No. 08 - 23 March 2018

K A I K O R A I V A L L E Y C O L L E G E Opportunity and Success for All

500 Kaikorai Valley Road, Dunedin, New Zealand Telephone: 453 6035 Fax: 453 1602 Email: office@kvc.school.nz Website: www.kvcollege.co.nz

Kaikorai Valley College Newsletter

Principal’s CommentKia ora, ����� ����o�� �a�oa �ar����,����� ����o�� �a�oa �ar����,�ar����, car�giv�r�, ����d���� a�d fri��d� of �h� �chool.We wind down to the end of week eight with the prospect of two short weeks ahead. In some ways it has been a bit of a messy term with so many interruptions getting in the way of routine teaching and learning. Students have responded very well and tend to cope with these changes better than the adults.The second of the two cycle trips headed away as I write this newsletter into what could be a couple of damp cooler days. No doubt they will still have a great time and get to see some of the beautiful autumn colours in Central Otago.This week we received plans for the refurbishment of the school library which unfortunately has turned into one of those leaky buildings. This work is well overdue and the plans are now with the quantity surveyor for costings. I suspect the cost of repairs will be substantial and so there will need to be some in-depth discussion with the Ministry about the next steps i.e. do we proceed with a repair or look at other options.The final piece of land that was for sale at the bottom of the school fields has now been completed. The school stands to gain 50% of the proceeds of this sale. However, it is important for the community to understand that there are very tight boundaries about the use of this money. Because the income is generated from property it must be used for the same purpose. Some may say immediately, why not the library? As a Board we actually believe the library should be funded from the normal 5-year property funding given to all schools. Monies gained through the sale of land is an extra and therefore we would like to see it spent on improving our learning environments.The last sum we obtained was used for the refurbishment of E block, along with the carpeting of stairwells in both E and F blocks. It is our plan to continue this work into the corridors of these two blocks as well as some refurbishment in D block.Workday/Sport ExpoA couple of weeks ago I had the privilege witnessing the Sports Expo and 1000k Challenge. This was a wonderful whole school event, where everyone involved was having a great time and giving things a go. The event is one of our main school fundraisers and without this we would need to be lifting our school fees which we wish to avoid at all costs. Students have sought sponsorship for this event as well as the Senior Workday. Some students have been very good in getting their money in, but there are still a number who have not returned the cards and money. Could you please follow this up for us?

A very big thank you also to all those who sponsored students for the 1000k Challenge and Workday; we very much appreciate your continued support.Saying SorryThe apology is a show of strength. It is an act of honesty because we admit we did wrong; an act of generosity, because it restores the self-concept of those we offended. It offers hope for a renewed relationship and possibly even a strengthened one. The apology is an act of commitment because it consigns us to working at the relationship and at our self-development. Finally, the apology is an act of courage because it subjects us to the emotional distress of shame and the risk of humiliation, rejection and retaliation at the hands of the person we offended. All dimensions of the apology require strength of character, including the conviction that, while we expose vulnerable parts of ourselves, we are still good people. Dr Aaro� Lazar�Ngā mihiRick GeerlofsPrincipal

REMINDERKaikorai Valley College will close

early next week onThursday 29 March

The school will close at 12.05pmBuses will leave at 12.10pm.This is in order that staff may visit

the Araiteuru Marae as part of their professional development to demonstrate

commitment to tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in

Aotearoa New Zealand.

From the Board ChairThe Board is settling into 2018 with the main items on the agenda having been the approval of the Annual Plan and Analysis of Variance. Both of these documents are required to be submitted to the Ministry of Education in early March. The meeting of this tight timeframe requires a substantial amount of work by all involved, in particular Mrs Potter, who is tasked with pulling the data together.The first item on the Board agenda for the new calendar is the election of the Board Chair and Deputy Chair. I am honoured to have been nominated to lead the Board through until the 2019 Elections. I am also delighted to be supported by Mrs Gail Arthur who has been re-elected to the Deputy Chair position.The start of the year is also dominated by the task of finalising the annual budget. At this time the Operations Grant is confirmed, which is based on the March Roll Return, and the majority of other income streams are finalised. At Wednesday’s meeting next week, the Finance Committee Chair will present the draft budget to the Board for final approval. I thank all involved in this incredibly complex task that requires the maximising of expenditure to maximise student achievement while maintaining prudent fiscal responsibility.After an extremely busy start to 2018, I’m sure everyone is looking forward to a few days R&R over Easter. Take care and enjoy this break.Mark Rogers, Board Chair

