Year 12 Biology Camp in Dunedin

Newsletter 7 Newsletter 17 May 2013 Principal: Grant Dick [email protected] www.csc.school.nz Phone 03 236 7646 - Fax 03 236 7645 - Grange Street, P O Box 94, Winton Editorial A very warm welcome back to our school community to Term 2 2013, and a big thank you to everybody for such an overwhelming welcome for me as I settle into this new position as Principal at Central Southland College. Appreciation must be given to Mrs Summers, and in fact all the staff, for leading this school over the past little while, and enabling me to walk into an environment that is providing a solid, stimulating and exciting learning experience for our students to thrive in. At my first assembly I spoke about my first impression of this school, and that was watching a large group of our students who had bussed into town to support and cheer on our rugby team. The students were well presented, encouraging of each other and represented our school values extremely well. This is so important wherever we are; home, school or in the community, when a large group of our students can display this when they don’t realise they are ‘being watched’ tells me these values are well ingrained. I am really looking forward to getting to know our school community, please don’t hesitate to make yourself known to me whether at a meeting, on the sporting side line, or at an event. I would like to wish our stage challenge crew all the best as they head on stage tonight. Grant Dick Principal

Art News On Friday the 10th of May the Level Two Photography class went on a field trip to capture some subject matter for their folio boards. We are trying to use photos to explain issues that affect Southlanders. We are looking at the economic threat from the closure of Tiwai, the state of government owned housing and the neglect of our train station. It was a great day out with lots of awesome images taken. In the classroom, our Year 10 class have just submitted their assessments on Shane Hansen inspired skateboards. These are amazing and the students have done extremely well! The Year 11 class is currently in the printmaking zone, they are working on dry point etching and woodblocks. Finally the Year 13 class are working steadily towards their own individual folio boards. The New and Improved Crab Camp The Year 12 Biology class went on the now annual Crab Camp to the Marine Studies Centre in Portabello, Dunedin this week. We left on Sunday afternoon and stayed in the (haunted?) house on Quarantine Island. This is a short boat trip over from the Marine Studies Centre so we were back there by 9am on Monday morning, ready for learning! The focus of the trip is to investigate the adaptations of marine animals for living in the ever changing inter-tidal zone. The students did some classroom exercises before heading out to the beach to collect data by counting the different species along a transect line up the beach. We finished the day by dissecting a Cancer Crab, a Southern Arrow Squid and a Spiny Dog Fish. The trip is incredibly worthwhile for learning about the environment and for the exposure Tommi Perkov, Devon Burgess, Courtney O’Callaghan to people from the University of Otago who are so enthusiastic about their subject. Thanks to Mr Dunn who helped with the trip. Annie Keown Biology Teacher

Sinead Dunn, Brooke Dyer

Alex Kinley and Kurtis Smith

Taylor Hall, Cheyna Stirling, Steve Cutler (Instructor), Amber Batt

Ashleigh Hoten-Walker, Brooke Dyer, Sinead Dunn eLearning and ICT at Central Southland College

Many of you will have wondered about the new online learning system that has been introduced called Ultranet. The school has invested in this tool to support the diverse learning that occurs during class time.

At the moment staff are learning how to use the new system and it’s many features for themselves. The English Department staff have begun by putting weekly homework tasks online for all the Year 9 and 10 students to complete. Staff from other subjects and classes are beginning to put on content such as: images, links to websites and videos, class notes, slideshows and a wide variety of other support material, for their own students to view.

As we approach our fibre broadband connection hookup confirmation and the ability to bring a digital device to school to work on with a reliable wireless network for all students, it is hoped that the new Ultranet LMS will become another focal point to support teaching and learning in our school, accessible from anywhere and on any device.

Next term we are aiming to add the ability for parents and caregivers to log into the system and see a range of information about the classes that your children are in. This will include attendance, achievement and subject information among other data for your child only.

If you have any questions or concerns you are welcome to contact Mr Gray at school or via [email protected].

The ultranet web address is: csc.ultranet.school.nz

Physical Education at CSC Currently our junior PE classes are doing a fitness unit. Students were running a lot at the end of Term 1 in preparation for the school cross country. For the first three weeks of this term they have been doing circuit training and team training activities. Year 11 Economics

The Year 11 Economics class are currently completing an assessment on the decisions producers make. We are using our local business Craigpine as our case study. 20 students visited the Craigpine mill recently to study the production processes and took a guided tour around the site. All students were very impressed with the way the mill operated and are now writing up a report on the producer decisions made by Craigpine.

