DHS Dispatch 12 June 2015

ISSUE 6

History at the Museum Page 2

Shakespeare on Stage Page 6

Disco Snaps Page 10

Bus Reminders Page 14

Nicole’s US Scholarship Page 17

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FRIDAY 12 JUNE

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2015

These students receive a certificate and a $10 voucher

AL’S AWAR NCIP DS I R P

Jesse Smith

Principal’s Comments School Photos Students were given an envelope with school photograph information at the beginning of the week. All orders are due to the school office by Friday 12 June. If you would prefer to pay by internet banking, you can email schoolphotos@fotographix.co.nz for banking information.

Any queries, please email cc@darfield. school.nz

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.

Advertising: If you would like to advertise in our newsletter, please email for more information.

We are well into the winter season of school sport. Thank you to the coaches, managers and helpers who support our teams with training and competition. These teachers, parents and senior students contribute their time and expertise, and we greatly appreciate their endeavours.

Congratulations to the large team of people involved in putting on this year’s production, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

In particular, well done to our Drama teacher, Ms Hanson, for her direction of the production.

As a learning and life experience, events such as the production give students opportunities to have fun, be challenged, perform, work as a team, experience success, use initiative and creativity, and also appreciate the value and benefits of hard work.

As such, the school show is a valuable part of the school’s wider curriculum.

In a similar way, Stage Challenge was again a great success this year. The seven-minute performance involves a lot of

hard work and organisation.

Students lead, plan, design and choreograph the performance and so lots of learning takes place along the way. This year the team was presented with four Excellence awards for their performance. Thank you to Ms Blakemore for supporting the students to do so well.

A reminder that there is a Clearway Zone on the school side of McLaughlins Road from 9 am til 10 am and 3 pm til 4 pm, between the Bus Bay and the Main Gate. The purpose of the clearway is to support student safety by improving visibility for pedestrians as they cross McLaughlins Road before and after school. We appreciate your support with this safety measure.

We are currently working with the Selwyn District Council to find ways to improve the safety of pedestrians crossing McLaughlins Road at the Trinity Church corner.

In the meantime, a reminder to be highly vigilant, especially after school, on McLaughlins Road.

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 2

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Walter John Kennett Averill (Jack) August 1927 – April 2015 Former associates of the school noted the recent passing of Jack Averill who came to teach at Darfield High School in 1953.

The school was fortunate in the quality of its early teachers: Jack was a Science Specialist, but he also taught Physical Education and Music. In these early days, he was involved in fund raising, taking pleasure in helping the infant school get on its feet—so to say. One of his duties was to drive the Hororata bus on a daily basis, which made it a very long day.

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 communications skills and are able to work without supervision.

Our Librarians this term are: Lauren Hawkins, Denis Smith, Akalanka Ekanayake, Aleisha Knowles, Emily Bitmead, Natalia Little, Annie Campbell, Julia Trushin, Tiaan Johns and Darcey Edwards.

A few years later, Jack married Miss Dawn Smith, who had become a member of the staff too. After their marriage, the Canterbury Education Board built a house for them and a bus shelter at Hororata.

Jack went on to teach at Christchurch Boys High, and in retirement did some Laboratory Technician work.

Looking back, as the school will be celebrating 65 years next year, one must admire the calibre of the teachers in the early years; they taught well with very few resources, drove the buses, and turned their hands to almost anything that was required, including ground maintenance, fundraising, and driving pupils to school socials on the school buses!

Thank You!

Jack, in his declining years, spoke very affectionately of his time at Darfield High School.

Our thoughts are with Dawn and the family.

Patricia Henderson Ex-student 1953–1957

Around School Above: Charlotte, Celine, Henry and Dale

On behalf of Darfield High School, I would like to thank most sincerely Mr Allan Spinks of Signsinc Ltd for the signwriting on Darfield High School’s second tent.

Spectators at the 1st XV Rugby game against Buller High.

Congratulations! You ladies have won an Around School prize. Call into Mrs Watson’s office next week.

Allan, who has three children currently attending our school, kindly offered to print the school name on the tent. The tent is used on a regular basis in our community and at different sporting events so it is great to see the tent proudly displaying our name. The students in the photograph are from Mrs Armstrong’s supported learning and we had a lot of fun putting up the tent in very windy conditions.

Mrs Karen Armstrong

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Back in Time

History at the Wigram Airforce Museum “You were given a certain situation causing you to be captured by the enemy, ultimately making you a POW. You were then taken through the routine of having mugshots taken, everyday life, compulsory chores and optional activities. Planning and carrying out an escape route next: some were successful, and some were not!“

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The day began for both of Mrs Turner’s History classes before the bell had rung for form time. Early on the morning of Wednesday 20 May, 50 eager students, accompanied by Mrs Turner and Mr Hoy (himself a returned serviceman), clambered onto the bus. Following our internal on World War II, it was decided that a field trip was needed to reinforce what we had learnt. With the roll call done, we were headed for The National Air Force Museum in Wigram, Christchurch.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by Chris, who was to look after us in the museum.

