Rāmere, 1 Haratua 2015 Friday Friday, 1 May 2015 Student Daily Notices Meetings / Practices All Where Feminist Group - next Tuesday lunch + guest!L14 When Tuesday (WAS) An ex-EGGS feminist, currently working at Auckland Uni, is coming in to talk with us - next TUESDAY (5th May - not the usual Wednesday). Interested or wondering if you are? Come along, bring your lunch. All Pasifika Learning Centre L11 Thursday After School (KRI) The Pasifika Learning Centre is open from this Wednesday Come along after school and join a group of enthusiastic and motivated students who are aiming to do well this year. You can access peer tutoring, one on one help from subject teachers and also get Tongan language and Samoan language tutoring. The centre operates every Wednesday from 3.30pm to 5pm. See you there. All Bronze CREST meeting SP2 Today lunchtime (GHA) Could all students in years 9 and 10 who have expressed an interest in doing a Science project this year please come and see me for a quick meeting in SP2 on Friday 1st May during lunchtime. Mrs Ghanim All Year 12 Self Portrait Exhibition Outside Hall Wed 29 Apr (zSPE) To all students interested in Art, particularly Year 11 students; take some time over the next few days to check out the stunning self portraits created by this years' Year 12 Painters. The exhibition is located in the display cabinet outside the hall. All Vanuatu Metting S2 Monday Lunchtime (HUT) There is a meeting at lunchtime in s2 for all students going to Vanuatu. If you are unable to attend the meeting at lunch you need to see Ms Heeney at interval. All French conversation classes P3 Friday lunchtime (SCO) For Year 9 and 10 students: Come at lunchtime for French conversation classes today. Bring your lunch and French-speaking friends and become fluent with the help of Gaelle, our 2015 French Language Assistant. Arts/Cultural Art Club A11 Monday lunchtime (BRE) All students and teachers working on the 100 flowers mural please meet in A11 at lunchtime on Monday the 4th of May to share ideas and progress and work on your artwork. Arts/Cultural SAMOAN SPEECH COMPETITION Arts/Cultural (KRI) There is a regional Samoan speech contest on the 25th of June. Students from years 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 can enter. The topic for this year is "Taitua ma e faamaoni nei, mo sou taeao manuia/Serve with diligentce". If you are interested in taking part, please come and see Ms. Krishnan in D20 for more information. Arts/Cultural LANGUAGES TUTORING: P8 lunchtimes (zRAM) Languages tutoring will be available every Friday lunchtime, starting 1st May in P8, language block. Anyone is welcome! Arts/Cultural THEATRESPORTS: F2 Today lunchtime (zRAM) Is back on again on Friday lunch in F2. New players always welcome! 1/5/2015 6:39 am Rāmere, 1 Haratua 2015 Friday Friday, 1 May 2015 Student Daily Notices General AGS-EGGS MODEL UN TRAINING: D13 Today lunchtime (zRAM) For everyone participating in the AGS-EGGS Model United Nations, our first workshop is on this Friday in D13. We will be learning about the structure of Model UN. Please come along if you are interested. Also, there is a $5 fee to participate and it would be good if you can bring it on Friday. General SUSTAINABILITY: outside Senior common room Today lunchtime Hall Monday afterschool (zRAM) Worm farm set up will happen at the beginning of this Friday lunchtime (Friday 1st May). All sustainability captains should attend and anyone else can come along as well. The worm farm is located in front of the Senior Common Room. See you there. General ANIMAL RIGHT GROUP: (zRAM) Joint meeting for all members on Monday afterschool in the hall. see you all there! General FANCY BEING A PUBLISHED AUTHOR?D23 Wednesday lunchtime (zRAM) The EGGS writing group is publishing a book! Come along on Wednesday lunchtime to register to submit your pieces for the book. Stay afterwards for a workshop on poetry to get your creative juices flowing! General POETRY COMPETITION: D23 Thursday (zRAM) VICTORIA UNIVERSITY:'Liberate your words", national schools Poetry award 2015. attention all poets, interested in entering a nationally recognised poetry competition? For more information ask Ms Frew in D23 and come to write on Wednesday lunchtimes to work on your writing. Music MUSIC MONITORS MUSIC OFFICE (zPEN) If you are a music monitor, come and collect your badge from Miss Pendergrast in the music office. Sports Distnace Squad Tops L4 Fri 24 Apr (CAR) There are more distance squad tops available from Mrs Carlson in L4. You can purchase them during tutor times at $30 per top. Sports CURLING MEETING: D11 Monday interval (zRAM) Anyone interested in curling, please come to a meeting in D11 at interval. It's a great sport and a fun way to spend time with friends and meet new people. No experience required. Sports New Gym All Netball Players/Umpires/Student Coaches Tuesday Lunchtime (SLA) ALL NETBALL PLAYERS, UMPIRES, STUDENT COACHES there is an urgent meeting at the beginning of lunchtime in the New Gym. ALL MUST ATTEND! General Notices All Lost property All (zBAX) All (SPE) Lost property - D Block (under the stairs) Change of time - 1.00-1.15pm Effective, Week 5. Date: 18 May All Free Maths tutorials Free Maths tutorials are being offered at Epsom library after school on Friday May 1st and on Saturday May 2nd. Go to http://www.mytuition.nz/events/epsom for more information. 