Issue: 11 Term 3
30 July 2015
www.taradaleint.school.nz
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa,
(Greetings to you all)
Welcome back to term 3 to all our students and a warm welcome to the new families joining us this term. We have had a
fantastic start to the term with our annual Science Fair where we have been wowed by the breadth and depth of thinking
involved. Congratulations to all students who got their projects completed. This week is te wiki o te reo Māori and we have
been doing some special activities around this – there is more on both of these topics below.
We look forward to welcoming back our New Caledonia travellers tonight who, by all accounts, have had a wonderful time.
Fitness levels are improving as students prepare for our school cross country on Thursday 6th August and for a number of
students competing in the AIMS games which is a very prestigious sports competition for Year 7 and 8 students, being held
in Tauranga starting 6th September.
Our major theme for this term is communication. Students will be engaged in a wide range of learning activities related to
this theme including speeches and debating. As always we expect our students to continue to be safe, to be respectful and
to be learners.
We are holding a Teacher Only Day on Monday 10th August to do
some very important curriculum development work. Please make
arrangements for your child/ren for that day.
Rex Wilson
Principal
Congratulations to the following students who were presented with their badges in the following areas last
term.
Honours: Alexi Sewell, Ruby Barnett, Amy Bruce, Henry Hall, Brooke Olsen, Alannah Hollis,
Maddison Greeks, Lachlan Maxwell, Logan Gee, Bryce Monteith, Emily-Jean Schmidt-Grant, Daniel
Hurley, Shontaye Piua-Bryson
Sports Merit
Service Merit
Cultural/Art Merit
Academic Merit
Alannah Hollis
Alexandra Richardson
Amanda Merrylees
Brooke Olsen
Bryce Monteith
Campbell Gray
Charlotte Lancaster
Chloe Ireland
Daniel Hurley
Ellie Watts
Hannah Cotter
Hannah Findlay
Henry Hall
Jack Lawson
Jacob Driver
Jonty Unwin
Kate Bassick
Kamoe Fabish
Ethan Green
Daniel Hurley
Caitlin McGregor
Ruby Barnett
Ella Bergman
George Bergman
Callum Scott
Henry Hall
Toby Thorp-Walker
Tori Bron
Reece Henderson
Abbey Hutchinson
Kimberley Laugesen
Nikita Mataira
Bryce Monteith
Emily-Jean Schmidt-Grant
Ethan Yong
Abby Humphreys
Daniel Hurley
Brooke Olsen
Tori Bron
Brooklyn Marshall
Maddison Greeks
Lachlan Maxwell
Ethan Green
Ruby Barnett
Ella Bergman
Amy Bruce
Henry Hall
Sarah Forster
Ethan Green
Daniel Hurley
Ryleigh McLean
Callum Scott
Holly Wogan
Jack Evans
Campbell Gray
Roisin Dinan
Shirley Zhong
Jack Lawson
Eli Philp
Sophia Park
Tommy Fergusson
Emma Smith
Shylah Jury
Lachie McCarthy
Rylee McIntyre
Ryleigh McLean
Scarlett Paterson
Tom Davies
Sports Excellence
Kate Bassick
Sophie Bassick
Kamoe Fabish
Ethan Green
Hannah Jones
Anna Restieaux
Hermione Winterburn
Ella Bergman
Adam Barron
William Hollis
Tim Loughlin
Toby Thorpe Walker
Brooke Cheyne
Emily-Jean Schmidt-Grant
Louise Sullivan
Emily Stewart
Logan Gee
Fletcher Mitchell
Bryce Monteith
Emily-Jean Schmidt-Grant
Caitlin Smith
Kimberley Thomas
Service Excellence
Service Merit
Tayla Swanwick
Tommy Fergusson
Connor Gregory
Caleb Lampitt
Abby Humphreys
Jordan Penisula
Cultural/Art Excellence
Sarah Sturm
Daniel Harvey
Noel Castelino
Zarlia Wyatt
Shylah Jury
Ollie Marshall
Hannah McKinnon
Isabel van der Wal
Marcus Ambrose
Jack Lawson
Brooklyn Marshall
Shyan Murphy
Alaska Webb
Ashley Bayley
Jordan Matthews
Faye Mumford
Emma Wynne
Amy Bruce
Alexi Sewell
Hannah Jones
Tegan Jaggard
Hannah McKinnon
Alannah Hollis
Shyan Murphy
Neha Pannu
Alaska Webb
Louise Sullivan
Sports Excellence
Jordan Penisula
Tayla Swanwick
Tommy Fergusson
Shontaye Piua-Bryson
Kimberley Thomas
Noel Castelino
Ellie Watts
Sarah Sturm
Ollie Marshall
Kimberley Laugesen
Isabel van der Wal
Zoe Scott
Alaska Webb
Hannah Jones
Shae Clarke
Anna Restieaux
Ryleigh McLean
Service Excellence
Ryleigh McLean
Adam Barron
Academic Excellence
ICAS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Congratulations to the following students who achieved Distinction or High Distinction marks in the Digital
Technologies competition. High Distinction is the top 1% and Distinction the top 10% of those students who entered
the competition worldwide.
