25 November 2022

Tuesday 29 November

• Staff Only Day

• Paid Union Meeting for teachers - classes finish at 12.20pm

Tuesday 6 December

• Junior Workshop Day

• Last day for Year 9 & 10
• Year 10 Prizegiving - 9.15am
• Year 9 Prizegiving - 10.45am

See our Events Calendar page to see more.

The PPTA (Post Primary Teachers' Association) is holding paid union meetings with its members at the end of November. The meeting for Rosehill College members with be on Wednesday 30 November.

Timetabled classes will finish at 12:20pm on that day. Murphy's buses have been organised to collect students at 12:20 pm. The school will remain open with teachers who are not PPTA members supervising students who need to remain at school and AT buses will run at their normal time of 3.20pm.

We appreciate that this is inconvenient for parents, caregivers and students alike, but please be assured that student safety is our main concern. Thank you for your understanding.

On Tuesday 6 December we are running some workshops for Year 9 and 10 students. Students are required onsite by 8:45am. Buses will run at an earlier time i.e. the same time as on a Monday.

Wednesday 7 December is the last day for Year 9 and 10 students. Year 10 Students will go to Tutor and then they will have their Prizegiving at approximately 9:15 am. Year 9 students will start with Tutor and Period 1 as normal. Then they have an early interval before going to their Tutor Rooms to prepare for their Prizegiving. Year 9 Prizegiving will be at approximately 10:45.

In the role of Food & Textiles Technician you will be supporting the Head of Food and Textiles Technology and the teachers within the department for 23 hours per week. You will compile food and textile orders and requests and ensure that all ingredients and equipment are organised for each lesson for the teachers.

Office support will be for 17 hours per week and you will be providing general support for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The duties in this role will vary depending on the needs of SLT.

The successful applicant will have the following skills:

• excellent communication skills
• great organisational skills are a must
• be willing and able to learn new tasks
• have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, able to multi-task and enjoy working with staff and students
• enjoy working as part of a team and be willing to assist colleagues when needed

Applications close 3.30pm Friday 9 December 2022.

Please use the application form that can be found on our website at www.rosehillcollege.school.nz under About Us / Vacancies. Send the application form with a C.V. and a covering letter to the Principal, P.O. Box 72-546, Papakura, Auckland 2244, or email to Janet Herst, Principal’s PA, j.herst@rosehillcollege.school.nz. 09-295-0695.

As a safety precaution all junior student school email addresses are no longer able to receive emails from outside the Rosehill College domain.

This will have implications for students who email shared files between their personal and school accounts.

Please remember, school emails are for school work.

Congratulations to the following students have gained Manaakitanga Awards.

Silver

Lucky Kumar

Gold

Emily Knapp

Jasmeet Kaur

Disha Kumar

We have an opportunity for students who will be in year 12 in 2023 to become part of the MIT Te Pūkenga Trades Academy Programme. This programme runs for the full school year in term time only. We have spaces in the following course options:

• Full year Building
• Half year Building / Half year Electrical*

*Half Year Electrical comprises of a significant amount of theory work so a good understanding of maths and science is desirable.

If students have chosen 12 Trade Skills as an option for next year, they will need to contact their HOH to see if they can change to another subject.

Courses begin the week of 13th February and are held in the Tech Park Manukau facility. The school will provide transport in a taxi van both to and from MIT Te Pūkenga. The taxi will depart the college at 8:30am promptly and returns at the end of the teaching session at 3pm. If students catch a bus to/from school they will need to make alternative arrangements to be dropped off and picked up on their MIT Te Pūkenga days.

There is no cost to students to attend the Trades Academy course, they wear mufti and are provided with health and safety regulation clothing and footwear.

As students will miss one day of school per week it is important that they liaise with their teachers to ensure that they keep up with their classwork, assessments etc.

To register interest for a student to attend Trades Academy in 2023, email Karen McConchie / Careers Adviser k.mcconchie@rosehillcollege.school.nz / DDI 295 0692 or 295 0661ext 848

Applications are open to study the Diploma in Forest Management at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Rotorua campus, in 2023.

This is an amazing opportunity for anyone thinking about studying forest management next year.

They are particularly interested in encouraging both Māori and/or those who identify as female into higher-level forestry qualifications, to create greater diversity in the sector.

Scholarships available

Three forestry scholarships are available to study the Diploma in Forest Management at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology at the Rotorua campus.

Successful recipients will receive:

· $7,000 a year for 2 years (the length of the diploma) to help with tuition fees and living costs

· a paid summer internship facilitated by Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service.

