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2019 February 8 February 2019 It‘s All About Team! 1 Principal’s Report IMPORTANT Form class and Graduation changes for 2019 Andy Wood Nau mai - haere mai! some key changes were made in relation Senior Campus only Principal to the “pastoral care” system for seniors Welcome to 2019, and to all new students specially. These translate to changes to the In our review we asked if there were better wide-ranging. The key outcomes and the same form teacher which encourages and families joining us for the first time, a organisation of Senior Form classes, and ways to support our students, especially purpose of each change is summarised stronger relationships all round. warm welcome to the Hargest community! Form times. Please refer to the opposite in their senior years (years 11, 12, 13). below. It is important to remember the page for clear information about these Consultation included Board of Trustees, main focus behind the changes was to sup- I am pleased to advise we are starting changes and the reasons for them. parents, students voice, staff, research port and nurture senior students. Where the year fully staffed in spite of some late and other schools. Ideas considered were possible senior students will remain with changes in December. You will no doubt be Kia waimarie mo te tau hou - best wishes for aware of national issues around teacher the new year! I look forward to working with recruitment so I am very grateful indeed not you, with your children, and their teachers only to have enough teachers but very good throughout 2019. Change Purpose ones too. Andy Wood 1. All Form classes will be in year level groupings Form times can focus on year-appopriate processes, issues, Late last year following extensive planning Principal Year 11-13 groups stay same for three years. Form teacher and stages. Form teacher ‘mentors’ students through three by a working group throughout that year, follows the group. senior years. 2018 NCEA Results at a glance 2. Form times will be 25 minutes twice per week (instead of 4 x More time effective. Allows Form teachers better opportunity 10 minutes per week) on Tuesday and Fridays (see new bell to have conversations, unpack age-appropriate information, JHC National times below). check attendance, correspond with parents/whanau etc. Year 11/Level One 83.5% 69.3% Year 12/Level Two 87.5% 73.9% 3. Year 9-12 formal assemblies will be held fortnightly, in Friday Class teaching time not reduced by assemblies means more Year 13/Level Three 71.6% 62.0% form time, (not in class time). teaching/learning time. University Entrance 55.3% 44.8% Source: NZQA Website From the Boardroom 4. Daily notices will be read at start of period 1 or accessed via All information is given promptly. Allows Form teachers to web page or KAMAR app. focus on attendance and other matters. Chris O’Connor Welcome to the year, everybody! • Late last year, the Board decided to BOT Chairperson co-opt Toni Green, to consolidate the • The first couple of meetings of the year range of skills and expertise it was felt 5. Year 9-10 Graduation changes: will focus on finalising the 2018 Annual was needed. We welcome Toni to this Report for the Ministry, the 2019 valuable public service. • to be called “Ka Hikitia Te Aroturuki” • a more age-appropriate system Budget, and school goals for the year. • criteria = the school values • focuses attention on school values, applied in class • Best wishes for a very productive year. • teachers update scores more frequently • still a tool for students, staff and parents to affirm good • Congratulations to staff and students on • Graduation ceremonies discontinued attitudes etc, recognise excellence and identify issues. a strong set of NCEA results last year. Chris O’Connor • “Distinction” still recognised BOT Chairperson • Poor scores still a tool for identifying students needing PTA Report mentoring/close personal support Monique Shirley Kia Ora and welcome to 2019 meetings. Chairperson The recent Uniform Sales have gone The James Hargest College PTA is a service extremely well . The availability of EFTPOS oriented group. Other than the Uniform and improvement in our systems ensure Shop, we do not do any fundraising. we offer a superb service, providing an Examples of other services we provide are affordable, very good quality uniform. helping at Open Day, the School Ball, fronting Thanks to all the PTA Committee who run seminars of interest to parents, serving these sales. For individual sale and purchase supper during interviews and after Prize of items during the year contact Lisa Martin Giving etc. at 2176129 ext 205 and she will make a time to meet you (usually after 10.00am). We ask parents/caregivers/whanau for a PTA donation and you will see this on your The PTA AGM is to be held on Tuesday 19th school account. The PTA decides