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New Plymouth

NEW ZEALAND

Newsletter - February 2018

Pōwhiri for new students and staff supported by the wonderful staff

Kapa Haka and speakers for the Manuhiri

Great activities organised by the peer support students.

Principal Mr Mark Bowden Deputy Principal Mr Daryn Shaw Deputy Principal Mr Martyn Knapton Deputy Principal Mr Chris Lapworth Senior Leadership Mrs Paula Cast Year 13 Dean Ms Jill Cooper Year 12 Dean Ms Julia Stephens Year 11 Dean Mr John O’Keefe Year 9/10 Dean Mr Darren Scott International Director Ms Gloria Holland In This Issue… Pgs 3-8, Principal Notes Pg 9, Attendance Pg 10, College Calender Pgs 11/12, Volleyball Pg 13, Hello Café Pg 14, Careers Corner Pg 15, Vocational Pathways

Information for Year 11 -13 parents/whanau and students

DUX Dux is awarded to the top academic student in the school each year to recognize the highest achieving Year 13 student To be considered students must be in Y13 and have completed an achievement standard course at level 3 in 5 subjects involving external and internal assessments (i.e the course meets the criteria for course endorsement). The student’s results from their internal assessment and practice external assessments will be used to calculate a Grade Point Average (GPA). Standards not attempted in the practice externals or internal assessments not submitted will count in the GPA calculation as Not Achieved. Students who do not sit the practice externals may not be considered for Dux. Students who have a grade reported for externally assessed standards (in the case of portfolio based subjects) may not be considered unless an indicative grade is submitted by their teacher. Students studying at a level above their year level (e.g. a university paper) will be considered for Dux Y11 and 12 SCHOLAR and TOP SCHOLAR – limited to 6 at each level To be considered students must have completed an academic (achievement standard) course involving external and internal assessment (i.e. the course meets the criteria for course endorsement). The students best 5 subject/course results from their internal assessment and practice external assessments will be used to calculate a GPA. Students who do not sit the practice externals may not be considered for Top Scholar. Students who have a grade reported for externally assessed standards (in the case of portfolio based subjects) may not be considered unless an indicative grade is submitted by their teacher. Students studying at a level above their year level will be considered for Top Scholar. Students studying at a level above their year level will be considered for their year level Top Scholar Award. The final decision of Dux and Top Scholar will be made by the Principal who may choose to award Top Scholar to students who may not have the highest GPA in order to recognize student achievement at a year above their year level and/or university study etc.

Principal Notes: Dear Students, Parents and Caregivers Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa Wow what a wonderful summer it has been (if you are not a farmer)! It is with great pleasure and excitement that we welcome you to the 2018 School Year - new classes, new subjects, new friends, new learning opportunities and experiences. We extend a special welcome to all of our new students and their families, particularly Year 9 students who are beginning their secondary schooling for the first time but also to the many students from other Year levels who are joining us from other Secondary Schools within and outside of Taranaki. New Staff We are very pleased to be able to welcome four new staff members to our school. Mrs Marian Dingle takes over from Mrs Fitzpatrick teaching Spanish, she is also teaching an Accounting class. Although a New Zealand trained teacher Mrs Dingle’s first language is Spanish, this is the best of both worlds for her students. Mrs Dingle worked in our school during 2017, she has established strong relationships with our students and knows our school well. Mr Cameron Moratti is a Maths teacher joining the Maths Faculty following Mr Stanfords retirement. Mr Moratti spent time on placement at our school during his training and so like Mrs Dingle he knows our school and our students well. Ms Stephanie Julian is a teacher of English and has moved to Spotswood College after having taught at Stratford High School. Ms Julian has an extensive work history prior to teaching and will be able to enhance real life experiences for her students. Miss Marie Hunneyball has taken over from Mr Hill as our Drama Teacher. Miss Hunneyball has come to us from Sacred Heart Girls College. We are looking forward to working with our new staff members and wish them well on their new journey in our school. Powhiri It was a real thrill to have been able to welcome all new students, staff and their whanau to our kura through the Powhiri on the first day of school. Attendance at this very special occasion was huge, it was wonderful to have so much support from our Iwi Hapu and Whanau, thank you all for your support and best wishes for the year. Communication At the Powhiri and certainly through IDP interviews we stress the importance of having strong and effective learning partnerships with parents/whanau and our wider community to support student learning. The focus for this partnership is through communication with your child's whanau teacher in the first instance or any of the key people listed below: Principal Mark Bowden Deputy Principals Daryn Shaw, Martun Knaption Paula Cast, Chris Lapworth Deans Year 9/10 - Mr D Scott Year 11 - Mr J O’Keefe Year 12 - Ms J Stephens Year 13 - Ms J Cooper

