MARCELLIN COLLEGE 2018 School Pillar: Aroaro │Presence

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Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, Malo E Lelei, Pagbati, Sata sri akala, Vanakkam, Namaste, Ni Hao, Greetings

The school year for 2018 has drawn to a close and we thank the board, staff, students and parents who have supported us and the College in so many ways this year.

We wish our students and families an enjoyable holiday to unwind and relax and look forward to seeing everyone back full of energy, enthusiasm and passion at the beginning of February.

As a school we look forward to seeing the grades students obtained and celebrating their success with them. All senior students are able to log onto the NZQA website to check their results in mid January, provided they have registered. Please encourage your student to do this if they haven’t already.

Congratulations to the many students who were acknowleged with an award at middle school prizegiving. It was a lovely celebration, made event better by the large presence of parents supporting their students. Thank you for taking the time out to do this, your students really do love having you there to celebrate their achievement with them.

Advent comes from the Latin word meaning "coming." Jesus is coming, and Advent is intended to be a season of preparation for His arrival. While we typically regard Advent as a joyous season, it is also intended to be a period of preparation, much like Lent. The purple colour associated with Advent is also the colour of penance. Prayer, penance and fasting are appropriate during this season, but Advent is not as strict as Lent, and there are no rules for fasting, it is meant to be a period of self-preparation.

While Advent is certainly a time of celebration and anticipation of Christ’s birth, it is more than that. It is only in the shadow of Advent that the miracle of Christmas can be fully understood and appreciated, and it is only in the light of Christmas that the Christian life makes any sense. The promise for Israel and the promise for the church is Jesus Christ; he has come, and he will come again. This is the essence of Advent.

We wish everyone in Marcellin College a very blessed and joy-filled Christmas where we have time to spend with family and friends, and remember the God who comes to save us.

Optima Quaere, Rapu i te pai Seek the Best Jan Waelen Dean Wearmouth Principal Deputy Principal Senior School Rachel McCarten Anthony Weijermars Deputy Principal Deputy Principal Middle School Director of Services

2019 Enrolments / 2019 Whakaurunga KuraWe have limited spaces available for all Year levels. If you have a child, a family member, neighbour or work colleague please see our website for enrolment information. Email to office@marcellin.school.nz. Our enrolments officer, Peyton, will make contact with you the week beginning 21 January 2019.

Contact DetailsIf any of your contact details have changed i.e contact numbers, email address, physical address, please email office@marcellin.school.nz with these changes.

UniformWe will be holding a 2nd hand uniform sale on Monday 14 January from 10.00am – 12.00pm. Please come up to the main office area.

EOTC Days Year 7 – 10 students took part in a viariety of action packed activites over a 4-day period.

Students were at Onehunga War Memorial Pools, Auckland Zoo and enjoyed activities as part of a Big Day In at school. The last day comprised of either Rangitoto Island, Tree Adventures, The Museum and Frisbee Golf. Unfortunately Rocket Ropes was cancelled due to weather but we rearranged for students to have some fun Bowling and playing Mini Golf.

Important Dates / Rānui

Friday 14 December 2018 School office closes JANUARY 2019

Monday 14 January 2019 School office re-opens (9.00am – 2.00pm)

Monday 14 January 2019 2nd Hand Uniform Sale (10.00am – 12.00pm, Main office)

Friday 25 January 2019 New Staff Orientation Day

Monday 28 January 2019 Auckland Anniversary Day – school closed

Tuesday 29 January 2019 Teacher Only Day

Wednesday 30 January 2019 Year 7 & 9 only (8.30am – 3.15pm)

Thursday 31 January 2019 Year 7 & 9 only (8.30am – 3.15pm) FEBRUARY 2019

Friday 1 February 2019 ALL students at school / Welcome Powhiri

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Waitangi Day – school closed

Thursday 14 February 2019 School Mass at 11.30am

2019 Prefect Camp

Our prefects for 2019, along with the Senior Leadership Team, enjoyed two days of reflection at Kokako Lodge. Here they learnt more about the Marist Values, and working together as a cohesive team. Our prefects are certainly ready to take on the responsibility and challenges of prefectship in 2019.

