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06 3880130

26 Huia Street

Taihape, 4720

www.tas.school.nz

TAS Radio - 88.1FM

Principal: Richard McMillan

rmcmillan@tas.school.nz

Lead Me to Lead My Learning

Taihape Area School

Tuesday 26th June, 2017 Term 2 – Newsletter Number 9

Important Dates

This Week Tuesday 27th BOT Meeting

Wednesday 28th 9S to Wellington

NZSTA Board Training

Meth Awareness Hui Saturday 1st School BALL

Next Week Wednesday 5th Open Day

Friday 7th End of Term

Tena koutou katoa

Welcome back to a new week, the second last before the holidays. We have another busy

week ahead with a Board Meeting tomorrow, 9S off to Wellington and the Meth Awareness

Hui on Wednesday, and the Annual Ball on Saturday.

The Ball is always a highlight of the Year, and the Ball Committee has been working hard to

stamp their mark on this current version. The timing of

the Ball has been changed over the last two years.

Previously it was at the end of Term 2, which was a

little too close to External Exams for comfort.

Inevitably the lead up to the Ball is a huge distraction

for our Senior Students, but now at least it is done and

dusted early enough to allow everyone to refocus on

what is required to pass their examinations.

We have a high proportion of impressively talented

young people in this School – endowed in a variety of domains including music, academics,

and sport. Many of these students are genuinely talented, and are definitely quite capable of

achieving at the very highest level as they grow and develop.

I admire the attitude, effort, and tenacity of our stars. The relative isolation of Taihape is a

huge challenge, and for some students can be a barrier preventing their participation in sport,

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and other activities. However where there is a will, there is a way, and each week the School

Vans embark on yet more trips to Palmerston North (predominantly now), or Wanganui.

A game of rugby, netball, hockey, or basketball involves a 5-hour round trip for our players,

with extra time added for those living in Waiouru, or environs. The cost therefore is both

financial, as well as the time involved.

Despite this however we have a high number of students

participating, in a wide range of activities. On Monday evenings our

Year 7/8 Netball Team and Mixed Hockey Team play in

Palmerston North; on Fridays our Basketball Team plays in

Wanganui; and on Saturdays our Senior A and Year 9/10 Netball

Teams play in Palmerston North, while our 1st XV and Football

Team play in either Palmerston North, or sometimes here at home.

Although Teachers and Staff Members are involved with most

teams, we are indebted to the support of parents and community members. It has been a really

buzzy, busy time, with lots of stimulating, challenging, and educationally rich learning

opportunities.

It’s certainly a very exciting time on the Sporting front with the Lions Tour and the

America’s Cup grabbing the headlines. Aren’t we lucky to live

in a Country that is such a sporting power house.

Have a great week as we head towards the term break.

Regards

Richard McMillan

Principal

The TAS School Wide Behaviour

Expectations are:- Rangatiratanga: Whanaungatanga:

We are Learners We are Caring

We show Rangatiratanga We show

Whanaungatanga

Wairuatanga: Manaakitanga:

We are Reflective We are Respectful

We show Wairuatanga We show Manaakitanga

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Tall Poppies The following Taihape Area School Students rose above the Crowd last week as outstanding

achievers, and members of our Learning Community:

Lea Ranginui and Eva Westgate (Room 3) - for progress in Reading;

Poppy Fannin and Melodie Grant (Room 6) - for hard work and

perseverance in all learning areas;

Chad Whale and Hoani Herewini-Dygas (Room 79) - for improved

work ethic;

Cheyanne Hurinui (Year 13) and Mackenzie Morgan (Year 11) - for

completing their Wearable Arts for Evento;

Zoe McCaughan, Shailah Katene, Kelsey LeGros, and Katie Maher - for a focused effort

on individual biology investigations Level 3 Biology;

Claudia Reed and John Geraghty - for completing excellence on their Rocky Shore

investigations Level 2 Biology.

Tall Poppies from Learning Street – Week 8

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Careers Corner Do you need a CV? Careers NZ has recently upgraded its CV Builder Tool:

https://www.careers.govt.nz/tools/cv-builder/ build-a-great-cv/

CV Builder guides you through all the important sections every CV needs, with handy tips

and advice throughout. Simply enter your details step by step and CV Builder will create an

eye-catching CV ready to send to employers.

Once you are signed in to My Career Portfolio you can start

your CV, and finish later if you need to. You can save, email,

and download your CV straight from CV Builder.

The Career NZ Advice Team is also on hand if you need extra

support. Call Advice Line on 0800 222 733.

