TERM 1 / WEEK 6ISSUE #3 2017

HGHS BULLETIN

Kia ora koutou

On Wednesday, we celebrated International Women’s Day. #BeBoldForChange, with the focus on helping forge a better working world - a more gender inclusive world. Being in a girls’ school means that it is not just about education but we hope to provide a compass for life. We hope that at HGHS we have created a culture of strong academic achievement without social pressure from boys, we hope that we have created an environment where girls are confident and assertive and feel free to compete and take risks and we know, at HGHS, that every leadership position is held by a young woman who understands and values their role. I want to share one of my favourite Dr Seuss quotes that inspires me to hopefully inspire you. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who

is Youer than You.”Don’t try to be someone else. No one can smile, laugh or talk like you. Be your own inspiration. You are you, no-one else can be you. That’s what makes you unique and special. The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. I chose to come to Hamilton Girls’ High School 5 years ago because I am passionate about girls’ education and that as teachers and leaders, we can positively influence our girls to be strong, young independent women that can stand on their own two feet. Life will throw us some curved balls…whether you are 15 or 50, but the measure of your character and resilience is how you bounce back from that. This is my challenge to you – to believe in yourself, to get to know the real you, to be confident to face the world head on.

Marie GordonPrincipal

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT

“A wise woman shapes her own destiny”

SPORTS TEAMS

NZ OPEN WOMENS TOUCH BLACKS TEAM Jazmin Hotham will compete in the Trans Tasman Touch Series in

Sunshine Coast in May 2017. It is a huge achievement for a Year 12 student to be selected in this team.

NZ U18 GIRLS TEAM Jazmin Hotham Manaia Waudby

Montessa Tairakena To compete at the Youth Trans Tasman January 2019

NZ U16 GIRLS TEAM Kiriana Nolan Manaia Nuku

To compete at the National Youth Championships in Australia- September 2017

TOUCH NZ JUNIOR PATHWAYS- TALENT ID Jayde Paenga

Te Amai Hudson Camp will be in Auckland, October 2017

Jazmin Hotham

Kiriana Nolan Manaia Nuku

Manaia Waudby Montessa Tairakena

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LEVEL 1 NCEA PASS RATESLevel 1 NCEA pass rate increased to 81.9% in 2016, representing a new peak for the school. It sits 7.7% higher than the national average and 4.5% greater than the pass rate for other decile 6 schools. This is detailed in the graph below.

Level 1 Pass Rates – MaoriThe Level 1 Maori NCEA pass rate increased to 71.8% in 2016. This represents a new high for the school and is 7% higher than in 2015. It is a notable 8.1% above Maori nationally and 4.3% above Maori in other decile 6 schools.

Level 1 Pass Rates – PasifikaThe Level 1 Pasifika NCEA pass rate increased by a substantial 19.7% to 76.0% in 2016. This pass rate is well above national averages, sitting 9.3% higher than Pasifika nationally and 5.6% higher than Pasifika at other decile 6 schools.

Level 1 EndorsementsThe percentage of students gaining Level 1 endorsements increased to 60.1%. This comprised of 44.3% gaining Merit endorsements and 15.8% gaining Excellence endorsements.

Level 1 LiteracyThe Level 1 Literacy pass rate rose to 97.1% in 2016, which is a new high for the school. It sits 5.9% above the rate nationally and 5.2% above the rate for decile 6 schools.

Level 1 NumeracyThe Level 1 Numeracy pass rate rose to 94.8% in 2016, sitting 4.9% above the national rate and 3.7% above other decile 6 schools.

LEVEL 2 NCEA PASS RATESLevel 2 NCEA pass rate reached 81.2% in 2016, which represents the second highest pass rate recorded for Level 2, with the highest being recoded in 2015. It sits 3.8% above the national average and 2.3% above the pass rate for other decile 6 schools. This is detailed in the graph below.

Level 2 Pass Rates – MaoriThe Level 2 Maori NCEA pass rate reached 81.7% in 2016 and actually sits 0.5% above the overall HGHS Level 2 pass rate. In addition to this it sits 8.2% above Maori nationally and 6.4% above Maori in other decile 6 schools.

Level 2 Pass Rates – PasifikaThe Level 2 Pasifika NCEA pass rate reached 74.2% in 2016. This does sit on par with Pasifika students in other decile 6 schools but slightly below Pasifika students nationally.

Level 2 EndorsementsThe percentage of students gaining Level 2 endorsements was 47.1%, with 37.3% gaining Merit endorsements and 9.8% gaining Excellence endorsements.

