Newsletter 13th May 2016

In this issue

2nd May First Day of Term 2

16th May Year 8 Swimming starts

24th May Bayfield Show for Tahuna students

27th May Kings & Queens Show for Year 8 students

29th May - 3rd June Remuera Exchange in Auckland

6th June Queens Birthday long weekend

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Salote Rouvi

Year 8 Swimming at Moana Pool

Year 8 classes are swimming in Term 2.

Petra Leonard

Welcome to our 6th Tech option... Dance!

These students have been learning all about dance this week. Rhythm, beat and understanding music have been a big focus, as well as Sasa dancing, Stomp and using sport equipment to make up dances.

Roddy Scoles

OTAGO BADMINTON REPS

Marissa Oliver and Talia Ogier have been selected to represent Otago at the National Badminton Age Group Competitions in Palmerston North in July.

Jess Cooper

Halberg Junior Disability Games

Connor Fa'Asega participated in the Halberg Junior Disability Games during the holidays. Room 1 interviewed him about his experience.

Tim Arnold

Year 7 Key Rings

As well as learning safety protocol of the workshop our Year 7 students have been designing and crafting their own groovy key rings.

Roddy Scoles

Intro to Scuba at Dive Otago

Over four Fridays this term Tahuna students are taking part in a PADI Intro to Scuba Course at Dive Otago. Our instructors, Emma and Thea have been incredibly encouraging and all students have had a lot of fun and are itching for more tuition in the future.

Roddy Scoles

Tahuna Scientists Meet Governor General

This week Louis and Alex went to the Museum to meet the Governor General. They chatted about the work we do at Tomahawk Lagoon and also the activity they were doing which was classifying macro invetebrates (water bugs).

Jennie Scott

Netball Season 2016 Underway

The first grading games of the season began on Thursday and it was fantastic to see our Tahuna teams well presented and enthusiastic!

Salote Rouvi

Cricket Coaches in at Tahuna

Otago Cricketers support Tahuna P.E Programme.

David Owen

New hockey season gets underway

This Friday the long-awaited 2016 Intermediate hockey season begins for our three hockey squads.

Charlotte Underwood-Nicol

Surf-lifesaving Success

Some Tahuna students participated in Oceans 16 last term. Here are the results.

Karyn Hearn

Shoe Clinic

If you're still on the lookout for a great pair of shoes, whether you require PE shoes or a great pair of uniform shoes, please mention Tahuna when you purchase. Shoe Clinic is located at 315 George Street.

Jess Cooper

Paying Our Respects - ANZAC DAY 2016

A group of Tahuna students attended the ANZAC Day Dawn Service and Anderson's Bay Posy Laying Ceremony to pay their respects.

Rob Wells

This is hard work!

Tahuna students taking core samples from the field.

Grant Philips

Practical Measurement Skills a big hit with students.

Over the past two weeks our Room 17 maths class has been exploring addition and subtraction concepts through practical perimeter measuring tasks.

Roddy Scoles

Science Testing in Year Seven

In order to gain an understanding of future teaching within Science at Tahuna, Year Seven students are participating in an online test from NZCER. Data that is gathered from this test will be used to improve what is being taught to all of our students.

Room 4

ANZAC Poetry

Room 4 have shared some poetry they recently wrote.

Tony Hunter

TERM 2 WELL UNDERWAY

Term 2 has started well with our students settling quickly in to the classroom programmes, as well as winter sports beginning and electives underway on Fridays.

Tony Hunter

Road Safety

With winter around the corner it is timely to remind you to take care when driving in the vicinity of the school as visibility, particularly in the mornings can be very difficult for motorists.