July 2016

TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
July 2016
Tauranga
Girls’
College
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents, Caregiver and Friends of the College
As Term Two draws to a close
flexible playing surface replaces
we are looking back on a highly
our old netball courts with a
successful first half of the year,
more user friendly facility that
where we have focussed on our
matches the quality of the
values of respect, participation
sportswomen who will use it.
and pride, with students having
This investment is a
explored a huge range of
tangible measure of the respect
experiences in and out of the
our school has for excellence in
classroom that reinforce these.
sport and our girls will certainly
A visit to our website at
be able to have pride as they
www.tgc.school.nz will provide
participate in games and
you with an overview of many of
practices on this surface.
those events, as well as the
successes and the service ethic
Participation in the recent
that lies behind them and we
Workday has produced the
congratulate all those involved.
largest total of funds raised for
several years and a huge thank
Encouraging
sporting
you must go to each and every
participation Term Two has also
student who has contributed to
seen the start of our artificial
funding resources for learning
turf project, something that we
by contributing to our school
look
forward
to
seeing
community in this way. Funds
completed in Term Three,
from the day are destined to be
bringing our sporting facilities
used on several projects
up to a new standard of
requested
by
students,
excellence. The installation of
including drinking fountains and
an all-weather
air conditioning.
Looking to Term Three we have
Fame, the combined TGC/TBC
production premiering on 03
August and I recommend this
evening at Baycourt theatre to
our community as a great way
to experience the talents of
students from both colleges.
We also have our Junior Parent
Teacher conferencing evening
in the first week of term on
Thursday 28 July, our Open
Evening for incoming Year 9
students in Week Three on 10
August and on 17 August our
Option Evening, supporting
students in planning learning
pathways into 2017.
In the meantime I wish you all a
safe and relaxing holiday break
and see you again for an equally
busy and productive Term
Three.
Pauline Cowens
Principal
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
Achievements
International and
National:
Cross Country:
At the New Zealand Secondary
Schools National Cross Country
Championships held near the
Agrodome in Rotorua Tauranga
Girls’ College had a team of 15
athletes competing. There were
over 1000 athletes competing on
Saturday from 125 different
schools across the country.
Congratulations to our Senior
Girls team who came away with
a silver medal in the 6 person
team event. These girls were:
Arleah Tippins, Kaylee
Mudgway, Tylah Amrein, Paris
Heslop, Jaysha Tippins and
Sophie McConnell.
At the inaugural National Cross
Country Regional Relay Champs
athletes were selected for the
Waikato/BOP team based on
their placing at Waikato’s.
Kaylee Mudgway and Arleah
Tippins were both in the
Waikato/BOP senior girls’ team
that were placed 4th.
Well done to all the girls that
took part; those girls above as
well as Hannah Rose, Ellie
Richardson, Tabitha Marshall,
Crystal Aranui, Abigail
Mortimer, Kalais Going,
Breana Allum, Erin Conway,
and Emily Kneale.
Shooting:
Georgi Jovner won the A Grade
at the Howick Open Shooting
Competition and top scored for
the Waikato Team at the Teams
of Ten competition in Lower
Hutt.
July 2016
Squash:
Rugby:
On Friday 17 June 18 Tauranga
Girls’ College girls represented
at BOP Secondary School Squash
Teams competition. Taylor
Clarke, Anika Russell, Ashlee
Linn, Div 1, 2nd place, Silver
medals. Emily Chamberlain,
Alyssa Lewitt, Morgan Amos,
Div 2, 4th place. Olivia McMann,
Zoe Lankshear, Natasha
Davies, Div 3, 1st place. Cate
Belton, Jada Hine, Yvonne
Ryan, Div 3, 2nd place. Anneliese
Darby, YuWen Huang, Sophie
Bailey, Div 3, 3rd place.
The Tauranga Girls’ College
Rugby 1st XV team won the first
round of the competition
winning all 4 games scoring, 305
points and only 12 against
them.
Taekwondo:
Brooklyn Storey competed and
trained in Australia as part of her
build up to compete at the
Junior Worlds in November.
Underwater Hockey:
The Senior Underwater Hockey
team placed 4th at Regionals
which qualifies them to compete
at Nationals in Winter
Tournament week.
