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6 Thursday October 19 2023 Leaders in Learning Principals Note Kia ora koutou and warm greetings to families and friends of Burnside High School. As we start the last term of 2023 I want to take this opportunity to pass on my thanks and acknowledgements for the warm welcome that I received from The Burnside High School community. I feel very privileged to have been given the opportunity and the responsibility of working with you. The transition to Burnside High School has been smooth and I am very grateful for the support of the Senior Leadership Team and staff. Focus for the Term Burnside High School is already a high performing school. It has been led well, it is achieving well, and it is a school in good heart with an excellent reputation. A platform of success therefore does not need to be built, but built upon. I am really looking forward to working with our staff, students and our parent community to build on this platform of success together. Together we will create a culture where our students are at the centre of everything that we do. A culture where we won’t rest until every student in our care is engaged and achieving. Every student, every day in every class deserves our best effort and we will strive to make sure that we live up to this expectation. My focus for term 3 was to connect with students, staff and families. I have enjoyed getting out and about in the grounds and in the classrooms to meet our students, as well as meeting parents and caregivers at PTA meetings, parent-teacher interviews and subject selection evenings. We now move in to a very busy Term 4 and I look forward to celebrating the successes of our young people at the various award ceremonies coming up. Ngā mihi mahana, Scott Haines, PRINCIPAL Host Families Needed Host families needed for our International students arriving in 2024. Burnside High School is looking for kind, caring host families for our international students that want to study at our school. See below for more information. Our starting requirements are: 1. Within a reasonable distance of Burnside High School 2. Own comfortable bedroom 3. Provide 3 meals plus snacks a day 4. Hosts who have a good level of English and who are inclusive If you would like to make a difference in a young person’s life by sharing your home, lifestyle and culture, then we want to hear from you. Our homestay payment is $315.00 per week. For more information please email: homestay@burnside.school.nz Winter Sport Tournament Week 2023 Burnside High had 15 teams competing at Winter Tournament (held late August-Early September) at either South Island Secondary Schools’ or NZ Secondary Schools’ competitions around the country. The sports competed in were: Badminton, Table Tennis, Golf, Football, Basketball, Netball, Ice Hockey, Hockey, Sport Climbing, Equestrian and Fencing. The weather was great, and all the teams competed at their very best, with our best result being a 3rd equal placing in NZ for our three golfers - Yuki Miya, Jono Fry and Yash Naicker. Congratulations also to our Boys Squash team, who, just before Tournament Week, competed at the NZ Secondary Schools’ Championships in Auckland, placing 6th - a best-ever result for Squash at National tournament. Thanks to all our amazing staff who supported our teams during this week, our student umpires who travelled with some teams, our parent managers, and our awesome community coaches, who we have been so lucky to have help out this year! Boys Hockey, Johnson Cup Tournament 2023 Uniform The Burnside High School Uniform Shop is situated in A Block, adjacent to the staff car park off Greers Road. The shop stocks a full range of new uniform items along with some second hand items. Opening Hours are Monday lunchtime 1.00-2.00pm and Tuesday after school 2.45-4.00pm. Payment is by cash or eftpos. Golf team who placed 3rd equal NZSS 2023 Office Hours 7am-5pm weekdays. Please telephone (03) 358 8383 for all enquiries. www.burnside.school.nz
Thursday October 19 2023 7 Hei Hei hub reaches fundraising goal • By Sasha Watson THREE YEARS ago, the Hei Hei Broomfield Community Development Trust needed to raise $250,000 to renovate its 126 On The Corner building. But the cost blew out to $350,000 because of inflation. That didn’t deter the community group, which continued its fundraising with a high tea, getting it over the magic number needed. “I don’t think we’ll be doing any more fundraisers for a while, but we will hold an opening evening for the building, as well as hopefully a Christmas gettogether,” said trust co-ordinator Tracey Buunk. “We started fundraising about three years ago and we were struggling with the funds. Inflation drove prices up and there were a few roadblocks along the way. “It’s exciting to see the progress. We can now afford the extra amenities we need like SUCCESS: 126 On The Corner has sourced all necessary funding, including a $5000 donation from Hornby Rotary Club. power points. This will also be the first time the property has actually had tapped hot water running.” The trust has received several grants including from the city council, Hornby Rotary Club and Lotteries Commission. It also held many sausage sizzles, high teas and sold raffles. Buunk said the building has ‘taken shape’ with the construction of the kitchen and toilet block about three-quarters of the way through. It will be finished at the end of November. “We’ve got the walls up, though not the cladding yet, and last week Tuesday the roof and tin went up too,” she said. “We are thankful to Kitchen Express for allowing us to build the kitchen without them requiring a deposit. I cried when I was told. We have had some big donations like a big fridge to go in our storage room. “Without the help of our amazing community, especially those who didn’t have a lot, and our supporters, funders, helpers and many others, none of this would have happened.” 126 On The Corner is a hub that hosts activities for the community, such as cooking, crafts, outings, walking group, tai chi, men’s group, monthly community lunches, tea and more. To stay updated, go to 126 On the Corner’s Facebook page or email Tracey Buunk at tracey. heihei@citymission.org.nz Volunteering is a ‘full-time job’ for some BUSY: Wayne Carey gathers pinecones to sell, and collects the funds to give to charities like Ronald McDonald House and St Vincent de Paul. • By Sasha Watson WAYNE CAREY does not let his health dictate his love for supporting the community. The 56-year-old has been involved with community activities for the last 18 months after he and his wife Vickie moved to Christchurch from Blenheim. On Saturday, Carey will be hosting a sausage sizzle at Mega Mitre10 Hornby (9am to 1pm) to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House. “This is my first sausage sizzle ever, so I hope it brings forward heaps of people,” he said. “Illness has affected my life in many different ways – some days I struggle.” Carey was a bus driver in Blenheim for several years and said he ‘loved it’. “But a few ago, I was diagnosed with several health issues, and needed to stop doing what I loved,” said Carey. “I have hearing loss from a surgery gone wrong, which led to balance problems. I also have concussion syndrome from sporting accidents and osteoarthritis and I get tired very easily.” Carey spends four hours a day when he is able, collecting pinecones to sell alongside fundraisers, to which he donates the money to Ronald McDonald House Wayne Carey and St Vicent de Paul. He has also worked alongside Wigram’s Megan Woods, giving out flyers and door-knocking. “I wanted to give back to organisations who have helped me through difficult times,” said Carey. “I can’t explain the feeling it gives me to be able to do something good. I feel grateful and humbled and I don’t expect to get anything in return. It’s like a full-time job now.” Carey has been involved in many community-led projects such as 126 On the Corner and the Greater Hornby Residents Association’s new hydrotherapy pool. “These projects will keep me going until Christmas, and then I’ll get stuck back into pinecone collecting. I have about nine regular customers so I’m kept busy,” said Carey. “I also have help from a young man once a week. He absolutely loves it, and always gives me a handshake or a hug after we’ve finished for the day,” he said. “Fundraising is one way to take away some stress for those with health issues. For people who don’t think there’s anything out there for them to do: There is.” To find out more about Wayne Carey’s community fundraisers, please contact him at timewaster2b@gmail.com URRENDER NQUE T THE ELECTIONS ARE LOST AND WON. WHATEVER BATTLES YOU MIGHT BE FACING, LET’S TALK. 03 349 5111 | WIGRAM.LAWYER@SAUNDERS.CO.NZ | CITY, WIGRAM, PAPANUI, FERRYMEAD | SAUNDERS.CO.NZ
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