Middle School Prizegiving

The year ended with a wonderful prizegiving ceremony for our Middle School on Thursday 6 December. Congratulations to all our students who have worked so hard this year and we look forward to seeing you all in 2019.

Samoan Newsletter / Hāmoa Newsletter

Talofa lava O le tatou lomiga faaiu lenei mo le lenei tausaga. O loo lomia atu ai aso taua aua le nofo silafia e Matua ma fanau o aso taua mo le toe fo’i mai ile Aoga ile 2019. Aso Taua: Aso Faraile, Tesema 14 – tapunia le Ofisa mole 2018 Aso Gafua, Ianuari 14 – Tatala le Ofisa mo le 2019 Aso Gafua, Ianuari 14 – Faatauina Toniga tuai mai le 10am-12pm Aso Faraile, Ianuari 25 – Faafeiloai Faiaoga fou Aso Gafua, Ianuari 28 – Aso Faamanatu Aukilani Aso Lua, Ianuari 29 – Aso na o faiaoga Aso Lulu, Ianuari 30 – Na ole Vasega 7&9 Aso Tofi, Ianuari 31 – Na ole Vasega 7&9 Aso Faraile, Fepuari 1 – Vasega 7-13 Aso Lulu, Fepuari 6 – Waitangi Day – Leai se Aoga Aso Tofi, Fepuari 14 – MisaSa muamua ole 2018 @ 11:30am Faasilasilaga mo Matua Samoa: O le amataga ole vaiaso nei na usuia ai le fonotaga a Matua Samoa ma ua autasi ai e faafiafia le Samoan group ile PolyFest ole 2019. O lea ua maea filfilia i latou e feagai ma le ao’ina o siva, pese ma isi faafiafiaga. O se taimi e le toe mamao ona lafo atu lea o se feau momoli i luga o telefoni (text message) aua Matua mo le Facebook page a Matua Samoa. O le a logologo atu pea taualumaga ole faamoemoe. Avanoa Aoga 2019: O loo maua avanoa ae le o toe tele mo vasega 7 ma le 9 mo le tausaga fou. Faamolemole fesootai mai le Ofisa ole Aoga mo nisi faamatalaga atili. Faafetai/ Faamalo: O lenei ua toe o ni aso ona maea loa lea ole 2018. E mai ta’ele o matou agaga le loto faafetai mo le Pulega Faatonu, Puleaoga, Faiaoga, fanau aemaise Matua ona o la outou lagolago i lenei tausaga i soo se itu lava na manaomia ai. Faafetai, faafetai, faafetai tele lava. O a ni meatotino ma oloa na outou foa’ia ona ole lagolago ile soifua aoaoina o le fanau, e matou te tatalo ia toe faatutumu e le Tama ile Lagi. Foa’i pea le soifua maua ma le lagi e mama ia te outou. Faamanuiaga ole Kerisimasi: E momoli atu faamanuiaga i Matua, Aiga ma uo uma a le Kolisi ina ia maua se Kerisimasi manuia ma se Tausaga Fou fiafia. Ia tau fai maua faatasi ei tatou le agaga o lenei vaitau aemaise o se faigamalologa saogalemu. Manuia le Kerisimasi.