After a brief group discussion regarding rules and expectations, we were split into four groups and told what we were to do during our time there. We were told that groups one and two would go together, and groups three and four would go together. Our day would consist of two 40-minute rotations with a break for morning tea in the middle.

The first rotation was the Prisoner of War (POW) exhibition and the Pacific Simulation Room. The POW exhibition was a major wake-up call for some of us, as it showed the living conditions of many POW camps. It had interactive boards where you spun an arrow and you were given a certain situation causing you to be captured by the enemy, ultimately making you a POW. You were then taken through the routine of having mugshots taken, everyday life, compulsory chores and optional activities. Planning and carrying out an escape route was next: some were successful, and some were not! The second part of this rotation was the Pacific Simulation Room. This Issue 6/ DHS Dispatch

was also a huge moment of realisation for some as they were put in a situation that actually made people aware of what it would have been like. The room was painted like a Pacific Island and was properly set up with a tent and bomb shelters. As you walked in the door, you were even given the option of putting on a helmet if it would make you feel safer. Once inside, Chris had a discussion with us regarding the war in the Pacific and then simulated an air raid. This was loud noises and flashing lights designed to replicate an actual air raid. Most people stood stock still in thought, there were some tears for various reasons, and one guy even jumped into a bomb shelter!

After a short interval, it was time for the second rotation. This was basically free time to have a walk around the museum and look at all the exhibits (and of course, fill in the activity booklets Mrs Turner had prepared for us!). There was all sorts of boards to read with information on both World Wars, along with many actual recounts of events from soldiers, pilots and people left at home. In addition to this information, there was an aviation display which was a massive hall, full of aircrafts dating back to the very first planes ever designed; here there were countless interactive displays, which provided fantastic photo opportunities for many!

I learnt lots during the Pacific simulation. Chris told us that the reactions of the men after the air raids differed between men, they didn’t just get up, and continue on with life as if nothing had happened—some leapt out of the shelters, gun in hand and

were completely pumped to retaliate.

In the other extreme, some were so terrified that they had to be literally dragged out and forced to move again.

Many of these men who returned very rarely talked about their experiences.

This was mainly for two reasons, the first being that they were still so traumatised by their experiences that talking about them would only cause them more grief; the other being that they were actually ordered not to! The officials ordered the men not to talk extensively about their experiences because, if the truth got out about the atrocities of war, then they would have a difficult time enlisting any more men. I also learnt that Japan, the main country to bomb the Pacific, were never told of this era in their history. Chris recalls that he once had a group of Japanese students go through the Pacific Simulation Room, and they were all in tears afterwards, not because they were scared, but because they were so upset that they had never been told this massive chunk of their history, that had happened not so long ago. The POW exhibition and the Pacific Simulation Room proved to be a real highlight of the trip as, like me, everybody came away either having learnt something, or with a new sense of respect for what the men fighting for our country and our freedom went through.

The trip to the National Air Force Museum in Wigram proved to be a nice end to our World War II topic and, considering the entry is free, is most certainly a place to be recommended for a family outing!

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream For those of you not well versed in Shakespeare’s works, an evening of listening to school students drone through a couple of hours of incomprehensible dialogue may not be the ideal way of spending an evening (or some hard earned cash).

This is definitely not the case with the fast paced and slick production that showcased some of Darfield High’s most notable talents. The standard is set as Theseus (Caleb Banks) and Hippolyta (Sarah Baker) open the show tangling with a regal confidence and set the scene for what comes next. Bailey Campbell, Jasmine Nash and Alexis Sutherland then begin the fun with a convincing display of love, hate, and dismissive interplay which sets up the entry of Demetrius. Eric Maxted strides onto stage and enlivens the audience with his convincing portrayal of a chiselled

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love-struck youth with no clue but an impressive array of looks that put ‘Blue Steel’ to shame.

Puck appears not long after to add to the mirth where the energy and fun are evident in the way Cherry Dudley springs around the stage. Her array of pixies, faeries and sprites all chime in with their movements and lines to enhance the magic brought to the stage by Adam Walker and Ella Pearce as Oberon and Titania.

And speaking of magic, the lighting, sound and set provided an added dimension with levels, changes and hues that did more to enhance the experience than distract the audience between scenes. And the Orchestra, who are usually hidden away, added effect by unveiling their talents for all to see (and hear).

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But undoubtedly, the highlight of the show was the enactment of the inept and conceited troop of players selected to perform for the royal wedding. Sydney Riley, Cameron Mills, Sophie Bucknell, and Maddie O’Callaghan all delight with their attempted portrayal of a serious tragedy, but are thwarted at every turn by the absolute silliness of Nick Bottom and Francis Flute. Seth Groom is stunning in his role as Thisbe; he is so convincing as a lovesick teenaged girl that, if it wasn’t for the ridiculous wig, you would begin to wonder…Brock Hatton made such an accomplished delivery of Bottom that he appeared so bad, that you knew every wiggle of the upper lip or twitch of his hips coincided beautifully with the botched lines, or mistimed gesture, has been carefully planned and executed.

