Insight
Motueka High School
Term 3 – August 2015
In this issue:
Whakarewa Street
Private Bag 1001, Motueka 7143
Telephone 03 5289050
Fax: 03 5286906
www.motuekahigh.school.nz
[email protected]
From The Principal
From the Principal
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Parent Info
Board of Trustees
Food Technology
Music
Sports
Science
Arts/Gateway
Tena koutou katoa
Within the pages of this Insight publication we recognise students who
have taken up challenges and those who are in the pursuit of success – in
the classroom, on the sport’s field, in musical productions, cultural events
and a plethora of other school related and extra-curricular activities. These
students reflect the diversity of our school, our community and ultimately
our future. Amongst other things, it is these student successes that make
me incredibly proud to have been principal at Motueka High School for the
past 6 years.
As I enter my last term at Motueka High School I consider myself very
privileged to have been part of this fantastic school and this awesome
community.
Mathematics
The Base
Te Whare Pora/Whanau Class
Outdoor Education
International
I accepted the role of Principal at Motueka High School in October 2009
and I am very proud of the achievements and successes of each of our
students and the progress that we have made together as a school. When
reflecting on these achievements, there is much to be proud of.
One of the first things visitors to the school frequently tell us is that
Motueka High School is a special place and it really is! One of the
foundations of our school is the culture of support, the care and goodwill
for others. Our Core Values of Manage Self, Have Respect and Strive to
Learn, are well understood, well embedded and well adopted into our
school culture as is our Human Rights Charter.
Dance
Motueka High School staff and
students thank
Konica Minolta for their
contribution to Insight
Thank you
Konica Minolta
for sponsorship of
our Student Gold
Point Rewards
At the end of last term we celebrated our best ever attendance rate as a
school. As at the end of Term 2, 2015 our school-wide attendance rate was
93.1% with a best ever result of 73% of our students now having an
attendance rate above 90%. This represents a 10.1% increase in schoolwide attendance in the past six years – a very significant accomplishment
that is having a positive and tangible effect on student achievement across
the school. Congratulations to our students and thanks to our mums, dads
and caregivers for supporting this important endeavour.
Another accolade worthy of our highest pride is our constantly improving
NCEA results for each of our senior students. During the past five years our
NCEA results as a school have improved by 40%. This significant
achievement is a credit to each of our senior students.
A key ingredient in the success of this school is the commitment, skill and
determination of our teachers and support staff. Our teachers work
steadfastly to support and develop students academically and holistically.
Student success is a testament not just to their
own efforts, but also to the commitment, hardwork, skill and effort that teachers have invested
into their students. I am grateful for the
dedication, support and commitment from our
teaching and support staff at Motueka who
consistently go the extra distance to support our
students.
One of our most significant achievements as a
school is our NCEA results for our Māori learners
which have doubled in the past five years. As a
school we have done our best to support our
Māori students to experience success as Māori. I
am also really proud of the strong external
relationships that have been built with Te Āwhina
Marae, our two local iwi Ngāti Rarua and Te
Atiawa, and iwi entities Wakatū Inc and the Ngati
Rarua Atiawa Iwi Trust. The fund-raising and
building of a Cultural Education Centre for
Motueka High School will be one of the key
deliverables from these partnerships. Valued at
$1.1 million dollars, this building will represent
the most significant investment in school property
since the school was opened in 1955. The building
will be named “Te Maatu” after the Māori
ancestral gardens which grew on the ground that
our school now occupies and we are on schedule
to commence building in December this year.
Beyond NCEA results, as a school we have been
working hard to ensure that the students who
graduate from Motueka High School will enter
further study or the workforce as young men and
women who are well educated, well rounded and
well prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. I
know that our graduating students are ready to
take their place in the world. Our learners of
today, will be the leaders of tomorrow and their
holistic, well-rounded education will serve each of
them well as they make their way through life.
Another area that has grown significantly in the
past 6 years is our International Student
Programme. The number of International
Students studying at Motueka High School has
grown by nearly 400% in the past 6 years and as a
school we have enjoyed sharing our kiwi culture,
our broad and balanced curriculum, our sports,
culture and of course the great outdoor education
opportunities that our beautiful part of the world
has to offer.
Finally, I would like to thank the staff, students
and community for all your incredible support and
encouragement of me, throughout the past six
years as I undertook the task of learning the craft
of principalship. Achievement and success doesn’t
occur by accident. It is the product of dedication,
sweat, toil and commitment – and not just for the
students concerned. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank my colleagues, our team of
devoted volunteers and members of the
community who collectively invest thousands of
hours of their own time each year in support of
our students’ goals and ambitions. Your
contributions are deeply appreciated.
I also want to express my thanks to the Board of
Trustees for recognising my potential as a leader
all those years ago and for affording me the
significant responsibility to lead Motueka High
School. I have immensely enjoyed my involvement
with our board and I have valued the close
working relationship and the many hours of time
that our board members contribute to the effective
governance of our school each year.
My time as principal has at times been
challenging, but it has always been rewarding. It
has been an honour and privilege to lead Motueka
High School and I could not have asked to work
with a finer school community. I will forever
reflect on my time at Motueka High School as one
of the highlights of my career and I will always
remain a staunch and loyal supporter of Motueka
High School and everyone in it.
I wish everyone in our Motueka High School
community all the best for the future.
