Newsletter No: 6 April 2008
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Students
Term 1 has been a very busy and successful Term. The academic programme was highlighted with our special Academic Assembly where we recognised the outstanding achievements of many of our students in the 2007 NCEA National qualifications. Our debating teams have performed exceptionally well with many notable victories. Our Senior team is competing in the top Auckland competition. The summer sports programme has been extensive and will be summarised in a Newsletter in Term 2. Our music groups perform regularly at school assemblies and the Kapa Haka Group has grown in stature and in numbers.
Features for Term 2 include the Musical production of ‘Bugsy Malone’ and the unveiling of the ‘Icon’ of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Christ Child in the school Chapel.
SPECIAL CHARACTER
Term 1 has seen the Special Character of the College displayed through the variety of Masses and Liturgies we have been able to participate in.
As Ash Wednesday was on Waitangi Day a special prayer service, led by the Principal, was held during our whole school assembly on the following day. The attendance at the weekly optional Mass, held on Wednesdays at 1.25pm, has been well attended by staff and students and students are now attending as class groups.
The Opening Mass was held on 28 February and the Prefects for 2008 were anointed and blessed with oil by Fr Ezio Blasoni. This year the school initiated the handing over of the Sancta Maria Candle. The two youngest boy and girl in the College, presented the 2008 candle to Charney Rooza, the head girl, and Scot Crowe the Head Boy. They will pass it back to them at the end of the year for safe keeping until 2009.
Year 9 students participated in a Retreat Day, held at school on 29 February. The theme was all of us and the students were grouped according to their Houses. They came in mufti and the money raised went to the Caritas Appeal. They also donated food items for the St Vincent de Paul Foodbank.
The Term 1 Mufti Day raised $1265 for the Child Cancer Foundation and also over 1000 food items for families in need.
The Holy Thursday Liturgy was an re-enactment of the Passion of Christ and the students are to be commended for the reverent way they participated in this liturgy.
The Liturgy Committee has grown significantly this year and we now have about 30 senior students and over 70 junior students who assist with the planning and preparation of our liturgical celebrations.
I thank you all for your on going support as we continue on this incredible journey.
I hope that you have a safe and happy holiday break.
God Bless You All
Paul Daley
Principal
Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding performance in the 2007 NCEA National Qualifications.
NCEA ACADEMIC HONOURS ASSEMBLY
LEVEL 1
National Excellence Award
50 Credits or more with Excellence
Victoria Shrimpton, Kerry McLaughlan, Roshni Mathew, Annabel Arrowsmith, Freddie Conquer, Audrey Soegiarto
National Merit Award
50 Credits or more with Excellence or Merit
Melissa Wing, Alastair Munro, Rachel Nath, Christina Walker, James Stolten, Katyanne Topping, Violeta Tuyay,
Christopher Nunes, Sung Jun Cho (Thomas), Melody Lai, Jessica Danbrook, James Daniels, Mary Duncan (Left), Charlotte Long, Michelle Heather, Callan Jaffar, Aimalefoa Lologa, Latoya Muao, Joy Saavedra, Mary Castro, Kathryn Goodman-Creed, David Agnew, Elizabeth Cooper, Christopher Laoh, Johathan Nazareth, Jaime Green-Thompson, Andrew Cortesi
LEVEL 2
National Excellence Award
50 Credits or more with Excellence
Charlotte Vincent, Walston Martis, Julia Young, Teresa Munro
National Merit Award
50 Credits or more with Excellence or Merit
Lucy Philipsen (Left), Ryan Sainsbury, Jenika Stubelj, Olivia Caldwell, Charles McArthur, Laura Conquer,
Edlyn Colaco, Dayna Johnstone, Noelle Goh, Mikhal De Jesus, Sang-Min Kim, Rachel Hilliar, Anne Hong
Mary Moon, Marcel Rossouw, Lucy Turley, Maualeahnora Savea
LEVEL 1 – SILVER
Students who have accumulated 80 or more credits from a combination of ‘Achieved with Excellence’ and ‘Achieved with Merit’ Awards
Victoria Shrimpton, Kerry McLaughlan, Roshni Mathew, Audrey Soegiarto, Alastair Munro, Rachel Nath,
James Stolten, Katyanne Topping, Freddie Conquer, Annabel Arrowsmith
LEVEL 2 - SILVER
Students who have accumulated 60 or more credits from a combination of ‘Achieved with Excellence’ and ‘Achieved with Merit’ Awards
Walston Martis, Julia Young, Teresa Munro, Edlyn Colaco, Lucy Philipsen, Laura Conquer, Dayna Johnstone,
Ryan Sainsbury, Jenika Stubelj, Olivia Caldwell, Noelle Goh, Sang-Min Kim, Anne Hong, Mikhal De Jesus,
Rachel Hilliar
LEVEL 2 – GOLD
Students who have accumulated 60 or more credits from ‘Achieved with Excellence’ Awards
Charlotte Vincent, Walston Martis
WORLD YOUTH DAY
A group of approx 30 Students will be taking part in the World Youth Day in Sydney in July and they were blessed at a lunchtime Mass by Fr Ezio and given WYD badges. They have been preparing for the trip for almost a year now and will be accompanied by Ms Cooney, Mr Gorman, Mrs October, Mr Bidwell and a group of parents.