I haven’t laughed so much in a very long time. This is a show that Andie Hanson and her crew can be very proud of.

Edward Stott

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Celebrating Success:Learning French Students who are learning French in our school are familiar with Language Perfect, an online language learning website that they regularly use to learn new vocabulary. This website recently ran a World Championship competition; an opportunity for students from all over the world to compete against each other in a 10 days learning challenge. The rules are simple, the more words you learn, the more points you earn… and look at how well some of our students did!

Welcome to our French Students On Saturday 23 May, a group of Darfield students and their families gathered at Christchurch airport to welcome six French students from Lannion in France. This day marked the start of the 2015 French Exchange!

For five years now, Darfield High School has been running a French Exchange programme with the Lycee Felix Le Dantec in Lannion, Brittany. This is primarily a language immersion programme but it is also a fantastic opportunity for students to discover a new country and culture. During their stay, students will live with their host families, attend classes, join sports teams…in essence, live like Kiwi young people do!

Award

Student

Points

Gold Award

Sophie Bucknell

3,001

Silver Award

Alyssa Cruickshank

2,203

Bronze Award

Eloise Dance

1,385

Bronze Award

Thomas Rowlands

1,063

Credit Award

Akalanka Ekanayake

516

Credit Award

Findlay Davidson

510

These certificates will soon be posted to our school and will be handed out in assembly. Well done to our students for such fantastic results! Félicitations!

International Languages Week

The students will stay with us until the end of July and will spend a week in Wellington to visit our capital.

We wish them all a fabulous time in New Zealand!

15–19 June “A different language is a different vision of life.”

(Federico Fellini) Above: Loona Mathieu, Lora Jugon, Emma Penhouet, Marine Gorse, Nolwenn Drapeau, Lea Chauvel.

WANTED

The International Department have a busy Term Three ahead, with three visiting groups coming to DHS. We are looking for new host families to homestay students for one to three weeks so, if you would like to try hosting, then next term would be a great opportunity. You are remunerated for hosting. We also require a qualified ESOL teacher for some of these groups, and would love to hear of anyone in the neighbourhood. For more information, please email: international@darfield.school.nz or contact 021 860 533.

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Enterprising Students The Year 11 Business Studies class ran their Enterprise Day on Monday 8 June.

This is part of their assessment for Achievement Standard 90842, worth six credits where students must carry out and review a product-based business activity.

There were six groups selling a range of products including ice cream, brownies, fudge, polymer charms and a photo booth.

As part of their assessment, students were required to write a Business Plan detailing the Operations, People, Management and Promotion aspects of their business. Upon completion of the Enterprise Day, students must produce a Profit and Loss Statement and complete an individual review which reflects how well the business activity was planned and carried out.

Well done to all the students involved.

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Court Theatre Visit On Tuesday 2 June, the Levels 1, 2 and 3 Drama students travelled to the Court Theatre in Christchurch to see Romeo and Juliet. The performance was an edited version of Shakespeare's original text, directed by Ross Gumbley, and performed masterfully by a small cast of energetic and powerful actors. We were impressed by the simplistic, yet effective, set design and the use of physical comedy in the first act contrasting with the intensity in the second act.

Donations and Prizes Needed Please

The Darfield High School PTSA is running a Quiz evening on Saturday 27 June.

It is an event where we raise a lot of money for the school, so we are asking for your support. If you are able to donate anything towards quiz prizes, or for a silent auction, the PTSA would be really grateful.

If families would like to donate items to make up goodie bags for prizes, we have come up with a helpful guide, and would really appreciate students bringing items along to school.

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It was a good opportunity for the drama students to see live theatre in preparation for their external papers where they review a live performance they have seen.

Year 7: Bathroom and toiletry items

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Year 8: Treats

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Year 9: Garden items

Andie Hanson, HOD Drama

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Year 10: Homewares

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Year 11: Grocery items

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Year 12: Laundry items

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Year 13: Games/sport items

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Now it is time to collect your sponsor money and return it to Mrs Watson before MONDAY 15 JUNE. Well done to everyone who completed their Famine. We have books and sponsor money coming in daily and our school total is climbing. If you haven’t collected your money yet, you have until Monday to bring it in. If you did not get around to doing anything or collecting sponsors, you are most welcome to make a donation to World Vision (just write it in your book). Your books still need to be returned whether you used them or not.

Everyone who returns their books by the due date will be eligible for our prizes at Final Famine Assembly.

