Senior exams finished today. It’s imperative that senior students look closely at the feedback their teachers give them personally on their exam scripts and feedback teachers give to the whole class. Seniors have four more school weeks before the NCEA external examination study leave begins so that time (along with sometime in the upcoming break) must be used wisely.

We have three groups travelling overseas next week. The Tour Band departs for China on Monday, students studying French leave next Thursday for France and students studying Spanish depart for Spain on Friday. Thank you to the staff and others who put in significant amounts of time to organise and accompany these trips which broaden the education of students. Our students are fine ambassadors for our school and community, and I wish them all the best in their travels.

Sue Blakely

From the Principal Tena koutou katoa

Dates to RememberMonday 21 September

13PEO OPC Tongariro 21 - 25 SeptChina Concert music Tour 21 Sept - 1 Oct

Wednesday 23 September

Years 9 & 10 Celebration AssembliesYear 11 Drama Production 7pm PAC

Thursday 24 September

French Trip 24 Sept - 10 OctoberYear 11 Drama Production 7pm PAC

Friday 25 SeptemberYear 13 MIT Trip

Spanish Trip 25 Sept - 11 Oct

Last day to order Year 13 Leaver’s Gear

www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 18 September 2015 Issue No. 30

The Cashier's Office will be closed from 2.30PM Friday 25th September 2015 and will re-open from 8AM Monday 12th October 2015.

Term 3 Week 10 – It’s best to have a study programme.NCEA External Examinations start in 7 weeks.

Programme1. Set up a study area/desk.2. Have a calendar of when each of the

examinations is.3. Organise each subject notes into

topics / standards.4. Set up a study timetable and stick to

it strictly. 1 hour each day for the 7 weeks:

20mins reading, 10min.break, 20mins writing, 10min.break, 20mins new subject reading

5. Find past exam. questions and exemplar answers.

6. Make notes; learn vocabulary; mix it up to keep the brain active.

7. Repetition.

CYBER-SAFETY INFORMATION EVENING

On Thursday 15th October 2015, KIDSSAFE and the Papakura Principals’ Association will be running an information evening on cyber-safety. Come along and learn more about keeping your children safe online.Venue: Rosehill College HallDate and Time: Thursday 15th October 2015 between 6.00 and 7.00 p.m. Target Audience: Papakura Parents and Teachers

Together we provide an environment for

personal excellence

NZ Secondary School Swimming Champion-shipsWell done to our swimming team that competed in the NZ Secondary School Championships last week in Hamilton. The team was Caitlin Lucie-Smith, Georgia Ackroyd, Kiana Lawton, Ben Masters, Cody Shaw and Craig Cameron. 145 schools participated, comprising of 559 swimmers, swimming over 3 days.

Every swimmer achieved personal best times, with Caitlin and Ben gaining points for Rosehill, as both swimmers got three ‘top 8 placings’ each. The highest placings were Caitlin 4th in the 200m breaststroke and Ben 5th in the same event. The medley relay team finished in a very creditable 7th place.

Many thanks to the parents that did timekeeping, the coach from the Papakura Swimming Club who volunteered his time and to all the parents that travelled down to support the team.

It was a great team to take away and they represented Rosehill College with enthusiasm and pride.

From left: Cody Shaw, Ben Masters, Craig Cameron, Kiana Lawton, Caitlin Lucie-Smith and Georgia Ackroyd

Football GirlsThe Tonga U17’s national girl’s football team is heading to McLennan Park on Tuesday 22nd September to face off against Rosehill’s 1st XI Football Girls. This will be a fantastic opportunity for our girls to test their skills and to finish off the season with an exciting game against an experienced team. The game will kick off at 6pm and it will be an awesome game to watch and support, if you are in the area head along to cheer for our girls.

Papakura Sports AwardsCongratulations to Zeon McNabb, Amelia Marlow, Brookelyn Varney, Alexa Kennedy and Courtney Church who were finalists at the Papakura sports awards on Sunday. Alexa Kennedy was awarded Junior Sportswoman of the year for her impressive achievements in Trampoline on the world stage. It was great to see that Rosehill had a great representation at an elite level and all of these students should be proud of their achievements.

Basketball Development ProgrammeNow that the basketball season is over, two of our fantastic coaches have offered Rosehill and our students a wonderful opportunity to develop the sport and skills in our school. Rosehill’s first basketball development programme will begin in term 4 and will be held in the sports centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, 3.45pm- 4.45pm. The programme is open to any students- beginners or experienced - wanting to give the sport a go or further enhance their basic fundamentals of the game. The programme will run for 8 weeks, beginning in week 1 of term. In week 3 the coaches will introduce a mini league where players will be put into teams for everyone to play and put their skills to the test.

To sign up, or for any further information, students will need to visit Miss Skidmore or Miss Humphreys in the sports office.

Massey Park EventsThere are two local events coming up that may be of interest to those who wish to head along to support some of our students in local sports teams. On Friday evening the U18 Town & Country Rugby Game will kick off at 6.30pm and on Monday the Rugby League NZ Secondary Schools vs NSW Secondary Schools will kick off at 3.30pm.

Sports UniformsAny winter codes and tournament teams that have now finished please return all of your sports gear to the sports office by the end of week 9. Individual teams will be called up shorty to follow up on missing uniforms, as students will be at risk of covering the cost if it is not returned by the deadline.

From the Student Office

CONFISCATED ITEMS: Next week students will be able to collectconfiscated items from the student office at interval and lunch times only. Cellphones and ipods through the students Head of House.LOST PROPERTY: There is a large amount of lost property at the studentoffice, including items from the various year 10 camps. Students can collectitems at interval and lunch time only. If these items are not collected by theend of term, they will be donated to a local charity.NAMING GEAR: We get a lot of uniform and non-uniform items handed intothe student office – some very expensive and all too frequently acharity ends up benefiting as students don’t collect them!PLEASE ENSURE that all items brought or worn to school areNAMED, so that lost items can be returned to the rightfulowner.

Engineer Her Future

6:30-8pm, Thursday 24 September 2015

Lecture Theatre 401.401, Faculty of Engineering

Level 4 (street level) 20 Symonds Street

RSVP at http://www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/wie-engineer-her-future

Imagine how you can make a difference to the world!

The Faculty of Engineering would like to invite female students and their parents/guardians to an evening demonstrating how engineers totally transform the world we live in. Female engineers at the Faculty of Engineering will show how their work makes a difference to all our lives. There will also be a chance for questions and mingling with current students for refreshments at the end of the evening. The main audience is Year 12 students, but students of all year levels are welcome to attend. The aim of this evening is to provide students and their parents with information to help them make decisions about subject choices for entry into the BE(Hons) degree.

This is your chance to find out about engineering and whether it is the pathway for you.