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

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Kaikorai Valley College Newsletter

No. 12 - 26 June 2020question of whether our modular approach in Years 7 - 9, the option structure in Year 10, as well as the older model of subjects, is still fit for purpose in preparing our students for the world they will live in.

During our investigations in 2019, into whānau groups and pastoral care, the investigation team saw several structures that sparked their interest and could be worthy of further exploration. In the second half of this year, we plan to take the opportunity to look at some of these schools, to see what they have done and whether that could fit our context.

Some schools have added new subjects or revitalised the more traditional ones. Then there are schools who have taken the brave step of really shaking things up and completely redesigning their timetables and school structures to offer a curriculum that looks very different from the traditional models of the 20th century. We are hopeful that by the end of this year, or by early next year, we will be in a position to make some decisions of how to move forward.

Over the past couple of weeks I have had the privilege of visiting several of our contributing schools. I was most impressed with those who turned out and the questions that parents and students came with. As you will no doubt see over the next month or so, schools are all competing for a limited number of students. As I mentioned in the past, the best advertisement for our school is our students. We work incredibly hard to produce well-rounded young people, who have the skills to survive and flourish in the world they will be living in. This includes academic abilities, but also communication skills and resilience. If you have friends or family who are looking around for a school, please do talk to them and invite them along to our Open Night on Monday 27 July at 6.15pm.

Considering the significant interruption to our school year so far, I would also like to encourage senior students to make very good use of the holiday period in making sure they are completely up to date with their work and can begin Term 3 in a strong and confident position.

Rick GeerlofsPrincipal

Principal’s CommentKia ora koutou, greetings to all parents, caregivers and friends of the school.

One more week, and the longest term, for well over ten years will be over. Term 2 of 2020 has been a term like no other, with many new challenges faced by students, staff and families. Unlike other terms, this one has not been packed full of extra-curricular activities, although several have taken place in the last couple of weeks.

Over this past week, we have kick started one of our strategic goals, which will see us undertaking investigations into the design/structure of the Year 7 – 10 curriculum. Research would suggest that there is a direct correlation between student engagement and achievement. A quick search on the Internet takes you to numerous articles on this topic. Likewise, it can also be argued that highly engaged students are less likely to be involved in wayward behaviour.

The current model of curriculum design found in the majority of schools, with a limited number of specified subjects, comes from the industrial age and served schools and students well in preparing them for a life where they may have specialised in one field for most of their careers. However, this is not the world the students of today and tomorrow will live in. Now they need to have skills that will allow them to pursue many different pathways. Careers that will require them to be deep thinkers, problem solvers, good communicators, able to work as part of a team, as well as being multi-skilled.

Over the past few decades schools have been considering ways in which they may make the curriculum more engaging. This has included the introduction of modern learning environments, with break-out spaces, and multiple teachers taking larger groups of students. Others have taken the approach of moving away from subject silos to more integrated studies.

For sometime now, at KVC, we have been asking the

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2020Event dates may change and new events may be added throughout the year.

July3 End of Term 220 Start of Term 327 KVC OPEN NIGHT28 Mates and Date Yr 1329 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm)31 Senior Grade Summaries sent home31 Year 7-10 Grade Summary sent homeAugust10 & 18 Mates and Date Yr 1324-28 Senior Assessment Week26 Board of Trustees Meeting (5.30pm)28 OSTC Open Day31-4 Sep NZSS Winter Sports’ Tournament WeekSeptember9 Brathwaite Centre Production10 3-way Conferencing Day11 Otago Primary Schools Cross Country14-18 Senior Assessment Week18 Otago Primary Schools’ Cross Country (back- up day)22 SMASHED Health Presentation23 Secondary Schools’ Pétanque Tournament23 Sports’ and Cultural Prizegiving

24 Dunedin Coed Schools’ Sports’ Tournament25 Yr 7-13 Grade Summaries sent Home25 End of Term 330 Board of Trustees MeetingOctober12 Start of Term 415 Shake Out EQ Drill30 OSTC PrizegivingNovember5-10 Junior Exams12 Senior Prizegiving12 Last Day for Seniors16 NZQA Exams begin16-20 Junior Sports’ Week17 Teacher Only Day (NCEA Planning)20 Teacher Only Day (tbc)25 Board of trustees Meeting (5.30pm)December1 Urban Farm Field Day 22 Clearance Day3 Urban Farm Field Day 2 (back-up day)7 NCEA Exams finish8 Junior Prizegiving8 Last Day of the Year (school finishs at the end of prizegiving)8 Yr 7-10 Grade Summaries sent Home (tbc)

Where everyone holds a special

place KVC - big enough to challenge, small

enough to care.

We promote a passion for learning, encourage excellence and cater for

individual students’ needs.

KVC - a caring co-educational school.