LEVEL 3 NCEA PASS RATESLevel 3 NCEA pass rate increased to 71.4% in 2016, sitting 8.0% higher than the national average and a very significant 17.9% higher than other decile 6 schools, representing the highest positive differential recorded by the school so far. Refer to the graph below.

Level 3 Pass Rates – MaoriThe Level 3 Maori NCEA pass rate increased to 61.1% in 2016. This rate is higher than those in comparable schools, sitting 7.1% higher than Maori at other decile 6 schools and 8.2% higher than Maori nationally.

Level 3 Pass Rates – PasifikaThe Level 3 Pasifika NCEA pass rate increased to 69.2% in 2016. This pass rate is well above national averages, sitting 10.3% higher than Pasifika nationally and 19.5% higher than Pasifika at other decile 6 schools.

Level 3 EndorsementsThe percentage of students gaining Level 3 endorsements increased to 40.1%. This comprised of 29.2% gaining Merit endorsements and 10.9% gaining Excellence endorsements.

University Entrance Pass RatesThe University Entrance pass rate increased slightly to 53.2% in 2016, sitting 5.3% higher than the national average and 8.5% higher than other decile 6 schools. This is the fourth year in a row that HGHS has recorded a pass rate above the decile 6 schools’ pass rate.

2016 NCEA RESULTS

Our students in Years 11-13 in 2016 have achieved very pleasing results and have continued to grow our overall upward trend for academic success at HGHS.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATIONACADEMIC WRITING

Every student matters; every student can be taught to express themselves more clearly and more powerfully—and grasp the life possibilities they deserve.

Dr Ian Hunter One of our school wide goals this year is to improve the writing skills of our students. We have identified that this is holding back many students from gaining their best achievement. As a result we started working last year with Dr Ian Hunter, ‘Write That Essay’, and all staff took part in some professional learning. We are following this up with some diagnostic testing and our English and Social Science Departments are incorporating these strategies into their programmes, especially with Year 9s. Most Year 9 students will be able to access the online writing software from ‘Write that Essay’. We will be adding a small subsidised charge to our Year 9 account to assist with this.

We are excited about the possibilities this offers for students to greatly improve their writing skills, and we look forward to seeing the changes in the future.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AT HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH

Each year we review and practise our procedures for dealing with an Emergency. We have specific procedures for dealing with an Emergency Evacuation, Earthquake, and Lock Down. So far this year we have had a Fire/ Emergency Evacuation Drill. Our assembly area for this is on the Field, away from all buildings, and our students did very well at following the correct pathways from their classroom to the Field. We intend to practise this again later this year.

“Drop, Cover, Hold”Our next practice will be an Earthquake drill, where we will practise the “Drop, Cover, Hold” procedure. Staff are working with students at the moment to identify safe places to Drop, Cover, Hold within their classroom environments. Please take the time to talk with your daughter about what to do in an Emergency, and reinforce the importance of her following procedures and instructions of staff. What to do during an earthquakeQuickly drop, cover and hold.• Drop to the ground (to avoid falling).• Take cover under something strong, like a sturdy desk or table.• Hold onto it until the shaking stops.• Don't try to run in an earthquake.• You're generally safer inside than outside.

BYOD We are currently in our fourth year of BYOD at Hamilton Girls’ High School and it is an expectation that our students from Year 9 to 11 have a recommended device; a mobile is not a recommended device. Many Year 12 to 13 students also bring devices to school.

We have an eVision that, through blended learning (both face to face and online learning), we provide opportunities for students to achieve.

For students to be confident, responsible digital citizens who are collaborative, critical thinkers who are able to construct knowledge

Additionally, the school has researched and invested in a school wide learning management system: Schoology. We are currently in our second full year of using Schoology and all Junior subjects are expected to be using Schoology as part of their course. Obviously, without devices the use of our online tools such as Schoology and Google Apps are not available, which means rich and meaningful content from lessons are not accessible and students are at a disadvantage.

Mathletics is a great way to reinforce Mathematical concepts and even challenge yourself through ‘live challenges’ with students around the world. Year 9 and Year 10s can purchase Mathletics through ‘Flo-2-Cash’ for a discounted price of $35 for the year. There is also an App, so you can use it on all your devices. Explore this website to see further benefits: nz.mathletics.com.

