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FRIDAY 1 MAY
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Welcome to New Staff
Ex-Student News
Genevieve Galletly Kia Ora My name is Genevieve Galletly and I am the new homeroom teacher for 8HP. I have enjoyed settling in and getting to know the children. Over this year, I look forward to working with the children and families to help them achieve their potential.
Louise Hamilton Greetings My name is Louise Hamilton and I come to Darfield High School from a background of teaching, office based counselling, working with young parents and new babies, and Social Work in Schools. I am about to move into a "tiny house". I am a grandmother. My loves are my granddaughter, the beach, crochet and knitting, paddle boarding and films. I am a "wanna-be" writer and artist. Although I have only been here for two days I have already met some delightful, engaged, courteous and friendly students. I will be working at DHS on Wednesdays til Fridays and look forward to becoming part of the school community.
I come to Darfield High School with a background of 20 years of varied and successful teaching experience with young children within early childhood and primary settings. I also grew up in Darfield and attended Darfield High School. I also currently live in Darfield with my husband Dave and we have three children, Jessica (12 years old and attends Darfield High School), Lachlan (9 years old) and Thomas (7 years old). We also enjoy hosting a long term international student through Darfield High School and currently have Hanako (18 years old) living with us from Japan. With the successful completion of my Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary) in 2014 and a busy first term relieving in a variety of schools around the local area, which included Darfield High School, I am prepared to take the next step in my teaching career at Darfield High School and look forward to the challenges it will bring.
An ex-pupil of Darfield High School was sworn in as a Judge in the District Court in Christchurch recently. His Honour Garry Collin, was born and raised in Greendale, attending Greendale Primary and Darfield High Schools, then Canterbury University. Garry would have been at Greendale in the late1960s and 70s and DHS from around 1972. This was a very exciting day for our family, a great occasion with a Powhiri followed by the swearing in ceremony. Christine Dennis Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour; Te Horanui RTLB Cluster 36
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.
Mel Tapa I have just started as Rugby Administrator and am enjoying getting to know the staff and pupils. I have been in the Malvern area for the last seven years dairy farming. We have two boys and love living in Darfield and enjoy what it has to offer. If you have any queries regarding rugby please feel free to contact me at the school. 2
Above: Genevieve is seen here at her Graduation ceremony with Sumi Hayakawa-Buist. it was on the 15th April at Horncastle Arena. Sumi received her Degree of Master of Arts in Japanese , University of Canterbury
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 1 May 2015
Jeremy Walter Support Staff Groundsman
Principal’s Comments The winter season brings with it an increased possibility that the school may have to close due to extreme weather events. Any time the school is closed unexpectedly it causes great disruption to programmes within the school and also for the wider school community who often have to scramble to arrange care for younger students.
Jeremy was recently presented with the Support Staff Award, which is given out once a term and is a recognition of great work by a non-teaching staff member. “More than ten years of dedicated service” “Approachable and hard-working” “Presents the gounds in a fantastic state—often commented on by visitors” “Grounds always look immaculate and Jeremy works hard to keep them that way”
As such these decisions are not taken lightly. Safety of students, staff, and community is the highest priority. A cautious approach will be taken when considering opening the school if road conditions from snow, ice, wind, or flooding will make travel unsafe. Although people must be responsible for their own safety decisions, there can be pressure for some to push on regardless to get to school for work or learning so as not to let others down or miss out. Also, ‘risk transference’ can occur where people assume things will be safe because school has been allowed to open. An issue we face at the High School with forecast extreme weather is that, once the students are at school, it is difficult to get many of them home again at short notice due to over 80% of our students travelling by bus. If a large number of
students were unable to get home, we would have the resources to manage at school overnight but this would be far from ideal, particularly if it was required over several days. Homes in the school zone range from an altitude of about 40 metres near Templeton to over 500 metres close to the mountains. This means that conditions can vary widely from one side of the zone to another. If the Darfield township and area further east look like they are safe for travel we will consider opening for those who can make it and to run the buses that we can. In such circumstances, we must consider whether we are able to get enough staff to school for adequate supervision and a worthwhile programme of learning. About half of the teachers in the school travel from Christchurch and so the conditions there, which at times are worse than in Malvern, must also be considered. If the school is to be closed, then parents will be notified by email and text, so it is important that contact details are up to date. Where possible, a notice will also go home with students. Notifications and updates will be on the school website.
