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Timaru Boys' High School

July Newsletter 2020

19 July Thomas House Formal Dinner
20 July Term 3 Commences
21 July STAC Exchange (Away)
4 August OBHS Exchange (Home)
4-5 August Aoraki Maths Competition
11 August John McGlashan Exchange (Away)
19-25 August Senior School Exams
26 August Waitaki Exchange (Home)
31 Aug - 4 Sept Tournament Week
11 September TBHS School Ball
16 September Student Trustee Election
25 September Junior Workday
25 September Senior Conferencing
25 September Final day Term 3

Contents

Summer Sports Prizegiving

Rector's Message - July 2020

by Dave Thorp

Kia ora everyone. Term 2 has come to an end after 12 long weeks, seven of which took place at school.

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Staff vs Prefects Volleyball 2020

Staff vs Prefects Volleyball

by TBHS

Woohoo..! TBHS staff completed a clean sweep over the Prefects in their volleyball match on the final day of Term 2, winning the game three sets to nil.

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Science fun and games with dry ice

Science - Dry Ice Fun

by TBHS

Science classes of all year levels have enjoyed using dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide) as a context for learning.

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Thomas Kyle: working on his Steam Ticket

Full Steam Head.....

by TBHS

Congratulations to Thomas Kyle, who is the youngest person to have been put through his steam ticket by the assessor Mr Peter Boys of Darfield.

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Year 11 PACE Camp

Outdoor Education

by TBHS

You have got to take your hats off to our Year 11 PACE Class!

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Karitane - Geography Field Trip

Year 13 Geography

by TBHS

The Year 13 Geography class had a surprisingly stunning day for their fieldtrip to Karitane on Thursday during the last week of term.

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Year 9 PE Class

Year 9 PE Classes

by TBHS

The Year 9 PE classes have had a very busy term since returning from lockdown.

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Science fun and games....

Year 9 Science

by TBHS

Students in Year 9 Science classes have been studying sound.

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Hamish Bennett with Year 12 Food students

NZ Black Cap - Food Nutrition guest

by TBHS

Hamish Bennett, NZ Black Cap player, spoke to the Year 12 Food and Nutrition class about his nutrition and hydration, timing of his snacks and meals, as well as his eating patterns and challenges of eating well.

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Year 10 Ice Cream Production

by TBHS

The eagerly anticipated annual Year 10 Ice Cream making challenge has rolled around again with some exceptional entries having been created.

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Luke Goodger making progress on his mini bike

Mini Bike Progress

by TBHS

Our boys' progress on their making of mini bikes is always a highly anticipated process.

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1st XI Hockey

Connetics Shield Winners

by TBHS

What an exciting start to the season!

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Jed Syme 

Thomas House Update

by TBHS

It certainly feels like the end of the term despite boarders not being on site for a large portion of the term.

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Careers

Careers News

by TBHS

Our Careers Department continues to hum with a number of activities on the go at the moment.

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McGregor Isbister

A Message from Thomas House Sports Captain

by TBHS

Hi all. Firstly, it is great to see the boys back involved in their modified sporting winter codes, something that was uncertain just a month ago due to the global pandemic we are facing.

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Angus Murray: Year 9 Boarder

Angus Murray: Year 9 Boarder Profile

by TBHS

Hello - my name is Angus Murray, I am in Year 9 and I live on a big sheep station up the western side of Lake Tekapo.

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Ben Allan: Year 9 Boarder

Ben Allan: Junior Boarder Profile

by TBHS

My name is Ben Allan, a Year 9 at Thomas House and I live in Ikawai.

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Farewell

Student and Staff Farewells

by TBHS

The following boarders will be leaving Thomas House at the end of the term - we wish them well:

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Summer Sports Prizegiving 2020

2020 Summer Sports Prizegiving

by TBHS

It is an example of the impact of Covid 19 and how different things have been that the TBHS Summer Sports Prizegiving was held on the week of the shortest day of the year in mid June!

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Southfuels 

South Fuels Awards

by TBHS

As part of the South Fuels rebate scheme Thomas House has been given a large electronics prize.

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PB4L Year 9 and 10 morning tea

PB4L Update

by TBHS

PB4L, a positive behaviour reward system used to promote positive behaviour in and out of the classroom continues to flourish in the school

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Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club

by TBHS

The TBHS Breakfast Club is currently run by three of our Year 13 students: William Snuggs, Ethan Mattingley and Mackenzie Annett.

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STAC Exchange 2020

Upcoming St Andrew's College (STAC) Exchange

by TBHS

Tuesday 21 July

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Entertainment Book

Entertainment Book

by TBHS

School holidays are upon us, so keep the whole family entertained with the Entertainment Book APP.

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TBHS Rowing AGM

TBHS Rowing AGM

by TBHS

To be held Sunday 19 July in the school Staffroom.

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PTA Meeting

PTA AGM........ New Members Sought!

by TBHS

TBHS has a small but committed Parent Teacher Association (PTA).

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Ecobalm Logo

Ecobalm Sales

by TBHS

Our Young Enterprise's product Ecobalm has hit the market with rave reviews. Purchase the product at ecobasenz.com

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South Canterbury Museum

Museum Update

by Supplied

The cold of winter has set in, but here’s a light look at what’s been happening at the South Canterbury Museum over the last couple of months.

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Curtains: The Musical

Curtains the Musical: Half Price Tickets

by TBHS

This is a ONE NIGHT ONLY OFFER OF HALF PRICE TICKETS at $15 to Students in South Canterbury Tuesday 7th July 7pm

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Pasta Vera

PTA Fundraiser: Pasta Vera

by TBHS

TBHS PTA is to again offer this product for sale after a successful fundraiser last year. Please help support our Timaru Boys' High School PTA by ordering some wonderful locally made pasta from Pasta Vera.

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Kaden Forrester with his completed table

TBHS and ARA Dual Pathways

by TBHS

We have a number of our boys attending Ara Institue of Canterbury, participating in the Dual Pathways programme

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TBHS Rowers

TBHS Rowing Breakup

by TBHS

Sunday 15 June saw our Rowing boys celebrate the end of a very successful, albeit short season, with a country breakup.

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PDF Newsletter Download

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

by TBHS

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