Ashburton Courier: May 06, 2021

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 12 6May 2021 Acting Principal Message Purpose of School What is the purpose of school? This age-old question elicits arange of answers based on a person’s age, life journey and schooling experience. From my perspective, the purpose of school is simple –to prepare students to be successfulintheir lives beyond school. What this means and encompasses is not simple. It is complex, nuanced and dependent on a varietyofexternal factors.Itincludes supporting students to develop the skills,knowledge,dispositions, behaviours and competencies to undertake further learning, beeffective employees and innovators, and contribute toour democracy. What ‘success’looks like varies dependentonastudent’sinterests and aspirations along with those of their whānau. For some students, the end goal of school is to get NCEA Level 2and move into an apprenticeship.For others,toget afull-time job.For some, it is to gain University Entrance inthe subjects required to undertake their chosen course of study.All of these arevalid,and it is our role as a school to facilitate avarietyofpathways. The one piece ofadvice for students would be this –achieve tothe highest level that you are able, togive learning your best effort. You do not know what the future will bring and having high expectations of yourself will stand youingood stead forafuturethatnoneofuscan predict. Pathways To help students understand the options available to them beyond school, Ashburton College partnered with the Ashburton District Council, Mid Canterbury Youth and Careers Exchange, MyNext Move MidCanterbury, YMCA,MtHutt College and AshburtonChristian School to run apathwaysevent on Tuesdayofthis week. The pathways event aimed to support youth in Mid Canterbury in identifying their pathway, and to prepare them with the attributes essential to successfully entering the workforce and community. Pathways was designed to expose youth, parents and caregivers to the careers,recreational activities and supportavailable to young people in MidCanterbury. This was afantastic event and valuable for the attendees.Thank you to all those involved in the running of this event. Home-School Partnership On 20 and 25 May, parent-student-subject teacher interviews are scheduled. Iencourage all parents/caregivers to book in and speak with the teachers of their young people.The home-school partnership is powerful in supporting the learning, achievement and pathways for our students. ANZAC Service Although it is nowclosetotwo weeks ago,the ANZACService is always atime for reflection and remembrance. Thank you toour stunning Head Students Milli Sullivan and Thomas Patterson forrepresenting the College at the annual 11:00am Cenotaph Service. Lest We Forget. Tē tōia, tē haumatia This whakatuakispeaks to theimportanceofhaving aplan andawayofdoing things Jono Hay ActingPrincipal •Tumuaki Staff –Welcome We areverypleasedtowelcome twonew staff to our College,fromthe startofthisterm. Julie Ainsworth Teacher of English,3IC. Marg Jones HeadofFaculty, Science. Staff -Internal Appointments Consequential to Ross Preece’s Sabbatical Leave from 10May to 01 Augustweare very pleased to announcetwo keyappointments forthis time. Jono Hay Acting Principal Angela Mitchell Acting DeputyPrincipal BoardofTrustees News ... Introduction My name is Jen Muir and Ihavebeen electedas Board Chair this year, taking over from Jeremy Savage. Asabrief introduction, Ihave three children currently at Ashburton College, with my eldestatuniversity. Ihave been on the Ashburton College Board for two years, however Ihave been on school boards forthe lasteightyears. Iamalso involved in anumberofothervolunteer capacities,mostly with sports clubs and supporting my children in their sports. I can often be found atthe hockey turf atthis time ofyear (or at arugby ground on Saturdays!). Appreciation -toJeremySavage Iwould like to take this time to thank Jeremy for the last three years at the helm of the AshColl Board ofTrustees. Itisasignificant role and we appreciate the time and leadership he was able toprovide. Jeremy has been a College Board Member since December 2015, Deputy Chairperson from February2017and Chairperson2018-2020 inclusive. NZSTAAnnual Conference Ihave recentlybeen fortunate to attend the NZSTA(New Zealand School Trustees Association) Annual Conference on behalf of AshColl, along with twoofour other BoardMembers, Mark Aguila andNina Bradford. This conferenceisvaluable in termsoftraining forour Boardand keeping up with the latest requirements andideas. Our visionfor AshColl is that our learners will be engaged in learning for life and our Board believes that this is not just for our students but it is important itincludes our Staff andBoardaswell. This ensuresweare all working towardsabetter futurefor our students. StudentExecutive As part ofour second Board Meeting of the year we had the College’s Student Executive members come and introduce themselves to us and outline their goals for the year. Asalways, itis apleasure tomeet with suchanenthusiasticgroup of students who arealways looking forways to improve the life oftheir fellow students atAshColl. Wewish them well