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Kaikorai Valley College Newsletter
500 Kaikorai Valley Road, Dunedin, New Zealand Telephone: 453 6035 Fax: 453 1602 Email: office@kvc.school.nz Website: www.kvcollege.co.nz
No. 06 - 13 March 2020
Principal’s Comment money along with the Year 7 – 10 students, for the purchase
Kia ora koutou, greetings to all parents, caregivers and friends of a new school van. We are very grateful to Mrs Beagley
of the school. for her organisation of this activity and we are indebted to
the community for your support of our students. We very
After a delay of one day due to forecasted weather, last
much appreciate your involvement in making a day like this
Wednesday I had the privilege of witnessing the 1000km
possible.
Challenge/Sports’ Expo. This event has grown from year
to year and seems to get ‘slicker’ each year in terms of its Hui & Fono Public Meeting
organisation. I believe this year we had in excess of 900 On Thursday 26 February, I had the privilege of attending
students from KVC and other primary schools involved. I our first hui/fono meeting for 2020. Every year one of our
goals is to strengthen our recognition and understanding of
the place of Māori and Pasifika students in our school and
improve success and outcomes for these students. Success
can, however, mean different things to different people. It
was wonderful to have such a large crowd come along to
support us and share their thoughts of how we might best
meet the needs of all of our students.
walked around during the day and spoke to many of the
COVID – 19 virus
students and staff and everyone seemed to be having a great
One cannot watch the news or listen to a radio news bulletin
time.
without currently hearing about the virus that is spreading
It is really wonderful to see young people exposed to sports across the globe and has now been declared a pandemic.
and activities they have not previously experienced and By all means, this is a terrible thing and no one wishes to
being active. see people dying of such things. It seems to be hitting the
elderly particularly hard. The Ministry of Education continue
I would personally like to thank the team of staff supported
to keep us advised and the current thinking is that schools
by Mr Randall Scott, for their thorough organisation. This is a
need to be educating around hygiene. It is really important
massive event to put together and it was only made far more
to wash hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds. We have
complicated with the postponement. To have 36 activities
put a couple of posters about this in the newsletter.
from Lacrosse to Cornhole, all running smoothly requires
great planning. Well done team. If we see someone we know who might be displaying
symptoms, the advice to them is to contact their health
A very big thank you also, to all those who sponsored students
professional and self-isolate.
for the 1000km Challenge; we very
much appreciate your continued Today, a letter will be emailed to all parents providing clarity,
support. plus resources you can use with your children to help them
better understand the virus.
Workday
On the Tuesday before, and some
on the Wednesday, senior students Principal
were involved in a workday, raising Rick Geerlofs
KAIKORAI VALLEY COLLEGE Opportunity and Success for All
1000km Challenge and Work Day Sponsorship
To date we have raised $4,877.00 for
the 1000km Challenge and Work Day. This is a
wonderful effort and we thank everyone who has
already sent in their money. If you have not yet
handed your sponsorship money and card into
the Student Office, please do so, AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. Thank you!
Congratulations to
Adrien Auvray Martyn
(9KPJ)
Adrien gained 3rd place at
the New Zealand Rubik’s
Cube Championships held
recently. Creative Wood Art
Pictured, Mr Barrie Aburn, who won
Well done Adrien. first prize in the Treeworkx New
Zealand Competition. Mr Aburn has
very generously donated this amazing
wood sculpture to the school and this
HOMESTAYS WANTED will be presented at a school assembly. Mr
We are looking for new Homestay families to host Aburn is an ex-student of Kaikorai Valley High School and is
our short and long term KVC International students the son of Mr Ross Aburn, a first day pupil of Kaikorai Valley
during 2020. High School and the first student on the school roll.
Remuneration is currently $245 per week.
If you are interested, please contact Brenda Clark, Delays in Supply of PE Uniform
Homestay Co-ordinator: We have had a notification from H and J Smith that
email: brclark@kvc.school.nz unfortunately, due to the far-reaching effects of the Corona
cell: 027 204 3747 Virus, there has been a further delay in the delivery date of
the PE Uniform. We ask for your continued patience.
Words from the
Library Students are required to wear a plain T shirt and a plain pair of
Book of the Week - Ice shorts for their PE classes until the new PE uniform arrives.
