April 2018 Newsletter

The annual School Anzac Commemorative Service will be held in Hogben Hall and the Memorial Library on Friday 13 April 2018, at 2pm.

On Thursday 8 March, students Rory MacLeod, William McArthur and Ethan Tyree travelled to Rotorua to compete in the New Zealand and National South Pacific Highland Pipe Band Championships, competing among nearly 50 other bands from across New Zealand and the South Pacific.

In anticipation of the Board of Trustees Election to be held in 2019, the current Board of Trustees are seeking expressions of interest from parents who may be interested in exploring the possibility of joining their ranks.

The TBHS Sailing team competed at the Lower South Island Teams' Racing Regatta at Lake Hood on the 7th and 8th of April.

Maadi (NZ Secondary School Championships) was held at Lake Ruataniwha over a week that saw 2089 competitors from 120 schools compete in not only the hottest of days, but the coldest.

Held in Gore on 7 April, the South Island Secondary Schools Motocross Championships saw six of our young men travel down on the Friday to compete in conditions that were extremely muddy, with the area having experienced ½ inch of rain before the event.

A reminder that senior students in Years 12 and 13 must have completed a vehicle permission form before they bring a vehicle to school (Year 11 may bring a moped or similar).

The library has a new website available at http://nz.accessit.online/TMR01/#!dashboard .

The Thomas House new accommodation build is set to commence during the holidays following Ministry of Education approval.

At the last Board of Trustees meeting held on 28 March, Virginia Callaghan stepped aside from her role as Chair of the Board.

The University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha (UC) invites students from our school and their families to attend its South Canterbury Information Evening on Monday 18 June.

Congratulations to Will Gibson who came first in the Junior Boys’ Jump section at the 2018 Moomba Masters in Melbourne last month.

These take place in Term 2, Week 4 - Wednesday May 23rd to Friday May 25th. All students with examination based subjects will have examinations on these days. 11BN will remain at school on those days.

Our aim is to have all Year 9 students with a device by the start of Term 2 this year.