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Yubetsu 20-Year Anniversary 2021 DHS Student Leadership Celebrating Māori Language Week Plant Out Day Amazing Student Work
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ACTING PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS I have now had three weeks at the school and I want to thank the school community for the very warm welcome. I will be with you until the end of the school year. The Board of Trustees is currently undergoing a recruitment and selection process with the intent of having a new permanent Principal in place for the start of the 2021 year. It has been very enjoyable joining your school and getting to know the staff, students and parents. This community is very much a mirror of my own educational and agricultural background. Darfield sits in the middle of one of the leading food bowls of the world and the opportunities which that presents for our young ones is enormous.
It has been a busy end of Term 3. It is always a challenging period of the school year. Coming out of the winter ills, internal exams, marking and preparing for the run up to the end of year exams, and beginning the planning for the next year make it a challenging time. Overlaying that with working in a Covid setting means that these holidays will be a very timely break for everyone to stop, take a rest and ready themselves for the end of year. We recently held a function at school to acknowledge and thank the volunteers who have supported the school in a variety of ways this year. It highlighted the saying “It takes a village to raise a child”. In a community like Darfield, that connection to their community school can really enrich the learning
of the students. I know that many local businesses support the school in a variety of ways as well. To each and everyone one of you who have supported the school in a wide variety of ways, a big thank you from the students who have benefitted from your contribution. As a large organisation, it is good to be back at Covid Level 1 again, but it is still very important to continue the behaviours and actions that we have learnt over the last six months. I trust that you all enjoy the holiday break and take the opportunity to refresh and enjoy some “me” and “family” time. We look forward to seeing you back in Term 4 ready for a productive and enjoyable term. Trevor McIntyre
SUPPORTERS' EVENING Another year rolls around and time to acknowledge our fabulous range of volunteers who spend sometimes countless hours here at school supporting our students. "It takes a village to raise a child" commented Trevor McIntyre, Acting Principal, in a toast to their efforts, hard work and dedication to our school. These volunteers help with Reader Writer assessments all year round, coaching and transporting our sports teams and providing Rural College and work experience opportunities. They are involved in mock interviews for our Year 12 students and a range of other activities throughout the school year. It's a great opportunity to get together and celebrate their efforts in our school community. Thank you to all. Elaine Guy 2
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DHS School Notices Years 9 and 10 Pre-Formal
The Pre-Formal will now take place on Friday 30 October. Information and a permission slip have been emailed to Year 9 and 10 parents. Please return the permission slip and payment before Friday 16 October (end of first week of next term). School Buses
Any changes to your student's normal daily bus routine should be communicated directly with our Bus Controller, Amy Tangney, via email on at@darfield.school.nz She will contact you directly only if there is any issue with the change. Reporting Absences/Sick Students
Please let us know if your student is going to be absent. To report an absence, telephone the school on 318 8411 and leave a message, or email absences@darfield.school.nz Email's sent to other addresses may not be cleared before a text message is sent to you. School Bank Account
Darfield High School ASB Bank Limited, Riccarton 12-3147-0207317-00 Please include the student’s name and the reason for the payment, eg Camp Fees. This information is also on the Contact Us page of the school website.
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NEW MEMBERS NEEDED Come along and join the wonderful school helpers and fundraisers. All money raised goes back into the school to help our students.
Queries: ptsa@darfield.school.nz
TRANSITION DAY
Term Four Events Monday 12 October • First Day of Term Four • Drama: Beauty and the Beast 11.30 am & 7 pm Tuesday 13 October • Drama: Beauty and the Beast 7 pm Wednesday 14 October • Drama: The Dreaming 7 pm Thursday 15 October • CPS Swimming Championships • Drama: The Dreaming 7 pm Friday 16 October • Drama: The Dreaming 11.30 am • First Aid Course • Year 13 Rural College Practical Day Monday 19 October • CPS Duathlon Championships Tuesday 20 October • BOT Meeting 6.30 pm • PTSA Meeting 7.30 pm Wednesday 21 October • Year 10 and 11 NCEA Study Tips P5 Thursday 22 October • NZ Blood Service • Drama: Revenge of the Amazons 7 pm Friday 23 October • Talent Quest Heats • Year 12 Rural College Practical Day Monday 24 October • Labour Day Public Holiday
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FAREWELL
The Transition Day for next year's Year 7 students has been changed due to a clash with the Malvern Primary Schools Kapahaka Festival. The new date is Thursday 3 December. For those who are not sure what this day is all about, it is when the Year 6 students who are coming to DHS next year come to school for the day to experience life here. This is a key part of their Transition and a very important part of the mahi that the Year 7 team undertake to support students and their whanau at what is an exciting, and sometimes anxious, time. We look forward to welcoming students to Darfield High School. ISSUE 9 / DHS DISPATCH
On the last Friday of term, we farewelled Mrs Laura Gallacher who has taken up a position at Rolleston College. Mrs Gallacher has taught at Darfield High School since 2014 and will be missed by students and staff alike. We wish her all the best. 3
ROUND TWO: Teachers and Year 13 students compete at Dodgeball!
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Student Successes Celebrating the successes of our students is important. There are a number of areas that students excel in. Whether this is part of or outside of the DHS community, please feel free to let us know, so we can celebrate their achievements with the whole community.
