1 June 2018 - James Hargest College · Mun 3rd, Liam Barnes 4th and John Marshall 8th. The Junior Campus team were competing against six other schools and took out the top seven places:

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1 June 2018

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Principal’s ReportWhat are we doing at Hargest to strengthen student well-being?

This issue features a report on Sir John Kirwan’s visit to the school recently and his address to Year 12 and 13 students (see Page 6). We were thrilled to be able to provide our seniors with one of New Zealand’s most highly-regarded presenters on the subject of personal well-being, mental health, managing stress and personal challenges.At Hargest we are investing very significantly in building student wellness (hauora) and resilience. This includes

Monique ShirleyChairperson

Three PTA committee members had the pleasure of helping out at the school ball. We did the “Cloak Room” which consisted of checking in the jackets, clutch purses, high heels, and issuing many plasters for those sore feet. It seems trading school shoes for high heels on the night did cause a few blisters!It was great to see all the year group looking very glamorous, and chivalry is alive and well in the JHC Year 13 boys, escorting their partners into the ball and opening the doors. It is a big undertaking for many parents, students and teachers with a huge effort by all involved.We also had the Transition into Tertiary night for the Yr 13’s on the 15th of May. This was well attended with plenty of information and knowledge passed on by Sarah Kerr and Pixie McDowall. Again thank you both.

On Wednesday 6 June there will be a presentation by Andrew Macklin on “Understanding NCEA” at 7.30pm in the Senior Campus Staff Room. This is a very informative evening and gives us a tremendous insight into NCEA. We are very fortunate to have Andrew speaking to the JHC community and we appreciate him sharing his knowledge with us. Feel free to come along and bring a friend or colleague who may also benefit from this presentation.I also warmly invite you to pop along to the PTA meeting prior to Andrew speaking. This will be at 7pm in the Brigadier’s Room (above the office at Senior Campus). I look forward to seeing you there.

Monique ShirleyChairperson

PTA Chairperson’s Report

Chris O’ConnorBOT Chairperson

Andy WoodPrincipal

From the BoardroomFrom the June Meeting

• Aloma Williams (Deputy Principal on the Junior Campus) gave the Board an update on the implementation of e-learning at Hargest, including the uptake on BYOD and the adequacy of device availability for those without their own. We were informed that a number of students have devices but choose not to bring them, putting pressure on the supply available for those who genuinely don’t have one.

• The Senior Campus canteen will be

operated by a contractor from the beginning of Term 3.

• NZQA has carried out a scheduled audit of Hargest in regard to its internal assessment and moderation process. We passed with flying colours, with NZQA expressing full confidence and indicating the next audit will be in approximately four year’s time.

Chris O’ConnorBOT Chairperson

the appointment of a fourth guidance counsellor, and the “Travellers” programme, in which selected Year 8 and Year 10 students are invited to take part, equipping them with additional skills to manage life’s ups and downs.All the above give substance to our stated Vision “To help young people build their personal identity and hauora”.

Nga mihi nuiAndy WoodPrincipal

Matua Neitana Tane

Important dates coming up:

Kapa Haka noho marae: 8-9 June at Te Tomairangi MaraeWhanau Hui: 20 June 6pm at JHC Senior Campus School CafeNgā Manu Kōrero: 22 June at the Civic Theatre

Whanau Report

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Mid-Year Reports Year 7 and 8Before School MathsJunior Campus

Student reports will be sent by email at the end of the day on 29 June. If you have changed your email address, please advise us to ensure you receive your child’s report.

Miss Grice and Mrs Rodger would love to see more students coming to Before School Maths on Tuesday and Friday mornings, 8.10am – 8.40am. Come and see us in the warm Fabrics Room for some help with maths homework, assistance with anything in maths that you can’t quite get to grips with or some challenging extension work if maths is your thing. We would encourage you to attend on a regular basis but if you only need us now and then that is fine too.

Order of St JohnChampionships

Art WorkshopMaking Comics

Congratulations to Stephen Potter and his team who did extremely well at the New Zealand St John Championships recently. The team was champion team, champion communications team, 2nd drill team and champion region. Stephen was named the Southland District Cadet of the Year for St John and was the only student south of Dunedin.

Left: Emma Mitchell’s comic page created at her three day comic making workshop held by the Murihiku Maori and Pasifika Cultural Trust.

