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Dear Parents,

It has been a busy month at QMC. We celebrated our 100th birthday and students have challenged themselves through their EOTC activities and at Athletics Day. Keep an eye out for more community events in March with our Junior School Picnic and Preschool Family Fish and Chip Night. Our first Open Days of the year will also be held in March. If you know anyone wishing to find out more about life at QMC, please tell them about Open Day and direct them here.

COLLEGE NOTICESQMC Board of GovernorsWe are delighted to welcome Sarah Burke, Guergana Guermanoff, Simon Law and John Young to the QMC Board of Governors. Click here for more information on our current members.

After school Code Camp at QMCThursdays, 3.30pm–5pm

This year QMC is pleased to be working with Code Camp in providing an after school coding club for students interested in computer programming and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and maths). Code Camp is an after school programme designed to help students aged between 7 and 18 years old learn how to code, build literacy and have fun engaging with STEAM. Classes will be held on Thursday afternoons from 3.30pm–5pm starting on 7 March. To sign your daughter up, please click here. Code Camp also offers private tuition. Please contact Code Camp Operations Manager Ash Beaumont at ashlee@codecamp.co.nz for more information about this option. Please also feel free to contact Ash with any questions about Code Camp.

Richard Knuckey HOD e-Learning

Swimming Sports Swimming Sports finals will take place on Tuesday 12 March. Click here for all information relating to Swimming Sports 2019.

Nadine StembridgeDirector of Sport

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Friday 1 MarchJunior School Picnic

Friday 8 MarchPreschool Fish and Chip Night

Tuesday 12 MarchSwimming Sport finals

Thursday 21 MarchYear 12–13 USA trip meeting

Friday 22 March School in Action Day

Sunday 24 MarchOpen Day

KEY EVENTS

Thursday 28 February 2019

FORTNIGHTLY

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Inspirational Women The QMC Library is hosting an "Inspirational Women" writing competition. Students are invited to write a poem or a short paragraph up to 100 words about a woman or girl who has inspired you. She may be famous, she may be someone in your family, she may be someone you have read about or maybe she is someone you think is wonderful. The Middle School and Senior School prize is the outstanding and inspirational book; 200 Women. The Junior School prize is Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls. Click here for more information. Entries close Thursday 5 April.

Jude Grogan Librarian

Wellington College Art Collection Exhibition Friday 8–Saturday 9 March

All are encouraged to come along to the Wellington College Art Collection Exhibition in the Alan Gibbs Centre at the College. The exhibition will featue significant works from Wellington College's own collection, including many that have never been seen by the public before. Original works from Wellington College staff are available for sale along with some selected prints of historical works. There will also be student art from Year 9–13 to round out the exhibition. A run down of events is below: • Friday 8 March, Opening Night, 6pm–8pm: The

community is welcome to join Wellington College at the opening evening. Sale of available artworks will commence this evening so be in quick to secure one of these originals. Refreshments will be provided. Tickets cost $25 for adults and students are free with a paying adult. Click here to purchase tickets.

• Saturday 9 March, Exhibition Open Day, 10am–4pm: The exhibition and sale will be open all day. Entry is by koha and parking will be available on school grounds.

Please email Ali Brown at ali@licoricedesign.co.nz for more information.

PRESCHOOL NOTICESPreschool Fish and Chip NightFriday 8 March, 5.30pm

Join us for our first Fish and Chip Night of the year on Friday 8 March. Bring your own takeaways and catch up with other Preschool families.

Emily Domican Head of Preschool

JUNIOR SCHOOL NOTICESJunior School Picnic Friday 1 March, 5pm–6.30pm The Junior School Picnic will be taking place on the QMC Front Lawn on Friday 1 March. Bring your family and a picnic for a chance to mix and mingle with Junior School staff and our community. The postponement date for this event is Friday 8 March.