forthis year and hope thatthe students get behind them and their initiatives. Welookforward to theirupdate laterinthe year. NCEA Achievement At our last Board Meeting wewere given the NCEA achievement data for AshColl for 2020. It was very pleasing to see that the number of our students who achieved NCEA (Level 1, 2or3)was consistent with our expectations. Given the challenges that 2020 presented Iwould like tocommend everyone who worked hard toensure this happened, including students,teachers and parents/caregivers. Welook forwardto amore‘ordinary’2021! Jen Muir Chairperson •Heamana Information College Closed Next Thursday, 13 May forthe purpose of an ACCORD Teacher Only Day Please notethatthe College willalso be closed fornormal instruction on this day, in order to undertakeanACCORD Teacher Only Day. These Teacher Only Days were allocatedinthe Accord between the MinistryofEducation, NZEI Te RiuRoa, and PPTATeWehengarua, and arebeing held throughout New Zealand on set days forregions. Thedaysare set aside to supportthe implementation of changes to NCEA, and wider strengthening of curriculum, progress and achievementpractice. We do ask thatyou makealternativearrangements foryour sons/daughters on this dayand thank youfor your support. OurVision Staff –Farewells Christina Don Christina has been part ofour CleaningTeam since July 2013, but finishes with College tomorrow. Christina isvalued for her reliable, effective and conscientious work, which we will miss. Wewill also miss her personally, especially in the staffroom, resource and adjacent areas where she principally worked. Wethank her very much forher hard work and wish her well forher relocation from Ashburton. Staff –Change of Role PennyBayley Penny remains with College in aCounsellor role, but has relinquished her English teaching position due to gaining apart-time position with ACADS (Ashburton Alcohol and Drug Services). We are very pleased toretain her contributionswithin our Counselling Department. Information AshburtonCollege Performing in ShowQuest Canterbury2021 ShowQuest (the new name forStageChallenge) is anew performingarts competition forschools and students,fromYears 1–13. The event is part of a nationwide series of events produced by Rockquest Promotions, with the supportofthe Ministry of Education. AshburtonCollege is performing on Tuesday18May, at the Christchurch Town Hall. Theevening starts at 7:00pm,doors open from 6:30pm. Thenightpromises to be an amazing celebration of creativestudents, with ShowQueststageperformancesfollowedbythe ToiWearable ArtShowcase. Tickets canbepurchased from Ticketek - https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=SHOWQUES21 Door sales will be available on the night, butticketsmaysell out,so whānau and friends arestronglyencouraged to buy tickets onlineinadvance. TheFacebook eventislive, with more eventinformation,onhttps://www.facebook.com/events/283134966625486/ Click "Going" on the Facebook eventtostaytunedforany updates. GermanLanguage andCultureCamp forStudents Thirteen AshColl students travelled to Mosgiel to takepartinthis camp,on Monday 12April and returning Tuesday 13April, with the camp running from around 1:30pm and concluding 2:00pm the following day. Held at the Tirohanga Presbyterian Camp, other attending students were from the Dunedin schools of Columba and John McGlashen Colleges,Otago Boys’and Bayfield High Schools. Activitieswereheld in the main hall,with students accommodatedincabins. The expansive 36.5 hectare Tirohanga Campsite is situated onthe Taieri Plains,surrounded by nativebush and stunning birdlife. Teacher of German, TomKitchen, said that the purpose of the camp was to be immersed in German language and culture (which included aLOT of food!). Students involved were: AllTom's senior German class –Year 11 students Kaimana Acidera, Jasper Wharehinga, Paulina Cuadrado, Angela Ciora, Mao Nishioka, Chrissea Cheesman, Archie Glanville, Daniel Wells, Riley Campbell, Harmony Shea; Year 12 -Ron Naui, Jade Jung; and Year 13 Coty Cuadrado. Appreciation is giventoparenthelper Carlos Cuadrado. Programme The English version of the programme outlines ‘Get To Know You’ games; poster-making activity/competition, party games, Jerusalema Dance practise on day one; with Jerusalema dance practise, cake-making competition, quiz, and film Jerusalema dancevideoonday two. (Pictured left): Appetising products of the cake-making competition. (Pictured below): Videoing the Jerusalema dance. Thecamp wasrun by agroup of teachers who arepartofthe Otago NZALT (New Zealand Association of Language Teachers) Region. As Ashburton College doesn’t have this group in their region, we are invited annually to join with the Otago group. It is important tobeaware that the camp is German language immersion, with events taking placeusing German language forcommunication. The students all enjoyed themselves, with some winning various activities and receivingprizesfromthe National German Advisor -AlexandraTöniges. A key highlight of the camp was learning the ‘Jerusalema’ dancechallenge dance, and then having motivational speaker and international choreographer Kelechi Onyele on aZoom meeting with the students, and imparting some wise wordsafterwards.
Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 12 6May 2021 Events OutdoorEducation Programmes Continuing are our reports onOutdoor Education activities and, this week, we look at the Year 11 Historytrip to the West Coast. Inaugural West Coast Year 11 HistoryField Trip Over the two days preceding the Easter break, students from two Year 11 History classes travelled to the West Coast inpreparation for aninternal assessment standard. This assessment deals with significant events and disasters thathaveoccurredthroughoutNew Zealand’shistory. Organising teacher Patrick Sandrey said thatthe purpose of this trip wasfor students to gain insightand historical empathyrelating to events that have occurredonthe coast.These events included the KowhitirangiIncident, the Brunner Mine disaster, the Pike River Mine disaster and the 1908 Blackball Miners’strike. To better understand the events andWestCoast historywevisited memorials andmuseumsthroughoutour journey to gain some first-handknowledge. On our first daywepacked up and headed,via Arthurs Pass,toKowhitirangi, just outsideHokitika. Herelies amemorialtopolicemen, home guardsmen and civilians who were killed during Stanley Graham’s reign ofterror in 1941. This site commemorates those who risked their lives to halt askilled and ruthless killer. After taking photos and discussion wetravelled to the HokitikaGorge foraleisurely walk beforesetting up at our accommodation in Greymouth. (Pictured above): Students hardatworkatthe KowhitirangiMemorial. The following day we ventured up the Grey Valley to the Pike River Mine Memorial (pictured below). This was a very poignant and humbling experience as students viewed the memorials established for the miners who areyet to be returned to their families. Congratulations Festival of the Spoken Word 2021 Festival of the Spoken Word made awelcome return to close out the end of Term One ofthe College Cultural Calendar, where ithas sat for over aquarter ofacentury with only 2020 being atroublesome companion. As forother years,2021saw Festival of the Spoken Word showcase avariety of acts to make up the programme forthe evening.The evening wasnotable forthe number of original pieces by students,aswellasthe commendable number of senior students who performed. Results Junior Serious Monologue Year 9student Maddie Page (pictured right) took out this category with her original piece entitled ‘MyWar Poem’, while Year 10 student Genevieve Felton’s original ‘Red and Pink Carnations’ earned her second place. Senior Serious Group Performance First placed was LauraMihailescu-Bogdan, ZoeRitchie and Hannah White fortheir extract fromWilliam Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’. Second placed was Hannah O’Reilly, Penina Vaaelua, Olivia Lill and Gemma Tapurau with ‘BeaLady’ written by Hannah O’Reilly. Senior Serious Monologue Two original pieces took out the honours in this section with (pictured left) Jorja Roulston’s tonguein-cheek ‘2020, Let’s Chat’ placing her first, and Lauren Taylor’s ‘No matter the years’ placing her second. Senior Humorous Monologue The above tongue-in-cheek theme continued in this categorywith TiaMCallum’s Senior Humorous Monologue winning piece entitled ‘I Love Sports’; and Imogene Felton placing second with ‘Seagull the Sequel’. Both were original pieces. Senior Humorous Group The laughs continued in this final section of the main programme with Molly McKenna and Kasey Higson taking top honours for their interpretation of Catherine Tate’s ‘Detention Lauren’. Second place delivered an entertaining lightsaber fightinthe guise of two young lads role-playing an adapted ‘Star Wars’ presentation. Forthe record, Malachi Drye is not Dennis Nguyen’s father! In thethird-placed group,anotable nod is giventoBenMiddleton’s news weather presentation (pictured below) as part ofaYear 13 group original sketch called ‘The News’. Joining Ben inthis group were Parker Bradford, Samantha Jerao,Harmyn McLean and SamReilly-Sigel. Appreciation A special thank you goes to Kylie Backhouse-Smith, Milly Brown, Jayne Cornelius and CamillaKnights fortheir judging forthe evening. Thank youalso to FrontofHouseJoanne Wakelin; and to Marg Macpherson and SarahLassen in their respectiveroles supporting the evening. Athank you goes also to the respective Teacher House Leaders: Julia Bell (Green House); GeorgiaKeenan (Red House), PeterLee (Orange House), and Stacey Monk (Blue House) fortheir supportinmaking the evening asuccess. Thank you too, toour wonderful Head Students who not only performed in pieces but also MC’d the evening; Tommy Patterson, Milli Sullivan, Easterlin Faamausili, and Alex Rielly. College also acknowledges the time, effort and encouragement organiser Michael Clarkcontributes to this evening. AshDance2021 AshDance 2021 hit the stage on the evening of Thursday 08April, playing to an