November 2017 Newsletter

Congratulations to Ryan Greenslade for being appointed Head Boy for 2018. We know Ryan will do his utmost to honour the position and to discharge its duties effectively in support of students, staff and our wider community. Ryan is joined by Mac Edwards and Tyler Sparks, each as Deputy Head Boy, and James Watt, our newly appointed House Captain.

We have named our Thomas House Senior Student Leaders for 2018. 

This year we are asking all Year 10 students going into Year 11 in 2018, and Year 11 students going into Year 12, to have an extended text to read over the holidays.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Wellington will be organising “the 6th Thai-NZ Language and Cultural Students Exchange Programme” during 12 January – 13 February 2018 in Thailand.

Timaru Boys’ is grateful to our First XV Rugby Captain, Cullen Grace, who has kindly donated his New Zealand Schools' rugby jersey to the school, to be placed on display.

WANTED…..large white, red, green (Christmas colours) plastic bags e.g. supermarket bags, for students to make a recycled Christmas wreath.

What an exceptional night we had on 31 October as we farewelled our fine young Year 13 students, and celebrated another successful year at senior level.

Students can now access eBooks through the website https://timaruboys.wheelers.co/

Congratulations to Cullen Grace who was named Aoraki Secondary Schools' Sportsman of the Year, an exceptional feat achieved among stiff competition that also included TBHS students Taine Gibson and Riley Taylor as finalists in this category.

The PB4L Committee and TBHS staff have had a very busy and productive year continuing to develop the POWER values in which the school takes pride.

What is Irlen Syndrome or visual stress?