And Before You Know It, the Senior Students End Another School Year!
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TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE 08 November 2019 And before you know it, the a few extra hours, especially as Celebrating the successes of our senior students end another we head towards the end of the Māori and Pasifika talent school year! year. Remember, to take the As begun last year, our time to look after one another. celebration formats have Farewell Year 13’s Factor in some ‘you’ time and changed from previous On Thursday 31 October the time for others. A kind and years. This year saw the College farewelled our Year 13’s caring word or smile can go a introduction and combination of with one final dedicated school long way. Listen to your our Māori and Pasifika girls assembly. A flashmob dance and body. Eating and sleeping well being celebrated under the new cameo performance by Mrs are important. Make sure if you name of Te Moana nui a Kiwi. Prendiville, the Year 13 Dean are feeling down or unhappy Thank you to kaumatua Tu and were highlights to end what has that you take the time to speak Pop for their opening and closing been a fantastic year for the to someone, an adult, friend, karakia but also for being a majority of this cohort. The your doctor or someone you valued part of our kura. We evening concluded with a leavers know that can help. Asking for always look forward to their dinner with parents and a final help is what we all need to do enthusiasm and support of our opportunity to enjoy the from time to time so make sure school. It was a fabulous evening company of potential life long you do when it's your turn. At with our Pasifika fono and our friends made from school. I school, students have access to whānau celebrating the thank all of the cohort for their two guidance counsellors, deans, achievement of our girls and contribution to TGC and wish whānau tutors, Deputy Principals culminating in the them all the very best in or other adults such as coaches announcement of the two whatever they pursue and or mentors that can support supreme awards Ngā Kete o Te encourage them to continue to your daughter. We are only too Wānanga awarded to Olivia make a positive difference happy to help so do keep us Summerville and Kahu Taketake where they stand. Kia kaha Year informed if you have any Award and Korowai awarded to 13. concerns or have noticed Taylor Campbell. This was the changes in your daughter’s first year a Pasifika prefect role Well Being behaviour. Contact details of the was added to the student As mentioned in previous people who support your leadership team so it was newsletters, the well being of daughter are located on the back wonderful to celebrate the huge students, staff and family is of this newsletter. work undertaken by both the important to all of us. We often kaupapa Māori prefects and the get busy with daily routines, skip Pasifika prefect. This all bodes meals, miss exercising and put in well for a continuation in 2020. TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE 08 November 2019 A further change has been in the Embroidery on your uniform for Measles concerns during NCEA MC role for the Senior Year 13’s (2020) As mentioned in previous Prizegiving. Previously, this role NZ Uniforms the current supplier newsletters, the Measles was held by the Head Girl, but it of our school shirt has agreed to outbreak is still of concern and was agreed this role was put ‘Year 13’ on the uniform those students not immunised appropriate for the DHG of shirt of any current Year 12 put themselves and others at Learning to conduct, so, thanks student who will be in Year 13 risk. Should a student have to Akira McTavish-Huriwai for next year. In the past, students measles or suspected of measles setting the standard this in Year 13 had to purchase a during NCEA exams, they will not year. You are all amazing! different shirt. Now, they can be allowed to sit the exam. get this added for a small cost. Please ensure your daughter is This cost will be reimbursed by not at risk and does not put the school upon receipt. Only others at risk. If you are unsure students with Year 13 on their if she has been immunised, ring shirts are permitted to leave your doctor and speak to the school grounds during their nurse. study periods. The ‘Year 13’ on the uniform is key to this so Keeping Safe update please get your shirt You will have read in the embroidered asap. newspaper that there has been some unwanted behaviour by a The following is the procedure member of the public towards for girls who require ‘Year 13’ or one of our girls. Police have Pasifika Prefect Ofa Ofu giving her wish to add the Discobolus logo followed up on this and I am summary of her year at the Te Moana nui a impressed with how thorough Kiwi celebration onto their existing school shirt and are currently in Year 12: they have been in supporting the Welcome and farewell student and her family, our Farewell Mrs Louise Fletcher. Please get this done before or school but also the wider Mrs Fletcher retires at the end of immediately after NCEA exams and community. This is another well before school begins next year! this year. A passionate timely reminder to be vigilant. If you see any untoward behaviour mathematician who has given 25 1. Students drop blouse off to please report it. If you are in any years of service to Tauranga NZ Uniforms, a payment of $5 per Girls’ College says it’s time to blouse will be required at the time. danger, call the police on 111. leave school! We wish her all the This will be reimbursed by the Take a photo if you can, be firm very best in her retirement. school upon receipt. but respectful in your language Congratulations and nau mai 2. Students will be advised to and move away at your earliest haere mai to whaea Kirimatao allow 2 weeks for processing, and convenience. Your safety is Ahimiro. Kiri is an alumnai of to then call into the store to pick important to us. TGC and returns to our kura as up. New Uniform reminders - an Assistant Teacher of Te Reo Note: Blouses must be freshly including our new shorts and Tikanga. What an exciting laundered. NZ Uniforms is located Our new TGC shorts will be appointment for TGC. Welcome at 94 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga. home Kiri! We also take this available in time for the start of opportunity to thank whaea If you wish to have discobolus the 2020 school year. Shorts are Ahenata May-Courtney who has added to your shirt (not polo as this a summer uniform item with been in a fixed term teaching is no longer uniform after 2019) this trousers being explored as the position in the Te Reo will cost an additional $8. Adding winter option. Our school skirt discobolus is optional and therefore Department. We thank her for remains the summer and winter will not be reimbursed. her contribution and wish her option. every happiness on her upcoming marriage. TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE 08 November 2019 Lenco are our new suppliers Term 4 for Year 9 and 10 what we are doing. Helping and the only stockists of our students your coach at the end of a shorts (not NZ Uniforms). Lenco Term 4 remains a busy term for game by packing up team gear, supply the TiS and TBC uniform, both our Year 9 and 10 helping at your marae, so we welcome them to TGC. students. Juniors have exams volunteering at the foodbank, Lenco will have a stockist of our soon and should all be making surf club, a neighbour, tutoring uniform in Greerton and have time to go over their years a less able student or noticing a plans to open a store on 22nd learning in preparation. Friday student in need and helping Avenue in a property which 15 November is a study day for them during break times are they have already Year 9 and 10 students, there is just a small selection of service purchased. This is fabulous no school on this day. Exams types. None of which are paid. news for us. Eventually Lenco take place 18-22 November. 2020 will be the second year in will supply other uniform items The year concludes with Junior which students applying for along with NZ Uniforms. The Prizegiving on 06 December formal leadership roles must shorts are in production as I and we look forward to your have demonstrated service if type and were chosen based on attendance to that they are wanting to earn a student voice. event. More details will follow place in the head students The new shirt, introduced this in subsequent newsletters. team. So, regardless of whether year, replaced the polo which is you are interested in a formal no longer a uniform item in Service is key but also for any role or not, take pride, 2020. The new production of formal roles at TGC participate and respect others the shirt have discobolus Service is key to being a student by giving service. embroidered on them. Year 13 at TGC. When we support students in 2020 should read others to be the best that they Enjoy the intervening weeks the note earlier in this can be, we ensure we are doing ahead, take care, be kind and newsletter regarding the the same.