Student Trustee Election
Hannah King of Year 12 has recently been selected to represent Canterbury playing Rugby in the Farah Palmer Cup Competition. Initially, she was selected for the Canterbury Development Squad which involved four weeks of development training; she was thrilled to make the Canterbury team from there. Canterbury are the current National champions.
As the only nominee for the role of Student Trustee, Z'Arn Payne is duly elected. Congratulations, Z'Arn!
Like many competitions, Covid has changed the format and, this year, the FPC competition has a Southern and Northern competition with the final between the top teams from each region. Hannah has been playing rugby since the age of five; she played in the mixed competition until the end of under 13 years, then played two years in the Ellesmere Girls under 16 competition, and, as a 15 year old, represented Canterbury under 18s last season. This season, Hannah has been playing first five (No 10) in Division One Senior Rugby for the Christchurch Club. The youngest by four years in this team, this year is going to be more developed for Hannah’s rugby, although she took the field in the pre-season game against Otago in Timaru. This was a great opportunity to learn from the World Champion Black Fern players, such as Kendra Cocksedge, Grace Brooker, Chelsea Bremner and Pip Love.
Hannah King in Red and Black
In addition to this, Hannah has been selected for an under 18 New Zealand Rugby Barbarian Crusaders Camp in the first week of the school holidays and she is looking forward to learning new skills. She has also been invited to join the Canterbury High Performance Programme next season.
Squash Canterbury Secondary Schools Championships Congratulations, Carwyn Chaffey who represented DHS in the recent Canterbury Secondary Schools Squash Championships and finished first in his draw.
At the end of last year, I graduated from the University of Otago with a PhD. My thesis "Towards..." was about how to construct discrete assemblies of metal-containing molecules using a chosen group of chemical functional groups. While conducting this research, I worked in a synthetic chemistry lab at the University of Otago where I would design and synthesise new molecules and characterise them using a range of specialist instruments. I would also prepare solid "crystalline" samples of my molecules and mixtures of molecules which I would determine the three-dimensional structure of using X-ray crystallography. This increased understanding of how these molecules arrange themselves in solid structures could lead to new medicines and new materials. Aidan McKay, Ex-Student 8
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DARFIELD WINS Interschool Dressage for Fifth Year in a Row It was a slightly differently run event this year with Covid Level 2 conditions but, even so, our riders rose to the occasion and performed extremely well. Darfield Maroon won the overall prize, beating 26 other teams to become the Canterbury Champions. The riders were Charlotte Thomas, Caitlin Rayne, Katherine Hadler and Mikayla Wycliffe. Charlotte also won the top Level 2 prize after winning both of her tests with scores over 70% (no mean feat in dressage). Darfield Blue also had a great day, placing 12th overall. Daniel Thomas had a superb ride in one of his tests, gaining third place, a super effort in such a large class. Jade Wills rode two good tests in Level 2 and
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showed a lot of promise as well as winning one of the coveted turnout prizes. Sadly, this is the last event for our two Year 13 riders, Katherine Hadler and Caitlin Rayne, our Head of Equestrian. They have been superb competitors in the Eventing, Show Jumping and Dressage (and Mounted Games for Katherine) Interschool Competitions for the past five years and will be sorely missed. Both of these girls are very talented riders and have been excellent role models for our younger riders to follow. I want to thank them for the unshakeable support they have given to Darfield
Equestrian and for all of their hard work over the years. Lastly, a huge thank you to all of the parents and grandparents for their efforts, and a special thank you to Pauline Jarvis and Sharon Rayne. These parents have been my right-hand mums at competitions and were always there to help and support, no matter what was needed. You will be missed at our future competitions and I would like to personally thank you for all that you have done to support our teams over the last five years. Nicky Voss (Very Proud Equestrian Manager)
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PARENT TEACHER STUDENT ASSOCIATION Covid-19 has impacted us all and the PTSA has not been exempt! Not only did it stop us running our AGM, but it also meant that our annual fundraiser of catering for the Malvern Lions changeover meal in June was also lost. The Malvern Lions were determined not to let the school down so asked if we could cater for a Partners evening in September on the same sort of deal. We jumped at the chance and, despite being low in numbers, we made it happen. The connection between the Malvern Lions and Darfield High School is such a valuable one and needs to continue. It is amazing how a bit of effort can pull off a fantastic night, meaning that we raised some $1800 profit with the Lions donating $2150 to us. They even donated the legs of lamb and the potatoes for their own meal!!
(L to R): Gavin King, Malvern Lions Club President and PTSA Chairperson, Rhonda Hamilton-Cross
Thank you to Katrina Boyd and the Year 10 and Year 12 students for their amazing help with prepping the roast vegetables and making the crumbles. Thank you too to Glenn Teasdale and the music group who entertained the guests, and helped us hard workers in the kitchen, by playing their beautiful music with the string quartet. Also, the wonderful art display from Louise Carey and her pupils was much appreciated by the Lions and their partners who love to see the talent that is coming through. Special thanks goes also to Sprout Central Ltd who kindly donated most of the vegetables for the night, and Angus Meats for the much discounted price on the beef for the casseroles, making all the more profit for us. Finally, a big shout out to the wonderful seniors who looked smashing in their black and white and aprons serving our guests. These events would not be possible without the hard-working staff, students and parents who put their time into making food, ordering meat, cooking and cleaning up after these events. The team of James Morris (Master Meat Carver), Natalie Mannering, Rachel Norris, Georgia McKenzie, Jeanette McKenzie, Eleanor Hall, Camille Cartman, Libby Cartman, Andrea Jacobs, and Vikki Buck can be proud of their contribution to the success of this event. I look forward to seeing many new faces at our next event (Wine and Cheese Night) on Tuesday 20 October at 7.30 pm in the school staffroom. Rhonda Hamilton-Cross Chairperson PTSA
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RAISING MONEY FOR LOCAL FOOD BANK Year 12 Food and Nutrition students raised $172 by making and selling biscuits this week. The money is for the Two Rivers Trust. The Trust operates the community food bank in Darfield, delivering food parcels to families in need. Congratulations, Rira, Carwyn, Molly, Olivia and Tatiana. What a wonderful way to end this week of kindness!