Breaker! An Epic Antarctic It is not acceptable for students to turn up with no
Adventure, by Maria Gill alternative PE gear.
and illustrated by Alistair
Hughes. We apologise for this situation, but it has been beyond our
This sophisticated picture control.
book tells the true story
of New Zealander, Captain
Frank Worsley, who was
taking Sir Ernest Shackleton
and his team to traverse
Antarctica in 1914, when his
ship, Endurance, became
trapped in ice in the Weddell
Sea. What followed was a fight for survival with Worsley’s
navigation skills and resilience saving the crew. A great read
for all ages with wonderful illustrations.
Scholastic Book Order Issue 2
Please hand in all book orders at the Library or order online
via Scholastic Loop by March 19. Year 8 Minivolley in action last Friday night.
Health Committee Poster Competition
The Winners of ‘The Toilet Project’ ....
1st Place: Courtney Power 2nd Place: Maiya Hunter 3rd Place: Chikita Lee
Hui/Fono February 2020
Over 40 students and whānau filled the Brathwaite claiming their heritage among their peers. Māori
Centre on a sunny Wednesday evening on 26th and Pasifika staff members Amanda Slade, Aleni
February 2020 to share whakawhanaungatanga Viggo, Jo Long, Antonia Mbizvo, Christina Tofilau
and to kōrero about hopes and aspirations for our rangatahi. and Hector Nafatali introduced themselves to
We wish to acknowledge the family members who attended the students and offered their support and encouragement.
and thank them for sharing their time, thoughts and kai with Starting Thursday 19th March 2020, we will hold a regular
us. We acknowledge the Māori, Cook Island and Samoan Thursday lunchtime Māori and Pasifika Learning Centre in
roots of those in attendance. We look forward to working C7 for students to come together for a range of activities,
together to uplift our children. including shared kai, motivational speeches, skill workshops,
games, crafts, performing arts, tutoring and more.
Following our hui/fono, we held our first student lunch on
Friday 6th March 2020. Close to 40 students filled the room, If you have a talent that you are willing to share with us
each standing to introduce themself and share their cultural during our Learning Centre, please contact Antonia Mbizvo
connections. It was uplifting to all to hear each proudly via email at anmbizvo@kvc.school.nz.
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25 End of Term 3
IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2020 30 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm) (TBC)
Event dates may change and new events added throughout the year.
OCTOBER
MARCH 12 First Day Term 4
16-17 PED200 Cycle Trip 1 28 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm)
23 Otago Anniversary Day (no school) 30 OSTC Prizegiving
25 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm) NOVEMBER
25-26 PED200 Cycle Trip 2 2 Senior Prizegiving (TBC)
31 Love Me Nots Year 12 6 NZQA Exams Begin
31 Urban Farm Field Day 1 (TBC) 10-13 Junior Exams
APRIL 17 Teacher Only Day
2 Urban Farm Field Day 1 Back-up Day (TBC) 20 Teacher Only Day (TBC)
2 Shakespeare Festival 25 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm)
8 ODP Day Tramp 1 DECEMBER
9 Yr 7-10 Grade Summaries Home (TBC) 1 Urban Farm Field Day 2
9 Last Day of Term 1 2 NCEA Exams Finish
27 ANZAC Day (no school) 2 Clearance Day
28 First Day Term 2 3 Urban Farm Field Day 2 (Back-up Day)
29 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm) 8 Junior Prize Giving
MAY 8 Last Day of the Year
4-8 Yr10 Tautuku Week (school closes after Prize Giving)
6 ODP Day Tramp 2
12-14 BIO300 Portobello
15 Senior Grade Summaries Home
19 Parent Interview Evening Yrs 7-13 (TBC) Quote of the Week
21 Caversham Relay (King’s HS) Perseverance is the hard work you
27 Otago/Southland Relay (Milton) do after you get tired of doing the
27 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm) hard work you already did.
JUNE ~ Newt Gingrich ~
1 Queen’s Birthday (no school)
7-8 Otago Netball Tournament (Dunedin)
11-12 Riccarton Winter Exchange (Dunedin)
15 The Big Sing AUDITIONS
Au
24 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm) WEEK!!!!
25 Dunedin Co-Ed Tournament (Dunedin)
26 Otago Table Tennis Tournament Come and audition:
JULY Tuesday 24th March
3 Yr 7-10 Grade Summaries Home (TBC) from 3-4.30pm.
3 End of Term 2 Where: In the hall
20 Start of Term 3
and music room
24 Senior Grade Summaries Home
27 KVC OPEN NIGHT Who: Everyone
29 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm) who would like a
AUGUST role in the school
4 Teacher Only Day production of
24-28 Senior Assessment Week
High School
26 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm)
28 OSTC Open Day Spoof-ical, Years
31-4 Sept NZSS Winter Sports’ Tournament Week 7-13.
