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ISSUE 4
ANZAC
Commemorations
Page 5
Brave a Shave
Page 6
Grammar Games
Page 10
Ethan Rose
MTB Success
Page 18
Cross Country Results
Page 20
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FRIDAY 1 MAY
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2015
Welcome to New Staff
Ex-Student News
Genevieve Galletly
Kia Ora
My name is Genevieve Galletly and I am
the new homeroom teacher for 8HP. I
have enjoyed settling in and getting to
know the children. Over this year, I look
forward to working with the children
and families to help them achieve their
potential.
Louise Hamilton
Greetings
My name is Louise Hamilton and I
come to Darfield High School from a
background of teaching, office based
counselling, working with young parents
and new babies, and Social Work in
Schools.
I am about to move into a "tiny house".
I am a grandmother. My loves are my
granddaughter, the beach, crochet and
knitting, paddle boarding and films. I am
a "wanna-be" writer and artist.
Although I have only been here for two
days I have already met some delightful,
engaged, courteous and friendly
students.
I will be working at DHS on Wednesdays
til Fridays and look forward to becoming
part of the school community.
I come to Darfield High School with a
background of 20 years of varied and
successful teaching experience with
young children within early childhood
and primary settings. I also grew up in
Darfield and attended Darfield High
School. I also currently live in Darfield
with my husband Dave and we have
three children, Jessica (12 years old and
attends Darfield High School), Lachlan
(9 years old) and Thomas (7 years old).
We also enjoy hosting a long term
international student through Darfield
High School and currently have Hanako
(18 years old) living with us from Japan.
With the successful completion of my
Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and
Learning (Primary) in 2014 and a busy
first term relieving in a variety of schools
around the local area, which included
Darfield High School, I am prepared to
take the next step in my teaching career
at Darfield High School and look forward
to the challenges it will bring.
An ex-pupil of Darfield High
School was sworn in as a
Judge in the District Court in
Christchurch recently.
His Honour Garry Collin, was
born and raised in Greendale,
attending Greendale Primary
and Darfield High Schools, then
Canterbury University.
Garry would have been at
Greendale in the late1960s and
70s and DHS from around 1972.
This was a very exciting day
for our family, a great occasion
with a Powhiri followed by the
swearing in ceremony.
Christine Dennis
Resource Teacher Learning and
Behaviour; Te Horanui RTLB
Cluster 36
DHS DISPATCH welcomes any
news or photographs you
have from events our students
have attended outside of
school. We love to hear about
and share successes and
interesting stories.
Please email:
[email protected].
Mel Tapa
I have just started as Rugby
Administrator and am enjoying getting
to know the staff and pupils.
I have been in the Malvern area for the
last seven years dairy farming. We have
two boys and love living in Darfield and
enjoy what it has to offer.
If you have any queries regarding rugby
please feel free to contact me at the
school.
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Above: Genevieve is seen here at her Graduation
ceremony with Sumi Hayakawa-Buist. it was on the
15th April at Horncastle Arena. Sumi received her
Degree of Master of Arts in Japanese ,
University of Canterbury
7 McLaughlins Road
PO Box 5
Darfield 7541
New Zealand
[email protected]
www.darfield.school.nz
Phone: +64 3 318 8411
Fax: +64 3 318 8543
1 May 2015
Jeremy Walter
Support Staff
Groundsman
Principal’s Comments
The winter season brings with it an
increased possibility that the school may
have to close due to extreme weather
events. Any time the school is closed
unexpectedly it causes great disruption
to programmes within the school and
also for the wider school community who
often have to scramble to arrange care
for younger students.
Jeremy was recently presented
with the Support Staff Award,
which is given out once a term and
is a recognition of great work by a
non-teaching staff member.
“More than ten years of
dedicated service”
“Approachable and hard-working”
“Presents the gounds in a fantastic
state—often commented
on by visitors”
“Grounds always look immaculate
and Jeremy works hard to keep
them that way”
As such these decisions are not taken
lightly. Safety of students, staff, and
community is the highest priority. A
cautious approach will be taken when
considering opening the school if
road conditions from snow, ice, wind,
or flooding will make travel unsafe.
Although people must be responsible
for their own safety decisions, there
can be pressure for some to push on
regardless to get to school for work or
learning so as not to let others down
or miss out. Also, ‘risk transference’ can
occur where people assume things will
be safe because school has been allowed
to open.
An issue we face at the High School with
forecast extreme weather is that, once
the students are at school, it is difficult to
get many of them home again at short
notice due to over 80% of our students
travelling by bus. If a large number of
students were unable to get home, we
would have the resources to manage at
school overnight but this would be far
from ideal, particularly if it was required
over several days.
Homes in the school zone range from
an altitude of about 40 metres near
Templeton to over 500 metres close
to the mountains. This means that
conditions can vary widely from one
side of the zone to another. If the
Darfield township and area further
east look like they are safe for travel
we will consider opening for those
who can make it and to run the buses
that we can. In such circumstances,
we must consider whether we are
able to get enough staff to school for
adequate supervision and a worthwhile
programme of learning. About half of
the teachers in the school travel from
Christchurch and so the conditions
there, which at times are worse than in
Malvern, must also be considered.
If the school is to be closed, then parents
will be notified by email and text, so it is
important that contact details are up to
date. Where possible, a notice will also
go home with students. Notifications
and updates will be on the school
website.
James Morris
Around
School
Student buddies spending time
with their Thai visitors during
interval.
Emily Cullen, Ria Kelly, Earn,
Kawpan, Olivia Manning, and
Kayla Rosel
Congratulations! You ladies have
won an Around School prize. Call
into Mrs Watson’s office next week.
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ANZAC
Centenary Commemoration
Last Friday, the school held a special ANZAC service led by the students. All of the
school attended, several seniors spoke about why the service was held, and poems
were read. Leigh Walters played the Last Post, wreaths were laid and a Gallipoli oak
tree was planted. On Saturday, many students attended services around the district
and laid wreaths.
William Gross:
What few New Zealanders realise is that
for over 114 years we have sent a quarter
of a million of our Kiwis offshore into
active military service. Overall, more
than 30,000 New Zealand soldiers, sailors
and airmen have lost their lives in these
conflicts. This has been a heavy price for
our small nation to have paid. But the
tragedy of those conflicts is not just of
those whom we lost, but also many of
those who did return were changed men.
