Newsletter

Tuesday 21 February

• Year 9 and New to Rosehill Parent Evening 6pm - 7pm
  

• Board Meeting - 6.30pm

Thursday 23 February

• Student ID Photos

See our Events Calendar page to see more.

Chromebook Management License Deactivation

As the College upgrades its IT infrastructure in 2023, the use of Chromebook Management Licenses will become redundant. Management Licenses are currently active on devices for Chromebook users from Year 10 to Year 13. These licenses will be deactivated at 2pm on Thursday the 23rd of February.

Chromebook users are hereby notified that deactivation will remotely reset devices on the College network/s to factory settings. This means any files not stored in the cloud, or on an external storage device, will be wiped from Chromebooks. It also means that if a user is absent on Thursday the 23rd of February, the device will reset remotely as soon as it is connected to the internet.

All Chromebook users should ensure any data stored directly on their devices is backed-up to an alternate storage location or removed before Thursday the 23rd of February.

Students are advised to see the technician if they require any advice about this process before next Thursday or email our Director of IT j.gillon@rosehillcollege.school.nz

Due to the PPTA strike day on Thursday 16th March the Rangatahi and Kahurangi camps had to change dates. Camp dates are now as follows:

Manutaki and Atawhai - Monday 13th March - Wednesday 15th March

Taikura and Kahurangi - Monday 20th March - Wednesday 22nd March

Pounamu and Rangatahi - Wednesday 22nd March - Friday 24th March

Here is one of the new teaching staff that has joined us at Rosehill College, here is a little about themself:

I have started teaching at Rosehill College following my first year of teaching at Waimate High School where I was a sole charge art teacher for students in years 7 to 13.

Prior to this, I completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in 2020 and then a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) also at the University of Auckland in 2021.

I am enjoying becoming part of the staff at Rosehill College and appreciate how kind, welcoming, supportive and encouraging the Art and Technology Department staff have been.

I am excited for what this year has to bring and I am looking forward to seeing our students be inspired, learn new skills, be creative and succeed. I hope to inspire and instill passion in our students.

Welcome to Rosehill College. We hope that new students have started to feel like they belong and can contribute to our school.

Connections between the school and home help build positive outcomes for students, so we would like to invite all our new students and their whānau / parents to our New Student and Parent Evening on Tuesday 21st February at 6 pm in the school Hall. This is an opportunity to meet senior staff, your child's Head of House and the Year 9 tutors (if your new student is Year 9), who are the key people that you will be communicating with while you are part of the Rosehill College community. The evening starts in the School hall and students do not need to attend in school uniform.

We look forward to seeing you all at this evening.

Congratulations to sisters Dayle and Kiri Anderson on making the New Zealand Māori Secondary Schools cricket team! It is so great to see the hard work these girls put in pay off in a huge way!

Dayle represented Northern Districts in the national competition for both Under19 (Lincoln) and Under17 (Palmerston North) and Kiri was a non-travelling reserve for the Under19 competition.

Both of them represented Rosehill College in the Māori Secondary school girls team in January this year.

Rosehill College is cheering you both on!

Dayle celebrates a wicket

Thank you to everyone who bought the cute teddy bears and hearts for their loved ones, it meant we were able to fundraise $660 for Women's Refuge. Also a big thank you for Mrs Aitchison for all the preparation and organisation she does to support us with this fundraiser.

If you would like to help and fundraise for a good cause, come join the interact club or participate in our fundraiser. We have our first meeting for the year on Friday 24th February where we will be discussing our fundraising ideas for 2023. Please keep an eye out in the notices for the meeting details and next fundraiser!

Permission and medical forms were given to Year 10 students over the past few days. If your child is attending, these forms need to be completed, signed and returned to your child's Head of House by Friday 24th February.

Alice in Wonderland the pantomime!!

Auditions are on now at lunchtimes

Open to all Rosehill College students!

Please note that if you get into the production, rehearsal will be afterschool on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

On Thursday 23 February, Photolife will be at school to take the photo of every student in the school at scheduled times. The photos will be used for school purposes, Tutor Group and individual photos for families to purchase and to produce Student ID cards due for issue by the end of March 2023.

Please ensure your student is in the correct uniform, including no facial piercings, no jewellery, and no unnaturally coloured hair.

**ONLY students in the correct uniform will be photographed, we would be grateful for your assistance with this.

The Student Office is in the process of allocating lockers and hope to have a list available by the end of next week. Students can hire a locker for $5.00 each through the Student Office. Payment by internet banking to our bank account number: 12-3031-0837472-00 is preferred. Please ensure you include the student name, student ID number and the word ‘Locker’ in the reference details.

Once allocated, students will need to bring their own secure lock for the locker. It is not advisable to leave anything in an unlocked locker

Collecting students during the school day

· Please provide a note (stating the reason for leaving school and the time they need to leave) for your student to take to their Head of House to obtain an ‘Exit Permit’ before the start of school. You can also email: attendance@rosehillcollege.school.nz.

· If you need to collect your student urgently, please call the Student Office to arrange collection of the student from class. Please be mindful that this can still take time, planning ahead is always best.

Attendance procedures

All absences and lateness must be explained by a caregiver, you can do this by:

· Using the Rosehill College App – scan the above QR code to download it.

· FREE PHONE: 0800 RCAWAY (0800 722929)

· PHONE: 295 0661 Ext 869 at any time and leave a message

· EMAIL: attendance@rosehillcollege.school.nz

If the student is late to school

· The student must go straight to class unless it is after Tutor Group Time or Period 2 on Tuesdays, then they sign in at the Student Office and

Provide a note from the parent/caregiver advising the reason for being late or contact Attendance.

Week two of Sport here at Rosehill College was unfortunately rained away which means a lot of our sports teams will now be starting next week! Keep a look out for multiple trials and training on the notices and your emails!

Coaches Wanted:

We are on the lookout for Coaches in both the summer and winter seasons. Sports available range from Rugby, Football, Hockey, Netball, Volleyball, Basketball etc. Each coach would have to be police vetted before they start coaching. If you are interested please contact us via email at sports@rosehillcollege.school.nz.

Permission slips:

Thank you to everyone who has already filled out and handed in a permission slip for their chosen sports. Those who haven’t please go to the Sports Centre and grab one. If you wish to play a sport this year then you need to fill one out.

Rugby Pre-Season:

All rugby players meet at the Sports Centre on Monday the 20th of February at 3:45pm. This is for both Boys and Girls. All rugby players must hand in a permission slip before the training or they WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY.

Basketball:

Those interested in playing basketball this upcoming season please come put your name forward so we can get an estimation on numbers and plan trials! Come write your name and year group at the Sports Centre. We are expecting trials to happen sometime this term for both seniors and juniors!

Football:

Those that are interested in playing football this year please come sign your name up at the Sports Centre! This is both boys and girls! We are expecting trials to take place sometime this term for Seniors and Juniors! Also those parents interested in coaching please express interest to sports@rosehillcollege.school.nz.

Hockey:

Players interested in playing hockey this season please come to the Sports Centre and sign your name up! This is for both boys and girls! Also those parents interested in coaching please express your interest to the sports email sports@rosehillcollege.school.nz

Netball:

Those interested in playing netball this season please come to the Sports Centre and put your name forward! Also, parents interested in coaching please express your interest to sports@rosehillcollege.school.nz

Junior Cricket:

Thank you to those that signed up for junior cricket this season! We are hoping to get training underway next week with a game on that weekend! Players and parents please keep an eye on your emails for more details.

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