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FEBRUARYISSUE 2014

We have had a very busy start to the term and for many of our students, they have hit the ground running. Although it has been a hectic start, I have been suitably impressed with the way our students have settled into the academic year and begun to get involved with co curricular activities.

At our Year 9 Parent Information evening, I stated that I was a firm believer in there being four outcomes of secondary schooling:

• Aiming for personal excellence in the classroom – taking responsibility for knowing how to learn, what to learn, collaborating with others and always striving for improvement;• Participating and contributing in a wide range of co-curricular activities – getting involved in either Sport, the Arts and our clubs. It is an opportunity to try out new activities while at school and develop a broad range of skills in different situations;• Becoming a highly competent young woman – developing characteristics that are desirable for the workplace, friendship and citizenship.• Achieving the best possible destination on leaving school after Year 13 whether that will be – to university, polytechnic/Wananga or other tertiary training, trade/employment training, or the workplace.

Your daughter will be successful in working towards her academic and personal goals, if we both expect that of her, and she of herself.

Teenage years bring a greater shift to independence. Sometimes this can manifest in teenagers delivering selective messages to home, either unintentionally or otherwise,

requiring greater skills on the part of you, the adults to check for the full story. Sometimes, we are prodded into action on their behalf. On most occasions, it is best to play it cool, not rush to take over and smooth away the problem for her, rather help her understand the situation and ask her how she intends to solve the dilemma. The interesting challenge for us all is to recognise the unintended learning that occurs in our everyday encounters. I know you would not like your daughter to learn that whenever she has a problem, she knows you will rescue her from it or solve it for her. We need to encourage independence as a skill as we only have 5 years and your daughter will be off to the destination of her choice before too long.

To assist our thinking about student behaviour, there appear to be two responsibilities that I would encourage your daughter to think through:

• I am responsible for my actions in everything I do – how they affect me and other people, and • I am responsible for my response to other people’s actions.

What does that mean? Simply, we need to ask students to take responsibility for themselves, their property, respect others and think before they speak.

It is a myth that Years 9 and 10 are the last years before national examinations and that the junior years are not that important. We are in the business of progressing learning where

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou

every day and every year matters. We also know that the work your daughter puts into reviewing her work when at home makes the difference between achieving, or not achieving, and achieving with excellence. Her homework pattern is a habit, not a requirement, and we recommend that habit starts immediately – homework time every day. Amongst the many messages, the bottom line is that our expectations of your daughters are very high. We expect them to be well dressed, polite, courteous and prepared for learning. When our students wear our uniform, they are a walking advertisement for the school. School pride is something that must come from within, rather than being told.

How can you help at home? Expecting your daughter to attend school fully, to be proud to be a Girls’ High student and wear the correct uniform, always aiming for excellence in the classroom, ensuring they are getting involved in the co-curricular activities of the school but also allowing them to be who they are. School has changed from when you and I went to school and we, as parents, must learn to understand their world. Ask them regularly how their day

went, have a look in their books or simply…ask…what did you learn today? If they say “nothing” everyday for a week, then we have a problem - do not hesitate to contact their tutor group teacher, subject teacher or the dean to discuss further.

Communication between home and school is important. We hope to go live with a new look website shortly. We believe it will be easier to navigate, more informative and an opportunity to keep in touch with what is happening at HGHS, our Parents’ handbook is a working document in progress, and hopefully will assist with any questions you may have about the systems at HGHS and our student diary is an important resource for managing self and for communicating between school and home.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our new students and staff to Hamilton Girls’ High School. We believe you have made a great choice.

MARIE GORDONPrincipal

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2014

HEAD GIRL Tessa Cowley

DEPUTY HEAD GIRL SPORTS CAPTAINStephanie Hunia

ACADEMIC CAPTAINAlex Mayer

The school has settled in really well for 2014 but we thought we would alert you to a number of issues we are dealing with.

• Keeping our school environment clean and tidy. The staff is working very hard to encourage students to take a pride in their environment and leave all areas tidy. Unfortunately a number of girls are still letting us down. On Thursday February 27th we had all students in designated areas to eat their lunch, and we will need to keep doing this until students take more responsibility for their own litter.