They and their families suffered as
a result of their physical and mental
illnesses, many were uncomfortable in
their own home country and even in
their own family homes, and some had
difficulty settling back into peace time
employment.
As one Gallipoli veteran said, we must
hope that we will no longer send “young
boys on a man’s job.” At Gallipoli, the
process of establishing our own sense
of identity, separate from Great Britain,
moved forward apace.
New Zealand is sought after in its
international status for its valuable
contributions to the pursuit of
international stability and peace. We
have a high reputation around the world
for doing just that.
Rosie Marchant:
Tomorrow Kiwis of all generations will
participate in parades and remembrance
ceremonies around the country
reflecting a growing commitment to
Anzac Day, especially with it being the
centenary of World War One.
Young people are our future and it is
apparent that they are becoming more
aware of the responsibilities they face in
their lifetimes. So, for us, Anzac is about
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remembering with pride all who gave
their lives in conflict.
We have pride in what they achieved
and deep sadness at the cost of that
achievement. “ For them being there, we
are here”.
It is about remembering their families
who mourn the loss of their loved ones,
and those communities that have been
impacted by their death in battle. It
is about remembering the impact of
these terrible events. This spans across
the generations, the nation as a whole,
in every community and most families.
We need, too, to pause, to think about
the future of the world we live in, of the
security of New Zealanders.
These were the unspoken objectives
for which our fallen ANZAC servicemen
made the supreme sacrifice and we must
never lose sight of them.
A Poem Read by Ella Pearce
Recorded in stone and gun metal grey
Those heroes in silence look down
as we pray The standard is dip’t, the
flowers are laid
Then the music is sounded and
homage is paid. They left us a torch to
carry with pride
And hope for a future where peace
can abide.
I dream of a life, that’s lived without
fear
It is for that tomorrow our people lie
here
We will remember them!
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Spirit of ANZAC
They clad us in the colours of the forest,
and armed us with the weapons made
for war.
Then taught us the ancient trade of
killing,
and led us to the sound of battle’s roar.
So give us comfort as we lay down
bleeding,
and pray upon our cold and stiffened
dead.
But mark our place that we might be
accounted,
this foreign soil becomes our graven bed
Now children place upon this stone a
garland,
and learn of us each ANZAC Day at dawn.
We are New Zealand’s dead from distant
conflict,
our sacrifice remembered ever more.
Poem read by Lois Freemantle
Above: Leigh Walters plays The
Last Post at the school service;
Ben Millar at the Glentunnel
ANZAC service;
Below: James Morris, Lois
Freemantle, James Cider and
Emma Forbes at Darfield
Lest we forget
We will remember them.
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Shave Day had finally arrived. The
shavees, consisting of 20 students and
four teachers, began the long wait for
their turn in the chair. The hall filled with
supporters eager to see their favourite
students and staff lose their luscious
locks to the good cause of Leukaemia
and Blood Cancer research.
We began the snip with the teachers
and Year 13s and immediately got a
great response from the crowd. Whoops
and cheers could be heard for miles as
the brave Mrs Ferguson-Brown had her
ponytail cut off, which she is donating
to be made into a wig. The crowd
got louder as the other teachers and
students lost their locks, especially when
the last of Koka's braids were cut off!
The shavees all came out the other
end smiling and looking fantastic, and
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I finally got to tell Mr Gough he was
looking a little ‘Shawn’. Mr Adams, Will
Gross, the Shavees, and I would like to
give a massive thanks to Lisa Smith, our
resident hairdresser (New Image Hair
Studio), for cleaning up some of the
interesting shave styles, and to anyone
and everyone who donated their time,
money and effort in order to raise money
for this fantastic cause.
The Shave auction was again held where
students and staff could bid to be the
one that shaved one of our Shavees. This
year, the highest amount bid was $52 to
Shave Tane Nikora and his Afro!
New this year to the Shave Programme
was the introduction of “Hats for a Head”.
Jasmine Nash and Samara Crosby came
up with the idea of knitting hats and
selling them to staff and students as a
way to raise money for Shave for a Cure.
They enlisted some avid knitters from
the Darfield Community and sold hats at
Lunchtimes leading up to Shave Day. All
in all they raised $230 for the DHS Shave
crew—an awesome effort and a great
idea. Thanks to all of those who knitted
or crocheted for this cause.
Congratulations to everyone who was
involved; we raised upwards of $7500.
Awesome work once again! That put us
in the top five Schools in New Zealand
for funds raised, for the second year in a
row.
Brie Gullery and Mr Adams
1 May 2015
These students
receive a
certificate and
a $10 voucher
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Caitlin Gibb
Caitlin Paul
Grace Moana
Harriet Cottrell
Mequa Strowger
Top: Lisa Smith tidies shavees’ hair.
Above: Koka talks to her husband, who is
participating in another shave fundraising event
being held at his workplace.
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www.shaveforacure.co.nz/
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Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française
DELF…or how studying French can open a door to the world!
On Wednesday morning, Stella Daube, an ex-DHS student,
came back to school to receive a diploma— a DELF diploma to
be more precise.
The DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française) is an official
qualification awarded by the French Ministry of Education
to certify the French language skills of non-French learners.
One could say that the DELF is to French what the TOEFL is
to the English language. DELF qualifications are recognised
throughout the world as reliable proof of proficiency in the
French language. There are six levels of proficiency. Holders of
the B1 (3rd level) can apply for jobs in France and are exempt
from language examinations when applying for citizenship,
while holders of the B2 (4th level) are exempt from language
entrance examinations in French universities.
Language certifications such as DELF are being increasingly
introduced in many education systems, including outside
Europe, as the importance of defining international standards
in language proficiency is now widely recognised, particularly
with a view to facilitating the mobility of students and
professionals. For the first time last year, Darfield High School
offered the French senior students the opportunity to prepare
and sit these examinations. Three Year 13 students took on the
challenge to enter the DELF B1 and all three succeeded. Well
done to Stella Daube, Courtney Hughes and Erika Pander for
this outstanding result!
