From the Principal Tena koutou katoa

www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 1 December 2017 Issue No. 38

The end-of-year ReportsEnglish reports with the descriptors: Well above the expected level, Above the expected level, At the expected level, Below the expected level and Well below the expected level.

Year 10 subjects are reported with the N.Z. Curriculum levels. Year 10s are expected to be at a minimum of Level 5B, except for Languages. 5N = Not Achieving, 5D = Developing, 5B = Basic, 5P = Proficient, 5A = Advanced.

Year 9 subjects are reported with the N.Z. Curriculum levels. Year 9s are expected to be at a minimum of Level 4P, except for Languages. 4N = Not Achieving, 4D = Developing, 4B = Basic, 4P = Proficient, 4A = Advanced.

The NCEA and scholarship exams have finished today. Congratulations to all the students who sat exams, having prepared themselves to do their best. It can seem a long wait from now until the results are released in mid-January. My thanks go to the teachers who worked with students, giving extra help and tutorials. Thank you to the Year 9 and 10 students who have been considerate of those sitting exams by being quiet when moving through the school.

From next Monday, junior students will not be restricted to the western part of the school during break times. The current rooms and classes for juniors will continue until the end of the year. Students are expected to concentrate on their work, as what is covered in this final part of the year is also required as foundation for next year. Students are to bring all equipment as required and are to continue to wear full and correct uniform.

On Monday we will have the Leavers’ Graduation Ceremony for our Year 13 students. Tickets have sold out and we look forward to wishing the students well for their futures.

Next week we are holding orientation sessions for students who will be coming to us in Year 9 next year. The contributing schools have the dates and times of their sessions.

On Tuesday 5 December, we are holding our Junior House Day. Students may wear house colours to school, and as the weather forecast is for sunny conditions, they should ensure that they bring a hat, water bottle and sunblock.

Sue Blakely, Principal

Junior Fun DayJunior Fun Day will take place on Tuesday the 5th of December. Students may wear mufti on this day but support your house by wearing your house colours.

The times for the day will be as for a normal Tuesday, with buses running at the normal Tuesday times. Students will compete for the Junior House Trophy in House teams over a variety of activities. A lot of work has gone into planning this day. It is an important school activity that is aimed at team building, skills development and confidence. Sun block, sun hat and water bottles are essential. The canteen will be open.

If it is raining, classes for Day 1 will go ahead as normal so students should bring appropriate gear for those classes as well as what they need for Fun Day.

Applications for reconsiderations and reviews for NCEA and Scholarship external examinations

From their Learner login, students can access the forms for reconsiderations and reviews after the return of examination booklets.

Changes of address and return of examination bookletsStudents who have a permanent change of address over the holiday break will need to contact NZQA on 0800 697 296 in order to update their details to ensure their booklets get sent to the correct address.

Dates to Remember Monday 4 December

Year 13 Leavers’ Ceremony - 6.00 pm

Tuesday 5 December Junior House Day

Wednesday 13 December Year 10 Prizegiving - 9.15amYear 9 Prizegiving - 10.15am

Last Day of Term

Uniform NeededIf you have any unwanted uniform which you wish to donate to the College please drop it off at our main reception. We especially need senior boy’s uniform in the larger sizes.

All donations are gratefully accepted.

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Full time employment available for school leavers

Roofco is based in Drury, South Auckland but work all over the wider Auckland area. Roofco only do Long run Profiled Metal Roofing. They mainly do new Commercial Buildings, but also do House re roofs to fill in between jobs. They do different tasks such as the Roof, Wall Cladding, Flashings, Guttering and Downpipes to name a few.

The type of candidate they want would have to be:

• Punctual.• Willing to work.• Pass a Drug/Alcohol test.• Be able to fit in and work in a team environment.• Follow Health & Safety procedures.• Be able to Work at Heights.• Have excellent attendance.

For the right candidate who would be willing to make a career out of it, there would be an opportunity for them to sit their NZQA Level 4 National Roofing and Wall Cladding Certificate.

For further information please contact Caleb Matchitt, Project Manager on 021 064 0389 or 09 294 6399.

Rosehill College Gateway Programme Applications for 2018Applications are now open for our 2018 Gateway Programme. The programme at Rosehill College applies to senior students returning in 2018 as Year 12 or 13 students.

A number of students have put their names down for consideration and applications are currently open until school returns in term 1, 2018.

