Nor'West News: January 16, 2018

18 Tuesday January 16 2018
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NOR’WEST NEWS
Christchurch Girls
Last year our school was 140 years old
and in that 140 year history we have never
doubted what we stand for. We know
what we are. From our beginnings in
1877 we have only ever been a purpose
built school for girls. When our school
first opened on that September day in
1877 who could have envisaged 140
years later: three site moves, a number of
earthquakes, 13 principals and a fabulous
new building? In that time we have seen
the move from ink pens to ball points,
from blackboards to whiteboards to
laptops. It makes you wonder what the
future holds in store and how can you
prepare for what may or may not be? At
Christchurch Girls’ High School we work
hard to build capacity in our students so
that they are able to embrace the future
with confidence.
Students strive to pursue personal
excellence on the sporting field, in cultural
activities, through community service and
academically. They do so with energy and
enthusiasm, supported by an experienced,
professional and caring staff. We are
traditional in aspects such as uniform,
courtesy and the high expectations we
have of our students but innovative in the
wide range of opportunities we provide
both inside and outside the classroom.
Hence our vision: Embrace Tradition,
Embrace Innovation, Embrace Excellence.
Education takes us from darkness into
light.
Kia tu ki tenei taumata – o te Whai Ao – ki
te Ao Marama
Kia mohio hei whakatuwhera mou
Nau mai, Haere mai.
So stand at this threshold – Te Whai Ao –
The World of Light and know that it is open
for you. You are welcomed.
Christchurch Girls’ High School Te Kura o
Hine Waiora looks forward to welcoming
you in 2018.
CGHS Start Dates for 2018
MONDAY, 22 JANUARY
FRIDAY, 26 JANUARY
Week 1
MONDAY, 29 JANUARY
TUESDAY, 30 JANUARY
WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY
THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY
FRIDAY, 2 FEBRUARY
Week 2
MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY
TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY
WEDNESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY
OFFICE OPENS FOR ENQUIRES
New Staff Orientation
Peer Support Leader Training (10am-2pm)
School runs from 9am through to 2.30pm
Teacher Only Day
International Student Orientation
Year 9 Orientation and Year 13 Prefects (9am – 2.30pm)
Year 13 Peer Support Leaders (11am – 1.30pm)
Year 10-13 New Student and
International Student Orientation (10am – 11.30am)
Sports and Cultural Roadshow
Year 9 Orientation (9am – 2.30pm)
Year 13 Peer Support Leaders (11am – 2.30pm)
Year 13 (9am – 11am)
Sports and Cultural Roadshow
Year 9 Orientation (9am – 2.30pm)
Year 11 9am – 11am
Year 12 1pm – 2.30pm
Sports and Cultural Roadshow
Year 9 Orientation (9am – 2.30pm)
Year 10 (9am – 2.30pm)
Sports and Cultural Roadshow
School runs on normal times (8.40am - 3.10pm)
All years Extended Form Time (Timetables)
Powhiri
Timetabled Classes from Period 3
Waitangi Day
Timetabled Classes
School office phone 03 348 0849
Hornby High
2018 edition
2018 Pathways at Linwood College
Education is about the well-being of the
whole person and how developmentally
positive experiences enrich our
students’ understanding of who they
are and broaden their outlook. They
nurture students’ classroom focus by
contextualising their learning and sowing
the seeds of positive ambition.
Linwood College believes in a ‘pathwayed
curriculum’. This means the school,
students and families knowing:
1. Students’ prior learning and skills as they
come into LC from our partner primary
schools and building on these successes
2. How the learning at LC connects to
what the students want to do when they
leave school. “What are my post-school
pathways and how does my time at LC
help me achieve these pathways?”
In this way learning is meaningful to the
individual and strengths-based.
Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e
lelei. Bula. Fakaalofa atu. Namaste. Kumusta.
Haere mai ki Te Kura Huruhuru Ao o
Horomaka. Warm greetings to the Hornby
High School community.
What an exciting year we have ahead of us
in 2018. We will move into the first two of our
new buildings around the middle of the year.
Our new gymnasium offers a second full
sized basketball court to complement the
court in the existing Gymnasium. It will also
contain a fitness and weights room (a new
addition for students) and teaching spaces.
Marian College
welcomes all students
and whānau to the new
school year.
Visit www.mariancollege.school.nz
for 2018 starting dates and times
Late enrolments for preference
students are still being received.
Follow us!
www.facebook.com/mariancollegechch
Te Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka
Start of year 2018
Monday 22nd January
School Office Opens. New Enrolments welcome
Tuesday 30th January
2 - 3pm Years 7 & 8 Open Afternoon
Wednesday 31st January
9am - 2pm – Years 7, 8 & 9
9am – Mihi Whakatau for new students.
Whanau welcome
10.30am - 11.30am – Year 10 assembly & form time
11am - 12pm – Year 11 assembly & form time
12pm - 1pm – Year 12 & 13 assembly & form time
Thursday 1st February
8.30am – Years 7 - 11 Normal Timetable all day
Friday 2nd February
8.30am – Years 7 - 13 Normal Timetable all day
180 Waterloo Rd, Hornby - Ph 03 349 5395
www.hornby.school.nz
Students learn best when who they are in
terms of language, culture and identity – is
affirmed. Enhancing the mana and dignity
of the individual is at the heart of Linwood
College.
Our school’s Year 7-13 curriculum creates
aspiration and community. There is
age-appropriate educational and social
continuity and multiple opportunities for
leadership so students excel and develop
independence.
At our school all students can make
their mark whether academic, cultural
or sporting and set their direction for life
after secondary school. An LC leaver is
confident and well-prepared for the future.
Our leavers continue to join thousands of
former LC students who have achieved
personal success both within New Zealand
and overseas.
The main building (the one you see from
Waterloo Road) will contain specialist
teaching spaces for technologies, visual arts
and sciences. It will also include our learning
commons, Whare, student cafe and wellness
resources, staffroom, and administration.
We all know of course that a school is much
more than its buildings, and a huge amount
of work has gone into adapting how we
cause learning.
The Manaiakalani pedagogy (Learn Create
Share), and the use of digital devices
(Chromebooks) is having a huge effect on
student achievement, with achievement
surpassing growth and improvement
nationally by a significant margin. We ask
all students to come to school equipped
with a Chromebook, apart from your time,
there is little better you can invest in your
child’s education than the purchase of that
Chromebook.
Junior students are increasingly approaching
their learning via real world contexts
(whether it’s the arts or business, or project
based learning designed to improve our
community in real ways). This is contributing
to improved engagement and improved
learning.
We are a very values based school, and our
students repeatedly show that they have a
heart for our values, for their community, and
for what is right.
What an amazing year we are going to have.
Please make sure you follow us on
Facebook for the latest and most up to
date news https://www.facebook.com/
hornbyhighschool/ .
Ngã mihi nui, Robin Sutton
‘Success through Learning’
Located in the heart of Linwood
High quality education - Year 0 to 6
The office is open for enrolments from
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Term 1 commences Tuesday 30 January 2018
Empowering children to aim high,
persevere and succeed.
Respect Resilience Curiosity Caring
260 Linwood Avenue, Christchurch 8062
Telephone: 03 389 9256 - www.linwoodave.school.nz