Spotswood College
July 2020 Newsletter
Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou,
Reporting Process Survey
Specialised Hubs Review 2020
As a school, we would like to sincerely thank all our staff and students for their efforts in implementing the Specialised Hubs "experiment" after our return from Lockdown. Please see the link which outlines the results of the survey which staff and students recently completed.
Next year we will be using the Hubs concept in Popups (which will be renamed Learning Modules next year). Learning Modules will be Focussed (where there would be a specific Achievement Standard being covered) and Flexi (where students can opt-in and out of Hubs based on their learning needs).
STAFF NEWS
This term we farewelled Pamela Crowe and Sue Gunn. We wish them both all the very best in their future endeavours.
Staff
Principal
Whaea Nicola email: nng@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Deputy Principal
Mr Daryn Shaw email: dsh@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Deputy Principal
Mr Chris Lapworth email: cla@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Senior Leadership
Mrs Paula Cast email: pca@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Senior Leadership
Mrs Hilary Takarangi email: hta@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Senior Leadership
Mr Darren Scott email: dsc@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Year 13 Deans
Ms Tracey Laurence email: tlr@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Mr Gavin Parr email: gpa@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Year 12 Dean
Ms Julia Stephens email: jst@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Year 11 Dean
Mr Wayne Cribb email: wcr@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Year 10 Dean
Mr Carlin Kumeroa email: cku@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
Year 9 Dean
Mr Darren Scott email: dsc@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
International Director
Mrs Nicola Healy email: nhe@spotswoodcollege.school.nz
STUDENTS AT THE CENTRE OF LEARNING
Students have been busy with a range of work-ready courses including barista and heights and safety. Such courses provide an important set of work-ready skills and NCEA qualifications.
Youth Responder Fire Safety Course and Heights Safety Course on-site. Gateway students add to their skills and qualifications.
Students also extended their skills with a Barista Course.
NCEA Exam Timetable 2020
Taranaki Futures Driver programme
Josh was the first mentored student to pass his restricted licence as part of the Taranaki Futures Driver program.
Josh is stoked he can now drive himself to his Gateway work placement at MIDAS in New Plymouth each Friday.
COMMUNITY AT THE HEART OF WHO WE ARE
Spotswood College was very pleased to host year 8 students at our Taster Day where they got to experience a range of taster courses relevant to our innovative and future-focused curriculum, please enjoy the video below.
Open Night
Students and staff will visit our contributing schools leading up to our Open Night on
Thursday 23rd July, 7.00 pm in the School Hall.
Highlands Swimming Club- Winter Swimming Lessons Term 3
We have limited spaces available at our Winter Swimming Lessons for Term 3 on Monday nights at the Bell Block Aquatic Centre:
20th July to 21st September
Times 6.30pm to 7.15pm for Levels 3, 4 and 5 (45 mins)
7.15pm to 8.15pm All Squads and Adults (1 hour)
Cost is $95.00 per swimmer & $60.00 Adults for the term.
Please email highlands.swim.club@gmail.com if you require further details.
CULTURAL AND SPORTING SUCCESS
During the holidays we will farewell our International Students Malina Bromann, Eljane Waelli, Eva Leuchten, Hina Hatano, Matilde Bohl, Gabriela Cruz de Sales and Johannes Durrwachter. We have enjoyed having these students as part of our International Whanau. Our International students have played a key role in adding to the cultural diversity of our learning community, and we wish them all the very best as they return to their homes and the next exciting phase of their educational journey.
We look forward to hosting students from a range of countries in the near future.
School Uniform
SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE CALENDAR
Reminder school finishes at 2.10 pm every Wednesday.
JULY
1st - Sports Photos
3rd - Last Day of Term 2
20th - First Day of Term 3
23rd - Open Night
29th - LCQ Course
30th - LCQ Course