enthusiastic audiencewho were impressed by the quality and varietyofthe dancers. Organiser Claire Bubb said the programme was rich and varied, beginning with an energetic performance from theYear 12/13 Danceclass performing MyShot from the musical Hamilton, and culminating in aguest performance by AshColl’s Polyfest group,while the judges deliberated. Also adding to the programme was the Life Dance Academy’s two performances (Judoand Hall of Fame), MaxNichol and Emma-Paige Dickson (False Confidence) and Jessalene Eclipse (Skin). The programmewas ably linked together by our Head Students in their MC role –MilliSullivan, Thomas Patterson, Easterlin Faamausili and Alex Rielly. The competition itself washardfoughtand comprised of anumber of dance genres from hip-hop to lyrical and contemporary. Results Judges Kylie Backhouse-Smith and Justine Hanrahan had atough decision process,but settled on: 1st place, Solo Dance CharlotteLivingstone,performing We On Top. 1stPlace, Group Dance VIBE –comprised of Ian Jerao, John Magyaya, HershalRanayand Tielu Iakopo. Top Performer of the Evening John Magyaya. (Pictured left, leftand right): Charlotte Livingstone; VIBE (lefttoright): John Magyaya, Tielu Iakopo,Hershal Ranay, Ian Jerao. Following this we visited Blackball, which is home to the Museum of Working-Class History. This museum has awealth of primary information thatstudents can use fortheir upcoming assignment. Our final stop was the Brunner Mine disaster memorial walk which offers valuable information about the affect and heartbreak that the mining disaster had on the Brunnertoncommunity125 years ago. All-in-all it seemed asuccessful maiden voyage forthe Year 11 HistoryWest Coast Field Trip.Hopefully the students sharethatsame sentimentand have an elevatedunderstanding of the West Coast and its history. Many thanks and appreciation to Ross Preece, Angela Mitchell, Greta Hampton and Craig from Pearsons Coachlines fortheir assistanceand fine companyonthe journey. Coming Events May 05-07 Year 13 Geographytrip, Kaikoura 07 MidCanterburySports Awards,Hotel Ashburton Hockey 1st XI Boys -Christchurch 08 Crusaders Region 1st XV MidCanterburyCombined v Marlborough Boys’High School (home game,College field) 11 Champions of Change,T18, AshColl CanterburySecondary Schools’Road Race, CanterburyA&P Showgrounds,Christchurch 13 ACCORD Teacher Only Day(College closed forinstruction) Drama trip “The Boy”,CourtTheatre,Christchurch 14 WorldVision Youth Conference, ThePiano: Centre forMusic and Arts,Christchurch Hockey 1st XI Boys -Christchurch House Fest Results While the judges of the main programme deliberated, the first of the Inter-House cultural events of the year took to the stage in the House Fest componentofthe evening. Blue House opened the House Fest section with ‘TherapyEnglish’. Tophonours forthe House Fest went to Orange House’s ode to ‘Channel Surfing’, with Red House’s ‘Six Little Pigs’ coming in second. Green House also ‘tippedtheir hoods’tothe other Houses with their actof ‘Little Green Riding Hood’. Concluding the evening was the 2021 Student Executive with their entertaining piece. Performer of the Evening Went to TiaMcCallum (pictured left) who delivered commanding performances across differentcategories. (Pictured right, leftand right): LDADancers, Year 9College student RubyGraham and Year 10 College student RubyRobinson. (Picturedbelow,lefttoright): Fauea Sione,Suliasi Halaufia, Toetu Touli of the Polyfest Group. Appreciation Thanks go to -our outstanding technical crew of Jared Munn (lighting) and Kahu Ross (sound), with AbeCoulter and supported by RonCresswell; to the Judges Kylie Backhouse-Smith and Justine Hanrahan fortheir astute work; and to Jo and Hannah Wakelin and Gianne Butler forFront of House. ClaireBubb as Organiser and Design; Stage Managers ClaireBubband Kath Watkins; and Kath Watkins forprogramme.
Page 1 and 2: Justin Waddell Licensee Salesperson
Page 3 and 4: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ash
Page 5 and 6: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ash
Page 7 and 8: AUCTIONS AN ALTOGETHER BETTER RESUL
Page 9 and 10: NEWS Ashburton Courier, May 6, 2021
Page 11: www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ash
Page 16 and 17: NEWS 16 Ashburton Courier, May 6, 2
Page 20 and 21: COUNCILBRIEF 5Baring SquareWest,Ash
Page 24 and 25: FEATURE 24 Ashburton Courier, May 6
Page 26 and 27: SPORT 26 Ashburton Courier, May 6,
Page 28 and 29: Supporting the community 96 Tancred
Page 30 and 31: SATURDAY 8THMAY 3/363 Burnett, Ashb
Page 32 and 33: PUZZLE PAGE 32 Ashburton Courier, M
Page 34 and 35: trusted 2021 GUIDE trades &services
Page 36 and 37: CLASSIFIEDS 36 Ashburton Courier, M
Page 38 and 39: CLASSIFIEDS 38 Ashburton Courier, M
Page 40: 2354124

Ashburton Courier: May 06, 2021

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?