Principal Notes continued…. Communication - continued Guidance Counsellor - Ms K Fortune Heads of Faculty - English Mrs Cast Maths Mr Abrams PE Ms Laurence Technology Mr Lapworth Science Ms Takaramgi Social Science Mr Parr Arts Mr Upson Languages Madame de Crevoisier Learning Support Ms Sole, Mrs Sampson International Ms Holland Chair of the BOT Mrs Linda Whitehead Feedback is important for us, please contact us with any queries or concerns. Parents and Whanau can greatly assist student learning and progress at school. Please work with us to ensure that your children: Attend school every day on time. Come to school with correct equipment. Wear the correct uniform. Have a balance in their life involving cultural and sporting activities. Complete homework and assessment tasks. Work with us through our E TŪ values to ensure that we are the very best school that we can

be. Term 4 2017 ERO Review We had our triennial Education Review Office review of our school in Term 4 of last year. The report was inherently positive and affirming of the progress we are making as a school. The review has provided us with feedback for us to celebrate our journey to date as well as providing us with next-step strategies for our ongoing improvement. The written ERO report can be accessed from the ERO website - www.ero.govt.nz there are some key statements from the report: “Diversity, inclusion and care principles underpin the schools vision and philosophy. The E TŪ

motto values of matawanga, whai wahi and kotahitanga guide the school culture and overarching expectations for teaching and learning”.

“The school has made very good progress to achieve high levels of equity and excellence in outcomes for diverse groups of learners”

“Trustees and senior leaders relentlessly promote the enactment of the schools vision for equity and excellence. They purposefully select, develop and review strategies to drive improvement!.”

At the end of the report ERO identify key strengths of the school as well as next steps - visit their website. We look forward to a successful partnership with you during 2018 and beyond.

Acting Principal Notes

This Academic year has started with a bang! Thanks to all of you for sending your best students to school which has made the start of the year a great one. I offer a warm welcome to all new members of the school community. We have over 150 year 9’s that have started the year and new enrolments happening all the time as new families join our community. Our roll has grown even though the Ministry had expected it to decline. I thank the Deans at Spotswood for working so hard to ensure a smooth transition to new students at our school.

NCEA SUCCESS As we turn our attention to this year, we must reflect on some successes at the end of 2017. Firstly, we are proud of our NCEA results which keep us at or above Decile 5 schools Nationally. Our Maori achievement is also well above national averages for Decile 5 schools. The school will report more on the success of our students at NCEA when the results have been finalised by NZQA.

INCREDIBLE SCHOLARSHIP RESULTS We had incredible performances by our students in the NCEA Scholarship examinations. The following students achieved Scholarship in the following areas: Anaru Hoskin - Scholarship - Design Jono Clarges - Scholarship - Painting Mostyn Lee - Scholarship - Sculpture (OUTSTANDING) Scholarship - Photography Reihana Conaglen - Scholarship - Design (OUTSTANDING) Ruby Crawshaw - Scholarship - Design Blake Tanner - Scholarship - Design (OUTSTANDING) - Scholarship - Painting (OUTSTANDING) Fabian Johnson - Scholarship – Sculpture Mostyn Lee got the top student in New Zealand in SCULPTURE. We congratulate him and his family for supporting him. This is awesome work from all involved and in particular the Arts teachers Mr Leighton Upson and Mrs Aly Scott for their commitment to running Scholarship programs and supporting the students. All our students have benefited from learning at this level across every Faculty area, even though they may not have succeeded. MERIT and EXCELLNECE ENDORSEMENT Congratulations to the following students who achieved Merit and Excellence Endorsement at NCEA

level 1,2,3. This means they achieved over 50 Merit or Excellence credits over their year of study at

their year level. They will receive a badge to acknowledge their achievements in upcoming

assemblies.

