WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL 2020

Phone: 689 8920 Fax: 689 8925 www.waimatehigh.school.nz Email gen@waimatehigh.school.nz

Principal: Mrs Janette Packman Email principal@waimatehigh.school.nz Deputy Principal: Mr David Shea Deputy Principal: Mrs K Tagiaia

Useful contacts: BOT Chairperson: Mr S Duncan NCEA / NZQA: Miss T Dollan Learning Support Co-ordinator: Mrs S Geaney Pastoral Managers 11, 12 & 13 Mrs J Simpson 9 & 10 Mrs A Nicolson 7 & 8 Miss K Jarvis Guidance Counsellor: Miss J Fisher Careers Counsellor: Mrs Marie Donaldson Uniform Co-ordinator: Mrs V Scott Bus Controller: Mr S Albrey Learning Advisors: CSH Mr N Schumacher CSM Mr M Simonsen GLD Mr B Liddy GTS Mr M Thomson

LAL Mr S Albrey LSO Miss N Solomon PHA Ms A Harvey PNC Mrs A Nicolson

24 July 2020 The Principal’s word

Welcome to Term 3. We are hoping for a more settled time as we focus on our core business of teaching and learning.

Thank you to our families for your fantastic support of food donations for mufti day on the last day of school in Term 2. The Waimate Foodbank were very grateful of this food which will be a huge help.

Our annual Pavement Art competition was held on Wednesday and students were keen to participate for House points. The winners were:

Juniors: 3rd equal:

• Alice Hurst, Dyln Kirk, Enya O'Donnell, Wendy

Harrington

• Ellahjaye Hynes, Maddison Longman, Huntar

Warren

2nd:

• Harlen Luscombe, Lauchie Dyson, Dan

Patterson

1st:

• Layni McMaster-Wright, Tessa Westgarth,

Emily Thompson, Alisha Swann

Intermediate: 3rd equal:

• Jordann Beckett, Jordy Sew Hoy, Elie Craig,

Jade Constable

• Meeah Bailey, Azarius Apiata, Georgia Soper

2nd:

• Leslie Del Mundo, Elsa Leary, Rhianna

Cheetham, Antonie Sceglinskas

1st:

• Karys McKenzie, Arwen O'Donnell, Millie

Cherry

Senior: 3rd equal:

• Kate Melville, Sarenity Apiata, Olivia George

• Hannah Soper, Emma Freeman, Amellia

Lindsay

2nd:

• Catie Kuriger, Helena Kelsen, Jade Dungey,

Margaret Nichol

1st:

• Hannah Berry, Emilee Veldkamp

Overall Winning Group:

• Karys Mckenzie, Arwen O'Donnell, Millie

Cherry

“Ka eke panuku, eke takaroa” Ride the wave of success.

Whole school conferencing is taking place next Tuesday 28 July. We welcome this opportunity at the 3 Way Conference, to give feedback on your student’s learning and progress, and identify clear next steps for learning. This is a great opportunity for you to touch base with your child’s Subject teachers and be part of their learning plan and progress to date. As parents and caregivers your support is a key element in your child’s academic success. We ask that you and your child attend these meetings together. On this day school will be closed from normal instruction. Students are to remain at home and only attend for their scheduled interview time/s with their parent or caregiver. The following staff will also be available for you to drop in and see if you would like information or have any questions: Uniform: Mrs Vicki Scott (Uniform Room/A7) until 3pm Careers: Mrs Marie Donaldson (Library) Learning Support/Reading Support/ESOL: Mrs Sue Geaney (Room A7) If you would specifically like to see your child's Learning Advisor (LA) please contact the office and we will endeavour to schedule an appointment time or arrange for the teacher to contact you. You should have received a letter detailing instructions for making your booking. Please phone the school office if you have any queries about how to book for 3Way Conferencing. A warm welcome to two trainee teachers from Dunedin who will be working in our school over the next four weeks. Ms Caitlyn Wyndress will be teaching Physical Education and Ms Stephanie Scobie will be with English and Social Studies classes. Ngā mihi nui Janette Packman MATARIKI Kia ora koutou Te Matahi o te tau, he kohinga whetū i te uma o Ranginui. The star constellation we know as Matariki has been a feature in our starry skies during the holiday break, 13 - 20 July. Matariki is a well known symbol that marks the Māori New Year (Te Tau hou Māori). Check out some of our Matariki designs at the Waimate Events centre. Courtesy of Year 9 and 10 students.

