10 AUGUST 2017Wisdom through learning : Akona to matauranga kia mōhio

INTERVIEW DAY YEAR 8 PROJECT YEAR 7S GET FINANCIAL

A NIGHT AT THE CASINO: SENIOR FORMAL

This year our chosen theme for the Senior Formal was A Night at the Casino. To help bring the theme to life, the Formal Committee and I spent a fair chunk of our time outside of school stapling together cards and ribbon to make bunting, covering things in glitter and choosing what other decorations we would plaster over the hall and surrounding areas.

We would all like to thank everyone involved in the Formal planning process and everyone who assisted with the set up the day before, at the actual Formal and with the pack up the day after. Huge congratulations to everyone who received prizes at the Formal.

Maddison Payne

CASINOA NIGHT AT THE

DHS FORMAL

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King and Queen: Vincent Li Creagh and Caitlin Soal

Prince and Princess: Ged Roessink and Kate Sutton

Duke and Duchess: Jackson Proud and Cassandra Aubrey

Best Dressed Year 13s: Nathaniel Dysart and Hanel Blom

Best Dressed Year 12s: Cameron Brunton and Niamh Rayne

Best Dressed Year 11s: Ethan Taylor and Lucy Glassey

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PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who have earned five Deans

Awards. They are presented with a certificate in assembly and receive a

$10 voucher.

Star Chalmers

Rebecca Manifold

Lily Payton

Hailey Barker

Jack Barnes

Wilson Bell

Harrison Beresford

Melissa Duncan

Bianca Duncan

Daniel Holland

Bailey Inwood

Jonty Kupe

Molly Mannering

Emily Morrison

Ruby Smedley

Liberty Smith

Matt Speechly

Rozena Sutton

Hamish Thornley

Emma Wason

Monique Webber

Charlotte Woolley

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Principal’s Comments

James Morris

About 80% of students at Darfield High School travel by bus to and from school. It is a shared responsibility to ensure that students are able to travel safely. The Ministry of Education is responsible for funding and setting the regulations, the Ministry of Transport for safety rules, the bus operators for running a service that complies with the rules, students for behaving appropriately, and parents to support this. Malvern School Transport is the association of schools that oversees the school bus service for most of the Malvern schools. By working together, the schools are able to provide a broader and more flexible service than would otherwise be possible.

Currently, we are concerned at the number of students standing in the buses. Where there are issues of loading, we do what we can to balance loads between buses. The legal loading capacity of buses allows for a certain number to be standing and buses should not operate if this number is exceeded. At present, no buses are exceeding their legal loading. For comfort and safety reasons, we like students to be seated for as much of the trip as possible. We cannot, however, guarantee a seat, as funding does not allow for this.

Due to the high number of students on some bus routes, we are required to manage passenger numbers so that they do not exceed legal limits. The only students who may now travel on the Gainsborough, Hororata and Springfield bus routes will be those who are formally registered for the route. This means the bus will not be able to carry additional passengers not normally on the bus, such as those going to sports practices or to stay with friends. This change is effective immediately and will be in place until 6

November (when senior students begin exam leave). We are endeavouring to work with the Ministry of Education to fund additional routes to reduce bus loads across all of the bus routes.

Over 700 students recently completed a student well-being survey. This survey asked students questions relating to their experiences at school to do with anxiety, support, fairness, belonging, and bullying. An initial analysis of the result has been completed and this points to some areas that will help us to better support students at school. This includes information such as although almost all students know how to report bullying, only about 30% of those who say they have been bullied in the last year chose to report it to the school, and 30% reported it to nobody. Sixty percent say they did not report it to a parent. Interestingly, the online bullying behaviours were far less prevalent than other types and places. A more detailed analysis by year level, gender and ethnicity will be completed and the findings shared.

The student well-being survey also asked students to name students whom they have seen being a bully and whom they have seen being bullied. This information is very sensitive and will be seen only by deans, guidance counsellors and senior management to enable them to determine the appropriate response for students at the year level they are responsible for. The actions the school takes with this information will be educative rather than punitive. Depending on the level of reporting and the level of support that individuals are already receiving, different strategies will be used; however, parents will be contacted for some.