The Junior Underwater Hockey
team placed 5th at their regionals
and have been invited to attend
the National Tournament. Most
Valuable Player announced for
the senior team was Jordan
Ross and for the Junior Team
was Keelin McKelvie.
North Island/Bay of
Plenty/Local
Congratulations
Basketball:
Mia Krueger-Reedy, Hannah
Bulmer, *Olympia Magnusson
- beat Otumoetai 1.
Zoe Booth and Saffron Hann
have been selected in the
Tauranga U15 Basketball
Representative team.
Cross Country:
At the Waikato Cross Country
Championships held in Rotorua
in the Intermediate division
Arleah Tippins placed 2nd and
the 3 person team of Arleah
Tippins, Tabitha Marshall and
Abigail Mortimer placed 3rd in
the 6 person team of the 3 above
plus Sapphire Paton, Emily
Kneale and Breana Allum
placed 2nd. In the Senior division
Kaylee Mudgway placed 3rd and
the 3 person team of Kaylee
Mudgway, Tylah Amrein and
Paris Heslop placed 1st.
Kaylee Mudgway placed 6th in
the Tauranga Open Cross
Country.
Junior Interschool Debating:
YuWen Huang, Courtney
Thomas, *Gabrielle Dackers beat Tauranga Boys’ College 1.
*Best speakers in each debate.
Mooting:
Selena Wright, Joy Ackerley,
Vidarshi Illangamudalige are
through to the semi-finals on 30
June in Hamilton.
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
|July 2016
Board of Trustees
2016 Elections
Congratulations to our
incoming Board:
 Stephen Boyle
 Errol Brain
 Megan Cleverley: Chairperson
 Dr Mark Lawrence
 Mark Pakes
 Tess Scully: Staff representative
 Pauline Cowens: Principal
Sponsorship and
team apparel:
Tauranga Girls’ College is
interested in meeting with any
business who wishes to sponsor
a sports team. Please contact
our Director of Sport, Mrs Kaye
Barnett, on 5788114 ext 748 or
email [email protected]
to
discuss
this
matter
further. All sponsorship or
donations must come through
the school before being
distributed to teams.
Tauranga Girls’ College have a
new sports uniform that will
provide much needed unity
across all codes. This will mean
that our teams can be clearly
identified as Tauranga Girls’
College sports’ teams. We also
have a new sports’ hoodie that
students can purchase for
additional team apparel. If any
team wishes to have additional
team apparel it must have
school
approval
and
be
purchased by Tauranga Girls’
College.
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International:
TGC/TBC MasterChef 2016
Tuesday 31 May, 4-8pm.
Event timeline:
4pm- Boys arrive - briefing on
event and safety, split in to 14
groups of 6-7.
4:15- Move to cooking rooms,
decide on one of two recipes,
prepared in advance by team
captains.
4:30- Two students per group
head to New World to purchase
ingredients.
Remaining
members created a restaurant
poster.
5pm-Cooking!
6:30- One small dish per group
plated to be judged, rest of main
taken to International Centre for
buffet style dinner. Students ate
dinner and dessert (supplied)
inside
and
outside
of
International Centre.
7:30- Prizegiving- certificates,
chocolates,
and
trophies
st
nd
rd
awarded to 1 , 2 , 3 place,
Most Creative Dish, and Best
Restaurant Poster.
8:10pm- Students picked up by
homestay families.
The evening was a huge successthe students, in particular TGC
girls really impressed us with
their team efforts, great
organisation and overall spirit.
The dishes created were of a
very high standard, both in taste
and presentation. TGC team
captains were particularly well
organised, having prepared two
recipes in advance, and did a
great job of keeping their team
on task. The success of the night
really was a credit to our girls.
International girls’
volunteer activities
on Work Day
On Work Day the girls from the
International Department spent
the day volunteering at a
number of local organisations.
All 46 were involved, whether
they were supplying home
baking and spending time with
clients at Alzheimer’s Tauranga,
sorting clothes and linen at the
Waipuna
Hospice
depot,
assembling client packs at the
Stroke Foundation or cleaning
cat cages at the SPCA.
A number of girls went to Gate
Pa School and joined classes,
interacting with the children and
teaching them about their home
countries.
All the organisations where our
girls volunteered gave very
positive feedback and said they
would love to have them back.
