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John Paul College, Rotorua Whitworth Road, Rotorua. www.jpc.school.nz Ph: 07 3478 795 Fx: 07 3461 271
A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JOHN PAUL COLLEGE COMMUNITY Term 3, Issue 20 20th July 2020
Ma te pono Me te aroha – Through Faith and Love
2020 School Theme : “Carpe Diem” – Seize the Day
Dear Parents/ Caregivers Kia Ora, Malo e Lelei, Talofa, Greetings WELCOME BACK TO TERM 3
I do hope that you had some downtime with your children over the last two weeks. Term Two was a long and difficult term for students and staff. They are to be commended for all that they achieved under difficult circumstances.
Term 3 signals the “Business End” of the year particularly for our seniors. This term includes JPC Day, the Senior Ball, Winter Sport, Dancing with the Staff and Preliminary Exams. I ask for your full cooperation with your child’s teachers to ensure they achieve all their goals this term particularly academic. ENROLMENT INTERVIEWS Thank you to all parents who completed an enrolment form. We had a record number of applications for 2021! This is testament to the outstanding achievements of the College and a tribute to the dedication of our staff.
Unfortunately with a Ministry of Education imposed maximum roll we will not be able to accommodate everyone. I look forward to interviewing all prospective students to JPC and learning about their achievements. WELCOME TO ANDREA CRAWFORD We welcome Ms Andrea Crawford to the College who is replacing Ms Surette Potgieter who leaves for maternity leave. Ms Crawford is an experienced teacher who has recently worked in Japan.
God bless Patrick Walsh Principal
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL: Student Counter = 8828
Nurse = 8806 Fees = 8859
Uniform Shop = 8856 Public Reception/ Enrolments = 8800
2019 TROPHY RECIPIENTS Please return all cups and shields etc to the
public reception before this Friday
Outstanding trophies/shields will be invoiced for
replacement
JPC CALENDAR OF EVENTS: July 20th Term 3 commences 20-31st Absolute Dental Mobile Van on site 24th Yr 13 Parish Mass – compulsory attendance 27-31st Matariki celebrations 27-29th Yr 12 Retreats – compulsory attendance 30th Yr 13 Retreat – compulsory attendance August 3/4th Yr 13 Retreats – compulsory attendance 12th Teams Photos 17th ICAS Science and Writing Comps 19-28th Yr 10 Careers & Option Choice Sessions 24th ICAS DGT and English Comps 28th Daffodil Day 31st Winter Tournament Week 31st ICAS Maths & Spelling Comps September 5th School Ball 7th Year 10 Retreats – compulsory attendance 7th Whanau Support Hui – 5.30pm 9-16th Prelim Exams 17th Year 12 Parish Mass–compulsory attendance 24th Dancing with the Staff Yrs 7&8 Careers Dress Up Day 25th Teacher Only Day
This week’s Maori phrase:
Ae (Yes) Kao (No)
A message from the JPC
Group By Soo Jung Jin Students Against Dangerous Driving at JPC aim to raise awareness amongst young people about the dangers of unsafe driving. Road death is the second most common cause of death for young New Zealanders and every year on average about 110 young people (aged 17-24) die on NZ roads in crashes caused by dangerous driving. The most dangerous time for young drivers is the initial six months after they get their restricted licence and teenagers are 18% more likely to be involved in serious road accidents.
Learning to drive and getting our license is a very exciting time; we finally get to start driving, we can go anywhere and gain some independence. However, a text message, an argument, distractions from passengers, fatigue, substance use or just a single alcoholic drink are all potential causes of accidents. As teenagers, we may think that we've heard this over a thousand times and that ‘it won’t happen to me’, but think…………. Why are so many young people dying on our roads?
The SADD message is, that we as young drivers can and should make the right decisions to protect ourselves, but others too. We want to encourage all young drivers here at JPC to think carefully about the choices they make before they get into a car to drive or as a passenger. We want to change the ideology from, ‘it won’t happen to me’ to ‘that could be me?’ . For more information about SADD or if you are interested in joining the JPC SADD group visit https://sadd.org.nz/ or come and chat to Mrs Fraser.
UNIFORM SHOP HOURS MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS
Purchase uniforms online www.jpc.school.nz 8am – 2pm
Purchase uniforms online www.jpc.school.nz. Your order will be ready for collection the next day that the shop is open (you don't need to wait for an email confirmation)
Best Drycleaners, located on the corner of Amohau & Amohia Streets, opposite Farmers department store are offering a quick turn around and a special price for uniform alterations. Trousers/shorts $12.50 incl GST, skirts & lining $18.00 incl GST. Uniform repairs quoted
INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL CELEBRATING CULTURE AT JPC
The annual JPC International Food festival takes place on Thursday 23rd July at lunch time.
