HGHS BULLETIN - Hamilton - Hamilton Girls` High School

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HGHS BULLETIN
“A wise woman shapes her own destiny”
Kia ora koutou
Creating a culture of excellence has been a priority for me over the last three years. Hamilton Girls’ High is a wonderful
school with many great students and the BOT and Senior Leadership team have continued to work with staff, students
and parents to consolidate and lift the bar for raising achievement across the four cornerstones of Academic, Leadership,
Cultural and Sporting excellence.
I want to reiterate that the messages I had in my first year as Principal in 2013, are still as strong today. Instilling school
pride in our students at Hamilton Girls’ High School is our collective responsibility. The small things count. Wearing our
uniform with pride, using our manners, being prepared for class and taking responsibility for our actions are important to being a
student at our school. While we do not want to become complacent, it is certainly pleasing to see the change in both our own school and wider
community perception.
Many of our staff encourage students to think, create and develop knowledge through inquiry and making sure they become the best that they
can be. Motivation is always high at the beginning of the year, however we want students to remain focused on their goals and committed to
achieving them. It is one thing to have a purpose, but it is equally important to know how you are going to achieve it. Attendance every day is
important to achieving academic aims.
Being a Principal is an extremely challenging, but rewarding position. One of the enjoyable parts of the job is getting out and about to sporting
and cultural events to watch our students play or perform. I have included “out and about “ photographs from the past fortnight. Thank you to
all our parents, teachers and volunteers who give their time to provide wonderful opportunities for our students.
Have a good weekend. Marie Gordon
Principal
ACHIEVEMENTS
SQUASH
WAIBOP CROSS COUNTRY
Congratulations to the WAIBOP Cross Country that competed Tuesday
7th June at the Agrodome in rotorua. We had 20 representatives. An
excellent effort by our Junior HGHS champion Maria Sartin who
finished 12th and our junior team (6 man) finished 2nd in the team
competition; Intermediate HGHS champion Sharnae Taylor finished
9th and has been selected for the WAIBOP relay team who will
compete at Nationals at the end of June. The Intermediate team (6
man) were 3rd in the team competition. Our senior team also finished
3rd in the 3 man competition.
The Waikato Secondary Schools squash tournament was held on the
8th June. Congratulations to Anika Jackson who won the Division
1 competition and Leah Hodge who came 3rd taking out the Plate,
Hayley Carsor finished 4th in Division 1. A fantastic effort by those
players to take 3 of the top 4 places. Anna Gallaher came 3rd in the
Division 3 and played 5 sets with the last set going beyond the 15 point
score to finish 22-20.
Division 1 winners - Anna Gallaher, Anika
Jackson, Leah Hodges, Hayley Carson
Sharnae Taylor
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to our Kapa Haka Prefect, Aniwa Collier
who was part of the winning senior Kapa Haka Group Te
Waka Huia for the Auckland regionals.
SEVENS
Congratulations to Ariona Ieremia who has been selected for the
Cook Island Womens Sevens Team.The team travelled to Dublin, Ireland
to compete in the World Rugby Women’s 7s Repechage tournament on
Saturday 25th-Sunday 26th June. This is a great opportunity for Ariona
and the team to try and qualify for the Rio Olympics.
3 ENGLISH WITH EXTENSIONS
This class has recently completed the AS 91480 assessment and the
analyses were of a very high standard with 71% of students achieving
an Excellence grade.
Division 3Winners - Morgan Craven,Teal
King, Kobi Bartlett.
MANU KORERO SPEECH COMPETITION
This year Hamilton Girls’ held our very first interschool Maori Speech
competition. There are 4 sections which the girls can enter. Junior
Maori, Senior Maori, Junior English and Senior English. We are very
proud of the 11 girls who participated in this event.The winners of each
section will go on and represent Hamilton Girls at the Waikato Manu
Korero Speech Competition at the end of this term. Congratulations
to Pani Potts (Junior Maori), Pourewa Ruri-Clarke (Senior Maori),
Hinetaapora Short (Junior English) and Tiana McCaskill (Senior
English). Thank you to all that supported this evening.
