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Tauranga Boys' College Newsletter
25th September 2020
Robert Mangan, Principal
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 Dear Parents, Caregivers & Friends of the College
Today brings us to the end of Term 3 and a well deserved holiday break for our boys and staff.
Term 3 has been another very productive and successful term with the shadow of COVID-19 and Alert Levels hanging over us. Despite the uncertainty and restrictions of Alert Level 2, our boys have enjoyed a wide range of opportunities to achieve and succeed. These opportunities have included sporting pursuits, competition and performance across a range of artistic endeavours. The emphasis on academic achievement has continued with the vast majority of our boys embracing the challenge of our senior assessments last week. Success in these assessments will stand them in good stead should NCEA external assessments be compromised by a recurrence of COVID-19 and a change in Alert Levels. Our senior boys needs to be mindful that NCEA externals begin on Monday 16th November and of the need to maximise the time available to ensure they are thoroughly prepared to achieve their academic potential in 2020. Education and academic qualifications are growing increasingly more important as we face very challenging economic times in the years ahead.
I remind you of the need to support your son with his planning for 2021, Years 9 - 12 selection of options for the academic year whilst Year 13, applications for tertiary institutions, university Halls of Residence, Scholarships or vocational pathways and careers. Boys are notorious at leaving things to the last minute so your prompting in planning and applying will be rewarded.
Term 4 begins on Monday 12th October with Year 13 having only 20 days of secondary schooling remaining. The Term 4 calendar is full of a broad, rich and engaging curriculum of opportunities both within the classroom and in education outside the classroom and extra-curricular activities. I take the opportunity to acknowledge our outstanding staff at the college. All go beyond their core responsibilities to provide for your sons, from those in the front office, those who look after our facilities, the teacher aides and support staff and the teaching staff. COVID-19 has presented many challenges over the last six months to which, in my view, we have responded positively and responsively, to minimise the disruption to your sons learning and strengthen his sense of engagement with the college.
I wish all our boys and staff a well deserved break over the next two weeks. We look forward to welcoming our boys back on Monday 12th October, safe and refreshed and ready for the challenges that Term 4 will bring.
Kind regards,
R W Mangan
Principal
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Board of Trustees Student Representative
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Congratulations to Johnlees Faulkner
Johnlees received the highest number of votes from his peers in the recent Student Representative Election and will represent the students on the Tauranga Boys' College Board of Trustees for the 2020 / 2021 period.
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Students of the Term, Term 3 2020
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YEAR 13 - Cory Anderson
Cory has completely reinvented himself this year. He is now a mature, polite, diligent and intelligent student. His transformation has been entirely self-motivated and self-managed and many teachers have commented on the changes in his approach. He has grown into a fine young man with a real sense of maturity. His goals for life after school have seen him improve his focus and working at full speed in the classroom.
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YEAR 12 - Ryan Vos
Ryan is an exceptional student who always gives 100% in everything that he attempts. He has a selfless approach to his school work in that he helps other boys in class with both their practical and theory work. In a challenging year he has remained focused, determined and eager to achieve.
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YEAR 11 - Te Kirikau Blake
Te Kirikau has shown great leadership qualities this year. He is always respectful when out and about the school grounds and is always ready with a greeting and a bit of playground banter. He is well on track to achieving NCEA Level 1, despite the challenges this year has presented.
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YEAR 10 - Atutahi Downes
Atutahi has been nominated numerous times for this award. He is always diligent, tries his best at every activity, strives to do well and shows some good man qualities. He consistently works hard.
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YEAR 9 - Olly Dow
Olly is a hard working and polite young man. He embodies all of the 'TBC Good Man' qualities and is a pleasure to have in the class. Olly is self motivated and always strives for this best. He has had a brilliant term in Spanish and is a helpful, respectful and outstanding student. He helps tidy up the class, tries his best and is extra polite.
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The students received a letter from the Principal and a Canteen Voucher. Pictured below from left to right:
Te Kirikau Blake, Cory Anderson, Atutahi Downes and Olly Dow. Absent: Ryan Vos
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BADMINTON
Congratulations to our Senior A Badminton team who took out the BOP Championships this week.
6-0 win against Whakatane
6-0 win against John Paul College
6-0 win against Western Heights High School
5-1 win in the final against Otumoetai College.