JUNIOR ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME AT HGHSAt HGHS we aim to tailor our teaching and learning programmes to cater to the diverse needs of our 21st century learners. A key component to achieving an informed and flexible learning programme in the junior school is through our rigorous junior assessment programme. At years 9 and 10 our girls sit a Reading and Listening comprehension PAT test and also a Mathematics PAT test. Data from this testing is used to inform teaching programmes and provide targeted acceleration where needed. Further PAT testing will occur in Term 4 of this year and this is an opportunity for our staff to gauge value added in their programmes and will inform course design and implementation for the following year.

End of Year 8 (entrance testing)

Start of Year 9(baseline data)

PAT Test 6

End of Year 9(calculate added

value)PAT Test 6

End of Year 10(calculate added

value)PAT Test 7

CEM EnglishCEM MathematicsCEM ReasoningWriting Sample

PAT Reading ComprehensionPAT Listening ComprehensionPAT MathematicsWriting sample

PAT Reading ComprehensionPAT Listening Comprehension PAT MathematicsWriting Sample

PAT Reading ComprehensionPAT Listening ComprehensionPAT MathematicsWriting Sample

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NETBALL COACHES MANAGERS AND UMPIRES REQUIRED: For all levels

We are looking for interested people to assist with our netball programme. We cannot field all our teams without coaches managers and umpires. If you are interested or know of anyone interested please contact the sports office. For a chat 07 8391304 ext 847 or email Jacqui Sutton suttonjq@hghs.school.nz

YOUTH INTACT We are really excited to have Youth Intact in our school offering Specialist Drug and Alcohol Counselling. Lou is available for appointments here at school on Wednesday’s 9am-12pm in the counselling suite. To make an appointment with her please see one of the counsellors.

MATHEMATICS DEPTReminder that it’s expected that our students utilise this online learning: Y 9 - 10 Mathletics $35 and Education Perfect $22 for Y 11-13; both of which can be paid through the parent portal or at the Finance Office.

UNIFORM SHOPJust a reminder in regards to the cleaning of the school blazers that the blazer can ONLY be DRY CLEANED as per the instruction label on the neck and inside the garment, putting the blazer through a washing machine or hand washing it will severely damage the blazer.

GREETINGS FROM THE LEO CLUBIt was with some concern that we called our first meeting for 2017, fully expecting only 11 girls to show up. Imagine our surprise when 40 girls attended a standing-room-only meeting. With much relief President, Gemma Clunie, ably guided by our Lions Advisor, Margaret Brasting from our parent club, Riverside Lions, was able to call for nominations for a club secretary and treasurer. These were confirmed and announced at the next LEO Club meeting last Thursday.

There are a number of community service projects coming up with the first being the annual Balloons over Waikato festival. The HGHS LEOs will be out in force providing help in selling merchandise during this event. Other activities will be announced via the school’s daily bulletin as well as the next school bulletin.

For those with an interest in making a difference in the community through service, please contact Gemma Clunie, Mrs Bramley or Mrs Meha-Uelese for more information.

PUNCTUALITY AND CONSEQUENCES FOR LATENESS

School commences at 8.40am with Period One starting at 8.45am. Students who are late to school must report to Student Reception with evidence of an appointment or a note. Students are then referred straight to a Senior Manager to discuss their situation. From time to time, being late to school is unavoidable; however continual lateness may result in a school consequence duty.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION SPORT HOODIES AND T-SHIRTS We are now taking orders at the uniform shop for the next 2 weeks. The Hoodies cost $60.00 and T-Shirts $35.00. In addition, you can personalise your Hoodie with your first or surname printed on the back of them. Payment needs to be made at the time of ordering, we can put these items on Flo2cash by request.

WORKBOOKSA reminder that workbooks printed in-house are available to purchase from the uniform shop.

ID CARDS AND STATEMENTSAre available for purchase from the uniform shop.

SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UPSPlease avoid Ward St to pick up your daughter(s). Girls need to use the crossing to cross Ward St. We recommend that you drop off or collect students from Hill street as there is always major congestion within our Ward street Bus bay area, even if their ride is just across from the school gates; safety must come first. Please keep clear of all carparks the majority of which are for staff only. We thank you for your co-operation as this can be a stressful time of the day for all concerned.

SCHOOL UNIFORM CODEWe have high expectations for all of our students regarding the wearing of school uniform with our dress code an important aspect of school life for setting and maintaining standards.For the most part, our students are wearing the school uniform with pride. It is always great to hear positive comments from the community about how lovely our students look in their uniform.It is disappointing, however, when students are not following the expectations of school uniform requirements.

During Term One, we do experience extremely hot days. When this happens, loosening of school ties and taking off the blazer when in school is allowed. Whilst the expectation for all students is to wear their school blazer to and from school each day, we do make an exception on days where the weather is very hot, therefore, allowing students to take off their blazer when walking home at the end of the school day. All other days the school code of conduct and expectations apply.

