Dear Parents I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. A group of senior boys volunteered to sing Sons of Gallipoli at the ANZAC service in Eastbourne this year. Singing at this service has become a tradition for Wellesley boys. The service was held on Saturday 25 April at 10.00am at the Memorial Gates, Muritai Road, Eastbourne. On the Wednesday Chapel before the weekend, Wellesley held their own ANZAC Service to remember those who fought in WWI. During the service, all the boys sang the New Zealand National Anthem and white crosses were placed in the lawn in front of the flagpole to commemorate those who were killed in action – it was a very moving occasion.

Strategic Planning 2015+ I am excited to announce that after a rigorous process that began in January which included the Board and staff at Wellesley, we have engaged Thought Partners as the company who will facilitate strategic planning 2015+. Trish Hall is our facilitator and we will, in consultation with the school and the board, develop the process moving forward. This is an exciting journey that looks to build and enhance the Wellesley story, using the wonderful facilities, traditions and strengths of the school, and being forward looking for the young men of Wellesley. More information about sessions for discussion and lines of communication will be disseminated shortly. We are looking at using a variety of mediums for collecting information and we would love input from all stakeholders.

Building Works It has been great to see 7/8T move back into their room and that we regain the use of the technology room for Jo Hawthorne after the completion of recent earthquake strengthening. Future earthquake strengthening will need to be completed, however, this has not been scheduled in the near future. We will always try and minimise disruption to the learning environment through planning these activities in the longer school breaks.

Wellesley College Newsletter # 3 Friday 1st May 2015

Writing is a key focus The staff undertook professional learning with Sheena Cameron recently who is well versed in strategies to improve boy’s writing. Her time was split so that we had a session with the combined group of teaching staff, then specific targeted groups in the Junior, Middle and Senior syndicates to further focus on specific year groups. She was engaging and delivered some wonderful ideas, concepts and strategies that dovetail perfectly with the teaching philosophy of Wellesley. If you would like more information about improving your son’s writing, please do not hesitate to contact his teacher.

The Chaplain An exciting opportunity has presented itself with Dr Rev Ellie Sanderson making herself available for the rest of this year on Wednesdays in support of the school. Wellesley has always enjoyed a strong relationship with the Church of St Alban’s and therefore the appointed Vicar. Ellie has a wonderful relationship with staff, students and parents of Wellesley and we look forward to her being around on Wednesdays from around 10:30am to 5:00pm. Ellie’s primary role will be in support of staff and students and just ‘be around’ the school in general.

Drop off As we come into the winter months we may get weather changes. For all boys’ safety please refrain from driving up to Days Bay House before and after school as we have a high volume of pedestrian traffic and would like to limit the vehicle usage of the driveway. It may be better to drop the boys near the front gate and have them wear a jacket or equivalent, and walk up the path near the rugby field. Our boys are very resilient and will be fine for this short walk.

House Captains As in past years all boys in Y8 had the chance to apply for the position of House captain. All candidates were then interviewed by a panel comprising of Mr Girvan and three Y8 boys from the candidates. The candidates had to answer a range of questions and all were very impressive in their responses. In the end the panel ranked the candidates based on the interview. The candidates then gave a speech to their House outlining why they should be Captain. The boys then voted, based on what the candidates had said. The votes were tallied and the candidates ranked accordingly. The two rankings were then added together and a House captain and his two Deputies were chosen. The following decisions were made – congratulations to all involved. Croydon: Ben Stirling, Paxton Jones, Lincoln Amaru Marlborough: Josh Kemp Whimp, Alexi Zangouropoulos, Ollie Hall Selwyn: Will Saunders, Logan Forsyth, Robert Jones Wellington: William Stevenson, Kyle Foo, Toby Barlow

Term 1 Citizenship Awards All the children in the school anonymously voted for the two boys in their class whom they respected most for their integrity and caring behaviour towards their classmates. The following boys gained the most votes. Many were veryclose behind and over the year I am sure we will see a good cross-section of names.

