FROM THE PRINCIPAL, L INDA TAME 5 APRIL 2019

Tēnā koutou katoa

Board of Trustees elections These will be held in June. Please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss.

Property Development Our Ministry of Education ‘Navigator’, Greg Jansen, will be facilitating two consultation focus groups on future visioning for the school. These will be general sessions, focussed on what happens inside the buildings, not on the buildings themselves. Tuesday June 4th 6pm-7.30pm or Wednesday June 5th 8.45am-10.15am Please email (or phone) me if you would like to join a group. linda.tame@gbh.school.nz

Recently I have felt very proud of :

Our amazing year 8 students who raised over $600 at a bake sale for Linwood College

The wonderful Year 7 Fair – organised by our students

Our female adventure racers – 4th in New Zealand!

The fabulous Otago University Science Wānanga

Great 7 minute learning area talks given to the BoT by our Heads of Department

The wonderful opportunities our students have outside of their studies – including caving, canyoning, Project Janzoon, team sports & music

The Bully Busters who spoke honestly to a staff meeting

Our fantastic pool maintained so well for community, Primary School and GBHS use by Richard Barham

Our staff’s commitment to their own professional learning about relational practice

This school has amazing opportunities at each junior year level – rarely found in other schools: Year 7 -Sailing, Junior Winter Tournament billeted in Nelson, Teapot Valley Camp

Year 8 -Sailing, Junior Winter Tournament billeted in Nelson, Abel Tasman Tramp Year 9 -Big Day Out: 4 days of community mentoring, Lake Rotoiti Alpine & skiiing camp Year 10 - Technology Challenge & Odysseys

Term One is drawing to an end. I do hope all have the opportunity for a really relaxing break over Easter.

Ake ake kia kaha Ngā mihi Linda

Student Of The Week 3 April

Zander Squire– Ross For continuing to Create a Safe and Inclusive Environment for

Other Students to have Conversations about

Rainbow Identity

TERM ONE & TWO 2019 CALENDAR

8,9,10 April .............. Yr 7& 8 Sailing

9—16 April ............... Waitomo Caving Trip

12 April ..................... End of Term One

Easter and Anzac Day in the Holidays

27 April– 5May ...... Torpedo 7 Hillary Challenge

29 April ..................... Term Two Begins

1 May………Wednesday; school closes 2.15 pm

2 May........................ Yr 7& 8 Immunisations

8 May........................ Home & School Meeting

9 May........................ TSS Equestrian

9,10 May…Queen Charlotte Exchange (hosting)

10 May ..................... Goldie

13– 17 May ............. Bully Free Week

15 May ..................... Yr10 Art Marae Visit

15 May ..................... Yr12 &13 Career Expo visit

15 May…… .Wednesday; school closes 2.15 pm

17 May ..................... Pink Shirt Day

17 May ..................... Cross Country

20 May ..................... BOT meeting

22 May ..................... TSS Cross Country

24 May ..................... Goldie

25– 27 May ............. NZSS Hillary Challenge

29 May…… Wednesday; school closes 2.15 pm

29 –31 May ............. Yr 11 Work Experience

3 Jun ......................... Queen’s Birthday Holiday

4 Jun ......................... Staff Only Day

5 Jun ......................... TSS Squash

7 Jun ......................... Y11/12/13 Art/ Pho trip

7 Jun ......................... Goldie

11 Jun ...................... TSS Badminton

12 Jun………………Aotearoa NZ Support Staff Day

Photos left and above: Our female Adventure Racers; 4th in NZ! Story over the page.

The Girls Team (4th place): Marie Sampson (captain), Jen Sampson, Shaye Oates and April Ma’a The Boys Team: Ryan Gray, Jamal Murray, Tomo Clere (captain) and Kodie Dodson-Herron At 6:00 am the field of 124 competitors headed off on their bikes downhill, then steeply up hill to transition one, 10 kilometres away. It was dark and a cold pre-dawn. For the support crew, the sight of that many head torches flashing past was quite something to see. Both teams got an excellent start with the girls team being first of the girl teams to transition 1 while part way through the boys had the misfortune of needing a tyre change (Murphy's law no doubt ) and coming in fifteen minutes later. From transition everyone headed off on an eleven km mountain run with a net vertical rise of 800 metres. The boys managed to pass a number of teams on the run to control one where they met up with our girls team and a milling pack of competitors trying to find the control. The organisers later conceded they made a major mess up by having this control hidden in trees approximately 100 metres away from its placement on the map which had it on a small hill in