Evento Wearable Arts The Annual Evento Wearable Arts Awards are coming up. This year we have 4 participants

in this prestigious event: Erika Elers, Caryse Clark, Mackenzie Morgan, and Cheyanne

Hurinui. They have put in many hours of hard work preparing their exhibits for this years

event.

Final Dress Rehearsal

Your students are invited to the Final Dress Rehearsal of “EVENTO – Wearable Arts Awards”

When: Friday 28 July 2017 @ 6.30pm Where: Manfeild Park Stadium, Feilding

Information:

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• $5 per student. Students of any age can attend without adults - supervision is provided by FAHS Staff. • Adults attending are in a supervisory capacity ONLY and must have a ticket for the Saturday Night Show. Ratios are STRICTLY adhered to of 1:4 ratio (Primary Schools), and 1:10 Adult to Student ratio (High Schools). • No limit on student tickets but adults in supervising capacity only using ratios above – RATIOS STRICTLY ADHERED TO! • Cash Door sales available on the night • Running time of the Show approximately 1.5 – 2 hours • No Prize Giving at this Show

WHAT TO DO TO BRING A GROUP TO THE DRESS REHEARSAL: Just turn up! There are plenty of seats and cash door sales on the Night! IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BOOK FOR THIS SHOW

10 Study Tips that will Boost Your

Results

1. Set Study Goals

There is lots of credible research suggesting that goal setting can be used as part of a strategy

to help people successfully effect positive changes in their lives, so never underestimate the

power of identifying to yourself the things you want to achieve. Just make sure to ask yourself

some key questions: Am I setting realistic goals? Will I need to work harder to achieve those

goals? If you’re happy with the goals you’ve set then you should aim to develop your study

plan for the year ahead with your goals in mind. Which, as it happens, leads us to Tip #2!

Get New Effective Study Tips for 2017! Join GoConqr now and you’ll have access to Study Groups and Resources that we’ll provide you with a stream of study tips

for exams and ideas to improve your studying. All for free!

2. Make a Study Plan

Time is precious. Nobody is more aware of this than the poor student who hasn’t studied a

thing until the night before an exam. By then, of course, it’s too late. The key to breaking the

cycle of cramming for tests is to think ahead and create an effective study plan. Not only will

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this help you get organised and make the most of your time, it’ll also put your mind at ease and

eliminate that nasty feeling you get when you walk into an exam knowing that you’re not at all

prepared. As the old saying goes, fail to prepare and be prepared to fail.

3. Take Regular Study Breaks

None of us are superhuman, so it’s important to realise that you can’t maintain an

optimum level of concentration without giving yourself some time to recover from the work

you’ve put in. This can take the form of a ten-minute walk, a trip to the gym, having a chat with

a friend or simply fixing yourself a hot drink. If it feels like procrastination, then rest assured

that it’s not: taking regular short breaks not only help improve your focus, they can boost your

productivity too.

4. Embrace New Technologies

Studying no longer means jotting things down with a pen on a

scrap of paper. The old handwritten method still has its place of

course, it’s just that now there are more options for personalising

study that ever before. Whether it’s through online tools, social

media, blogs, videos or mobile apps, learning has become more

fluid and user-centred. If you want to try a new learning

technology, GoConqr’s free platform is a great place to start,even if we do say so ourselves!

5. Test Yourself

It’s a strange thing, but sometimes simply entering an exam environment is enough to make

you forget some of the things you’ve learned. The solution is to mentally prepare for the

pressure of having to remember key dates, facts, names, formulas and so on. Testing yourself

with regular quizzes is a great way of doing this. And don’t worry of you don’t perform

brilliantly at first – the more you practice, the better you’ll become. Don’t believe us? Then

just take a peek at what the experts have to say.

6. Find a Healthy Balance

Take this opportunity to evaluate yourself both physically and mentally. Is your engine running

on low? Instead of complaining “I never get enough sleep” or “I’m eating too much

convenience food” take control and do something about it! Make the change and see how it

positively affects your attitude and study routine. This should motivate you to maintain a

healthy balance in the future.

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7. Be Positive

Your attitude has a big impact on the level of study that you get done and the effectiveness of

your learning process. If you keep saying that you can’t do it and won’t commit to the idea of

learning, attempting to study is only likely to become more difficult. Instead, focus your mind

on positive outcomes and on how you can use your own individual strengths to achieve

them. When you think positively, the reward centres in your brain show greater activity,

thereby making you feel less anxious and more open to new study tips.

8. Collaborate with Study Partners

At this stage of the school year, you should know your classmates pretty well. This is a good

point in time to select a couple of study partners who you know you work well with and are

motivated to achieve good grades also. Don’t worry if you can’t meet up too often, you can use

online tools such as GoConqr’s Groups tool to communicate and share study notes with one

another.