Year 1 Griffin Patterson and Luken Robertson Year 2 Eilaan Rasheed and Aidan Zhang

Year 3 Caleb Mallett and Jackson Nation Year 4C Ben Brunner and Ariaan Rasheed Year 4T Rex Kemmitt and Rishi Kharkar Year 5P Gaurav Navalkar and Barnaby Stevens Year 5S Daniel Andrews and George Guy Year 6L Thomas Stevenson and Krishin Cox Year 6O Felix Rees-Moore and Tim Stirling Year 6C Thomas Bain and Alexander Heine-Sheldrake Year 7N tbc Year 7M Finley Kruger and Charlie Obrien

Year 7/8B Oscar Clarke and Jacob Madigan Year 7/8T Hugo Lethbridge + Josh Kemp Whimp Year 8B Ruaridh Ferguson and William Stevenson Year 8P Robert Jones and Paxton Jones

Children’s Literature Quiz (Kid’s Lit Quiz)

The weather was great for the van trip to Papakowhai School for the Regional Heat of the Kids’ Lit Quiz, and unlike last year when we arrived late because of roadworks, we were in plenty of time to prepare ourselves for the start of the quiz at 10.00am. This year the ten rounds of ten questions were on the topics of Amphibians, ANZACs, Babies, Birds [the visual round], Body Parts, Cutlery, Death, Heroes, Potluck and Shapeshifters. We were the defending champions, but this was not our year, with many of the questions leaning towards female readers, of which we have zero in our teams. It was no surprise that an all-girl team from Samuel Marsden were the winners on 85 points, ahead of Otari School on 82.5 points,

and South Wellington Intermediate on 82 points. Wellesley A [William Chandler, Logan Forsyth, Tom Adams and Josh Kemp Whimp] were a very creditable fifth equal with a score of 79. Wellesley B [George Parker, Alexi Zangouropoulos, Alex McKenna and Toby Marks] were a little way behind in 8th equal with a score of 64. Wellesley A won an individual round and the accompanying book vouchers, while Toby Marks was first to answer one of the between rounds questions earning him $5 cash. Congratulations to all the boys and their parents from an extremely proud coach.

Jane Kent

Slippers This term all boys must have slippers at school. During the winter terms mud can be walked in and we want to keep the school as clean as possible. There is no ‘uniform’ slipper, so the boys may be as individual as they like, as long as the sole of the slipper is rubber or leather.

Uniform Shop

With the cooler days creeping up on us, now is a good time to make sure that your boys have their warm clothing essentials for school. In the shop we have: Winter shirts made from brushed polycotton @ $46 - $51 Wellesley Beanies (always a good option for those frosty mornings) $15 Wellesley Scarves @ $36 Wellesley Jerseys @ $74 - $82 Canterbury Tracksuits are for sale at $172 in sizes ranging from 8 - 14. A smart option for winter sport time and compulsory for Years 7/8. Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am -- 10.30am Thursdays 10.30pm -- 1.30pm If you wish to call and discuss I can be reached on 562 8030 ext 808. Fiona Donnelly

As an extra to the uniform report, please check your son’s gear is named as this makes life a lot easier for all concerned. In addition, if your son accidentally ends up with someone else’s gear at home, please ask him to return it to the affected party or his teacher. Sometimes well named gear goes missing.

