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06 3880130

26 Huia Street

Taihape, 4720

www.tas.school.nz

TAS Radio - 88.1FM

rmcmillan@tas.school.nz

Principal: Richard McMillan

Lead Me to Lead My Learning

Taihape Area School

Tuesday 4th June, 2019 Term 2 – Number 6

Important Dates

This Week Monday 3rd Queens Birthday Holiday

Next Week Wednesday 12th First day of Ice Skating Friday 14th Girl Boss Programme Saturday 15th Last day of Ice Skating

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Tena koutou katoa

Welcome back after the long Weekend. Hopefully you had an enjoyable break. The term

is absolutely flying past, and it is scarcely believable we are approaching the second half

of the year. However that is reality, and for Year 11-13 Students the race against the

clock intensifies, with each week in turn increasingly important.

The Winter Sports Season has a huge impact upon the School with practices scheduled

most days, and teams competing in a mixture of weekday, and weekend, competitions.

What this does mean is that the days fly passed as one activity follows closely on the

heels of another.

Many Staff are highly involved in a wide range of extra-curricular activities - it is great

that so many teachers and staff are involved in coaching and managing Sports Teams, as

well as providing ongoing assistance and support in a range of areas.

Teaching places us in an incredibly privileged position as we are able to witness first

hand the personal growth and development of our young people. The changes that

occur from the time they take their first unsteady steps as New Entrants, until they

leave as Adults at the end of Year 13, are remarkable - in some cases a real

metamorphosis has taken place.

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One of the real strengths of Taihape Area School is the important role student voice

plays in the day-to-day life of the School. The Student Leadership Team meets weekly

with members of the Senior Management Team to discuss issues, and plan for future

events, and activities.

As well the School Council meets regularly to

provide all students with the opportunity to have a

voice in the operation of the School. The high level

of student involvement is a real forte of TAS, and

surely one of the special opportunities of an Area

School. An example of this is that our Level 2-3 PE

Students traditionally coach our Year 4-8 Sports

Teams, including Teams for Rippa Rugby, and Winter Tournament. The Students take

this responsibility very seriously, and it provides them with

genuine opportunities for developing their leadership and

mentoring skills, positive role modelling, as well as sharing the

experience and expertise they have accumulated over the years.

In traditional Māori Society, this relationship provides a model

for buddy systems. An older or more expert tuakana (brother,

sister or cousin) helps, and guides a younger, or less expert teina

(originally a younger sibling or cousin of the same gender). The benefits to both parties

are mutual. By the time our students reach the age of 15 or 16, they have accumulated a

large amount of sporting (and life) experience – in some cases 10 or more years.

The opportunity to share this with younger children encourages them to reflect upon

the knowledge they have amassed, and develop positive methods of sharing this

learning with others. It also teaches them to be organised, to be tolerant, and to be

patient. A number of our Year 12-13 Students are natural teachers, and thoroughly

enjoy coaching opportunities.

Have a great week.

Richard McMillan

The TAS School Wide Behaviour Expectations are: - Rangatiratanga: Wairuatanga:

We are Learners We are Reflective

We show Rangatiratanga We show Wairuatanga

Whanaungatanga: Manaakitanga:

We are Caring We are Respectful

We show Whanaungatanga We show Manaakitanga

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Tall Poppies The following Taihape Area School students rose above the crowd

last week as outstanding achievers, and members of our Learning

Community:

Peyton Thorby and Hemi O'Loughlin (Room1) - for progress in reading

and story writing;

Harrison Collings (Room 2) - for excellent handwriting, and for always completing his

homework to a high standard;

Pikirangi Phillips (Room 3) - for making a fantastic effort in writing and Wairanaki Rata-

Hoete (Room3) – for thinking about and using TAS values;

Liam Sime (Room4) - for his perseverance in maths this week and mastering fractions;

Ardijah Rewai (Room4) - for his efforts in maths this week and mastering fractions.;

Chevvy Judge (Room5) - for always giving encouragement to others when participating in

class games.

Asya Grant (Room5) - for always displaying sportsmanship when playing team games;

Xavier Heeney (Room6) - for loving rugby so much that he would play all day if he could;

Grace Fannin (Room6) - for wonderful art work. You are becoming a talented artist Grace!

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Tall Poppies from Learning Street – Week 5

More Tall Poppies:- Hannah Meadows and Atawhai McDonnell (Year 11) - for showing Rangatiratanga in Level 1

Science;

Atawhai McDonnell, Harrison Morgan, and Hannah Meadows (Year 11) – for outstanding

work output, and work ethic, in NCEA Level One English;

Year 13’s Caryse Clark and Erika Elers Excellence, and Brooklyn Elers and Emma Fellingham

Merit – for their History Assessment on Researching a Historical Event;

Year 12’s Athena McDonnell Excellence, Joe Kennedy, James McCann, and Sarah Squires

Merit – for their History Assessment on Interpretation of a Historical Event;

Anaru Hawiri, Jacob Donovan, Nailul-Hafix Saifudin, George Abernethy, Jamie

Abernethy, Caspian Jansen, Alex Tiseli, Aiden Lamb and Matene Thomposn – for being

outstanding ambassadors for Taihape Area School at the WHANGANUI ZONE Chess Power

Regional Chess Tournament.

