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from the Principal

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 4: May 2012

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou Katoa

We were pleased with the NCEA pass rates from 2011, which were confirmed towards the end of Term 1. This data is all available online on the NZQA website.

It was a privilege to welcome back over 600 past students and staff to our 50th Reunion, also a celebration of 150 years of Formal Education in the Warkworth District, held over Easter. A special thank you to Dave Parker, Chairman of the Reunion Committee, and to all the sponsors for their generous support. The past students particularly appreciated the performances from our Junior Kapahaka, the school band and the combined choir on the Saturday morning.

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David Macleod

important datesWe were pleased with the excellent turnout of parents for parent-teacher interviews and would like to thank you all for your support during Term 1. If you were unable to make it in to meet your child’s teachers at the end of Term 1 please contact the school office for appointment times early in the new term.

• Kayne Middleton NZ U19• Michael-Lydia Winiana NZ U19• Ruahei Demant NZ U19• Kiritapu Demant NZ U19• Brooke Moka NZ U17• Ariana Osborne NZ U17

Congratulations to our A Sailing Team, which won the Auckland Secondary Schools Match-Racing Championships. The final was between St Kentigerns College, Westlake Boys, Westlake Girls and ourselves. The Team Captain, Alice Noyer, has also this year won the NZ Starling

Senior Mixed Touch Team after winning Auckland Regionals

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REUNION PHOTO: Pam Hood, Dave Parker & Professor Tom Brooking planting a Commemorative Kowhai tree

Mahurangi College Confirmed NCEA Pass Rates 2011

MahurangiPass Rates

National Average Pass Rates

Decile 8Pass Rates

Level 1 85.3 77.4 83.0Level 2 84.3 82.1 84.0Level 3 85.8 75.7 77.2L1 Literacy 91.2 85.8 91.7L1 Numeracy 94.1 88.7 93.3

Alice Noyer winner of the Auckland Fleet Racing Championships

Thursday May 3•Auckland Duathlon Champs•International Student Trip - CoromandelFriday May 4•Level 1 - 3 Drama Trip •Basketball Subscription DeadlineMonday May 7•NH Boys Soccer Yr 7 Zone Day•AKSS Hockey startsTuesday May 8•Cross Country Zone Champs - Massey•Parent Evening - World ChallengeWednesday May 9•NH Boys Soccer Yr 8 Zone Day•Mt Roskill Exchange (home)Saturday May 12•Boys Soccer startsMonday May 14•NH Golf startsTuesday May 15•North Harbour Sec Schools Netball Tournament•NH Girls Soccer Yr 7 Zone DayWednesday May 16•School Nga Manu Koreo Competition•NH Girls Soccer Yr 8 Zone DayThursday May 17 - 18•Level 3 History Student Trip -WaikatoTuesday May 22 •Yr 8 Girls only - HPV Round 2•North Harbour Int Schools Netball TournamentMonday May 28 •BOT MeetingMonday May 28 - June 7•Senior Assessment weekTuesday May 29•Cross Country. Auckland Champs - St Kents•NH Girls Rugby Int Zone DayWednesday May 30•Regional Nga Manu Koreo Competition WhangareiThursday May 31•NH Boys Rugby Int Zone DayMonday June 4 •Queen’s Birthday

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It is wonderful for our school to now have over 50 students from Kiribati and Tuvalu (formerly known as the Gilbert and Ellis Islands). These students bring a huge amount of energy, laughter and fun into the college. Almost all are first generation immigrants and they all seem to be settling in well. The families are supportive of their children’s education. Last year we held three fono in the school or the Pasifika families and we will be holding another early in Term 2 this year, on Friday 18th May at 6.30pm. Other families who would like to attend are very welcome, please email e.rothwell@mahurangi.school.nz.Congratulations to the Senior Mixed Touch Team which won the Auckland Secondary Schools Divisional Touch Tournament; to the Senior Girls’ Touch Team which won the North Harbour Girls’ Touch competition; and to the following students who have been selected for NZ age-group Touch teams:

Match Racing Champs and the Auckland Secondary Schools Starling Class Fleet Racing Champs. A past member of our sailing team, Stephanie Hazard, is in the NZ Olympic Sailing Team and will be competing in London later this year.

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from the Principal

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 4: May 2012

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou Katoa

We were pleased with the NCEA pass rates from 2011, which were confirmed towards the end of Term 1. This data is all available online on the NZQA website.

It was a privilege to welcome back over 600 past students and staff to our 50th Reunion, also a celebration of 150 years of Formal Education in the Warkworth District, held over Easter. A special thank you to Dave Parker, Chairman of the Reunion Committee, and to all the sponsors for their generous support. The past students particularly appreciated the performances from our Junior Kapahaka, the school band and the combined choir on the Saturday morning.

.

