FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Dear students, parents and caregivers
Ngā mihi o te wa ki a koe
me te whanau
As we come to the end of term one 2015 I am conscious of how
busy the term has been. Term one this year has been nine weeks compared to
other years where we have had eleven or even twelve weeks, therefore we have
had to fit activities into a smaller time period. In spite of this staff and
students have been involved in many activities both inside and outside the
school.
Since the last newsletter we have had several TSSSA sports
events, our leaders have been to Palmerston North for a leadership seminar, our
year 12 physical education students have been tramping on the mountain, year 13
geography students are off to Tongariro, students were involved in teens can
cook and assemblies have celebrated sports and academic awards. Over the
weekend a number of staff and students spent 24 hours walking around a track at
the showgrounds for Relay 4 Life. They were great ambassadors for our school as
have all students who have represented our school during this term.
Thank you to the large number of parents/caregivers who
attended our Poutama goal setting day earlier this month. I'm sure you would
have found this valuable, and the foundation and goals are now set for the
year. The relationship that your son/daughter has with their academic mentor is
a very important one in assisting with goal setting and monitoring achievement
over the year. Students will meet with their academic mentor every three weeks
and there will be key messages that will be delivered at various times,
especially for seniors involved in NCEA. Our next round of Poutama interviews
with parents and students will be at the end of term 2. We would welcome any
feedback on the process undertaken this year as it differs from previous
Poutama days.
All students will receive a report during the last two weeks
of the term. Seniors will receive a progress report (parent interviews on
Wednesday 1st April) and juniors will receive their first graduation
report with parent interviews to be held on Thursday 23rd April. The
critical part of this cycle are the report evenings and talking to your child’s
teacher about their progress. An important aspect of your attendance at the
report evening, is the message that it sends to your children that you and the
school are working together to support them. Students should use the reports
and interviews to reflect on their learning, and should then review and reset
some goals, re-establish routines, and ensure a life and work balance.
We still have one
week of the term remaining (school does not finish until Thursday 2nd
April at 3.15 pm) and it is important that students remain focused on their
learning and the goals they have set. I am very conscious of our student’s
efforts during this term and their desire to be the best they can be. I also
want to express my appreciation to our great staff team for the work they do in
serving and supporting a wonderful student community. I encourage students not
to let their standards slip over the next two weeks. Be sure to aim high in all
you do.
NCEA Results
The school has received provisional NCEA results.
Congratulations to all students for their success.
Overall participation based results: students who entered
sufficient credits to achieve a NQF qualification by the end of year.
Year
|
L1
|
Nat
|
L2
|
Nat
|
L3
|
Nat
|
UE
|
Nat
|
2013
|
53.3
|
76.4
|
60.5
|
79.2
|
67.4
|
74.6
|
58.7
|
64.9
|
2014
|
74.3
|
79.3
|
77.9
|
84.3
|
70.3
|
74.9
|
51.4
|
51.9
|
Literacy/numeracy
Year
|
Literacy
|
Nat
|
Numeracy
|
Nat
|
2013
|
83.9
|
78.6
|
82.1
|
80.6
|
2014
|
88.0
|
82.1
|
82.4
|
82.4
|
Certificate Endorsements
2013
|
L1
|
Nat
|
L2
|
Nat
|
L3
|
Nat
|
Excellence
|
7.1
|
11.9
|
4.1
|
9.2
|
3.2
|
8.8
|
Merit
|
42.9
|
26.1
|
14.3
|
19.5
|
25.8
|
24.7
|
2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excellence
|
8.6
|
12.5
|
11.3
|
10.6
|
3.8
|
9.9
|
Merit
|
25.9
|
27.6
|
30.2
|
19.9
|
23.1
|
23.5
|
As this is the last
newsletter of the term, I wish you an enjoyable break with your family and
friends and hope that you return refreshed and ready for another exciting and exhilarating
term on Monday 20th April.
Philip Keenan, Principal