James Morris
Around School
Student buddies spending time with their Thai visitors during interval. Emily Cullen, Ria Kelly, Earn, Kawpan, Olivia Manning, and Kayla Rosel Congratulations! You ladies have won an Around School prize. Call into Mrs Watson’s office next week. Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
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ANZAC
Centenary Commemoration
Last Friday, the school held a special ANZAC service led by the students. All of the school attended, several seniors spoke about why the service was held, and poems were read. Leigh Walters played the Last Post, wreaths were laid and a Gallipoli oak tree was planted. On Saturday, many students attended services around the district and laid wreaths. William Gross: What few New Zealanders realise is that for over 114 years we have sent a quarter of a million of our Kiwis offshore into active military service. Overall, more than 30,000 New Zealand soldiers, sailors and airmen have lost their lives in these conflicts. This has been a heavy price for our small nation to have paid. But the tragedy of those conflicts is not just of those whom we lost, but also many of those who did return were changed men. They and their families suffered as a result of their physical and mental illnesses, many were uncomfortable in their own home country and even in their own family homes, and some had difficulty settling back into peace time employment. As one Gallipoli veteran said, we must hope that we will no longer send “young boys on a man’s job.” At Gallipoli, the process of establishing our own sense of identity, separate from Great Britain, moved forward apace. New Zealand is sought after in its international status for its valuable contributions to the pursuit of international stability and peace. We have a high reputation around the world for doing just that. Rosie Marchant: Tomorrow Kiwis of all generations will participate in parades and remembrance ceremonies around the country reflecting a growing commitment to Anzac Day, especially with it being the centenary of World War One. Young people are our future and it is apparent that they are becoming more aware of the responsibilities they face in their lifetimes. So, for us, Anzac is about 4
remembering with pride all who gave their lives in conflict. We have pride in what they achieved and deep sadness at the cost of that achievement. “ For them being there, we are here”. It is about remembering their families who mourn the loss of their loved ones, and those communities that have been impacted by their death in battle. It is about remembering the impact of these terrible events. This spans across the generations, the nation as a whole, in every community and most families. We need, too, to pause, to think about the future of the world we live in, of the security of New Zealanders. These were the unspoken objectives for which our fallen ANZAC servicemen made the supreme sacrifice and we must never lose sight of them. A Poem Read by Ella Pearce Recorded in stone and gun metal grey Those heroes in silence look down as we pray The standard is dip’t, the flowers are laid Then the music is sounded and homage is paid. They left us a torch to carry with pride And hope for a future where peace can abide. I dream of a life, that’s lived without fear It is for that tomorrow our people lie here We will remember them! 1 May 2015
Spirit of ANZAC
They clad us in the colours of the forest, and armed us with the weapons made for war. Then taught us the ancient trade of killing, and led us to the sound of battle’s roar. So give us comfort as we lay down bleeding, and pray upon our cold and stiffened dead. But mark our place that we might be accounted, this foreign soil becomes our graven bed Now children place upon this stone a garland, and learn of us each ANZAC Day at dawn. We are New Zealand’s dead from distant conflict, our sacrifice remembered ever more. Poem read by Lois Freemantle
Above: Leigh Walters plays The Last Post at the school service; Ben Millar at the Glentunnel ANZAC service; Below: James Morris, Lois Freemantle, James Cider and Emma Forbes at Darfield
Lest we forget We will remember them. Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
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Shave Day had finally arrived. The shavees, consisting of 20 students and four teachers, began the long wait for their turn in the chair. The hall filled with supporters eager to see their favourite students and staff lose their luscious locks to the good cause of Leukaemia and Blood Cancer research. We began the snip with the teachers and Year 13s and immediately got a great response from the crowd. Whoops and cheers could be heard for miles as the brave Mrs Ferguson-Brown had her ponytail cut off, which she is donating to be made into a wig. The crowd got louder as the other teachers and students lost their locks, especially when the last of Koka's braids were cut off! The shavees all came out the other end smiling and looking fantastic, and
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I finally got to tell Mr Gough he was looking a little ‘Shawn’. Mr Adams, Will Gross, the Shavees, and I would like to give a massive thanks to Lisa Smith, our resident hairdresser (New Image Hair Studio), for cleaning up some of the interesting shave styles, and to anyone and everyone who donated their time, money and effort in order to raise money for this fantastic cause. The Shave auction was again held where students and staff could bid to be the one that shaved one of our Shavees. This year, the highest amount bid was $52 to Shave Tane Nikora and his Afro! New this year to the Shave Programme was the introduction of “Hats for a Head”. Jasmine Nash and Samara Crosby came up with the idea of knitting hats and selling them to staff and students as a
way to raise money for Shave for a Cure. They enlisted some avid knitters from the Darfield Community and sold hats at Lunchtimes leading up to Shave Day. All in all they raised $230 for the DHS Shave crew—an awesome effort and a great idea. Thanks to all of those who knitted or crocheted for this cause. Congratulations to everyone who was involved; we raised upwards of $7500. Awesome work once again! That put us in the top five Schools in New Zealand for funds raised, for the second year in a row. Brie Gullery and Mr Adams
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These students receive a certificate and a $10 voucher
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Caitlin Gibb Caitlin Paul Grace Moana Harriet Cottrell Mequa Strowger
Above: Koka talks to her husband, who is participating in another shave fundraising event being held at his workplace.
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Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française DELF…or how studying French can open a door to the world! On Wednesday morning, Stella Daube, an ex-DHS student, came back to school to receive a diploma— a DELF diploma to be more precise. The DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française) is an official qualification awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the French language skills of non-French learners. One could say that the DELF is to French what the TOEFL is to the English language. DELF qualifications are recognised throughout the world as reliable proof of proficiency in the French language. There are six levels of proficiency. Holders of the B1 (3rd level) can apply for jobs in France and are exempt from language examinations when applying for citizenship, while holders of the B2 (4th level) are exempt from language entrance examinations in French universities. Language certifications such as DELF are being increasingly introduced in many education systems, including outside Europe, as the importance of defining international standards in language proficiency is now widely recognised, particularly with a view to facilitating the mobility of students and professionals. For the first time last year, Darfield High School offered the French senior students the opportunity to prepare and sit these examinations. Three Year 13 students took on the challenge to enter the DELF B1 and all three succeeded. Well done to Stella Daube, Courtney Hughes and Erika Pander for this outstanding result!