Have you had a go at being the Math Geek of the Week? Mrs Black’s classes have been fiercely vying for the The International Friendship Club recently met for opportunity to be the top ranked geek each week, by a shared lunch to farewell our five short term Thai submitting an answer to the maths problem on the students; Aum, Jaa, Stang, Gam and Luknam. They whiteboard at the back of C1, into the post box (also had spent 8 weeks with us and we enjoyed having in C1). Some questions are easy, some are not …. but them as a part of our school for that time. We each week one correct entry wins a prize. Keen to welcomed two new Thai students; Junior to Y11 and have a go? Call in, check out the question and enter Lalita to Y12. Host parents were thanked for their your answer. involvement as without them we would not be able Next weeks question: When 64 small cubes are glued to have international students at CSC. together to make one large cube, how many of the small cubes cannot be seen at all?

IFC Group enjoying a shared lunch Math Geek Winners from Term 1 Careers Corner

by Maree Buchanan

and Raewyn Lowe

Otago Open Day SIT visiting CSC 35 very excited Year 13 students had the opportunity The liaison from SIT will be at CSC on Friday to attend the Otago Tertiary Open Day on Monday 14 June. She will have information for students 13 May. While in Dunedin, the students visited regarding courses offered and application deadlines. different tertiary providers, attended presentations and visited some of the Halls of Residence. The day was a Trade Up Day - SIT great opportunity for our senior students to do some SIT are running a Trade Up day on Wednesday 10 July. planning and investigating for 2014. SIT take the students to visit 2-3 industry sites, then after lunch they have a faculty tour at SIT. There is Year 12 Interviews no cost to the student apart from lunch. Students are After Year 12 Career Interviews last term regarding picked up from CSC and returned to CSC in time to their future plans, we are emphasising the need for catch their bus home. Anyone interested should see them to gain their Literacy (Level 2) and Numeracy Careers staff by the end of June. (Level 1), as well as the importance of focussing in the classroom across all subjects, in order to achieve Career Resources their Level 2 to the best of their ability this year. We There is a huge range of Career information and will be encouraging the students to set realistic goals resources available for students to access and take for themselves so that they have real choices when home from the Student Services. Encourage your they leave school. Year 12 grades are vitally important son/daughter to come in for a look. when applying for courses, halls of residence and scholarships at Year 13. The Careers page on CSC intranet is also a great start for further investigation and can be accessed from Careers Event for Year 12 home. Log on to csc.school.nz. Lincoln University are arranging a Careers Event for our Year 12 students on 6 June during period 5. No Major Drama Lincoln bring in six dynamic people who are working No Major Drama helps students learn about majors in different parts of the land based sector. These for Bachelor degrees from across all eight NZ six people speak to the group, then the students get universities. No Major drama is quick and easy to use to visit the people they found most interesting, to (5-10 minutes). The website is free get more in depth information about that career. A www.nomajordrama.co.nz fantastic opportunity for our students to start their investigations. Just the Job This is a TV show for career seekers. Season 8 begins NZ Defence Force on Saturday 18 May at 5.30 pm on TV2. Defence force visited CSC at lunch time on Wednesday to meet with interested senior students to promote various careers within the Defence force. Events to look forward to: 06 June Careers Event Maori Student Careers Hui 11 June Senior Maori Careers workshop The Maori liaison from Otago University will be 14 June SIT visiting CSC here on 11 June to run a Hui with our Senior Maori 10 July Trade up day at SIT students. The Hui will focus on potential course options and pathways into University as well as scholarship information and support services available for assisting Maori students who are thinking about attending University. Life in the Army Year 12 Agriculture In the holidays I, along with 30 others from around the The year 12 Agriculture class attended the annual , spent 4 days at Burnham Military Camp ‘Get Ahead’ agricultural careers workshop in taking part in the Defence Careers Experience. The Gore at the end of April. The day comprised DCE gives Year 12 and 13 students the opportunity of 12 different learning sites that the students to see what the military life is like. We did loads of participated in, all focused on different parts things, like marching, a confidence course, leadership of the NZ farming industry. It was a real eye- activities, a physical training session in the gym, looking opener to the class and highlighted the age old at all the Army’s gear (including tanks and missile saying - ‘we don’ know what we don’t know’. The launchers!) and lots more (including making beds – feedback was all positive and everyone enjoyed hospital corners and all!). Anybody who is considering the day. Our CSC students earned special praise joining the Army, Navy or Air Force should definitely from the organisers for their enthusiasim, good apply for the next DCE – it is a great experience, and questioning and participation. gives you a great insight into what training and the job afterwards is like. Ashleigh Laverty

Parent Teacher Interviews All parents/caregivers are welcome to the Meet the Teacher evening on Thursday 23rd May between 4.00-8.00pm. To make a booking go to: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter the code ME4JB or contact the office.