Welcome

to School

Welcome to Chemistry teacher, Mr Atsushi Katagiri, and 13 students from Keiai High School in Japan. The students have been here for nearly two weeks and, during that time, they have been to Rubicon Farm for horseriding and Jetboating, attended cooking and Te Reo classes, been to the Antarctic Centre, up the Christchurch Gondola and even to Hanmer Springs—a busy programme which will come to an end with a farewell dinner on Saturday night.

Kiwi Culture for Keiai Students

Above left: Mr Atsushi Katagiri, a Chemistry teacher at Keiai, introduces himself in Assembly; above: our visitors from Keiai

Executive Officer: I was born in Darfield and have lived in this area most of my life, attending

Darfield Primary School and then Darfield High School. My family have

a long association with the school; my mother was a first-day pupil and my

first year here was the year the school changed to include Form One.

I have previously worked in Darfield for Trustbank, then for SICON Contracting and for the last five years I have been

working for Rakaia Engineering.

My husband Hamish also works in Darfield and we enjoy being part of this

community. We fill in our spare time fishing, gardening and walking our two

dogs. We recently completed a 12 month course in beekeeping so we now have

two beehives in our garden and continue to be amazed by these fascinating

little creatures.

I look forward to being part of the great team here at DHS.

Technology Food and Nutrition: I have been involved with secondary

education as a Food and Fabric Technology teacher for all of my

working life. Up until last year, all of this time had been spent teaching in the

Franklin and Manukau region.

I have always had a passion for helping young adults develop genuine practical skills and foster a love of healthy eating

and fashion sense.

Social Studies and English: Hello. I am very pleased to be teaching

for the remainder of the year at Darfield High School. I grew up on a farm in a small town called Broadwood in the far north of the North Island. I have

done most of my teaching at Matamata College in the Waikato but, for the last two years, I have been teaching, and

most recently working on a large crop farm, in Western Australia.

Lynda Milner

Eve Clutterbuck Dianne Saville

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Congratulations We would like to acknowledge and to congratulate former students graduating from Victoria University of Wellington between June 2016 and May 2017.

James Mantell BA—Bachelor of Arts

Samantha Murray BAHONS - Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Ken Saito BA - Bachelor of Arts

Matthew Stone GDTCPR - GDip Teaching (Primary)

Yi Zheng BAS - Bachelor of Arch Studies

Congratulations Trudy!

At the SLANZA (School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) Conference, which was held in Auckland during the holidays, our librarian, Trudy McKay (left), was awarded the Award of Merit for Librarian. She was one of only three recipients of this award nationally.

At the award ceremony it was said that "Trudy McKay is a committed and professional librarian whose work reflects all aspects of best practice in a busy school library. She gives considered advice, takes the initiative and is utterly reliable. She is committed to her school library, to student achievement and to her community. Trudy is an outstanding school librarian."

Congratulations, Trudy, and well-deserved.

Congratulations: Nathan Carter is a National Chamption!

Nathan Carter received his Gold medal in Assembly this week for his outstanding accomplishment at the National Secondary Schools' Cross Country Championships held recently in Christchurch. James Morris and Karen Armstrong (Sport Co-ordinator) presented him with his medal and certificate and we were pleased we could all share in his success.

We have a new fence!It has been a messy start to the term at the front of the school as contractors have been busy installing our new fence. But this week, panels are going up and it is looking pretty smart. Thanks for your patience as you come and go.

Pam Eaden, our Public Health Nurse, is available every

second Monday during lunchtime in the Counsellor's Office,

commencing Monday 6 March. Pam is available to discuss

confidentially any health concerns, physical, mental and

sexual health. This is a drop-in service or you can make an

appointment with Ms Mallinder or Mrs Townsend.

Parents with concerns regarding their child's health are able

to refer to the Public Health Nursing service on

www.cdhb.health.nz/phns.

