Darfield High School 20 May Newsletter

ISSUE 5

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FRIDAY 20 MAY

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PRODUCTION WRAP Page 4

SOUTH FOR HISTORY Page 8

ROCKCLIMBING Page 12

GIGGI'S BUMPER BALLS

SENIOR MARKET DAY Page 13

LIONS FRIES DAY FRIDAY 27 MAY

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY MONDAY 6 JUNE

BUGSY MALONE

Farewell, Darfield High: Remco Baars says Goodbye After 14 years (I think—time flies when you are having fun), I am moving on to another school closer to home. While it has been hard work at times, I certainly have enjoyed the time I have spent at Darfield and will remember my time here and the students I have had the pleasure of teaching. I think that for a small(ish) school, Darfield punches well above its weight in terms of what is offered to its students, academically, culturally, and in the great outdoors.

I hope that my students will use their learning to think about what they do for a living, for fun, and the contribution they can make to society and the planet we live on. We are moving into incredibly challenging

times and it will take young people with a capacity for high-level thinking to come up with sustainable solutions, but I'm very confident this generation is up to the challenge.

To all my current students: have fun, learn lots and be nice. I would also like to apologise for the terrible 'dad jokes' that I have subjected you to.

Just kidding; here's one more…

The past, the present and the future walked into a classroom—things became tense…

(Mike drop.)

Mr B out.

Left: Remco is presented with a painting by Selwyn artist, Mike Glover.

Stage Challenge Last night, a large group of our students from all year levels entered into the annual Stage Challenge competition, held in Christchurch. We will bring you news and results from the evening in the next newsletter, but, in the meantime, here are some fabulous photos from Jessica Osbourne.

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These students receive a certificate and a $10 voucher

AL’S AWAR NCIP DS PRI

Jacob Hardaker Bena Pearson Annie Campbell Aidan McCallion John Raye Guerzon Josh Gordon

(special award for acting with integrity and honesty)

DHS DISPATCH welcomes any news or photographs you have from events our students have attended outside of school. We love to hear about and share successes and interesting stories.

Please email: sheryl@darfield.school.nz Black and white paper copies are available from reception or Student Administration. Colour and back copies can be ordered by emailing the above address. Please enquire for cost.

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Principal’s Comments We are fortunate that we have relatively few problems with vandalism and graffiti at the school. I’ve a couple of theories of why this is. Firstly, I think that most students come from families that teach their children to respect the property of others and our shared public belongings. This is further reinforced by school expectations linked to respecting our school environment. I also believe that students for the most part feel part of their communities: be it the wider Malvern community, their local community or their school community. The sense of belonging this engenders contributes to students seeing Darfield High School as their school and so, why would they damage it or deface it?

Unfortunately, recently, there has been regular damage done to the student toilet facilities. This is particularly disappointing as many of these have been recently refurbished, and the time and money that go in to fixing and tidying them are wasted.

There are likely to be only a few individuals who are causing this damage but it results in

frustration for many other students who do not have functional and tidy facilities to use.

I hope that students will let us know who the individuals are that are making our school less pleasant to be in.

Visitors to the school often comment on how nice the grounds and gardens are. Our property staff work hard to keep it this way so, again, it is frustrating when it is left a mess by students who don’t put their rubbish in the bin. Although most students do the right thing, it takes only a small percentage who don’t to create an unsightly mess. The solution is a simple one: everybody needs to take responsibility for every piece of rubbish.

If you have some, put it in the bin; if you see some, pick it up and put it in the bin. With 950 staff and students around the school on most days, the litter should disappear promptly into the bin—no problem. But how do we get everybody to take responsibility, not just assume it is somebody else’s job to tidy up?

I’d love to hear your ideas.

James Morris

7 McLaughlins Road PO Box 5 Darfield 7541 New Zealand admin@darfield.school.nz www.darfield.school.nz Phone: +64 3 318 8411 Fax: +64 3 318 8543 Copyright: You are welcome to reproduce material from the newsletter after gaining permission from the school. All reproduced material must be appropriately acknowledged.

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Around School

Lunchtime shenanigans!

Congratulations, you five have won an Around School prize.

See Mrs Watson early next week.

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Production Week is over, but the buzz surrounding this years' show is still going strong. The cream pies and splurge guns were certainly a highlight for both the actors and the audience members.

We saw outstanding performances from Kate Morris as Fizzy, Eric Maxted as Bugsy Malone, Lexi Sutherland as Blousey Brown and Kyla Higgins as Tallulah. Their work in the lead roles captured the essence of the show beautifully and really kept the energy alive.

The comedic timing of Caleb Banks and Tom Wilson as the hapless Police duo was exemplary.

The opposing gang leaders, Natasha Young as Fat Sam and Adam Walker as Dandy Dan, kept the attention of the audience.

Special mention must go to the young backstage crew, who kept the show running smoothly and cleanly, thanks to Ms Evans who managed a phenomenal crew.

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The friendly and professional welcome from Front of House crew, Jess Lane, Michael Campbell and Eddie Searle set the mood for a wonderful show.

Mr Stubbs, along with Hitomi Kaneko and Dan Conway, kept the feet tapping both on and off stage with a whole new approach to the classic songs.