During the school holidays I attended a three day comic making workshop held by the Murihiku Maori and Pasifika Cultural Trust. The course was held at the Otago University Campus here in Invercargill, and was taught by WWE Comic Book Artist, Michel Mulipola. He also works on the wrestling comic Headlocked and has worked on illustrating Marvel Trading Cards. During the three days we learnt about panel composition, posing, anatomy and the essentials for drawing and illustrating comics and art. We looked at composing basic panels of a storyboard.by Emma Mitchell

New and Leaving StaffKatrina KeyKatrina has recently started in the Careers/Guidance Department assisting Simon Richardson and Pixie McDowall. Katrina is mother to a 3 year old daughter and she and her family enjoy getting out and about in Southland.Katrina’s hours are Monday to Thursday 9.15am-1.45pm and Fridays 9.15am to 1.15pm.

Amelia McLeodWe wish Amelia all the best for her maternity leave. She will be missed in the Science Department.

Jette JohnsonWe are sorry to see Jette leave Hargest after 14 years. She has been a Teacher Aide at the Student Support Centre during her time here and will be greatly missed.

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School Ball 2018A Night Under the Stars

The Grand March

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Poetry in ActionSenior Campus

Brass BandOtago/Southland Provincial Brass Band

Chess TournamentSenior Campus

We are fortunate in having the acclaimed Poetry In Action performance group coming to James Hargest on Monday 11 June.Due to time constraints, we can only offer two performances. All Year 9 students will watch the United Nations of Poetry show and all Year 12 students will be shown the Words of War. If you have a student not in these year levels but who has a genuine interest in poetry, then they can be accommodated to attend either of these performances. Juniors should see Mr James and seniors should see Mrs Swan.The cost of $9.50 will be added to the student’s account.

Under 16 Slow Melody:2nd= Casey Thwaites (year 11)

Under 16 Air Varie:1st Florence McKenzie (Year 10)2nd Brianna Loan (Year 9)3rd Casey Thwaites (Year 11)

Under 19 Slow Melody:2nd Jack McKenzie (Year 13)

Under 19 Air Varie:2nd Jack McKenzie

Percussion:2nd Darcy Herrick (Year 10)

The Secondary Schools’ Brass Band has just been announced and both Florence McKenzie and Jack McKenzie have been selected.

James Hargest Chess teams won both the Intermediate and Senior sections at the Chess Power tournament held at James Hargest recently. The Senior team were competing against five other Southland schools. Our top individuals were Finn Holden 2nd, Fred Mun 3rd, Liam Barnes 4th and John Marshall 8th.

The Junior Campus team were competing against six other schools and took out the top seven places: Ron Geilik 1st, Jacob Mortimer 2nd, Simon Tokuda 3rd, Michael Clinckett 4th, Hansula Hewa Babaranda 5th, James Faulkner 6th and Kate Anderson-Forbes 7th.

Youthmark Awards 2018Senior CampusThis award is funded by the I.L.T with the purpose of recognising Southland students who excel. Fifty awards are given out each year and all Southland secondary schools are allocated a number of awards based on their Year 13 roll numbers. This year JHC has been allocated eleven awards. Congratulations to the following students who are the recipients for 2018:

Ruby Donaldson – CitizenshipAndrew Fleming – All-Round Achievement

Liam Hewitt – SportSarah-Lene Hogg - CulturalElly Koehler – LeadershipJack McKenzie – Cultural

Tate Mulligan – LeadershipNepia Ruwhiu – All-Round Achievement

Christina Scott – Academic/ServiceTom Stewart – Cultural

Nick Tuckey – Academic/Service

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What is Bullying?• As a school we are always aiming for

a bully free culture. We have found that the word bullying is being used increasingly to cover a wide range of situations and this sometimes causes confusion.

• At Hargest, we have developed the following definition:Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power. It is deliberate, harmful, one-sided and repeated. It can be verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or emotional harm. It is not a normal part of growing up. Bullying can happen in person or online.

• Behaviours that are not considered bullying include:• Mutual arguments and

disagreements• Not liking someone or a single act

of social rejection• One-off acts of meanness and

unkindness• Isolated incidents of aggression,

intimidation, harassment or violence

• At Hargest any information about behaviour which contravenes our school values, (which include respect and fairness for everyone), is followed up promptly.

• Our approach is restorative first - working to resolve and restore relationships. If necessary, there are still punitive consequences put in place.

• We encourage students and/or parents to advise us of emerging conflict early, rather than waiting until a “boiling point” is reached. Not sure who to contact? Contact the main office. They will take your details and the right person will get back to you.

