DHS Newsletter 10 December 2015

ISSUE 12

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FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER

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2015

2015 Premier Prizes

Young Achievers Page 4

End of Year Adventures Page 5

James Cider:

Senior Prize Giving Page 8

The Christopher Cullen Memorial Trophy, the Selwyn District Council Prize, the Malvern Community Board Award and the Upper Riccarton House of Travel Award for 3rd in Year 13.

Ella Pearce:

Mr & Mrs Ryburn’s Prize, the Business Distributors Ltd Prize, the Selwyn District Council Prize, and the Rosanowski Family Trophy for Proxime Accessit to the Dux.

George Watson:

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The Darfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association Prize, the Business Distributors Ltd Prize and The Malvern Community Board Award for Dux.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

Last Tuesday, as the Year 13s were leaving and preparing for their next stage in life, the Year 6s from contributing schools in the area arrived and were greeted at the gym by next year’s prefects and the Year 7 teachers.

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The day is organised for students so they feel more confident about coming to high school, have an opportunity to meet other students who will be in their classes next year, get to know their way around the school, and meet the Year 7 staff and senior students/prefects.

to the junior block, walked around the school, then completed a treasure hunt in groups. The idea was for them to see if they could find their way around without getting lost.

Students were also able to experience an option class with another teacher— these were French, Japanese and Music.

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, had fun on the bouncy castle, and had a successful day. The teachers enjoyed meeting their new students and look forward to their arrival next year.

The students went off with the teachers

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Principal’s Comments and Awards One of the privileges of being a principal and a teacher, is the chance to ‘make a difference’ to individuals, to families, to society. Sometimes, in all of the rushing around we do, we lose sight of what a profoundly worthwhile and satisfying feature of our work this is. We get to witness the growth, and energy and blossoming of talents as students take their path into adulthood. We get to contribute to this and to share in this. We get to help passions develop. We get to support students in discovering what they are passionate about.

2015 is my seventh year as Principal at DHS. This is an important milestone for me as this year’s Year 13 were the cohort that started with me back in 2009. I have watched them grow and learn—from skinny wee Year 7s in oversized uniforms to the fine young adults they are now. So much has happened and changed in the

Farewell to those teachers leaving—see the DHS Yearbook for all the staff and their final words. We wish them well as they head off to new adventures.

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last seven years. I have grown older, greyer, wiser in some ways, more foolish in others.

It has been a pleasure to share the journey through DHS with them.

I recently heard schools described as being like ships at sea that don’t come into port.

Sometimes we get smooth seas and at other times storms—regardless we need to ride it out. Thank you to the crew who keep the ship driving on. Thank you to the teachers and the support staff and the many supporters and volunteers. We have got to enjoy the smooth sailing but you have ‘battened the hatches’ and got stuck in when the conditions required. Perhaps we have a destination we don’t ever reach (as there is no end point to improving learning), however we do come into port for a break at times to enjoy the scenery.

One of these is coming up. Best wishes for a safe and relaxing summer break.

James Morris

These students receive a certificate and a $10 voucher

AL’S AWAR NCIP DS PRI

Ben Sharp Cade Hinman Michael Lane Taylor Barnes Nathan Carter George Ridgen Rozlyn Doherty Zack Johnstone Claire Langlands Annie Campbell Luke Henderson Janette Chetham 3

2015 Young Achievers Sarah Baker

Grace Lemon

Brogan Baldwin

Brianna Longdin

James Bitmead

Blair Manson

Stefan Breunisse

Heather McConchie

Molly Buist-Brown

Penny Mitchell

Lois Burtt

Hanako Nakagawa

Charlotte Carter

Courtney Newell

Jade Collier

Cameron O’Donnell

Josh Cook

Henry Oakley

Devon Crequer

Jenna Pont

Sophie Davis

Isaac Proud

Harrison de Rooy

Jackson Proud

Roz Doherty

George Ridgen

Brie Edwards

Harry Robertson

Toni Forsythe-Walton

Amanda Schnell

Jade Gerrard-Smith

Edward Searle

Billie Greening

Ben Sharp

Emma Grigg

Sacha Smith

Seth Groom

Zahara Sutton

Brie Gullery

Gus Thomas

Niamh Guy

Emelia Todd-Lister

Breanna Hale

Sophie Townsend

We then piled on the hot bus and went to ten pin bowling. In teams, the students bowled, ate and drank. There is definitely technique required for this—fast is not always best, and twohanded works.

Rebecca Inch

Leigh Walters

Annabelle Jones

George Watson

Elyse Kerr

Harriet Watson

We then journeyed home amongst the Christmas traffic of Christchurch and it was very quiet on a hot Friday afternoon.

Thanks to the group of courteous and pleasant young people who made the trip a pleasure. It was nice meeting you all.

Holly Kimber

Hanako Wilson

Big Day Out A group of 29 students, Mr Morris and Mrs Hamilton went on the Young Achievers Day Out last Friday. This day is an acknowledgement of students who have worked toward and achieved a specific goal.

Our first stop was the Wigram Air Base Museum, where the students saw and experienced a POW camp quarters and the camp of Pacific Islands combatants, a group effort was undertaken to make an aerial egg and there was a treasure hunt to find unusual emblems and equipment; we all know what a Huck Starter is now—do you?

James Learned

Louise Hamilton

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YMCA Day: End of Year Activities Day for Year 8s On Tuesday 8 December, the Year 8s left on three buses, headed towards the YMCA team building course in Christchurch.

We were put into groups of about ten.

Each group got a number from 1–12 and they were to be our groups for all of the activities. Because there were so many of us, two groups were to go together for the day.

Throughout the day, we rotated through six activities. The first one our group did was The Rope Swing Challenge. We had a rope hanging from a tree, a milk crate and a pallet to land on. What we had to do was swing on the rope from the milk crate and land on the pallet without touching the ground. The catch was that the whole group had to do it and if one person fell off then we had to restart.

The next activity we went to was the raft building challenge. We had to build a raft out of the materials that were given to us and then we had to cross the river on it.

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After lunch, my group went to the acid lake activity where we had to get a bag of lollies that were in the middle of an ‘acid lake’ but, if anything or anyone touched it, they burned or died. We had carabiners and ropes to get the lollies out of the lake.

Next, we went to tyre and plank challenge where we had to cross a certain space without touching the ground, with the four tyres and plank of wood we were given. Then we had to duct-tape a person to the wall and they had to hang there for three seconds; our teams failed…

The last challenge we did was the sponge challenge and, for this, we had a big bucket full of water and a sponge.

What we had to do was, when we were in a line, the first person would dip the sponge in the bucket and then pass it with two hands over their head; then, the next person would, with two hands, pass it through their legs and so on until

it reached the last person, who would ring the sponge out into a medium sized bucket and then run to the front and do the same as the last person. The aim was to fill up the bucket completely, and to do it before the other team. Once we had filled that bucket up, we had some lengths of pipe that were cut in half. We had to use the sponge to squeeze water onto the first pipe and get it to flow down all of the pipes, while everyone was holding them trying not to let the water seep out onto the ground. When the water had travelled through the pipes, it went into a small bucket and we had to fill that up first to win.

Going to the YMCA was a really fun and exciting way to finish off the year as Year 8s—everyone enjoyed their day thoroughly (especially the part where we got wet and muddy) and we would definitely recommend going there if you get the opportunity.

Katie and Zara

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Year 10 Activity Days Day 1: Adrenalin Forest Wave Riding Adrenaline Forest Reefs—challenging for many, but some of us enjoy the adrenaline of being high in the trees and looking down upon everyone else. At lunch time, we swapped around with the other group and went to do wave riding in kayaks on the beach. The water was a bit cold, but the waves were perfect sizes.

Everyone got some good wave rides and had a lot of fun.

Day 2: Mountain Biking Mountain biking on Day 2 was challenging, but it was a lot of fun. There were 19 of us plus two staff, Mr Gough and Mr Mac, on the trip. We biked around Bottle Lake at Spencer Park. E veryone enjoyed the day, however there was one crash which held us up for 30 minutes. The tracks are made up of risers, slopes, and sharp turns along with sand dunes which tired everyone out quickly,

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Above: Jayden Hill-Inch, Haigh Jebson and Ben Millar

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and most of it was in amongst the trees.

Some of us went for a swim in the sea nearer the end of the ride. To sum it up— it was a “blast.”

Day 3: Surfing Weather delayed our efforts to go out on the Thursday, but we were excited to depart for Sumner on the Tuesday of the next week. When we arrived, we changed into our wetsuits and were given some tips before we hit the surf. Out on the surf, it took everyone a couple of tries to stand up and ride the surf but, when you were up it was worth the swim out.

After lunch, we had a bit more time and everyone improved lots.

On behalf of the Year 10s who took part in these activities, I would like to thank Mr MacDonald for organising it and coming out and doing it with us, and also to all the teachers who came out with us.

Harry Bampton and Harry Pooler

Our school Rugby teams are very grateful to have received Malvern Community Board grants this year to support them in their out-of-town accommodation and expenses associated with tournaments and travel to games.

Above: Lucas de Burger at the Canterbury PS Athletic Championships held at the Ashburton Domain in very hot conditions!