Team members pictured below from left to right:
Joshua Espitalier, Harsh Patel, Harry Singh, Benjamin Louie, Kyeol Choi.
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CLAY TARGET
Secondary School Shoot at BOP CTA, TECT Park, Tauranga on Thursday 10th September. Covid could not dampen the day nor the enthusiasm that each shooter had at the Tauranga Inter-School Clay Target competition. With 81 entrants, a successful day was had by all, and even the weather was kind.
Tauranga Boys' College had 17 shooters participating and each and every one of them was a success on their own. The Ray Mead Trophy overall point score was won by Hamilton Boys' High School A with both our own A and B teams placing 2nd and 3rd.
The following photos show their accomplishments: .
A team - Billy Eynon, Hunta Lett, Ryan Taylor, Alex Williamson, Kaden Graham
B team - Dylan Cooper, Khol Soutar, Davis Ward, Thomas Kehely
Alex Williamson came 3rd - individual Senior Boys - Alex shoot 30/30 and a shoot off was held
Johan Fowler won the individual Junior Boys scoring 29 out of a possible 30 targets
Billy Eynon won the BOPCTA member top 1st year registered shooter - Billy scored 20/20 in the single rise event.
C team - Ryan Sargison, Jake Holtham, Oli Norwood, Seth Lattie, Daniel Callingham
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RUGBY
Congratulations on your selection into the Chiefs U18 Camp, Curtis Palmer, Veveni Lasaqa, Josh Bartlett and on standby Dante Gardiner.
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- Lately prospective university students have had to use Zoom to receive course planning advice. Canterbury University visited recently and several other universities will visit in Term 4 now that restrictions have moved.
- Mr Meys is finishing coordinating the Halls of Residence references from the school for those going to university and is continuing to work through the Year 12 cohort to identify what their next possible step may be.
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Toi Ohomai Open Day 2020 - Tauranga
Saturday 17 October, 10am - 2pm
Windermere Campus, Tauranga
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Mr Hind's Class
- The pizza oven project is nearing completion. With the ground leveled, the boys are now ready to do the paving.
- An evaluation of the 2020 course showed that 88% believe that they are work ready, 100% enjoyed the course, and the majority stated that the course allowed them to 'sort out' their next step.
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Mr Smith's Class
- The completion of the 'Container Compound' is the current focus. A massive thanks to Rob Sperling for coming to the rescue financially. The boys are now organising their work placements with some having already secured an apprenticeship.
- A number of industry visits were delayed in the early part of Term 3 because of COVID-19.
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Gateway
- 15 boys will complete their practical component of the Level 2 Countdown SEEDS course during the next break.
- A barbering day course was held in the last week of term.
- Congratulations to Sam Vaaulu and Tristan Andrews who graduated after completing the Level 3 Police course this week.
- Pictured below is Cameron Gaualofa who is completing a Gateway placement with Beckett Builders.
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Pasifika
- The homework support / assessment catch-up sessions are proving popular. These occur on Monday and Friday lunchtimes and there have been several on a Monday evening, 3.30pm-7.30pm in Health Room 1.
- Year 13 students have been receiving assistance with University / Scholarship applications.
- Ms Davison has been applying for funding / grants for 2021 to support our Pasifika programmes.
- Parent nights have seen a number of parents attending seeking advice on skills / strategies they can use to support their sons.
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Māori
- Several wananga were held during the Senior assessment week in Puwhenua for any boys who required assistance with their internal / external assessments by Ms Creek.
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Achievement Support
- The Level 1 AMT class spent the Senior assessment week undertaking internal assessments and completed the practical component whilst on a 2-day camp in Raglan with Mr Tsuchimoto and Mr Watson.
- A catch up opportunity was provided for any Senior student who was at risk of not achieving during the first day of Senior assessment week.
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Future Pathways
It was a pleasure to welcome back Old Boy Stuart Roodt who left the college in 2015. Stuart spoke to a group of Level 2 DVC students about his journey to date, having just completed a Bachelor of Creative Enterprise through UNITEC.
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Moving On ...
Congratulations to Regan Gorst who has achieved NCEA Level 3 and has been successful in obtaining a building apprenticeship with Black Label Builders Ltd.
We wish him all the best with this next step in life.
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Congratulations to Korbin Marshall who has been successful in obtaining full time employment at Countdown Bethlehem.