Over all this was a really
successful day and all the girls
represented
the
school
extremely well.
http://www.theweekendsun.co.
nz/news/915-international-helptauranga.html
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
|July 2016
Chemistry
On Wednesday 17 June, Bayley
Coster, Emma Godden, Jada
Mataroa and Grace Wright
travelled to Waikato University
for the Hill Laboratories
Analytical
Chemistry
competition. There were 24
teams of 4 competing from
Pukekohe High School in the
north to Taupo-nui-a-tia in the
south. The students had to
accurately
determine
the
composition of a barium
chloride
compound,
using
gravimetric and volumetric
techniques. The winner would
be the team that got closest to
the actual answer. Hamilton
Boys’ High (1) were the winners
for the 4th year running with 2.19
as their answer. Our team
placed second with 2.25 – so
close! This is the best result we
have had for the past 3 years
(previously gaining 5th then last
year 3rd). The team had a great
day, topped off by coming
second and winning a small, but
welcome monetary prize!
Asia Wise
competition
Tauranga Girls’ College is a
school that gives emphasis to
our students being ‘Asia Aware’
as the importance of Asia is an
increasing reality for New
Zealanders. Asia Wise is an
annual
competition
held
throughout Australia and New
Zealand, around the history and
geography of Asia. Last year
students at Tauranga Girls’
College had great success with
highest results in Australasia.
Abigail Mortimer and Amy
Earles attained 98% to top the
Years 8-9 competition. This year
both have proceeded to attain
with distinction in the Years 10-
4
11 competition, Abigail having
the highest score of 96% and
Amy’s 94% being 2nd equal with
some Australian students.
Other students who attained at
distinction were Annaliese
Darby,
Ella
Westenberg,
Hannah Cox, Hayley Tanner,
Hayley Ellison, Laura Degas,
Lucy Paterson, Sophie Bailey,
Eloise
Sharpe,
Dannika
Worthington, and Amber Tarr
who all got 90-92%.
Positive Behaviour
for Learning
Being able to Accept Difference
is important at Tauranga Girls’
College as it ensures emotional
safety for all students and staff.
As individuals, we need to value
others as much as ourselves.
We are all different and it is
important for our young people
to learn that being different is
what makes them unique. They
should also learn to embrace
others’ differences.
When children are young, they
will often ask about differences
they notice between themselves
and others. However, they tend
to accept others without
question. They make friends
with those who may not even
speak their language; the
language of play is enough for
them to have a relationship.
As children get older, the
attitudes their parents have of
others may determine their
behaviour towards those who
are different. How the family
perceives those who are
different may have a big impact
on the way the growing child
treat others. Children learn to
value difference from their
parents.
As parents or caregivers, we
could reflect on our own
acceptance of difference and
how tolerant we are of the
points of view of other people.
We can also reflect on how
flexible
we
are
in
accommodating
different
customs, beliefs and cultural
traditions and, how much we
respect and value individuality.
We can promote acceptance by:
 Helping
our
child
to
understand
our
own
whakapapa, family history
and background.
 Talking with our child about
the ways in which people
within our own family are
different from each other they each have their own
likes and dislikes, interests,
and things that they are good
at.
 Encouraging our child to talk
about their observations,
questions or concerns.
 Helping our child to consider
the feelings and opinions of
others - to put him or herself
in the other person's shoes.
 Helping our children see that
differences
are
to
be
appreciated and celebrated.
We can do this by exposing
them to other cultures and
people through watching
television programmes or
reading books about other
people and places and
participating
in
local
community cultural events
and festivals.
As C. JoyBell C. states, “We are
all equal in the fact that we are
all different. We are all the same
in the fact that we will never be
the same.” Let us all celebrate
differences!
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
July 2016
Stage Challenge
This year’s Tauranga Girls’ College Stage Challenge theme was 'Sacred Journey' I am strength, I am beauty, I am fertility.
Sacred Journey follows the process of the traditional Maori chin tattoo - Tamoko from
a women's perspective. It represents strength, beauty, fertility and the empowerment of
a woman. The performance aimed to show the detailed process and the respect and
beauty of this special art form - the Tamoko.
