John Paul College, Rotorua Whitworth Road, Rotorua. www.jpc.school.nz Ph: 07 3478 795 Fx: 07 3461 271

A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JOHN PAUL COLLEGE COMMUNITY Term 2, Issue 16 22nd May 2017

Ma te pono Me te aroha – Through Faith and Love

2017 School Theme :

“Facta non Verba” – Deeds Not Words

Dear Parents/ Caregivers Kia Ora, Malo e Lelei, Talofa, Mabuhay, Greetings JPC DAY: Celebrating 30 Years of John Paul College This Thursday we celebrate the unique Catholic character of John Paul College with a Mass. We also remind ourselves of the unique men and women who contributed their saintly lives to the charisms associated with the school, namely St John Paul II, St John Baptist De La Salle, St Mary McKillop of the Cross and Blessed Ignatius Rice. It is a unique event in the high schools of Rotorua. John Paul College also celebrated 30 years of providing high quality Catholic secondary education \Rotorua. We are very proud of what the college as achieved over thirty years , including the many people who have sacrificed so many for the school’s success. MID YEAR EXAMINATIONS Mid-Year examinations are to be held from Tuesday 6th June through to Monday 12th June. All Year 11-13 students will be on study leave during that time. SCHOOL FEES Thank you to all parents who pay school fees on time, since it allows us to continue to provide a high quality education to your children. God bless Patrick Walsh Principal

HAVING A CLEAN OUT? YOUR STUDENT GROWN OUT OF THEIR UNIFORM?

The JPC PTA are grateful for any 2nd hand uniforms to sell. Please deliver them to the public reception. Thank you in anticipation

NEW JPC BANK ACCOUNT – Old Westpac account will be closed at the end of May JPC is now banking with ASB Bank. Our new bank account details are ASB 12-3263-0013384-00 Please note: Our old Westpac bank account WILL BE CLOSED at the end of May and no further payments can be made to that account.

SCHOOL PHOTOS The Photo Shoot keys have yet to be received from Photolife. Parents will be notified on

the App when they have arrived and been distributed to students.

2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS ….. May Term 2 May 1st-July 7th 23rd ICAS DGT – 9-12pm 25th JPC Day 26th Toi Ohomai Open Day Tauranga – HS 27th JPC Ball 29-31 Yr9 Retreat – compulsory 30th ICAS Science - LC June 1st Yr 8 Parish Mass - compulsory 2nd Yr 9 Retreat - compulsory 5th Queens Birthday 6-12th Mid Year Exams 9th Yr 7 Careers Dress Up Day – BE 9th The Big Sing – CM/PK -9-12 12th ICAS Writing – BD 14th ICAS Spelling – BD 14th Yr 11 Retreat – compulsory 16th PTA Quiz Night 22nd Attitude Presentations – NB 22nd Open Night – 5-7pm 23rd Yr 13 Parish Mass compulsory 28th Yr 12 Retreat compulsory

Teacher Only Day Friday 22nd September

JPC HOODIES JPC has a new school sports and group hoodie available to purchase from the uniform shop. The cost is $55.00 each. These are the 'official' JPC hoodie worn to represent the school and are not part of the normal school uniform. They can be personalised with the team name on the sleeve and students surname only on the lower back. Contact Haylie, the Uniform Shop Manager for more details on 347 8795 extn.8856 or Haylie.Howes@jpc.school.nz

POLICE VETTING In sync with the new Health and Safety Regulations, we are undertaking to complete Police Vets. We are hoping to complete this process before we start being charged. If you require the police vet form, please make contact with sue.rowles@jpc.school.nz or collect one from the public reception; once completed please return Police Vet form to the reception with two forms of identification between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, for verification. We are keen to be ensuring all students are in ‘safe’ hands whenever they are attending sporting and off-campus events, and your attention to this would be very much appreciated.

GYMNASTICS An amendment to the placings listed in last week’s newsletter. POWER TUMBLING Intermediate Girls A Grade Sonique Morrow 2nd=, Olivia Schweizer 2nd= Our apologies for the misprint

TAX DONATION CERTIFICATES We have now emailed out the tax donation certificates for the Year Ended 31st March 2017. You may be able to get a rebate of up to one third of the school donations you have paid if you:

have earned taxable income

lived in New Zealand at any time over the tax year

are an individual (not a company or partnership for tax purposes), and

have paid voluntary donations to a state or state-integrated school.

To find out more information and apply (using the IR526 (17) form for the 2017 year), visit the IRD website www.ird.govt.nz. Contact Julie Boyce schoolfees@jpc.school.nz for any further information.

