K A I K O R A I V A L L E Y C O L L E G E Opportunity and Success for All

500 Kaikorai Valley Road, Dunedin, New Zealand Telephone: 453 6035 Fax: 453 1602 Email: office@kvc.school.nz Website: www.kvcollege.co.nz

Kaikorai Valley College Newsletter

No. 30 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2018Principal’s CommentKia ora, ����� ����o�� �a�oa �ar����,����� ����o�� �a�oa �ar����,�ar����, car�giv�r�, ����d���� a�d fri��d� of �h� �chool.Sports and Cultural AwardsOn Tuesday night the school will hold the first of its award ceremonies where we recognise the skills and talents of so many of our students in the cultural and sporting arena. It is also a chance for us to express our gratitude to you, the community, for your involvement in making these activities a big part of what we do here at Kaikorai Valley College. No doubt some of the achievements will leave us very humbled, as we consider the commitment and passion that some of our young people have displayed at such any early age. This award ceremony is very much about recognising and acknowledging the hard work and dedication that has gone on throughout the year; not only by the students themselves, but also by mentors, coaches, managers, van drivers and parent supporters. Unfortunately, I will miss this ceremony due to commitments overseas in terms of international marketing. I wish everyone involved a wonderful night. Please do come along and support the staff and students. It begins at 7.00pm in the school hall. Interviews/Exams On Wednesday we had a small group of parents attend invited interviews. Now that students, particularly in the senior school, have their exams back, it is a time for serious revision. The next six weeks, before external exams begin, is critical and there is no time to waste procrastinating. Please encourage your child to have a systematic revision programme and to be tapping into the wisdom of the teachers to work on those difficult areas where more understanding is needed. This is a time when your support and guidance can play a big part in their success.School ReportsI would ask that you all cast your mind back to the first day your child attended KVC. Have you moved since then, have you changed your email address or phone number? PLEASE contact us if this is the case. It is very easy for our records to get out of date very quickly. The best way to let us know is to email to office@kvc.school.nz. Enrolments 2018 Once again thank you to all of those parents who have submitted their enrolment for 2018. Early next term we will begin interviews to gain a bit more information, which will help us to class students. We have been encouraged by the number of enrolments that have already come in, however we are aware that there

are many out there that have not yet been handed in. Brathwate Centre Production

On Thursday morning, and again at 6.30pm the Brathwaite Centre cast, supported by teachers and other students, performed a wonderful production of ‘Pilots of Penzance’ before an enthusiastic audience of students from our contributing schools, along with students and teachers from KVC. It was a fantastic show and thoroughly engaged everyone, especially if the roars of laughter coming from the hall were anything to go by. My thanks to everyone for the tremendous amount of work and goodwill that went into the making of such a successful event. Congratulations Education Perfect NZ Māori Competition

Congratulations to our three students, Margarita Ritchie, Reta Wilson-Coughlin and Bailey Redding,

who recently competed in the Education Perfect NZ Māori Competition, achieving Credit Awards and securing Kaikorai Valley College as the highest ranking school in Dunedin.(��� �h� articl� f��r�h�r i� �h� ��w�l�tt�r.)Best Wishes This term has been a very busy one with so many things happening. As this will be my last newsletter for the term,As this will be my last newsletter for the term, being overseas next week, I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday break. Ngā mihiRick GeerlofsPrincipal

SPORTS AND CULTURAL AWARDS EVENING

Tuesday 25 September 20187.00pm in the school hall

September25 Sports and Cultural Prize Giving26 Otago Sec Schools Pétanque26 Board Meeting28 End of Term 3October15 Term 4 begins22 Labour Day (no school)26 Mana Pounamu Awards31 Board MeetingNovember2 Senior Reports Home6 Senior Prizegiving7-30 NZQA Exams13-16 Junior Exams19-22 Junior Tournament Week28 Board MeetingDecember3 Senior Clearance Day12 Junior Prizegiving12 Junior Reports go home12 Last Day of the School Year

Dates to Rememberhttp://www.kvcollege.co.nz/news/calendar/

Shortage of KVC KiltsDue to an increase in our roll, we are experiencing an extreme shortage of kilts available for our new students. If you do have a kilt at home that is not being used, we would be most grateful for any donations or if you prefer, sell it via our second hand uniform shop. Contact Kim Dasler on 027 488 5280 or call the school on 453 6035 or email office@kvc.school.nz, or simply drop it off to the main office, with your name and contact details and the amount you would like for the sale of the kilt. Many thanks.

Correction Library Week Mufti Day

The Library Week Mufti Day was incorrectly advertised to be held on 23 September. It was, in fact, held in August. There is NO mufti day next week. Thanks

Inspirational Quote of the Week“My idea of housework is to sweep the

room with a glance.”~ Erma Bombeck ~

Science ClubThe Science club students have been exploring a range of projects this term, building Bristlebots and rockets, and surveying the Kaikorai stream.

