ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE

KILBIRNIE, WELLINGTON

NEWSLETTER 4/2012 Issue date: 29 June 2012

From the Principal...... Bay and over to Seatoun. I look forward to meeting many of them again at our Orientation Evening on Tuesday, rd Tena Koutou Katoa 23 October when they become officially part of our St Catherine’s family in 2013. Talofa lava

Warm greetings to you all We encourage all girls who have been accepted into our Here we are at the end of Term Two! What an action Year 9 intake for 2013 to register to sit the St Maria’s packed term! It has been rewarding for me, to follow the Scholarship test on Tuesday, 7th August, 9-11.30am. This girls and their many successes throughout the term and I scholarship covers the Catholic Schools’ Board fees for am still looking forward, with immense anticipation, to the one year. ST CATHERINE’S VARIETY ARTS EVENING 2012. We are in partnership together, as parents, students and On Friday 22nd June, the Wellington City Council came to teachers to support your daughters to be the best that cut down three gum trees on the Kilbirnie side of the school. they possibly can be. It is vitally important that your This has made the College more visible to the local community daughter is at school every day dressed correctly in the and visitors and will be followed with signage that lets the right uniform, ready to give her very best to everything community know that St Catherine’s is here! that she does.

In week two of Term Three, the College will welcome an My door is always open Education Review Team (ERO) to the school. The ERO team God Bless will independently review and report on the quality of education within the school. The focus of ERO’s review, in Mary Curran the College, is student learning and achievement, with the purpose of contributing to improved student achievement. Principal We look forward to their presence in the “Biggest little school in Wellington”.

I am at present exploring the possibility of a St Catherine’s College BUS run From the Deputy Principal from Brooklyn to Owhiro Bay (Curriculum) ……………………...... including Vogeltown, Mornington and Kingston. En-route to St Catherine’s Student Attendance Rates for Terms 1 & 2 College the bus company would then service the Island Bay, Southgate, Houghton Bay area. Their route to the school On the 13th June Assembly certificates were presented to would then be determined by whether there was a need for students with outstanding attendance at school so far this further pickups at Berhampore and Newtown or Lyall Bay year. These students have had no days off and only one and Melrose. The cost would be calculated on a par with the or two “Lates” to school: current costs to the students travelling on the public transport system. Angela Bailey SJ3 Tabatha Billington SJ2 Daniella Emer SJ2 If your family is interested in exploring this option, please Sian Gregan ST2 get in contact with me through the following email Gabrielle Hamilton SJ3 address: [email protected] (with the Tayler Kern SB1 words: “ SCC BUS 2013” in the subject line Alexandra Langley SJ1 Rebecca Moriarty SB2 or phone, 9398988 by Friday 17th August. Kate Ostapowicz ST3 Elisha Prasad SJ2 Tyler Raemaki ST1 A large part of Term Two for me, has been taken up with Aman Deep Ramela SB1 visits to our contributing schools to talk about what St Narda Shemon ST2 Lauren Simpson SA2 Catherine’s can offer students and then interviewing Lauren Small SJ2 prospective Year 9 students for 2013. It has been a Tzuzumi Takayama ST2 privilege to meet so many fine young girls and their Juri TanibataSB1 parents, from as far away as Lower Hutt through to Island Melina Tofete SA3 Caira Uy ST2

We will again be awarding House Points in Terms 3 and 4. From the Deputy Principal Please assist your daughter in getting to school and being on time. One student so far has 39 Lates to school! (Pastoral) ……………………......

