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POMPALLIER CATHOLIC COLLEGE Te Kāreti Katorika o Pomapārie
“learning excellence for life”
Newsletter 12: 18 August, 2017
VISION STATEMENT
Pompallier Catholic College is a Catholic community with a Marist charism that challenges all students to excel in their endeavours. We promote Christian values, excellence in learning and quality relationships to enable students to be outstanding citizens. Our College shall be a place where
all “...encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth”.
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Quite a lot when it involves a possible change in the name of the House you are aligned with at Pompallier Catholic College. There is a tradition, a sense of belonging, some pride and some measure of success sitting behind that particular House name and its history.
Try to change a name, and one could encounter the Romeo and Juliet tragedy. Juliet asks Romeo to put aside his family name and traditions and to be a new person, a new baptism for: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. The two lovers, from feuding families, found out that it was not as easy as they thought it would be.
A name inevitably carries some meaning at a surface level and can also carry something symbolic as well. Our College is Catholic with a Marist charism. Being Catholic and Marist means something to us because these names carry a deeper meaning that influences what we do and how we relate to each other. To an outsider, the names may convey only surface level meanings gained from their personal knowledge rather than a lived experience. To an insider, they give a sense of belonging and a sense of direction for the future.
It is within the context of being a symbol that a group of students and staff are reviewing the names we use for Houses at the College. We are now looking at criteria that we could use to discern whether a particular name is suitable. Catholic and Marist is a given because that is who we are. But we need to look beyond that to criteria such as: Northland links, ethnicity, gender, values, connectivity to youth, an aspirational story, Church involvement and New Zealand contextualised. Once we discern some criteria and the weighting we attach to each criteria, we will determine whether the existing House names of Chavoin, Dowling, Colin and Hobson are retained. If any need to be changed, we will then look for alternatives and allow staff and students to select one of the proposed alternatives.
It seems very likely that Dowling and Hobson will be changed, but it is also possible that all four will be changed under this process. We intend to make a decision before the end of this year. While the names might change, we are not going to change the number of Houses or the current colours.
SPECIAL CHARACTER REVIEW 2017
Two weeks ago we had an external review of the Catholic Special Character. We have just received the final report and it makes for very positive reading about our College, staff and students. There were also some recommendations for us which were mainly associated with trying to provide some more training opportunities for
our staff. We would love to do that but it needs a lot of money and time, so we always have to weigh that against our other financial needs and our teaching.
Below are a few quotes from the report which capture some of the many things that impressed the reviewers:
“The College has given a great deal of attention to the place of prayer in its daily life, and the results are impressive in variety and thoughtfulness.”
“Students at the school feel safe, and report very little in the way of bullying. Parents also feel that their children are cared for and known by name.”
“Classroom pedagogy is the subject of Goal 1 in the Annual Plan, with the intention to develop student-centred learning and enquiry teaching. Progress towards this goal was clearly observable during the review: students were actively engaged in learning and lessons were sufficiently well-planned to provide a variety of activities.”
“Pompallier Catholic College expects that Catholic teaching is integrated in other curriculum areas and the reports to the Board that must be provided by every HOL cover this in some detail. A full set of these reports for 2016 was provided to the reviewers and they show evidence of deep consideration for the Catholic Character and Marist Charism.”
Thank you to all the staff members, students and families who have helped to make our College a place of on-going success.
Richard Stanton PRINCIPAL
2018 ENROLMENTS
2018 Enrolment application packs are available from the
College office, or on our website:
www.pompallier.school.nz
Non-Preference Enrolments close 1 September
Preference Enrolments close 25 September
For any enrolment queries please contact Kelli Adams: [email protected]
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AUGUST
Fri 18 - Tue 22 12MAO Māori Class Trip Ngāruawāhia
Tue 22 University of Otago Liaison visit 9.00am
Wed 23 Year 11 Business Trip 11.00am - 3.00pm
Wed 23 - Fri 25 College Production College Hall 7.00pm
Thu 24 NCEA Information Evening College Library 6.00pm
Tue 29 Year 7 Vision Testing College 9.00am
Tue 29 Sport & Group photos College Hall 9.00am
Thu 31 Senior Speech Competition 9.00am
SEPTEMBER
Sun 3 - Fri 8 NISS Mixed Hockey Tournament Taupo
Mon 4 - Fri 8 Winter Tournament Week
Wed 6 - Fri 8 Level 2 Automotive Mobile Workshop College
Thu 7 Waikato University Liaison visit College TBC
Sun 10 - Fri 15 AIMS Games Tauranga
Mon 11 Victoria University Planning session College 2.00pm