Stella received her diploma this morning from the hands of Mr Morris. Erika and Courtney were unable to attend but will receive theirs very shortly. The opportunity to sit the DELF examinations will again be offered to all French senior students this year and we hope that lots more will take on this opportunity. Information will be sent to potential candidates, but if you would like to know more, please feel free to contact the French department. Marjorie Juhel
Stella calls into school to receive her certificate from Mr Morris and Mme Juhel
Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival After weeks of rehearsals, the day had finally arrived. On Wednesday 25 March, ten students travelled to Middleton Grange for the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, a nationwide festival which gives students the opportunity to act and direct a five or fifteen minute Shakespearean performance. After a detour in an attempt to avoid rush hour traffic, and a brief sing-a-long by the students, we arrived. After signing in, we began our technical run-through in order for the tech crew to know the lighting we needed. It was also a good opportunity for final adjustments and for the actors to get used to the larger stage. After our technical rehearsal, we headed back to our dressing room to get into costume, and do hair and make-up, with a brief break for pizza. Then we were ready to perform. Darfield had two entries in the festival: Twelfth Night and Coriolanus. Both of these were student directed. A performance of two scenes from Twelfth Night, directed by me, was the first of the Darfield groups on stage, followed later in the evening by a selection of scenes from Coriolanus, directed by Jasmine Nash. It was amazing to see something that we had worked very hard on over the past term come together. At the end of the evening, the judges gave out awards to the different schools. Darfield High received an award for "The violent, bold and firm award for bold concepts and brave choices." We all had such an amazing time and would like to thank Mrs Hanson and Ms Gallacher for giving us this opportunity and supporting us. Sarah Baker 8
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Rock Climbing On 28 March, ten Year 13 students travelled down to Wanaka for their Rock Climbing expedition. Due to the weather, our trip was delayed by a night, which was a positive in the end as we stopped on the way down at Spur Road, in Timaru. Here are some best moments from our group: “The excitement going through my body when I led a 15. Also, when Mr Dickens wouldn’t let me give up when I was leading.” Leigh McConchie
“Probably climbing the grade 17 Head Bangers arête on the Main Cliff. I give it 10 out of 10.” Scott Taege
“Climbing the grade 17 on the last day called Taking Candy from a Baby. It was FAAAAAANNNNNNtastic.” Michael Millar
“The massive fall I took up at the Kai Whaka Pai Crag when leading my first proper climb.” Tuku Thomas
“Climbing the grade 14 at Kai Whaka Pai and looking out at the view.” Haigh Jebson
“Probably that time when we went to main cliff and I climbed a climb Mr Dickens hadn’t done before—a grade 18. The most disappointing part was not getting to go to the COW.” Matt King
“When I almost completed the grade 15 on the last day.” Tristan Lancaster
“I enjoyed mountain biking on one of the evenings at Sticky Forest in Wanaka. And the general vibe of being in Wanaka with everyone, in particular the banter that was going on.” Jordan Watson
Some funny moments: “When Mr Dickens got his rope stuck at the top as he didn’t untie his knot.” Tristan Lancaster “The time we forgot Haigh and he had to stay at the camp with Mr Dickens.” “We were very clear of the Two-Foot Rule!!!” Scott Taege “A lot of shots were fired.” Haigh Jebson “The Bracken!!!” “You could hold onto these jugs all day.” Tim, the Instructor.
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2015 Grammar Games On the last day of Term One, the Year 9 students participated in the yearly Grammar Games. Their English teachers had been helping them with various types of activities to get them prepared for the games. Students had been placed into pre-selected teams of four to represent their House. Everyone arrived at the hall, where they sat in their teams and chose a team name. Mr Gough, the host of the games, explained the rules to the students before letting them begin the games. One member from each team was nominated to be a runner, which
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involved speed walking to the back of the hall and then up to the judges’ desk where they received their question sheet. Each team had two pass cards which they could use if they didn’t know the answer to one of the questions. Once they had correctly answered all the questions on the sheet they currently had, the teams received the next page of questions. The previous sheet was then recorded on the results board so students could see who was in the lead. As the end of the games got closer and closer, pressure fell upon the students as they competed for first place. It
came down to the final round and there were several teams rushing to finish the questions. But they weren’t as fast as the Rainbow Unicorns (below with their trophy): Emma Pennells, Abi Tuhill, Lucy Glassey and Kieran McKay, who were crowned the winners of the 2015 Grammar Games. We wish them luck as they go to another Grammar Games competition and represent Darfield High School. Brooke Robinson and Chanelle Inch-Reed
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Our First Modelling Experience In early March, we were asked by one of the Christchurch Star Jam Coordinators, Jessie, to be models at a fundraiser for Star Jam. On Thursday 12 March, Celine and I had to go into Christchurch to have our body measurements taken, ie shoe sizes, height and clothes sizes. Then on the following Saturday, we had to go back into Christchurch for a photoshoot; the photos were used to advertise and promote the fashion show. On the Sunday before the show, we had a dress rehearsal that went for an hour and a half. It was fun—we were starting to get really excited about the show. We tried on the clothes that we were to wear on the Wednesday of the fashion show. I (Emma) really liked the second outfit and in fact ended up buying it after the show.
By this time, I was starting to get nervous and shaking a little. I took a few deep breaths and felt better. At 6.30 pm, we all got dressed in our first outfits. I was buddied up with two professional models, Somnana and Sophie, then we were off. I really enjoyed this experience and would love to have this opportunity again. The fashion show was called Beauty Has No Limits and the MC for the night was Sue White from the Breeze radio station. Over 200 people attended and Star Jam raised over $3,000. Celine Jenkins and Emma Ashworth
Wednesday 22 April came around really quickly. We had to be in town at 4pm at Barrington mall, Spreydon, to have our hair styled and makeup put on. It took an hour and a half. There was a lot of waiting around before the start of the show.