• Already this year we have had a number of instances of students taking photos of another student and uploading them to the web, without permission. This can be very upsetting for students and it is illegal. Please help us by talking with your daughter about appropriate and safe use of the internet. We do investigate and take these situations very seriously, and we do not hesitate to contact the police if necessary.

• Arriving at school on time is very important. Please ensure that you have arrangements in place so that your daughter can be here on time, and ready to learn. Unfortunately, if she does arrive late she will be spending her lunchtime doing a Service Consequence.

JILL CARTERDeputy Principal

SERVICE CAPTAINDanni Ryan

ARTS CAPTAINGeorgia Morrison

STUDENT COUNCIL CAPTAIN

Kaitlyn Cook

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S

CORNER

We would like to congratulate the following top scholars for their excellent results in NCEA 2013. These students have their certificate endorsed with Excellence which means they have 50 or more credits at Excellence at that Level.

LEVEL 1 TOP SCHOLARS Makayla Aitken Bhanuja Batra Jessica Calnon Sara Elgoran Harriet Gaudin Monica Hill Vada Hockenhull-Jamieson Katerina Hodgson Alana Horsley Lydia Jackson Monika Jarkiewicz Bronwyn Kirby Urvasee Lallu Denise Lam Laura Macnab Leah Nicholson Mehrunnisa Nouri Ederlyn Perolina Leah Porima A.J. Ranstead Shivani Rao Irene Sugimoto Alpha Tan Tava Tyrell Krystal Woodward

LEVEL 2 TOP SCHOLARS

Georgia Allen Zinab Al-Khaleefa Yasmin Brinkworth Hannah Frost Hye Bin Han Eileish Hayes Nien Chia His Nevada Huaki-Foote Eugenie Kim Gretel Klinac Neha Lal Clementine Lambert Tessa Leong Cecelia Lockley Carmen Mataira Alex Mayer Ashleigh Miles Sunni Nasmith Giselle Newport Anna O’Hara Ruth Orbe Taylor Pascoe Holly Robins Ashley Smith Claris Tomlinson Frankie Vallis Bree van der Oest Emily Weiss

LEVEL 3 TOP SCHOLARS

Renee Denby Krystal Geraghty Kelly le Quesne Kerrianne Lindsey Shantelle Roulston Chiharu Saunders Aimee Short Amokura Tautari

SCHOLARSHIPS 2013

We would also like to congratulate the following Level 3 students who were awarded Scholarships:

Ariana Apiti Scholarship in Physical Education Neha Lal Scholarship in Biology (achieved as a Year 12 student, Well done) Kerrianne Lindsey Scholarship in English Rachel Maidment Scholarship in Physical Education Hannah Polglase Scholarship in Physical Education Katherine Sarcich Scholarship in Biology Anna Tipping Scholarship in Classical Studies Kelsi Wallace Scholarship in Biology Scholarship in Statistics

TOP SCHOLARS 2013

NEW TEACHERS

Hi. I am a “new” Mathematics teacher for the first couple of terms this year. However, this is not my first contact with Hamilton Girls’ High School. I taught Mathematics here from 1994 ‘til 1996 then took maternity leave. For the next 10 years I relieved in the HGHS Maths department for a few weeks or a year at a time. Then I worked as the Head of the Mathematics Department at Hamilton Christian School for a number of years, but now I am back relieving. If you have me for your Maths teacher then you will also have Mrs Singh for some periods because each Wednesday and Thursday morning I do some volunteer work in the community, administering a Bible Study, which I am passionate about. I do not have a tutor group but I am part of Wilson House duty team so you may see me around the school on Tuesday lunchtimes. I am happy to be back working alongside some familiar colleagues and meeting lots of new students and staff. – JANET SUKIAS

Hi, I am another new addition to the Maths department here at HGHS. I have recently finished my studies at the University of Waikato where I majored in Statistics and Economics before completing my teaching diploma. I am a Hamilton girl, born and raised, so it is lovely to be working so close to home. I love to get out and run so you might catch me out on the footpaths around the city in the afternoons. This year I am teaching two junior and two Year 11 Maths classes as well as leading a Heads tutor group. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the girls and my new colleagues so far and am looking forward to an exciting year. –AMY POUWELS

MATHEMATICSACADEMIC NEWS

NOTICE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTSTo Parents and Students who no longer study Maths: We are currently trying to source second hand Graphics calculators (for our students to purchase)If you have one that is no longer used and are willing to sell it, please phone the school (ph: 839-1304, ext 844) and leave your name and phone number. We can give you an idea of what it will be worth and pass on your details to potential buyers. You can then organise the sale yourselves.