The school uniform dress code expectations are clearly outlined in the parent/student handbook on pages 18 - 20, and can also be found on our school website. Students must wear their blazers to and from school.

Thank you supporting the school and your daughter in these matters.

PRE-ORDER YOUR PERSONALISED SPORTS TRAINING GEAR NOW

HOODIES AND WARM UP T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE TO ORDER

PERSONALISE YOUR HOODIE OR WARM UP T-SHIRT WITH YOUR NAME ON THE BACK!

Space to print your name is limited, so keep it short and sweet!

SIZES: XS - XL

PRICES: HOODIE: $60.00

WARM UP T-SHIRT: $35.00

ORDERS CLOSE ON FRIDAY 27 MAY SO PRE-ORDER NOW TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOURS!

PLACE ORDERS TO THE UNIFORM SHOP. PARENTS/CAREGIVERS CAN EMAIL THE SHOP (UNIFORM@HGHS.SCHOOL.NZ)

TO CONFIRM PERMISSION FOR THE COST TO BE ADDED TO FLO2CASH OR RETURN THIS NOTICE.

Students need to go to Uniform Shop for a fitting to finalise their order.NOTE: Payment must be made before order close date: Friday 27 May or you will not receive your training gear.

I give permission for the cost of the Warm up T-Shirt /Hoodie (Circle which applies) to be added to ____________________ Flo2Cash account. Student Name

Word: Signature:(Write clearly the word you wish to be on the back of the personalised hoodie or warm up t-shirt.)

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TERM 1 / WEEK 6ISSUE #3 2017YEAR 9 MEET THE TEACHER EVENING

Thu, 16th March, 3:15pm to 5:45pm

It is our pleasure to invite you and your daughter to attend the Year 9 Meet the Teacher Evening on Thursday, March 16th from 3.15 pm – 5.45 pm. This is an opportunity for you to discuss your daughter’s transition into school, expectations in a particular subject, including course completion and homework, and course pathways, with your daughter’s tutor group teacher or subject teacher.

We are using online interview bookings to make it easier for you to make a time to meet with subject teachers and tutor group teachers.

Appointments can be made using the online booking system at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz using the school event code 6q86e. This is detailed further by clicking on this link CLICK HERE

Your daughter is encouraged to accompany you to the meetings and should be in uniform please. We look forward to seeing you there.

MOBILE DENTAL VAN

Term 2 - Attention Year 9 & Year 13 Students

All young adults are eligible for FREE dental care from Year 9 until their 18th Birthday.

In order to make your life a little bit easier, the Mobile Dental Van will be visiting Hamilton Girls High School in Term 2 to see Year 9 students for their routine check-up. If any further dental treatment is required, the Therapist will send a consent form home and schedule the student back on the mobile dental unit for treatment.

In some cases the treatment may need to be done at a clinic either at Rototuna Shopping Centre or another dental provider of your choice. We will let you know and send a letter home with the student if further treatment is required.

As a bonus students will receive a Hoyts movie ticket once treatment is complete.

Any Year 13 students who are turning 18 this year may wish to take advantage of this opportunity. Please collect a consent form from Student Reception.

Parent and Student Handbook

2017

Hamilton Girls’High SChoolHAMILTON GIRLS’

HIGH SCHOOL

“A wise woman shapes her own destiny”

PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOKFollow the link below or click the image to read the Parent and Student Handbook for 2017

http://www.hghs.school.nz/images/Parents_Handbook_2017.pdf

E- DAY 2017On Friday 3rd March, five classes of Business Studies Year 12 and 13 students went with Mr Mitchell, Mr McCullum, Ms Tumaai and Mrs Cawkwell, to WINTEC for the Young Enterprise Scheme E-Day (Enterprise Day).

This day involved the students making and reviewing business ideas. They also learn about the Young Enterprise Programme, which has been running for a number of years. The highlight of the day is that the students get to meet a number of business mentors to test out their ideas and get quality feedback and encouragement. Overall the students had a fantastic day and have come back to class buzzing about how they will take their products further. Look out for these businesses coming your way soon…

This is some feedback from the students that attended….

“We learnt a lot on what we would be doing this year as part of Young Enterprise Scheme.”

There were various other schools there too and some that came from out of Hamilton. There were many guests there to speed coach the many student business groups at E-Day.

We got speed-coaching from a variety of local business people and we were able to explain our product ideas to them and in return, we received advice on how we could improve our businesses to run more efficiently.