Kaikorai Valley College Years 7-13 He manu whai huruhuru

Big enough to Challenge, Small enough to Care

OPEN NIGHT Monday 27 July

6.15pm arrival for a 6.30pm start in the School Hall We are now accepting enrolments for 2021

Enrolment forms are available from the main office or p: 453 6035 - e: office@kvc.school.nz - w: www.kvcollege.co.nz/enrolment/

Urban FarmThe teaching on the Farm continues in spite of the weather. Dr McMillan and I attended a Permaculture course last weekend to assist us in the design and future planning for the Urban Farm. What is Permaculture I hear you ask? In a roundabout way, it is the process of looking at what grows, could grow - at different times of the year, in the best position, to create a year round edible garden with minimal intervention and activity, using natural resources, nature and the benefits of what already exists in your patch of land.The phrase was coined in the mid 1970’s by Bill Mollinson to describe an ‘integrated, evolving system of perennial or self-perpetuating plants and animal species useful to man’. Basically this means a consciously designed garden area, which copies the patterns and relationships found in nature. This results in an abundant supply of food, fibre and energy that can be a real boost for local needs. The whole principle is based on sustainability and nature stewardship, with households

taking responsibility for what goes into the ground and therefore what we eat. It was great also to look at the potential and opportunities rather than the obstacles, and to have a professional, Jason Ross - Habitate, to cast his keen eye over our plans and adjust them to make the most of our area. With all this considered, we planned around the current design of the Urban Farm, looking at the drainage, the sun, direction of the wind, access points and, of course, the raised beds, orchard, chickens and bees that have already begun to create the landscape of our sustainable haven. The course gave us the tools to give better consideration to what we do, even gave us some shortcuts to ‘No Dig’ gardening, as well as some great ideas for regenerating, recycling and planting so that we can have access to fruit throughout most of the year. Three core principles are: care for the earth, care for the people and you will get a fair share. ‘Vision is not seeing things as they are, but as they will be’! We have by no means learnt all there is to know, in fact we have just scratched the surface, but it gives us a starting point to be able to farm and grow, whilst constantly evaluating the framework we have started and for the development of a reunion of culture and nature.As we are at this starting point, any suggestions for other activities, plants to grow, fruit to plant, would be very welcomed. If you would like to

become more involved or have an idea for the farm please email: n i r u s h b r o o k @ k v c .school.nz. Part of our activities this week have involved building a bug hotel with the Brathwaite Centre students, and we have been busy over the last few weeks collecting the items needed. The students had their idea for a ‘hotel’ and we discussed the best positioning for it, then got to work. As you can see we still require some more clay pots, and sticks to fill in the gaps, but we are very impressed with our efforts. Now we can keep track of visitors and their identification as they take up residence in the 5-star accommodation!

Nicola Rushbrook (Farm Manager)

KVC Urban FarmOur Urban Farm is

gratefully supported by the Otago Community

Trust

Our Parent Group is Recruiting!We really appreciate the work our parent group member do on behalf of the school.We are now looking to expand numbers and are looking for parents to join this wonderful group. If you would like to help with the uniform shop but not necessarily be a part of the Parent Group that would also be great.If you are interested in joining up please contact Mr Mike Waterworth on either 453 6035 or emailmiwaterworth@kvc.school.nz.

Kaikorai Valley College Bank Payee DetailsHere are the Kaikorai Valley College bank details for payment of all school fees, camps, 1000k Challenge, Workday, trips, and any other payment paid to the school for your child.Please make sure you put your child’s name in the reference line so funds can be allocated against your account.Branch: WESTPAC TRUST MORAY PLACEName of Account: KAIKORAI VALLEY COLLEGEBank Number: 030905090370600

2nd HAnd Uniform Shop ChangesThere have been some changes to the way the 2nd hand uniform shop operates. From now on the second hand uniform shop will be open each Monday from 4.00-5.00pm, by appointment only. To make an appointment please ring the school office on 453 6035.

• Size 11 black and white Active Intent sports shoes (like new)

• A number of school jerseys: one size 97 (H Miller on tag), two Size 87, one large, one size 14 years

• one white short-sleeved school shirt size 12 yrs• one bright pink polar fleece top size 10• two drink bottles - one orange, one green.

Items can be claimed from the office.

The Melon ManualOur life is a combination of the ingredients we put in, like any recipe, changing the ingredients changes the taste. The Melon Manual is for teenagers and rangatahi struggling with anxiety or emotional distress. Please share the aroha with whānau and friends www.melonhealth.com/manual.Leigh Gillespie (Guidance Counsellor)

Outdoor PursuitsThe ODP and Level 3 PE classes went on a day tramp in the

Osbourne/Mopanui area on Wednesday.