VAL ROLFE - HOD MATHS

LANGUAGESVALENTINE’S DAYLanguages classes are in full swing, with Valentine’s Day being commemorated by the creating of Valentines cards in various languages, and chocolate goodies created using Japanese characters for love or friendship.

FRANCE TRIPPlans are well under way for the France trip this year and students and teachers are working hard to raise funds for this trip. If you are interested in supporting their fundraising effort, there is more information elsewhere in this newsletter.

SEE BACK OF NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION

YEAR 10 SPANISHYear 10 Spanish students were recently introduced to a traditional Spanish breakfast in a practical lesson where they learned to make torrijos, churros con chocolate and pan con tomate.

JAPANESENext month we will be hosting a small group of students from Shizuoka, Japan and I am delighted to report that we have recently received permission from the Board of Trustees for a small group of senior students to visit Japan this September. Students studying Japanese in Year 12 and 13 will have the opportunity to join this immersion experience, and will be given more information soon. If further places remain, these will be offered to Year 11 students studying Japanese.

CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENTLearning programmes were underway in Week One and all NCEA classes are working on internally assessed standards in Term One. The Year 10 students have their first common assessment in Week Five. (The grade for this assessment is one of the grades used to determine course placement for Year 11.) AsTTle testing of reading and writing skills is occurring for our Year 9 students so that their teachers can fine tune the learning programmes for their students. Ms Garrett, the Assistant HoD with responsibility for Year 9 English programmes, has been instrumental in up-dating the Moodle site and has devised a personal reading response programme for the Year 9 students using Moodle.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESMs Maher instigated a Writing Club in 2013 and we are planning for such a club to be available to interested students this year. There are several opportunities offered throughout the year for students to enter speaking and writing competitions organised by regional or national groups outside of the school. We do advertise these opportunities and we do encourage interested students to take up these opportunities.

NEW TEACHERSThe English Department welcomes the return of Mr Govender, who has been teaching English overseas, and the arrival of Mrs MacDougall, who comes to Hamilton Girls’ High School from Awatapu College in Palmerston North.

NOTABLE SUCCESSESKerrianne Lindsey was awarded an English Scholarship. We commend Kerrianne for the effort she put into preparing for the Scholarship examination and congratulate her on her success.

The English Department is also particularly proud of the results achieved by its 2013 Year 12 students for AS 91100. This externally assessed standard assesses students’ ability to analyse written text which they have not studied in class. This is a challenging standard and an important one in that the credits count for UE literacy.

The percentage of students overall who gained this standard was clearly higher than for secondary schools nationally and clearly higher at Merit and Excellence levels.

ENGLISH

HISTORY In Mrs Sheridan’s Year 10 History class we have been studying Ancient Egypt.

We have examined life in ancient Egypt, important and interesting Pharaoh’s like Cleopatra, how the pyramids were built, written in hieroglyphics and looked the mummification process. We even had a class mummy and hieroglyphic writing race. Next we move onto Ancient Greece and Rome which includes a trip to the Waikato Museum to look at the Roman exhibition.

On 28 November 2012, eight teams consisting of 16 students took part in the annual Programming Challenge 4 Girls at Wintec.

The students had already completed programming tasks using SCRATCH as part of the Year 10 Digital Technology course. This challenge provides Year 10 female students with the opportunity to compete against other teams from schools around the country, Australia and Canada. They complete a programming challenge using the ALICE programme.

The main purpose of the challenge is to encourage more females to look at IT as a career choice, as there is a severe shortage of women in this industry. The students had a successful day. I would like to congratulate them on the medals they achieved.