Captains of the teams, Jayden Hill-Inch, Haigh Jebson and Ben Millar, all had the opportunity to thank the Board at the recent Malvern Community Board’s Grants evening. Penny Oliver, who atttended and took the photo, said, “They were great ambassadors, dressed smartly, and spoke well.”

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ADRENALIN End of Year Adventures Trip for Year 7s Once we arrived at Adrenalin Forest, 7HB and 7CC got harnessed up and ready to go on the high wires. 7SJ and 7CS went across the road to Spencer Park.

Before we could go on the high wires, we had to have a safety check. We had to start on Course One, Two, or Three.

These were lower wires and an easy way to start and make sure we knew what we were doing. The higher the number, the harder and higher it was.

"It was very challenging but I enjoyed it,” Callum Watson said.

"It was lots of fun; I faced my fear of heights," Hayley Phelps commented.

Janette said, "We helped each other to go higher and complete the course."

"I conquered my fear and went higher than I thought I would,” Zahara Sutton said.

After two hours, we switched, and 7HB and 7CC went to Spencer Park.

It was a very hot day but very enjoyable.

On Wednesday 2 December, the Year 7s went for their end of year trip to Adrenalin Forest and Spencer Park.

First off, 7HB and 7CC went to Adrenalin Forest, whilst 7CS and 7SJ went and played at Spencer Park.

I thought that Adrenalin Forest was fun because you got to go over obstacles and fly between trees on a ball.

The thing I liked most about our trip was being able to do stuff you don’t usually get to do.

At Spencer Park, we played Bull Rush.

We also took turns on the flying fox.

We played on the playground and I especially liked the spider climbing frame. Overall, I thought it was a fun and challenging experience being able to go to Adrenalin Forest.

Isaac Earl, 7SJ Adrenalin Forest was fun and scary, especially for the people who had a slight fear of heights. Most of us only got up to Level 3 and 4, but a couple of people got all the way up to Level 6!

When 7HB and 7CC were at Spencer Park, some of us played a game of backyard cricket. It was 30 degrees, and most of us were hot and tired, so we all sat under the trees in the shade. The other people who weren’t sitting in the shade were on the playground, or playing with frisbees.

Jack Kennedy and Eva Mitchell, 7HB

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f 2015 Senior Prize Giving f Academic

Year 11 Subject Prizes Akalanka Ekanayake: 3rd in French Cassidy Judd: 3rd in Home Economics Anna Hefferon: 3rd in Art Dylan Cagney: 3rd in Geography Hamish Evans: 3rd in Design and Visual Communications Hannah Marchant: 3rd in Economics Harriet Watson: 3rd in History Holly Kimber: 3rd in Music James Doherty: 3rd in Furniture Making Lily Barrett-Power: 3rd in General Science Matthew Grigg: 3rd in Physical Education Momo Kawakami: 3rd in Japanese Sydney Riley: 2nd in Drama Thomas Wilson: 2nd in Music William Benbow: 2nd in Rural College Rachael Phillipson: 2nd in Japanese Sean Pennells: 2nd in Biology Georgia Shinn: 2nd in Physical Education Georgia Watson: 2nd in Mathematics Grace Hodgman: 2nd in Home Economics Georgia Cottrell: 2nd in Economics Danielle Cooper: 2nd in Digital Technology Devin Benbow: 2nd = in Business Studies Hannah Glassey: 2nd in Design and Visual Communications Haydn Rose: 2nd in Furniture Making Iva Vukovic: 2nd in Art Eloise Dance: 3rd in Biology, 2nd in French

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Caitlin B Fraser: 3rd in Digital Technology, 2nd = in Business Studies Findlay Davidson: The Macartney Prize for Mathematics Alyssa Cruickshank: The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Business Studies

Emma May: The New Zealand Agriseeds Limited Prize and the Forrester Family Cup for Agriculture for Conscientiousness and Diligence in Theory and Practical Work Gary Jingyan: The Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for English for Speakers of Other Languages Caitlin M Frazer: 3rd in Drama, The Jebson Family Prize for Geography Sacha Smith: The Office Max Prize for Furniture Making, The Diedrichs’ Family Prize for Home Economics Joseph Manifold: 3rd = in English, 3rd in Mathematics, The Christchurch Cleaning Supplies Prize for General Science Madison O’Callaghan: 2nd in History, 2nd in Geography, The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Drama James Thornley: 3rd in Rural College, The Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for Physical Education, The Courtenay A&P Association Prize for Economics Caitlin Soal: 2nd in General Science, The Mitchell Brothers’ Prize for Digital Technology, The Trevor Wall Design Prize for Design and Visual Communications Abigail Cider: 3rd = in English, 3rd in Physics and Chemistry, The Rosanowski Family Prize for Biology, The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Japanese Leigh Walters: 2nd in English, The Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for Physics and Chemistry, The Canterbury Education Services Cup and I & A Cullen Prize for History, The Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize and The AK Scott Cup for Music

Sophie Bucknell: 2nd in Physics and Chemistry, 2nd in Year 12 Drama, The G M Ridgen Prize for English, The Andrew John Kennedy Memorial Prize for Art, The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for French, Year 12 Subject Prizes Year 12 Subject Prizes Harry Barrett-Power: 3rd in Outdoor Education Kaitlin Feast: 3rd in Physical Education Samara Crosby: 3rd in Art Takaaki Kuwashiro: 3rd in English for Speakers of Other Languages Caitlin Thistoll: 2nd in Rural College Breanna Hale: 2nd = in Economics Kristen Blaber-Hunt: 2nd = in Economics Kyla Higgins: 2nd in Art Grace Lemon: 2nd in Physical Education Renee Robson: 2nd in Home Economics Georgi Pander: 2nd in Japanese Olivia McEwan: 2nd in Business Studies Stephanie Hubbard: 2nd in Outdoor Education Madeleine Tasker: 3rd in History, 3rd in Music Mariah Glasson: 3rd in Home Economics, 3rd in Rural College Ellen Walters: 3rd in Physics, 2nd in Music Chloe Fraser: 3rd in Geography, 2nd in Digital Technology Kathryn Barnhill: 3rd in Biology, 2nd in English, 2nd in Chemistry Hitomi Kaneko: The Darfield Bakery Prize for English for Speakers of Other Languages Courtney Townsend: The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Excellence in Economics

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Harriet Evans: The Rural Women’s New Zealand Prize for Business Studies Selina Dixon: The Carus and Resene Prize for Home Economics Robert Wright: 3rd in Business Studies, The Carus and Resene Prize for Outstanding Performance in Class and Practical Work in Rural College Studies Emily de Rooy: 3rd in Digital Technology, The Trevor Wall Design Prize for Mathematics Aidan Tuhill: 3rd in Design and Visual Communications, The Trevor Wall Design Prize for Art Bailey Campbell: 3rd in Drama, The Carus and Resene Prize for Outdoor Education Emma Grigg: 3rd in English, 3rd in Chemistry The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Music

Lilian Stott: 2nd in History, 2nd in Physics, 2nd in Mathematics, 2nd in Biology, The Rachel Ridgen Memorial Cup and Business Distributors Ltd Prize for English, The Darfield Federated Farmers Prize for Chemistry Year 13 Subject Prizes Annabelle Johnston: 3rd in Art Georgina Brown: 3rd in Digital Technology Gemma Waters: 3rd in Drama Haigh Jebson: 3rd in Rural College James McMillan: 3rd in Economics Leigh McConchie: 3rd in Outdoor Education Savannah Sayer: 2nd = in Geography Jordan Watson: 2nd in Outdoor Education Francesca Dela Cruz: 2nd in Economics

Michael Ridgen: 2nd in Geography

Georgia Wilson: 2nd in Rural College

The Carus and Resene Prize for Physical Education

Tayla James: 2nd in Home Economics

Ryo Nishimura: 2nd in English for Speakers of Other Languages The Hayakawa Trophy and Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Japanese Jasmine Nash: 2nd in Design and Visual Communications, The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Drama, Mrs V Booth's Cup and Darfield PostShop Prize for Digital Technology Alexis Sutherland: The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Physics, The McDonald and Horton Architects Ltd Prize for Design and Visual Communications Edward Searle: 3rd in Mathematics, The Pearson Family Cup and Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for Geography, The Logan Friedman Trophy and Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Year 12 History, The Malvern Community Board Prize for Biology

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Thomas Rowlands: 2nd in Chemistry Timothy Logan: 2rd in Biology Honoko Ishida: 3rd in Japanese, 2nd in English for Speakers of Other Languages Chisano Tsugehara: 3rd in English for Speakers of Other Languages, 2nd in Japanese Emelia Todd-Lister: 3rd in Media Studies, 2nd in Digital Technology James Cider: 3rd in Classical Studies, 2nd in Mathematics—Statistics Liam Bragan: 3rd in Calculus, 2nd = in Geography Julia Anderson: 2nd in History, 2nd in Physical Education Brittany Hodgman: 3rd in Physical Education, 3rd in History, 3rd in Biology Matthew King: The Darfield Pharmacy Prize for Outdoor Education

