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TERM 3 2015
Wednesday 22nd July 2015
To
Friday 25th Sept 2015
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Mon 31st August 2015
Parent/Student/Teacher
Conference Day
Thursday 3rd September 2015
NGA MANU KORERO
Tue, Wed, Thurs and Fri
22nd,23rd,24th and 25th Sept 2015
TERM 4 2015
Monday 12th October 2015
To
Friday 11th Dec 2015
SENIOR GRADUATION
Thursday 5th November 2015
YR 11 & 12 PRIZEGIVING
Friday 6th November 2015
NZQA EXTERNAL EXAMS
Monday 9th November 2015
To
Friday 4th December 2015
JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING
Friday 11th December 2015
A Message from our
Principal
E nga iwi, e nga reo, e nga karangatanga maha o nga hau e wha,
tenei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa.
This term began for staff with two days of inspirational professional
development around Restorative Justice presented by a world
renowned authority on this subject, Margaret Thorsborne. Bay of
Islands College can now formally announce that we are a
Restorative Justice School. Some families from our school community
have already experienced what this involves and the overall
feedback has been a positive one.
We wished Deputy Principal Annette Wynyard our very best on her
medical leave and Mrs Ruth Hills was appointed to the position of
Acting Deputy Principal. Mrs Hills was already a member of the
Senior Leadership Team and her institutional knowledge and her
experience has insured a smooth transition.
Whaea Patsy Bray and Mrs Ninni Smyth took over the role of visiting
our contributing schools to meet and speak to the Year 8’s. They
reported back on a very successful tour to schools with our Bay
College Student Ambassadors providing first hand feedback to the
many questions asked. These three days were followed by an open
week at Bay College in which a couple of families took the
opportunity to visit.
The year 8 students from our contributing schools also had their
orientation day last week, where they spent the day here at College.
They experienced a typical day at college and met with many of the
staff they would be interacting with during their time at Bay of
Islands College.
The Mid Year Senior Examinations were held last week and the
students that participated were able to experience first-hand the
conditions that they can expect in the NZQA end of year external
examinations. I am pleased to report that staff who supervised the
examinations were impressed with how our students used this
practise opportunity. Students who missed the examination will be
provided one more opportunity to sit these.
Koroneihana (Coronation Celebration of the Maori King
Tuheitia)
It was a privilege and an honour to accompany the school Kapa Haka
Group to perform at Ngaruawahia to the Maori King Tuheitia, his
wife Te Atawhai, their children, grandchildren and the Kahui Ariki
( The Kings Council ). We were hosted by the people of Waikare
Marae in Te Kauwhata and slept in a meeting house called Ngati
Hine. We learnt about our whanaungatanga (connections) to Tainui
and the Kingitanga. Our student’s performance stunned the
audience and attracted much praise because the performance was
personalised toward the King and his Council. It was a compliment
to be issued an invitation to return.
I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can on the Parent,
Student, and Teacher Conference Day on 3 September.
Noho marika mai koutou
DATES TO REMEMBER TERM 3 ISSUE 1 AUGUST/SEPT 2015
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GATEWAY TO THE FAR NORTH
FOR LEARNING & SUCCESS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Parent/Student/Teacher Conference Day is Thursday 3rd September 2015. This is a full day of interviews and
there is no school for students on this day. There will be no buses running on this day either.
Enclosed with this newsletter is an Interview Sheet to book a 15 minute interview with your child’s Form
Teacher. If you have already booked this interview, thank you. If you have not yet booked an interview time
please fill in a time on the interview sheet and return it with your child to their Form Teacher. Your child’s
academic progress to date will be discussed. Please bring with you last term’s report if you wish to discuss any
matters of concern. Appointments can also be made with your child’s Dean by calling the main office.
We look forward to meeting with you and your child on Thursday 3rd September.
A very successful
music concert was
held at the end of
May for our Music
Students to show
their parents/
caregivers and
members of the
community their
amazing talents
Ethan King
My experiment is about how
to produce water using
nature and a plastic bag, and
how this can be useful as a
survival tactic.
Tyra-Lee Tana & Jean Brown
We tested different brands of
chocolates to see which one
is best for making chocolate
decorations.
Antz Maddren & Tamika
Hancy-Tupou
We investigated the effect of
talking or texting on a
cellphone on people's
reaction time.
Tyra Wills & Kacey Apiata
We tested our
freshwater ways for types of
pollution in the water we also
monitored our local fresh
waters to determine whether
or not they're polluted.
Bay of Islands College was honoured to host the Defence Force Careers bus for a day on its biannual visit to Northland. Selected
classes at all year levels were rotated through the bus to hear a presentation about the range of career opportunities offered and the
entry requirements for each.
One enlightening statistic was that for 2014, the Defence Force had 1200 places available, for which they had 14,000 applicants.
The implication of this for students and parents is that candidates need to be successful level 3 (Year 13) students and to support this
with an active and involved extracurricular/ leadership portfolio.
NZQA FEES
2015
A REMINDER THAT
THE 2015 NZQA FEES
NEED TO BE PAID TO
THE MAIN OFFICE AT
SCHOOL BY THE 1ST
OF SEPTEMBER 2015.
THE FEES ARE $76.70
PER STUDENT OR NO
MORE THAN $200 PER
FAMILY.
YOU MAY QUALIFY
F O R F I N A N C I A L
A S S I S T A N C E
(REDUCING THIS FEE
TO $20 PER STUDENT
OR NO MORE THAN
$30 PER FAMILY) IF
Y O U H A V E A
C O M M U N I T Y
SERVICES CARD OR
BENEFIT NUMBER.
YOUR CHILD SHOULD
H A V E B R O U G H T
THESE FORMS HOME
FOR YOU HOWEVER
IF YOU DIDN’T
RECEIVE THEM YOU
CAN GET ONE FROM
THE MAIN OFFICE.