1. LIBRARY OPEN FOR SUPERVISED STUDY IN UNIFORM THE SECOND WEEK OF THE HOLIDAYS When your daughter is enrolled at St Catherine’s College, The library will be open for supervised study from she signs our enrolment form which states that she will 9am - 3pm in the second week of the school holidays: follow the school rules: 9th - 13th July. Students must adhere to the school rules of no I undertake to attend regularly, wear the uniform eating and drinking in the library and respecting correctly and obey the rules and regulations of St others who wish to work quietly. Our senior school Catherine’s College. assessments will take place from 9th - 14th August. It is, therefore, of concern that a number of students are 2. BREAKOUT DATABASE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS not following our uniform code and are not showing the expected pride in neat presentation as agreed. In & GRANTS particular: At school we have access to a website called Breakout which is a database of a large range of 1. Students should wear black, leather lace-up shoes and scholarships and grants. We urge all our senior black tights. students to search through the site, especially if they 2. The only permitted piercings are two small studs, one in know the career/study direction they may want to each ear. We do not allow any other facial studs and ask take. Visit www.fis.org.nz girls to remove any we see. 3. Jackets must be black: no other colours are permitted. 3. NZQA DATES 4. Scarves worn to and from school must be plain black. 20th July - Financial Assistance application forms to 5. Hair colour should be a natural colour and there should the school office. These were included in the last be no extremes of style. This includes shaved areas and mailout. More copies can be picked up from the dreads. school office. 16th August NZQA fees must be paid to the school We ask for your support on these matters. Please ensure office - or a late fee of $50 may be added. your daughter has the correct uniform items, that she wears them on every school day and that she presents 4. NZQA EXAM TIMETABLE ATTACHED herself neatly, observing the standards prescribed. A copy of the 2012 NZQA exam timetable is enclosed with this newsletter. LATES and ABSENCES A number of our students are regularly arriving at school late. Unexplained late arrivals are being recorded as TRUANT and, as their parents, you are required to provide SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE a written explanation. Too many students are putting themselves at a disadvantage because they are missing We have been allocated a booking on the Spirit of part or all of their first lessons. They are also Adventure this year: disrespecting their teachers and the other students in their class. Please make sure that your daughter arrives at Date: 28/12/2012 - 6/1/2013 school on time, ready to learn and ready to help her peers (over the New Year Period) learn, too. Route: From Port of Auckland to Bay of Islands MULTICULTURAL CLUB Please contact Ms Page if you are interested in going on This student-led club has had a very active term: this voyage. You will then be sent information about • They ran a fundraising concert on 25th May to raise costs, travel, subsidies etc. The student must be between funds for new costumes. 15-18 yrs of age. More information is available on the • Spirit of Adventure Trust website: They performed at Open Day. www.spiritofadventure.org.nz • They performed at the 50th Anniversary of VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad), a function attended by the Governor General and Members of Parliament. Mandy Page This is part of the thank you letter:

Dep Principal (Curriculum)

Thank you to the members of the St Catherine's Prasad learned a huge amount and developed great College Multicultural Club for their performance at confidence, despite losing all four debates. The girls were our VSA 50th anniversary celebration evening on a great group to spend a day with!

Thursday 14th June. The students performed with such confidence and enthusiasm, and added a very Kathy Ryan special element to the general mood of celebration. They bought to life the culture and spirit of our Geography Dept News...... neighbours in the Pacific, where VSA volunteers work with communities and partner organisations to bring Year 13 Geography trip to south Wairarapa about lasting change. The year 13 girls and our one SPC student went to Greytown, Martinborough, Carterton and Featherston to [A u-tube clip on this event is on the College website: study tourism. We had lots of opportunities to interview www.stcatherinescollege.school.nz] people and visit different types of accommodation from budget to very upmarket. We looked at providers, As well as this, the girls are preparing for Tu Tangata attractions, infrastructure and regulations governing the which is a very prestigious schools’ Pacific Island Festival industry. Although the weather was atrocious we were held at the Opera House on 27 September. This year lucky to be travelling in our warm bus and staying in there are 9 schools competing. Although this is not a Nazareth at Cross Creek where they had two wood competition, there is much discussion in the schools and burners. We spent 3 busy days and are now all producing the community about who was the best. Of course, St a report on the effects of tourism on people and places in Catherine’s College is always amongst those mentioned! the Wairarapa. As well as working hard, we ate yummy The girls will be practising in the holidays as well as food and had some time to relax in the evenings. continuing their practices during the week at school. Their Monday afternoon practice has an hour of Homework Centre, 3.30-4.30, before their practice in the Hall, 4.30-5.30.

