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Kaikorai Valley College Newsletter
500 Kaikorai Valley Road, Dunedin, New Zealand Telephone: 453 6035 Fax: 453 1602 Email: office@kvc.school.nz Website: www.kvcollege.co.nz
No. 37 - 22 November 2019
Principal’s Comment come along.
This year we are only intending to meet with those families
Kiaora koutou, greetings to all parents, caregivers and friends where we have some concerns around the chosen courses;
of the school. maybe because of a clash, or the lack of pre-requisites, or that
We are now six weeks through a nine week term and it has the subject does not actually fit well with career aspirations.
been quite scary to see just how quickly this term has gone. We will contact these families to arrange an appointment.
External examinations began for our senior students on 7 If you are keen to be part of a meeting please contact the
November and are continuing to run very smoothly. It has school next week and this can be arranged.
also been very encouraging to see students taking up the Uniform
opportunity of coming in for extra tutorials, and credit catch- It is at this time of the year that we remind families about
ups. My thanks to the staff who have well and truly gone the need to consider uniforms for next year. For those in
above and beyond to provide this extra time for students. I Year 10 at present, they will be moving into the senior blazer
hope they are thanking their teachers for this. and tie.
Year 9 and 10 students sat exams last week and will now be These uniform items are available from H&J Smith’s in town.
receiving the marked scripts back. Please do ask them how It does pay to get in early and not leave this till the last minute
these went. This may be an opportunity for the beginnings when supplies may be running short.
of some goals for 2020.
The last few weeks have been interesting weather-wise,
with temperatures fluctuating and a fair number of rainy
days thrown in to keep us on our toes. Please do ensure
students are coming to school with appropriate clothing
for the weather conditions i.e. jackets on rainy days, school
jerseys on cooler days.
Teacher Only Day
Today the school is holding a Teacher Only Day. This is
something we have done for the last four years and it is an
extremely valuable day; at just the right time of the year to
provide staff time to complete some very, very big ticket
items e.g. annual reports. Fortunately, it does not impact
on the senior students and also allows time for planning for
2020.
During the day staff will able to devote time to writing up
annual reports on student achievement as well as beginning
to review teaching plans to see if changes are necessary for
the New Year. I pass on my thanks to all parents for your We would also ask all parents to take a look at the shirts.
understanding in what is actually an incredibly busy time of Some are starting to look pretty grey and may either need
the year. replacing or a good soaking in Napisan. Kilts may also
Strategic Planning for 2020 need attention. Please take a look at hems that have come
It is coming to that time of the year where we are considering undone and get these repaired before taking them in for dry
our strategic goals for 2020. We are keen to hear from both cleaning.
students and caregivers/whānau. You will be sent an email Having had four children, I can recall just how costly an
asking for any ideas that the management team and Board exercise it can be for families. Options are available for layby
may consider in its planning for next year and beyond. I on new items and the school’s second hand uniform shop,
pass on my thanks in advance for your cooperation with this which has a limited supply of high quality second hand items,
survey. is also available. Contact details for the second hand uniform
Senior Coursing Interviews shop are Mrs Wendy Ellis 027 487 7012 and Mrs Katherine
This year we have decided to make some minor changes to Robertson 0274 886 104.
our coursing interviews. In the past we have interviewed Congratulations
every student from Years 10-12, along with their whānau. Mr John Downes, a former Deputy Principal of KVC, who
This has often meant a meeting for a good number of retired last year, received a Long Service Award at a prizegiving
families where we are simply ticking boxes for decisions that last night, held to honour long-serving PPTA members. Mr
you have already made. This can be a little frustrating for Downes was a PPTA member for 39 years.