March24 SISS Touch Tournament26 Otago Anniversary Day (no school)28 Yr 7 and 8 3-Way Conferencing28 Board Meeting

29 Staff Araiteuru marae visit (school closes at 12.05pm)

30 Good Friday (no school)April1 Daylight Saving (clocks go back 1 hour)2 Easter Monday (no school)3 Easter Tuesday (no school)4 Summer Sports’ Photos5 Cross Country9 Yr 9-13 Parent Teacher Interviews11 ODP Tramp11 Shakespeare Festival13 End of Term 130 Term 2 beginsMay7-11 10Wd and 10Mp - Tautuku Camp7 Tertiary Open Day16 Caversham Harrier Relay24 Otago/Southland Milton X/Country26 2018 National Young Leaders Day30 Board Meeting31 Careers Expo31 Otago X/CountryJune4 Queen’s Birthday (no school)7 Otago X/Country Postponement Date9-10 SS Chamber Music Competition10-11 Otago/Southland Netball Tournament14-15 Riccarton Ex (Chch)20 2018 Extra Spelling Quiz27 Board Meeting28 Dunedin Co-Ed Schools’ Tournament29 Senior reports go homeJuly3 Yr 7-10 reports home5 Senior Invited Parent Interviews6 End of Term 223 Term 3 begins23-27 10Fi and 10St - Tautuku Camp25 Board Meeting30 OPEN NIGHTAugust9 Yr 7-10 Parent Interviews (5.30-8.30pm)27-31 Senior Assessment WeekSeptember3-7 SISS Winter Tournament Week12 2018 Extra Social Studies Quiz17 Get to Go Challenge18 MCAT Day 1

Dates to Rememberhttp://www.kvcollege.co.nz/news/calendar/

18 Invited Senior Parent Interviews19 Polyfest20 MCAT Day 220 Sport and Cultural Photos20 Brathwaite Centre Production25 Sports and Cultural Prize Giving26 Otago Sec Schools Pétanque26 Board Meeting28 Senior reports home (TBC)28 End of Term 3October15 Term 4 begins22 Labour Day (no school)26 Mana Pounamu Awards31 Board MeetingNovember6 Senior Prizegiving7-30 NZQA Exams13-16 Junior Exams19-22 Junior Tournament Week28 Board MeetingDecember3 Senior Clearance Day12 Junior Prizegiving12 Junior Reports Home

KAIKORAI VALLEY JUNIOR COLLEGE 3-WAY CONFERENCING

HOMEROOM GOAL SETTING INTERVIEWS WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 2018

FROM 3.10PM TO 8.30PM TO BE HELD IN HOME ROOMS

ONLINE BOOKINGS

The online booking page for the Junior College 3-Way Conferencing will go live at 3.00pm

on Wednesday 21 March 2018 and close 9.00am Wednesday 28 March 2018. Meetings are scheduled for ten minutes each.

The smooth running of our interview evening relies on all parents keeping to the timetable. Please consider other parents and end the interview on time.

Go to http://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/home

Key in the School Code efdmb and follow steps 1 - 3

If you enter an email address a confirmation email will be sent to you.

If you prefer to make your bookings over the phone please contact the school on 453 6035 and we will make the booking for you. This takes no more than 5 minutes.

For more information, contact the school on 453 6035

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These are homeroom goal setting interviews and families should contact individual teachers if they wish to discuss areas that are not taught by the homeroom teacher.