Chris Jarratt Deputy Principal (Pastoral)

Debating News………….…………….

Debating The College debating teams continue to do well in the Wellington Speaking Union’s Intercollegiate competitions. Our Junior Certificate teams, in particular, are doing very well in their grade, with Mrs Ryan’s team (Elisha Prasad, Merhawit Gebremikal and Shaynell Barboza) winning all four of their debates so far. Ms Walsh’s team (Jasmine Arora, Raisham Dahya and Zakiya Nowicki-McCulloch) and Ms MacIver’s team (Tabatha Billington, Clare Lewis, Chaveaunielle Aizpuru, Amy Campbell and Terena Federico) have won three out of four debates.

Recently, eight girls took part in the annual Impromptu Cup competition, held on Saturday, 9th June. The girls debated in two-person teams, with all the teams taking part in four debates, for which they had five minutes preparation (for seniors) and ten minutes for juniors. Amy Campbell and Terena Federico enjoyed the most success, winning three out of four debates. Grace Jansen and Julie Vidal won two out of four, with a narrow loss to the eventual winners, Wellington College. Julia Ryan and Ella Jansen also won two out of four debates, competing against a number of Senior Premier A debaters. The final junior team was Zakiya Nowicki-McCulloch and Elisha

Trip to Samoa 2013 As a result of a very successful trip to Samoa in July 2011, we are planning to again take a group in July 2013. This trip will be to collect data for two Level 3 standards in Geography.

The trip will go in the first week of the July school holidays (end of Term 2). We intend to do this trip only every two years as there is a lot of organisation involved. Because of this, I am offering to take the students who will be doing Year 12 Geography in 2013 as well as those doing Year 13 Geography. They must have met the requirements for that subject by passing at least 12 credits in 2012 with The Go Wellington bus was our mobile dressing room some being from an external Geography examination. I between venues! will not take students who are new to the subject unless they have seen me by week 4 of Term 3 and meet the Sophie Jolliffe requirements set for students new to the subject. The trip has been costed at a maximum of $1200.00 including Librarian airfares, accommodation and transport, but not including spending money. This would also not include the cost of a current passport if your daughter does not have one. Careers/STAR News………………. Obviously I have no control over airfare increases and this may cause a slight change to the total. Careers This is the time of the year when tertiary providers hold I will be calling a meeting of parents to discuss the trip Information Evenings and Open Days . Your daughter is mid Term 3. In the meantime we have entertainment informed on what is coming up, but I understand books and mulch for sale and lots of other fundraisers information does not always make its way home. I in the pipeline. recommend you visit the providers’ web sites to find dates and times of up and coming events.

Gill Willis Open Day at Massey Manawatu is on Wednesday 1st HoD Geography August. If you are unable to take your daughter Massey is providing a bus for the students. Applications for this are due now.

Library News………………………… The University of Auckland is having their Open Day on Saturday 25th August. Plan ahead and book flights early. On the 11th June the St Catherine's College Multicultural A free ‘Traveller’s Breakfast’ is offered between 7.30 and Group performed at the 50th Jubilee of Volunteer Service 9.30am where you can speak with the Schools Partnership Abroad in the Asteron Centre at a function where the Office staff. Go to www.coursesandcareersday.ac.nz for Governor General was officiating. The girls excelled more information. themselves and according to senior officials from the Education Ministry present at the function their Wellington tertiary providers will have their Open Day on performance was favourably received. Many schools were 31st August. Parents can participate in this day, so book asked to perform so it was a great honour to be selected. your time off work now.