• Students can self-refer to their form/homeroom teacher, Dean (Senior Campus), a counsellor or a Deputy Principal.

On Friday 11 May we were privileged to welcome Sir John Kirwan to speak to our Year 12 and 13 cohort and attending staff members. This was made possible by the generosity of Westpac who were hosting Sir John in Southland for the day. We are very grateful.Sir John’s presentation was perfect with lots of very strong messages about how important it is for us to look after ourselves, to build good relationships with ourselves and with those who care about us. He was very clear that depression is an illness and not a weakness and spoke very eloquently from his own experiences

about how important it is to realize that, and to therefore look after yourself and seek support and help appropriately for that illness. Sir John’s trademark mix of humour, honesty, modesty and raw vulnerability captivated his listeners and left a deep and lasting impression.Our staff report that the students were keen to talk about what Sir John had said and what an impression it had made on them. Several people have said that “it felt as if he was inside my head and understood me completely” and “it was so reassuring to realize that it isn’t just me who feels like that”. Several students and teachers

have reported that they particularly liked his idea of “shark thoughts” and that they have found that really helpful.Sir John’s visit was a real gift for our students and our staff and we really appreciate it. He also donated four autographed copies of his book All Blacks Don’t Cry – a story of Hope. These are already being read and enjoyed.

Sandra TyreeHead Guidance Counsellor

Positive Messages for Well-beingSir John Kirwan

Young EnterpriseBusiness Awards

Strike Percussion PerformanceJunior Campus

The Year 12 Business Studies class recently participated in an event where they were required to “pitch” their business idea to a panel of judges from the local business community similar to the TV programme Dragons’ Den.Two of the companies performed extremely well, attracting “investments”

from the judges.Interbot were awarded $140 and Bee Simple were awarded $120.The companies will use the cash to finance the initial stages of their business. Watch out for these businesses who will be launching their products soon.

Some of our Year 7 students were invited to take part in a performance by ‘Strike’ a New Zealand percussion group that included past James Hargest student, Katie Dawson. The three person group visited

on May 9th and put on an entertaining performance that resulted in much tapping and clapping by the audience.

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Minimum University EntranceReminder

across 3 approved subjects

Level 3 (or above)42 credits

10 Literacy credits Level 2 (or above)

10 Numeracy creditsLevel 1 (or above)

ApprovedSubject A(14 credits)

ApprovedReading

(5 credits)

ApprovedNumeracy(10 credits)

ApprovedSubject B(14 credits)

ApprovedWriting

(5 credits)

ApprovedSubject C(14 credits)

National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 - 80 credits(At least 60 credits at Level 3 and 20 credits may be transferred from Level 2)

Each university may choose to rank students according to their Level 2 and Level 3 results depending on the numbers they have applying.Please check the university websites for their latest updates.NB: If a reader/writer is used, the credits obtained do not count for literacy writing.

Well done to the LEO Club for collecting so many prescription glasses to go to Tonga and surrounding islands.

AuthenticityFor assessment to be fair to all students, the work you hand in must be authenticated as your own.We encourage you to have guidance during the learning process - family, tutors inside and outside the school and peers. However, the final product must be your own. It is important that you avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism occurs when you deliberately use (or closely imitate) someone else’s language, ideas, or other original material without acknowledging its source. Rewording another person’s work without acknowledging its source, is also plagiarism.Ensuring work can be authenticated as your own can be achieved by meeting checkpoints set by the teacher, careful note taking, using the correct referencing style for the subject, and by understanding how to summarise and paraphrase. Ask your teacher for assistance.You will be asked to sign a declaration that your work is authentic.If your teachers suspect work is not authentic, that it has been plagiarised, they can:

• Check your plans, drafts and workings (so keep them in case).• Ask you questions.• Notify your parents.• Ask you to repeat part or all of the assessment under supervised conditions.

GRADES can only be awarded for authentic work. Submitting plagiarised work will result in a grade of Not Achieved being awarded. Furthermore, another assessment opportunity may

not be allowed.

This year, many students have subscribed to Turnitin, so they can check their work prior to submitting it to their teacher.

Collaboration: Allowing another student to copy your work is complicit with cheating and may attract the same penalty as above.

including

At least 14 credits in each of three

approved subjects at Level 3 or higher

and

and

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There will be an Information Evening at the Ascot Park Hotel in the Waiau Room from 7.00-8.30pm on Wednesday 13 June

(see flyer at left).This will be a great evening for students and parents to learn more about studying at the

University of Otago.There is no need to register for

this event.

