Tēnā koutou katoa,

It is with considerable delight that I pen my first newsletter to you as the Principal of Rosehill College. Firstly I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the warm welcome and manaakitanga my family and I have received.

The pōwhiri was an amazing blend of both schools demonstrating their commitment to being authentically proud of their respective schools. I would like to express my sincere thanks for the mahi put in by the staff of both Rosehill College and Tangaroa College.

My overwhelming observation is that the students of Rosehill College are fantastic, and are proud to be Rosehill College students. The staff are committed and passionate about wanting each student to achieve their full potential.

I also want to take this time to reiterate some of the key messages I expressed at my pōwhiri. I have also spoken to students at our Principal's Assemblies about being excellent and what excellence looks like. Being excellent is not difficult to achieve for example

1. Be on time to school and classes
2. Be respectful and kind to others
3. Be proud of our school by wearing our school uniform with pride and honour
4. Work hard on your learning and ask questions

Uniform Loyalty and Pride Push: Please encourage your children to wear the correct school uniform with pride. As of next Monday, school caps and school hats are only to be worn and no non-uniform jackets and/or non-uniform sweatshirts. I have also spoken to Year 13s about the dress code and ensuring they adhere to this.

Lateness Loyalty and Pride Push: Please encourage your children to arrive early to school, I am out on the gates in the morning and note the large amount of students being late to school. I will be starting to contact home if students are recidivously late. Their academic learning is important to us, so it is important we collectively work together to ensure our students get the best learning experience.

We have our SAM’s (Student Achievement Meetings) day on Monday 1st August from 8.40am-4.20pm.

This is an opportunity to understand where your child's learning is at. I encourage parents to come and ask questions.

We are here to help and to make sure our students are successful.

• Cook Island Language Week

• School closed for ALL STUDENTS
• ONLINE Wānanga Paetae/Student Achievement Meetings for All Year Levels

• 11DAN Creative NZ Project
• Elite Drama Workshop; Lunchtime & Period 5; F2
• Hilcrest Exchange

Wednesday 3 August

• The Projekt Dance Group workshops

• Pasifika and Māori Homework Centre; 3:30pm-5:00pm; Library

• Year 8 Student and Parent Open Evening; 5pm; Hall
• PED and 13PST Tough Guy and Girl Challenge; 7:00am; Kumeu Showgrounds

Friday 5 August

• 12DRA Class Production; PAC

See our Events Calendar page to see more.

For all year levels - Online only

Rosehill College is holding the Wānanga Paetae/Student Achievement Meetings on Monday 1 August from 8.40am – 4.20pm as online video-conference meetings only.

Students will not be attending school on this day.

The purpose of the Wānanga Paetae/Student Achievement Meetings

This wānanga is an opportunity for whānau of junior and senior students to meet with the Tutor teachers online to kōrero and to support the student’s goals and achievement for 2022. It is important for each student to attend as they will be at the center of the kōrero for this hui. For Juniors these meetings will be a general overview discussion. The focus for Seniors at these kōrero will be for:

• Subject selection choices and career aspirations for 2023 for year 11 and 12. We feel this will be a good time to discuss these prior to our Careers and Options Evening held on-site on Monday 8 August.
• Final steps for academic success for 2022 for year 13.

As well as Tutor Group teachers, you are also welcome to book online meetings with the following:

• Your child’s Head of House.
• Careers Advisor: Mrs Karen McConchie.
• Gifted and Talented (GaTe) Coordinator: Mrs Julie Green.
• Kaimanaaki: Whaea Pare Matthews.
• Counsellors: Dr Elahe Khaleghian, Mr Simon Calder, Miss Phillipa MacCormick.
• Learner Support: Mrs Deborah Robinson.
• Senior Leadership Team: Principal, Deputy Principals and Assistant Principal: Mrs Davida Suasua (Principal); Ms Christine Buist (DP), Mr James Clarke (DP), Mr Shane Spackman (DP), Mr Morgan Rangi (DP) and Mrs Leanne Lamb (AP).

