TERM 1 2016

Board of Trustees Meeting Monday 29th February 2016

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Athletics Day Friday March 4th 2016

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Easter Weekend Holiday Fri 25th Mar—Tue 29th Mar School re-opens on Wed 30th

March 2016

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Board of Trustees Meeting Monday 4th April 2016

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Tai Tokerau Festival Tue 12th—Thurs 14th April

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END OF TERM 1

Friday 15th April 2016

Anzac Day Monday 25th April 2016

TERM 2 STARTS Monday 2nd May 2016

DATES TO REMEMBER

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A Message from the Principal

Kia mihia te mano tini, kua mene ki te po. Ratou te

tututanga puehu, te whuinga i nga kupu i te wa

takatu ai ratou. Heoi waiho ratou kia tiraha mai ki

a ratou. Tatou nga urupa o ratou, e hapai nei o

ratou wawata, tumanako hoki. Tena tatou katoa.

Nau mai, hoki mai, ki te tau hou, i runga i te

k a r a n g a o T e K u r a T u a r u a o

Peowhairangi.

Greetings. The karanga has gone out and the taki

has been laid before the new students, staff and

whanau, at our beginning of year powhiri. The class of 2016 has

commenced their transition into secondary and another exciting year for

our Bay College Whanau is underway. It is great to be back. Our

juniors are aboard, looking dashing in their new uniforms. Our school

calendar is stacked with new academic, sporting and cultural

opportunities.

We are exceptionally proud of the 2015, Year 12 cohort who achieved an

89.7% pass rate in their NCEA Level 2. This is the highest pass rate

achieved to date by Bay College and puts our college ahead of both the

national and decile average. Year 12 Dean, Mr Prakash, acknowledges

the efforts of the subject teachers, parents and students’ mentors from

within the school and from Ngati Hine Health Trust, who collaborated

with him to achieve this result. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he

toa takitini.

Unfortunately, this success did not extend to our Year 11 cohort and,

whilst there was an increase in the Year 13 achievement, they are still

trailing the national and decile average. Staff have reviewed the data,

and plans to share best practice to address the needs of these two

cohorts are in place.

The Year 13’s final year began with a memorable camp at Lonsdale Park

in Matauri Bay. The intention was to re-group, to plan, to set goals, to

discuss time management, to enhance team spirit and to listen to

motivational speakers sharing their life experiences and words of

wisdom. This intense learning was balanced with challenging physical

activities that pushed these students beyond their comfort zone.

In 2013 a Community Liaison Group (Te Ropu Whakakotahi) was

established as a forum for parents and caregivers to have a voice in what

goes on in our school. Each year this group has provided valuable

feedback and that has informed decision making by our Board of

Trustees and Senior Leadership Team. The first meeting of this group

was held last Wednesday 17 February. I am aware that not all parents

would have received notice about this meeting but it was

sent electronically via email and/or text and a notice was sent home with

your child. Students were also asked to write a reminder in their

homework notebooks.

The focus for this meeting was the School Strategic Plan and Charter for

2016. I am currently seeking comments and feedback from our school

community. A draft copy is available for your perusal at the front office

or you may request an emailed copy.

Noho ora mai koutou.

Naku noa na John Paitai

KAMAR PARENT

PORTAL

https://portal.boic.school.nz/

student/index.php

Above is the link for parents to be able to

access their students academic/pastoral/

attendance information on our Student

Management System, KAMAR, here at

school. This is a great way to keep track of

your student’s academic success. To do this

you will need their Username and

password. If you do not have this

information you can get it from me in the

Main Office or from your student’s Dean. If

you have any questions about this, please

don't hesitate to give me a call.

Debz Russell,

Office Manager

TERM 1 ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2016

BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE

BAY WAVE NEWS

BAY OF ISLANDS COLLEGE

GATEWAY TO THE FAR NORTH

FOR LEARNING & SUCCESS

On Wednesday 3rd February a Powhiri was held to

welcome all our new students and staff members to Bay of Islands

College. Our Principal Mr Paitai spoke to a full school assembly which

included many parents/caregivers and community members.

Our Senior students spent some time during the day introducing our new

students to some fun activities out on the sports field.

See more pics inside……..

BACK ROW: Mr Alistair Leitch, Mr Ken Smyth, Mr Dave Scott, Mr Tyler Best, Mr Andrew Smith, Mrs Edith Painting-Davis, Ms Lisa Brophy, Miss Jane Hughson, Mr JP

Vandenameele, Mr Dion Prime

THIRD ROW: Miss Jasmine Maunsell, Mrs Melita Burrows, Mrs Lynda Scott, Mrs Natasha Surowiez, Mrs Carol Sigley, Mrs Esther Van Dyke, Mr Darryl Work, Mrs Olivia

George, Mrs Kerry Boyde-Preece, Mr Malcolm Bignell, Mrs Kamlesh Prakash, Mr Andrew Daniels

SECOND ROW: Mrs Fran Paul, Mrs Bernie Murray, Mrs Patsy Bray, Miss Kirsty Bryan, Ms Debz Russell, Mrs Ninni Smyth, Mrs Rose Loveridge, Mrs Shirley Reti, Ms Kirsty

Sheridan, Mrs Anita Palmer

FRONT ROW: Mrs Shelley Morgan, Mrs Briony Johnston, Mrs Michele Wilson, Ms Annette Wynyard, Mr John Paitai, Mrs Zorina Wigglesworth, Mrs Ruth Hills, Mr Dan

Bristow, Mr Darren Markin

We extend a warm

welcome to Mrs Rose

Loveridge who is our

Teacher in Charge of

Music, teaching

Years 10—13.