GOLD MEDALSTatiana Fankhauser and Rachel LiSania Naved and Charlotte WhiteAprajeeta Sharma and Shania Jong

SILVER MEDALSAaliyah Albo and Molan MoShania Wootton and Ritika Ram

BRONZE MEDALSMicayla Francis and Deliya JoseDipshaya Maharaj and Josefina PehrsonAshton Palaone and Charlotte Tarbotton

Thank you to Mrs Murdoch for organising the activity in 2013.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

On Wednesday the 19th of February Hamilton Girls’ High School Year 12 Biology students spent the day at the Hamilton Zoo observing and collecting information about the way animals move, for an internal assessment. The day included a lecture from the Education Team about animal support and movement, participating in a Chimpanzee talk and observing them being feed and a Kea talk, which included feeding. In addition the girls completed worksheets specifically designed for the assessment. The Hamilton Zoo is a fantastic facility and all the girls had a great day there and are well on their way to gaining the associated NCEA credits.

SCIENCE

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONThe students in 1APO completed their caving assessment at Waitomo this week.

The day was packed with about 3 hours underground, a bush walk, an informative talk at the Discovery Centre and also watching a documentary about a group of New Zealand cavers who are currently on the brink of connecting the longest, deepest caving system in the southern hemisphere.

The caving itself was a lot of fun, involving moving through the cave in shoulder deep water, some abseiling, squeezing through tight gaps in the rock and manoeuvring around in the twilight section of the cave with the wetas!

The students represented the school fantastically and if their level of effort and engagement are anything to go by, this year is going to be a very successful one. Keep up the great work girls!

THEARTS

DRAMAWe have had a good start to the year in the Drama Department with all classes settling quickly and working well. This is a busy term for us, with some important dates coming up.

The Talent Quest is an event which is run annually in the first term; heats for this will take place in weeks 8 and 9 at lunchtimes with the finals being held in Nga Puawaitanga in the evening shortly after. This year’s Joint Production with Boys’ High is Alice in Wonderland – expect the Unexpected. Auditions for this will take place in weeks 8 and 9 after school with rehearsals beginning at the end of this term. We are currently also preparing our entry for the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare in Schools Competition in week 12.

If your daughter wishes to be in any of these events, it is very important that she checks the daily notices and checks the information on the Drama Department noticeboard. All dates for auditions and heats will be well publicised in the daily notices and on these noticeboards. We go to great lengths to ensure that the audition process is fair and equitable for all, which makes it not possible for us to audition students who have missed the publicised audition times.

If you have any queries about any of these events, please speak to any member of the Drama Department Staff.

HOD - Margie Wynne Jones

Welcome to the new families from the Pasifika teachers and mentors, as well as from our Pasifika leaders.

We are fortunate this year, in that we have an itinerant drum teacher who is able to teach Pasifika drumming. There are three girls who are keen to learn this drumming style. If your daughter is interested in learning, she may speak to Mrs Meha-Uelese or Mrs Dickinson.

Unfortunately, our drumming resources are limited, so, if anyone has drums they could spare this year, we would be greatly appreciative and very interested in hearing from you

Fa’afetai lava,Mrs Sharleen Nathan, Mrs Meha-Uelese and Ms Jo Belgrave

PASIFIKA DRUMMING

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ARTS COUNCIL 2014

1ST ROW FROM LEFT Dance prefect - Olivia Godfrey Multicultural Prefect - Amun Muhktar Media Prefect - Ashley Beuncamino

2ND ROW FROM LEFT Music Prefect - Cecelia Lockley Drama Prefect - Samantha Fowler Pasifika Prefect - Ema Bourne

3RD ROW FROM LEFT Kapahaka Prefect - Devena Ruwhiu-Edmonds

ABSENT Visual Arts Prefect - Ashleigh Miles

The hot weather certainly assisted some scorching performances on the track and the field at the school Athletics Sports held on the 20th February. From the start of the day records were broken. Eden Bates broke the Intermediate Triple Jump record with a jump of 10.27 m (9.87 m). Michaela Foster broke the Senior Shot Put record, which was set in 1989, with a throw of 11.59m (11.52). Stephanie Lualua also broke the record before being pushed out with Michaela’s throw. Makaia Riki-Te Kanawa broke the Intermediate Javelin record with a throw of 31.44 (29.31). It was great to see these girls striving for excellence.

Our overall champions competed strongly throughout the day in a number of disciplines. Senior Champion was Tessa Leong, Intermediate Champion Keely Jennings and Junior Champion Jazmin Hotham and Wilson were our overall House champions.

