Head Students 2019 - James Hargest College · kiwi role models we could find, as part of a day encouraging long-term thinking about their plans, aspirations and career possibilities

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5 March 2019

Head Students 2019

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Principal’s ReportLast week, we presented our Year 12 students with some of the most inspirational kiwi role models we could find, as part of a day encouraging long-term thinking about their plans, aspirations and career possibilities (see page 14).They were addressed by Ian Taylor, 2019 NZ Innovator of the Year, designer of America’s Cup graphics and many other similar successes since, and Marcus Akahuta-Brown, high profile youth leader, teacher and member of the Commonwealth Youth Caucus. A range of other speakers gave information aimed at informed career planning. The

messages were inspirational, informative, full of hope, and exhorted our students to develop positive, deliberate, outward looking plans for their lives.There is a wealth of expertise and personal support here at school to help our young people realise their dreams. They just have to reach out and use it. I have encouraged our Year 12’s to talk personally to a key person here at school, about any thoughts the day inspired in them.

Andy WoodPrincipal

Matua Neitana Tane

Ka pakeke te haere, kaua e hemo - When things are difficult, don’t give up.

Tēnā tātou. Our travelling group of 18 students returned this week after an intensely satisfying week in the capital city attending Te Matatini ki te Ao - The national Kapa Haka Festival. Thank you to Jacinta Gilbert and Greg and Debs Houkamau for their support along the way. A

most special thank you to Nic Nicholson for all of the hard work behind the scenes to get us to a most successful journey. Reminder: Kapa Haka is on Wednesdays after school in Gym 2 until 6.00pm (until 4.30pm for beginners).

Mauri ora!Neitana (Nathan) Tane

Whanau Report

Andy WoodPrincipal

Chris O’ConnorBOT Chairperson

From the BoardroomAlong with many other reviews the current government is carrying out, is a review of the way schools in New Zealand are governed and managed.The Board discussed a consultation document summarising the findings of this review and was represented at a recent public meeting. It would be fair to say that the recommendations are controversial, wide-reaching, and a mixture of both good and bad ideas.As a Board, we have significant concerns about the proposed direction to re-

centralise much of school management and governance into regional “hubs” (in addition to the existing Ministry of Education).It is clear that the proposed reforms are intended to tackle poorly performing areas of the schooling network. However, they should not be done by cobbling and neutering the ability of excellent schools (such as ours!) to do what we do very well.

Chris O’ConnorBOT Chairperson

PTA ReportHello to allI trust you all enjoyed the summer holidays and had a relaxing break.I have in this newsletter the meeting dates for the year. These will also appear in the newsletter and website throughout the year as reminders. At the Parent Information Evening at the Senior Campus on Wednesday night the PTA handed out an information sheet and listed the types of events which the PTA support during the year. Some of these are the beginning and end of year uniform sales, Open Day BBQ, Parent Teacher Interviews, the Year 13 Ball, to name just a few. The PTA also support the guest speaker information evenings held during the year. Previously these have been on Study Tips, Understanding NCEA nd various other topics.If you would like to help in some way but not be a committee member, the PTA would like

to collate a list of helpers for some of these events. That way if or when we need 2-3 people, we can give you a call, asking for an hour or two of your time. So keep an eye out for the list coming your way, as they say – “Many hands make light work”.The first meeting for the year is the AGM meeting on 19 March at 7.30pm in the Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus (upstairs in the foyer). We hope to see you there. You are all welcome to attend. It is a great source of information and we will have a report from Senior Management from both Senior and Junior Campus.