Performing Arts The Capital E National Arts Festival was a great success and our boys thoroughly enjoyed the shows they saw. All students got to see three performances and were exposed to a combination of music, dance and drama covering a real mix of genre. ‘Carnival of The Animals’, performed by Circa Australia was seen by Years 1-6. It was a thrilling circus escapade inspired by Camille Saint – Saens. This show was at The Opera House. Years 1-6 also saw ‘Squaring The Wheel’ by Australian, Jens Altheimer at Prefab hall. This spectacular show was a visual extravaganza-meets-science experiment, a frying pan became a friend, a broom played music, and an egg took a walk! It combined circus, clown, puppetry, music and magic. Year 7-8 also saw three shows and the favourite for the majority of the boys was ‘An Awfully Big Adventure’ by Capital E National Theatre for Children, performed at Hannah Playhouse. ‘An Awfully Big Adventure’ was one of the BEST shows I have ever seen! It brilliantly incorporates humor (there was one guy in particular who made hilarious comments), entwined with a great educational side. The use of shirts to illustrate death was very effective. What I loved most was the lighting – especially when they acted out scenes actually in the war and everything went dark except for his gun. The sound effects in this scene were very good too. Overall it was a brilliant play and I would recommend it for 10-15 year olds. Andrew Sutcliffe Year 8 ‘It was an amazing show. The way they used minimal props to give such a big effect was great to watch. I liked how they weaved the stories together and all of them were true war stories. All the characters were really well played and the actors were very talented and amazing to watch. I really liked the way they used the lights to symbolize a death and it made me realise how many people died. The sounds and music really added to make it a fantastic performance. Jim Lockwood Year 8 Year 7 and 8’s and 1 year 6 class also saw ‘The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk’ by Catherine Wheels Theatre company, and this was a truly outstanding one man show which explored bullying and friendships. A performance I really enjoyed was ‘The Ballad Of Pondlife McGurk’. The main character was a boy called Martin, from Australia who was starting a new school.He was teased about his accent and lonely until he met Simon. He became friends with Simon until he made the football team. After scoring a hat trick, Martin chose to hang out with the ‘cool kids’ and poor Simon was left alone. 30 years later, he decided he would meet Simon again. As they meet at the airport, Martin asked if Simon would take his hand ….. he probably did, we’ll never know!

Dugal Thompson Year 8

Year 6 Choir

The Year 6 choir will begin in Week 1 of the term. This is an ‘all-comers’ choir and will be taken by Ruth Hooke and Carolyn Currington. The boys will be working towards a performance on Monday 10th August in the Kids For Kids concert at the Wellington Indian Association in Kilbirnie.

Science and Technology

Photos taken during Rocket Making

The Science and Technology room is back in action so we are looking forward to lots of hands on sessions and making the most of our wonderful space. The Juniors are all looking into a range of Physical World concepts including sound, heat and light and colour. Year 5 are about to start an interesting unit titled ‘Changing Landforms.’ As part of their w ork, they will also undertake some hands on investigations and we are having a Scientist from GNS come out to speak to the boys. In Year 6 we are building on our previous knowledge about electricity and are investigating circuits. The boys are really enjoying making new discoveries using the electrical components. Class robotics sessions have also started and the lunchtime lego robotics clubs are also starting up.

Our school Science Club is now up and running and we are grateful to the p arents who have been available to come in and help as well as run sessions. One lunchtime the group spent their break dissecting cows’ eyeballs and learning about vision and how we see. We’ve also got a scientist from the Greater Wellington Regional Council coming in to show us how to identify invertebrates and what we can do to help monitor and maintain our school streams. I would still love to hear from anyone who thinks they might like to help or has a contact who is willing to come in and share their passion or interests with the boys. Please don’t hesitate to contact me jo@wellesley.school.nz You can also follow the science room goings on on our school science and technology blog http://wellesleyscienceandtechnology.blogspot.co.nz/

Jo Hawthorne

PE and Sport 2015

The new term brings about a change from summer to winter sport. Last term was extremely busy and I’d like to thank the teachers who dictated so much time and effort to their teams. Wellesley’s middle school swimmers combined with Chilton to win the Central Zone Swimming Meet on Wednesday 18 March. Mitchell Heberley, David Lillis, James Bain and the freestyle relay team all achieved first places. Seven

