Nor'West News: January 15, 2019

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Tuesday January 15 2019 27
2019 edition
Making the right
impression
Small school has a big
impact
At Hagley we encourage our students to
be aware of their identities, or what they
look like to others.
What our students wear says a lot
about them and of course a lot about
Hagley. For us, it’s simply saying “be
yourself”. Wearing what they like is one
component in establishing whom they
are and also in knowing that they’re in a
school that accepts them for that.
We also encourage our students to
think about what they look like in the
digital world too. John Parsons, a leading
expert on cyber-safety, advises young
people that the message given by
their online appearance should be a
really positive one. Their online identity
should give a “chin up, shoulders back”
message about them. We reinforce that
message and that our students should
actively manage their online reputations.
A negative digital footprint that others
might look at and form a judgement
from is not how they want to appear.
Whatever they are applying for, people
will want to know more about them
and they’ll often find that out online.
We encourage our students to put
on their “best clothes” in the digital
world so that they build themselves an
identity asset online, an identity that
shows a self-confident person. It’s the
persona that they would like to put
forward if they were in fact physically
present in the room with that person
who was checking them out online and
considering them for that scholarship,
job, or whatever they were hoping to be
selected for.
Whatever their plans, we want our
students to value their identities in all
its senses. In many respects, it’s one the
most important assets they have.
Hornby High School
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 had in 2018,
2019 looks to be even better as we strive
to get ever closer to our vision as ‘a
centre of creative excellence’.
Having occupied the first of our new
buildings, we watch with excitement as
stage two of our rebuild takes place,
giving us some of the best secondary
school buildings in the country at the
moment.
The spaces encourage all the best
learning habits, and every day we see
our amazing students, our beautiful
rangatahi, engaged with and enjoying
their learning.
During an interview with a new parent
late in 2018, he said ‘You are proud
of this school, aren’t you’, to which I
answered ‘yes we are’. He came right
back at me and said ‘When I dropped
off our enrolment forms, I could see it
in your kids.’ And he is so right. There is
much to be proud of at Te Huruhuru Ao
o Horomaka Hornby High School.
In our new buildings some of the best
pedagogy, the most modern curriculum,
is developing as students and staff
explore new, more exciting, and more
engaging, ways to learn together. All
of this exciting learning is magnified
by our use of Chromebooks. The end
result of this is that, for example, writing
achievement is accelerated at twice the
average for children across the country,
one of many achievements of which we
are very proud. We ask that all children
come to Hornby High School with a
serviceable Chromebook.
On top of all that, music, arts, sport and
culture are flourishing in an environment
in which every student is encouraged
to be her or his best. This approach lies
at the heart of our development of the
many gifts and talents that every child
has.
And all of that takes place on the solid
foundation that is our school values:
Commitment, Achievement, Resilience,
and Respect.
Yet again, what an amazing year we are
going to have. Please do join us and be
a part of the extraordinary adventures of
our rangatahi in 2019.
Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu
‘Feathers enable the bird to fly’
And please make sure you follow us on
Facebook for the latest and most up to
date news https://www.facebook.com/
hornbyhighschool/ .
Marian College is a state integrated
Catholic school for girls with a reputation
for punching above its weight.
Core values of courage, perseverance
and commitment inspire and guide
students well beyond secondary
education.
Marian College has a genuine
commitment to the values inherent in
the traditions of the religious orders of
the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred
Heart and the Sisters of Mercy. The
College has a long tradition of service
– both students and staff members
are actively involved and contribute
positively to the wider community.
Marian students perform very well in
NCEA – achieving higher results than
average nationally and compared with
similar schools. We have positive and
supportive relationships between our
staff and students and we enjoy working
collaboratively.
Late enrolments for preference students
are still being received for 2019. To
find out if your daughter qualifies as
‘Success through Learning’
Located in the heart of Linwood
High quality education - Year 0 to 6
The office is open for enrolments from
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Term 1 commences Monday 4 February 2019
Empowering children to aim high, persevere and succeed.
At Linwood Avenue School we are keeping it R.E.A.L.
Respect Excellence Attitude Lifelong Learner
260 Linwood Avenue, Christchurch 8062
Telephone: 03 389 9256 - www.linwoodave.school.nz
a preference student, please visit the
FAQs – frequently asked questions –
page in the ‘Our School’ section of the
Marian College website.
Start of Year 2019
Monday 21st January
School Office Opens
tuesday 29th January
2 - 3pm Years 7 & 8 Open Afternoon
Wednesday 30th 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 31st January
8.30am Years 7 - 11 Normal Timetable all day
friday 1st february
8.30am Years 7 - 13 Normal Timetable all day
180 Waterloo Road, Hornby | Ph 03 349 5396
www.hornby.school.nz