2014 June - James Hargest College

INTERNATIONAL
HAPPENINGS
Junior Campus—6 Layard Street
April/May/June
Senior Campus—288 Layard Street
Edition 80
Invercargill, New Zealand
Tele: 0064 3 2176129 Fax: 0064 3 21 70351
Email:
www.jameshargest.school.nz
TERM [email protected]
4 May
to
4 July
AUTUMN AND THE FROSTS HAVE ARRIVED !
A VERY WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW STUDENTS:
Austin Kim,
Van Tan Hua,
Vietnam
Thi Phuc Thinh Hua,
Vietnam
Jiang Fenghai, (Nic)
China
Wiboonphan Atthaphan,
(Jump)
Thailand
Worawit Choomak, (Stone)
Thailand
Chavapol Yensabai,
Thailand
Korea
Kuanon Chongsheveewat,
(Kabong)
Thailand
Nontiya Latthi, (Net)
Thailand
Hai Tran,
Vietnam
Arunpat Sarikarin (Tom)
Thailand
Wasinee Choksunthornp,
(Jasmine)
Thailand
Thanacha Luevisedpaibul (Guy)
Thailand
BROTHER & SISTER SUCCESSES!
Congratulations to Peam (left) and Pete (right) on their individual successes:
Peam—representing New Zealand in the 2014
China Global Positional Summer (China GPS)
programme in July.
Pete— : Chosen for the U17 volleyball
tournament to be held in Auckland in
October.
Well done you two!!!!
SUPER BOWL/McDONALDS NIGHT…………..Friday 20 June
Next Friday, the James Hargest College International Club are extending an invitation to International and Exchange students to join them for Bowling and Burgers—5.30pm—7.30pm—
COME ALONG AND HAVE A FUN NIGHT
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE MONEY ON THEIR PHONE—THIS IS ESSENTIAL IF THEY NEED TO TEXT THEIR HOMESTAY PARENTS OR ARE PUT INTO A SITUATION WHERE AN URGENT
PHONE CALL IS REQUIRED
RANDOM SNIPPET:
“People don’t notice if it’s winter or
summer when they are happy”
Anton Chekov
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I have recently returned from five weeks holiday spent in the United Kingdom and many countries in Europe—it
was a wonderful holiday exploring many different countries, savouring different foods and experiencing lots of
different lifestyles…..., but it is great to be back in the beautiful ‘Land of the long white cloud’ even though the
temperatures dropped from around the mid forties in Dubai, to three degrees on our return! Brrhhh!
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Remember, I have several wheat bags for any students who might be feeling the chill of the oncoming winter months—
NB: students: two minutes in the microwave for toastie toes in bed.
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With the drop in temperature, it would also be appreciated if home stay families could check to make sure their students are
warm enough in their bedrooms and beds.
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Attached to this edition is an updated home stay list which shows students local addresses for your information.
Thank you!
ANY INTERESTING NEWS for
Outdoors Mark
Jane
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND HOME STAY FAMILIES
“INTERNATIONAL HAPPENINGS”
Contact Details are
CAN BE PHONED IN TO JANE
Jenny Elder 021 685 734
ON 21 76129 OR BY EMAIL:
Jane Pearce 021 266 9088
[email protected]
Lisa Kadoike
8 April
Konomi Shihara
18 April
Lasse Sigvert
21 April
Van Tan Hua
26 April
Alyssa-Clare Ellis
4 May
Gunsoo Kim
1 June
Toni Franke
17 June
Florian Hafliger
23 June
Nick von Jeinsen
27 June
Donna Henderson 0273 121 250
We have a group of Japanese students arriving on 26 July until 5 August— any offers of home stay
accommodation would be much appreciated.
Please contact Tricia France on 21 76129 if you would like to experience home staying an international
student and learning about their culture.
Sincere apologies to Antonia Franke and Florian Hafliger who
were missed off the International Students Prize Lists for
2013
Florian Hafliger
Year 12 Industry Award
Toni Franke
Year 11 Industry Award
As part of our on-going student support for our International Students we encourage them to get involved with the wide range of
sporting, cultural and musical opportunities that Hargest has to offer.
During our orientation process we endeavour to find out what interests the students have so we can encourage them to get involved and
become an active member of the school during their stay. We have found that the connections the students make with our students
give them a valuable and rewarding experience.
An extensive range of sporting and cultural opportunities are also provided out of school and where possible, we can help the student
make the initial contact with a particular club or organisation.
Please contact Donna Henderson if you have any queries.
Donna Henderson
International Students Administrator
Congratulations……Tem Tep-Areenan
on being part of a group called :
Blue Flame Enterprise
who won the Best Trade Stand award at the SBS Young Enterprise mid-year awards. Well done!
…. to
ThienTran ….
who arrived just a few weeks ago and is already making his mark in Table Tennis. He recently competed in
the Southland Championships where he gained the U15 title.
Later this month Thien will travel to Dunedin to compete in the Otago Champs. We wish him the best of luck
for a successful result!
Our visiting gropu of short term Thai students visited the Mayor on 12 April prior to their visit ending at the end of Term 1.
Recent snippets from our latest home stay surveys:
What do you most enjoy about your home stay family?
Talking to them and spending time with them; Watching tv; mealtimes; talking about the things we do together; living a normal
day; In weekends we go out and sometimes we go on trips to Bluff or Queenstown; relaxing and going on trips in weekends and
holidays; they are very kind and cook nice food; their kindness and friendliness; that I am part of the family, not just someone who
lives with them; that there is always someone around you, so you don’t get homesick; they are very kind; although we are all really busy, we still do a lot of the fun stuff together; they include me and always up for a ‘yarn’; my home stay mum and I get along
really well; dinner time; meals; the large family; they take care of me; dinner time!; talking and cooking together; everything; they consider me as part of the family—we talk and share a lot of things; host mum and dad; watching tv together; they are nice; spending time with them
What is the hardest thing about living in a home stay family?
Home is far from school; when my family speak fast - I cannot understand; communication; not understanding what they are talking about; nothing;
nothing—I’m happy!; nothing; maybe not understanding me; nothing is hard—they are like a second family; nothing; a bit far from school—would like a
licence; nothing; my English understanding; the dog; sometimes I feel like I don’t belong; understanding about clothing
Who in your home stay family helps you if you are homesick?
Host mum (many replies about host mums); not homesick; Host parents and sister; my Thai friend; not homesick—happy; host dad; just me; never
homesick; everyone in the family; never been homesick
May 2014
End of term ice skating trip
Many of our students along with members of the International Club and our short term Thai group, enjoyed another
successful Ice Skating trip to Gore to celebrate end of Term!
“THE HARGEST WAY”