7 May 2021 Dancing her way to success 1 Principal’s Comment the classroom. It’s refreshing to see the interviews and take video footage of a number of students involved in sports number of students and staff. This occurred teams as winter sport gets underway. because we have been identified as a Likewise on the Arts and Culture front with leading school nationally with respect to our rehearsals for our major production Fiddler equitable outcomes for Maori and Pasifika on the Roof, Showquest, Kapa Haka and students in STEM (Science, Technology, our various bands. I am a believer in the Engineering and Mathematic) at NCEA level. importance of extracurricular activities Our DP Mrs Anna McDowall presented at and all of the value it adds. A big thank you the recent national symposium to share the needs to go out to parents and staff that JHC journey and mahi behind this success. give up their time in these pursuits for our A small plea to parents; when dropping off students. or picking up your children from school can Next week, as you are aware, is the you please stop parking on the yellow lines second of a series of Teacher Only Days across our driveway. You are causing extra planned to unpack the proposed changes congestion for cars trying to get in and out of to NCEA. This is a big piece of work that the school at an already busy time. Mike Newell Principal sits alongside other proposals as to what All the best for another successful term! and how we deliver the curriculum. Kia ora koutou Please be assured we will communicate the key information when it becomes Noho ora mai It was great to welcome all of our students available. Implementation of the changes is Mike Newell back this week for the start of term. As scheduled for 2023. Principal in many busy schools, there is a lot for our students to be involved in outside of During the last week of Term 1 NZQA our core mahi of teaching and learning in visited Hargest to conduct a number of From the Boardroom Tena koutou katoa! community of collaboration and Emma should be congratulated for the superb job It seems incredible that we already find she is doing. ourselves in May and beginning Term Two. At the last Board meeting in April, the Board The planned tramps for those students heard from the HOD of Music at James completing badges for Duke of Edinburgh Hargest College, Emma Jarman. Emma shared were discussed with some envy around a whakatauki with us at the beginning of her the table. What wonderful opportunities presentation, it was: for students both in Stewart Island and Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi, ka taking on the mighty Kepler. Term Two will aweawe te ao katoa. be another busy term at JHC. Make sure Artistic excellence makes the world sit up in you make the most of the opportunities wonder. offered at this special school. I speak for the board when I say that she certainly made us all sit up in wonder at the Chris O’Connor BOT Chairperson Chris O’Connor amazing work she is doing with our students. BOT Chairperson The Music Department is a thriving, vibrant Visit Arts at James Junior Campus Staff News - Welcome Hargest College: https://www.facebook.com/artsjhc Maree Smith We welcome Maree Smith to the Junior Campus whānau. Maree comes to us with vast experience working in school administration, finance and more. She is a ‘picture in pink’ and as she lives on a farm and breeds Angus cattle, we’re guessing Maree owns pink gumboots too. She enjoys scrapbooking and jet boating but says she hasn’t had time for these for a while, she does love to catch up with her two grown children who live out of town. We are thoroughly enjoying getting to know Maree and look forward to working with her on the team. 2 PTA AGM Report Kia ora! walk-in starting at 8pm. A very exciting Welcome back to Term 2! I trust that occasion for our Year 13 students and staff, parents and students alike, all have I hope you have a fantastic night!! had a relaxing holiday break after a rather You are never too young to change the busy Term 1! world! I would like to extend a warm welcome to Ainslie Bruce anyone who would like to come to a PTA PTA Chairperson meeting. I can assure you that there is absolutely no fundraising involved! It is PTA Meeting Dates a wonderful opportunity to be an active part of our school community as well as The next PTA meeting will be held in getting to know other parents and staff. Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus, scheduled to start at 7.30pm. Please feel free to contact me at: 18th May [email protected] or on 0272014243 27th July if you wish to find out more. Ainslie Bruce 14th September Chairperson The Hargest School Ball is being held on 16th November 15th May at Transport World with the Whanau Report Tēnei te mihi nūnui ki a Whaea Nicci. Thank you to Whaea Nicci Voice for looking after our whanau form class and te reo Māori last term. Her professionalism maintained the high standards expected of our students. We wish her all the best. Important dates this term include the Otago/Southland Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition on Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th of June, and the Otago/Southland Hautonga Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competition. Both competitions will be held this year in the Dunedin Town Hall. Kia kaha, Kia māia, Kia manawanui Be strong, be brave be resolute Matua Neitana Tane Mauri ora! Neitana (Nathan) Tane TEACHER ONLY DAY Tuesday 11 May 2021 Netball Congratulations to Lucy Nind, Ella Yule and Hayley Van Beek (from left to right) who have been selected in the U18 INC team. Rugby Congratulations to Jacob Mika who made the 2021 Rugby Southland Pre-Academy. 3 Art Department The Senior Campus Art Department was very busy over the last week of Term 1 designing and painting three panels that will be added to the art displayed as part of the CDB redevelopment (which already includes JHC artwork from other Junior and Senior Campus students. Students put in a lot of mahi to complete these panels and they are AMAZING! See if you can spot them next time you are in the CBD! These three panels were completed by the following students: Ella Wilson, Paige Spencer, Jaguar Band, Eden Coatsworth, Amelia Sutherland, George Shirley, Maya Blanks, Vicky Han, Shae McGearty (all Year 10), and Isabella Willis (Year 12). Accord Teacher-Only Young Enterprise Days Success Additional Teacher-Only Days were allocated in an Accord between the Ministry of Education, NZEI Te Riu Roa and PPTA Te Wehengarua – these days will not extend the school year. The first of these for 2021 is next week, Tuesday 11 May. We appreciate your support with making alternative arrangements for your children on this day. The other accord days this year are: Thursday 5 August Wednesday 1 December Congratulations to Year 12 Business Studies students Yhell Morales, Nicole Lina and Sophia Kwong (from left to right) who have won $250 in the form of a These days are set aside to support the professional marketing package sponsored by “What’s on Invers” for their YES company AltoEco. The students had to prepare a video outlining the vision for their implementation of changes to NCEA, company and how they would use “seed funding” to start up their business. and wider strengthening of curriculum, Other students to receive seed funding included Jesse Gough and Emma Lamb, progress and achievement practice. PrintsCoNZ ($75) and Rebecca Kingma ($50) for her company Hydrangeabadges. 4 Junior Rock’n’Roll Champs Here are the JHC students who participated in the Nationals held in Wellington: Kiera Rogers: • Restricted (no assisted lifts or throws, 5-17 years) - 1st place • Same Sex (13-17 years) - 3rd place • Intermediate Triples (14-17 years) - 2nd place • Intermediate Triples (14-17 years) Josh McNaughton • Senior (14-17 years) - 1st place • Intermediate Triples (14-17 years) - 1st place • Member of the club top team which received 1st place Term Dates for 2021 Term 2: Tuesday 11 May: MOE Accord Day Monday 7 June: Queen’s Birthday Friday 9 July: End of Term 2 Values Awards Term 3: Monday 26 July: Start of Term 3 Sunday 1 August: Open Day Junior Campus Thursday 5 August: MOE Accord Day Congratulations to the following students who have received Friday 1 October: End of Term 3 Values Awards Ella Neylon, Theo Johnson, Izak McLean, Eric Feng, Isaac Elder, Carter Oliver, Skyla Carr, Lilah Jack, Emma Hodgetts, Samantha Term 4: Monday 18 October: Start of Term 4 Lemm, Ana McWilliam, Caitlyn Hunt Monday 25 October: Labour Day Wednesday 1 December: MOE Accord Day Congratulations to the following students who have received Service Awards: Wednesday 8 December: End of Term 4 Isaac Elder, Amelia Cameron, Julia Rodrigues, Maegan James, Alex Samson Orthographical Obstructions In plain language, that means we entered a spelling bee, but it took two years for our prizes to arrive. Way back in 2019, we entered the New Zealand Spelling Bee. Seven of our students made the semi-finals, but on the day there was a snowstorm. The road to Dunedin was closed and we couldn’t compete. We asked for our students to go straight through to the 2020 semis without needing to go through another heat.