Friday night of Famine Weekend, we held our annual Disco, hosted by DJ Singh Star who selected a fabulous playlist and provided an wonderful evening for those who attended. Senior students decorated the hall and organised an awesome evening for everyone. Poiema and Sam (24/7 and the local Youth Group) supervised, along with Mr Morris and Mr Adams, and they all were spotted on the dance floor having some fun.

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Will Gross had a photo booth set up and this was very popular, and Bailey Campbell was cruising the hall capturing colourful moments. Photos from the night are on the facing page and you can see more on our Facebook page by searching “Darfield World Vision Group”.

You will also find news and latest updates there.

Thank you to everyone who helped out you guys were all AMAZING! Many sponsor books have been returned and the first ten to bring theirs in and receive chocolate bars were: Courtney Newell, Gareth Lomas, Erin Worling, Josh May, Reuben Boyes, Leah Hamilton-Cross, Alex McGregor, Natalia Little, Will Davidson,Claudia Lassiter, and Lois Burtt.

All those who return their book on time will be eligible for our Top Ten Collectors and spot prize draw.

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Maia Adams and Leah Hamilton-Cross slept out side in my barn with rice and water.

It was so fun !!!

The Forty Hour Famine raised money for people in Bangladesh.

Forty percent of people in Bangladesh live on less than two New Zealand dollars per day!

Bangladesh has a population of over 160 million but have less land than the South Island! One in 17 children in Bangladesh will die before their fifth birthday! So I did the 20 Hour Famine this year to help these people. It was a lot of fun and I encourage you all to do it next year.

Annabelle Jones

Lucy Mitchell

On the weekend of the 40 hour famine, I went to Hannah's. We were out feeding the dogs and annoying the sheep. We looked back and the fire was just smoking away; then we looked back again and it was burning really well! We also watched The Croods and ate rice for dinner and breakfast.

Alexia Inch 11

Our annual Formal will be held on Saturday 1 August. This event is a highlight of the school year for senior students.

Senior Formal

We expect that all students and their partners will behave responsibly before, during and after the Formal.

Use of Alcohol In recognition of past practice, where parents of some students have hosted pre-Formal functions, normally the Principal and Board of Trustees have granted an exemption to the clause in the school’s Alcohol Policy which states that “Students are not to consume alcohol prior to attending a school function”.

It must be noted, however, that the exception is granted only under the following circumstances: •

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The pre-formal meal must be hosted and supervised by a student’s parent/caregiver.

Liquor may only be served to minors (ie children under the age of 18 years) by their own parents.

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Only one normal-sized glass of wine or beer may be drunk by any one student and must be served by that student’s parents or legal guardian, for under 18 year olds.

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We expect that most young people will not drink alcohol, in which case their hosts should serve nonalcoholic beverages to them.

Our annual Formal will be held on Saturday 1 August.

This event is a highlight of the school year for senior students.

We expect that all students and their partners will behave responsibly before, during and after the Formal.

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The designated driver of a vehicle taking students to and/ or from the Formal must have no alcohol at all.

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A pre-formal function should include substantial food.

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Attendees may be breath tested on entry to the Formal. In the past some hosts have encountered difficulties with students arriving at functions with additional alcohol. It is preferable therefore that parents/ caregivers hosting pre-Formal functions supply the food, juice and one normal-sized glass of wine or beer that students are permitted.

Remember the ‘good host’ responsibility—provide plenty of food!

Other students’ parents enjoy attending events such as this as well.

Responsibility for Student Behaviour and Welfare The school’s expectation is that all students will behave responsibly before, during and after the Formal.

The school accepts responsibility for students’ behaviour and welfare on their arrival at the Formal venue.

Responsible supervision and security will be exercised for the duration of the Formal. On leaving the venue, caregivers assume responsibility for their children’s behaviour and welfare.

Since the lowering of the drinking age, there has been much media attention on binge drinking by young people.

Our community is not exempt from this. Often after the Formal, students wish to get together. Small get-togethers in parents’ homes of groups of friends are the safest and most enjoyable way for students to host such events. This needs to be discussed by families before the evening itself.

Outside partners for the Formal must be approved by the school.

We hope this guidance will be received in the spirit in which it is given—to ensure a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable evening that the school and families can be proud of.

Formal Dance Lessons Lunchtimes in the Gym. Listen to the Bulletin for days.

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The Parent Portal

Hardship and Honour

The Parent Portal is now available for parents with Gmail or Windowslive email addresses. The Portal gives access to up-to-date information about timetables, attendance, reports and NCEA results.

To access the Portal, go to parents. darfield.school.nz. You must log in with Gmail or Windowslive email address that has been registered with the school.

This does not mean changing your existing email address. Email correspondence will continue to be sent to your existing address and the Gmail/Windowslive one will be used by you only to access the Portal.