Public Health Nurse: Pam Eaden

Free Health Clinic for students

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ScholarshipsScholarship or Sponsorship To be used for Value Elizabeth Richards Tertiary Agricultural Study at Lincoln University Variable Malvern Lions Club Tertiary Education $3000 Malvern Community Health and Welfare Trust Tertiary Health Studies $1500 Selwyn District Council Education Fund Bursary Tertiary Education $3000 ea Two scholarships* Frews Heavy Trade Class 2 Heavy Trade Driving Licence $700 plus Hickman Family Trust Tertiary Education Variable

Applications are now open for this year’s Scholarships. For more information: https://darfield.school.nz/curriculum/scholarships/All applications should be delivered to the School Office by 18 August. *Closing date to be advised

Welding Skills at SITDuring the first week of the school holidays, a group of 15 students from the Engineering Department enrolled on a welding course with SIT (Southern Institute of Technology) to gain Level 2 qualifications in MiG welding. The course lasted for four days. Lots of skills were taught—both practical and theory—from maintenance of the machine to different types of welds. The skills gained help make the work we do at school better and give us a better chance of getting a job in the industry.

The facilities at SIT were amazing. It was great to get experience in a different environment out of school. We were well received at SIT and came out with lot of excellent qualifications.

I would like to thank Mr Finnigan and Mrs Munro for all their help.

The course involved learning the basics of preparing espresso beverages to a commercial and industry standard. We learned how to make the perfect hot drinks, such as Flat Whites, Cappuccino, Lattes and much more, including how to heat (texture) milk until it was perfect to go into the hot drinks. The three days went very fast and I learned a lot that I can now take out into the industry.

Marcus Burney

Marcus Burney, Year 13 (above), and Taylor Parker, Year 12, completed a Barista course at Avonmore during the July holidays.

Coffee Time

Supporting our Teens in their Health and Wellbeing

There has been a lot of public discussion about youth mental health

recently. The Ministry of Education has asked all schools to let parents

know where to find information to support the mental health and

wellbeing of their children.

Parents are encouraged to regularly check in with their child about how they are doing and the things going

on in their lives.

You’ll find links to organisations you can contact for help and advice if you

are concerned about your child:

www.parents.education.govt.nz/mental-health/

Blazers: Blazers are to be worn on Tuesdays. Parents, please remind your students to bring their blazers on Tuesdays for Assemblies.

You need to know this information regarding uniform:• The regulation shoes for boys and

girls are black, LEATHER shoes. Boys choices are lace-up or slip-on. Girls may wear lace-up, t-bar or d-bar.

• In terms of keeping warm, you may wear regulation DHS school jersey, DHS blazer, or a plain navy, or black, fully zipped jacket. The jacket must be shower proof.

• Thermals may NOT be seen at the neck or below the sleeves of school shirts. Be aware that both short sleeved and long sleeve shirts are available for purchase at The Warehouse in Rolleston

• School Ties: from Term 2 you will be required to wear the school tie with your uniform.

• Students are permitted to wear a plain navy beanie or the DHS beanie with crest. This is for outdoor wear only.

• The only jewellery permitted is a wristwatch and one gold or silver stud in each ear. No other jewellery is to be worn.

• Ensure that your child is wearing the correct socks to school. For both girls and boys, knee-high black socks are required. If your student is playing a winter sport in the following codes, they will need a pair of Darfield High School socks: Rugby and Hockey. These are available from the school office only.

Uniform Reminders

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Banking and BiddingYear 7s learn the value of money

It was auction day and the class was buzzing with excitement as they double-checked their computers to see how much money they had in the bank, working out how much they wanted to spend at the auction and some even wondering if they could buy more than one item! Each item was wrapped so they had no idea what was inside and it soon became apparent the value of hard-earned money when $200 or more was spent on pens or food. It was interesting to see that most students were happy to spend about half of what was in their account but then got very cautious. It was a fun and interesting exercise for the class.

Mrs Munro has been teaching the Year 7s Financial Literacy—all things involving money, automatic payments, tax, and household budgeting.

They have a website with their own bank accounts, earn a weekly income and can earn more money by doing good work. On the Banqer website, they can keep track of their incomings and outgoings, which are graphed, and they can even see who has saved the most in their class. However, they learn it is not all about saving; there are also expenses to be paid. Paying rental for their desks and equipment, the students learn valuable real-life lessons.

Got Talent?The stage is waiting for YOU!

Call in at Student Admin and collect your entry form for the Darfield High School Talent Quest. Heats will be held the week beginning Monday 18 September.

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Students must pay their fees to have their results recorded on their Record of Achievement, and to receive certificates. There are separate structures for domestic students and international students. Financial assistance is available for domestic students to help with the payment of entry fees. Financial assistance is not available to international fee-paying students. Entry fees are paid to the school.