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LEADERSHIP CAMP I asked everybody for a word to describe Leadership Camp. This is what we came up with:
Leadership Camp was full on from the start when 32 anxious, excited and eager students, mixed with nerves and anticipation, arrived at DHS. We all had mixed feelings about what Leadership Camp was going to be like and it was unlike any experience we’ve ever had. We hadn't realised how tiring it was going to be; we were thrown many curveballs to overcome and were put out of our comfort zone many times. We were all trying our hardest to impress the teachers and put our best foot forward to have a chance at becoming a Head Prefect. We were thrown a challenge right from the start: the notorious MasterChef challenge. In our groups, we planned a menu, cooked a meal and budgeted for 12 people and four teachers, plus set up an awesome table design. Our group decided on a Mexican theme. We planned a menu that we weren’t even sure was going to be possible. We aimed high, worked together as a team and had great fun. This was a fun challenge that was very valuable; it taught us good delegation skills and allowed each and every member of our team to get involved with something we weren’t used to. Leadership Camp was the perfect opportunity for us all to get to know our peers a little bit better and interact with each other in an environment which promoted building relationships and showing our leadership skills. Hannah Cossey taught us about the different leadership styles and what types of situations each style is best for. We were each able to identify what style we fitted with and how we adapt our styles to suit different challenges. Throughout the weekend, we were given opportunities to explore these styles with the many challenges we faced, especially when we had to literally blindly trust each other while on a blindfolded night walk through the forest. Monday morning brought the long-awaited speeches for those students who applied for a Head role. These speeches allowed us to express our vision for what we would do with the Head role in 2021. Each speech was given with passion and it was great to see the new ideas every student had. I think every student who attended Leadership Camp came away with much more than they brought. Each student was tested and rose to the challenge, and I would highly recommend this camp as a fabulous learning opportunity. A huge thanks to Miss Petersen, Miss Blakemore, Mr Forward and Mr Maude–we hope we’ve given you lots to think about. Bring on 2021! Niamh Guy
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2021 PREFECTS
Matthew Ashworth
Jordan Atutolu
Campbell Barrett
Molly Batstone
Becky Bruce
Lily Cameron
Sophie Clarke
Emily Cullen
Emma Daniel-Wilson
Will Davidson
Rosa Dunnlogan
Isaac Earl
Niamh Guy
Leah Hamilton-Cross
Heather Hamilton
Ria Kelly
Caitlin Knowles
Heidi Lovelock
Katie Molloy
Z’Arn Payne
Zahara Sutton
Rira Takahashi
Ella van der Wilt
Zara Whelan
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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Māori Language Week
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Māori Language Moment Whakataetae Reo Māori Caught in Culture
The Culture Committee run a 'Caught in Culture' event throughout Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
Congratulations to the following students for being the best in their Year groups on Education Perfect Whakataetae Reo Māori. Years 7 and 8 Hannah De Bressac Years 9 and 10 Manawai Ponga Years 11-13 Lily Cameron
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For Māori Language week, Years 7-10 took part in the Māori Language Moment. At 12 pm on 14 September, 1972, a petition with 30,000 signatures was presented to Parliament calling for Te Reo to be taught in schools. We are here today to celebrate this event by singing Aotearoa by Stan Walker. DHS Culture Committee
Students were encouraged to use the following phrases in conversations with each other. Ko wai tō ingoa? What is your name? Kei te pēhea koe? How are you? Ka kite anō. See you again. Ko …….. tōku ingoa. My name is …….. I am fine/good Kei te pai tō āhua. You are looking good. Ka rawe! Awesome! Kei te haere koe ki hea? Where are you going? Competition winners were Madeline Gough and Emily Cullen.
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WINNERS! Year 7 - Brooke Butler Year 8 - Annabelle Brewer Ward Year 9 - Kimberley Harris Year 10 - Jasmine Gannon Year 11 - Sarina Kambe Year 12 - Ella van der Wilt Staff - Megan Evans
The annual Maths Week celebrating all things Maths took place in August. It saw daily challenges for juniors, intermediate and senior students, making Maths accessible and fun for all. This year's challenge was to design an animal or bug Maths Mascot. You could use only circles or parts of circles to do this, in any material you liked, or choose to go digital! There was a huge response and some fantastic creatures appeared across the walls of the staffroom for judging. With a $15 Canteen voucher at stake, great care was taken in deciding the winners from each year represented.
