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t was a privilege for me to visit Kiribati withhe Teakin family for 5 days during March.hey accompanied me into 7 different

schools and Tekiate spoke to the Seniorstudents in several of these schools aboutlife in a New Zealand school. The islandsof Kiribati are very low-lying coral reefswhich are slowly being inundated, creating ashortage of fresh water and of arable land.All the schools need more resources and theteachers are keen for further training.

Congratulations to our Senior Mixed Touchteam who won the North Harbour TouchCompetition and then won the AucklandZone Day. In so doing, they again qualifiedfor the Nationals at the end of this year.

Congratulations to Chantelle Allen andVincent Bubbert who took part in the DivisionII Swim Competition in Dunedin.

Chantelle won two Silver medals for theGirls 16-18yrs in 100m backstroke & 50mbackstroke and Vincent won a Gold Medal inthe Boys 16-18yrs 50m freestyle event witha time of 25.84 seconds! Vincent also won aSilver medal for 100m freestyle.

The first day back of Term 2, Monday 20 April,it is a Teacher Only Day on developing ourstudents writing skills around the Curriculum.On Thursday of that first week back, we havethe Year 7 to 10 Parent/Teacher Interviewsand the following Wednesday, the Year 11 to13 Parent/Teacher interviews.

David Macleod, Principal

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NEWSLETTER

from thePrincipal

David Macleod

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ISSUE 02: April 2015

MAHURANGI COLLEGE

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou Katoa

I mentioned in the last newsletter thepleasing number of students who gainedExcellence Endorsements in their NCEAand in so doing gained an Academic Blue.Now that the updated NCEA results havebeen published, I am pleased to also reportthat our pass rates were once again abovethe National Average for Decile 8 Schoolsat all 3 levels:

In addition to this, our students gainedseven subject scholarships:Briella Martin in Statistics and Biology,Isabelle Cohen in Biology and Japanese,Elizabeth Murphy in English, JessicaTappin in Media Studies, Lydia Overtonin Photography. Briella’s Scholarshipin Biology was at “Outstanding” level.Congratulations to each of these studentsand their teachers.

Monday April 20• Term 1 Starts• Teacher Only Day• BoT Meeting 6pmThursday April 23• Yr 7-10 Parent/Teacher Evening 3.45 - 8.00pm• Gateway - Communication CourseSaturday April 25• Anzac DayMonday April 27• Anzac Day HolidayTuesday April 28• ANZAC Assemblies• Music - NCEA Solo Performance NightWednesday April 29• Yr 11-13 Parent/Teacher Evening 3.45 - 8.00pmThursday April 30• Music - NCEA Solo Performance Night• School Cross CountryFriday May 1• Interhouse Haka competitionMonday May 4• PTA ~ AGM 7.00pm staffroomWednesday May 6• Yr 8 River to the Sea Expo Evening• ICAS Science - Entries closeThursday May 7• Yr 8 River to the Sea Expo Evening• Yr 7 & 8 Kids Lit - AucklandMonday May 11• Spirit Of Adventure student tripTuesday May 12• Nth Harbour Cross Country ChampsWednesday May 13• L1 Business Studies Market DayFriday May 15• Spirit Of Adventure student trip returns• Show Intensive 3.30 - 9.00pm

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TEACHER ONLY DAYSchool will be closed for instruction on thefirst day of Term 2 this year, which is Monday20 April, due to a Teacher Only Day.The focus for staff will be ondeveloping coherent, effective and wellstructured writing skills across the curriculum,with Sheena Cameron as our guest presenter.

Maternity Hospital, that was provided byNew Zealand Aid, was damaged by Cyclone PamTekiate Teakin (TK) speaking to students at King George V Schoolin Kiribati about life in a NZ school

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Achiever of the Month: Chantelle Maher

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Proudly Supporting Mahurangi CollegeWARKWORTH Corner Woodcocks Road & Mansel Drive, Phone 425 8119

• Academic Blue for Excellence Level 1• Member of Sports Academy

• Intermediate Girls’ Cross Country Champ• 2nd Place ~ North Harbour Athletics 3000m Race