How do I apply for financial assistance?To get financial assistance, you need to fill in an Assistance form and give it to your school. You can get this form from Shona, in the school office, or by emailing ss@darfield.school.nz, or the NZQA website at www.nzqa.govt.nz/financialassistance.

How much does it cost?

Domestic student entry for all NCEA standards $76.70

Domestic student entry for a Scholarship subject $30.00

International student entry to NCEA standards $383.30

International student entry to a Scholarship subject $102.20

Fees and Financial Assistance for NZQF QualificationsCan I get help to pay?Financial assistance can be applied for if your family cannot afford to pay the fees.

Who can apply for financial assistance?To be eligible to apply, you must be the fee-payer and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• be currently receiving a Work and Income or Study Link benefit, or have a current Community Services Card (benefit-based applications)

• are not currently receiving a Work and Income or Study Link benefit, or do not have a current Community Services Card, but do have a joint family income that would entitle you to receive a Community Services Card (income-based application)

• have two or more children who are candidates, irrespective of family income, and the total fees you would have to pay would otherwise be more than the $200 multiple candidate maximum (multiple candidate applications).

Peace WeekThe theme this year is 30 Years Nuclear Free. During Peace Week, the peer Mediators organised a number of activities. There was a peace quote competition, where students could win a canteen voucher. Students made paper cranes which will be taken to the Peace Park in Japan next year. The students also created an "Importance Chain"—they wrote on paper all the things that they value and that are important to them and linked them together to show they are all linked and valued. This will hopefully be on display in the library next week. The Youth Workers came in this week and worked with Year 7 students looking at what peace is, what conflict is and it can be managed.

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SENIOR EXAM TIMETABLE

MONDAY 28 AUGUST 9.00 am–12.00 pm 1.00 pm–4.00 pm

Level 1 English (NF, LG)Level 1 English (VR, GO)

3 hours2 hours

HallHall

Level 1 Maths (BE, MI) 3 hours Hall

Level 2 PhysicsLevel 2 DramaLevel 2 ArtLevel 2 CommerceLevel 2 MEC

3 hours2 hours2 hours1 hour3 hours

HallHallC1HallA10

Level 2 Maths 3 hours Hall

Level 3 Physics 3 hours Hall Level 3 CalculusLevel 3 DramaLevel 3 Health

3 hours2 hours1.5 hours

HallHallHall

TUESDAY 29 AUGUST 9.00 am–12.00 pm 1.00 pm–4.00 pm

Level 1 GeographyLevel 1 Chinese

3 hours3 hours

HallHall

Level 1 Science (KW, KS)Level 1 Science (SG)

3 hours2 hours

HallHall

Level 2 EnglishLevel 2 HealthLevel 2 AccountingLevel 2 Japanese

3 hours1.5 hours3 hours3 hours

HallHallHallHall

Level 2 DTGLevel 2 MusicLevel 2 GeographyLevel 2 EconomicsLevel 2 Classics

2 hours3 hours3 hours2 hours3 hours

A7H4HallHallHall

Level 3 StatisticsLevel 3 DVCLevel 3 PP (AG)

3 hours3 hours3 hours

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Level 3 EnglishLevel 3 HistoryLevel 3 MEC

3 hours3 hours3 Hours

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WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 9.00 am–12.00 pm 1.00 pm–4.00 pm

Level 1 FrenchLevel 1 Home EconomicsLevel 1 DVCLevel 1 MusicLevel 1 EconomicsLevel 1 AccountingLevel 1 MEC

3 hours1 hour2 hours3 hours2 hours3 hours3 Hours

HallHallC3H4HallHallA10

Level 1 Commerce 1 hour Hall

Level 2 Biology 2.5 hours Hall Level 2 HistoryLevel 2 Home EcLevel 2 DVC

2 hours2 hours2 hours

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Level 3 Geography 3 hours Hall Level 3 ClassicsLevel 3 DTGLevel 3 ArtLevel 3 MusicLevel 3 Statistics NETNZ

3 hours2 hours2 hours3 hours3 hours

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THURSDAY 31 AUGUST 9.00 am–12.00 pm 1.00 pm–4.00 pm