Acting Principal Notes continued…. LEVEL ONE MERIT ENDORSEMENT LEVEL ONE EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENT

Josie O'Hare Keegan Joe

Alyssa Simons Gemma Clarges

Sapphire Hermanns Olivia Whitehead

Pipa Clarkson Layla Conaglen

Maya Henderson Harry Younger

Hana Martin Felix Ashworth

Elizabeth Crowe Tristan Francis

Erica Vogel Roan Upson

Tenaya Richardson, Leo Bennett

Arron Hockly, Christopher Hobson

Tyler Valentine Luke Cocker

Seamus Fawkner Phoebe Pepper

Callum Astwood Savannah Hislop

Ethan Griffiths Shakaiya Wright

Ryan Clough Anne Wilkinson

Kane Holmes Tane Whitehead

Callum Law

Liam Nicholas

Joshua Gilmour

Oliver Scott

Eve Dickson

Christina Needs

Kelsey Win

Lauren Helms

Janine Tui

Zephan Sinclair

Rebecca Sumpter

Guohang Li Jai Tarn

Gaby Cole Tanesha Bower

Tanwen Edwards Georgia Strachan

Paris Brown Dawn Heather

Maisie Jones Chloe Ward

Sarai Smith Nadia Hill

Libby Houghton Molly Rowe

Kai Proctor Katie Pullen

Jaxon Madden Caitlin Brown

Lachlan Barrett Courtney Goble

Alexia Moffitt

Adelaide Campbell

LEVEL TWO MERIT ENDORSEMENT LEVEL TWO EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENT

Acting Principal Notes continued…. LEVEL THREE MERIT ENDORSEMENT LEVEL THREE EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENT

OUR FOCUSES FOR 2018 The Board have worked with Leadership team at the school and have developed a clear direction

for the school in 2018. Our priorities include:

Hikaru Han Candi Alldridge

Valya Bykova Reihana Conaglen

Ruby Crawshaw Jonno Clarges

Emily Longstaff Rhett McAlpine

Rebecca Spindler Mostyn Lee

Ben Scott Fabian Johnson

Kaleb Thompson Joshua Thompson

Emily Hazelton Blake Tanner

Jacques McCallum-Lind

All students have the literacy skills necessary for independent learning

Māori students are engaged in their learning and are

achieving educational success with pride in their unique identity, language and culture as Māori

Students with diverse learning needs are present,

participating, achieving and belonging Technology supports and enhances learning and the ability

to function in society High levels of attendance at all levels support student

learning

Our school is a physically and emotionally safe place for all students and staff

Our school is inclusive of and caters for students with

diverse learning needs Te reo and tikanga Māori are an integral part of everything

we do

Effective and positive relationships with the wider community are being fostered

Creating connections with family and whanau is prioritized

to ensure successful learning We develop and maintain an effective and meaningful

partnership with our Maori Community

Acting Principal Notes continued….

Teaching incorporates relational and cultural pedagogies to ensure positive learning outcomes for students

Teachers are encouraged to be lifelong learners pursuing best practice to continually improve their own practice programmes

Leadership improves teaching and learning for all learners with a focus on inquiring into teaching practice

Effective professional relationships enhance outcome for

our learning community

The Board exercises governance in a way that fulfils the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by valuing and reflecting New Zealand’s biculturalism and diversity

As always, we welcome your input and involvement with the school and the feedback you give us on what we do, drives our efforts to be responsive. If you have any feedback about our school priorities for 2018 then please let us know. EXCITING BUILDING PROJECTS With our students in Te Waka Manaaki, enjoying their programs through learning support, we look

to the next phase of building work. Over the holidays new containers and fencing was erected so

that the building of the new Gym could commence. We have worked alongside the contractors, the

Ministry of Education and our health and safety committee to make this work the least disruptive as

we can. We will constantly update students about any concerns or changes to the school. We hope

(fingers crossed), that the Gym should be ready for Term 4.

