May 2019 Newsletter

In this issue

10 May - Board of Trustees nominations close
22-24 May - Senior exams
28-31 May - TGHS/TBHS Production: Joseph
29 May - BoT meeting
29 May - School closed for teacher strike
30 May - TBHS Information Evening
3 June - Queen's Birthday holiday
5-7 June - Arts Extravaganza
7 June - Board of Trustees Election
10 June - STAC exchange (home & away)
12 June - Big Sing: Dunedin Town Hall
19 June - OBHS exchange (away)
19 June - PTA Meeting
28 June - Teacher Only Day
2 July - John McGlashan exchange (home)
5 July - End of Term 1

TBHS

Blood Donation in Science

10GI students were thinking about blood donation in Science recently when they created messages to inform people about blood donation and encourage people to donate blood.

TBHS

Mates and Dates Programme

The YMCA will be taking the Year 9 and 10 Classes for the Mates and Dates Programme. This will be run alongside the Physical Education and Health programme starting at the end of May.

TBHS

TBHS School App

Timaru Boys’ High School now has a School App.

TBHS

Aspect Trust Winners

Timaru Boys' High School is extremely proud to have three of our Old Boys as recipients of the 2019 Aspect Trust Scholarships.

TBHS

Entertainment Book 2019

Support Timaru Boys' High School!!! Get your new Entertainment Membership today.

TBHS

The PDF version of the newsletter is available here.

Nick McIvor

Rector's message - May 2019

To my generation, the need to protect and preserve the environment was something we understood, something we respected, but also, perhaps, something often seen as an ‘optional extra’ and not really a mainstream focus or pressing concern. When we look at this current generation it’s very different.

TBHS

School Examinations

Examinations for senior students and 10RY (Mathematics) take place on Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th.

TBHS

TBHS Leadership Day

Timaru Boys' welcomed local student leaders to our school on 1 May for a collaborative Leadership Day.

TBHS

Christchurch Boys' take Honours in Annual Exchange

Christchurch Boys' emerged with a 3-1 overall victory in the annual winter exchange played in cool conditions in Timaru on Tuesday 14 May.

TBHS

Year 10 Drama

Year 10 Drama have been learning about various forms of stage lighting.

TBHS

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Timaru Girls' High School and Timaru Boys' High School are delighted to present their annual combined production, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

TBHS

School Umbrellas - PTA Fundraiser

Now that the winter is here, it is a great time to buy a new sports umbrella.

TBHS

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Mountainview High School Production

TBHS

BYOD Update

Students need to ensure their devices are registered at school to enable them to access the internet.

TBHS

ECan Youth Rōpu

ECan Youth Rōpu began as an idea raised in a Christchurch Youth Council meeting that saw the Council commit time and money to create what would become the ECan Youth Rōpu, initiated with a “working group” in 2017 to establish a project that would allow ECan to communicate with young people (between 14 and 26).

TBHS

Aoraki Swimming Sports

The Aoraki Swimming Championship was held in Ashburton on 10 April 2019 with a team of nine TBHS swimmers participating: Jack Sands (Team Captain), Matthew Moore, William Tudgey, Dominic Coleman, Benson Arnold, William Mackenzie, Thomas Kyle, Joshua Young and Cale Tompkins.

TBHS

Congratulations to William McArthur

Timaru Boys' would like to congratulate William McArthur on his recent achievements at the Australian National Pipe Band Championships.

TBHS

Year 12 PACE Students.....big day out

Year 12 Pace visited the Antarctic Centre on 6 May. They experienced the cold temperatures, technology used to survive and met with the huskies who are no longer permitted to visit Antarctica.

TBHS

Teacher Strike

A combined PPTA/NZEI Secondary Teacher strike is planned for Wednesday 29 May.

TB HS

School Trustee Elections

School Trustee Elections are now underway, with parents/caregivers having been posted a letter and nomination forms that are due to be returned by NOON, FRIDAY 24 MAY 2019.

TBHS

Summer Sports Prizegiving

From the Sports Director, Mr Gavin Miller.

TBHS

School Cross Country

The annual Timaru Boys' High School Cross Country was held in School Park and the Scenic Reserve on Tuesday 7 May.

TBHS

National Age Group Swimming Championship

This premier event on the New Zealand swimming calendar took place from 16-20 April in Wellington, with Timaru Boys' represented by Jack Sands, Matthew Moore, Dominic Coleman and William Tudgey.

TBHS

Food Technology/Hospitality

Over the last couple of weeks, Year 10 Food Technology and the Senior Hospitality classes have had the expertise and industry knowledge from award winning chef Steve Le Corre from ARA.

TBHS

Rector Appointment: Timeline

We congratulate our Rector, Mr Nick McIvor, on his recent appointment to the position of Rector of King's High School in Dunedin, a position he will commence in Term 3.

TBHS

Reader-Writer Help Required

Timaru Boys' is seeking volunteers to help us out by being a reader/writer for NCEA exams to help boys who need support to complete assessment tasks.

Some rights reserved Timaru Boys' High School , 2024

Privacy Terms Accessibility