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POMPALLIER CATHOLIC COLLEGE Te Kāreti Katorika o Pomapārie
“learning excellence for life”
Newsletter 10: 7 July, 2017
VISION STATEMENT
Pompallier Catholic College is a Catholic community with a Marist charism that challenges all students to excel in their endeavours. We promote Christian values, excellence in learning and quality relationships to enable students to be outstanding citizens. Our College shall be a place where
all “...encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth”.
At the start of Term 3 we will be having an external review of Special Character at our College. Any review of this nature is asking the question, “What is a Catholic School?”, and then seeing how well we measure up. One of my favourite quotes referring to the nature of a Catholic school comes from Pope Benedict. He said, “First and foremost it must be place where its members encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth.” (Benedict XV1. 2008).
It is such a powerful challenging statement. Our College needs to be a place where students and staff encounter God. Not distant God, but one who is present in all that we do and say. It challenges all of us to reveal God to each other so that when we work with students, parents or staff, they will encounter transforming love and truth. That is asking a lot of us.
How we talk, teach, relate, support and care for every student provides a glimpse of God to them. What does it say of God if they encounter teachers who give up on them too readily, or teachers who radiate negativity towards students and/or their work as educators? I must say that I don‟t think we have teachers like that, but it does show what is expected of us as educators in a Catholic school. My impression of our teachers and our support staff is that they explore every possibility to enable students to find successful outcomes at school and they radiate hope and happiness even when they are feeling otherwise.
Going the extra mile does tax our staff and we have had a few getting sick in these last two weeks of school as we wind up with parent-teacher meetings, school trips, a sports exchange, report writing, Challenge Week, University visits, the school ball, assessments due, and we also did some teaching and learning every day. The holidays will provide a well-deserved break for them.
Dr Oakley will be leaving us at the end of this term, having been with us for 2 ½ years teaching in the Science area. His knowledge of his students, his prowess with technology and his interest in students‟ welfare are qualities we strongly desire in the teaching profession. We will be making adjustments to our timetable and the hours of our part-time teachers, to ensure Dr Oakley‟s classes can continue learning without interruption next term.
Last Saturday we tried to get rid of the trees that we had felled two weeks earlier. What was notable this time was that we had fewer people available to help us. Saturday is obviously a busy day for families, with
many parents working and children involved in sport. But we kept going through the rain, wind and little bits of sunshine throughout the day.
My thanks to Mr Alex Li and his daughter Molly, Mr Stuart Linford, Mr Greg Mutton, Mr Mark Going, Mr Tim Mulcare, and my tolerant wife Sveta, for their help in turning almost all of the trees into woodchip. The last part will be completed this week by College staff which will then enable us to embark on the planting of new trees along that boundary.
Enjoy the next two weeks of holiday.
Richard Stanton PRINCIPAL
SCHOOL MAGAZINE
We are now taking orders for this year's school magazine and will be using the on-line ordering system again.
The magazines will be printed by local company, Jeff Oliver Print. By printing locally we are supporting our community businesses, and it also means we get the magazines delivered earlier in Term 4, with the aim of distributing them before our senior students go on study leave for their NCEA exams.
The cost of the magazine is $20.00. Any family that wishes to purchase a magazine will need to pre-order one by clicking on the following link for further information and the ordering page:
Order 2017 Magazine
All orders must be received by Friday 11 August.
Advertising: We will be offering advertising space again this year. Our fee is $150.00 for a full page advert, $80.00 for a half page advert, or $40.00 for a quarter page advert.
If you would like to support the magazine and advertise your business/organisation, or for further information, please contact Sarah Edgecombe via email: [email protected].
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JULY
Mon 24 First Day of Term 3 School starts 8.45am
Wed 26 Senior Health Day College
Fri 28 - Sat 29 Kapa Haka Live In Marist House
AUGUST
Tue 1 ICAS English College
Tue 1 Year 13 Media Studies EOTC - Censor for a Day Auckland 7.00am - 4.30pm
Fri 4 Year 9 & 10 Social College Hall TBC
Sun 6 - Fri 11 Year 12 & 13 PE EOTC Trip Tongariro
Mon 7 Hiroshima Day Mass College Hall TBC
Tue 15 Feast of the Assumption TBC
Tue 15 ICAS Mathematics College
Wed 16 Patronal Feast Day College Hall 12.00pm
Fri 18 - Tue 22 12MAO Māori Class Trip Ngāruawāhia
Tue 22 University of Otago Liaison visit 9.00am
Wed 23 - Fri 25 College Production College Hall 7.00pm
Thu 24 NCEA Information Evening College Library TBC
Tue 29 Year 7 Vision Testing College 9.00am
UPCOMING EVENTS: Term 3
NZQA FEES REMINDER
Payment of NZQA fees is due at the College office by Friday 11 August, so mark this date on your calendar.