This Day in History1356 : English forces under the Black Prince defeat French at Battle of Poitiers and capture the French King during the Hundred Years’ War

Education Perfect NZ Māori CompetitionKia ora koutou! Last week, the Education Perfect website ran an online NZ Māori Competition from 10 to 13 September. 244 schools throughout New Zealand were involved. Students and staff were encouraged to answer as many questions as possible in the te reo Māori language section of the website over the four days. Three KVC students won Credit Awards (requires 500 points to qualify). Our highest ranking student, Margarita Ritchie (9Tc) placed 154th out of the 7186 students who answered questions. The other students were Reta Wilson-Coughlin (255th) and Bailey Redding (385th). This level of achievement required dedicating hours of online work, as well as knowledge of our beautiful reo.Thanks also to all of the KVC students who had a go, found that they knew more te reo Māori than they thought they did, and contributed to our overall score as a school. M�i �or� �o���o�� �a �or� rawa ����i mahi � �������i, � ha��m����i��i (If i� wa��’� for yo�� all �hi� �a�� wo��ld ��v�r hav� b��� achi�v�d).Kaikorai Valley College was ranked 30th in the 244 schools taking part and 5th of 49 schools of comparable size. However, probably the most notable achievement - KVC came in as the top ranking school in Dunedin!

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CURIOUS NOTIONSIrish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live onlt about 7-8 years

In the Philippines you can be charged with the crime of “unjust vexation” for doing just that, vexing someone... and yes, it is as vague and arbitrary as it sounds.The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 480 hours held by Dennis

Easterling, of Atlanta, GeorgiaIn a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa.The average human dream last 2-3 seconds.When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony,

because no new workers are born. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf.

Doxophobia is the fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.The parents of Albert Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long time to learn how to speak.There is cyanide in apple pips.The movie “Cleopatra” cost $44 million to make in 1963. The same movie would now cost $300 million to make taking inflation into account.One out of 20 people have an extra rib.

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Kaikorai Valley College Important Dates

Kaikorai Valley High School

60th Jubilee Labour Weekend 2018 Contact: Neville Carr 027 204 3736 or kvhs60threunion@gmail.com

Sponsored by Konica Minolta

Make a Movie at Toitū!.. with the Otago Settlers Association, Friends of Toitū Movie Competition.Who: Open to students aged 6-12 and 13-17. When: These school holidays (28 Sept-14 Oct)What: Bring along your device to make a movie at

Toitū OSM and be in to win $200, plus one year’s membership to our Association!Free to Enter!Full terms and conditions available from Toitū OSM and our website www.otagosettlers.org.nz

2019

YOUNG WOMEN IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARD

Recognising young women for their commitment to volunteerism, volunteer leadership achievements and dedication to empowering women worldwide

1 APPLICATION, 3 OPPORTUNITIES

Club award NZ$500

32 district awards US$1,500 each

10 international awards US$4,000 each

Applications must be received by the 2 October 2018. To download an application, please visit https://www.facebook.com/ZontaHB/. You can find out more about the award at

www.foundation.zonta.org/YWPAAward

CLUB DEADLINE: SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:

The Young Women in Public Affairs Award is a Zonta International program funded by contributions to the Zonta International Foundation. Zonta International is a leading global

organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy.

31 October 2018 lynfarry@hotmail.com

9 Letter PuzzlegramWords must be 4 letters or more and contain the letter Your list must have one 9-letter word. Proper names and foreign language words are not allowed. Answers will be in next week’s newsletter. 13 words = good; 18 words = great; 25 words = excellent; 32 words = outstanding!

Last Week’s Puzzle Answers: abut, bauk, beau, bhut, buat, buck, buke, bute, cauk, chub, chut, cube, cuke, cute, habu, haut, huck, tabu, tuba, tube, tuck, wauk, acute, bahut, beaut, butch, chute, haute, kutch, taube, teuch, tubae, bucket, chabuk, kutcha, waucht, hackbut, hawbuck, BUCKWHEAT

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Words From the LibraryBook of the Week - ‘How to Bee’ by Bren Macdibble.A story about family, loyalty, kindness and bravery, set against an all-too-possible future where climate change has forever changed the way we live. Peony lives with her sister and grandfather on a fruit

farm outside the city. In a world where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. https://www.thesapling.co.nz.This book won the Junior Fiction Award in the 2018 NZ Book Awards and is a great read for Junior College.