SEPTEMBER
9 Brathwaite Centre Production Be prepared to
10 3-Way Conferencing Day sing a song you know and bringing
11 Otago Primary Schools’ Cross Country a backing track would be great (but not essential).
18 Otago Primary Schools’ Cross Country (Back-up You will also be given the opportunity to try reading and
Day) performing lines of multiple characters, so we can see which
22 SMASHED Health Presentation to Year 9 suits you best.
23 SS Pétanque Tournament Any questions or concerns, please see Ms Wilson (Drama) or
23 Sports and Cultural Prize Giving Mr Corlet (Music).
25 Yr 7-13 Grade Summaries Home (TBC)
Urban Farm Update
It is a busy time for ‘Beeks’, that’s Beekeepers to you and me, as it is honey harvesting time. The season has been a bit later
than usual due to the changeable weather, so on Sunday I was off to a commercial honey extraction plant in Allanton. Inside
a large heated shed was a set of machines that looked like a high tech food laboratory. Each machine is designed to eliminate
some of the hard work and time required by the manual extraction method. First we slid the heavy honey frames into a metal
runner, that then dropped it down between two sets of hot bladed teeth. These took off the cappings from the honey cells and
then dropped the frame onto a stainless steel ‘bath’. Here any honey and wax that dropped out was collected in a vat with a
continually rotating auger that squeezed every last drop of honey out, and compressed the wax into a dry form that could be
melted back down and used again. Brilliant! Then the frames slid along the bath where they were placed into a commercial
centrifugal spinner. Here they were spun at different speeds and directions to ensure every last drop of honey was removed
from the cells. This honey then poured through three sets of filters before a final strain and into the huge 200 litre drum for
storage. A very sticky process but very satisfying.
Hen Update
The chickens are enjoying some free range times at the farm and are getting used to their mealworm treats as enticement to
return ‘home’. They love scratching around in the dirt and today discovered some fallen apples to add to their ‘Five a Day’.
Introducing today ‘Pumpkin’ our New Hampshire. Named after her place of origin and her beautiful orangey red feathers. She
was selected for her fast growth, maturity and should be hardy with vigor, whilst being docile, friendly and easy to handle for
us humans. Her eggs will be large and brown and she should lay prolifically throughout the winter. Approximately 280 eggs per
year. We may need some egg cartons ready for when they all start producing! But don’t worry our security cameras on the farm
will let us know where and when they start laying their eggs.
Old bath required for our worms . Next week we will
look at how we are starting a worm farm.
KVC Urban Farm
Our Urban Farm is gratefully
supported by the Otago
Community Trust.
considering studying at Otago next year.
Tertiary Open Day - Monday 4 May an opportunity for all
interested Year 12 and 13 students to look around both the
Work Day Polytech and University campuses to see what is on offer at
Thank you very much to our senior students for the effort our local tertiary providers.
they put into Work Day. It was great to receive the positive
feedback from people who had employed our students MoneyHub is a student website that has published a
who were impressed with their helpfulness and work ethic. comprehensive directory of student jobs. With 50+ well-
Thanks, must also go to parents who helped organise work known employers listed and links to their student job
for their children and keeping them gainfully employed for application details, there is something for everyone. Getting
the day. We have appreciated the students who have already a part-time job is a lot easier with this guide, exclusive to
paid their hard-earned money to the Student Office and ask MoneyHub. To access the guide, visit the MoneyHub
that the remainder of the outstanding money is returned as Student Job Directory. The directory includes supermarkets,
soon as possible - thank you. food and beverage shops, merchandise, fashion retail
and entertainment. MoneyHub is believed to be the most
Two of our senior students Thomas comprehensive directory available in New Zealand and is
Comins and Taylor Dobson worked specific for Year 11-13 students.
productively on Work Day to stack
a load of firewood and tidied the Art Work of The Week
by Sophie Arthur [12KPJ}
garden for a very grateful ex-parent of our school.
STAR Holiday Courses
Over the next two pages is the latest programme for the
school holidays at the end of this term. While the holidays
are five weeks away these courses fill up very quickly and I
would encourage Year 12 and 13 students to seriously look
at what is on offer, especially if they are concerned about
achieving Level 2 or 3 NCEA. The advantage of enrolling in
courses in the holidays is students don’t miss out on valuable
class time.