Regards

Monique ShirleyChairpersonJames Hargest College PTA Ph:0275004550

Monique ShirleyChairperson

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Head Students 2019

left to right: Mary-Jane Grove (Deputy Head Girl), Lewis Thomson (Deputy Head Boy), Holly Wu (Head Girl), Declan Cruickshank (Head Boy)

Hamilton:Captains: Gabrielle Milne & John BardwellDeputies: Kaytlin Tomlins & Conor ShearingMenzies:Captains: Emma Riley & Benjamin WylieDeputies: Piper Muirhead & Kya Wharepouri

Thomson:Captains: Caitlin Kingsland & Daniel StrangDeputies: Meg Laker & Tom BernardWatson:Captains: Kate Ryan & Thomas KingDeputies: Libby Flett & John Marshall

House Captains2019

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Congratulations to 2019 Presidents Lucy Cooper and Cole Robinson and Deputy Presidents Keita Ruwhiu and Kobe Rooney

In early February, twelve students from Year 13 embarked on an exciting trip to Melbourne to follow their passion for Science. Some of the things we got to experience were flying over Antarctica, visiting the Victoria Zoo, visiting the Aquarium and also the VSSEC (Victoria Space Science Education Centre).We even had a chance to visit the amazing RocketLab in Auckland, which was unique to our year. We also had the privilege to visit the Synchrotron, the largest particle accelerator in the Southern hemisphere.This trip not only enriched our knowledge and passion for Science, but we also developed strong friendships and expanded our cultural experiences and

independence as pairs of us had to serve as the tour guides for each day, getting us from one place to another.For all of us the highlight of the trip would undoubtedly have to have been the Antarctica flight, we were fortunate enough to have great weather allowing us to see many beautiful glaciers and landscapes.If you have a keen interest in Science and would like to find out more about next year’s trip, speak to Ms York at the Science office. To be eligible you need to be taking at least 1 of the Sciences in Year 12 and be interested in pursuing a Science-based career.

HOUSE CAPTAINSHamilton: Devon Pirini, Cassie CampbellMenzies: Oliver Drake, Maia FletcherThomson: Reihana Unahi, Jessica BallantyneWatson: Sam Holmes, Kaycee Winsloe

Presidents and DeputiesJunior Campus

President: Amy LeeSecretary: Marionne PalaTreasurer: Yo Yo WuChair Promotions Committee: Sophie ChenChair Charities Committee: Laura MoretonChair Social Committee: Alice MoretonChair Events Committee: Emma Riley Chair Fundraising Committee: Daniel McDonald

It may only be the start of Term One, but the JHC LEO Club is already back in full swing and we are very excited for the prospects of the year ahead! In

the school holidays we eagerly started planning our first fundraiser for Valentines Day, which was an immense success selling many delicious cupcakes, and over 200 balloons, for the Red Cross! We didn’t just stop there. We saw the Athletics Day BBQ as the perfect opportunity to work toward a worthy cause, and after hearing of the tragic story involving the beloved guest to our school ‘Marley the Cat’ we knew we had to help in some way, and managed to effectively sell all of our sausages and have a ball while doing so! We are so thrilled to continue our efforts throughout the rest of the year and cannot wait to start working with our 79 new members who are being warmly welcomed during the induction ceremony on Thursday March 7th!

LEO Club2019

LEO Cupcake MakingSenior Campus

Melbourne and Antarctica TripScience

Along with the Valentine’s Day balloons, the LEO members made and iced delicious cupcakes. Proceeds are going towards Red Cross and our former refugees.

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Hargest Academic Blues Ceremony 2019(Awarded in 2018)

Tuesday 12 March at 12.30pm in Gym 3All parents/caregivers/whanau of recipients are welcome to attend.Mrs Rose is our guest speaker!

Academic ExcellenceFor Academic Excellence the Hargest system of awards is based on the NZQA system of endorsing certificates with Excellence, except that Excellence credits must be earned in one calendar year (ie 2018). To gain a general Excellence a student must gain at least 50 Excellence credits at that or a higher level.

Subject/Course ExcellenceTo gain Subject/Course Excellence a student must gain 14 or more credits at Excellence in a subject in one calendar year. Of these, at least 3 credits must be from externally assessed standards and at least 3 credits from internally assessed standards in that subject.

100 ClubStudents who get 100 Excellence credits are invited to join our elite 100 Club.

President: Anais MclennanSpecial Occasions: Sarah Zhao, Cilla TomlinsonBuddy/Orientation: Emily Donaldson, Donald McIntoshSocial/Hospitality: Ruvimbo Bvundura, Jessica HudsonEvents: Payton Grieve, Nikita GowInternational Academic Mentors: Kate Loan, Fred Mun

International Friendship Club2019

May - July

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Assessment Procedures

Look out for this at home and discuss it with your child!