Qui Patitur Vincit
Scott Haines
Principal
Calendar
Parent Info
Term 3 - 2015
August
13
Runanga Matua Hui
14
Nominations open BOT Student Rep
17
Last day NCEA fees
24-25 Rich Learning for Juniors
24-28 Assessment Week for Seniors
26-28 Year 13 OED Alpine Expedition
31-4/9 Tournament week
September
1
Nominations close BOT Student Rep
3
Teacher Only Day
4
Regional School Holiday
8
Subject Selection Day
10
Dance performance School hall
14
Board of Trustees Voting opens
16
Course selection evening
18
Board of Trustees Voting closes
19
Senior students School Ball
22-23 Year 12/13 play “Caucasian Circle”
26
Last day for Scott Haines
26
Last Day of Term 3
Term 4 – 2015
October
1-9
School Holidays
12
1st Day of Term 4
26
Labour Day
Board of Trustee Student Representative
Upcoming Elections
Nominations will open on 14 August for the election
of a student representative to the Board of Trustees
taking office in October 2015 (through until
September 2016). Nomination forms are available
from the Student Office and can be printed off from
our website. Information about eligibility of persons
nominated is on the back of the nomination forms.
More details will be provided during form times.
Nari Casley is our current Representative. Please
feel free to talk to her if you have any queries.
Nominations close at noon Friday 1 September and
are to be handed into the Student Office. Please
prepare a short statement/paragraph as to why you
should be the Student Representative. Candidate
Posters will be on display around the school prior to
Election & Voting closing.
VOTING: opens Monday 14 September
closes Friday 18 September
NZQA FEES NOW DUE
The last day for Fees for NZQA to be paid is 17
August. This should now be showing on your
student account. This year the fee does not include
Scholarships subjects. These may be entered with an
additional fee charged of $30 per subject.
If you hold a Community Services card you are
entitled to Financial Assistance which will reduce
this amount to $20 or $15 for two or more students.
A Financial Assistance form needs to be completed
and returned to the school office before the fee can be
reduced. Forms are available from the school office or
from the school website under Sign Ins and Links.
PARENT
PORTAL
The Parent Portal is on the MHS website under Sign
in and Links. To access this you will need a password
from school. Please contact your students form
teacher or the office to obtain this. The Portal has
useful information about your student including:
attendance, pastoral (discipline matters), timetable,
fees, as well as daily student notices.
PLEASE CLAIM LOST PROPERTY
There is a huge pile of
lost property at school.
Please call in and check
and try to name all
items in future to allow
us to return them.
Breakfast at The Tuckshop
Jane Hopkinson from the MHS Tuck Shop is
pleased to announce that the tuck shop is now
open for breakfast Monday to Friday from 8 am till
8.40 am. Beautiful freshly made coffee, delicious
hot chocolate and a spiced chia tea will be
available to kick start the day. To fuel up you can
choose from a fresh baked muffin and a selection
of scrumptious toasties. The only hungry at
Motueka High will be for learning.
Board of Trustees
Principal Appointment
The Motueka High School Board of Trustees has
appointed John Prestidge to the role of Principal.
Board Chair Ian Palmer said “It is a pleasure to
welcome John to our school as our new leader. John’s
skills as an educational leader are a very good fit for
Motueka High School. We look forward to continuing
to build on our strong student and community focus
as a school.”
John commented that “my decision to apply for the
Principal role at Motueka High School was not taken
lightly. As a past student at Motueka, a parent of a
very recent one, and as a long-time resident of the
area, I know that value and the unique character that
Motueka High School has. More than any school I
know it has a sense of community and is truly the
heart of the town. Motueka High School is not just
another school and my desire to lead it is with a
knowledge and appreciation of the weight of
responsibility the role requires”.
John Prestidge was a student of Motueka High School
finishing his secondary schooling in 1987. He then
graduated from the University of Canterbury,
Christchurch College of Education and has more than
20 year’ experience in education. Starting in Taihape
College, then Tapawera Area School and then Nelson
College where John has held leadership roles in
English, been a boarding housemaster, and up until
this appointment, Assistant Principal responsible for
Curriculum and Head of International. In these roles
he has always developed and valued open
communication and team work.
John lives in Ruby Bay and is married to Sharon,
another ex-student, who is Deputy Principal at Mapua
School and they have four children. Alex is 20, Gabby
is 18 (and was at Motueka High School until last year),
Reuben is 13 and Luca 9. Both John and Sharon have
parents, brothers, sisters and nephews and nieces all
around the Motueka community
and they very much see Motueka
as their hometown.
John will commence as Principal
from the start of Term Four, 12
October 2015
Food Technology
Kia ora whānau ko Tersha Coppell
tōku ingoa. I caught the food ‘bug’
when I was a teenager and I still get
excited about good food. It is a
pleasure to be able to share my love
of food with MHS, I couldn’t have
landed in a better place.
In my first week, Yr 11 and 12 students were
presented with Mystery Boxes without a recipe
attached. The looks of dismay turned into smiles of
wonderment during the course of the cooking
session. We pushed the boundaries and produced
some delicious, healthy and innovative products.
Week two has introduced Yr 12 and 13 to all the raw
ingredients of green curry paste and the most
delicious flavours that come from the ‘fresh is best’
approach to cooking. All year groups are on target
with being prepared for their external exam practice
in Week 6 and I encourage them to explore at home
and get creative in the kitchen.
Amnesty International
New interest was sparked at MHS when Margaret Taylor
discussed Amnesty International with the student body. On
Friday the 24th we were fortunate to have the Activism
Support Manager for Amnesty International NZ visit to speak
about human rights and thank us for our support.
Ms Taylor came to spread awareness about what Amnesty
actually does, and also shed light on some of the specific
injustices prominent on their agenda at the moment. She
touched on the story of Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian man who
was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison, for
merely starting a mildly controversial blog about the Saudi
government. Raif’s case was picked up by Amnesty
International and many school groups across NZ have done
various petitions and demonstrations to offer their support at
such an injustice. Our school managed to raise 186 signatures
from students and teachers alike for his case. Margaret told us
that due to our contribution the number of signatures that
supported this protest reached 1,025,707, meaning Raif is safe
from another perhaps fatal flogging for the time being.