of the 14 strong team qualified for the Inter-Zone Meet the following week. Mitchell Heberley, David Lillis (2) and Thomas Bain all win titles. Oliver Pope, David Lillis, Max McLachlan and Arthur Egerton all achieved top 3 placings. The Year 7/8 swimming team competed at their Zone meet. The twelve boy strong team were missing double national age group champion Ben Stirling but still performed very well. They finished second in the boys division with the highlight being Noah Latham winning the Year 7 butterfly. Thomas Pou (3), Noah Latham, Nic Boon, Tom Hercus, Lincoln Amaru, Kyle Foo (2) and James Johnston (3) all finishing in the top three. The three relay teams finished with a second and two thirds. Thank you to the middle and senior parents who helped with team managing, timekeeping, result collecting and transport at the three Zone Swimming events. These events rely on a lot of adult help and it was pleasing to see so many of our parents put their hands up. Two Underwater Hockey teams played in the second tournament of the year on Saturday 21 March. A large number were playing for the first time and will be all the better for the experience. One team finished first (MVP Gabriel Giller) and the other tenth (George Parker MVP). Old Boy Ben Paviour-Smith is helping coach the teams this year. He was in the NZ U18 UWH team last year and is currently in the NZ U19 selection squad hoping to be selected for the team to go to the world champs in Barcelona. The Wellesley Year 6 Colts Cricket team won the Wellington Schools’ title on Wednesday 1st April. They had progressed through pool play to the final against St Peter and Pauls School. The game was played at the Barton

Oval in Trentham and umpired by Wellington Cricket’s Michael Parlane. Wellesley lost the toss and was put into bat. They reached 135 in their 20 overs with Captain Oscar Jackson scoring 54 and Sam Plimmer 52. Wellesley bowled St Peter and Pauls out for 49. The game was played in good spirit, with Wellesley putting in an excellent bowling and fielding team performance. The trophy was presented to the winning captain at the end of the game. The 1st XI is through to the semi-finals of their division and had been waiting for other teams to play. They will play HIBS in Term 4. Wellesley hosted the St Mark’s School summer teams last term. The tennis was played at Wellesley and all other games at Te Whiti Park in Lower Hutt. Results: 2nd XI Cricket – Wellesley 138 all out (Oliver Lynch 56 runs). St Mark’s 62 all out (Oliver Lynch 5 wickets). Won by 76 runs. Colts ‘B’ Cricket – St Mark’s 64 all out in 16 overs. Wellesley lost one wicket reaching the total (Sam Plimmer 26 no). Win by 9 wickets. Softball – Game 1 won 30-5. Game 2 was mixed teams. Tennis Selection VIII - Wellesley won all four doubles and seven of the eight singles. Wellesley hosted Huntley School from Marton. The 1st XI, 2nd XI and the Year 6 Colts Cricket teams played along with two Tennis VIIIs and the softball team. The conditions were less than ideal but the boys played on despite the conditions. Thank you to the large number of parents, who helped with lunch, supported and provided transport. Results: 1st XI Cricket – Huntley 140. Wellesley 122. Lost by 18 runs 2nd XI Cricket – Wellesley 153 for 3 (Ben Gordon 72 runs). Huntley 76 all out (Aman Sharma 3 for 1 run). Won by 77 runs. Colts Cricket – Wellesley 137 for 5 in 30 overs (Theo Morton 31, Rohan Thomson 23, Sam Plimmer 23). Huntley replied with 86 in 30 overs. Won by 51 runs. 1st & 2nd Tennis VIIIs – Wellesley 23 matches – Huntley 0 (one unfinished) Softball – Game 1 - Won 32-6. Game 2 - won 22-18

Senior teams travelled to Havelock North to play Hereworth School to finish the season. This is the first time Wellesley has travelled to play this summer fixture. The whole billeting experience was new to many of the boys and mixed in with the beautiful weather and setting made for an enjoyable trip. Results: 1st XI Cricket – Hereworth 169 for 8 off 40 overs. Wellesley 141 for 9 (William Stevenson 28). Lost by 28 runs. 2nd XI Cricket – Hereworth made 131 all out (Flynn Ormsby 3 for 3). Wellesley replied with 132 for 3 off 38 overs (Ben Gordon 50 n.o, Oliver Lynch 35). Won by 7 wickets Tennis VIII – Wellesley won all four doubles and seven of the eight singles. Won 11 – 1. Softball – Game 1 – Lost 11-12. Game 2 – Won 19-5 Old Boys Felix Humphries, Finley Hall, Milo Benn and John Vogel were four of the five members of the Scots College National title winning tennis team. Tennis is very strong at Wellesley and it is pleasing seeing boys do well after leaving. The Year 3/4 basketball team completed their Term 1 competition by winning the A grade final. They thoroughly enjoyed the competition and the win in the final was a nice way to finish. This team is entered in a new competition this term, along with middle and senior teams in the Karori and Hutt Valley leagues. The School Cross Country took place on the last Tuesday of last term. We had a fantastic day for the event. The Junior school was first on the course followed by the middle and senior year groups. Cross Country is not all the boys’ favourite event but it encourages perseverance and improves fitness levels leading into the winter season. The following boys were the top three place getters in the middle and senior year groups:

Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8

1 Tyler Weyburne (7.14.35)

Carl Pascall (8.15.12)

Thomas Stevenson (10.45.06)

Ethan Mackenzie (12.35.06)

Ruaridh Ferguson (11.59.57)

2 Josh Harvey-Green

Ari Maling Cameron Pattison Archie Chandler Toby Barlow

3 Felix Middelplaats

Eddie Lethbridge Lucca Hornsby William Chandler Cameron O’Brien

House Winners

Croydon Croydon Croydon Croydon Wellington

Overall - Croydon

The top ten Year 4 to 8 finishers at the School Cross Country qualify for respective Zone events. There will be organised runs for these boys at school on Fridays but they will need to do some extra running outside of school hours. Dates for these events are on the calendar and below. Notes will go home with the details closer to the time. Tuesday 19 May (P/P: Thursday 21 May) - Year 4-6 Central Zone Tuesday 16 June (P/P: Thursday 18 June) – Year 4-8 Inter-Zone Year 4 to 6 boys qualify for the Inter-Zone event by finishing in the top ten at the Zone event and Year 7 and 8 boys qualify directly for our school event. Tuesday 30 June (P/P: Thursday 2 July) Year 4-8 Regional Cross Country The regional event takes place in our first week of the holidays. Qualification is though the Inter-Zone event. There is a Zone Sports link on the Ultranet page which has the results from the events so far this year. The Senior Table Tennis Championships are due to start with entries closing at the end of last term. The boys interested have entered singles and doubles competitions. Games are played on senior allocated days at break and lunch times. Boys require their own bats and balls. The senior school has their winter sports trials over the first three weeks of this term. The senior teams will be announced after these trials. The boys not involved in these sports teams will take part in the Multi Sports programme which exposes the boys to a range of different sporting and active activities. The boys involved in trials need appropriate mufti practice and safety gear on those days. Boys not involved in the trials require Wellesley PE/Sports gear. Please ensure your son has his school gear on PE days. The coaches endeavour to make the selection of teams’ process as fair as possible. Unfortunately, boys do miss out on teams and this can be distressing for some boys. We do have a lot of talented boys and we try to find

opposition to cater for the demand. There has been an increase in the number of teams competing in some of our traditional fixtures plus new opposition has been found in recent years. The Year 5 and 6 boys have chosen to play football, rugby, hockey or join the Year 4 boys in various games each week. The squads practice and play games each Tuesday afternoon during their sport time (2.00-3.00pm). We find it difficult finding schools to play these teams so if opposition is secured then teams are chosen from the squads. We do enter teams in various Zone tournaments as well. The squad members require appropriate mufti practice, safety sports gear and a towel on Tuesday’s. Boys not involved in the squads wear Wellesley PE/Sports gear for sport. All boys require school gear on their PE days. If you are intending on purchasing a school tracksuit please contact Fiona Donnelly in the Clothing Shop for more details. All senior boys should have one by now as they are a compulsory item. These can be worn over the top of PE gear and home after Tuesday and Thursday sport sessions. They are also required for match days and Multisport trips. I encourage parents and boys to refer to the various sports blogs, especially the ‘Sport Admin’ one which has updated fixture information. Please return transport slips by the date stated (even if you can’t help) so they can be processed quickly. I realise parents need time to organise time off work and family commitments. We are fortunate to have very supportive parents at Wellesley and we rarely have situations where parents overstep the mark with their comments or behaviour on the sideline. We will be making it clear to the boys what is expected in the upcoming winter season so thought it appropriate to remind parents of their role as well.