Congratulations to Remington Evans on her debut as our lighting operator, working closely with Robert Bampton, and Max Whyte on sound.

Hair, make up and costuming were professionally applied and effective on stage; a huge thank you to Mrs Wilson, Ms Gallacher and Mrs Oliver for keeping the cogs turning.

Well done to all of the wonderful crew for a stunning and enjoyable performance, you started well and finished even more strongly—I am very proud of all your efforts.

(And I think I did pretty well too!)

Mrs Hanson

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Friday 27 May Lunchtime on the Quad

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Are you going to take up the Backpack Challenge?

Careers Expo

Our Famine Leadership Team, Abbie, Gus, Olivia, Maddie and Georgie, below with Alex, are excited to be involved and it is great to see so many students signing up this week.

Remember—you don't have to go hungry, or do the Backpack Challenge, there are so many other things you can do instead.

Last week Alex Hitchmough, World Vision Schools' Partnership Manager (above), kicked off our annual fundraiser campaign. Visiting both assemblies, she spoke about how we can all help the refugee children by signing up to do the 40 Hour Famine. While it is still called the 'Famine', the highlight this year is on the refugee crisis, and how World Vision would like to give these displaced children safe places, counselling and schools everything we take for granted.

Join our Facebook group, Darfield World Vision Group, to keep up with what is happening in school, check for weekly spot prizes, and share your stories.

We can also confirm the Disco on Famine Weekend is happening!

Showing us some video clips of reallife situations highlighted the very real need for our help. Hence, the Backpack Challenge.

THE 2016 40 HOUR FAMINE: WHAT'S DIFFERENT? This year, we will be supporting children and families affected by conflict in Syria.

Through no fault of their own, thousands of children have had to leave their homes and find safety in a refugee camp in a foreign country. They left friends, family, school and all their favourite things behind. That's why the money raised in 2016 will be used to fund World Vision's child-friendly spaces in Jordan, a country next to Syria that is now home to thousands of refugees.

These spaces restore hope, encourage community, and enable kids to be kids again. These are safe and welcoming places where they can play again with other children, do fun things like art and sport but, most importantly, can start to attend school again. This will ensure they are better equipped to one day rebuild their country. World Vision will provide teachers and counsellors who can help kids talk about some of the hard things they experienced and help them to feel safe and loved.

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THE BACKPACK CHALLENGE: ONE WEEKEND, ONE BACKPACK

In 2016, the 40 Hour Famine challenges you to live out of your backpack for an entire weekend, the same way thousands of refugee children have had to. At a moment's notice, many children have had to pack their lives into a backpack.

You will be using only what you can fit inside: all the clothes and bedding you need to keep warm and dry, the food you need, an adequate water supply, something to remember home by, and maybe something to keep you entertained. You may want to live in a cardboard box or sleep on the floor for the weekend and do away with electricity.

How about getting together in a group and sharing what you have?

Sounds like a challenge? You bet!

On Tuesday 10 May, the annual Darfield High School Careers Expo took place. This was a great opportunity for all students in Years 10 to 13 to talk to different tertiary and industry training providers.

There was a great range of people for us to talk to about our plans and ideas, no matter what they are, for when we leave school.

Besides giving us lots of free promotional things, like lollies, pens, hats and drink bottles, all of the providers were really friendly and good to talk to and were happy to organise follow-up sessions with us and our parents. They were able to tell us about our options when we leave school and where courses can lead us, as well as what subjects we need to be taking at school and how those subjects link to the courses and jobs.

We only wish that we had had more time in the hall as there was so much to do.

Maddison Beardsmore and Nathan Quinn

Important:

Calendar Dates As the year progresses, many of the dates in the school calendar, given to students at the beginning of the year, have changed.

You can cross reference the dates against the calendar on our school website: http://darfield.school.nz/about-us/ profile/or with the What's On calendar at the rear of each newsletter. Here you will find the most up-to-date information.

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History in Arrowtown

On Sunday 12 March, the Year 13 History class headed to Arrowtown for two full days of research at the historic town to complete our Achievement Standards 3.1 and 3.2. We left bright and early with a stop-off at Lake Tekapo to fill up on Marmite Bagels crisps and continued to Arrowtown where we would begin looking at what life was like for the early goldminers.

Our first task was to reach the Skippers Canyon where gold was first discovered in 1861. To reach the river, we had to get over the mountain. Early goldminers in the 1880s also needed to be able to reach the river, so they blew a path through the schist mountainside (barely big enough for a car). After making our way down into the Valley, we had a ride in the Skippers Canyon jet where most of us got soaked; Samuel, in particular, got soaked after the first turn.

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After jetboating, we made our way up the river to see where goldmining had taken place. After dinner, we went for an adventure to explore Queenstown where some students were lucky enough to find the Remarkable Sweet Shop and McDonalds.