ATTENDANCE
WE HAVE HAD FAR
TOO MANY STUDENTS
ARRIVING TO SCHOOL
LATE. I.E. AFTER
8:45AM.
THIS IS HINDERING
LEARNING.
IF A STUDENT IS LATE
THEN THEY MUST SIGN
IN AT THE STUDENT
CENTRE GIVING A
REASON. WE RUN A
D E T E N T I O N A T
LUNCHTIMES FOR ANY
AND ALL THAT ARE
LATE.
IF A STUDENT HAS AN
APPOINTMENT OUT
OF SCHOOL ETC WE
WILL KNOW AHEAD OF
THE APPOINTMENT,
AND THEY WILL NOT
B E O N T H E
DETENTION LIST.
W E W I L L S T O P
L A T E N E S S
DETENTIONS WHEN
THEY ARE RARE
EVENTS.
SCHOOL
MOTTO:
ATTENDANCE AND
EFFORT =
ACHIEVEMENT
INFLUENZA
If your child has
flu-like symptoms,
please keep them
home until they are
well again. We have
been advised that
there are around 50
viruses expected to
be prevalent in the
community this
winter. Keeping
sick children at
home can reduce
the spread of
sickness.
Thank you for your
co-operation in this
matter.
DEAN ABRAHAMS worked alongside Bronson
Silveria and his team at Fell Engineering Ltd in
Haruru Falls. Deans employer was impressed
with his easy going nature and his willingness to
learn and his conscientious and careful approach
to all tasks given. Dean has decided he wants to
be an engineer, hopefully in the Navy and to do
this he needs to finish school gaining NCEA
Level 3.
CHARLES REWHA worked with Robert Scott
and his team at Kawakawa Auto Services Ltd,
Kawakawa. Charles really enjoyed his
placement and is real keen to explore this as a
career pathway. He put into practice what he is
learning in the classroom with Mr Work in
Industry Studies and Materials Technology
with Mr Luzak
ACKNOWLEDGING OUR EMPLOYERS
A HUGE THANK YOU to the support given to Bay of Islands College for the 2015 Gateway Programme by
the following employers.
KAIKOHE - Henwood Builders Ltd - KAWAKAWA - Bay of Islands Hospital - BOI Veterinary Services -
Kawakawa Wheel & Tyre Alignment Centre - Central Butchery 2011 Ltd - Joe Brown Farmer - Kawakawa Auto
Services Ltd - Kawakawa Engineering Ltd - Kawakawa Pharmacy Ltd - Motor Repairs Kawakawa - The
Trainspotter Café (PVC) Ltd) - Wha Out Builders – KERIKERI - Hall Mechanical Services Ltd - Keri Hospice-
Kerikeri Community Childcare Trust - Swan air BOI Premier Flying School - The Warehouse NZ – MOERE-
WA - Moerewa Motors 2001 Ltd - Joe Brown Snr, Farmer – OPUA - BOI Marine & Service Centre - J.B.
Marine Ltd Opua - Mather Builders Limited - Tu NUI A Rangi Ltd – PAIHIA - Alfresco’ s Restaurant Bar,
Paihia - Andy Grierson Builders - BOI Building Maintenance - Explore Group Bay of Islands - Fell Engineering
Ltd - I –SITE BOI Visitors Information Centre - Fullers Great Sights BOI Inter City Group (NZ Ltd) –
Kebabulous - Kingsgate Hotel Auto lodge Paihia - Marty Cumber Builders Ltd - The Village Vet – RUSSELL -
Mita Tipene Builders Ltd – WHANGAREI - Cable Price NZ Ltd - Channel North TV - Rouse Motorcycles Ltd -
Sport Northland
Talia Wills
& Kuini Cherrington
Our pro je c t i s a bo ut
i n v e s t i g a t i n g d i f f e re n t
homemade powders we can
use to lift fingerprints off three
different surfaces.
Jeul Anderson & Jessie
Henwood
Our project Mineral Magic is
about the affect that
different minerals have on
grass growth.
Alecia Norman & Danielle
Dephoff
We made stress balls in class
using three different fillings to
determine which one was most
popular with people.
Shalamar Fiu and Takutai
Waiomio-Cassidy
Investigation into the
strength of different types of
flax.
This year the Bay of Islands College Ball was held on the 25th July at the
Scenic Hotel in Paihia. Students had a delicious buffet meal , got heaps
of photos taken in the photo booth and danced the night away to the
sounds of a DJ. Everybody looked wonderful dressed up and the students
were great representatives for the school.
A big thank you to staff and parents who attended.
King and Queen – Xavier Henare and Melissa Tipene
(above left)
Prince and Princess – Jarrod Hona (photo left) and
Kacey Potae
Cutest Couple – Rushon Taylor-Brljevich and Kacey
Potae, crowned Princess as well (Centre)
Best Dressed Male – Ullyssess Ashby (photo, far right)
Best Dressed Female – Tyler Nankivell (above right)
This year the Bay of Islands College Ball was held on the 25th July at the
Scenic Hotel in Paihia. Students had a delicious buffet meal , got heaps
of photos taken in the photo booth and danced the night away to the
sounds of a DJ. Everybody looked wonderful dressed up and the students
were great representatives for the school.
A big thank you to staff and parents who attended.
King and Queen – Xavier Henare and Melissa Tipene
(above left)
Prince and Princess – Jarrod Hona (photo left) and
Kacey Potae
Cutest Couple – Rushon Taylor-Brljevich and Kacey
Potae, crowned Princess as well (Centre)
Best Dressed Male – Ullyssess Ashby (photo, far right)
Best Dressed Female – Tyler Nankivell (above right)