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The age of e-mail contact has had the effect of making teacher/parent and teacher/student communication much easier, and, as a result, much more frequent! Generally this has been very positive for all of us.Whilst staff accessibility is encouraged, we have recognised the need for some guidelines in order to allow staff to “switch off” after normal work hours. (Part of being a “Good Employer”).

Guidelines/Expectations• We recognise that parents

often send e-mails in evenings or weekends. (When they have time to attend to parenting issues!) However, staff are not expected to read or reply to e-mails after hours (ie during evenings, weekends or holidays).

• Staff response time will be variable according to their workload and teaching pressures. They are expected to acknowledge your email the next working day, and, where required, follow up with a more detailed response as soon as practicable (generally within two more days).

• Online accessibility of teachers by students follows the same guidelines, ie:• queries and questions may

not be read or answered “after hours”

• response times will vary• responses will be made as

soon as practicable

Your Online Access to

Teaching Staff at Hargest

Senior Work Day

(Years 11-13)

Wednesday 27 March 2019

This year’s project isa Covered Shelter at the

Main Entrance(likely to be a 2 year project)

All students are expected to work and return $30 to James Hargest College

on Thursday 28 March. Should a student not be able to find a job, they should be at school, reporting to the

Hall at 9.00am in uniform.All absences must be phoned in before

9.30am.If you can offer employment, please

phone Mrs Elderon 217 6129 (ext 208)

Community support for our Work Day is much appreciated by all at James

Hargest College.

Parent Teacher InterviewsYear 9

While the focus is on option selection, core subject teachers will be available.Thursday 21 March

6.00pm - 8.00pm

Year 10-13 Parent Teacher InterviewsTuesday 26 March

4.00pm - 6.30pmOR

Wednesday 3 April6.00pm - 8.00pm

To make appointments please go towww.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter the following code:

hhs8c (Year 9) or 882fx (Years 10 -13)Please print your schedule of times.

Parents/Caregivers/Whanau who do not have access to the internet are welcome to make their interviews by phoning the school on

2176129 ext 205.Please mark these dates in your diary.

We highly recommend your son/daughter attends the interviews so collectively you can work with us to set goals and develop some plans around achieving them.

Bookings can be made TWO weeks prior to the event

Uniform code reminders

Holidays are now over, please be reminded of the following:

• Extra Jewellery can be left at home, (one plain gold or silver stud in each ear lobe is acceptable)

• Finger nails should be of a natural colour only, (coloured nail vanish or French Tip Nails are not permitted)

• Senior Boys - white shirts need to be tucked in at all times.

• Make-up is NOT permitted. • Extreme Hairstyles are not

acceptable, (this includes top knots and man buns).

Chemistry Quiz2018 ResultsThe Australian National Chemistry Quiz saw Hargest gain an unprecedented 7 distinction awards (top 10 % of students who sat the Quiz in Australia and New Zealand). These awards go to Ryan Hwangbo, Stephen Potter, Caleb Duffy, Kate Loan, Rachel Checketts, Finn Cruickshank and Declan Cruickshank. Congratulations to you all on your superb results!

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SoftballSouthland Secondary Schools’ Softball Champs

James Hargest fielded a mixed team in the Southland Interschool Softball tournament on Sunday 17th February. A good win over SGHS in the semi final led to a match up with SBHS in the final. Down 9 nil after 4 innings, Hargest fought back to score 8 unanswered

runs but unfortunately thats where the comeback ended going down 8-9. Well done to all involved, everyone contributed both in the field and with the bat over the course of the day.

Track CyclingUnder 19 Track Cycling Championships

Conor Shearing 1st 1km Time Trial 1st Keirin 1st Team Pursuit 3rd Team Sprint

Congratulations to all those who participated in this event!