Stella received her diploma this morning from the hands of
Mr Morris. Erika and Courtney were unable to attend but will
receive theirs very shortly.
The opportunity to sit the DELF examinations will again be
offered to all French senior students this year and we hope that
lots more will take on this opportunity. Information will be sent
to potential candidates, but if you would like to know more,
please feel free to contact the French department.
Marjorie Juhel
Stella calls into school to receive her certificate from
Mr Morris and Mme Juhel
Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
After weeks of rehearsals, the day had finally arrived. On
Wednesday 25 March, ten students travelled to Middleton
Grange for the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, a nationwide
festival which gives students the opportunity to act and direct
a five or fifteen minute Shakespearean performance.
After a detour in an attempt to avoid rush hour traffic, and a
brief sing-a-long by the students, we arrived. After signing
in, we began our technical run-through in order for the tech
crew to know the lighting we needed. It was also a good
opportunity for final adjustments and for the actors to get used
to the larger stage. After our technical rehearsal, we headed
back to our dressing room to get into costume, and do hair and
make-up, with a brief break for pizza. Then we were ready to
perform.
Darfield had two entries in the festival: Twelfth Night and
Coriolanus. Both of these were student directed. A performance
of two scenes from Twelfth Night, directed by me, was the first
of the Darfield groups on stage, followed later in the evening
by a selection of scenes from Coriolanus, directed by Jasmine
Nash.
It was amazing to see something that we had worked very
hard on over the past term come together. At the end of the
evening, the judges gave out awards to the different schools.
Darfield High received an award for "The violent, bold and firm
award for bold concepts and brave choices." We all had such
an amazing time and would like to thank Mrs Hanson and Ms
Gallacher for giving us this opportunity and supporting us.
Sarah Baker
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Rock Climbing
On 28 March, ten Year 13 students travelled down to Wanaka
for their Rock Climbing expedition. Due to the weather, our trip
was delayed by a night, which was a positive in the end as we
stopped on the way down at Spur Road, in Timaru.
Here are some best moments from our group:
“The excitement going through my body when I led a 15. Also, when Mr Dickens wouldn’t let me give up when I was leading.” Leigh McConchie
“Probably climbing the grade 17 Head Bangers arête on the Main Cliff. I give it 10 out of 10.” Scott Taege
“Climbing the grade 17 on the last day called Taking Candy from a Baby. It was FAAAAAANNNNNNtastic.” Michael Millar
“The massive fall I took up at the Kai Whaka Pai Crag when leading my first proper climb.” Tuku Thomas
“Climbing the grade 14 at Kai Whaka Pai and looking out at the view.” Haigh Jebson
“Probably that time when we went to main cliff and I climbed a climb Mr Dickens hadn’t done before—a grade 18. The most disappointing part was not getting to go to the COW.” Matt King
“When I almost completed the grade 15 on the last day.” Tristan Lancaster
“I enjoyed mountain biking on one of the evenings at Sticky Forest in Wanaka. And the general vibe of being in Wanaka with everyone, in particular the banter that was going on.” Jordan Watson
Some funny moments:
“When Mr Dickens got his rope stuck at the top as he didn’t untie his knot.” Tristan Lancaster
“The time we forgot Haigh and he had to stay at the camp with Mr Dickens.”
“We were very clear of the Two-Foot Rule!!!” Scott Taege
“A lot of shots were fired.” Haigh Jebson
“The Bracken!!!”
“You could hold onto these jugs all day.” Tim, the Instructor.
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2015 Grammar Games
On the last day of Term One, the Year
9 students participated in the yearly
Grammar Games. Their English teachers
had been helping them with various
types of activities to get them prepared
for the games. Students had been
placed into pre-selected teams of four to
represent their House.
Everyone arrived at the hall, where
they sat in their teams and chose a
team name. Mr Gough, the host of
the games, explained the rules to the
students before letting them begin the
games. One member from each team
was nominated to be a runner, which
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involved speed walking to the back of
the hall and then up to the judges’ desk
where they received their question
sheet. Each team had two pass cards
which they could use if they didn’t know
the answer to one of the questions.
Once they had correctly answered all the
questions on the sheet they currently
had, the teams received the next page
of questions. The previous sheet was
then recorded on the results board so
students could see who was in the lead.
As the end of the games got closer and
closer, pressure fell upon the students
as they competed for first place. It
came down to the final round and there
were several teams rushing to finish
the questions. But they weren’t as fast
as the Rainbow Unicorns (below with
their trophy): Emma Pennells, Abi Tuhill,
Lucy Glassey and Kieran McKay, who
were crowned the winners of the 2015
Grammar Games.
We wish them luck as they go to another
Grammar Games competition and
represent Darfield High School.
Brooke Robinson
and Chanelle Inch-Reed
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Our First Modelling Experience
In early March, we were asked by
one of the Christchurch Star Jam
Coordinators, Jessie, to be models at a
fundraiser for Star Jam.
On Thursday 12 March, Celine and I
had to go into Christchurch to have
our body measurements taken, ie
shoe sizes, height and clothes sizes.
Then on the following Saturday, we
had to go back into Christchurch for
a photoshoot; the photos were used
to advertise and promote the fashion
show.
On the Sunday before the show, we
had a dress rehearsal that went for an
hour and a half. It was fun—we were
starting to get really excited about
the show. We tried on the clothes that
we were to wear on the Wednesday
of the fashion show. I (Emma) really
liked the second outfit and in fact
ended up buying it after the show.
By this time, I
was starting
to get nervous
and shaking a
little. I took a few
deep breaths and felt
better.
At 6.30 pm, we all got dressed in our
first outfits. I was buddied up with
two professional models, Somnana
and Sophie, then we were off. I really
enjoyed this experience and would
love to have this opportunity again.
The fashion show was called Beauty
Has No Limits and the MC for the night
was Sue White from the Breeze radio
station. Over 200 people attended and
Star Jam raised over $3,000.
Celine Jenkins and Emma Ashworth
Wednesday 22 April came around
really quickly. We had to be in town at
4pm at Barrington mall, Spreydon, to
have our hair styled and makeup put
on. It took an hour and a half. There
was a lot of waiting around before the
start of the show.