Level 1 HistoryLevel 1 DTG

3 hours2 hours

HallA10

Level 1 Physical EDLevel 1 Soft Materials

1.5 hours3 hours

HallC4

Level 2 Science 1 hour Hall Level 2 Soft MaterialsLevel 2 ChemistryLevel 2 COPLevel 2 French

3 hours2.5 hours2 hours3 hours

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Level 3 ChemistryLevel 3 Home EconomicsLevel 3 JapaneseLevel 3 Accounting

3 hours2 hours3 hours3 hours

HallHallHallHall

Level 3 BiologyLevel 3 EconomicsLevel 3 Chinese

3 hours1 hour3 hours

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FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 9.00 am–12.00 pm 1.00 pm–4.00 pm

Level 1 ArtLevel 1 JapaneseLevel 1 DramaLevel 1 MEC

2 hours3 Hours2 hours3 hours

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Level 1 MCATLevel 1 Home Ec Resits

1 hour HallC10

Level 2 Physical Ed G3

Level 3 COP 2 hours A10

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Interview Day!

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On Tuesday 1 August, Year 12 students arrived at school in their formal clothes and containing their nerves as they prepared to face their first of two work interviews for the day. Many of our district business people had given their time to interview the students as if they were attending a real interview. They had been given the students' CVs and had a list of questions ready appropriate for the

career each student was interested in. This was a great experience for the Year 12s as it helped them to gain the confidence and skills necessary to approach future job interviews. The interviewers will give each student feedback on how they performed and suggestions to improve their CVs. Thank you to all the interviewers for giving such valuable time and to Mrs Munro and Mrs Townsend for organising this.

Right: Interviewers: Wally Murdoch (Darfield Motel), Clare Clatworthy (Darfield Preschool), Tania McKay (Paddy's Butchery), Pauline Sewell,

Janelle McIntosh, Darfield Automotive), Melissa Jebson, Nigel Clatworthy, Alastair Frizzell (Agricultural Electronics), Matt Collier (Farmlands

Realestate), Rod Oliver (Farmlands), Errol Barnes (Darfield Dairy) meet with Maria Townsend (second from left) for morning tea.

Below from left: Alastair Frizzell and Cole Spinks; Trish Kerr and Isaac Newbigging; Margaret McPherson and Amelia Williams; Anne Hann and Cameron Brunton; Melissa Jebson and Samantha Gordon; Pauline Sewell

and Emma Anderson; Nigel Clatworthy and Andrew Coppard.

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Year 8 Project

Planting Native Trees and Selling SeedsThe weather feels like it is getting warmer, there are new lambs all around us and soon the Year 8s will be even busier in their garden planting their vegetables and seeds

Last week, they were busy planting out a large variety of native plants and fruit bushes and it won't take long before they look well settled in and start to grow. The native trees are from Southern Woods, Oderings have just given the group a lot of veggie seeds and some lavender plants. The PTSA are funding soil for the project. Thank you to all those who have helped!

As part of the enterprise, the students are selling Kings Seeds as a fundraiser for KidsCan. Included are flower seeds: poppy, stock, sunflower, sweet pea, wildflowers; and herbs: basil, bergamot, borage, calendula, coriander, echinacea, and also a large variety of vegetable seeds.

If you would like to order some of these, please email jn@darfield.school.nz for an order form. These need to be returned to the school office by Monday 21 August.

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School and Community NoticesTERM THREE WEEK FOURTuesday 15 August• House Meetings• PTSA Meeting, 745 pm• ICAS Mathematics Competition

Wednesday 16 August• Years 7 and 8 House Quiz

Thursday 17 August• Years 9 and 10 House Quiz• Outdoor Ed Alpine Trip (to 19th)Friday 18 August • Years 11–13 House Quiz

WEEK FIVEFriday 25 August• Year 11 Rural College Practical Day

Saturday 26 August• DELF Diplome d'Etudes en Langue• Canterbury Secondary Schools One Day Equestrian Event

WEEK SIXTuesday 29 August• Senior Exams Begin

Thursday 31 August• Newsletter• World Vision Awards Night

WEEK SEVENMonday 4 September• Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week

Friday 8 September• Year 11 Rural College Practical Day

WEEK EIGHTMonday 11 September• Year 8 Camps to Mt Hutt (to 15th)

Tuesday 12 September• Board of Trustees Meeting, 7.00 pm

Thursday 14 September• Newsletter

Friday 15 September• Year 13 Rural College Practical Day

Saturday 16 September• SI Secondary Schools Ski and Snowboarding Champs • Year 10 Pre-Formal

Sunday 17 September• Leadership Camp to Craigieburn (to 18th)

Payments for Activities and School FeesBank Account: All payments to school (school fees, activity fees, NCEA fees, etc) can be made by direct credit to the following bank account. Please include the student’s name and the reason for the payment, eg Camp Fees.

