Kuranui Korero
19 September 2014
Week 10, Term 3 – Week 1, Term 4
"Be the best you can be"
“Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me maunga teitei!”
NCEA Reports
Parents of senior students, you will receive our newly designed NCEA credit report by
email in time for the Family Learning Conferences on Wednesday. If you do not have email
at home your child’s report will be mailed home.
From the time that you and your child receive the NCEA report there will be just three
weeks of school time and two weeks of holidays left before NCEA external assessments
begin on 10 November.
As you discuss the report with your child ask them the following questions.
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Are they on track to achieve their NCEA goal this year?
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Do they have enough internally assessed credits to achieve their goals or will
they need to sit some or all of the external assessments in their subjects?
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Are they on track to achieve a Merit or Excellence endorsement? Will they need
to sit externals to achieve the endorsement? Should they focus on fewer external
assessments in order that they get the best results possible?
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If they are short of the required number of credits to achieve their goal do they
have assessments they could resubmit or do they have unfinished assessments
which could be completed and handed in?
If you are still unsure of how your child can achieve their goal raise the issue with your
child’s mentor at the FLCs next week.
We are currently compiling a list of students who are at risk of not achieving their goals.
These students will not be granted study leave. They will be required to remain at college
and to keep working toward their goals.
We will let you know shortly if your child is or is not going to be released for study leave.
NCEA requirements
Level 1
80 credits are required at any level (Level 1, 2 or 3) including literacy and numeracy.
Level 2
60 credits at Level 2 or above + 20 credits from any level
The Level 1 literacy and numeracy requirements must also be met.
Level 3
60 credits at Level 3 or above + 20 credits from Level 2 or above
For more detailed information go to http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualificationsstandards/qualifications/ncea/understanding-ncea/
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Family Learning Conferences
FLCs for the parents of senior students are scheduled for Wednesday 24 September and
will run from 3.30 to 8pm. You will have by now been sent an FLC appointment time. If this
time does not suit you will need to contact your child’s mentor to reschedule the FLC.
Education Review Office
A team of ERO reviewers have been in the college all of this week to look us over. The
team have been visiting classrooms, talking to staff and reviewing our paperwork to ensure
that providing quality education for your children is our top priority.
The full written report will be published in term four.
The Prom
The 2014 Prom with a theme of “Neverland” was hosted at the Carterton Events Centre on
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the 6 of September.
Congratulations to the prom committee. It was an excellent evening. The food was great,
the decorations were outstanding and everyone looked wonderful.
Below is a small selection of photos from the hundreds taken on the night.
PGG Wrightson Cash for Communities
PGG Wrightson is offering a fund raising opportunity to the college. If you are a farmer and
you purchase Balance Agri-Nutrients fertiliser you can nominate Kuranui College by going
to www.cashforcommunities.co.nz
This special offer is operating from 1 September to 30 November
Featherston Youth Holiday Programme
A small group of Featherston residents have recently formed a committee to plan activities
for the young people of Featherston over the September holidays.
“Our proposed plan is to create a hub for activities in and around central Featherston
including the Library, Museum Park, Mini Fell Park, Skate Park and possibly the Senior
Citizen hall. Through the commitment of community volunteers we aim to provide
opportunities for youth to take part in workshops which will include Music, Arts, Sports,
Crafts, Board Games, Cooking and any other activities that may be of interest.
We are kicking everything off with an open day and free sausage sizzle on Sunday the
28th from 2-4pm . The objective of this event is to bring our wider community together for a
day of good old fashion fun. For example :Ropes, Elastics, Bat down, Te Rakau, Ki o rahi,
Badminton and more depending on community participation. We aim for our youth to bring
with them ideas and suggestions of what they would like to see offered in our program. We
will also give the community a chance to offer their suggestions on how they could help as
well as any ideas they may have.
We believe this is an exciting initiative and with the help and support of our whole
community we would not only support our youth to make positive choices but create a safe
place for the people of Featherston. Both Carterton and Martinbourgh communities have
already successfully set up youth groups under the Umbrella of Rangatahi to Rangatira
(R2R), which we hope to join.
If you can support our program in any way or if you have any questions we would love to
hear from you, please contact me on redtawharu@hotmail.com or 02102434877.
We are asking for any youth to please come forward either as leaders that could help
throughout the program or for their own suggestions on how they would benefit and what
they would like to see from the programme.”
Reanne Tawharu
Hypnotist Fundraiser
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Book the 17 of October in your diary for “Gerard the Hypnotist”. Gerard promises that this
will be a great night of entertainment for everyone while raising funds for the college. We
will put the money raised toward replacing one of the college minivans.
Tickets will be $25. There will be a cash bar selling beer, wine & non-alcoholic options and
there will be a light supper provided. Book your tickets on
http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2014/comedy-hypnotist-gerard-kuranui-college-fundraiser/greytown or they may be purchased from the Kuranui College office.
NCEA Guide App
NZQA launched a new App in May called the NCEA Guide.