Amber Pont: The Mitre 10 Mega Prize for Home Economics Scott Taege: The Torlesse Travel Ltd Cup for Economics Blair Manson: The National Trade Academy Cup and Carus and Resene Prize for Excellence in Practical Assessments in Rural College Georgia Cridge: 3rd in Home Economics, The Class of 1954 Trophy and the Carus and Resene Prize Ltd for Outstanding Performance in Class and Practical Work in Rural College Studies Nicole Hamilton-Cross: 3rd in Mathematics—Statistics, The Carus and Resene Prize for Geography Lois Freemantle: 3rd in English, The Trevor Wall Design Prize for Design and Visual Communications Ciara Rayne: 3rd in Chemistry, 2nd in Physics, The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Physical Education Shannon Griffiths: 2nd in Calculus, 2nd in Art, 2nd in Design and Visual Communications, The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Media Studies Sarah Baker: 3rd in Physics, 3rd in Design and Visual Communications, 2nd in Media Studies, 2nd in Drama, The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Mathematics—Calculus Hanako Nakagawa: The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for Japanese, The Carus and Resene Prize for English for Speakers of Other Languages Brie Gullery: Mr Bruce Smart’s Prize for Classical Studies, The Helen Moore Trophy and the Trevor Wall Design Prize for Excellence in Art/Painting in the Senior School, The Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for Art—Print Making Ella Pearce: 2nd in English, 2nd in Classical Studies, The Darfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association Prize for History, The Malvern

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Community Arts Council Prize for Drama, The Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for Digital Technology, George Watson: ICAS International Competitions 2015—First place in New Zealand in Year 13 Science, Mrs Eleanor Smart's Prize for English, The Darfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association Prize for Mathematics— Statistics, The PWA Griffin Prize for Physics, The Rosanowski Family Prize for Chemistry, The Darfield ITM Prize for Biology

Premier Shannon Griffiths: The Lorraine Jacobs Award and Carus and Resene Prize for the Student who has shown Outstanding Effort in Senior Art Annabelle Johnston: The Malvern Community Arts Council Prize and the Jessica Penn Clark Memorial Art Award for the Senior Art Student with the Most Potential Blair Manson: The Darfield High School Ex-Students’ Association Cup and Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for Consistent Application and Effort in the Senior School Charlotte Carter: The Patricia Henderson Plate and Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 12 Joshua Cook: The Carus and Resene Prize for Service and Co-operation for Years 11 to 13 George Watson: The William Broughton Plate and Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for the Student who Realises their Potential by Making the Most of their Opportunities Grace Lemon: The 1993 Malvern Suffrage Celebrations’ Committee Trophy and Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for a Female Student in the Senior School who Participates Fully in the Academic, Cultural, Sporting and Social Life of the School

Sophie Bucknell: Mr and Mrs R L Bennetts’ Trophy and The Malvern Community Board Prize for General Excellence—1st in Year 11 Kathryn Barnhill: The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for High Academic Achievement—2nd in Year 12 Lilian Stott: The Sonia Early Memorial Trophy and The Malvern Community Board Prize for General Excellence—1st in Year 12 Darfield High School students continue to have their achievements recognised nationally with scholarships from New Zealand Universities. These scholarships are awarded independently by the universities from applicants from all over the country.

The Victoria University Excellence Scholarship recognises high academic achievement. Two $5000 scholarships have been awarded to Sarah Baker and Shannon Griffiths The University of Otago Academic Excellence Scholarship recognises exceptional academic ability and proven leadership capabilities. A$6000 scholarship has been awarded to George Watson.

The University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship recognises proven academic ability and outstanding leadership qualities. A $6,000 scholarship has been awarded to Emma Forbes.

The University of Otago Alumni Appeal Scholarship recognises academic ability and potential to succeed at university.

This $10,000 scholarship has been awarded to Amber Pont.

The Lincoln University Future Leadership Award recognises high academic calibre and leadership. A scholarship which covers tuition fees for one year has been awarded to Amanda Schnell.

Alexis Sutherland: The 1993 Malvern Suffrage Celebrations’ Committee Trophy and Torlesse Travel Ltd Prize for a Female Student who Demonstrates Exceptional Leadership Skills both at School and as a Representative of the School in the Wider Community Abigail Cider: The Business Distributors Ltd Prize for High Academic Achievement —2nd in Year 11

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The University of Canterbury Emerging Leaders Scholarship recognises high academic achievement, as well as leadership potential and sporting, cultural and community involvement. A $5000 scholarship has been awarded to James Cider.

The Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize. This highly prestigious prize recognises the work of outstanding young scientists. The prize was given for a two-year study of native plants. This $50,000 prize was awarded to Tim Logan.

Each year, students may apply for a range of scholarships, available exclusively to Darfield High School students. This year, the value of the total pool of scholarships is around $58,000. The selection panels for these scholarships commented on the huge challenge of choosing only a few scholarship recipients from such a wide range of talented students.

Frews Sponsorship assists a Student to gain a Heavy Trade Licence and this year Mr Mervyn Frew awarded this to Amanda Schnell.

The Selwyn District Council Education Fund Bursary is to assist a student in meeting their fees in their first year of tertiary study and was presented to William Gross by Mrs Jenny Gallagher, Malvern Community Board Chair.

The Orion Selwyn District Council Scholarship looks for students who intend to follow a course of study that benefits the wider community and considers their determination and wider contribution to the school. This year, the scholarship has been awarded to George Watson (presented by the Mayor of the Selwyn District, Mr Kelvin Coe).

The Lions are active in our local, national and international communities,

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fundraising and supporting a wide range of projects. The Malvern Lions Scholarship is for students intending to study full time for a recognised qualification. The all-round aspects of each applicant are considered. This year, the scholarship was awarded to Nicole Hamilton-Cross (presented by Mr Brian Davidson, President of Malvern Lions).

The Malvern Health Trust works in the Malvern Community to provide the community nurses and also supports a number of local health initiatives. The Malvern Health and Community Welfare Trust Scholarship is for students who intend to study in health-related areas.

The scholarship this year was awarded to Emma Forbes (presented by Mr Lyndsay Jacobs).

Linda Parsons, Chairperson of the Malvern Youth Trust, presented two scholarships for a voyage on the ‘Spirit of Adventure’.

The first award was presented to Bailey Campbell, who has contributed greatly to youth development in the junior school. The second award was presented to Joshua Cook, who has contributed greatly to the junior school.

Elizabeth Richards was a well-known local farmer who left a significant endowment to support students from Darfield High School to study agriculture at Lincoln University. Students can reapply annually and potentially can be supported throughout their study.

Elizabeth Richards Scholarships (presented by a trustee of the fund, Mr Tony Whatman) for ex-students went to:

2016 Elizabeth Richards Scholarships for current students were awarded to: Jonathan Anderson, Georgia Cridge, Paige Heselwood, Blair Manson, Amanda Schnell, Renee Curtin, Harriet Evans and Georgia Wilson.

Kevin Hickman is an ex-student of Darfield High School. He is responsible for building one of New Zealand’s largest companies, Ryman Healthcare. The Hickman Family Trust supports an annual scholarship, to be shared as the selection panel recommends, to support tertiary fees for a student or students who will study courses of benefit to NZ. Hickman Family Trust Scholarships (presented by Kelvin Coe) were awarded to: Julia Anderson, Francesca Dela Cruz, Lois Freemantle, Leigh McConchie, and Savannah Sayer.

George Watson: Mrs M Thompson’s Trophy and Malvern Community Board Prize for the Best All-Rounder.

James Cider: The Christopher Cullen Memorial Trophy, the Selwyn District Council Prize, the Malvern Community Board Award and the Upper Riccarton House of Travel Award for 3rd in Year 13 Ella Pearce: Mr & Mrs Ryburn’s Prize, the Business Distributors Ltd Prize, the Selwyn District Council Prize, and the Rosanowski Family Trophy for Proxime Accessit to the Dux. George Watson: The Darfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association Prize, the Business Distributors Ltd Prize and The Malvern Community Board Award for Dux.

Grace Clouston, Claudia Thomas, Caitlin Brooks, Aaron Watson, Jonas Meyer, and Daniel Winter.