There will be a wide range of food representing some of the diverse range of cultures of students at JPC. So instead of bringing your lunch, bring some coins and buy some yummy food. Not only will you be pleasing your tummy, but you will be raising money to help support the work of the Red Cross with refugees. Just a few of the cultures represented include China, Ireland, Maori, Spain, Philippines, India, Japan, the Pacific Islands and South Korea.
Raising funds for the work of the Red Cross with Refugees
For further information please contact Mrs Bloomfield [email protected]
JPC COLLECTING FOR THE SVDP FOOD BANK A huge thank you to those who have donated to the food bank this term. We will continue collecting in Term 3. All food items donated earn 20 house points per item or 100 house points per 4 items. I hope you can help the Food Bank. Mrs G Cook Teacher in Charge E: [email protected]
The YEAR 13 PARISH MASS is this Friday 24 July at St Mary's Church, Seddon Street.
Attendance is compulsory. Students will make their own way to St Mary's Church by 8.35am for roll check in the Parish Hall with their Form Teachers. (Mass begins at 9am.) Mrs B Fredricksen Campus Minister E: [email protected]
NETBALL Years 7 & 8 Netball starts this Saturday the 25th July. Coaches have been sent the draw, it is also posted in the ERC foyer next to Mr Faulkner’s office. Please check your game times and note each team is playing twice this week as it is grading. Secondary Netball starts next Wednesday the 29th July, the draw will also be posted in the ERC foyer as soon as it comes out. Ms Sarah Collins: TiC Netball E: [email protected]
JPC LADIES SHOOTING TEAM IN FINE FORM IN THE COLD A fine but briskly windy, cold day at the Waikato gun club on Thursday 2nd July for the second shoot of the regional competition impacted on scores from all competitors. However there were a few podium finishes with the JPC Ladies Team (two members only for this competition), Rebecca Collins and Kate Julian (right) winning the ladies team event. Kate Julian finished 2nd Lady Shooter in the Point Score event with a score of 58/60 and Rebecca Collins 3rd in the Ladies Single Rise event. Holly Sands made the shoot off for the Ladies Single Barrel but narrowly missed getting a placing. Ashton Dodunski finished 2nd in the Junior Boys Single Barrel after a shoot off with three others Our other two junior shooters Liam Adams and Quintin Body are continuing to improve.
Submitted by James Collins - Manager
congratulations To our achievers – well done!
WATERPOLO Over the term break Rotorua Water Polo hosted a 3 day, Under 12 tournament at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre. 26 teams from around the North Island took part. Rotorua had 2 teams both coached by JPC students. Emma Balmer and Alex Cameron coached Rotorua Rascals (newbies), finished 6th in Division 3. Jasmine Hagan and Allie Clarke coached Rotorua Rebels, winners of Gold medal in division 2. JPC players taking part: Rebels - Maiah Ngawhika – Ava Tremain – Elliot Luckhurst – Max Woolford – Imogen Blundell and Rascals Kate McLanachan. Ava Tremain was MVP for Division 2. Big thank you to the JPC parents that were poolside supporting and helping with running the event. Mr A Faulkner Sports Coordinator
HOCKEY Thank you to caregivers/parents who have paid the hockey fees that are due. I have given approval for payment to a number of RHA invoices over the holiday break.
Remainder regarding fees for 2020. They are as follows: Year 7 & 8
JPC Blue - $110 JPC Black - $160
Secondary N.B. The secondary fees only include the first round of games JPC Boys A - $220 JPC Girls A - $220 Mixed - $150
Secondary hockey teams using the school van to travel outside of Rotorua, payment will be required for its use on that day. There will be no delayed invoicing for the use of the school vans this season. Team management for these secondary teams have worked out the payments for the use of caregiver/parental vehicles as well.
Sports Photos. Just advanced notice for the above sports photos, will be on the 12th August, 2020. The photos will be taken with students in their hockey uniforms. Ms Barb Northey TiC: Hockey E: [email protected]
Rotorua Rebels. Gold Medal Winners.
SPRING CLEANING?? FAITH IN ACTION WINTER WARMTH DRIVE
Our collection will continue next term Duvets/inners, blankets, sleeping bags, sheets, towels, pillow cases, curtains
Jackets, beanies, socks, gloves (including fingerless)
The items can be new or used and clean. Please bring items to the public reception Your donations are gratefully appreciated
Mrs Aislabie - TIC Faith In Action E [email protected]
ROTORUA DISTRICT CADET UNIT
Cadet Corps is a uniformed organisation for ages 13 to 18 years which provides military-based leadership, personal development and operational training including drill, first aid, land based navigation, land-based Search and Rescue, survival skills and weapons safety training. Parade night for the RDCU is every Tuesday during school term from 6.15 pm to 9.00 pm at the Cadet Hall at 23 Geddes Road, Rotorua. If you are interested in joining you are welcome to come along to any Parade night.
