General Notices

Ākonga Māori

7 & 8 Māori

Māori Girls meet in Kahui Raukura N1(opposite tuckshop) Wednesday interval

Māori Boys meet GYM Thursday interval

He Māori Ahau MIDDLE SCHOOL this week.

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House Events This Week: 

• Chess FINALS (7,8)
• Netball FINALS (9,10)
• Debating R4 (11,12,13)
• Tennis R3 (11,12,13)

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Oxford Certificate Programmes, Worcester College

We are reaching out to selected schools known for academic excellence, and who want to see their students achieve the most they can in life. Therefore, we would like to invite your students to join us in Oxford for our Certificate Programmes coming up in Summer 2025. We are offering five different academic courses this year, in the following subjects:

• AI (Artificial Intelligence)
• ELHA (English Literature & the History of Art)
• EM (Economics and Management)
• PPL (Philosophy, Politics and Law)
• MEDNAT (Medicine & Natural Sciences)

We would like to invite your students and their parents/guardians to join our Webinar Information Sessions, in which we will present the Programmes and answer any questions students may have. The dates of the Sessions are below, with the corresponding links for the students to join with:

• Wednesday 26th March, 10AM (GMT): Zoom webinar link
• Thursday 27th March, 4PM (GMT): Zoom webinar link
• Tuesday 1st April, 10AM (GMT): Zoom webinar link
• Wednesday 2nd April, 4PM (GMT): Zoom webinar link

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University visits this week:

• Waikato – Thursday, morning tea in SSR
• Massey – Thursday, lunchtime in SSR

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Volunteers Needed for Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser!

Date: Friday, April 4th (week 10)
Time: Lunch
Location: McKinnon courts

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with a sausage sizzle fundraiser to support our Jazz Band during Te Wiki Toi (Week 10)! This is a fantastic opportunity for Year 12 students interested in taking on leadership roles in 2026.

Why Volunteer?

• Gain valuable leadership experience
• Support our talented Jazz Band
• Have fun and improve BBQ skills

If you're interested, please contact Mrs. Lynex over Teams.

Let's make this event a sizzling success! 🌭🎶

Thank you for your support!

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ATTENTION MENTORS: Mentoring Programme Launching Monday/Tuesday this week!

• Please make sure you are not late and that you all turn up!
• On both days we will be meeting in the HUB!

If you are in the following Houses, you will be meeting your buddies on MONDAY TUTOR TIME:

• Aitken
• Glasgow
• Mawson
• Plimmer
• Smith

If you are in the following Houses you will be meeting your buddies on TUESDAY TUTOR TIME:

• Fergusson
• MacKenzie
• Uttley

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🚀 RoboCup Junior 2025 – Take on the Challenge! 🤖

Scots College and Matamoe are forming Year 7-13 teams for the Rescue Line Challenge—where you'll design, build, and program a robot to navigate a maze and rescue an object.

💡 Challenge and test your robot and coding skills to the limit! Whether you're a beginner or have experience, this is a great chance to level up your problem-solving, teamwork, and tech skills.

📅 Competition Day: Saturday, 24th May 2025
🏫 Training Available: Lunchtimes, after school, and holidays

📢 Ready to take on the challenge? Sign up here 👉 https://forms.gle/pSv6HKeNoid94m8A8

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Head to https://afs.org/global-stem/ausnzl/ . Check out the “Who can apply?” and the “Frequently Asked Questions” sections before applying.

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EOTC Feedback

We want to know what you think about your experiences last week. Please take a couple of minutes to fill this out.

https://forms.office.com/r/pjQxFPT2SB

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Please submit your entries here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4UXEQo29zUinql1hG4EBc9p1_q1MoldEkBk3PoEbsL1UQUYwRTFLRFA1OTZBWU01VzNNUjVOT0dUOS4u

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GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some cool things coming up this year – please see Ms Sutton if interested or send her a message on TEAMS.

• Girls (age 16+) in Infrastructure:  Thursday 19 June 2025 (10:00am – 2:00pm). Students will have the opportunity to explore the diverse career opportunities in the infrastructure sector, through hands-on experiences and expert guidance. Participants will be divided into four groups, each led by female industry professionals, rotating through a variety of interactive activities:
  • Industry Exhibitions – Meet leading infrastructure companies and education providers.
  • Heavy Machinery Showcase – Get up close with cranes, diggers, and more.
  • Site Visit #1 – Details to be confirmed.
  • Site Visit #2 – Details to be confirmed.
• Woman in Engineering Holiday Camp – please see link for more details and if you want to apply please see Ms Sutton https://womeninengineering.auckland.ac.nz/autumn-camp/?utm_campaign=SCET-FS-UG-202502-NWS-Careers-Advisers-Term-One&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

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Become a Tutor at Scots - Service Opportunity

For those Senior Schoolers interested in becoming a tutor or if Y13 NCEA, interested in helping out in middle school classes, please fill out this form. It should take less than a minute!  

Form: https://forms.office.com/r/RzF0Lc3pDD

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Build a Business Survey

Please complete:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4UXEQo29zUinql1hG4EBc8_lyBv4dh9Ovd8xoCTLykhUOTFaQlhTTDFLQ0UyOVZWUjFFTFVQOVJFWS4u

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Cultural Notices

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If you are 14 or over, you can start working towards Duke of Edinburgh Award!

This is an internationally recognised programme giving you the chance to develop skills, get physically active, give back and experience adventure.

To find out more, join the Duke of Edinburgh Team using the following code: kc5sir0 or link: Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award | General | Microsoft Teams.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Mann or Mrs. Bondett

For anyone who has signed up for, or has questions about the Duke of Edinburgh award, please come along to K3 EVERY Tuesday at interval to speak with Mr. Mann and Ms. Bondett. 

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