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Sports Leigh Walters: The Mitchell Brothers Cup for the U15 Girls’ Cross Country Champion Matthew Grigg: The Addington Cup for U15 Boys’ Cross Country Champion Georgia Shinn: The Darfield High School Cup for Intermediate Girls' Cross Country Champion Isaac Proud: The Darfield High School Cup for Intermediate Boys' Cross Country Champion Ciara Rayne: The Staff Rose Bowl for Senior Girls' Cross Country Champion Tim Logan: The Mr C S Ell Cup for Senior Boys’ Cross Country Champion Emma May: The G and L Beattie Cup for Intermediate Girls’ Swimming Champion Celine Didham: The Skinner Cup for Senior Girls' Swimming Champion Aidan Tuhill: The Coley Cup for Senior Boys' Swimming Champion Chelsea Wilson: The David Baird Trophy for Intermediate Girls' Athletics Champion Isaac Proud: The David Baird Trophy for Intermediate Boys’ Athletics Champion Colours for Road Race Ciara Rayne: The Cup for Senior Girls' Athletics Champion Harry Pringle: The Charles Family Cup for Senior Boys' Athletics Champion, Colours for Athletics Molly Buist-Brown/Esther Blain: The Dick Cup for Junior Girls' Athletics Champion

Jonathan Anderson: The S M Forsyth Trophy for Services to School Hockey Finn McGregor: The Chamberlain Trophy for the Most Improved Boys’ Hockey Player Georgi Pander: The Porters Cup for Excellence in Skiing Karta Hewitt: The Malvern Netball Association Trophy for the Most Improved Netball Player Jade Collier: The Taege Family Netball Cup for the Most Valuable Player in Senior Netball Jake Burgess: The Malvern Basketball Trophy for the Most Improved Player Lois Freemantle: The Darfield High School Trophy for the Most Improved Girls Basketball Player Ciara Rayne: The Rayne Family Cup for the Most Valuable Senior Basketball Player Nicole Hamilton-Cross: Darfield High School Girls’ Golf Championship Trophy Robert Bampton: The B & E Smart Trophy for the Individual Claybird Shooting Champion William Benbow: The B & E Smart Trophy for the Individual Claybird Shooting Champion, Colours for Target Shooting Brogan Baldwin: The Woodward Trophy for the Smallbore Shooting Champion, Colours for Target Shooting Courtney Townsend: The Darfield High School Equestrian Trophy, Colours for Equestrian Molly Buist-Brown: Colours for Equestrian

Ciara Rayne: The Trophy for Senior Girls’ Individual Triathlon Champion

Heather McConchie: Colours for Equestrian

Isaac Proud: The Rosanowski Family Trophy for Senior Boys’ Individual Triathlon Champion

Harry Pringle: The C Jenkins Cup for the Most Improved Player in the 1st XI

Aaron Gunn: The Broughton Cup for the Most Improved Rugby Player

Premier Sports

Harry Pringle: The 1994 1st XV Trophy for the Best Contribution to 1st XV Rugby Harriet Evans: The Darfield Garden Centre and Florist Trophy for the Most Valuable Girls’ Rugby Player Jayden Hill-Inch: The Sportsmaster’s Trophy for Contribution to Rugby below 1st XV Haigh Jebson: The Darfield High School 1st XV Trophy for the Most Valuable Player as selected by the 1st XV Team 12

James Doherty: Colours for Moto Cross Jonathan Anderson: The Neil Thomas Cup for the Best Off-the-Field Contribution in any Sport or Recreation Harry Pringle: The Roach-Wilson Trophy for the Sportsperson of the Year for Excellence and Contribution

Cultural

Sarah Baker: The Kirwee Players’ Trophy for Contribution to Drama in Years 12/13, Colours for Drama Ella Pearce: Senior Drama Trophy Alexis Sutherland: The Carran Cooke Cup for Best Performance in a School Production Hitomi Kaneko: The Darfield High School Award for the International Student who Participates Most Fully in the Life of the School Hanako Nakagawa: The Darfield High School Award for the International Student who Achieves the Greatest Academic Progress in a Language other than their Native Tongue Honoka Ishida: The Darfield High School Award for the International Student who Shows Consistent Effort and Application Across All Subjects Brie Gullery: The Darfield High School Award for Creative Writing in the Senior School Kathryn Barnhill: The Hatton Cup for Excellence in Correspondence James Butler: The Lilly Cup for Services to the Darfield High School Library Emma Forbes: The Stage Challenge Trophy for Performing Arts Harriet Watson: The MKB Buchart Cup for Year 11 Public Speaking Alexis Sutherland: The Avery Cup for Public Speaking in Year 12 Tim Logan: The J Paul Cup for Public Speaking in Year 13, The Jebson Trophy for the Best Public Speaker – Years 7-13 Ellen Walters:The Malvern Community Arts Council Metronome for the Most Promising Instrumentalist, Colours for Music Holly Kimber: The Grenell Family Trophy for Best Performer of Contemporary Music, Talent Quest 2015 Best Vocal Performance Hitomi Kaneko: The Hayes Trophy for the Most Improved Music Student in the Senior School Emma Grigg: The Malvern Community Arts Council Prize for the Best Contribution to School Music

Caitlin M Frazer: The T & H Drama Trophy for an Emerging Talent who Demonstrates Initiative and Enthusiasm at Year 11 10 December 2015

Congratulations, Ellen! Wedding Performers Ellen Walters has been selected to play for the Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra.

This is definitely an awesome opportunity and I really can't wait!

I auditioned last year as well, although my chances were basically nil, and I've come along way since then, but it was still a bit of a shock. I applied for both violin and cello, so I had to record the excerpts they selected, as well as a solo piece of my choice, in October. I then looked online (multiple times!) on Friday to see if my name was on the orchestra list, and I finally found out I was.

The music was posted today, so hopefully that gets here soon. Then I have a lot of practice to do over the holidays before everybody comes together in the first week of the April school holidays. I'm not exactly sure what happens, but we have rehearsal Monday to Friday (18–22 April), an informal concert on Friday night, and the big performance on Saturday.

The performance is at the Charles Luney Auditorium, as the course is based in Christchurch.

I'm really looking forward to working with such talented people and be inspired by playing in a real orchestra performing famous pieces. Here's the link to the website in case you want to have a look: http://nzssso.com/

On Saturday 24 October, Darfield High School’s String Group played at a wedding at Terrace Downs. The bride had requested The Final Countdown for when she arrived, Signed, Sealed, Delivered as they signed the Register, and Take Me As I Am as they walked out. They then played the background music for three hours.

Sarah Baker arranged the requested music and Emma Grigg was able to play her saxophone for Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

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Group 3: This gave the class a chance to select a Technical/Production area to study and Director: Olivia Lemon and Kerryn build their skills in, as well as, developing Tomlinson their acting skills as physical theatre Choreographer: Jodie Rollings and performers.

Niamh Rayne The performances were in the style Costuming: Katelyn McKay and Adriana of a Stage Challenge piece, set to a Cornelissen soundtrack, without any on-stage dialogue, and fluid transitions.

Props: Natasha Young Remington Evans took charge of the Lighting design, rigging and operation; she also took on the role of MC for the performances.

Below are the students in each group and what they were responsible for: Group 1: Directors: Isaac Newbigging and Alex Warrington Choreographer: Ged Roessink Costuming: Katherine Buck Props: Aidan Thistoll

Above: Ellen Walters playing at Senior Prizegivning

Set Design & Construction: Katherine Buck

Set Design and Construction: Caitlin Chambers Soundtrack: Olivia Lemon, Natasha Young and Alexa Lalor The audience was asked to vote on the following areas, and here are the results: Best Costuming: Group 2 Best Use of Props and Set: Group 1 Best Choreography: Group 2 Best Soundtrack: Group 1 Best Staging: Group 3 Magic Moment: Group 3 Best Overall Performance: Group 2

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Athletics Tabloids Singing Swimming Triathlon Cross Country Talent Quest 1st, 2nd, 3rd Yrs 7–10 2014

Senior Prize Giving night saw the end result of a year of colour and competition as Houses fought it out for the coveted House Cup.

World Vision Oral Tapestries

Congratulations to Mr Gough, Emma Forbes and Brie Gullery, leaders of the winning House, Tawera! Once again, they reign supreme in their fun and friendly turf wars to keep the school RED! Also a tradition at Prize Giving is for the current leaders to hand over the House Record books to next year’s leaders as they are announced.

2016 House Leaders Waimakariri: Breanna Hale and Michael Campbell Kikorangi: Sam Dalley and Lilian Stott

House Quiz Mufti Day Stage Challenge Production Above: Mr Gough takes a selfie with his fellow Tawera Leaders, Emma Forbes and Brie Gullery

Australian Maths Junior Maths/ English Tennis Chess OVERALL

Tawera: Olivia Shinn and Bailey Campbell Rawhiti: Jasmine Nash and Maddie Tasker

Photo album: http://darfield.school.nz/houses/ http://darfield.school.nz/about-us/school-gallery/ (for Tabloid Sports album)

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Cyber Safety: Police Visit Junior Students This term in Health, Years 7 and 8 have been engaged in the Kia Kaha programme.

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Years 7 and 8 Monopoly Market and Mufti Day In Years 7 and 8 we have been studying Primary Enterprises. On Friday 4 December, the Years 7s and 8s had a Monopoly Day. How Monopoly Day worked was we all got put into groups and each person had a role in their group ,like CEO or Designer. We then had to plan our business and what we were going to “sell�, and then showcase that business.

We also had to make our stall to sell our business from; we had about two weeks to complete and build it.

to set up their stalls on the athletics field, while the Year 7s went around and played their game of Monopoly on our stalls. All the rules of Monopoly applied.

Later on in the day, the Year 7s set up the stalls they had built and the Year 8s played on their stalls. It was a really fun and exciting way to finish off our Social Studies periods for the year and everyone really enjoyed it. We were also lucky to get great weather for the big day.

Katie and Zara

First period on Friday, the Year 8s had

Our Mufti Day was held to raise funds for our World Vision sponsored child, Immanuel Cosmas, who lives in Magugu, Tanzania.

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Mt Somers

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On Wednesday 26 November, 22 keen Year 10s embarked on a journey around Mount Somers.

We all arrived at school, energised, packs full and ready to go. Before our packs were thrown into the Transit, Mr Dickens re-checked our gear, just to be sure we had everything. Once the list was ticked off, everything was loaded into the vans and we began our hour-long journey to the Mt Somers car park. Once we arrived at the carpark we all unloaded, lathered ourselves in sunscreen and listened to the plan for our busy three days at Mt Somers.

