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Parents’ Newsletter – Wednesday 5 November, 2014
Week 4 - Term 4.
Te Kura Tuarua O Mawhera
Greymouth High School
From the Principal…
Kia ora koutou
Congratulations to the 2015 Student Leaders (pictured above)
announced this week: Head Girl Pereen Singh; Head Boy Luke Cambus;
Pumanawa Hazel Connolly; Pumanawa Anata Iraia; Sports Leader
Michael Cook; Arts Leader Ethan Wilson-Bruce; Kahurangi House
Leader Samson Ziyambi and Assistant Luke Connell; Pounamu House
Leader Phoebe Roberts; Rata House Leader Grace Gardner and Tawa
House Leader Ella McGeady. The Student Council Chairperson will be
decided once the 2015 Student Council is elected in Term 1 next year.
There are several students who showed great leadership by standing,
yet narrowly missed a position with a title like the ones above, who will
also be vital in leading the student body during 2015.
Our seniors are allowed to take study leave from this week,
although regular classes are still timetabled until the 21st November to
allow teachers to support students with revision and finishing internal
assessments.
The mission “proudly prepared
to drive our future” should be
meaningful to these students right
What’s inside?
now. This is the time to finish off
Front page: From the Principal.
with pride, to set themselves up for
Page 2: Student Achievements.
Page 3: School News.
the future. We as a school feel
Page 4: School Calendar.
proud when our students achieve
Pages 5-8: Bus Information
highly.
2015.
Our junior students are
generally focussing on their own
School Contact Details:
learning really well. This is the time
PO Box 192, Greymouth 7840
when they start to become seniors
Telephone: 768 0472
too, and responsibility is an
Fax: 03 768 6293
important value: ensure that
Email:
seniors can concentrate and ensure
that junior students are making the
[email protected]
most of their opportunities too.
Website:
Nga mihi
Andy England
Principal
www.greyhigh.school.nz
Student Achievements
Principal’s Awards
This is an accumulative list of all students who have achieved Principal’s Awards this
year.
Year 9
Caitlin Solomon
Shania Anderson
Matthew Flannagan
Angus Watson x 2
Griffin Neame
Jaime Laughton
Mikayla Sweetman
Ella Hauraki
Campbell Smith
Rachel Crawford
Max Rubbo
Cody Robinson
Teneille Bone
Brooklyn Rutherford
Lachlan Richards
Shia King
Yasmin Waters x 2
Jonas Williams
Tyla Foster
Mason Hunt
Jasmine Trevathan
Jenna Haussmann x 2
Emma Burrows
Tess Beirne x 3
Bailey Nicoll
Jessica Gibson
Regan Simons
Jonathon Keene
Brooke Smith
Felicia Calder x 2
Ainslie Campbell
Susan Du Preez x 2
Rebekah Fox x 2
Hannah Rissman x 3
Courtney Allison x 3
Katie Rissman x 2
Sophie Molloy
Kate Wilkins x 2
Kate Campbell x 2
Thomas Kilkelly
Liam Latta
Patrick Matthews
Piper McGeady
Jenna Stenhouse
Harrison Pinnock
Matt Gardner
George Rubbo
Emmie-leigh Perrin
Oliver Rose
Aimee Boote
Chester Mama x 2
Lucy Miedema
Emily Lorimer x 2
Tyler Batchelor
Reid Winter
Aidan Stewart
Ellie Cockfield
Ingrid Van Rijnsoever
Kieran Russell
Isaac Stratford x 2
Timmi Aplin-Barrett
Maggi Johnson
Patrick Bell
Anise Theurillat
Rebecca Lomax x 2
Bailey Stevens
Azabeth Gardiner
Daniel Fisher x 5
Chontelle Mortimer
Aleisha Griffiths x 3
Anastasia Sheehan
Heather Evans x 2
Year 10
Kayla Goodman
Dylan Robertson
Jolene Black
Tyler Kanara-Haru
Leah Lemon
Celeste Bowman
Kelly Lachlan
Brianna Wilson
Shavannah Kemp-Poulton
Year 11
Logan Holden-Boddy
Year 13
Ruby Manson
Jade Finkle
School News
Senior Study Leave
Timetabled classes for seniors will continue to run until Friday 21st November.
