School News - Sacred Heart Girls` College

Sacred Heart Girls’ College
MANAWA TAPU
Excellent Education
That Embraces
Gospel Values
New Plymouth
T E R M
NEWSLETTER
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Principal’s Peace
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Friday 1 July
Sacred Heart Day
Saturday 2 July
City Sounds Concert, Devon
Hotel
Sunday 3 July
‘8’ Ball & Darts, Stratford
Club
Sunday 3 July
City Sounds Choir, Devon
Hotel
Wed 6—Thurs 7July
St Peter’s Sports Exchange,
Palmerston North
Thurs 7—Thurs 14 July
Life Education, bus on site
Thursday 7 July
Year 7 and 8 Social, SHGC
Thurs 7—Fri 8 July
NZ Concert Band Champs,
New Plymouth
Saturday 9 July
Year 13 Ball
Sunday 10 July
Squash, Okato Squash Club
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TERM DATES:
Term 2
Mon 2 May—Fr 15 July
Term 3
Mon 1 Aug—Fri 7 Oct
Term 4
Tues 25 Oct—Thurs 8 Dec
Dear Parents
On June 11th in the
company of Claire
Whareaitu , Emma Crowe
and Priyaanka Khatri, I
was privileged to attend
the Ordination Mass for
Bishop Charles Drennan.
The Mass was a formal
occasion and included
sections in Latin , English
and Maori. It was also a
celebration of the diverse
cultures of our diocese.
Students who attend St
Joseph’s in Powderham
Street participated in the
10.30am Mass the
following weekend which
was concelebrated by
Bishop Peter and Bishop
Charles. The Tenners
were also a part of this
service and sang
beautifully during
communion.
The recent happenings in
Christchurch are a constant
reminder of how fragile our
lives are. Over the past few
weeks I have been
reassured that the safety of
our future is in good hands.
I have witnessed this in the
actions of our students and
their commitment to
helping others in their hour
of need and in their selfless
generosity of giving. The
recent Airbands concert
raised $1700 for
Christchurch and the
various activities of Culture
Week raised over a
thousand dollars for
Canteen. This money was
raised from the support of
the student community and
their families and from time
generously donated.
On July 1st we celebrate
Sacred Heart Day. We are
reminded at this time of
Jesus’ love for all of us.
The symbols contained in
the Sacred Heart remind us
of Jesus’ selfless act in
dying to save us. We are
reminded of His suffering.
Our students celebrate the
values of the Sacred Heart
daily through their actions.
They embrace the gospel
values and make them a real
part of their lives. Charity
and kindness certainly go a
long way towards making
the world a better place.
I hope that you will join us
in the celebration of this
Mass and of our feast day. I
wish each and everyone of
you a happy feast day.
God Bless
Rose Sawaya
Principal
Congratulations to:
Former student Bryony
Williams who has been
awarded a Moyra Todd
Memorial Scholarship.
Former student Casey Stevens who was awarded
a Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship.
Students are encouraged to subscribe to our
regular scholarships e-newsletter by emailing
[email protected] with “subscribe” in
the subject line.
P.O Box 3241 • New Plymouth • NZ. Phone 06 758 5023 • Fax 06 758 0126 • www.shgcnp.school.nz
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Cath Leger — Deputy Principal
Tena kotou katoa,
Curriculum
Co-ordinator
Principal’s
Nominee for NZQA
Whaia e koe ki
te iti kahurangi;
ki te tuohu koe,
me maunga
teitei
Seek the
treasure you
value most
dearly: if you
bow your head,
let it be to a lofty
mountain
Recently this whakatauki was interpreted
and performed in the House Drama
competition. There were some powerful
interpretations. It is heartening to realise that
the girls know that they will struggle in their
lives and in their studies. They also showed
that they will be rewarded for their hard
work, even if it is not yet obvious to them. It
was also obvious that they realised that the
love of God will help them in times of crisis
when they must bow their head to their lofty
mountain.
NCEA Information:
All Year 11 to Year 13 students’ caregivers
should have received information regarding
NCEA payment in the mail. In the same mail
out there was also information about how to
apply for financial assistance if you should
require it.
