“Snapshot Cards” will be emailed home to all students‟ caregivers

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340 Rattray Street
Dunedin
New Zealand
Telephone (03) 477 3408
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email: [email protected]
Website: www.kavanagh.school.nz
Issue 6/15
Thursday 12 March 2015
Meet Our Head Students—
Head Boy Oscar Paul
Oscar Paul came to Kavanagh College in Year 7
from Abbotsford School, a school of about 180
students.
Oscar has been a part of many aspects of Kavanagh College,
from representing Kavanagh on the sports field in hockey,
badminton and captaining teams in futsal and basketball, to
attending Bishops Shield and Peer Mentoring. This year
Oscar is one of the The Edge Interns for Kavanagh College.
Oscar studies Economics, History, Stats, English, Digital
Technologies and Religious Education. His favourite activities
at Kavanagh are Kavanagh Day—because of the school spirit
displayed by everyone—participating in banter alongside
Jordan Wilson and playing in the social sports grades with his
team-mates. Oscar is a proud member of Pompallier House.
His intentions as Head Boy of Kavanagh College this year are:
Be a genuine, approachable and honest leader, encouraging
students to participate in the variety of sports on offer and
promoting the four core values of the College.
Year 7 and 8's
If you enjoy maths problem
solving, or just want to develop
your maths thinking, please give
your name to your maths teacher
to sign up for the Problem
Challenge.
It's free, it's challenging, and it's
fun. It runs throughout the year.
There are also prizes and certificates to be earned.
PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Parent Interviews will be held on the afternoons of
Thursday 26 March and Wednesday 1 April in the
school Gymnasium. We would strongly encourage
students to attend with their caregivers. Interviews
will be running from 2.30pm until 7.30pm with all staff taking a tea
break from 5.00pm – 5.45pm.
Interviews are to be held on
Interviews ( Surnames Beginning A – L)
Term 1 Week 8
Thursday 26 March
Interviews ( Surnames Beginning M – Z)
Term 1 Week 9
Wednesday 1 April
You will need to know the names of your child’s teachers. Bookings will be open from 9:00am on Thursday 12th March and
will close at 3:00pm on the Tuesday of the relevant week of
interviews.
The web address is http://www.parentinterviews.co.nz or you can
click on the link at the bottom of our website www.kavanagh.co.nz
The school code for Thursday 26th March is WQAN5 and for
Wednesday 1st April is XJPDJ. After logging on you can book
interviews with each staff member.
On both Thursday 26th March and Wednesday 1st April school will
finish early at 2:00pm for all students. Buses will be running at the
usual times on both these days.
Please note that Mr Lawrence Bishop is only available for
interviews on Thursday 26 March and Mr Tim Lucas and Mr David
Dougherty are only available for interviews on Wednesday 1st April,
so caregivers of students in these classes should book accordingly
(don’t worry about the restriction on surnames for these three
staff).
Staff will be available for two blocks of interviews
Block 1
- 2:30 to 5:00pm
Tea Break
- 5:00 to 5.45pm
Block 2
- 5.45 to 7:30pm
Yours Sincerely
Steve Read
“Snapshot Cards” will be emailed home to all
students‟ caregivers on Friday 13th March.
Please read the details included in the snapshot
information regarding contacting the school if there
are any „concerns‟ recorded.
As we rely on up to date email address
details please contact our School Secretary –
[email protected] if you have a change.
Deputy Principal
SCHOOL CANTEEN NEWS
Please note our school canteen will be slightly increasing
prices as of Monday 16 March.
An updated Canteen Price List can be found on the website.
This is the first price increase in five years.
Last Chance to Apply - Applications Close 20 March
The “OC” (Opportunity Class): Starts Term 2
This is an academic Year 7-10 mixed class that will meet out of
class two periods a week to pursue a course of study of their
own design. Students are expected to be self-motivated and
will undertake an independent programme. This will culminate
in the presentation of their project to the parent body in
Term 4. Application forms for students are available in hard
copy or via email.
Contact Kerron Thomson - [email protected]
Relay for Life
Congratulations to all students and their
supporters for the great effort put into
last weekends Relay for Life.
