No. 20 - 30 June 2017

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.Another week gone, another one to go! Once again this week has been packed full of activities with the Secondary Schools’ Coeducation Tournament and another round of Year 6 visits taking place.May I take the opportunity of commending our contributing schools in raising fine young ambassadors. I have been most impressed by those who have visited the school over the past couple of weeks and the way in which they have engaged and taken a very keen interest in the activities they have taken part in. My thanks also to Mr Burden for his organisation around these visits.Earlier this week I was most fortunate to be invited to Auckland for the Prime Minister’s Educational Excellence Awards. It was truly a privilege to sit in the same room as the very best in education and to hear some pretty inspirational stories about initiatives that schools were undertaking to raise student achievement.The reason I was invited was due to our school’s involvement in two Teacher Led Innovation projects – the Urban Concept Farm and the Active Education project. This invitation also demonstrates the high regard Kaikorai Valley College is held in at a national level. We are indeed seen as one of the leaders in the field and that is only possible due to the hard work put in by so many of our staff.The following day I was also invited to attend the National Cross Sector Forum on Raising Achievement. The focus of the forum was the release of the new Digital Technology curriculum. At this forum, I again had the privilege of rubbing shoulders with some fairly inspirational and influential people who are leaders in the world in their own right, eg Ian Taylor (Dunedin-based) who founded several companies such as Animation Research Ltd that is responsible for most of the computer graphics and on board cameras in the America’s Cup and cricket umpire technology, just to name a few.The keynote speaker at this forum was Frances Valintine, who spoke to us about what technology may look like in the future. To quote just a small number of facts she presented to us:• 2.2 billion people in the world today under the age of 18

are making the rules about what learning will look like.• We are doing the world and our young people a disservice

by saying, “this is the way we have always done it”.• Today’s 11 year olds will live until they are a 120 and may

not retire until they are 100. They will have up to 40 jobs spanning 10 or more careers.

• By 2020 only hundreds of days away, 30% of browsing will be done off screen, by voice.

• By 2020 every person will have 1MB per second download.

• By 2020 there will be seven times more connected devices than there are people.

Some staggering statistics when you think that 2020 is not actually that far away!So what does that mean for schools? It means we need to start thinking and acting upon that data now, because otherwise our students will not be prepared for that world. Sobering thoughts!Junk In Junk OutCan you imagine being 16, but your brain acting as though you are 70 years old? That’s what some foods can do to you.A Christchurch teenager did an experiment to find out the effect of food on his schoolwork. For two days, he only ate junk foods - Coco Pops, lollies and Coca Cola for breakfast; cake and pies for lunch; sugary sweet drinks and sweets for dinner. Then he did tests in reading, maths and typing. He repeated the tests after two days of eating chicken rice salad and bread.The results showed a huge difference. When he was eating junk food, he read 43% slower, typed 50% slower and was 35% slower solving maths problems than when he was eating healthy food. His mother noted that during the two days on junk food, he was irritable, sluggish and miserable. He brightened up when he started eating healthy food again and improved his results.A New York film director who, for a month, ate three meals a day of McDonald’s hamburgers recorded similar effects. He put on 12 kilos, his cholesterol level shot up and his liver started to malfunction. He suffered from headaches and bad moods.Researchers in England found that teenagers who had a chocolate bar and a sugary drink, like Coke, for breakfast slowed down their mental reactions to the same level as a person aged 70. Those who skipped breakfast did less well and put on more weight than those who had a breakfast that included porridge or wholemeal bread, fruit and glass of milk.When you consider a can of Coke contains 10 teaspoons of sugar and combined with a chocolate bar injects more caffeine into your system than a cup of coffee, perhaps it is no wonder that a regular intake of junk food can cause serious damage to your health, your weight, your moods and your school results.What is a good diet for the brain? Two of the wonder foods are frequent drinks of water and regular servings of fish, like salmon and sardines, which are high in Omega-3 oils, are proven to be beneficial to the brain. If you eat wholemeal foods, like bread, porridge, and brown rice, at least five servings a day of fruit and vegetables, daily protein from lean meat and chicken, calcium from milk and yoghurt, you will be well set up for a healthy body and a healthy brain... and your marks could well show the result!

