No. 32 - 20 October 2017

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

500 Kaikorai Valley Road, Dunedin, New Zealand Telephone: 453 6035 Fax: 453 1602 Email: office@kvc.school.nz Website: www.kvcollege.co.nz

Kaikorai Valley College Newsletter

Principal’s CommentKia ora, ����� ����o�� �a�oa �ar����,����� ����o�� �a�oa �ar����,�ar����, car�giv�r�, ����d���� a�d fri��d� of �h� �chool.I would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone back after what I hope was a refreshing break. It is good to be back for the final stretch. For me, it is particularly pleasing to be back after nearly four weeks of travelling overseas recruiting international students. I am sure I have mentioned before that, while it is always nice to see different countries and experience other cultures, it also reinforces the privilege we have to live in such a beautiful and spacious country. As I presented to many audiences, it was not a difficult sell when promoting travel to study in NZ. When people see the movies and photos they are very keen to travel, then of course comes the difficult part, the cost of coming all the way to NZ. I would like to publically thank Mr Downes, Mrs Potter and Mr Burden who kept the school running so smoothly in my absence.Whilst away, I did have the opportunity to visit schools in Japan and Germany. In all of these schools I was made to feel very welcome and it is clear that the relationship we have with these schools is very much treasured. The facilities in these schools are impressive in terms of buildings, but the lack of open spaces for students to burn off energy really struck me. Students at Kaikorai Valley College are so lucky to have the freedom to go out and spend time outdoors, not only in their free time, but also as part of their curriculum studies. The other thing that became very clear while visiting these schools was the pressure that is being placed on these young people. In most cases they were studying many more subjects (in some cases double) than what we do here in NZ. After school they were busy with tutorials or practices, or extra-curricular lessons. This left little free time for them to pursue interests or hobbies. I know I have also mentioned in the past that Term 4 is generally my favourite term, as it tends to be the culmination of a lot of hard work that has gone on during the year, and in many cases we celebrate the wonderful successes of our students at various award ceremonies. There is, of course, that longer holiday break and warmer weather at the end of the term which I am sure we all look forward to. The next eight weeks are shaping up to be incredibly busy as we move through to the end of the year. Just to confirm a few dates that you may wish to pencil into your diary or

calendar: Monday 23 October is Labour Day and therefore a public holiday. On Tuesday 7 November we will hold the Senior Prizegiving, with NCEA exams beginning on Thursday 9 November. Our Year 7-10 Junior Prizegiving will be held on Friday 8 December. Other important dates are included in the dates’ section of this newsletter.

Student ScholarshipEarlier this week we became aware of five students who have received university scholarships for 2018. This is wonderful news and demonstrates the quality of our students moving on to tertiary studies next year. The

following scholarships were awarded: Helen Clark: University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow ScholarshipJade Watkin: University of Otago Māori and Pacific People’s ScholarshipSamantha Hall: University of Otago New Frontiers ScholarshipAaron Rumpler: University of Otago Academic Excellence ScholarshipCaleb Vuli: University of Canterbury Emerging Leaders’ Scholarship and the University of Canterbury Engineering Pasifika Scholarship.

Head Students 2018Today in assembly students nominated for Head Students positions for 2018 spoke to the whole school before Year 12 students voted for who they would like to see in these positions. It is very encouraging to see the high number of students seeking these leadership positions. Staff will also take a vote and this will assist us in coming up with a shortlist of candidates that will then go through an interview process with the Senior Management team. The successful candidates will be announced at the Senior Prize Giving on Tuesday 7 November

Enrolments 2018 Enrolments continue to come in. We are very pleased with the numbers, with more enrolments at this stage of the year than we had by the end of year last year. We encourage anyone who has not yet submitted their enrolment form to do so as soon as possible so that we can better prepare for the new school year. We accept all enrolments.

Rick GeerlofsPrincipal

Dates of Events Coming UpOctober 23 Labour Day (no school)25 Board of Trustees Meeting November 7 Yr 7/8 Self Defence (25 students)7 Senior Prizegiving14-17 Junior Exams

Year 9 and 10 Exam RemindersJunior Examination Week - All Year 9 and 10 students will be sitting examinations in week 5 of Term 4, Monday 13 - Friday 17 November.... and a reminder about NCEA examinations, which begin on Thursday 9 November.