TeenAg Group Last week, the TeenAg group had a visit from Izzy Cassan, veterinarian at VetEnt, Ashburton. She came to talk about what training was needed and what her role as a vet entailed. Everyone was fascinated as she was very engaging and entertaining, not hiding the less glamorous parts of her job or the intense years of training needed to obtain her practising certificate. Her visit definitely gave everyone a much better insight into her daily job. There will be a TeenAg Stock Skills Day, on Sunday 24 May, at the Canterbury Agricultural Park: a one-day programme to explore aspects of Handling, Prepping, Judging Beef/Sheep and Dairy Animals. It is a hands-on, interactive day that is exclusively available to TeenAg members.
Above: Izzy shows what her job entails
Japan Day in Christchurch On Sunday 1 March, my fellow students of Japanese and I got on a bus and went to the Riccarton Racecourse to participate in the Canterbury Japan Day Festival. It started with a briefing from Mrs Hayakawa-Buist about where we would do our performance. Then we were let loose on the festival. First we had a scout around seeing all of the stalls that were available. There were many traditional Japanese foods, such as Sushi, Sashimi, Teriyaki Pork, Udon Noodles, Soba Noodles and many more types of noodles. Then my friend, Georgi, and I decided to have some Soya Raamen, which is soya flavoured noodle soup before going and watching some of the performances. There were many different types and it was interesting to see things we do in New Zealand done with a Japanese twist. My personal favourite was the Japanese choir who sang famous Japanese songs and then the theme tunes from Japanese Animes, Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
all of which were fantastic. We then saw a demonstration of Kendo, a Japanese swordfighting Martial Art. This was very intense with the fights very loud and violent, but in my opinion it also showed a form and beauty, as the fighters had complete mastery over their bamboo swords. I decided that I still hadn’t spent my money and since there was only half an hour to go until we had to perform, I decided to buy a bit of Japanese candy, which tasted amazing.
We now had to prep for our performance, which meant getting changed into our traditional Japanese outfits and practising the dance moves. Ellesmere went before us and performed very well, and then it was our turn. We decided to do a dance to a traditional Japanese song called Momiji—this means Maple—as it was the first day of autumn. We also decided to write the song’s lyrics on a very large piece of paper and each person was given one character to write down in Japanese. The symbol I had to write was Mizu, which means Water. The performance went amazingly, with the crowd giving us massive applause afterwards. It was time to pack up and return to the school on the bus. I would recommend this day to anyone who is interested in Japanese culture, language and especially food—it is free admission to go and you get involved with all that Japan has to offer in Canterbury, minus the bullet train. Tom Gullery, 11JW 11
Holiday Snaps Over the holidays, our family went to Vietnam. We were there for just under three weeks, including the travel time. We went through the Gold Coast, Australia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, finally arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We travelled north, exploring different places and going on different tours. During our time in Ho Chi Minh, we went on a tour that took us to the Cu Chi Tunnels where the Viet Cong fought in the war. Here Jonny and I are on one of the tanks that were used in the war. We travelled to Ho Ani and we were lucky enough to be part of a lantern festival. We also were able to go traditional fishing and boating. Olivia McEwan and Jonathon Matiaha
During the holidays, my brother, Charles, Mr Dickens and I, travelled to Arapiles, four hours out of Melbourne, to climb the trad rock climbing Mecca of the world. Here we experienced some sick rock climbing, the best we had ever done: the rock was bomber, compared to the South Island schist. Although the climbs we did were not that difficult, they were a lot of fun and an awesome experience; Mr Dickens couldn't contain his excitement whilst climbing. If ever anyone has a chance to go to Arapiles, we would highly recommend it due to the epic rock and the awesome atmosphere of the camp. Jordan Watson and Mr Dickens Grace Moana went to Lake Tekapo
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Mitche Hunter White's great-great-great Uncle, Jack Dunn, at Te Papa. This is Hunter with his extended family viewing the exhibit.
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Rosa Dunnlogan went camping with her family in Totaranui, Golden Bay. These blue cod were caught off kayaks, and it was warm enough to swim!
This is George McIntosh, Year8, on the bike track at Albert Town Wanaka!!!
Sean Stewart, 9GO, and James Stewart, 7HB, selling poppies for West Melton Scout Group
Claudia and her family did the Otago Rail Trail last week. It was very fresh as it had just snowed the day before starting. They had planned to do it in four days, but completed it in three, doing 75km on the last day. Spectacular scenery! Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
Tom and his brother Henry with Dad and Kingfish, Port Jackson, Coromandel! 13
a The Darfield High School 40 Hour Famine campaign has begun! Lots of sponsor packs have been issued already, and our Leadership Team kicked off events during assembly last week. They will keep you informed of what will be happening around the school and soon you will be able to purchase tickets to our annual Disco.