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WINNERS! Snorks
Year 8 - Emily O'Sullivan Year 9 - Roo MacRae Year 9 - Maurine Basu Year 10 - Megan Knights
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Snorks are pink with a pig face and ears like bears. Their heads are very large in comparison with their bodies and have been known to fall forwards onto their heads, get stuck in the position and die, like when a beetle falls onto its back. Snorks have four legs, each with small, round feet on the end. Their feet are a sphere shape and quite squishy. This makes it quite challenging for a Snork to stand. Their feet have no claws, no bones, and nothing else to make them good for fighting. Then there is their tail. Their tail is their only means of fighting, and is a cross shaped appendage. The "Cross" has spikes on all three ends, and the spikes are full of poison. Roo MacRae
from the winning entries
The Robot Animal
This animal is a robot animal which means it can turn into any animal, any size, any time. One minute it could be a pink horse, then the next it could be a blue cow. But in it's natural form, it's a very small pink robot with all it's features being circles or semicircles. Just imagine lots of pink circles stacked up on each other, then you have got robot animal. Robot animal is very shy about his natural form, so he normally disguises as a cat, he likes being a cat, he says he can be dangerous because he has nine lives. Megan Knights
Rebel
Students had to choose one of the winners from the Maths Week Circle Competition and write a field guide identification description for the creature. This included their appearance, habitat, behaviour, what they eat and how they get it, and any other details which would be useful to a scientist trying to find, identify or work with this species.
The Silvershine Stallion
The Silvershine Stallion is a exclusively rare creature. Silvershine's resemble a normal horse, but are double the size of a regular horse. The colour of a Silvershine changes throughout the various life stages. At birth the colour of a Silvershine is purple. When it reaches a adolescent stage the Silvershine begins to grow silver scales, hence the name the creature was given. A young Silvershine is cornflower blue in colour. When a Silvershine reaches adulthood it has a glossy white coat with perfectly circular silver scales begin to look rather dull and eventually fall off. A old Silvershine has only a glossy white coat and spends their time basking in the moonlight. Maurine Basu
The Rebel is extremely illusive and hard to find, but the spot it's found in the most is in a dark forest where all the trees overhang and it almost seems like the forest is endless, it is known as void forest. The Rebel is known as the guardian of the forest, but if you were to find it, the Rebel would have to let you see it by choice and even so it would only be a flash of it, whether it be flying through the sky or running through the forest. Nobody has gotten in a ten metre radius of the horse before, and only seen it from a distance. Emily O'Sullivan
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0 2 PLA 0 2 NT OUT DAY This is the third year that we have participated in the Te Ara Kakariki Kids Discovery Plant-out at Joyce Reserve and, fortunately, the overnight snow didn’t derail this year’s Plant-out Day. We were treated to a beautiful sunny spring day after the cold snap passed through and everyone really enjoyed the chance to get outdoors and connect with our local environment. Lou Drage (Kids Discovery Plantout Co-ordinator, Te Ara Kākāriki) with the help of Pam Aldersley ran a highly organised day. We planted 550 eco-sourced native seedlings, including totara, tawhai, horoeka, kohuhu, tarata and mingimingi species. These plants will add to the existing habitat for birds, inverte-
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brates and lizard species. We also spread mulch around the newly planted seedlings to help maintain good soil moisture levels. Jocelyn Papprill, Youth Engagement Advisor at Environment Canterbury, helped our students investigate what is living in the waterway and how this can indicate water quality. The students were excited to find mayfly nymphs and dobsonfly nymphs, showing that water quality is high in this section of the Waikirikiri Selwyn River. We also found damselfly larvae, stick-cased caddisfly larvae, water boatmen and bullies, and an endangered native fish - the galaxias, which was very exciting.
We were really impressed with how well the day ran, thanks to Lou and all her hard mahi, and we are extremely appreciative of the invaluable tangible experience our students had in connecting to their own environment and community. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Rata Foundation and Trees that Count. A special thank you to Phillip, Jules and Paul from the Coalgate Glentunnel Reserve Management Committee who help care for the plants; the survival rate over the last three years has been well over 90%. The reserve is really starting to take shape and our students will be able to return in years to come and be proud to say they have been part of creating such a beautiful green space for our future tamariki.
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MAGICAL 2020 SHOWQUEST Big congratulations to all of the ShowQuest team on being awarded second in Canterbury for their performance/video, and also being awarded 'Magical Moment' for a drone shot at the end of the video. Huge congratulations to the dancers and crew members: Blakely Bruce-Sheppard, Maddison Caffel, Kaia Davis, Aimee Fleet, Lilly Gilbertson, Sophie Howe, Chloe Kilday, Lizzy Marvin, Mya McDonnell, Cerys McGuinniety, Liam Morris, Sophie Palmer, Margo Pattie, Lucia Tully, Kezia Sutton, Laura Wason, Caitlin Knowles, Lily Payton, Katie Molloy, Emily McCallum, Jordan Rugg, Jessica Galletly, and Miss Blakemore. We are very excited
to receive these awards because we have all worked so hard in challenging conditions. You can find our video here: ShowQuest Website.