Encourage my son, and other people’s children, in their efforts in sport

Insist that my child plays within the rules and by the principles of fair play

Respect my boy’s efforts the same regardless of whether he has won or lost

Display self-control on the sideline. Be positive, never shout at or ridicule a player

Watch my son play and enjoy the game

Show my appreciation to people who volunteer their time so my son can play or practice

Remember that my son plays sport for his reasons not mine

Never place undue pressure on my child to play or perform

Darren Houston

Pumpkin – Christopher Erasmus in 5P is a member of the school’s enviro group. He has written about his experience of growing his own pumpkin from a plant given to him at school. In soups, pies or roasted- it’s delicious.

Pumpkin is a good vegetable and it can be free!

I got a small pumpkin plant from the envirogroup at the end of last year.

I dug a hole and planted it in the garden.

We fertilised it and watered it all summer long

It grew a vine along the fence and it made big yellow flowers. One of the

flowers grew a pumpkin. Soon we will pick the pumpkin and put it to

ripen on the deck. Then we are going to make it into soup.

It will be delicious!

-May the pumpkin be with you-

Wellesley Parents’ Association Golf Tournament

The Biennial Wellesley Cup Golf Day - raises over $6,000 for scholarship fund- promising futures for boys

After the fabulous long summer we’ve had there were great hopes for a spectacular day of golf and we were not disappointed. The sun shone bright and a sneaky southerly meant we didn’t have to worry about overheating at the Boulcott’s Farm Golf Course. The scene was set for a great day of Ambrose golf and a few other competitions along the way thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and supporters.

The 60 or so players were a mixed bunch of current and former parents, some Wellesley Old Boys, sponsors, colleagues and friends, which meant the competition stayed keen throughout the day.

A quick hand of poker on the 1st hole was a great fundraiser, along with the Life Pharmacy Bet a Hole on the 18th. In between, the competition was fierce for both the Armstrong Prestige Longest Drive and the Foxton Fizz shortest drive (the Fizzer). Development Manager Margie Beattie sped around the course on a golf cart, delivering much needed refreshments. Gap student Seb Morton and old boy Liam Madigan did a fantastic job manning the barbeques while Phil Benge and Margie were the paparazzi on the day snapping candid images throughout the day.

Later on Brendan Pitman welcomed all the golfers and their guests to dinner at the Boulcotts Farm Clubhouse. Steve Girvan kept the ball rolling brilliantly through the night as M.C. with assistance from Ian Paterson during the auction. Warren Owen also spoke on behalf of the Foundation relaying the importance of the opportunity that scholarships provide and how transformational it is in those boys’ lives.

The prize for Best Team and winners of the Wellesley Golf Trophy for 2015 went to Tim Power, Jason Green, Thomas Davis and Andrew Butler.

This fundraising event typified the magic of Wellesley College. It was diverse, competitive, friendly and innovative, with many generous benefactors. The money raised from generous sponsorship, auction prizes and donations will support the Wellesley Foundation Parents’ Association Scholarship Fund, which has accumulated over $200,000 from this and other Golf Days and events – sufficient to underwrite a 50% scholarship going forward.

Thank you for the generosity of our sponsors:

Willis Bond & Co, ANZ, First NZ Capital, Thorndon Dental Centre, Blacker Smith & Co, Life Pharmacy Queensgate, Armstrong Prestige, Peppers Parehau, SHAZLY Experience, Trilogy, Woolf Photography, The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Black Barn Vineyards, The Kinloch Club, Cricket Wellington, Tuatara Breweries, Foxton Fizz, Rocket Fuel, McDonald’s (Petone), Jackson Estate, Vidal Estate and Mount Edward.