Rena Day Acting Head of Junior School

Junior School Chinese classes This year, we are offering optional classes to our Junior School students: • Year 1 and 2 can study Chinese every Tuesday

from 1pm–1.35pm in W11. Miss Zhou will work with students using the AIM method in Chinese. This resource is specifically designed for teaching Chinese to Year 1 and 2 students. It will cost $30 for the whole year, this will be charged to students' accounts.

• Year 4, 5 and 6 students can attend a Chinese language class every Thursday from 3pm–3.30pm. This class is free to attend.

• All Junior School students are invited to participate in the popular Chinese Culture Club every Thursday in W11 from 1pm–1.35pm. This activity is free to attend.

If you would like your daughter to attend any of the above please let her teacher know, and email gail.hedges@qmc.school.nz by Monday 4 March with your daughter's name, year level, and which class and/or club she will be attending.

Rena DayActing Head of Junior School

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this assessment calendar will also allow you to see when your daughter will have summative assessments so we can support her to achieve her best. Click here to access the Middle School curriculum.

Jacqui BrownHead of Senior School

REACH (was ICAS) Examinations 2019: Year 7–10As part of our extension offerings for Middle School students, we will be entering students for the REACH examinations. Please click here to register your daughter for any of the optional examinations listed below:• Digital Technologies: $10, during the week of 6–10

May• Science: $10, during the week of 27–31 May• Writing: $21, during the week of 17–21 June• Spelling (Year 7–8 only): $12, during the week of

17–21 June• English: $10, during the week of 29 July–2 August• Mathematics: $10, during the week of 5–9 August

Please note that no student will be automatically entered, so it is essential that if your daughter is keen to participate in these examinations that you register her via the link above. The final date to enter students for the exams is Monday 11 March. As we purchase the papers well in advance of the examination dates, your account will be charged for each subject entered whether or not your daughter sits the examination. For further information please emailgail.hedges@qmc.school.nz.

Rena DayHead of Middle School

Netball trialsNetball trials take place on the following dates in the Hobson Gym:• Year 10: Saturday 2 March 9am–10am, Saturday 16

March 9am–10am and Saturday 23 March 11.30am –1.30pm

• Year 9: Saturday 2 March 10.30am–11.30am, Saturday 16 March 10.30am–11.30am and Saturday 23 March 11.30am -1.30pm

• Junior A (Year 9 and 10 invited trialists only): Saturday 23 March 2pm–3pm

• Year 8: Saturday 9 March 9am–10am, Saturday 16 March 12pm–1pm and Saturday 23 March 9am–11am

REACH (was ICAS) Examinations 2019: Year 3–6As part of our extension offerings for Junior School students, we will be entering students for the REACH examinations. Please click here to register your daughter for any of the optional examinations listed below:• Digital Technologies: $10, during the week of 6–10

May• Science: $10, during the week of 27–31 May• Writing: $21, during the week of 17–21 June• Spelling: $12, during the week of 17–21 June• English: $10, during the week of 29 July–2 August• Mathematics: $10, during the week of 5–9 August

Please note that no student will be automatically entered, so it is essential that if your daughter is keen to participate in these examinations that you register her. The final date to enter students for the exams is Monday 11 March. As we purchase the papers well in advance of the examination dates, your account will be charged for each subject entered whether or not your daughter sits the examination. For further information please email gail.hedges@qmc.school.nz.

Rena DayActing Head of Junior School

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Alliance Combined Space School Expedition to NASA 2019 The CASE Space School International Study Programme provides students with the opportunity to get ahead, learn and apply transportable skills in one of the world’s most profound and inspiring STEAM environments, NASA. Year 8–10 students interested in taking part in the CASE Space School Junior Programme from 30 June–13 July 2019 are encouraged to email Rena Day at rena.day@qmc.school.nz for more information.

Rena Day Head of Middle School

Curriculum course outlines and assessment calendarsThe course outlines and assessment calendars for the Middle School can be found on MyQMC under Curriculum. The calendars list the assessments for each subject and when they will take place. Your daughter will be encouraged by her Form teacher to write all assessment dates into her school diary. We hope that

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Year 11 EnglishThis term students in Year 11 studying Billy Elliot will be issued a write-on workbook to assist with their note-taking. Your daughter’s account will be charged $1.40. If you have any queries, please email tara.black@qmc.school.nz.