YOUNG SINGERS IN HARMONY
BARBERSHOP QUARTET
Congratulations to our HGHS Chorus group that were placed 2nd in
the YSIH Competition, and to the Hendricks Quartet that were placed
4th. Although there were only 2-3 points separating the top groups,
both have been invited to the Nationals in September.
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HALL OF FAME
Carolyn Grey our own Sports Director was
inducted into the Hall of Fame for Basketball.
This is an amazing achievement as she has been
recognised for her services for basketball. This
includes playing representative basketball for
Waikato and New Zealand and her services of
many years of coaching.
To celebrate such an achievement we had
a cake made in the shape of a basketball
court for her.
TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY
The Ag Art Wear competition was held as part of Fieldays at Mystery
Creek and challenged designers to use farmyard materials - everything
from bale wrap to chicken wire.This was the first year that a group
from L2 Textiles entered the AgArtwear at the fieldays. , and although
not placed, It was a very positive experience.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
MATARIKI - Maori New Year
Our Ka Awatea Prefect, Murihuku Martell celebrated this event over
3 days and offered the opportunity for our students and staff to come
in and make Manu Aute. It was a wonderful opportunity and something
new for us. There is a great exhibition at the Waikato Museum that we
encourage all our girls to get along and see.
SCHOOL LEAVER WEBSITE
A new website for career
information combining a range
of sources – a good ‘one stop
shop’. Well worth a look at for
students and parents
www.schoolleaver.nz
FRENCH TRIP FUNDRAISER
Thank you to all those who attended the screening of “Finding Dory”
as part of our fundraising.
MUSIC
Our Choir, ­Mana Wahine travelled to Bethlehem Performing
Arts centre to perform in BIG SING and were awarded a Highly
Commended. Our girls were the largest group to compete and their
voices were . Congratulations to Mrs Dickinson and all those who
trained in lunchtimes and afterschool for so long.
HGHS HOCKEY
HGHS vs Waikato Dio Hockey team played the final on Wednesday
22nd of June and the result was 2 -1 to Dio. Great effort put forth by
the whole team with our hard earned goal scored by Maria Sartin.
UP AND COMING EVENTS
Ian Hunter Scholarship Preparation Workshop
Dr Ian Hunter Scholarship Preparation Workshop for Year 12
and 13 students is happening on 29th June. Those who have been
selected have been given permission slips.The workshop will focus
on speeding up student planning, fluency, output and teaching
students to critically analyse, think and then write.
July 7th Thurs - Victoria University Info evening Waikato Stadium
July 7th Thurs - University of Auckland Enginuity Day Auckland
- register in Careers Office (students interested in Engineering)
July 7th Thurs - Tauranga Girls’ High Sports
exchange:
RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL CITIZENS
All students must read and sign
a cybersafety agreement before
gaining access to our School wifi.
The expectation is that students
are using the internet to connect
to Educational websites, including
our Learning Management System
(Schoology) and Google Apps. It
has become evident that some
students are using a VPN to access
sites, such as Facebook, that are
‘blocked’.
Unfortunately, there
are a few students that are ‘live
streaming’ whilst at school. This is
inappropriate and unacceptable and
will be treated as a disciplinary issue.
Sports participating in the Annual Tauranga exchange at Hamilton
Girls’ High School:
RUGBY: 10:45 kickoff on the school field
NETBALL: 10:15 Prem reserves
10:30am 10 A
11:30 am Premier
All played on the school courts
BASKETBALL: Senior Prems 10:30am school gym
HOCKEY: 2nd XI 10:30am - 1st XI 11:00am
Games are at Gallagher Hockey centre Innes Common
FOOTBALL: Jun 1st XI - 10:15 - Sen 1st XI 11:30 am
games played at Innes Common
CONGRATULATIONS - NETBALL MONDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
After 6 weeks of competition, HGHS netball finished the league with some great results.
YR 10A 1st, Premiers 3rd, Premier Reserves 3rd
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INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT
We welcome 2 new students : Marian Mosquera from Philippines
and Nohemi Tenorio Quinones from Colombia (via HFHS).
Our International students had an international shared lunch, and have
another one planned for later this week.
The 2 International Tutor Groups enjoyed Ten Pin Bowling - a new
experience for many!
STAFF FIRST AID
COURSE
On Saturday, June 18th, 18 staff
took part in First Aid Training.
