From the Principal Tena koutou katoa

www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 24 November 2017 Issue No. 37

Junior exams finished this week and Year 9 and 10 students will get their results shortly. They should consider their results against how well they thought they had done and how much study they had completed for each subject. It’s very important that junior students learn to sit exams effectively given how important exam results are in contributing to NCEA and in determining places in classes for the following year.

NCEA and Scholarship exams continue through till 4 December. Thanks to our junior students for their respecting the need for everyone to be quiet around the exam rooms and the Hall.

Sue Blakely, Principal

The New Zealand Education System ranked first in a recent world-wide survey in developing more than academic success in students. Such things as:

1. Character - honesty, hard work, perseverance.

2. Citizenship - knowledge of and respect for other issues and cultures.

3. Communication - effective reading, speaking, writing, listening, use of digital tools.

4. Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving - design, project management, solving problems, making decisions.

5. Collaboration - working in teams.6. Creativity - pursuing novel ideas and

leading actions.

Situations VacantBusiness ManagerRosehill College requires a Business Manager to advise and support the Principal and Board of Trustees in the management of the College’s finances and property. Experience with Xero and an understanding of Ministry funding arrangements and educational organisations is an advantage.

The successful applicant should have accounting qualifications and experience in property management and will have the responsibility for:

• Financial management of the College.• Provide advice to the Board’s Finance and Property Committee.• Management of support staff and payroll• Management of property, assets and service contracts• Manage all school contracts

Director of International StudentsThis positions oversees responsibility for the strategic management and marketing of our international student programme, as well as overall responsibility for the pastoral and academic needs of our international students.

The ideal candidate will:• Have exceptional people skills, including the ability to relate to both internal and external

stakeholders with patience and professionalism.• Demonstrate empathy with other cultures.• Have excellent writing and organisational skills, including budgeting and strategic planning.• Be well versed in the Ministry of Education Code of Practice 2016, including compliance

requirements.• Have some familiarity with NCEA.• Flexibility to travel internationally for marketing purposes.

You must be eligible to apply for an APEC card and to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

Applications for both positions close 28 November at 3.30pm.

Send the Rosehill College application form with a c.v. and a covering letter to the Principal, P.O. Box 72-546, Papakura, Auckland 2244, or email to Janet Herst, Principal’s PA, j.herst@rosehillcollege.school.nz. 09-295-0695. Application forms and job descriptions can be found on our website at http://rosehillcollege.school.nz/rosehill-college/vacancies/

Dates to RememberFriday 1 December NZQA Exams finish

Monday 4 December Year 13 Leavers’ Ceremony - 6.00 pm

Tuesday 5 December Junior House Day

Wednesday 13 December Year 10 Prizegiving - 9.15am

Year 10 Prizegiving - 10.15amLast Day of Term

DRAMA SCHOOL SUCCESSCongratulations to Ciannait de Hoet Norgrove (13AMT) and Alicia Collins (Year 13 2016) for being accepted into the prestigious Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts degree at Unitec for 2018. Over 400 applicants audition for this 3 year Acting degree and only 22 people are chosen from around the country. It is a outstanding achievement!

Change of Email Address

From 30 November 2017 Vodafone is stopping email services to the following domains: ihug.co.nz, paradise.net.nz, vodafone.co.nz, clear.net.nz, vodafone.net.nz, wave.co.nz, quik.co.nz, pcconnect.co.nz and es.co.nz.

To ensure that we are able to continue to contact you with important information relevant to your student/s and events happening at school, please ensure you contact us to update your email address, if necessary.

Together we create an environment for

personal excellence

Bronze Award Recipients

Gold Award Recipients

Silver Award Recipients

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.

Attenburrow has his Birthday!

On Tuesday Bow, who has been looked after by Miss Nash’s Year 9 Science class, celebrated his first birthday with a rabbit friendly cake, presents and his tutor group giving him plenty of chin scratches. What a spoilt Bunny!

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.

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RowingOver the weekend of 18-19 November a number of Rosehill College students participated in the Karapiro Memorial Regatta as part of Counties Manukau Rowing Club.

Weather conditions were less than favourable and it was rough on the water. The Novice Boys Quad made up of Gabe Jonson, Kevin Wang, William Chaffe & Josh Hutton rowed very well placing 2nd in their heat, then moving on to place 3rd in their A Final. Unfortunately this was the only final to be rowed over the weekend involving Rosehill, as the regatta was called off for safety reasons due to the high wind gusts.

Kenna Richmond & Charlie Molloy placed 1st in the Girls U16 Double well ahead of the field. Kenna went on to win her heat in the Girls u16 singles later that day, and Charli placed 4th in her heat in the same event. Shannon Murphy & Taryn Richmond place 2nd in the Womens Novice Double sculls which is an incredible result for their very first outing at Karapiro. Rebecca Powley rowed really well in her club & U18 single scull events against some tough competition.

Homestays Wanted We seek homestays in our school zone with sound English language skills to host International students in 2018 for both short term and long term stays.

If you can offer a student a comfortable and caring home you will be rewarded both culturally and financially.

Application forms can be found on our website or picked up from our reception

For all enquires contact Delwyn Blackbourn 2950661 on ext 884 or email d.blackbourn@rosehillcollege.school.nz

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

Jarred Picknell also had his first taste of racing in a mixed crew with Strathallan boys who also rowed well.

These results are very encouraging for competitors and coaches and we look forward to seeing more of these results as the season moves forward (hopefully with better weather conditions!)

WaterpoloThe Rosehill Waterpolo team play in the Social League each Sunday evening at Mountfort Park, playing against a mixture of experienced senior and social players. The team include - Kevin Wang, Lucas Hutton, Josh Baker, Cody Shaw, Jess Ingram Kiana Lawton, Lily Hart, Quinn Lawton, Caitlin Lucie-Smith, William Chaffe, Chloe Rickett, and Georgia Ackroyd

The first game had good defensive saves in goal by Josh & Lucas, with 3 goals from Chloe, Kiana & Jess. Final score 10-3. Game 2 against their second opponent, was another tough loss for the team losing 9-0. The team is a great bunch of new and developing players with some excellent swimming and defensive skills.

BYOD Packages for 2018Noel Leeming, in partnership with Rosehill College, have put together a number of different BYOD packages that will cater for your learning needs for 2018. Noel Leeming have increased the number of package deals and this year include the Lenovo N23 Bundle at the package price of $368incl GST as a starting point and provide the top end HP 11.6" Chromebook at $732incl GST. The package deals include the essentials to get you started and the options of Supercover to provide Tech solutions, protection against product faults and learning sessions to get the most out of your device. Please see your local Papakura Noel Leeming to take advantage of these offers.