Next morning the real research began as we walked into town to the Arrowtown Museum where the Museum Educator, Anneliese, took us through what primary records we had available to use. (These are a major requirement to pass and are not readily available.) Because of the historic nature and the conservation that has been completed on the historic buildings in Arrowtown, Anneliese was able to take us for a walk through the Chinese Settlers Village, where through yearly conservation they have managed to keep the buildings in a condition similar to what they would have those early

years. Afterwards, she took us around town, pointing out key buildings that are important heritage sites. That night, Miss Collins created a scavenger hunt to help cement our learning. After running around Arrowtown for an hour, Leigh, Ellen, Lucy and Fern’s team came out on top.

On our final day, the rain arrived, so we quickly packed then headed back to the museum and, after gathering as much information as we could, we were on the road heading back to school. On the way, we had huge laughs and lots of singing, although we were all really tired. We would like to say a huge thanks to Mrs Holland, Miss Collins and Anneliese Stephens for all the work and time they put into the trip.

Year 13 History

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Student Librarians For the Library to run smoothly, volunteers are called for every year to put their names forward as Student Librarians.

During intervals and lunch times, these students help our Librarians with issuing, returning and shelving books. They also might help with tidying the library and displays, etc.

Student Librarians have a keen interest in books and reading, good computer and communication skills and are able to work without supervision.

Our Librarians this term are: Michael Bruce-Sheppard, Reuben Davis, Rebecca Manifold, Brie Edwards, Tatiana Little, Taylor Parker, Alex Gerritsen, Kate Caldwell, Zara Woodward, Katie Griffiths, Bena Pearson, Aleisha Knowles, Emma Grigg, Shayden Monk, Darcy Edwards, Akalanka Ekanayake, Denis Smith, Hanako Wilson, Kate Morris, Michelle Bruce, and Paula Smith

Environment House Competition Well done to all students who took the time to create a video and enter the above competition. It is not an easy task to get a message across effectively in a short timeframe, but the winning groups did very well. Promoting tidiness in school and not littering, Kikorangi made a great job with their rap and message about picking up rubbish.

Judged by Mr Morris, announced and presented to students during assemblies this week, Rawhiti placed second, followed by Tawera. Points earned from this competition go towards the overall pool for the House Cup at the end of the year. You can keep up to date with how each House is performing by visiting the website: http://darfield.school.nz/ houses/house-points/

At the end of last term, Year 9 English students held their much awaited event, The Grammar Games. Teams battle it out for the coveted trophy and Mrs Ferguson-Brown (HOD English) is proud to announce the winning team was the winning team in this year's event was Katie Griffiths (above), Ellie Knights, Sam Ross and Jayden Fraser (a Kikorangi team).

Entertainment Books The 2016 Christchurch, Canterbury and Nelson Entertainment Book is now available at Darfield High School.

It is also available as an App which can be downloaded onto your smart phone.

The Entertainment Book costs $65, of which $13 comes straight back to the school. The book is chock full of vouchers offering a load of discounted goods and services.

If you wish to purchase one, simply go to the Darfield High School website and follow the link, or contact Jan Stark at js@darfield.school.nz.

Many thanks for your support.

Jan Stark Staff representative on the Darfield High School PTSA

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Form Time Fun

Last Thursday, Mrs Ferguson-Brown's class held a bubble blowing competition (above) on the Quad during their student-led formtime. Students need to be organised—taking the student roll, noting absences and organising an activity.

The Darfield PTSA is looking for a new Logo!

PTSA LOGO 2016

Grab your sketch books and colouring pencils and have a go!

The PTSA are looking for a logo that represents the link between the school students, teachers and parents. Designs can be digital or on paper.

Hand them in to Mrs Stark by 21 June.

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Art in the City We began our journey to the Christchurch Art Gallery with an exquisite bus ride with all of the funky senior art students.

We arrived at the gallery with a few minutes to spare, which resulted in the majority of us purchasing coffee. Ms Smith then gave each of us a piece of paper with a task. Each of us had a painting to analyse based on our artist models or artistic style. Once it was 10.30 am, we began our tour around the Art Gallery. Some of the pieces we saw included a 1.8 tonne bronze bull, a fantasy-land sculpture made out of 600 kgs of sugar, and even some optical illusions. After the tour was done, we then had a hour to complete our tasks.

We then headed to the container mall for lunch, and listened to a lovely chap on his guitar.

Unfortunately, the day had then come to an end, and it was time to head back to the groovy village of Darfield.

A few quotes to sum up a truly inspirational day: “Worth the money," Liam Hindle “Art opens me," Alice Bradley And finally, as Ms Smith said, “It’s always a pleasure with this cultured crew."

Selina Dixon

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The 0800PUPILS Phone Line Brought to you by The Student Communication and Safe Practices Charitable Trust

If you see any Darfield High School Students involved in bullying or crime then ring

0800PUPILS

RYDA

Driver Safety Programme On Tuesday 3 May, the Year 12s headed over to the Domain for the RYDA Road Safety Education Programme. Everyone wants our young adults to be safe on the roads and to think about their own safety and others as they begin to drive, so this course has become an important day for students here.

On this course, they were able to see the effects of braking at different speeds, made all the more real with a dummy lying in the path of the oncoming car. Students learnt to look for things on their vehicles that are contributing factors to accidents, like bald tyres, and to devise a strategy plan to eliminate risk.