We thought it was a great day and we had a lot of fun. We can’t wait to start making our products and selling them.”

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UP AND COMING EVENTSDRAMA & DANCE DEPT NEWS

Our Department is now very busy with settled classes working hard, and a number of extra curricular activities in full swing. Our Joint Production with Boys High for this year will be the musical DRACULA. Auditions for the lead roles and Chorus have already taken place. Auditions for DANCERS will be in the next week or two. It is very Important that students check the daily notices carefully and the windows on the Drama Room. This is where notices of auditions are posted. The Sheilah Winn Interschools Shakespeare Competition is at the end of week 10, and we are entering a group which is performing a scene from ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA. These students rehearse on Wednesday at Lunchtime, and after school on Thursday. THEATRESPORTS teams are rehearsing and competing against other schools in the INTERSCHOOLS THEATRESPORTS COMPETITION and year 12 Drama students are preparing abridged performances of the Greek Dramas MEDEA and LYSITSTRATA for a performance in the AMPHITEATRE at the HAMILTON GARDENS. The HIP HOP GROUP is preparing an item for the TALENT QUEST, heats of which will be held at lunchtimes in weeks 8 and 9. Anyone can enter the Talent Quest, and the TALENT QUEST FINALS will be held in Nga Puawaitanga in week 11 On Tuesday April 11.

Do you have any stockpiles of fabric, lace, ribbon, zips etc that you probably won’t do anything with? We have a large and active wardrobe department and can use donated fabrics and notions to good effect to make costumes for students. If you have something you think we could use, your daughter can drop it into J4, or else we could come and pick it up from you. We make many costumes from donated materials and it saves us a lot of money.

Margie Wynne-JonesHOD Drama and Dance.

Māori Achievement continues to be one of Hamilton Girls’ High School’s focussed goals, addressing key principles within Education. As a school we strive to ensure outstanding teaching and learning opportunities for our students is achieved within a safe and inclusive cultural climate for all.

Term one is well underway with core class teachers involved in co-construction meetings. Facilitated by members of the school’s strategic change team, teachers work together to set goals and actions to support priority learners using evidence to accelerate strategies. The outcome of this teaching and learning inquiry ensures success for all.

One of our student leadership committees, namely Te Kahui Arataki, continues to evolve since it’s inception in 2016. The mission of Te Kāhui Arataki is to provide a connection between the Maori student body of Hamilton Girls’ High School and the wider school and community by building the leadership capacity of our Māori students.

The group leads, develops and supports initiatives and events aimed at fostering positive educational and social outcomes

for our Māori students. The committee supports our academic Ka Awatea prefect, ensuring the positive development of young Māori leaders within the school. One such strategy is members mentoring students in year 9. This is a new initiative this year.

Te Kahui Arataki committee also develop and maintain effective communication links between the leadership group and the wider student body as a whole. This also includes open communication with the Principal, Senior Management, Teachers, Prefects and our school whānau group.

Members of Te Kahui Arataki have just completed a leadership workshop through Te Wānanga of Aotearoa as part of their role this year. Students experiences included public speaking, discovering hidden talents, learning about leadership styles, planning and running a community project and participating in a Master Chef workshop at a hospitality business in Hamilton. This preparation has been invaluable as the students learn, experience and understand the values and requirements of being a leader and role model.

MAORI ACHIEVEMENT

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PASIFIKA

Warm Pasifika Greetings,We are fully engaged in preparing for the annual Pasifika by Nature Festival. With two wins behind us, the girls are feeling the pressure of making sure we have something strong to offer as our contribution to this year’s festival. With the theme of “Our voices count; count our voices.” HGHS has certainly shown this with two of the sections showcasing compositions by our leaders.

On the academic side, we have begun the Pasifika Study Centre. All students are invited to attend for help through extra tutorials or even to complete school work. At present, this is offered each Thursday at lunchtime. However, from next term onwards, Thursday after school sessions will begin for those who need more help than is available at lunchtimes.

Part of the HGHS Pasifika Plan is to give service in the community. This is our second year being involved with Power Up, a government initiative that aims to address educational needs for families ranging from early childhood through to adults. We are pleased at the support shown by the girls who have attended so far but we encourage all families to take advantage of the expertise offered. Not only are our students involved through their attendance but we also have four of the Pasifika teachers offering their services: Mrs Nathan, Ms Tumaai, Mrs Plodek and Mrs Meha-Uelese. Power Up is held each Monday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 at Wintec. Because of the hour, a light snack is also provided.