Soifua, Aukuso Victor

Tongan Newsletter / Pānui Tonga

Malo e Lelei Matu’a tauhi Fanau,

Oku tau tuku ha fakafeta’I mo e fakamalo ki he ‘Otua koe’uhi ko’ene tauhi oku fai, o tau toe a’usia mai ki he mahina ko Tisema pe koe fakosinga ‘o e mahina ki he 2018. Kuo tau a’u mai foki ki he faka’osi’osi ‘o e tau ki he 2018, pea kuo tutuku atu mo e ako ‘a e longa’I fanau. ‘oku fai ha fakamalo lahi kihe kau faiako, ki he fanau ako moe ngaahi matua tauhi fanau na’a mou poupou mo tokoni mai kiateki mautolu I he ngaahi me’a kotoa pe na’e fai I apiako ni he ta’uni. Oku mau ‘oatu ha popoaki talamonu ki he fanua ako kotoa pe mo e ngaahi matu’a tauhi fanau kotoa pe. Ofa ke mou ma’u ha Kilisimasi fiefia mo fonu kelesia. Oku fakamalo lahi kiakinautolu oku kotota pe naa mou kau he ma’upale he tanaki tuunga ‘a e Middle School malo e ako fanau, malo e tauhi matua he poupou moe tokonii homou fanau he nau feinga oku fai. Pea koe etau ongongo eni mei he apiako ni. AHO MAHUINGA Sanuali 2016

Falaite 14 Tapuni ai ‘a e Ofisi

Monite 14 Sanuali 2019 Ava ai e Ofisi

Monit e14 Sanuali 2019 Second hand Uniform Sale (10.00 am 12.00pm I he office)

Falaite 25 Sanuali 2019 Aho ma’a ngaahi Faiako Foou

Monite 28 Sanuali 2019 Auckland Anniversary Day (ikai ke fai ha ako)

Tusite 29 Sanuali Aho ‘a e kau faiako

Pulelulu 30 Sanuali Fokotuu e ako year 7&9 (8.30-3.15)

Tuapulelulu 30 Sanuali Fokotuu e ako Year 7&8 (8.30 -3.15)

Fepueli 2019

Falaite 1 Fepueli 2019 Fokotuu e ako year 7-13 (8.30 -3.15)

Pulelulu 6 Fepueli Waitangi Day (ikai ke fai ha ako)

Tuapulelulu 14 Fepueli Misa (11.30) ENROLEMENT Matua moe tauhi fanau kapau oku ke fiemau ke hu mai ho tama pe ko hoo ki tamasii ki Marcellin College he 2019 mea hangatonu mai pe ki he emau ofisi o piki atu ae foomu mei ai pe temou ta mai kia Peyton 09 6256509 (enrolment office /NZQA) malo. VALAAKO Matu’a moe tauhi fanau koe fakamanatu atu pe kia tekimoutolu fekauaki moe valaako etau fanauako, aia koe tamaiki fefine su lanu uliuli pe koe detention su sitokeni lanu hinehine tamaiki tangata oku iai pea e sitokeni ako ma’ae fanau tangata su uliuli leta, fakmanatu atu pe kihe fanau takitaha ke tohi enau hingoa he nau ngaahi falni fakamafana mo enau ngaahi saketi ,mahuinga pe etau fetokoni aki koe uhi ki he lelei etau fanau ako kole atu pe ke mou sio mau pe oku kakato enau valaako mo tonu pea nau toki mavahe mai ki apiako malo aupito CONTACT DETAILS Ngaahi matua tauhi fanau, kapau ‘oku mou hiki kiha ngaahi api foou pe oku iai hao fika telefoni foou pe mobile, kataki fakamolemole oku mahuinga aupito kiate ki mautolu ke omu homou ngaahi fika foou koia, koe’uhi oka pau e iai ha mea e hoki ki he fanau, pe oku nau fie mau ke piki nautolu mei apiakoni pe ha faahinga mea pe oku mau fie mau kemau fakahoko atu kiateki moutolu ‘oku mau ma’u pe homou ngaahi fika, Malo Aupito ABSENCE Ngaahi Matu’a tauhi fanau kapau oku ikai ke lava mai ho kii tamasii pe koho kii taahine ki he ako I ha faahinga ‘uhinga pe oku mahuinga aupito kemou feetutaki mai o talamai oku ikai ke hau ho kii tamasii pe koho kii taahine ki he ako malo aupito

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