The plan was first to walk to Woolshed Creek Hut for the first night, then to Pinnacles Hut for the second night, and out via Sharplin Falls on the third day.

Radios and maps were distributed; we split into fast, and not so fast, groups to walk with during the day, and then we were off. Our 15 kg packs suddenly felt a whole lot heavier, the sun felt a whole lot hotter, and the hill was definitely not the pleasant walk in the sunshine some of us were expecting.

Staring longingly at the hut, we dug in our heels for the last half hour of the tramp. Walking in our tramping boots for about six and a half hours in the boiling hot sun took a toll, and relief was evident throughout the camp as shoes came off our sore and blistered feet. Woolshed Creek is a huge hut and it was bittersweet to find it has running water, as some of us had carried up to four litres of unneeded water up the hill. Many of us put up our tents, while others decided they would rather have the protection of the hut.

When dinner time came, many cuisines were displayed— from instant noodles to dehydrated roast chicken. Sleep came easy after our big day, even though it was blisteringly hot inside the cabins.

The next morning, we were up bright and early, ready for what the day had in store for us. The previous night, we had been told that we would not be going on to Pinnacles Hut, and had been given the choice of either walking a track around the surrounding hills, or pushing ourselves and climbing Mt Somers itself. Although most people opted for the track around the hills, a group of four people, led by Dr McKenzie and one of the OENZ (Outdoor Education NZ) instructors named Ivor, decided to take the challenge and go for the summit.

The smaller group headed off a little bit before the others, and started our ascent to the summit. We headed up towards the saddle at a steady pace, stopping on the way for water at the stream running through the valley. We made it to the saddle in around an hour and 15 minutes, and two of us radioed the other group. Then we had a quick break before starting the gruelling ascent of the side of the mountain, which would see us climb around 200 vertical metres in about an hour, and then onto a rolling plateau that led to the summit. Once we climbed the side, we began the rest of the walk, getting consistently more irritated as we repeatedly false summitted but, at 12.18 pm, we made it to the top.

After signing the visitors’ book, enjoying the photo opportunities, the view, and eating our lunch, we began our descent along the ridgeline. This proved to be just as tough as the ascent, but on a different part of our legs now. We walked along the ridgeline for a couple of hours, Issue 12 / DHS Dispatch

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keeping a watch on the other group who had just climbed over a different part of the saddle and looked like tiny ants. We kept looking out for a way down off the ridge, and we soon found one. But, as we got closer, we encountered a small problem. We noticed that to actually reach our way down, we would have to navigate around a rather large set of bluffs that happened to be in our way.

We eventually found a route round, and descended the ridge, full of the success of what, for three of us, was the first mountain we’d ever climbed.

We then made our way down to the water caves, where we met up with the other group and cooled off before making our way back to the hut.

Meanwhile, the other trampers went on an adventure led by Scott Taege doing his Navigation unit standard. We walked up many, many hills, learning a lot along the way. We stopped for lunch beside the creek and then started our ascent towards the saddle.

Watching a few dots move along the summit above, we radioed the smaller group and waved. As we kept climbing the saddle, the relentless sun just got hotter and hotter! When we finally climbed over the saddle, we made our descent along the track that led to the water caves. After a couple of hot days and no showers, the cold water was a luxury. We climbed up through the huge boulders, admiring the scenery as we went. As we came out of the caves, we met up with the others and de-briefed.

pack liners and socks up the valley. All stations were go and the tents were hastily packed up, and all clothing items were chased down and stuffed into any pack near by.

The walkout was a little less hot, and a lot more rainy. Our packs were no longer so heavy—about three meals lighter to be exact, and that made it a lot more enjoyable, although some people thought it would be funny to put a rather large rock in someone else's pack. Despite the pouring rain, it took us only about two and a half hours to walk out, with one stop at the coal mine for morning tea. After arriving back at school, we spread out the damp tents and had some lunch while the numbers slowly disappeared, as parents came to pick up their very tired kids.

On behalf of the Year 10 trampers, we would like to say a huge thank you to Mr Dickens for organising an amazing tramp, to Dr McKenzie and Miss Watherston for the laughs and lending us a helping hand, and an even bigger thank you to Allan and Ivor, from Outdoor Education New Zealand, for coming on our tramp and teaching us what they know! We all learnt so much and had an amazing time and we couldn't have done it without any of you.

And lastly to our fellow trampers, we're pretty sure we got the gains. #doitforthegains #msgains Katie Sharp and Caleb Banks

That night, the winds picked up and we ended up chasing rogue clothing,

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Show Days

DHS: CPIT Graduations Benjamin Kars Certificate in Carpentry

On Thursday 19 November Paige Hunter and I, with our calves, attended the Canterbury A and P Boys’ and Girls’ Agriculture Club Area day at the Canterbury Show grounds.

Brent McDonnell National Certificate in Computing Elizabeth Sutherland Certificate in Foundation Studies (Level 4) (Petcare Pathway)

Students come from all over Canterbury with their pets; it is similar to zones for sports! Animals include dairy and beef calves, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry.

Haylie Tewnion National Certificate in Veterinary Nursing

We were judged on four sections: care and attention, leading and handling, type and project book. In the project book, we write about our animals from the very beginning of their lives as a diary, including details on what we feed them, animal health information and a little bit about ourselves.

Competition is always very tough, I was lucky enough to get 1st in care and attention, 2nd = project book, 3rd in leading and handling, and reserve champion. It is a great opportunity to show off the hard work we have put into our pets over many months.

Hannah King

Above: Hannah with her pet calf

Jayden Ellis Certificate in Cookery for the Hospitality Industry, National Certificate in Hospitality (Basic Cookery) Jordan Knudsen National Certificate in Carpentry Level 4 Lachlan Marshall Certificate in Cookery for the Hospitality Industry, National Certificate in Hospitality (Basic Cookery) Logan Kampjes National Certificate in Hospitality Management

Above: Denis Smith at the Courtenay A&P Show

Megan Tierney Diploma in Enrolled Nursing Natasha Doneghue National Certificate in Horticulture Terrance Lalor Certificate in Foundation Studies (Level 2) (Computing) Terrance Lalor National Certificate in Computing Vicky Rowe Certificate in Pre Health and Science Greer Oliver Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS)

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Jenny Walter was the ‘patient’ in a demonstration by the Kirwee Fire Department and St John at the Courteney A&P Show. The purpose of this was to show how they work together and to push the message to slow down at intersections.

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Above: Greer Oliver. In 2016, she will study Master of Urban Planning (Professional) and Urban Design (MUrbPlan(Prof )UrbDes) at Auckland University

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1965 Class Reunion

Recently, a group of 1965 fourth formers from Darfield High School held a reunion to celebrate 50 years since being at school together. They also wanted to celebrate their golden age of reaching 65 years.

Denis Diedrichs said it was a chance for many, who hadn’t seen each other since they left school, to catch up and share some memories. He was surprised at the great turnout, “given that the 4th Form role that year was 67 (sadly three are now no longer around) 30 members attended, which was rather a good response.”

Ex-student, Annette Scott, was still able to wear her school uniform, which was well received on the day.

A beautifully decorated cake, with the school shield and names of the 1965 School Houses, was presented, and Barry Pycroft took the following photos of the celebration.

Darfield High School

65th JUBILEE Saturday 27 February 2016 Registrations are being taken by: • • • •

Going to www.darfield.school.nz and scroll down to the 65th Jubilee ringing the school at 03 3188411 ringing Diane Woodward ph 03 3188039.

Cost is $60 per person.

For organising purposes, registrations close on 5 February 2016.

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2016 Prefects We are proud to announce next year’s Heads of School and Prefects: Head Girl: Alexis Sutherland Deputy Head Girl: Emily de Rooy Head Boy: Edward Searle Deputy Head Boy: Luke McKay Head of Culture: Ellen Walters Head of Sport: Grace Lemon Prefects: Caitlin Thistoll Kellen Patfield Lilian Stott Bailey Campbell Brittany Muiznieks Chloe Fraser Courtney Townsend Edward Searle Ellen Walters Emma Grigg Jasmine Nash Kathryn Barnhill Kristen Blaber-Hunt Maddie Tasker Mariah Glasson Michael Ridgen Olivia Shinn Samara Crosby Selina Dixon

Around School: sign out day for seniors

NZ Govt

Which did you choose?

Students in Year 10 Social Studies have been studying Government and what it all entails. With the Flag Referendum coming up, they have been discussing that and Mrs Turner applied to have the set of flags sent to the school. Caretaker, Ross Meder, set up flagpoles and it was neat to see the selection flying in the breeze. Talking to students, it is very unclear which will be the winner— everyone has a different opinion!

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New Caledonia Junior Cultural Exchange: DHS and the Collège de Ouégoa This year, a group of Years 9 and 10 students were selected to participate in the junior cultural exchange trip to New Caledonia. On 11 November, 12 students, accompanied by Mr Morris and Miss Shahbaz, departed Christchurch for 11 days to embark on this cultural adventure. The group were feeling a mixture of emotions at the beginning: nervous, curious, but excited to discover the culture and language, and make new friends.