The Day girls again demonstrated their athletic prowess taking out the Day girls vs Hostel relay, Campbell House took out the House Relay and the staff once again showed that age is no barrier. Another highlight was the Whanau Tutor classes showing ‘their class’ in the tutor group relays – clearly dominating in their respective houses.

ATHLETICS

NEW SCHOOL RECORDS EDEN BATES Intermediate Triple Jump 10.27 m (9.87 m)TESSA LEONG Senior Triple Jump 10.32m (9.20m)Mikaela Jefferson Senior Shot Put 12.04 (11.52m)MICHAELA FOSTER Intermediate Shot Put 11.59m (11.44m) MAKAIA RIKI-TE KANAWA Intermediate Javelin 31.44m (29.31m)

sports at hghs

PHOTO CREDIT: Huirangi Nepia. Year 10.

SWIMMING SPORTSThe swimming sports were held at HGHS on the 13th February and despite a few showers in the morning spirits weren’t dampened and it was a great day.

Our Junior, Intermediate and Senior Champions were Katlyn Steedman, Olivia Warlow, and Emma Ballard respectively with Heads House taking out the overall House points.

Other highlights included Heads House also reigning supreme in the House Relay, the Day Girls beating the Hostel Girls and the teachers putting on a dazzling display to take out the Student Executive.

There was some great talent on display and we are assembling a strong team for the Waikato Secondary Schools Swimming Sports.

ASHLEIGH JEFFCOAT

Ashleigh Jeffcoat has been selected in the New Zealand under-18 lawn bowls squad to play Australia in the trans-Tasman tournament in March. Good luck Ashleigh we look forward to seeing your results.

STUDENT SPORTING SUCCESSESPANIA MONK & KANYON PAUL

A huge congratulations to Pania Monk (pictured left) and Kanyon Paul (pictured right) who have been selected in the Junior White Sox team to attend the Canada Cup in Vancouver this July. This is an amazing achievement and we wish the girls all the very best.

KATIE LUSH

Katie Lush has just been selected in the New Zealand U15 Team to attend the 2014 Hawaiian Invitational Tournament in Honolulu in 2014. Katie also came 3rd at the National Triathlon Sprint Race in the 13-15 year old age group. Great work Katie we look forward to watching your progress in these sports.

As we look towards Summer Tournament week it is timely to wish ourteams all the very best for their respective tournaments.

TE RINA TE TAMAKI

Te Rina Te Tamaki has been selected in the New Zealand under-17 Mixed Touch Team. We congratule Te Rina on her selection.

A group of keen Hamilton Girls’ High School students have taken to the roads in preparation for the North Island and National Secondary School’s Cycling events. Our aim is to enter at least one junior and one senior team into these events in 2014. Thanks to the generosity of some people HGHS have a selection of gear to loan out to students who want to give cycling a go. If your daughter is interested in joining the cycling team or you have any cycling equipment e.g. old bikes, clip-in shoes or pedals, that you may wish to donate to the school then please contact the teacher in charge of cycling Carolyn Pentecost for more details on pentecostc@hghs.school.nz

CYCLING

GETINVOLVED!! Help us to win $10,000 in sports gear for our school delivered by Dan Carter, plus have a chance to win a + $1,000 prize pack for yourself!

Just buy any two Healtheries Supplements, Teas or Kidscare snacks from Countdown supermarkets during March and swipe your Onecard – the more times you buy, the greater your chances of winning!

YEAR 13 CAREER INTERVIEWS

All Year 13 students will be invited to attend a careers interview with either Mrs Lander or Mrs Oppert during Term 1 & 2. The intention of this is to assist the students with their future plans for 2015 and beyond. You can support your daughter by encouraging her to attend the interview and discussing what her ideas are for her future. The CareersNZ website www.careers.govt.nz is a very good resource for both parents and students. Those unsure about their plans are encouraged to complete the activities that may give them a starting point – CareerQuest, Know your skills, Managing work in life. The results of these can then be discussed at a second interview time if necessary.

All Year 13 students also have the opportunity to complete a Red Cross First Aid Certificate and bookings are presently open in the Careers Room for a range of different dates. This is a very good addition to a CV.

TERTIARY LIAISON VISITS

All eight NZ Universities are scheduled to visit the school during Term 1 & 2 to present an overview of courses. The timetable for this is advertised through the daily notices and the various notice boards around the school. It is very important the senior students check the daily notices as specific career information will be posted throughout the year. They are also encouraged to start visiting the various institution websites and familiarizing themselves with closing dates, scholarships and course requirements.

