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Timaru Boys' High School

August Newsletter 2020

19-25 August Senior School Exams
26 August Waitaki Exchange (Home)
1 September Board of Trustees meeting
31 Aug - 4 Sept Tournament Week
11 September TBHS School Ball
16 September Student Trustee Election
17 September Junior Social
25 September Junior Workday
25 September Senior Conferencing
25 September Final day Term 3
12 October Term 4 commences
26 October Labour Weekend

Contents

Otago Boys' Exchange 2020

Rector's Message - August 2020

by Dave Thorp

Kia ora everyone. Things change quickly. We were just getting used to the resumption of normal school life and then Covid-19 reared its ugly head again!

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Black Stilt (Kaki) Release - Mackenzie Basin

Black Stilt (Kaki) Release

by Brooklyn Galbraith

Last week I went on a black stilt release with the Department of Conservation in the Mackenzie Basin.

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Policy Review

Policy Review: Learning Support

by TBHS

Timaru Boys' values feedback from our board members, staff and parents on policies and procedures.

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Year 12 Outdoor Education

Outdoor Education: out and about......

by TBHS

Our Outdoor Education students have been enjoying some fantastic activities in the great outdoors.

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Jack Lovelock

Jack Lovelock Short Film

by TBHS

Watch a short film about famous Old Boy Jack Lovelock.

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Thomas Kyle

2020 Canterbury West Coast Short Course Swimming Championship

by TBHS

This club event was held from 7-9 August with four TBHS swimmers attending as members of Swim Timaru: Dominic Coleman, Benson Arnold, Thomas Kyle and Jack Boorer-Lilley.

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Update.............

Thomas House Update

by Director of Boarding

From the Director of Boarding...............

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Deputy Head Boarder: Callum Bowmar

Thomas House: Deputy Head Boarder Message

by TBHS

Term Three has started well for many of us in Thomas House with most of us now back to true normality, something that was interrupted by Covid-19 at the end of Term 1.

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Welcome

Thomas House: New Staff Members

by TBHS

The beginning of Term 3 saw a number of new, key staff members join the Thomas House family.

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Local dentist Michael Sidhom

Food Technology

by TBHS

Food Tech have hosted some wonderful speakers in class recently.

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Year 12 Science - Orana Park

Orana Park visit - Year 12 Science

by TBHS

Year 12 Science took a trip to Christchurch to visit Orana Wildlife Park and the Antarctic Centre on Monday 3 August.

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Taylor Donaldson

Congratulations to Taylor Donaldson

by TBHS

Year 13 student, Prefect and Captain of the team, Taylor Donaldson played his 100th game for the TBHS First XI Football team during the holidays.

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Library 

Latest Library Resources...

by TBHS

To view the latest additions to the library catalogue click on the link below.

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John McGlashan Exchange 2020

John McGlashan edge Timaru Boys' in Exchange

by TBHS

John McGlashan College took overall honours by 8 wins to 4 with two drawn fixtures in the annual exchange played in balmy conditions in Dunedin on Tuesday 11 August.

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Otago Boys' Exchange 2020

Otago Boys' Dominate Exchange

by TBHS

Otago Boys' were too strong across most of the sporting codes in the annual exchange played in perfect winter conditions in Timaru on 4 August.

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Video Gaming Club

Video Gaming Club

by TBHS

Timaru Boys' has recently started a Video Gaming Club.

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The Crimson Brew

The Crimson Brew

by TBHS

TBHS staff are grateful to a group of entrepreneurial senior students who have set up a cafe for two days of the week.

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Junior Work Day

Junior Workday: Friday 25 September

by TBHS

Timaru Boys’ High School will hold its annual school Workday on Friday 25 September. Junior students (Years 9 & 10) across the school will be seeking paid employment for the day.

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Welcome to Staff

Welcome to the Science Department

by TBHS

Welcome to our two new staff members, Owen Martin and Sarah Smart who have joined the TBHS team from the beginning of Term 3.

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Noah Hollamby

National Cycling Champion – Noah Hollamby

by TBHS

Congratulations to rising star, Noah Hollamby, for his exceptional performance at the New Zealand Age Group Cycling Championships in Waipukurau.

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2020 International Students

International Student Department

by TBHS

2020 has certainly been a different year for the International Department.

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Art teacher, Mr Wayne Doyle

Our Gifted Mr Doyle......

by TBHS

Our talented Art teacher Mr Wayne Doyle has again hit the headlines.

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School Ball

2020 School Ball

by TBHS

Our annual school ball is being held on Friday 11 September for Year 12 and 13 students who are eligible to attend through good attendance and work record to date. These students have been invited to buy a ticket.

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TBHS Aoraki Trapshooting winners

Aoraki SS Trapshooting Championships

by TBHS

Members of the TBHS Trapshooting Group recently competed at the Aoraki Secondary School Championships on Sunday 9 August at the Timaru Clay and Target Club.

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Swimming

Swim Timaru Prizegiving

by TBHS

The Swim Timaru Prizegiving was held on Wednesday 29 of July.

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Pony Club

South Canterbury Pony Club

by TBHS

South Canterbury Pony Club is interested in running a dressage and jumping interschool competition, to be held at the Waimate Knottingley Park.

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Theatresports

by TBHS

What’s fun, interactive and guaranteed to make you laugh??

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Irlen Syndrome

Irlen Support

by TBHS

Does your child suffer from slow and choppy reading, untidy writing,difficulty with focus, concentration,fatigue and or light sensitivity?

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PDF Newsletter Download

The pdf version of the August 2020 Newsletter is available here.

by TBHS

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