TeenAg Group
Last week, the TeenAg group had a visit
from Izzy Cassan, veterinarian at VetEnt,
Ashburton. She came to talk about
what training was needed and what
her role as a vet entailed. Everyone was
fascinated as she was very engaging
and entertaining, not hiding the less
glamorous parts of her job or the intense
years of training needed to obtain her
practising certificate. Her visit definitely
gave everyone a much better insight into
her daily job.
There will be a TeenAg Stock Skills Day,
on Sunday 24 May, at the Canterbury
Agricultural Park: a one-day programme
to explore aspects of Handling, Prepping,
Judging Beef/Sheep and Dairy Animals.
It is a hands-on, interactive day that
is exclusively available to TeenAg
members.
Above: Izzy shows what her job entails
Japan Day in Christchurch
On Sunday 1 March, my fellow students
of Japanese and I got on a bus and
went to the Riccarton Racecourse to
participate in the Canterbury Japan Day
Festival.
It started with a briefing from Mrs
Hayakawa-Buist about where we would
do our performance. Then we were let
loose on the festival.
First we had a scout around seeing all
of the stalls that were available. There
were many traditional Japanese foods,
such as Sushi, Sashimi, Teriyaki Pork,
Udon Noodles, Soba Noodles and many
more types of noodles. Then my friend,
Georgi, and I decided to have some Soya
Raamen, which is soya flavoured noodle
soup before going and watching some
of the performances. There were many
different types and it was interesting to
see things we do in New Zealand done
with a Japanese twist. My personal
favourite was the Japanese choir who
sang famous Japanese songs and then
the theme tunes from Japanese Animes,
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all of which were fantastic.
We then saw a demonstration of Kendo,
a Japanese swordfighting Martial Art.
This was very intense with the fights very
loud and violent, but in my opinion it
also showed a form and beauty, as the
fighters had complete mastery over their
bamboo swords. I decided that I still
hadn’t spent my money and since there
was only half an hour to go until we
had to perform, I decided to buy a bit of
Japanese candy, which tasted amazing.
We now had to prep for our performance,
which meant getting changed into
our traditional Japanese outfits and
practising the dance moves. Ellesmere
went before us and performed very well,
and then it was our turn. We decided to
do a dance to a traditional Japanese song
called Momiji—this means Maple—as
it was the first day of autumn. We also
decided to write the song’s lyrics on
a very large piece of paper and each
person was given one character to write
down in Japanese. The symbol I had
to write was Mizu, which means Water.
The performance went amazingly, with
the crowd giving us massive applause
afterwards. It was time to pack up and
return to the school on the bus.
I would recommend this day to anyone
who is interested in Japanese culture,
language and especially food—it is free
admission to go and you get involved
with all that Japan has to offer in
Canterbury, minus the bullet train.
Tom Gullery, 11JW
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Holiday Snaps
Over the holidays, our family went to Vietnam. We
were there for just under three weeks, including
the travel time. We went through the Gold Coast,
Australia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, finally
arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We travelled
north, exploring different places and going on
different tours.
During our time in Ho Chi Minh, we went on a tour
that took us to the Cu Chi Tunnels where the Viet
Cong fought in the war. Here Jonny and I are on
one of the tanks that were used in the war.
We travelled to Ho Ani and we were lucky enough
to be part of a lantern festival. We also were able
to go traditional fishing and boating.
Olivia McEwan and Jonathon Matiaha
During the holidays, my brother, Charles, Mr
Dickens and I, travelled to Arapiles, four hours out
of Melbourne, to climb the trad rock climbing Mecca
of the world. Here we experienced some sick rock
climbing, the best we had ever done: the rock
was bomber, compared to the South Island schist.
Although the climbs we did were not that difficult,
they were a lot of fun and an awesome experience;
Mr Dickens couldn't contain his excitement
whilst climbing.
If ever anyone has a chance to go to Arapiles, we
would highly recommend it due to the epic rock and
the awesome atmosphere of the camp.
Jordan Watson and Mr Dickens
Grace Moana went to Lake Tekapo
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Rosa Dunnlogan went camping with her family in
Totaranui, Golden Bay. These blue cod were caught
off kayaks, and it was warm enough to swim!
This is George McIntosh, Year8, on the bike
track at Albert Town Wanaka!!!
Sean Stewart, 9GO, and James Stewart, 7HB, selling
poppies for West Melton Scout Group
Claudia and her family did the Otago Rail Trail last week. It was very fresh as it had just snowed the day
before starting. They had planned to do it in four days, but completed it in three, doing 75km on the last
day. Spectacular scenery!
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Tom and his brother Henry with Dad and Kingfish,
Port Jackson, Coromandel!
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The Darfield High School 40 Hour Famine campaign has begun!
Lots of sponsor packs have been issued already, and our
Leadership Team kicked off events during assembly last week.
They will keep you informed of what will be happening around
the school and soon you will be able to purchase tickets to our
annual Disco.
Congratulations to Aaliyah Cutter, who was our 25th person
to collect a sponsor pack. Here she is (above left) with Leah
Hamilton-Cross, who came in for a second sponsor book. Bena
Pearson and Harry Williamson are our 50th and 75th persons
registered and are also winners.
Join the Darfield World Vision Group Facebook page for regular
updates. I would love to hear how you are planning to spend
your Famine weekend, so either comment on Facebook or
email me: [email protected]
Meet Immanuel Justin Cosmas
Juniors need to come to the
Administration Office to collect a
permission slip and have it
signed by a parent
or caregiver, before
collecting a sponsor
book and wristband.
Seniors may collect theirs
from Mrs Watson.
Every participant who
returns their books and
money on time will be
eligible for prizes and will
also collect points for their
Houses.
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Hi. My name is Immanuel and
I am nearly 13 years old. I live
in the Magugu community
in Tanzania with my parents
and my two brothers. My
favourite subject at school is
Mathematics and I love to play
football. It is my job to look
after the animals.
Immanuel is our sponsor child with World Vision. The
fundraising we do in conjunction with the 40 Hour Famine
goes towards supporting him and his family. Only 15 per
cent of children go on to secondary education in Magugu.
There is a shortage of books and desks and some classes
meet outside under trees. Maternal and infant mortality
rates are high. With your support in 2015, we can continue
to sponsor Immanuel and make life a little easier for him and
his family.