Art of the WeekAndrew McCulloch (13Mb)

PRIDE AssemblyAfter a busy full school assembly on Monday celebrating the success of our senior students we held a PRIDE Draw, the following students had their names drawn from Mana.Congratulations to: Regan Vince 7Md, Connie Nicol-Marsh 8Lj, Jessica Power 9Hc, Larissa Cockill 10Wd, Ferdinand Resch 11Sr, Bailey Rowe 12Wm, Damien Smith 13Bu

It was very appropriate that after issuing hundreds of PRIDE cards to junior students, in particular, that Mr Burden should receive a well-deserved coffee voucher.At the end of the assembly the PRIDE House Cup was presented to a delighted Abbey Pearson as Totara’s Head Student for the House that had gained the most PRIDE House points.A summary of the House Points for the PRIDE Cup is: Totara 218, Kowhai 203, Matai 199, Rata 166

Local Cartoonist Visits KVCLocal cartoonist, Brent Harpur visited KVC, to help promote Mental Health Awareness Week (October 8-14).Dunedin students are encouraged to contribute to an Art mural in the Wall St Mall during that week. Poems, lyrics, art are all welcome.

StudyTime NZStudyTime NZ is hosting a number of subject-specific workshops to provide students with the knowledge, confidence and strategies to excel in their NCEA externals. These workshops will be held during these school holidays at varying dates between 30 September and 14 October, depending on the subject, at St David Seminar Rooms, North Dunedin. The workshops currently cost $79.99 per student, per workshop. However, there are also discounted packs if students would like to attend multiple workshops. The workshops are run by experienced tutors who are studying these subjects at a tertiary level. Head over to www.studytime.co.nz/workshops for more information and to register.

H&J Smith PE UniformsH&J Smith are pleased to announce that the KVC PE uniforms have arrived!Because H&J Smith have a new supplier, all previous pre-orders are no longer valid. Give their friendly team a call on 03 477 1129 or pop instore today. KVC PE uniforms Prices: PE Top - $44.99 and PE Shorts - $39.99They do thank you all for your patience on this matter.The H&J Smith Collegewear Team.

Health IncubatorOn Wednesday, a group of students who are interested in pursuing a career path in Health had their last session for

the year at Dunedin Public Hospital. At each session we have been hearing from a variety of staff members who all have different positions at the hospital.This week we heard from an Occupational Therapist, a Paediatric Nurse, a Play Specialist in the Children’s Ward, a Nurse from the Accident and Emergency Department and a Business Analyst. We were able to visit the Children’s Ward and see the

treatment rooms, where students tried the mini respirators, which are used on babies. Thankfully the Accident and Emergency Department didn’t have any patients in the Resus area which enabled us to see variety of equipment used on patients during an emergency as well as having some of the systems explained to us.Over the four sessions that the students have attended during the year they have been introduced to career choices within health, both clinical and non-clinical. Through the use of stories, experiences and interactive sessions, students have gained a valuable insight into a variety of careers in the Health industry.Otago Polytechnic InformationThe following Information Evenings are available at Otago Polytechnic and are well worthwhile attending if you have are child who is thinking of or is intending to study there next year.

Product Design Information EveningTuesday October 2 anytime between 4.30pm to 6.00pm at the Hub, Otago Polytechnic, Forth Street.Product Design is an exciting, ever-evolving profession focused on designing objects and systems to improve the way we live. It is a fun and dynamic industry to work in – and products designed in New Zealand are our country’s highest export earner! With our Bachelor of Design (Product) students will gain an international qualification that will give them the skills in conceptualisation, drawing, model-making, CAD software, graphic design and production methods. Students will also enjoy hands-on learning through internships, project partnerships, industry experience and international exchanges.Careers in Engineering Technology ExpoWednesday October 17 from 5.30pm to 6.30pm at the Hub, Otago Polytechnic, Forth Street.

With our region about to embark on one of its biggest building booms, there is a demand for qualified Engineer Technicians and Technologists to work in the areas of civil, mechanical and

electrical engineering. For any students who are considering a career in engineering this is an expo not to be missed. Representatives from Fisher & Paykel, Scope Group and Switchbuild will provide an overview of the engineering industry and our staff will be available to discuss the best study options for your students – from bridging options to degree studies.Parents and Whānau Information EveningTuesday October 23 from 5.30pm to 7.00pm at the Hub, Otago Polytechnic, Forth Street.This evening is for all parents and whānau who are wanting to help make an informed decision about their education options and the unique and successful learning environment we offer.Find out about the support services we offer, how our career pathways can work for every learner (and a range of NCEA scores), available scholarships, the success stories of our students and graduates and how our Level 7 qualifications are the same as a university degree. Our Heads of Colleges and their representatives will be available to speak about the programmes they deliver and you can talk to our students about their study experiences. Our support staff can also answer any questions you might have about our learning support services, fees and careers guidance.