Kind regards

Martyn Knapton

Acting Principal

ATTENDANCE

Good attitudes towards attendance help prevent problems Hello and welcome back to an exciting 2018, and a very special welcome to our new students and their families. I hope all of you had a fantastic break and are ready for a busy year ahead. Here are a few things that are expected of your child while attending Spotswood College. Attendance at Spotswood College is of vital importance. Regular and punctual patterns of attendance are expected of every student. Illness: If your child is too ill to attend school, this will be treated as an authorized absence. The school will expect you to contact them at the start of the day explaining their absence. You may also leave a message on the schools attendance hotline which is cleared every morning. Please leave a clear message stating reason for absence, name of student and year level. If you do not contact the school the Attendance Officer may contact you either through telephone or text message from the school. If your child is absent for 3 days or more you are required to provide the school with a medical certificate. Lateness: It is important that students arrive to school on time. This encourages good timekeeping and lessens any possible classroom disruptions. Poor attendance and persistent lateness undermines children’s education and leads them to falling behind. If your child is going to be late parents are asked to inform the school as soon as possible, or provide your child with a written note explaining their lateness. Students that arrive late to school are to report to the office for a late pass. Your child will be asked to explain why they are late, this is where notifying the school or providing notes for your child is important. Signing Out: If your child needs to sign out of school during the day for an appointment parent/caregivers are to provide their child with a written note or are to telephone the school notifying them of their child’s early departure from school. If the school does not have any notification regarding your child’s early departure, they will not be allowed to leave the school. If your child is returning back to school after their appointment they will need to sign in at the student reception where they will be given a pass to get back into class. It is always best to try and make appointments out of school time so there is less disruption for your child. I know this is not always convenient. The Early Notification System: Making sure our kids are safely at school……………. Spotswood College operate the Early Notification System. If your child has been marked absent period 1 you may receive a text message from the school notifying you that your child is absent from school. You will be asked to reply back with a brief message. This comes back to the Attendance Officer through the school’s computer system. Accurate information is of vital importance. If at any time your contact details have changed please notify the school as soon as possible. For the Early Notification system to work successfully we need accurate information. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns, I am more than happy to help. Kind Regards Jenine Parkinson Attendance Officer

FEBRUARY 26 TSSSA Senior Girls Quick-Rip Rugby Senior PE assist with Weetbix Triathlon 28/29th 28 Year 9 Meet the Teacher evening - 6.00 pm Staffroom TSSSA Touch MARCH 1 TSSSA Lawn Bowls 3 TSSSA Motocross 7 VP Course - Youth Responder TSSSA Rogaine 8 VP Course - Conservation & Manual Handling TSSSA Basketball Junior 3 x 3 9 Carnival/Tabloid Sport Day 11 TSSSA Triathlon 12 Taranaki Anniversary Day - School closed 14 TSSSA Basketball Senior 3 x 3 PTA Meeting 15 TSSSA Athletics Komiti Maori 18 NZSS Senior Voleyball (Indoor) - 18th - 23rd March 26 BOT Meeting 27 TSSSA Rugby League - Girls 9’s 28 TSSSA Golf Croquet 30 Good Friday - School Closed APRIL 2 Easter Monday - School Closed TSSSA Orienteering 3 Easter Tuesday - School Closed TSSSA Equestrian-Dressage 4 WhyOra 7 TSSSA Adventure Race 10 TSSSA Swimming 11 TSSSA Girls Quick Rip Rugby PTA Meeting 12 Komiti Maori 16 END OF TERM 1 30 START OF TERM 2

SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE CALENDER

Uniform Shop Hours

Uniform shop hours each week are as follows: Monday lunchtime: 1.25 pm to 2.10 pm Tuesday before school: 8.30 am to 8.45 am Wednesday Interval: 11.00 am to 11.25 am Mary Turner – 753 3296

New Zealand Age group beach Volleyball championships. Mount Maunganui January

Spotswood College Students attended the New Zealand Age group Beach Volleyball championships at Mount Maunganui. Keegan Joe and David Jeffrey (2017 student), won the U19 men’s title 2-0 over North Harbours Keenan Hodge and Tana Milton. This was a great result, as in 2017 they nar-rowly lost the final, so were able to finally capture the title in 2018. In the woman’s U19 final Spotswood’s Libby Houghton and Hikaru Han lost 0-2 to Tamara Otene and Brittany Alison-Carnie (Auckland). They played good volleyball and were unlucky not to come away with the gold. In the U17 boys section North Harbour again prevailed over Spotswoods, Neme Faga and Aaron Hone (NPBHS), to force the Taranaki pair to a silver medal. In the U15 boys section Spotswood new year 9 students Rylee Houghton and Juraj Krajci gained a bronze medal for Taranaki. Over the 6 divisions Spotswood College Students were medalists in 4 of the divisions. Results New Zealand Age group beach volleyball championships at Mount Maun-ganui beach who gained medals results below. U19 Men’s Section Keegan Joe and David Jeffrey (Spotswood College students) Won 2-0 Forbes/McManaway (Tauranga) Won 2-0 Mackenzie/ Mackenzie (Hamilton) Won 2-0 Fountain/ Knight-Polamalu (Tauranga) Quarter final Won 2-0 Karetai-Mahanga / Clarke (Whangerei) Semi Final Won 2-0 Lawerence/ Henderson (Tauranga) Final Won 2-0 Hodge/ Milton (North Harbour) Finished 1