1 May 2015
Stage Challenge Raffle
A huge thank you to everybody
who bought a raffle ticket and
congratulations to the following people
who have won prizes:
•
Terrace Downs (Sunday Buffet for
two and a night’s accommodation
at the resort)
Guy Bassett
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Gnomes $39 rental voucher
Lana Hutchison-Smith
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Gnomes $39 rental voucher
Katie Sharp
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Terrace Wine bar and Restaurant $50
voucher
Kass Heine
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Sugar and Spice nail polish package
and $15 Darfield Bakery voucher
Emma Ashworth
On behalf of the Stage Challenge crew,
we would like to thank all of our sponsors
for our raffle fundraiser. We have had
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such overwhelming support from many
local businesses that we have managed
to give out many more prizes than we
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first anticipated.
Darfield Bakery
NZ Clay Bird and Archery Services
(session for two)
Peter Cattell
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Darfield Garden Centre and Florist
($20 voucher)
Koji
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Darfield Bakery $20 voucher
Gary White
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Darfield Gift Gallery - Vanilla Bean
Fragrance Diffuser
De Rooy Family
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New Image/ Matrix hair products
S Coleman
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Mason Drapery $30 voucher
Paige Heselwood
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Clip ‘n Climb free climb and
chocolate
Judith Summerfield
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Darfield Sewing Room Lolly Hamper
Doug Gough
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PostShop Darfield Notepad and
Planner
Bridget Leach
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Toyota Cap and Darfield Bakery Pen
Sue T
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Toyota Cap and Darfield Bakery Pen
Lorraine Strowger
Darfield Gift Gallery
Gnomes Snow Sports
Darfield Sewing Room
Darfield Hair Boutique
Terrace Wine Bar and Restaurant
NZ Clay Shooting and
Archery Services
Terrace Downs
Sugar and Spice
Darfield Vet Centre
Mason’s Drapery
Darfield 4 Square
Post Shop Darfield
Toyota
Clip ‘n Climb
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Darfield Hair Boutique free cut and
blow wave and chocolate from 4
Square
Priscilla McEwan
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New Image
Darfield Garden Centre
Darfield Vet gardening items and
$10 Darfield Bakery voucher
Alisa Walker
Y ear 10
Enterprise Day
Enterprise Day is considered by many
students to be the highlight of the Year
10 Commerce course and is always met
with great enthusiasm by the students.
Last term, the Year 10 Commerce
class put in a tremendous amount of
effort into preparing quality items and
presenting their goodies attractively, as
well as advertising and promoting their
products.
Amongst the items available for sale
were pizzas, nachos and chicken
riceballs, as well as jelly cups, sherbet,
iced chocolate and waffles. The students
reportedly sold out their items within 15
to 20 minutes and their customers could
later be seen enjoying their purchases in
the sunshine.
A huge thank you to all the support the
students received from the community
and other staff of Darfield High School.
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International
News
This term, we welcome four new long
term students (above left) —Yusaku (Year
11 from Japan), Kotaro (Year 11 from
Japan), Praew (Year 10 from Thailand)
and Momo (Year 11 from Japan). They are
all having a great time and enjoying their
classes. Kotaro has even been to training
with the First Fifteen.
We are also hosting a UCE group
from Thailand at the moment, with
19 students of a variety of ages and
one teacher. During their three-week
programme, they will be visiting the
Antarctic Centre, horse-riding at Rubicon
Farm, and putting on a Thai Cultural
Exhibition at Darfield High School.
Last week, Miss Waters took their first
cooking class, where they made scones
to eat with jam and cream (below). So far
they are all having a lovely time. A big
thank you to all of our buddies, staff and
host families who are contributing so
much to their experience.
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1 May 2015
PTSA News
Entertainment Books
Every year, the Darfield High School
PTSA sells the Entertainment Book as
a fundraising activity. It usually raises
between $1700 and $2000 for the school.
http://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/
Search-the-Book
Donations and Prizes
Needed Please
The Darfield High School PTSA is running
a Quiz evening on Friday 26 June.
It is an event where we raise a lot of
money for the school, so we are asking
for your support. If you are able to
donate anything towards quiz prizes, or
for a silent auction, the PTSA would be
really grateful.
The book is basically a collection
of vouchers from businesses in
Canterbury. These range from vouchers
to save money on overseas flights, to
McDonald's, to Orana Park, to motel/
hotel accommodation, to hairdressers,
and more.
This year there are even more deals than
last. If you would like to see what is being
offered, please follow this link on the left.
DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
The book costs $65; of this, $13 is given
to the school. The book can be bought in
two formats:
1. as a book.
2. as an app for your smartphone. Each subscription allows the app to be loaded onto a maximum of five phones.
Your child was given an order form on
Tuesday 28 April. Simply fill it in OR
follow the link on the school website if
you are interesting in purchasing the
book.
Many thanks for your support.
PTSA
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help, please contact Jan Stark at
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Your PTSA Needs You
If you are not able to attend PTSA
committee meetings, but would like
to help out when you can, we want to
hear from you. The PTSA is compiling
a list of people we can call on to
help us out on a couple of occasions
through the year.
Please contact Jan Stark at
[email protected]
or phone the school.
Many thanks for your support.
Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
Keep Friday 26 June free because it’s the world-famous-in-Darfield PTSA Quiz Night.
Phone your friends, begin designing that Christmassy costume, and choose your
witty (but just a little bit risqué) team name. Prizes for best costumes. Bar available.
Teams of up to four. Tickets available from the School Office from Monday 25 May.
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SPORTS
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We will resume our sports
results in the next newsletter,
as the winter sports season has
just begun.
National Secondary Schools’ Mountain Bike
Championships
Ethan Rose competed in the above
event, held in Auckland over two
weekend days during March.
With two bikes boxed up, Ethan and
I (Dad) flew to Auckland on Friday to
compete in the NZ National and North
SSMTB Champs. Saturday was the Down
Hill race after four practice runs in the
morning, then a seeding run after lunch,
followed by the race run.