Darfield High School, ASB Bank Limited, Riccarton, 12-3147-0207317-00

If you have changed addresses or phone numbers, please tell the Student Administrator, Mrs Hill. Ph 3188 411

Start-up dates for 2018Office opens: Monday 22 January (skeleton staff)

Staff Only : Monday 29 January

Year 7: Tuesday 30 January

Term Dates 2017Term 3: Monday 24 July to Friday 29 September

Term 4: Monday 16 October to Thursday 14 December

Monday 23 October: Labour Day

Thursday 16 November: Staff Only Day

Friday 17 November: Canterbury Anniversary

Lost Property There is a large number of unclaimed items from last year. Please can you get your students to come and take a look if they know something has been misplaced. Parents: you are most welcome to come and check the clothing and items at Student Administration.

University ScholarshipsUniversity Scholarships close in August so students should be applying now. A full list of scholarships and grants can be found on the givMe website and students can access this for free by using their Selwyn library card or going into any of the Selwyn libraries.

Visitors to the SchoolIf you are visiting our school during the school day please visit reception on arrival at our campus. Our friendly office staff will then assist you from there.

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Uniform Shop Hours for Students

Monday: 11.00 –11.25 amThursday: 11.00 –11.25 am

PARKING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLOutside the school on McLaughlins Road, is a no stopping zone. We need parents to observe the ‘No Parking or Stopping Zone’ between the School’s front gate and bus bay. To keep students safe, we need this area clear before and after school. There are signs indicating the restrictions.

Opposite Darfield High School on McLaughlins Road, car parks are marked out and broken yellow lines are painted outside residents' driveways. Please ensure you park within the allocated carparks and not in front of residents’ driveways. The carparks outside the school hall are reserved for staff and visitors coming into the school.

Your co-operation in this matter is appreciated. There is usually plenty of space around the bend towards Bangor Road, or south-west on McLaughlins Road.

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: sheryl@darfield.school.nz

Black and white paper copies are available from reception or Student Administration.

Colour and back copies can be ordered by emailing the above address. Please enquire for cost.

Advertising: If you would like to advertise in our newsletter, please email for more information.

7 McLaughlins Road PO Box 5 Darfield 7541 New Zealand

admin@darfield.school.nz

www.darfield.school.nz

Phone: +64 3 318 8411

Fax: +64 3 318 8543

Copyright: You are welcome to reproduce material from the newsletter after gaining permission from the school. All reproduced material must be appropriately acknowledged.

Photos of school events can be found on our website and may be downloaded for personal use only. There is a download icon at the right of each photo.

Remember: If your student is not at school, or arrives late, please phone the school to

explain the absence

http://sport.darfield.school.nz/draws.html

Weekly Sports DrawsYou can find your weekly game draws on the Sports website. As well as results and news . Check it out today!

Darfield Genealogy and Local History GroupIrish And Scottish Research Seminar26 and 27 AugustDarfield High School

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW: SEMINAR OPEN TO ALL Contact: Alison Price: ali-dave@xtra.co.nz or ph: 03 3184820

$20 per day ($25 if registered after 19 August). $30 for both days

Morning and afternoon tea provided. Please bring your own lunch.

Come and hear the latest in genealogical research.Keynote Speakers : Two presentations each

Sean Brosnahan : Curator of ToiTu Otago Early Settlers

Museum.

Rory Sweetman: an Irish-born New Zealander with degrees in History from Dublin and Cambridge.

Dr Lyndon Fraser: from Canterbury University and comes very highly recommended.

Family Search: Valerie Anderson & Cathie Matthews will take us through this site and show us just what is there and how to access the information

This Seminar will also include a series of presentations on subjects allied to General & ‘Irish & Scottish research.

