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Marcellin College Newsletter 2024
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Marcellin College Newsletter
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Message from the Tumuaki/Principal -
Ms. Maria Prescott
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Upcoming Key Events
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- 28 Piripi/June - Matariki (School is Closed)
- 5 Hōngongoi/July - Term 2 Ends
- 6 Hōngongoi/July - School Annual Ball
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Special Character
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La Valla Quiz Night - Saturday 22 June 2024, 6.30pm
We are holding an exciting fundraiser: The La Valla Quiz Night on Saturday 22nd of June 2024 to raise money for the various service projects we would like to do around our school and wider community, with the aim to include equipment for a breakfast programme, trips to local primary schools for mentoring, and to help support servant leadership programmes to help develop our ākonga ability to be a servant leader in school.
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The fundraiser will involve all our ākonga who are a part of the La Valla Service Group (Including Young Vinnies). We would love for you to enter a team and enjoy a fun evening whilst supporting your tamariki and our kura.
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Saturday 22nd June - 6:30pm
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Marcellin College Gymnasium617 Mt Albert Road, Royal Oak
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Only $100 for a team (10 people on a team).
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Register your team at lavallaservice@marcellin.school.nz by Friday 17th June. Please bring a plate of food to share. This quiz night is an alcohol, smoke and vape free event.
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Celebrating Ākonga Success
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Faculty Certificates
- Hadley Leith - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Rocky Cornes - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Sam Dunn - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Ruby Cowen - Wairua o te Whānau
- Toby Leech - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Alex Webb - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Joshua Araneta - Wairua o te Whānau
- Allan Victor - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Michael Hayes - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Cristina Leyva - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Stephanie Baynosa - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Kathlyn Kampitan - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Tausala Bentley - Aroha ki te Mahi
- Antonio Panitanont Costa - Aroha ki te Mahi
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Ako/Teaching & Learning
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Year 10 Business Studies Deloitte Grow Programme
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As Year 10 business study students, we would like to share our experience about what we have been doing, where we went and what we learned.
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The Year 10 Business Studies Deloitte Grow programme ended with a celebration in the city on Monday this week. It had begun about 6 weeks earlier with Deloitte coaches teaching us for a week. We learned about famous entrepreneurs and how they started their business. We then studied some marketing strategies which would help us with our businesses. Once we had learnt everything we needed, we moved onto planning our business in groups and were each given a role to play in that business.
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Everyone was focused and were prepared to sell our products around school. As the days went by, we had to start creating presentations on our work and how our business had been going up to that point. This was because we were going to present in front of some Deloitte coaches and our classmates, about our budgets, products, communication, profits, etc. The celebration was held on the 20th floor of Deloitte's flash new offices in the city, which we had the opportunity to visit and also enjoy the fantastic views of the harbour. After our presentations each of our groups received positive feedback and comments on our success and how we could improve if we ran our businesses again.
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This journey was a good experience for us, as we were able to create a business from scratch, make it into something big and work together with others in our team. The visit to the Deloitte office gave us a glimpse of what life in the corporate world is like. We are very grateful to Deloitte for running the Grow programme at our school.
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Panikeke: Sorona, Joanna, Joyce & Cristina
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Otai Now: Lorraine, Mahina & Tausala
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Chocalicious: Halo, Kathlyn & Ztary
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Bon Bon Lollipops: Victor, Ambrose, Feliaono, Allan & Texas
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JC: Darius, Brian, Malakai, Dellin & Lui
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By: Cristina Leyva (Year 10 BST)
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Term 2 Reports and Progress Hui
All ākonga will receive a full report, with grades for Effort and Progress and comments, in Week 7 of this term. This will be followed by two progress hui afternoons, on Rāapa/Wednesday 19 Pipiri/June and Rāpare/Thursday 20 Pipiri/June from 2 pm - 6 pm. These hui are an important opportunity for parents to speak with kaiako and discuss how best to support academic achievement.
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- Going to the School Interviews website and entering the event code 64s8n
- Clicking on https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/64s8n
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Plagiarism and AI (Artificial Intelligence)
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With the exponential growth of AI (Artificial Intelligence), there are opportunities for ākonga to use AI to help them with learning. Ākonga must use AI carefully, however, and not use it to complete assignments or parts of assignments for them. Ākonga have had these Authenticity Info slides shared with them to help them understand what authenticity is, and where AI can impact that. The following poster is also in every classroom as a reminder:
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Pastoral & Hauora
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KiVa Frequently Asked Questions
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Reminder: Safety and behaviour expectations in Public
A timely reminder that when your tamariki / child(ren) are wearing the Marcellin College uniform, it must be worn neatly and correctly at all times to demonstrate that they are well disciplined, showing pride for themselves, and our kura / school.
