ake Award
* Maya Pophanken, Haumauiui Award
* Annika Heidemann, Awards Ceremony Service Award for Amnesty International
Congratulations also to these Prizegiving Award Winners:
* Nitchanun Kuptanon, Prize for Level 1 English Visual, Prizes for Level 2 Chemistry and Mathematics and Statistics Comprehensive
* Chaewon Jung, Prize for Level 1 Design and Visual Communication
Kate, Mai and Elly with their close friends
* Fabienne Bartel, Prize for Level 1 Music Millie, Ivy and Shayla with their pins.
Fah, Lili and Tia (absent) also received pins.
Most of these girls have now returned home to reunite with family
and friends and start back at their schools or begin University.
We wish them well.
Last week Elly Lee had the opportunity to meet our South
Korean Ambassador, his Excellency Lee Sangjin at Lindisfarne
School.
The event was sponsored On Tuesday we had
by Learning Hawke's Bay, a very special badge
who actively promotes presentation where our
our region to International International students
student markets. received beautifully
designed Tū Ngātahi
Elly was accompanied by
(stand together) pins
myself and Mrs Ackroyd
that were gifted from Learning Hawke's Bay.
where she met other
Korean students from our The badges were presented in pairs, one for the International
local schools. student and one for a chosen friend. The event was to
celebrate our International community and the importance
Elly enjoyed speaking with
of friendships across cultures.
the Ambassador about
her experiences in New The pins are the shape of a beautiful pikorua (or twist) to
Zealand and her time at symbolise the continuous unity of our culture with cultures
Elly Lee with his Excellency Lee Sagjin Napier Girls’ High School. from all over the world.
Mrs Varinia Larder - International Director
CAREERS
Career Development Centre Tertiary Information Sessions
The NGHS Career Development Centre provides guidance We have a number of tertiary information sessions being
and career education to enable students to make held at school before the end of the term. We encourage
informed decisions about their future pathways. Our aim students to attend these sessions and explore their
is to ensure every girl makes an effective transition from options.
the school environment into further training, education or
employment. The dates for this term are as follows:
The Career Development Centre is easily accessible Tuesday 9 March: Lincoln University at 10.30am
in the School Library. Please contact either Caroline Thursday 11 March: Victoria University at 10:30am
Johnson cjohnson@nghs.school.nz or Deb Verhoeven Tuesday 16 March: AUT at 10:30am
dverhoeven@ngh.school.nz if we can assist your daughter Friday 19 March: University of Canterbury (UC) at 10:30am
in any way.
Monday 22 March: EIT at 10:30am
There is also a Careers website which can be found under Tuesday 23 March: Massey University at 10:30am
Students > Careers Information on the Napier Girls’ High Monday 29 March: Waikato University at 10:30am
School website. We encourage you and your daughter
Friday 09 April: Wintec at 10:30am
to use this. It includes our careers calendar, careers
assistance, tertiary information, programmes at NGHS, Thursday 06 May: Otago University at 10:30am
(first week of Term 2)
Scholarship and Studylink information.
Mrs Caroline Johnson - Careers Advisor
Friday 26th March to Sunday 28th March The Tremain’s Affordable Art Exhibition is just three weeks away! We are really looking forward to the 2021 event! The exhibition features over 300 pieces of top quality artwork, for prices up to $5,000 by more than 70 professional artists from around New Zealand. Don’t forget the Pop-Up Gallery - art & design items for $5-$200. Check out the art at www.affordableartex.nz, or on Facebook and Instagram. Please help us spread the happy word about the exhibition by visiting these pages and ‘like’ and importantly - ‘share’ with all your networks: https://www.facebook. com/affordableartex/ https://www.instagram.com/nghsartexhibition/. This will help us advertise the exhibition. This is an opportunity to buy pieces from nationally known artists! The funds raised are used to help Napier Girls' High School students make well-informed choices for health and well-being and other support initiatives. Don’t forget the Annual NGHS Raffle!! Five Event Raffles Valued At Over $2500! We have amazing raffle prizes this year from lots of generous businesses. Our prizes total over $2500 and we have 6 prize draws. Tickets are on sale at school now! $5 per ticket or a book of 5 for $20. Tickets will also be available over the weekend of the event. Year 9 Hamper!! Please send your items to school with your daughter and they will be collected by their form class teacher. Some ideas are biscuits, chocolates, crackers or hand cream. Opening Night Tickets On Sale Now - Don't Miss Out! Tickets for opening night on Friday 26 March, 5.30-8.00pm can be purchased now at Eventfinda for only $44pp. The event is R18 and includes drinks and canapés along with the opportunity to be the first to view and purchase the art on sale. The Pop-Up Gallery will also open from 6.30pm. Volunteers needed! Can you help us? We need help setting up the exhibition in the week leading up to the event and then on the Sunday evening to take it down. Great team spirit and a lovely way to meet new friends! Email Susan Hopley: susanhopley1@gmail.com Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition Sponsors The TAAE committee, on behalf of Napier Girls' High School wish to thank the event's fantastic sponsors: Platinum sponsors - Tremains and local real estate agent, Sarah Pinckney-Welch. Gold sponsors - Somerset Smith Partners, Gifford Devine, Ocean Orthodontics, Elephant Hill, No.9 Marketing & Design and Printing.com, Edges Art & Framing. Silver sponsors - Visique Bennett & Pearson Optometrists, NOW Broadband, My Valuer, Mardi Gras Event Hire. Friends of the Exhibition sponsors - Complete Paints Ltd, A Touch of Elegance. Event partner - Eventfinda. General Affordable Art Enquiries to: Rhondda Poon, PTA Chair, rhonddapoon0@gmail.com
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