Gateway is a Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) funded programme designed to strengthen the pathways for senior students (Y12/13) with the transition from school into the workplace. The Programme Coordinator invites students to apply, then interviews each student to ascertain career options for each individual. If accepted for Gateway, the Coordinator finds students work experience in a variety of careers in the community. There is a focus on students looking at transitioning into either a trade or directly into employment after leaving school. The programme delivers Gateway students additional work related courses and training with NCEA credits to help them toward their chosen goals. Gateway assists in making good work connections for students and in some situations work placements may lead on to either employment or apprenticeship opportunities. Gateway has limited places so if you would like to be considered, pick up an application from Mrs Dyer in the Gateway Office at the back of the School Library or click this shortcut to be taken to the form. All applicants will need to have acceptable attendance at school and HOH needs to give approval.

If any parents or families of Rosehill College have a business that would be a suitable workplace learning experience for a Rosehill Student please contact the Gateway Coordinator, Mrs Nicki Dyer on 295 0661 ext 847 or email n.dyer@rosehillcollege.school.nz

Jackson BrownMackenzie Guy

Each week, every Year 9 and 10 student is gauged against our school values by the teachers of English, Maths, Science, Social Studies and PE. Students who achieve the maximum possible marks for five weeks gain a Bronze Award. By gaining another five weeks of maximum values, students move from Bronze to Silver and so on.

The Manaakitanga awards indicate that these students are being consistently Respectful, Responsible and Caring - or in other words are showing Manaakitanga.

Aiden Prosser

Jeremaiah Ali CecilJuvina Auva'aBrooklyn BeethamSarah BoothRyno BothaAmelia BroomeMackenzie CaddyErika CampbellGrace ChalmersPania ChaseErica ChoeungCailey ColesKadith CollinsBeyonce CurtisBrooke CutfieldSavannah Dalton-McDonaldFionn De Hoedt-NorgroveSianan DempsterCampbell DonaldMonet ElisakEvan GaddJessica GounderKatrina HarrisRose HeHaley Holmes

Maddisyn Hughes-AfoaTom JacksonHannah JenningsSoniya KaranKiranjot KaurBriar KerrRiver LancasterAlex LeeceJorja LeecePia Lundo-NielsenShayne MackayJessica McEwenJamie MoonGemma PaterTroy PenningtonAmir Risdiana-ManleyCharlotte RitchieSamuel RitchieElla RolloZara ScholefieldKevin WangKelly WardRicky WatersSarah WatersMelissa Williams

Water poloThe Rosehill water polo team played 2 games this Sunday. Game 1 was vs Lobstars who are currently leading the competition. Thanks to some excellent defensive work and goalie saves, the team were able to score 3 goals against a well drilled team, final score 11-3 (Goals scored by Quinn & Lyle. In Game 2 we played HS Hydras and William Chaffe was able to keep us on the scoreboard, the team going down by 9-1.

After the game we received some positive feedback from our opposition players who say they really enjoy playing Rosehill as they always try hard and showed great sportsmanship - what great feedback for a great team!

Junior Volleyball Boys and GirlsThis term has been great for our Junior Volleyball teams, they have done well in the division 2 Counties Manukau competition this term.

Our girls had their semi- final last Thursday afternoon at Mangere College, winning one of their games against James Cook and winning by default against Manurewa Green; the two schools ranked first and second in the Division 2 draw. The girls started training earlier in term 3 which gave them the advantage to pull together and work hard as a team which placed them 1st in the Division 2 Competition. They have played extremely well in their Grade.

The Boys team also did very well in the semi- final winning their game last Thursday afternoon against the top Manurewa A team. The boys also won their second game by default at Tangaroa College. This meant that they also placed 1st in the Division 2 grade. These boys have been training hard for this competition and are playing at a senior grade level already. Awesome work from both of the junior team’s you have done Rosehill College and your coaches proud. A big thank you to

our wonderful coaches Jordan Salanoa who has been training our girl’s team this year, Tianna Eliu and Jordan Eliu for coaching our junior boy’s team. The coaches have been putting their time & effort in to training these teams and teaching both teams the value of teamwork, the sport, and helping out with transport to and from the games. As Manager for the Rosehill College Volleyball teams I am looking forward to seeing more potential players next year coming through our junior teams for the growth of volleyball at Rosehill College.

Irene Sagatu

Summer Reading Over the summer months, learners lose ground academically because they often associate reading with school – therefore it is work and they do not want to do it. One of the key findings of the research report “School achievement: Why summer matters” was that:

The summer learning effect was confirmed as a major barrier to ongoing achievement: the gains made over the school year disappeared.

Report authors: Stuart McNaughton, Rebecca Jesson, Tone Kolose and Sophie Kercher (2012) Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, University of Auckland.

To support student reading over the summer the Rosehill College Library is allowing students to issue books for their summer holiday reading. Students:• Must be returning in 2018• Can take up to 15 books• Can issue books from 7th December• Can stockpile books before the issue date

Students can collect the summer borrowing form from the library. The signed form, which can be found at the end of this newsletter, is to be returned to the Library.

Mrs JohnstonDirector of Library and Information Services.