the open. Frustration for those early teams! Daylight starting to come up for what would be a beautiful fine day of competition ahead. Both teams then headed off hoping to find the rest of the controls. Well they did find them with Jamal navigating for the boys and Jen and Marie navigating for the girls. They made their way up the steep hill sides with the boys team pulling ahead of our girls and passing a few other teams only to have Jamal pull a calf muscle reducing their team to a hobble at best. The girls team then passed the boys with both teams giving encouragement to each other. At this stage Tomo had to step into the navigator’s role for the boys and the long bike ride back to lake side at Bannockburn. Much of the bike ride was steeply downhill on a rocky, water-worn real mountain bike track. One girl competitor in another team had a quite nasty fall resulting in a broken collar bone. Both of our teams (minus Jamal who had to ice pack his calf ) arrived back at the final transition area at approximately the same time. Teams were then allowed to opt for the abseil or for another orienteering section. They had to complete both but could choose in what order to do it. Tactics! Abseiling first was a wee break from constant running or biking so both teams decided to do this. Then, with the orienteering stage over it was off to the final task… a six km. kayak (in double kayaks ) down river collecting three more control points before the finish and more photos by the support crew. For this final leg Jamal re-joined the boys team. Our girls team were pleased with their 4th place finish out of the 11 teams in the girls category. A pity for the boys team in being placed "unranked" for they would have been well placed had they a full team throughout. Their next event at the start of term two is in Tongariro, where they would be competing as a combined team of eight in the week long prestigious Senior Hillary Challenge Final. (Submitted)

New Zealand Secondary School Adventure Racing Championship, Cromwell, 30 March 2019

Food for sale from GBHS Home & School

Calling all scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technologists – we need

your help.

Our Year 7&8 students have signed up for The Wonder Project’s Rocket Challenge, an amazing programme aimed at getting young Kiwis excited about STEM. However, we desperately need more volunteers to work with our teachers and pupils to design, build and launch water rockets!

Keen to help? It only requires 1 hour a week of your time for 6 to 8 weeks during Term 2. You’ll receive full training and the Wonder Project sends us everything we need to take part, including a cool rocket kit, a rocket launcher and all the online teaching modules so you don’t need to know anything about rockets to help out. You can find out more info and register at wonderproject.co.nz

Please let us know if you are keen, so we don’t miss out on the fun! Please contact alison.lawrie@engineeringnz.org

First aid course. Keeping someone warm with body mass and a thermal blanket.

Hester and Xavier investigating transpiration in leaves in Science lessons

Dear Parent/Guardian

This year the Mathematics Department is offering Revision sessions once a week for all students. This will happen in the Math rooms every Tuesday lunchtime in Room 10 for Juniors and Intermediates, Room 11 for Seniors. These sessions will be for any mathematical problems they are facing, whether it is homework problems or just general issues about math concepts from lessons.

It will also be for extension material if students are interested. Also we will be emailing home when tests or assessments are about to be attempted. The revision sessions may help support this.

A focus for our department this year is “Rich Math Tasks”. What this means is that we will

be giving students problems which may not be related to their current lessons. The tasks will involve problem-solving skills and students will be encouraged to solve these in groups.

As a department, we have high expectations of our students. This not only includes completing a good amount of tasks in class, but also completing homework, which will be given to students at least 2 times per week (depending on the topic).

From term 2, we will be offering tutoring for younger students. Watch this space for more information about this. Regards Paul Childs (Buddha) HOD Maths

Some year 8 students had a bake sale to raise money to support students at Linwood College, who were affected by the terror attack in Christchurch. Their effort to show love and support raised $613.40

Rhythm and Harmony (Photos below)

Levitiy Beet introduced Year 8 Performing Arts students to his inspirations for the Orchestra Eclectica which uses unusual instruments made from recycled material and everyday objects to create music. The students had the opportunity to use boomwhackers, bells and body percussion to participate in a musical performance.

Equestrian (Photos below)

Natasha Wells has just returned home from the NZMHA (New Zealand Miniature Horse Association) Nationals held in Hawera. Her own miniature horse was sick, so she had to borrow one (Arcadia Perfect Revenge) for her youth classes. In the senior classes they had to compete in Presented, Handler, Showmanship, Trail and Jumping, and was placed 5th in Presented and 5th in Trail out of 10 competitors.

Natasha has also been selected to represent New Zealand in the Youth Challenge held in Sydney, Australia in mid April. This is Natasha’s second year representing NZ and she is looking forward to the big challenge ahead of her.