A question and answer session was also held with Margaret
later in the day, and the student Amnesty group was joined by
some members of the Motueka Community Amnesty group to
discuss issues and ideas for upcoming projects. We believe
that the students are now inspired to join the fight against
human rights violations and injustices that are present outside
our society.
Rebecca Sandlant
Music
Music students were very busy Term 2 with a number
of activities including the Rodger Fox workshops and
concert, Rockquest, Talent Quest, Chamber Music
Contest, Nelson Youth Jazz Competition, Showcase,
Big Sing and NZ Music Month performances. This
term should be quieter as students begin to focus on
preparation for end of year assessments and exams.
‘Suono Bellissimo’, Big Sing Nelson Cathedral
Rodger Fox workshop
Seniors and other interested students have been
invited to attend a performance by pianist Jean
François Robert at the Chanel Arts Centre on
Monday August 10, 11.30–12.30. Together with
his partner Claire Roualt, he founded ‘Piano on Tour’
in 2012 with the aim of making classical music more
accessible. Jean Francois started performing in
public in Paris when he was 10 years old and toured
in Europe and the USA.
Instrumental and Vocal lessons continue with some
new classes starting. We welcome Craig Starrenburg
as the new Brass tutor and Stef Gebhardt who is
running private singing lessons. There are still places
available in some classes so interested students or
parents please ring Hilary Sinclair.
Students will perform at the RSA Ladies Lunch on
Tuesday September 1st from 2–2.30 pm. We
are always glad to perform at events in the
community if we can fit them into the school
calendar. It is great for the students to have an
appreciative audience and for the community to be
part of each musicians’ development.
Each year the NZ Music Commission runs a Music
Mentoring in Schools programme. This year
Grayson Gilmour will come to mentor our students.
Grayson has a diverse range of talents. He has
worked with a lot of bands through Rockquest and in
his own artistic practice he has been both a solo and
group artist, composed for film, writes electronic
music and is working on a Masters in Compostion.
We look forward to his visit on September 16 where
he will be working with bands, composition students
and how to write and include electronic music in
performances and compositions.
NCEA performance evenings will be run during the
term. Keep an eye on MHS website and come along
and hear some of our wonderfully talented musicians.
If you have any enquiries
please contact Hilary
Sinclair by email
hilary.sinclair@
motuekahigh.school.nz
or Ph 528 9050 x 8226
Mobile 027 499 9601
Kawiti Moka at
Talent Quest
Below: Teachers entertain at Talent Quest
Sports
Buller Sports Exchange
Thank you to everyone who made this exchange a fun
and enjoyable event. This includes the parents who
billeted Buller High School students, referees,
umpires, coaches, managers, Motueka High School
and Buller High School staff and the students
themselves for competing in such a well spirited
sports exchange. The sportsmanship and fair play on
and off the sporting arena was a credit to you all.
Netball
Motueka Snr A won to Buller Snr A 34 – 29
Rugby
Motueka 1s XV won to Buller 1st XV 63 – 7
Basketball
Cheerleading team
For the first time Motueka High had a Cheer-leading
team. Their first performance was at the Buller
Sports
Exchange.
A lot of
talented
gymnasts,
dancers
and
athletes are in the team and are working hard at
trainings. Their first performance will be at the
Mako’s game at Trafalgar Park on 3 October.
Theatresports
Motueka team won to
Buller team
Congratulations to
Motueka High
School who won the
2015 exchange
overall 7 – 2
Right: Buller High School Sports Captain handing over the
trophy to Motueka High Sports Captains Livia Strub and
Callum Seymour
Tasman
Secondary
School
Swimming
Championships Blenheim
Thank you to Stefan Laing and parents for taking our
team of 7 to these Championships. Motueka High
School broke a number of records as shown below.
Motueka Snr Boys lost to Buller Snr Boys 40 – 80
Motueka Snr Girls lost to Buller Snr Girls 27 – 100
Football
Motueka Girls 1st X1 won to Buller Girls 1st X1 6 – 1
Motueka Boys 1st X1 won to Buller by penalty shoot out
Debating Motueka won to Buller 253 – 243
Volleyball Motueka Snr A Girls won to Buller Snr A
girls 3 -0
Name
Keisuke Haruna
Event
50 Fly
TSS time
28.74
Record
28.66
Keisuke Haruna
100 fly
1.06.94
1.03.10
Samantha Trevurza
50 back
31.04
30.94
Samantha Trevurza
100 back
1.11.29
1.10.76
Daniel Trevurza
50 breast
37.18
34.37
Jenna Heywood
Keisuke Haruna
Daniel Trevurza
Samantha Trevurza
Mixed 200
Medley
Relay team
2.16.02
2.08.33
TSS Indoor Climbing Vertical Limits Nelson
Thank you to Ed Adie for taking our team of 15
climbers to compete. It was a great introduction to
our students for sport climbing with mixed results
and a lot of learning.