If students of all year levels have concerns they are more than welcome to contact the Careers office at any time for an appointment. We are in the process of establishing a Careers/Gateway facebook site with the intention of improving communication with students and parents, this should be live within the next month. The link will be advertised in the next newsletter.

CAREERS

We welcome all of our new students to Hamilton Girls’ High School. This year, in the ESOL department our new students come from many places, for example - Japan, China, Colombia, Fiji, Vietnam, Kiribati, Philippines, Thailand, Afghanistan.

Please make them feel welcome. Try to speak slowly and clearly when you are talking to them, try to avoid slang, and learn to say their names properly.The new overseas students may not know or have experienced things that you consider normal. For example they may never have had a birthday party, they probably won’t know about ANZAC Day. It is hard to be in a place where you cannot

understand what is happening and where others cannot understand you. It takes a lot of energy and new students get tired quickly. Keep trying to communicate with them – they will appreciate your kindness,

“Even if the language or the

culture is different, the ways of being

happy or sad are the same.”

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

JULIE RESTREPO AT NEW WORLD ROTOTUNA

Being involved in the Gateway programme and working in the Deli Serve over at Rototuna New World has given me a lot of experience and knowledge about the retail, hospitality and food industry.

I have also met great people who have patiently instructed and led me to a higher level of professionalism in the workplace.

I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to improve my customer services skills as well as to build close relationships with my co-workers, who have made this working experience a great journey. Therefore I definitely encourage everyone who is contemplating the idea of doing work experience in a particular area to do it, as it will give you more confidence and knowledge about a career pathway.

WHAT IS GATEWAY?

• This program is a great opportunity to blend school study with workplace learning and experience. Units are assessed in the workplace, counting towards national qualifications. • Government sponsored program for career exploration.• Opportunity for senior students to make career decisions and gain some industry credits towards NCEA in the workplace.• Opportunity to gain work experience and credibility that can be used when applying for Tertiary Education and/or employment.• Available to Year 12 and 13 students.

BENEFITS TO THE STUDENT

• Try a career goal before committing to further education or fulltime employment.• Participating in a “real” work setting, learning the values and expectations required, while gaining specific industry skills and credits towards NCEA.• Gain experience and credibility that can be used when applying for Tertiary Education.• A chance to make a positive impression and increase the likelihood of employment or a positive referral.• Develop mentors within the industry that can support and encourage career development.• Gateway covers student and employer costs.

GATEWAY

Summer is here and during February and March we normally see an increase of girls attending the clinic, suffering from headaches and feeling faint.

Please encourage your daughters to bring their water bottles to school and carry it with them and making use of it during school time to prevent unpleasant headaches.

WHY WATER IS SO IMPORTANT?

Water plays a crucial role in all of the body’s vital functions. It regulates temperature, removes wastes, transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells, cushions the joints and provides protection for the body’s tissues. Your body is constantly losing water through sweating, going to the bathroom and even breathing. Without replacing this loss, either through drinking liquids or food intake, severe consequences may occur. The body requires water to maintain the volume of blood and other fluids. Dehydration occurs when you don’t drink a sufficient amount of water.

SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION:

• Dry coated tongue. Dry mouth and sense of thirst. Mouth may even feel sticky.• Fatigue. Low energy, loss of muscle strength and feeling tired. • Children may be sleepy and lethargic.• Irritable and fussy. • Dark circles under eyes.• Lack of tears.• Hunger. Your body signals its need for water through thirst and hunger sensations.• Headaches. Often a headache can be relieved by drinking several ounces of water.• Memory and thinking ability are also reduced when you are dehydrated.

• A decrease in urine output is a sign of moderate to severe dehydration. Urine should be clear and very light yellow in color. Dark urine, strong smelling urine, or burning with urination are signs of dehydration.

• Low blood pressure. You might feel dizzy and might faint when you stand up.

• Tachycardia (High pulse rate). The heart rate increases in an attempt to maintain the blood pressure.

• Confusion and unconsciousness. A person in this state needs emergency medical care. The person with severe dehydration will have a low blood pressure, a rapid heart rate, possibly a fever, extreme weakness and mental confusion.

