Principal's Newsletter - Kelston Girls

K E L S T O N G I R L S ' C O L L E G E
March 2009
Principal’s Newsletter
Dear Parents
Academic Counselling
Thank you to all of those Year 9 Parents who visited us on Friday 20 February.
Despite the terrible weather we had a huge turn out of parents, with their daugh­
ters for academic counselling with Year 9 Form Teachers.
It was a very successful venture and one we will now carry out with Year 13 parents on Fri­
day 27 March. Year 13 form teachers will have the Term 1 Report available, and will dis­
cuss NCEA results and students’ goals for the year.
We will also have a mini Careers Expo in the school hall where you will be able to get ca­
reer advice with your daughter.
Polyfest 19—21 March
Thank you to the many parents who have supported their daughters as they prac­
tised their routines. The last ten days is always stressful. Please make sure your
daughters have early nights. We have had the Homework Centre operating Tues­
day, Wednesday and Thursday after school before practices. I wish to acknowledge the
work that Mrs Brooking and teaching staff have put into helping the girls keep up with
study.
Fiafia
Fiafia is on Tuesday 17 March 6.30 pm. There will be no door sales.
I look forward to all of the groups being excellent ambassadors for Kelston Girls College at
Polyfest. My best wishes go to: Kerehana, Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Cook Island, Indian
and Tuvaluan culture groups, all of which will perform at the Secondary Schools Maori and
Pacific Nation Festival. My thanks to the teachers and tutors who have supported the
groups.
Linda Fox
PRINCIPAL
Congratulations
Year 9 Music Scholarships
The following students have been awarded a Kelston Girls College Board of Trustees Music Scholar­
ship for 2009.
Flute ­ Kelita Hornell 9WO
Violin ­ Samantha McNay 9WO
Emma Watson 9 VS
Cello ­ Anny Chung 9WO
Fahimah Khan 9WO

More Congratulations
Athletics Day Winners
Junior
100m sprint Tiana Ah Sam (14.13sec)
High Jump Sarah Brandon (1.35m)
Long Jump Rosanna Matautia (4.2m)
Discus Katarina Su’a (20m)
Shot put Malia Pomalie (8.4m)
Intermediate
100m sprint Paige Towler (13.78s)
High Jump Danielle Jones (1.35m)
Long Jump Fiona Teo (3.85m)
Discus Feala Vaelua (23.3m)
Shot put Seraphine Falaniko (9.57m)
Senior
100m sprint Akanesa Manu (13.97s)
High Jump Sarah Brandon (1.30m)
Long Jump Ashley Johnson (4.36m)
Shot put Margaret Faaumu (9.62m)
Swimming Sports Day Winners
Junior Michayla Ozanne Sterk: Jnr 100meter sprint and backstroke
Intermediate Danielle Jones: Int 100meter sprint and backstroke
Senior Lilian Vaikoso: Snr 100meter sprint and breast stroke
Auckland Athletics Champions
Girls who qualified to compete
Michayla Ozanne Sterk 9WO Laken Bell 10SE
Juan Hayward 10JE Katarina suk'a 10JE
Feala Vaelua 10EA Sarah Brandon 11JS
Bonnie Hunter 11JS Danielle Jones 11JS
Tania Estall 13BY Jennifer Lale 13YP
Cassie Menssah 13OE Lynn Mensah 13JH
Girls who represented our school at the Auckland Athletics
Championship:
Sarah Brandon: Intermediate High Jump
Other Sports Success
Volleyball 5 th West Auckland
Health and Safety First!
The health and safety of students, staff and all our visitors is very important to us at
Kelston Girls’ College. Recently we have become concerned about unnecessary traffic in
our grounds before and after school.
Please do not drive into the school from Archibald Road before, during or after school. We
frequently have large trucks delivering building materials for the new administration block,
just inside the main gate. This is the first phase in the reallocation and upgrade of some of our
offices and the Hauora, Careers, Dean and Pastoral Care Centres.
Cars delivering students to the main administration area, turning round and leaving, when staff cars are also
entering or leaving, are causing major problems compromising the safety of our students.
If you need to deliver a student close to the building you could use Lynwood Avenue entrance by the swim­
ming pool as there is no construction site there and the traffic is much lighter.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter
Jan Harvey
Assistant Principal.
Bus Transport
A number of our students use public transport. Parents please remind your daughter’s that as
ambassadors for Kelston Girls’ College we expect them to give their seats to older folk who also
use public transport. We also expect them to speak quietly on the buses and trains. We would
appreciate your support in this matter.