This year the cost is $76.70, which has now been added to your school account. Please note that if you have a regular automatic payment coming to the school for your account, payments are not usually allocated to this charge unless we receive specific instructions from parents to do so. If you would like to discuss this, please contact Jane in Reception.
Payments after the due date must be made direct to NZQA and incur a $50.00 late payment fee!
Families who have a community services card are eligible for financial assistance with exam fees. Please contact Jane in the College office for a form before Friday 11 August.
CONFIRMATION MASS Wednesday 16 August, 12.00pm,
College Hall
Families are invited to join us for this Mass, which will be presided over by Bishop Patrick Dunn and will also include the Confirmation of some of our students.
If you would like to join us, please confirm your attendance to: [email protected].
PTFA PHONE BOOK DELIVERY
Help is needed for the annual PTFA fundraiser - delivering telephone books
At this stage it is expected that deliveries will be made during the weekend of Fri 11 - Sat 12 August.
Please, please... we need lots of help! If you have an hour to spare, we would really
appreciate your assistance!
For more information, or to register your offer of help, please contact:
Junita Pool, 430 2235 or
Remember, if you have a
student success you would
like to share,
email us at …
SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS : Term 2, Week 10
NETBALL RESULTS
Collegiate Team 1
24 June vs Manawanui Red won 35 - 25
POD Laura Larkin, FP Hanna Turner
1 July vs WGHS 9-1 lost 24 - 31
POD Kaitlin Pool, FP Grace Tabakinabou
Collegiate Team 2
24 June vs Kamo HS Jnr A lost 13 - 59
POD and FP Roisin Clarke, Emma Howell, Charlotte Hoera-Marsters, Keely Berghan- Osborne & Rose Bland (the only players who turned up for the game)
1 July vs Huanui Grey lost
POD Brooke Thompson
Collegiate Team 3
24 June vs TAS 3 lost 8 - 25
POD Alissa Mackay & Teakireke Ititaake, FP Renee Hayes
1 July vs WGHS 9 Black lost 12 - 14
POD Lara Luna, FP Whole Team
Intermediate Team 1
1 July vs WIS Silver lost 7 - 23
POD Natalia Szostek, FP Keira Bruce
Intermediate Team 2
24 June vs Hukerenui won 9 - 0
POD Emilia Ackerman, FP Danielle Butterfield
HOCKEY RESULTS
First XI
26 June vs WBHS lost 1 - 4
POD Dylan Vendt, FP Katelyn Dowling
3 July vs Rodney draw 1 - 1
Second XI
26 June vs Horahora lost 0 - 4
POD AJ Iamafana, FP Nat Saengthong
3 July vs Tauraroa lost 1 - 4
POD Sam Webber, FP Bailey Walker
JMC (Year 7/8)
23 June vs KIS lost 0 - 8
POD Lilian Greenaway, FP Kobi Walker
30 June vs Maunu draw 2 - 2
POD Rebecca Harris, FP Lawrence Reade
FOOTBALL RESULTS
Girls First XI
21 June vs Kamo HS won 4 - 1
POD Pearl Cullen, FP Chloe Hibbert
28 June vs Kamo HS won 4 - 1
POD Leah Parratt, FP Tiare Esser von Enckevort
Boys First XI
21 June vs Kamo HS won 11 - 0
POD Matias Santibanez, FP Daniel Meyer
28 June vs Tikipunga HS won 5 - 1
POD Walter Kavhumbura, FP Cameron Taylor
YEAR 7 & 8 SPORTS EXCHANGE vs TIKIPUNGA HS
On Friday 30th June we hosted Tikipunga‟s Number One
Netball, Football and Rugby teams. We had some hard games and this year we were beaten 2 - 1, so they have taken the trophy with them! Results:
Football won 12 - 0
Netball lost 4 - 37
Rugby lost 24 - 49
Each team Coach chose a Player of the Day and I gave out some prizes for these:
Football: Pompallier - Ronan Fallon, Tikipunga - Kruz
Netball: Pompallier - Ashley Kandoori, Tikipunga - Olivia
Rugby: Pompallier - Ukeaba Biremon, Tikipunga - Teina
Thanks to our student Football Coaches Anya & Sam; the Football Referee Dan Adams; Netball supporter Louise Orford; Student Umpires Hanna Turner & Cheyenne Ellmers; and Rugby Coach Mr Mackay, who also was Referee for the game ☺
Our next exchange is at Bream Bay College on Friday 28
th July (Week 1 in Term 3).