Congratulations to Aaliyah Cutter, who was our 25th person to collect a sponsor pack. Here she is (above left) with Leah Hamilton-Cross, who came in for a second sponsor book. Bena Pearson and Harry Williamson are our 50th and 75th persons registered and are also winners. Join the Darfield World Vision Group Facebook page for regular updates. I would love to hear how you are planning to spend your Famine weekend, so either comment on Facebook or email me: sheryl@darfield.school.nz
Meet Immanuel Justin Cosmas
Juniors need to come to the Administration Office to collect a permission slip and have it signed by a parent or caregiver, before collecting a sponsor book and wristband. Seniors may collect theirs from Mrs Watson. Every participant who returns their books and money on time will be eligible for prizes and will also collect points for their Houses. 14
Hi. My name is Immanuel and I am nearly 13 years old. I live in the Magugu community in Tanzania with my parents and my two brothers. My favourite subject at school is Mathematics and I love to play football. It is my job to look after the animals. Immanuel is our sponsor child with World Vision. The fundraising we do in conjunction with the 40 Hour Famine goes towards supporting him and his family. Only 15 per cent of children go on to secondary education in Magugu. There is a shortage of books and desks and some classes meet outside under trees. Maternal and infant mortality rates are high. With your support in 2015, we can continue to sponsor Immanuel and make life a little easier for him and his family. 1 May 2015
Stage Challenge Raffle A huge thank you to everybody who bought a raffle ticket and congratulations to the following people who have won prizes: •
Terrace Downs (Sunday Buffet for two and a night’s accommodation at the resort) Guy Bassett
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Gnomes $39 rental voucher Lana Hutchison-Smith
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Gnomes $39 rental voucher Katie Sharp
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Terrace Wine bar and Restaurant $50 voucher Kass Heine
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Sugar and Spice nail polish package and $15 Darfield Bakery voucher Emma Ashworth
On behalf of the Stage Challenge crew, we would like to thank all of our sponsors for our raffle fundraiser. We have had • such overwhelming support from many local businesses that we have managed to give out many more prizes than we • first anticipated.
Darfield Bakery
NZ Clay Bird and Archery Services (session for two) Peter Cattell
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Darfield Garden Centre and Florist ($20 voucher) Koji
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Darfield Bakery $20 voucher Gary White
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Darfield Gift Gallery - Vanilla Bean Fragrance Diffuser De Rooy Family
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New Image/ Matrix hair products S Coleman
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Mason Drapery $30 voucher Paige Heselwood
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Clip ‘n Climb free climb and chocolate Judith Summerfield
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Darfield Sewing Room Lolly Hamper Doug Gough
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PostShop Darfield Notepad and Planner Bridget Leach
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Toyota Cap and Darfield Bakery Pen Sue T
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Toyota Cap and Darfield Bakery Pen Lorraine Strowger
Darfield Gift Gallery Gnomes Snow Sports Darfield Sewing Room Darfield Hair Boutique Terrace Wine Bar and Restaurant NZ Clay Shooting and Archery Services Terrace Downs Sugar and Spice Darfield Vet Centre Mason’s Drapery Darfield 4 Square Post Shop Darfield Toyota Clip ‘n Climb Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
Darfield Hair Boutique free cut and blow wave and chocolate from 4 Square Priscilla McEwan
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New Image Darfield Garden Centre
Darfield Vet gardening items and $10 Darfield Bakery voucher Alisa Walker
Y ear 10
Enterprise Day
Enterprise Day is considered by many students to be the highlight of the Year 10 Commerce course and is always met with great enthusiasm by the students. Last term, the Year 10 Commerce class put in a tremendous amount of effort into preparing quality items and presenting their goodies attractively, as well as advertising and promoting their products. Amongst the items available for sale were pizzas, nachos and chicken riceballs, as well as jelly cups, sherbet, iced chocolate and waffles. The students reportedly sold out their items within 15 to 20 minutes and their customers could later be seen enjoying their purchases in the sunshine. A huge thank you to all the support the students received from the community and other staff of Darfield High School.
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International News
This term, we welcome four new long term students (above left) —Yusaku (Year 11 from Japan), Kotaro (Year 11 from Japan), Praew (Year 10 from Thailand) and Momo (Year 11 from Japan). They are all having a great time and enjoying their classes. Kotaro has even been to training with the First Fifteen. We are also hosting a UCE group from Thailand at the moment, with 19 students of a variety of ages and one teacher. During their three-week programme, they will be visiting the Antarctic Centre, horse-riding at Rubicon Farm, and putting on a Thai Cultural Exhibition at Darfield High School. Last week, Miss Waters took their first cooking class, where they made scones to eat with jam and cream (below). So far they are all having a lovely time. A big thank you to all of our buddies, staff and host families who are contributing so much to their experience.
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1 May 2015
PTSA News Entertainment Books 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. http://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/ Search-the-Book
Donations and Prizes Needed Please The Darfield High School PTSA is running a Quiz evening on Friday 26 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.
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. Your child was given an order form on Tuesday 28 April. Simply fill it in OR follow the link on the school website if you are interesting in purchasing the book. Many thanks for your support.
DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PTSA PRESENTS THE ANNUAL
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if you would like to know more, or can help, please contact Jan Stark at Darfield High School or email
js@darfield.school.nz
Your PTSA Needs You If you are not able to attend PTSA committee meetings, but would like to help out when you can, we want to hear from you. The PTSA is compiling a list of people we can call on to help us out on a couple of occasions through the year. Please contact Jan Stark at js@darfield.school.nz or phone the school. Many thanks for your support. Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
Keep Friday 26 June free because it’s the world-famous-in-Darfield PTSA Quiz Night. Phone your friends and begin designing that Christmassy costume and choose your witty (but just a little bit risquÊ) team name. Prizes for best costumes. Bar available. Teams of up to four.Tickets available from the School Office from Monday 25 May. 17
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National Secondary Schools’ Mountain Bike Championships Ethan Rose competed in the above event, held in Auckland over two weekend days during March. With two bikes boxed up, Ethan and I (Dad) flew to Auckland on Friday to compete in the NZ National and North SSMTB Champs. Saturday was the Down Hill race after four practice runs in the morning, then a seeding run after lunch, followed by the race run. With a clean run not taking too many risks, as the Cross Country race on Sunday was his main race for the weekend, Ethan had the fastest U13s time by six seconds, and the 51st from 115 riders ranging from U13 to U20. As a cross country rider, Ethan was very happy to be named U13 NZ National Secondary School Down Hill Champion. Sunday morning was a 13 km XC race— this was the big one for Ethan. After a good warm up, he lined up, along with 66 other riders, on the third row behind some very fast U14 and U15 riders. With a good start, he moved up to 7th early on, then 4th by the halfway mark, where he stayed to the end, finishing 4th overall and 1st U13, 1.5 minutes behind three very good U15 riders, over 2.5 minutes in front of the fastest U14, and over nine minute in front of 2nd place U13 rider. Sunday afternoon was the Super Sprint race, a one off timed run on a 1.2 km trail track. Ethan had a good clean run, giving him 1st U13 and the 26th fastest time
from over 150 riders ranging from U13 to U20. After a win in all three races, Ethan was crowned U13 NZ National Secondary School Mountain Biking Champion and took Darfield High School to tied 15th of 32 schools in the points. This has been a good end to the race season to go along with great results in local XC and Enduro races, taking many wins over adult competitors. Next year, Ethan plans to compete in the NZMTB National XC series and championship for the first time as an U15 racer. By Adam Heard
On 28 March, Dr McKenzie, George Watson, Harriet Watson and Samuel King attended the Grape Ride bike race in Blenheim. Dr McKenzie and George entered the 101 km race and Samuel and Harriet were in the 42 km. Dr McKenzie finished in 3:06 hrs which was a fantastic time, and George finished in an awesome time of 3:20hrs. Samuel won his category, under 18 year old males, with a time of 1:21hrs. Harriet came third in her category, under 18 year old females, with a time of 1:22hrs, after having a crash early on in the race. Everyone had a great day and did very well. 18
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Rugby Season Begins 2015 is going to be a big year again for Rugby at Darfield High School. Across the school we have teams at Year 7-8, 9-10, Boys 1st XV level and also a Girls team who will compete in the midweek 10s competition. Later on in the year we will also have an Under 15 team heading away to the South Island Tournament in Nelson. Since early in Term One, the Boys 1st XV team has been training hard in preparation for the various home and away fixtures they have during this term. This all starts on Wednesday where our boys will play Grey High School at home as part of the Brockbank Graves competition. This match will be played on the upper field at Darfield High School and will kick-off at 1 pm. The game will conclude around 2.15 pm and
this will be followed by an after-match function in Gym 2 at around 2.45 pm. We welcome all parents able to attend this as well as the game. This years team consists of a strong squad of 30 boys and will be cocaptained by Tuku Thomas and Harry Pringle, with Haigh Jebson being Vice Captain. The team will again be coached by Mr Bell and Mr MacDonald, with Mr Warren Thomas managing. After coming runner up in both the Brockbank Graves Trophy competition and the annual College Day fixture last year to Westland High, the team will be looking to go one better in both tournaments, while later defending their title at the annual Quad tournament. The 1st XV programme will draw to a close with a two-game tour to Timaru and Dunedin.
Above: Chevvy Roberts came into school during Term One to teach the 1st XV Rugby Team Haka skills. Left: Training practice for the up-coming competition games
Key Dates:
May 6: Brockbank Graves game 1: vs Grey High at DHS May 13: College Day at Burnside Park May 20: Brockbank Graves game 2: vs Westland HS at Hokitika May 27: Brockbank Graves game 3: vs Buller HS at DHS June 4: Senior Quad at Darfield RFC June 24–26: Southern Tour to play Kings BHS and Timaru BHS
Players: Tuku Thomas (C) Harry Pringle (C) Haigh Jebson (VC) Ant Searle Aidan Tuhill Ben Millar Jayden Hill-Inch
Owen Murray Ben Gameson Mitchell Hedley Shannon Cumming Morgan Heselwood
Wade Slater Brock Hatton
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Kyle Paterson Sydney Riley Sean Emms Isaac Proud Eddie Searle Gus Thomas
Juan Osullivan James Thornley Jackson Pitkethley Brad Horn Bobby Wright Liam Bragan
Jordan Ryan Blair Manson Alex Shortus Aaron Gunn Jayden Ball Angus Wilson
Coaches: Mr J Bell Mr J MacDonald Manager: Mr Warren Thomas
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Age
Winner
Runner-Up
Year 7 Boys
Ethan Rose
Matthew Ashworth
Year 7 Girls
Teresa Barnhill
Caitlin Knowles
Year 8 Boys
Jayden Dysart
Johnny Sims
Year 8 Girls
Stefanie McKenzie
Jenny Walter
Under 14 Boys
Rhys Clatworthy
Jackson Proud
Under 14 Girls
Maddie Beardsmore Penny Mitchell
Under 15 Boys
Matt Grigg
Harry Bampton
Under 15 Girls
Leigh Walters
Aeryn McMillan-Da Via
Under 16 ½ Boys
Isaac Proud
Nathaniel Dysart
Under 16 ½ Girls
Georgia Shinn
Jessica Osborne
Over 16 ½ Boys
Tim Logan
Edward Searle
Over 16 ½ Girls
Ciara Rayne
Olivia Shinn
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Cross Country Moments
Above: First and Second placings in the Year 7 Girls —Teresa Barnhill (right) and Caitlin Knowles.
House Update CROSS COUNTRY
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Equestrian News Horse of the Year Farmlands Horse of the Year Show (HOY) is the largest equestrian event in the Southern Hemisphere and is hosted annually in March at the Hawke's Bay A & P Showgrounds. The show has been held in Hawke's Bay for 16 years and has been growing at a phenomenal rate. This year, about 84,000 people visited the show, and around 2600 horses and 1800 riders competed. Fourteen of those riders were from Darfield.