Introducing new staff member
Anna Louw-Young—
Bursar’s Assistant
After 20 years working both full and part-time
jobs in Dunedin, Oamaru and the UK I have
confirmed my belief that nothing is more important than family.
That being said, when the opportunity to work at Kavanagh
College presented itself I jumped at the chance with open arms,
knowing that it will allow me the ideal mix of work and family,
enabling me to be more involved in my children's schooling and
giving me the chance to be part of the Kavanagh College family.
I have always regarded Kavanagh as an ideal place of learning,
allowing children to balance academic achievement with a great
sense of who they are, where they belong and what role they have
to play within their community and the great wide world and I am
proud that I can now play my part in that step.
I look forward to getting to know all the Kavanagh families over
many years to come.
The lost property box is overflowing with
clothing, shoes etc. If your child has lost
any item of clothing please ask them to
check the lost property box which is
situated in the teachers workroom, next to
the staffroom.
Thank you.
Students enjoy trying their hand at a variety of activities during the
Epic Physics lunchtime tutorial held on Monday.
Year 13 TDT Wearable Arts trip to
Wellington
Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser
$3.79 per packet of six traditional or six chocolate.
70 Cents per packet goes to our trip.
Orders by Monday 16th March for Delivery on 27th March.
Email Sue Robinson [email protected] if you are
interested in supporting us.
The College is delighted to announce that the coaches of the 1 st XV for 2015 are Damon Sutherland and Marius Mostert. Damon
is an ex student of the College who has lots of coaching experience including Representative Teams. He coached OBHS 3rd XV
last year has been appointed Otago Country U16 Coach for the 2015 season. Marius is a South African who has played 156
games during a decade of first-class rugby. He played for Boland and Western Province before moving north to the Lions in 1999, when
they won the Currie Cup, and played again for them in 2000. He also played 23 games for the Cats. Marius then moved to New
Zealand and played for Otago and the Highlanders. Marius has lots of coaching experience. He was assistant coach of Otago Spirit last
year.
The 1st XV have been completing early morning fitness sessions for several weeks and have a preseason game coming up against South
Otago on March 22nd in Balclutha.
The College has also secured the services of John Tili to coach the U14 side. John was the coach of the very successful U13 Dunedin
team last year and we are very excited to have him on board.
Rugby Coaches /Managers/ Teachers in Charge
Rugby Preseason
1st XV
Coaches – Damon Sutherland / Marius Mostert
Manager – Bob King
Teacher in Charge – Ant Harris
1st XV
Monday and Wednesday morning fitness sessions
Monday and Wednesday Rugby training, Kettle Park, 3.30pm
U15 - Monday training
3.15 - 4.30pm
Fitness and skills
First training: Monday, 9 March
Other trainings: 16 March, 23 March, 30 March
U15
Coaches – Trevor Thompson / Jade Fraser
Manager – Tim Lucas
Teacher in Charge – Tim Lucas
U14
Coaches – John Tili
Manager – Deb Webb / Lorraine Stewart
Teacher in Charge – Shaun Haig
Registrations are to be completed for all three teams currently. We
are looking for more players in all three teams so if you have any
questions then please get in contact with the teacher in charge of the
team.
Thursday training
3.15 - 4.30pm
Skills and team run
First training: Thursday, 19 March
Other trainings: 26 March, 2 April
U14 – Tuesday and Thursday at Kettle Park – 4.00pm
A reminder to all Years 7 & 8 parents to please fix up any outstanding summer sport fees that may be
applicable. Years 7 & 8 Winter sports registrations will be available this Friday
C
ongratulations to the following
students selected for Basketball
Otago group rep teams:
Under 19 Men: Lawrence Kim
Under 19 Women: Hanna Gallaher
Under 17 Girls: Matile Ioane
Under 15 Boys: Justin Clado
Under 15 Girls: Piata Rapata-Hanning, Ashlee Middleton,
Kyra McEntyre and Dre Whaanga
For all information regarding sports at
Kavanagh College please visit our
website http://www.kavanaghsport.com/
Under 14 Rugby
We welcome any year 9, 10 or 11 boys and girls that are
interested in playing rugby for Kavanagh Under 14 side.