TSS Cross Country Results – Rabbit Island
Thanks to Dan Crossley for taking the team
Name
Jasmine Wood
Emily Bryan
Fletcher Pickworth
Aex Brogan
Andries Pienaar
Ben Johnston
Conrad Savage
Chevy Walker
Carlos McRobert
Event
Yr 9 Girls 3000m
Yr 9 Girls 3000m
Yr 9 Boys 3000m
Yr 9 Boys 3000m
Yr 9 Boys 3000m
Yr 9 Boys 3000m
Yr 9 Boys 3000m
Yr 9 Boys 3000m
team result
Jnr Girls 3000m
Jnr Boys 3000m
Placing
8th
12th
1st
13th
15th
19th
21st
3rd
6th
25th
TSS Badminton Results Motueka Rec Centre
Team Names
Snr A Girls – Rebecca Sandlant, Livia Strub,
Hannah Kelly, Kora Appleton
Snr B Girls – Mayu Saga, Faiga Siaki, Tui
Vincent-Turner, Astaria Vink, Hana Kamiyama
Snr A Boys – Callum Seymour, Zander Glasgow,
Rafael Pulanco, Daniel Schmid, Kai Mason
Place
5th
8th
4th
TSS Junior Netball Supernet Motueka Netball
Courts
This was a great tournament to expose our Year 9 A
and Year 10 A netball teams to play against the other
Tasman Secondary schools preparing our 10A team
for the SISS Junior tournament in Christchurch. The
9A team played Marlborough Girls, Waimea College
A and winning against Queen Charlotte College. The
10A team played Waimea College B, Waimea College
A and won against Nayland College A. The 10A team
competed at the SISS Junior tournament in July and
won two games against very stiff competition - well
done girls! Thank you to their Coach Carissa Katene
and Manager Amanda Spittal.
TSS Squash Championships Results Nelson
Thank you to Nick Wiffen for coaching and taking the
team to this competition.
Team Names
Sophie O’Cain, Megan O’Cain,
Ellen O’Cain
Callum Seymour, Kyle Harrison,
Hamish Knowles
Ben Cudby, Lawson
MacLean, Lachlan Burne
Division
Girls
Placing
2nd
1
5th
2
1st
Our Snr A Netball team will be competing in the TSS
Supernet Netball tournament this month and going
to Christchurch to compete in the SISS tournament.
Good luck girls. Thank you to Coach Janet Sim and
Manager Leila Puata for their expertise.
Winter Codes are progressing well with our Girls
Rugby not only blitzing the Secondary Schools
Competition, but also the Girls Rugby Festival in
Oamaru and the NZSS UC Cup Top 4 Crusaders
Regional Final in Christchurch. Good luck for your
next challenge later this month in the grand final.
Thank you to Coach Mark Kelly and Manager Lisa
Brown for the fantastic work you have done.
The Motueka High School Student Sports Committee
provide lunchtime sports. This term there is a lunch
time Sports Extravaganza with various sports from
table tennis to indoor bowls, Hula Hoop and Limbo
being offered. Staff are also gathering team members
to compete against the students. To date the staff are
holders of the mighty trophy!!
Lost sports uniforms and tracksuits – if any
families find any of these items at home could you
please return to the school office asap – thank you.
Upcoming events
12 Aug
TSS Ski/Snowboarding Champs
15 Aug
Senior Supernet Netball
19 Aug
Sports Photos for Weka Magazine
31– 4 Sept
Winter tournament week
14 Sept
Get2 Go Champs
NZ Sport Accolades
Congratulations
Amanda Fitisemanu
Representing NZ in the NZ Oceania Combined
Athletic Championships held in Cairns, Australia
winning Gold 400m, Silver 4x400m Relay. Amanda
will also be representing her country in September at
the Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa.
Good luck Amanda and great coaching by Mr
Aikenhead!
Samantha Trevurza
National Age Group
Swimming Champs Gold - 16yr old NZ Age Group
Champion Silver 16yr old NZ Age Group Champion.
Andries Pienaar Judo National Competition U45k
won Gold.
Fletcher Pickworth NZSS Cross Country, placed
18th with a time of 11.30s in a field of 151 competitors.
The results are outstanding and are a credit to
coaches, managers and of course our students!!
Adrienne Fry, Sports Co-ordinator
Science
Cawthron Science and
Technology Fair
Many
students
have
submitted projects and we will now select the best for
entry. The projects were displayed at the recent
school Open Evening and will also go on display in
the school library for a time.
Congratulations to the following on their scores in the
assessment run by
Australian Science
Innovations.
Junior: High Distinction (100-95%): Isabella Cranshaw,
Thomas Pearson. Distinction (94-85%): May Takashi.
Credit (84-60%): Raven August, Isaac Bunn, Samuel
Curran, Jade Heath-Keen, Kimberly Maclean
Intermediate: High Distinction: Pamela Currie and
Simon Vincent.
Distinction: Jacob Bowdler Credit:
Mitchell Archibald, Hunter Chung, Jack Gorrill, Michael
Pickering-Webb, Lauren Walker.
Senior: Distinction: Hannah Gordon Credit: Christopher
Hendrickson
Brain Bee
Our team at the
South Island event
consisted
of
William
Davis,
Mitchell Archibald,
Jack Coakley and
Simon Vincent.
Physics Skydive trip
A reminder to pay for this trip at the school office, if
you are interested in jumping - it is for Level 2 and 3
Physics students and International students.
Deadline for payment is Fri 28th August but a small
initial payment will allow me to get a consent form to
you in plenty of time.
The jump date is Monday 21 September starting
around 12 at Skydive Abel Tasman. The options are:
• 9000ft (2.7km) - $200 (20-25 seconds free fall)
• 13,000ft (3.9km) - $250 (40-45 seconds free fall)
• 16,500ft (5km) - $350 (70-75 seconds free fall)
Opportunities
IPENZ Five national scholarships, valued at $4,000,
open to applications from students anywhere in New
Zealand for Y12 or 13 interested in Engineering.
MHS Girls Rugby
The best thing about MHS Girls’ Rugby is the culture. Coach
Mark Kelly said “The team all stepped up” after our girls’
won the senior Women’s Ten’s competition. Supporters,
management
and
families
offered
tremendous
encouragement. The team effort resulted in a 24-14 win
against Marist securing the Car Company Trophy.