Some of the girls squeezed the performance in between Otago University Law Function a rugby match and the school dance later that night so all This was a stimulating afternoon, enjoyed by all who credit to them and their leaders for making the attended. The host, Professor Mark Henaghan, engaged commitment to showcase the depth of talent at St the potential law students in lively discussion with the Catherines College. hypothetical cases he presented. The students who took the opportunity to attend this session now have more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v4UYbqoFGI information to help them decide on their plans for the future. non-legal roles. The students were taken on a tour of the office and enjoyed lunch with the staff.

Our students at the Otago University Law Function

Workchoice Day 12 June Two groups from our college attended this year.

Ellen Castle

Gateway,Careers, STAR Coordinator Seven senior biology students visited Wellington Hospital where they spent the day learning how to plaster broken bones, use the defibrillator, support a patient in a stretcher for transporting by air, watching a stent being Sports News…………………………… placed in a coronary artery, visiting the medical laboratories and learning about the pharmacy and how to New Zealand Cross Country Championships safely dispense drugs. They were all amazed at just how 16 th June 2012 many jobs are out there in the health field. Jean and Josie Kozyniak went to the NZ Championships at St Kentigern’s School in Auckland. The course was over rolling terrain with a couple of steep inclines. It was soft and the ground was heavy-going in some of the really muddy sections.

In the junior girls, Josie was outstanding. She got out to a fast start with the leading bunch of six runners. By the mid-point of the 3km race she was leading. She held off all challenges and took out 1 st place in a field of 150 runners from all over NZ. An awesome effort as she ran over a minute faster than at the Wellington champs.

Having been injured a week before last year’s cross country, Jean could not defend her Junior girls title in

2011. It was her first year in the senior grade this year Ten senior students attended a morning with Buddle and she performed admirably. She was in a bunch of four Finlay . The group were given a thorough insight into the girls (including arch rival Susannah Lynch) who battled it work (and play) of a law firm. Areas covered were; the out for 2 nd place. In a very close finish Jean was 4th, only role and function of Buddle Finlay, legal negotiation, three seconds away from 2 nd place. This was an amazing becoming a lawyer and the typical career path, also the effort as she could only resume training properly three months ago after having 9 months off following foot surgery. Jean was selected for the New Zealand Schools Sports certificates Cross Country Team to compete in the Australian Schools championships in August. Jean Kozyniak Winner College Sport Cross Country 4km

Jean Kozyniak, Lauren Duggan, Alex Langley and Josie Kozyniak Winners of the Cross Country Senior Relay Team

Jaymee Graham Under 17 New Zealand Waterpolo Team

Kaysee Savali Under 17 Wellington Netball Representative

Hope Savali Under 15 Wellington Netball Representative

Jean Kozyniak Josie Kozyniak Rachel Tuma’ai Wellington womens 7’s squad November 2011 Mercy Tournament Mercy Tournament was a great success on Friday 22nd Rebecca Wilson st June with great weather and a fantastic team effort! 1 Under 16 Marching Glennettes Congratulations to St Mary's who were, once again, December 2011 very dominant in most codes. Taylor Siolo St Catherine's Badminton won this year’s Mercy Cup Under 17 Wellington National Representative carrying on a winning streak of over 8 years! January 2012

Final Placings Taylor Siolo ISNZ Softball Development team travelling to Los Angeles 1st - St Mary's College July 2nd - St Catherine's College 3rd - St Peter's College Brianna Winkles, Tayler Kern, Rachel McLeod and Maxine Sprey A huge thank you to all the student helpers who were Winners of the Wellington Croquet competition wonderful and we would not have been so successful without them. The PTA were a great help also providing Senior B Volleyball team lunches for all the officials and coaches/managers. Winners of Senior Girls Division Three Thank you to all. ☺ Joanah Ngan-Woo Swimming Wellington Women’s Rugby Team Congratulations to our Swimmers who participated in the Wellington Under 17 Touch College Sport Individual Championships on the 21st June. Wellington Under 19 Indoor Netball Our girls came 4th out of 16 teams! That is an amazing result! Overdue Winter Sports Fees! Well done to Lauren Duggan who not only came first in Please settle your sports fees this week or contact the 50m and 100m backstroke but set a new Wellington Barbara Woodcock to arrange payment options. Students Region record in the 100m Backstroke! will be pulled out of their sports if no payment is made by Gemma Cornish also set her own new personal best Week One of Term Three. times.