NCEA Fees InformationFees are due to be paid to the Student Office by Monday 31 July. Financial Assistance application forms are available from the Student Office.How much does it cost?F��� for Dom��tic S���d����NCEA entry $76.70 per candidateEach NZ Scholarship subject $30.00 per subject

F��� for I���r�atio�al F�� Payi�g S���d���� NCEA entry $383.30 per candidateEach NZ Scholarship subject $102.20 per subject

How do I pay?Fees are paid to your school or Kura. They will be able to tell you when to pay and how much to pay.

Paying your fees will enable your results to be recorded on your Record of Achievement and for any qualifications to be awarded.Your school will pay all the fees they have collected.If you have not paid the school on time, you will have to pay NZQA directly. After Friday 1 December 2017, NZQA will add a $50.00 late fee.

Can I get help to pay?If you are a domestic student, you can apply for financial assistance to pay your fees. To get this help your parents or caregivers must meet one of the following conditions:

Be receiving a Work and Income or StudyLink benefit or have a Community Services Card Have joint family income that qualifies for a Community Services Card Have two or more children entered as candidates with fees more than $200.

YEAR 11-13 INVITED

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW ONLINE BOOKINGS

TUESDAY 04 JULY 2017: 6.30PM – 9.00PM IN THE SCHOOL HALL

Online bookings for the Year 11-13 INVITED parent teacher interviews went live at

3.00pm on Tuesday 27 June and will close at 3.00pm on Monday 03 July. Meetings are scheduled for ten minutes each.

The smooth running of our 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/

Key in the School Code fbzfe and follow steps 1 - 3 as below 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

4536035 and we will make the booking for you. This takes about 5 minutes. It is really helpful to have the school report handy when you make the call.

For more information, contact the school on 4536035

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Artwork of the WeekNunthapat Techawattanawanna (11Sr)

Words from the LibraryThe Alexander McMillan Trust has generously given the Library a grant, which has allowed us to buy a mobile shelving unit for our growing collection of graphic novels and picture books. It is great to be able

to display these books on this new unit and show off their interesting covers. We really appreciate the support of the Trust for providing us with this resource.Book of the WeekMany of our students enjoy ‘Minecraft’ so our two new books ‘Minecraft Guide to Creative’ and ‘Minecraft Guide to Exploration’ are already out on loan with reserves.

PRIDE NewsDuring our assembly on Monday, we held our second Pride Draw for Term 2.Congratulations to the following students who had their names drawn out of Mana.Samantha Kirkman 7BdMikayla Hogg 8Lj Poppy Mitchell 9WmAlyssa Tackney 10StAmanda Fiveash 11TcJanaya Wallace 12HcBosco Siu 13Sr

Mr Scott was the worthy recipient of the staff voucher.The Pride House Cup was presented to Caleb Vuli the proud House Captain of Rata.A summary of the House Points for the Pride Cup is as follows:1st Rata 5162nd Matai 4853rd Kowhai 4464th Totara 441Our next Pride assembly will be a Major draw at the beginning of Term 3.

Spelling Success!The following five teams of Junior College students represented Kaikorai Valley College at last week’s Year 7 and 8 Extra Spelling Quiz. We had a very pleasing result with a 3rd equal placing for Kaikorai Team 1 with a fantastic score of 98 out of a possible 100! Congratulations to Jaiyushka Pratap, Zaria Muirhead and Misharna Arthur.

Well done to all students who participated and represented their school.Year 8 Teams8Fl: Jaiyushka Pratap, Zaria Muirhead and Misharna Arthur (8Lj)8Lj: Jack Hitchcox, Liam Cook, and Jasmine CurranYear 7 Teams7Ma: Alyssa Hitchcox, Liam Prent and Caitlin Dennison7Hm: Harry Fiveash, Erin Rae and Henry King7Bd: Alice Barrett, Hayley Maynard and Samuel BatchelorM� Kar�� Fl�tt

... Curious Notions ...Alligators will give manatees the right of way if they are swimming near each other.During the First World War, so many starving wolves had amassed together in a great pack that opposing German and Russian forces formed a temporary alliance in order to fight them off.In the Philippines, you can be charged with the crime of “unjust vexation” for doing just that, vexing someone. And yes, it is as vague and arbitrary as it sounds.