how this March at 7.30pm at the Senior Campus. We is allocated - another good reason to come hope to see lots of new members in 2019. along to the meeting and share your ideas. There are only five or six meetings during the year. They are a great opportunity to find out Monique Shirley more about the running of our school and Chairperson Whanau Report we often seek valuable parent voice at these James Hargest College PTA Ph:0275004550 Matua Neitana Tena tatou! our kapa haka. A taster will be running every Tane Wednesday from 3.30pm to 4.30pm, meeting We are excited as 20 of our kapa haka students in the whanau room. This first practice will be prepare to travel to Wellington to Matatini, the Wednesday the 13th of February, 3.30pm to international senior kapa haka competition 4.30pm starting in the whanau room. later this month. Mauri ora! Also, this is an OPEN INVITATION to all senior Neitana (Nathan) Tane campus students who are interested in joining 2 3 New Staff 2019 Staff news continued..... Ms Dionne Morrison year. Harriet is keen to get involved in Mr Steve Jackson Farewell to Chris Marsh and Ricky significant contribution to boys’ Football Students and staff valued the contributions badminton, volleyball and anything musical Bakker at Hargest, especially the 1st X1, during he made whilst teaching here, his keen during her time at James Hargest College. his six years here. His passion for Football sense of humour and sporting prowess She is also interested in woodwork and Mr Marsh taught PE, Maths and more and his previous experience as a New ensured he will be missed. Ricky left us pottery, and she loved her time working recently he co taught the year 12 Outdoor Zealand All White was truly valued. to work in sports education. We wish him with elephants in Northern Thailand. Recreation Programme. This enabled him well in his new position to shared his love of the Outdoors with his Ricky Bakker worked at the Junior Campus Mr Ian Richardson students. as a Year 7 teacher for two years. Ricky We wish Mr Marsh all the best as he takes involved himself fully in the life of our up the full time position teaching PE, his school and was always a popular member specialist subject, at SBHS. Chris made a of staff versus students sports games. Hargest Academic Blues Dionne is an Invercargill local who has We are pleased to welcome Steve to come to join the Science Department the Physical Education Department at teaching Science and Biology. She loves Ceremony 2019 James Hargest College this year. Steve (Awarded in 2018) spending time with her family, exercising has extensive experience in teaching and and is happiest in the sunshine. She is keen education and we are delighted he will be to be involved with science fair and sports sharing his knowledge with JHC students. teams at James Hargest College. We wish Steve is a passionate cricketer and is keen Tuesday 12 March at 12.30pm in Gym 3 her all the best. All parents/caregivers/whanau of recipients are welcome to attend. Ian is the new Head of Department for the to get involved in cricket coaching here. Student Support Center at James Hargest Academic Excellence Ms Georgina Robertson College. He has a wealth of experience in Ms Megan Gooding For Academic Excellence the Hargest system of awards is based on the NZQA a variety of educational settings and we are thrilled to welcome him. He is a keen system of endorsing certificates with Excellence, except that Excellence credits cyclist and enjoys motorsport. He also must be earned in one calendar year (ie 2018). To gain a general Excellence a enjoys chainsawing. He is keen to share student must gain at least 50 Excellence credits at that or a higher level. his interests with Hargest students and get involved in extracurricular activities. Subject/Course Excellence To gain Subject/Course Excellence a student must gain 14 or more credits at Excellence in a subject in one calendar year. Of these, at least 3 credits must Mr Troy McNaught be from externally assessed standards and at least 3 credits from internally assessed standards in that subject. 100 Club Students who get 100 Excellence credits are invited to join our elite 100 Club. Georgina comes to join us from her We welcome Megan as the Homeroom previous home in Cambridge. She was teacher of Room 7 at the Junior Campus. teaching at Hamilton Boys’ High. She will Megan is an Invercargill local who has built this year be teaching both Physics and a reputation as a superb musician. Megan Prizegiving speech 2018 Junior Science. At James Hargest she is has been a New Zealand representative keen to be involved in a combinations of cornet player and is keen to share her skills Callum Clark, ex-student “You just never know how things are going to play out.” activities including rowing, cycling and with students at JHC.
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