Tara BlackHOD English

Year 12 NCEA EnglishNCEA Level 2 students have the opportunity to take an additional optional Achievement Standard, 91100: Unfamiliar Texts. This paper is externally assessed and sees students answer questions about an unfamiliar piece of work. Students who have indicated interest in entering this standard to their teacher have been issued an ESA workbook to help them with their studies and their accounts will be charged $17. If you have any queries, please email tara.black@qmc.school.nz.

Tara BlackHOD English

Year 13 NCEA English LiteratureThis year your daughter is studying the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare for the externally assessed 3.1 Achievement Standard: Written Text. She has been issued her own copy of the text. All students need to have a ‘clean’ copy of the exact same version of the play for easy referencing and for annotating. Student accounts will be charged $15. If you have any queries regarding this, please email tara.black@qmc.school.nz.

Tara BlackHOD English

Year 13 IB EnglishThis year your daughter is studying a number of works of literature. She will be issued her own ‘clean’ copy of these texts for annotation and referencing purposes. This term she has been issued works she will be studying for Part 3 of the course which forms the focus for Terms 2 and 3. If you have any queries, please email tara.black@qmc.school.nz.

Tara BlackHOD English

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• Year 7: Saturday 9 March 10.30am–11.30am, Saturday 16 March 1.30pm–2.30pm and Saturday 23 March 9am–11am

Nadine Stembridge Director of Sport

Year 8 Kiwi Whistler Umpiring ProgrammeNSN are running the Kiwi Whistler Programme to train Year 8 netball players interested in learning to umpire. There is no cost to attend the course. Theory sessions will be held at Newlands Intermediate on Mondays 6pm–7pm on 1 April, 8 April, 29 April and 6 May. This will be followed by two practical sessions on Sundays 19 and 26 May (venue to be confirmed). Click here to register for the programme.

Nadine StembridgeDirector of Sport

SENIOR SCHOOL NOTICESCurriculum course outlines and assessment calendars The Senior School curriculum course outlines and assessment calendars can be found on MyQMC under Curriculum. This is a good way for you to see when summative/final assessments are due, and to offer support with time management and planning. Teachers will also help students monitor their progress through tasks. Click here to access the Senior School curriculum.

Jacqui BrownHead of Senior School

Alliance Combined Space School Expedition to NASA 2019 The CASE Space School International Study Programme provides students with the opportunity to get ahead, learn and apply transportable skills in one of the world’s most profound and inspiring STEAM environments, NASA. Year 11–13 students interested in taking part in the CASE Space School Senior Programme from 9–22 December 2019 are encouraged to email Rena Day at rena.day@qmc.school.nz for more information.

Rena Day Head of Middle School

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CONGRATULATIONSCricketXara Jetly was selected to have professional training with the Wellington Blaze Women’s team in October 2018. She made her first-class debut with the Blaze in February playing One day Cricket (50 Overs).

DanceSusannah Forsyth has been awarded a scholarship to attend a residential week at Ballet West in Scotland and has been invited to attend the Central School of Ballet two week summer intensive programme in London.

FootballSamantha Woolley and Tallulah Német-Sargent were selected to attend a Girls Elite Talent Programme run by Capital Football and Wellington City Council.

JapaneseEmma Power, Eden Woodrow and Emma Jolly passed the N5 Japanese Language proficiency test.

LibraryOur student librarians for 2019 are Nirvanah Seth, Nicole Qu, Lucia West, Riley MacDonald, Rishika Khera, Bethany Kaye-Blake, Laura Snell, Elena Revelant, Julia Bickley, Rukshana Isaako, Jovita Tang, Jessica Brunt, Ella Briggs, Sasha Gunn, Charlotte Withers, Rachel Vass, Seraphine Benn, Willoughby Benn, Annella Winterbottom, Mare Leenders, Sophia Hallum Clarke, Rebecca Stevens, Amy Grover, Emma Bassett, Hannah Burbery and Sharon Kennedy.