Year 7 Students of the Week Year 7 have started a new initiative this term called 'Students of the Week'. Every Friday the students in Year 7 will nominate a peer that they have noticed displaying our school values and being an all round good sort in the classroom. The two students with the most nominations will receive a prize from Miss Porter's prize box. Students who receive more than one nomination will receive a certificate acknowledging that their peers have noticed their great work.

This week's 'Students of the Week' are Sam Tiffen and Lucy Carline. Awesome job guys!

The Year 7 Technology Challenge with Mr Carlaw and Mrs Bell. Students were tasked with constructing either a Plane, House, Boat, Vehicle or Robot. Some of the final works on display are shown in the photo.

SCIENCE

7H have been using their knowledge of light and shadow to build, write and produce their own shadow

puppet shows.

KO NGĀ UMANGA KI TE KURA MĀTAURANGA O WAIMATE WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS Update from the Careers Advisor: It has been an amazing term as I have commenced my new role as Careers Adviser. I have really enjoyed getting to know our senior students and supporting them as they make decisions on their next move. We have completed a move into the library which is now home to the Careers and Gateway programmes.

Most year 12 and 13 students have had at least one session with Courtney Young from Aoraki Development to set up their ‘My Next Move’ dashboard. Please encourage your son/daughter to check in to their dashboard regularly. There are still some students who will need to be signed on next term. These will be followed up by me.

Year 13 student interviews This term, the year 11-13 pastoral leader, Ms Julie Simpson and I will be conducting career interviews with each Year 13 student. For students in years 11 and 12, please encourage your son/daughter to make an appointment with me. I love hearing about their ideas and providing them with the information they need to help make an informed decision about their future pathways.

Gateway Programme for year 12 & 13 students The Gateway students commenced work experience last term. In term one they completed Health & Safety and First Aid courses as well as spending time exploring possible career pathways. Students were out on placement one day per week in a range of sectors including: Dentistry, Veterinary Nursing, Policing, Mechanical Engineering, Motorcycle Sales & Service, Outdoor sales, Wool handling, Sheep and Beef farming, Travel Broking, Hospitality and Aged care. We are incredibly thankful to the South Canterbury businesses who have supported our students. We welcome expressions of interest from current year 11 and 12 students who may be interested in Gateway in 2021. Please see me for more information or talk to one of our students currently involved in the programme, they would be only too glad to talk about their experience with Gateway.

Tertiary Study in 2021 Scholarships Some of the scholarships are now open and I do encourage Year 13 students to apply for these. I am happy to support, proofread and edit applications. We are regularly updating the following spreadsheet as new scholarships come in https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oQPgBEls8nQs3PuI1k3h0_FC7xmEeM0N56nVskIzqKs/edit?usp=sharing

Hall of Residence Applications These open on the 1st August and close mid-September. It is a good idea for students to research online and start thinking about which Hall they would like to apply to. As part of the application process each student needs to request a Reference from the School through the following site: https://ccrf.dotnous.com/students/

Tertiary Course Planning University & Polytechnic Liaison Officers may be coming back in Term 3 to sit down with students to help plan their first year of Tertiary study. Virtual options will also be available. Confirmed dates as follows:

• Otago Uni– Thurs 15th Sept 11am – 12 pm

• Otago Polytechnic – Mon 7th – Wed 9th Sept (TBC)

• Lincoln University – TBC

• Ara Polytechnic – TBC

• University of Canterbury - TBC If there are any specific tertiary providers students would like me to make contact with, please let me know.