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Maori and Pasifika NewsMaori and Pasifika Students and MATARIKI

Students have come together recently to build community through games, including multisport and learning how to play Ki-o-rahi. Our senior Māori and Pasifika Committee has been planning a programme of events to

celebrate Matariki, the beginning of the Māori New Year, at school next week. This will include the following activities:

• Wednesday lunchtime - Ki-o-rahi in the gym• Thursday lunchtime - Raranga (weaving Matariki

stars in C7)• Friday lunchtime - Hakari (shared kai

in the hall foyer)We extend a warm invitation to all whānau at home to come and celebrate with us.Please email Whaea Mbizvo at anmbizvo@kvc.school.nz to RSVP or for more information.

Year 9 Field TripThe Year 9 Social Studies classes have just started a topic about New Zealand’s early settlers. A trip to the Southern Cemetery this, and last, week helped provide our students with a real life learning experience. It also provided a context for much of the information we will cover in this unit of work. Our students learnt about some tragedies, some well-known Dunedin citizens and families and found some interesting information about our city. We were lucky to be accompanied by Mr Downes who provided the students with a brief history of the cemetery and some of its inhabitants.

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Quote of the Week“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing

better than you’ve done before.”~ Bonnie Blair ~

Music Notes“Farm Sounds”

A group of our Year 9 Music students set out to the urban farm this week to see what sounds could be capture naturally for their soundscape project. The students recorded the sounds, and then using Garageband, arranged and composed those sounds into a song.

Words from the LibraryBook of the Week - ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ by Suzanne Collins.This newly published book is the prequel to the very popular Hunger Games trilogy. The action takes place around the tenth annual Hunger Games; eighteen year old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty

house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to out-charm, outwit, and out-manoeuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. A great read for secondary students.During the last week of term we are packing up our Library in preparation for the move into our fabulous new space next term. We will be open Monday to Wednesday next week to allow students to get books for holiday reading.

The University of Otago Dunedin Information Evening will be held on Thursday 2 July in the St David’s 1 Lecture Theatre, University of Otago from 6.30-8pm. Prospective senior students and their parents and

caregivers are invited to come along to hear about study options, scholarships, support services, accommodation options and much more. To accommodate audience number restrictions and comply with health and safety regulations, attendees must register their intention to attend. Please complete the registration form here:htt ps : / /eve nt s . o ta go . a c . n z /s l i n fo eve n i n g s 2 0 2 0 /dninfoeveningreg/Site/RegisterDunedin Tertiary Open Day

Monday 10 August 9 - 3.30pmAn On-Campus Open Day is an opportunity for Year 12 and 13 students to check out the University, explore Otago Polytech and to discover what life is like as a student in Dunedin.This is on the proviso that COVID-19

restrictions allow the event to go ahead. Planning is still underway with the schedule yet to be finalised, for all Otago Polytechnic updates please check the following website:https://www.op.ac.nz/students/future-students/tertiary-open-daysThis is an opportunity to: Take a campus tour of both Otago Polytechnic and

the University of Otago Tour residential colleges Check out presentations about a wide range of

subjects offered at Otago Talk with staff from across the University and Polytech

Money Hub - this website has a helpful checklist for any students finishing High School at the end of this year. It includes tips to prepare yourself when it comes to uni,

jobs and money.https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/year-13-checklist.html

Health Clinic UpdateTo keep you, your whānau and the wider school community (and me!) healthy, by following distancing guidelines, there are some changes to the clinic held on Wednesday lunchtime (12:40pm).

• Clinic is now by appointment only. Just txt or call me 0274522187 to book a time.

• One student at a time in the clinic, particularly in groups.

• Please turn up just before your allocated time, wait outside and I will ask you to come in.

• I am available for advice via txt or phone if you can’t get to clinic.

Thank you very much for your help in keeping us all healthy by supporting these changes – some things have not changed:

• The clinic is free• The clinic is confidential• I am friendly and non-judgmental

Looking forward to welcoming you to clinic! Jude Wall

This Day in hisTory - 26 June684: St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope.1284: According to the Lüneburg manuscript, a piper leads 130 children of Hamelin away.1498: Toothbrush invented in China using boar bristles.1721: Dr Zabdiel Boylston gives 1st smallpox inoculations in America.1797: Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow, though farmers fear effects of iron on soil.1843: Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony.1894: Karl Benz of Germany receives US patent for gasoline-driven auto.1934: Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions.1945: United Nations Charter signed by 50 nations in San Francisco.1963: US President John F. Kennedy gives his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” (intended to mean “I am a Berliner”, but may actually mean “I am a doughnut”) speech in West Berlin.2016: Panama Canal’s third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $5.25 billion.