SCHOOL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
A reminder that if your option to pay school financial contributions is on a term by term basis that term 1 fees are now overdue. Term 1 fees must be paid in full immediately . If you have not set up your automatic payment yet please contact Margaret Littlejohn. All receipts will be sent out with your financial statement at the end of term 1. Please ensure that these are kept in a safe place for your tax return. We will not be sending any receipts prior to this or with students.
JAPAN STUDY TOUR 2008
Mrs Kevern & Mrs Cummings will accompany 12 students studying Japanese on the inaugural Sancta Maria College Japan Study Tour for 2 weeks departing 18 April. After extensive organisation, student preparation, fundraising and excitement, the students will improve their communication skills and experiences through homestays, school visits, fast train travel, and cultural visits in Utsunomiya, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Kyoto. Students travelling are Dore Chen, Paul Cho, Mercia Cloete, Raj George, Sang Min Kim, Danielle Hareb, Michelle Heather, Rossa Jeong, Anna Kim, Kimberly Leher, Alexandra Osika, and Mary Um
LANGUAGES LEARNING NEWS CORNER
Assessment Language Competency Certificates (ALC)
Once again students of Japanese and French are invited to sit the ALC Certificate which is to be held in Term Two, Week 3. A letter has already been sent home regarding the Certificate in March.
What are the certificates?
The Assessment of Language Competence Certificates is a program designed to celebrate and enhance the learning of Languages Other Than English in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. The program is an initiative of the Australian Multicultural Foundation, in collaboration with ACER. The skills testing program includes both reading and listening comprehension tasks in a multiple choice format designed to be both challenging and to enable all students to experience success.
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ALC Certificate 1 |
ALC Certificate 2 |
ALC Certificate 3 |
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Tuesday 5th August 2008 |
Wednesday 6th August 2008 |
Thursday 7th August 2008 |
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Japanese Year 9 students |
Japanese Year 10 students |
Japanese Year 12 students |
Last year a number of our students were congratulated for their achievements in the categories of High Distinction, Distinction and Merit.
AUCKLAND SCHOOLS DEBATING
Sancta Maria are proud to be hosting the 2008 Junior Open rounds of the Auckland Schools Debating Competition. The competition takes place on Monday evenings every fortnight.
The first round took place on 3 March with fourteen debates taking place between 4.30 and 6.30pm. The moot debated was “Financial rewards should be offered for the solving of crimes”. Other East Auckland schools including St Kents, Sacred Heart, Macleans, Glendowie, Edgewater, Botany and Howick sent teams to Sancta Maria to compete.
A number of enthusiastic Sancta Maria students from years 9 and 10 debated and assisted with setting up classrooms for the debates and guiding visitors. It was an extremely enjoyable evening and we look forward to hosting the remainder of the competition.
TERRIFIC TECHNOLOGY
New Zealand’s future depends on the next generation of Technologists, Engineers and Scientist…These are the people who use their creativity, knowledge and skills to make new things and solve problems. This is the reason that the Technology Department at Sancta Maria College have forged links with Futureintech, an organisation committed to giving our students knowledge and information about future careers opportunities in these fields. This term Futureintech have brought 2 of their industry ambassadors into school to hold seminars with our Year 10, Year 12 and Year 13 Technology students. Our students were privileged to spend time with Johanna Catoto from Emerald Foods and Christie Stanton from Fisher and Paykel Health Care.
NATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION
Nicolette Nes won a gold medal in the vocal category for her original song “Back through the years” in the National singing competition held on Sunday 30 March. She will now travel to Hollywood in July to compete.
BLUELIGHT TOUCH COMPETITION
Sancta Maria College won 3rd place at the recent Bert Henham Park competition.
FIRST X1 CRICKET
The First X1 cricket team played Aquinas College from Tauranga on March 16th and 17th in what will become an annual exchange between the two schools. The exchange commenced with both teams attending Mass at school before taking the field. The result was a first innings win to Sancta Maria College. Thank you to all the families who billeted and to the mothers who assisted with lunches on Sunday and Monday. The game was played in excellent spirits with a high degree of sportsmanship being displayed by both teams.