With a clean run not taking too many
risks, as the Cross Country race on
Sunday was his main race for the
weekend, Ethan had the fastest U13s
time by six seconds, and the 51st from
115 riders ranging from U13 to U20. As a
cross country rider, Ethan was very happy
to be named U13 NZ National Secondary
School Down Hill Champion.
Sunday morning was a 13 km XC race—
this was the big one for Ethan. After a
good warm up, he lined up, along with
66 other riders, on the third row behind
some very fast U14 and U15 riders. With
a good start, he moved up to 7th early
on, then 4th by the halfway mark, where
he stayed to the end, finishing 4th overall
and 1st U13, 1.5 minutes behind three
very good U15 riders, over 2.5 minutes
in front of the fastest U14, and over nine
minute in front of 2nd place U13 rider.
Sunday afternoon was the Super Sprint
race, a one off timed run on a 1.2 km trail
track. Ethan had a good clean run, giving
him 1st U13 and the 26th fastest time
from over 150 riders ranging from U13 to
U20.
After a win in all three races, Ethan was
crowned U13 NZ National Secondary
School Mountain Biking Champion and
took Darfield High School to tied 15th of
32 schools in the points.
This has been a good end to the race
season to go along with great results in
local XC and Enduro races, taking many
wins over adult competitors. Next year,
Ethan plans to compete in the NZMTB
National XC series and championship for
the first time as an U15 racer.
By Adam Heard
On 28 March, Dr McKenzie, George
Watson, Harriet Watson and Samuel
King attended the Grape Ride bike race
in Blenheim. Dr McKenzie and George
entered the 101 km race and Samuel and
Harriet were in the 42 km.
Dr McKenzie finished in 3:06 hrs which
was a fantastic time, and George finished
in an awesome time of 3:20hrs. Samuel
won his category, under 18 year old
males, with a time of 1:21hrs. Harriet
came third in her category, under 18
year old females, with a time of 1:22hrs,
after having a crash early on in the race.
Everyone had a great day and did very
well.
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1 May 2015
Rugby Season Begins
2015 is going to be a big year again for
Rugby at Darfield High School. Across
the school we have teams at Year 7-8,
9-10, Boys 1st XV level and also a Girls
team who will compete in the midweek
10s competition. Later on in the year we
will also have an Under 15 team heading
away to the South Island Tournament in
Nelson.
Since early in Term One, the Boys 1st
XV team has been training hard in
preparation for the various home and
away fixtures they have during this term.
This all starts on Wednesday where
our boys will play Grey High School at
home as part of the Brockbank Graves
competition. This match will be played
on the upper field at Darfield High
School and will kick-off at 1 pm. The
game will conclude around 2.15 pm and
this will be followed by an after-match
function in Gym 2 at around 2.45 pm. We
welcome all parents able to attend this as
well as the game.
This years team consists of a strong
squad of 30 boys and will be cocaptained by Tuku Thomas and Harry
Pringle, with Haigh Jebson being Vice
Captain. The team will again be coached
by Mr Bell and Mr MacDonald, with Mr
Warren Thomas managing. After coming
runner up in both the Brockbank Graves
Trophy competition and the annual
College Day fixture last year to Westland
High, the team will be looking to go one
better in both tournaments, while later
defending their title at the annual Quad
tournament. The 1st XV programme will
draw to a close with a two-game tour to
Timaru and Dunedin.
Above: Chevvy Roberts came into school during
Term One to teach the 1st XV Rugby Team
Haka skills.
Left: Training practice for the up-coming
competition games
Key Dates:
May 6:
Brockbank Graves game 1: vs Grey
High at DHS
May 13:
College Day at Burnside Park
May 20:
Brockbank Graves game 2: vs
Westland HS at Hokitika
May 27:
Brockbank Graves game 3: vs Buller
HS at DHS
June 4:
Senior Quad at Darfield RFC
June 24–26:
Southern Tour to play Kings BHS and
Timaru BHS
Players:
Tuku Thomas (C)
Harry Pringle (C)
Haigh Jebson (VC)
Ant Searle
Aidan Tuhill
Ben Millar
Jayden Hill-Inch
Owen Murray
Ben Gameson
Mitchell Hedley
Shannon Cumming
Morgan Heselwood
Wade Slater
Brock Hatton
Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
Kyle Paterson
Sydney Riley
Sean Emms
Isaac Proud
Eddie Searle
Gus Thomas
Juan Osullivan
James Thornley
Jackson Pitkethley
Brad Horn
Bobby Wright
Liam Bragan
Jordan Ryan
Blair Manson
Alex Shortus
Aaron Gunn
Jayden Ball
Angus Wilson
Coaches:
Mr J Bell
Mr J MacDonald
Manager:
Mr Warren Thomas
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Cross Country
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Runner-Up
Year 7 Boys
Ethan Rose
Matthew Ashworth
Year 7 Girls
Teresa Barnhill
Caitlin Knowles
Year 8 Boys
Jayden Dysart
Johnny Sims
Year 8 Girls
Stefanie McKenzie
Jenny Walter
Under 14 Boys
Rhys Clatworthy
Jackson Proud
Under 14 Girls
Maddie Beardsmore Penny Mitchell
Under 15 Boys
Matt Grigg
Harry Bampton
Under 15 Girls
Leigh Walters
Aeryn McMillan-Da Via
Under 16 ½ Boys
Isaac Proud
Nathaniel Dysart
Under 16 ½ Girls
Georgia Shinn
Jessica Osborne
Over 16 ½ Boys
Tim Logan
Edward Searle
Over 16 ½ Girls
Ciara Rayne
Olivia Shinn
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Cross Country
Moments
Above: First and Second placings in the Year 7 Girls
—Teresa Barnhill (right) and Caitlin Knowles.
House Update
CROSS COUNTRY
Waimakariri
Kikorangi
Rawhiti
Tawera
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1 May 2015
Equestrian News
Horse of the Year
Farmlands Horse of the Year Show
(HOY) is the largest equestrian event
in the Southern Hemisphere and
is hosted annually in March at the
Hawke's Bay A & P Showgrounds. The
show has been held in Hawke's Bay
for 16 years and has been growing at
a phenomenal rate. This year, about
84,000 people visited the show, and
around 2600 horses and 1800 riders
competed. Fourteen of those riders
were from Darfield.