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WRITING WORKSHOP WITH KYLE MEWBURN Sixteen keen writing students from Years 9 to 13 took part in a two-hour writing workshop with celebrated author Kyle Mewburn. Feedback from students included: "Really enjoyed it - lots of helpful tips to improve my writing strategies." "Thank you so much. I'm really thankful that I could come. I usually think that English is the best class of the day but the workshop was a step up from that! It was awesome to meet people who were passionate and interested in writing, and I found it really inspiring. I've never met an author before and it was so special to me because that is what I want to achieve when I grow up. You will definitely see me at the next workshop!" "I learnt a lot about character development and how to describe things in a different way, eg instead of saying angry, describe how their body language shows they are angry. I was inspired to start writing in other genres rather than my usual genre. Also playing around with first and third perspectives was really fun. Thank you for this opportunity." "I’m really thankful I got the chance to attend Mewburn’s workshop. I was really inspired and found creative new ways to gather ideas and keep stories interesting. Like how I wrote about an historic pig. I also learnt about points of view and how to keep a reader compelled." "I learnt new skills and ways of showing emotion through my writing." The workshop was made possible with funding from Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, with support from Creative NZ #writersinschools
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DHS Production Week Week One Term Four
The Dreaming
Beauty and The Beast: A Love Story?
By Richard James
By Geoff Bamber
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Matinee - 11.30am Evening - 7pm
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15 October
Evening - 7pm
$5 Door Sales Only Darfield High School Hall
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7pm 16 October
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Darfield High School Hall $5 Door Sales Only
On Wednesday 23 September the Level 2 Drama class performed the play Deadlines by Adam Goodall to an invited audience. The class performed beautifully, and the audiences really enjoyed seeing what they've been up to. A huge thank you to Cameron Mills, our lighting technician, and Liam Morris who stepped in at the last minute! Cast List: Tracy Aldridge: Aidan Strowger Daniel Ward: Matt Ashworth Diana Burns: Becky Bruce Ringo Wilder: Katie Molloy Rachel Barrington: Zahara Sutton Nick Coply: Harry Robertson Mr Carter: Micah Innes (absent) - Liam Morris (stand in) Jonathon/Howard: Cortan Mitchell Louise Masters: Tatiana Little Damo Peterson: Ben Knowles
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Congratulations to Mrs Jacobs's classroom, for winning the Library Competition this term. The height of Mrs Jacobs didn't deter her students! The Year 8 students' prize was a movie and popcorn! The students watched The One and Only Ivan and received a copy of the book to read in their classroom! ISSUE 9 / DHS DISPATCH
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Enjoying a Harraways Breakfast at Hororata School are (Left to Right): Abbi Moore (Darfield Primary) and Year 8 DHS students: Zoe Parker, Ryan Thomas, Blake Booth and Finn Jacobs. The DHS team won the Junior Warriors competition at last year's Hororata Highland Games and donated their win to Hororata School.
Mrs Pepper's class won the Year 8 Dean's Shield for Term three. They had a fun last day of Term including a little treat.
SMALLBORE SHOOTING TEAM SUCCESS Match, for 2020, with the guidance of their coaches, Craig Benbow and John Booth. This year the competition format was adjusted due to Covid-19. The match was originally planned to be hosted in the South Island, in Blenheim, held over two days. But with the uncertainty of being able to host it with a large gathering of people, Target Shooting New Zealand (TSNZ) made the call to spread the hosting of the competition over seven venues across the country. DHS Smallbore Team (L to R): Liam Barnhill, Piper Benbow and Ryan Booth
On Sunday 27 September, the DHS Smallbore team consisting of Piper Benbow, Ryan Booth and Liam Barnhill went to Rangiora to shoot in the Target Shooting New Zealand, Inter-Secondary Schools Inter-Island
All shooters started with shooting three cards (ten targets per card). The top twelve South Island shooters then had a shoot-off with the top twelve North Island shooters, shooting two cards each. Piper made it into the South Island team, with Ryan narrowly missing out by one
point. North Island won this match with a total score of 1944.82, which was a new record, with the South having a total score of 1925.61. After the North vs South match, the top twelve overall shooters made up a NZ team of ten shooters plus two reserves. This team then shoots against Great Britain as a postal shoot. Piper also made this team, coming in at 10th place. The results for that won’t be available until Great Britain have shot their cards when their season starts up. Overall the DHS team came 11th out of 27 teams with a total score of 853.21 out of a possible (900.90), which is a fantastic result. Results for the first three rounds were: Piper: 99.6, 96.2, 98.3 = 293.11 Ryan: 96.1, 95.2, 93.0 = 284.3 Liam: 92.1, 92.4, 92.2 = 276.7
On Wednesday 16 September, Mrs Ferguson-Brown's Year 12 English class held an exclusive (our class only) "exhibition opening" to celebrate their Level 2 English visual achievement standard work. The class had earlier been given the choice of attempting an oral standard or a visual one. Those who had opted for the oral standard had presented their speeches in the previous lesson. On Wednesday, it was the turn of those who opted for the visual text standard to put their work in front of an audience. As Vivaldi's Four Seasons played, the visual text students welcomed Wednesday's speech makers into the classroom/gallery with a cup of sparkling grape juice and a serving of pretzels. The students then provided each text creator with some written feedback on the strengths of their presentations and the messages they were taking away with them.