st U19 Men’s Division

U19 Woman’s Section Libby Houghton and Hikaru Han (Spotswood College) Won 2-0 Lawerence / Whihapi (Tauranga) Won 2-0 O’dea/ Rae (Tauranga) Won 2-0 Smith/ Walk (Tauranga) Semi – Final Won 2-0 Sadlier/ Pocock (North harbor Final Lost 0-2 Otene/ Alison-Carnie (Auckland) Finished 2

nd

U17 Boys Section Neme Faga (Spotswood College) and Aaron Hone (NPBHS Won 2-0 aurant / Wihapi (Tauranga) Won 2-0 Baker/ Ong Tauranga) Won 2-0 Howard/ Adie (Tauranga) Won 2-0 Langlands/ Stone (Matamanta) Semi – final Won 2-0 Onehawa ‘ Filoa (Rotorua) Final Lost 0-2 Viserio/ Sadlier (North Harbour) Finished 2

nd U17 Boys Division

U19 Woman’s Division

Spotswood College

New Zealand Age group beach Volleyball championships. Mount Maunganui January

U15 Boys Section Rylee Houghton and Juraj Krajci Lost 1-2 Walker/Hughes (Tauranga) Lost 0-2 Smith/Smith (Hamilton) Lost 0-2 Browne/Jones (Tauranga) Won 2-1 Walker/Hughes (Tauranga) Lost 0-2 Smith/Smith (Hamilton) Lost 0-2 Browne/Jones (Tauranga) Finished 3

rd U15 Boys Division

Other Spotswood Students results. Luke Cocker and Izac White ended up 11

t h Under 19 Boys Section

Larissa Wilkinson and Chloe Knight 8th Under 19 Girls Section

Yulan Imhasley and Esther Cocker 14th Under 17 Girls Section.

Megan Jones and Anisa MacDonald 19th Under 17 Girls Section.

Vertical Horizon Peer Support Camp. Thursday 8th February saw 32 Peer Support Leaders (and Ms Cooper) head off to Inglewood to experience all that Vertical Horizon has to offer. I think it is fair to say that every student who went was pushed to their limits in one way or another - physically and mentally. But dare I say it, there was a lot of fun and team-building and character-building along the way. The first morning's activities were centred around getting to know the members of our peer support group. After lunch were the outdoors activities, involving problem-solving, teamwork and communication - from building a bridge, crossing the lake and making a campfire. Then it was time for dinner - a really "special" occasion. The evening was spent watching a film which modeled to us inclusivity and compassion - both essential qualities required for leadership. Day 2 had an early start, followed once more by problem-solving, team activities; raft building, code cracking, tent pitching. This was followed by a hearty brunch, clean up and home sweet home. I do not want to give too much away......suffice to say, some of us were pushed to our limits but Vertical Horizons is a valuable experience, allowing us to go above and beyond what we ever thought possible.

Hello Café

The Hello Café programme is a new initative, supported by FutureInTech, to be held at Spotswood College from Thursday 22

nd February for a group of 15 junior girls at the school.

The aim of the programme is to expose them to engineering careers, in a humanitarian context. The programme is supported by female engineers who work at various companies in New Plymouth. They come in and give a presentation and conduct an activity each week for 6 weeks. The programme is outlined below. If any Year 9 or 10 girls are interested they need to register with their Science Teacher or Mrs Takarangi (HOD Science) by Monday 19

th February at the latest.

Year 9/10: 15 girls Day: Thursday from 3.30-5.00pm (afternoon tea will be provided by the Science Dept) Starting date: Feb 22

nd

Spotswood College

Date &

Time

Workshop Ambassador

1

Ambassador

2

Ambassador

reserve

Thur 22nd

February

3.30-

5.00pm

WS1: Design for better

world Global Goals for Sus-

tainable Development & mak-

ing mud bricks

Claire Butler

Shell

Chem/Process

Carolyn

Cowdell

Worley Par-

sons

Thur 1st

March

3.30-

5.00pm

WS2: Disaster Proof

Roads focus on transporta-

tion engineering

Victoria

Shrimpton

BTW

Structural Eng

Wei-Lin Fan

Shell

Thur 8th

March

3.30-

5.00pm

WS3: Clean Water for

Life making a water filter from

simple materials

Claire Butler

Shell

Chem/Process

Victoria

McCullough

Worleyparsons

Thur 15th

March

3.30-

WS4: Relief Shelter

design and modelling a shelter

that is dry and safe to use.