And thanks also for enthusiastic support from:

Boulcotts Farm Golf Club, and Gipps Street Butchery. And a huge thank you to Phil Plimmer, Marcia Jackson and Fran Hornsby who were able to help on the day and the core organising team of Paul Madigan, Stephen Reid, Lucy Ross and Sharyn Mitchell.

Parents Association AGM

The evening went very well and another strong committee has been elected for this year. An enormous thank you to outgoing Chair, Lucy Ross and Treasurer, Allan Ransley who have all done a fantastic job over the last few years. Lucy is very kindly staying on the committee. Congratulations and thanks to the following officers and committee: Committee Officers: Sharyn Mitchell (Chair), Rochelle Parks (Treasurer) and Teresa Read (Secretary) Committee: Adrian Porter, Andrew McKenna, Chloe Bridgeman, Deon Wessels, Georgina Astwick, Jo Healey, Karen Raitt, Lucy Ross, Pam Caird, Philippa Bosley, Phillipa Paviour-Smith, Pradeep Navalkar. We are still confirming one or two others and will welcome anyone else who would like to be involved.

News from the Development office

Are you an Old Boy still at school?

We’d love to have you back to support your old sports teams Wellesley v Hereworth, visit your old

teachers, meet the new Principal and be part of a performing assembly on the next secondary school

Teachers Only Day. SAVE THE DATE- -Friday May 29th from 10.30 am

More details to follow soon.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Please note that notices posted in this section of the Principal’s Pen have not necessarily been vetted by Wellesley College. We therefore advise that if you are interested in any of the services advertised that you check them out yourself. Message from Councillor Michael Lulich As your local Councillor, I have been pushing hard for the completion of the Eastern Bay walk/cycle way. I urge you to put a submission in Hutt City Council draft long term plan supporting this important community project. The project will address future rises in sea level and 90% of the funding application to NZTA relates to the Seawall component under their “Resilience” work category. To get the support of my fellow city councillors for this project, they need to know that the project has your support in the form of a submission to the final long term plan. Please tell your family and friends (from around the city) to also put a submission in. In the Eastbourne Community Survey 2014, the Eastern Bay shared walk/cycle way was ranked as the single most important issue for our community with concerns about climate change and extreme weather events the next most important. Comments in the survey from local residents include: “I am worried about the sea splashing over the road. It is getting more and more common to avoid “high sea” impact when driving around the bays. We should START sea wall protection around the bays” “Road between Eastbourne and Days Bay – awful. My children have to bike to school – not safe!” “Cycling safety for kids is the biggest safety issues in Eastbourne” “Climate change is the most important issue facing Eastbourne with more frequent storms and the possibility of rising sea levels” “The seaside walkway is a death-trap for anyone with young children, prams, or dogs”. “Traffic on the road and the narrow, unsafe walkway makes me us feel unsafe for walking – much more than fear of crime statistics or ruffians”. Please send your submission to:

- E-mail feedback to longtermplan@huttcity.govt.nz - Complete and return the annual plan submission sent to you by Council - Deliver your completed submission to the Eastbourne Library or the Council admin building at 531 High St,

Lower Hutt - Or post to Long Term Plan, Freepost 100039, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5010.

Submissions close 5pm on Thursday 30 April 15. Cr Lulich (michael.lulich@huttcity.govt.nz / 0210304561).

NOTICE HUTT VALLEY REP TRIALS Information for the Reps Trials(Open to all Year

7/8 Wellesley boys)U13 Girls & Boys TrialsDate:May 10th Time:10am - 12pmDate:May 17th Time:10am -

12pm All trials and training's will be held at StPats (Silverstream) Gym

If you have any queries call Terry on 0272669342.

St Alban’s Intermediate Youth Group A new St Alban’s Intermediate Youth Group (approximately ages 10-12; school years 6, 7 and 8) is being formed and will gather on Friday 8 May 6pm – 7.30pm here in our hall. Parents welcome too as we share pizza and meet Andrew Spence the new youth worker for the Hutt Valley. He will share news of exciting events for this age group in the diocese this year. RSVP to Reverend Judith: 973 9036