Throughout the day, they attended different workshops and saw some pretty powerful videos, where they heard one crash survivor's story and another on the death of a best friend and the 18 year old's personal loss and survival.

Callers Are

Totally Anonymous

The 0800PUPILS phone number has been made available to students, parents and the Darfield High School Community through a partnership with Crimestoppers NZ trust. You can call this number if you see or hear of bullying or crime happening in our community by students from Darfield High School. Calls are taken by trained Crimestoppers staff.

Come into the office and sign up to do the 40 Hour Famine!

Ski registrations for Wednesday afternoon skiing, at Porters Ski Area during Term Three, are now open.

Fees and Financial Assistance for NZQF Qualifications Students must pay their fees to have their results recorded on their Record of Achievement, and to receive certificates. There are separate fee structures for domestic students and international students.

Financial assistance is available for domestic students to help with the payment of entry fees. Financial assistance is not available to international fee-paying students. Entry fees are paid to the school.

How do I apply for financial assistance?

To get financial assistance, you need to fill in a Financial Assistance form and give it to your school. You can get this form from the school office, or by emailing shona@darfield.school.nz, or the NZQA website at www.nzqa,govt.nz/financialassistance.

Application forms are available online or from the school offices.

Can I get help to pay?

Financial Assistance can be applied for if your family cannot afford to pay the fees.

Who can apply for financial assistance?

To be eligible to apply, you must be the fee-payer and meet at least one of the following criteria: •

be currently receiving a Work and Income or Study Link benefit, or have a current Community Services Card (benefit based applications)

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are not currently receiving a benefit or do not have a current Community Services Card, but do have a joint family income that would entitle you to receive a Community Services Card (income-based applications)

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have two or more children who are candidates, irrespective of family income, and the total fees you would have to pay would otherwise be more than the $200 multiple candidate maximum (multiple candidate applications)

How much does it cost?

Domestic student entry for all NCEA standards $76.70 Domestic student entry for a Scholarship subject $30.00 International student entry to NCEA standards $383.30 International student entry to Scholarship $102.20

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Another SVA Intitiative

Rock Walls in Wanaka It was a long journey, six hours from Darfield to Wanaka, but we pulled through in the end, arriving at around 9 pm. Our accommodation was reasonably satisfying and had the bare necessities. But that was just the beginning.

As soon as we got to Glendhu Bay, we unpacked and rested our tired eyes for the climb the next day. As we woke from our slumber, we quickly gobbled down some brekkie and were off to our first climb, the Engine Block. This area was scattered with some rather intimidating rock structures. After some useful information from our teacher, Mr Dickens, and Callum, a rock climbing instructor and a good fella, too, we were on our way. Finally we reached the end of the first day; our palms were sweaty, our knees were weak, and our arms were heavy. Luckily, I packed some of my mum’s spaghetti for when we arrived back.

The second day was just as challenging as the first. After making the decision that the natural walls were too wet, we headed into Wanaka to climb indoors. It was a good

warm-up for what was ahead of us for the afternoon. After the weather cleared, we travelled to Riverside, which was a completely different style of climbing compared to the first day. There were plenty of opportunities for students to test their abilities, a few even climbing a grade 18.

On the third day, we climbed a small cliff to get to a very enclosed climbing spot. When we got there, we encountered a fantastic view. We were getting to the stage where we were starting to feel our forearms pumping and the tips of our fingers were beginning to peel, but we still had plenty of climbing to go.

On the last day, we decided to head to Roadside. The cliffs were rather intimidating but all of us managed to push through and give the climbs a go with motivation from the instructors and our peers getting us through.

Some students also headed off to Main Cliff to complete a harder climb to gain a higher grade, such as Merit or Excellence.

Year 13 Outdoor Ed

On Saturday 23 April, Chloe Fraser and Brittany Muiznieks went with the Student Volunteer Army from Canterbury University out to Woodend Beach and were involved in Serve for NZ. For this they helped plant 2000 native trees to restore a portion of native bush.

Serve for NZ is an idea by the Student Volunteer Army to honour days of national significance, such as ANZAC Day, through service and giving back to the community. The girls had a busy funfilled day with about 190 other people and got all the trees planted. They would recommend that everyone gets involved in the SVA's next community project or any other opportunity you have to benefit the community.

School Photographs

Students will be issued with a photo pack within the next week. The completed order form, with payment included, needs to be sent back to school.

While there will be form class and individual photo examples on the order form, Sporting and Cultural photos will be available to view on our website from Monday.

All photo orders must be on the order form sent home with students. Email cc@darfield. school.nz with enquiries.

Congratulations!

Hanako Wilson has won a scholarship from the Yubetsu Council to travel to Japan for two months. She will be staying with her host brother, Shuto Kudo, and his family.

We wish her happy travels and an exciting time and look forward to hearing about her experience.

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market day Wednesday 3 May saw the first of the Senior Market Days kick off for the year. This involved the 12 Commerce and 12 Financial Literacy classes selling theproducts or services that they had either made or purchased to on-sell.

This activity is part of a nine-credit Achievement Standard for the 12 Commerce class which sees them produce a full business plan prior to their first selling opportunity. They must then discuss what went well and what changes need to be made before their second selling opportunity on Thursday 12 May. The final aspect is a full evaluation about what would need to take place for their business to sell into the future and become a sustainable business.

