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Dear Parents, Our Year 13 learners have left us a special legacy. They have given us names, banners, and meaning for each of our houses. Thank you to a great group of young people. All the best with your upcoming exams. Study well!

Earth (Green) Symbol: Nikau Palm Attributes: diversity, strength, persistence, substance Air (Yellow) Symbol: Kotuku (White Heron) Attributes: progress, dignity, determination, flight Water (Blue) Symbol: Whale Attributes: creativity, adaptation, devotion, intuition Fire (Red) Symbol: Rangitoto Attributes: drive, ambition, will-power, desire

Newsletters If you do not already receive the newsletter link via e-mail, and wish to do so,

could you please e-mail newsletter@wgpcollege.school.nz

and advise Learner’s name and class.

Whangaparaoa College 2012 Important dates to remember...

Nov 14 2013 Enrolment 16 Staff-only Day 19 Paid Union Meeting 22 Junior Music Performance 28 Year 7 and 8 Showcase 30 - 2 Dec Duke of Edinburgh (Gold) Dec 4 Sign-out Day Yr11-13, 12.00 - 2.00pm 4 Excellence Prizegiving 4 Leadership Night 6 Leaver’s Dinner 7 Last Day of Term 4 - finish 1.00pm

NEXT ENROLMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2013 AT WHANGAPARAOA COLLEGE

Wednesday 14 November from 4.00 to 6.30pm Wednesday 28 November from 4.00 to 6.00pm

What to bring:

Enrolment application form can be downloaded from the Whangaparaoa College website: www.wgpcollege.school.nz

Proof of in zone residence (e.g. phone/power account, rates notice, rental agreement)

Learner’s original birth certificate or passport and residency status/student permit details

Copy of most recent school report

Paid Union Meeting There will be a paid union meeting during Week Five of Term 4 on

Monday 19 November The College will be closed from 12.00 noon and buses arranged for that time.

If you need you child to be supervised at the College until 3:15 pm please contact the office.

NCEA EXAMS: 9 November - 4 December

NCEA Timetable Link http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/assets/qualifications-and-standards/qualifications/ncea/exam-timetable-2012.pdf

Reporting a learner’s absence: Parents / Caregivers, please advise the school

if your child is to be absent either by e-mailing: absence@wgpcollege.school.nz or

leaving a message on the absentee line 424 9177 and entering 1 with the learner’s

name, tutor class and reason for absence. If the absence is for more than one day,

please advise this in the message. Should your child need to leave school during the

day, please ensure that they have a note from you giving them permission to leave

class and at what time. They will then need to come and sign out in the sign-out book

in Admin with their note. We would appreciate your support with this procedure.

SENIOR UNIFORM CHANGES 2013/2014 After consultation with learners, parents, Board and staff we will be implementing a modification with regards to Whangaparaoa College senior uniform. From next year the senior uniform will be worn by Year 11-13 learners. We will be making 2013 a transition year which will mean that Year 11 learners can wear either the junior or senior uniform. However, from 2014 we will have the expectation that all Year 11–13 learners will be in senior uniform. We have endeavoured to order sufficient uniform to cover the availability for Year 11 learners to purchase senior uniform for 2013. This stock will be available in January when the uniform shop is opened prior to the beginning of the school year.

HOMESTAY FAMILIES NEEDED

‘Enjoy the Cultural Experience’

We are currently looking for Homestay families with Whangaparaoa College students in the home, interested in hosting a Japanese student for a week in November (22 - 29).

Attractive remuneration is offered.

If interested please contact homestay@wgpcollege.school.nz or alternatively Ph: 424-9177 Ext: 236 for an application form.

Whangaparaoa Media Studies had another very successful year this year, and

we are again delighted with the high standard of our learners work. Please feel free to Youtube wgpcmedia and check out some of our productions. Susanne Wilson Link: http://www.youtube.com/WGPCMedia

Career Exploration

One of the most valuable things a young person can do when exploring the reality of their options is to take every opportunity to:

Be involved in work experience.