We wish him well.
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The Story of Basil
Inside the Horticulture glasshouse here at school, you can grow basil from seed to a mature plant in just over 4 weeks during the winter. While photosynthesis is a chemical reaction, if you increase the temperature, you speed up the biology. Not only is the temperature of the trapped air increased (inside the glasshouse), the water being irrigated to the plant roots is also heated.
Agricultural and Horticultural Science is the application of biology, chemistry and physics to animal and plant management. People have got to eat and the world is willing to pay a premium for the quality products that New Zealand can produce. 50 kilometers from Tauranga Boys’ College is a 3 billion dollar industry that ships kiwifruit to the world.
You can take Agricultural and Horticultural Science in Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 and Year 13 at Tauranga Boys’ College. These subjects offer a pathway into the New Zealand primary industries. There is considerable demand for students who can take science and apply it to add value.
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October is Mental Health Awareness month and we have been asked by One Wave foundation to support the cause of raising awareness around mental health.
An ex TBC student, Grant Trebilco is the founder of this group and One wave's campaign is all around wearing fluro which brings happiness and brightness to our day, but also helps to bring awareness to mental health and the need to reach out. We are very fortunate to have Grant at our Assembly on Friday 16th October to share his story with our boys.
So, on October 16th we are having a school-wide fluro mufti day to support One Wave and bring awareness to the idea that "it's ok to not be ok". We will spend some time in Week one of Term Four letting the students know about this. We will also be registering the school for the students to demonstrate ideas on how to" free your funk" and will set a staff challenge around this too.
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TITANS TRUST
Sport Support Fund
The Titans Trust would like to help families who are in need of some financial assistance so that your boy may play sport and they have set up a generous Sport Support Fund. For you to access this you need to follow these steps:
- Email sport@tbc.school.nz
- State the Sport / Team you are involved with and the subscription fee
- Identify briefly your reason for support, either loss of job or personal financial circumstances.
The Sport Support Fund will guarantee payment for the subscription fee i.e. Rugby Junior $70, Senior $90, Football $80 - $110, Basketball $120, Hockey $140 (approximate costs).
The Sport Support Fund will also consider payments for Tournaments and inter-school games. As a school we respect the fact that it is often hard to ask for help but if it makes a difference for your son then I urge you to contact us and assure you this will be treated as a confidential matter.
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HPV Immunisation
High School Catch Up Programme
Our senior boys will continue to be offered the opportunity to be involved in the government funded HPV (human papilloma virus) immunisation programme. Many students will have had their HPV vaccine at Intermediate, however many also missed out. We began this catch up programme in term 3 last year and continued in term one 2020. This will conclude for the year on 12 October 2020
Some facts about HPV:
- HPV is a virus that causes HPV cancers in both males and females
- Nearly 8/10 people will be exposed to HPV in their lifetime
- HPV vaccination is being very effective at protecting against this virus
- It is now FREE for males up to age 26
A consent form is required to be filled in and signed by a parent /caregiver if under 16 years old prior to the vaccination taking place, however, all boys are strongly encouraged to discuss this with parents / caregivers despite being allowed to self consent over 16 years of age. The consent form contains detailed information and advice.
If you have any queries, please contact one of our school health nurses: Vicki Keenan or Annalise Thomas - nurse@tbc.school.nz
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SCHOOL SICKBAY
If your student feels unwell or has an injury whilst at school, they need to report to the Sick Bay
BEFORE phoning home.
They will be provided with First Aid or attended to by the School Nurse.
Parents / caregivers will be contacted if necessary.
Thank you for your assistance with this.
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HEALTH SERVICES
School Nurse
If you are not attending school and are needing help and / or support with something you would normally see the school nurse or the school doctor about - you can call the school on 578 4039 ext. 236 or email nurse@tbc.school.nz
Take care and please heed the advice being given about hand hygiene and social distancing etc. so we can ensure the safety of ourselves and others.
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ARE YOUR CAREGIVER EMAIL AND
CONTACT DETAILS UP TO DATE?
The Parent Portal dashboard now has a DETAILS tab.
Please ensure that all details are up-to-date and submit any changes for approval.
You will need to contact the school office directly at tbc@tbc.school.nz to change any additional information (including medical details).
For help accessing the Parent Portal please email r.scott@tbc.school.nz
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