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When they are in school uniform, at school or in the public, they must always behave in a manner that brings honour to their whānau and our kura/school, and not behave in a manner which brings their whānau and our kura into disrepute or disgrace.
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Our Senior Leadership team has received notification that some of our ākonga in public transport and bus/train depots/stops have not been demonstrating the Marist Pillars and pride of our kura. Please continue to remind your tamariki of our Marcellin Way and expected behaviours. It is important our ākonga be alert and aware of what is happening around them (situational awareness) when travelling to and from school with the increased assaults and unwanted behaviour in buses and bus stops.
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It is important that your tamariki remain at school when they arrive in the morning, and not walk to the local shops. Kaiārahi have been following up on attendance and punctuality, and will be contacting home as per our Pastoral procedures.
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If your tamariki has a concern, please encourage them to talk to you, a member of the Senior Leadership Team, or any staff member at school.
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Co-Curricular
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Sports
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Unpredictable weather didn't deter winter sports enthusiasts this season! Some very impressive results in our nail-biting basketball matches, athletes pushed boundaries and left spectators in awe. All of our teams have been absolutely smashing it lately on Basketball courts to the Football fields and everything in between. Our athletes have been performing remarkably well in their respective sport competitions. Keep an eye out for more epic performances from our teams!
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As we are well into the winter season, we look to end on a high this month. This season has been nothing short of exhilarating.
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For all your updates, follow our Instagram page: @marcellinCollegeSport.
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Digital
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Digital Discipline
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Netsafes' Parent Portal Toolkit
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Netsafe has created the Online Safety Parent Toolkit to get parents and whānau talking about online safety. As young people spend more time online, it's important that parents and whānau can teach their child/children to have a safe online experience.https://netsafe.org.nz/parenttoolkit/ You can also download the Online Safety Parent Toolkit resource in English, Te Reo, Samoan and Tongan.
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School Policy - Reviews
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Please visit the link below to see the school policies and the current policy under review for this term are:
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Review opens 29 April, 2024
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Employer Responsibility Policy (board)
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Equal Employment Opportunities
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Enter the username (marcellin) and password (seekthebest).
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Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.
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Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
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Select the reviewer type.
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Enter your name (optional).
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Submit your ratings and comments.
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If you don't have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.
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Download the Marcellin College School App
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KAMAR parent portal
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Community Events and Notices
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Holiday Programmes at Auckland Netball
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Puketāpapa Manu Aute - Kite Day
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Auckland College Climbing Series
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Indoor Rock Climbing Competitions
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Absolute beginners to experienced
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Next event Boulder: Northern Rocks 19 May
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Round 3 Top rope : Vertical Adventures 23 June
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Round 4 Boulder: Boulder Co 11 Aug
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$25 per event, includes gear hire
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Register via school sports coordinator, deadline 9 May or (10 days prior to each event)
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Ball Gown Rental
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Borrowed Style is a Designer Dress rental business based in Ellerslie Auckland and we'd love to set your school up with a discount code to book our services for your school ball this year.
Feel free to use the discount code MARCELLIN for 20% off all rentals booked for your ball.
Our website is borrowedstyle.co.nz where you can view our full collection, book an in person try on or rental and our instagram is borrowed.style to stay up to date with our latest news.
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Under 12s Basketball Sessions
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Traveller Declaration
Are you going overseas for the school holidays?
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When you return, you can now complete a digital New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) before you fly back into New Zealand – replacing the need to fill out a paper declaration card on the plane.
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Everyone coming into New Zealand needs to complete an NZTD. You’ll answer questions about your trip and what’s in your bags. You can complete it at a time that suits you, on the NZTD website or by downloading the NZTD app, and submit it 24 hours before your trip back to New Zealand.
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Download the NZTD app today!
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IF YOUR CHILD IS DOING SOMETHING FANTASTIC OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL TIME, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT AND SHARE IT WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY - EMAIL YOUR STORIES (AND PHOTOGRAPHS) TO: office@marcellin.school.nz
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