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Friday, 27 February 2015
Dear Parents, Caregivers & Whānau,
Kia ora!
Upcoming Events:
A big thank you to everyone involved in
the recent Athletics Day last Friday.
March
The weather was perfect for the event
and it was great to see students getting
involved. In fact, student participation
was so high that we ran out of time to
complete the 100m and relays.
10-12 ERO Visit
12
Parents’ Association Mtg, 7pm
23-27 MAADI Cup
25
We will hold these next Thursday
instead of assembly and extended form
period.
BOT Meeting, 6pm
27-29 Duke of Edinburgh
Silver Practice
We’re now halfway through Term 1.
Next week is week 6 of a ten-week term. This is always a difficult stage of
the year as we try to balance the important co-curricular activities (e.g.
swimming sports, athletics days, leadership days) with teaching and
learning; especially as internal assessments begin.
If you have a child in the senior school they may be feeling this pressure.
This is a ‘positive tension’ because all of the events (and assessments) are
valuable in their own right. As a parent it’s a good moment to help your
child develop his/her time management. Good questions to ask include:
- what commitments (e.g. sports, ballet, etc.) do you have this week?
- what internal assessments are due this week or next?
- have you written these into your student planner?
- do you need a hand with anything?
28, 29 World Challenge
Training Expedition
31
RYDA Day for Year 12
April
2
China Trip Departs
Term 1 Ends
13
China Trip Returns
16-18 Duke of Edinburgh
Gold Practice
20
Term 2 Commences
Parenting is the art of letting go (gradually). It’s about helping our children
to learn the skills (e.g. time management) and attitudes to succeed in life.
As much as possible help your child to manage their time/work by him or
herself … and then be there to help when asked.
We’re all in this together … student – school - parents/whānau. If you need advice about how to help your child
or information about their work, contact his/her teachers or Dean by email.
In two weeks’ time we will have the Education Review Office (ERO) visit the college. ERO is an independent
agency that reviews how well schools’ are meeting the national educational guidelines (NEG’s) and national
administrative guidelines (NAG’s). In plain English – they review how well we provide a quality education to your
child(ren). We know we are and look forward to telling them our story. This review will help inform our own selfreview process as we keep looking for ways to continually improve. We’ll keep you informed.
Finally congratulations to our rowers. You did us and yourselves very proud at the Head of the Harbour regatta.
See below for the outstanding results of our crews.
R Dykes
Principal
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Hui Mātua (Māori Parents’ Evening)
We are holding a welcome hui for all parents of Māori students on Friday, 6th March at 6pm in the Staffroom.
This is to welcome our new year 9 Māori akonga (students). It is a very informal evening … lots of food and no
speeches.
The Gateway Programme
The Gateway Programme is up and running for 2015. This allows students to explore career ideas and to achieve
unit standard assessments which can contribute towards industry recognised qualifications such as
apprenticeships. A group of year 12 and 13 students have started their preparation by attending various training
courses during the last few weeks.
Last year 15 students participated in The Warehouse’s Red Shirts in Schools Programme at Sylvia Park and this
year another group will start in term 2. The students spend ten days on the shop floor learning about a retail
operation as well as providing customer service and dealing with all the challenges of being in a work place for the
first time.
De’Arna Griffiths in year 12 student started work experience last week with Watersafe Auckland. She will achieve
a recognised swim teacher qualification through this work experience. This is a first for the college.
The school is funded for a limited number of Gateway places each year by the Tertiary Education Committee.
Interested students should speak to their year level Dean to check if the programme is appropriate for them.
Year 12 students undertaking health and safety in the workplace training
Parent Portal
For all parents/caregivers of students new to the school we would like to advise you of our Parent and Student
Portal. This online platform will provide direct access to our SMS (Student Management System). It gives you
information about your child's attendance, timetable, NCEA results, fees and other information.
It’s also where we publish students’ academic reports through the year. We no longer provide printed copies of
reports unless certified copies are required. Be advised that the previous year's reports are no longer available
once the new year's reports are published.
To access the portal, users will need to enter a username and password. The username (for parents/caregivers
and students) is the student's school ID number. Each user has an individual password. These passwords cannot
be changed by the user. It is vital that you keep a copy of the email that will be sent to you as it will contain your
private password.
The link to the portal is: https://glendowie.mystudent.school.nz/ The portal may also be accessed via our mobile
app or via a link on the Glendowie College website home page under the orange STUDENT/PARENTS banner.
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Athletics Sports Day
Athletics Day 2015 will be remembered for the great atmosphere and better than ever participation rates.
Almost every student in the school came along dressed in house colours and ready to compete in at least one or
two of their favourite field or track events.
Because of the huge numbers of competitors we had to hold multiple heats of popular events and as a result
didn't have time to fit every race in to the six hours of school day available. That’s a good problem to have,
showing that Glendowie students are keen to have a go at every sporting opportunity, and we will hold the extra
finals in the next few days.