A duel between three people is called a truel. Elephants use the skin folds on their backs to crush mosquitoes.Judges are more likely to grant

parole after they have had a meal break. One study of parole judges in Israel showed that immediately after meals breaks approximately 65% of parole requests were granted. Approval rates reduced the longer the time since the last break, dropping to nearly 0% immediately before a meal break.In Britain, it is illegal to handle a salmon in suspicious circumstances. Absquatulate means to leave somewhere abruptlyYou can’t hum while holding your nose closed.

Dates of Events Coming UpDa��� a�d �v���� will cha�g� from tim� �o tim� �hro��gho��� �h� y�ar.

July 4 Invited Parent Teacher Interviews (Yr 11-13)4 Reports sent home (Yr 7-10)8 Formal26 Board of Trustees Meeting 31 OPEN NIGHTAugust 8 Parent Teacher Interviews (Yr 7-10)9-11 ODP Ski Trip15 University of Otago 2018 interviews

Mayfair Theatre7.30pm 11th-15th July 20172pm 15th July 2017Check out our website for booking detailswww.otagogangshow.com

Spectacular show for the whole family!

Scouts and Guides present

SCOUTSNew Zealand

9 Letter PuzzlegramWords must be 4 letters or more and contain the letter Y. 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. 17 words = good; 28 words = great; 34 words = excellent; 49 words = outstanding!

Answers: euro, lour, lues, lure, lurs, ours, roue, roul, rues, rule, ruse, slue, slur, soul, sour, suer, sulu, sure, ules, ulus, ures, urus, user, euros, eusol, loure, lours, louse, lures, ousel, roque, roues, roule, rouls, rouse, rules, usque, usure, loures, roques, roules QUERULOUS

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Urban Concept Farm: Bees UpdateSince instalment of the bee hives at the end of autumn, one hive went q u e e n l e s s . When the queenless hive was discovered, a frame of eggs and brood from

the queen right hive was given to it. From this, they made a few queen cells and a queen was able to successfully mate and return and start laying new eggs for workers in the future (winter and spring).Sugar syrup has been fed periodicity through winter. Having the bees in a sunny spot has really helped them get through the winter as a small colony. Now the daylight hours are getting slightly longer every day, the bees are waking up and are more active within their hive, in anticipation of spring and swarming time.U�da�� from David Mil�� of Bl�����i� Bay Ho��y

STAR Holiday Courses - Attached are a number of STAR courses that are available in the next school holidays at The Learning Place in the city. The majority of the cost of the course is paid for through our STAR budget, students are only required to pay 10% of the total cost. This is a valuable way of gaining new skills and credits, which can be a great addition to your CV. If your child is wanting to register for a course please make sure they complete a registration form next week to avoid missing out, as the courses are filling up fast.University of Otago Student for a day - if you are intending to study at the University of Otago next year, take advantage of this great opportunity to shadow a first year student around for a day during the school holidays. See the attached flyer for more information.

Career MovesGateway Students - Hard at Work...

Nick Armishaw preparing steamed caramel pudding for dessert for the residents at Little Sister’s of the Poor.

Caleb McCormack-Kane restocking Highlanders shirts at Stirling Sports.

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Quote of the WeekThe beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. B. B. King

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Brathwaite Centre NewsStudent of the Week: Joel Wright - for a positive transition outing into the community and great participation at Sport Otago.At Centre maths

students have being developing number, colour, matching and turn-taking in a number of different games. In recent weeks, students have been developing fractions and sharing skills. We have had hands-on activities with pizza, apples, oranges and mandarins for counting the number of segments.

Tyler Thompson, Anna Canning and Libby Conlon continue to develop their money and ordering skills to run the staffroom snack bar. The money made from the snack bar is used to buy more resources for the Centre.

For topic and art Mr Piggott has been exploring some of the unhealthy food choices that we may eat too much of, and discussing healthy alternatives.At Production practice, students have been learning to ‘sign’ a song that we are excited

about performing next term.