University of Otago

Information Evening

Our PTA welcomes Andrew Macklin from NZQA to a presentationfor parents/caregivers/whanau new to NCEA.

Date: Wednesday 6 JuneWhere: Senior Campus Staff Room

Time: 7.30-9.00pmTarget Audience: Parents/caregivers/whanau of Year 10 and 11 Students

Andrew is our School Relationships Manager at NZQA.Our Heads of Departments of the three compulsory

subjects in Level 1 (English, Maths and Science) will also be present and happy to answer subject specific questions.

Want to know more about NCEA?

TEACHER ONLY DAYTuesday

5 June 2018(NB: This follows

directly after Queen’s Birthday

Weekend)It will be combined with a

PPTA (Teachers’) Paid Union meeting in the afternoon.

Combining our usual Teacher Only Day with this meeting

will minimise disruption.

NZQAExam FeesNZQA Exam fees have now

been charged to Year 11-Year 13 students’ accounts. These

fees do not need to be paid until August.

Information regarding these fees will be given to students in

July.

University of OtagoInformation Evening

Information Evening Enquiries:[email protected] | (03) 479 82470800 80 80 98 | otago.ac.nz | txt 866 | [email protected]

Wednesday 13 June | 7pmAscot Park Hotel | InvercargillHear AboutEntrance | Accommodation at Otago | Courses availableDegree structure | Being a successful student | Support servicesScholarships | Transition from school to university | Fees

What’s it like to study at the University of Otago?

Term 2: Ends on Friday 6 July

Term 3: Starts on Monday 23 July Ends on Friday 28 September

Term 4: Starts on Monday 15 October Ends on Wednesday 12 December (to be confirmed)

Term Dates for 2018

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French Trip2018

Recently a group of 15 students from James Hargest, Southland Girls’ and Verdon together with two teachers travelled to France as part of the Invercargill combined schools’ exchange. In February, students from Ecole Normale Catholique in Paris had travelled to Invercargill to experience our culture and practise their english skills. On 31 March, it was our turn to travel 36 hours to experience typical french lifestyle and practise our french. After the weekend with our host families, we all met again at school for a tour and a day at the school. It was interesting to discover that all technology is banned at school in France which is very different to New Zealand. Since Paris has a lack of space to build, our exchange school decided to lower the ceiling on one floor to make space for another floor. The school was very old fashioned with chalk boards in every class and the odd projector. High school in France starts at 8.50am and can finish as late as 6.00pm, which is very long compared to school here. However, the view from the seventh storey made up for it all with a beautiful view of Paris including the Eiffel Tower. During the first two weeks, we visited a range of tourist attractions, including the main ones such as the Sacre-Coeur, Notre Dame, Versailles, and the Louvre where we saw the Mona Lisa. We also visited the Arc de Triomphe, Roue de Paris and the Champs Elysées. We took part in a food tour where we tasted different cheeses, strawberries, eclairs and baguette. The cheeses were very different and tasted stronger than New Zealand cheeses. We also visited the Eiffel Tower and Disneyland Paris.Life with the french families was different than expected, but living with our buddies

was a great opportunity to practise our french. The third week was spent with our host family. Most of our group went to the south of France with our families and spent the week in places like Saint Tropez, Nice and Monaco. The south is very beautiful with lots of beaches and definitely a change from a big city like Paris. After our week’s holiday in the south, we left our host families for a weekend trip to Le Quesnoy, a small village which was liberated by New Zealand soldiers 100 years ago just before the end of the

World War 1. This village always celebrates ANZAC Day. During our time here, we were well looked after by the association of Le Quesnoy Nouvelle Zelande who had organised a weekend packed with commemorative events. We learnt about how New Zealand soldiers used some ladders and climbed the town walls to liberate Le Quesnoy on 4 November 1918, instead of bombing it. This day was very successful for New Zealand Soldiers and the community are still very thankful 100