Enjoy some photos on Page 6 from the day!
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Johnathon Tillman competed at the North Island Power-lifting Championships and he placed 2
nd. Congratulations
Johnathon!
LUCKY DRAW WINNER
The Sport Co-ordinator offered a $50 gift card (for either BP, Pak „n Save or Sportsmans Choice), to any family who had their sports fees paid by the stated due date on our winter sports code newsletters.
So anyone who played for a Pompallier Basketball, Football, Hockey or Netball team was eligible with this criteria.
Congratulations to the Campbell family – your gift card is being organised this week ☺
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COMMUNICATION WITH COACHES AND TEAM MANAGERS REGARDING TRAINING & GAMES
Recently there have been a regular number of players NOT attending training or games – without notifying the team management of this. Unfortunately this can sometimes place the team in the position of having to default, or play with insufficient players – which we would all like to avoid.
Players are reminded that if you know you are unavailable for a game then you must communicate this to the Coach or Manager. Please show respect to these people who are giving their valuable time to you!
Simply not arriving for the game or training from week to week is not acceptable.
Remember you all read and agreed to your sport Code of Conduct when you joined the team – there is a small excerpt of this below:
Co-operate with your Captain, Coach, teammates and opponents, for without them you would not have a game.
Training times are set down by the Coaches of the respective teams and all players must be prompt. If, for any reason you are unable to attend a training session, the player must notify the Coach at least one day prior to that particular training session.
MARCELLIN COLLEGE SPORTS EXCHANGE
Our College will be travelling to Royal Oak in Auckland for this year‟s exchange, which, due to a change in the host schools‟ calendar, means we are looking at a new date in Week 5 next term. This will be confirmed asap.
The exchange involves the players in our 1st
teams as below:
TEAM & COACH: (Coaches attendance to be confirmed)
Boys Football Dan Adams
Girls Football Mr Nimmo
Netball Liza Taurua
What is expected of you:
1 As a member of these teams this season your participation is compulsory, unless you are injured or ill on the day. Final Football squads will be confirmed in Week 2 of Term 3.
2 Depart in clean tidy school uniform – we are representing the College!
3 Play a good fair game and respect your opposition and officials.
4 All school sports fees must have been paid and travel fee of $30.00 must be paid to College reception by Monday 7 August please.
5 All sports teams are provided with uniform, please bring own footwear/socks, protective gear, drink and lunch.
6 There will be a short welcome. We will respond with MO MARIA, and the College haka. Please show the appropriate spirit when participating in the welcome.
You MUST be at school by 8.00am SHARP on the day to ensure we get there on time. We will be departing Auckland by 2.30pm to return home, which we anticipate will be approximately 5.30pm.
All students need to arrange to be collected from school at this time, unless you have your own car.
All players involved have been given a copy of this note at school.
LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES - TERM 3
Next term the Year 12‟s in our Sport Committee will be offering a sports game each Tuesday and Thursday in the gym at lunchtime.
Hopefully the regular day of the games being run will help everyone to get into the routine – and if you wish to join in you just need to come along!
WHANGAREI AQUATIC CENTRE BOOT CAMP CLASS
Classes will consist of CrossFit-like training for one hour at the facility in Ewing Road, Riverside.
Cost is $8.50 per class, or pay for four classes costing $28.00 and students will have access to the pool afterward. Participants that choose to buy the concession card will also go in the draw to win a 1 month free pool membership.
There is a flyer on the College Sports noticeboard.
For further information email: [email protected] or phone 430 4072.
AIMS GAMES FUNDRAISING
Here are a few members of our Mixed 6-aside Hockey team that are heading to the AIMS games in September, at a sausage sizzle fundraiser held last weekend. Great to see the students pitching in to help with the cost of the trip!
