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WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL 2019
Phone: 689 8920 Fax: 689 8925 www.waimatehigh.school.nz Email [email protected]
Principal: Mrs Janette Packman Email [email protected] Deputy Principal: Mr David Shea Deputy Principal: Mrs Denise Dooley
Useful contacts: BOT Chairperson: Mr S Duncan NCEA / NZQA: Miss T Dollan Learning Support Co-ordinator: Mrs S Geaney Pastoral Managers 11, 12 & 13 Mrs J Simpson 9 & 10 Mrs A Nicolson 7 & 8 Miss K Jarvis Guidance Counsellor: Miss J Fisher Careers Counsellor: Mrs D McKenzie Uniform Co-ordinator: Mrs V Scott Bus Controller: Mr S Albrey Learning Advisors: CSH Mr N Schumacher CSM Mr M Simonsen GCS Mrs S Casbolt GLD Mr B Liddy GSJ Mr J Scott
LAL Mr S Albrey LFM Mr G Familton LSO Miss N Solomon PHA Ms A Harvey PNC Mrs A Nicolson
26 9 August 2019 The Principal’s word Year 11 Deep Thinking During the first week of the recent school holidays Jaden Meynell and KJ Cummings were selected to participate in the Year 11 Science Extension and Enrichment Deep Thought Expedition. This is a 5 day residential programme run by the NZ Marine Centre and Otago University at Portobello. Jaden and KJ participated in planning an investigation, gathering data, and reporting their results, within a group setting, comparing particle size and the number of living organisms within it. Recently we were informed that both students had been awarded an Alumni of the University of Otago Inc. Scholarship to cover their tuition costs. Waimate High School wishes to acknowledge the support this gives us and our students in extending their learning opportunities and academic enrichment. We also congratulate both students on their success and the successful performance while on this programme. Both students report that they had a marvellous time and “learned heaps”, recommending that more students go if given the opportunity.
Student Council’s Year 7 What we have been up to this term by Year 7 student councillors, Rua, Lucy, Maddie & Shannon The Year 7s have been working hard on their gymnastics in PE this term. There is vault, beam, rings, bars, parallel bars and floor. In Social Studies the Year 7s have been working on discovering who are our heroes and what it means to show courage. In Maths 7W are working on decimals and fractions while 7H are working on prime numbers with Mrs Donaldson and Fractions with Mr Familton.
Quote of the week: He aroha whakatō, he aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown then kindness you shall receive.
Year 7 students discussing Prime factorization with University of Canterbury Math facilitator, Sarah Cobb
In Science, both classes are working on light and eyeballs. 7W are in Food Tech terms 3-4 and 7H is in Wood Tech for terms 3-4. In Art 7W have been learning and making tukutuku panels. In music 7H have been learning how to play Lean on Me on the keyboard using two hands. They are also creating music magazines. In Te Reo Maori, 7H is working on the Maori names for the weather. In LA our focus is on building collaborative class teams and strong class culture. In Health, we are working on keeping & making new friends. Keeping friends is good because they will be useful in life.
Y8 Learning At present, Year 8 is keeping busy with an extremely packed curriculum. In English we are improving our persuasive writing skills as we design and write advertisements for haunted houses. It has been terrifying to read about the ghosts and ghouls that have come from our students’ imagination. From spirits in the attic to spooks in the garden, they’re going to have to work exceptionally hard to sell their homes. In Maths we are working on statistical projects, collecting data on each other which we will compare using graphs and charts. There has been all manner of measuring going on as the children find out about their arm span, height and even foot length. I wonder if the longest feet have the smelliest socks? Our new topic in Social Studies is all about consumerism. We are learning about how trading laws work here in NZ and will ultimately have the opportunity to try and set up our own business plans. Maori lessons will see the students translating their timetables from English - Monday to Ingarihi – Rāhina.
This will be a great opportunity to recap pre-existing knowledge of days of the week and numbers.
