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Northern Southland College
Newsletter - Term 3 Week 8
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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
On Tuesday we will be welcoming our new Guidance Counsellor, Mr Chris Mangion to NSC with a pōwhiri. Mr Mangion will initially be onsite on Tuesdays with Mrs Dean and available to students and whānau on Thursdays. Mr Mangion will be a great addition to our NSC guidance and pastoral team.
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No doubt you will be aware of the concerning nationwide rise in youth vaping rates. Schools throughout New Zealand are increasingly having to deal with this issue. The latest information we have is that over 25% of New Zealand secondary school aged students own a vape and more disturbingly over half of all students have used a vape.
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NSC is not immune to this.
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We have zero tolerance for students that vape or are in possession of vapes at school. First time offenders will complete school detentions with a focus on education around the known effects of vaping.
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Repeat offenders and those that supply other students will be dealt with more severely.
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In all situations we will contact caregivers and offer outside agency support to students who may want assistance to quit.
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The bottom line is that we will do our best to ensure that our students are not vaping or being exposed to vaping at NSC.
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If you have any concerns around your child vaping please get in touch so that we can work together.
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A reminder for parents to please give feedback for the NSC Board of Trustees to develop our 2024 strategic plan. The survey can be completed by selecting this link:
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Paper copies of this survey are available at the NSC office and in various businesses in our Northern Southland Community. They come with prepaid addressed envelopes for you to pop into the post. A QR code is also available for people to scan for a link to the same survey.
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If you have any questions about the survey or would like to share your thoughts in person, please contact the office to make an appointment to see us.
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The NSC Board of Trustees appreciates your feedback. It is vitally important for us to gather a wide range of views. Thank you for taking the time to complete this form.
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Ngā mihi
Pete Wilkinson
Tumuaki
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Have your say
From 2024 all schools are required to publish strategic plans that meet renewed Ministry of Education priorities and reflects the local community. Please Scan the QR code to have your say or go to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/8J5GYR9 Alternatively there are paper copies of the survey with return
envelopes available at the school office and locally.
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Northern Southland College
Strategic Plan Community Consultation
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Upcoming Events
- HPV second round of Immunisations - Wednesday 13 September - 9 -10 am
- Year 11 Zipline Trip - Thursday 14 September
- Study link Presentation Year 13 - Thursday 14 September - 11.30 am -12.30 pm
- Year 11/12 Tourism Trip - Queenstown - Tuesday 19 September
- Colours Day - Wednesday 20 September
- SMAC Maths Competition - Invercargill - Wednesday 20 September 5.30 pm -9.30pm
- Colour Run - Friday 22 September
- End of Term 3 - Friday 22 September
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PTA - Quiz Night Fundraiser
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The PTA request each school family to donate an item for the raffle prizes (1 per family) for the quiz on 15th September. The donated item can be anything – baking, something handcrafted or maybe an unwanted gift (nothing second-hand please). Think outside the square and be creative this doesn’t need to cost money. Fundraising for the upgrade to NSC playground & outdoor spaces. All items to be delivered to school gymnasium by Thursday 14th September at the latest please. Any queries phone Andrea 027 359 6714.
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Ag Innovation Day
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A group of eight year 10’s went to Invercargill on Tuesday to have a go at making some inventions to help solve some problems faced in the agricultural sector.
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We went in pairs from our own school and then got put with a pair from another school.
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We had three problems which were problems with the environmental footprint, clean water and the testing of soils, carbon and pasture growth.
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We all enjoyed coming together with other people our age from other schools and problem solving.
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Although none of our groups won we really enjoyed the opportunity to have a go at it, and the free lunch was unreal. “I liked learning new ways to help the environment” - Jacob
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The Ussher's Pet Lamb
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The College had a visit from a woolly friend today. Who is being very well looked after by all the students.
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Mock Exams 2023
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This year we will be conducting our mock exams from Thursday October 12th until Wednesday October 18th. The purpose of the exams is to prepare for NZQA exams.
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Senior students (Year 11-13) will be on study leave during this time. A space will be available at school for those who wish to study at school. Students are required to attend exams in full school uniform. The full timetable for the mock exams will be published in the week 10 newsletter.
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Chris Ridden from StudyLink will be at NSC on Thursday 14 September at 11.30 am. Any Year 12/13 student intending on a future in tertiary education are welcome to attend along with any parents that are interested. This presentation will be held in Room 10.
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New World Cookware Sticker Promotion
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If anybody has New World stickers that they are not wanting for themselves, the NSC Food Technology, Hospitality & Home Economics department would love them to acquire some new cookware for our students.
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During a recent New World promotion, NSC accumulated enough stickers from community generosity to enable each of our Year 12 Hospitality students to have a cooks knife each for their exclusive use. Any donations of stickers can be left at the school office.
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7S8 Woodblock printing in Art
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Internet Connectivity
Having access to the Internet is a critical part of life these days. We know that not everyone can currently access Internet at home, and the Ministry of Education wants to change that.
If you are a household with a school-aged child and no Internet, or you know of a household like this, please contact the college office and we can arrange for the Ministry team to get in touch. Free of charge until the end of June 2024.
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Tournament Week Results
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Netball
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Last week, our A grade netball team headed to Invercargill for four days of games - 2 each day. We started our week well and had 2 good wins on day one which set us up for the week.
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Tuesday bought a loss (which we still got the points for as it was an invitational team that filled a gap in the draw) and a big win with a relaxing soak at Splash Palace in between.
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On Wednesday we returned to our winning ways which meant that we knew we were in the final on Thursday afternoon and both of our Thursday games would be against Twizel Area School!
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Unfortunately, we couldn't get over the line in either game but we ended up coming home with the C grade runner-up trophy.
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The team played some brilliant netball over the week and all had a good time.
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Lawrence Area School - 30-15 win
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Mackenzie College - 28-26 win
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Catholic Cathedral College - 37-22
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Kaikorai Valley College - 37-27
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Twizel Area School - 35-28 loss
Twizel Area School - 28-26 loss
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A big Thank you to Miss Stark, Anne Armitage and Nic Duthie for all their help over tournament.
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Basketball - Y9/10 Tournament
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It was an early start for the basketball team as we travelled to Dunedin. The Edgar Centre was bustling with activity, with both A grade Girls and Boys teams and Premium grade players.
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Two games were played on the first day with a lot of experience gained, but no wins.
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This continued as our team up-skilled and finally won our last game. Several injuries occurred but our team mates bravely pushed on while bandaging and bracing their bodies to finish with a win. This placed us 14th in the draw.
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We had a great time, good food, and we were able to see a lot of Dunedin too. Thank you to our excellent coach - Adam Bayer and to Mrs Gullick and Miss Retallick for giving your time up to help us.
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Written on behalf of The Team.
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Hockey Tournament
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Hockey Tournament was held in Oamaru from 28th August until 1st September.
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We played 5 games, losing 3 and winning 2, which placed us 3rd in out pool.
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We had a lot of fun and all gelled together very well.
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A huge thanks to Mr Jackson for coaching, Michelle Elder for the fine dining and Megan Ussher for managing the team.
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Rugby
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A huge congratulations to our U15 Rugby Boys, winners of the South Island co-ed tournament in Division two. A fantastic tournament for these boys, unbeaten and winning the final 14 -10. Thank you to the coaching staff on a job well done.
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SI Secondary School Cross Country Motorbike Race.
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Mitchell McLachlan competed in the South Island Secondary School Cross Country Motorbike Race last weekend. He had a great day and it was a great experience. Mitchell said it would be good to get some more NSC students next year to represent the college. Tanner Price was Mitchell's pit crew and was a great help.
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