If your daughter is doing NCEA standards in
Year 10 this year, these credits will be “held
over” until 2012. Your daughter’s credits will
be forwarded to NZQA at the beginning of
2012. This means that you will only be
required to pay the NCEA fee in 2012
Some students have been logging into the
NZQA website to check their entries and
credits. This is good practice and is
encouraged. They will need their NSN in
order to log-in. This number was mailed to
you as part of the information about NCEA
fees. The information provided to NZQA is
updated monthly.
Some students have been logging in to the
school’s new website
www.shgcnp.school.nz This is another good
way for students to check their entries and
credit summary.
We will also be providing regular credit
summary printouts for each student in Years
11 to 13 in Week 2 and Week 8 of each term.
Students are congratulated for following our
policies and procedures regarding application
for extensions and for planned absence. They
have been very responsible in this respect and
thank you for your support in this matter.
Useful Websites:
www.nzqa.govt.nz – if you have not already
visited this site please ensure that you do. It
has a lot of information about NCEA and your
daughter should be visiting regularly to ensure
her grades are recorded accurately.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/ - find out all you
need to know about the NZ curriculum
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/NationalStandards/Supporting-parents-and-whanau find out all about National Standards if your
daughter is in Year 7
or 8.
Reports 2011:
Teachers are currently working on formal
written reports for all students. These formal
reports will be sent home at the end of the
term. Teacher’s comments should be read very
carefully as they will provide timely and useful
information that will help your daughter to
progress further with her learning.
Please contact the school at any time if you
have any questions or concerns about your
daughter’s progress. Feel free to contact me at
the school or via e-mail:
[email protected] and I will ensure
that the right person responds to your query.
Year 11 Art work by Renee Landers
P.O Box 3241 • New Plymouth • NZ. Phone 06 758 5023 • Fax 06 758 0126 • www.shgcnp.school.nz
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School News
BOARDS TALK
At Sacred Heart Girls’ College there are three bodies whose role is the welfare of our College and its students these are the Principal and two Boards: the Board of Trustees & the Mission College New Plymouth Trust Board.
You are probably aware that schools are governed by a Board of Trustees ( BOT). The Board comprises the
Principal, a staff representative, a student representative, and 5 elected parent representatives. In addition on the
BOT at Sacred Heart we have 3 representatives of the Proprietors.
Who are the Proprietors?
The proprietors are the Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions - this Catholic order of Sisters founded our
school in 1884. For over 100 years the Sisters owned, managed & taught at the school. As there are now no
longer any Sisters involved in managing or teaching at the school, a Board was formed to continue the work of
the Sisters. The Mission College New Plymouth Trust Board ( Proprietors Board ) act on behalf of the
Congregation who are the owners and as such are responsible for the provision of buildings. Elizabeth House,
the boarding Hostel, have its own governance structure but also reports to and is responsible to the Proprietor's
Board. The Proprietors Board is made up of 3 Order appointees, 2 Bishop's appointees, 1 Old Girls'
representative, the Hostel Chair of the Management Board and the Hostel Manager, the BOT Chair and the
Principal.
It s not just about buildings however -the Proprietors Board key role is to ensure that the Catholic character is
promoted, protected and preserved. Catholic character is also known as Special character - this is not an add-on
to what would otherwise be a secular State school nor is it just about religious education, ceremonies, rituals &
observances - e.g. Masses, Feast days etc . Catholic/Special character provides the framework within which the
whole school curriculum is delivered; it is, in fact, integral to everything that takes place in the school, or on behalf
of the school, and it's community. It also provides a climate of hope, inspiration and service for all members of the
school community. The Mission Statement of our school is " Sacred Heart Girls' College provides excellence in
education while embracing gospel values."
External reviews of the Special Character are conducted every three years and this will occur at Sacred Heart in
the ninth week of this term.