years on. During a 2 hour walk which followed the path that the soldiers took, two of our students presented the story of Brigadier James Hargest and his journey as a soldier. The community and other NZ visitors were very interested in our story about James Hargest and were thankful for us sharing our story. After attending the weekend, Le Quesnoy has become important to all of the girls who attended the trip and we hope we can share the story and help continue celebrating and remembering the work the NZ soldiers achieved in Le Quesnoy. When we were returning to Paris, we stopped in Arras at the Carriere Wellington which also has a strong link to the NZ miners.On our last day we visited Normandy and went to Brigadier James Hargest’s grave. Laura and I laid a poppy wreath on Anzac day to remember him. We sang Hemi Hakena and the national anthem with the girls from the other schools. It was very moving seeing his grave. After this we went to Le Mont Saint Michel before heading back to Paris for our 36 hour flight home. It was such an amazing opportunity to be able to experience french culture in France and practise the language. I am thankful for the opportunity provided by the French teachers from Invercargill schools. This opportunity has made me want to travel and experience different cultures in the world and learn more languages. It is important to take up the opportunities given to you especially if you take a language to improve our listening and speaking. This was an experience we will never forget.

by Alice Moreton

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Arts in Motion2018Senior Campus Results:Overall Winner 2018Best Sound Track 2018Best Lighting 2018Best Performance Flow 2018Best Choreography 2018Best Spirit - Ope Wairua Award 2018Best Communication of Concept 2018

Junior Campus:On Friday 11 May, a group of students participated in the Southland AIM (Arts in Motion) competition and after what had felt like years of practice we were finally ready to perform. Our long day started off when we arrived at the Civic Theatre around 8:40am. We were fortunate enough to watch some of the other schools perform their run through practices on stage and we knew we would have some tough competition. We watched the senior campus doing their spectacular run through performance based on mental health issues. Later on in the day we had our run through practice of the ‘Legend of Hargest’ dance. The dance was based on the life of Brigadier James Hargest (played by George Shirley). The performance started off in a school assembly with the principal Mr Wood (played by Lydia Blomfield) then moving to WW1 where James met his soon to be wife who was a nurse (played by Eden Coatsworth). Following that he went back to fight in WW2 and after being captured he escaped from a prisoner camp and continued to fight. Brigadier Hargest unfortunately died in battle. The performance finished off back in assembly where we had a happy ending

Students may be on the school grounds from 8.20 am, unless attending Before School Maths. This is a safety issue as supervision is not available prior to 8.20am.Students are not to use the staff car park on Layard Street as a walkway area and parents are asked not to use this as a drive through to drop or pick up children, again this is for safety.

Before and After School SafetyJunior CampusAs winter approaches we ask parents to be mindful of their children who travel to and from school by foot and by bike, scooter etc. It is beginning to get dark earlier, so students need to ensure they are visible

and travelling in well-lit areas, e.g. NOT on the Waihopai walkway after dark. Students attending late after school practices please do not arrive at school until your practice time.

Vision TestingYear 7

Student SafetyJunior Campus

The Vision Technicians visit the Junior Campus to undertake vision screening for all Year 7 students and colour vision screening for Year 7 male students. Your child will not be screened if they are under the care of a Specialist and/or Optometrist. Parents/caregivers will be notified if further assessment is required by an Optometrist. If you do NOT wish your child to be screened, please notify the school.Some Year 8 students who were absent in Year 7, or who require retesting, may also be seen by the Vision Technicians.

dance to celebrate the hero he was. Later on in the day we started getting into costume and then devoured twenty six pizzas (in less than five minutes!) After which we finished applying our makeup and doing hair. By then it was time for the show to finally begin. We gave the senior campus students our best wishes as they went down to perform. As each school performed we grew more and more nervous by the second, until it was our turn to perform to hundreds of eyes staring at us. We performed and felt we delivered

a high standard of which we were all very proud. We can’t wait to do it again next year.We would like to give a huge thanks to all the people who helped make this production happen; our teachers Mrs Blair and Ms Henery, and our fantastic senior school helpers Jarod Murphy, Maddie Connor, Anais McLennan, Ella Marsden, Raquel Wilkes and Alex Findlay.By Tiana Turnbull (Room 16) and Lydia Blomfield (Room 18)

SwimmingNew Zealand RepresentativeCongratulations to Jacob Blomfield who has been selected to represent New Zealand and compete at the 2018 Australian State Team Swimming Championships in Canberra in October. Jacob will be part of the 36 strong team attending.

