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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. 18 - 14 June 2019
Principal’s Comment I wish all those involved in the competitions all the best and
Kia ora, greetings to all parents, caregivers no doubt next week we will hear some reports of how these
and friends of the school. went. My thanks to the staff travelling to Christchurch who
are giving up their time 24/7 to ensure the trip is successful.
Further Successes
This week I had the pleasure of awarding Year 6 Visit
a large numbers of badges to many of We will have the first of our Year 6 visits from our contributing
our Year 13 students who are serving schools on Friday afternoon of next week. We welcome these
as peer support leaders for Years 7 and students, and accompanying adults, to the school and trust
8. This support programme has been that you will experience a quick snapshot of what we can offer
in place at our school, as well as some here at Kaikorai Valley Junior College. These visits will continue
others, for many years. It allows our younger students to over the next few weeks and we would invite everyone along
form a relationship with the older students, which sees them to our Open Night on Monday 29 July at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm
aspiring to be like them. The younger students have someone start. Current parents are most welcome to attend.
other than a teacher who they can go to with their questions Forming Good Habits
or discuss things they may not want to with an adult. I know People who have studied the writings of Dickens will tell you
that many of our current students in the senior school can that he tried desperately to change the world.
easily recall their own peer support leaders and this is almost His writings gave vivid descriptions of skinny orphan children
always in very positive terms. My thanks to our Year 13s who begging for food; old women sitting by a guillotine clicking
put their hands up for this task and went through the training away with their knitting needles and giggling as human heads
involved in becoming a peer support leader. rolled into a basket; of ragged dirty children being forced up
On Wednesday I had the opportunity to attend the ‘Big Sing’, sooty chimneys to clean them.
an event that was held in the Town Hall with 25 school choirs Dickens, when he was young, really believed that by telling
performing for a public audience. For many of our young people what he thought used to go on years before him, he
people this can be very daunting, but I was very proud of how could change human behaviour. Alas, he found that people
our students stepped up to this challenge. The Big Sing was did not change and he died a very disappointed old man.
in fact a whole day event with the public performance in the You know - most employers today already know what it took
evening. Our choir sang “Royals” by Lorde which was very Dickens a life-time to learn; that is, it takes a long period of
well received by the audience. Well done to all involved and time - not just a few months - to really make changes for the
in particular to Ms Amelia Mah, our choir instructor, who has better.
done a fantastic job of bringing these students to this point. While at times we may well identify areas we would like to
As I write this newsletter, students are on their way to the see improvement in, and as a school we are constantly doing
Careers’ Expo to be held at the Dunedin Town Hall. This Expo so, it does not happen overnight. Changes take careful
is being run for mainly Year 11 students to provide them with consideration, planning, personnel, and most of all, time.
some direction for the years ahead, and to do so in a timely This is also one of the reasons why employers are interested in
fashion that allows them to think carefully about their courses school reports and testimonials. If you are punctual to school
over the next two years and beyond. For some it may well turning up every day, then you will most likely do the same
help to affirm some thoughts they have been having about when you move into work; if you are polite and courteous to
particular pathways, whilst for others it may well change their teachers or people in authority, then it is likely you will be the
minds. Please do take the opportunity to discuss with your same with your employers and their customers - and of course
son or daughter what they discovered from the day. the reverse is also.
Riccarton Interchange Sadly perhaps - people don’t suddenly change their character,
The Riccarton Interchange has been taking place since 1962 it takes time and a lot of hard work so if young people are able
and is a very important connection with our sister school in to develop good habits early it puts them in a strong position
Christchurch. Two interchanges take place every year, one in for their future!
the summer and the other in the winter. Again, as I write this Rick Geerlofs, Principal
newsletter, a couple of bus loads of students are on their way
to Christchurch to compete in the Winter Interchange. This
year I believe there are approximately 85 students travelling. KVC OPEN NIGHT
This interchange often allows our students to form friendships
with people from Riccarton and students often billeting each
Monday 29 July
other for years. The friendships then sometimes last well 6.15 for a 6.30pm start in the school hall.
beyond school with connections being made when each party Everyone is welcome!
travels to either Christchurch or Dunedin.
KAIKORAI VALLEY COLLEGE Opportunity and Success for All
Kaikorai Valley College Years 7-13
He manu whai huruhuru
Big enough to Challenge, Small enough to Care
Where everyone
holds a special
place
KVC - big enough to challenge, small
enough to care.
We promote a passion for learning,
encourage excellence and cater for
individual students’ needs.
KVC - a caring co-educational school.