To register a new email address for the Portal, send a message to jane@ darfield.school.nz

Physics at Rutherford’s Den On Monday 8 June, Mr Baars and his Year 12 Science class travelled by bus to the University of Canterbury to have some fun as well as learn about what treats Physics holds. We even got to touch liquid nitrogen. It was a tad cold but maybe it’s the fact that liquid nitrogen sits at a temperature of -100o C. It was simply poured out of the flask onto the floor as we watched in amazement; the liquid sizzled away at our feet—some were more entertained than others.

Did you know that a simple slice of carrot can block/reduce the amount of radiation that gets through—Gee, I need to start eating more carrots!

The boys working on this hole are not being punished. No, they are learning. not how to hold a shovel or use a pickaxe, but about the life of a NZ soldier in the First World War. In this Year 9 English class, the men of Darfield Platoon have been studying the poem, Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori written by Wilfred Owen.

In this work, a group of soldiers are returning from serving on the front-lines, exhausted beyond belief from their time in the trench, when they are attacked by a gas grenade and they witness one of their comrades die a horrible death.

To help the boys understand what our NZ soldiers had to endure upon arrival on the battlefield, I decided to build a replica World War 1 trench.

To begin, the boys learned the dimensions and I sought permission from the parents to work under all weather conditions, allowing us to add further realism to the situation. Most NZ soldiers, as well as Australian, were required, after spending months on a ship, to dig the

trenches that would protect them from artillery barrages. That is where the term digger originated.

On our first day, we attempted to replicated the speed of 'diggers'. During our research, we discovered that 450 men were able to dig a 7 ft deep by 6 ft wide, 250 metres in length trench in six hours. To keep up, we would need to dig eight metres in 12 minutes. While we moved a lot of earth, we did not keep up with the young men of the First World War. Once the trench is finished, there are plans to conduct exercises and English based tasks from within the trench.

I hope the young men of Darfield GO Platoon, will learn honour and about the hardships faced by young New Zealanders serving their country.

Shawn Gough Mr Gough would very much appreciate any offers of sacks for sandbags. Email: go@darfield.school.nz

But that was only the beginning. We were also lucky enough to spend some time in Rutherford’s Den, where some of us played a couple of quiz-type games, as well as dressing up, while others simply laughed at us.

In Rutherford’s Den, we also looked at the different scientists (John Dalton, J J Thompson, Ernest Rutherford, and Niels Henrick David Bohr) who discovered different ideas of how the atom is structured, but Ernest Rutherford is the one who discovered the correct structure.

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Bus Routines and Behaviour Any student wishing to travel on a bus which they are not enrolled on, must bring a note from a parent or caregiver requesting this, and give the note to the School Office before 11.15am on the day concerned.

Any student who will not be returning home on their bus is obliged to tell their Bus Monitor on the morning of the day concerned.

Bus Monitors: Bus Monitors are students who are trusted and valued by the staff. They have our full support. Know who your bus monitors are. If you have any issues at all, feel confident that they will help you. They have direct contact with Mr Dickens, the Bus Controller, to help with your concerns. If you do not feel you are able to talk to your Bus Monitor in the first instance, see Mr Dickens.

Student Behaviour: (is of utmost importance). In order to ensure orderly behaviour, the following guidelines are expected to be observed by all students:

will be made for the student to go to a neighbour or friend until the parents can be contacted •

The Bus Controller will contact any other school affected to make appropriate arrangements

Accidents: • Students are to remain seated and calm, awaiting instructions from the Bus Driver. Encourage others to do the same. Follow these instructions and assist where possible to maintain a calm and orderly atmosphere •

If the Bus Driver is unable to give instructions, listen to the instructions from the Bus Monitors. If you are asked to evacuate the bus, do so in a calm and orderly fashion, one row at a time, starting from the front. Make sure you stay together as a group in the nominated spaces and don’t wander off .

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No behaviour which distracts the driver is permitted

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All body parts are to remain inside the vehicle at all times

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Nothing is to be thrown from the openings of the vehicle

Be Safe on your Journey: Travelling on the bus to school can be fun—it is a great time to catch up with your friends, and even do some homework. You can help make the journey safe for everyone on the bus: • When you are waiting for the bus, stand back from the road

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Students must remain seated throughout the journey

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Any form of bullying is unacceptable

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No food or drink is to be consumed while on the bus

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Yelling and abusive language are unacceptable

Don’t text or listen to music through headphones. You need to concentrate on the road, the traffic and anything else happening around you. Wait until the bus has stopped before boarding single file. Don’t push and shove. Let the younger children go first

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Politely follow instructions or any requests given by the driver and Bus Monitors

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Students should not cross the road until the bus is at least two power poles away.

Early Departure of Buses: The Principal will decide whether circumstances call for sending some or all students home early.

When the decision to send one or more buses home early is made: •

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The Principal will notify all students and staff affected, asking them to assemble at a convenient point under the supervision of a staff member Students will be required to phone a parent before they go home. If a parent cannot be contacted, arrangements

For Parents: If you are picking up students from the bus stop, meet them on the same side of the road the bus uses. Have an alternative plan in case you are running late.