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Quote of the WeekListen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words. ~ Roy T. Bennett ~

REMINDERMONDAY 23 OCTOBER IS LABOUR DAY

NO SCHOOL

Rainbow DiaryShhh - be a bit quiet when you come into S1 at the moment - we don’t want to disturb the rainbow babies! A freshwater tank in the corner of our lab contains about 80 baby alevin. The tank water is from the stream next to the urban farm, but the fertilised eggs came from Rainbow Trout at the Macraes’ Trout Hatchery.They were delivered at the end of Term 3 almost ready to hatch. With big eyes that could be seen through their translucent egg shell, they were at a stage called ‘eyed ova’ because they were eggs = ova, that have eyes visible! The eyed ova hatched at the end of the first week of the holidays and are now called alevins. They had a big egg yolk sac hanging under their tummy, so it is 10-20 days before they start to feed. Now that some of them have absorbed all of their yolk, Steve Dixon the Fish & Game NZ ranger has

supplied us with special fish food to feed the baby rainbows to get big enough to be released (about 4cm long).They will need one pinch of food every hour - so be sure to come by and ask Dr Tyrrell if you want to feed baby Rainbows!

... Curious Notions ...Some worms will eat themselves if they can’t find any food!

Handshakes were originally meant to make sure that the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. The handclasp proved that your hand was empty and shaking was

meant to dislodge any weapons hiding up the sleeve.In Britain, MPs are not allowed to wear armour in ParliamentThe largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people.Only one type of fish has been discovered that is entirely warm-blooded; the Opah.In the last 200 years, the population of our planet has grown exponentially, at a rate of 1.9% per year. If it continued at this rate, with the population doubling every 40 years, by 2600 we would all be standing literally shoulder-to-shoulder.You cannot fish while sitting on a giraffe’s neck in Chicago.There is a hybrid rose called “Tiger Striped Rose”.In 2002, Kenyan Masai tribe people donated 14 cows to the US to help with the aftermath of 9/11.In the early 1900s, lobster was considered the

“cockroach of the ocean” and was synonymous with the poor – often eaten regularly by the homeless, slaves and prisoners. It wasn’t

until after World War II that lobster became considered a delicacy and a food associated with the aristocratic classes.In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.A glockenspiel is a musical instrument similar to a xylophone. It has a series of metal bars and is played with two hammers.

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Brathwaite Centre NewsStudent of the Week: Joel Wright - for good independent work in Centre computing.We hope everyone had a great and restful school holiday. It’s already been a very busy week for students and the staff at the Brathwaite Centre with their first week back.

This week we have been lucky enough to have some good weather to practise some golf outside with Melanie Harper who coaches kiwi golf.Our topic for this term is Dinosaurs so we are looking forward to learning much about the gigantic creatures from the past. We are hoping to make a visit to the Museum which is currently exhibiting creatures before the dinosaurs.At Sport Otago we are playing hockey at the Otago Hockey Turf.Our community and transition programmes continue to help many of our students to develop life skills such as how to shop and cook, work experience and the snack bar which is a Centre fundraiser.We hope everyone has a successful final term as we begin to wrap up the year of 2017.

Regardless of what stage your son, daughter or whānau member is at in deciding where to study – this evening is for all parents and whānau who are wanting to help make an informed decision about their education options and the unique and successful learning environment we offer.

Find out about the support services we offer, how our career pathways can work for every learner (and a range of NCEA scores), available scholarships, the success stories of our students and graduates and how our Level 7 qualifications are the same as a university degree.

Our Heads of Colleges and their representatives will be available to speak about the programmes they deliver and you can talk to our students about their study experiences. Our support staff can also answer any questions you might have about our learning support services, fees and careers guidance.

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Career MovesBlue Shirts Graduation

Thursday was the final day for our students who had participated in the first of a new programme - Blushirts based at Stationery Warehouse in South Dunedin. The students spent 10 Thursdays gaining valuable work experience in retail. Alongside the in-store experience, students completed a learning package in retail services gaining 22 Level 2 credits and a Customer Service Award.During the graduation ceremony Kurt Douglas, the manager, spoke very highly of the students from Kaikorai Valley College. He was most impressed with their friendliness, their work ethic and their positive attitude. Well done to all the students involved, plus Taela Aitcheson, who completed the Redshirts programme at The Warehouse, where he too gained high praise for his work rate and ability to help customers.Pictured with their certificates are from left Chris Kay, Finn Best, Alice Robinson, Emma Frethey, Casey Helm and Manager, Kurt Douglas. Mana Pounamu Awards

Each year, secondary schools are able to nominate a junior and senior student for a Mana Pounamu Award. These awards celebrate the successes and achievements of our Māori rangatahi.The award ceremony is held at the University of Otago and is one of the major events on the calendar for local Māori. Sponsors of the event include Ngāi Tahu, the University of Otago and the Otago Polytechnic. The awards came about due to the hard work and vision of the late Alva Kapa, of Kai Tahu.This year’s senior recipient is Jade Watkin of Ngai Tahu, for her

academic successes and her achievements in Japanese, Music and Young Enterprise. Our junior recipient is Jasmine Ngatae of Tainui and Ngati Raukawa, for her success in

Tennis and Table Tennis.Details for the awards ceremony are as follow:Venue College of Education Auditorium, Union St East, North DunedinDate Friday 27 OctoberTime Seated by 5.15pmOur school kapa haka will be attending to support Jade and Jasmine. Other members of the school community are welcome to attend as well. It is a formal occasion so students will attend in uniform.

