Sports Round-up

From the Principal’s Desk

September 2020

Tarawera High School, River Road, Kawerau Phone: 07 323 6553 or 0800 827293 Fax: 07 323 6552 Email: office@tarawera.school.nz Tarawera High School, River Road, Kawerau Phone: 07 323 6553 or 0800 827293 Fax: 07 323 6552 Email: office@tarawera.school.nz

Kia Ora Koutou

Nau mai ki te Kura Tuarua o Tarawera. Welcome to Tarawera High School.

Cell phone safety – Ngā tikanga marutau mō te waea pūkoro

The values of our school are and start with M – Manaakitanga and it is the most

important value that features in all areas of our lives, school, home, whānau, work, and friends. In this

newsletter we are looking at how we respect our rules on cell phone use while at school.

A recent study found that banning mobile phones at schools improved student performance, this being

most beneficial for struggling students. Here are 6 reasons to put your phone away-

1. Lowers concentration – Excessive mobile phone use, leads to poor concentration.

2. FoMO– Adolescents often have FoMO (Fear of Missing out). This is made worse with mobile phones,

driving the compulsive need to know what others are doing.

3. Reduces memory – Phone messages and notifications are distracting and disrupt tasks, such as

studying, causing goals or the tasks to be forgotten.

4. Warps view on reality – Social media presents a distorted view on the real world. Stress and Anxiety –

Constant over-use of mobile phones leads to increased anxiety, feelings of loneliness, and low self-

esteem.

5. Sleep inability – Phone use every day and for longer than 20 minutes at a time will lead to poor sleep quality and duration. The

glow from the screen can also cause issues with actually getting to sleep, not letting your brain unwind and prepare for sleep.

Here is a way for you and your student to check if you are addicted - http://virtual-addiction.com/smartphone-compulsion-test/

It even has a name: nomophobia – “the disease of the 21st century”, is the irrational fear

of having no access to mobile technology, being without a cell phone.

A disorder suffered by half of the population. It occurs due to the irrational dependence

on these devices, that generates a feeling of anxiety in the user, feeling cut off from the

outside world.

Please help us to monitor student use of cell phones by limiting their use and unless

absolutely necessary we suggest students leave them at home. Encourage them to go

outside and play sport, sing, dance, do Kapa haka, mix with friends- without their cell

phone.

Basketball Two members of the Tarawera

Junior Basketball team, Jason

Aramoana and Piripi Te Riini, both

received All Star Players awards

for their skill in this sport. They were

chosen for their attitude and

amazing energy, pacing up and

down the court and never giving

up. They improved week to week

and picked up rapidly with their

natural ability and athleticism. The

All star players award is to

recognise the top players in each

age group. Six players are chosen

from each age group, which is

about 70 students and 2 of them

came from Tarawera High

School. The schools Junior

Basketball Team placed fourth in

the EBOP Secondary school

competition and we thank

Coach Jordaan Tuitama for the

great job he did with the team.

Rugby Each rugby player from Tarawera High School has received a

rugby ball from the “Ball for All” project, up to 12000 rugby balls

going to junior and school players who have registered to play.

Thank you to the following sponsors Putauāki Trust, Aquaheat

and HEG Limited.

Mrs Helen Tuhoro

PRINCIPAL

EBOP Cross Country

Today we sent out Senior Cross

Country Team to participate in

the Waikato/BOP Cross Country

Champs. Everyone participated

and gave the 3,000m course their

best shot. A big shout to Hannah

from our SLC who completed her

2,000m run and was smiling the

whole way around the course

Sports Results

Sport Vs Score

1st XV Rugby Trident High School L

Girls Rugby Opotiki 44-36 L

Junior Boys Basketball

Opotiki 38-61 L

Netball-Year 7-8 Matatā 19-6 W

Hannah Jolly

Tawhirimatea Abraham Tuaine Te Rangi

Tawhirimatea Abraham

Jason Aramoana, Piripi Te Riini

Basketball The new basketball court and hoops were officially opened

last Thursday. The local police were invited to play against the

staff and students who were eager to show off their fancy

moves on the court. The students were too strong for the

police, while in the second match with the police Vs staff, the

police went away with a convincing win. It was a great

atmosphere with a lot of laughter and cheering on the

sidelines.

Newsletter 2020 Term 3

Gateway Placement Damien Ruck-Scanlon is currently on a gateway placement

for term 3. Damien is enjoying his on the job training at

Lindsay’s Autos. Employers are very happy with the work ethic

and enthusiasm he has to learn new skills. The Gateway

programme is a great opportunity for students to gain

apprenticeships and cadetships

25 September 2020

End of Term

Daffodil Tarawera High School students and staff have enjoyed the

range of Daffodil Day awareness activities this week. We have

had a very successful colouring competition, a "yellow

morning tea", a lot of fun with temporary tattoos and had a

group of students assisting the Kawerau Rotary Club to collect

donations in town. The most popular activity has been the

purchasing of fresh daffodils. Students were able to purchase

a daffodil for themselves or to send to a friend. These were

delivered by the prefects this afternoon. Thank you to

everyone that participated and donated to this very worthy

cause.

Homework Club

Physical Education Day On Tuesday, we celebrated Health and Physical Education Day

to advocate for the value of HPE in schools. Highlights from our

day included an introduction to meditation, a jump jam session

and a staff versus students Netball game

Drive Tarawera Tarawera High School students

participating in the DRIVE

Tarawera programme have been

fortunate to have our local

Rotarian members supporting

them as driving mentors. Our

mentor drivers are keen to help

ou r s tudents gai n more

experience and extra driving

hours in-between lessons with our

qualified Driving Instructors.

Important Dates

14

September Māori Language Week

Māori Language Moment

12pm

Senior Course Selection

Disability Awareness Week

18

September Chainsaw Course

EBOP Basketball

tournament

Kaitiakitanga River Clean

Up

21

September Mental Health Week

Construction Block Course

Block Week

22

September EBOP League 9’s year 7/8

23

September BOP Junior Rugby 7’s

When? Term 3 and 4

Wednesday and Thursday 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Where? Whare Ako 1 A Common