Bay Harbour: April 26, 2017

Wednesday April 26 2017
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PERSONALISED PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
2018 Student Leaders: 1st Row: Vai Mariner, Crystal Mehlhopt, Jenna Hollis, Leeah Mullany, Sarah Moana Wooff-Smyth
2nd Row: Eden Pettigrew, Adonai Schwenke, Anaru Gray, Cole Barrie
3rd Row: Havana Aaifou, Thomas McHutchison, Sapana Kharal, William Paulden, Sean Robertson-Wright, Makayla Austin
Enrolling now for 2018
Message from the Principal
Kia ora koutou. Talofa.
Kia Orana. Malo e lelei.
Bula. Fakaalofa atu.
Namaste. Kumusta.
Haere mai ki te kura.
Warm greetings to
the Linwood College
community.
It is good to be able to report to our
community of the successes of Term One.
What is particularly pleasing is the increased
involvement of students in co-curricular
activities and the already close monitoring
of 2017 NCEA achievement. This means that
students achieving well are acknowledged
and further encouraged while students
with any early achievement ‘wobbles’ are
promptly noted, with student-family-school
conversations occurring. This is important to
us as we value the dual concepts of personal
pathways and personal excellence.
Connected to these student pathways is
another very pleasing development that has
occurred over Term One - the Community
of Learning (COL). COLs are schools
collaborating to ensure the student is at
the centre of all activity, but not just in the
individual school that they are in at the time,
but as students progress through their
education. Linwood College is already in
Dramatic Flair
Festival of Nations
For two days in March, Linwood College was on show
- in all its glory as communities from forty-seven
countries came together to take part in its very first
Festival of Nations. The idea was to create a multi-ethnic
celebration that reflected the contemporary Linwood
reality.
The event kicked off with a colourful Parade of Nations,
with students and communities, proudly marching in
their ethnic gear, preceded by their flag and placard
bearer.
“The range of colourful costumes worn by our students,
staff and community, was simply breath-taking,’ said
Navjot McCormack, Head of Linwood College’s English
Language Learning Department, the festival organisers.
The festival concluded with a Cultural Evening, a night
of spectacular entertainment. “One parent said that it
felt as if they were entering another world. I quite agree”,
said Mrs McCormack.
the Tamai COL. These schools are LC, Te
Waka Unua, Linwood North, Linwood Ave,
Bromley, Tamariki and Bamford. A few
weeks ago the Bays cluster of schools –
Sumner, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Redcliffs,
Mt Pleasant, Heathcote Valley – made an
application to become a COL with Linwood
College as their partnership secondary
school and this has been accepted by the
Minister of Education.
A practical example of how COLs are good
news is when Heathcote Valley’s Year 7-8s
stay after their regular Technology class
at LC to have enrichment Science, brain
dissection amongst other things! Another
enrichment programme that is occurring
for both COLs is debating and oratory.
Mrs Jac Yoder, our HOLA English; Mrs
Rose McInerney, Redcliffs Principal and
Ms Janeane Reid, Te Waka Unua Principal
have brought together our top debaters
and orators in Years 6-8 to work together
in an eight-week programme. Personal
excellence in action.
Nga mihi nui to our community as we close
Term One and prepare for the further
positive activity of Term Two. If any member
of the community wishes to talk to me about
anything, my door is open.
Richard Edmundson - Tumuaki-Principal
Year 10 students have recently
finished Commedia Dell’Arte
performances. This is an Italian form
of theatre which focuses on themes
such as Love, Food and Money.
2017 PRODUCTION: WOLFSTOCK
We are very excited to present
our production Wolfstock to our
community. With auditions now
completed, this will be performed
during the third term.
Taster Day 2017
Polyfest 2017
Linwood College students
represented the College
superbly during the recent
Polyfest 2017 event. This
was a day of celebration for
all Pasifika students living in
Christchurch.
The Polynesian festival
is a practical opportunity
to strengthen students’
knowledge of their cultural
heritage while showcasing
their dancing and
performance skills.
Linwood College Cactus Training
A new school is coming
Make it yours
OPEN NIGHT
Thursday 18 May 6pm-7.30pm
• Taster Open Afternoon for
Year 6 & 8 students:
Tuesday 16 May 1pm-3pm
• Meet the Principal appointments:
Monday 15 - Wednesday 17 May
5.30pm-9pm
Taster Day offered students the
opportunity to see a range of different
out-of-class activities that are on offer at
Linwood College.
Some of these activities include:
community garden club, volleyball,
futsal/football, league, Pasifika, theatre
sports, young enterprise, cricket, kapa
haka, debating, car club, Mindfulness,
Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Cactus,
board games, rock bands, netball,
basketball, maths club, Robotics, Ki o
Rahi and choir.
More than sixty Linwood College
students have passed through the
rigorous ‘Cactus’ Program.
Cactus is a big commitment both
physically and mentally, challenging
the students from Years 7 to 13 to
test their limits with training starting
at 6.30am. Recently the Woolston
Fire Brigade supported the program
by providing onsite training at the
Woolston Fire Training Centre.
Linwood College • Phone: 982-0100 • Email: office@linwoodcollege.school.nz • www.linwoodcollege.school.nz