Senior Mixed Touch qualifies forNational Tournament 2015The Mahurangi College Senior Mixed Touch Teamhas had a successful start to 2015 after a fantasticcampaign in 2014 in which we placed 3rd at theNational Tournament. Kris Middleton, WilliamHaughey and Tamara Hagger were selected forthe NZ Secondary Schools Mixed Team.The team have competed this term in the NorthHarbour Secondary Schools competition at HatoPetera - remaining undefeated throughout thecompetition, winning the final 8-1 against OrewaCollege.This qualified them for the Regional Tournamentfor Zone 1 schools. The Regional competitionwas held on Saturday 21st March at Moire Parkin Massey.It was a long day for the players - with 5 gamesplayed with only 40 minutes between gamesto recover. The team is quite young but hassome good depth of experience and character -which especially showed in the hard-fought winagainst Massey. We came out top of the table -winning all of our games, 11-4 v Rodney, 11-2 vWaitakere, 10-4 v Te Kurua Kaupapa o Kaikohe,4-3 v Massey, 10-3 v Orewa. This qualified us infirst place for Zone 1 for the National SecondarySchools Tournament that will be held in Decemberthis year.We will be taking a break for a few months thenresuming training in the winter to prepare usfor the level of competition at this tournament.Congratulations to all the players and a massivethank you to Karl, John and all the parentsupporters for all of your time, effort and supportof the players throughout the season.Catherine Campbell

Player Development Programmebeing offered to all students atthe newWarkworth Hockey Turf

Mrs Kearins has organised a Player DevelopmentProgramme for students aged Year 7-8 and Year9-13 at the new Warkworth Hockey Turf, StateHighway 1, Warkworth Showgrounds.There will be two sessions offered on thefollowing dates. This is a fantastic opportunityfor all students, to gain some specialist coachingand gain some great hockey skills.Registration is now open for those who areinterested by emailing g.kearins@mahurangi.school.nz or letting the Sports Office know ontelephone 09 425 8039 extn 726 during businesshours.Year 7 & 8 Sessions1st Session: 1 April 2015 5:30-6:30pm2nd Session: 22nd April 2015 5:30-6:30pmYear 9 - 13 Sessions1st Session: 1 April 2015 5:30-6:30pm2nd Session: 22nd April 2015 5:30-6:30pmPlease register your interest as soon aspossible to the above email address or phonenumber. Costs are yet to be confirmed, butwill be advised after registrations have beenconfirmed.Gill Kearins

Message from the P.T.AA big thank you to those parents that attendedthe evaluation meeting on Tuesday the 10thof March, it was an excellent opportunity tochat and get to know other parents from thecommunity. It was great to see some new facesand to begin to discuss ideas about how afuture Mahurangi College Community Groupmay lookThe A.G.M. has now been set for Monday 4thMay at 7pm, to be held in the Hall Foyer.During this meeting we would like to take theopportunity to formally thank the dedicatedmembers that are now leaving us.We will also be announcing the date for a funfilled social event, in late May to launch the‘Friends of Mahu”, the new and exciting re-branded College Community Group.Christina Merrick, Assistant Principal

SpecialOlympicsatMillenniumStadiumThe smiles said it all from the Athletics SpecialOlympics held last week at Millennium Stadium.Mahurangi College saw a big team of our Studentstaking part, and we could not help but admire ourstudents giving it everything they had, but alsotheir competitors too!Our students have been learning and practisingtheir techniques for a few weeks now and we areall incredibly proud of each and everyone of you!Everyone came home a winner!Thank you to all our dedicated and caring staffwho helped our students to take part - you are allamazing!!Angela Daysh, Sport Coordinator

Book AmnestyWe have books missing from many areas of theCollege. Please check bookcases at home forMahurangi College textbooks or Department books.If any are found, please return them to the Collegeoffice. We would love to get them back. Thank you.Trish Bartlett, Careers/Gateway/STAR Admin

Flu SeasonThe season for colds, flus and sore throats is be-ginning, students should stay at home if they areunwell, to prevent the spread of illness. Limitedamounts of tissues are available in the classroom,so please make sure school bags are topped upwith tissues, hankies etc if needed. Students whohave a tummy bug should stay home for 24 hoursafter the last episode of vomiting or diarrhoea,even if they are feeling better.Remember ‘friends don’t share spit’.

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