SC Daily Notices

Wednesday 20th October
Rāapa 20 Whiringa-ā-nuku
Term 4 Week 1A 

12.15 – Extended Tutor Time/Private Study for Y7-13 
All those who are receiving awards at the HM Awards Assembly report to the Hall at 12.15. See the list below and the guidance about wearing masks. 

LEVEL 2 Covid Guidelines 
We are still at Covid Level 2
A new directive for you all. If you travel on any bus (school, Tranzit, public) or a train or a ferry, YOU MUST NOW WEAR A MASK


Buses 
There is a new set up for Tranzit, including a service which goes to the Hutt and Eastbourne. Check with the drivers at the end of each day to make sure you are on the right bus. 
Metlink now send a #791, #14 and #784 (one only) at the end of the day. You are able to stand on these buses, but only up to the limit determined by the driver. Don’t forget the #2 from the Broadway stop is also a good option for those of you heading into the city. 

If you go into a shop or cafe, locally or elsewhere, you need to sign in and wear a mask.  Do the right thing!


Reminder to seniors who drive cars to school
Do not park in Walden Street
Do not park in Glamis Ave. 
Do not obstruct driveways.
Do park on Monorgan or Strathmore. 
Let’s respect our local community!

General Notices:

TUCKSHOP: The tuckshop will reopen at interval this term. Please wear a mask and social distance when you are buying your morning tea or lunch. Online lunch orders are still available and can be collected from staff on the deck (outside N1 and N2) at 1.15pm.

House Competition this Wednesday, 20th October
9&10 floorball 2; Snr football 2;  7&8 basketball 1; Jnr Debating 2

French DELF exams

DELF A1 and A2 exams are no longer going ahead because of Level 2.  

DELF B1 and B2 exams will be held at Wellington College on Saturday November 30. Please email Mr Wilson today if you cannot make the new date to arrange a refund.

Tutorials this week:

DELF B2 – Tuesday lunchtime in P10

DELF B1 – Wednesday lunchtime in P10

Room Changes for the Start of Term 4 – impacting G3 and G4

ROTARY CLUB OF WELLINGTON NORTH Learn New Zealand Sign Language in this 8-week evening course. This is NZSL Beginner (Level 1) course. Suitable for those students with no knowledge of NZSL. $85 for 8-week course incl. handouts, homework and certificate of attendance.

Time and Location

Fridays | 22 Oct to 19 Nov | 6pm – 8pm
7 Britannia Street, Petone, Lower Hutt

Scholarship Opportunities

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2021-2022

The Rotary Club of Wellington North Inc is seeking applicants

for Scholarships

Applications will be received from individuals to assist with

cost of tertiary education, vocational training or development of life-skills

About 12-15 grants are available to students of any age who come from the Greater Wellington area and who can demonstrate financial need.

The amount awarded varies but is typically about $5,000

Further information and application forms can be obtained from

our website after 17 September 2021:

www.wellingtonnorth.org.nz

Applications open 15 October and close 31 October 2021
Enquiries to:

Terry Pinfold

Chair of the Candidate Selection Committee

terry@gilbertpinfold.co.nz

Another Scholarship Opportunity

A $6500 scholarship for your students by Futurelearn – Entries close 30 Nov. 2021

I am writing to advise you of a scholarship program recently launched at Futurelearn that may be of interest to your students.

The scholarship is targeting young people soon to be embarking on their tertiary education journey – students whose career goal is to make the world a better place.

I am hoping this is the correct email to advise of this scholarship. If I have the wrong one, please do let me know the correct one by return email.

The main prize includes:-

• £4,000 of free learning from FutureLearn and The Open University 
• £1,000 that you can use towards home study, specialist learning tools, or equipment
• 8 hours of world-class mentorship and coaching from leading industry experts.

We’ll also be offering a free 12-month subscription to FutureLearn Unlimited to 100 runners-up. That means unlimited access to all of FutureLearn’s short courses for a year. 

You can view the offering here The FutureLearn Scholarship – Apply Today for £5,000 of Prizes – FutureLearn

Outward Bounds Opportunity

Y11-13 Girls 

Kaitoke Outdoor Education Centre is offering an epic opportunity for young women between the age of 15 and 18. Wāhine Mana Mauri is an 8-day adventure programme.  And the best thing about it? It’s absolutely FREE!!! Thanks to some amazing funding we’ve received from Sport NZ, we have heaps of spaces available for 15 – 18 year old girls from the Wellington, Manawatu and Whanganui regions.