Students have to raise their own share capital and organise the purchase and marketing of their products. They must also give a percentage or their profits to a chosen charity.

The Year 10 Cookie Market is coming up next with students given a base set of ingredients to which they must differentiate their product. They have to think about adding value to their cookies, such as packaging, to set their product apart from others, in order to gain more sales.

The Year 11 Commerce Day will take place later this term.

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Kerryn Tomlinson wins Drivers Challenge

By Duane Ranger (Harness Racing NZ) Canterbury's Kerryn Tomlinson has celebrated her 16th birthday with victory in the 2016 Lizzie of Rossland Drivers Challenge.

Rugby Years 9 and 10 Rugby Darfield vs Westland: 32–22 win 1st XV Darfield vs Westland: 22–17 win

Hockey Boys' Hockey vs Shirley Boys High: 6–0 win Girls’ Hockey vs Riccarton: 4–0 win

Netball Senior A Girls vs St Marys: 36–10 win Senior B Girls vs Rangi Ruru: 19–17 win Junior Girls won by default

Kio Rahi A team lost 12–14 to organisers and B team won 14–8 A team lost to B team by one point Canterbury Primary Schools Duathlon Championships Congratulations to Isaac Earl (Year 8) and Holly Curtis (Year 7) who placed in the top 10 of their respective age groups at the above event. Well done to all our students who all achieved some pleasing results!

Canterbury Secondary Schools Swimming Championships Ethan Taylor: 2nd in the 12–13 Boys 50 m Breaststroke 11th in the Open Boys 100 m Breaststroke

Twelve young drivers from Kidz Kartz clubs from around the Country, including New South Wales representative Aleisha Bond from Newcastle, battled out a tightly run series over six races. After night one at Alexandra Park, Kerryn, who was the defending champion, had amassed 34 points going into the second day at the Thames Racing Clubs final race meeting, also at Alexandra Park.

Series spokeswoman, Gayleen Mackinnon, said following the fifth race of the series, Kerryn was a clear winner, ensuring a virtual one-horse race. She finished the series on a whopping 71 points; second place went to Taylor Pereira (Franklin), third to New South Wales representative Aleisha Bond (Newcastle) and fourth to Olivia Thornley (Canterbury).

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was a testimony to what we can expect in the future from a talented young driver.

"She hopes to have another season of Kidz Kartz, which will see her compete in her last New Zealand Cup at Addington in November.

Even though we won’t be seeing her back in Auckland to defend her title next year, we are sure to see her on the track in the future as a Junior Driver," Mackinnon said.

"This year’s Champion Pony went to 'Jelly' who "This series showed that we have a very talented pool of drivers coming through Kidz is owned and trained by the Noakes Family from Franklin," she added.

Kartz. Kerryn's winning drive in the last race

Taekwondo

Tuesdays 3.30–5.00 pm Gym 2 Darfield High School Email sh@darfield.school.nz

Malvern Hockey Junior Boys If there are any Years 5 and 6 boys, who would be interested in playing hockey this season, there are places available in our Malvern Junior Boys hockey team. Practices are on Wednesday, 4.00 to 5.00 pm on the Darfield High School turf. If you are interested in playing for Malvern Hockey, please register on http://www.sportsground.co.nz/ malvernhockey/17439/. Subs for the year are $80.

Abi Tuhill:

Minis (Years 4 and under)

13th in the 12–13 Girls 50 m Breaststroke

If there are any children who would like to give hockey a go, Malvern Hockey run a Minis Hockey session on Fridays 4.00 to 5.00 pm at the Darfield High School turf. If you are interested in attending this please register on http://www.sportsground.co.nz/ malvernhockey/17439/. The cost of this is $20 for a six-week course.

Laura Ashworth: 10th in 12–13 Girls 50 m Freestyle

Christal Dudley: 9th in 14 years Girls 50 m Breaststroke

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Kerryn turned 16 on Saturday 30 April, the lay day between the first and second day of the two-day Drivers Challenge.

We currently have enough junior girls for this year, but will certainly be looking for new players next year. If you have any queries, please contact Pam Benbow on benbowpam@gmail.com.

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1st XV Report After training hard in Term 1, the 1st XV rugby team are now well into their game programme for 2016. The team has started their season with two wins from two matches in the all-important Brockbank Graves Trophy Competition. This has included wins over Grey High in Round 1, and a hard-fought win over the champions of the last two years, Westland High School, in Round 2. Both matches have been played in excellent spirit and have been entertaining to watch.

The team has been led superbly by Ben Millar and he has been supported by the very talented Morgan Heselwood at Number 8.

This week sees a break from this competition to allow for the annual College Day event, held at Burnside Park in Christchurch. After finishing runner-up in this event last year, the team is hoping to go one better.

Following this, the team will travel to Westport for the final match of the Brockbank Graves trophy against Buller High. A win in this match will see the Darfield team win this competition for the first time.

regular interschool games against Timaru and Kings BHS, and lastly against the travelling Adams Grammar school from the UK. With an exciting few weeks of rugby to come, the team are hoping for some great results.