MusicRhea Homroy was selected into the Wellington Youth Sinfonietta as a violinist.

NetballParis Lokotui was selected for the NZ Secondary School Netball squad.

Surf LifesavingNeve Dunlop competed in the Capital Coast Junior Championships representing Maranui and achieved 1st place overall for her age group, U11 girls.

Te Matatini ki te Ao

On Friday 22 February, Year 8, 9 and 10 te reo Māori students attended the national kapa haka competition ‘Te Matatini ki te Ao’ at the Westpac Stadium, accompanied by their teachers Whaea Rāhera and Whaea Cathy (Rāhera Meinders and Cathy Curtis).

Despite the misty weather, the excitement of the event brightened the students’ spirits. They watched three out of the 46 competing groups perform: Te Taha Tū, of Tāmaki Makaurau; Te Rerenga Kōtoku, of Ngāti Kahungunu; and Ngā Tumanako, of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Ngā Tumanako, was named as one of the top nine finalists and won the overall competition. The group challenged people to speak te reo Māori in their performance. Ngā Tumanako was originally founded for students and past students of New Zealand’s first Māori immersion school ‘Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi Marae’. One of the group’s aims is to challenge people to speak te reo Māori and embrace

Māori tikanga. It was rather fitting that the group’s first time winning Te Matatini was watched by QMC’s te reo Māori students.

In additiontion to watching the kapa haka groups perform, students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in all things Māori by sampling delicious Māori kai, inking temporary Māori tattoos and seeing a variety of Māori stalls promoting their services, arts and crafts.

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Athletics Day

A myriad of colours descended on Newtown Park on 8 February for QMC Athletics Day. Congratulations to all of our students for participating and showing school spirit. Click here for a list of school champions.

Special congratulations to Berwick for taking out the house competition. Lochleven came 2nd and Braemar 3rd.

Make sure you head to Flickr for more photos from the day.

Education outside the classroom (EOTC)

Middle and Senior School students had the learnt outside the classroom in Week 3 as part of EOTC.

Clockwise from top right: Year 7 at Archives New Zealand as part of their Wellington based camp, Year 8 at Adrenalin Forest as part of their activities around Wellington, Year 9 in Otaki for their stay at a Marae, Year 10 rollerblading on the waterfront as part of their activities around Wellington, Year 11 on the Abel Tasman walk, Year 12 on camp in the Wairarapa and Year 13 on leadership camp.

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QMC's 100th Birthday

Bubbles, birthday cake and a special ice cream for staff and students marked QMC's first celebration of 100 years educating young women.

QMC first opened its doors on Tuesday 19 February 1919 and in perfect symmetry the school’s 100th birthday, 19 February 2019, fell on a Tuesday.

Staff and students shared traditional chocolate birthday cake to mark the occasion and a special assembly provided opportunity for current students and Old Girls to come together.

During assembly students modelled their finds from the school archives and Treasurer of the Old Girls’ Association Jane Ball invited everyone to reflect on the legacies of former students and the school as she read from the 1919 Yearbook.

Principal Jayne-Ann Young shared stories of former students, which included a school project by 1930s pupil Betty Sladden. The project contains Betty’s ideas for the QMC uniform, complete with drawings, fabrics and notes.

There was another special surprise treat at lunch: QMC “Old Fashioned Lemonade with Blueberry Swirl” flavoured ice cream commissioned by the Old Girls’ Association especially for QMC staff and students.

The idea was workshopped by the student centenary committee who wanted a birthday treat all students could enjoy. The result was a gluten and dairy free, vegan sorbet collaboration with Wellington based ice-cream boutique, Zelati. The choice of flavour proved popular with students and staff alike with lines spanning the front lawn at the beginning of lunchtime.