10Ag Trip On Tuesday 14th April the 10Ag class went and visited the Overgaauws robotic farm. The person that show us round was Tim, a young farmer from the Netherlands. We went on this trip to finish off what we had studied in class. The good parts of the trip were watching the robotic shed working and how the cups are put on. We learnt that the cows on the robotic farm are quite content and that the farm runs a lot differently to other farms. Thanks so much to the Overgaauws for making this possible. Hayley Colyer Southland Cross Country Championships Sports News A team of 20 runners headed to on Cross Country Wednesday 15 May to compete in the Southland The Central Southland College Cross Country was Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships. held Wednesday 17th April during period 5. Students It was a beautiful day that provided ideal conditions had the option of completing the two lap “competitive for cross country running. All runners ran their run” (where they could qualify for the Southland hardest over challenging terrain and performed Champs) or the one lap “fun run”. Approximately one well, with most finishing in the top half of large, quarter of the school applied our school motto competitive fields. The best performances of the “Ad Summum” - to the heights and opted to complete day came from Dylan Forde who was placed 2nd in the two lap competitive run. the U14 Boys race and Grace Earland who placed Congratulations to Te Awa who were first place 3rd in the Senior Girls race. We performed well in followed by Te Ngahere, Te Ra, Te Oneone and after the teams results with the Senior Girls Team of their success in the pool, Te Maunga. Congratulations Grace, Kate Wilson and Emmely Leinart placing to Tim Baker and Emily Watson who were first overall. first. Third placings went to the U14 Boys Team of The following students were the first placegetters in Dylan, Derek Bruin, Tyler Hamilton, their respective age groups. Jahrn McDonald and Zac Herbert and the U16 Girls Team of Libby Ruddenklau, Over 16 Under 16 Margaret Menlove and Imogene Macdonald. Grace Earland Emily Watson (Photos on back page) Nathan Hammond Tim Baker Jess Baker Under 14 Under 13 Congratulations to Jess who was the Open Bianca Todd Maddi Hampton winner in the Squash Women’s Dylan Forde Cody Kinraid Tournament. She was seeded 5th in the competition. Jared Simpson Congratulations to Jared, Year 12, who was awarded the Southland Cricket Association Bowling trophy for the 2012/2013 season. He was the top wicket taker for the Senior Men’s, 50 over Cricket Tournament, and took 23 wickets in 59 overs with an average of 10.2 runs per wicket.

Motor Bikes and Mud James Dickson and Todd Keown travelled to Greta Valley in North Canterbury in the first weekend of the holidays to compete in the South Island and New Zealand Motor Bike Cross Country Series. This is motor bike racing off the beaten track. The courses are normally about 10–15 km long and the race runs for 1 ½ hours. The boys aim to get as many laps in as possible within the time limit. They ride through paddocks, up, over and around hills, through trees, tussocks, rocks, creeks and rivers. James finished 2nd and Todd 3rd. This placing meant Todd won the South Island section of the New Zealand series. He heads to the North Island next week to compete in the last event of the NZ series. The Southland series finished last week. James was second overall (80 points) and Todd third (79 points). Senior A Netball Fundraiser Nigel Kennedy Hypnotist 7.30pm Wednesday 22nd May CSC Hall Get your tickets from an A Netball team member or the College office for $15.

Gas Heater Does anyone has a gas heater or similar we could borrow to use at the mud run. Contact Sue Ballantyne through the College.

Helpers Needed It would be appreciated if any parents were available and willing to help on the day. Please contact Sue Ballantyne.

Students can enter on Monday at lunch time in the College quad. Must have your $50 with your entry. (Teams of four)

