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Newsletter - June 2020

Important Dates

June

Monday 15 - Friday 19: Year 13 Drama Production 'And Then There Were None'

Thursday 18 - Friday 19: Virtual Careers Expo, ADV301 Tramping Trip

Friday 19 - Mufti Day

Wednesday 24: Otago Uni Liaison visit, Year 9ADV Hangdog trip

Thursday 25: Open Day for 2021 Year 9 students, Year 9ADV Hangdog trip

Tuesday 30: ADV301 Cycle Tour

July

Wednesday 1: Parent Teacher Meetings (school closes at 1.25pm), Senior Music Students Workshop

Thursday 2: Mufti Day

Friday 3: End of Term 2, Aspire Camp

Monday 20 July: Start of Term 3

Monday 27: The Great Gatsby Performing Arts Production (Mon 27-Wed 29, Friday 31), TOU301 Wellington fieldtrip

Tuesday 28: ADV301 Rock climbing trip

August

Mon 3 - Friday 7: Olympics of the Mind

Wednesday 5 - Saturday 8: GEO301 Fieldtrip to Rotorua

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Contacting the College

Phone 04 527 8749

Email: office@upperhutt.school.nz

Absences: absences@upperhutt.school.nz

Sports: sports@upperhutt.school.nz

College website: www.upperhutt.school.nz

College sports: www.sporty.co.nz/upperhutt

Board of Trustees: board@upperhutt.school.nz

Contents

Message from the Principal

by Judith Taylor

Welcome to the new-look Upper Hutt College Newsletter. We hope you enjoy this changed format, it will make it easier for us to keep you informed about school information, and student activities and achievements. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.

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First day at college for Year 9 students - 2020

Enrolments 2021 - now open!

by UHC Admin

We are now accepting enrolments for students for 2021 – Year 9 students and students at other levels. We will be doing things a little differently this year, due to lockdown restrictions.

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OPEN DAY ARRANGEMENTS - Thursday 25 June

by UHC Admin

Upper Hutt College hosts visiting Year 8 students from Fergusson and Maidstone Intermediates, as well as a number from other contributing schools.

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Learning in Lockdown

by UHC Admin

From the announcement to move from Level 2 to Level 3 on Monday 23 March and the resulting lockdown 2 days later, to the eventual full reopening of the school on Monday 18 May, the school and its students made the most of the situation.

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Year 13 Drama Production

by UHC Admin

The Year 13 Drama class presented Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None during the week 16 - 19 June.

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School sport to start

by UHC Admin

Winter sports are gearing up to start their seasons after moving into Level 1.

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Year 10 Ako Time

by UHC Admin

Our Year 10 students have had interesting longer Ako Times recently.

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School Donations Scheme

by UHC Admin

Decision required on whether the school stays in the scheme for 2021 or not

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Staff News

by UHC Admin

We have had several changes in our staff recently.

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Parent Teacher Interviews – Wednesday 1 July

by UHC Admin

Parent Interviews for all students will be held on Wednesday 1 July, from 2.30pm – 7.30pm. School will close at the end of Period 4 (1.25pm) to allow teachers to prepare.

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Board of Trustees

by UHC Admin

The Upper Hutt College Board of Trustees meets monthly on the last Thursday of every month, in the Board Room at the College.

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NCEA Results - 2019

by Judith Taylor

We weren’t able to hold our 2020 Academic Assembly due to COVID-19 restrictions, but we congratulate the following senior students for their excellent results in NCEA last year.

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New Upper Hutt College Careers Website

by UHC Admin

The aim of the Upper Hutt College Careers Department is for students to leave school well-prepared for their immediate futures.

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NCEA Changes for 2020

by UHC Admin

As a result of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 lockdown, NZQA have announced a number of changes to NCEA and University Entrance (UE) requirements for this year:

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COVID-19 - Level 1

by UHC Admin

The move to Alert Level 1 is great news for everyone, and there are no major changes to what we are doing. UHC continues to be a safe place for students and staff - we have a good cleaning routine in place, people who are sick are staying at home and we continue to encourage good hygiene practices.

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