Emily Paterson 1st Keirin 1st 500m Time Trial 2nd Scratch Race 2nd Team Sprint 2nd Team Pursuit 3rd Points Race 3rd Individual Pursuit

AthleticsJunior CampusThe Junior Campus athletics sports will be held on Tuesday 5 March at Surrey Park from 9.00am to approximately 3.00pm. Students need to be prepared for this day with appropriate clothing.Your child’s age group will be determined by the age they were on 1 January 2019.Please ensure your child has: • Sunhat and sunscreen.• Snacks, a packed lunch and plenty

to drink. Some canteen food will be available for purchase at the park.

• Warm clothes for changing into between events.

No face or body paint to be used.NB: Please ensure all clothing is named.If necessary, cancellation will be made at 7.30am on More FM and The Hits. It will also be posted on our Facebook page. Postponement dates are Thursday 7 and Friday 8 March.You are welcome to go along to Surrey Park and support the students.Athletics day requires a lot of organisation and parent/caregiver helpers would be greatly appreciated. If you can help, please advise your child’s teacher either by email or a note in their diary. You do not need to have previous experience in helping with athletics to be a valuable helper on the day. Any questions please contact Ms Coatsworth in Room 6.Buses will be leaving school at 8.55am and returning to school at 3pm. The bus cost has been charged through the transport activity fee on your child’s account.

Qualifying for Southland Primary Schools’ Athletics SportsThe first two students in the 10 years old and the first four students in the 11 and 12 years old, providing they met the qualifying standard, will represent the school at the Southland Primary Schools’ Athletics on Saturday 30 March at Surrey Park.

RowingNational ChampionshipsThe National Rowing Championships were held last week at Lake Ruataniwha.Max Nally and Denzil Edwards won a bronze medal in the Men’s Club Double. Mitchell Tinnock and George Braithwaite won a bronze medal in the Men’s Intermediate Four.Summer Jubb and Casey Thwaites both won B Finals.It was also interesting to note that Elizabeth Reid, a former student, has just taken up rowing this year and she won a gold medal in the Intermediate Single.

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Wanaka Triathlon Challenge

TennisSouthland Secondary Schools’ Championships

From left: Jacob Blomfield, Summer Jubb and Conor Shearing who came fifth in the Open Teams event at Challenge Wanaka recently. Well done!

Above: The Under 16 Girls’ Team who won Gold medals

Below: The Under 16 Boys’ Team who also won Gold medals

Finn Holden and Halle Faherty who were winners at the Southland Secondary Schools’ Tennis Championships.

Year 9 Camps2019Year 9 camps start at Curio Bay in Week Five and provide an opportunity for students to experience camping in this unique environment with their form class. Activities include body boarding, tramping and team building activities. Class dates have now been set and as always, we are looking forward to parental support on these camps. If you have any questions regarding attending camp please contact the form teacher. Permission slips and further information have been sent home with the students but these are also available on the school website.

9RCD & 9HLE (4-6 March)9LDP & 9MFE (6-8 March)

9DMN & 9RJS (11-13 March)9EF & 9RS (13-15 March)

9KD & 9MAS (18-20 March)If you would like to discuss payment options please contact Mrs Helen Dempsey at the office.

TriathlonSouthland Secondary Schools’ Championships

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Careers UpdateSenior Campus26 February Canterbury University Liaison5 March Otago Polytechnic Liaison6 March Auckland University Liaison7 March Auckland University Liaison20 March Otago University (Year 13 Assembly - No registration required)7 May Dunedin Tertiary Day28 May SIT Open Night

Athletics DaySenior CampusATHLETICS CHAMPIONS FOR 2019Girls’ U14 Years:1st Caitlin Hartley2nd Lily Symon3rd Ruby StewartBoys’ U14 Years:1st Isaiah Bragg2nd Deacon Grieve3rd William RobertsonGirls’ U15 Years:1st Neave Rowland2nd= Maggie Fleming2nd= Maddie Tinnock3rd Laura JacksonBoys’ U15 Years:1st Corvin O’Rourke2nd Quinn Hartley3rd Caden FaulknerGirls’ U16 Years:1st Kate Johnstone2nd Maddison Grieve3rd Tegan StrudwickeBoys’ U16 Years:1st Sam Cole2nd Spencer Cunliffe3rd Aidan O’ConnellGirls’ U19.5 Years:1st Briar McKenzie2nd Payton Grieve3rd Kate RyanBoys U19.5 Years:1st Logan Dalgity2nd Tyler Hayes3rd James Billows

The ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band managed to claim three championships recently at the annual Octagon Day Pipe Band competitions. Winning the Grade 2, 4 and Juvenile

competitions. The band contained a huge number of players through the different grades from James Hargest, including Sabin Blanks, Declan Cruickshank, Finn Cruickshank, Cody Martin, Matthew

Tancredi, Connor Elder, Paige Taylor, Jade Johnson, Ryan Smith, Finn Elder and Hunter Thompson. Best of luck for the National Championships on 29/30 March in Dunedin.

Pipe BandOctagon Day Pipe Band Competitions

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ScienceJunior Campus

PLEASE:• Do not double park, yellow line park, or park over the school entrance!• Avoid doing U-turns in the midst of the congested period on Layard Street. The sheer volume

of traffic makes these manoeuvres very dangerous, and we see many “near misses”. Three point turns are even more dangerous, especially for our students on bikes! Going around the block may well be quicker.

• Arrange your pickup at a less congested place. For example, the Lamond Street fenceline or gate (at the bottom of the field). No congestion there! All it needs is for your son or daughter to walk across the field.

• Arrange your pickup 10 minutes AFTER the heavily congested time. By 3.30 – 3.35pm, Layard Street is back to normal traffic flow, and is much safer.

• Traffic turning at the Ward Street/Layard Street crossroad creates significant bottlenecks. If you are a regular, think about how to avoid having to turn across the traffic at this corner.

• Do not drive into the grounds of either campus for pick-ups or drop-offs.• Think, could your child actually bike or walk to school?

Thanks for your co-operation. We are always trying to make improvements to the safety of our students, and these are some ways you could contribute to our efforts.

How You can Contribute to Student Safety at Hargest (Both Campuses)

Groups Visiting Hargestfor 2019

International Student Leadersfor 2019

• Mr Prateep’s Thai Group 11 March to 14 May

If you can help homestay anyone from any overseas group, please contact Ann from the Senior Campus on 2176129 ext 204 or email her at [email protected] or Kylie from the Junior Campus on 2179250 or email her at [email protected]

Congratulations to Au Soongkijkan and Nicha Mungkung on being selected as our International Student Leaders for 2019.

Budding scientists in action – acid based reactions

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Omaui CampJunior Campus

Our Year 7 students have started their outdoor adventures at Omaui Camp, with the first classes having completed their camps over the last few weeks. It is always a great opportunity for our classes to bond and students to establish positive relationships outside of the school environment.It is important that all students come prepared with a packed lunch for the first day, a water bottle and snacks for the morning and lunch. Students can bring energy health food, such as scroggin, muesli bars, fruit, but NO lollies or chewing gum. If there are any children needing special food requirements please contact your child’s teacher and discuss this. It is

the parent’s responsibility to cater their alternative food requirements if this is appropriate. Please ring the office for a camp cost adjustment. The camp is $140 for students and $30 adults. If you have any issues with payment please contact Mrs Loader, accounts, or the Associate Principal, Ms Chilton-Smith before your child goes to camp. Partial payments and automatic payments are welcome. Payment of the $30 parent/caregiver cost is required before attending camp. We appreciate the support given by the whanau members who attend our camps, as your help is valuable in making the camps a positive experience for our classes.

We are soon to hold our Junior Campus Student Centred Conferences, a conference between the teacher, parent/guardians and the student. Your child will be the focus for the conference. They will be sharing their goals for the first half of the year with you. Information has been sent home regarding making bookings on line. The main conferences will be held on Tuesday 19 March and Thursday 21 March. Unless your class or Teacher is on camp, the alternative date will be listed when you make a booking.

We have a willow pattern dinner plate and a serving spoon which was left behind after a Pot Luck Dinner. Please come to the Senior Campus cafeteria to collect these items or sent your student to collect them.