Finally, we ask that families check the school’s daily notices that are posted on the school website as many events are posted for the benefit of your daughter’s academic and extra-curricular programmes. One such is advertised with this bulletin.

SoifuaHGHS Pasifika Mentoring

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Our Service Prefect, Parearau Graham and our Services Council are proud to have supported and promoted International Women’s Day (8th March) at Hamilton Girls’ High School.

It was a very early start to the day, arriving to school in darkness but our Pancake breakfast was a great success and we feed at least 50 people who left happy and satisfied. As you can imagine we had our hands full making loads and loads of pancakes. Diners also enjoyed the choice of many delicious toppings, fresh fruit, muesli and yogurt, fruit juice and hot drinks. It was lovely to see mothers, daughters and a few grandmothers coming in to enjoy a breakfast together. We would like to thanks the staff, girls and whanau that attended as well as the technology department.

Our service council got to meet Mrs Nathan’s ‘kitchen persona’ which is similar to Gordon Ramsay - just without the colourful language. You may have heard comments coming from the kitchen like “We can’t serve those.” “Let me add the batter.” “You need 6 pancakes per pan.” Although, they can now make a pretty good pancake.

After breakfast we were able to continue our promotion at our Junior assembly where Parearau spoke about how International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economical, cultural and political achievements of women throughout the world; this day also encourages everyone to continue this fight.

Be Bold For Change.

HOST FAMILY EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT

HGHS are currently seeking expressions of interests from our school community, We welcome anyone who is interested in hosting an international student in the second half of 2017 to apply. The duration of the visits are likely to be between 10 days to two weeks.

Host families are expected to provide students with their own room, three meals every day and transport to and from school. Hosting a student can be an incredibly rewarding experience, not only for the visiting students who get to experience NZ life first-hand, but also for the host families.

A homestay fee will be paid to host families to contribute toward costs.

Please note that we have a responsibility to ensure that international students are well informed, safe, and properly cared for; through following the Pastoral Care of International Students Code of Practice 2016. To ensure the safety of the students, a police vetting check is required and will be conducted for each member of your household over the age of 18 years.

To register your interest in becoming a host family and for more information, please email Home Stay Liaison Manager, Kylie Morgan at morgank@hghs.school.nz.

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ACHIEVEMENTSSWIMMING SPORTS

A fantastic day was had for the swimming sports, the Champion swimmers were on fire in the pool with 7 records being broken.Katlyn Steedman breaking 4 records- 1 length butterfly held since 1989 by W Tauranga 18.12, now 17.62. Katlyn also broke the 2 lengths backstroke and breaststroke and 2 lengths freestyle.Peyton Toefaeono also had a great day in the pool breaking 2 of Casey Donoghue’s records from 2001 in 1 length butterfly and 3 lengths freestyle.

Our Champions for 2017 are: Senior Katlyn Steedman

Intermediate Peyton Toefaeono Junior Emma Parson

A huge congratulations to all the championship competitors, there were some tightly fought races. With the full school out in the sun, we had a huge number competing in the house events, With the big relays of the day, Day girls took out the hostel girls, this was a close race.

Staff also had to work hard to take out the win over the executive council.

1st

4th 5th

2nd2nd

HOUSE POINTS:

Campbell 461 Points

Heads 441 Points

Macdiarmid 441 Points

Edgecumbe 370 Points

Wilson 324 Points

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ROWING

The hours of toil and hard graft put in by crews and coaches alike is beginning to pay off with some excellent results posted at the mercury Junior Regatta held at Karapiro this past weekend and all indications are that we are building nicely towards the season premier

event - Maadi 2017.

Girls’ high crews featured in a total of 12 finals on Sunday the 26th with 5 A finals and 7 B finals. Arguably one of the most notable efforts of the regatta was Brianna Rogers making the A final of the U 16 single sculls after an outstanding 2nd placing in her heat. This was Brianna’s first time racing in a single.