SANCTA MARIA COLLEGE 2008 ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to the following students:
Junior Girls - Danielle Hareb
Junior Boys - Kevin Crowe
Intermediate Girls Anna De Jong and Patria Harris
Intermediate Boys Liam MacKenzie
Senior Girls - Tori Shrimpton
Senior Boys - Phillip Moody
COUNTIES MANUKAU SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETICS
Results for Sancta Maria College students who gained
5th place and above
Danielle Hareb 4th 800m, and 5th 300m, Ana De Jong 5th 400m, Samantha Ryan 4th Long Jump, Charlotte Long 5th Long Jump, Nick Osten 2nd 1500m, Scott Crowe 3rd 1500m, Joseph Kelly 5th High Jump and 2nd Long Jump, Patria Harris 5th 1500m and 2nd 800m, Lucy McGall 2nd 80m Hurdles and 1st Triple Jump, Phillip Moody 2nd 800m and 1st 400m.
The following students went on to represent our school for Counties Manukau schools at the North Island
Secondary Schools competition.
Joseph Kelly, Patria Harris, Lucy McGall, Phillip Moody
Lucy performed exceptionally well coming 3rd in the Open Pole Vault.
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BUGSY MALONE
Wednesday 14th May 2008 Thursday 15th May 2008 Friday 16th May 2008
Starting 7.00pm Tickets are available from the School Office shortly
Adult $15 Child / Senior Citizen $8 |
SYNOPSIS:
Sancta Maria is proud to present the theatre production of ‘Bugsy Malone’, originally released in 1976, written and directed by Alan Parker, with music by Paul Williams.
A cast of Sancta Maria youngsters play Prohibition-Era mobsters in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to the 1920s gangster flick. The play follows the main character, the man ‘everybody loves’, Bugsy Malone (Joseph Xulue Year 11), who is somewhat of a drifter, going from ‘this and that’ trying to earn an honest buck, mainly by finding potential boxers, although occasionally doing work for the likes of Fat Sam (Eric Vivares Year 13), the boss of a mafia gang. It’s at Fat Sam’s that we meet the majority of the other main characters, such as Tallulah (Olivia Caldwell Year 13), the lead performer at the speakeasy as well as being Sam’s girl, and Blousey Brown (Nicolette Nes Year 10), an aspiring singer who dreams of making it to Hollywood someday.
When a rival of Fat Sam’s, Dandy Dan (Harry Anderson Year 13), begins to muscle in on his ‘turf’, Sam has to fight back to protect his empire – cue plenty of flying whipped cream. This cream pie-flinging, pinstripe-wearing, pint-sized classic is charming and entertaining for all age groups. One of the greatest aspects of this play is the music. The songs are both catchy and enjoyable to listen to, and you will be humming from start to finish, and even days later at work and at school.
This mafia-mobster-splurge-gun-wielding classic will capture your heart and your imagination.
Produced by: Mr S. Voisey Acting Director: Mrs T Bassi
Musical Director: Mr S.Voisey Assisted by: Mrs T Robins
Directors of Choreography: Mrs L.Wilson and Mrs M.Gunderson Mrs V Oliver
CAREERS DEPARTMENT UPDATE – Term 1
Staff: Mrs Keegan - Careers Advisor. Mrs Morby - Gateway Co-ordinator. Mrs Munday - Careers Assistant
Tertiary Liaison - University of Waikato
Year 13 students considering University at Waikato or outside of Auckland are invited to attend the Open Day on Friday 9th of May 2008. A bus is provided for students. Please see Mrs Keegan in the Careers Office for more information.
Otago University
If you are interested in going to Otago University, there is an Open Day on Tuesday 6th May 2008. You will need to find your own transport to Dunedin. If you are interested, please see Mrs Keegan in the Careers Office for more information.
Manukau Institute of Technology Experience Days
During the year MIT offer experience days to Years 12 & 13 students across a wide range of careers. These are for one day only and students are required to make their own way to MIT. For more information about the types of days of offer, please see Mrs Keegan in the Careers Office
Tertiary visits
We have a series of guest speakers during Terms 2 and 3. These speakers have been invited to speak to any students interested in that particularly institution or workplace. Speakers confirmed at this stage are:
· 10th April – New Zealand Army
· 19 May – McDonalds Oasis – Work experience
· 22 May – Waikato University
· 05 June – Canterbury University
· 19 June – Counties Manukau – Careers in Health
· 26 June – Faculty of Education, Auckland University
· 03 July – Tools4work - Apprenticeships
A schedule will be available on the Careers Board outside the main office. These talks will be held in the Careers Office. Each visit will also be advertised in the Daley Notices.
The Gateway programme is well underway for 2008 with most of our students being successfully matched with suitable employers. This Government funded programme blends school study with workplace learning and experience. Learning is assessed in the workplace counting towards national qualifications. We are always interested in
hearing from employers from within our school community who would be willing to assist us
by taking on a student for an average of 8 working days. Contact Amanda Morby, Gateway
Co-ordinator on (09) 274 4081 ext: 244 or Mobile: (021) 104 5373 or email
a.morby@sanctamaria.school.nz