The Student leadership team consisted of:
Choreographers:
Teagan Wilson & Elizabeth Kulasingham
Director:
Elise Connor
Producer:
Alexandra Ritai
Drama Coach:
Tate Fountain
Set Designer & Stage Manager: Molly Alton
Costume Design:
Madison Randall
Production Assistant:
Emily Dixon
The team were awarded 1st place in the Tauranga Open Division and awards for:
Costuming Character, Performance Skill, Drama, Sound Track, Visual Enhancement,
Set Design & Function, Concept and Choreography.
Congratulations to the following students who participated in either a performance or backstage capacity:
Cast:
Rosemary Adams-Horsley Chris Bae
Rori Baird
Morgan Barrimore
Grace Box
Leah Brown
Sarah Carey
Tessa Catley
Monique Channer
Alyssa Crenfeldt
Kelsey Duff
Tess Esterman
Katie Goodwin
Angel-Marie Hart
Bethany Lewer
Alyssa Lewitt
Edyn Loveland
Caitlin Nicol
Katie Oliver
Jaida Ormsby
Catrin Pearce
Pita Phillips
Rose Pua
Grace Pua
Anna Raeburn
Jessica Richardson
Meesha Richardson
Daisy Sedgwick
Eloise Sharpe
Kirsten Tanner
Kelly Taylor
Emily Thomas
Kate Vernall
Cindel Vlietman
Erica Wilson-Innes
Keilani Worthen
Arohaina Worthen
Shontelle Wyber
Maia Youard
Backstage:
Lily Alton
Costume:
Helena Andrews
Tabitha Marshall
Hair & Make Up:
Esther Braithwaite
Kapa Haka:
Kimiora Adams-Noda
Alexandria Pou Poasa
Tania Whare
Kimimatauranga Wirihana
Abigail Mortimer
Kayla Sycamore
Chantelle Bartlett
Callie-Jay Dobbs
Jerushah Keightley
Sarah Coleman
Lighting:
Skye Haynes
Lara Rasmussen
Aimee Palmer
Krystal Hepetema
PianikaTeriaki
Kennedy Wilson
Ngawaiwera Ngatoko
Daeshan Turner-Paki
Special thanks go to Legacy Trust, Caroline Gill (teacher in charge), Neil
Alton, Whaea Christine Brooks, Whaea Te Rangimarie Hamiora, Rosie
Edwards, Bernie Liason (school Kaumatua), Maraea Ranui and Caroline Bird.
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
July 2016
Year 13 Ball
Dance Competition
Our Year 13 ball was held on
Saturday 28 May at Classic
Flyers Aviation Museum. The
theme for this year was
‘Wanderlust’ - the strong desire
to travel. It was a wonderful
evening and a special occasion
for our Year 13 students, their
partners, and teachers.
Our Hip Hop group, The
Undertakers, competed in the
Project Hip Hop competitions at
Bethlehem College. The group
were placed 4th out of a large
group of 11 crews and did very
well and against some stiff
competition. For a first time out
we look forward to seeing this
group grow in strength as the
year goes on. Congratulations
to the students: Zoe Beck, Hana
Ito, Bethany Lewer, Jaida
Ormsby, Madison Randall,
Grace
Redwood,
Hannah
Sadd, Annika Sinclair, Erica
Wilson-Innes, and Tai Hemana.
Special thanks to our student
ball committee consisting of:
Georgia Cox, Kaitlin Bentz,
Emily
Bowen,
Inozencia
Domingue, Soraja Peters,
Ashley Williams, Joy Ackerley,
and Carlie Morreel. Thanks also
go to Caroline Bird, and Caroline
Gill for assisting these girls.
Special thanks to the troupe
coach Mokoia Rose and Carla
Beazley from Rise Dance
Company,
Jackie
Gould,
Caroline
Gill,
and
Leigh
Summerville (teacher in charge
from Tauranga Boys’ College).
Year 9 Diligence
Camp
22 – 23 August Finlay Park
This is to reward the girls who
are caught doing thing correct
Invitation letters were sent 01
July.
Year 9 Activity Day
Project Hip Hop
This is an off -site day for all Year
9 girls on 22 November.
The girls will be making
selections next term and a
deposit will be required by the
end of Term 3.
NZ School
Japanese Trivia
Championships
We took 3 teams of students to
this event in Hamilton on Friday
night. Please congratulate Min
Kyung Kim and Myosung Gwak
on gaining 2nd place equal at the
BOP/Waikato New Zealand
Schools
Japanese
Trivia
Championships on Friday night
at
the
University
of
Waikato. This was a very wellrun event which was live
throughout New Zealand via a
Google spreadsheet so we could
see the results from other
regions come in simultaneously.
