KEY DATES: 14/3 – School Talent Quest starts No.2 - Friday 11 March 16/3 – Wgtn Regional Athletics Champs 19/3 – CSW Futsal Championships 19/3 – CSW Waka Ama Principal’s Message 24/3 – Teacher Only Day 30/3-1/4 – Food Week – House Competition Tena Koutou Katoa 31/3 – CSW Golf Phillips Cup Dear Parents / Caregivers 4-8/4 – Tournament Week 9-10/4 – Relay for Life The term is now well-advanced and the school has a pleasant, 12/4 – CSW Senior Ki o Rahi settled feel to it. School life is busy and amongst the regular 12/4 – Drama Evening lessons people have been busy with school trips, field work, sports 15-17/4 – 1st XI Hockey Trip Kapiti & Whanganui trips and auditions are under way for our major school production. 16/4 – CSW Mountainbiking We have had another successful Dragon Boat season with both boats making the final and our Phoenix crew again winning that event. At Hutt Zone athletics on Tuesday we had a very good day TERM ONE DATES: with Chris Gillespie Year 12 breaking the record in the Intermediate Monday 1 February – Friday 15 April Boys High Jump – jumping 1.85m against the record of 1.84m set TEACHER ONLY DAY & EASTER: in 1996. Teacher Only Day – Thursday 24 March Good Friday – Friday 25 March There are many opportunities for parents and caregivers to get Easter Monday – Monday 28 March involved in the life of the school and in support of your child’s Easter Tuesday – Tuesday 29 March education and wider enjoyment of school. TERM TWO DATES: Preparation is already underway for winter sports and we depend Monday 2 May – Friday 8 July on volunteer help from parents for our winter sports through Teacher Only Day – Friday 3 June coaching, managing, transporting and fundraising. Queen’s Birthday – Monday 6 June In August our major school production will take the stage. This year TERM THREE DATES: we are doing “Back to the 80’s” which is a musical containing your Monday 25 July – Friday 23 September most popular songs from the 80’s. This is a school-wide event and Teacher Only Day – Friday 26 August we will need help with set construction, costumes, make-up, fundraising etc. If you can help either long-term or short-term then TERM FOUR DATES: please let me know. Monday 10 October – Friday 9 December Labour Day – Monday 24 October Our Home and School Association meets monthly and is always looking for new members to assist in its efforts on behalf of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES school – keep an eye on the school newsletter/website for dates of Meet on the first Tuesday of each month at next meeting. 6.30pm in the board room. All welcome to attend. continued on page 2…… Principal’s Message continued from page 1 YEAR 9 & 10 ACTIVITIES WEEK 5-8 December 2016 A very important opportunity for involvement is This year Activities Week will take place our Board of Trustees. Board elections are this from Monday 5 December - Thursday 8 year with nomination forms going out in early in December (term 4). Details of activities to May and due by May 20. If you have an interest choose from will come out to students early in joining the Board you would be welcome to April. Some activities will be 'away' trips, others attend meetings on March 15 and April 19 to see will be local and there will be some school-based what happens. Meetings commence at 6.30pm. activities where payment is not required. For The Board would also benefit from a person with those activities that incur a cost, all payments will accounting expertise. The Board provides be required in full, by September, so if possible, governance for the school in setting policies and putting money aside now will help towards setting the strategic direction of the school. It is meeting those costs. a great way to have influence in the development of your child’s school. YEAR 10 CAMP TO NELSON LAKES 5-8 December 2016 At long last our Performing Arts upgrade is Does your young person enjoy being in the nearing completion. We will take possession mountains, walking in the bush, swimming in very soon although a fault with heaters is beautiful lakes, reading, photography and white causing a delay. We have not had the funds to water rafting? Then Nelson Lakes Camp could build new and we have not been allowed by MoE be for them!!!!! regulations to expand its size. So it is a refurbishment but we are pleased with the result Start saving now for the fun that is Year 10 as it enhances a tired facility, hopefully has rid us Camp in St Arnaud from 5 - 8 December 2016. of tiresome leaks and enables a more unified There are limited spaces – 24 students – for this department with shared spaces