Always reduce speed to 20km/h when passing a stationary school bus.

Bus Controller: Mr Dickens ( jd@darfield.school.nz) http://www.darfield.school.nz/home/buses/

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Week ending 12 June

Rugby Years 9/10 v Lincoln 58-10 win Years 9/10 v Aranui 24-15 win Years 9/10 v Rangiora 24-14 loss

Netball A Team against Lincoln High School 37-32 loss B Team against Riccarton win C Team against STAC loss Year 9 Team against Lincoln loss

Junior Quadrangular Tournament

On Thursday 11 June the Year 7 and 8 netball, rugby and football teams arrived early at school to catch the bus to Methven for the annual quadrangular tournament. When we arrived we had a quick briefing then were straight into it. It was a cold start but we warmed up quickly. The 7 and 8 netball teams had mixed results with a few wins and losses, but altogether it was an amazing day!

Darfield High School came second equal of the four schools, with Mt Hutt College taking away the Tournament shield.

Caitlin Knowles and Rebecca Bruce 7HB

DHS v Ellesmere Football Years 9/10 v Riccarton 4-3 loss First XI v Linwood Seniors 2-0 win

Hockey Boys v CBHS 4-3 loss Girls v Villa Maria 6-0 loss

Basketball Years 7 and 8 mixed Basketball v Ladbrooks: win to Darfield 26–12 Girls A v RRGS Maroon 94-6 win Girls B v Cathedral College Senior B 26-7 win Girls C v Cathedral College Year 9/10 46-16 win Boys Snrs v St Thomas 48-17 win Boys Juniors v RSCH win Full results in next issue

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Home Games Photos: Years 9 and 10 Rugby vs Aranui and 1st XV vs Buller in Brockbank Graves Trophy Challenge held here at school last week.

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US Scholarship Success When Nicole Hamilton-Cross left Hororata Primary School at the end of Year 6, she boldly told her grandparents that one day she would be a professional golfer and she was also going to go school in the USA. Since that day, she has been working on making that dream come true and she is now nearly there.

Over a year ago, Nicole signed with college recruiting company USA Sports Connect, a specialist company which guides New Zealand High School students through the process of obtaining a college scholarship to play sport in the USA while studying for a degree. Since then, Nicole and USA Sport Connect have been contacting universities and college golf coaches across the country with the aim of getting Nicole into a top academic college which has a very strong golf team.

And last week Nicole achieved half of her dream when she accepted a four year scholarship to study at Western Illinois University, a Division 1 college, ranked in the top 50 of colleges out of 1,000+ universities in the USA.

Nicole’s level of golf has helped her a lot in getting a scholarship but it has been her academic results which have opened the doors and connected her with some of the best colleges in the world. Good NCEA Levels 1 and 2 results, plus a great US Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score have put Nicole at a level where Ivy League Colleges were looking to sign her. At one point, Nicole had 12 college coaches, including Harvard and Yale, emailing and skyping her because they knew academically she would be granted entry into their university.

In the end though, it was Western Illinois University’s scholarship Nicole chose to accept. She felt it was the best fit for her because she can complete a Forensic Science Degree whilst travelling the US playing golf. Nicole jokes that in four years, if she isn’t a professional golfer, she might join the FBI as a forensic scientist a pretty good plan B. The scholarship also offered the best package financially, being worth over NZD$115,000 for the four years she is studying. This means her parents have a minimal amount to pay during Nicole’s

time in the USA and she will graduate with no student loan.

So at the end of this year, when many students will be looking to take a longer summer break, Nicole will be sorting out last-minute things before she leaves early January 2016 to start living her dream.

Equestrian News Alex’s Eventing Diaries

Recently, I competed at the Rangiora One Day Event. The day started very early, well before dawn, to get there and walk the course before the events began. My horse, Picture Perfect I, got 6th overall and 14/16 in the Dressage.

At Cross Country, I had one refusal and in Show Jumping, I lost one rail.

Girls Rugby Game 2 Riccarton High Riccarton started off as a tough team and it was clear that size was not on our side. It was finally half time and, to avoid any more injuries, it was decided that we would swap round some players and the second half would be a friendly match.

In the end, it was a really fun game that showed awesome sportsmanship from both teams.

Game 3 Our first home game—the pressure was on! It was going to be a tough game as Hilmorton is one of the top teams in the competition, but that didn’t stop our team starting strong and playing strong for the whole game. The defence from Darfield was outstanding and the team is really beginning to play as one. Even though we were defeated, the Darfield girls deserve to be proud as they never gave up!

Caitlin Thistoll

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Year 12 Interview Day Monday 4 August

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On Monday 4 August, all Year 12 students will be having mock job interviews as part of their careers programme.

All the students will create their CVs and select a job in preparation for the morning.

All interviews are being conducted by local employers who will be giving written feedback to the students so that they can get the most of this experience. All students will be back in lessons as usual by the end of Period Three.