ROLLER SKATING Northern Championship results for Artistic Roller Skating, Three JPC students represented Rotorua on the 13th & 14th of May, they all skated very well and showed fantastic team spirit, there results are Claire Self 1st Preliminary figure, 1st small show skate, 1st Large Show Skate, Myah Kay, 1st Large show skate, 2nd small show skate Rosa Hook 1st Int Cadet freestyle, 1st large show skate, 1st small show skate, 2nd Quads

RUGBY 2017 Over the weekend we had all of the JPC teams playing in their respective final grading rounds. A mixed bag of results with the weather been a prominent feature of the games played in Rotorua. The combined U14 WHHS/JPC/REP team played one of the big hitters Taupo Nui a Tua and the result did not go their way. With this composite team been up against two of the favourites in the last two weeks it begs to wonder what the grading games actually prove. They will now be put into a division that will be more suitable for these boys. The U15 team played Tauhara and came away with a good victory 27 - 12. The boys played well and will now await the decision on what grade they will feature in this season. The Reporoa/JPC XV played in Reporoa against the RBHS IV XV. The RBHS team got out to a 19 - nil lead in the first half and that is where the score remained. This team is improving on a weekly basis and it is good to see these boys enjoying their rugby. We are still looking for more players to add to this squad. This team has a bye this weekend so rest up and look forward to your game against Rotorua Lakes High on 3rd June @ WHHS. The JPC 1st XV travelled to Whakatane to play the other undefeated team of the grading rounds Whakatane High School. JPC got off to a good start out to 15 nil inside 15 minutes. They played hard and fast and managed to keep the Whakatane team scoreless in the first half. At half time JPC had taken the lead out to 29 nil. Whakatane came out hard in the 2nd half however JPC were able to turn the tables quite quickly and scored within 5 minutes of the half starting. JPC then did not take the foot off the throttle and went onto win 60 - nil. This sees JPC finish top of their group and are awaiting results to see who they will play this weekend in a semi final at Rotorua Lakes High School. This will be at midday.

TTThhheee SSSeeeaaammmssstttrrreeessssss Carolyn Constable Phone: 347 1346 Cell: 027 602 4239

Dressmaking alterations For JPC school uniforms Pick up/ delivery service

SPEECH RESULTS FOR SPEECH NEW ZEALAND 1ST MODULE 2017 Examiner Mrs Pauline Prendergast, Wellington 8 May, 2017 Grade 5 Orla Walsh – Honours Plus Jae Woo Jin – Honours Renee Dudson – Honours Adam Wong-Toi – Honours Mitchell Jones – Merit Plus Lucy Mortimer – Merit Plus Sophie Huang – Merit Plus Tayla Framp – Merit Sarah Radley – Merit Nicole Williams – Credit Plus Scott James - Credit Grade 6 Nathan Gapes – Honours Plus Grace Hayes – Honours Plus Samantha Carter – Honours Hazel Hagan – Honours Hunter Potter - Merit Plus Neeve Coumbe – Merit Plus Brianna Lewis – Merit Plus Ashleigh Webb – Merit Plus Esha Dahya – Merit Christa Kurian – Merit Grade 7 Ashleigh Hart – Honour Plus Cullen Smith – Honour Plus Joshua McGrath – Honour Olivia Temm - Honours Grade 8 Madeline Snell – Honours Plus Ruby Carter – Honours Oliver Schweizer – Merit Plus Associate Diploma Speech New Zealand (ASB) - Module 1 Theresa McLean – Pass with Distinction Elsie Spiers – Pass with Distinction Eamon Walsh – Pass with Distinction Lucy Pepper – Pass with Distinction Jessica Hawthorne – Pass with Distinction Gus Dube – Pass with Distinction Ella Sutherland – Pass Zara Mortimer – Pass Nominations for Rotorua Civic Arts Trust (RCAT) Scholarship. With examiner’s citation. Lucy Pepper ASB Module 1 (impact and power), Jessica Hawthorne ASB Module 1(thought provoking and powerful), Gus Dube, ASB Module 1 (acting talent) and Madeline Snell Grade 8 Module 2 (convincing and energetic) HoD Drama Gabrielle Thurston

EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS TO SENIOR STUDENTS: Time

Check when and where your examinations will be held (Morning examinations begin at 9.00am and afternoon at 1.00pm) Arrive at least 20 minutes before the start of the examination Correct school uniform is to be worn at all times

Equipment to bring

Ask your teacher what specialist equipment you might need Refill paper Pens (blue or black) more than one, pencils, rubber, ruler, calculator all to be placed in a clear plastic bag

Equipment not to be used

Electronic translator dictionaries* (English or Foreign) or non-approved calculators Cell phones or pagers are to be turned off and left in your bags outside or at the front of the room Music Equipment No food is to be brought in but water bottles can be used

General Behaviour

Line up alphabetically and move into the examination room on instruction of the supervisor Do not talk to other students during the examination Do not share equipment with other students Do not disturb other students Do not copy from other student’s work Do not write to the marker in your answer script Do not use red/ green pens because markers will be using these to mark your work Do not write in pencil unless specifically told to Do not use correcting fluid (Twink) Cross out with a line work that you don’t want the marker to look at All bags need to be either left outside or at the front of the room.