Tue 12 Whakapiki Ake College 9.00am - 10.30am
Wed 13 - Fri 15 Senior Drama Production College
Mon 18 - Fri 22 Senior Exam Week
Tue 19 MCAT Exam
Thu 21 MCAT Exam
Mon 25 Senior Leadership 2018 Training Day
Mon 25 - Fri 29 Inter-House Kapa Haka Competition
Tue 26 Year 11 Business Trip 11.00am - 3.00pm
Wed 27 - Fri 29 Year 8 Urban Camp Auckland TBC
Thu 28 Whole School Social School Hall 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Fri 29 Last Day of Term 3
OCTOBER
Mon 16 First Day of Term 4 School starts 8.45am
UPCOMING EVENTS: Term 3
SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS : Term 3, Week 4
NETBALL RESULTS
Collegiate Team 1
5 Aug vs Horahora won 30 - 25
POD Jodie Orford, FP Enya Hill
12 Aug vs Manawanui Coll Red won 28 - 19
POD Grace Tabakinabou, FP Hanna Turner
Collegiate Team 2
5 Aug vs Manawanui lost 14 - 40
POD Rose Bland, FP Brooke Thompson
12 Aug vs Te Kapehu Whetu won 25 - 14
POD Inioluwa Falope, FP Rose Bland
Intermediate Team 1
5 Aug vs Manawanui Inter-Rahs lost 3 - 38
POD Keira Bates, FP Aisha Atiq
12 Aug vs Takahiwai lost 16 - 18
POD Natalia Szostek, FP Tara Orford
Intermediate Team 2
5 Aug vs Manaia Supremes won 20 - 1
POD Georgia Williams & Axelle Sobran
12 Aug vs TAS won 6 - 0
POD Danielle Butterfield & Amelia Ackerman
HOCKEY RESULTS
First XI
7 Aug vs Horahora lost 0 - 5
POD Lucy Crawford, FP Courtney Matich
Second XI
7 Aug vs Kamo Girls draw 0 - 0
POD Claire Martin, FP Piper Johnstone
JMC (Year 7/8)
4 Aug vs Maunu lost 1 - 4
POD Isaac Going, FP Ashley Wickman
11 Aug vs KIS Girls lost 0 - 3
POD Kobi Walker, FP Isaac Going & Dylan Hiini
SPORTS FEES OVERDUE
Could all families with students playing sports please ensure that full fees are paid this week.
All sports codes get a newsletter advising of the season fee costs and the due date for payment. This is usually at the start of the season, or within a few weeks of grading.
Fees are set to cover what we must pay to each local association, and for the purchase of a few balls or equipment needed.
Fees should be paid straight away and not left to be covered by an automatic payment that is set-up for College costs. Thank you.
MARCELLIN COLLEGE SPORTS EXCHANGE - CANCELLED
Unfortunately, Marcellin required us to change our pre-planned dates and since then we have been unable to find a mutually suitable date for the annual event.
As this exchange is costly to travel to Auckland, this should take some pressure off families – as there are still several players in the football teams, and one in netball, with outstanding sports fees for the 2017 season.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Powerlifting: Johnathon Tillman, in Year 11, competed in the National Classic Power Lifting Championships in Dunedin this week, where he placed 3
rd.
Awesome achievement Johnathon!
ASB NSS SPORTS AWARDS - NOMINATIONS OPEN ONLINE NOW
These awards are being held on Thursday 26th October at
the ASB Stadium.
Sport Co-ordinators, coaches or parents are encouraged to make nominations for our students achieving at a high level in secondary school sport.
The form is very easy to follow – however if you wish for me to complete a nomination for your child, then you need to contact me with their performance details/results.
Online nominations can be found on the Sport Northland website, under Events, Sports Awards. Follow the link below:
http://www.sportnorthland.co.nz/sports-awards/secondary-school-sports-awards
Chantelle Yorke SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR
438 3950 Ext 222
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SCHOOL MAGAZINE
LAST CHANCE TO ORDER !!!
We have extended the order deadline to next Monday, 21 August.
The cost of the magazine is $20.00. Any family that wishes to purchase a magazine, please pre-order one by clicking on the following link for further information and the ordering page:
Order 2017 Magazine
2018 CURRICULUM BOOK
The 2018 Curriculum booklet, which has detailed course information on subjects available next year, is now available to view on our website:
www.pompalliercollege.school.nz
NCEA INFORMATION AND OPTION CHOICE EVENING
Thursday 24th
August
6.00pm, College Library
An NCEA/Option Choice Information Evening will be held for parents and students on the above date.
Our Principal’s Nominee, Mrs van Stokkum, will present information and answer any questions about NCEA. Our Careers Advisor, Mr Pullen, will also be speaking.
Heads of Learning Areas, specialist subject teachers and Academic Deans will offer additional information about subject choices and NCEA assessment requirements.
Students will be given their 2018 option forms during whānau class on Friday 18
th August. The option form
must be signed by parents and the students whānau teacher, then returned promptly to the Student Centre (by Friday 1
st September at the latest).
ICAS RESULTS
These exams are run throughout Australasia and the South Pacific. Congratulations to the following students:
George Cunningham (Year 9) - Distinction in Science. George was placed in the top 2% of New Zealand and Pacific region participants.
Joseph Openshaw (Year 7) - Distinction in Spelling. Joseph was placed in the top 5% of New Zealand and Pacific region participants.
Well done to these students, and the other students who participated in the ICAS exams this year.
MĀORI ARTIST VISIT
Sunday 20th
August, 3.00pm
Staffroom - St Francis Xavier School
Pax Christi Whangarei are hosting a presentation by the female artist Paitangi Ostick. She works with wood, bone, fibre and paint but her preferred medium is ink on skin.