In other events Fenella Finlay-Yates, Anna Gallaher, Ali Mills, Shauna Glassie-Ryan and Mahinarangi Clarkin (coxwain) produced a strong effort to finish 4th, Shauna and Ali then followed up with Jasmine McLean and Jordyn Stockman - again coxed by Mahi to place 3rd in the A final. Ali and Shauna were not finished at this point and wend onto record a commendable 4th in their U 16 double scull. Not to be out done in terms of workload Anna also cut 1 min off her time in the hats while racing in the A final U 17 Sculls

Novice rowers Alex Abrahams, Lisa Weight, Briah Woolford, and TeAomihia Olliver-Samuels ( coxed by Mia Austin) made the B final of the U 15 coxed quad . Sarah Allen in her first regatta racing in a single made the B final of the U 16 single. Madisyn Bird and Lisa Weight produced a strong effort to place 3rd in the B final of the U 18 Novice double sculls

SEVENS The Sevens girls travelled down to Palmerston North to play in the annual Sir Gordon Teitjens Sevens Tournament played by a number of schools from around the country. The tournament was played over 2 days with Day 1 commencing with pool play and Day 2 culminating in the knockout stages. HGHS played Trident High School, Freyburg College and Tauranga Girls College in their pool games and won these games convincingly qualifying us for the knockout stages.

After pool play HGHS qualified as the 2nd ranked team and were to play Tauranga Girls in the quarter final. Physically the girls were tired but mentally they were ready. The result went in our favour with another convincing win, this meant we were to play our Semi Final against Motueka. Motueka were a relatively unknown rugby team to the Secondary Schoolgirl competition however, the game proved to be a difficult one for us with Motueka starving us of the ball during the first half and in seven minutes HGHS touched the ball only twice. The second half allowed us to play a bit more rugby but eventually time

ran out and the girls fell just short. The team took the loss hard but congratulated Motueka for the well deserved win and were gracious in defeat. With that loss the team had to settle for a 3rd and 4th playoff against Manukura. Never an easy task to get up for a game like this but both Lynaire and myself had to acknowledge how well the girls responded to the task and performed, playing some of their best rugby eventually taking out the game by another convincing margin.

HGHS finished 3rd overall and can be extremely proud of the way they performed and conducted themselves on and off the field. Congratulations to Jazmin Hotham and Montessa Tairakena for being selected in the Sir Gordon Teitjens Tournament Team. Also, a special thank you to Lynaire Hita for travelling down with the team as team manager and adding her valuable input for the girls.

Mr Devcich

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NZQA

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURESStudents can access the school’s assessments procedures by logging onto the school’s computer networking using their student login. Then they just double click on ‘Assessment Policy’ document on their desktop, refer to the screen shot below.

NZQA KEY DATES

Special Assessment Conditions (e.g., dyslexia).Apply as soon as possible as students are only allowed these conditions for their internal assessments after NZQA has approved their applications.

Start checking your results on theNZQA Database

5th April(Updated on the 5th day of each Month)

NZQA Fees School’s deadline – Friday 12th May 2017

Financial Assistance School’s deadline – Friday 12th May 2017

Last Date to Withdraw fromExternal NCEA & Scholarship Exams School’s deadline – Friday 11th August 2017

Last Date to Withdraw from Internal StandardUnless you have been given anadequate assessment opportunity

School’s deadline – Friday 17th November 2017

School contactMr Mitchell is the Principal’s Nominee (NZQA Liaison) at the school.You can contact him by: E-mail: mitchellm@hghs.school.nz

Phone: 07 839 1304 EXT 839Mail: Mr Mitchell Principal’s Nominee PO Box 4082 Hamilton

It is expected that all students have read this document. However, the school’s assessment procedures will be covered in school assemblies, tutor group time, school notices, school bulletins, and school Newsletters.

ABSENCE from (or UNABLE to do) ASSESSMENTSWhen a student is absent from an assessment they can apply for a further Assessment Opportunity to Mr Mitchell.

• Absence (or inability to do the assessment) beyond student control, e.g., medical grounds, family bereavement, accident, illness or similar legitimate events.• Courtesy Step: The Office staff, on or before the day of the

assessment, should receive notification either by phone call, e-mail, or letter/note. This is only a courtesy step and it will not result in automatic termination of a student’s application if they fail to do it

• Student Application: The student is to apply for a further assessment opportunity. They should see the Principal’s Nominee (Mr Mitchell) and give him the appropriate documentation within two weeks of the absence/incident occurring.

• School activity outside the classroom.• Approved extra-curricular activities take priority over an

assessment (i.e., EOTC events published on the school calendar, e.g., field trip, sports exchange – students should ask their teacher if unsure). In such cases teachers should grant a further assessment opportunity only if it is practical to provide one

• Other extra-curricular activities, assessments take priority over these

• GATEWAY work placements: GATEWAY work placements take priority over an assessment. In such cases students should be granted a further assessment opportunity only if it is practical to provide one.

• Approved leave.• Application: Students who know that they will be absent from

school during an assessment period must request leave in writing from Mrs Carter (Deputy Principal) prior to their departure.