Provisional Athletics Results - Winners of Events
Junior Girls
Junior Boys
200m
Roshan Baroumandi
28:40
200m
Matthew Eady
26:16
300m
Sophie Atkinson
47:70
300m
Matthew Eady
43:15
800m
Jessica McIntosh
2:53:08
800m
Yannik Boehm
2:45:84
Discus
Caitlin Adams
22.05m
Discus
Elliot Watson
29.55m
High Jump
Roshan Baroumandi
1.4m
High Jump
Ryan Woon
1.56m
Javelin
Dhara Maisuria
11.60m
Javelin
Jackson Mitchell
20.62m
Long Jump
Roshan Baroumandi
4.57m
Long Jump
Jaden Zeng
4.74m
Shot Put
Bianca Gibbs
7.87m
Shot Put
Elliot Watson
10.34m
Intermediate Girls
200m
400m
Discus
High Jump
Javelin
Long Jump
Shot Put
Isabelle Moody
Isabelle Moody
Isabel Mills
Isabel Mills
Julia Volk
Sarah Thompson
Hanna Ferguson
Intermediate Boys
28:80
1:02:80
22.50m
1.32
18.30m
4.18m
9.07m
200m
400m
Discus
High Jump
Javelin
Long Jump
Shot Put
Senior Girls
200m
400m
Discus
High Jump
Javelin
Long Jump
Shot Put
Ryan Bush
Jayden Fleming
Prajesh Deo
Matthew Murrell
Trent Tanner
Harry Copeland
Jonah Folau
26:00
58:15
26.35m
1.55.5
32.63m
5.18m
9.68m
Brodie Green
Daniel Chapman
Genesis Su’a-Tariau
Benjamin Thompson
Benjamin Thompson
Brodie Green
William Bilitaki
25:77
58:50
27.28m
1.65m
37.01m
5.24m
12m47m
Senior Boys
Zoe Fleming
28:10
Juliette Foley
1:06:39
Elwynn Tamahaga
23.56m
Kiara Daly
1.20m
Michelle Eggins-Pickering 17.85m
Zoe Fleming
4.34m
Maiolo Fifita
8.59m
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400m
Discus
High Jump
Javelin
Long Jump
Shot Put
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Students participate in the annual Athletics Sports (Friday 20 February).
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2015 Arts and Sports Prefect Leaders
Manik Mittal and Isabella Hawkins,
2015 Arts Prefect Leaders
Isaac Everitt and Juliette Foley,
2015 Sports Prefect Leaders
Rowing Success – Head of Harbour Regatta
The annual Head of the Harbour Rowing Regatta at Luke Pupuke is regarded as the Auckland Secondary School
Rowing Championships and the Glendowie College Rowing Squad continued their climb up the rankings. Building
on their successes from 2014, our rowers have been clocking up hours on the water and in the gym, training for
up to thirteen times each week in preparation for the North Island and New Zealand Championships.
It was exciting to be a spectator on the shores of Lake Pupuke, joining in the cheering crowd as time and time
again Glendowie rowers crossed the line in first place to win a total of nine division one races and to be placed as
5th school overall.
Here are our Division One Results:
First Placings
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Girls U18 double sculls: Sarah Crummey and Colombe deRouvroy
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Girls U16 single sculls: Jasmine Brake
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Boys U18 lightweight four: Scott Keats, Brodie Green, Blake Kayser, Mathew Tetley and Meg Rolton
(cox)
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Boys U17 double sculls: Oliver Mallinson and Rory Mallinson
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Boys U15 coxed eight: Jackson Wiggans, Finlay Watson, Sebastien Sachse-Nodder, Archie Porteus,
Martin Jonkers, William Heaps, Daniel Cass Galvez, James Mackenzie and Chelsea Gibson (cox)
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Girls U15 double sculls: Claire Watson and Sara Everitt
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Boys U18 lightweight double sculls: Isaac Everitt and Rory Mallinson
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Girls U18 coxed quad: Sarah Crummey, Colombe deRouvroy, Rhiannon Koni-Webb, Jasmine Brake and
Chelsea Gibson (cox)
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Boys U16 single sculls: Oliver Mallinson
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Second Placings
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Girls U15 coxed quad: Sara Everitt, Claire Watson, Imogen Stythe, Olympe deRouvroy and Benjamin
Jans (cox)
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Girls U16 coxed quad: Rhiannon Koni-Webb, Jasmine Brake, Mary-Rose Millett, Ellen Davis and Thomas
Callaghan (cox)
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Girls U18 single sculls: Jessica Walker
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Boys U18 single sculls: Isaac Everitt
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Girls U18 coxed eight: Sarah Crummey, Rhiannon Koni-Webb, Jasmine Brake, Colombe deRouvroy,
Mary-Rose Millett, Jessica Walker, Ellen Davis, Sara Everitt and Thomas Callaghan (cox)
Third Placing
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Boys U18 novice coxed four: Cameron Watson, Martin Jonkers, Daniel Cass Galvez, Archie Porteus and
Thomas Callaghan (cox)
Congratulations too to the Rowing Support Team including our coaches: Alex Dawson, Greg Reid and Cameron
Watson as well as all the parents who make it possible for our young rowers to do so well.
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International Student Homestays
International students at Glendowie College are valued for the cultural diversity that they add to the
school and local community. Currently we are short of homestays for these students.
If you have a spare room and would like to earn some extra income and host one of our International
students please contact Barbara on (09) 294 7665 or 027 249 1224 to find out more.
Summerfest
Summerfest has been very successful again this year with a wide range of Arts activities for students to
participate in. Monday saw the beginning of the Glendowie College giant doodle, the Year 13 painting
students’ animation and the start of the photo challenge. Serenaded by our wonderful concert band,
the activities got off to an enthusiastic but rather wet start. The rest of the week has seen us bathed in
sun. Students have doodled to themes of food and space amongst others, whilst we have melodies
from the stage band and taken selfies with the costumed drama students. Banana art provided
everyone with artistic and nutritional satisfaction on Thursday. On Monday the giant doodle will be
unrolled for all to see.
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