Surprisingly, New Caledonia is closer than we think and is only a three-hour flight from New Zealand. Although it is nearby, it has a significantly different culture, climate and geography. We spent the first five days in the very north of New Caledonia in Ouégoa which is a small rural town, five hours drive north of Noumea, where we were warmly welcomed by the school and the community.

The students attended the Collège de Ouégoa for two days before having the weekend with their host families.

At school, students were completely immersed in the French language, experienced learning different subjects in French, and made the most of the opportunity to make new friends. Weekend activities included a visit to a local tribal village, weaving, swimming, fishing and enjoying the opportunity to speak French in a practical and authentic environment, gaining confidence and competence.

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We then travelled back to Noumea for the rest of the time, where we were lucky to have a group of students from the Collège de Ouégoa, along with the accompanying teachers, join us for the rest of the journey. This made the experience all the more enjoyable as students continued to develop their language skills, cultural knowledge and friendships with the students of Ouégoa. There were visits to the aquarium, zoo, the famous Tjibaou Cultural Centre, and a trip to Amédée Island to snorkel and swim with all the tropical fish, Nemos , Doras and sea turtles on the coral reef.

Oh, and let’s not forget about the sea snakes! We saw plenty of those on the Island!

Overall, the trip was a very positive experience for everyone; the students found themselves well outside their comfort zones in terms of the language and cultural knowledge and international travel. They all embraced this opportunity and their experiences with families, school and cultural activities. When it came to say goodbye, there were many tears when the groups had to part which indicated the close friendships developed. On behalf of the students and me, a huge thank you to Mr Morris for all his support and contribution to the exchange in making it very successful.

Ameera Shahbaz

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This is what some of our students had to say: “I never imagined I would be lucky enough to represent Darfield High School on the French exchange trip to New Caledonia. It was a life changing experience being fully immersed in the French culture and language and I thoroughly enjoyed all of it. Although we were there for only 10 days, I felt as though my French improved greatly.

I had a lot of nerves at the start and I thought it was going to be difficult, coming from speaking only a little bit of French and them only speaking a little bit of English, but all the nerves and worries faded away on about the second day after realising we were all in the same boat, and we ended up learning from each other.

One of my biggest highlights was going to Amédée Island where we experienced the tropical side of the trip.

The snorkelling was amazing, seeing turtles and a whole range of tropical fish from New Caledonia. Another highlight would be going to the Collège de Ouégoa and being put into classes with the students and learning their subjects and language alongside them. If I ever got the opportunity to go back I would definitely go! We all gained a lot of new friends throughout the exchange and they are not to be forgotten.

Overall, it was a once in a lifetime experience and I definitely recommend the exchange to anyone as an opportunity to improve their French language skills and learn about the different culture. You will thoroughly enjoy it. “ Rachel McLean

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“ It was very interesting learning about the way of life in New Caledonia which is quite different to New Zealand.

People drive on the right hand side of the road, students have six or seven periods a day at school, which starts at 7.25 am and finishes around 3.45 pm. Although there were differences, I noticed many similarities as well. We are both in the South Pacific, the people of New Caledonia have good family values and the kids enjoy the outdoors, beaches and sports, just like us” Maddison Beardsmore-Anthony

The group would also like to acknowledge the support of the NZ/France Friendship Fund as well as organisations within New Caledonia who contributed to the exchange: Ouégoa College and Parent Association, Mairie de Ouégoa, Province Nord, Ressources propres APE and Koniambo Nickel SAS.

“We learnt a lot about the culture as well as the native Kanak culture in the country. There are about 28 Kanak languages in total and there are lots of tribes throughout the country. During our stay, we were fortunate enough to visit a tribe called Tiari, where we met the people from the tribe, shared a traditional exotic lunch, and learnt about their traditional method of weaving palm tree leaves.”

Michelle Bruce “A highlight of my trip was interacting with the locals, especially the students.

Talking to each other was difficult, but we quickly discovered there were many other ways to communicate.

Between the limited words we knew, games of cards and football, and a lot of gesticulating, everyone got to know each other. Another highlight was our day at Amédée Island. This gave us an opportunity to relax and do some touristy stuff like swimming, snorkelling, and enjoying a buffet.

Overall, this exchange was very enjoyable and educational, and I made lasting memories and friendships.

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f 2015 Junior Prize Giving f Sports Years 7 and 8 Teresa Barnhill: The Julie Battersby Cup for Year 7 Girls' Cross Country Champion Ethan Rose: The Darfield High School Trophy for Year 7 Boys' Cross Country Champion Stefanie McKenzie: The Early Cup for Year 8 Girls' Cross Country Champion Jayden Dysart: The Blackburn Cup for Year 8 Boys' Cross Country Champion Johnathan Hart: The W & M Broughton Cup for Under 12 Boys' Athletics Champion Scarlett Banks: The R Adams Cup for Under 12 Girls’ Athletics Champion Cameron O’Donnell: Nik Hodgman The Hill Challenge Cup for Under 13 Boys' Athletics Champion

Rosa Buist-Brown: Colours in Equestrian Sophie Townsend: Colours in Equestrian Years 9 and 10 Maddison Beardsmore: The Adams Cup for Under 14 Girls’ Cross Country Champion Rhys Clatworthy: The Trophy for Under 14 Boys’ Cross Country Champion Zoe Spinks: The Miller Cup for Under 13 Girls’ Athletics Champion Emma Pennells: The Chamberlain Cup for Under 14 Girls’ Athletics Champion Callum Murdoch/Samuel Manson: The Dick Cup for Under 14 Boys’ Athletics Champion Harry Bampton: The Frew Brothers Trophy for Junior Boys’ Athletics Champion Esther Blain: The Dick Cup for Junior Girls’ Athletics Champion

Emma Pennells: Senior Girls’ Tennis Champion Jeroen Breunisse: Senior Boys’ Tennis Champion

Cultural Jessica Bassett: The Worsfold Cup for Year 7 Speech Competition Caitlin Warrington: The Tecorian Cup for Year 8 Speech Competition Maia Adams: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award for Year 7 Katherine Hadler: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award for Year 8 Niamh Guy: The Jenny Pearson Cup for High Achievement in Year 7 Reading Harriet Cottrell: The Hayes Trophy for the Greatest Contribution to Music in Years 7&8

Emma Pennells: Intermediate Girls’ Triathlon Champion

Niamh Guy: The Malvern Community Arts Council Trophy for Enthusiastic Participation in Cultural Activities - Years 7 and 8

Caitlin Rayne: Junior Girls’ Triathlon Champion

Jeroen Breunisse: Intermediate Boys’ Triathlon Champion

Katherine Hadler: The Christchurch Music Centre Cup for Years 7 and 8 Music

Ethan Rose: Junior Boys’ Triathlon Champion

Abigail Tuhill: The Clucas Trophy for Under 14 Girls’ Swimming Champion

Maia Adams: Talent Quest 2015 Overall Winner

Claudia Cullen: Collinton Cup for Under 13 Girls' Tennis Champion

Ethan Taylor: The Webster Cup for Under 14 Boys’ Swimming Champion

Brooke Steele: The Post Office Cup for Year 9 Speech Competition

Harry Cookson: Collinton Cup for Under 13 Boys' Tennis Champion

Hunter Benbow: The Diane Baird Trophy for Intermediate Boys’ Swimming Champion

George Brown: The Lee Cup for Year 10 Speech Competition

Vincent Mandapat: The Harcourt Insulation (2006) Ltd Chess Champion Cup

Jenny Walter: The Mrs A Cullen Trophy for Under 13 Girls' Swimming Champion Daniel Baxter: The Malvern Jaycee Cup for Under 13 Boys' Swimming Champion Sylvia Dempsey: The Lesley Hurst Trophy for the Most Improved Junior Netballer Matthew Ashworth: Steele Family Cup for Excellence in Sportsmanship in Years 7 and 8 Rugby Jordan Frew: The Malvern AFC Trophy for the Junior Player of the Year Juliet Summerfield: The Rosanowski Trophy for Contribution to Year 7/8 Hockey Annalise Selfe: The Price Trophy for the Most Improved Year 7/8 Hockey Player Ethan Rose: Colours in Mountain Biking, Colours in Cycling 26

Abby Thornley: The Milne/Mulholland Netball Trophy for Sportsmanship Nicole Grigg: The Horndon Cup for the Most Improved Girls’ Hockey Player Bridget Freer: Doppelmayr Ski Scholarship Kieran McKay: Doppelmayr Ski Scholarship Jacob Spence: The Darfield High School Trophy for the Most Improved Smallbore Shooting Score Hunter Benbow: Colours in Target Shooting Kerryn Tomlinson: Colours in Kids Karts Jayden Hann: The Darfield High School Golf Championship Trophy Jesse Frew: The Rodger Family Trophy for the Most Valuable Junior Cricketer

Above: Mia Adams

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Kate Morris: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award Year 9

Grace Moana: The Creed Brothers Cup for Year 8 Performing Arts

Aeryn McMillan Da Via: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award Year 10

Brianna Longdin: The Milne Family Cup for Year 8 Physical Education

Elyse Kerr: The Johnston Family Trophy for Excellence in Japanese - Years 7 to 10

Stefanie McKenzie: The Brian Connell Cup for Year 8 International Languages

Kate Morris: The Malvern Community Arts Council Cultural Trophy

Katie Griffiths: 3rd in Year 8 English, The Taege Engineering Cup for Year 8 Technology

