Hauora Week

Hauora is all about total wellness. At Awatapu College we want to support each student to reach their full potential through wellness. In Week 8 we are having a Hauora festival to promote the different ways of wellness leading up to exams. There is something for everyone; a 3 on 3 basketball competition, colouring competition (picture attached) and stress buster/mindfulness workshops. These will happen over lunchtimes on 10th and 11th September. Colouring competition entries are also available from the Guidance suite.

Early School Closure - 12 September

Please note, the school will close for all students at 1.30pm on Wednesday 12 September due to Senior Exam Week preparation. This is with the exception of those students sitting the Year 12 History and Year 12 Media Studies exam on Wednesday 12 September from 1pm to 4pm.

All other senior exams will run from Thursday 13 September until Tuesday 18 September. The exam timetable has been published on the College Facebook page and website, and senior students are aware of this. 

School buses will run as per normal during exam week.

The College Library will be open until 3.15pm on Wednesday 12 September should your child need supervision for the remainder of the day. Please contact Mr Hatch, Deputy Principal, on 356 4817 ext 8818 to make a request for your son/daughter to be supervised until 3.15pm on this day.

A further reminder, the school will also be closed on Wednesday 19 September due to a Teacher Only Day.

SPCA Cupcake Fundraiser

Well done to Floor Schalk who raised $240 for the SPCA on SPCA Cupcake Day. Floor and her friends, with some help from family members, baked up a storm and then Floor sold the cupcakes all over town. Well done!

NCEA Review - Public Consultation

The Ministry of Education is looking at ways to improve NCEA that will benefit all our young people, rangatahi and other learners, and they want your help to make it happen. The public consultation period has been extended and invites anyone with an interest in NCEA to share their thoughts. This is a chance to strengthen NCEA to make sure it works well for our students, whānau, teachers and wider community. Your say will help make the qualification relevant, accessible, and achievable for all students. Please join in the conversation and submit your ideas, experiences and suggestions for change.

The Education Conversation website has all the detail you need: conversation.education.govt.nz/NCEA

Ways to Have Your Say:

• Complete a survey online
• Lead a group discussion on ways NCEA can be strengthened and use the findings to write a group submission
• Submit a detailed submission online
• Make Your Mark Competition
• Ask Me Anything - go online to join a discussion about NCEA
• Post your views on social media #NCEAReview #NCEAHaveYourSay

Artistic Roller Skating Champs

Congratulations to Phoenix Reid who competed in the Australian National Artistic Roller Skating Championships in Perth recently. Phoenix gained a silver medal in the Ladies Junior Figures and a bronze medal in the Ladies Youth Freestyle. Following this competition, Phoenix competed in the New Zealand National Artistic Roller Skating Championships and gained 4 silver medals in the Advanced Loops, Junior Figures, Junior Solo Dance and Youth Freeskating. For her achievements, Phoenix receives a Gold Achievement Award in Sport.

NZQA Fees Reminder

Students entered into internal or external NCEA standards must pay NZQA fees every year to have their results recorded on their Record of Achievement, and to receive certificates. There is a separate fee structures for domestic students and international students. Financial assistance is available for domestic students to help with the payment of entry fees. Financial assistance is not available to international fee-paying students. Families who meet the financial assistance criteria based on income, benefit or multiple-candidate applications will have the fee reduced. This fee will cover all NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship exams. Financial assistance application forms have been e-mailed home, but are also available from the school office. Full payment of the NZQA fee is due before 31 August 2018.