MHS is entering the national Top Four competition
(equivalent to Press Cup) as a result of recent success.
L-R Simon, William, Mitchell & Jack
“We were finally heading off to Dunedin, via Oamaru and
sitting in the Motueka High School van we got some
confused looks from the people in the towns we passed as
to who we were. Being four Year 11 guys, the conversation
got interesting fast and laughter was a common thing. It
took us about 8 hours to get to Oamaru so we had plenty
of time to revise the information from the set text, brain
facts: a primer on the brain and nervous system. Next
morning, after a brief detour to the Moeraki Boulders, we
arrived in Dunedin for an early ramble before we had to
be at the Otago Museum. We stayed in the Museum’s
Discovery World which was quite an experience! We
explored the Museum at night before eating tea and
setting our beds up. We met up with the Nelson Girls and
Waimea teams among the other schools there.
We awoke to ‘good mornings’ from the instructors and
after breakfast we visited the very hot and humid tropical
forest where there are lots of beautiful butterflies. We
spent most of the day at the Hutton Theatre being tested
on our recall of information from the text. This was
interspersed with listening to a mini lecture about how the
brain knows where it is or where it is going by firing off
neurons. Later we were taken to a lab at Otago University
and learnt more snippets of the latest in neuroscience
research. Unfortunately we did not make either the
individual or the team finals but we had a thoroughly
good time and learnt a great deal from the experience.
We would very much like to thank the Motueka Lions Club
as well as Rotary for helping to fund our trip”.
Mitchell Archbald
July tournament Oamaru, MHS defeated Waimea, St Hilda’s
(Dunedin), South Otago High and Christchurch Girls. We
lost to the Christchurch rep team and Southland Girls in the
Top Four Competition. Considering we have 300 girls to
choose from and Christchurch and Southland Girls have
1200+, that’s not bad going.
Crusaders Regional Final saw MHS defeat Christchurch
Girls’ 77 - 7 . Highlanders Regional final, Christchurch 22
August sees teams competing to represent the South in the
national competition.
The Wednesday team defeated
Waimea, 104 to nil, awesome! We wish our girls and the
team all the best for 22 August.
Art
Gateway
We have another busy term here in the Art
department and are excited to announce that we are
running an Art exhibition! The exhibition is open to
all students of the school. The title of the exhibition is
“In my Mind’s Eye”. The theme is dreams and can be
interpreted any way students like, and done in any
media, for example painting, drawing, photography,
design, collage and even sculpture to be exhibited as a
photo. The work can either be on A4 or A5 paper. The
work will be exhibited at ‘Up the Garden Path Café’,
the same place we held our last exhibition. The open
night is on 9 September at 7pm and everyone is
welcome. The exhibition will run for approximately 3
weeks so if you can’t make the opening be sure to drop
in and check it out. All work will be for sale at set
prices and the students will get to keep the money,
giving them a taste of Art in the real world. There
might even be some work from teachers! All work will
be made into postcards and will be for sale at the
school office from Term 4.
Comments from some of the Gateway students
about what they have enjoyed about their
work experience placements so far:
The next thing to keep an eye out for is the awesome
mural on the back wall of the Art block (Grey Street)
being painted by the enthusiastic Arts committee. The
mural will eventually consist of a whole lot of wooden
pieces making up a rubic cube, comprised of works
done by lots of different areas of the school. Here is a
picture of the mural
in progress. It’s great
to see the school
coming alive with
Art!
This time of the year
is very important for senior students as most of them
are completing their externally assessed folios which
are worth between 12 and 14 credits. It is crucial
students prepare work plans as it is impossible to
finish the work just by completing it in class time. To
help with this we run regular Wednesday workshops
which will run later as we progress through this term.
Students are more than welcome to come in at lunch
times too. Dates for externals are:
Year 11 Friday 16 October
Year 12 Friday 23 October
Year 13 Tuesday 3 November
These dates are set in stone; there can be no late or
incomplete entries. There will be an exhibition for all
external folios mid-term 4 in the school hall.
Luke – (fixing
bikes at Coppins)
“I like learning
new skills and I
really like
working there”
Ethan -(building work
placement with
Reuben Fry Builders)
“I like working with
my hands and
learning about tools”
Jonty (engineering
at Trinders) “I enjoy
the experience of
working in a big
company and
learning how to use
the machines”
Marcus –
(accounting at
Milnes Beatson)
“I have enjoyed
getting a taste of
a real work
environment”
Leia – (helping to
run sports games at
Parklands school) –
“I like running
games for kids and
being a leader”
Maia – (early
childhood placement at
Laura Ingram
Kindergarten) “I like
working with the
children, learning some
new skills and getting
to know new faces”
Mathematics
Australian Mathematics Competition
The House System - time for a shakeup!
It was great to see the buzz in the school hall
with 89 students (Y9 - Y13) sitting the 2015
Australian Mathematics competition at the start
of this term. Results should be out by the end of
August.
This year Mr Mills and Ms Cumming are
initiating a school wide push to give more
meaning to our current house system. It’s
great to have our house colours, but what do
they mean and what do they represent?
Currently we have Red, Blue, Green and
Yellow. Sometimes yellow is called K owhai
to reflect it being made up of students from
the Whanau class. Our houses are already
strong and we have numerous events during
the year that foster community and
competition.
2015 Australian Mathematics Competition participants
2015 Nelsomathix Competition
This year’s competition is being hosted by
Nelson Girls. We will be taking 16 junior
students (8 from Y9 and 8 from Y10). The 2015
Motueka High School teams have a very hard act
to follow with the success of our teams in both
2013 and 2014. The Y10’s have the challenge of
retaining the trophy. The teams will be named
by August 7.
