rotorua lakes high school · 10/26/2018 · as many already know, the lakes high u15 netball team...
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Dear Parents/Caregivers
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HILLARY OUTDOORS CAMP The last Sunday of the
holidays 30 Year 10
students embarked on
the journey of a lifetime –
The Hillary Outdoors
Camp. Three wonderful
parents had volunteered
their time to go, and so
with trepidation the
group ventured forth.
Students were encouraged to push themselves outside of their comfort
zones both mentally and physically. They were able to experience
mountain climbing, snow sliding, abseiling, caving, tramping and sleeping
outdoors. It was great to see the development and growth of students over
the course of
the week, and
a relief to see them still smiling when they arrived
back in the carpark on Friday. A huge thanks to
Stuart Lyall, Leslie Eggleston and Rama Chadwick
who attended the trip. Also we would like to thank
NZCT for helping to fund this amazing opportunity
for students.
CHALKBOARD
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No.33 –26 October, 2018
Rotorua Lakes High School
“Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
From the Principal – P. 1 - 2
News & Events – P. 3 - 4
Department News – P. 4 - 5
Sports – P. 6
Careers & Gateway – P. 7
Notice Board – P. 7 - 9
Contact Us – P. 9
Our Sponsors – P. 10
2019 YEAR 10 TRIP TO HILARY OUTDOORS
The Hillary Outdoors Camp is an opportunity given to Year 10 students at Rotorua Lakes High School. Next year
it will be happening in the last week of the Sept/Oct school holidays, starting Sunday 6th October until
Friday 11th October.
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INVITE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POWHIRI – DUKE & DUCHESS OF SUSSEX A small group of 10 Maori students from Puketawhero have been selected to participate in the Powhiri for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and meet the pair in person, who will be touring New Zealand next week. The Powhiri will take place at Te Papaiouru marae on Wednesday the 31st of October at 11.25am. Our students will join in with senior kapa haka groups from Te Arawa and a handful of other schools to welcome the Duke and the Duchess to Rotorua.
This is a huge honour for our school and we have no doubt our tamariki will enjoy the moment and do Rotorua Lakes High School proud.
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FROM THE BOT The following policies are currently up for review. If you would like to view any of these policies, we invite you
to come into the school where they are available at the Principal’s PA office. Alternatively, if you would like a
copy emailed, please send an email to [email protected]
Health & Safety Visitor Safety Protected Disclosures Finance Policy Refunds to International Fee Paying Students Property Management Foreign Fee Paying Students in Compliance with the MOE Code of Practice
Yours sincerely
Principal
TERM 4 KEY DATES 2018
EXCELLENCE ASSEMBLY 1 NOVEMBER
SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 6 NOVEMBER (please note change of date)
NCEA & NZ SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS 7 NOVEMBER – 5 DECEMBER
JUNIOR EXAMS WED 14 & FRI 16 NOVEMBER
TOP TOWN 30 NOVEMBER
ELECTIVES 3 – 5 DECEMBER
LEAVERS DINNER 6 DECEMBER
JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 7 DECEMBER
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HELP DONATE TO FIJIAN VILLAGERS
As many already know, the Lakes High U15 netball team will be travelling to Fiji in December to compete at
the Fiji International Netball tournament. Along with playing in this 4 day tournament, we are also sponsoring
a local Fijian team to attend this tournament. We will meet the team we sponsor and hangout with them over
the 4 days of the tournament. This will be a very cool experience.
Although Fiji is a destination for many international tourists and sports teams, very rarely do they go past the
resorts, beautiful beaches and tourist visiting spots. 35% of Fijians live below the national poverty line which
means that they are not able to afford basic necessities like food, clothing and adequate shelter. Many live
barely above it. During our trip we will be visiting a local village and will spend time with the local villagers. So
when we do visit, we will be seeing conditions that we are not used to.
During this visit, we would like to take gifts to give to the villagers. We would like to take stationery for the
school kids, along with 2nd hand clothes and toiletries to be shared amongst the families. We would like to
offer our school community the opportunity to help donate to this cause. If you or your family have any
unused clothes, or outgrown them, and would like to donate them to a Fijian family - please drop them off at
the school. There will be a box in the main reception where they can be left. Also, if you would like to buy in
your next shop at the supermarket, an extra a bar of soap, a deodorant, toothpaste, a toothbrush or another
toiletry item and donate that would be awesome too.
Every little bit helps and a big thank you in advance to those who will donate an item or two to this fantastic
cause. We can’t wait to see the smiles on the faces of these families when they receive these donations, and
we will make sure we take heaps of photos to share with you.
Thanks
Kimiora Insley
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YEAR 13 LEAVERS DINNER
The Annual RLHS Year 13 Leavers Dinner will be held this year at the Rydges Hotel, Fenton Street on Thursday 6
December 2018. Parents and family are invited to attend. The evening will begin with drinks and a buffet meal,
followed by a celebration of the achievements of all Year 13 students.
This is a semi-formal occasion. A very tidy standard of dress is required (e.g. no jeans, t-shirts, jandals etc) and appropriate behavior is expected – no whistling, calling out etc.