A great application of Google
and transferable to any subject.
Enrolments 2017
Enrolments will open for the
year 2017 the first week of Term
3, 2015, and all contributing
schools will receive their
enrolment packs during that
week.
Applications
for
enrolment will close on Friday
02 September.
All students living within the
enrolment zone for the college
have automatic right of entry.
Out of zone students are also
being accepted and enrolment
packs for those students are
available through the school
reception. The closing date is
also Friday 02 September.
If you have friends outside the
Tauranga Girls’ College zone
who wish to send their
daughters to our school please
draw their attention to the way
in which enrolment packs can be
accessed.
Should too many applications
from out of zone be received,
ballot date for Tauranga Girls’
College
is
Monday
12
September.
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
|July 2016
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Subject Selection
2017
Y9 & 10 Parent
Teacher Interviews
NCEA Candidate
Information
In Term 3 your daughter will be
choosing the subjects that she
wishes to study next year. It is
very important that she makes
choices that are well informed
and based on her ability and
achievement in the subjects that
she has taken this year.
These will be held in J Block on
Thursday 28 July, 4.30-7pm.
All senior students have been
issued with the NZQA candidate
information sheet along with a
printout of the standards they
will be assessed against for
2016.
It is important that this
information has been checked
carefully and any alterations are
sent to the student office.
The table shows the fee
structure
for
National
Qualification entries for 2016.
The
government
provides
financial assistance to students
entering for school qualifications
if certain criteria are met.
During this subject choice time
the Careers Advisor, the deans
and senior leaders will be visiting
classes to discuss subject
choices and to go through the
Curriculum Guide for subject
choice, which your daughter will
receive at the beginning of Term
3.
A useful first step in planning
courses is for your daughter to
have completed the course
planning exercise starting on
page 4 of the Curriculum Guide,
which will take her through to
career and education choices
beyond school.
Should you
have
any
queries,
your
daughter’s Dean is the person to
contact:
Year 9: Mrs Nemeth and Mrs
Somerville
Year 10: Mrs Prendiville & Ms
Valentine
Year 11 Mrs Keightley & Mrs
Glaser-Brown
Year 12: Mrs Gould and Ms
Mankelow
Year 13: Ms Gill and Mr Wallis
It is important to meet the
deadlines set and to be accurate
in selections.
Changes are
allowed up until the date
indicated in the Curriculum
Guide. However, students need
to be aware that late changes
may limit choices available.
Your daughter will receive her
report on Friday 08 July (last
day of Term 2). The online
bookings opened on Wednesday
o6 July and remain open until
4pm Thursday 28 July.
Please note that the booking
code jbz3b will be on the sheet
accompanying your daughter’s
report, it is also available on the
following link:
http://www.schoolinterviews.co.
nz
Open Night
The Open Night for prospective
students for 2017 will be held on:
Thursday 11 August at
5.45 pm.
If you know of anyone
considering
sending
their
daughter to Tauranga Girls’
College in 2017 please pass on
this date to them. Please invite
them to contact the school
reception for further details.
Option Evening
An Option Evening is scheduled
for:
Wednesday 17 August
5.00pm - 7.00pm
in J Block.
You are encouraged to attend
this with your daughter, so that
you can discuss subject choices
with staff.
Entry
Fee
National
Qualifications
$76.70
Framework
(NQF)
Scholarship subject
entries are per
$30.00
subject
NZQA Fees 2016
This term the NZQA fees are
due no later than Friday 26
August for all students who are
studying at senior level for this
year. If you qualify for financial
assistance with these fees, then
please complete the form issued
and get it back to school so that
we can process your application.
Forms are also available via the
NZQA
website:
www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/forstudents/fees/financialassistanc
e.html.
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
|July 2016
PTA
The PTA Fashion Show was a
huge success, making about
$9000 in its 30th year! It’s still
relevant, the girls (and boys)
love it, and it’s a great way to
involve the local community and
businesses in the school. It was
organised this year by a very
small team of working mums,
with limited experience of the
show, but with great support
from Carolyn Nemeth, the
senior managers, the caretakers,
Ewan McLeod, Chris Ferguson
and the amazing ‘techy’ girls,
our stage manager and the back
stage and front of house girls.