1/5/2015 6:39 am Rāmere, 1 Haratua 2015 Friday Friday, 1 May 2015 Student Daily Notices All NETBALL All (zARA) Please check the notice boards at the sports office and in the sports arena for the netball draw for the first games this Saturday 2nd May 2015 - thank you All EGGS Japan Trip 2016 All (zMAC) To all students who studied/are studying Japanese and who will be Y11-Y13 students next year! There is a trip to Japan in April/May 2016 for two weeks. If you are interested, please come to P9 to get an application form this week and next week from Ms Harrison. All NETBALL - DRAW NOW POSTED All (zARA) Hello, please check the sports office or the sports stadium for the netball draw for this Saturday - Play Well - Play Hard and enjoy your first game of the season All coaches should be organised and prepared for their first game this Saturday - thank you. All Film Society All (JOS) The list of films for the first part of this term is now available outside E25 and on the English noticeboard. There are still 9 students who have not paid. You will not be able to attend until you have paid so please do this before Monday May 4th. Don't forget to be at The Capitol cinema no later than 5.30pm on Monday. Arts/Cultural BEAUTY & THE BEAST TICKETS: Arts/Cultural (zRAM) Tickets for the AGS/EGGS production of Beauty & The Beast are available for $20 for students & $25 for Adults. Call 6235409 or go to www.ags.school.nz for tickets. Shows run from 29th of April to 9th of May. Keep an eye for posters around the school and like the Epsom Arts & Culture facebook page for more details. Arts/Cultural Keyboardist needed Arts/Cultural (zREN) Keyboardist wanted for a contemporary music duo. We would be playing original music-at first inside the school and then at School of Rock. If you want to find out more information, please text me on 0220665591 or email me at [email protected] Molly Arts/Cultural Stage Challenge Tickets Arts/Cultural (REN) Stage Challenge tickets are on sale!! We are performing at the Aotea Centre on Thursday 25th June and we want as much EGGS support as we can possibly get. Talk to your friends in Stage Challenge or collect an order form from the Student Admin office or from Ms Rennie in Technology. Tickets are $42 each so start saving your pocket money! See Ms Rennie in Technology for more information. See you there. Careers Police Careers Day, Sat 2 May Careers (RIG) On Saturday 2 May a Police Careers Day is being held for people to find out more about the career paths available, the fitness requirements and the recruitment process. 10.00am-12.00pm Fickling Centre, 546 Mt Albert Road. Find out more on www.newcops.co.nz Careers Year 13s Massey Uni Career Talk Careers (RIG) Monday 4 May's period 3 career talk is from Massey University and will be held in DSO. Massey will also be in DSO at lunchtime for those students who have a class in period 3. Make sure you come along to one of these times if interested in possible study at Massey! 1/5/2015 6:39 am Rāmere, 1 Haratua 2015 Friday Friday, 1 May 2015 Student Daily Notices Careers Yr 12 & 13 students Careers (zYOU) If you are interested in attending a Unitec taster day in any of the following programmes please come to see Mrs Young in the Career Education Centre: design & visual arts, acting, sport, vet nursing, communications, automotive, architecture, furniture & cabinet making. General U15, U17 and U19 Basketball trials General (zWIL) All those still interested in playing this season please come along and trial on Thursday and Friday this week in the sports centre. General PHYSICS CLUB: General (zRAM) There will be no Physics Club this Friday due to a Year 13 Physics trip. See you next Friday. General EPSOM SUPPORTER JUMPERS: General (zRAM) If you missed out buying a supporter jumper, you can have a second chance to buy one! Pay $55 to the cashier, write your name and size on the envelope before Friday week 3. All payment methods are accepted. This will be your last chance to buy one. Remember no wearing them with uniform!! Thank you. General EGGS PHILOSOPY General (zRAM) There is no philosophy group this week due to a school trip. See you all next week. Sports School Cross Country Sports (zHUR) The school cross country championships will be held on the 7th May, 8.30 - 11.00am at the Ellerslie Racecourse. Please collect a permission form from the Sports Office Sports Learn to be a Hockey Goalkeeper Sports (zHUR) If you are playing hockey this year and would like to learn how to play goal keeper, Ms Clarke will be running an introductory session lunchtime Wednesday 29th April int he New Gym and Thursday 7th May in the Old Gym. You will need to have PE gear and sports shoes. Any questions, please come to the Sports Office. Year 13 Lumino Dentists Year 13 (zMAC) A reminder for all Year 13 students who are enrolled with Lumino Dentists that you need to make an appointment at the dental van so that where possible you can be seen in one of your free periods. Please make an appointment as soon as possible so that you do not miss out on a free checkup. Thank you Mrs Mack 1/5/2015 6:39 am