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DELF Success
It has become a bit of a tradition in our French department to celebrate DELF success, and this year is no different! As part of their French learning journey, alongside their NCEA qualifications, our students are offered the opportunity to prepare for and sit the DELF diplomas. The DELF is an international examination set up by the French Ministry of Education to give learners of French around the Congratulations to (L to R): Sophie Tiede, Ethan Spence, Isabella Kennedy, Emily Waters, Arran Armstrong, and Jeremy Bourhill world a measure of their proficiency in French. Because it is internationally recognised, students who own a DELF certificate can travel the world and be sure that their ability to speak French is recognised, whether or not the country/employer has any understanding of our NCEA system. Therefore, this is a great asset for students who plan to travel and apply for overseas jobs. Only five schools in the whole Canterbury region offer these qualifications to their students, so it is certainly something that will be a point of difference on their CVs. This year, six students took on the DELF challenge: one Year 10 student sat the first level, four students sat Level 2, and one student sat Level 3. All of them were successful and gained very high scores in these examinations. I am particularly proud of these students, not only for their talent but also for all the hard work they did in preparation for these examinations. Félicitations! Très bon travail! Marjorie Juhel
JAPANESE IMMERSION CAMP Last weekend, I was lucky enough to be part of the very first Japanese Immersion Camp. This was such a great weekend which was well organised and run to allow every student who attended to learn so much and deepen their knowledge of Japanese language and culture. The camp was unlike any I’ve ever been on. We were advised to use as much Japanese (日本語) as we could in order to get the best out of the camp. I noticed that every person on this camp was using Japanese in their everyday language, and it was really great to see. We did many different activities which were based around broadening our vocabulary. We learnt many different words we could use when we described how things tasted. This came in handy when we were eating dinner and breakfast. Dinner was a traditional Japanese meal which consisted of きつねうどん (thick noodles with deep-fried tofu), おやこどん(chicken and egg on rice) and, for dessert, a まっちゃプリンとスイートポテト (matcha pudding and sweet potato treats). This was such a good dinner and all the words we learnt earlier we were all able to use when saying ありがとう(thank you) to the cook. The rest of our evening was spent watching Japanese movies (アニメ), reading Japanese books (マンガ) and trying a Japanese おふろ(bath). The bath was 45ºC and many of us came out of it bright red, but at least we were all warm for the rest of the night. Seeing as this year, due to Covid-19, no one was able to travel to Japan, this made it difficult and hard for those who were meant to go and be immersed in Japanese culture. However, we are so lucky to be near Smylies where they were able to provide us with accommodation and the best Japanese meals. It was a great experience that has benefitted us all and we are all so grateful to Hayakawa Sensei and Colin and Keiko from Smylies for organising an amazing camp. Thank you so much! Niamh Guy
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It has been an enjoyable and rewarding 10 weeks of Term 3, and I look forward to next term as we change sports codes. Through COVID-19 restrictions and with the moving in and out of different levels, we have managed to get some sport played, but a number of events have been cancelled, to the disappointment of students. Koru Games was cancelled quite early on; there were over 110 students playing in about 12 different sports and this affected a large number of Canterbury schools. We were grateful when Ellesmere College reached out and offered to organise a Year 8 Quad tournament with Prebbleton School, Ashburton Intermediate, Ellesmere College and us. This involved Netball, Rugby and Football. It was great to offer an alternative and, while these teams were away playing, the rest of Year 8 were taking part in sports events at school. Tournament Week in week 7 had our Senior Netball Team playing in a regional SI tournament where they finished a very credible runner-up in their grade. Meanwhile, the U15 Rugby team travelled to Invercargill to play in the Rural Livestock SI tournament and came away unbeaten.
Pip Deans DHS Sports Co-ordinator
Our weekly sports teams have had some great success this term, with the Boys Senior Basketball team finishing runner-up in Division 1, the Girls Football team finishing third in their division, the Intermediate Boys Basketball team finishing fifth in the Div 4 section 2 grade, the Girls Hockey Team playing their last game this week and finishing sixth, and the Forward Foundation Rugby Team, a composite team, finished fifth in the UC Cup. The Years 7/8 Boys Basketball team are playing in the Selwyn Hawks Competition and this will continue through to term 4. Carwyn Chaffey played in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Squash Championship and won the C Grade Trophy. Unfortunately, the Canterbury Secondary Schools Cross Country and Road Race were both cancelled, as was the NZ Secondary Schools Cross Country in Hawera. Some NZ Cycling events were also put off, but we have Ethan Rose competing in the NZ Cycling Mountain Bike Championships in early October. Congratulations to all the teams and individuals and thank you to the coaches, parents and drivers for your support and encouragement throughout the season.
Under 13 Rugby Season Wrap-Up
Etienne Bourhill
Photo Credit: Roo Harris Photography
The season was a real mixed bag with some great wins and some hard fought losses which, unfortunately, left us just out of the top four and out of the playoffs. This season, we were lucky to have Tom Ferguson and Simon Lee as our coaches. They both brought a wealth of knowledge to the team and created a few blasts from the 80s that we all enjoyed. Thanks to the parents for giving us all a ride and plenty of support. And cheers to the players who made the season a real treat!