Award
High Distinction
Distinction
Year 7
Daniel Wallace
Year 8
Zachary Picone
Neha Pannu
This week is the Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2015 with the Māori Language Commission encouraging families to
korero Māori at home. We will put a new sentence in the newsletter each week which you might like to use with
your children. This week’s sentence – “Haramai, e te tau!” which means “Come here, my darling!” – Haramai is
the ‘come here’ part and e te tau means ‘darling’
TE AUTE COLLEGE COMES TO TIS – A ROUSING HAKA
“Yesterday, I learnt quite a large amount about the Haka and overall Māori culture. When I
performed some of the Haka the staunch, upright nature became quite apparent when in action.
Respect for the dance was mandatory and felt right to be so. The movement seemed stiff and very
jolty, yet the actions appeared to be fluid and seemed to flow perfectly with one another. There
seemed to be a higher spiritual element of the dance with the boys hammering us with the words
“your ancestors are watching”. Though I am a person with no religious affiliations or beliefs, I
really could understand that sort of spirituality within that dance.”
By Michael, Room 24
SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR
Congratulations to the 120 students who had their Science Fair Project on display in the School Hall. The projects
were of an extremly high standard which made the judging very difficult. Winners will be announced and prizes
presented at the School’s next assembly to be held Friday, 7th August.
Our thanks go to all parents, caregivers and teachers for their support of our students with these major projects.
GIVE IT BACK – SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Last Thursday 23 eager TIS students went to different organisations around Taradale as part of the Give it Back
programme. This is designed to give back to the community in which our young people live. Taradale High School,
Taradale Primary, Arthur Miller, Reignier and Greenmeadows Schools, Atawhai Residential Care and Bryant House
were the lucky recipients of our hard working students. From stripping and painting BBQ tables, working in the
school library, taking an extension maths programme, helping move into a brand new admin block, reading to a blind
aged person or just having a milo and biscuit and talking to the elderly – our students were busy! The feedback from
the places visited was fantastic – Kapai kids! This programme runs for term three and then for 4 weeks of term four
when we will be organising a food drive for those in the community who need some extra help. A huge thanks to the
parents who are helping with transport – Mrs Driver, Beryl, Maree Spackman and Karyn Bosher.
BONJOUR FROM NEW CALEDONIA
Our exchange group are having a fantastic time in New Caledonia. We've spent
four nights with our sister school in the tiny village of La Foa, and we're now in
Noumea and off to do some touristy things! The weather is beautiful - 25 degrees
and lovely and sunny.
The group arrive back in New Zealand late tonight.
Mrs Breeds and Ms Eddy
40 HOUR FAMINE 2015
A huge thank you to all the students that participated in
this year’s 40 hour famine.
Your efforts raised
$5,484.10 for families in Bangladesh. Tino pai!
CANOE POLO - 2015 HB INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to our top TIS Team: 2015 HB Intermediate School
champions! They demonstrated awesome teamwork, spirit and fairplay throughout the weekend, they were a pleasure to coach. I would
also like to thank Daniel & Thomas McDermott (ex TIS students) for
their assistance throughout the season.
Good luck to the following students who have been asked to attend
a trial for the HB Under 14 Canoe Polo teams:
Tayla Swanwick, Ella Bergman, Brooke Cheyne & Hannah McKinnon
George Bergman, Henry Hall, Matthew Sexton & Louis Baudinet
TIS Canoe Polo Team:
Tayla Swanwick, George Bergman, Ella
Bergman, Louis Baudinet, Hamish Baudinet, Tim
Loughlin, Henry Hall & Matthew Sexton
YEAR 7 ACERS NETBALL TEAM
A huge thank you to Tanya Dearns – the Acer’s netball coach. The team has been very lucky to have a coach of
Tanya’s calibre and expertise.
