Issue Date:
Thursday
13 August 2015
GROWING GOOD PEOPLE FOR A CHANGING WORLD
Open Night
Thursday 20 August at 6pm
All Welcome
PRINCIPAL (Acting)
Mr Nigel Groom
YEAR 11 DEAN
Mrs Annie Macfarlane
GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR
Mr Dick Wivell
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
Mrs Merrill Graham
YEAR 10 DEAN
Mrs Lara Small
CAREERS ADVISOR
Mrs Cindy Morgan
YEAR 13 DEAN
Ms Sarah Grant
YEAR 9 DEAN
Ms Josie Burdon
BOT CHAIRPERSON
Mr Wiremu Pearson
YEAR 12 DEAN
Mr Greg Kettle
INTERNATIONAL DEAN
Ms Cheryl Brownlee
Tamatea High School
P O Box 5055, Greenmeadows, Napier 4145
Freyberg Avenue, Tamatea
Ph: (06) 844 6600
Fax: (06) 844 6601
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tamatea.school.nz
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Tamatea High School
A GLIMPSE AT THE EXCITING WORLD OF LEARNING AT
TAMATEA HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou
Here we are already in week 4 of Term 3. I hope that everyone is ready for the challenges of a
busy remainder of the term. Aside from our every day focus on teaching, learning, achievement
and co-curricular activities we also have our Open Night, Year 11-13 practice examinations and
workshops, ‘Mid Summer Night Circus’ evening, student led Individual Development Plan (IDP)
meetings and the powhiri for Robin Fabish (our new Principal).
Despite these exciting activities our primary focus is on our students completing assessments,
achieving credits and preparing for NCEA examinations or Junior Diploma. By the end of this
term a majority of the senior course work will be completed and so it is essential that study is
being done both at school and at home.
Term 4 is only just over three weeks long for senior students. Senior students will only be released
for exam study once they have fulfilled the minimum requirements at their NCEA level, gained
clearance from their teachers or negotiated alternative arrangements with me.
As you can see in this newsletter our learning community has successfully participated in many
areas at Tamatea High School. In particular, I would like to acknowledge and congratulate our
Year 9 and 10 Māori Performing Arts group who performed with distinction at last week’s Team
Tamatea Kapa Haka Festival and again at this week’s assembly.
On Thursday 20th August we have our annual Open Evening for prospective students and
families. If you have any family or friends who are considering coming to Tamatea High School I
encourage them to come along to our Open Evening and see first hand the wonderful
opportunities we have to offer.
Finally I need to remind everyone that we have a mid-term break on Monday 24th August.
Nigel Groom
ACTING PRINCIPAL
Artwork by Malo Kariatiana
Artwork by Tihema Douglas
Tamatea High School
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CELEBRATING SUCCESS
Congratulations…….
to Jesse
Warena (back row, fourth from left) who
competed in the New Zealand Darts
Council Junior/Youth Championships
during the school holidays and was placed
third in his age group.
Congratulations to …..…….
Te Ahurei Kingi who has been selected for Hawke’s Bay Tuis and was also selected to play for the
Te Matau A Maui Wahine team who won the annual Te Tini A Maui tournament in Palmerston
North.
Congratulations ….
to Tihema Douglas, Anaru Walters and Logan Teao-Carroll who
were selected for the Te Tini Maui Central North Rugby Team. The team travelled to Auckland
and played before the New Zealand Māori All Blacks game.
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Tamatea High School
PROUDLY LEADING MODERN AND INNOVATIVE LEARNING
We recently welcomed Porritt
Primary School to our Science
Laboratories for some fun and
informative experiments. Our senior
helpers enjoyed the experience as
much as the Porritt students.
The Junior Kapa Haka group at the
Tamatea Kapa Haka Festival
The group performed their bracket at assembly and
stunned the school with the quality of their singing
and actions.
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Tamatea High School
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Year 10 Health
During Term Three, your son/daughter will be continuing with the Health curriculum. This
involves researching career options to get ready for course selection for NCEA Level 1 in 2016;
understanding how good decision making can maintain and enhance their sexual health; and
also to demonstrate an understanding of strategies that can be used to cope in times of change.
If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs
Macfarlane (HOD Health) at school.
Otago University Alcohol Resource Survey
All Year 10 students will be asked to participate in a survey to compare two resources that look
at how alcohol affects the brain. To have your child’s input into how effective they think these
resources are and changes they suggest to make them more effective for adolescents is
invaluable for teaching programmes long-term. It is completely voluntary and a consent form will
be sent home for you to sign along with a brochure that outlines the resources in more detail.
The survey is being run by Shanti Campbell from Otago University and facilitated by Mrs
Macfarlane. Thank-you in advance for your support.
Jumble Sale Saturday 19th September
In June/July 2016 a group of nine students and Ms Brownlee, Japanese teacher, are planning to
go to Japan on a language and cultural tour.
The group has started fund-raising and on Saturday 19 September from 11.30am – 3pm in the
school auditorium they are having a Jumble Sale. There is still time to donate clean, used clothes,
shoes and toys for us to sell at this event. There will also be a baking sale and a sausage sizzle
available.
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Tamatea High School
PROUDLY PROMOTING CONNECTED CITIZENS OF GLOBAL
COMMUNITIES
Mayoral Reception for International Students
We welcomed five new International students to Tamatea High School this term and they, along
with some of our existing group of International students recently attended a Mayoral reception
with Napier Mayor Bill Dalton.
From left to right: Lorenzo Gretter (Italy), Muang Hatsadee (Thailand), Neranchara
Rujiprachakorn (Thailand), Caroline Sogaard (Denmark), Beng Phiansamoe (Thailand), Honoka
Suzuki (Japan), Mayor Bill Dalton, Patty Samnianglam (Thailand), Claire Godwin (France), Nami
Toyama (Japan), Heimoana Latu (Tongan), Taufa Latu (Tongan) and Ann Sawamura (Japan),
Melbourne Storm
We were privileged to be able to welcome
Dayne Weston and Slade Griffin from The
Melbourne Storm league rugby team to
Tamatea High School to talk to our students
along with students from William Colenso
College, Te Ara Hou, Tamatea Primary and
Tamatea Intermediate Schools. They were very
inspiring, answered lots of questions and then
signed autographs. They left us with some
wise words “The harder your work the luckier
your get”. Some of our students welcomed the
team to Hawke’s Bay by leading a Haka at the
airport.
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Tamatea High School
SPORTING IN STYLE
Ahuriri D Grade Rugby
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Tamatea High School
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 18th August
Thursday 20th August
Monday 24th August
Tuesday 25th—Friday 28th August
Wednesday 26th August
Thursday 27th/Friday 28th August
Friday 28 th August
Tuesday 1st September
University of Auckland Liaison visit for Year
13
HBSS Badminton Singles Championships
at Centennial Hall
OPEN NIGHT at 6pm
Mid Term Break—School closed
Senior Assessment Week
Ahuriri Rugby Awards at 7pm, Napier
Tech Club
Victoria University Open Day Trip
Year 12 Art Work Exhibition at Creative Art
Napier
Year 10 Field Trip
Artwork by
Tihema Douglas
Jade Nikora-Rameka
Thank you to these companies,
trusts and foundations for
continuing to support Tamatea
High School
GREENMEADOWS