Photo Credit: Jan Thomas
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Quad Tournament Teams
Year 8 students participating in sports events, with the help of Year 12 PE students
DHS Girls Football Team
Forward Foundation Rugby Team
Girls Ultimate Frisbee Canterbury Ultimate are running a six week after school programme at Darfield High School during Term four, for Years 7 to 13 girls. These will be run on a Tuesday, from 3.30 pm to 5 pm. If you are interested please register HERE or email sport@darfield.school.nz ISSUE 9 / DHS DISPATCH
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Beetle MacRae Football Q: What was your favourite part of the day? A: When my teammate outplayed some big kids. Q: What was your least favourite part of the day? A: When I was shouting at the other team and the coach told me off. Q: Did you win or lose? A: We lost all three of our games: the scores were 3-1, the second one was 5-3, and the last one was 2-0. Trae Davis Q: What teams did you play against? A, Ellesmere, Ashburton and Prebbleton Q: What was the highlight of your day? A: Just playing soccer with my mates which was good fun. Q: What was your least favourite part of the day? A: I don’t really have a least favourite part. It was just a really fun day. I loved it. Sam van der Wilt Q: What did the kids do who didn’t go to the Tournament? A: We stayed back at school and did Kofu ball and Ultimate Frisbee. We got split up into groups of 10-13 people and did warm up games. Then in the afternoon we did a mini tournament against each other
Netball Jessie Smith Q: What was your favourite part of the day? A: Just being a part of the team. Q: What was your least favourite part of the day? A: Losing all the games. Q: Why did you lose all of your games? A: The wind was blowing and it was hard to shoot. Sara Hefferon Q: What was the team's highlight of the day? A: The team highlight was participating and having fun. Q: What was your least favourite part of the day? A: The wind, because it was annoying and it made us lose.
Rugby Finn Jacobs Q: Was it fun? A: The quad rugby was awesome. Q: Did you win? A: Yes, we won all three games. Lewis Lee Q: What was your least favourite part of the day? A: One of our best backs breaking his collarbone. Q: What was your favourite part of the day? A: Getting some big tackles in and having some good games. Q: What do you think you can improve for next time? A: Some more big hits on the big boys.
Year 8 Quad Tournament On Thursday 17 September, a group of Year 8 students travelled to a Quad Tournament at Southbridge. Students played rugby, football or netball, and the DHS Rugby team won all their games. I spoke to a few players after the tournament to get their views about the day.
Hamish Henderson Q: Who was the hardest team you played against? A: Probably Ashburton. Q: How hard were they? A: They were a hard team to play but our defence was good. Q: What was the score? A: 10-7 to us, thanks to our nifty full back who gave a good ankle tap to save a try.
Ryan Thomas
Harley Scobie Q: What was your favourite part of the day? A: When the games ended, so I could have my lunch. Q: What was the most successful part of your day? A: When I scored my good try and my great tackles. Q: What was the team highlight of the day? A: When Lucas got the try-saving ankle tap and we played well against Ashburton. Sean Bromley Q: What was the worst part of the day for you? A: The worst part of the day is where I got bowled over by some guy who was like two times bigger than me. Q: What was the worst part of the day for the team? A: The worst part of the tournament was when people didn’t make tackles. Q: Did you score a try? A: I scored one try against Ellesmere in the corner and the conversion went over. Blake Booth Q: What was your least favourite part of the day? A: When our best winger broke his collarbone. Q: How do you feel about Jimmy breaking his collarbone? A: I feel bad but it was a good tackle and he took one for the team. Q: What was your favourite part of the day? A: When I scored and converted my own try. Lucas Tapa-Wither Q: Was the day better than being in class? A: Yes it was, we got to go outside and have fun. Q: How was it when you ankle tapped the guy who was about to score and win the game for his team? A: Good; I am very proud of myself.
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Year 8 students from 8DK have made some fabulous book covers in Digital Technologies this term. They are writing the story behind their chosen myth in their homeroom.
Digital Technologies Year 9 students have been busy producing some amazing pieces during their Technologies classes this term.
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Reimagine Wellbeing Together during Mental Health Awareness Week: Monday 21 to Sunday 27 September 2020 This year hasn’t been easy. Many of us have had to reconsider the experiences, actions and surroundings that make us feel good, stay well, and uplift our wellbeing. Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) is therefore more timely than ever! It’s an opportunity for us all to redefine and rediscover what wellbeing looks and feels like— during COVID-19 and beyond. So, join the Mental Health Foundation to reimagine wellbeing together—He tirohanga anamata— whether you’ve got wellbeing tools in your kete/basket to share, or you’re looking for new ways to give yourself a boost. Getting the Word out: Seven Ways to Improve Community Mental Health In the same way we educate communities about physical health concerns, such as heart disease, it’s critical that we start conversations about what mental illness is, how to recognise it and the fact that it is a treatable illness. Here are some simple steps you can take to help raise the collective consciousness about mental health with our children and community: Talk with everyone you know. Ask family, friends and co-workers how they’re doing and really listen to the answers. If they give any indication that they are depressed or stressed out, let them know that there are resources available to help them. If you sense that they might be considering hurting themselves, encourage them to seek help immediately and assist them as appropriate. Open up about your experience. If you’ve struggled or are struggling with mental illness, share your story. Hearing another person is going through the same thing you are can