OPEN NIGHT
Monday 29 July
6.15pm arrival for a 6.30pm start in the School Hall
We are now accepting enrolments for 2020
Enrolment forms are available from the main office or p: 453 6035 - e: office@kvc.school.nz - w: www.kvcollege.co.nz/enrolment/
Call us on 453 6035 - email us at office@kvc.school.nz - check out our website www.kvcollege.co.nz
IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2019 13 NCEA grade summaries (inc practice exams) sent home
Please note changes in red 13 Get 2 Go Challenge
17 MCAT Day 1
JUNE
19 MCAT Day 2
27 Co-Ed Tournament
19 Yr 11-13 Parent/Teacher Interviews
28 Senior reports sent home
25 Sports and Cultural Prizegiving
28 Table Tennis Tournament
27 Last Day of Term 3
29 School Formal at Larnach Castle (Final day for
payment is 10 June) OCTOBER
JULY 14 First Day of Term 4
5 Yr 7-10 written reports sent home 28 Labour Day (no school)
5 Last Day of Term 2 NOVEMBER
22 First Day of Term 3 5 Senior Prizegiving
29 OPEN NIGHT 8 NZQA Exams Begin
AUGUST 12-15 Junior Exams
6 Yr 7-10 Parent/Teacher Interviews (5.30-8.00pm) 18-22 OSSA Junior Tournament
13 Secondary Schools’ Music Festival 22 Teacher Only Day (no school)
14 Yr 7 Vision Testing DECEMBER
16 Yr 11-13 written reports sent home 3 NZQA Exams Finish
26-30 Senior Assessment Week 4 Senior Clearance Day
SEPTEMBER 11 Junior Prizegiving
2-6 SISS Netball 11 Junior Reports Home
Outdoor Education
Year 12 Outdoor Ed students visited the Soldiers Monument on Tuesday.
Year 12 Outdoor Ed students visited the Otago Peninsula also on Tuesday.
Egnite - Firestarters Outdoor Pursuits
The KVC Young Enterprise Group, Egnite, is now selling ODP students out biking on the Peninsula on Wednesday
their eco-friendly firestarters! They will be available at the afternoon.
Farmers’ Market this Sunday out at Port Chalmers from 10am
to 1.30pm. They can also be purchased from D9 at lunchtime
next Wednesday. So let your families know and come and
support your fellow students if you can.
If you are interested they will be selling for $5 for a 10 pack
and $10 for a 20 pack.
Māori and Pasifika News Brathwaite Centre News
Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula On Tuesday we competed at the Otago New Zealand Special
Vanaka, Namaste, Mālo ni, Kia Orana, Kia Olympic Football Tournament. We had two teams entered
ora and warm Pasifika greetings. both of which played four games in their divisions. The
Congratulations to Year 10 Student team in division three came second and the team in division
Analeia Kesha who won 1st place in the two came fourth. Congratulations on a great effort!
Pasifika Voices’ Speech Competition.
We will have an article about Analeia’s achievement in next
week’s newsletter.
On Wednesday afternoon we completed a short bush walk
through Woodhaugh Gardens where the students emerged
to discover the adventure playground and so investigated
the balancing horse, flying fox and swings; an enjoyable
Just a quick note this week to give everyone a head’s up for afternoon had by all.
upcoming events:
Whanau Hui: Term 2, Week 10. Wednesday 3 July, 6.00pm
in D9. This will be a catch up on plans for Term 3 and to
review events implemented thus far.
Pasifika Group: We are keen to get a group together in the
hope to perform at Polyfest. There will be a meeting for
interested students next Tuesday (interval) in F3. If there
is an interest to help out, please contact me via my details
below.
Matariki Māori New Year: is officially celebrated this year on
Tuesday 25 June. We will look to acknowledge Matariki in
our Māori Pasifika registrations next week.
Reminders:
Māori/Pasifika Registration: EVERY: Tuesday- Years 7 and 8.
Wednesday - Years 9 and 10, Thursday - seniors -in F3.
Kapa Haka: Thursday at 12.10pm in C7. The door is always
open for anyone who would like to join.
Māori and Pasifika Study Support: Suspending this until
next term, as attendance is minimal. I suspect with mid-year
exams looming next term we may have improved numbers.
Again, if you have any ideas or would like to be involved
in any of our initiatives please do not In Lost Property this week...
hesitate to contact me. Black and green rain jacket
Manuia Black jacket with faux fur
Karina Nafatali Jerseys 87
kanafatali@kvc.school.nz These items may be collected from
the main office
Art of the Week Curious Notions
Samantha Elliott (8Lj) The scientific term for brain freeze is
“sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”.
Canadians say “sorry” so much that a
law was passed in 2009 declaring that
an apology can’t be used as evidence of
admission to guilt.