KAIKORAI VALLEY COLLEGE YEAR 9-13

PARENT/STUDENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS MONDAY 9 APRIL 2018 FROM 3.30PM – 8.30PM

IN THE SCHOOL HALL

ONLINE BOOKINGS

The online booking page for Year 9-13 parent teacher interviews will go live at 3.00pm on Thursday 29 March and will close at 9.00am on Monday 9 April 2018.

Meetings are scheduled for five minutes each. The smooth running of our interview evening relies on all parents keeping to the timetable.

Please consider other parents and end the interview on time.

Go to http://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/home

Key in the School Code p643u and follow steps 1 - 3

If you prefer to make your bookings over the phone please contact the school on 453 6035 and

we will make the booking for you. This takes no more than 5 minutes. It is really helpful to have the school report handy when you make the call.

For more information, please contact the school on 453 6035.

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1000k Challenge and Senior Work DayTo date we have raised $11,725.10 for sponsorship for the 1000k Challenge and Senior Work Day. We would like to thank everyone who has so generously supported these initiatives, which are the main fundraisers for the year.A reminder to anyone who has yet to hand in their sponsorship cards and money to please do so, to the Form teacher, as soon as possible.

Artwork of the WeekTracy Ting (12CB)

Year 12 Outdoor EducationYear 12 Outdoor Education head to Smail’s beach and find a baby sea lion enjoying the sun.

Words from the LibraryBook of the Week - ‘Parris - Young Queen’ by Parris GoebelIn this inspiring memoir, Parris Goebel shares the extraordinary story of how she went from high-school dropout to award-winning dancer, choreographer and video director. She has worked with many of the stars of the music world. Parris shows how, with hard work, determination and talent young people can achieve their goals. A great book for all ages.Scholastic Book OrdersPlease hand in book orders by Wednesday 28 March at the Library or order online.

Kaikorai Valley College Bank Payee DetailsHere are the Kaikorai Valley College bank details for payment of all fees, trips, camps, etc.Please make sure you put your child’s name in the reference line so that funds can be allocated against your account.BranchWESTPAC TRUST MORAY PLACEName of AccountKAIKORAI VALLEY COLLEGEBank Number030905090370600

Daylight Saving ends this year on Sunday 1 April. Remember to put your clocks back from 3.00am to 2.00am

Speed Dating BooksRecently 8Sm tried out something new at the library - speed dating books! Several students were looking to expand their reading but didn’t know where to begin. Mrs Downes arranged a selection of books on placemats and I asked students to sit by a placement and they were given five minutes to read any part of the book. We rotated three times around.This was a huge success with nearly half the class issuing books from this activity. Thanks to Mrs Downes.

School Kit Writing ChallengeBoth 7Br and 8Sm have spent the last two weeks completing the School Kit Writing Challenge along with another 3000 classrooms.We wrote metaphor poems about ourselves which we put one line of onto postcards which joined up to make a poem. These postcards along with a completed poster about our classes will be sent to a school in Cambridge. We will receive one each from a classroom which we don’t know yet. A highlight for 8Sm was trying to do some of the activities on the poster like licking your elbow or deciding on six words we liked the sound of, and finally sharing the metaphor poems.

Quote of the Week“A person begins cutting their wisdom teeth the first time they bite off more than they can chew.” ~ Herb Caen ~

SailingInspiration and aspiration was the theme for our sailors this week as they viewed the South Island Secondary Schools’ Sunbursts Champs in action from the foredeck of the Committee boat, Kate. Our goal - to race in the non-spinnaker class next year!

Kaikorai Valley Junior College JacketsWe would like to thank Samuri Sportswear for their generous contribution towards the purchase of our KVJC jackets, which you may be aware, are loaned to Year 7

and 8 students, while they are in the Junior College. www.samurai-sports.co.nz.

Survivor 2020 Safer Journeys Expo Evaluations

To all Year 11 students: Please click on this link and complete the evaluation following your recent attendance at the Survivor 2020 Safer Journeys Expo. Survivor 2020 Safer Journeys Expo.