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TASTERS: Years 9–11 ($50 per student per day)

14, 15 Aug 9 am-3 pmFashion, Photography, Hair and Beauty

Christchurch

15-Aug 9 am-3 pm Trades Woolston

17-Aug 8:30 am-3:30 pm Food and Hospitality Timaru

21-Aug 9 am-4 pm Applied Science Christchurch

21-Aug 9 am-12 pm Business Escape Timaru

22,23 Aug 9 am-3 pmPhotography, Hair and Beauty

Timaru

22,23 Aug 9 am-12 pm Animal Science Christchurch

23-Aug 9 am-12 pm Business Escape Christchurch

24-Aug 9 am-3 pm Trades Timaru

25-Aug 8:30 am-3:30 pm Food and Hospitality Christchurch

21-Sept 9.30 am-3pmArchitecture for Extreme Environments

Christchurch

See Mrs Munro (Careers Office) if you are interested in attending one of the above

MASTER CLASSES: Years 11-13 (Free)

AUGUST

17-Aug 11 am-3 pm Music Arts for a day Christchurch

17-Aug 8:30 am-4:30 pm NASDA for a day Christchurch

21-Aug 9 am-12:30 pm Animal Science Christchurch

21-Aug 9 am-3 pm Beauty Therapy Timaru

24-Aug 9 am-3 pm Beauty Therapy Christchurch

24-Aug 8:30 am-4:30 pm NASDA for a day Christchurch

25-Aug 9 am-4 pm Applied Science Christchurch

31-Aug 11 am-3 pm Music Arts for a day Christchurch

SEPTEMBER

6-Sep 9 am-3 pm Hairdressing Christchurch

12-Sep 6 pm-8 pm Ace of Trades Woolston

14-Sep 9 am-3 pm Hairdressing Timaru

14-Sep 11 am-3 pm Music Arts for a day Christchurch

18-Sep 9 am-3 pm Beauty Therapy Timaru

18-Sep 9 am-12 pm Business in a Box Timaru

19-Sep 6 pm-8 pm Ace of Trades Timaru

19-Sep 9 am-3 pm Beauty Therapy Christchurch

21-Sep 9 am-12 pm Business in a Box Christchurch

21-Sep 8:30 am-4:30 pm NASDA for a day Christchurch

Students are encourage to take a look at the scholarships available and to apply. The below school leaver scholarships for Massey University have been revamped:

• Massey University Academy of Sport Scholarship

• Massey University Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Scholarship

• Massey University Vice-Chancellor's High Achiever Scholarship (Academic & Arts)

• Massey Business School Future Leaders Scholarship

All the below scholarships close on Sunday 20 August.

There are more scholarships to view on the Massey University Scholarships webpage.

Spirit of Adventure

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WOMENSWEAR • MENSWEAR • CHILDRENSWEAR • HOMEWARE

School Uniform

If you need to buy or sell good conditioned second hand Darfield High School Uniform then let

Polkadotcom make it easy for you.We can take orders and sell on behalf, taking the hassle out of school uniform.

Dont hesitate to contact us.

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Winter Menu at the Canteen

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Feeding Hungry Learnersat your school canteen

TXT-my-LUNCH is almost here!

Dear Parent and Caregiver

Welcome to the future!

Soon, our canteen will be accepting TXT-my-LUNCH virtual meal tickets.

This is a World leading game-changer for school food service and will soon be right here at Darfield High School.

• Want to be sure that lunch money makes it to school and is actually spent on lunch?• Want to make sure that your hungry learner is getting a balanced and nutritional meal?• Your young adult learner wants to make their own lunch purchase choices?

Or go to www.txtmylunch.co.nz – follow the instructions and have lunch literally texted to your child, who can redeem their meal ticket, device-to-device, at the school tuck shop.

This eliminates the need for cash or eftpos cards and ensures that every cent designated to a nutritious payload actually reaches the tuck shop where these great meal combos are available.

Our team at the Darfield High School Champion Tuckshop is looking forward to helping you keep your hungry learner fed!

Kind regards

Johannes TietzeChief Executive Officer

Text my Lunch is coming to Darfield High School Soon!