We have many up-to-date first
aiders available throughout the
school who are capable and
have the necessary skills to react
effectively in a medical emergency
inside or outside the classroom.
WORLD VISION - 40 HOUR FAMINE
Our Services Council have been busy this term, organising, promoting
and now collecting for the 40 Hour Famine. Approximately, 40 girls
from each House signed up for the 40 Hour famine. Sponsorship
Booklets and money is now due back. House Captains will do a
collection at tutor time but the booklets can also be dropped off at
the Finance office. There are movie vouchers up for grabs to the top
seller in each House; as well as a double movie voucher for the overall
winner. Well done to everyone who has supported this worthy cause.
JAPANESE TRIVIA COMPETITION
On Friday 17th June 8 girls participated
in the annual Japanese trivia competition
held at Waikato University. Our Year
Nine team of Nikkaella Lulu, Sophie
Pottinger, Sheridan O’Keeffe and
Jessica Kong (left to right in photo)
came in fourth, one point behind the
two teams that tied for second place.
This was an impressive effort from the
girls who made the extra effort to wear
Japanese dress to the event.
YEAR 11
GEOGRAPHY
On Monday 13 June, both Year 11
Geography classes took a field trip
to the Hamilton Lake. The trip was
based around data collection for
their research project. It was a
fantastic day, with brilliant weather,
where the girls were able to gather
data in the field; they mapped, they
interviewed and took photos of
uses of the Hamilton Lake Domain.
YEAR 9 EXTENSION FIELD TRIP (ONSITE)
On Monday 20th June, 9XA and 9X1 participated in an onsite field
trip which included a motivational speaker, team building games and
a Science extension activity. The day started with Janine Mackay, from
the University of Waikato, speaking about student leadership and the
values of a leader. Both classes were able to work together to discuss
what this looks like and how they could use these attributes in the
future. This session ran for one hour and then the students carried out
some team building games. The classes were mixed up for this activity
and encouraged to use their problem-solving skills to figure out two
challenging tasks. The afternoon session involved the classes working
together on a Science activity based around Solar Panels. Overall, a
very engaging day!
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NZQA
NZQA KEY DATES
Start checking your results on the NZQA Database
5th April (Updated on the 5th day of each Month)
NZQA Fees (Payments are now overdue)
School’s deadline – 10th June 2016
Financial Assistance (Will receive late applications)
School’s deadline – 10th June 2016
Last Date to Withdraw from External Exams
School’s deadline – 12th August 2016
Last Date to Withdraw from Internal Standard
(Unless you have been given an adequate assessment opportunity)
School’s deadline – 18th November 2016
AUTHENTICITY:
All your grades will be based on the work you produce.
Assignments, Projects, Portfolios, etc.
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The work must be your own: The teacher will use at least one
method to check that the work is your own. Methods could
include: supervising the research process by including regular
checkpoints, requiring draft work to be submitted, keeping work
onsite, and oral questioning.
Plagiarism
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Is the “wrongful appropriation” and “stealing and publication” of
another person’s “language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions” and
the representation of them as one’s own original work.
Plagiarism or assisting someone to plagiarise is considered cheating
and is dealt with as a Breach of the Rules (refer to this section).
Plagiarised work will be ineligible for a grade.
Plagiarism will deem to have occurred if a student presents
words or expressions the same as another person. Then it will be
deemed that the student has either plagiarised or assisted some
else to plagiarise.
A student will not be penalised if they can prove, beyond a
reasonable doubt, that either someone had stolen their work and
used it without their knowledge, or were bullied into giving their
work to another person.
Note: Properly referenced quotes are not considered plagiarism,
refer to the next section.
Referencing
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You are to acknowledge your sources and use the referencing
procedures below (unless otherwise directed to do so by your
teacher):
All primary (i.e., information you collect directly, e.g. surveys)
surveys and secondary sources of written information/material/
data (e.g., from books, magazines, internet) must be referenced so
they are able to be checked by another person.
As a guide:
For written material: listing the author, the date of publishing,
publication name, publisher, and page numbers
This applies to all, material, such as: books, magazines, newspapers,
internet, teachers notes, other students’ work, etc.
For surveys: a copy of the survey with, either the names or contact
details of the people surveyed or the survey conditions used.