Kate Graham

Shell

Wei-Lin Fan

Shell

TBC

Thur

22nd

March

3.30-

5.00pm

WS5: Trash to Treas-

ure transforming plastic bags

into a useful product.

Claire Butler

Shell

Chem/Process

Eng

Victoria

McCullough

Worleyparsons

Process Eng

Wei Lin Fan

Shell

Thur 5th

April

3.30-

5.00pm

WS6: Solar light making a

simple solar light.

Claire Butler

Shell

Chem/Process

Kate Graham

Shell

Careers Corner

Careers information is an important part of a student’s pathway from school into tertiary education, an apprenticeship, or one of the other multiple opportunities available today.

At Spotswood College the Careers Department strives to provide current information to students and extended whanau. Start thinking about your career today!

This year our Careers Education team consist of Whaea Wendy Eynon, (Careers Advisor), and Mrs Mitch Bradley the Careers Assistant. Wendy and Mitch are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and their office is situated in the Deans’ hallway. Our focus is to provide current and up-to-date information to help students and their whanau with career decisions. We are also tasked with providing individual career plans with a focus being on the senior school this year. Information comes in the form of a variety of guest speakers to our school. Such as all New Zealand Universities, Agriculture Training organisations, Tourism, Hospitality and Hotel Management, New Zealand Defence Force which includes Army, Navy and Airforce, Construction, Motor and many other vocations. Information regarding these visits will be published on the school daily notices, in newsletters, at assemblies or on posters displayed around the school. Both our face book page and School website are under review however, for further information we encourage you to “Like” our Spotswood College Careers page and check out the school website. Please do not hesitate to contact us on 751 2416 ext 784 if you require any assistance. Appointments with students and their whanau are welcomed.

Nga mihi Whaea Wendy and Mrs Mitch Bradley

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WOW … we are buzzing here at Spotswood International with twenty one new enrolments to start the 2018 school year. These students from Brazil, China, France, Germany and Japan join our four returning students from 2017.

This first half year we are part of a group of NZ schools hosting students from Pernmabuco, in the north, west region of Brazil. We are fortunate to have five lovely students in our programme Beatriz, Assucena, Karla, Pedro and Matheus. This trip is a huge’ leap of faith’ for these young people and we know they are being supported and cared for as they begin their timetabled classes.

We were very proud of our International students who were part of the haka powhiri welcome to Mr Kawabata, Principal of Hatsukaichi Senior High School. The performance and formal welcome to our school was a very special occasion for us all!

Yesterday twenty International Students took part in the TSSSA Beach Volleyball tournament at Ngamotu Beach … these events are the best possible way to make new friends, have fun and really show our ETU values in action. We also aim to have teams entered in the Sunday night games coming up.

Thank you to all our school whanau – teachers, buddies and Year 12 & 13 friends for helping our students ‘find their way’ in this very new environment …. we can see by the smiles on their faces that Spotswood College is beginning to feel like home!

Vocational Pathways—Te Waka Huarahi National Success After a busy and exciting start to the school year I thought it would be a great time to stop and reflect on some of our most recent success in the department. Over the summer break we were informed of the following results.

Wiki Rewa - New Zealand Certificate in Youth Work - Level 3

Emily-Rose Longstaff - National Certificate in Early Childhood Education - Level 3

Azaria Court , Gaby Cole and Jaxon Madden all received the National Certificate in Recreation and Sport - Aquatics (Swim Education ) Level 3 and SNZ Swim Teacher Award.

A National Certificate gained while still at school is a great achievement and comes on the back of a dedicated, hardworking and reflective approach by the students mentioned. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours and thank them for their outstanding representation of the Spotswood College Vocational Pathways Department. We also had two students gain excellent marks in University papers they sat last year through the University of Canterbury.

Josh Thompson received and A- for his MATH 199 paper - Advancing in Mathematical Sciences

Jonno Clarges received a B+ for his HIST127 paper - American History Awesome work and we are pleased to have been able to support these students in the challenges they set themselves. Upcoming Events in the Vocational Pathways Department March 7

th Youth Responder Course

March 8th Hearing and Handling Course

March 22nd

Health and Safety Level 2 Course

Spotswood College

SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS OF SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE

The Spotswood College Community (Board of Trustees, Principal, Staff and Students) sincerely wish to convey their heartfelt gratitude for the generosity and support offered by the organisations set out below.

This support enables the College to enrich and enhance the lives of our staff and students and contributes to our goal of creating life-long learners.

Parent Teachers

Association

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