9. Turn Lessons into Stories

Everybody likes to read or listen to a good story, and with good reason – not only do stories

entertain us, they help us to understand and memorise key details too. You can apply this to

your studies by weaving important details or facts into a story – the more outlandish and

ridiculous you can make it, the better (since you’ll be more likely to remember a particularly

crazy story).

10. Establish a Study Routine

Your study routine is comprised of more than

planning what to learn and when. One of the

main concerns is your study environment.

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Find a place to study that is quiet and with few distractions. Alternatively, you could also try

switching it up by sitting in a different place in your school library every day and seeing how

this works for you.

11. Mark Small Challenges

When you have to face very long and dense subjects, you can set small challenges to keep your

spirits high; a good way to focus on the day-to-day and find motivations while you study.

According to scientific analysis, the more motivated and excited we are, the better our brain

performs.

12. Consult Teachers

Any questions you have about the exam, the best you can do is

go to the teacher of the subject and expose your doubts. Not

only is the person best suited to solve your questions, but

your initiative will be well received and you’ll show

good attitude by demonstrating that you’re interested in his

subject.

There really aren’t any hard and fast rules to play by when it comes to best times for studying

or how long you should work for. Everybody is different, so the best way to establish a routine

is to try different things and see what works best for you, then modify your routine for

maximum learning effectiveness.

This is an update of a blog post that was originally published in January 2015.

Supporting Your Child’s Learning

– Reading 1. For beginning readers, learning basic sight words is really

important as it helps with fluency. See your child's teacher for lists

of important words and flash cards.

2. At any level, listen to your child read and ask him/her questions

about what they have read to check their understanding.

3. The following websites provide access to reading material. Please take the opportunity

to use them: http://www.readingeggs.co.nz http://www.sunshineonline.com.au

“I think”, said Christopher Robin, “that we ought to eat all our provisions now, so we

won’t have much to carry” -A.A. Milne.

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Hockey A 1-5 loss to the table topping Otaki College Team last week. Despite

losing, the TAS Team produced their best effort of the season, with a

particularly strong first half, and provided plenty of encouragement for

the rest of the season.

David Frankham scored an excellent goal, and narrowly missed several

others. David had a very strong game, as did Tom Fleury, Jack Eames, Sam Troon, Samantha

McGhie, Levi Garmonsway, Renee Linton, Josh Hammond, and Aden Tapu.

Draw – This Week Draw – Next Week

TAS v Cornerstone on Turf 1 @ 4.15pm. TAS v Manawatu College on Turf 2 @ 4.15pm.

Quotes of the Week

Looking for Something to Do in the

Holidays?? The link below contains an outline of

the Holiday Programme at Te Papa,

the Museum of New Zealand:-

Te Papa

“If at first you do succeed

– try to hide your

astonishment” – L.A.T.S.

“It isn’t the mountain

ahead that wears you

out. It’s the grain of

sand in your shoe” –

Abbey Press.

It’s when you’re safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When

you’re having an adventure you wish you were safe at home” - Thornton Wilder

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TAS Behaviour

Expectation

Rangatiratanga

We are actively engaged in

learning at all times. This looks like:

We interact positively with others about our

learning.

We ask questions if we do not understand.

We share ideas in discussion time.

We complete tasks to the best of our ability.

We listen during instruction and follow

directions.

Taihape Neighbourhood Support - Meth

Awareness Hui Is Meth a Problem? This is a community collaboration to provide an opportunity to listen and

learn.

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Venue - Room 79, Taihape Area School, on Wednesday 28th June, 6.30 - 8.30 (Supper

provided).

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Lost Property Once again there is a mountain of Lost Property at School. It

never fails to amaze the amount of clothing that is left unclaimed

at School, each term. Please check it out.

9T Trip to Wellington On Wednesday 9T set

off to for an exciting

day in Wellington. The

purpose was to get

further consolidation of

their Social Studies

Unit on the Anzac

Campaign during

World War One.

We visited Gallipoli:

The Scale of our War Exhibition at Te Papa, The Great

War Exhibition at the National War Memorial, (created

by Sir Peter Jackson - .Director and Producer of “The Lord of The Rings” and “The Hobbit”),

The Tomb of “The Unknown Warrior”, Ataturk Memorial, and the site of the Wahine Ferry

Disaster.

It was a very full, action packed day, and as a treat we all enjoyed an authentic Turkish Kebab

at Kilim Restaurant.

Thank you 9T for a fantastic day………You were all a huge credit to Taihape Area School

with impeccable TAS Values displayed throughout the trip - Eyup Erkilic and 9T.

9S Head to Wellington this Wednesday, same program, same purpose.