Office Aide 10BTE Whakatauki for the Week: Daily Notices House Assemblies This Week Mon: Batten Tues: Freyberg Thurs: Mansfield Fri: Rutherford Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora te manuhiri With your food basket and my food basket, the guests will be fed. (OPC, Year 9 BBQ) Working together – are we all making progress? Is everyone being allowed to contribute, feel valued? Respect for common good and for positive outcomes Year 9 Assembly today: Please go to the hall at tutor time. Dance Troupe/s: Expressions of interest are sought from senior dance students interested in taking on a leadership role with either the JUNIOR DANCE TROUPE or SENIOR DANCE TROUPE. A short letter of application with ideas, skills you have to offer, and reasons why you would make a good leader are invited to Miss Gill (delivered to student office). Due Date: Friday 20 February. Itinerant instrumental and vocal lessons start this week: Please check the noticeboard between the Drama Room and the Music Rooms for your lesson group and time. Take your $20 Fee to your Itinerant Teacher and give it to them at your first lesson. All fees are due in by this Friday. (20/2) Lesson days are as follows: Monday – Singing, Keyboard, Piano Tuesday – Violin, Viola, Cello, Keyboard, Piano Wednesday – Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Singing, Piano, Flute Thursday – Flute, Clarinet, Sax, Piano Friday – Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano Maths Competition for (Year 9, 10, 11) Payment due by 23February, $5. Please collect information letter from your class teacher or Mrs Boubee-Hill in J307. Music: If you would like to join one of the school choirs or bands the enrolment forms please sign the forms in the Music Dept as soon as possible. Your tutor teacher has a list of musical activities that you can read so that you can choose the group that best suits your interests. Part-Time Work – Greerton/Memorial Pools – 16/17 year olds: Seeking positions for Lifeguards, holiday/afterschool programmes or arena attendants. This could be anything from afterschool, weekend and/or holiday shifts. Lifeguards need to be 17 years for our course, 16 years for attendants. Please leave your name, tutor class, contact number and experience with Mrs Gould (Year 11 Dean). Race Unity Speech Competition for seniors (Y11-13) – please attend a meeting today at interval in B4 for details with Mrs McCann. The competition is in March, the speech will be 7-8mins long and the topic is Big Change Starts Small – Itiiti Rearea, Kahika Teitei, Ka Taea Student Exchange Australia New Zealand is holding a free information evening for students and parents interested in overseas exchange programmes at Tauranga South Bowling Club, Tutchen Street, Tauranga at 7.00pm Wednesday 18 February. Imagine living overseas for anything from two to twelve months. You'll be placed with a host family and attend a local school. You'll live like a local and become immersed in the culture. You'll learn the language and gain valuable international experience. Come along to the meeting to learn more. Monday 16 February 2015 Tauranga Girls’ College Values: Respect, Participation, Pride There is a new Christian group at school!! If you want to be a part of a group of girls whose hearts are set on God and radically loving this school, along with being a part of serving the school community, this is for you! If you would like to come and see what we are all about, come to a meeting in J319 Tuesday lunchtime for information. We’d love to see you there!! Year 11 Business Studies – Miss Haines’ class. Meet in the bus bay Wednesday morning 8:50am Year 13 - Young Enterprise – last chance to see Mrs Maurice for an application form to be part of Young Enterprise for 2015 – must pick up form today from E1. Year 13 Coaches please come to the hall at interval with folders today to see Ms Burr. Meetings: English Scholarship meeting today with Mrs McCann at lunchtime in B4. All Yr 13s interested please attend. LEO Club: Meeting for all club members in K2 at lunchtime today. Careers: MASHUP competition (computing, planning and marketing) for teams of up to five, with over $2000 in prizes. Ask your tutor for more information or come to C1. 13- 15 year olds - the Air Training Corps are recruiting cadets now. If you are interested in the opportunity to learn skills in Power Flying, Gliding, Navigation, First aid and Leadership and more, then this could be for you. Meetings are every Tuesday night from 6.30th 9pm at the Army Hall on 11 Avenue. If you want to know more see Mrs Wilson in C1 or contact Flight Lieutenant Lynn White on 542 5377 or email Lynn at [email protected]. Sports: Basketball - Junior Trials will be held Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 Feb, in the sports Hall 5.30 – 7pm Competitive Athletics Day – This is held at Tauranga Domain on Tuesday 17 February. Enter and earn points for your house! This event is open to ALL students. You do not need to be “good” or experienced in the events, but everyone competes with maximum effort. Enter at the sports office by Friday 13 Feb, and collect a newsletter. You must return the permission slip in order to compete. Cricket – Cricket practise for all returning and new cricketers after school on Wednesday 3.30-5pm on the back field. All must attend, please have P.E. gear and covered shoes. Netball Umpires Required for Tauranga Intermediate netball trials. Must be experienced. If you can help, please see Mrs Gould in the Deans Suite. Te Rāhina te Tekau mā ono o Hui-tanguru 2015 Softball: Any girls interested in playing Softball for the school are welcome to attend the after school trainings at 3.30 on Mondays and Wednesdays on the back field. All students welcome! Tennis: Reminder to girls playing in the Senior BOP Champs to attend a practice at the courts today at lunch time. Bring a racket and be ready to play. Underwater Hockey Seniors: All current and new students interested in playing Under Water Hockey in 2015, please come to a meeting in F7 at lunchtime today (Mon 16 Feb). Year 9 & 10 Netball: If you missed the meeting and you are interested in playing social or competitive Netball please collect a newsletter & registration form from the Sports Office. Year 9 trials – Saturday 28 February 11-3pm Merivale Action Centre Year 10 trials – Sunday 1 March 9-1pm Merivale Action Centre Monday 16 February 2015 Te Rāhina te Tekau mā ono o Hui-tanguru 2015