Sophie on Tallyho Neptune:
• Eighth in 1.15m
The competing riders from Darfield
were Molly Buist-Brown, Rosa
Buist-Brown, Heather McConchie,
Olivia Shinn, Georgia Shinn, Kaitlin
Feast, Courtney Townsend, Sophie
Townsend, Gus Thompson, Maddi
Thompson, Georgia Thompson,
Georgia Allison and McKenzie Alfeld.
In the last newsletter, we published
some of the results from this event but
missed some. Sophie and Courtney
Townsend gained some exceptional
placings, as did Georgia Allison.
Their results are at right:
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Sixth in 1.20m
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Third in 1.25m pony stakes
qualifying for Pony of Year class
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Pony of the Year class (1.35m)—she
was the youngest competitor and
ended up in the top ten placings
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Fourth in New Zealand for Show
Hunter High Points Series
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Third in Championship Cat A,B,C
Class Show Hunter
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Fourth in Working Pony Hunter of
the Year
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Fifth in Child Rider Working Hunter
of the year
Sophie on Summer Fiesta:
• 6th in Show jumping equatation
class, over 100 in this class.
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3rd in New Zealand for Show Hunter
High Points Series
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3rd in Working Hunter Pony of the
Year.
Courtney Townsend
• Tenth in1.15m Show Jumping
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Sixth in 1.10m SJ
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Fourteenth in 1.20m
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Sixth in 1.20 Championship class
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Sixth in Pony of the Year Show
Hunter Cat B
Niamh Represents
Canterbury
I represented Canterbury area
in the NZ Pony Club Eventing
Championships in the North Island
recently. Our team placed second
overall, out of all the other areas from
all over New Zealand. My pony’s name
is Southwind Summer Rose.
My sister, Ciara, was originally in
the team but her horse went lame a
couple of weeks before, so our reserve
filled in. My team members were: Lucy
Cochrane, Elizabeth Wylaars, Maria
van Kuijk, Jessie Fitzjohn and Mikaela
Davidson.
The three-day event was held in
Fielding at Mainfield Equestrian Park,
but the Cross Country was held at the
Massey University grounds.
Georgia Allison on Champagne Charlie
Above: Sophie on Tallyho Neptune,
Pony of the Year Class
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Gained Overall Pony of the Year Level
One Dressage title.
Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Dressage
By Rosa Millar
On Monday 30 March, Rangiora High
School hosted the Inter-schools Dressage
at Mcleans Island. Lily Barrett-Power
on Double A Mountain Moon, and I
on Dreammaker, were competing in
the Level Two section. Niamh Rayne
on Chandalla Ted E Bear, and Ciara
Rayne on Maggie May, competed in
the Level One section. The High School
team was placed second overall and I
was first equal in the level two section
overall. There were a total of 26 teams
competing in this event.
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Sophie’s
Awesome Invitation
Sophie Townsend, Year 8, has
been named as part of the team to
represent New Zealand for horse
riding for the British Show Pony
Society. She is the first reserve—this
happens once every four or five years
and, this year, it is England’s turn to
host this prestigious competition.
This involves a Working Hunter round,
Show Jumping, and Dressage. There
are teams from all over the world
competing.
Activepost Cricket
Wake up at 6.30, meet at school, jump
in the cars, ready for the long trip to the
West Coast, and lots of stops for some
of us (Harley and Cade). First stop was
at Arthur’s Pass Cafe to get some lunch,
and then we were off again.
fun. We felt like they were staring at us,
wondering why we were there. We had
the wrong location, so off to the Domain
we went, where the opposition team
were waiting.
At Pancake Rocks, we waited for Harley
and Cade to arrive and then we went
exploring the track and meeting people.
The waves were crashing around the
rocks, exploding high into the air. There
were a lot of lookouts to see the ocean
crashing against the high cliff walls.
We started the game, we lost the toss,
and they were elected to bowl first. We
scored 107/6. Then they started to bat
and they scored 69/7. We won!! We shook
hands all round and had some snacks
and drinks after the game. Maccas it
was after the game and then off home,
arriving around 8.30 pm—a long day.
Back in the cars, we carried on to
the school where there were kids
everywhere eating lunch and having
Team members: Ollie, Jordan, Jordy,
Sebastian, Jesse G, Isaac, Jesse S, Ben,
Jack, Quinn and Harley.
This is being held at Arena UK,
Grantham, England. There were lots of
applicants throughout New Zealand
to fill the four spots—one in each age
group.
They travel without their ponies and
horses, as they get supplied ones over
there, where they will have only a
short time on their mounts, getting to
know them, etc, before they go into
the ring.
Photo by Rochelle Gray (proud parent)
The competition is in August this year
and is an an exciting opportunity for
Sophie.
Would you like to visit
New Caledonia?
Following up on the visit of our New
Caledonian sister school last year,
a trip to New Caledonia is being
planned for November this year.
JT Dancers Ballet and Modern Jazz Competitions
The JT Competitions were held at
Cashmere High during the holidays.
Teresa Barnhill won 1st Place in the
Open Duo and Third in the Open Lyrical.
Below: Open Duo Section—Emily Bitmead ,
Breanna Hodges (in pink), Teresa Barnhill and
Niamh Moriarty (in red), and Aleisha and
Caitlin Knowles (in blue)
All students studying French in
Years 9 or 10 this year will be invited
to be part of this exciting project.
Information will be sent home shortly
and an information evening will be
organised later in May.
Miss Shahbaz will be having a
meeting next Wednesday 6 May
during interval, about the exchange .
A reminder will be put in the notices
on Monday, a couple of days prior to
the meeting.
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9.00am–3.00pm
School and Community Notices
Term Dates
Term 2:
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Monday 20 April–Friday 3 July
Monday 27 April: ANZAC Day Observed
Monday 1 June: Queen’s Birthday
TERM TWO
WEEK THREE
Tuesday 5 May
• Careers Expo at Darfield High School
Term 3:
Wednesday 6 May
• Canterbury SS Winter Sports Begins
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Brockbank Graves Trophy Rugby 1st XV
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Cyber Safety Programme for Years 7 & 8
Monday 20 July–Friday 25 September
Term 4:
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Monday 12 October–Thursday 10 December
Monday 26 October: Labour Day
Thursday 12 November: Staff Only Day
Friday 13 November: Canterbury
Anniversary Show Day
Thursday 7 May
• Canterbury SS Road Race Champs (to 8th)
Friday 8 May
• Year 12 Rural College Practical Day
WEEK FOUR
Tuesday 12 May
• House Singing Practice
Contact Between Home and School
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National Young Leaders’ Day for Years 7 & 8
We have found that up-to-date information is vital in case of
an emergency but also for general day to day contact. Have
you changed your address recently? Changed cell phones?