Summary of results •

Defeated Grey High at Greymouth 31–5 Tries: Ben Millar 3, Sam Francis, and Sam Inch Reid. Conversions: Cole Spinks 3 MVP (Most Valuable Player) Points: Devon Crequer 3, Sam Francis 2, Gus Thomas 1.

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Defeated Westland High at Darfield Tries: Gus Tomas, Eddie Searle, and Isaac Proud. Conversion: Cole Spinks. Penalty goal: Cole Spinks.

MVP Points: Morgan Heselwood 3, Ant Searle 2, Sam Inch-Reed 1.

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Current MVP points Devon Crequer 3, Morgan Heselwood 3, Ant Searle 2, Sam Francis 2, Gus Thomas 1, and Sam Inch-Reed.

Mr Bell, Coach

Following on from this, the team will play the annual Quad tournament, followed by our

Above: Greymouth High and Darfield teams after the match; right: prematch, haka and game photos against Greymouth; bottom right: Darfield vs Westland at Darfield

College Day Rugby Yesterday saw the 1st XV team involved in the annual College Day fixture at Burnside Park.

A tough draw meant a replay of last year's final first up against Rangiora, followed by a game against Hornby. After two close losses in these matches, the team then finished with two play-off games against Mt Hutt College and Middleton Grange respectively, which resulted in two wins to Darfield.

Overall MVP Points winner for the day was the Captain, Ben Millar, who was awarded a new

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backpack courtesy of the Canterbury Rugby Union.

Results: •

Loss to Rangiora: 7–12

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Loss to Hornby: 5–15

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Defeated Mt Hutt: 7–0

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Defeated Middleton Grange: 10–0

Right: Darfield vs Hornby at Burnside Park

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School and Community Notices Term Dates 2016

TERM TWO

Term 2:

WEEK FOUR

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Monday 2 May to Friday 8 July

Monday 23 May

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25 April: ANZAC Day

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6 June: Queen’s Birthday

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Year 11 History at the Air Force Museum

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Life Education (to 26th)

Tuesday 24 May

Term 3:

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Wednesday 25 May

Monday 25 July to Friday 23 September

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Term 4: •

Monday 10 October to Friday 16 December

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24 October: Labour Day

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10 November: Staff Only Day

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11 November: Canterbury Anniversary Show Day

House Singing Intro 1st XV vs Buller at Westland

Thursday 26 May •

Class Production Drama, 7.30pm

Friday 27 May •

Year 11 Rural College Practical Day

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Lions Fries Day

Saturday 28 May

Contact Between Home and School 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.

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

Maths Tuition + _ .. x

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Year 13 Tramp (to 30th)

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NZ SS Rogaine Championships in Christchurch

Sunday 29 May •

Canterbury SS Squash Championships

WEEK FIVE Friday 3 June •

Year 12 Rural College Practical Day

WEEK SIX Monday 6 June •

Queen's Birthday

Tuesday 7 June •

House Singing

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Canterbury SS Cross Country Postponement Day

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Attitude Speaker Visiting

Private maths tutoring available after school for students up to Year 11.

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Devising Drama Evening

Experienced maths tutor, only five minutes walk from school.

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Junior Quad Tournament

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Malvern Cross Country

Includes support with exam revision.

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UC NCEA Japanese Day

For more details, please contact Kelly Maude on 3187969 or kellymaudenz@gmail.com

Friday 10 June

Thursday 9 June

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UC NCEA Classics Day

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Newsletter

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World Vision 40 Hour Famine Weekend and Disco

DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE House Singing begins Tuesday 24 May 16

20 May 2016

School Uniforms We have a small range of uniform items in stock at school.

Fittings are by appointment only. It is preferable parents refrain from coming to reception for uniform items from 8–9.30 am as this is a very busy time. For purchases, please contact Sue or Elaine in Admin. Out of stock items will not be replaced; we are discontinuing the Uniform Shop at school. Please ring to check we have the item you require. All Darfield High School uniform items are for sale at The Warehouse, Rolleston.

Uniform Reminders:

Ties During the winter terms, Terms 2 and 3, students are required to wear a school tie with their uniform. These are available from both Darfield High School and The Warehouse.

WOMENSWEAR • MENSWEAR • CHILDRENSWEAR • HOMEWARE

School Uniform If you need to buy or sell good conditioned second hand Darfield High School Uniform then let Polkadotcom make it easy for you.

We can take orders and sell on behalf, taking the hassle out of school uniform.

Dont hesitate to contact us.

Sports Socks If your student is playing a winter sport in the following codes, they will need a pair of Darfield High School socks: Rugby and Hockey.

These are available from the school office only.

Hats Students are permitted to wear a plain navy beanie or the DHS beanie with crest. This is for outdoor wear only.

Jackets for cooler weather: Students are permitted to wear either a plain navy or plain black jacket with their uniform to keep warm on cooler days. Jackets and DHS scarves are for outdoor wear.

Socks: Ensure that your child is wearing the correct socks to school. For both girls and boys, knee-high black socks are required.

Jewellery: The only jewellery permitted is a wristwatch and one gold or silver stud in each ear. No other jewellery is to be worn.