Read more about the New Zealand Diploma in Forest Management (Level 6) - Toi Ohomai

Applications

Applications close Friday 16 December. For more information about the scholarships, go to: www.mpi.govt.nz/forestryscholarships

Or you can email MPIForestryScholarships@mpi.govt.nz or phone 0800 00 83 83

Please refer to the contact person in each listing:

Hell Pizza Papakura

Part Time Pizza Delivery Drivers Wanted

Hell Pizza Papakura are looking for part time delivery drivers. Successful applicants need a good customer service attitude, be punctual, have a current driver’s licence and a reliable road worthy car. Hours of work vary with most shifts from 5pm – 8:30pm including weekends.

To apply send your CV to hellpizzapapakura@gmail.com or apply instore.

In conjunction with the Local Board and The Business Association, Sustainable Papakura will be looking for people to water the Town Centre planters, both ornamental and edibles. This will involve the use of an electric watering kart, 3 times a week, Monday mornings, Wednesday Afternoons and Friday or Saturday mornings. In return we will provide a reference based on punctuality, reliability, diligence, willingness and team work. Rosters will require 2 people for 2-3 hours.

For more information contact Rosemary Nash - 0274058159

As another week draws to a close, and with one week to go on the 2022 sports season, I feel it is a great time to reflect on the year that has been.

We started under unusual circumstances, trying to operate sports under the traffic light system. This brought about some sport and also some disruptions but it was great to see our teams take to the field for the summer sports season. Winter sports started under much the same circumstances with many of our teams being hampered by COVID and COVID restrictions. Despite this we managed to get a full winter season completed, with several of our teams also competing in Winter Tournament Week.

Term 4 saw the junior students take to summer sport, we had volleyball, softball and touch teams all competing regularly with volleyball and softball each competing in their respective Auckland Championships.

This year we offered more than 20 sports and had more than 400 students participating in 1 or more sports. It is pleasing to see that with a return of sport students’ have been eager to get involved again and I look forward to this growing again in 2023.

With our focus starting to shift to 2023 we know we are on the lookout for coaches for some of our teams.

If you are interested in coaching or would like more information about the following teams please contact me, n.bailey@rosehillcollege.school.nz;

Boys Softball

1st XI Boys Hockey

1st XI Girls Hockey - Co-Coach

Nicola Bailey

Director of Sport

Congratulations

Congratulations to Tessa Ulae who attended the Girls Day Out Festival and has won a $25.00 Prezzi Card for her engagement at the Cancer Society HPV Vaccination booth.

Thanks to Erana Boyd and Katie Turnwald from the Cancer Society for coming in to present Tessa with her prize.

Softball

Unfortunately the weather got involved this week and meant that the boys’ softball team on Monday was unable to play. They have one game remaining for the junior season next week.

Touch

After another slow start to the game, Rosehill found themselves down by 3 points against a strong Aorere team. Teamwork allowed the girls to strike back and eventually at full time it was 4-4 all, sending the game into a championship drop off.

Aorere scored in the first set off the drop off to lead 5-4. Rosehill then, with their right to reply, scored to make it 5-5 a piece. The drop off went down to 3 girls each side, with Rosehill scoring the winning try. A strong game by teams who had previously drawn both games they played against each other. Well done Rosehill girls unbeaten, congratulations to all the parents of the girls team.

Boys Touch had a win by default meaning they finished 5th in their competition.

A big thanks to Mr Pahina for coaching the teams and for driving the van each week to get the teams to the games.

Volleyball

Well done to our teams who competed in the Auckland Volleyball Championships. After several close matches for both teams our Girls ended up placing 25th, while the Boys placed 30th.

Running Club

Monday session meets in the carpark at Gate 1 if you are interested.

There are two sessions a week which anyone is welcome to attend. You can attend one or both sessions each week.

Monday morning (7.15am – 8.15am) is a 30-45 min aerobic run. We have a few courses planned out around the streets of Papakura/Karaka. We will run as a group (or 2) so it will be safe and social.

Uniform

Only the sports hoodie ordered through the Sports Office is counted as a school uniform. These hoodies are designed to NOT have a name on the back, if a name is added after collection from the Sports Office they become a non-uniform item. All other hoodies & jackets, regardless of whether or not they have the school crest, are not school uniform and will be confiscated. Please do not wear these at school, they are for training and game days only.

Term 4 Training

Below are the training times as we know them currently. As things change we will inform students and whanau via email.

Keeping up to date

Please follow us on social media. This is where we post updates about trials, training and weekly games. We also like to celebrate our success there.

Rosehill College Sport (@rosehillcollegesport)

Rosehill College Sport