Yoobee School Holiday Programme
Based in Christchurch these courses are perfect for students
looking for something creative to do in their holidays. Have
fun and learn new skills in the ever-changing world of digital
media. Courses in game design, filmmaking, photography,
digital illustration, animation, fashion and make-up. See
their website for more information www.yoobee.ac.nz. Hard Office Housekeeping
copies of their programmes are in the Careers Office waiting If you have changed any of your
area. Year 12 and 13 students would be eligible for STAR contact details - phone numbers,
funding to help with the payment of these courses. address, email, please advise the
office by emailing office@kvc.school.
University of Otago - Tuesday 24 March Greg Heller the nz or phone 453 6035 with your child’s
Liaison Advisor will be speaking to Year 13 students who are name and form class.
STAR COURSES continued...
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BAKE SALE
Caramel Slice $1.50 Chocolate Chip Muffins $1.50
Afghans $1 Banana Cake $1.50
Lolly Cake$1 Chocolate Fudge $1
Brownie $1 Cookie Truffles $1
Cupcakes $1 Chocolate Banana Muffins $1.50
Choc Chip Cookies $1 Tim Tam Balls $1
Gluten Free Choc Chip Cookies $1 Chocolate Cookies $1
Monday 16th March at lunchtime outside the sports’ notice boar
Curious Notions Physiotherapy at Kaikorai Valley College
A group of horses will not go to sleep Physio Performance
at the same time - at least one of Ashleigh, the school physio,
them will stay awake to look out for is back again for the year,
the others. with appointments from
Doug Engelbart created the very first 9am-3pm every Friday in
computer mouse from wood in 1964. the Counsellor’s office for all
There exists a plankton, Dinoflagellates, which if students and staff.
consumed, reverses your feeling of hot and cold – as The service is free at the school for all KVC staff and students
well as hallucinations. Symptoms can last from weeks to under ACC cover. Non-ACC clients will receive a reduced rate.
years. Parents and family are also welcome to use this service.
In Paraguay, duelling is legal just as To make an appointment either ring 477 2853, text or call
long as both parties are registered 020 4141 7994 or email info@physioperformance.co.nz.
blood donors.
The smallest thing ever photographed
is the shadow of an atom. 9 Letter Puzzlegram
The front paws of a cat are different from the back paws. Words must be 4 letters or
They have five toes on the front but only four on the U E A more and contain the letter
B. Your list must have one 9-
back.
Antimatter is the most expensive substance on earth. It letter word. Proper names and
costs roughly $62.5 trillion per gram, or $1.75 quadrillion
per ounce.
C B L foreign language words are not
allowed. Answers will be in next
Jellyfish are considered biologically immortal. week’s newsletter. 15 words =
They don’t age and will never die unless they
are killed.
A T A good; 23 words = great; 28
words = excellent; 35 words =
Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family. outstanding!
The word “oxymoron” is itself an oxymoron. Last Week’s Puzzle Answers: carp, crap, grip, nipa, pact,
This is because it derives from Ancient Greek where “oxy” pain, pair, pang, pant, part, pian, pica, pina, ping, pint, pirn,
means sharp and “moros” means stupid. pita, prat, prau, prig, ptui, puna, pung, punt, puri, rapt, tarp,
There is no federally declared official language for the trap, trip, aping, atrip, caput, carpi, gript, inapt, input, paint,
U.S. English is only the official language of panic, patin, pinta, prang, print, pruta, purin, tapir, unapt,
32 states. uncap, unrip, catnip, pacing, paring, pignut, taping, turnip,
Arachibutyrophobia means the fear of upgirt, urping, cantrip, carping, craping, parting, prating,
peanut butter sticking to the roof of the puranic, puritan, CAPTURING
mouth.
The little piece of paper sticking out of a YEAR 12 ACTIVITIES - students enjoying time at
Hershey’s Kiss is called a niggly wiggly. Toitu this week. It was raining so we went there
for shelter and a look around.
This Day in History
13 March
607: 12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet.
1560: Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli.
1677: Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000.
1781: William Herschel sees what he thinks is a “comet” but
is actually the discovery of the planet Uranus.
1868: Senate begins US President Andrew Johnson’s
impeachment trial.
1877: American Chester Greenwood patents earmuffs after
inventing them at age 15.
1900: In France the length of the working day for women
and children is limited by law to 11 hours.