St Catherine's Swim Team Fundraising Gemma Cornish We have three teams working really hard to raise money Lauren Duggan to fund their costs for attending Winter Tournament Josie Kozyniak Week in September. Please help support them with their Anna Cacace fundraising efforts if you see them out and about. Eva Malthus Sophia Basile Kathryn Prince ALUMNI NEWS Community News………………….. Congratulations to the following former St Catherine’s pupils who have recently graduated from Massey Buying a special gift? University: Sarah Atkins, Theresa Cooper, Kerry McBride, Jo Luping Design has made this offer to St Catherine’s College. To see Mary McKillop, Justine Pivac Solomon, Harriett Sowman, what they offer visit www.jolupingdesign.com . Their sales include: art Jane Young. works, fashion accessories, jewellery, cushions, rugs, ceramics, lighting. They also act as an outlet for other fine arts designers. Visit the concept store in the Willis Street Village. It is Shop 6, 142 Willis Street, Wellington. When you make your purchase, say you are from St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie and they will donate 10% of the sale to the college . They will tally the sales made up at the end of the month and SCHOOL ORGANISATION donate the 10% to our college. Offer open until 30 September 2012.

SCHOOL FEES: Pacific Horizon motorhomes We rely on you paying your annual school and building Are offering our school $100 for every motorhome booking made. All you have to do is give the school’s name at the time of booking. donation and activity fees. Please could I encourage parents to make a real effort to pay these. This money OPC School Holiday Programmes allows us to provide your daughter with better resources OPC offers a five-day live-in holiday programme for 14-18 year olds at its and more opportunities. Should you be struggling to pay bases at Tongariro and Great Barrier Island. For more information on these, please contact our Bursar and we can make these programmes phone Shelly Christensen on 0800 688 843 or book arrangements for the amount to be paid off. The College at www.opc.org.nz does have eftpos, and internet banking facilities are also Improvisation and Devised Theatre Classes available. Should you wish to use the internet banking th will be offered at St Catherine’s 17 July to 11 September. option, please contact the Bursar to discuss. (See next page for full details)

DONATIONS OF USED UNIFORM: Do you have good, clean items of used uniform that you would like to donate to the College? Our office is always happy to receive such donations.

St Catherine’s 2012 Sporting Calendar of Events Winter Sports Tournament week (Netball, Hockey and Football) 3rd Sept – 7th Sept st Junior Badminton Singles Champs 1 August

th Junior A Netball Tournament 9 August th th Summer Sports Season for Term 4 15 October – 30 November th Road Race Champs 19 September

th St Catherine’s College Sports Awards 20 September

th College Sport Sportsperson of the Year Dinner 4 November th th Junior Volleyball Tournament 9 – 10 November th Junior Touch Tournament 15 November th Junior Bowls Tournamen t 20 November DATES TO NOTE IN TERM 3: 16 July TERM 3 COMMENCES 19 July Rehearsals all day for St Pat’s production of Les Miserables 20 -23 July ERO visit 23 -26 July SPC Production of Les Mis 23 -27 July Maori Language week 24 -27 July Kapa Haka nationals 6 August 7pm, PT A meeting 9-10 August Senior Assessment 13 -16 August Senior Assessment (in double periods only) 17 August TEACHERS ONLY DAY. No classes today. School closed for pupils. 20 August Mid -term break. No classes today. School closed. 24 September Mercy Day 26 September Senior Progress Interviews 28 September END OF TERM 3