Where you quote/ paraphrase written material:
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Use quotation marks at the beginning and at end of the quoted
information/material
Use a series of dots to indicate that some of the material has been
removed (e.g., She said to Joan ……… that)
Use brackets when extra information is added (e.g., She said to
Joan [her sister])
Cite the author and where this information can be checked by
another person.
See NZQA website for further information on Authenticity.
School contact
Mr Mitchell is the Principal’s Nominee (NZQA Liaison) at the school.
You can contact him by:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 07 839 1304 EXT 839
Mail: Mr Mitchell
Principal’s Nominee
PO Box 4082
Hamilton
BOOK LAUNCH
On Monday, June 13th, Mrs Gordon was privileged to represent
Hamilton Girls’ High School at the book launch of War Artist
and Soldier, HORACE MOORE-JONES. A Hamilton hero, a
brave soldier, a husband, a father and master painter who is
most famous for his painting of “The man and his donkey” a
painting that is depicted of a soldier leading a donkey back to
the shore in help of medical care for the British soldier on the
donkey. Horace Moore-Jones was the very first art teacher at
Hamilton High School. We have two books that have been
gifted to our school; One book sits alongside the miniature
marquette in our administration block, that was also gifted to
the school, and the other book has been gifted to our library.
GOOD LUCK
To our Barbershop Girls who compete in the Regional Competitions this Friday!.
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OUT AND ABOUT WITH MRS GORDON:
HGHS OLD GIRLS ASSOCIATION
Calling all Old Girls’
We're here on social media!
Like and share with a fellow
Old Girl to stay connected.
A very special thank you
to Bobbie Jarvis for her
contributions as President
to the Old Girls', and she
now will take the role of
Treasurer. We appreciate
everything you have done
and continue to do for
the Association, and for
Hamilton
Girls'
High
School. We would like to
congratulate and welcome
Marie Quill as the Old
Girls’ new President and
Gemma Ward-Duin as our
Secretary.
We look forward to helping
re-establish the Association
and help us all connect (and
get socialising!) once again.
KEY DATES
THIS FORTNIGHT
24-26 JUNE
26 JUNE
26 JUNE
29 JUNE
30 JUNE
30 JUNE
30 JUNE
1 JULY
1 JULY
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2 JULY
4 JULY
4-10 JULY
6 JULY
6 JULY
7 JULY
7 JULY
7-8 JULY
8 JULY
8 JULY
8-10 JULY
Kapa Haka Noho
Hillary Challenge 6 hour adventure race
NZSS Hillary Challenge 6 Hour Race North Island
Ian Hunter Scholarship Workshop
TGTG 3APO/3APS (all day)
Year 11 Drama Field Trip
2HOS WINTEC visit
2APS & 2APO fitness day
Robocup - robotics
2HOS WINTEC visit
Senior Ball
Y13 Science (Health) Day
Maori Language Week
Prefects Leadership Breakfast
Dance Showcase
Waikato Culinary Fare
Tauranga Girls’ High Sports Exchange
Waikato Culinary Fare
Founders Day
Waikato Regional Manu Korero Speech
Competition
Kapa Haka Noho
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to our Kapa Haka Prefect- Aniwa Collier who was part of the winning senior Kapa Haka Group Te Waka Huia for the
Auckland regionals.
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FOUNDERS DAY 2016
PROGRAMME
Date: Friday, 8th July
Where:Ngaa Puawaitanga auditorium
Time: Please be seated by 2.20pm
Guest Speaker: Madison Nonoa
“A wise woman shapes her own destiny”
Hamilton Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools
In association with Origin Theatrical Ltd
With sponsorship from Stronglite Staging and
ROAD AND SPORT HARLEY DAVIDSON
Present
WHERE:
Nga Puawaitanga
Hamilton Girls High School
WHEN:
Saturday August 6
7.30pm
Sunday August 7
2pm
Wednesday August 10
6.30pm
Thursday August 11
7.30pm
Friday August 12
7.30pm
Saturday August 13
7.30pm
TICKETS:
Available from HGHS and HBHS
Adults $20
Students $15
Sunday Matinee All tickets $15
Music and Lyrics by Jam Jacobs andWarren Casey