Visit workplaces or industries.

Talk to people involved in the field of work they are considering.

Attend events e.g. Career Expos, tertiary training organisation’s open days and information evenings.

Research websites such as ‘Career NZ’ tertiary providers and industry organisations.

Encouraging students to be proactive in their research from a variety of sources will ena-ble them to realise which options are the best fit for them. Researching career options helps students focus on want they need to have in order to get to where they want to go. Peter Davies - Careers Advisor peterda@wgpcollege.school.nz or ph. 09 4249177 ext 234

From the Nurse’s Desk

Performing Arts

CALLING ALL MUSICIANS!

Music applications and re-enrollments for 2013 are now available from the Performing Arts office.

Alto saxophone Baritone saxophone Tenor saxophone Flute Oboe Piano Bass clarinet Bass guitar

Drums Trumpet French horn Clarinet Trombone Singing Violin Guitar

Please ensure that you collect all relevant forms and return them and as quickly as possible.

INSTRUMENT HIRE RETURNS

If your learner has hired an instrument from the Performing Arts Department, please could they be returned for annual servicing by Thursday 15 November. If students wish to re-enrol and take their instrument home for the holidays, a form must be collected signed and returned. Instruments will be available for re-hire by Tuesday 26 November.

DO YOU HAVE RYTHYM? NO? WELL GARY CAN HELP WITH THAT...

Gary Brooker has been teaching drums at Whangaparaoa College for approximately 8 years. His dedication to students and their learning sees many of Gary’s students stay with him for many years. No drums at home? No need - Gary can teach your child the basics without the need to purchase a drum kit straight away. If you are interested in having your son or daughter learn the drums, an application form is available from the Performing Arts Office.

WHATS ON…

Red Beach Gala Performance - Loud & Proud

Sunday 18 November 2012 10.00am-2.00pm (L&P scheduled to play approx. 12.30pm)

Junior Performance

Thursday 22 November 2012 4.30pm College Auditorium. Featuring Loud & Proud, Junior Choir and Junior soloists. Free entry.

Year 8 Visit to the Replica 13th Century Pa at Te Hana

As part of their Social Science studies investigating the impact of colonisation on the Maori, all Year 8 classes visited a replica 13

th Century Pa at Te Hana.

Learners participated in a Powhiri, and learnt the reasons and purpose of many aspects of traditional Maori culture. Modern Maori culture was also discussed, and compared to the traditional culture, and the reasons for changes made were explained. Afterwards, learners exclaimed that they had found it very interesting, and that they now had a better understanding of the reason things were done. Learning about the Tohunga, training of boys for warfare, and how pa fortifications worked to protect the tribe, had learners enthralled. Ka pai! Sue Smith. Head of Learning Y7 & 8

Shave 2012

On Friday, 26 October, Ben Sutcliffe and I organised a Shave12 event, in conjunction with Shave for a Cure, the biggest cancer fundraising event in New Zealand. After a sign-up session, we eventually had 19 learners and teacher Mr Middleton shaving their heads alongside us. The event happened at lunchtime and the auditorium filled up in a matter of minutes. Jono Dempsey was the MC for the event and he did an awesome job. As a group, we raised over $2,000 which has been split between two New Zealand charities. Half will be going to the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer Foundation, who founded Shave for a Cure. The other half will go towards the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand. We’d like to give a huge thanks to Mrs White, who helped us a considerable amount throughout the planning and execution of the event. We’d also like to thank Mrs Argar, Mrs Plant and the Prefects for their awesome help! Brendon Carr