AED Defibrillator DonationWe would like to thank the Lion Foundation, through Mr Brian Tegg, for their most kind donation of an AED. An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a type of life saving equipment used to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The AED will be placed in the main office and its whereabouts will be signalled through the AED App for members of the public who might need to use it. Our office staff and some teachers have been trained in the use of this device.

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... Curious Notions ...England’s King George I was actually German.Black holes: Typically formed out of the death of massive stars, black holes are super dense regions of space with so much gravitational pull that they trap light and warp time. Just a small black hole in our Solar System would throw planets out of orbit and tear our sun into pieces. If that wasn’t scary enough on its own, black holes can hurtle across the galaxy at several million miles per second, leaving trails of destruction in their wake.A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea.

Eton College is one of the most expensive schools in Britain. It was originally founded to provide free education to poor boys.Scallops have approximately 100

eyes around the edge of its shell.Mrs. Bridget Driscoll is the first recorded accident of a pedestrian been killed by a vehicle. Arthur Edsell did that at the overwhelming speed of 4 miles per hour in August 17, 1896.Officially, the longest war in history was between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, which lasted from 1651 to 1986. There were no casualties.In Alabama, it is against the law to wear a fake moustache that could cause laughter in the church.Joseph Stalin real name was loseb Besarionis Jugashvili that he changed into Stalin in 30s means ‘Man of Steel’.A “librocubicularist” is someone who reads in bed.

The first proposal for space travel in English history was made by Oliver Cromwell’s brother-in-law.Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.

Ancient Romans wore socks with sandals.Daddy Longlegs have been around for at least 400 million years, barely changing, and predate the dinosaurs.

9 Letter PuzzlegramWords must be 4 letters or more and contain the letter B. Your list must have one 9-letter word. Proper names and foreign language words are not allowed. Answers will be in next week’s newsletter. 19 words = good; 27 words = great; 34 words =

excellent; 51 words = outstanding! Answers: aces, aesc, asci, case, ceas, ceca, cees, cues, ecce, ecus, ices, saic, sice, caese, cause, cease, cusec, saice, sauce, succi, accuse, caique, caseic, casque, sacque, cacique, caiques, quiesce, caciques, ACQUIESCE

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School Production 2018Auditions will be held soon for our 2018 School Production: Gumshoe.This is a musical comedy about spies. There are lots of roles so everyone who wants to can get involved. Look out for the audition posters.

Year 13 Geography at KaritaneThe Year 13 Geography class went to Karitane last Monday. It was a lovely day and the students enjoyed walking along Karitane beach looking at the geographic landforms that this dynamic coastal environment has created.

We stopped at the huge volcanic basalt outcrops of rock for a photo opportunity before having lunch and venturing up to the Huriawa Pa site. There, students learned about coastal erosion and the effects on landforms such as the ‘Mother and Child’ stacks. There was enough time for the annual Geo 300 Karitane fieldtrip photo!

Brathwaite Centre NewsStudent of the Week: Tyler Thomson - Making great progress in his mainstream computing class.Sadly the weather was too wet for the Special Olympics School Athletics on Wednesday and for the first time ever it was cancelled for 2018. However, we made the best of the situation and played balloon volleyball, Blind Man’s Bluff, musical chairs and a mini Centre talent quest at the Centre. There was lots of creative singing and dancingIn the afternoon, the Special Olympics Lower New Zealand School Coordinator led a session for Sport Otago at the Edgar Centre. We had a lot of fun with the giant parachute, noughts and crosses, and balloon chase and races.For art this week we made arty things out of small cardboard boxes. It was great to see how students applied their imaginations to their models.

Rugby League 9’s TournamentLast Friday some of our Junior College students participated in a Rugby League 9’s tournament at Bishopscourt. Many tries were scored in cold, windy conditions. The team had a great day out learning the craft of Rugby League. Dylan McKenzie was the back of the day, Jaxon Oto-Rowe was the forward of the day and Seth Osborne was the most improved player.