At the wānanga/meeting, there will be korero/discussion led in tandem by the ākonga/student and Kaiako/Teacher with tautoko/support from whanau/family:

• The student’s pathway/career aspirations (Y11 and Y12).
• Final steps for academic success (Year 13).
• Record of Achievement (Year 11-13).
• Long and Short-Term Educational Goals (All year levels).
• Mid-year school Report (All year levels).
• Information from subject teachers regarding goals and progress (All year levels).

Subject Teachers will be working in their role as Tutor Group Teachers and will not be available for subject discussions at these meetings.

The bookings website will CLOSE for bookings on Monday 1 August, at 9.00am.

Instructions for making Bookings for the Student Achievement Meetings:

Information you will need:

• Your email address.
• The student’s House, Tutor Group and Tutor Group Teacher’s name.

Meetings are for 20 minutes. In order for this event to run smoothly, please be courteous and arrive on time, sticking to the 20-minute time limit. If more time is needed, please arrange to meet with the teacher at another time.

Please go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and click on MAKE A BOOKING to book.
Use the event code: yz8hw

• Enter your: email address, First and Last names, Phone number (optional), Student ID Number (if known).
• If more than one student, click on ‘Book For’ and select the number from the drop-down.
• Enter the student’s name(s). Click Go.
• Use the drop-down boxes to select the student’s House, then Tutor Group Teacher (or other member of staff). Click ‘Add another Tutor...’ if you want to see other members of staff. Repeat this until you have selected all the staff members you would like to see.
• Click OK and you will go to the booking times screen.
• Select a suitable time by clicking on the box that lines up with the time you’d like the meeting(s).

You will receive email confirmation of your booking(s) with the Video-conference link(s).

Unable to do an online meeting

If you are not able to do an online meeting but wish to be in contact with the Tutor Group Teacher, please contact the school and we will do our best to accommodate this.

On the day

Please be ready 5 minutes before the meeting time. At the meeting time, click on the corresponding link. This will show the Tutor Group Teacher that you are there and ready. They will then respond from their side to ‘let you in’ for the meeting.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Linda Thompson: l.thompson@rosehillcollege.school.nz or (09) 295 0661 Extn:850.

Nominations are now open, if you would like to join the Rosehill College Board go to www.myschoolelection.nz/mynomination

School Board membership includes parent representatives, a staff representative, a student representative (where there are students above Year 9) and the Principal. Parents, caregivers and people from the wider community can put their name forward to be on a school Board during the Board elections.

Want to know more? Go to the NZSTA website to find out what being a Board member is about.

Election Dates

The Call for Nominations have gone out over the July holiday period.

Nominations Close 5th August.

Invitation to Vote email will go out by 10 August.

Official Election Day is 7 September.

Results will come out 13 September and the new board will be in place by 14th September.

Tēnā Tātau kei ngā Pā kai ahi o ngā kaupapa whakatairanga o tō tātau Ao taketake!
E rere tonu nei ngā mihi me ngā maimai aroha ki te hunga kua whakawhetūrangitia i ngā marama, ngā wiki, ngā rangi tae noa mai ki ngā haora kua taha ake nei.

E e te tumuaki hou a Davida!

Nau mai, nau mai, haere mai!

We welcomed our new Principal Davida Suasua along with her whānau and hapori to Rosehill College on Monday 25th July, it was an auspicious occasion and one that does not come too frequently to Rosehill College.

We were blessed to receive her with open arms and look forward to the positive change for our school that will ensue.

Thank you to all our Rosehill College community and those in the background that made the occasion an organised one in support of this occasion as these moments very rarely come to Rosehill College.

Thank you to Davida's whānau, Tangaroa College and the Otara community members that showed great love for their putiputi.

Whānau and caregivers of Year 8 students who are coming to Rosehill College in 2023, are invited to the Rosehill College Open Evening on Thursday 4th August from 5pm in the School Hall.

Where possible, please wear a mask for the evening especially while we are in the hall.

It is wonderful that after 2 years we can now welcome new international students back to Rosehill College. On Monday 25 July our new international students started their journey at College with a wonderful pōwhiri welcome.

We have 11 new students (8 starting this week and 3 next week). The students are excited to be in New Zealand and enjoying classes.