Blazers: Blazers are to be worn on Tuesdays. Parents, please remind your students to bring their blazers on Tuesdays for Assemblies.

Lost Property: Many uniform items have been found around the school. Please name all items of your student's clothing and check that they have not lost anything. Lost Property will now be stored in the Uniform Shop. Students can access it by seeing Sue at the office or by visiting the shop when it is open.

Uniform Shop Hours for Students Monday: 11.00 –11.25 am Thursday: 11.00 –11.25 am Second Hand Uniforms Wanted There is a great demand for clean and tidy second hand uniforms.

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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The early years last forever Consistent, responsive, loving care

We have the science to prove it What you do makes a real difference

Early Years Presentation Thursday 9th June 2016 @7pm Darfield Primary School Venue: Darfield Primary School Hall RSVP by 7th June, phone 03 318 8473 Entry: gold coin

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Fill up at Z and make a difference!

Empowering and protecting your children

Student Communication Safe Practices charitable trust (SCSP) SUPPORT OUR 0800PUPILS NUMBER

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Working at Darfield High School.

Nationwide phone line for students and the school community. 

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Working in conjunction with Crimestoppers,

Anonymously report bullying and criminal behaviour.

Please use your Good In the Hood token to support our local kids through SCSP. 100% of funds donated will be used to support our Darfield High students and the 0800PUPILS number. http://scsptrust.weebly.com/

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Southern Region Inaugural Sport Stacking Tournament Saturday 28 May 2016 8:30am-5:30pm

What’s on at Ara

Maori Hill School, 9 Passmore Crescent, Maori Hill, Dunedin

To learn more about any of the events listed here, visit ara.ac.nz or call us on 0800 24 24 76.

Open Day Thursday 16 June 2pm – 5pm

Industry Expo & Open Day Thursday 25 August 2pm – 5pm

Music Arts for a Day 9am - 4pm › Thursday 19 May › Thursday 2 June

GREAT EVENTS! All timed Prelims (Individuals, Doubles) and timed 3-6-3 Relay Finals will take place on Saturday Morning. All timed Finals will take place on Saturday afternoon.

› Thursday 16 June

We hope to see a team or teams from your school!

› Thursday 4 August

STACKS & STACKS OF EVENTS FOR ALL AGES! - From 3 years to 60+ --Three Individual Events (3-3-3, 3-6-3, Cycle) --Doubles Cycle Events (including Child/Parent Doubles) --Timed 3-6-3 Relay Event

› Thursday 18 August

New Zealand Broadcasting School Information Evenings › Thursday 16 June 5pm

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Early registrations close 13 May 2016 Entries close 23 May 2016

› Thursday 1 September › Thursday 15 September

LOTS OF STACKING RECORDS ON THE LINE — Age Divisional, Regional and National AWARDS! Including: -- Certificates -- Medals for the Top Three Overall first time competitors -- Trophies for the Overall champions

› Monday 27 June 7pm

FUN-FILLED EVENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!

› Thursday 14 July 7pm

REGISTER ONLINE on the World Sport Stacking Association website: www.thewssa.com/tournaments/southern-region-inaugural-sport-stackingtournament/1666/ You can find out more information from: www.speedstacks.co.nz/pages/south-island-tournament

Entry fee for spectators 3+ $1, 18+ $2, Family $5

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Selwyn Survey

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Help develop the arts in Selwyn by taking part in a survey.

Arts and culture play an integral role in building community spirit, developing social networks and providing opportunities for enjoyment in the community.

The Selwyn Arts Trust in association with Selwyn District Council is inviting people to share their views on how the arts can be developed in Selwyn.

A new survey has been released as part of a consultation with the community to ascertain the key areas where the arts can be improved and developed in our district.

Selwyn District Council Arts Advisor Rachael Inch says the survey will indicate how the arts community should look in the future.

“The feedback we gain from the survey will give us a clear picture of the support artists in Selwyn need in order to build a thriving arts community.”

She encourages everyone living in the district to answer the survey. “Even if you don’t participate in the arts we are keen to hear your views on how the arts should look and feel in our district.”

The survey can be taken by visiting the Selwyn Arts Trust website www.selwynartstrust.org.nz.

The survey is open until 31 May 2016.

Would like to invite PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS & UNCLES, COMMUNITY & WORKERS, MEDICAL STAFF & PRACTIONERS, YOUTH WORKERS & TEENS

TO A WORKSHOP AND DISCUSSION ON

“How to help your teen”

Presented by Phil Baker from ‘Attitude’ - the youth education division of The Parenting Place – is dedicated to equipping teenagers with the information and skills they need to negotiate the adolescent years and build meaningful lives.

The materials, based on credible research and linked to the health curriculum, give young people strategies for solving problems, handling stress, building resilience and negotiating relationships.

Venue: Darfield Baptist Church 15 Greendale Road, Date: Wednesday 25 May 2016

Time: 7.00 – 8.30 pm Stay for a cuppa and a chat afterwards.