caregivers, especially those who have taken time off work to Rick Geerlofs, Principal
KAIKORAI VALLEY COLLEGE Opportunity and Success for All
Kaikorai Valley College 2020 Year Dates
Kaikorai Valley College 2020 Dates
Back to School Dates
Monday 27 January Teacher Only Day
Tuesday 28 January Peer Support Training (10am-3pm in the hall foyer)
Wednesday 29 January Junior College students commences (Years 7 and 8)
Thursday 30 January All school commences (Years 7-13)
Term Dates
TERM START DATE END DATE
Term 1 (11 weeks) Tuesday 28 January Thursday 9 April
Term 2 (10 weeks) Tuesday 28 April Friday 3 July
Term 3 (10 weeks) Monday 20 July Friday 25 September
Term 4 (9 weeks) Monday 12 October Tuesday 8 December
Public Holidays
DATE HOLIDAY
Wednesday 1 January New Year’s Day
Thursday 2 January Day after New Year’s Day
Thursday 6 February Waitangi Day
Monday 23 March Otago Anniversary
Sunday 5 April Daylight Saving ends
Friday 10 April Good Friday
Monday 13 April Easter Monday
Tuesday 14 April Easter Tuesday
Saturday 25 April (observed Monday 27) Anzac Day
Monday 1 June Queen’s Birthday
Sunday 27 September Daylight Saving starts
Monday 26 October Labour Day
Friday 25 December Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December (observed Monday 28) Boxing Day
Term Holidays
START FINISH
Term 1 Friday 10 April Monday 27 April
Term 2 Saturday 4 July Sunday 19 July
Term 3 Saturday 26 September Sunday 11 October
Term 4 Wednesday 9 December
International News Urban Farm Activity
The excursions this week for our international students It was a rather exciting
included the Chinese Gardens and Aramoana. day at Bee School this
week as I was anxious to
know if our queen cell
had survived and been
accepted by our split
hive.
You can imagine my
delight when I found
our cell discarded with
the wax cap chewed through, meaning that our queen
had emerged. Our virgin queen will now take a ‘nuptial
flight’ in order to mate with drones from other colonies,
which die after mating! Then she will begin laying eggs.
A fertile queen is able to lay fertilised or unfertilized eggs
depending on the colony needs of the hive. Unfertilised
eggs contain 50% of the queen’s genes and develop into
drones. The fertilised eggs
have 50% genes from the
queen and the other 50%
from the drone male, these
eggs develop into worker
bees.
Our queen will go on laying for
an average lifespan of three
to four years, considering
the average lifespan of a
drone bee is eight weeks and a worker bee six weeks in the
summer and up to five months in the winter, our queen is
very important and essential to our hive.
Now the maintenance phase begins and the bees will work
tirelessly to collect nectar and pollen and begin the honey
making process.
Nicola Rushbrook
KVC Urban Farm
Our Urban Farm is
gratefully supported
by the Otago
Community Trust.
Kaikorai Stream - Ecosystems Field Work Today, 7Br went to the Kaikorai Stream for an Ecology field trip as part of their current work in Science. Students collected animals from the stream and identified them using field guides: they caught and identified two koura, one stonefly nymph, a lot of mayfly nymphs. All were released in the stream at the end of the lesson. They also measured the water quality and temperature.
Brathwaite Centre News School Physiotherapy
On Monday we held a The Physio is looking to have the
lovely remembrance last day of the school clinic at 29
time for our former November 2019, beginning back
student, Amber Daisley, again on 7 February 2020.
with Amber’s family and For those, over this time, who still need ongoing physio, or
friends. We planted a those associated with Kaikorai Valley College, but have a new
rose “Amberlight” in a injury, there is discounted Physio still available at the Physio
pot on our new deck Performance clinic in town - 8 Broadway, Dunedin.
area, decorated it with To make an appointment either ring 477 2853 or email info@
butterflies, sang songs physioperformance.co.nz.
and blew bubbles.
In Literacy, students Shave for a Cure
have been learning The final total collected for our recent Shave for a Cure
about a well-known is $526.20. Thank you so much to everyone who gave so
poem, ‘The Red generously to our shavees and this very worthy cause.
Wheelbarrow’ and have written their own poems in the
same format.
Mr H has been teaching about geometry in maths and
students used paints to make
mirror image paintings.
This week some of the students
performed some songs at an Eggciting News
early childhood centre, and Thanks to a
last week they performed at combined effort
Ross Home. from Mr Dodds,
Mrs S is pleased to be back at Mr Viggo and
work after a long time away Mr Murphy, the
and is settling in again. Thanks Urban Farm is
to Mr H, Mr McMillan and Mr now the proud
Piggott who have done a fine owner of the
job in her absence. flashiest chook
shed in NZ!