Message from the Health Centre
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine National Immunisation Programme
The HPV programme aims to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer in New Zealand.
Each year approximately 160 women develop cervical cancer and about 60 women die
from it. Cervical cancer is caused by HPV infection that fails to clear. The vaccine pro­
vides protection against the two most common high­risk HPV types.
The HPV vaccine will be offered through a two­year school­based programme.
In 2009 young women in Years 8, 12 and 13 will be offered the vaccine.
In 2010 young women in Years 8, 10, 11 and 12 will be offered the vaccine. During Term One of each year,
girls who are eligible for the vaccine will receive information and a consent form. With signed consent, they
will be able to receive the immunisation at school.
Information about the HPV immunisation programme is available on the Ministry of Health website at:
www.moh.govt.nz/immunisation
Parents can also phone 0800 immune (0800 466 863) – Immunisation Advisory Centre.
Bronwen Jackson, HPV Team Co­ordinator
Phone 442­3283 Ext 2282, Mob 021­2416123, Fax 478­2194
2009 at Kelston Girls College.
This year the Ministry of Health will be giving this vaccine through the high schools.
The vaccines will be given in the school hall by nurses on the dates allocated to the school.
This will involve 3 injections with a break in between each injection.
Kelston Girls College has been booked in for 3 dates and 3 follow up dates for the girls who miss the vaccine.
These dates are:
1st dose 17th March (follow up 23rd March)
2nd dose 14th May (follow up 19th May)
3rd dose 18th August (follow up 21st August).
Information and consent forms will be sent to the schools shortly to send home to the parents to answer some
of the questions you may have.
Evelyn Lavers and Jo Cox.
Registered Nurses, Kelston Girls College, PO Box 15798, New Lynn, Waitakere City
Ph: 8279631
Important Dates
Tuesday 17 March Fiafia Night, 6.30 pm
Wednesday 18 March to Saturday 21 March Maori and Pacific Island Festival
Wednesday 18th March (follow up 23rd March) HPV, 1st dose , Cervical Cancer
Vaccine Programme
Wednesday 25 March Reports Issued
Thursday 26 March BOT Meeting
Friday 27 March Year 13 Form Teacher and Parent
Academic Counselling
Thursday 9 April Term 1 Last Day
Friday 10 April Good Friday/Start of Easter
Monday 27 April Start of Term 2

Family Hypnotist Show
Enjoy an evening of fun and laughter with Paul Upfold,
international hypnotist.
Profits to support peace keeping mission to Jordan
AND to buy lunchtime sports
equipment for Kelston Girls’ College
Students. Tickets are $20 each. Tickets on sale from
the Student Centre and at lunch time. Performances
are:
Wednesday 1 April
Thursday 2 April
Friday 3 April
7.00 pm to 9.30 pm
HOLIDAY SEMINARS CHARITABLE TRUST
HOLIDAY SEMINARS CHARITABLE TRUST has
again organised school holiday workshops for Bright Sparks, Tall Poppies, Odd Bods, Crea­
tive Thinkers, High Flyers and Gifted & Talented Students 8­15 years old. 15th to 22nd
April 2009 at Selwyn College, Kohimarama, Auckland.
Workshops include:
WORD WIZARDRY, MONSTERS & TYRANTS, PLAGUE & PESTILENCE, CARTOONS & ANIMA­
TION, COMIC BOOKS, FANTASY GRAPHICS, MATHS MAGIC, MIND READING, VISUAL PERCEP­
TION, CHANCE & DESTINY, SPY SCHOOL, IMAGINATION CHALLENGE, STRATEGY SYMPO­
SIUM, MOVIE MAKING, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION.
www.holidayseminars.co.nz/next_seminar for full workshop descriptions.
Organiser: JEAN HENDY­HARRIS
Tel: 09 585 0111, Mob: 021 389 448, email: info@holidayseminars.co.nz