Therese O'Connell
Order Appointee on the Proprietor's Board
Proprietor's Board representative on the BOT
Social Sciences Department
At Sacred Heart it is important to incorporate the
Gospel Values in all areas of the curriculum. We are
lucky in the Social Sciences Department, as our
subjects easily allow us to teach them along side the
New Zealand Curriculums values, into our units of
work. The following are a couple of examples of how
they are incorporated.
In the Year 11 History Black Civil Rights Unit, the
students have been looking at Social Injustice and
the Gospel Values of Freedom and Courage. They
have learnt how Martin Luther King Junior led a
march in Birmingham, USA to try and change the
unjust system of segregation. He and fellow
protesters made the choice to carry out the march
despite extreme opposition. In the Year 7 Anzac's Unit,
one focus was on the Gospel Value of Celebration.
Through a wide range of activities, students learnt how
important it is to commemorate this significant event in
New Zealand's history.
We are over halfway through the year and I would like to
take this opportunity to thank all of the teachers in the
Social Science Department for their hard work and
commitment. As for the students, I will use the famous
report line that most of you will be familiar with "You are a
pleasure to teach."
Isabel Moller
P.O Box 3241 • New Plymouth • NZ. Phone 06 758 5023 • Fax 06 758 0126 • www.shgcnp.school.nz
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School News
Gateway
There are nearly 40 students enrolled in the Gateway programme in 2011.
They are working in a number of various workplaces within the community and are gaining
valuable experience in areas of interest to them. Many of the gateway students have gained
paid part-time work in their areas of interest.
A number of students are working towards gaining Equine
credits which will be counted towards their Level 2 and 3
NCEA qualifications. Laura Fleming and Jamiee
Richardson are involved at Riding for the Disabled where
they help members of the community to ride and enjoy
themselves. Kate Davis is also working in the Equine
area where she is learning under the guidance of Bill
Newton, breaking-in horses and developing her Western
riding skills. She has also had the opportunity of travelling
to the Equine Hospital at Massey University with a sick
horse.
Bianca van der Poel one of our Tourism students has
recently completed work experience with Chaddy’s
Charters. She had the chance to work with a group of
Chilean exchange students and to go out to the islands with
a Marine Biologist. Bianca also went on the Pilot boat to
Oakura and on the return journey was allowed to drive the
boat. She has also gained a radio Operators Certificate and
now has the chance of gaining a Launch Masters Ticket.
Hannah Yandle and Anita Murphy have successfully
completed the first stage of the Hairdressing Industries
training programme. They have completed their Gateway
package and their credits will count towards both NCEA
Level 2 and any future Hairdressing apprenticeship.
Congratulations to Terrwyn Pryor, Eboni Manu and
Jarhna Waters who have also gained credits in the
Hairdressing Industry.
At the start of the year 40 students took part in an
excellent two day course run by ProMED. This
covered aspects of safety in the workplace and was
enjoyed by all. It was interactive and the girls had
many challenges. Included in the course were the
effects of drug abuse in the workplace and the
dangers of using mobile phones while driving.
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Andrew Murray — Deputy Principal
Student
Management
“Nonetheless,
we can but
encourage
each other in
the endeavour
of being
neither too
close so we
suffocate, nor
too far so we
neglect “
I came across an article in Time magazine
3 years old. Nonetheless, we can but
recently, which as an educator and parent
encourage each other in the endeavour of
interested me and I thought I would share it. It
being neither too close so we suffocate,
concerned “helicopter parenting” which
nor too far so we neglect even at 3. Where
describes those parents who are up in the air,
do you fit in your relationship?
constantly hovering about their children and
affording them little independence.
Principals Award
The article suggested some parents are
In our scheme that promotes a culture of
content to use commercial helicopters, others
learning by both honouring achievement
use military gun-ships from which they rain
and rewarding effort, we congratulate the
down hostile ordinance and withering bursts of
following who have received the Deputy
destructive fire on any real or imagined threat
Principal award in the “To
last
month.
