The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand held their 2023 Respiratory Achievers Awards last week and Year 9 student Kayla White was awarded the 'Cody Forbes Award for Courage' for the way she has defied the odds and her doctors’ predictions, by surviving a serious lung condition and living an active, full life on 70% lung capacity.

A huge congratulations to each of our teams and good luck to those students travelling to Christchurch for the South Island Volleyball Championships!

Some outstanding results from the Tasman Secondary School Mountain Biking Champs last week!

A massive well done to Will Irvine for gaining four scholarships! And a huge congratulations to each of our other scholarship winners, in particular Isla Swanney and Tiaki Sharp who both gained outstanding scholarships, placing them in the top 0.3% of the country for those subjects!

Over the past fortnight students have served sausages, ran lunchtime activities, held a casual dress day and made pizzas, all to raise money to help provide resources and aroha to the schools affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. A huge thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising efforts - we raised over $2500 so well done everyone!

School will be closed for instruction on Thursday 16 March. Supervised study will be made available in the Library for junior students who cannot stay at home.

This trophy appeared in amongst others that were returned. There is no name for the trophy or names engraved. Please let us know if this belongs to you. Contact jules.ferguson@nayland.school.nz

Students, parents and caregivers MUST park offsite. For safety reasons, please use nearby streets for student drop off and pick up. Thank you for your support.

Being in school, on time, every day, gives your child the best chance of progress and success. And, research shows that they are more likely to be socially happy.

Table Tennis Nelson welcomes all juniors to come and try out Table Tennis in Term 2 at Table Tennis Nelson for after school social matches on Mondays and Fridays from 3:30pm. Visit www.sporty.co.nz/ttnelson for more information.

Don’t forget to sign up for the really fun, highly engaging MOI Holiday Workshops! All workshops are from 9 am to 3 pm. The workshops are lead by senior students from Garin College, Nelson College for Girls, and Nayland College.

Among the great line-up of shows at the Nelson Fringe Festival are two shows directed by Anton Bentley starring Michaela Sheehan, Mike O’Malley and Keith Marshall.

For whānau who want to overcome the adverse effects of trauma and family violence, in a Te Ao Māori context.

My name is Julia and I'm a nurse from the INP Medical Sexual & Reproductive Health Clinic in Nelson. I am at Nayland every Monday morning from 10-12pm.

Join one of our Girls teams today. Under 15's and Under 18's. Scan the QR code to register, email admin@stokerugby.co.nz or phone 0277136195. Team muster Monday 6 March at the gym 3:15-4:00pm for a meet and greet and a Q&A for any new or current players or parents. Practices begin the following week, Monday 13 March.

We have an exciting new Mountain Bike programme just for teenage girls called Wheel Gals! Progress your riding over four, weekly, evening, sessions on Thursdays.

Check them out!