Students attending are under our normal school rules including no smoking and no alcohol. The only concession to these rules is those students who are with their parents or caregivers. They may have alcohol with their meal if purchased by their parents and are of legal age. No intoxicated persons will be admitted to the function.
The school regards this dinner as a family celebration. Students must be accompanied by their parents/caregivers and are unable to purchase individual tickets for themselves. It is possible for students to be accompanied by another Lakes High student’s parent/caregiver but permission must be sought and
approved before such a ticket can be bought. See Ms Howard. Names of all persons attending must be listed on the return section of this form. Current students of RLHS
who are not Year 13 may not attend. Doors open 7 pm, seated for dinner 7.30 pm.
NEWS & EVENTS
Tickets are on sale from the school at student reception at a cost of $55 per person and must be shown at the door upon entry. Tickets cannot be charged to student accounts. Tickets must be purchased before
27 November 2018. For any other questions please contact Ms Howard [email protected]
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2018 RLHS LEAVERS JERSEYS
Leavers’ jerseys are now available to order.
The jerseys are $35 Order forms are available from student reception
Please return order form by Friday 2 November 2018
No orders will be accepted after cut-off date
Payment to be made at the time of ordering – cannot be placed on student account
To our sponsors ROTORUA FOREST HAULAGE for their very generous help
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FEE STATEMENTS
Fee statements are being posted early next week. We would appreciate prompt payment. Thank you.
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CHARTER BUS
Senior Students bus tickets are $90.00 for Term 4. Year 9 & 10 bus tickets remain at $180.00.
Students must be in possession of a valid ticket by MONDAY 29 OCTOBER.
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PRODUCT DESIGN FOLIOS
All Product Design folios for Levels 1 and 2 – final submission deadline Friday 2nd
November 2018
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MATHS HOMEWORK CENTRE
Each Wednesday from 3.30 – 4.15 pm in A11
All Welcome
Please bring some questions, a snack and a smile
DEPARTMENT NEWS
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WEARABLE CREATIONS FOR 9S3
9S3 have been working on a Wearable Creations
for two Project Days and this was their parade.
They described their creations with links to
theme and inspiration in front of our judge, Ross
Dunn. Huge amounts of effort and extra time
was put in by many groups and the standard was
very high overall. Well done 9S3 very
impressive!
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SWIMMING SUCCESS AT THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Over Labour Weekend Skye Cox was part of the Swim Rotorua
team at the Central North Island Championship. Skye was an
integral team member in helping Swim Rotorua win the Top Club
Trophy and $1,000, she was competing in the 16 & over age
group. Skye won the 200m Backstroke, placed second in 100
metres freestyle, and 100m backstroke, and was 3rd in 50m
backstroke. Skye was also placed in the top eight in her other
three events. She was also a very valued member of the Open
age girls relay teams that placed second in both relays.
Skye has also recently competed at the New Zealand Short
Course Championships in Auckland. Skye qualified to race five
events and placed 10th in her age group in 200m backstroke
with a personal best time by 3 seconds. Great achievements -
well done!
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HARD OUT AT THE HUSQUVARNA ADVENTURE ENDURO!
A HUGE congratulations to
Zach Sefuiva who did
amazingly well over the
weekend coming in 4th in his
class in the Husquvarna Hard
Adventure Enduro! He raced
for 13 hours over 250km off
road Hard Enduro
tracks/trails. Many riders had
to pull out due to injury or
broken bikes. Luckily Zach
was unscathed.
An epic battle – fantastic result – very well done!
SPORTS
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The Renovators in Rotorua have an
opportunity for a reliable student who is
willing to show up on time with a can do
attitude to experience the painting and
decorating trade through a gateway
capacity. This opportunity could lead to full
time employment or an apprenticeship going
forward for the right candidate. Check out their website: https://www.housepainterrotorua.co.nz/ If you have
a student that fits the above description that is interested in the painting and decorating trade then please
contact Sarah Erskin-Shaw on [email protected]
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Mistress of Cakes have a vacancy for a Dish/Kitchen
Hand, Friday Evening shift 4.30 pm - 9.00 pm. Must be responsible, reliable, trust worthy and
able to work unsupervised. Please contact: Siobain Higgins, Shop 2, 26 Lynmore Ave, Rotorua
p. 07 345 6521
m. +64 27 772 6655
www.mistressofcakes.co.nz
SCHOOL NOTICE BOARD
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GET READY FOR SUMMER AND SWIM WITH
SWIM ROTORUA
Swim Rotorua Swimming Club provides professional coaching for students who have already learnt to swim right through to swimmers competing at national and international events. We have squads for 8 year olds to adults, a flexible timetable, and can improve swimming skills for safety, competitions, triathlons, underwater hockey and waterpolo. For further
information, check out our website or contact Tara Watt
at 022 332 6922. Get ready for the summer and join
now, and see your student make lots of progress, improve their skills and fitness, and have plenty of fun
Claire Baylis Making the Difference Water Safety Programme
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Phone: 07-345 6124 Email: [email protected] Website:
www.rotorualakes.school.nz
CONTACT US we are here to help
Thank you to all our Sponsors