The Examination

Listen carefully to the instructions given by the supervisor(teacher) Read the instructions carefully for each paper Mark clearly your name and class on all papers Keep an eye on the time For mid-year examinations no student is to the leave the examination room until the time is up. If you think that you are going to finish early then bring some work

REFER TO THE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR THE TIMETABLE

SENIOR MID YEAR EXAMINATION TIMETABLE 6th – 12th June 2017

1. All seniors (Y11- 13) will either be sitting exams or on study leave from 6th – 12th June.

2. The majority of exams will be held at MacKillop although some will be held in specialist rooms e.g. DGT, FBT.

3. All morning exams will start at 9.00am while afternoon exams will begin at 1.00pm. Most exams are 2 hours in length

apart from Religious Studies which are 3 hours.

4. All students sitting examinations or doing practical examinations are expected to be in correct school uniform.

Level

Tuesday (D2)

6th June

Wednesday

(D3)

7th June

Thursday (D4)

8th June

Friday (D5)

9th June

Monday (D6)

12th June

Exam Room Exam Room Exam Room Exam Room Exam Room

YEAR

11

am

11ENA 11CEN

10PR-ENG FELA4

Hall Hall M8

M12

11ASC(MS) 11ASC(LC) 11ASC(PC) 11ASC(PN) 10PR-SCI

M7 M8 M9

M10 M12

11MAA (PR) 11MAA(WD) 11CMA(MM) 11MAB(BC) 11MAB(PJ) 11AMA(CT) 10PR-MAT

M7 M8 M9

M10 M11 C15 C12

11RST 11-1RST

(RW)

Hall RSC2

11MET 11CSP 11DGT

D2/D3 IT1 IT1

pm 11HIS 11ECO

M7 M8

ELA3 ELA5

11FAN

M17 M17 C1

11DVC 11FRE 11GEO 11MAO

D6 M9 Hall M8

11DRA 11SPA 11MUS 11ART

Dra M8 Hall D8

11FBT C2

YEAR

12

am

12MST(MM) 12MAS(WD) 12MAS(JA) 12MAS(PR) 12MAE(CL)

D7 M7 M9

M10 M11

12CHE(HR) 12CHE(MS)

M11 &

M17

12RST 12-4RST(FB) 12-5RST(AV)

Hall RSC1 RSC2

12DRA 12PHO 12CSP

Dra D7 IT1

12MET 12FAN 12DVC 12SOS

D2/D3 C1 D6

Hall

pm 12EEN Hall

12BIO (LC) 12BIO (PC) 12BIO(EA)

ELA3 ELA5

M7 M8 M9

M17 M17

12ESS 12FRE 12HIS

12MUS

Hall M9 Hall Hall

12PHY 12SPA

Hall M8

12FBT 12GEO 12PAI 12SSC 12ECO

C2 Hall D8

M10 Hall

YEAR

13 am 13HIS M17

13RST

13-2RST

Hall RSC2

13CHE 13CLS

M17 M12

13DRA 13CSP 13PHY

Dra IT1

M10 &

M11

13MET 13DVC 13SOS

D2/D3 D6

Hall

pm 13BIO(JD) 13BIO(LC) 13BIO(LC)

M9 M10 M11

13EEN ELA3 ELA5

Hall M17 M17

13BUS 13FRE 13MUS 13PHO

M8 M9 Hall D7

13MSS 13MSA

(MM) 13MSA(PR)