be a relief. And, it can be the nudge a person needs to get help and look into treatment. Encourage kind language. When you hear people around you talk about mental illness in disparaging terms, politely ask them to consider the impact of their words. Any language that reinforces the stigma of mental illness is harmful and might keep someone from getting help. Educate yourself about mental illness. It’s not uncommon for people to misunderstand mental illness. Learn more about it and share what you learn. This includes talking with children about mental health in age-appropriate terms. Children are not immune to mental illness and can experience conditions like depression and anxiety as early as primary school. Volunteer. Mental health organisations, like Volunteer Canterbury www.volcan.org. nz or Collaborate https://www. letscollaborate.co.nz, frequently need help with specific initiatives and ongoing efforts. Your phone call or email will be greeted with heartfelt appreciation. Leverage social media. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter can be great forums for inspiring people to be open-minded and inquisitive when it comes to mental illness. Encourage physical health that supports mental health. Help people understand that physical health can have a direct impact on mental health. Eating healthily and getting plenty of exercise and sleep all play a part in a person’s mental and emotional state. Take Note of the Five Ways to Wellbeing https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/ https://mhaw.nz/ https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/ home/ways-to-wellbeing/
For those who need support and assistance, please reach out and speak to trained mental health professionals via the following well-being and support services: - Child, Adolescent & Family (CAF) Emergency Team (Business hours) 0800 218 219 - press 2 - Crisis Resolution, Freephone 0800 920 092, (After hours), 7 days a week. - Lifeline – 0800 543 354 - http://sparklers.org.nz - https://www.sparx.org.nz (Help with anxiety and low mood) - Safe to Talk (If affected by sexual harm) 0800044334; Txt 4334. - Suicide Crisis Helpline – 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) - Youthline – 0800 376 633 or free text 234 - Depression Helpline – 0800 111 757 or free text 4202 - Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 support from trained counsellor - What's Up – 0800 942 8787 (5–18 year olds). Phone counselling Monday to Friday, midday–11 pm and weekends, 3 pm–11 pm. -Kidsline – 0800 54 37 54 for young people up to 18 years of age. Open 24/7. - thelowdown.co.nz – or email team@thelowdown.co.nz or free text 5626 - Anxiety New Zealand - 0800 269 4389 If it is an emergency or you, or someone you know, is at immediate risk, call 111
Please contact me at school if you have any concerns about your children and need support, or contact a support service listed. Jayne Mallinder ma@darfield.school.nz
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School Health Clinic Free and confidential school health clinics are provided in many secondary schools within Canterbury. A Public Health Nurse (PHN) is available for clinic appointments at Darfield High School. We offer students the opportunity to discuss health issues in a confidential setting. Issues presented at clinic may include drug and alcohol, nutrition and diet, relationships, smoking cessation, sexual health advice, issues of well-being, or other health concerns. The PHN offers assessment and intervention as required. PHNs are registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand under the Health Practitioners’ Competence Act 2003. PHNs attend training in sexual health and issues pertinent to youth health and culture. An appointment with a Public Health nurse can be made by contacting Ms Mallinder, ma@darfield.school.nz, or by contacting a Public Health Nurse by text (027 687 2298) or email pam.eaden@cdhb.health.nz or belinda.ritchie@cdhb.health.nz
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0800PUPILS Student Communications and Safe Practices Charitable Trust runs 0800PUPILS. It was founded in 2013 by Cantabrians, and is now run by Glynn Taylor. One aspect of the trust is the 0800PUPILS phone line which is an anonymous way to report crime or bullying within the school and community. The phone is picked up by Crime Stoppers staff in NZ, no names are asked from those who are calling, and then the situation is reported back to a point of contact in School. It is then dealt with accordingly.
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YUBETSU 20-Year Anniversary Last month, through Zoom, the town of Yubetsu, Japan and the Selwyn District came together to mark the 20-year anniversary of their sister city relationship. Over the years, the relationship between these two rural communities has offered great insight into a different culture, place and way of life, along with forming many special friendships and unforgettable memories for all those involved. Thank you very much to all the people from the Selwyn District who have contributed over the years to the Yubetsu relationship and for their understanding of the importance of our friendly relationship. Guests at the Zoom meeting included Mayor Sam Broughton, John Morten (Chairperson Malvern Community Board), Allison Rosanowski (Chairperson Sister City Committee), Avis and Doug Hewson who hosted guests from Yubetsu for 20 years, Consul Mr David Tsunakake (Consular Office of Japan in Christchurch), and James Morris. Mrs S Hayakawa-Buist
For my family and me the connection to Yubetsu started with my older sister, Anna, being the first recipient of a scholarship to travel to Yubetsu on a student exchange. With her encouragement, I too applied for the scholarship two years later when I was in Year 10 at Darfield High School. This opportunity allowed me to fully immerse myself into school and home life in Japan for three months. I attended Koryo Junior High School, a school known for all students learning the taiko drums, and this became one of the many new experiences I had the opportunity to try during the exchange. It was great putting my Japanese studies into practice as a student and I was blown away by the generosity of the people. At home, I quickly discovered that if I expressed that a food was oishii (delicious), my incredible host family, the Bandos, would stock up the cupboards and always have more on hand. Years later, this scholarship opened up the doors for me to work in Yubetsu as an Assistant Language Teacher. This job involved working across four schools, including Koryo Junior High School (I should have kept up my drum practice!). It was a rewarding job which enabled me to foster the learning of English and act as a cultural ambassador in the wider community, which was a real privilege. The best aspect of this job was that it allowed me to inspire and encourage young people to take up exchange opportunities just like I did. For me, living in a new place and experiencing a new culture and language was a truly wonderful and eye-opening experience which had a great impact on me. Nicole Bourke (former Darfield High School Student and Yubetsu Exchange Student)
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