EOH EAST OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL

Stour Street P.O. Box 58 PALMERSTON 9443, Otago Phone: 03 4651 513 Fax: 03 4651 605 Email: office@eohs.school.nz

STRENGTH THROUGH LEARNING-Kia kaha ma roto matauranga

Proud to be part of the Eastern Community

Principal’s Comment Kia ora, greetings to all parents, caregivers and friends of the school

The final term of any school year is always an incredibly busy one. Already we have had our Sports photographs, our Careers Open Night, our Sports Awards Assembly and the Community Quiz Evening. All these events require

a great deal of planning and preparation and the staff involved are to be congratulated on the time and effort they have put into these events.

Coming up next we will also have our Year 13 Leavers Dinner. This is a time when we formally thank our Year 13 students for the contribution they have made to our school. This year’s group has been a particularly large one and

they have done much to set the positive tone that has been apparent in the school this year.

Over the holiday weekend it certainly was a busy time within East Otago, what with the 150th

Reunion of schooling in the Palmerston District, Kelly’s Canter and the “State of Origin” games of rugby and netball held between Palmerston and Waikouaiti. Having spent some time at the reunion

it was clearly apparent many have fond memories both of their schooling and the East Otago area itself. It certainly was good to see the whole area so busy with people taking advantage of the long holiday weekend.

Coming up for our Year 9/10 students are the end of year examinations which will be held on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th November. They will provide a clear guide as to student progress and

may well be used to help determine classes for 2017. For the first time we are offering additional tuition sessions in the lead up to these examinations. These sessions should serve to reinforce to

our Year 9/10 students just how important these examinations are.

Our senior students now have only about one week left of classroom lessons. All should be

focussed on completing all internal standards they have available to them plus be gearing up to sit the NCEA external examinations which start on the 9th of November. Students should also be taking full advantage of the extra tuition sessions that are available. It is also important parents/

caregivers attend, the three way interviews being held this week, if possible. Times for these were sent out with the end of year reports last week. All these things are designed to ensure that

everyone is aware of what progress has been made towards the successful completion of the various levels of NCEA as well as to identify what can be done in the remaining weeks.

As this is the last newsletter before our senior students go on study leave I do want to wish them

all the best as they prepare for what is a challenging few weeks ahead. I urge you all to study hard

and prepare well as time spent now on additional study will definitely improve your chances of

success.

Principal: Mr Lennox Sharp 28th October 2016

Our Values are based on the acrostic - ’RELATIONSHIPS’ where R = Respect towards self & others, E = Empathy for others, L = Loyalty to family, friends and school, A = Acceptance of those around you, T = Tolerance of other opinions, actions & differences, I = Integrity towards all aspects of life, O = Ownership of actions and change, N = Nurturing skills, talents and attributes, S = Sensitivity of any situation, H = Honesty in thought, word & deed, I = Inclusiveness of all, regardless of age, ethnicity or characteristics, P = Patience with and to those around you, S = Support for fellow students, family & teachers

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School Calendar Please check on our website (EOHS) for detailed calendar of events.

Sports events can be found on the Sports Co-ordinator’s page

Thursday 27th October Sport Council meeting Thursday 27th October 3 way interviews - Year 11 to Year 13 Monday 31st October BOT meeting Monday 7th November NCEA study leave commences Monday 7th - Tuesday 8th November Exams for Year 9 & 10 students Wednesday 9th November - Friday 2nd December NCEA Exams Monday 5th December - Friday 9th December Year 10 Camp - Glenorchy

Senior Students’ NCEA Tutorials

Students preparing for their external NCEA examinations have the opportunity of extra assistance through tutorials during lunchtime, after school and in the evening. These tutorials will be staffed by the students’ regular subject teachers and heads of department. All senior students are encouraged to make the most of this additional support. Parents and caregivers can support their children as they prepare for these important examinations by encouraging them to attend as many of these tutorials as they possibly can. There are only 4 weeks until the examinations begin!

Tony Jenkins Senior Dean

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Before School Chemistry and Physics

Lunch time

Mathematics Science

Science & Biol-ogy

History L2 & L3 Humanities

Mathematics

After School (3:20 - 4:30)

Mathematics English Level 2 History L2 & L3 Chemistry and Physics Science

Mathematics English Level 2 Humanities English Chemistry and Physics

Mathematics Home Ec L1

Evening (Library)

Mathematics 7:00 - 8:30

Geography Lev-el 2 6.00 - 7.00 Geography Lev-el 3 7.00 - 8.00

Mathematics 7:00 - 8:30

Geography Lev-el 2 6.00 - 7.00 Geography Lev-el 3 7.00 - 8.00

Junior Exams will be held Monday 7th November and Tuesday 8th November

Useful information for parents and students

There are some useful links on our school website for students and parents alike. To view and follow these links please go to http://eohs.school.nz/ and on the home page you will find the information under EOHS latest news. These are very useful Apps for their mobile devices which will help with understanding NCEA for both students and parents and credit tracking for students. All the Apps are free and available for both Apple and Android devices.

