Marsden Newsletter
Papa pānui rorohiko
Term 2 Week 2
8 – 12 May 2017
2017 Term Dates
Term
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2
3
4
Wednesday 1 February - Wednesday 12 April
Monday 1 May to Friday 7 July
Monday 31 July - Friday 29 September
Tuesday 17 October to Thursday 7 December
Virtue: Gratitude
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they
are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust
Forthcoming Dates
All term dates and key dates are located on the Marsden School Calendar
on Marsden Whitby Calendar. Please check for your activities. The
Calendar will be updated weekly prior to the Newsletter coming out.
Where applicable Calendar entries will show the year groups they relate
to. You can choose day, week or month views.
Forthcoming School Trips and Events
Weds 17-Fri 19 May
Y13 Geo Field Trip to Rotorua
Thursday 18 May
2018 scholarship applications close
Careers Evening at Karori, Times TBC
Friday 19 May
School Cross Country, pm
Sunday 21 May
Kai and korero @ Marsden Karori, 4-6pm
Saturday 27 May
2018 Scholarship Exams
Monday 5 June
Queen’s Birthday
Tuesday 6 June
Staff Only Day
Thursday 8 June
The Big Sing, Time TBC
Weds 14 June
House Debating Final, 1.10pm
Friday 23 June
Staff Only Day
Friday 7 July
Term 2 ends
Term 3
Monday 31 July
Term begins
Message from the Director
Cross Country is coming up next week and
information about this whole school, wet or fine
event is included in this week’s Update. It’s a new
course for us this year which will be especially
exciting!
On Wednesday we celebrated and congratulated
those students who achieved at the highest
academic levels last year. There were outstanding
results across all three levels but I am sure there
were also many smaller, but nonetheless
significant, milestone achievements which might
not be recognised publicly. Earlier this week we
were treated to the visit of two NASA personnel,
including a real live astronaut! Yvonne Cagle
spoke about how, when she is faced with a
problem or setback, instead of approaching it
again and again from the same angle she ‘pivots’.
Thinking the word ‘pivot’ reminds her of the
necessity, and success, of approaching challenges
and problems from another perspective.
I am confident that for many students who
excelled last year, in whatever form, it was the
ability to keep going, to try again, to learn from
failures and to find another way to forge through
barriers that enabled them to achieve the success
they did. Charles Darwin said that ‘It is not the
strongest of the species that survive nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to
change. Or, to put it another way – ‘Failure is a
bruise, not a tattoo’! John Sinclair.
Kai and Korero Evening
We are very keen to get together with interested
Marsden families to contribute to the
development of a Maori strategy that will
strengthen our students understanding and
appreciation of, and confidence in, te reo and te
ao Maori. We feel that some fantastic steps have
been taken in the last few years but there is
much more to achieve. It is time for us to set
some clear goals and a timeline. To that end, we
invite you to a 'kai and korero evening' to meet,
chat, brainstorm and help chart a way forward for
everybody. No matter what your level of
expertise is, your contribution would be
welcomed.
Here are the details:
Korero and Kai evening at Marsden Karori,
Marsden Avenue
Sunday 21 May, 4 - 6pm
Sheppard and Wake learning studios
Bring the whanau and food to share!
Tea / coffee/ juice provided
Please RSVP to
[email protected]
Anne Winnall
Scholarships
Applications for Marsden Whitby Year 9 Scholarships 2018 are now open and current students are eligible
to apply. Please find the details and application form here. Applications close 18 May and the Scholarship
exam will be held on Saturday 27 May. 2018 Year 7 Scholarships for students new to Marsden are also
open.
Special Offer for Marsden Whitby families!
Electric bikes are so much fun, and great for health and fitness. As a special Mothers’ Day Treat Get Fixed
Bicycles are offering FREE FITING on all electric bicycle conversions. In addition, they are offering 15% off
all bicycle services to families at Marsden Whitby. Bring in this notice to redeem. Offers close 14 June,
2017. www.getfixedbicycles.co.nz – 04 390 5595 – [email protected]. There will also be a free bike
check for Marsden Whitby students at lunchtime on Wednesday 17 May.
NCEA
NCEA fees - financial assistance
Information regarding this can be found here. Applications need to be given in to the School Office for
processing by the end of Term 2, Friday 7 July.
Science Opportunities
The Hutt STEMM Festival has some breakfast seminars during May that may be of interest to girls who
enjoy Science. The key focus is about introducing girls/women to STEMM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics and Manufacturing) and both the possibilities that exist for employment and
some wonderful examples of women in STEMM doing great things now.
The one that would be most beneficial is on Thursday 18 May 7.30 – 9am at the Dowse Art Museum,
Laings Rd, Lower Hutt. Please read the information in the link below and if you are interested in attending
let Ms Morgan know ASAP and we will see how we can make this work in terms of transport.
[email protected]
http://www.huttstemm.nz/events/the-future-of-work-breakfast/
Careers Information
Careers Evening for Years 10-13 Thursday 18 May, 6pm at Marsden Karori
Information about this evening has already been emailed home but is included again in this week’s Update.
Families attending need to collect their timetable of sessions from the main reception desk from 6.00pm
onwards. University Liaison Officers will be available from 6.00pm and the speakers begin at 7.05pm.
Please see our Careers Information page on Ultranet which is updated weekly for the latest details
and the dates of the upcoming events.