Junior Club Committee Presents 8th Annual

Would like to invite PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AUNT’S & UNCLES, COMMUNITY & WORKERS, MEDICAL STAFF & PRACTIONERS, YOUTH WORKERS & TEENS TO A WORKSHOP AND DISCUSSION ON

HOW TO HELP A FRIEND Presented by Dawn Nolan-Clinical Manager Rural Adult Community Service

Burnside Rugby Clubrooms Friday 1st July

Specialist Mental Health Services Includes: question and answer time Venue: Darfield Baptist Church 15 Greendale Road, Date: Wednesday 18th May 2016 Time: 7.00–8.30pm Stay for a coffee and a chat afterwards.

July 6.45pm

Max 6 members per team Entry: $5.00 per contestant Team Registration please email:

Darron Stackhouse

darron.stackhouse@fssi.co.nz Please submit team registration with contact name & details, team name, number of contestants

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Secondary School Creative Competition

2016

Operation Neptune

In 2016 the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is celebrating our 75th anniversary as the independent maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. During this year, we would like to engage with secondary school pupils, teachers, and wider communities throughout New Zealand through a competition that engages the creative energy of pupils and aligns with educational outcomes including the NCEA syllabus.

Exciting new singing and acting group for young people!

‘Young Performers’ is open to young people from 8 to 15 years.

Students will learn singing, acting and movement from experienced performer and Primary School trained teacher Belinda Cullen-Reid.

Young Performers meet weekly in Darfield on Tuesdays from 4.30-5.30pm during term time.

For further information and to enroll please go to https://learntosingnz.wordpress. com/young-performers/

We would like the competition to draw in the widest possible range of creative talent.

This is a unique opportunity for students to develop a creative proposal, developing a project that aligns with their strengths and areas of interests.

Themes “Our Navy: courage, commitment, comradeship” “Our Navy: our roots, our story, our mission” Concept

Prizes YEARS 10–11

YEARS 12–13

RUNNER UP: DSLR camera

Competition applicants are to submit a proposal using a template (provided by the Navy) to describe their proposal and the medium in which they propose to work, and how this supports the competition theme.

WINNER: contribution towards tertiary study of $3000

From these proposals, six finalists will be selected to bring their proposal to fruition.

RUNNER UP: contribution towards tertiary study of $1500

These finalists will be given free travel to visit the Naval Base and meet naval people, as well as a contribution towards the cost of developing their proposal.

WINNER: Apple Macbook Air

WINNING SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE $3000 EACH

Dates Friday 24 June

Submission of proposals

Friday 29 July

Finalists (6) will be notified

Friday 30 September

Final works to be submitted

Sunday 20 November

Prizegiving, part of the Navy’s International Naval Review

Aikido

A Japanese martial art that teaches principles to deal with aggression without fighting.

For further information, please contact the Navy: RNZN75@nzdf.mil.nz

Monday and Thursday: 6.30–8:00 pm Ph. 03 318 3113 facebook.com/aikidodarfield

The Street Talk defensive driving course teaches you driving safety skills. It’s a fun and interactive programme that aims to help you to better understand and cope with risks when you’re driving and improve your driving. Most important of all be a safer driver.

This course helps you develop: • • • • • •

advanced driving skills better control hazard identification the ability to make the right decisions the ability to manage risk prepares you for the restricted and full licence tests. http://fusiontrust.co.nz/

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We were delighted to have Greendale School students visit for the Matinee.

20 May 2016

THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN THE NZ DEFENCE FORCE?

Ever wondered about a Career in IT??

Then check out the TechHub IT Careers Expo Hear from Adrian Clark, a Research Scientist at the HIT Lab NZ, a research institute at the University of Canterbury focusing on Augmented and Virtual Reality, Robotics and Human Computer Interaction. Adrian is also a co-founder and Head of R&D at QuiverVision, who launched the world first Augmented Reality Colouring Book application. Also hear from other LOCAL IT SUPERSTARS who will talk about why IT is a great career choice.

This free event for Year 9-12 students and their parents includes presentations in the theatre starting at 6.30pm and the opportunity to talk with local IT organisations in an expo style setting before and after the presentations

Come along to our free sessions and find out more about careers in the NZ Army, Navy and Air Force.

FORCE INFO Hear from our Defence Career experts and ask questions.

FORCE FIT We will guide you through what to expect at your initial fitness test, and how to get Force Fit. Remember to bring your workout gear if you would like to participate.

These sessions are open to everyone – parents, caregivers, friends and teachers are welcome too!

CHRISTCHURCH Where?

HMNZS Pegasus, 419 Montreal Street When?

Tuesday 12 April, Tuesday 24 May & Tuesday 13 September Force Info: 6–7pm, Force Fit: 7–8pm

REGISTER ONLINE at http://iitp.nz/expo to be included in the spot prize draw!

Wednesday 25th May 2016, Aurora Centre, Cnr Greers Rd and Memorial Ave DOORS OPEN AT 5.30PM

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Call or email us to register your interest: DefenceCareersSouthern@NZDF.mil.nz or call 0800 1 Force Christchurch Defence Recruiting

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Address: 7 McLaughlins Road

PO Box 5

Email: admin@darfield.school.nz

Darfield 7541

Web: darfield.school.nz

New Zealand

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