She travelled to the West Bank in Palestine to teach about the Māori culture and art forms and to learn about the culture and art forms of the Palestinians. She, along with her producer Shirley Allen, will show some of the film documentary they made and tell something of their experiences while visiting Palestine.
CARITAS CHALLENGE 2017
Our College students joined with more than 10,500 young people from all over the country to conquer the Caritas Challenge for 2017, and we are proud to announce that we raised $3480.20 towards the total amount of $65,000 that was raised to help people in Kiribati, who are facing many challenges as a direct result of climate change.
Matched funding from the New Zealand Government’s Aid Programme will enable this fundraising to multiply beyond half a million dollars – which is awesome!
These efforts have helped Caritas continue working in Kiribati to:
- Provide nutrition leadership training for women and youth several times a year giving practical tools towards cooking healthy food
- Research traditional foods and how they can be used
- Manage action plans to promote healthy lifestyles for women and youth
- Support local organisations in skill development
Thank you to all the students who took part, and their families for supporting them!
Remember, if you have a student success you would like to share, email us at …
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MUMPS INFORMATION
We have been notified by the Northland District Health Board that they have seen a few more positive cases of mumps recently in the Whangarei area.
They have provided the following information for parents to raise awareness of symptoms.
What is Mumps?
Mumps is a contagious viral illness. Mumps symptoms include swollen or painful glands under the ear or jaw; swollen or painful testicles, fever, tiredness and/or muscle aches. Many children do not have any symptoms.
How is Mumps spread?
People with mumps can spread the virus through the air by droplets made when they breathe, cough or sneeze. It can also be spread through saliva containing the virus (e.g. when sharing food, drink or kissing). The time from becoming infected with the virus to developing symptoms can be as long as 25 days, but is typically 16-18 days. People with mumps are most infectious 2 days before to 5 days after the onset of swollen glands. Even those without symptoms may be able to spread the virus.
The MMR Vaccine provides the best protection against Mumps:
Children usually receive the first mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine (MMR) at 15 months of age and the second dose at 4 years of age. If you are unsure of your child’s vaccination status, or if your child has not received the vaccine or has only received one dose, consult your healthcare provider. While vaccination against mumps is the best protection against mumps infection, vaccinated individuals may still become infected.
If your child experiences mumps symptoms, please see your family doctor and keep your child away from school or public places for 5 days from the time swollen glands first appear.
Yours sincerely,
Virginia McLaughlin Medical Officer of Health, NDHB
STUDENT ABSENCES
If your child is going to be away from school, please ensure that you ring and let us know first thing. In the case of illness, please make sure that you ring in each day your child is sick.
The Student Centre can be reached by pressing Option 1 when you ring the school and has an answer phone, so you can leave a message outside school hours.
BUS PASSES ... If your child loses their pass, they can apply for a replacement by paying $6.00 to the College office.
A temporary pass will be issued, and a new pass will be ordered for them. As these are printed off-site, this can take a few days.
ATTENDANCE DUES SPONSORSHIP
The Attendance Dues Sponsorship Scheme has been created to assist families who may need financial support with the payment of Attendance Dues, for students attending Catholic schools in Auckland Diocese, both primary and secondary.
The purpose of the sponsorship scheme is to allow parents or caregivers facing financial hardship another option to seek relief where they may be reluctant to approach their school for help.
The existing financial hardship scheme – operated by your school – is also available to parents or caregivers facing hardship and we do encourage families facing financial difficulties to please contact your school office.
Application forms are available from school and parish offices, or can be downloaded from the Catholic Schools Office website: www.catholicschools.org.nz (go to Property and Finance / Finance / Attendance Dues).
If you have any queries or require assistance with the payment of Attendance Dues under the sponsorship scheme, you are invited to phone in confidence, Carol Krebs (Ph. 09 360 3069) at the Auckland Diocese office.
Applications to the sponsorship scheme for 2017 Attendance Dues will be accepted by the Auckland Common Fund Ltd up to November 2017.
VIEWING STUDENT INFORMATION
Our Parent Portal allows parents to access some of the records we have for your child, like attendance, timetable, pastoral etc.
Click here to be directed to the log-in page.
Logon using your child’s name: firstnamedotlastname (eg: fred.flinstone) and the password they use at school. Or phone the College office and request the Caregivers logon password. We will email this to you using the email address we have on our system for you.
PAST PUPILS UPDATE
We congratulate the following past students who graduated from Victoria University of Wellington between June 2016 and May 2017:
Annemieke Hendriks: Bachelor of Science.
Kelly Hewitt: Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Arts.
Nicholas Johnson: Master of Business Admin.
Kathleen Mazengarb: Bachelor of Arts.
Emma Porter: Conjoint Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching.
Melani Waanders: Bachelor of Arts with Honours.
Dylan Ward: Bachelor of Arts with Honours.
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DREAM BIG ENGINEERING NIGHT
This event is designed to inspire people to think about engineering as a career pathway. An opportunity for students, parents and whānau to hear more from current students and local engineers about opportunities within the engineering field.
To book: go to tiny.cc/dreamwhangarei
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