Student Centred Conference

First Aidfor Year 8’s

This term students will take part in the St John Safe Kids’ programme with a St John instructor. Students learn basic First Aid techniques and gain knowledge in order to keep themselves safe in the bush. The skills and knowledge they acquire before heading off to camp in Deep Cove is invaluable.

Digital Technologies Tuesday 3rd September Cost $15.00 Science Thursday 5th September Cost $15.00 Writing Tuesday 10th September Cost $15.00 Spelling Thursday 12th September Cost $15.00 English Tuesday 17th September Cost $15.00 Mathematics Thursday 19th September Cost $15.00Please note that the dates are a lot later this year. A notice will be sent home closer to the time for entries. Sorry, because the Junior Campus submits all entries at the one time, no late entries can be accepted.

Left Behind!

ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools)Junior Campus

Term 1: Friday 12 April: End of Term 1

Term 2: Monday 29 April: Start of Term 2 Friday 5 July: End of Term 2

Term 3: Monday 22 July: Start of Term 3 Friday 27 September: End of Term 3

Term 4: Monday 14 October: Start of Term 4 Wednesday 11 December (TBC): End of Term 4

Term Dates for 2019

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2019 – My Best Year YetMany thanks to the speakers, sponsors and students who took part in this recent Year 12 Careers and Goal setting event which was held at the Ascot Park Hotel on Feb 21.The main themes for the day were, ‘preparing for an exciting future’ for which we were very fortunate to be joined by recent winner of NZ Innovator of the year, Ian Taylor from Animation Research Limited. Ian shared his life story and some of his achievements, which included winning a Sports Emmy for creating the graphics used in revolutionising coverage of America’s Cup yacht racing and Golf to name just a couple. His message was that the world is changing rapidly and that coming from the South of New Zealand is no barrier to sharing in the successes and opportunities that brings.The next theme was exploring options for further education and for that we heard from Jenny Brasted from Connexis talking about careers in the Trades and Professor Jon Hickford from Lincoln University talking about university life and study. Allison Beckham from Southland Youth Futures also spoke about a new initiative available to our students called Passport to Work.These were followed by workshops on applying for jobs with Heidi Gillingham from AJ Hackett Bungy, Stan McDowall from Black Feather Studios on creating a career out of social media and looking after your mental health with Ms Bartley from the Guidance Department.We finished off in the afternoon with a talk on resilience and self-belief from Marcus Akuhuta-Brown, who described his own journey from growing up in a home without power or water near Gisborne to becoming a school Principal and a member of the Commonwealth Youth Caucus. The latter position involved travelling all over the world and meeting Heads of State, Royal Families and working hard to change the lives of others along the way. We hope that our students found belief in themselves and in setting their sights on doing anything they want to do from his talk and we encourage them to talk to staff members and parents about their dreams and ambitions resulting from the day.There were significant costs involved in staging this event and so we thank the companies and organsations who subsidised this, they were:

HR South LtdSouthland Youth Futures

My Champion LtdMacaulay Motors

Chamber of CommerceDairy Woman’s Network

HWRSouthport

EISAscot Park Hotel

CATE (Careers and Transition Educators), Aoteoroa

Careers and Goal Settingfor our Year 12’s

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Sick BaySenior CampusIf 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.

Medical CertificatesSenior CampusIf 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.

Have you shifted house, changed internet service

provider or phone provider lately?

Please ensure that your details are up to date.

You can easily check what details we have by logging into https://kamarportal.jameshargest.school.nz

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.

Following our carefully staged plan, our 1-1 device environment (commonly called BYOD - Bring Your Own Device) will be operating this year from Years 7 to 11.We strongly recommend that, where at all possible, students be equipped with their own personal device at these year levels next year.We do not prescribe a particular brand, device, or retailer.

Attention Parents of Years 7-11Personal Devices

Teachers are available to help your child in Before School Math classes every Tuesday and Friday morning from 8.15 to 8.40 am (in the Fabrics Room). This is an individualised programme, so it caters for extension as well as support. Students can attend as they need, not necessarily every session. If you would like to be involved as “parent help” please come along. This programme starts on Friday 8th of March.