Shave 2012

Sports Talk WGP

Major Sports Awards Winners Sporting Excellence Racquel Sheath Sportsman of the Year Trent Mayes Sportswoman of the Year Samantha Hyland Junior Sportsman of the Year Steven Henshaw Junior Sportswoman of the Year Alysha Mills Team of the Year Premier Netball Team Coach of the Year Angela Greer & Melinda Freeman Official of the Year Eloise McCullough Overall Sportsmanship Eloise McCullough Contribution to Sport AJ Sokolich-Beatson Cross Country Results Year 7 Girls Gabrielle Martin Year 7 Boys Nathan Mayes Year 8 Girls Rose Peddie Year 8 Boys Blake Galley Junior Girls Sonja Bain Junior Boys Jarad Moeke Intermediate Girls Rachel Smith Intermediate Boys Logan Keightley Senior Girls Nicole Higgins Senior Boys John McCaughan Athletics Results Junior Girls Sonja Bain Junior Boys Connor Fleet Intermediate Girls Michaela Sokolich-Beatson Intermediate Boys James Wright Senior Girls Sarah Power Senior Boys Trent Mayes

The Annual Sports Dinner at Whangaparaoa College brought a good deal of excitement as we honoured the learners who had achieved in sport during 2012. The event began with a passionate haka by Erueti Tutaki, and a couple of beautiful waiata by Erueti and his wife Freda that welcomed the guests into the beautifully decorated gymnasium. Our guest speaker this year was Olympic Kayaker Ben Fuohy, and his speech gave the learners, staff and parents a wonderful insight into being successful in sport. Ben also handed out a record number of Merit and Blues Awards to the 38 awardees. This year brought about a good deal of success in both the individual and team settings. The Senior 1 netball team came 7

th on the North Shore, the girls football

team,1st in their Auckland-wide league and the 10 metre Pistol Shooting team won the

NZ Championship, meanwhile in individual events Racquel Sheath, Rachel Smith, William Wallis and Joe Bailey all excelled. We had the pleasure of watching a kick-boxing display by our internationally ranked kickboxers - Ricki Byass and William Wallis. This was a great event that showcased all that is good in sport and highlighted the pride we have in the successes that 2012 has brought. Graeme Williams, Head of Sport

Sporting Excellence Awards - 2012

Steven Henshaw

Trent Mayes Samantha Hyland

Alysha Mills

Eloise McCullough

Racquel Sheath

Sporting Excellence Awards - 2012

CRICKET Any boys wanting to play cricket in Term 1 in a 20/20 competition on Tuesday afternoons for 8 weeks, please come to the sports office and register. If you would like to do a cricket umpire course, also please come to the sports office to register. The course will be held Monday 26

November, 3:30pm at Orewa College.

Tanya Lucas, Sports Co-ordinator

RUGBY COACHES 2013

2012 has seen the creation of a Whangaparaoa College rugby committee. The rugby committee is calling for applicants to coach one of our teams for 2013.

The teams that require coaching next year are: 1

st XV, 4

th Grade, 6

th Grade and Girls.

If you would like to be involved or have questions about the coaching positions, please contact

jasonpo@wgpcollege.school.nz

Year 7 & 8 Boys Touch Rugby 1 November saw the Year 7 and 8 boys touch rugby teams participate in the North Harbour Intermediate Schools Touch Rugby Zone Day, held at Sunnynook Park. Whangaparaoa College had two teams participating in the tournament. The Year 7 team, many of them new to touch rugby, found that they had a very tough draw and consequently lost all their games. They did however, play with a lot of determination and commitment. I was impressed with how they persevered and clearly improved with each game. Their last game against Glenfield Intermediate, was their best of the day and was rewarded with an excellent try by Eli Pears-Scown, who was superbly set up by Lachie Gibson-Owen after his quick, darting run and well-timed pass to Eli. The Year 8 team had a very successful day. They ended up in the semi-final against Northcross Intermedate after winning their pool games against Northcote, Kristen and Belmont. The semi-final was a hard fought match. Whangaparaoa scored first after a scorching run down the side line by Spencer McDowell. Northcross quickly scored back leaving the score at 1-1 at half time. The second half saw Northcross edge away to finally win 5-1. Michael Baty

