September 2018 #2 Newsletter

In this issue

28 September - Junior WorkDay
28 September- Senior Conferencing
28 September - Final Day Term 3
28-30 September - National Road Cycling Championships
1-14 October - SI MTB Championships, Dunedin
15-19 October - Green Week (all senior students in class)
17 October - Winter Sports Prizegiving
18 October - Junior Social
22 October - Labour Day
1 November - Senior Prizegiving
2 November - Year 8 Orientation/Testing
5-6 November - Year 8 Thomas House Orientation
7-30 November - NCEA Exams
14 November - Aoraki Junior Volleyball
14 November - Waitaki Junior Summer Exchange
15 November - Aoraki Junior Touch
20 November - Aorki Junior Tennis
27 November - John McGlashan Junior Exchange
13 December - Final Day Term 4

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TBHS Choir

The Timaru Boys' Choir has been reinstated after having been in recess for a number of years.

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Special Olympics South Canterbury SS Swimming Event

Congratulations to Jonathon Smitham who competed in the Special Olympics South Canterbury SS Swimming Event, recently held at at CBay.

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Inline Speed Skating

Keaton Swindells recently spent two weeks in South Korea representing New Zealand at the Asian Roller Skating Championships.

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Yr 13 Ballroom Dancing

Caleb Cameron led the way by offering lunchtime ballroom dancing lessons to senior students, three weeks before our annual ball.

Nick McIvor

Rector's message - September 2018

We all have strengths and weaknesses. In schooling, ‘strength-based education’ focuses on strengths. Applying a bulk of our attention to expanding strengths over trying to weed out all weaknesses. It’s better to emphasise strength development over trying to eradicate all faults and flaws; to focus on what youngsters are doing right before focusing on what they’re doing wrong; on strengths before shortcomings. Is this correct? I believe so.

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Sanford Science and Technology Fair

The Sanford Science and Technology Fair, held annually, is an event where school students from Mid and South Canterbury are invited to display original exhibits of investigations that are scientific or technological.

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Winter Tournament Roundup

Winter Tournament week was held recently during Week 7 of Term 3 (3-9 September).

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SISS Ice Hockey Championships

Three students from Timaru Boys' High School (Flynn Linton, Gus Mackenzie and Lachie Lamb) were members of a combined Ice Hockey team of players from Mackenzie College, Timaru Girls' High School and Otago Girls' High School.

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Aoraki SS Mountain Biking Championships on Oamaru’s Cape Wanbrow

The sun shone all day on the nine boys racing their mountain bikes on Saturday 15 September at Cape Wanbrow, a rocky headland overlooking Oamaru Harbour.

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The PDF version of the newsletter is available here.

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TBHS Fireworks Fundraiser - Help Wanted

The TBHS PTA in conjunction with TBHS Football presents…..

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Year 12 Physics trip to University of Canterbury and Rutherford’s Den

On 11 September, the two Year 12 Physics classes were given the opportunity to travel up to Christchurch for a series of workshops.

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Year 13 Leavers' Dinner

The proposed Leavers’ Dinner for the current Year 13s and their parents is set down for Tuesday 4 December at Seven Oaks.

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Arts Assembly 2018

Arts Assembly was held on Wednesday 19th September with many students coming on stage to be presented with bars or colours and cups which they had earned in their respective fields.

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Wrestling Congratulations

Congratulations to Jack Black who has been selected for the New Zealand Wrestling Development Team and will be travelling with the squad to Indiana, USA in March 2019.

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NZ Blood Service Drive

Timaru Boys' High School has traditionally been a strong supporter of the annual NZ Blood Donor Recruitment drive, with Senior students having the opportunity of participating in this worthy cause.