Students with exams
Study leave starts on Friday 7th November for students with external exams.
However, students may continue to attend timetabled classes to further prepare for their
exams or they may be on study leave at home.
Students who are not entered for exams
Students who have fully internally assessed courses should continue to attend classes and
complete the set work. If all work is complete then they will not be required to attend.
All students
While attending school during the period 7th - 21st November students should be in uniform
and must be in their normal timetabled rooms during this time. Students cannot choose to
"hang out" at school or to work in rooms where teachers have other classes operating.
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Library Competition
A library competition was held recently whereby students had
to guess the identity of a staff member. This was won by senior
student Adam Adcock. Adam received a double movie pass and
chocolates.
Sue Calder
Library Manager
Headlice.
We have had cases of headlice reported in the school. Parents/
caregivers are advised to keep a watch for this and treat accordingly.
Sporting News
Golf
Chris Pugh, Development Manager
for Tasman Golf, was enjoying the
sun on Tuesday as he ran
introductory lessons for budding
junior golfers at Greymouth High
School.
Chris hosted Year 9, 10 and 11
students in sessions that showed
students the golfing fundamentals
of how to hold a club, how to
address the ball and how to swing.
Feedback was impressive with
most students saying the sessions
were really "fun" and "challenging". A number of students indicated they would be keen to take
the game a few steps further and try their skills at the local Kaiata golf links.
Chris, along with Sports Coordinator Robbie Barrow, are hoping to initiate some form of joint
initiative with the Greymouth Golf Club to progress the game at a junior level locally
and within the school environment. With this objective in mind, the Greymouth High School
2014 Golf Champs are aiming to hit the fairways on 28 November once confirmation with the
local golf club have been finalised. A Senior and Junior section is envisaged with Liam Beirne
and Michael Cook likely to battle it out for senior supremacy.
Pictured above right are Zoe Ching and Hannah Rissman.
Robbie Barrow
Sports Coordinator
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Calendar
November
10, 12 & 13 November
Tuesday 11 November
Wednesday 12 November
Wednesday 19 November
Friday 21 November
Thursday 27 November
Enrolment Meetings for Year 9, 2015. Appointments to be made
through the school office.
West Coast Secondary Schools’ Junior Cricket, Greymouth.
7.30 pm GHS Parent Teacher Association Meeting in the staffroom.
7.00pm Board of Trustees meeting in the school Library Annex.
Last day for senior classes.
7.30pm Senior Prizegiving in Coxon Hall.
December
Monday 1 December
Tuesday 2 December
Wednesday 3 December
Thursday 4 December
Monday 8 December
Tuesday 9 December
Westland Anniversary Day.
Last day for NZQA exams.
John Parsons: Sessions with Year 9 & 10 students.
Year 13 Leavers Dinner @ Shantytown.
Junior Prizegiving.
Year 9 - 2015 Orientation morning.
Enrolment Meetings for Year 9 - 2015
These meetings are being held on Monday 10th, Wednesday12th & Thursday 13th November for
Year 9 students, 2015.
Enrolment Packs were mailed to families last week. Please make your booking as soon as
possible through the school office. Parents are reminded to bring the completed Enrolment
Form and a Birth Certificate to the meetings. Thank you.
Student Absences
If you know that your child will be absent from school please contact us on our new absence
line: 0800 GREYHIGH (0800 473 944)
Homework Club is held every Wednesday from 3.15 - 4.15pm in the Art Room. All year
levels welcome!
Maths Tutorials - Room 2, lunchtime on Tuesday. ALL welcome.
Senior English Tutorials. The library is available 3.30 - 4.30pm every Thursday as a senior
English study space for the rest of this term. At least two English teachers are in the library
ready to help with your questions every Thursday, and computers and tablets are also
available. All senior English students are welcome.
School Uniform 2015
Start paying into your uniform account now!
Call in and see Trisha at the Uniform Shop
Thursdays from 12.00 noon to 6.00pm
She can help you prepare early.
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