Hall M11 M10

13FAN 13FBT 13GEO 13MAC 13PAI

13WDT

C1 C2

Hall Hall D8 D1

Kia ora tatou from the Counsellors. This Friday (26th May) is Pink Shirt Day From the NZ Mental Health Foundation: Pink Shirt Day is about working together to prevent or stop bullying by celebrating people's difference and promoting positive relationships. Pink Shirt Day began in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2007. A group of students decided to defend a kid who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. In a show of solidarity, many of his peers turned up to school the next day wearing pink shirts, and Pink Shirt Day was born. This year we have already committed to financially supporting other worthy causes so will not be having a pink shirt mufti day. However, students can still support this anti-bullying message through the purchase of pink wrist bands available throughout this week. At JPC we are strongly committed to standing together against bullying and hope that all will support this worthy cause. Also ... keep an eye out for staff members on Friday looking stunning in pink! Bullying itself is an issue that invites a strong emotional reaction and it is helpful to keep in mind that what we stand against is the bullying behaviour, not the child involved. When it is your own child being targeted it is easy to vilify the culprit, but actually, most cases of bullying occur within friendship groups and children often hope to restore friendship once the bullying has stopped. For this reason, it is really helpful for parents to keep calm and focus on stopping the problem behaviour rather belittling or maligning individuals. Even the worst “bullies” have been good, kind and loyal friends at other times. The following link is well worth a read. It gives valuable insight into the role we as parents and educators can play in helping our young people acknowledge the effects of their actions on others. http://faithit.com/day-decided-daughter-will-not-choose-friends-raising-bully-leslie-blanchard/ Finally, in line with our commitment to nurturing a safe school environment, we will be undertaking student safety surveys within the next 2-3 weeks. Students from all year levels will be asked to complete a non-identifying survey about any experiences they have had this year around bullying at school. They are invited to name any students, including themselves, who they think are the targets of bullying. Also, any students they have noticed who are bullying others. The results of the survey are collated and the counsellors and year level deans speak individually with every child named. At JPC we believe it is important that all students have the opportunity to contribute to a safe and inclusive school and we have found this an effective and non-threatening way for all student voices to be heard. Nancy Macmillan and Neil Carter (Counsellors)

FROM THE SPORTS COORDINATOR 2017 BASKETBALL John Paul College Basketball has seen a major growth this year from 64 students playing last year to 100 students this year. The National statistics for Secondary school shows a growth of 23% for Basketball in 2016. The Basketball games have started with mix results across the Board. Some coaches have a bit of work to do, with some improvement in skill and understanding of the sport as the season progresses. Strong early season performers, Year 8 Boys and Year 8 Girls, Year 10 Boys A team and Senior Boys a and B teams. Attendance to trainings, is sitting at 96%, which is awesome for the student coaches. The Year 8 boys team is aiming to go to AIMs Games, the Senior Boys A are aiming to qualify for the top 24 schools’ competition, first we must make the top 5 in Waikato / Bay of Plenty Zone. The Year 8 boys and the year 7/8 girl’s teams have a one-day tournament on Friday 2nd June. Two of our Senior Boys, Alex Norton and Luke Gordon will be travelling away with the Rotorua u19 Basketball team, to compete in China in July. Arthur Faulkner, Staff in charge of Basketball. SPORTS FEES Our sport programme is a user pays system, if fees are not paid, then that puts our school in deficit. The fees students pay; cover competition entry, transport as required, uniform maintenance or

replacement, sports equipment, training venue costs, hosting other schools, travel and accommodation

as required.

Unfortunately, some students put their name down for a sport, then chose not to play, but do not inform anyone. If you decide not to play, you must inform the person in charge of that sports code, or drop a note to the school Sports Director. Also there are students turning up to play a sport and the coaches let them play, but they have never registered or paid the sports fee. Prompt payment of sports fees is appreciated.

BOP SECONDARY SCHOOL SWIMMING CHAMPS It was an exciting day of challenging, action-packed events as swimmers from 18 schools competed in the Bay of Plenty Secondary School Swimming Champs in Taupo. Results Bianca Donnelley: 1st 200 Free. 3rd 100 Free. Milla Theobald: 1st 50 Fly. 2nd 50 Free. 2nd 100 Free Molly Sinclair: 2nd 50 Fly. 1st 100 medley. 1st 200 medley. Alyssa Pingol: 3rd 50m Free. Joshua Balmer: 2nd 50 Free. Luke Gordon: 2nd 50 Free. David Boles: 2nd 50m Back. 2nd 200 medley. Junior Girls Medley Relay team 1st. Senior Boys Freestyle Relay team 3rd. Big thank you to Mrs Harris, Team Manager.

Arthur Faulkner – Sports Coordinator E: Arthur.faulkner@jpc.school.nz

INFORMATION FROM THE CAREERS DEPARTMENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS IN YEARS 9 – 11 TO EXPERIENCE A DAY IN THE WORKING LIFE OF A TECHPROFESSIONAL – 16TH JUNE The day proceedings are as follows:

-Arrive on Mokoia campus. -Tech inspirational guest speaker -Students separated into pairs and assigned relevant mentor. -Workplace tour -Observing at meetings -Special Lunch with business mentor -Follow-up study advice from tertiary mentors

For more information, please refer contacts to the following website http://www.nztech.org.nz/shadowtech/

UNIVERSITY PRESENTATION What – Massey University Information Evening for anyone interested in programs on offer at Massey University, pizza and cold drinks too! When – Thursday 25th May 2017 Time – 6.00pm – 7.00pm Where – John Paul College In the meantime, here is a link on which people can register to attend, for catering purposes etc. https://masseyuni.wufoo.eu/forms/massey-university-regional-information-evenings/

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