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KEY DATES

TERM 1 & 2 2017

10-12 MARCH11 MARCH12 MARCH14 MARCH1 4 MARCH15 MARCH15 MARCH16 MARCH16 MARCH17 MARCH17 MARCH

19 MAR - 6 APRIL19 MARCH20 MARCH20 MARCH

23-25 MARCH13-14 MARCH

23 MARCH25 MARCH25 MARCH25 MARCH31 MARCH

TUES 14TH MARCHWED 22ND MARCH

FRI 24TH MARCHTUES 28TH MARCH

THURS 30TH MARCHTUES 4TH APRILWED 5TH APRIL

FRI 5TH MAYWED 10TH MAY

TBA

Rowing - NSISS Champs

Waka Ama - WSS Sprint Championships

WSS Touch Regionals

Mufti Day

Tennis - Waikato/Thames Valley Individual Tennis Tournament

2APS- RAGLAN TRIP - HAL

Waikato Schools Triathlon - Individual

Ki-o-Rahi - WSS Tournament

Waikato Schools Showjumping

2GEO Field trip - (Hamilton Zoo)

3APO/APS PRESENTATIONS AS3.2 - CXL/CLA

Sapporo Seishin GHS Visit

NISS Touch - Zone 3

1GEO Field trip - onsite

2APO HIGH ROPES - CLA

1APO TRAMP - HTT CLASS

10TKA Camp - HAL

3GEO Fieldtrip

11TKA Motutapu Race Event - HAL

Athletics - WBOP SS Track & Field Championships

NISS Touch - Zone 1 & 2

Hostel Open Day (11.30am - 1:30pm)

WAIKATO UNIVERSITY – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryARA (NZ Broadcasting School) – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryUNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryWINTEC – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryWhakapiki Ake (Health Science pathways for Maori - Ak Uni) 12.30 LibraryCANTERBURY UNIVERSITY – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryVICTORIA UNIVERSITY – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryLINCOLN UNIVERSITY – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryOTAGO UNIVERSITY – overview presentation 1.30 LibraryAUT

FOR THIS FORTNIGHT

TERTIARY VISITS & OTHER CAREER EVENTS

EDUCATIONUSA – STUDYING IN THE USA

Katie Sleeman the EducationUSA Advisor from the US Consulate will be presenting at an information evening to help students and parents get a better understanding of the process of applying to study in the USA.

Monday 27 March 7.00pm Functions Room, St Peter’s

School, Cambridge

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SONNINGHILL HOSTEL - Places Available for 2017

With the painting now complete, we have a small number of spaces available in our hostel for the 2017 year. Applications can be submitted to the Director of Boarding. See our website for more information. Applications will be assessed on a first in first served basis.

Tel: 07-839 3919Email: info@edo.co.nz

Address: Shop 10 in Kmart Shopping Center Offering 10% Off for all Hamilton

Girls’ High Students, Family & Staff

Small selection of menu

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Hamilton Girls’ High School

Hamilton Girls’ High SchoolWard Street, PO BOX 1267, Hamilton 3204Phone: 07 839 1304Fax: 07 834 1394www.hghs.school.nzadministration@hghs.school.nz

SONNINGHILL HOSTELOPEN DAYFriday 31st March11:30am - 1:30pm

OUR VISION: Each young woman aspires to

achieve her personal best.

Hamilton Girls’ High School embraces the challenges of the 21st century to support our girls to become thoughtful,

confident and resilient young women.

For more information, please contact:

Director of BoardingSonninghill HostelPO Box 512Waikato Mail CentreHamilton 3240

Telephone: (07) 839 0074Email: director@sonning-hill.school.nz

Sonninghill Hostel is a modern boarding hostel, which provides a safe, supportive environment for girls attending Hamilton Girls’ High School. The hostel is located in Marama Street, a short walk to Hamilton Girls’ High School.

Prospective boarders and Parents/Caregivers are invited to meet at the Hamilton Girls’ High School Atrium Ward Street, Gate 4, to meet the

Principal and have a tour of the school, followed by refreshments and a tour of Sonninghill Hostel.

Registrations close Friday 24 March 2017

Auditions on Thursday 6 April 2017

To register and for more information contact Ngahuia Ormsby:

ngahuia.ormsby@tainui.co.nz or ring 0800 Tainui

WHANAKE TE REO: TALENT COMPETITION TO INSPIRE

WAIKATO-TAINUI TO CELEBRATE TE REO MAAORI

TAONGA PRESENTED TO THE TOP THREE PERFORMANCES

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