What is the PTFA fundraising for?
Term 4 we will be opening our new gymnasium and inside that gymnasium will be a fitness room. All of the money raised this year by the PTFA and from the Cultural Festival will go towards purchasing the fitness equipment required to kit out this room. It will be a room that will be accessible to every student in the school and of great benefit to them all. So please support our last two fundraisers for the year – Nigel Latta Evening and Cultural Festival.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
English tutorials are being offered to students on Tuesday afternoons. Details are:
Year 11 – in AM4 with Mrs Robins
Year 13 – in AM2 with Miss Leafberg
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
COLLEGE HERALD
Congratulations to Suvishka Singh in Year 12 who has won a camera for submitting entries to the College Herald.
DEBATING
Congratulations to David Agnew who was placed in the top ten speakers of this year’s Advanced Open grade in the Auckland Secondary Schools Debating competition.
MATHEMATICS
This year Maths week was held from 10th – 14th August. Students were able to log on to competitions and games online. Each day we had three maths problems presented in the Daley Notices that needed to be solved. By the end of the week, all students’ entries were collated and winners were announced. Transformers rubbers, pencils, pens and toys were among the prizes. Rossa Jeong assisted with scrutinizing due to the staggering number of entries received.
Winner: Patrick Lee
Runner Up: Catherine Kang
Other prize winners: Rossa Jeong, Alex Shirley, Aimee Leher, Romavyll Octura, Keagan De Beer, Sang Hyun Kim, Matthew Laguda, Patrick Lee, Mark Xu, Nathan Kamsma, Dominik Osika.
FRENCH DEPARTMENT
Winner of the Alliance Française Concours Oral for Year 12 in the Auckland region is Sam Vincent.
We congratulate Sam on this fantastic result! The names of all regional winners in New Zealand are put into a draw and the winner receives a 2 week trip to Noumea.
Alliance Française Concours Oral
Congratulations to the following students who were chosen to represent Sancta Maria College in this competition.
Year 11 Kristen Chua
Daniela Encinas
Justine Pillay
Year 12 Olivia Ambrose
Abby Pearce
Sam Vincent
Year 13 Annabel Arrowsmith
Callan Jaffar
Melissa Wing
Extra time is required to prepare for this very tough competition so well done to all the students for their hard work.
THE NATIONAL BANK
JUNIOR MATHEMATICS COMPETITION is a very challenging competition open to year 9, 10 and 11 students throughout New Zealand.
Leo Kang and Mark Xu from year 9 gained Merit awards for being in the top 15% in the country.
Shana Llorando won first place in the Songwriter of the Year Schools Competition through Auckland University.
Jarrod Wood Auckland Representative at the Ice Hockey Nationals Tournament.
U15A SOCCER
Congratulations to the boys on being Runners Up in the Auckland Secondary Schools Knockout Competition.
KOANGA FESTIVAL
Last Thursday evening our Kapa Haka Group performed at the Pakuranga / Howick Community Kura Festival. The group of 70 students has been training for many months under the guidance of Mrs Judd and tutors Carolyn Pou, Hemi Raukawa and Sharyn Katipa.
The performance by the Sancta Maria Kapa Haka Group was superb. They looked wonderful in their costumes and they performed with passion, pride and quality. Everyone associated with the group can be extremely proud. We who witnessed it certainly were proud!
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES WEEK (Term 3: Week 5)
Languages for me means…
A gift sent from God
That brings us all together
Yes for languages!
(Canssandra Strydom 9DNN)
Once again it was full of enjoyable activities ranging from ‘Greet a teacher in Japanese or French or a language other than English and receive a prize’; ‘senbazuru’ paper crane folding; Art and Craft: Pen holder with French taste to Haiku; House Points earning ‘Cultural Quiz on Japan and France’; . Food Challenge, Art and Craft: Eiffel Tower with marshmallow competitions.
Please visit www.sanctamaria.school.nz/Departments/Languages/International Languages Week to view the photographs and Haiku work.
The Auckland Museum Bunkasai Programme – school visit was enjoyable by all.
Please visit www.sanctamaria.school.nz/Departments/Languages/Japanese/Bunkasai to view the photographs of the day activities.
FUTURE EVENT
Taste of Japan 2009:
Saturday 19th September, 2009 10 am - 4 pm
For one day only, visitors to Logan Campbell Centre in ASB Showground will be transported to an authentic Japanese festival world of music, performing arts, food and drink. Under the banner ‘The tradition in the now’, the festival features a range of traditional and contemporary performing arts by visiting and New Zealand-based talent. It is the only hands on festival that you can take part in. The audience can have a taste of Japanese culture through experiencing various activities on the day. Taste of Japan 2009 will be a day to truly savour – watch, taste, listen, and enjoy! FREE
Visit: COMMUNITY EVENT www.nzjapan.net
TasteofJapan 2009
UNIFORM CODE
Reminder to Parents
The College wishes to remind parents and students about the school’s appearance code. In particular the state of students’ jerseys. A large number of students have holes in the cuffs of their jerseys. It is not acceptable that students stick their thumbs through these holes.
LOST PROPERTY
Lost property can be collected from the Deans’ reception area. Any items that are left at the end of term will be donated to charity. Currently there are a number of shoes and non school items.
KEY DATES
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Tuesday
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22 – 25 Sept
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Yr 8 Camp
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Monday
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21 Sept
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BOT Student Rep Elections
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Wednesday
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23 Sept
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Staff Professional Learning
10am start for students
Note: The School Office will be closed until 10am
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Friday
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25 Sept
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· End of Term 3
· NZAA Cycling Tournament
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Wednesday
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07 Oct
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Nigel Latta
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Monday
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12 October
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Start of Term 4
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Tuesday
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13 October
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HPV Vaccination – Does 3
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Thursday
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22 October
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Year 10 Katti Day
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Tuesday
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27 October
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Sports Awards Evening
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Thursday
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29 October
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School Social
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Saturday
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31 October
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Cultural Festival
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Monday
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2 November
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Gateway Course
Presentation Evening
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Wednesday
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11 November
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Senior School
Prize Giving – 7pm
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Tuesday
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17 November
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New Parent / Student
Information Evening -7pm
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Tuesday
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08 December
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Middle School Prize Giving
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Thursday
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10 December
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End of Term 4
School closes at mid day
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SANCTA MARIA COLLEGE SPORTS AWARDS EVENING
TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2009 at 6.30pm
In recognition of the effort and achievement of sporting students, coaches and managers, awards will be presented for:
Most Valuable Player
One award selected across all teams within a code
Perseverance in Sport
Coach of the Year
One award selected across all codes
Manager of the Year
One award selected across all codes
Supporter of the Year
Can be a Student / Teacher / Parent etc
Team of the Year
One award selected across all codes
Sports Development (adult)
Person who has set up teams
Competitions to help encourage, develop or
grow that particular sport
Sports Development (Student)
Person who has set up teams
Competitions to help encourage, develop or
grow that particular sport
Personality of the Year
Person who has contributed on and off the playing field, could be a player, supporter, administrator, parent, referee, assistant, coach, manager, physio.
Nominations can be made for the above awards by completing the slip to your right and returning to the school Office or by emailing
j.cummings@sanctamaria.school.nz
By Friday 25 September
Nominations may be made by parents or students
Award
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Nominee name
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Students/Staff/Community
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Role in 2009
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Supporting Statement
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Nominator’s Name: ___________________________________
Contact telephone number: ___________________________
Please keep this information confidential