On the day, your student will need to come to school appropriately dressed for a job interview. The students will be in and out of lessons during the morning, in order to attend two interviews, one in school and one in the village.

To help further prepare for this day, students can access the Careers NZ website to explore more career options, for more interview tips, and for help with CVs.

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Teach Your Kids about Sugar Sugar provides a burst of energy that might be fun for a minute but usually doesn’t last too long.

Sugar has absolutely no nutritional value —no protein, vitamins or fibre.

It has been shown to have a similar effect to an addictive drug, triggering you to want and need more, and making it hard to give up.

Studies have also shown that overconsumption of sugar can alter your taste buds so you begin craving sweeter and sweeter foods, leaving the more natural sweetness of fruits or whole foods less flavourful.

When you consume sugar, it enters your blood rapidly because there aren’t enough nutrients or fibre to slow it down. To process the sugar, your pancreas releases a hormone called insulin. Insulin allows the glucose to leave your blood and enter your cells, providing a rush of energy.

important nutrients such as protein, vitamins and minerals.

Refined sugar has been linked to the following diseases and health complications: Obesity and Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, cancer, depression, ADD/ADHD, arthritis.

THE WASHINGTON POST

(Paraphrased by Year 13 PE) the bloodstream at a slow and steady rate. Unlike whole fruit, fruit juice lacks fibre, quickly releasing sugar into the bloodstream causing a burst of energy followed by a sugar crash. One cup of apple juice has 24 grams of sugar (six teaspoons). Some juice has almost as much sugar as fizzy drinks.

How does sugar make me fat?

If you eat more sugar than your body can use in a day, it stores the sugar it doesn't need in the liver or converts it to fat.

When you do this regularly, you damage your liver and build up fat.

The American Heart Association recommends no more than three teaspoons (12 grams) of added sugar per day for kids, yet, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the average consumption is 23 teaspoons for boys and 18 for girls. The recommended daily allowance can be easily exceeded with just one bowl of cereal!

The sugar in fruits, vegetables and other whole foods are not added sugars, they are natural sugars. Added sugar is in 74 per cent of packaged foods, according to a study published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Those include foods that many of us think of as healthy: yoghurt, energy bars, pasta sauce, breads, salad dressing and ketchup.

If you eat a lot of sugar, the insulin works overtime to force the glucose out and your blood sugar down, dropping it too low, which makes the brain react. This reaction causes you to feel tired and grumpy or agitated and anxious, and leaves you craving more sugar. Sugar can even give you a headache or make you feel sick. Sugar has also been shown to suppress our immune system by lowering the ability of our white blood cells to engulf bacteria, which can lead to more colds, flus and other sicknesses.

Casey Seidenberg

It is difficult to absorb too much sugar from eating whole fruit because whole fruit has fibre. Fibre slows down the digestive process by releasing sugar into

Tooth decay begins with bacteria that naturally live in the mouth. These bacteria burn sugar in order to thrive, and during this process convert sugar into acid. The acid then eats away at a tooth's enamel, which causes cavities.

Sticky foods like Skittles and long-lasting candies such as lollipops are the worst for teeth because they allow the sugar to dawdle in the mouth for a prolonged period.

I recommend that parents and their kids (age 10 and older) watch the film Fed Up together and join the filmmakers' challenge to give up sugar for 10 days and see how they feel. And if you want to have a sizeable impact on your lifelong health, reduce your sugar consumption all year long!

You will feel far better and have more consistent energy without an overload of sugar in your diet.

What long-term effects does it have?

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School and Community Notices Term Dates Term 2: • •

Monday 20 April–Friday 3 July Monday 1 June: Queen’s Birthday

Term 3: •

Monday 20 July–Friday 25 September

Term 4: • • • •

Monday 12 October–Thursday 10 December Monday 26 October: Labour Day Thursday 12 November: Staff Only Day Friday 13 November: Canterbury Anniversary Show Day

TERM TWO

WEEK NINE Sunday 14 June • UC Mud Run Monday 15 June • Canterbury PS Artistic Champs •

Tuesday 16 June • Canterbury SS Aerobics Champs •

ICAS Spelling

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PTSA Meeting, 7.45pm

Wednesday 17 June • Junior Reports Sent •

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

DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE

ICAS Writing

NCEA Credit Cards Issued

Thursday 18 June • UC Radioactivity Internal Level 2 Physics •

Oral Tapestries

Friday 19 June • Year 11 Rural College Practical Day •

20/40 Hour Famine Sponsor Books and Money Due

Saturday 20 June • SS Cross Country Champs in Dunedin WEEK TEN Sunday 21 June • UC Mud Run Postponement Day •

Year 13 Geography Trip to Queenstown (to 23rd)

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Monday 22 June

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Canterbury PS Rhythmic Gymnastics

Tuesday 23 June • House Singing Practice •

1st XV Rugby Southern Tour (to 26th)

Thursday 25 June • House Singing Practice •

Level 3 Physics Practical

Friday26 June • International Mid-Winter Christmas Party DHS DISPATCH welcomes any news or

photographs you have from events our students have attended outside of school.