Training is Tuesday and Thursday at Robin Hood park 4pm5.30pm.
Competition games start just after the April school holiday.
Players should be aged 13 or under on 1st January 2015 but
we can always apply for dispensation with the ORFU for any
players not meeting the age requirements based on
experience, weight etc.
If you have any questions or any interested players can’t make
practices at the moment please contact
Lorraine Stewart, 4881052, [email protected] or
Deb Webb, [email protected],
0274 780422.
KAVANAGH YEARS 7 & 8
NETBALL
Last Saturday Rhiannon McFarlane (Year 12)
competed in the South Island IRB Surf Rescue
Championships held at Waikouaiti Beach.
Rhiannon is part of the Brighton Premier Gold
IRB team and they won four medals:
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Gold for Premier Tube Rescue
Silver for Premier Mass Rescue
Silver for Premier Single Rescue
Silver for Premier Assembly Rescue
Netball Trials:
When: Thursday 19th and Tuesday 24th March.
3:15-4:30pm
Where: Kavanagh Courts
Who:
Open to all Year 7 & 8 students, girls and boys.
If any parents are willing to help out with coaching please
contact Erin Jones as soon as possible [email protected]
The team also came away with the title of top South Island
Premier IRB team.
Rhiannon and her two team-mates will be competing at
the BP Surf Rescue NZ IRB Championships at the end of this
month at Warrington Beach.
KAVANAGH NETBALL 2015
TRIALS for ALL SENIOR, YEAR 10 AND
YEAR 9 TEAMS
- The second trial will be held on Sunday March
15th.
Kavanagh Basketball – Cheese Roll Fundraiser
Fundraiser to purchase Basketball singlets for Junior
Players.
$6 per dozen or $15 for 3 dozen.
Orders to [email protected] by Friday 27th March
Delivery /Pickup Sunday 29th March
Stock up the freezer before Easters/School Holidays!
We welcome anyone intending to play, you need to
sign up on the sheets at the Sports Office.
We invite you to join the group on Facebook:
Kavanagh College Netball. This is a closed
group page and will be used as a way to
communicate with all players and supporters, past
and present.
You can find the calendar for the 2015 season
at www.dunedinnetball.co.nz
If there is anyone interested in coaching or umpiring
it would be great to hear from you. You can email
Netball Coordinator Emmeline Kendrick at [email protected]
Thank you.
COMMUNITY / PARENT
REPRESENTATIVES
We are looking for two new community/parent representatives to join the College’s Sports Council.
In brief the role and function of the Sports Council is to:
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Support sport at Kavanagh College
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Have input into the setting of the Kavanagh College
Plan for Sport
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To take action (initiatives) that support sport in the
College.
Interested parents are encouraged to make contact with
Mike Waterworth on [email protected] or
4773408 by Friday 20th March please.
Kavanagh Cricket Fundraiser
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Toilet rolls. $20.00 for a pack of 45 rolls.
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Hand towels. $15 for a pack of 12 rolls
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To order please contact Dave
Eathorne or Ant Harris through
the school office.
2015 Volts Accelerator Coaching Programme
Registrations are now open for the 2015 Volts Accelerator
winter Coaching Programme.
The Accelerator programme is a ten week winter
programme aimed at cricketers (boys & girls) in Years 5 to 13.
This programme consists of ten 90 minute sessions and is an
advanced skills based course that concentrates on all
aspects of the game. Sessions will commence Sunday 10
May, break for the school holidays and conclude in the middle
of August.
The cost for this ten week programme is $300.00 or $500.00 for
two players from the same family.
All queries on the content of the programme should be
directed to Mark Bracewell on (03) 477 9056 or 027 5385 389,
[email protected].
For assistance with booking please contact Carla Butchers on
(03) 477 9056 or [email protected]
This has been a popular programme in recent years and spots
are strictly limited. We encourage you to register early to
ensure your involvement in the course on your chosen day.
Click here Registration form