Sports NewsYear 7and 8 Miniball - Monday June 26 at the Edgar CentreKVC Nuggets (51) vs ABB Sharp Shooters (13): POD - Zaria MuirheadKVC Bombers (11) vs Carisbrook Rockets (21): POD - Gwendoline Wells Hockey Combined Team - Tuesday June 27KVC/Bayfield (0) vs Taieri College (5) Girls’ Badminton - Tuesday June 28KVC was defaulted to by LPHS Boys’ Badminton - Wednesday June 21KVC had a byeBoys’ Football - Wednesday June 21KVC Snr 1st XI (5) vs OBHS 2nd XI (3)KVC Jnr XI (4) vs OBHS 10 White (4)Girls’ Football - Thursday June 22KVC had the byeYr 7 and 8 Netball - Thursday June 29KVC Red (10) vs Liberton Gold (8): POD - Jazmine McKenzieKVC Green (7) vs Portobello Strikers (11): POD - Kerrianne RoulstonKVC Pink (5) vs Balmac Maroon (10): POD - Cheyanne Baker-WihongiDrawsYr 7 and 8 Hockey - Friday June 30 at McMillan Hockey TurfKVC Combined vs Kavanagh Strikers at 3.40pm on the PavilionBasketball - Friday June 30KVC Snr A Boys vs Taieri Thunder at 7.05pm on Ct 6 Edgar CentreKVC Snr Boys’ Blue vs OBHS Ururoa at 7.15pm in the KVC GymKVC Snr A Girls vs OGHS Y11/12 at 7.15pm at Queen’s GymKVC Snr Girls’ Red vs Bayfield Snr Social Girls at 6.15pm in the KVC GymKVC Jnr A Boys vs King’s 10B at 4.15pm in the KVC GymKVC Jnr Blue vs Bayfield Jnr B Boys at 5.15pm in the KVC GymRugby - Saturday July 1KVC U15 vs West Otago U15 at 1.00pm at the Kensington Oval 1Sassenachs U14 vs OBHS White at 11.15am at the Kensington Oval 2Netball - Saturday July 1KVC Snr A vs EOHS at 10am on Ct 12KVC Snr B vs Queen’s Snr C at 10am on Ct 13KVC Int Gold vs Kavanagh 10B at 11am on Ct 15KVC Int Red vs OGHS Yr 9 Red at 2pm on Ct 13 Year 7and 8 Miniball - Monday July 3 at the Edgar CentreKVC Bombers vs Outram Yr 8 Mixed at 4.05pm on Ct 7KVC Nuggets vs Carisbrook Rockets at 3.30pm on Ct 7 Hockey Combined Team - Tuesday July 4KVC/Bayfield vs JMC 10 at 3.30pm on the PavilionTheresa JohnsonSports’ Coordinator e: sport@kvc.school.nzc: 027 543 4251

The Co-Ed Tournament took place on Thursday this week. Over 80 students were involved in the following sports - Netball,

Basketball, Hockey, Rugby 7s, Football, Badminton and Curling. The weather was fantastic apart from the very frosty start. Our best-performed team was the Rugby 7s who won the round robin games against Taieri College and

Kavanagh, just losing in the final to Taieri. KVC came in 2nd overall in the Boys’ and Girls’ Football placings, winning 4 out of their 8 games. The Senior Basketball boys placed 3rd. There was some great competition across all of the sporting codes and I’m sure everyone enjoyed the day. Thank you to our coaches who in some cases coached back to back games throughout the day. Mr Manson coached Rugby, Mr Peach and Mr Scott looked after our Football teams, Mr Reddington coached Basketball and Miss Nafatali and Courtney Manson coached the Netball. Well done to everyone who took part in the Tournament.ResultsYr 7 and 8 Hockey - Friday June 23 at the McMillan Hockey TurfKVC Combined lost to Taieri Blue Basketball - Friday June 23 KVC Snr A Boys (66) vs JMG Rocket Lungs (39)KVC Snr Boys’ Blue (44) vs OBHS TH (62)KVC Snr A Girls (33) vs St Hilda’s Hustlers (38) KVC Snr Girls’ Red (33) vs St Hilda’s Sharks (47)KVC Jnr A Boys (70) vs JMG Pelicans (24) KVC Jnr Blue (35) vs OBHS Saxton (31)Rugby - Saturday June 24KVC U15 (29) vs King’s U15 Tigers (27) Best Forward - Zane Harris and Best Back- Tearne PearsonSassenachs U14 (42) vs King’s U14 Leopards (24)Netball - Saturday June 24KVC Snr A lost to St Hilda’s 9A KVC Snr B (11) vs Taieri Diamonds (13)KVC Int Gold lost to St Hilda’s 10B: POD - Mikaela CrudenKVC Int Red (13) vs Kavanagh 9 Red (12): POD - Chikita Lee