We love to hear and share successes and interesting stories.

Please email sheryl@darfield.school.nz.

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Saturday 27 June • PTSA Quiz Night Sunday 28 June • Year 13 Biology Trip to Kaikoura (to 1st July)

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Remember: If your student is not at school, or arrives late, please phone the school to explain

Reader/Writers Needed

We have a small number of volunteers who willingly give an hour of their time every so often to assist students requiring a Reader/Writer while they are sitting tests and exams. We would like to have more Reader/Writers, as often there are a number of students needing assistance at one time.

If you would be willing to help, please phone the school office and speak to Elaine Guy.

School Uniforms

Oral Tapestries Thursday 18 June

7.00 pm

DHS Drama Room

Commemorative ANZ AC Sta mps The school has been offered a fundraising opportunity in the form of a set of ANZAC Commemorative Stamps (1934 and 1965). An example is attached.

These will be available for sale at $10 (with $5 going to the school) at the office.

Funds raised will be for our Music department.

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

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

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

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

PTSA Meeting

Tuesday 16 June, 7.45 pm All Welcome

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Arion Riding Centre is becoming a pony club for kids that don’t have their own horse or pony and would like to join an internationally recognised Club. The club offers certificates, events, rallies every fortnight, and it’s a great way to meet new friends that are keen on horse riding.

The cost for the club is $150 to join and $45 dollars for each rally. Rallies are held every second Sunday for two hours. The membership fee includes a pony club top and certificate cards.

If anyone is keen for more information they can contact Lee Lyon on 033602192 or arion@nta.co.nz.

Nutritiv Oils is a home-based business that sells natural products to treat and moisturise for beautiful, radiant skin without the chemicals.

Mission: To decrease and eliminate the use of synthetic and toxic chemicals in skin care products.

Products Available: Castile Cleanser, Hydrating Toner Mist, Witch Hazel Extract, Certified Organic Rose Otto Hydrosol, Moisturising Oils, Treatment Oil, Alpha Hydroxy Acid Peel, Rich Cream Moisturiser and Acne Spot Treatment.

Email: nutritivoils@gmail.com

Access 2016 Disability support in tertiary education

The University of Canterbury is pleased to invite students, parents/whanau and disability, learning, careers and transition staff to…

Access 2016 An information event on disability supports available at the University of Canterbury, Lincoln University and Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Includes hearing from 3 students and their experiences with disability support.

Wednesday 1 July 2015

NZSL Interpreter will be available and light refreshments provided RSVP by Friday 26 June to rachel.rogers@canterbury.ac.nz or phone 03 3642987 extn 7480

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4.15pm – 5.30pm, Puaka James Hight Library, Room 210, Ilam Campus, University of Canterbury

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Street Talk- defensive driving course-NZTA Approved course By completing this course you can reduce your driver licence by six months.

Instead of waiting 18 months from when you sit your restricted licence, you can complete your full licence in 12 months.

Cost$170.00 Enrol online www.fusiontrust.co.nz Mon 8, 15, 22, 29 June 3.00pm St Bede’s College Monday 15, Wednesday 17, Monday 22, Wednesday 24 June 6.00–8.00pm Upper Riccarton War Memorial Library Tuesday 23, Thursday 25, Tuesday 30 June. Thursday 2 July 3.30–5.30pm Darfield High School For dates and more information, go to www.fusiontrust.co.nz Email: carolyn@fusiontrust.co.nz Text: 027 229 8018

Entertainment Books

http://www.entertainmentbook. co.nz/Search-the-Book Every year, the Darfield High School PTSA sells the Entertainment Book as a fundraising activity. It usually raises between $1700 and $2000 for the school.

The book is basically a collection of vouchers from businesses in Canterbury. These range from vouchers to save money on overseas flights, to McDonald's, to Orana Park, to motel/hotel accommodation, to hairdressers, and more.

This year there are even more deals than last. If you would like to see what is being offered, please follow this link on the left.

The book costs $65; of this, $13 is given to the school. The book can be bought in two formats: 1. as a book.

2. as an app for your smartphone.

Each subscription allows the app to be loaded onto a maximum of five phones.

Follow the link on the school website if you are interesting in purchasing the book. Thank you for your support.

Darfield GO Platoon need your help

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DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

PTSA

PRESENTS THE ANNUAL

t h g i n Quiz

Keep Saturday 27 June free because it’s the world-famous-in-Darfield PTSA Quiz Night.

Phone your friends, begin designing that Christmassy costume, and choose your witty (but just a little bit risqué) team name. Prizes for best costumes. Bar available.

Teams of up to four. Tickets available from the School Office from Monday 25 May.