Senior Campus

Junior Campus

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Duke of EdinburghTraining Weekend26 ultra enthusiastic pupils from year 9-13 attended the 2018 Tautuku Caitlins training weekend in March. Pupils were instructed by the excellent Gold award members - Mary-Jane Grove, Samantha Britton, Ruby Donaldson and Merlin Herrick, along with teachers - Mr Oliver, Mrs Spencer, Mr Calder, Mrs Douglas and parent helper Lynne Grove.Students learnt the art of bush survival - fire starting, shelter building, compass navigation, route planning, risk assessment, CPR, first aid and team work. Students cooked together under the stars, camped out, and tramped through the bush all whilst doing so with a smile on their faces. In addition, pupils learnt how to push start a van when the battery went flat over the weekend. A valuable life lesson!It was an exceptional group of pupils who are sure to go on to enjoy the outdoors and all the benefits that it brings. A big thank you to all the staff involved and to the Gold members who gave their valuable time to give back to the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme.

Korowai ProjectMaking the Cloak!

Workshops are being held and are open to all people who feel a connection with James Hargest College and would like to put a piece into the weaving. The next two workshops are being held on Tuesday 12 and Tuesday 26 June. These are being held in school time so students can experience the process.The Cloak will reflect who we are as a Multicultural school that strives to foster all-round development and personal success. The Korowai will be placed on people who are exemplary; those that have attained recognition at an International level like our medal winners from the Olympics, or our New Zealand representative at the Chemistry Olympiad in Azjubyjan or the Globe in London. It will also be a part of our Prize giving and will be placed on the Dux. It is a garment of great mana.A big thank you to the PTA who have generously supported this mahi and giving money to help with the costs of the Korowai Project.

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The Junior Campus had over 70 students representing the school at the Southland Primary Schools’ Athletic Sports last term. These students had previously qualified at the James Hargest Zone Sports. They had a great day and many of our athletes did extremely well. There were some tremendous performances throughout the day. Some of our stand-out athletes were:10 Year Old Girls’: Natasha Santos-O’Connell 3rd 100m. Relay team: 3rd Grace Pilsworth, Madison Wilmshurst, Chloe Rattray, Natasha Santos-O’Connell.10 Year Old Boys’: Oliver Drake 2nd 800m, 3rd 200m, Max Tinoai 1st High Jump, 1st 100m, 2nd 200m, 3rd Discus, Cheyden Blackley 3rd 100m.11 Year Old Girls’: Jodie Smith 3rd Nerf, Charlotte Knowler 3rd Discus, Sarah Hay 1st 200m, 1st 100m, 2nd Long Jump, Lucy Archer 1st Shot Put, Brooke Cross 1st Long Jump, Bella Jubb 1st 800m, Sophie Hika 3rd Shot Put, Kimberley Iversen 3rd 1500m. Relay Team: 1st Bella Jubb, Sarah Hay, Brooke Cross and Isabella Winder.11 Year Old Boys’: William Robertson 1st 100m, 3rd 200m, Max Thomson 1st Shot Put, 3rd High Jump.12 Year Old Girls’: Lily Symon 1st 100m, 1st Long Jump, Caitlin Hartley 1st High Jump, 2nd 800m, 2nd Long Jump, Ella Sutherland 3rd Shot Put, Bella Just 3rd High Jump, Maia Cribb 3rd Discus.Relay Team: 2nd Hollie Wills, Bella Just, Holly Cunliffe, Lily Symon12 Year Old Boys’: Deacon Grieve 1st 1500m, 2nd 800m, Zac Waimoana 3rd Nerf, Finn Goodall 3rd High Jump.AWD: Sam Smithies 1st 60m, 2nd Shot Put, 2nd Discus, Luka Erikson 1st Shot Put, 3rd Discus, Samual Moore 3rd 60m.

Athletics Sports Southland Primary Schools’

Cross CountrySouthland Champs 2018Congratulations to all the students who competed in the very cold and damp conditions in Te Anau recently. While conditions were challenging at times, the effort and enthusiasm evident in the large JHC Team, was pleasing.Under 14 Boys’:1st in Team’s Event: Deacon Grieve, Mac Wilson, Danny RichardsonUnder 14 Girls’:3rd Charly Faherty3rd in Team’s Event: Charly Faherty, Halle Faherty, Laura JacksonUnder 16 Boys’:2nd Brennan Rhodes4th Corvin O’Rourke1st in Team’s Event: Brennan Rhodes, Corvin O’Rourke, Josh McNaughtonUnder 16 Girls’:2nd Emily Hay2nd in Team’s Event: Emily Hay, Maia Cavanagh, Siobhan MaddenSenior Boys’:2nd in Team’s Event: Cody Robertson, Nathan Scott, Tate MulliganSenior Girls’:2nd Summer Jubb3rd Cilla Tomlinson

NCEAGuide Booklet

All Level One students have received this booklet. Look out for it prior to the NCEA meeting next Wednesday 6

June.