David Macleod

important datesWe were pleased with the excellent turnout of parents for parent-teacher interviews and would like to thank you all for your support during Term 1. If you were unable to make it in to meet your child’s teachers at the end of Term 1 please contact the school office for appointment times early in the new term.

• Kayne Middleton NZ U19• Michael-Lydia Winiana NZ U19• Ruahei Demant NZ U19• Kiritapu Demant NZ U19• Brooke Moka NZ U17• Ariana Osborne NZ U17

Congratulations to our A Sailing Team, which won the Auckland Secondary Schools Match-Racing Championships. The final was between St Kentigerns College, Westlake Boys, Westlake Girls and ourselves. The Team Captain, Alice Noyer, has also this year won the NZ Starling

Senior Mixed Touch Team after winning Auckland Regionals

.

REUNION PHOTO: Pam Hood, Dave Parker & Professor Tom Brooking planting a Commemorative Kowhai tree

Mahurangi College Confirmed NCEA Pass Rates 2011

MahurangiPass Rates

National Average Pass Rates

Decile 8Pass Rates

Level 1 85.3 77.4 83.0Level 2 84.3 82.1 84.0Level 3 85.8 75.7 77.2L1 Literacy 91.2 85.8 91.7L1 Numeracy 94.1 88.7 93.3

Alice Noyer winner of the Auckland Fleet Racing Championships

Thursday May 3•Auckland Duathlon Champs•International Student Trip - CoromandelFriday May 4•Level 1 - 3 Drama Trip •Basketball Subscription DeadlineMonday May 7•NH Boys Soccer Yr 7 Zone Day•AKSS Hockey startsTuesday May 8•Cross Country Zone Champs - Massey•Parent Evening - World ChallengeWednesday May 9•NH Boys Soccer Yr 8 Zone Day•Mt Roskill Exchange (home)Saturday May 12•Boys Soccer startsMonday May 14•NH Golf startsTuesday May 15•North Harbour Sec Schools Netball Tournament•NH Girls Soccer Yr 7 Zone DayWednesday May 16•School Nga Manu Koreo Competition•NH Girls Soccer Yr 8 Zone DayThursday May 17 - 18•Level 3 History Student Trip -WaikatoTuesday May 22 •Yr 8 Girls only - HPV Round 2•North Harbour Int Schools Netball TournamentMonday May 28 •BOT MeetingMonday May 28 - June 7•Senior Assessment weekTuesday May 29•Cross Country. Auckland Champs - St Kents•NH Girls Rugby Int Zone DayWednesday May 30•Regional Nga Manu Koreo Competition WhangareiThursday May 31•NH Boys Rugby Int Zone DayMonday June 4 •Queen’s Birthday

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It is wonderful for our school to now have over 50 students from Kiribati and Tuvalu (formerly known as the Gilbert and Ellis Islands). These students bring a huge amount of energy, laughter and fun into the college. Almost all are first generation immigrants and they all seem to be settling in well. The families are supportive of their children’s education. Last year we held three fono in the school or the Pasifika families and we will be holding another early in Term 2 this year, on Friday 18th May at 6.30pm. Other families who would like to attend are very welcome, please email e.rothwell@mahurangi.school.nz.Congratulations to the Senior Mixed Touch Team which won the Auckland Secondary Schools Divisional Touch Tournament; to the Senior Girls’ Touch Team which won the North Harbour Girls’ Touch competition; and to the following students who have been selected for NZ age-group Touch teams:

Match Racing Champs and the Auckland Secondary Schools Starling Class Fleet Racing Champs. A past member of our sailing team, Stephanie Hazard, is in the NZ Olympic Sailing Team and will be competing in London later this year.

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A Massive Thank You...... to everyone who helped out at the PTA Movie Evening for ‘The Hunger Games’ Movie.We were THRILLED with ticket sales on the door to almost have a full house.Thanks to those selling tickets, on the door, and arranging lucky seat prizes (Emma S did a great job at getting these - thanks Emma)A BIG THANK YOU to those who sponsored lucky seat prizes for us ... please make sure that you support them as they have supported us:• Dick Smith• Lee & Hart Pharmacy• Sportsworld Warkworth• Ginger Cafe• Warkworth Motorcycles• Paper Plus Warkworth• Franklins Pharmacy• Haven Beauty•• Franx Bike Shop• Curin FamilyAlso a BIG thanks to MATAKANA CINEMAS for allowing us to hold this event and to THE VINTRY MATAKANA for their donation from sales on the night.Thanks everyoneNatasha Hallam, Mahurangi College PTA

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Achiever of the Month: Ruahei Demant

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Flu Season

unwell should stay at home to help prevent the spread of germs. Don’t share spit! eg drink bottles, food, lip balm etc. Wash hands before eating. Sneeze into your elbow not your hands. Students with a tummy bug should also stay home for 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting or diarrhoea.