Chantelle Yorke SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR
438 3950 Ext 222
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SPORTS… continued from page 3
FREE FIREWOOD
Just need a chainsaw! Phone Shaun on 437 2120 for details.
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Te Whānau o te Kura Pomapārie
Upcoming Events for Māori Whānau
Monday 31 July
Whānau Hui, 7.00pm, College Staffroom
Ākina te Reo | Encourage the Language
Tirohia ngā kupu i raro nei. Karawhiua!
This theme is to Encourage the Language, so try out some of these phrases:
Koirā - That’s the one!
Wheowheo ana te haere - Going hard out!
more at: tetaurawhiri.govt.nz
Te Wairua o Pomapārie
Extra Kapa Haka Practices
* Thursday 6 July: Afterschool to 7.00pm
* Tuesday 11 & Tuesday 18 July: 9.00am - 4.00pm
* Wednesday 12 & Wednesday 19 July: 9.00am - 4.00pm
* Thursday 13 & Thursday 20 July: 9.00am - 4.00pm
* Friday 28 - Saturday 29 July: Afterschool to after the groups performance on Saturday
TŌKOHI KI TUA
“E tū te huru pango, hanatu e haere”
Te Whakataetae Kapa Haka mō ngā Kura Tuarua o Te Tai Tokerau.
Northland Secondary Schools’ Kapa Haka Regionals
All Day: Saturday 29 July – Whangārei Girls’ High School
Te Wairua o Pomapārie are the penultimate performance.
Come along to support!
We have collated results from common assessment tasks for our Year 9 and Year 10 students. This has enabled us to identify students who attained the top twenty outcomes based on Grade Point Average (GPA).
Under GPA, students receive 4 points for Excellence, 3 for Merit and 2 for Achieved. This is then converted to a percentage. As some students shared the same GPA, the student numbers are greater than 20.
Congratulations to the following students (listed alphabetically): YEAR 9:
Trinity Alp
Samuel Bourke
Thomas Charlesworth
Anouk Cripps
George Cunningham
Inioluwa Falope
Jack Finchett
Charlotte Gillespie
D‟Artagnan Gould
Kieran Hamilton
Caitlin Hughes
Grace Lindsay
Jessica Lopez
AJ Magnussen
Shyra Mapa
Rose Martin
Harrison Millar
Sharon Ndlovu
Blair Oxenham
Setiny Pheng
Marike Ras
James Shuker
Sophie Vun YEAR 10:
Althea Acuin
Temarewe Biremon
Roisin Clarke
Maris Delagneau
Kuukua Eshun
Temiko Esser von Enckevort
Sophie Golightly
Dana Jung
Kevin Ledesma
Charmaine Lubo
Lara Luna
Alissa Mackay
Gemma O‟Neill
Jodie Orford
Shanae Pool
Rebecca Reade
Sarah Simpson
Emma Sutherland
Cassandra Wei
Katie Wells
Winnie Xie
MID YEAR TOP TWENTY ...
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YEAR 7 & 8 SPORTS EXCHANGE: 30 June, 2017
ATTENDANCE DUES SPONSORSHIP
The Attendance Dues Sponsorship Scheme has been created to assist families who may need financial support with the payment of Attendance Dues, for students attending Catholic schools in Auckland Diocese, both primary and secondary.
The purpose of the sponsorship scheme is to allow parents or caregivers facing financial hardship another option to seek relief where they may be reluctant to approach their school for help.
The existing financial hardship scheme – operated by your school – is also available to parents or caregivers facing hardship and we do encourage families facing financial difficulties to please contact your school office.
Application forms are available from school and parish offices, or can be downloaded from the Catholic Schools Office website: www.catholicschools.org.nz (go to Property and Finance / Finance / Attendance Dues).
If you have any queries or require assistance with the payment of Attendance Dues under the sponsorship scheme, you are invited to phone in confidence, Carol Krebs (Ph. 09 360 3069) at the Auckland Diocese office.
Applications to the sponsorship scheme for 2017 Attendance Dues will be accepted by the Auckland Common Fund Ltd up to November 2017.
MAUNGATAPERE CHURCH
Join us on Sunday for mass at Maungatapere at 11.00am. All welcome! It's the little brick church on the right as you head out of Maungatapere.