Thanks also go to the lovely
Shop Mums, who co-ordinated
the groups and made sure
everyone looked after the
clothes! A huge thanks to our
long-standing sponsor, Legacy
Trust, who kicked off our
planning this year with a
fantastic donation of $500. And
of course, thank you to all who
came to see the shows!
However, it’s important to
acknowledge the PTA mums
who gave huge amounts of their
time and energy: Caroline
Banyard (the lion’s share of
everything - shops, groups,
rehearsals), Megan Pakes (all the
business sponsorship in the
Indulge newspaper feature,
helped by Tina Gear), Liz
Nicholls (sorting out the dosh
and supporting 2 groups),
Shonagh Harris (sponsorship,
raffles and finding us a Creative
Director - Julie Bourke from
Heaven in Te Puna), Erin Robson
(social media guru - thanks
Megan! music vetting and
sponsorship), Senga Evans-Best
(rehearsals, promotion and
publicity), and me (VIP stuff and
bits and bobs).
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We totally get how busy life is
for everyone, but we are putting
out a plea now for next
year.....almost all of us will be
helping with next year’s show,
but we will need some more
help. We have a neat structure
for the Fashion Show Planning
Group (and this year we all really
enjoyed our ‘meetings’ at
Bethlehem Coffee Club on
Fridays at 4!). We will need help
with the following roles/jobs:
Overall Director:
actually not a huge job, just
keeping everyone else on task
Promotion,
posters
and
ticketing
Groups Co-ordinator:
meeting with the shop mums to
advise what they need to do
Logistics:
lighting, stage, seating, carpet,
security etc (all in conjunction
with the school)
Raffles
VIP reception
Sponsorship
Shop liaison
Please step forward. Our girls
actually love it when we get
involved, and it’s important to
model ‘active citizenship’ and
‘hands-on’ volunteering.
Thanks.
Carol Jenkin
Our next PTA will be
Wednesday 17 August, 7.30pm
in the Staffroom.
Aquatics
Aquatics is a half year course
that happens in the first half of
the year. It is an awesome
course that allows students to
work on their Swimming and
Survival abilities, to participate
in lots of outdoor activities such
as Kayaking, Stand up Paddle
Boarding, and Waka Ama.
Students can gain their PADI
Dive Certificate, which is an
internationally recognised diving
qualification. To gain this
outside of school costs a lot
more money than to do it in this
course.
Many
of
our
international students enrol in
this course so it is a great way
for our students to share
learning opportunities with
other students from around the
world. As a half year course the
assessment work offers 13
credits: 7 level 3, 3 level2, and 3
level 1. The course is taken in
conjunction with another half
year course.
Ms Thomason is our staff
member who presents this
course. She is more than happy
to be contacted about details of
the course.
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
|July 2016
Young Enterprise
The Tauranga Girls’ College
Young
Enterprise
team
‘ProtechT who are entered in the
Young
Enterprise
Scheme
National competition have been
working hard throughout the
year to produce an innovative
product – Wooly Gripz. ProtechT
has created a padded crutch and
walker handle cover which
consists of two layers - one of
neoprene foam to absorb the
impact, and a top layer of
natural sheepskin to prevent
abrasion and blistering on the
hands. The cost is only $24.95.
Check out the company website
protecht.yesmarket.co.nz
or
phone 0210226803 to let Wooly
Gripz be your helping hand.
Team members are Bayley
Coster, Georgia Cox, Soomin
Kim, Bianca Ruegg, Brooke
Taylor, Aimee Tomlinson and
Yazzmine Woodhouse.
Many thanks
Georgia Cox
The Zone eBook
A paper copy of this publication
was issued to your daughter last
week. The Zone is 'go to' guide
for advice and hot tips for teens
like finding freedom with New
Zealand
driver
licensing,
knowing your legal rights, not
just behind the wheel, but also in
life. This is the link to the
website for parental/student
access:
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bayofplenty/promotions/news/article.
cfm?c_id=1503512&objectid=116
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Attendance
When a student is absent from
school because of illness
parents/caregivers are:
 To phone the school office
578-8114 prior to 8.00 am and
follow
the
answer-phone
instructions
or
 Email a message to the office
using
the
address:
[email protected]
 The student must bring a note
to explain her absence on the
first day of her return.