1902: -In Poland, schools were shut down across the country
when students refused to sing the Russian hymn “God
Protect the Czar.”
1918: Trotsky gains control of the Red Army.
1922: WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions.
1930: Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at
Lowell Observatory.Sports News
The Otago Athletic Champs are on this Friday and Saturday KVC White (0) vs BGP Sonics (2) POD Auryn
at the Caledonian. Good luck to all of our students who are Donnelly
competing this weekend. The programme can be found on Tuesday 3 March
the OSSSA website under the Athletics tab. 7/8 Futsal – Edgar Centre
As this newsletter is being emailed out, nearly 60 students KVC 8 Green (1) vs Tahuna Shrimp (6)
from KVC have travelled to Christchurch for the Riccarton POD Jack Gibb
Summer Sports’ Exchange. Photos and a full report will be KVC 7 Red (3) vs DNI Destroyers (1) POD
in next week’s newsletter. Lucas Bain
On March 1 Millie Friday 6 March
Scoles riding on Jack Waterpolo
competed in the Taieri KVC Mixed (5) vs JMC (6) POD Grace
District Pony Club Duxbury
Schools’ Event. Millie Minivolley
represented KVC along KVC Pink (3) vs Tahuna Green (0) POD
with 8 other schools Lily-Jane Havler-Martin
riding as an Individual KVC White (2) vs EOHS (0) POD Emily
in the teams’ events. Hemopo
The event consisted of Junior Volleyball
3 disciplines - dressage, KVC 10 Red (2) vs Kavanagh A (0) POD Erin Rae
jumping and games. It KVC 9 Green (3) vs SOHS (0) POD Nevaeh McKenzie
was an awesome event Tuesday 10 March
and many thanks to 7/8 Futsal – Edgar Centre
the organisers. Millie KVC 8 Green lost to Balmacewan POD
and Jack gained a 4th Tremaine Samson
placing in the 55cm KVC 7 Red (2) Abbotts 11 (3) POD Tony
group. Marechal
The South Island Secondary Schools’ Motocross is being
held on Saturday 28 March. Entries must be received by The 11th annual KVC 1000K Challenge Sports’ Expo
18 March. Any students interested in this should see Mrs Competitive Race was won by Liam Prent Year 10 (TWS), in a
Johnson on Monday. time of 4 minutes and 50 seconds.
The Interschools’ Equestrian Event is being held at the (Race record 3:43 Ben Jowsey 2011)
Palmerston Showgrounds on April 4. Contact Mrs Johnson if First Junior Girl was Alice Barrett Year 10 (RMB)
you are interested in competing at this event. Entries close The first Junior College runner was Joshua Hopping (7Br),
20 March. and the first junior female runner was Taneia Wetere (8Rm)
We can now announce the Age Group Champions from our
school athletics.
U14 Boys – Liam Prent
U14 Girls – Samantha Elliott
U15 Boys – Seth Moore Congratulations to all who completed the run.
U15 Girls – Alice Barrett/Eowyn Fitzgerald Draws
U16 Boys – Dalziel Tutaka Friday 13 March
U16 Girls – Jazmine McKenzie Minivolley
Over 16 Boys – Riley Dasler KVC Pink vs Tahuna Black at 4pm on Ct 5C
Over 16 Girls – Mikaela Cruden KVC White vs Abbotsford at 4pm on Ct 4C
Junior Volleyball (due to players being away at the Riccarton
Exchange, all Yr 9 and 10 girls remaining will play this game.
KVC Green vs Queen’s Gold at 5.10pm on Ct 5B
Monday 16 March
Senior Volleyball – Edgar Centre
KVC Girls’ 11s vs Queen’s Pink 5:50pm Ct 4B Duty OGHS Blue
Results KVC Girls’ 12s vs OGHS Blue 5:00pm Ct 4B Duty KVC 11s
Friday 28 February KVC Girls’ 13s vs EOHS 6:40pm Ct 4B Duty Queen’s Pink
Waterpolo KVC Boys vs Kavanagh Mixed 5:10pm Ct 5A Duty at 4.10pm
KVC Mixed (6) vs Taieri Blue (4) POD Nicholas
Molloy
Minivolley Theresa Johnson, Sports’ Coordinator
KVC Pink (0) vs Taieri Setters (2) POD Alyssa e: sport@kvc.school.nz, c: 027 543 4251
Komene1000Km Challenge & Sports Expo 2020
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