Jodie Rollings: The Darfield High School Junior Drama Trophy for Years 7-10

Hayley Murray: 2nd in Year 8 Mathematics, The Darfield High School Cup for Year 8 Art

Esther Blain: The Christchurch Music Centre Cup for Years 9 and 10 Music

Katherine Hadler: The Elizabeth Blackburn Cup for Year 8 Mathematics, The Stone Cup for Year 8 English

Daniel Conway: Mrs Wilson-Coutts' Cup for the Most Promising Musician in the Junior School Hunter Benbow: The Hayes Trophy for the Greatest Contribution to Music in Years 9 & 10 Kate Morris: Mrs Wilson-Coutts' Cup for the Best Contribution to Vocal Music in the Junior School

Academic

Year 7 Emily Waters: 3rd in Year 7 Science Tyler Tapa-Wither: 3rd in Year 7 Te Reo Maori Kristanna Bonner: 3rd in Year 7 Art Ria Kelly: 2nd in Year 7 Art Rowan Hickey: 2nd in Year 7 Music Ryan Neal: 2nd in Year 7 Te Reo Maori Jack Kennedy: 2nd in Year 7 Physical Education Lachlan Adams: 3rd in Year 7 Physical Education, 2nd in Year 7 Technology Lucy Mitchell: 3rd in Year 7 English, 2nd in Year 7 Social Studies

Above: Niamh Guy

Niamh Guy: 3rd in Year 7 International Languages, 3rd in Year 7 Mathematics, The Stuart Frew Cup for Year 7 Science, The John Gibson Cup for Year 7 Music, Maia Adams: 2nd in Year 7 International Languages, The Bob Hayward Cup for Year 7 Technology, The Five Star Paints Ltd Cup for Year 7 Art, The Collins Family Cup for Year 7 Social Studies, The Roger Hart Memorial Cup for Year 7 English Year 8 Harry Smith: 3rd in Year 8 Te Reo Maori Ellie Knights: 3rd in Year 8 Technology George Ridgen: 3rd in Year 8 International Languages

Cassandra Hart: 3rd in Year 9 Japanese Alex McGregor: 2nd in Year 9 French Brooke Steele: 2nd in Year 9 Performing Arts Chantelle Rod: 2nd in Year 9 Art Mereana Gilmour: 2nd in Year 9 Te Reo Maori

Casey Roessink: 2nd in Year 8 Technology

Kate Caldwell: 2nd in Year 8 International Languages

William Davidson: Te Roopu o te Aka Tawera Taonga for Te Reo Maori Te Tau Tuawhitu

Harry Smith: 2nd in Year 8 Music

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Ellouise Day: 3rd in Year 9 Art

Claire Langlands: 2nd in Year 8 Science

Reuben Boyes: The Judd Family Cup for Year 7 Physical Education

Jessica Bassett: 3rd in Year 7 Technology, 3rd in Year 7 Social Studies, 2nd in Year 7 English, The Prime Foods New Zealand Limited Cup for Year 7 International Languages

Jesse Frew: 3rd in Year 9 Physical Education

Jemma Dalley: 2nd in Year 9 Health

Sophie Palmer: 2nd in Year 8 Social Studies

Georgie Hamilton: The Delys Addington Cup for Year 7 Mathematics

Year 9 Blake Stevenson: 3rd in Year 9 Technology

Caitlin Paul: 2nd in Year 8 English

Scarlett Banks: 3rd in Year 7 Music, 2nd in Year 7 Science, 2nd in Year 7 Mathematics

Caleb Steele: The Te Whare Koru Trophy for gaining a Significant Goal

Caitlin Rayne: 3rd in Year 8 Mathematics, 2nd in Year 8 Performing Arts, The KellieAnn Headifen Cup for Year 8 Science, The Darfield High School Cup for Year 8 Social Studies, The Darfield High School Cup for Year 8 Music, Te Roopu o te Aka Tawera Taonga for Te Reo Maori Te Tau Tuawaru

Paige Hunter: 3rd in Year 8 Performing Arts, 3rd = in Year 8 Physical Education Rozlyn Doherty: 3rd in Year 8 Art, 3rd = in Year 8 Physical Education

Cameron Hendriks: 2nd in Year 9 Technology Lily Gamble: 2nd in Year 9 Japanese Kieran McKay: 3rd in Year 9 Science, 3rd in Year 9 Mathematics Georgia Allison: 3rd in Year 9 Music, 3rd in Year 9 English, 3rd in Year 9 Health, 3rd in Year 9 Performing Arts, 2nd in Year 9 Physical Education

Sophie Townsend: 3rd in Year 8 Music, 3rd in Year 8 Science

Michelle Bruce: 3rd in Year 9 French, 2nd in Year 9 Social Studies, 2nd in Year 9 English

Annabelle Jones: 3rd in Year 8 Social Studies, 2nd in Year 8 Te Reo Maori

Jennifer Bell: The Darfield High School Cup for Year 9 Art

Jacob Thomason: 2nd in Year 8 Physical Education, 2nd in Year 8 Art

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Jackson Proud: The S Gardner Cup for Year 9 Physical Education, The Trevor Glasson Memorial Cup for Year 9 Technology Nicole Grigg: 3rd in Year 9 Social Studies, 2nd in Year 9 Science, The Darfield High School Prize for Year 9 Health, The Darfield High School Cup for Year 9 Music Hanako Wilson: 2nd in Year 9 Mathematics, The Woodhouse Family Cup for Year 9 Science, Te Roopu o te Aka Tawera Taonga for Te Reo Maori Te Tau Tuaiwa, The Darfield High School Cup for Year 9 Japanese Kate Morris: 3rd in Year 9 Te Reo Maori, 2nd in Year 9 Music, The Oliver MĎ‹llerCajar Cup for Year 9 Mathematics, The Katsui Okamoto Memorial Cup for Year 9 Social Studies, The Darfield High School Cup for Year 9 French, The Shaw Cup for Year 9 English Year 10 Kyla Benbow: 3rd in Year 10 Performing Arts Sam Francis: 3rd in Year 10 Physical Education Jaymee Burrows: 3rd in Year 10 Graphics Amelia Williams: 3rd in Year 10 Digital Technologies Kerryn Tomlinson: 3rd in Year 10 Rural College Cameron Brunton: 3rd in Year 10 French Jacob Spence: 3rd in Year 10 Technology

McKenzie Alfeld: 2nd in Year 10 Rural College Simon Seelen: 2nd in Year 10 French Imogen Groom: 2nd in Year 10 Art George Gibb: 2nd in Year 10 Mathematics Katie Sharp: 2nd in Year 10 Performing Arts Courtney Newell: 2nd in Year 10 Science Aeryn McMillan-Da Via: 2nd in Year 10 English Katherine Buck: 2nd in Year 10 Health Lauren Hawkins: 2nd in Year 10 Soft Materials Technology Adrian Nolan: 3rd in Year 10 Mathematics, 3rd in Year 10 Art Niamh Rayne: 3rd in Year 10 Economics, 2nd in Year 10 Social Studies Caleb Banks: 3rd in Year 10 Health, 3rd in Year 10 Science, 3rd in Year 10 Social Studies Ella Reeves: The Ridgen Family Cup for Year 10 Graphics Mitchell Baird: The Selwyn District Council Cup for Year 10 Soft Materials Technology Joshua Gordon: The T & J Gallagher Family Trophy for Consistent Effort and Good Example in Special Programmes Teagan Mills: The Diedrichs Family Cup for Year 10 Food and Nutrition

Hunter Benbow: 2nd in Year 10 Laura Brown: 3rd in Year 10 Soft Materials Technology, The Dennis Family Cup for Technology Year 10 Music Abbey-Lee Dunlop: 2nd in Year 10 Food and Nutrition

Teri Jackson: 2nd in Year 10 Graphics, Te Roopu o te Aka Tawera Taonga for Te Reo Maori Te Tau Tekau Jodie Rollings: 3rd in Year 10 Music, The Mary Smith Trophy for Year 10 Performing Arts Olivia Lemon: 2nd in Year 10 Physical Education, The Gavin and Pam Henderson Cup for Year 10 Mathematics George Brown: 2nd in Year 10 Economics, The J & A Scott Cup for Year 10 Physical Education Andrew Coppard: The Darfield High School Award for Rural College, The Taege Engineering Award for Excellence and Application in Technology in Year 10 Jack McConnell: 3rd in Year 10 English, The Claire Hughes Award for Year 10 Art, The Evans Cup for Year 10 Digital Technologies Esther Blain: 3rd in Year 10 Food and Nutrition, 2nd in Year 10 Music, 2nd in Year 10 Digital Technologies, The Healey Family Trophy for Year 10 Economics, The Darfield High School Prize for Year 10 Health Elyse Kerr: The Rebecca Halkett Memorial Cup for Year 10 English, The Searle Family Cup for Year 10 Japanese, The Dr Mary Warren Cup for Year 10 Science, The Alan Blackburn Cup for Year 10 Social Studies, The R L Bennett Cup for Year 10 French