Place of work? Or would you like to update / change the
emergency contact for your student? Also the second parent
address for reports being sent.
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BOT Meeting, 7.00 pm
If any of the above changes apply, please advise Jill, Student
Administrator, by:
phoning 318 8411 / ext 3;
emailing [email protected]
or
write it down and ask your student to deliver it
to the Student Office
DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
WEBSITE
Wednesday 13 May
• Brockbank Graves Trophy Rugby 1st XV
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Victoria Uni Presentation to Year 13s
Thursday 14 May
• Stage Challenge
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Robotics Course, DVC, Years 9 and 10
Friday 15 May
• Years 12 & 13 Tramp (to 18th)
WEEK FIVE
Tuesday 19 May
• ICAS Computing
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PTSA Meeting, 7.45pm
Wednesday 20 May
• College Day Rugby
Friday 22 May
• Newsletter #5
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Year 13 Rural College Practical Day
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WV Disco, 7.00 pm, and 40 Hour Famine Weekend
DHS DISPATCH welcomes any news or photographs
I am running the Saint Clair Vineyard half marathon (along with some friends)
to raise funds for Beat Bowel Cancer Aotearoa $50 of our $150 entry fee
ticket has already gone to beat bowel cancer and now I need to raise a
Minimum Sponsorship Pledge.
Please email me: [email protected] if you would like to purchase a raffle
ticket: $5 each. Thank you. Julia Watherston (PE Teacher at DHS ).
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you have from events our students have
attended outside of school.
We love to hear and share successes and
interesting stories.
Please email [email protected].
1 May 2015
Remember: If your student is not at school, or
arrives late, please phone the school to explain
Reader/Writers Needed
We have a small number of volunteers who willingly give an
hour of their time every so often to assist students requiring
a Reader/Writer while they are sitting tests and exams. We
would like to have more Reader/Writers, as often there are a
number of students needing assistance at one time.
If you would be willing to help, please phone the school
office and speak to Elaine Guy.
Commemorative ANZ AC Sta mps
The school has been offered a fundraising opportunity
in the form of a set of ANZAC Commemorative Stamps
(1934 and 1965). An example is attached.
These will be available for sale at $10 (with $5 going to
the school) at the office.
Funds raised will be for our Music department.
School Uniforms
Darfield High School uniform items are available from
The Warehouse Rolleston and the Uniform Shop here
at school.
Uniform Shop at Darfield High School
Orders at Darfield High School are taken by
appointment only, so contact Sue to arrange this. It is
preferable parents refrain from coming to reception
for uniform items from 8–9.30 am as this is a very busy
time.
If you have second hand uniform for sale and would
like it to be added to the database, please email sue@
darfield.school.nz.
Uniform Shop Hours
for Students
Monday: 11.00 –11.25am
Thursday: 11.00 –11.25am
Canteen News
A BIG Thank you to Challenge Darfield for their generous
donation of Fruzo Slushy Syrup to the school canteen. This is
very much appreciated.
We will soon have new pies on the menu. These are Mrs Mac
pies and will be available in a range of flavours.
Soup will also be available. Listen to the Bulletin for updates.
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Years 9 and 10 Students. If you are interested in sitting
the Australian Mathematics Competition, please see
Mrs Whyte for a permission slip. The test is not until 30
July, however money ($6.50) and permission slips are
due 6 May. Any questions to Mrs Whyte.
ICAS Writing and Spelling entries are now open.
Writing is open to students from Years 7–13 and costs
$19.50. Spelling is open to students in Years 7 or 8.
This costs $10.50. If you wish to enter either of these
competitions you will need to bring your money in a
labelled envelope to the office by 14 May.
ICAS Science competition. Entry is $8.50, to go to
office in a named envelope. See Mr Baars if you want
to borrow a practice paper. Entries close Monday 4
May.
Issue 4/ DHS Dispatch
Entries for the 2015 Term Three
are now open to all students.
Every year in Term Three, students have the opportunity
to go Skiing or Snowboarding at Porters on Wednesday
afternoons. The programme runs for 10 weeks, conditions
permitting, with numbers capped at 100 students. All
transport for the programme is provided by parents
and the staff involved. Closes 3 June.
www.darfield.school.nz/curriculum/sports/ski/
or email: [email protected]
for further information
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
PARENT INFORMATION SEMINAR
Christchurch, 11 May 2015, 7.30-9pm
Secondary school students and caregivers
are invited to an information evening
hosted by the University of Auckland.
Come and hear about our undergraduate
programmes, entry requirements,
scholarships, campus life and more.
Please register your attendance online
at least 24 hours before the event:
www.auckland.ac.nz/parentseminar
Enquiries to [email protected]
LOCATION:
Legends Lounge, Addington Raceway,
Jack Hinton Drive, Addington,
Christchurch 8024
Please arrive from 7:00pm.
Presentation at 7:30pm.
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1 May 2015
Uni 101
Everything you needed to know about
University, but didn’t know to ask.
What’s the difference
between a university,
polytech or college?
What on earth is
‘academic inflation’?
How much does it
cost, and who pays?
How does uni
differ from
high school?
Is it worth going
to uni at all?
What support is there
to make sure students
succeed?
Got questions about university?
As a parent, guardian or student
you need to attend Uni101. This
event will answer all your questions
about universities today - and
probably a whole lot you didn’t
know you needed to ask.
Do graduates get
jobs these days?
Where: Aurora Centre
Burnside High School
Greers Road, Christchurch
When:
Tuesday 26th May, 2015.
Doors open at 7.00pm, be seated by 7.30pm
This event is free and open to anyone interested in finding out more about university. www.uni101event.nz
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