Thursday 6th April 2023 | Term 1 Week 10 |
Kia ora e te whãnau,
As we wrap up Term 1, we want to take a moment to congratulate our talented students who participated in the Sheilah Winn Drama Festival in Geraldine. We are extremely proud of their hard work and dedication to the arts. A special congratulations to Ariki Curtis, acknowledged for his costuming and high accolades for Joshua Murray, the only student from the region directly selected to represent Aoraki/South Canterbury in Wellington in October this year. The group has been ably supported by their teacher (and our DP), Charlotte Saunders.
Congratulations also to Brooke Smith and our Year 3 and 4 Rippa Rugby Team who took second place in the regional competition!
We would also like to acknowledge the Home and School Committee for their incredible fundraising efforts this term. The support we receive from our parents and caregivers is invaluable and greatly appreciated. They held their annual AGM earlier this week and have lofty plans for the remainder of the year.
Our rowing team would like to thank the individuals who organised and attended the Mihi Whakatau and the community for supporting the team. Your support means everything to our athletes. There is an article about their Maadi journey and experience in this newsletter.
The Year 11-13 Mentor Reports for Term 1 are now available for parents to access through the school website login portal. Please take the time to review these reports and discuss your child's progress with them.
Please note that Term 2 will commence on the 24th of April, with an unusual start for Week One. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience caused: - Monday, 24th April, will be a regular day for the Year 1-6 students, Y7-10 will be invited to a Wellbeing Day in the Community Hall, and our Y11-13 students will attend a Tournament Practice.
- Tuesday, 25th April, is Anzac Day - so there is no school.
- Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th are regular school days.
- There is a Teacher Only Day on the 28th of April. The teacher-only day is a mandated Accord Day for Ministry of Education experts to visit the school and train our teachers about the Curriculum Refresh and NCEA Change Process.
Please be aware that industrial action will continue in Term 2 whilst the teaching unions and government come to contractual agreements. There is an article giving detail about this within the newsletter. One of the actions involves teachers being unable to work outside the hours of 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. As a result, the school door opening time will be 8.40 am to allow teachers to complete their morning briefing before students enter the building.
Our apologies that the new school bus company have not yet confirmed times for the service with the school. I understand that our Ministry of Education liaison is currently on leave, so this will remain unconfirmed until the middle of the holidays. The school will be in touch as soon as we have further information to share.
Finally, we would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Easter break. We look forward to seeing our students return for Term 2.
Thank you for your ongoing support of our school. He waka eke noa.
Kate Staniford
Tumuaki | Principal
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From the Head StudentsHead and Deputy Students, Billy and Fred, have a roundup of the last week of term, plus a look forward to Term Two. | |  |
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A Dream Ending to a Great SeasonTwizel Area School rowers finished their season last weekend with a fantastic showing at the Maadi Cup. We can all be extremely proud of everything they have achieved, the future of rowing in Twizel in definitely in safe hands!🚣♀️💚🖤 | |  |
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Community Comes Out to Celebrate Rowers' SuccessThank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our rowers at the Mihi Whakatau this week. There were a lot of emotions on show with the rowers and coaches speaking of their experiences over the season. | |  |
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Sheilah Winn Success Continues for TAS StudentsOn Tuesday, the Year 11 and 12 Drama students participated in the Aoraki SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, in Geraldine. The two groups each performed scenes from 'Romeo and Juliet'. | |  |
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Ripper Rugby Team Take SilverOn Wednesday, eighteen students from Twizel Area School travelled to Oamaru to compete at the North Otago Rippa Rugby Competition. We had two teams entered, a Year 3-4 and a Year 5-6 who were competing against schools from all over the North Otago region. 🏉🥈 | |  |
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Term 2 Industrial ActionThe PPTA Teacher’s Union have let the Board of Trustees know that the following industrial action will take place next term (unless an agreement with the government is reached in advance). | |  |
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Year 11-13 Mentor ReportsYear 11-13 students' mentor reports for Term 1 are now available to read via the SchoolBridge app and web portal. 📋 | |  |
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Peer MediationRoom 5 has started the training to become Peer Mediators. Their first 1-day session has been completed; the second session will be held next term. Once trained, the students will select whether they would like to take on the leadership role of Peer Mediator at intervals and lunchtime. | |  |
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Workshop Gets Students in the Jump Jam MoodOn Monday, eight students from M1 and Room 5 had the opportunity to attend a 90-minute workshop with Brett Fairweather, AKA Mr Jump Jam, in Timaru. | |  |
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Keziah and the Southern SteelYear 3 student Keziah was the centre of attention this weekend at the Southern Steel's game in Dunedin against the Mystics when she delivered the game ball. 🏐 | |  |
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Decorate Your Own CupcakeThe Skittles and Coffee Club are running a Decorate Your Own Cupcake event on Tuesday, 2nd May.
$2 per cupcake and 50c per topping.
Head along to the Foyer at lunchtime to take part and make some marvelous creations! 🧁 | |  |
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A Big Thank You!Thank you to everyone who ordered some Hot Cross Buns for our Home & School fundraiser, we had some amazing support! | |  |
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Hockey Skills Weekend CampAre you interested in attending a Hockey Skills Weekend Camp on 7th or 14th May? 🏑 For more information and to register your interest, click the link. | |  |
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Dental Care during the HolidaysThe Community Dental Service will be providing dental care for children enrolled with the service during the upcoming school holidays. The clinics will offer treatment and relief of pain sessions by appointment only. 🦷🪥 | |  |
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Teacher Only Day | 28th AprilFriday 28th April there will be no classes due to the Curriculum Refresh Teacher Only Day. | |  |
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Easter Treasures: Connect, Reflect, RefreshEaster traditions look different for every whānau. What does Easter look like in your household? | |  |
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 → Thursday, 6th April | Y11-13 Mentor Reports Published
→ Thursday, 6th April | Last Day of Term 1
→ Monday, 10th - Saturday, 15th April | NZASA Leadership Camp
→ Monday, 24th April | First Day of Term 2
→ Monday, 24th April | Year 7-10 Wellbeing Day
→ Monday, 24th April | Y11-13 Tournament Practise Day
→ Tuesday, 25th April | Anzac Day - NO CLASSES
→ Friday, 28th April | Curriculum Refresh Teacher Only Day - NO CLASSES
*All dates above are subject to change* |
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