Thank you for welcoming these new students to Rosehill College and to the Papakura community.

Here's what two of your year 9 students have to say about the EPRO-8 Junior Competition:

We went to Mission Heights Junior High at 8:00 am on Friday July 8th. All the people that participated from Rosehill College are Bella, Bonnie, Addison, Harry, Jacob, Mythias, Arpit, Kelly and Mr Palmer. What we got out of EPRO-8 was the experience of working with wires, gadgets and learning how to use them. EPRO-8 was a really good and challenging experience for me considering I have never done anything like this before, overall it was a really good experience.

- Isla Kroon 9PNO

A few weeks prior to Friday the 8th of July, our class started preparing for the EPRO-8 competition, which is designed to teach kids about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). 8 kids from our grade (Year 9) were chosen to participate in the competition that was held at Mission Heights Junior College.

On the day of the competition two teams, Team Tesla consisting of Bonnie Edgar, Kelly Xing, Addison Hall and Arpit Behal, and Rosehill College 2 with Jacob Cox, Isla Kroon, Bella Yee, and Harry Kim, With our reserve Mythias Figota. The teams left for the competition at 8:20am with Mr Palmer. Once we arrived we got a briefing from Mr Thiele, the organiser of the competition.

We later started, with a simple purpose. To construct something with the gear we had, which included metal rods, connectors, battery packs, torches, wires etc. We had a booklet from which we could choose challenges, and we would construct parts of the challenge earning points. Both teams were doing extremely well in the very close competition. Both teams earned over 150 points with Tesla earning 210 points. The results were very close, and resulted in a 5 way tie for first, leaving Tesla in second place and Rosehill College 2 Tied for 8th.

Overall, it was a very enjoyable day, and all 8 of us definitely enjoyed and learned a lot from the experience.

- Arpit Behal 9PNO

Last Term, from June 6th to June 10th, 9P1 and 9K1 participated in the Education Perfect's Sustainable Ocean’s Competition. The challenge focused on educating children about the ocean and what we can do to protect and preserve it.

As for the achievements, Rosehill College was ranked 4th overall globally, and in New Zealand out of 57 schools. We were also ranked 2nd overall in the 1001-2500 students category. The class 9P1 received a $250 dollar pizza party, an adopt a manta ray pack, and a $100 teacher resources giftpay voucher.

Two of our Rosehill College students Simran Deol 9PNO and Armika Sidhu 9KTN received one of the 20 student prizes, consisting of an adopt a manta ray pack and a $100 Dominoes pizza voucher.

Overall the competition was great fun and we all learnt a lot about our oceans.

-Amanda Fletcher & Sam Connelly 9PNO

We are seeking to fill two positions for Registered Nurses who have a passion for youth health to join our vibrant health and wellbeing team providing health care for our students.

We have an immediate vacancy for a permanent position and a maternity position that will start near the beginning of next year. Nurses will need a current practicing certificate, current driver’s license and their own transport.

Please refer to our the Vacancies page on our website for a job description and Support Staff Application Form. Applications with your CV and covering letter can be made to: s.spackman@rosehillcollege.school.nz by Friday 12 August.

Daffodil Day symbolises hope for all New Zealanders impacted by cancer.

Every day 71 New Zealanders are diagnosed with cancer. For over 30 years New Zealanders have supported the work of the Cancer Society on Daffodil Day and we need your help again this year.

Whether it's driving someone to their treatment, providing advice to someone who has rung our 0800 number, or sitting with them during their treatment - the Cancer Society is there. But we can't do this without your help.

Every dollar raised for Daffodil Day will go towards cancer care for patients and their whānau, education and awareness programmes, and life-saving cancer research.

Rangatahi and whānau who are undertaking training, studies or leadership development courses are eligible to apply for scholarships up to $1,500.

Applicants meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply:

• Aged between 12 and 24 years old
• Have a meaningful connection to the Papakura Local Board area
• New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
• Include a letter from your school principal, teacher, tutor, community leader, or employer in support of your application.