A sunset on Mars is blue.
In New Jersey, it’s illegal to wear a
bulletproof vest while committing a
violent crime.
One of the earliest depictions of dreadlocks dates back
to 1600 BC to the Minoan Civilization, one of Europe’s
earliest civilizations, who lived in what is now known as
Greece.
The cardboard holder that you often get around a
takeaway cup of coffee is called a “zarf”.
During WWII, a U.S. naval destroyer won a battle against
a Japanese submarine by throwing potatoes at them. The
Japanese thought they were grenades.
Cyrus the Great was a conqueror, who amassed so
much territory that by 486 BC, the Achaemenid Empire
consisted of almost half of the entire world’s population.
They may not have been the first people to settle in Iran,
but their quick expansion made them the largest empire
in the ancient world at the time.
Geomelophagia is the urge to eat raw
potatoes.
In Denmark an attempt to escape from
prison is not illegal; however, if one is caught
9 Letter Puzzlegram one is required to serve out the remainder of the term.
Words must be 4 letters or An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came
more and contain the letter from a single plateau in South Africa.
D R C H. Your list must have one 9- If a Polar Bear and a Grizzly Bear mate, their offspring is
letter word. Proper names and called a “Pizzy Bear”.
H
The smallest possible measurement of length is known as
A O foreign language words are not
allowed. Answers will be in next the Planck Length. Anything smaller than this would break
week’s newsletter. 13 words = everything we understand about physics.
Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author, hid a
I N A good; 19 words = great; 23
words = excellent; 27 words = treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains worth
over 1 million dollars. It has never been
outstanding!
found.
Last Week’s Puzzle Answers: chip, chop, cops, hips, hops,
kips, koph, kops, opts, phis, phot, pick, pics, pish, pith, pits, This Day in History
pock, pois, posh, post, pots, scop, ship, shop, skip, soph, spit, 1642 - 1st compulsory education law in America passed by
spot, stop, tips, toph, topi, tops, chips, chops, kophs, optic, Massachusetts.
phots, picks, picot, pisco, pitch, piths, pocks, posit, tophi, 1775 - US Army first forms as the Continental Army to fight
tophs, topic, topis, optics, photic, picots, topics, cockpit, American Revolutionary War.
photics, cockpits, CHOPSTICK 1777 - US Continental Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes
flag, designed by Francis Hopkinson, replacing the Grand
NCEA - FEES Union flag.
On 13 May the Minster of Education announced fees will 1834 - Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper.
no longer be charged for students participating in NCEA 1847 - Robert Bunsen invents the Bunsen burner.
and New Zealand Scholarship, with funding instead to be 1872 - Trade unions are legalised in Canada.
provided directly to NZQA by the Government. 1900 - Hawaii became a U.S. territory.
This takes effect immediately. 1907 - Women in Norway won the right to vote.
YOU NO LONGER NEED TO PAY NCEA FEES TO KAIKORAI 1949 - The state of Vietnam was formed.
VALLEY COLLEGE OR TO NZQA 1982 - Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the
Falkland Islands.
Maximum of
6 per team
Contact Megan to
enter a team:
mewishart@kvc.school.nz
Fundraiser to show our
support for Claudine and her
fight against cancer. $30 a
Money raised will go towards Maxim
6 per
her travel costs. Contact
enter
Everyone is welcome! Make up Fundraiser to show our
mewishart@
support for Claudine and her
a team and let Megan know. A BIG thank you to
fight against cancer.
our KVC families who
Money raised will go towards
Donations for prizes are also have donated items
her travel costs.
or vouchers towards
very welcome. Everyone is welcome! Make up
Dra teamClaudine Tyrrell’s
and let Megan know.
WHEN: fundraiser, which will be
Donations for prizes are also
held onvery Tuesday 25 June
welcome.
Tuesday 25 June at 7pm in the Village
WHEN:
Green Cafe and Bay,
Tuesday 25 June
STARTS at 7pm Sunnyvale, Green Island.
STARTS at 7pm
They are very much
WHERE: WHERE: appreciated.
IfVillage
anyone Green
else would like
Village Green Café and Bar please feel
to contribute,
free to contact the school
Sunnyvale
Café and Bar Dunedin
on 453 6035 or office@
Sunnyvale kvc.school.nz or call in to
the main office.
Dunedin Ngā mihi nui.
Foundation and
Bridging Programmes:
Levels 2 and 3
Thank you for your ongoing support, and for helping us to
continue to inspire people in our local community to reach
their educational and career goals.