HEALTH & WELL BEING

Dehydration will defy any of the benefits of even

the most expensive moisturizers. Skin

needs to be hydrated from the inside.

Drinking plenty of water can save you money on beauty

products.

Akarana Trust granted us $10,000.00 which is being used to replace a number of sports teams uniforms. This money has given us the opportunity to replace worn out kit for several sporting codes and also to begin a process to ensure that not only do our sports teams look great on their field of play, but that all HGHS Teams will in time be wearing identical strips. Grants like this are greatly appreciated.

New Zealand Community Trust granted us $5,000.00 for Rugby at HGHS. This generous grant was used to enable our Touch girls to attend Tournament in Auckland in December 2013. The girls gave it their best and finished 4th overall. There was also funds available to purchase some much needed training equipment for the girls which will aid in their training for years to come.

The Southern Trust granted us $5,000.00 specifically for our Rowing Teams to attend Maadi Cup in March 2014. We wish our Rowers all the best for their chance to race against a significant number of New Zealand Secondary Schools.

HGHS GRANTS We would like to thank the following providers for their generous Grants to

HGHS in 2013.

Mufti will be clean, tidy and appropriate for a working environment. Failure to follow this dress codewill be treated as defiance and result in a consequence.

Tunic with tights

2014 YEAR 13 SMART CASUAL DRESS Code

Examples of what is not appropriate Examples of what is appropriate

Mini skirt with tights Tidy jeansRipped jeansLeggings on their own

Shorts mid thigh or below Tidy tops with neckline not too lowMini skirtVisible underwear

Mid length skirt/dress with bare legs or tightsShort Shorts Tidy footwear at all timesLow cut top

NCEA

Key NZQA Dates

Special Assessment Conditions Apply as soon as possible as students are only allowed

these conditions for their internal assessments after NZQA has approved their applications. You should apply by April 1st..

Start checking your results on the NZQA Database

4th April 2014 (Updated on the 5th day of each Month)

NZQA Fees School’s deadline – 13th June 2014 Financial Assistance School’s deadline – 13th June 2014

Last Date to Withdraw from External Exams School’s deadline – 15th August 2014 Last Date to Withdraw from Internal Standard

Unless you have been given an adequate assessment opportunity

School’s deadline – 21st November 2014

NZQA Fees are due to the Finance Office by the 13th June 2014 NZQA will charge an extra $50.00 fee for any late payment. They will also withhold student’s results until the fees are paid in full. This could cause problems for any student wishing to gain entry to courses, polytechnic, or university in 2015.

NZQA Fees for Domestic Candidates

Entry Fee Entry for all NZQF standards including Scholarship subjects $76.70

NZQA Fees for International Fee Paying Candidates

Entry Fee Entry for all NQF standards $383.30 Entry for each Scholarship subject $102.20 per subject

Financial Assistance To be eligible for financial assistance the applicant (normally the parent or guardian of the candidate) must be the fee payer and meet at least one of the following criteria: Be receiving a Work and Income or Study Link benefit. (benefit-based applications) Have a joint family income that would entitle the applicant to receive a Community Services Card.

(income-based applications) Have more than one child undertaking these qualifications in the same year, irrespective of income

and the total fees to pay are higher than $200. (multiple candidate applications) Applications are due to the Finance Office by the 13th June To apply: Complete the “Application for Financial Assistance” form. You can obtain a financial assistance form from the student finance office or download it from the NZQA website (http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/assets/qualifications-and-standards/qualifications/ncea/Application-For-Financial-Assistance.pdf)

Eligible for beneficiary or income-based assistance

Not eligible for beneficiary or income-based assistance

One child who is a candidate $20.00 Full fees ($76.70 for NZQF and 3 Scholarship subjects) More than one child who are candidates

A maximum of $30.00 per family

Where fees are payable for more than one candidate, a maximum of $100.00 per child and $200.00 per fee payer1

International fee paying students are not eligible for financial assistance. NZQF = New Zealand Quantifications Framework

Special Assessment Conditions - Students with significant learning/physical issues may apply to have special assessment

conditions for both their internal and external assessments. - This includes, but not limited to, students:

o with poor sight who need enlarged examination papers, o who have physical difficulties in writing and need a computer, or o with learning issues who may need a reader, writer, or reader and writer.