Emma
catch the
reader's attention,
place an interesting sentence or
that might endanger their daughter. These
Brown, Talitha van Lith,
Ariana Kereopa,
quote from the story here.”
parents are so protective they will speak for
Hazel Schofer, Kate Byrne, Teegan
their daughter, they will act for their daughter,
Chard, Rebecca Wormald, Emma
they will think for their daughter. The result can
Daniels, Sarah McKie, Harriet
be a lack of resilience and a loss of identity. In
Sherwood , Libby White, Jessica
their love, these parents hurt their offspring.
Woolley and Grace Greensill. It is great
Conversations with their daughters are likely to
to see so many of our students achieve in
be reduced to a parental monologue that
so many different areas.
meets parental fear rather than their daughter’s
needs.
Uniform
Then there are the parents that are all at sea.
Uniform issues are common at this time of
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Jerseys: please NAME them. There is a
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mountain of jerseys that lay unclaimed as
at the dining table rather than in front of
they are unnamed.
the television. These are the parents who
Uniform is available from Campus Clothing
habitually share their feelings and ideas with
located on Gill Street – they stock all of our
their daughter and have a reasonable
uniform requirements. They have a website
expectation that their daughter will reciprocate.
which details all of their contact details:
These are the parents who ask how the day
http://www.campusclothing.co.nz/
There is a small supply of second hand
has been with sufficient interest to show that
uniform, please contact the school office if
the enquiry is genuine.
you wish to take advantage of any of our
I have not always found it easy to have my feet
second hand uniform. If you wish to
on the ground. At times I have been up
donate second hand uniform please bring it
in the air or all at sea. I have one piece of
to the school office – all donations are
undeniable evidence to support this
gratefully accepted.
confession, she is called Charlotte, and she is
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Sports
Taranaki Netball Representative Players 2011
Taranaki U19
Taranaki U17
Grace Kelly
Rebecca Major
Taranaki U17 Development
Alex Reid
Eloise Stevens
Siobhan Pope
Taranaki U15
Mairangi
Tamati-King
Taranaki U15 Development
Mechaela Major
Taranaki Yr 7
Madeline Wells
Grace Major
Gracen Walsh
Taranaki Yr 7 Development
Cora van den Bos
Britney Witehira
Lakein Cottam
GOLF
A great day was had by all at the Ambrose Golf Tournament at
Eltham Golf course on Friday 17 June.
Nine holes were played and the girls were greeted with a frosty
tee off at 9.30am.
Alice Hales
Jaime Livingstone
Shantelle Bromley played 18
holes in a golf
tournament at the
Stratford Golf Course
on Friday 17 June.
Rheanne Walker
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Sports
Adventure
Racer
Nathan Fa’avae
Sports
Ambassadors
Mechaela Major, Nicole Alexander,
Mairangi Tamati-King and Courtney
Keech attended the Sports Seminar held at
Waitara High on Tuesday 31st May where
Bevan Martin was the guest speaker.
Elle Fairgray and Hannah Trevis
attended the Sports Seminar held
at Spotswood College on Tuesday
14 June where Nathan Fa’avae
was the guest speaker.
Softball
Bevan Martin
Congratulations to:
Annika Roodbeen who
has been selected for the
U15 Taranaki Hockey
Team.
Emily Duffy who has
been selected for the
U15 Taranaki
Basketball Team.
NZ Cross Country Championships
Saturday 18 June 2011
Ashburton
We had a fantastic trip south. The girls
performed outstandingly both as competitors
and as ambassadors of the school.
The Year 9 six person team of Libby
Antunovic, Emma Daniels, Katja Ehler,
Natasha Potroz, Michaela Spurdle and Peta
van Hattum, gained a silver medal. This was
a brilliant result and very exciting for not only
these six girls but for the whole team.
In the senior race - (under 19s) Jess
Leary also did extremely well - being placed
24th out of 173 competitors.
The remaining six girls who competed also put
in 100% effort. Overall I believe we had a
very enjoyable and successful trip.
Thank you to Judy van Hattum and Donna
Potroz for assisting and making my job so
much easier and less stressful.
Jo Leary
P.O Box 3241 • New Plymouth • NZ. Phone 06 758 5023 • Fax 06 758 0126 • www.shgcnp.school.nz
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Sports
MISSION CUP N
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The wonderful PTFA busy at work in the
kitchen preparing food for the Mission Cup.