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TennisHalle FahertyHalle Faherty has been named Tennis Southland’s Junior Girl and Senior Women’s Player of the Year.The 13-year-old has been a standout performer this season, which was highlighted by her outstanding double trophy return at the Tennis Southland prize-giving function.Halle is Southland’s top senior women’s player on the Tennis New Zealand tournament rankings system.

She’s been ultra-consistent and her play has improved significantly this season.There have been many highlights including winning the 14 years Tier 2 national mixed doubles title with fellow Southlander Timmy Willans.Playing for Southern in the national teams’ event was also as a very big deal, as was winning a girls’ doubles title in Wellington recently.

Senior Girls’ Champs 1st Nikita RogersSenior Girls’ Novice 1st Cassie Gray and Samaria Anaru Hill 2nd Kiera Rodgers 3rd Anika Plunkett and Larissa RandellYear 9-10 Boys’ Novice 1st Danny Richardson 3rd Harry HansenYear 9-10 Girls’ Novice 1st Tarrah Shirley and Rose Ellenden 2nd Gemma McAllister and Eilish McLeod 3rd Jackie Fetolofai and Mary ThompsonYear 7-8 Boys’ Champs 2nd Ryder Mikkelsen 3rd Luke HilbornYear 7-8 Boys’ Novice 2nd Ben Elder

OrienteeringSouthland Secondary Schools’ Championships

ArcheryRyan Jones

Cross CountryJunior Campus

Congratulations to Ryan Jones who has been selected to go to New Caledonia to represent New Zealand in the Youth Championships for Archery. The best of luck, Ryan!

The Junior Campus Cross Country was held at Donovan Park on Friday 11 May. The support of friends, whanau and the senior campus students was appreciated. It was awesome to see students pushing themselves and supporting others to achieve their best. All runners finished their races and should be proud of their efforts. The top six finishers in each race have qualified for the Southland Primary Schools’ Cross Country. The following students are the Junior Campus Cross Country Champions for 2018:11 Year Old Girls’: Natasha Santos-O’Connell11 Year Old Boys’: Oliver Drake12 Year Old Girls’: Isabella Winder12 Year Old Boys’: Ryan Smith13 Year Old Girls’: Caitlin Hartley13 Year Old Boys’: Deacon GrieveThe Cross Country House competition was a closely fought battle but after all results were counted, the winner of the 2018 Cross Country House competition was Thomson.

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Health NurseJunior CampusIf you have any concerns please phone the school office and we will arrange for Mrs Lyn Sanderson, Public Health Nurse to contact you. If students wish to see the Health Nurse they are able to make an appointment by placing a request in the red post box in the office foyer.

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Change of Details

School AccountsAll school accounts for Junior and Senior Campuses will be emailed. If you do not receive an account, please contact the Junior Campus on 2179250 or the Senior

Campus on 2176129.We encourage automatic payments. Payments can also be made to the school offices

by cash, cheque, Eftpos or internet banking.The Junior Campus bank account number is

BNZ 02-0924-0408612-01.The Senior Campus bank account number is

BNZ 02-0924-0408612-02.

Values AwardsJunior Campus

Service AwardsJunior Campus

Living without a Rubbish Bin

(Drawn in Assembly each week)Eshaal Kashif

Troy AdamsonLiam Tait

Congratulations to the following students who have received Service Awards

Road PatrolCaitlyn McDowell

Year 7 students recently had a presentation about how to live without a rubbish bin. We are looking at sustainability as part of our term two inquiry topic and the issues raised during this session challenged many of us about the impact our rubbish has on local areas. As an audience, we were encouraged to make small steps toward sustainable practices that will make a larger impact on our environment.

Winter UniformUpdateA reminder about the correct wearing of the James Hargest College uniform for the winter season.

• Kilts or A-line skirts may be worn throughout the year at both the Junior and Senior Campus. Skirts must be of a reasonable length, neither very short nor longer than mid-calf.

• Undergarment may be a plain white t-shirt, merino or polyprop worn under the uniform tops for extra warmth (should not be visible below blouse/shirt hems or sleeves).

• Blazers may be worn at both the Junior and Senior Campus.