Sports NewsAny student wishing to play a sport next term must see Mrs Johnson before Wednesday. They will need to sign up for a Term 4 Summer Sport and collect a sports’ contract. Contracts can be downloaded from the school website. https://www.kvcollege.co.nz/activities/sport/ (click on Summer Sport). All Term 4 entries must be in before the end of this term so students need to get on to this urgently.Volleyball and Senior Futsal have started this week. Draws and results below.Senior Futsal will only be played for the last three weeks of this term - two games per night.Judo will continue until the end of the year; however fees will not apply as registrations with Judo NZ will not be required until next year. Any newcomers are welcome to come along and give it a try.Table Tennis has now finished except for the weekly Primary Schools’ Competition, in which we have three teams entered.Some new opportunities are on offer with Year 7and 8 Tennis and Years 7-13 Pétanque. See the flyers for more information and contact Mrs Johnson to sign up.We are trying to get together a Softball team and would very much like more Waterpolo players for our mixed team. If any of these sports interest students they should see Mrs Johnson early next week. Parents feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns about your child playing sport. We would like to see as many students as possible getting involved in sport. Remember Sporting Chance is a fund which assists with sports’ fees to ensure that no child is prevented from playing a sport. The process is very straightforward and the form can be completed in a few minutes. Please get in touch with Mrs Johnson for more details.ResultsFriday 14 SeptemberMinivolley - Edgar CentreKVC (0) vs Bathgate Park (3) POD Henry KingKVC (2) vs GI Acers (1) POD Samantha KirkmanJunior VolleyballKVC 9 (1) vs Columba C (2)KVC 10 (3) vs OGHS 9 Green (0)Monday 17 SeptemberSenior VolleyballKVC Red Girls (3) vs OGHS Gold (0)KVC Green Boys (2) vs OBHS Gold (1)

Sport Venue Level Start Fee Entry Practice Time Venue Websites for DrawsVolleyball Edgar Centre Yr 11-13 Mon 17 Sept $25 $2.50 N/A TBC www.volleyballotago.co.nzVolleyball Edgar Centre Yr 9&10 Fri 14 Sept $25 $2.50 Monday 3-4pm KVC Gym www.volleyballotago.co.nzMinivolley Edgar Centre Yr 7&8 Fri 14 Sept $15 $2.50 Monday 3-4pm KVC Gym www.volleyballotago.co.nzFutsal Edgar Centre Yr 11-13 Thur 13 Sept $40 free N/A N/A http://www.footballsouth.co.nz/Futsal Edgar Centre Yr 9&10 Thur 18 Oct $45 free Thursday lunchtime KVC Gym http://www.footballsouth.co.nz/Futsal Edgar Centre Yr 7&8 Tues 16 Oct $50 free Monday 3-4pm E Block Courts http://www.footballsouth.co.nz/Touch Oval Yr 7&8 Thur 18 Oct $15 N/A Tuesday lunchtime E Block Courts www.otagotouch.co.nzTouch Oval Yr 9-13 Tues 23 Oct $20 N/A TBC TBC Top Field http://www.osssa.org.nz/Tennis Logan Park Yr 9-13 Thur 25 Oct $35 free Thursday lunchtime D Block Courts http://www.osssa.org.nz/Waterpolo Moana Pool Yr 7&8 Thur 18 Oct $55 pool TBC TBC http://www.sporty.co.nz/otagowaterpoloWaterpolo Moana Pool Yr 9-13 Fri 19 Oct $55 pool TBC TBC http://www.sporty.co.nz/otagowaterpoloSoftball Ellis Park Yr 9-13 Thur 25 Oct $25 N/A TBC KVC Field http://www.osa.org.nz/Handball Kavanagh Gym Yr 9-13 Wed 24 Oct $15 N/A TBC KVC Gym http://www.osssa.org.nz/Petanque 81 Eglinton Road Yr 7-13 Tues 30 Oct $2/wk N/A N/A

Thursday 20 SeptemberSenior Futsal - Edgar CentreKVC Boys (3) vs JMC Snr A (5)KVC Boys drew 5 all vs JMC Snr E KVC Girls (3) vs OGHS Snr A (7)KVC Girls (0) vs Queen’s 13s (7)DrawsFriday 21 SeptemberMinivolley - Edgar CentreKVC vs GI Blockers at 4.30pm on Ct 5CJunior VolleyballKVC 9 vs Bayfield White at 6.30pm on Ct 4B Duty at 7.15pm KVC 10 vs OGHS 10 Ruby at 5.45pm on Ct 4A Duty at 6.30pmMonday 22 SeptemberSenior VolleyballKVC Red Girls vs OGHS Blue at 5.15pm Ct 4B - Duty at 4.15pmKVC Green Boys vs LPHS at 5.15pm Ct 4A - Duty at 6.15pmTheresa Johnson, Sports’ Coordinatore: sport@kvc.school.nz, c: 027 543 4251