Kowhai Physio & Handy TherapyA free clinic is run at school on Tuesday afternoons. If students would like to book an appointment, please phone Paula Wood, School Nurse on 4258039 ext 732orseeherintheHouse Public Health NurseElla Evans-Guy, Public Health Nurse holds clinics for students on Monday and Thursday lunchtimes. For appointments, please contact School Nurse, Mrs Paula Wood on 09 4258039 ext 732 or email p.wood@mahurangi.school.nz

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Band CampIn March, the Jazz Band and Choir students enjoyed a great week at Music Intensive, or as most people would know it: Band Camp Everyone worked on song after song, improving each group technically and also bonding with everyone. The Jazz Band worked on a range of genres, including rock, jazz and bossa nova, one of the band’s favorites. During some of the rock styled songs, like Crazy Train the rhythm section turned on the distortion and head

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Despite a determined effort, neither rain, wind nor high water could derail Mahurangi College’s Year 8 Camp at Goat Island this year.About 200 students, from seven classes, rotat-ed through a two week outdoor education pro-gramme at the Goat Island Camp Ground as part of their first term, Thematic River to the Sea Unit.According to Junior Faculty Deputy Head, Mrs Hamer, the unit is a “flagship” activity that has become very successful, especially the aspect which has seen students developing action plans that further convey the value of marine reserves and the preservation of water resources.The camp, now in its third year, under went some change in 2012 to combine two key aspects of the first term’s programme, Experiencing Marine Re-serves (EMR) and Year 8 Camp.Camp Co-ordinator, Mr Taylor, says the two activi-ties were combined and centralised to maximise resources and minimise transport costs.Each class went through a three day programme, under canvas, where students took part in snorkel-ling at Matheson’s Bay and Goat Island Bay. On the intervening day they also participated in a round robin of related activities in the camp’s vicinity.These included kayaking, outdoor education games, a nature walk and a visit to the recently opened Visitors Centre at the Leigh Marine Labora-tory, Goat Island, run by the University of Auckland.

Yr 8 Camp - Goat Island

The camp also provided a vehicle for the College’s Year 12 Adventure Based Learning Programme to exercise its students in leadership.Mr Tennant, the Head of the Junior Faculty, says, “I saw a well-organised camp where students were encouraged to freely participate and push their own boundaries while learning too.”Mr Taylor says a “weather bomb” halfway through the two week event came close to shutting it down, but a last minute breaking of camp managed to se-cure the tents.Heavy rainfall and high tides also did their best to hamper activities. “Regardless of what the weather threw at us, the show had to go on,” says Mr Taylor.

From Tramping Boots to TuxedosHigh heels and evening dresses, white shirts and dinner jackets... Not the usual attire for a Geography field trip, but for many, dressing up for the two course meal in the Ruapehu Room at the iconic Chateau Tongariro proved to be the highlight of the 2012 Year 12 Geography trip. Just a few hours before, the students had slogged their way over the Tongariro Crossing, touted as one of the

According to Junior Faculty Deputy Head, Mrs Hamer, the unit is a “flagship” activity that has become very successful, especially the aspect which has seen students developing action plans that further convey the value of marine reserves

The camp, now in its third year, under went some

Yr 8 Outdoor Education: Training dive at Mathesons Bay prior to the “real thing” around Goat Island

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world’s best one-day walks.It is a long-held Mahurangi College tradition to take the Year 12 Geography students to Tongariro National Park to study the landscape and do research for Level 2 NCEA. This year’s trip was led by Mr Callachan from Mahurangi College and Mr Torrie from Rodney College, assisted by Ms Moncrieff, also from Mahurangi, and Mrs Zuidgeest, a Mahurangi College parent.The next morning data on weather and soil conditions along the Bruce Road was collected, leaving the after-noon for the ‘round the mountain tour’, stopping to admire the Makatote Viaduct and to reflect on the Tangiwai disaster and the site of the last spike on the Main Trunk Railway Line.White water rafting on the Tongariro River was the final activity done by the group before returning home.Accommodation for the group was on two sites, but good team work abounded and both groups were well fed on nachos and bangers and mash when not fine-dining at the Chateau. The 5.30am starts and the tramping were challenging for some, but the trip was much enjoyed by staff and students alike. All the students would like to thank the teachers, Catharina and the coach driver (Rendall) for a very worthwhile field trip which was enjoyed by us all.

The flu season will be starting soon. Students who are

Dean’s office.

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banged, driving Mrs Dashper crazy (she eventually forgave us)! The hall the Jazz Band practised in was a dynamic exciting place to be - peace and quiet is very hard to find at band camp.In-between our practices, a ukulele group was formed by a lovely teacher, Mrs Lowe. She taught the group ukulele very quickly and they played amazingly well at the concert on the final day. The Choir and Jazz Band also performed well, high-lighting how two days of musical discipline in practice can improve us! A special thanks to all the teachers who made Band Camp happen. It was a great start to our school year as students!

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