Newsletter - Term 2 Week 5

New website

You'll see that we have a new newsletter and a new website. More importantly however is that we have a new app that will support our communication with you. To download the app click here. We still have a bit of work to do in the background but you should immediately be able to use the app to submit absences, read the daily notices, view newsletters and get important updates on your phone.

Curriculum Survey

Thank you to those of you who took the time to communicate your thoughts in the survey. I received roughly 40 surveys and in general the feedback from parents was that our curriculum caters well to most students and we are providing our students with a good number of opportunities to transition to work or further education. The areas for improvement were mostly around ensuring that all of our students feel valued and safe at school, that we better use the community (people, place and expertise) to support the learning that happens here, and that we provide broader curriculum pathways for our students.

Covid reminder

Just a reminder that while we have a small number of cases at school, we are still seeing cases so there is still a risk of transmission in the community. Whilst masks are not compulsory for students under the Orange setting, I would like to remind everyone that they are still an extremely effective way to protect yourself. Several of our students continue to wear masks and it's great to see that students are being supportive of this. If you have any concerns about this, please let me know.

Steven Mustor

It’s Ball season! This year’s Ball extravaganza is being held on the last day of Term 2.

Fiordland College Ball

Friday 08 July 2022

Cost $70 per ticket

The last day you will be able to purchase tickets is 08 June 2022. Make sure you buy your tickets by this date!

Leaving times on the day of the Ball:

• Year 11 - 1.30pm lunch time
• Year 12 - 11.00am interval
• Year 13 - out all day

Teacher Aides (part-time)

Fiordland College

We have vacancies for two part-time Teacher Aides to work with individual or small groups of students with special education and other requirements.

The split of hours (total of 25 per week, with a mix of permanent and fixed term hours), will be negotiated with the successful applicants. Employment is during school term time only.

Key attributes

• Good communication, language and organisational skills
• Must relate well to young people
• Friendly and caring personality

No previous teacher aide experience is required.

Applications close at 5 pm on Fri 10 June 2022

Application Form and Job Description available as follows:

Phone (03) 249 7819

Email s.walker@fiordland.school.nz

As part of their Year 12 Geography Natural Landscapes topic, the class spent three nights up at Aoraki Mt Cook staying at Unwin Lodge. Whilst the students were there, they; undertook vegetation analysis fieldwork below Mt Sebastopol, watched an avalanche come down off Mt Sefton, and discussed the formation and changes that have occurred to the glaciers in the National Park, including the Mueller, Hooker and Tasman Glaciers. Fortunately, the weather was clear for the duration.

A highlight of the trip was a helicopter flight up onto the Liebig Ridge. Here, the group played in the snow for about 20 minutes, disappearing into the soft dry powder as they clambered around. We then flew down the various nooks and crannies along the eastern side of the Tasman Valley, looking for a bull tahr before heading back to the airport.

Wednesday 15 June

Next Tuesday information will be emailed home on how to make bookings with your child's teachers for the Senior student parent/teacher interviews. These details will also be in next week's newsletter.

Callum McMurtrie

At the Tennis Southland prizegiving last week, Callum was awarded the 'EYE Excellence Trophy'. This is awarded to Tennis Southland's most consistent junior U20 player.

Noah Cockburn

Noah has been selected for the Southland Country U18 Netball Team.

Zesen Liu

Zesen has been selected for the Southland U19 Volleyball Team

At assembly on Wednesday the four houses battled it out for honours in a lip syncing competition. All the students demonstrated a high degree of enthusiasm and obviously were enjoying the experience.

The winning house was Mansfield.

She'll be right!

Come and support the final dress rehearsal of this year's Showquest performance. We are having our final dress rehearsal on Wednesday 15 June at 4:40 pm. (same afternoon as parent-teacher interviews.) Gold coin koha.