After teaching Music

at Bay of Islands

College from 1999—

2004 she moved to

Taranaki to take the

position of Head of

Department Music at

New Plymouth Girls’

H i g h S c h o o l .

In 2014 she resigned from the Head of Department

Music and took up long and short term relieving

positions at New Plymouth Girls High School,

Waitara High School and Spotswood College.

Her hobbies are playing and listening to music,

sailing, cooking and making things.

We also extend a

warm welcome to Mr

A n d r e w ( A n d y )

Daniels who is our

Technology—Metal,

Senior Engineering

a n d G r a p h i c s

Teacher, teaching Yr 7

& 8 and Yr 10—13.

Andy was born in

Stoke on Trent,

Staffordshire, England

and has taught at

Sacred Heart College,

Auckland, Orewa

College and New

Plymouth Boys’ High School.

Andy’s hobbies include football (goal keeper

coaching), swimming, golf, gym work, classic car

restoration and motorcycling.

GATEWAY 2016

WORKBASED TRAINING & ASSESSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE GATEWAY is a direct method for your son or daughter to experience & explore career

opportunities.

Students undertaking workplace learning programmes:–

Test future career & employment options

Increase self-confidence and enhance communication skills through learning in an adult

environment

Learn things in the workplace that are useful for school studies

Better understand the relevance of school based learning

Increase their motivation and interest in learning

Gateway also improves the efficiency, effectiveness & pleasure of learning by providing

opportunities for contextual & applied learning

Allows young people & employers to get to know one another. This can help make young people’s

job search & employer’s recruitment more efficient.

If you answer YES to all these questions, GATEWAY is for your son or daughter

Is he or she a senior student (Year 11, 12 or 13)?

Is he or she motivated to learn in the workplace?

Is he or she able to manage their school work expectations and fully commit themselves to

GATEWAY?

Are they able to display a strong interest in a particular industry or career direction?

Are they reliable and have an excellent attendance record at school?

Are they work ready?

For any queries please contact:-

Mrs Shirley Reti – Gateway Manager (sre@boic.school.nz) or Mr Paul Cochrane - Employer & Student Liaison

(pco@boic.school.nz) at Bay of Islands College 09 4041 056.

Pictured above is Mikayla George who graduated as a Year 13 student in 2015. Mikayla took part

in a Careers Experience Week with the NZ Armed Forces during her 2015 year and decided that

the NZ Navy would be her chosen career path. We look forward to hearing about Mikayla’s

successes as she embarks on what, we are sure, will be a very rewarding career.

Our annual Surf School took place last week, involving 16 Year 10-12 students. For most of these students the two-day

coaching experience with O’Neill Surf Academy built on the skills they first learned last year. In this way we hope to build a

team of enthusiastic, competent surfers who may be able to compete at the Scholastics competitions in the future. We had

two great days of surfing – the first in strong winds and rain at sheltered Matapouri Beach. Day 2 was under hot sun and light

winds at Woolley's Bay, a reward for our perseverance the day before. A great experience for all with all students up and

riding, and passing our coaches assessment.

Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays: Wednesdays:

8.45 – 8.55 Form Time; [10 mins] 8.45 – 8.55 Form Time; [10 mins]

8.55 – 9.55 Lesson 1; 8.55 – 9.55 Lesson 1;

9.55 – 10.55 Lesson 2; 9.55 – 10.50 Lesson 2;

10.55 – 11.15 Interval; [20 mins] 10.50 – 11.10 Interval;

11.15 – 12.15 Lesson 3; 11.10 – 12.05 Lesson 3;

12.15 – 1.15 Lesson 4; 12.05 – 1.00 Lesson 4;

No Assembly 1.00 – 1.20 ASSEMBLY

1.15 – 2.15 Lunchtime; [1 hour] 1.20 – 2.20 Lunchtime;

2.15 – 3.15 Lesson 5 2.20 – 3.15 Lesson 5

3.15 – 3.30 Staff non-contact time

3.15 – 3.30 Staff non-contact time

ALL year 9—12 students must wear correct school uniform everyday.

We have new and used uniform items

available for purchase in the school shop.

We also have black canvas shoes

available for purchase ($10).

We want all students dressed correctly and

ready for learning. Therefore, if students

arrive in non-uniform clothing or footwear,

the College will have second-hand gear

they can use for the day or until they can

purchase the correct uniform item.

Parents, please help to ensure that your

child is dressed correctly for school and

learning.

Thank you for your assistance with this

matter.

It is my pleasure to say that we had a very successful Year

13 camp at Lonsdale Park (Matauri Bay) in Week 2 from 9

to 12 February, 2016. The theme for the camp was

leadership, team building and problem solving. On behalf

of Bay of Islands College, I would like to acknowledge the

students, staff, parents/caregivers and community

members who contributed to making this such a successful

Kia Ora,

It is my pleasure to say that we had a very successful Year

13 camp at Lonsdale Park (Matauri Bay) in Week 2 from 9th

to 12 February, 2016. The theme for the camp was –

leadership, team building and problem solving. On behalf

of Bay of Islands College, I would like to acknowledge the

students, staff, parents/caregivers and community

members who contributed to making this such a successful

event.