NCEA Externals
Other schools have used their region, famous
people, etc. There will be 3 stages . Stage 1
is a name the houses competition. Then
shortlisted by teachers and student leaders
and then student vote .
Stage 2 is create a shield competition for our
new house names. By the end of this year we
hope this will be in place for first school
event in 2016.
Stage 3 involves form classes creat ing house
banners to be hung in the hall. All students
are encouraged to submit entries.
SCHOOL BALL
‘The Glamorous Gatsby’
We have been encouraging all of our students in
the External courses to purchase the write-on
D&D booklets for each of their externally
assessed standards. The cut-off date for ordering
through school is Friday August 7. Students who
miss that deadline will need to order on line.
Y13 tutor, Irene
Post working with
10KQ students.
Irene is one of
several Y13’s who
give up a study
period per week to
assist in a
Mathematics
class.
8pm Saturday
19 September 2015
Motueka High School’s ball committee, Year 13 students
and teacher Jane Sorensen, are working on creating
glamour, decadence and glitz for this year’s theme.
With around 200 tickets sold, the committee are
confident it will be a fun, entertaining and memorable
night for the senior students of Motueka High School.
This is a ball for the students by the students. They love
getting dressed up, dancing and getting the whole ball
experience and as it will be the last ball for Year 13’s, we
are striving to make it the best one yet. To be held on 19
Sept, from 8 till midnight, doors open for arrivals at
7.30pm and we invite everyone to watch the students
arrive outside the hall.
Shania Nicholson
The Base
A group of our students participated in the Special
Olympics Football Tournament on 10 June at Saxon
Stadium. A skills session in the morning was
followed by games against other schools in the
afternoon. Having practised dribbling and shooting
skills at school, the team performed very well in the
morning and outstandingly in the afternoon. Our
team placed second in their grade. They performed
with enthusiasm and sportsmanship, making the
teachers and teacher aides present very proud. With
a positive attitude and wonderful support for each
other the day was magical for all involved. Everyone
is practising hard and looking forward to the
Basketball Tournament in August.
We watched a Youtube video and learnt how to make
flowers
from
used
egg
cartons. Then we learnt how to
blend colours to get the perfect
colour for each flower. It is
amazing to see how lifelike
these flowers are. Check out
Youtube. Now everyone has
their own beautiful table ornament.
On Mondays we go to the school gymnasium. A
recent focus has been balance. On our regular walks
around school we practised standing, walking and
balancing on a range of obstacles to introduce the
students to the concept and develop skills. In the
gym we set up increasingly difficult tasks using
benches, beams and boxes, including walking up on
an angle to the box and jumping off onto the large
mat from different heights. Great progress was made
by all students. It was particularly good to see how
encouraging the students were of each other.
Above: Laura Eggers, Paige Burley and Raquel Walker
Our students love Thursdays. The whole Base smells
wonderful as they
enjoy cooking and
eating all sorts of
goodies. It is great
to see all the maths
and language that
is incorporated into
Above: Luke and John Rapana-Roach
these sessions.
make mini pizzas for lunch Left: James
Smith makes muffins for morning tea
We have been learning about
recycling.
Everyone
has
created a paper mache bowl
out of old newspapers. The
colours and patterns are
incredible.
Left: Sophie Evans
makes her bowl and
the finished product
on the right
Above from left:
Cole Brewer, Alice
Holyoake and
Reuben Hogge
and left: Bonny
Fitches negotiate
benches, beams and
boxes at the gym
Below: Emma Gillions
At the end of the term we were very excited to hear
that Emma’s name had been drawn from all the
students
who
had
no
detentions for
the
whole
term. She was
delighted when
Mr
Haines
came to The
Base to present
her with her
voucher.
Te Whare Pora
Whanau Class
Some guidance programmes since the last newsletter
included an informative and useful TIPS (Teen
Information/Parent Support) evening with Yvonne
Godley, CEO of MIOMO (Making It on My Own,
transitioning young people into adulthood) and
another Shine Girl Course. Yvonne Godley spoke to
about 50 parents about how to instil responsibility
and self-management skills in young people ahead of
them leaving home. Her book, “Parenting Yadults”
(Young Adults) explains how to parent for
independence and success in life. She sold out of the
copies she had brought with her but not before she
donated two of her books to the school. They are
available for loan from Lorraine Mullings, Carol
Fowler or Jan Trafford at The House or from
Yvonne’s website www.ParentingYadults.com.
Tēnā koutou te kura, ngā mihi o te Hōtoke ki a
koutou. It has been a big year so far for Kaupapa
Māori with our first Noho Marae in March, the Ngāti
Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust AGM over Easter and the
development of Te Maatu.
Several year 9
girls
graduated
from
another
Shine Girl course,
learning how to
be more confident
and to glimpse
more of their potential. They thoroughly enjoyed the
weekly mix of good company, well-planned and
delivered activities, and plenty of treats.
Many thanks to Debbie King, Hannah Marceau and
Yvette Troughton for their enthusiasm and
generosity. This term they will be running an
extension course with the year 10 group.
Other events included the Pink Shirt Day and the
anti-bullying week, and a return of last year’s
successful Teen Health Fest, organised by Lee-Ann
O’Brien, the Adolescent Health Nurse specialist. All
of these events were well-supported by the students.
Parenting through Separation course
Barnardos are hosting “Parenting through Separation”
course in Motueka on 10 August, 9.30 to 2pm (lunch
hour at 11.30), for those who are considering
separation or have separated, even some time ago.