To find out more information visit www.cadetforces.mil.nz or
contact the Unit Commander Major N D Breen, NZCF on 0272910102.
Asthma NZ ramped up our patient contact and as a consequence have educated more people in 3-months than the previous 12. We have a number of patients really committed to self-managing which is what we have always wished for. In order to keep the energy and effort up we are running an asthma management challenge over the month of July. I thought it would be awesome to extend this to your community as the more folk we can have managing their asthma now the better we will all come through winter. Attached is the promo piece and here is the link to register. I have recorded a video introducing the challenge if you think that useful also. The link to register: https://form.jotform.com/201501958907862
As Scholarships open we will get the information out to you. Students are reminded to click on the GivMe logo on our school website https://jpc.school.nz/our-school/careers-gateway/scholarships/ to access the NZ wide scholarship database. Help Needed! GATEWAY This year we have a number of students interested in work experience out with an electrical business. If you can help us, please contact Rachael Hindrup on [email protected] We’re looking at one day a week for anywhere between 5 – 10 weeks. Gateway Experience – giving students an understanding of what it is required to be successful in a working environment after leaving school. Please contact Rachael Hindrup on [email protected] KEY DATES 23rd July - Otago University Virtual Open Day 23rd & 29th July - University of Auckland Future Student Evenings Online 27th July - Waikato University Year 13 Course Planning - from 11am 30th July - Rotorua Defence Force Information Evening 6:30pm - 7:30pm (1224 Arawa Street) 31st July – Waikato University Open Day - virtual experience 8th August - Canvas Tauranga Careers Expo 10am - 2pm (Durham St, Tauranga CBD) 10th August - Dunedin On-Campus Open Day 13th & 14th August - Waikato University Virtual Open Day 21st August - Victoria Open Day 21st August - Massey University Taster Day - Wellington campus 27th August - Canterbury University Rā Tōmene Open Day On-Campus 29th August - AUT LIVE Open Day 29th August - Auckland University Open Day 4th & 5th September - Massey University Virtual Open Days 11th September - Massey University Taster Day - Manawatu campus 12th September - Massey University Taster Day - Auckland campus LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Have some great new online resources to share with you and your students!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbfAii8GmZBuukU-36Lug4zCrB7xhKohW These have been recorded by Lincoln academic staff and cover a range of different diplomas and degrees plus info regarding scholarships. There are also loads of other great clips on this YouTube channel which you might enjoy, some featuring a few famous faces!
************************************************************************************ More about the Open Days: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/events/tours-and-events/open-days/
https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/News-and-Events/Open-Day-2020
https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day/open-day-2020-hamilton-campus
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/study/events-visits/open-day
https://www.otago.ac.nz/about/open_days.html
************************************************************************************ - University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering - Engineering Futures Evenings Online - AUT Art and Design Info Day - NZ Broadcasting School Info Session - Do you have a passion for law, policy and government? - Auckland University Enginuity Day - Yoobee College Digital Media Design Course -And the little poster Massey University "Let's Get Creative" NEWS! Open Polytechnic has released a free course called Introduction to Infection Prevention. Timely huh! It’s a free course for anyone – teachers, students, parents etc. This is especially useful for students considering a health career. Learn about viruses and how they work, and it's more than just COVID19. The course can be found at https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/distancelearning/introduction-to-infection-prevention/
CAREERS STAFF Sheryl Hewitson Careers Advisor
E: [email protected] Jan Thompson Careers Assistant
E: [email protected] Rachael Hindrup Gateway Coordinator
YEAR 13 COURSE PLANNING Dates are up, and students can add their names to the appointment schedules in the Careers Office. OTAGO UNIVERSITY VIRTUAL OPEN DAY is on 23rd July 3:30-7:30pm. Step into their virtual expo hall and access all the information you need to know about studying at Otago. Register here https://www.otago.ac.nz/open-days/index.html WAIKATO UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY on 13 & 14 August is now a Virtual Open Day. Registrations for Open Day 2020 will open soon. Visit https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day for more information. The CANVAS TAURANGA CAREERS EXPO is coming up early next month. Parents may want to go across with their children to take a look around on Saturday 8th August 10am - 2pm. This Expo brings together leading businesses, alongside the best Universities, trade and tertiary training providers from across NZ. For further information please visit https://www.canvascareers.co.nz/ Being Term 3, we are in the business end of the school year as scholarship, halls of residence, apprenticeship and course enrolment information gets put out. Students and parents are advised to read our Careers page regularly here in the newsletter, and students to make sure they have joined up on the Facebook Career groups. On the JPC school web page is a Careers & Gateway section which is continually updated, and a source of good information and further links. DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR LAW, POLICY, OR GOVERNMENT? Apply now to join GirlBoss Edge - an online career accelerator for high school aged young women! 10 days of mentoring, support, and inspiration to help you achieve your goals. Thanks to the Ministry of Education NZ, they have limited FREE places for young women aged 16-18 years, so make sure you apply today!! https://www.girlbossedge.com/lawandpolicy
************************************************************************************ SCHOLARSHIPS As Scholarships open we will get the information out to you. Students are reminded to click on the GivMe logo on our school website https://jpc.school.nz/our-school/careers-gateway/scholarships/ to access the NZ wide scholarship database. This is free.
