Back to School Luau Sillyness 2013

I've been a bad blogger.... alright?


But this is my class 2013. :D 

Cute, aren't they?  And in other news... I need to stick the E back.

2012!

Class is all back in action and our form group are as cool as ever.

This year they re-jigged the senior classes, and we lost a few, and gained a few.  We have a terrific bunch of high achievers and incredibly motivated students.  The best part of this group, they all have a plan.

It's all business now.....

So, day 1 is a distant memory, and the juniors have all started.  If you see lost little-people around the place, I would recommend giving them a hand.  Some of the Year 9's were a little awestruck to say the least and will need help settling into our whanau.

School is back to usual now.... sans luau.

It was wonderful to see the 21 of you all hanging out and chatting prior to the first class- what a terrific bunch of people to have in one class.  Sigh.

Hopefully all of you Year 11 students will take the chance to ask the help and guidance of the Year 13's about how school runs, that the Year 12's will step up to find a leadership role within the school, and you all take a chance to get to know Cat and Isabela.  Cat is from Finland, and Isabela from Brazil, so potentially you can make friends from 2 different continents to go and stay with!

 

Top:  The short people- Zoe, Ivy and Christina.            

Bottom: the tall people, Finn and Arjun

I will be posting a couple of images from the luau on Facebook if you want to steal them, and so that you can see how awesome you all are.  Who knew that you could force a formclass to dress in costume 'just for the fun of it!'.  Legendary.  You all rock the party.  Below is Louis and Barney.  Louis is in our class..... Barney just thinks he is.

Day 1

Well, Day 1 is over, and you all have tomorrow off to chillax.  Sort of- unless you are a Buddy to a junior class.  Use this time to sort out your stationery requirements, and your gear for school.  A couple of reminders:

You need a school bag.  In here you will have a pen.  And paper.  And your lunch.  And a water bottle.  Even though Summer has been CRAZY this year, you will be dehydrating quickly as your brain does all that thinking!  Make sure you are drinking enough and hydrating during the day.

You should also read over your course outlines (the ones you have at least!).  Be prepared for what is to come.  Start thinking about the time commitments and the financial commitments of your course choices.  You only have a couple of weeks to change classes if you wish, and some courses are already over-flowing, so get your timetable sorted asap.

Some of the Year 12's and 13's in our class do need more credits to pass L1 or 2.  Let's try to get this sorted out in February.  Ask your teachers if there is anything you can do in the first few weeks before the workload gets crazy.

Now, welcome to Isabela, Kylie and Robin who join us from other schools.  I was pleased to see how you all made them welcome, and I hope you continue to do so as time rolls by.

Have a great day off tomorrow, and I shall see you all on Thursday.  (I will post Luau pictures tomorrow afternoon).

Form Notes!

Okay, so the stationery sales are in full swing post Xmas, start thinking about your requirements.  Remember to double check the lists on the school website for what you need for each class.

I want you to focus on ORGANISATION!  Be ready for learning from day 1.  Make sure you have a pen, paper and you will get a diary.  These are our basic organisational tools.  Get used to the idea of having your diary out to write down stuff, without having to rummage through your bags to find it.  Make sure you have a pen, and a spare, as even the best pens dry up or run out of ink.  Boys- get more than 1 colour!  Girls always tend to have notes in pretty colours, with bits underlined.  My notes have pictures, cartoons and coloured in bits.  If you colour in your notes from day one they will be more appealing to you, and you will be more likely to take care of them, AND to not loose the buggers.

If you plan to use refil, get some of those old school reinforcer thingies- you know, the circle stickers that you put over the holes so that the pages don't rip out.  Nothing is worse than getting to November with pages lost from your folder because they ripped out in August!  Actually, one thing is worse, that Britney Spears movie where the girls go on a roadtrip, and Britney sings about not being a Woman..... Tragic.

On a lighter note, Luau plans are in full swing.  Stuff arrived this morning, Rosie tried to take out the courier, and ended up licking him instead of attacking.  Silly dog.

Welcome to the Flog!

So.... other classes have a blog, we have an official Flog (form-blog).

Here we will stay up to date with things happening around class and the school.  A web-portal into the form class if you will.  Firstly, the important dates to note for Term 1 2010 at Kuranui College:

Term 1 dates:  Official Tuesday 2 February - Thursday 1 April

Jan 29 - Senior re-enrolement.  Come in for course confirmation, getting your timetables and making sure you have the requirements for all your classes.  This is really important, because it will be when the class sizes are determined and all that jazz.  Don't just wait around til you are in officially, sort it out.  AND, let's face it, you lost your stationery lists, and you can get a new copy, and even negotiate which classes you are in.

Monday 1 Feb- Get your stuff sorted out for school.  Only teachers are in school this day.

Tuesday 2 February:  Seniors only (11's-13's).  We will probably have an extended form-time.  Ours is an Hawaiian Luau theme.  Expect to be issued a costume, given tropical punch, and a timetable. Photos will be mandatory.  And limbo.

Wednesday 3 Feb- Juniors and senior buddies only.  You probably need a day of rest after the luau.

From February 4, it is school as usual for everyone.  So make sure that you are ready to learn with pens and pencils and all that.

Important dates to remember:
6 Feb- Waitangi Day (and MBA fair day)
14 Feb - Valentines Day and the start of Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger)
6 March- MBA Fair
17 March- St Patrick's Day (He scared the snakes out of Ireland you know)
1 April- April Fools Day
2 April- Good Friday and the first day of the holidays


Basically, have a great holiday, but remember that you will need to have a brain ready for 2010 and a fabulous year of learning.  During term 1 there will also be Swimming Sports, Athletic Sports and the first of your Family Learning Conferences, so we have a lot to pack into a small period of time.

Happy Holidays!