Sophie on Tallyho Neptune: • Eighth in 1.15m
The competing riders from Darfield were Molly Buist-Brown, Rosa Buist-Brown, Heather McConchie, Olivia Shinn, Georgia Shinn, Kaitlin Feast, Courtney Townsend, Sophie Townsend, Gus Thompson, Maddi Thompson, Georgia Thompson, Georgia Allison and McKenzie Alfeld. In the last newsletter, we published some of the results from this event but missed some. Sophie and Courtney Townsend gained some exceptional placings, as did Georgia Allison. Their results are at right:
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Sixth in 1.20m
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Third in 1.25m pony stakes qualifying for Pony of Year class
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Pony of the Year class (1.35m)—she was the youngest competitor and ended up in the top ten placings
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Fourth in New Zealand for Show Hunter High Points Series
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Third in Championship Cat A,B,C Class Show Hunter
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Fourth in Working Pony Hunter of the Year
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Fifth in Child Rider Working Hunter of the year
Sophie on Summer Fiesta: • 6th in Show jumping equatation class, over 100 in this class. •
3rd in New Zealand for Show Hunter High Points Series
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3rd in Working Hunter Pony of the Year.
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Sixth in 1.10m SJ
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Fourteenth in 1.20m
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Sixth in 1.20 Championship class
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Sixth in Pony of the Year Show Hunter Cat B
Niamh Represents Canterbury
I represented Canterbury area in the NZ Pony Club Eventing Championships in the North Island recently. Our team placed second overall, out of all the other areas from all over New Zealand. My pony’s name is Southwind Summer Rose. My sister, Ciara, was originally in the team but her horse went lame a couple of weeks before, so our reserve filled in. My team members were: Lucy Cochrane, Elizabeth Wylaars, Maria van Kuijk, Jessie Fitzjohn and Mikaela Davidson. The three-day event was held in Fielding at Mainfield Equestrian Park, but the Cross Country was held at the Massey University grounds.
Georgia Allison on Champagne Charlie Above: Sophie on Tallyho Neptune, Pony of the Year Class
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Gained Overall Pony of the Year Level One Dressage title.
Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Dressage
By Rosa Millar
On Monday 30 March, Rangiora High School hosted the Inter-schools Dressage at Mcleans Island. Lily Barrett-Power on Double A Mountain Moon, and I on Dreammaker, were competing in the Level Two section. Niamh Rayne on Chandalla Ted E Bear, and Ciara Rayne on Maggie May, competed in the Level One section. The High School team was placed second overall and I was first equal in the level two section overall. There were a total of 26 teams competing in this event. Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
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Sophie’s
Awesome Invitation
Sophie Townsend, Year 8, has been named as part of the team to represent New Zealand for horse riding for the British Show Pony Society. She is the first reserve—this happens once every four or five years and, this year, it is England’s turn to host this prestigious competition. This involves a Working Hunter round, Show Jumping, and Dressage. There are teams from all over the world competing.
Activepost Cricket Wake up at 6.30, meet at school, jump in the cars, ready for the long trip to the West Coast, and lots of stops for some of us (Harley and Cade). First stop was at Arthur’s Pass Cafe to get some lunch, and then we were off again.
fun. We felt like they were staring at us, wondering why we were there. We had the wrong location, so off to the Domain we went, where the opposition team were waiting.
At Pancake Rocks, we waited for Harley and Cade to arrive and then we went exploring the track and meeting people. The waves were crashing around the rocks, exploding high into the air. There were a lot of lookouts to see the ocean crashing against the high cliff walls.
We started the game, we lost the toss, and they were elected to bowl first. We scored 107/6. Then they started to bat and they scored 69/7. We won!! We shook hands all round and had some snacks and drinks after the game. Maccas it was after the game and then off home, arriving around 8.30 pm—a long day.
Back in the cars, we carried on to the school where there were kids everywhere eating lunch and having
Team members: Ollie, Jordan, Jordy, Sebastian, Jesse G, Isaac, Jesse S, Ben, Jack, Quinn and Harley.
This is being held at Arena UK, Grantham, England. There were lots of applicants throughout New Zealand to fill the four spots—one in each age group. They travel without their ponies and horses, as they get supplied ones over there, where they will have only a short time on their mounts, getting to know them, etc, before they go into the ring.
Photo by Rochelle Gray (proud parent)
The competition is in August this year and is an an exciting opportunity for Sophie.
Would you like to visit
New Caledonia? Following up on the visit of our New Caledonian sister school last year, a trip to New Caledonia is being planned for November this year.
JT Dancers Ballet and Modern Jazz Competitions The JT Competitions were held at Cashmere High during the holidays. Teresa Barnhill won 1st Place in the Open Duo and Third in the Open Lyrical.