between Music Camp. This will be on a first come first serve and Drama. basis when the deposit is made. Finally March 1 is a date that we submit our roll We are unsure of the total cost for the camp at numbers to the Ministry for our roll-based staffing this stage due to unknown grant money. The and operational funding. We have a 738 regular junior activity lists are due to be completed by students in the school another 12 involved in a mid-May. A deposit of $100 will be required in trades academy plus 38 international fee paying June. students. This continues the steady rise in roll over the last few years supported by 2 strong Jude Rankin - Sciences Teacher Year 9 intakes. This year we enrolled 179 at Heretaunga College Year 9 our third highest intake in 12 years. Ph (04) 9399370 ext 837 Fax: (04) 9399371 Bruce Hart email: [email protected] Principal [email protected] LATE TO SCHOOL Students are reminded that if they are late to school they must head to Ms Lucas's office (on HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Mondays) or Mrs Thomas’s office (Tues - Fri). It is expected that students will arrive to school on This group of hardworking parents/staff meet on time each day. the second Tuesday of each month. We are looking for new members this year as well as a Secretary. Please contact Karen Pearson MAKING PAYMENTS AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE (Chairperson) at: If you wish to make a CASH or CHEQUE [email protected]. payment at the school office, this can be done from 8:00am until 2:15pm each day. However, Please ask everyone to “Like” our Facebook EFTPOS facilities are available until 3:15pm. page - HC Home and School. The close off time allows for cash up and banking to be completed by our finance staff. EMAIL ADDRESSES LIBRARY If you have a NEW or CHANGED EMAIL We’ve got over 30 student librarians working ADDRESS we need to update these, because with us this year. They’ve all started working we would like to communicate with you more on their certificates and completed their first directly on an ongoing basis. Can you please shift of duty at Morning Break. It’s great to send us your new email address to: have so many involved and we look forward [email protected], including your name and especially the name(s) of your to working with them this year. child(ren). Don’t forget we have a range of ways you can keep up to date with what’s going on in Hello to all school families our library. Follow us on Facebook or have a I have been advised that we have had a large look at our library OPAC (accessible from number of bicycles stolen in recent days from our the Heretaunga College website under the local schools. Please be aware that if your child library link in the top corner). is cycling to school you may need to remind them that they should lock up their bicycle to keep it UNIFORM safe while at school. Kind regards. A reminder to parents of students who come Kerry Fenton - Senior Constable 8199 to school with incorrect uniform items - School Community Officer - Upper Hutt Police please do provide a note for your child if Direct Dial 9794699 there is an issue regarding their uniform. As CID:1345063595999 the weather begins to cool, it is important to note that only plain black jackets CALCULATORS (weatherproof material not hoodie or We are selling the Sharp EL-531 scientific sweatshirt) are correct uniform jackets. No calculator for $18 and the Casio Graphics beanies until term 2, and only plain black calculator for $90 - still the cheapest prices in caps (without logos or other colours) are town! And we engrave your child's name for permitted. Girls - plain white socks only (no free! Orders and payment through the student Nike ticks or other logos). It is appreciated office. that you support the school by ensuring that FREE AFTERSCHOOL MATHS TUITION your child attends in correct school uniform. This is available every Wednesday in Morgan 5 from 3.15 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. All welcome. FUTURE LEADERS INTERMEDIATE LEADERSHIP COURSE CHESS CLUB Do you: Aspire to be a school leader or team Mr Carter runs this Club every Wednesday at captain? Want to improve your leadership morning break (11.25-12.10) in the Morgan wing. skills? Want to better yourself and increase your future opportunities? o On our five day course you will: - Gain 10 NCEA level 2 credits CONGRATULATIONS to Lilly o Learn the qualities and values of a leader - Practice how to lead a team in any Jeffries and Tylah Brown who situation, and know what it takes to lead by competed at the Horse of the example Year Show.