The App provides quick and easy access to key information about NCEA and makes
practical information about NCEA more easily accessible. Parents and whanau are able to
access simple content about how NCEA works and how they can support family members
studying in NCEA (no individual student result or progress information is available).
The App also supports employers seeking to understand and evaluate NCEA graduates
and their qualification. Content can be viewed in English and Te Reo Maori.
The NCEA Guide App is free to download from the Apple App store and Google Play
Store.
Staff Stuff:
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Welcome back to Ms Price who has recently returned from leave following
surgery and now has a spring back in her step.
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Happy travels to staff heading overseas for their holidays; Mrs Wish is off to the
UK to catch up with family, and Mrs Turley is heading to Hawaii for a break.
Coming Events
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26 September Term 3 ends
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13 October Term 4 begins
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17 October Gerard the Hypnotist performs at Kuranui
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22 October Sports Prizegiving
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27 October Labour Day Holiday
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29 October Cultural Prizegiving
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5 November Senior Prizegiving and Year 13 Graduation
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6 November NCEA Study Leave begins for selected students
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10 November NCEA external assessments begin
Tena rawa atu koe - thank you to …
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Everyone who has helped with fundraising for the London trip.
Haere Ra
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To the 20 Drama students, Ms McLellan and her husband and Mrs Phillips who
depart for London on the 25th. Haere pai atu, hoki pai mai - have a wonderful trip
and travel safely. Take lots of photos to show us when you return!
Geoff Shepherd
Principal
International Hockey Comes to the Wairarapa!
Come along and support the Black Sticks!
From the Sports Desk…
Winter Sport Roundup:
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The Boys 2 XI Football team had a 2-1 win over Makoura College and finished
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2 in their competition.
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The Girls Football Team finished 3 in the Wairarapa Secondary Schools Division
1 Competition.
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Congratulations to the Boys 1 XI Football team winning the Wairarapa
Secondary Schools Division 1 Competition with a 4-2 win against Rathkeale 2nd
Xl. After a hugely successful season the boys went into the final with all the
reasons to be confident. They sat at the top of the league table, they had better
attack and defensive statistics than any other team by far and they had beaten
Rathkeale three times during the year. However it all counted for nothing on grand
final day. Early in the second half the boys led 2- nil with Jordan Blathwayt and
Max Maybury scoring but Rathkeale replied with 2 quick goals. With ten minutes
left it looked like we might be headed for extra time. But as they say, “it’s not over
until it’s over”. Max made a great strike from the right wing for his second goal and
with a couple of minutes remaining Jordan also got his second with a display of
deft skills in the penalty area. It was a deserved result after having been the best
team all season.
Lachie Preston weaves his magic!
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The Kuranui Girls 1 XI Hockey team finished 3 in the Wellington P3
Competition and achieved a Top 8 placing in the New Zealand Secondary
Schools Rosemary O’Brien tournament played in Stratford.
Congratulations to the Junior Boys Rugby team who came Runners-up in the
Wairarapa Bush Secondary Schools Junior competition.
Congratulations also to Samantha Sweeney on her 3rd placing in the New
Zealand Secondary Schools Regional Bowls tournament held in Hastings.
Summer Sports:
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Ten Pin Bowling starting on Monday 3 -24 November at Master Bowl Masterton
for Non Sporting Participants (students that have not represented Kuranui at
Sports),. See Mr Yee for further information.
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Cricket- An excellent turn-out today confirmed that Kuranui College will be
entering a team in the local Secondary Schools Competition. It was great to see
Simon Roseingrave (Wairarapa Cricket Development Officer) and local Central
Districts player Seth Rance in attendance.
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Lunch-time tennis will be starting in term 4 with Belinda Cordwell.
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Touch Rugby begins in Term 4 at Wairarapa College on Tuesday
afternoon/evenings.
See the poster on the Sports Notice board for further information.
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Kuranui College Sports Prizegiving will be held on Wednesday 22 October starting at
2pm in the Auditorium. Parents and care-givers are most welcome to attend.
Sports Fees - There is still a considerable amount of sports fees outstanding.
Please have these paid promptly.
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Uniforms - All sports uniforms and 1 XV Rugby Jackets are to be returned to the MAIN
OFFICE by the end of the week in a bag with your name on it. After next week accounts
will be sent out for non-returns, so please get have them returned URGENTLY.
Mr Donald Yee
Sports Co-ordinator
Hockey Breakup
The students had a great night celebrating the Hockey season at the Clarevile grounds on
Thursday 18 September. A very passionate Parent vs. Student game allowed both sides
to show off their skills, with the Parents team narrowly winning. All who attended the
evening also enjoyed an amazing dinner put on by Stix Café.
We would like to thank our sponsors for the gifts they donated for the evening: Bar Saluté.,
Password Please, The Good Mood Company, Paua World and Trev’s Sports.
Kuranui College would also like to thank the parents and students for their support this
season.
Ms Rose