Physiotherapy at KVC - Physio PerformanceAshleigh, the school physio, is back again for the year, with appointments from 9am-3pm every Friday in the Counsellor’s office for all students and staff.The service is free at the school for all KVC staff and students under ACC cover. Non-ACC clients will receive a reduced rate. Parents and family are also welcome to use this service.To make an appointment either ring 477 2853, text or call 020 4141 7994 or email info@physioperformance.co.nz.

9 Letter PuzzlegramWords must be 4 letters or more and contain the letter L. 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. 19 words = good; 28 words = great; 49 words = excellent; 61 words = outstanding!

Last Puzzle Answers: anew, awes, awls, awns, iwis, lawn, laws, lwei, news, newt, sawn, sewn, slaw, slew, snaw, staw, stew, swan, swat, taws, tews, twae, twas, twin, waes, wail, wain, wait, wale, wane, wans, want, wast, wats, weal, wean, welt, wens, went, west, wets, wile, wilt, wine, wins, wise, wist, wite, wits, lawns, lewis, lweis, newts, sewan, sinew, swail, swain, swale, sweat, swine, tawie, tawse, twaes, twain, twine, twins, wails, wains, waist, waits, wales, wanes, wants, waste, weals, weans, welts, wiles, wilts, wines, witan, wites, lawine, twains, twines, walies, wintle, wisent, witans, lawines, tawnies, waniest, wiliest, winiest, wintles, WAISTLINE

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Curious Notions �A woman was elected to the House

of Representatives four years before women even won the right to vote.

�Zebras have only one toe on each foot.

� There is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration. It was officially registered in 2016 to be worn during Mars science, exploration and outreach activities.

� When water freezes to ice cubes, it will take up 9% more volume.

� Hawaii’s state flag is the only U.S. state flag to feature the Union Jack upon it.

� In China, and Beijing in particular, it is illegal to stop for pedestrians.

� Gorillas are considered apes, not monkeys. The way to distinguish between an ape and a monkey is that monkeys have tails

� The only letters that don’t appear on the periodic table are J & Q.

� Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. � The Cesky Terrier is the rarest breed of dog in the world.

Around 350 of them exist in total worldwide. � Adolph Hitler had his own private 15 car train named

Amerika. �The Ethiopian calendar is 7.5 years behind

the Gregorian calendar, due to the fact that it has 13 months.

�When born, the white whale is black. �Although GPS is free for the world to use,

it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.

� Percentage of men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%.

Sports News Students will be looking forward to Term 3 and the start of winter sport. Trials and practices have been held and teams are all set to kick off the first week of Term 3.Hockey and Rugby have started already and we will begin to see more results and draws in the newsletter as the weeks go by.

ResultsFriday 19 June7 and 8 Hockey KVC Karvers (2) vs Tahuna Whero (3) POD Rylan AgnewThursday 25 JuneRugbyKVC Combined (10) vs Kings Pumas (20)Combined Co-Ed 1st XV (7) vs Waitaki Boys’ High School 1st XV (43)Wednesday 24 JuneGirls’ Rugby 7sKVC U15 (17) vs OGHS Jnr B (15) POD Grace NicolsonKVC U15 (5) vs Taieri Gold (34) POD Taneia Wetere

DrawsFriday 26 June7 and 8 Hockey - Alexander McMillan TurfKVC Karvers vs Toko Yr 7’s at 7.00pm LF2Saturday 27 JuneRugby Combined Co-Ed 1st XV vs Wakatipu 1st XV at 1pm at Taieri High SchoolKV/KAVA vs Taieri Jnrs at 11.15am at Taieri High SchoolDunedin Netball is running a revised Get Ready for the Season Programme for players in Years 1-10 during the second week of the July school holidays. Registrations for all age-groups close July 6. Check out the information below to get the details for the different age-groups.Year 7 and 8 - Monday 13 July 1pm-4pm, Tuesday 14 July 1pm-4pm. Programme cost per child is $60 if using online payment, $63 if paying by credit card.This programme is designed to give all players, whether they are new to Netball or have played previously an opportunity to get ready for the Netball season. It is an opportunity to develop the basic skills, understand some the basic rules of Netball, transition to the 7-aside game and be able to gain the Bronze Award in our Netball Smart Programme.Year 9 - Wednesday 15 July 9am-12pm, Thursday 16 July 9am-12pm. Programme cost per child is $70 if using online payment, $73.50 if paying by credit card.This programme is an ideal lead into the Netball season after an extended break away, with skill development, Netball Smart and game play components.Year 10 - Wednesday 15 July 1pm-4pm, Thursday 16 July 1pm-4pm. Programme cost per child is $70 if using online payment, $73.50 if paying by credit card.This programme is an ideal lead into the Netball season after an extended break away, with skill development, Netball Smart and game play components. Please register your child by following the link below.https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/133258.Theresa Johnson, Sports’ Coordinatore: sport@kvc.school.nz, c: 027 543 4251