Upcoming Events

• Ara Sector Day, Timaru Yr 11-13 - 29th July

• Girl Boss Workshop, Timaru - 30th July

• Otago Uni Online Open Day – 23 July 3:30 pm – 7pm

• Dunedin Tertiary Open Day (Otago University & Otago Polytechnic) - 10th August

• University of Canterbury Open Day – 27th August

• WHS Course Selection Evening - TBC

• Lincoln Uni Campus Visit – 24 July

• Ara Sector Day - 17th September

• NZ Defence Force, Timaru – Girls careers in Trades and Defence Force - 24th September

More information on upcoming events can be found here (please check in regularly for updates): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lGEAatKiwYseneznG0_uNBfJ-vmFt-y1Qjatnkp7FBY/edit?usp=sharing

As always, please contact me if I can help in any way by emailing mdonaldson@waimate-high.school.nz Disc Golf On Tuesday 25th June, the Year 11PE class visited Victoria Park for a round of Disc Golf. This activity formed part of their requirements for the 1.1 Getting Stuck In achievement standard. Despite less than ideal atmospheric conditions, the students were all enthusiastic to throw, biff or chuck their Frisbees in the general direction of the ‘Basket’ hole. Along the way, a few found themselves retrieving discs from out of bounds or amongst the trees which closely line the course. As the round progressed, all students were showing significant improvement and control of the discs flightpath while enjoying the competitive rivalry amongst their group. Low score of the day went to Jack, who matched Mr Simonsen’s 34. Overall, a great afternoon was had, and for many this was their first taste of the game. There is a great Disc Golf set up at

Victoria Park and I would encourage all to give it a go … it makes an ordinary walk that bit more exciting!

SPORTS CORNER: Good luck to all teams back into competition this week. Please get your results and draws into us. There were some great results over the holidays for teams that continued through with their competitions. Remember to play fair and enjoy it. X-Country Our School X- Country and fun run was held on the Last day of Term 2. It was great to see the students out there giving it a go. Congratulations to the following: Junior: Year 7 & 8 Boys 1st – George Davis 2nd – Ben Williams 3rd – Harry Davis Girls 1st – Jayla Davis 2nd – Alice Hurst 3rd – Layla Pathe

Intermediate: Year 9 & 10 Boys 1st – Dakata Holmes 2nd – Tate Hargreaves 3rd - Amir Palita Girls 1st – Erica Luca 2nd - Nadia Ferreira 3rd – Georgia Soper Senior: Year 11-13 Boys 1st – Billy Boyne 2nd – Stuart Rollinson 3rd – Harry Joyce Girls 1st – Hannah Soper 2nd – Katie Ronson 3rd – Emily Hargreaves Rugby Roncalli Aoraki first XV won against Lincoln High School during the holidays 14-0 with Billy scoring a well deserved try.

At the start of the school holidays, the Waimate/McKenzie Rugby team played St Kevin’s at the Waimate Rugby Grounds. The boys won 47–14!

NETBALL School holiday netball results: WHS Development had a win against Roncali- 35-24!

BASKETBALL Basketball results are: Junior girls had an unfortunate loss to Waitaki Girls 73-24 and A-Boys also had a loss to the Shakers 48-34. Sports Prefect Harry Joyce reffed for the junior girls with coach Kevin Keen

Waimate High School Matinee Performance We are giving a special matinee performance for all of our local primary school students on Friday 4 September at 2pm - all welcome – Gold Coin Donation.

ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE Des Scott Electrical Waimate are currently looking to take on an apprentice in their busy firm. Criteria: Must have NCEA Level 2 qualification. Please see Mrs Donaldson for more information. This is an amazing opportunity, go for it.

Calendar Tue 28 Jul Whole School Conferencing

Mon 17 Aug Board Meeting