Year 8 Haunted House
Year 8 Maths
Year 8 Reading
Agriculture The TeenAg and Level 1 Agriculture class had a trip to the Temuka Livestock Sale on Monday. They were shown around by the Yard Manager and learnt how to count stock. After watching cattle being sold through the auction ring, the students then headed outside to hear from a PGG agent about how he became an agent and what is involved with the role.
Year 11 Ag Class and Teen Ag trip to the Temuka Saleyards We started off the day by getting in the vans and heading off to Temuka, stopping in Timaru at Couplands to get some lunch. Once we arrived at the saleyards, we headed off to find Toni who was showing us around. We started off by getting to know her and what she does. We found out that she knew Ms Miles through horses and that she is also an Equine Chiropractor as well as working as a Yard Manager at the sale yards. One thing that many of us noticed was, that if you have good connections with people anywhere, you’ll find opportunities and jobs much easier. Once we got to know Toni, we moved on to having a go at counting the sheep. We had a competition to see who could get the correct tallies. Emily Hargreaves, Rhys Charles and Kate Melville tied initially with correct numbers but after elimination rounds Rhys came out on top and was presented a Merino top sponsored by Warren White Shearing. We learned that you count sheep in multiples of two, so for every two sheep that go past a particular point, you
only count one and at the end you double the number. We were told that some of the farmers who have been doing it for a while can count in multiples of four or seven at a time! After a time at the sheep yards we moved on to the cattle sale. We watched the cattle being auctioned off through the inside sale ring and saw the prices vary due to the weight of the cattle beast. The better the condition of the animal, the more money it tended to make. We met with Matt (a PGG agent) who told us, that by getting in and doing things around the farm or in the shops whether it’s voluntary or paid, it will help you work closer and closer to the job that you want. Sadly, the day came to an end and we headed back to Waimate again.
By Kate Melville Year 7 and 8 Aoraki Maths Competition On Tuesday, August 6th sixteen Year 7 and 8 students headed off to Timaru Boys’ High School for the annual Aoraki Maths Competition. With a team of four from each class, the students worked together to solve problems. It was an intense thirty minutes as the cogs in their brains whirred at full speed to come up with the solutions. The runners for each team worked their socks off as they ran back and forth with questions and answers – sometimes not quite the right answers! All in all, it was a very enjoyable occasion and we are extremely proud of all the students’ effort and teamwork. A huge thank you also to the parents who helped out with driving students up to the event. We couldn’t have done it without you! Well done to Rua, Harvey, AJ and Shannon from 7W, Dan, Cade, Lucy and Scarlett from 7H, Ben Allan, Karys, Lachlan and William from 8W and Jacob Harrison, Maiah, Georgia and Max from 8H.
English Department Term 3 is very busy for seniors in the English Department, with practice exams and the bulk of the internal assessments due by the end of the term. Students have been practising essays on everything from depression in Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the issue of gun violence in America as is highlighted in the film The Hate U Give.
Year 10 have been creating visual texts which have either developed a message about public safety or highlighted a key theme in the text. They are now embarking on novel studies while Year 9s have been ‘showing’ not ‘telling’ in their creative writing unit in order to create vivid imagery in their stories. Year 8 students have been taking part in Literature Circles. This involves groups of students reading together and then completing a range of activities. They discuss the language, characters and events that take place and have the opportunity to compare between their life and the life of the main character. Taking part in Literature Circles allows students to develop their reading, writing and vocabulary. Year 7 have recently completed a novel study on 'Wonder' by RJ Palacio. The novel has a strong anti-
bullying, pro-acceptance theme throughout. This has led to some great discussions in class around the importance of accepting everyone for who they are and embracing everyone's uniqueness.