We have some parents looking for second hand uniform items. Should you have anything in the cupboard you may like sold, please bring to the school office and we are happy to sell on behalf for you.

150th Palmerston Districts School Reunion

Many have asked the significance of the bell now situated as you enter the East Otago High School grounds. This was the very first school bell on the school grounds, as been kindly restored by the Reunion Committee to commemorate the 150th Palmerston District School Reunion.

The library is looking at renewing magazine subscriptions for next year. We would also like to hear from anyone who would like to donate their magazines to the school library. Magazines dated from 2016 would be most welcome. Please contact the school librarian, Liz Wootton, or email library@eohs.school.co.nz. Thank you Reminder to all students, especially those who are about to go on study leave, please return your library books. Look under your beds, behind the sofa, in your bags and lockers! Return, re-issue or choose some great new reads for your summer reading once exams are over.

We would like to thank the following families who have supported East Otago High School through the South Fuels - Fuel for Schools promotion. Each time they purchase fuel, a contribution towards the donation that can be received once $1,000 is earned.

If you would like further information on how to join please phone: 0800 484 3543

Student Achievement

Congratulations to Nicole McLeod who has been selected to attend the Rotary National Science Forum 2017 held in Auckland. This is a 12 day programme run for OUTSTANDING all round science, maths and technology students in Year 12 to attend. Students are interviewed by their local Rotary Club, who then provide information to the District Coordinator. The District 9980 for the Lower South Island area incorporates Ashburton to Invercargill and across to Queenstown. This is an amazing opportunity, with one other student in the area being selected, we wish Nicole all the best.

SPORTS CORNER

RESULTS

DRAWS

Sports Coordinator details: Kellie Simpson Phone 4651 513

Cell: 021 214 2816. Email sport@eohs.school.nz

COMING EVENTs

North Zone Athletics: 1st November Junior Tournament week: 14th - 18th November North Otago Athletics - 21st November National Athletics, Auckland 2nd to 4th December

KELLY’S CANTER

The Kelly’s Canter was held in the weekend. Well done to the EOHS students who competed!. Riley Meason was the first EOHS male home and Giana Thomas was the first EOHS female home. Great achievement.

COUNTRY COACHING CLINIC

We are delighted to have the services of coaches arriving from Dunedin to give our teams some valuable coaching sessions in a number of sporting codes, on Friday. The volleyball, futsal and touch teams will be out on Friday morning getting some training and skills. Please remember to bring your PE gear for this.

PALMERSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ATHLETICS DAY

From the athletics day, we had ten students qualify for the North Zone Athletics and of these, five have decided to compete. Good luck to Luke Paton, Jordyne Harris, Blake Cameron, Amy Turner and Riley Keach.

SPORTS COUNCIL

Today, Thursday the 27th of October we are holding an open invitation meeting for parents and supporters who are keen to be a part of our very important Sports Council. The meeting will start at 5.30pm with nibbles and refreshments, then move into a feedback format, giving parents and supporters the opportunity to tell us what we are doing well and what we can work on. From there we will ask for volunteers to be members of the Sports Council, which will meet regularly throughout the year.

FOODWRAP FUNDRAISER

Bob Martin, Hayley Jenkinson and Anna Lindsay will be traveling to Auckland in December to compete in the javelin throwing event at the New Zealand National Athletics Champs. We will be selling food wrap, baking paper and tin foil to help raise some funds

to get them there. Look out for the order form in this newsletter. Can we please have all orders back by Tuesday 1st November.

SPORT COUNCIL

On Thursday the 27th of October we are holding an open invitation meeting for parents and supporters who are keen to be a part of our very important Sport Council. The meeting will start at 5.30pm with nibbles and refreshments, then move into a feedback format, giving parents and supporters the opportunity to tell us what we are doing well and what we can work on. From there we will ask for volunteers to be members of the Sport Council, which will meet regularly throughout the year.

DAY TEAM OPPOSITION TIME VENUE

Thursday Futsal KAV 4.30pm Court 10

7/8 Touch Tahuna 4.15pm Field 10

Friday 7/8 Volleyball Taieri Orange 4.30pm Court 4

Jnr Girls Volleyball Taieri Yellow 7.15pm duty 6.30pm Court 6

Futsal Taieri College Brazil Loss 4-1 Kayle Harris

LPHS Loss 2-1 Brock Fraser-Stacey

7/8 Touch Kavanagh Red 7 all draw Charles Engelbrecht

BGP 7-8 Canes 1 all draw Kate Oliver

7/8 Volleyball TNI Pink Win 2-1 Luke Paton

Taieri Hitters Draw Amy Turner

Junior Girls Volleyball KVC Purple Win 2-1

Bayfield Win 2-1 Arizona Greig