For further information contact: Matua Paul, 021 155 7907 or paellwood@kvc.school.nz.

Words from the LibraryBook of the Week - ’The Thunderbolt Pony’ by Stacy Gregg. When a devastating earthquake hits Evie’s hometown of Parnassus on New Zealand’s South Island, she and the rest of the town are forced to evacuate. Evie’s injured mum is one of the first to be rescued by helicopter and Evie will be next. But when she realises that she will be forced to leave her pets behind, she is determined to find another way. The journey is harder

than Evie could ever have imagined, and with aftershocks constantly shaking, Evie will have to draw on all her bravery, strength, and resilience to bring her and her animals to safety... and hope that they reach the boat in time.

Senior PrizegivingOur Senior Prizegiving will be held this year on Tuesday 7 November at 7.00pm in the School Hall.We ask that everyone is seated by 6.45pm so that the ceremony can begin on time.Parking is available in the school car park and along Kaikorai Valley Road.This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the successes and achievements of our senior students who have worked so hard through the year. Everyone is most welcome to come along.

Term 4 summer sports have kicked off. Volleyball, Waterpolo and Futsal have all had games this week. Softball, Touch and Tennis will start next week. Please see the table below for sport information.Year 7 and 8 students will be involved in Athletics next Friday and all students wishing to participate in the Primary South Zone Athletics will need to register their interest. If you wish your child to be involved please email me names and preferred events. South Zone Dates are Wednesday 8 November with Friday 10 being the postponement date. Otago Table TennisThe following students recently represented Otago at the Nationals in Christchurch during the school holidays. All players gave it their best and had a wonderful trip away.

Jeremy Meldrum-Harris, Jasmine Ngatae, Emma Dingley-Crawford, Paige Patrick and Jessica PowerThese same students plus Alice Barrett have been selected to represent Otago

in a Southern Shield battle against Southland this coming Saturday 21 October in the Kaikorai Valley College Gym. Good Luck to everyone. Go Otago!!DrawsVolleyball - Friday October 20 - Edgar Centre - $2.50 entry feeMinivolley - 2 games this week KVC vs Tahuna Yellow at 4.00pm on Ct 1KVC vs Kavanagh at 5.00pm on Ct 4Junior VolleyballKVC 9 Green vs Columba Social at 5.45pm on Ct 2KVC 10 Red vs OGHS 10 Purple at 5.00pm - Ct 2 Duty at 5.45pmKVC Blue vs LPHS at 4.15pm on Ct 2 More FM (Arena)KVC Blue vs OBHS 9 White at 5.00pm on Ct 2 More FM (Arena)Senior Volleyball - Monday October 23 - Edgar Centre - $2.50 entryKVC Black vs Taieri Yellow at 4.15pm on Ct 4KVC Ogres vs Taieri Blue at 6.15pm on Ct 2KVC 13s vs Bayfield Gold at 5.15pm on Ct 2 Duty at 6.15pmFutsal - Yr 7 and 8 - Tuesday October 24 - Edgar CentreKVC Pink vs Balmac Blue at 5.00pm on Ct 15KVC Red vs Fairfield Superheroes at 5.30pm on Ct 13Theresa Johnson, Sports’ Coordinator e: sport@kvc.school.nzc: 027 543 4251

Sports News

Sport Venue Level Start Fee Entry Practice Time Venue WebsiteVolleyball Edgar Centre Yr 11-13 Mon 16 Oct $25 $2.50Volleyball Edgar Centre Yr 9&10 Fri 20 Oct $25 $2.50 Monday 3-4pm KVC GymMinivolley Edgar Centre Yr 7&8 Fri 20 Oct $15 $2.50 Monday 3-4pm KVC GymFutsal Edgar Centre Yr 9&10 Thu 19 Oct $45 free Thursday lunchtime KVC Gym http://www.footballsouth.co.nz/Futsal Edgar Centre Yr 7&8 Tues 17 Oct $45 free Monday 3-4pm E Block Courts http://www.footballsouth.co.nz/Touch Oval Yr 7&8 Thu 19 Oct $15 N/A Tuesday 12.15-12.45pm E Block CourtsTouch Oval Yr 9-13 Tues 24 Oct $20 N/A TBC TBC Top Field http://www.osssa.org.nz/Tennis Logan Park Yr 9-13 Thu 26 Oct $35 free Thursday 12.15-12.50pm D Block Courts http://www.osssa.org.nz/Waterpolo Moana Pool Yr 9-13 Fri 20 Oct $60 pool Mondays 4.15-5.30pm http://www.sporty.co.nz/otagowaterpoloSoftball Ellis Park Yr 9-13 Thu 26 Oct $20 Thursday lunchtime KVC Field