This is a free course with funding provided by the
Ministry of Justice and is filled with information on how
to help your children when you separate. It will only run
if enough people register.
For information or to register ph: Helen or Danielle 03
539-0019 Email: [email protected]
Freephone: 0800 Barnardos (0800 227 627 367) and ask
to be put through to the Nelson office. Text inquiries:
027 240 2739
Last term Te Tari Māori held its Manu Kōrero ā-Kura
competition in the library. Tui Henry won the Pei Te
Hurinui Jones Senior Māori section, Brittany Puata
won the Korimako Senior English Section, Liam Patu
won the Rāwhiti Īhaka Junior Māori section and
Cheyenne Bailey won the Tā Turi Kara Junior English
section. We took the participants along with our
winners to Malborough Boys College for the Regional
Manu Kōrero Competition. All of our tauira
represented Motueka High School with pride and
mana and our speakers placed in the top 3. Liam
Patu came 2nd in the Rāwhiti Īhaka section.
Last term Matua Phillip Tarawa and Whaea Arcadia
Edmonds joined us to take Kapa Haka. Ahakoa ko
ngā piki me ngā heke kei te hoe tonu i te waka! They
have developed some beautiful waiata and haka for
our tauira. With the continued dedication and
support of our tutors and kaihaka we hope to have a
bracket of Kapa Haka to present to the kura soon.
Ehara mā te waewae e tutuki, engari mā te ūpoko
pakaru rānō.
Recently Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi representative
Rōpata Taylor gifted the use of Te Maatu to Motueka
High School to use as a name for our new Whare
Mātauranga. Te Maatu was the original name for
Motueka and was a lush garden that supplied much
of the Nelson region with its produce. We aim to
make our new Whare Mātauranga just as fruitful and
see its produce taking up important positions in our
community in the future.
I leave you with this whakataukī: Whaia te pae
tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whaia kia tina! Strive
for your far off goals. Goals within reach – grab them!
Ngā mihi kau atu ki a koutou.
Matua Hāmihi
Outdoor Education
A warm Kia Ora and welcome to the many
International students who have joined OE this
term. Their time here started with an Orientation
trip into Anchorage and back. It’s great to have you
on board and we look forward to sharing the world
class underground adventures in our region’s
amazing karst, limestone and marble caves, with
some scrambling, bouldering and rock climbing to
come as the weather slowly improves. Many thanks
to Manu, Nari, Oscar and Jamie for their awesome
‘Kiwi styles’ leadership and cooking on this trip.
It’s also a big congratulations to Greg O’Donnell on
his engagement announced whilst away on leave in
SE Asia! Well done Greg and Krissy. Andrea Phillips
is filling in for Greg whilst he is away the first few
weeks of Term 3.
Year 13: Armed with a range of innovative,
homemade bivvy bags, lightweight cookers, survival
kits and Camp Oven food options (roast lamb, veges,
bread and scones!), students headed out to Mt.
Richmond FP and the Pelorus River to test their
bushcraft and survival skills. After navigation, ropework, emergency shelter building, fire starting and
constructing snares, the final challenge was to get a
group shelter and fire with creative flair going in the
rain. Coming up next in the Nelson Lakes NP is
snow travel, camping, rope-work, risk and Alpine
hazard management.
To finish, as Spring
approaches, there is learning to lead rock climb
indoors and out.
Year 12: These students finished up Term 2 with a
successful (and wet/cold!) Sea Kayak and Tramp
trips. Term 3 offers adventures, learning and credits
in Caving and Rock Climbing.
Year 11: OE class have Adventure Based Learning
sessions at school and on the Whenua-iti ropes
courses and some rock climbing before preparing for
their final expedition in Week 9.
Year 9: The current Term 3 class will be preparing
for their camp into the Abel Tasman NP, Wed 23/9
to Fri 25/9 of Week 10.
Should you have any questions about our Outdoor
Education programme please do not hesitate to
contact myself or Greg O’Donnell at the school.
Gareth Wheeler, HOD Outdoor Education
Reminders and upcoming trips:
 Week 4 Fri 1/8 Yr 13, Alpine Training Day,
Rainbow Ski Area
 Week 6 Wed 26/8 – Fri 28/8 Yr 13, Alpine
Expedition, Nelson Lakes NP
 Week 8 Mon 7/11 – Wed 9/11, Yr 11 Expedition,
Top ‘o the South
 Week 10 Wed 23/9 – Fri 25/9 Yr 9, Adventure
Skills: sea kayaking, walking and camping in the
Abel Tasman National Park.
 Week 10 Wed 23/9 – Fri 25/9, Yr 13 Expedition
Above: International student Orientation at Anchorage.
Standing L to R: Julian, Lena, Nari, Hannah, Birte, Kathi,
Emma, Rebecca, Hannah, Johanna, Klara, Selina, Maren,
Marieke, Victoria, Nick, Max, Janni, Dani, Sarah, Jamie.
At front L to R: Manu, Vito, Kevin, Oscar
Left: Year 13 Bread making
style!
Below: Year 12 Outdoor Ed at
the entrance to Kairuru Cave
International
Over the July holidays we said a sad farewell to 21 of
our International students. Many of these students
had made close kiwi friends and there are a number
of our students saving to go to Europe in the future to
visit these students. This is one of the many positive
aspects of International students attending our
school.
Also during July we welcomed 21 new Internationals.
These students have now settled into school and into
their new homes. We sincerely thank our experienced
and our new host families for caring and supporting
these new arrivals. If you feel that you would like to
host an International student, even for just the
holidays, please contact our Homestay Manager Rose
Scheib, for more information.
We have also said farewell to Keisuke Haruna, our
Exchange student from Kiyosato in Japan. Here is the
last report Keisuke wrote about his time here at MHS.