Key Information:

• Where? Kaitoke Outdoor Education Centre in Upper Hutt

• When? 15th to 22nd of December, 2021

• Cost? Free!

• Who? Girls, 15 – 18 years old

• What? Mountain biking, tramping, canyoning, high ropes, kayaking, and more!

• How? Apply before Friday the 22nd of October using the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegcC20ta5VGDQnCJqMrtTN3c1O9a2-JqLb1l1sjRM3PDYFJA/viewform?us

Otaki Camp – January 2022
Opportunity

Please let your students know about our Ōtaki Summer Camp, January 21-24, 2022

Three days of politics, discussion, speakers, music, bush, rivers and sea, in the beach community of Ōtaki, north of Wellington. 

Ōtaki Summer Camp is for people aged 17- 30 with an interest in politics, justice, anti-racism, equality and the environment. 

For more information, visit www.otakisummercamp.com or www.facebook.com/otakisummercamp or contact: hello@otakisummercamp.com
Wet Weather Rooms 

HM Awards Assembly on Wednesday
This assembly will be for prize/award winners only. Your parents will have received a notification about this during the holidays. Unfortunately, parents are unable to attend and this will not be something which we can celebrate with all Middle School and Senior School Students. 
The students listed below need to go to the Hall at the end of Period 3 on Weds for  a prompt 12.30 start
All prize winners attending this assembly are encouraged to wear masks.  Disposable masks will be available at the ground floor CPAC foyer from 12.15pm.

Rex Kemmitt

Jarvis Hayward and Ke (Steven) Xu

Charlotte Swarbrick, Florence Lander and Mya Hartley

Luca Viscapi

Eric Zhang

Thomas Zhen

Raphael Conway

Carl Novilla

Zac Walker

Yuta Araki

Frank Liu

Tony Yu

Yasha Potanin

Tony Yu

Jason Yang

James Dean

Gregor Burns and Nicholas Heine-Sheldrake

Cullen Tran

William Fox, Alex Petagna, Alexander Heine-Sheldrake and Liam Joyce

Matthew Powell and Campbell Kidd

Ethan Beri, Ryan Luo, Oliver Scott, Rohit Guthpe, Nela Tajrychova and Matthew McBeth

Noah Kirkham and Angus Norris

Cameron Rakena and Jonathan Lei

Future Focussed Opportunities 

Job Opportunity

Job Opportunity for Air NZ – if interested and you need some help applying talk to Miss Neil.

Part Time Loader/Cleaner – WLG – Careers at Air New Zealand

Lost Property 

Cultural Notices

Music

Senior Creative writing group will meet Mondays in Room 14 lunchtime from now on. We all have a story to tell; let us help you find the words for yours.

Environmental Challenge
NB – if you enter as Scots students and win, the prize will be donated to a charity!

Kia ora from the Wellington City Council Waste Minimisation team, 

We’re touching base to let you know about an awesome, creative competition happening this month.

WasteMINZ and Ministry for the Environment are giving schools/groups/individuals the opportunity to win $25,000. All you have to do is create a video or image to show how you recycle right by rinsing your recycling.

 Music 

Kairangi Chorale

Due to Level 2 restrictions, there will be no return to rehearsals yet.

Orchestra and Strings

Thank you for your efforts. You will not be required this Wednesday.

Sports Notices:


Physiotherapist
Zak Simpson, Physiotherapist, will be available on Mondays for students who need to see him.
Students can access the booking list at reception to see what time slots are available.
Zak will work out of the Hodge each week.

End of Season Netball Club Celebration (@ Level 2)

 For all players, managers and coaches only (no whanau at Level 2)

 Wednesday 20 October 2021

 4-5pm

 McKinnon Block Common Room

Tennis
Starts in Week 1 of Term. You should know your teams by now. 

BOYS (Junior) – 4 Teams

Tuesday logistics:  Teams are responsible for ensuring they have a minimum of two players available each week.  Students have permission to leave their final class of the day 10 minutes early on Tuesdays and meet me and/or Mr McKnight at the van park at 3.20pm so that we can beat the traffic and get to the Renouf Centre before 4pm when matches start.  Please note that transport will only be provided to the courts and students will have to make their own arrangements to get home.