On the 4th of June six Mission schools travelled from all over New Zealand to attend the annual Mission Cup,
held this year at our school in New Plymouth. All girls, coaches and managers stayed at the Elizabeth House
boarding hostel and games were played in our Event Centre.
The Mission Cup is a prestigious competitive netball tournament between the Mission schools in New Zealand.
These schools were all founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and include Sacred Heart Hamilton,
Lower Hutt, Napier and New Plymouth as well as St Josephs Maori Girls’ College and Catholic Cathedral
College from Christchurch.
Teams arrived late Friday afternoon and after a powhiri and meal many teams had an early night. Games began
on Saturday at 8am and our team was focused and ready to go. The first game was hard fought by a well
drilled Lower Hutt team who pushed us for the entire four quarters. Our girls proved too tough and we managed
to win by 3 goals. After evaluating a somewhat poor performance from our school side in the morning game our
girls made a comeback by having two reasonably large wins against Cathedral and St Josephs on the Saturday
afternoon. All schools attended a Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians where each participant received a badge
in recognition of participating in the tournament. A lovely dinner was provided by the hostel to end the Saturday
events.
Many tired bodies awoke on Sunday for the last day of competition with two rounds still to come. Our first game
was against Napier, which we won. This was a well fought match and showed our the higher level of play that
was needed to win the tournament. Following this game was the big one against Hamilton, considered as the
‘final’. We knew it was a must win game. With pressure to retain the Cup and win at home, we knew what we
had to do. A solid team defence and short sharp attacking play proved to be too good for Hamilton. A much
anticipated tight clash was not reflected in the score margin as we marched ahead to win by 22.
This was a well organised event with a great final result for our school’s Senior A Netball team who retained the
Mission Cup. Many friendships were made and immense skill was shown on the netball court by all.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank firstly Ms Tamati for her great
organisation; the weekend would not have run as smoothly without her, the
schools’ PTFA for providing the competitors with delicious food during the day
and the Elizabeth House staff for hosting and catering all the girls involved in
this tournament. Lastly thank you to all the supporters that came to cheer us
on throughout the weekend, your voices make a huge difference.
Well done girls you all played outstanding and this shows that all our hard
training does pay off!
Rebecca Major – Captain Senior A Netball
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School News
Music
The Music Department has been a particularly busy place this term with a variety of events and
activities involving our students, along with visiting performers entertaining us. It is great to see so
many students involved in such a wide range of activities.
NZ Music Month
May is, of course, NZ Music
Month. Competitions were
available every week for the
girls to enter, testing their
knowledge of the local music
scene. A New Zealand wide
initiative to coincide with Music
Month was “The Big Busk”,
where schools were invited to
busk to raise money for Child
Cancer. We had some
enthusiastic performers singing
their way around the school,
and the proceeds (along with
profit from the recent Talent
Quest) are being sent to this
worthy cause.
To end the month we had a
special assembly at which
Stephanie Piquette, a local
singer / songwriter,
performed some of her own
songs. This was particularly
inspiring to many of our
own budding artists.
Taranaki Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Competition
This is an annual event involving
students from all over NZ competing
in Regional competitions, with the
possibility of being invited to the
National Final. Sacred Heart was
represented by a string trio; Arianna
McCaul and Georgia Irvine on
violin, with Kathleen Chow on
piano. They had worked hard for this
competition under the tuition of
Norine Dixon, our String Tutor. They
performed well and can be very
proud of themselves, representing
our school admirably. Well done
girls!
Eight Sacred Heart Girls are members of the Youth
Orchestra which recently performed in the Theatre
Royal. It was a sold out event as the conductor,
Harry Brown, was retiring from the orchestra.
Congratulations to Ashleigh Fromont, Arianna
McCaul, Bhadra Rajendren, Hogan McKee,
Georgia Irvine, Kathleen Chow, Sofie Van den
Tillart and Laura George.