• Scarves and beanies are optional but must be the school standard cardinal red with gold stripe.

• Black or other coloured scarves are not to be worn.

• Gloves may be black.• Any plain black weatherproof jacket

(not cotton) may be worn to and from school.

Sick BaySenior Campus

Medical CertificatesSenior Campus

If you are feeling sick and need to go home, you must go through sick bay.The ladies will contact your parents to arrange to have you picked up or will seek permission for you to walk home. You must not just sign yourself out.

If your child is absent for more than three days due to illness, we would appreciate a medical certificate. There is a high level of correlation between attendance and academic achievement. We need students to be in class whenever possible.

Amended PTA Meeting

ScheduleWednesday 6th June

Senior Campus Staff Room 7pm meeting followed by Andrew Macklin’s talk on “Understanding NCEA” at

7.30pm

Tuesday 14th AugustSenior Campus Staff Room

Tuesday 18th SeptemberJunior Campus Library

Tuesday 6th NovemberSenior Campus Staff Room

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Coming Events for 2018

Senior CampusJune 2018Mon 4 Queen’s Birthday - School closed for instructionTues 5 Teacher Only Day/Paid Union Meeting - School closed for instructionWed 6 7.00pm: PTA Meeting (26 June cancelled) - Brigadier’s Room 7.30pm: NCEA Information Evening for Parents - Senior Campus Staff RoomThur 7 Chamber Music Competition Sport and Rec Block 2 startsFri/Sun 8/10 40 Hour FamineMon 11 Poetry PerformanceTues 12 Wakatipu Exchange (Queenstown) Korowai Project at JHCWed 13 Period 2: Otago University Science QuizFri 15 Mufti Day RockquestTues 19 Big SingWed 20 Whanau HuiFri 22 Nga Manu KoreroTues 26 Korowai Project at JHCWed 27 Period 2: Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony

July 2018Mon 2 7.30pm: Evita (Major Production)Tues 3 7.30pm: Evita (Major Production)Wed 4 7.30pm: Evita (Major Production)Thur 5 Sport and Rec Block 2 ends 7.30pm: Evita (Major Production)Fri 6 Reports emailed Last day of Term 2Mon 23 First day of Term 3 Group from China arrivesThur 26 LEO Ball Extravaganza

Junior CampusJune 2018Mon 4 Queen’s BirthdayTues 5 Teacher Only DayFri/Sun 8/10 40 Hour Famine WeekendWed 13 ICAS Spelling Health Nurse at Junior CampusThur 14 ICAS WritingTues 19 Big SingFri 22 Southland Primary and Intermediate School Cross CountryThur 28 Oral Communication Assessment (all day)Fri 29 Sport and Rec ends

July 2018Tues 3 Student Centred ConferencesThur 5 Oral Communication Assessment (morning) Student Centred ConferencesFri 6 Last Day of Term 2

August 2018Thur 2 Sport and Rec Sign UpTues 14 ICAS MathsFri 17 Sport and Rec startsTues/Thur 21/23 Oamaru Sports ExchangeMon 27 Start of Polyfest Week

E-mail NewslettersIf you do not already receive the newsletter link via e-mail, and wish to do so, could you

please [email protected] stating

your son’s/daughter’s name(s) and which year level they are in.

The next newsletter will be issued on Friday 6 July 2018.

Hard copies of the newsletter are issued to the youngest child in each family. Newsletters

are available on the Hargest web sitewww.jameshargest.school.nz.

All families with home email addresses will be sent a link the day the newsletter is

distributed.

Information UpdatesIf you have any changes to your details (e.g. address, phone numbers, medical details, emergency contacts, etc), please let the

school know as soon as possible in order to keep our records up-to-date.

Please email Mrs France (Senior Campus) with any changes at

[email protected] phone 2176129

or Mrs Murphy (Junior Campus) [email protected]

or phone 2179250

Parent, Caregiver, Whanau and

Community EngagementAt James Hargest College we are always

interested in engaging with our community and listening to parents, whanau and the wider community. If you have any good

ideas or there is something special that has happened regarding Hargest, or there are issues, concerns or complaints we should

be aware of, please contact the school office Senior Campus (2176129) or Junior

Campus (2179250) or via email, [email protected]

You will be put in contact with an appropriate staff member.

Junior Campus6 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2179250Email: [email protected]

Senior Campus288 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2176129Email: [email protected]: www.jameshargest.school.nz

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