The team had an excellent run through the grading games and the first round of the Napier division one season. The
intercity division one was definitely a challenge and the team had some close games. Tanya is the newly appointed
coach of the Central Pulse Netball Franchise so we thank her for her work at TIS and wish her well for the next
challenge!
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We wish Matthew Sexton (Rm 7) all the best as he competes in 4 swimming events; the 100 back, 200 Breast,
200 IM and 400 IM at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships to be held at the AUT
Millennium Institute in Auckland 10 August 2015 – 15 August 2015. Well done Matthew and Good Luck!
Congratulations to Isaac Milley who was selected for the Central Football u12 Boys Regional Talent centre for
2015.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION CHALLENGE - CAMP OPOUAHI 2015
COST PER STUDENT $110.00 (CAN BE PAID AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE OR ONLINE)
Specific class dates are:
Week 6: Mohaka
Week 7: Kaweka
Week 8:Takitimu
Rooms 13/9/7
16th-18thNov
Rooms 22/23/24 23rd-25th Nov
Rooms 2/3/6
30th Nov-2nd Dec
Rooms 1/15
18th-20th Nov
Rooms 21/18 25th-27th Nov
Rooms 4/5
2nd-4th Dec
Camp activities this year include a short tramp, gorging, rock traversing and environmental education. Information
and Parent help forms have been sent home. Can the parent help forms please be returned by Friday 31st July. Gear
lists will be home later in the term and all medical and consent forms will be home early Term 4.
Account number for paying online 12-3479-0033528-01 please use your “son or daughter’s name” in details field and
“Camp” in reference field.
Help !!
Volunteers required for
our school canteen!
Gill McCarthy has got things up and running
which we are all very appreciative of, but she
can’t do it every day!
We need parents to help out one day a week
from 11:30am – 1:30 pm. You will get to work
with our fabulous students who help in the
canteen and of course our wonderful staff.
Please phone the school office on 844-7264
advising the day that you are able to help with.
We encourage your child to place an order
before 8.25am, as we cannot guarantee that all
items will be available for purchase during the
lunchtime break.
Sports Uniform Plea
We still have a large number of sports uniforms which
need to be returned. Can you please check at home
under beds, in cupboards, school bags for any lurking
uniform items. Please return to a very grateful (no
questions asked) Mrs Lindsay in Room 14.
TARADALE HIGH SCHOOL BOT SCHOLARSHIPS 2016
Year 8 students who are living in the Taradale High School
Zone are invited to apply for ten scholarships with a value
of $500 each. There are Four Scholastic, Two Leadership
and Four Sports Scholarships available. The deadline for
receipt of these Scholarship applications is 12 noon Friday,
August 7th. An information pamphlet is available from the
school office or for further information and application forms
go to www.ths.school.nz/information-2/bot-scholarshipapplications-for-2016/
NAPIER SECONDARY SCHOOLS OPEN DAYS AND EVENINGS – INFORMATION FOR YEAR 8 STUDENTS
William Colenso College
Wednesday 19th August 6.00pm - School Hall
Tamatea High School
Thursday 20th August – 6.00pm - Auditorium
Napier Boys’ High School
Monday 24th August – 7.00pm – Henderson Hall
Taradale High School
Thursday 27th August 6.30pm – School Hall
Napier Girls’ High School
Thursday 3rd September – 7.30pm – School Hall
High School Application form and Prospectus information will be distributed to all year 8 students’ during the
week of 11th – 14th August.
St John’s College is holding an Opening Evening on Sunday 2nd August at 6.00pm. An Information leaflet is
available at the office for interested families.
School Cross Country
Teacher Only Day
High School Prospectus Information
Super Six Hockey
Napier High Schools Open Days & Evenings
Thursday 6th August
Monday 10th August – School closed
Tuesday 11th - 14th August (distributed to all year 8 students)
Tuesday 12th August
Wednesday 19 August – Thursday 3 September (see above for
detailed information)
Super Six Cross Country
TIS Open Day
AIMS Games
Thursday 27th August
Saturday 5th September – 10.30am – 12 Midday
Sunday 6th September – Friday 11th September