Attitude Health Education Presentation
All Year 12 & 13 students will be attending the Attitude Health Education Presentation on Tuesday
18 May at Marsden Karori Campus. More information is attached.
Debating Club WSU Competition Round 3
On Wednesday 10 May, the Junior Certificate debate team for
Samuel Marsden Whitby hosted a debate on the motion “That we
should ban smoking in New Zealand” This was a Limited Preparation
debate which means we only get the motion once both teams arrive in
the debating room and are then given 30 minutes to prepare our
debate. Samuel Marsden Whitby was affirming and Paraparaumu
negating. The team consisted of myself, Thomas and Cassidy,
competing against Paraparaumu Colleague, with Katie Daly as our
adjudicator. In the end there was only one point in it but
Samuel Marsden managed to pull through, with Cassidy named Best
Speaker. Katie gave both teams a lot of really helpful feedback.
Although it got a bit stressful, I thoroughly enjoyed this debate, and
can't wait for the next one.
Cassandra Mansfield
Kids’ Lit Quiz Wellington 2017
We travelled by school minivan to Marsden, Karori’s new iCentre to compete in this year’s Literature Quiz, a test of how
much our Year 7 and 8 students have read. We took two
teams comprising both boys and girls, six students from Year
8 and two from Year 7. Team A was Melissa Thomson,
Scarlet Lynch, Charlotte Broomhead and Elliot Brook. Liam
Stone, Lachlan Marker, Jorja Robinson and Scarlett Greaves
were in Team B.
Student Achievements
Congratulations to Tannith Potgieter who won the Club
Champs 4's Bowls Tournament.
Jorden Young, Aidan Fransen, Edward Dundon-Smith and Michael Lennon Winton attended their first build
day at Weltec, Petone in preparation for creating a prototype electric car. This session focused on basics in
design, stability and clay modeling the prototype. The
students had a fantastic session with the tutors at
Weltec who shared their knowledge and gave them
some useful tips. The students created a simple
prototype using clay and toothpicks before making a list
of items needed for the next build day. High on their list
was to ‘scavenge’ for parts at the local Trash Palace and
car yards which will make their project more sustainable
(by recycling parts). The students are looking forward to
their next build day on 21 June where they start
assembling the chassis.
Sports
Marsden Whitby Football Team 2017
The boys had their opening match against Wellington College last Saturday.
This is an un-staged photo of the team at half time. They won 5-4 in a close
and good spirited grading game. Robson du Maurier was Player of the Day.
Mr Vaz
Marsden Whitby Hockey Team 2017
The team lost 9-0 to Wairarapa College but played very well, especially
considering the weather! They were determined and focused and hopefully
felt good about their efforts. Player of the Day was Jackson Miles for bravely
defending the goal and making some great saves.
Tom Wiltshire & Kathy Wiltshire
Marsden Whitby Senior Netball Teams 2017
Netball Blue
Marsden Blue team played against Aotea Tan and won 24-12, with Hayley Thomson being named Player of
the Day. The team started off a bit rough, with a lack of flow in the game, but eventually got into the hang
of it. It was a strong effort from the team and they did well for the first game of the season.
Annika Bailey
Netball Red
What a way to kick off the season! Marsden Red’s first game last Saturday resulted in a win. The score
against Aotea Teal was 26-16, with Phoebe Lee winning Player of the Day. She rocked the court with
energy and played extremely well through the mid-court with some great passes. Well done to Phoebe and
the rest of Marsden Red. Keep it up and play hard.
Gabrielle Embury
Netball White
Last Saturday Marsden Whitby White played Tawa College Fawns. It was a great game and everyone tried
so hard but, unfortunately, we lost 28-3. Player of the Day was Charlotte Alston. This was our first game
together so we did really well and our stepping was fantastic but what we all agreed we needed to work on
our passing. All in all it was a great game and everyone worked really hard.
Vanessa Hirschmann (Captain)
Fixtures this week
Football
Saturday 13 May, 11.00am, Marsden School Karori versus Rongotai 4
Junior Netball
Saturday 13 May, Team 1, 9.55am, Court 1, versus Plimmerton Rebels
Saturday 13 May, Team 2, 10.50am, Court 2 versus Adventure Llamas
Senior Netball
Saturday 13 May, White, 10.00am, Court 8 versus Tawa College Teal
Saturday 13 May, Red, 10.00am Court 6 versus Aotea Black
Saturday 13 May, Blue, midday, Court 8, versus KBJ Red
Wellington Marathon
The Wellington Marathon is on 18 June 2017 and includes a Kids Magic Mile with major spot prizes
from Mizuno and Thermatech, girls and boys mountain bikes, plus family travel on Bluebridge.
For those running the full/half marathon/10k/5k join Team Heart Racer and help raise vital funds for the
Heart Foundation. Every Heart Racer receives a Heart Racer dry-fit running t-shirt, regular newsletter with
training /nutrition /fundraising advice, an online fundraising page, plus a FitBit Surge for those who raise
over $750! https://everydayhero.co.nz/event/wellington-marathon-2017
Student News
Our student achievements, school activities and pictures are found on our news page at Marsden Whitby
News & Events.
Wellycon
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY BOARD GAMES!
Sunday Family session 10am - 2pm
Gaming from 10am to 10pm Sat & Sun
Wellington Girls College
Do you like playing games? Come to Wellycon - NZ's biggest, friendliest boardgaming convention. Bring
your friends and/or family and enjoy some quality playtime. The family session has plenty of treats for all
attendees and helpers on hand to guide those in need. See https://www.wellycon.org.nz for more details or
find us on Facebook or Twitter.
Judo Lessons
Come along to Discovery School Hall Whitby, Saturdays, 4pm-5pm and give judo a try. Learn new
skills, improve physical condition and fitness. Aahed Alhaj has been practicing judo for 25 years, is a
member of the Kodokan Judo Institute in Japan, and is a qualified instructor who makes lessons
fun. His class is open to all school age children, regardless of skill level. Lessons for Term 2
commence 6 May 2017. For more information and to book a free trial please email
[email protected]