Parents are asked not to park in either of the staff carparks within school grounds. There is a visitors park available in front of the office should you need to access the office.

Students may wear plain white caps or hats when outside during summer. They are not to be worn in class and must have the name written on the inside. We encourage students to bring their own sunscreen but do have it available on the counter at the school office.

Each morning classes have the day’s notices read out to them. Notices include information on academic, sports and cultural activities available to students. These notices are available on the James Hargest website after 11am.

Payments for both camps, Deep Cove and Omaui, are now due.All payments sent to the school with your children must have their full name, room number and state what the money is for. Payments are made to the school office. Payments can be in cash, cheque, internet banking or by eftpos. Partial payments and automatic payments are welcome.

When you phone in an absence, please give the reason so it can be recorded with the correct coding in the attendance system.Please note that classes start at 8.50am and students are to be in class by that time. If students come in late, they are to go to the office before going to class to have their names deleted from the absence list.

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.

Before School MathsJunior Campus

Parent ParkingJunior Campus

Sun SafetyJunior Campus

Morning NoticesJunior Campus

PaymentsJunior Campus

Absences/Late to SchoolJunior Campus

Vision TestingYear 7

The Health Nurse is available at the Junior Campus. If you have any concerns please phone the school office and we will arrange for Mrs Sanderson 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.

Health NurseJunior Campus

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Coming Events for 2019

Senior CampusMarchMon 4 Year 9 camps startTues 5 Period 2: NZ Army Band Year 9 & 10 Option MusicFri 8 Kaumatua Day for Kapa Haka students Periods 1, 2 & 3: Level 2 Biology Field TripSat 9 Regional Debating CompetitionSun 10 Regional Debating Competition Mr Prateep’s Group arrive from ThailandMon 11 Period 5: Mihi Whakatau for Mr Prateep’s groupTues 12 12.30pm: Academic Blues Awards in Gym 3Thur 14 5.15pm: BOT MeetingTues 19 7.30pm: PTA AGM in the Brigadier’s Room (Senior Campus)Thur 21 6.00-8.00pm: Year 9 Parent Teacher Interviews Focus on OptionsFri 22 Year 9 Option sheets handed inMon 25 Summer Tournament Week startsTues 26 4.00-6.30pm: Year 10-13 Parent Teacher InterviewsWed 27 Senior Work DayFri 29 Year 9 Tasters end

AprilMon 1 Year 9 Options startTues 2 Class PhotosWed 3 6.00-8.00pm: Year 10-13 Parent Teacher InterviewsFri 5 Mufti Day Next newsletter issuedSat 6 Spain trip leavesTues 9 Junior ProductionWed 10 Junior Production Cross CountryThur 11 5.15pm: BOT MeetingFri 12 End of Term One

Junior CampusMarchTues 5 Junior Campus AthleticsThur/Fri 7/8 Athletics Postponement datesTues 19 Student Centred ConferenceThur 21 Student Centred Conference AprilTues 2 First round of HPV Vaccinations (Year 8)Fri 5 House Haka CompeitionFri 12 End of Term OneFri 19 Good FridayMon 22 Easter MondayThur 25 ANZAC DayMon 29 Term Two Starts

E-mail NewslettersThe next newsletter will be issued via email

on Friday 5 April 2019.Hard copies of the newsletter will be available

from either the Junior or Senior Campus office.

You can view the newsletter on the Hargest web site www.jameshargest.school.nz.

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, office@

jameshargest.school.nzYou will be put in contact with an

appropriate staff member.

Junior Campus6 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2179250, Fax 03 2173152Email: [email protected]

Senior Campus288 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2176129, Fax 03 2170351Email: [email protected]: www.jameshargest.school.nz

It was agreed that future PTA meetings would be held in the Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus. All are scheduled to start at 7.30pm.

Tuesday 19 March - AGMTuesday 21 MayTuesday 23 JulyTuesday 17 Sept

Tuesday 19 November

PTA Meeting Dates

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