Year 10 Static Image
Year 8 Literature Circle
Come and join us for Maths Together Centennial, Main, St Patrick’s, Makikihi, Waihao Downs, Waimate High School and Waituna Creek Schools are holding 2 fun filled Maths evenings and will be sharing a new format - ‘Measurement, Geometry and Number - across the stages’ to show some easy, fun and
educational ideas and games that will really help your children achieve.
We will provide childcare, food and you’ll even come away with all the resources you need to play these games or try these activities at home with your own kids.
Sound like you? Then come along and bring your kids You can come to one or both of the sessions, especially if you have children at different levels.
Here’s what you need to know There are 2 evening sessions. Each session runs from 6pm to 7pm and focuses on a different age group. It will be run by the teachers from each school who teach those year groups and will sometimes involve help from real, live children. Remember to bring your kids!
Here’s when and where they are:
If you want to come along, then please rsvp (to help us manage food and equipment) by Monday 12th August to your child’s school by returning the slip you will have received by email. Movie Fundraiser Waimate High School Kapa Haka Group Hobbs and Shaw on Thursday 29 August 6.30pm Waimate Regent Theatre Cost $12. All Welcome. HEAD COACH SOUGHT The Roncalli Aoraki First XV provides a vehicle for players at Geraldine, Mountainview, and Waimate High Schools, and Opihi, Roncalli and Mackenzie Colleges to remain loyal to their local communities, play rugby at the highest level and return to their home clubs to reinvest their experience, spreading the wealth among all clubs in South Canterbury. The Roncalli Aoraki First XV Committee are currently seeking expressions of interest for a HEAD COACH for 2020 and beyond to lead the Roncalli Aoraki First XV in the Crusaders UC Championship, providing high quality coaching, leadership and management. Applicants must have ● a proven record in rugby coaching with a high level of tactical and technical expertise ● a strong philosophical ethos of why players play the game and the player/ coach relationship ● demonstrated people management skills required to lead in a high-performance environment
● shown the ability to inspire a team whilst developing players’ individual skills to a high level ● a commitment to support the ethos and mission of the team to develop schoolboy rugby across the Aoraki region Desired attributes ● experience in working with school age players ● have the potential of an identified ‘coaching team’ in place if successful The time commitment for this role goes beyond traditional club expectations due to pre season commitments, the length of the season and travel involved. Applicants should apply in writing with CV and covering letter. A position description can be obtained by emailing [email protected] and received before 5pm, August 30 2019 Police – Non Emergency Number NZ Police recently launched a new non emergency number, 105. We’ve done this to make it easier to get hold of us in the event of non-urgent situations or ‘Things which have Already Happened’, which don’t require Police assistance immediately. You can call us on 105 for all non emergencies, or you can go online at 105.police.govt.nz to report things like: - Lost property - Theft for a public place or car - Intentional property damage - Or to get an update or add info to a previous report In the event of an emergency, always call 111 - Things that are Happening Now.
Session 1: Year 1, 2, 3, 4 Session 2: Year 5, 6, 7, 8
Waimate Main School Hall Waimate High School Learning
Hub
Wednesday 14th August Wednesday 21st August
Calendar Sun 11 Aug Aoraki Trapshooting Aoraki Snow Sport Mon-Thu 19-22 Aug Practice Exam Week Mon 26 Aug Yr7/8 First Aid Course Food Safety Course Tue 27 Aug Yr 12 ESS Trip Tekapo Tue 27 Aug 7pm PTA meeting Sat -Sat 31 Aug-7 Sept SISS Netball Nelson Tues 3 Sept Yr 9 Ski Trip Mt Dobson Tues 10 Sept Yr 10 Industry Day Yr 9 Ski Trip pp day Thu 12 Sept Yr 11 Geography Trip Wed-Fri 18-20 Sept ODP Queenstown Trip Thu 19 Sept Parent Interviews Yr9-13 Course Information Fri 20 Sept FLAVA Festival Mon 23 Sept S C Anniversary Day Thu 26 Sept Soiree Fri 27 Sept 5 Aside House Competition End of Term 3
