Principal's Newsletter - Kelston Girls

Congratulations!
On Monday 28th May, Leva Lineti, Nita and Helen Latu, Parehuia Nepe and
Elliott Crawford were recognised at the Kelston Pride Awards, organised by
the Kelston Community Trust, for their superb organisation of the first Family
Day held in March at our school.
Shirley Yeung came 3rd and Christine Ong came 2nd in the fifth NZ Chinese
Speech Competition held by the Confucius Society at the University of Auckland
recently. The girls received their certificates at the Chinese Embassy
on Tuesday evening.
The rugby team won 22-0 against Auckland Adventist recently.
The Kelston Girls College Bollywood group were placed 1st Best Costume at
the recent Bollywood Competition.
Our thanks to Cassidy Construction for completing the four new classrooms
to a high standard. Thank you also to De La Mare Architects for the design.
On Friday May 4, Ivory Tuaimalo-Vaega, 12JT attended the Michael King
Writers’ Workshop at the National Library in Parnell. Ivory was one of only
15 students across Auckland to be accepted onto the course. She found the
experience to be, “refreshing because you got to work with other students
who write differently. You got to express your feelings and have published
authors give you feedback and compliments. This was fantastic”. Ivory was
overwhelmed to find she was the only Pacific Nations’ student at the daylong
workshop. “I felt special but it made me realise that without the teachers
at Kelston Girls pushing us and making us realise we have ability, we
Samoan girls wouldn’t realise we are as good as everyone else”. Ivory will
be sending her writing to Paula Morris and Emily Perkins, the well-known
New Zealand authors who facilitated the day. She looks forward to working
with the group again sometime in November.
NCEA FEES ($76.70) MUST BE PAID
ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
The fee can be paid in instalments if that is more convenient for parents and caregivers.
A receipt will be issued for any payment made to the school. Financial assistance
forms will be available from the school from the beginning of term 2. Parents
and students are encouraged to check the website, nzqa.govt.nz, for information
on fees, financial assistance, student progress towards gaining NCEA and
study facilities etc.