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Purpose: • To celebrate and recognise students who are meeting school

expectations

• To motivate students to improve.

Selection:• Five students from each year level selected by random draw

from 'eligible' students

• Drawn last week of Term Three for the trip in Week Two of Term Four

To be eligible for entry to Big Day Out:• No detentions or referrals (including part-referrals) in Term

Three

• Less than 5% unexplained absences for Term Three

• All attitude grades in (Term Two—Senior) and (Term Three—Junior) Reports at 'usually' or 'always'.

Plus an additional entry for:• Any Principal's Award in 2017

• School service (as recorded in Reports (Term Two—Junior, Term Three—Senior)

• School representative (as recorded in Reports (Term Two—Junior, Term Three—Senior).

There is a maximum of one entry for each category above

Students will get an additional entry only if eligibility criteria (above) are met

Big Day Out 2017

Student Travel Schools High school exchange

since 1958 Contact STS: Ph: 0800 991 991 478 Dee Street, Invercargill Email: sts@stsnz.co.nz Web: sts-education.co.nz

Contact us now for a brochure and start planning your STS experience now! We are also looking for host families for students coming in January 2018 - try our Host And Go, host an exchange student for one year and enjoy up to a $1500 discount off your programme fee! /Stsnz @stshighschool

International High School Exchange STS now has applications open for high school exchanges with departures in January, August and December 2018. Choose from year, semester and 2 or 3 month exchanges to 16 countries. Learn a new language and a new culture with our high school exchange programmes.

- First country choice - Over 50 years of experience in student exchanges - Make memories and friends that last a lifetime -

With our short term exchanges to Europe you can also go over the summer holidays. This is a great opportunity to have that unique experience abroad, but not miss too much school at the same time.

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The Bright Awards is a celebration of secondary school students across Aotearoa in Years 11–13 who are bringing their creative craft to life.

Win $1000 for you and $3000 for your school!

Categories: Graphic Design, Web and Interactive, Photography, Animation, and Games.

https://brightawards.co.nz/

The Secret Family Recipes Cookbook 

Your Education

High School Exchange

Information Evening

Thursday 17 August6.30 - 7.30 pm

Location

Upper Riccarton Library

Learning Centre 2

71 Main South Road

Sockburn

Christchurch

Come and meet our team, bring your parents and learn more about our overseas high

school exchange programmes.

www.youreducation.co.nz

PTSA MeetingTuesday 15 August

7.45 pm

All Welcome

Selwyn Environmental Video Competition As schools return to work, Lincoln Envirotown hope that within their busy schedules they will be finding time to put final touches to their entries for the Environmental Video Competition. We are aware of the excellent work that schools are doing in regards to making their students aware of environmental and sustainability issues. Entry into this competition is a great way to showcase a school’s work in this regard. It is also a way of getting pupils to express their interest and possibly concerns about our World. The competition is not only open to school entries but everyone is encouraged to do their bit to stimulate others to take care of the environment. In fact last year there were two excellent entries from independent groups. People can be as creative as they like, using any combination of animation, video or slides to carry their environmental message. Entries should be submitted by Friday 25th August. There are some excellent prizes for everybody and all videos will be shown at the Awards Ceremony which takes place on Friday 8th September 2017. For more information go to https://videocompetition.eventbrite.co.nz or call 03 423 0445.

In mid-August we’re holding an information session regarding the nursing programmes offered at Ara Institute of Canterbury.

For students considering a career in nursing, the session is a great opportunity to get an overview of the Bachelor of Nursing and to gain an understanding of what nursing study involves. The session will also discuss the career opportunities and further study options available to nursing graduates.

Nursing information session: 5.30 pm–6.30 pm, Thursday 17 August TL104, Timaru campus, Grey Road

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Phone: +64 3 318 8411

Fax: +64 3 318 8543

PO Box 5

Darfield 7541

New Zealand

Address: 7 McLaughlins Road

Email: admin@darfield.school.nz

Web: darfield.school.nz

SIGN UP ONLINE: videocompetition.eventbrite.co.nz

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: 25 August 2017

Screening and prize giving at

The Awards Night, Lincoln Event Centre 8 September 2017

P: 03 4230445 or E: projectmanagerlet@gmail.com

SELWYN

VIDEO COMPETITION

2017

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