We warmly invite you to attend an information session
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You will hear from some of our past and current students about their experiences and
pathways they are taking into work or further study. You will also have the opportunity to
ask any questions you might have, meet our staff and get a tour of our teaching facilities.
EVENT DETAILS
WHEN: RSVP:
Wednesday 26 June Friday 21 June (for catering purposes)
12.00pm – 1.00pm Email Nicole.Abernethy@op.ac.nz
Light refreshments will be provided Call 0800 762 786
WHERE:
FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION LEARNING
LEARNING
Forth Street
(between Albany Street
and the Mobil Station,
next to the Otago
Polytechnic Gown Room)
K04093
PRIDE Assembly
During assembly on Monday our Head Students drew the
following students’ names out of Mana. Congratulations to:
Hailee Miller 7Bd
GATEWAY Emilie Cook 8Lj
Alyssa Tackney and Summer Pua are both completing their Seth Tulloch 9St
Gateway placement in the kitchen at Mercy Hospital under Reagan Tobin 10Fi
Chef Uwe Braun’s direction. Alyssa was making noise pasta Shaun Thompson 11Mp
salad and Summer was creating a citrus cheesecake ready Reuben Cook 12Lo
for the à la carte dinner menu for patients. Both girls are Anna Canning 13Sd
completing a Hospitality Learning Package in their Gateway
classes.
Unfortunately, Hailee and Reagan were both absent but will
have an opportunity to select a prize from the PRIDE prize
cabinet when they return to school.
The lucky staff member to receive a coffee voucher was Ms
Skelton.
Kowhai achieved the top placing on our new House Results’
Board, which is positioned in pride of place at the front of the
Office Housekeeping hall. Edward Bernhardt took great delight in unveiling the
If you have changed any of your PRIDE House Points.
contact details - phone numbers, A summary of the House Points for the PRIDE Cup:
address, email, please advise the Kowhai 141, Totara 133, Matai 130, Rata 81
office by emailing office@kvc.
school.nz or phone 453 6035 with
your child’s name and form class.
Physiotherapy at Kaikorai Valley College
Physio Performance
A physiotherapy service is available
at Kaikorai Valley College for all
students and staff.
This service will be free at the
school during 2019 for students
and staff under ACC cover. Non-ACC clients will receive a
reduced rate.
9am-3pm on Fridays in the Counsellor’s office. Parents and
families are also welcome to use this service.
Please text or call the physiotherapist, Ashleigh Taylor on
02041417994 or 03 477 2853.
PARENT GROUP:
Uniform Shop
OPEN: Thursday 20 June
3.30pm to 5.30pm
Sports News This will be a shortened newsletter this week due to my Yr 7 and 8 Netball - Thursday 13 June - Edgar Centre attendance at the Riccarton Winter Sports’ Exchange. Around KVC 7 Green (8) vs Tahuna 7 Blue (1) POD Lydia Brown 85 students plus staff travelled to Christchurch on Thursday and KVC 7/8 Pink (30) vs DNI Gold (3) POD McKenzie will return around 8pm Friday night. There will be a full report Dinnissen on the Exchange in next week’s newsletter. KVC 7/8 Red (16) vs Fairfield (9) POD Hayley Crawford Table Tennis Otago are seeking more entries for their Otago Draws Champs next week. They are especially looking for novice Yr 7 and 8 Hockey - Friday 14 June - McMillan Hockey players, so anyone wishing to enter should refer to the flyer in Turf this newsletter. Disregard the closing date of June 14 as they KVC vs at 4.30pm on the Far B Turf will take entries up until Monday. You can email me over the Basketball - Friday 14 June weekend or email them directly but cc me in as well please. No senior games due to the Riccarton Exchange Results KVC Jnr Girls vs OGHS 9-1 at 5.15pm at KVC Gym Basketball - Friday 7 June KVC Jnr Boys’ Green vs JMC Alley Oopsies at 4.15pm KVC Snr A Boys won against OBHS Red at KVC Gym KVC Snr Girls’ Red (53) vs Columba 12 Boarders Netball - Saturday 15 June - Edgar Centre (51) KVC Snr A vs OGHS 13-1 at 10.00am on Ct 8 KVC Snr Blue Boys (37) vs Taieri College Pelicans KVC Snr Red vs Columba 12 Social at 1.00pm on Ct 16 (54) KVC Jnr Gold vs Kavanagh Int Blue at 2.00pm on Ct 16 KVC Jnr Girls (70) vs LPHS Jnr D (12) KVC 10 Red has the bye KVC Jnr Boys’ Green (22) vs JMC Halfcourts (41) KVC 9 Green vs St Hilda’s Steel at 9.00am on Ct 16 Netball - Saturday 8 June - Edgar Centre Rugby - Saturday 15 June KVC Snr A (36) vs Taieri 9A (34) Combined Co-Ed vs JMGC 1st XV at 1.00pm at John McGlashan KVC Snr Red (11) vs OGHS 12-1 (25) KVC Colts vs Kavanagh Colts at 11.15am at Kaikorai Valley KVC Jnr Gold (18) vs Bayfield Jnr B (9) POD Ciara College Campbell KVLY/KAVA vs OBHS U14 Red at 11.15am at North Ground KVC 10 Red (18) vs Bayfield Jnr Gold (11) POD Reta Miniball - Monday 17 June at the Edgar Centre Wilson-Coughlin KVC 7 Cavaliers have the bye KVC 9 Green (36) vs Taieri College 9 Red (3) POD KVC/WGTN 8 Nuggets vs Tahuna 8 Green at 5.15pm on Ct 7 Carly Wishart KVC/WGTN Rockettes vs Taieri Magic at 5.30pm on Ct 3 Rugby - Saturday 8 June Hockey Juniors - Monday 17 June - McMillan Hockey Turf Combined Co-Ed (8) vs Southland Boys’ High School (69) KVC/Bayfield vs LPHS Mixed at 3.40pm on the Pavilion KVC Colts (12) vs Dunstan at Alexandra (57) Hockey Juniors - Monday 17 June - McMillan Hockey Turf KVLY/KAVA (22) vs OBHS U14 White (62) Juniors vs SOHS 2nd XI at 5.40pm on the Far Turf Football Boys - Wednesday 12 June Hockey Seniors - Tuesday 18 June - McMillan Hockey Turf KVC Seniors - game to be rescheduled Seniors vs LPHS Colts at 3.40pm on the Far Turf KVC Juniors had the bye Theresa Johnson, Sports’ Coordinator Football Girls -Thursday 13 June e: sport@kvc.school.nz KVC defaulted due to Riccarton Exchange c: 027 543 4251
SPORT YEAR FEE GAME DAY START DATE PRACTICE TIME VENUE DRAWS Hockey 7&8 $90 Friday May-10 Monday 3-4pm E block http://www.oha.org.nz/Competitions/Competition-Results Hockey 9 to 13 $140 Tuesday May-07 Monday 3.30-4.30 Edgar http://www.oha.org.nz/Competitions/Competition-Results Miniball 7&8 $65 Monday May-13 Friday 3-4pm Gym http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2846-0-492736-0&a=COMPS Basketball Juniors 9&10 $75 Friday May-17 Thursday 3-4.15pm Gym http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2846-0-492736-0&a=COMPS Basketball Boys 11 to 13 $75 Friday May-17 Tuesday 4-5.30pm Gym http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2846-0-492736-0&a=COMPS Basketball Girls 11 to 13 $75 Friday May-17 TBC TBC Gym http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2846-0-492736-0&a=COMPS Football Boys 11 to 13 $40 Wednesday May-08 Monday 3-4.15pm Field http://www.sporty.co.nz/osssa/Competitons-1/Boys-Football-1 Football Girls 9 to 13 $40 Thursday May-16 Monday 3-4.15pm Field http://www.footballsouth.co.nz/COMPETITIONS-1/Fixtures-Results/Fixtures-Results-1 Jnr Boys 9&10 $40 Wednesday May-08 Monday 3-4pm Field http://www.sporty.co.nz/osssa/Competitons-1/Boys-Football-1 Netball 7&8 $80 Thursday May-16 Tuesday 3-4.15pm Gym http://www.dunedinnetball.co.nz/ Netball 9&10 $65 Saturday May-11 Monday 3-4.15pm Gym http://www.dunedinnetball.co.nz/ Netball 11 to 13 $65 Saturday May-11 Wednesday 4-5.30pm Gym http://www.dunedinnetball.co.nz/ Rugby Girls 9 to 13 $30 Wednesday May-01 Tuesday lunchtime Field https://www.sporty.co.nz/osssa/Competitons-1/Girls-Rugby-1 Rugby Boys 9 to 13 $40 Saturday May-04 Tuesday 3.30-5pm Zingari Thursday ODT and school noticeboard. Badminton Boys 9 to 13 $45 Wednesday May-08 Monday 3-4pm Gym School noticeboard Badminton Girls 9 to 13 $45 Tuesday May-07 Monday 3-4pm Gym School noticeboard Table Tennis 7 to 13 $20 Thursday May-02 Thursday 3-4pm Gym N/A Judo Club 7 to 13 $130 Wednesday May-01 Wednesday 3-4.15pm Gym N/A
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