We are over there for a week and she will be competing in youth classes as well as the Challenge. (Submitted)

Last Friday the Year 7s held their School Fair

It was student-organised as part of the Social Studies curriculum to give students insight into the world of economics. The Fair was fun and a huge success, with students raising money to help fund their Term 4 camp at Teapot Valley. There was a great turn-out of current students (many of whom could fondly remember their own School Fair days), primary school students and other friends and whānau. Thanks to all the parents who helped us and to all of the people who came and spent some time with us - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Onetahua Science Wānanga On Wednesday 27th March students from year 9 and 10 went to Onetahua Marae for a Science Wānanga. We welcomed others from Motueka High and Collingwood Area School, with a Powhiri. We learnt many things about marine science and how it connects with Māori culture. Otago University Post graduate students and lecturers came. We learnt Māori games and a karakia for Tangaroa on the beach. Rotations went out to Wainui and learnt about the history of the area. They talked about legends and respecting the native plants. Thank you to the manawhenua of the Marae for letting us stay and providing us with awesome kai. Thanks also to Otago University and the Sustainable Seas

people for coming and providing the opportunity for us all

to gain knowledge and learn about the land that our

ancestors once walked upon.

***LIBRARY NEWS*** The Library year has started with a hiss and a roar with over 1000 books issued out, so far. Lots of reading going on.

Our student librarians list has been finalised. They are: 7T - Bjorn & Jonah, 9C - Olivia & Ashley, 9H - Rosie & Phoebe

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Don’t forget to come and see us if you need

assistance selecting books - we are

happy to help. You can also search our

Library’s catalogue by going to the

School’s website > Student Hub >

LIBRARY SEARCH or scan the QR

code.

Caving write up for Little Harwoods. There were some bees, actually a lot of bees in Pippa’s Dad’s van. We drove to the cave and got Stella on the way. Mackenzie was waiting for us on his electric tricycle. We geared up and climbed up a slope to the cave then went down the 50m pitch. Found a bird, named it lunch.

We walked along the beach (the cave was a beach*); we saw some pretty stalactites. Imogen found a hole in the cave wall, climbed in, got stuck. Stevo is mean and wouldn’t let us eat lunch for ages, then when we finally got lunch after wading through thigh deep water,

Mackenzie poured the tea on the ground then threw it at us. We dropped chocolate into the sand and then ran away.

On the way back we got lost twice, went in a loop, somehow, not really sure what happened. Imogen slid down a climby bit. Then we found lunch again and jammed up, took ages cause there was a rebelay where you had to wait.

Pippa and Imogen knocked down a very large rock on their way up the jam, scaring everyone down below, and giving themselves nightmares.

We got out of the cave and Louis became an honest farmer, and I curled up on the ground.

Riten bye mikenzy harwud. (Ghost-written for Mackenzie by Imogen)

* if x=y and z=y then x=z. The cave (x) had sand, water, wind, and birds. The beach (z) has sand, water, wind and birds. Therefore, the cave was a beach. (science)

Senior BCT students hard at work on their first project .

(Clockwise from above) Winter, Corban, Malin, Amy, Shanti and Lucas working through practical and theory aspects of their first project.

Notes from the Office: Invoices/Statements were sent out last week, mainly by email. Thank you for all contributions made this year.

The Activities Donation is a contribution towards activities such as sports and cultural events, performances, the school magazine, and school visits.

The Curriculum Donation helps to cover some of the costs of materials used in class.

While these payments are voluntary we remind parents that the school is

expected to raise these funds locally as part of the operating costs; the government does not fund the full cost of education.

Trips, Workbooks and Projects are included on Invoice/Statements.

Some parents set up regular automatic payments through their bank to make school costs as painless as possible. If you would like to do this, our school bank account number is 03-1354-0370134-000. Please ensure you use your student’s name in the reference column.

Summer may be coming to an end, but that music still plays on...

Takaka's Village Green will host a free,

all-ages music gig featuring the finest in

Golden Bay musical talent, on Saturday 6

April, between 4-7pm.

An eclectic assortment of local,

homegrown talent has been assembled, with 5 piece girl pop band Switch, and pop-

rock band Fairly Local co headlining the bill alongside Pulp Funkshun. They will

be joined on stage by Charlotte Miller, Stella Molloy and Louis Bowker

Gibbard, Malaika Hollis and Kyla Lusty. Motueka’s The Jess Tibbs Trio, plus

Waimea College's Krystal Hollis and Nayland College's 3's A Crowd will

be performing.

What: Rock the Bay When: Saturday 6 April, 4-7pm Where: Village Green, Takaka (wet weather: GBHS hall) Cost: Free

GBHS Badminton club: Training: Monday’s at lunchtime, Fridays 7am-8.15am See Mr Padial.

Competitions coming up:

Queen Charlotte Exchange 9-10th May TSS Badminton 11th June

GBHS Cross Country Team Years 7 to 10 Sign-ups at the gym and see Mr Padial

Competitions coming up:

GBHS Cross Country 17th May TSS Cross Country 22 May

(Photo below) Campbell Gray and Kale Reid attended a Fire Brigade training course for a week in Christchurch