Whangaparaoa win North Harbour 7’s Plate Trophy. Whangaparaoa pulled off a major coup by defeating Orewa and then Northcote to clinch the plate trophy in the annual North Harbour 7’s tournament on 30 September at Albany. After a difficult opening round, Whangaparaoa found themselves in the plate section with a first up match against local rivals Orewa. The match was evenly contested with Whangaparaoa up 12-5 at halftime. The team was able to maintain this edge, eventually ending up winners 24-12. The try scorers were Trent Mayes, Kieran Jenkins, Andrew Creevey and Jake Sheehan. This meant a match up with Northcote in the final. Whangaparaoa went in as underdogs having lost to Northcote in the opening round. Again the game was evenly contested throughout with Whangaparaoa finding themselves 19-14 down with time up. Trent Mayes made a good run down the sideline and was able to keep the ball alive. In the final move of the match Jake Sheehan dotted down under the posts after a sweeping move that went through many pairs of hands. Jake was able to slot the conversion giving Whanagparaoa a 21-19 victory. Jake scored 5 tries in the tournament and was one of the leading players. Everybody contributed to the success, The squad was, Jake Seehan, Justin Koia, Sean Wills. Kieran Jenkins, Sam Seddon, Dallas Courtney, Sumner Maxwell Brown, Sean Plant, Andrew Creevey, Tiaan Oosthuizen, Trent Mayes and Jandrei Nelson. Special mention goes to Stephen Jenkins, for his excellent coaching. Mr Fitzgerald, Manager

“Come and have a Fun Family Day” at the Stanmore Bay School Gala Sunday 25 November 10am-2pm.

Stanmore Bay School’s gala is more than a fundraising event - it is now one of the highlights of the Hibiscus Coast community calendar. Where else can thousands of children and adults enjoy free entertainment, delicious food, pick up a whole pile of bargains and celebrate the start of summer – all together, at one place, on one day! Plus, buy a $5.00 raffle ticket and be in with the chance to win a stunning Toshiba Tablet AT300 worth $700! The gala will feature joy rides as well as loads of other ground-based rides, music, goods, raffles, refreshments and a wide variety of stalls from 10am to 2pm. There will also be a helicopter on site offering rides along the Peninsula! Stanmore Bay School PTA Chairperson Carla Webb says "all money raised from this years gala will go towards upgrading Technology resources, giving the children of Stanmore Bay an opportunity to have the extra learning chances that technology can provide." “Everyone pitches in,” says Carla. “Parents, teachers, students, local businesses and members of the community – it’s not just great for the school, it’s fantastic to see everyone in the area come together for the day.” Children will love the rides this year including the ‘Water Walkers’, a pool based activity where you literally get the chance to walk on water! We also have the vertical bungy, pony and mini jeep rides, train rides and the all time favourite ‘Wax Hands’. Of course Santa will be there for photos and the little ones will be catered for rides to suit their age groups. New this year is a Crèche for Under 5s in the Junior Playground Area, a Farmers Market and Car Boot Sale. A crowd favourite, the silent auction, will be running all day with over several thousand dollars worth of donated goods. An excellent time to secure some of those much needed Christmas presents. A bumper crop of food and drink stalls including American hotdogs, burgers and Select a Sandwich, to the children’s favourite candyfloss, will keep the crowd’s hunger at bay. There will also be loads of hampers and tempting pantry items. The gala begins – rain or shine – at 10am. Stanmore Bay School Gala Sunday 25 November 2012 (rain or shine) 10am-2pm, Waiora Road (off Brightside Rd), Stanmore Bay, Ph 424 5540

Coast Basketball Girls HAVE-A-GO DAY and Boys & Girls MUSTER/TALENT I.D. DAY

The Hibiscus Coast Basketball Association will be holding two events for the selection of players for the 2013 season, and skills development camps on Saturday 3 November (Girls) at the Leisure Centre, Stanmore Bay and Sunday 4 November (for Boys & Girls) at the Whangaparaoa College Gym. Ages: Girls 11-15yrs and Boys 11-19yrs. "Come to hoop". All newcomers and past Representative players welcome. Open boundaries (residential and school) for all players. Full details of the event can be found on the Coast Basketball website: www.hcba.org.nz