Otago Secondary Schools’ Team Sailing Throughout
Learn to Sail Course - 11-13 December the year some
Learn to sail a 420, a fast and fun double handed yacht. students from the senior Technology classes and Activity
This is open to both complete beginners and experienced group worked on different aspects of the shed, from laying
sailors from Year 9-13. If you enjoy the experience you can box design, chook run construction to engineering and
join the Otago Secondary Schools’ Team Sailing group and assembly.
sail regularly after school in 2020. This is an excting new Many of the components were made from recycled material
collaborative venture between our local secondary schools. and the end result was worthy of a George Clark Small Spaces
There is a meeting in Ms Gillespie’s room, Counsellor, on programme. There was thought of putting bean bags in the
Monday 25 November, two rooms and renting them out during big rugby matches
at morning break for and concerts. However, in the end we have decided to let
interested students. the chooks enjoy a life of luxury.
The cost for the course In 2020 students
is $20 per day. Our will be involved
junior students are in designing and
able to join in after our constructing an
KVC prizegiving on 11 automatic water
December at no cost trough, utilising
for that day. Senior the water collected
students on study leave from the roof of the
are most welcome to participate. chook shed. There
Please contact Ms Gillespie for further information. is also a plan to run a design competition for murals to be
legillespie@kvc.school.nz; 453 1606 or 027 561 6268. painted on the shed, so get your design thinking caps on!
Curious Notions Words from the Library
The fear of cooking is known as Mageirocophobia Book of the Week - ‘Wrecking Ball’ by Jeff Kinney.
and is a recognised phobia. This is book 14 in the Diary of a Wimpy
The collective name for a group of unicorns is Kid series which is very popular with our
called a blessing. Junior College students. Greg Heffley’s
President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested while in family receive an unexpected inheritance
office. He was charged, booked, and released for and decide to make big changes to their
speeding on a horse, and had to pay a fine. house. However soon they find home
There are more storms on Mars when the planet is closer improvement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
to the sun. This book can be reserved in the Library or
It is illegal to play a musical instrument in online on the KVC Library web page.
the Northern Territory, Australia, for the
purpose of annoying other people. IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2019
Coca-Cola was first served in 1886. At that
time, only 9 colas were served in an average day, 3,285 DECEMBER
a year. Today, 19,400 Coke products are consumed every 3 NZQA Exams Finish
second.
The largest earthworm on record was found in South
4 Senior Clearance Day (9-11)
Africa and measured 6.7metres. 11 Junior Prizegiving
The praying mantis is the only insect that can 11 Junior Reports Home
turn its head. 11 Last Day of the School Year
“She sells seashells by the seashore” was written
about a female palaeontologist from the 1800s. Office Housekeeping
She actually sold dinosaur bones and fossilised If you have changed any of your contact
shells. details - phone numbers, address, email,
It requires seven to eight trees to provide enough oxygen please advise the office by emailing
for just one person per year. office@kvc.school.nz or phone 453 6035
Walking uses a total of 200 muscles with every step you with your child’s name and form class.
take.
Quote of the Week
This Day in HistorY “I’m a success today because I had a
22 November friend who believed in me and I didn’t
845: First King of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats Frankish King have the heart to let him down.”
Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon, near Redon. ~ Abraham Lincoln ~
1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape
of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach
India. 9 Letter Puzzlegram
1574: Discovery of the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. Words must be 4 letters or
1699: Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark, Russia, Saksen and
Poland divide Sweden.
A R S more and contain the letter
C. Your list must have one 9-
1809: Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen. letter word. Proper names
1842: Mount St Helens in Washington erupts.
1886: Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne,
O C M and foreign language words
are not allowed. Answers will
Australia. be in next week’s newsletter.