Premier Years 7 and 8 Harry Robertson: The School Council Cup and Selwyn District Council Award for Service and Co-operation in Year 7 Hannah King: The Class of 1953 Cup and Selwyn District Council Award for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 7 Jessica Bassett: The Creed Brothers Award and the Darfield High School Trophy for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 7 Stefanie McKenzie: The School Council Cup and Selwyn District Council Award for Service and Co-operation in Year 8 Rozlyn Doherty: The School Council Cup and Selwyn District Council Award for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 8 Katherine Hadler: The Milne Trophy and the Selwyn Sawmills Ltd Award for the Best All-Rounder in Years 7 and 8 Hayley Murray/ Katherine Hadler: The Creed Brothers Award and the Darfield

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High School Trophy for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 8 Ken Howard presented the RSA Scholarships to the following students: Rozlyn Doherty: The Hororata-Malvern Returned Services Association Scholarship Benjamin Sharp: The Hororata-Malvern Returned Services Association Scholarship Years 9 and 10 Teri Jackson: The Malvern Suffrage Committee Trophy and Bond Frew Ltd Award for the Junior School Grace Earle: The Darfield High School Ex-Students’ Association Trophy and the Selwyn District Council Award for Consistent Application and Effort in Year 10 Jennifer Bell: The Class of 1953 Cup and the Selwyn District Council Award for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 9 Toni Forsythe-Walton: The Wooster Cup and Selwyn District Council Award for Service and Co-operation in Years 9 and 10 Kate Morris: The Creed Brothers Ltd Award and The Wilsthorpe Trophy for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 9 Elyse Kerr: The Creed Brothers Ltd Award and the School Supplies Prize for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 10, The R H White Trophy and the Selwyn Sawmills Ltd Award for the Best AllRounder in Years 9 and 10

Photo album: http://darfield.school.nz/about-us/school-gallery/ (From Monday)

School Holiday Programme Christchurch: 21st December 2015 – 29th January 2016 The Mind Lab by Unitec has an exciting choice of programme options for the upcoming School Holidays. There has never been a more important time to spark your child’s creativity and digital literacy skills.

“I was impressed with the passion,

What we offer The Mind Lab offers a full programme of activities throughout the holidays, for children aged 7 to 12 years. Full day camps are scheduled across a range of subjects, giving you the opportunity to sample an exciting mix of technology, creativity and innovation.

Our camps are designed for both students who are new to The Mind Lab, as well as providing new challenges and progression those have $114for incl.

GSTwho per day. previously attended our programmes.

All School Holiday Full Day Camps run weekdays from 9am to 4.30pm.

professionalism and attention of the staff and the space to work in was amazing. My son had a lot of fun and got new ideas that he worked on at home.

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Liz, Parent, Christchurch

“My son had a great experience at The Mind Lab, found everything he did interesting and everyone friendly and helpful. He would

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definitely come again.

Rosalyn, Parent, Christchurch

Book now Bookings can be made online through our website www.themindlab.com, or phone (03) 666 0088.

No email bookings accepted – enquiry only.

Full Day Camps: 5 Full Day Camp Package:

$150 incl GST per day $114 incl. GST per day Promocode: ‘5_DAY_DEAL’

The Mind Lab by Unitec 24 Walker Street Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011 New Zealand

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Phone: Email: Web:

03 666 0088 christchurch@themindlab.com www.themindlab.com

/themindlabnz @NZMindlab

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School and Community Notices Term Dates 2016 Term 1: •

Monday 1 February to Friday 15 April

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6 February: Waitangi Day

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8 February: Waitangi Day Observed

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25 March: Good Friday

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28 March: Easter Monday

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29 March: Easter Tuesday (School Holiday)

Term 2: •

Monday 2 May to Friday 8 July

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25 April: ANZAC Day

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6 June: Queen’s Birthday

Term 3: •

Monday 25 July to Friday 23 September

Term 4: •

Monday 10 October to Friday 16 December

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24 October: Labour Day

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11 November: Canterbury Anniversary Show Day

Contact Between Home and School

TERM ONE Wednesday 27 January • Office Opens WEEK ONE Monday 1 February • Staff Only Day Tuesday 2 February • Buses Run •

Year 7s Attend

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Powhiri

Wednesday 3 February • All Students Attend Thursday 4 February • Year 9 Team Building Day Friday 5 February • Year 9 Team Building Day WEEK TWO Monday 8 February • Waitangi Day Observed Tuesday 9 February • House Assemblies - Mufti Day •

Year 9 Team Building Day

We have found that up-to-date information is vital in case of an emergency but also for general day to day contact. Have you changed your address recently? Changed cell phones?

Place of work? Or would you like to update/change the emergency contact for your student? Also the second parent address for reports being sent.

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BOT Meeting, 7.30 pm

If any of the above changes apply, please advise Jill, Student Administrator, by: phoning 318 8411/ext 3; emailing jill@darfield.school.nz or write it down and ask your student to deliver it to the Student Office

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DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE

Wednesday 10 February • Year 9 Team Building Day Thursday 11 February • Triathlon Year 9 Team Building Day (if Triathlon Postponed)

Friday 12 February • Triathlon Postponement Day •

Year 9 Team Building Day (if Triathlon was yesterday)

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Newsletter

Saturday 13 February • Year 13 Tramp (to 15th) WEEK THREE Tuesday 16 February • Swimming Sports •

PTSA Meeting, 7.45 pm

Wednesday 17 February • Town Sports Begins

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Free Dental Care for Children The Community Dental Service has recently left school.

After checking your child’s teeth, a ‘Care Plan’ may have been sent home to let you know that further treatment is required. If your child was not seen by the dental nurse, please phone the Call Centre today, as your child needs to be seen as soon as possible.

If you would like further information on the Community Dental Service, to enrol your child or, if you have any questions about your child’s dental care, please contact the Call Centre.

Please remember to encourage your child to brush their teeth twice a day with flouride toothpaste.

To contact our Call Centre: phone 0800 846 983 or email commdental@cdhb.health.nz

School Uniforms Darfield High School uniform items are available from The Warehouse Rolleston and the Uniform Shop here at school.

Uniform Shop at Darfield High School Orders at Darfield High School are taken by appointment only, so contact Sue to arrange this. It is preferable parents refrain from coming to reception for uniform items from 8–9.30 am as this is a very busy time.

If you have second hand uniform for sale and would like it to be added to the database, please email sue@ darfield.school.nz.

SITUATIONS VACANT Glentunnel School is looking for a cleaner(s). Thirteen hours per week during term time and six hours during each term break.

For a job description and application pack, please phone the school on 3182 717 or email alison@glentunnel.school.nz.

Uniform Shop Hours for Students Monday: 11.00 –11.25am Thursday: 11.00 –11.25am

Second Hand Uniforms Wanted There is a great demand for clean and tidy second hand uniforms as new students are enrolling for next year.

If you have items you would like to sell or donate, please email elaine@darfield.school.nz, or sue@darfield.school. nz with details: sizes, items, girl’s or boy’s, price, and your contact details.

This information will be added to our database and if someone is looking for an item, we will pass on your contact details.

Note: we do not keep second hand uniform at school.

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Our Street Talk Defensive Driving Course is NZTA approved. By completing this course, you can reduce your Driver’s Licence by six months (instead of waiting 18 months from when you sit your restricted licence, you can complete your Full Licence in 12 months.

The cost of this course is $170. Enrol at www.fusiontrust.co.nz December Courses: Dates: Mon 7th, Wed 9th, Mon 14th, Wed 16th January Courses: Mon 18th, Wed 20th, Mon 25th, Wed 26th Venue: Upper Riccarton War Memorial Library Time: 6.00–8.00 pm January 2016 Venue: Upper Riccarton War Memorial Library 10 December 2015

C h ri st m a s Tre e n itio t e Comp

Create a Christmas tree and win Community groups, schools, pre-schools – get creative, decorate a Christmas tree and bring it in to Darfield, Leeston or Lincoln library. Library visitors will vote for the best tree from Saturday 5 December.

Win prizes for your community group, school or pre-school

Aged 15-24? Want to make a difference?

Sure you do! Bounce.org.nz needs practical or creative volunteers to help share positive wellbeing messages with other young people in Canterbury.

This is your opportunity to be hands-on with projects like taking part in events, making videos, music or art, public speaking and social media.

Trees accepted from Monday 30 November to Saturday 5 December Entries open to community groups, schools, pre-schools Categories: Junior (0-18 years), Adult (18 years +) Height limit: 1.5 metres

Not only is this a great personal development opportunity, but being part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation – Red Cross – looks good on your CV!

This is a fun, rewarding opportunity where you can make a difference, learn new skills and meet great new people.

TO APPLY:

Register by phoning or visiting: Darfield Library

Leeston Library

Lincoln Library

1 South Terrace, Darfield Phone: 03 3187780 / 03 347278

19 Messines Street, Leeston Phone: 03 3472871

22 Gerald Street, Lincoln Phone: 03 3472876

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Email hannah.dunlop@redcross.org.nz with why you want to get involved and an example of something you’ve done that shows the skills you can bring to the project.

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You can also email Hannah for more info about the role and the project.

* Closing date 17 November 2015

www.selwyn.govt.nz

Address: 7 McLaughlins Road

PO Box 5

Email: admin@darfield.school.nz

Darfield 7541

Web: darfield.school.nz

New Zealand

Phone: +64 3 318 8411 Fax: +64 3 318 8543