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School News
Music
drummers in Auckland bands,
but obviously really enjoy the
On Wednesday 8 June
opportunity of being in a
the school was privileged
to have this amazing group percussion-only band. It was an
amazing performance
performing for us. They
started the afternoon with a that used a wide range
of instruments and
workshop for 18 keen
styles. Audience
drummers who learnt a
participation added to
variety of skills and tricks.
the performance as we
Then the whole school
came to the Events Centre watched Mrs Blanks
and Mr Howarth
to see their energetic
displaying their own
performance. The three
drumming skills, and a
drummers, based in
Auckland, travel around NZ group of students
playing at various schools playing the log drums!
and events. They are each
“STRIKE!” Percussion
th
“Kids Sing!”
This is an event held in conjunction
with the NZ Choral Federation’s Big
Sing competition, for primary and
intermediate aged choirs. Each
choir presents a 10 minute
programme of 3 songs, and are
judged from their entry on to the
stage until they exit the stage.
The Trebles looked immaculate in
their uniforms, and were very
excited as they warmed up for their
time on the stage. They moved to
the stage very professionally and
confidently sang their bracket of
Strike! Percussion songs. They were
accompanied on the piano by
Miss Hayley Kim, a great find
for the Music department!
The girls were thrilled to
receive the award for “Most
Entertaining Performance,” –
well-deserved! They are now
looking forward to their next
engagement on Sunday 3rd
July, singing as guests of The
City Sounds choir at the
Devon Hotel.
Coming Up:
The SHGC Concert Band, under the
direction of Stewart Maunder, has
combined with FDMC this year. As a
combined band, “Fusion”, they are
sounding great! They will be
participating in the NZ Concert Band
National competition on the 8th and 9th
of July, here in New Plymouth. As a
warm up to this event they will be
playing on Sunday 3rd July at St
Andrews Church. This concert
involves several bands and starts at
2pm. They will also be travelling to
Hamilton, along with our Jazz Band,
on Friday August 5th to participate in a
competition there.
10D class work
10D students have
designed mobiles (using
sticks) that represent a
time of survival or conflict
in their lives.
By Sharlene King
By Stephanie Murphy-Provis
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School News
Cultural Week
June 13—17 was Culture Week at Sacred Heart Girls’ College this year.
The week started with the joint Sacred Heart and Francis Douglas talent quest.
A large variety of different acts competed forming an extremely
impressive showcase of the talent from both schools. While all the
acts were impressive and entertaining, a few exceptional groups
came out with a prize. The event raised a large amount for the
Canteen Charity and was an overall success. A massive thanks to
our fantastic judges, Lois Finderup, Andrew Trolove and Raewyn
Daurua.
1st Place
The Sister Sledge (Alex , Abbey
and Bailey Mullin)
Runner-up
The Dance Trio (Eloise Mori-Watson,
Janelle Javier and Nicole Alexander)
Most Entertaining
Me Llamo Esteban (Sam Thompson,
Lauren Nottingham, Daniel Phipps,
Jake Church and Calbe Birbich)
Audience Appeal
Maria Mosquera
On the Tuesday at lunchtime Bollywood dancing
lessons were offered by last years talent quest winners
Priyaanka Khatri, Presshini Lawerance and
Valentine Fernandes for any interested girls. There
was a great turn out and we all learnt some great
lessons on cultural dance. Thank you to Alex Mullin for
her contribution.
The next successful event was the Cultural Lunch.
With help from the Prefects and a very knowledgeable
Mrs Chaudhari, we managed to cook a delicious meal
for 300 girls and teachers. The meal consisted of butter
chicken, sushi, baked potatoes
and Russian fudge.
Overall the week was a huge success, but
wouldn’t have been possible without the help of
many people. Firstly we would like to thank Pak n
Save for their huge donation of food for the
Cultural Lunch. This was an amazing contribution
to our school. Thank you also to Mrs Chaudhari
and the Prefects who were in the kitchen all day
cooking and cleaning. We would also like to
thank Jarrod Bakker, George Grainger and Tane
Butler for the joint effort of the talent quest.
Throughout the week we all had a great time and
this was made possible by the support of the
wider school community.
Thanks everyone for a great week!