Students who cannot explain
their absences will be marked
as truant.
 Parents writing notes for their
daughters are asked to ensure
that the following information
is included: The student’s full
name and tutor group and a
legible (printed) version of the
parent’s name as well as the
parent’s signature, date and
absence date.
 This information ensures that
notes are dealt with promptly
and that parents can be
contacted should any queries
arise.
 Where absence is known in
advance the school should be
phoned as far in advance as
possible. Appointments for the
dentist, doctor and other
personal matters should be
made outside school hours
whenever possible.
 Non-medical absences during
school term time: Where
students will be absent from
school for other than medical
reasons parents are required to
request leave in writing/email
to the Principal giving the
dates and reason for the
absence.
 Students who achieve 100%
attendance
are
awarded
certificates. Employers value
such evidence of commitment
from young people.
After school detentions may be
given to students who have a
whole day’s absence without
explanation. Notice of this will
be given to parents, and
students will need to be
collected at 4.30 pm after
completion of the detention.
Punctuality
All students are expected to be
in their Tutor Class by 8.40 am.
Student Parking
Students choosing to bring cars
to College are to find their own
parking spaces outside of the
college campus. Students are
not to park on the grass verges
outside the College bus bay (22rd
Avenue). This land is council
land, not owned by the Ministry
of Education. Students’ parking
on the grass verge is a health
and safety risk. Students’ cars
may towed away at their
expense, by the Tauranga City
Council, if they continue parking
in areas that cause a safety risk
and are parked illegally.
Parking is provided for staff
only. Families dropping students
off, are to use the bus bay
entrance, drop student off and
then continue driving out of the
exit area.
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Calendar
Day
Date
Event
Sat-Sun
Mon-Fri
Wednesday
Thursday
02-10 July
04-08 July
06 July
07 July
Friday
08 July
Sat-Sun
09-10 July
Tuesday
Monday
Mon-Fri
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Sat-Sun
Mon-Tues
Wed-Sat
Wednesday
12 July
25 July
25-29 July
26 July
27 July
28 July
30-31 July
02-03 Aug
03-06 Aug
03 Aug
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International Music Festival - Australia
Health Week
Young Leaders
TRR field trip - Bowentown
Hamilton Exchange - here
Junior Reports issued
Parent Teacher Appointments bookings open
Term 2 ends
NZISS Road Cycling - Karapiro
NZSS Judo - Tauranga
Hip Hop Tauranga Performing Arts Festival
Term 3 begins
NZSS Kapa Haka – Napier
Labo international visitors arrive
Kaoshiang international visitors arrive
Y9 & 10 Parent Teacher interviews: 4.30-7pm
Gym Sport - Auckland
GIS Days
FAME: Baycourt
Rotorua Girls’ High School sports exchange
TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE
|July 2016
Contacting the College for 2016
We encourage parents to contact the College (578 8114) for support at any time during the year. The
Pastoral Team includes:
Year 9 Senior Leader: Mrs Bird
Deans: Mrs Carolyn Nemeth & Mrs Judith Somerville
Ext 766
Year 10 Senior Leader: Mrs Millar
Deans: Mrs Bridget Prendiville& Ms Kylie Valentine
Ext 769
Year 11 Senior Leader: Mrs Ferguson
Deans: Mrs Audrey Keightley & Ms Margot Glaser-Brown
Ext 770
Year 12 Senior Leader: Ms Rowlands
Deans: Mrs Jackie Gould & Mrs Robyn Mankelow
Ext 767
Year 13 Senior Leader: Ms Rowlands
Deans: Ms Caroline Gill & Mr Don Wallis
Ext 768
Guidance Counsellors
Ms Judy Burr Ext 728 & Ms Chantal Stopford Ext 724
If any matter remains unresolved, or is taking too long, please contact the Senior Deputy Principal: Mrs
Millar or the Principal: Mrs Cowens.
930 Cameron Road, Tauranga 3112 Ph: (07) 578-8114
Fax: (07) 578-8447
[email protected] www.tgc.school.nz
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Head Girls
Tate Fountain: Head Girl
Georgia Coughlan: Sports Captain
Molly Alton: Deputy Head Girl
Sarah Coleman: Arts Director