Sports NewsSign up for winter sport is now underway. This will run through Terms 2 and 3. You can find a copy of the winter contract on the website along with sports information. Please get the contracts back to the school office as soon as possible as team entries need to be in before the end of Term 1.Results Friday March 16Minivolley - Edgar Centre KVC Spikers (3) vs Tahuna White (0) POD Archie ColquhounJunior VolleyballKVC Pink/ Yellow (3) vs Queen’s Red (0)Tuesday March 20Yr 7 and 8 Futsal - Edgar CentreKVC Yr 7 Red (3) vs Balmac Fighters (3) POD Archie ColquhounKVC Yr 8 Green (4) vs Balmac Warriors (2) POD Charlie PayneTuesday March 20Touch - Kensington OvalKVC Jnr Girls lost to OGHS Jnr AKVC Snr Girls (8) vs Columba Snr Green (0)KVC Snr Boys (4) vs OBHS Snr A (7)Wednesday March 21HandballKVC Warriors (14) vs OGHS 2 (4)Thursday March 22FutsalKVC Pink (1) vs Columba Green (4) POD Myuki FerryKVC Red (7) vs LPHS Snr Girls (1) POD Hanna IngramKVC Ogres drew 1 all against OGHS Social POD Mackenzie HarrisonDrawsFriday March 23Minivolley - Edgar Centre -$2.50 entryKVC Spikers vs Taieri Hitters at 4.30pm on Ct 2Junior VolleyballKVC Pink vs OGHS 9 White at 5.00pm on Ct 2KVC Yellow vs Bayfield Green at 5.45pm on Ct 2 Duty at 5.00pmTuesday March 27Yr 7 and 8 Futsal - Edgar CentreKVC Yr 7 Red vs Kavanagh Dukes at 5.30pm on Ct 13KVC Yr 8 Green vs Taieri Red at 6.00pm on Ct 12Tuesday March 27 - Touch - Kensington OvalKVC Jnr Girls vs Columba Jnr A at 4.00pm on Field 6KVC Snr Girls vs St Hilda’s Snr Blue at 4.30pm on Field 7KVC Snr Boys vs OBHS Glebes at 5.00pm on Field 5Wednesday March 28 - Handball - Kavanagh GymKVC vs Bayfiled Mixed at 4.30pmThursday March 29Yr 9-13 Futsal - Edgar CentreKVC Pink vs Taieri Jnr Girls at 4.00pm on Ct 10KVC Flyers vs JMC Seedling at 4.30pm on Ct 6KVC Dragons vs OBHS Jnr 9 Gold at 4.30pm on Ct 15KVC Red vs OGHS Snr B at 5.00pm on Ct 5KVC Ogres vs Kavanagh Ambrose at 5.30pm on Ct 7KVC Black vs Kavanagh Yeet Fleet at 5.30pm on Ct 8KVC White vs LPHS Snr Boys 3 at 5.00pm on Ct 14Theresa Johnson, Sports’ Coordinatore: sport@kvc.school.nz, c: 027 543 4251

The Riccarton Sports’ Exchange went well with all students representing the school admirably. With Riccarton’s roll now reaching 1100 they are a considerably bigger school than ours, but we still managed to come away with a couple of wins. Our Girls’ Tennis and Boys’ Athletics won their events. The Touch was very close with our mixed team just losing in a drop off, 6-5. The Girls’ Touch team lost by 1 try, 2-1. Despite being on the losing end of some of the sports, the whole exchange is a wonderful social event which for many students is a highlight of their school sporting career.

The 2018 South Island Secondary Schools’ Motocross, incorporating the Southland Secondary School MX, is taking place on Saturday 7 April 2018 and is Hosted by Gore and Districts’ Motorcycle Club at Peter Dales Property, 809 Mandeville Kingston, Crossing Road, Riversdale, Gore.Track is natural terrain with manmade improvements.Entry Fees: $65.00 (includes transponder hire)Entry and payment must be received by 26 March 2018.Late entries only accepted at the discretion of the organisers. No day entries accepted.If any students would like more information or to enter please email Mrs Johnson ASAP.