Accountability Measures:

• Include the Papakura Local Board logo on their publicity and promotional material, with the words "funded by / part funded by Papakura Local Board"
• Be available to work with Auckland Council staff on media coverage
• Provide at least one photograph of the event or activity.
• Additionally, successful applicants can provide a verbal report at a Papakura Local Board business meeting.
  
  

For more information, click here or download the Scholarship Programme below:

Join our local friendly team and learn the basics of signwriting and applicating. Thery're offering a full‐time job to a student that would be interested in this line of work.

The things they’re looking for in you are:

• To learn all aspects of vehicle wrapping and sign writing
• To be able to work at height supervised, prep cleaning of vehicles and trucks
• Working on‐site at various locations as well as our workshop site
• Workshop and vehicle maintenance
• Learning the basics to start with such as prepping graphics, application of vinyl graphics
• Learning to work safely with sharp craft knives, blades for trimming & the use of power tools
• Driver’s license (restricted or full) a must
• Computer skills helpful
• A good attitude and a want to learn

The hours of work are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (Monday – Thursday) and 8:00 am ‐ 2:30 pm (Friday). If this is something you’d be interested in, please email your CV to neil@number1signs.nz or drop it to us at 371 Great South Road Opaheke, Papakura Auckland 2113.

Welcome back to Term 3.

With only a few weeks to go before the end of most seasons, we want to wish all our teams good luck for their final rounds and any finals they will play in. Keep up all your good work as you get to finish off your season.

Our Hillcrest Sports Exchange takes place on Tuesday 2 August. All those students participating have received emails regarding the exchange. These students need to be at school for 6.45am on Tuesday 2 August.

Nicola Bailey

Director of Sport

Congratulations

Congratulations to Janaiya Nathan-Kaihau who has been named Developing Sox U15 Girls Team to compete in the U16 Queensland State Championship in September this year.

Congratulations to former student Ella Findlay who has been selected to represent NZ at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Costa Rica in August.

Congratulations to Kiri and Dayle Anderson who have been selected for the Northern Districts 21 & Under Women’s Indoor Cricket team. They will compete in the NZ Indoor Provincial Championships in Auckland 28-30 July.

We wish you all the best for your tournaments.

Results

Badminton

No results available at time of publishing.

Basketball

Open Boys 45 v Ormiston Senior A 56

Open Girls 45 v Aorere 17

Junior Boys A 47 v Aorere 35

Junior Boys Blue 52 v Papatoetoe 24

Junior Boys Red 40 v Mission Heights 37

Junior Girls WBD v Mission Heights 2 LDB

Football

First XI Boys 0 v Strathallan 6

Junior Boys Red 0 v Papatoetoe 2

Junior Boys Navy 2 v Pukekohe 4

Hockey

1st XI Girls 3 v Howick 0

Netball

Prem 17 v Papatoetoe 30 - Finish 10th overall

Prem Development 22 v James Cook 29 - Finish 2nd overall

Y10 WBD v ASDAH LBD - Finish 5th overall

Y9 Red 20 v Papakura 19 - Finish 5th overall (1st for their section) - Pictured below

Y9 Navy WBD v James Cook LBD - Finish 13th overall

Thanks to our sponsors Mobil Papakura for the new Premier Netball uniforms. The girls look and feel great in their new uniforms. Thanks for your support.

Fixtures

Good luck to all our teams and athletes participating this week.

These may change at short notice, please check with your coach or the relevant website to check the accuracy of your draw closer to game day.

Team Trainings Term 3

These days and times are accurate as provided to the Sports Department, these may change. Please talk to your coach about training days and times.

Permission Form

If you have not yet completed the permission form below for sport, please do so as soon as possible.

Draws

Draws for competitions run by College Sport Auckland, basketball, football, hockey, can be found here. This is the most up to date way to be kept up to date with any changes.

As the rugby draws become available they will be able to be found on the Steelers and Auckland Rugby websites.

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

Email: inquiries@rosehillcollege.school.nz
Website: https://rosehillcollege.school.nz/
Location: Rosehill College 5 Edinburgh Avenue, Rosehill, Auckland 2113, New Zealand
Phone: 09-295 0661
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