Entertainment Book

This book is full of vouchers for Dunedin, and Queenstown with hundreds of 50% off and 2 for 1 offers for the best restaurants, cafes, attractions, hotel accommodation, travel and much more. The cost of the book is $55 and the College receives 20% of every book sold for school resources. Please follow this link to our website for more information and to order: www.csc.school.nz/csc.fundraising or contact Helen Brown at the College office. Dunstan Exchange Coaches required CSC holds its annual sports exchange with Dunstan Basketball coaches and managers are required for High School on Monday 18th and Tuesday the schools four junior Basketball teams and three 19th June. To make this exchange a success, we senior B teams. All teams play in the Secondary require approximately 80 beds for the students from Schools Competition on a Friday night starting on Dunstan High School. Students involved in the the 31st May. Please contact Andrea Beggs (Sports following sports will be expected to take a billet, Coordinator) during school hours on 03 236 8691 if however if your son/daughter is not involved in the you are interested in one of the above positions. following sports they can still take a billet and have the option to spend the Tuesday watching sports. The sports involved in the exchange are: Stage Challenge Oyster Raffle Netball Senior A and B Thank you to everyone who supported our raffle. Basketball Colts and College A We had such a positive response that we had 25 1st XV Boys and Girls draws of oysters instead of the 20 advertised on Squash the tickets.The raffle was drawn at the Winton Hockey Police Station. Congratulations to the following people who won A timetable will be issued closer to the time, but some yummy oysters: support for our CSC teams would be welcomed Joan Brookland, Elizz Mangubat, Lloyd Duthie, from parents! Noel Sinclair, Shane Robertson (2), Robin Vasdev (2), Gullick Family, Craig and Fiona Coster, Sharyn Wilson, Jane McKenzie, Keith Clark, Mangos Family, Roselyn Kane, Melvin Hall, Stubble Paddock MX Fun Day Grant Lawson, Junior Tonga, Maggie Murphy, Sunday 19th May 2013 Ray Kidd, David Miller, Vanessa Clark, Sign in 10.30am – Held at Barry Pear’s property Glenda Marshall, Ruth McDermott, Baird Road, Oreti, Winton Nicola Watson. Any queries to Brent Scammell 03 236 7993 Fundraiser for Winton Skate park Sausage sizzle and raffles on the day. AFS - Student Exchange Programme Want to wake up on the other side of the world? Want a new challenge? AFS is now accepting applications for students wanting to go on a high school exchange Getting to grips with an iPad in 2014 and beyond. with Stuart Hale Spend a year in another corner of the globe, whilst Come along for an action packed 2.5 hours that learning another language and another culture. will assist you with your; iPad keyboard, how to Six month and two month exchange programmes are get Apps, buying Apps and the iPad’s camera also available. To apply and find out more about and photo functions. Whether you’re needing scholarships, head to www.afs.org.nz. a hand with your own iPad or simply looking at We are also looking for families wanting to experience purchasing one – you will leave the workshop another culture without leaving home, if you would knowing more! like to be a host family for either two, six or ten Stuart has worked with over 3000 people months head to the above website or call throughout NZ in hands-on workshops 0800 600 300. exploring the creative application of today’s new technologies. Wednesday 24 JULY TIME 1: 12:30 – 3pm COST: $30 TIME 2: 6:30 – 9pm COST: $30 At Southern REAP Community Room WINTON Please phone Tracey, Janine or Lynley for more information or to enrol 0800 111 117 or 03 236 6008 Internet Safety Budget Advisory As a parent, are you Our “Free” seminars focusing on financial literacy concerned about how are being held between the 14th and 23rd of May in your child uses the six locations around Southland: Lumsden 14th, internet or mobile Winton 15th, Otautau 16th , Riverton 21st , phone? Invercargill 22nd and Bluff on the 23rd – all from 7pm to 8.30pm. Did you know that employment In conjunction with The Southland Times and opportunities are limited sorted.org.nz, these seminars aim to teach three because of the content simple steps to help people “sort” their personal posted by young people and their friends! finances. The goal is to share great, simple ideas around finance to all people in the community. We Technology is marvellous, it allows us to communicate, present the material in a relaxed setting that aims to connect and explore the world....we just need effective be both fun and informative, with nothing personal education to help reduce risk. being discussed.

You are invited to a presentation on the issues and I am sure there is something to learn for everyone dangers associated with the inappropriate use of and if you have any questions, please feel free to give computers, mobile phones and digital cameras. Many me a call. young people and their families today are suffering the consequences of using this technology inappropriately. Simon Tierney Manager John Parsons, Internet Safety and Risk Assessment Jubilee Budget Advisory Service Limited consultant (www.simulate2educate.co.nz) will present 0800 582453 on topics including; reduced employment opportunites, real world theft of home and assests, identity theft, damaged reputations, sexual predation, cyber bullying and sexting. John has done a lot of work in schools around the country and works closely with the Police in this field.

This is a parent presentation not to be missed! Monday 10th June @ 7.30pm Salvation Army Community Centre, De Joux Road, Winton.

Bought to you by Winton Community Support, in Coming Events: association with Invercargill Family Violence Focus Group and Central Southland Computers. May 19 Junior Netball Champs Orienteering Champs School 125 Year Jubilee 22 Nigel Kennedy Hypnotist Gorge Road School and the contributing schools of 7.30pm CSC Hall Kapuka, , Morton Mains, Waituna and 23 Meet the teacher interviews is celebrating 125 years in March 2014. We 4.00 - 8.00pm would dearly love any ex-pupils or staff of these schools to 26 CSC Mud Run contact us via email [email protected] and let us know 29 Southland/Otago Cross Country whether they would like to be sent details of the weekend and a registration form OR not. We can also be found June on facebook under GORGE ROAD SCHOOL AND 3 Queen’s Birthday DISTRICTS 125th JUBILEE. Please pass this message on 18 Dunstan Exchange to anyone who may be interested.