- Special assessment conditions may include: o reader assistance, o writer assistance; o computer assistance, o enlarged papers, o extra time, o separate accommodation or a o combination of the above

- Students who are granted special assessment will receive their results just like any other student. There will be no mention of the special assessment condition on their results; it is a private issue between the student, school and NZQA.

- To apply you must contact Mr Mitchell (07 839 1304 EXT 893 or mitchellm@hghs.school.nz). - When to Apply: Apply as soon as possible because students are only allowed these

conditions for their internal assessments after NZQA has approved their applications. You should apply before April 1st.

External Examination Timetable The external examination timetable can be viewed on the NZQA Website. nzqa.govt.nz./Information/ Students/Examination timetable Alternatively you can go directly to the page by typing in http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/ncea-exams-and-portfolios/external/national-secondary-examinations-timetable/

Course Endorsement Students will be able to have their strengths in individual courses recognised with a course endorsement at Merit or Excellence. Students will gain an endorsement for a course where they achieve:

1. 14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence at the lower level that supports the endorsement 2. at least 3 credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally

assessed standards (Physical Education, Religious Studies and level 3 Visual Arts will be exempt from this)

3. sufficient credits in a single school year.

Certi�cate Endorsement Students studying for NCEA Levels 1, 2, and 3 certificates will be able to achieve these qualifications with Merit or Excellence endorsements.

1. Merit endorsement = 50 credits at Merit (or Excellence) at the same level, or higher.

2. Excellence endorsement = 50 credits at Excellence at the same level, or higher. 3. Credits can be accumulated over more than one year for the purposes of certificate

endorsement. 4. In any one year a learner will be awarded an endorsed certificate only at the highest level of

endorsement recognised that year except when a learner has achieved two or three NCEA qualifications in a single year.

School contact Mr Mitchell is the Principal’s Nominee (NZQA Liaison) at the school. You can contact him by:

E-mail: mitchellm@hghs.school.nz

Phone: 07 839 1304 EXT 839

Mail: Mr Mitchell Principal’s Nominee PO Box 4082 Hamilton

We are a group of 20 students and parents fundraising for the Hamilton Girls’ High School Trip to France in September 2014.Can you help?

We are hardworking, reliable and efficient.

Are you dreading doing that stocktake? Spring cleaning the office? Tidying the garden?

We have the solution for you!

ALL JOBS CONSIDERED. NO JOB IS TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL.

Please note as part of the 40Km zone speed implementation on Hill Street on the 1st of March 2014, Hamilton Girls High will no longer require variable speed signage on Hill Street. This will be scheduled to be removed.

For further information please visit : www.saferspeedarea.org.nz.

HILL STREET SPEED CHANGES

Please note as part of the 40Km zone speed implementation on Hill Street on the 1st of March 2014, Hamilton Girls High will no longer require variable speed signage on Hill Street. This will be scheduled to be removed. For further information please visit: www.saferspeedarea.org.nz.

WORK WANTED

IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT

hghsfrenchtrip@gmail.com

KEY DATES MARCH 2014

4 MARCH Central Zone Athletics 1ARO Field Trip 2LAW Field Trip5 MARCH 1TEF Field Trip 2ECE Work Experience7 MARCH Kapa Haka Practice E-Day 2 & 3BUS8 MARCH Shizuoka Eiwa Japanese til 16 MARCH Kapa Haka Practice til 9 MARCH9 MARCH Touch Regionals11 MARCH WBOP Triathlon12 MARCH WSS Ki-o-rahi Tournament13 MARCH Hostel Open Day14 MARCH 1APO + 1APS Beach Ed15 MARCH Barbershop Workshop17 MARCH 1APO Beach Ed18 MARCH 2DRM Greek Drama Field Trip19 MARCH 2APO Tramp til 23 MARCH L1 MUO Performance L3 GEO Field Trip MUFTI DAY20 MARCH L2/3 MUO Performance21 MARCH Kapa Haka Practice til 23 MARCH22 MARCH WBOP SS Athletics23 MARCH NZSS Touch Regionals24 MARCH SUMMER TOURNAMENT til 30 MARCH26 MARCH 2PTR Gym Experience Day27 MARCH 1APO Tramp Pirongia til 29 MARCH