1906: Peter Stolypin, Prime Minister of Russia, introduces
agrarian reforms allowing peasants to withdraw from
S O L 19 words = good; 31 words =
great; 46 words = excellent; 53
the communes and take their share of land for private words = outstanding!
ownership. Last Week’s Puzzle Answers: airn, anil, aril, earl, earn,
1910: Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs. elan, haen, hail, hair, hale, hare, harl, haul, heal, hear, hila,
1943: France officially recognises the independence of hula, ilea, lain, lair, lane, lari, lean, lear, liar, lira, luna, nail,
Lebanon, releasing the imprisoned Lebanese government. near, quai, rail, rain, rale, rani, real, rhea, rial, ulan, ulna,
1960: French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear unai, urea, alien, aline, anile, ariel, aurei, elain, equal, haler,
weapons. hilar, learn, lehua, liane, lunar, nairu, quail, quale, quare,
1969: Isolation of a single gene announced by scientists at quean, renal, uhlan, ulnae, ulnar, uraei, ureal, urial, aliner,
Harvard University. hailer, haleru, hauler, hernia, inhale, inhaul, larine, linear,
1989: Conjunction of Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn nailer, neural, renail, rhinal, unreal, urinal, haulier, hernial,
and the Moon.. inhaler, quinela, HARLEQUIN
Sports News
The Otago Athletic Champs were held on Thursday 21 Although it is Teacher Only Day today, Minivolley and
November. Well done to all of our athletes who attended. Volleyball are still on this afternoon. This is also the last
Final results will be out next week but we did have some game for the season, so it would be great to see all team
students make it to the finals which is a great achievement members there.
considering competitors come from all over Otago and for a A reminder to please continue to return all
number of them athletics is their main sport. borrowed sports’ equipment such as shin
Junior Sports’ Week pads, rugby and touch boots, tennis rackets
went really well. On and borrowed PE tops and shorts as well as
Monday our KVC Boys’ sports’ uniforms.
Dodgeball team won RESULTS
all of their games and Friday 8 November
played against East Senior Waterpolo
Otago High School in KVC vs (9) LPHS Black (3)
the B Grade Final also Friday 15 November
winning that game 5- Minivolley - Edgar Centre
3. Tuesday was 3x3 KVC Red (0) vs Tahuna Red (3) POD Layla
Basketball and our Maynard
KVC Green (3) vs Kavanagh Set (0) POD Taneia
boys’ team had one win, Wetere
a draw and two losses. Junior Volleyball - Edgar Centre
On Wednesday we had KVC Yellow (0) vs Queen’s Blue (3)
nearly 30 students at the Tuesday 19 November
Edgar playing Volleyball. Year 7 and 8 Futsal - Edgar Centre
Thursday the weather KVC Red (1) POD Archie Colquhoun vs KVC Blue (3) POD
played ball and Touch Thomas Burns
was held at the Oval. It KVC Green (8) vs Balmac Leopards (3) POD Cassidy Moore
was a huge ask for our Tuesday 19 November
Touch - Kensington Oval
players as we entered Jnr Girls lost to Columba Tartan
a Mixed Team as well Snr Girls lost to JMG
as a Junior Girls’ Team Snr Mixed (5) vs Taieri Snr Mixed (4)
and some of our girls Snr Boys won against OGHS Snr A
played back to back Wednesday 20 November
games for most of the Handball - Kavanagh Gym
day. The improvement KVC (20) vs Kings Snr A (15)
in everyone’s game DRAWS
was very noticeable Friday 22 November
and both teams had a Senior Waterpolo
number of wins in B Grade. The Mixed team won 4 out of KVC vs Kavanagh at 3.40pm
5 games to take second place. A big thanks to Miss Nafatali Friday 22 November - Final games
who coached all of those back to back games. Minivolley - Edgar Centre
KVC Red vs Taieri Spikers at 4.30pm on Ct 4C
KVC Green vs GI Aces at 4.00pm on Ct 5C
Junior Volleyball - Edgar Centre
KVC Pink vs Queen’s White at 7.10pm on Ct 4A
KVC Yellow vs OGHS 10 Blue at 6.25pm on Ct 4A Duty at
7.10pm
Tuesday 26 November
Year 7 and 8 Futsal - Edgar Centre
KVC Red vs Tahuna 6 at 5.30pm on Ct 18
KVC Blue vs Abbots 9 at 6.00pm on Ct 9
KVC Green vs Taieri Blue at 6.30pm on Ct 16
Theresa Johnson, Sports’ Coordinator
e: sport@kvc.school.nz, c: 027 543 4251
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