We will miss Keisuke very much.
Kia ora. My name is Keisuke Haruna. I’m from Kiyosato, Japan.
I’m in NZ 5 months. I have experienced many things while I have
been here. I participated in the school’s swimming competition
and TSS swimming competition. About the school one, when I
first came to NZ there immediately was the school swimming
competition, so I can’t speak in English and had difficulty
understanding. I would like to participate in the events that I
wanted but I did get three first places. It was 25m and 150m
freestyle and 25 m butterfly. Next, about the TSS championships.
I took part in 50m, 100m butterfly and 200m freestyle. I got first
places in 100m butterfly and broke the record but my time is not
good. I didn’t have enough practice. Moreover I was surprised
because people normally participate in 3 events in Japan, but
here, people do 5 events or more.
At school I have had ESOL, Maths 1, Chemistry, PE and Maori.
My ability of listening has gone up by everything. ESOL is a good
subject to learn English. I could do Maths 1, but I didn’t
understand sentences. I can just calculate numbers. Chemistry
was too difficult for me. I didn’t know chemistry word and
sentences. P.E. is so good and exciting. If we play something and
I didn’t know its rules, at first I watched somebody’s moving and
got the rules. Maori is the best subject for me in New Zealand.
The way to read Maori is the same way to read Japanese English.
People of the Maori class are friendly so I could talk a lot and
make friends.
I’ll talk to you about my host family. My host family is Opi’s
house. He went to Kiyosato as an exchange student. This house is
very good. They always talk to me. I was happy. Food made by
my host mother is good. I like it but I had some problem just
once. It is about holiday. My parents are busy without weekends
so I can’t go anywhere. I went to somewhere twice or three times
with my host family in the holidays.
I’ll miss my host family, kiwi friends, Maori friends and Motueka
High School teachers.
Talent Quest Results 2015
Solo dance 1st Leia Douglas, 2nd Rikke Johansen Group dance 1st Franziska Lerbs, Karina Foxley (only entry)
Solo vocal 1st Kawiti Moka, 2nd Ella Doty
Group vocal 1st Paige Jarvie-Brown, Lilly-Mae Salmond, Lily Grant
Solo Instrumental 1st Quin Vuiyasawa, 2nd Annabelle Winter
Group instrumental 1st Jazz Combo: Billy Bathgate, Lachlan Burne, Kase Walker, Sapphire Jordan
2nd Jazz Band: Kase Walker, Jake Walker, Sapphire Jordan, Annabelle Winter, Noah Appleton, Johan D’Hondt,
Jack Lightwood, Corbin Rowling, Lachlan Burne
Variety 1st Stella Bogdanoff, 2nd Molly Hiles, Maia Piggot, Emily Bryan
Bands 1st Rictorscale: Lachlan Burne, Hamish Knowles, Billy Bathgate, 2nd Rekindled Pursuit:
Nathan Peacock, Ryan Lomas, Tobias Vincent, Will Sowerby, Adam Nicholls.
SPECIAL PRIZES: Best newcomer/s Yr 9: Emily Bryan Best costume: Hana Kamiyama
Audience appreciation: Quin Vuiyasawa Best stage presence: Leia Douglas
Most entertaining: Rictorscale: Lachlan Burne, Hamish Knowles, Billy Bathgate
Most promising future performer: Stella Bogdanoff
STAR PRIZE: Stella Bogdanoff
Thanks to our sponsor
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Dance
Term 3 was a busy time for dance students, who had
the opportunity to be involved in the production,
Momentum, hip-hop crew and cheerleading on top of
their in-class dance work. At Motueka High we are
fortunate to have a variety of co-curricular
opportunities and I encourage all students to take
part in what is on offer at our wonderful school.
Level 1 dance students performing a Samoan Salsa taught to them
by MHS Board of Trustees member Lealofi Pouri-Lane.
Level 1 Dance
The students will be having West African dance
teacher Robert Koffie Fugah visit in week 5 this term.
He will be sharing his experiences and teaching the
student’s about his culture. The students will learn a
dance to perform at Move performance on Thursday
10 September; another example of the culturally
diverse experiences that dance can share and offer.
Level 2 Dance
At the end of term 2 the students learnt a Charleston
dance which they performed at Momentum
exceptionally well. The students will be working on
choreographing their own group dance this term,
conducting research and applying this to movement.
A focus will be on developing communication skills in
groups as the students will be directing and working
with their peer’s to create a dance.
Front row: Cheyenne du Plessis, Lyric Siaki, Lilly-Mae Salmond,
Ashlie Chalmers. Back row: Maia Piggott, Jade Kenning, Lucy
Johnston, Natalie Payne and Megan Hendren
Hip-hop Crew
Hip-hop crew is aiming to attend the Shakedown
regional hip-hop competition this term on Saturday
12 September. All students are encouraged to attend
rehearsals and take part in this awesome opportunity.
Baker-Hutton
Left: Tia
Baker-Hutton
performing
in Momentum
Below:
Heather SinclairWentworth and
Lela Askew perform
a duet in Momentum
Level 1, 2, and 3 students in the Charleston dance at Momentum
Level 3 Dance
The senior dance students have continued to impress
with the talent they have for both choreographing
and performing. An exciting component of the level 3
course involves students producing a full scale
performance based on a concept they have developed
and researched. This term allows our final cohort of
year 13 choreographers to complete this assessment,
allowing the other students to focus on learning from
their peers and developing their performance skills.
This term our Move performance will be on Thursday
10 September, it will be our final public performance
of the year. Put it in your calendar!
Below: MHS Hip-hop crew perform in Momentum
Production
“We’ll Meet Again” 16-20 June 2015
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