************************************************************************************ MENSA SCHOLARSHIP 2021 Up to three $500.00 scholarships available, for students who will be studying in a tertiary institute in 2021. The application process involves a 500 word essay on why they believe that their course of study will assist them to: · identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; or· encourage research in the nature, characteristics and uses of intelligence Application forms available from the Careers Hub. Application materials must be received by 31 August 2020.
************************************************************************************ PWC SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS -5 PwC school Scholarship will be offered for students who have personal or financial hardship that may impact their opportunity to access tertiary education. -Mā te Huruhuru Ka Rere te Manu Scholarship. 2 Scholarships will be offered to young Māori talent. Visit https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers/pwc-school-scholarship.html for more information and to apply. Applications close 7 August 2020.
************************************************************************************ WAIKATO UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OPEN - DUE DATE 31ST AUGUST https://www.waikato.ac.nz/scholarships/search
************************************************************************************ AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL-LEAVER AND FIRST-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS are now open. Apply now at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/undergraduate-scholarships/entry-level-and-first-year-scholarships.html?utm_campaign=MKT-UG-Newsletter%20June%202020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqcst=272&elqcsid=552
************************************************************************************ MONEYHUB SCHOLARSHIP MoneyHub, a consumer finance website, has published a guide to hundreds of scholarships for any student planning to start university in 2021. The comprehensive list includes scholarships offered by every university as well as those specifically available to local students. A list of privately-funded, Maori, Pacific and International university scholarships completes the list. Applications close throughout the year, with tens of millions of dollars available. MoneyHub has also published a list of tips for scholarship success. For more details and to find suitable scholarships, visit the MoneyHub Scholarship page MONEY GUIDE
During the lockdown, the MoneyHub research team prepared a concise, single-page money guide that would speak to every teenager: Money in a Nutshell
SCHOLARSHIPS continued GENEROSITY NZ (SCHOLARSHIPS) have made changes to their digital search facility for funding information i.e
scholarships. To access please click on the GivMe logo on the Scholarships page of our school website.
Tips for using GivMe: - Sign up for Generosity by clicking on the above link, and entering your student email address and a password. - You will be sent a confirmation email, which must be clicked on to return to the platform (sometimes this email ends up in the junk folder, so check). -Once you are in to the portal, click on the givME logo to go to the search options for scholarships. -This platform can be used across devices and off-site from the school using this log-in. -Any questions see Rachael in Careers.
************************************************************************************ STUDYLINK Studylink helps students make informed choices about their student finance, how to apply for it and
manage it online. Follow this link for help with what you need to do when you are starting to study: https://www.studylink.govt.nz/starting-study/
DRIVERS LICENSING 2020 COURSE DATES 9am-2pm. $85 per course
August-4-5-6 Sept-15-16-17 Oct-13-14-15
Nov-3-4-5 Nov – 17-18-19 Dec-15-16-17
Course covers: Test questions in an easy format, Vehicle scenarios – who gives way, Key Road, Safety issues, Legal responsibilities, what to expect at the test, Road Safety Laws and Regulations, Online AA tests
Contact: Lillian Emery 027 411-4104 (A registered supplier to WINZ–enquire if you require assistance)
DUE TO COVID 19 Driver Directions
HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.
Driver Directions is a FREE practical driving day course to help young drivers who have their Learners or Restricted drivers licence develop their
skills in a safe off-road environment under the watchful eye of their parent/caregiver. Young drivers are guided through a variety of skill based activities such as:
Braking
Parking, reversing and low speed maneuvers
Emergency reactions/awareness
Stopping distances
Crash avoidance / hazard detection
Vehicle maintenance Proposed dates for the rest of 2020 are:
Tuesday 29 September
Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 December To register and find out more information go to www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/driverdirections
CHIAKI NAGASHIMA Registered Hygienist
LAKES CARE DENTAL
For appointments call
Lakes Care Dental Centre Monday – Friday
Phone: 07 348 8888 1172 Arawa Street, Rotorua