Below: Open Duo Section—Emily Bitmead , Breanna Hodges (in pink), Teresa Barnhill and Niamh Moriarty (in red), and Aleisha and Caitlin Knowles (in blue)
All students studying French in Years 9 or 10 this year will be invited to be part of this exciting project. Information will be sent home shortly and an information evening will be organised later in May. Miss Shahbaz will be having a meeting next Wednesday 6 May during interval, about the exchange . A reminder will be put in the notices on Monday, a couple of days prior to the meeting. 24
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School and Community Notices Term Dates Term 2: • • •
Monday 20 April–Friday 3 July Monday 27 April: ANZAC Day Observed Monday 1 June: Queen’s Birthday
TERM TWO
WEEK THREE Tuesday 5 May • Careers Expo at Darfield High School
Term 3:
Wednesday 6 May • Canterbury SS Winter Sports Begins
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Monday 20 July–Friday 25 September
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Monday 12 October–Thursday 10 December Monday 26 October: Labour Day Thursday 12 November: Staff Only Day Friday 13 November: Canterbury Anniversary Show Day
Thursday 7 May • Canterbury SS Road Race Champs (to 8th) Friday 8 May • Year 12 Rural College Practical Day WEEK FOUR Tuesday 12 May • House Singing Practice
Contact Between Home and School
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National Young Leaders’ Day for Years 7 & 8
We have found that up-to-date information is vital in case of an emergency but also for general day to day contact. Have you changed your address recently? Changed cell phones? Place of work? Or would you like to update / change the emergency contact for your student? Also the second parent address for reports being sent.
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BOT Meeting, 7.00 pm
If any of the above changes apply, please advise Jill, Student Administrator, by: phoning 318 8411 / ext 3; emailing jill@darfield.school.nz or write it down and ask your student to deliver it to the Student Office
DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE
Wednesday 13 May • Brockbank Graves Trophy Rugby 1st XV •
Victoria Uni Presentation to Year 13s
Thursday 14 May • Stage Challenge •
Robotics Course, DVC, Years 9 and 10
Friday 15 May • Years 12 & 13 Tramp (to 18th) WEEK FIVE Tuesday 19 May • ICAS Computing •
PTSA Meeting, 7.45pm
Wednesday 20 May • College Day Rugby Friday 22 May • Newsletter #5 •
Year 13 Rural College Practical Day
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WV Disco, 7.00 pm, and 40 Hour Famine Weekend
DHS DISPATCH welcomes any news or photographs I am running the Saint Clair Vineyard half marathon (along with some friends) to raise funds for Beat Bowel Cancer Aotearoa $50 of our $150 entry fee ticket has already gone to beat bowel cancer and now I need to raise a Minimum Sponsorship Pledge. Please email me: jw@darfield.school.nz if you would like to purchase a raffle ticket: $5 each. Thank you. Julia Watherston (PE Teacher at DHS ).
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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. 1 May 2015
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.
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.
School Uniforms Darfield High School uniform items are available from The Warehouse Rolleston and the Uniform Shop here at school.
Uniform Shop at Darfield High School Orders at Darfield High School are taken by appointment only, so contact Sue to arrange this. It is preferable parents refrain from coming to reception for uniform items from 8–9.30 am as this is a very busy time. If you have second hand uniform for sale and would like it to be added to the database, please email sue@ darfield.school.nz.
Uniform Shop Hours for Students Monday: 11.00 –11.25am Thursday: 11.00 –11.25am
Canteen News A BIG Thank you to Challenge Darfield for their generous donation of Fruzo Slushy Syrup to the school canteen. This is very much appreciated. We will soon have new pies on the menu. These are Mrs Mac pies and will be available in a range of flavours. Soup will also be available. Listen to the Bulletin for updates. TEEN CAN L R E RVA : ORD BER AT INTE M E REM NCHES LU
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Years 9 and 10 Students. If you are interested in sitting the Australian Mathematics Competition, please see Mrs Whyte for a permission slip. The test is not until 30 July, however money ($6.50) and permission slips are due 6 May. Any questions to Mrs Whyte. ICAS Writing and Spelling entries are now open. Writing is open to students from Years 7–13 and costs $19.50. Spelling is open to students in Years 7 or 8. This costs $10.50. If you wish to enter either of these competitions you will need to bring your money in a labelled envelope to the office by 14 May. ICAS Science competition. Entry is $8.50, to go to office in a named envelope. See Mr Baars if you want to borrow a practice paper. Entries close Monday 4 May.
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Entries for the 2015 Term Three
are now open to all students. Every year in Term Three, students have the opportunity to go Skiing or Snowboarding at Porters on Wednesday afternoons. The programme runs for 10 weeks, conditions permitting, with numbers capped at 100 students. All transport for the programme is provided by parents and the staff involved. Closes 3 June. www.darfield.school.nz/curriculum/sports/ski/ or email: gc@darfield.school.nz for further information
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
PARENT INFORMATION SEMINAR Christchurch, 11 May 2015, 7.30-9pm Secondary school students and caregivers are invited to an information evening hosted by the University of Auckland. Come and hear about our undergraduate programmes, entry requirements, scholarships, campus life and more. Please register your attendance online at least 24 hours before the event: www.auckland.ac.nz/parentseminar Enquiries to spo@auckland.ac.nz
LOCATION: Legends Lounge, Addington Raceway, Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch 8024 Please arrive from 7:00pm. Presentation at 7:30pm.
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1 May 2015
Uni 101 Everything you needed to know about University, but didn’t know to ask. What’s the difference between a university, polytech or college? What on earth is ‘academic inflation’?
How much does it cost, and who pays?
How does uni differ from high school?
Is it worth going to uni at all?
What support is there to make sure students succeed?
Got questions about university? As a parent, guardian or student you need to attend Uni101. This event will answer all your questions about universities today - and probably a whole lot you didn’t know you needed to ask.
Do graduates get jobs these days?
Where: Aurora Centre Burnside High School Greers Road, Christchurch When:
Tuesday 26th May, 2015.
Doors open at 7.00pm, be seated by 7.30pm
This event is free and open to anyone interested in finding out more about university. www.uni101event.nz Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
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