Cultural Leaders
Renee Cadenhead and Susannah Apps
Thank you to Pak N Save New Plymouth for
supplies donated for the Cultural Lunch
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School News
Year 7 Camp
On Tuesday May 24th our Year 7 students headed to Lake Taupo
Christian Camp for a four day adventure away from home and school.
Activities included a visit to the Volcanic Activity Centre to find out about the geology of the
area, a visit to the Honey Hive to find out about the life of a honey bee and a scenic cruise on
Lake Taupo. The wet weather did not put too much of a dampener on the activities back at
camp. These included high and low ropes, a Burma trail and team building activities.
Some of the evenings were spent in the fabulous hot pools in the area. The drama
performances were a highlight on the second night – thanks to Miss Hunneyball.
It was also great to have a brilliant group of parents at camp. Their energy, enthusiasm and
willingness to get involved in everything was really appreciated. Thanks also to Bruce and
Lorraine from ABC Tours - the best bus drivers we could ask for. The girls had a fantastic
experience and returned with many life long memories.
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School News
Science
Three of our Year 13 students recently attended the New Zealand Oil and Gas Conference
held in New Plymouth. Students with an interest in a career in the industry were invited to
attend a day long student workshop organised by the Petroleum Skills Association. The
highlights of the day were the spaghetti and marshmallow platform building competition, the
Methanex site tour and a number of wonderful speakers who gave the girls an insight into
their careers in the industry. All three of the girls left the day with a spring in their step and a
greater awareness of the opportunities available in the Oil and Gas industry.
Bridie Poppelwell, Ashleigh Fromont
and Emma Crowe with their “not so
structurally sound” spaghetti and
marshmallow platform.
Jeremy Taylor
HOF Science
Year 7 Art
For our topic in Art we
wove together
magazines in the shape
of a bag. We then
stapled a plastic bag to
the outside of the hand
bag. After crunching it
up and folding it inside-out,
we put a plastic bag over it
to make it water proof. Then
we stapled string to the
outside and it turned out like
this ...
By Taila Hurley and
Aleisha Sadler
Canteen Update
The school policy for Canteen Guidelines has recently been reviewed, the Student
Council has carried out a survey, and changes are on the way.
As per policy, the canteen will be offering “food choices that promote a healthy
lifestyle and a nutritious diet”. Chocolate bars and other lollies will no longer be sold.
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School News
Airbands
On the night of Tuesday May 31st, the Sacred Heart Girls’
College Student Council, along with Mr Moodley and Mr Murphy,
organised and hosted a lip synching Airband Competition with
Francis Douglas Memorial College.
The night was a big success as students, friends and families
fundraised over $1700 for the Christchurch relief fund.
First place:
Second place:
Third place:
“The Dolls” SHGC
“Nowhere Man” FDMC
“9Glee” SHGC
Airbands was an entertaining night that will hopefully become a
yearly tradition for both schools.
These were held on Friday 17 June and the
results are as follows:
House Dramas
Chanel House Drama
1st Place
Chanel
2nd Place
Lourdes
3rd Place
Vianney
4th Place
Barbier
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School News
Sacred Heart Girls’ College
9 Pukaka Street
Fitzroy
New Plymouth
23 June 2011
Dear Parents/ Caregivers
The Magazine Committee for 2011 is offering advertising space in our
annual school magazine. The options are listed below:
Size:
Footer
Colour:
Black and White
Price:
$50
‘Acknowledgement of
Sponsors’ Page(3.5cm
X 5.5cm)
Full Colour
$120
Your family or business may sponsor a page, which will appear as a footer
showing your family name or business. You may indicate a page preference and
we will do our best to meet your request.
To sponsor a page, please contact the school office or Anne McSweeney
([email protected]). We would really appreciate your sponsorship as
this is one way of reducing production costs.
Thank you
The Magazine Committee
Emelia French, Caitlin Finnerty, Kiana Burkett
Example of Sponsor’s Advert:
Advertise here!
Example of Footer: This page is kindly sponsored by the Burkett family
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Advertising
www.shgcnp.school.nz
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