Industrial Action Thank you for your support during the Industrial Action last week. This is a very

important campaign for the future of Education in our Country. The support generally

has been outstanding with the following link indicative of this:-

I Back the Teachers - Facebook

Uniform We have so many variations of our uniform - long pants, short pants, skirts, navy jersey, polar fleeces, any navy or black jacket- to allow for individual needs BUT NO hoodies, jeans, track or sports pants are allowed as part of the school day to day uniform. Shoes need to be black and NO Scuffs. Thank you.

Skiing A large number of Students have indicated they will be going

skiing in Term 3. We are delighted with this, but please note that

the cost is approx. $400, and this must be paid up-front. While

$400 is a great deal of money, this is the cheapest deal available

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by far – as well as access to the mountain, it covers travel, lessons, and ski hire for the

whole term.

Over the past 2 years the Board is taking a firmer stance against families who have poor

credit records. Families owing money must make arrangements to cover any existing

outstanding fees, as well as paying up front, before their child/ren will be able to

participate in activities with extra costs attached.

One option to ensure skiing is viable could be to open a Trust Account and begin making

regular payments between now and the start of Term 3.

Supporting Your Child’s Learning Whatever writing activities you do with children at home,

remember these main ideas:

1. Keep it short;

2. Make it fun;

3. Make it relevant;

4. The ideas are more important than the spelling and

grammar;

5. Using technology can make writing more fun.

Ideas:

1. Email relatives and friends;

2. Personal diary;

3. Interactive Websites e.g. www.piclits.com www.eduplace.com/tales.

Need to Talk? Need to Talk? Free call, or text 1737, any time to speak to a trained Counsellor, for any reason.

Lifeline: 0800 543 354; Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 / 0508 TAUTOKO (24/7). This is a service

for people who may be thinking about suicide, or those who are concerned about family, or friends;

Depression Helpline: 0800 111 757 (24/7); Samaritans: 0800 726 666 (24/7); Youthline: 0800 376 633 (24/7) or free text 234 (8am-12am), or email

talk@youthline.co.nz; What's Up: online chat (7pm-10pm) or 0800 WHATSUP/ 0800 9428 787

children's helpline (1pm-10pm weekdays, 3pm-10pm weekends);

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Kidsline (ages 5-18): 0800 543 754 (24/7); Rural Support Trust Helpline: 0800 787 254; Healthline: 0800 611 116; Rainbow Youth: (09) 376 4155.

Ice Skate Tour Taihape Area School: Wednesday 12 June 2019 – Sunday 16 June 2019

Be prepared for a cool but not cold ice skating experience. The Ice Skate Tour travels around New Zealand with state of the art, artificial ice rinks. They look like ice and have 97% same gliding capacity as natural ice. Surrounded by an inflatable boarding and helmets + gloves provided at no charge (both compulsory for kids) it’s the safest possible way to try ice skating.

Prices are $8 for kids under 16, $12 for adults and $35 for a family (2 kids + 2 adults

or 3 kids + 12 adult). This includes ice skates, helmet, gloves, and at least half an hour ice skating (longer if capacity allows).

We're providing lessons for Year 1-13 during School Hours. Lessons are 50 minutes in which we teach the students the basics of balance, coordination, and ice skating.

Friday Night the 14th "The Taihape Curling Cup" 6pm onwards. Enter your team (adults only) for a great night out on www.facebook.com/thecurlingcup

Wednesday/Thursday 3.00pm – 7.00pm

Friday 3:00pm–6:00pm

Saturday 10:00am–5:00pm

If it is an emergency and you feel like you, or someone else is at risk, call 111.

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Sunday 10:00am–4:00pm

Timetable for Ice-Skating Lessons

Wednesday 12th Thursday 13th Friday 14th

9.00 - 9.45am

Room 5 & Year 4’s from Room 4 - Lesson 1

Room 1&2 - Lesson 1 Room 1&2 - Lesson 2

9.45 - 10.30am

Room 3 & Year 3’s from Room 4 - Lesson 1

Room 6 - Lesson 1 Room 3 & Year 3’s from Room 4 - Lesson 2

11.00 - 11.45am

Room 7 - Lesson 1 Room 7 - Lesson 2 Room 5 & Year 4’s from Room 4 - Lesson 2

11.45 - 12.30pm

Room 8 - Lesson 1 Room 8 - Lesson 2 Room 6 - Lesson 2

1.15 - 2.00pm

Country Schools Year 10 - Lesson 1 Year 9 - Lesson 1

2.00 - 2.45pm

Country Schools Year 10 - Lesson 2 Year 9 - Lesson 2

Schools Bags (extract from the

Sunday Star Times)

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TAS Caps and Beanies for Sale We have a range of Caps and Beanies for Sale. Caps and Beanies are very popular items

with young people, and the decision was made to provide a viable option for students

who often choose to wear fashionable, but non-uniform and non-compliant options.

Both come in two different styles (decided after consultation with a sample of students),

and the cost is $26 for an embroidered Cap, and $29 for an embroidered Beanie.

The photos below the display range of headwear available. The Students are (younger

versions of) Phoebe, Emma, Louise, and Holdem.

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School Uniform A reminder that Anna’s, Taihape, stock Taihape Area School Uniforms.

This saves an unnecessary drive to Palmerston North, or Wanganui.

Protecting and Valuing the Family

Identity

www.s2e.co.nz …protecting

people online

1) Become your child’s “friend” in any

social network environment your child

creates.

2) Maintain easy access to your child's profile via their log in...…you will see everything.

3) Ensure that you can always have access to your child's phone to help them stay safe

(i.e. it is not a no-go area) …check the quality of how they are communicating with

others; talk about how they connect and communicate with friends. Is it consistent with

the values of your family?

4) Educate your children about the importance of protecting family and friends

images….teach them to seek permission of another before they send or upload images

via the internet.

5) Try to always maintain open lines of communication. Do not over-react if you see

something that alarms you or makes you angry…..share your concerns, and always talk

about issues as how they relate to them and their friends safety.

6) Agree on a time in the evening to stop using the technology within the home…that’s

everyone!!

7) Talk/ask about their friends and social activity as a way to reduce the opportunity for

cyber-separation to develop……encourage being open about new friends and what they

are up to, and who their parents are. When in doubt, call the parents and introduce

yourself.

8) Teach your children to protect their online identify, as a way to future proof

themselves for employment…..we need to nurture and protect them so that they can

learn to protect it for themselves as they engage information technology.

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“A digital life is a shared responsibility” – John Parsons.

Quotes of the Week

“Know how – can do. Don’t know how

– but will give it a go” – Extended Place

Makers Motto by Bruce Hammonds.

“All learning begins when our

comfortable ideas turn out to

be inadequate” – John Dewey.

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Helpful Tips for Staying Healthy 1. Frequent hand washing is the best way to prevent and combat the spread of germs! Wash hands often with soap and water or hand sanitizer; 2. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or elbow or arm if no tissue is available; 3. Do not share drinks, food or unwashed utensils; 4. Get plenty of rest, eat healthy food and drink lots of water and healthy drinks; 5. Avoid people that are sick and stay home when you are sick; 6. Disinfect surfaces that are prone to germs ( ex. phones, keyboards, doorknobs, toothbrushes).

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Chess Tournament

TAS Students Warming Up before the Matches began

Last Week 9 Students took part in the WHANGANUI ZONE Chess Power Regional Chess Tournament, at Churton School, Wanganui. This is the second occasion we have been involved in this event, which is growing year upon year. Our Students were highly motivated, focused, and really wonderful ambassadors for our School, and in fact Taihape. We can be very proud of them.

The following students were involved - Anaru Hawiri, Jacob Donovan, Nailul-Hafix Saifudin, George Abernethy, Jamie Abernethy, Caspian Jansen, Alex Tiseli, Aiden Lamb, and Matene Thompson. Congratulations and well done to these outstanding Students.

National Young Leaders Day Hello, it’s me Nailul! A few weeks ago, we went to the 2019 NYLD that was held in Palmerston North. I came along with George, Taylor, Jahna, Poppy, Phoebe, Melodie, Kavahn, Elicia, Kaejah and Michela. Anyways, we heard from some great speakers whose stories were great and very inspiring. They were also very funny. Speakers included Ronnie who is an ex-presenter at What Now, Christian who helped put NYLD

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2019 together in the first place, as well as the legend Kings who even performed for us on stage! The hosts were excellent, George, do you have any words about this?

It was a delightful experience and I did enjoy the speakers. My favourite was Christian because he was entertaining and hilarious. I also liked Ronnie because I liked his stories regarding his culture. Also, it was interesting hearing about the childhood stories from Kings and a story from Phil about how when he was younger he rode a dodgy go-kart down a hill with a ramp at the bottom.

By George and Nailul-Hafiz

TAS Behaviour

Expectation

Manaakitanga We show respect in what we do and say for

property, people and the environment.

This sounds like:- We use polite, appropriate language;

We care for our property and the property of

others;

We leave spaces tidy;

We use manners when we are in School and off

campus.