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Timaru Girls’ High School

2022 Newsletter Issue 7

17 November - Duke of Ed SILVER to the 20 November 

18 November - Year 10 Phone Free Friday

21 November - Aoraki Junior Sports Week to the 25 November

22 November - Year 10 Camp to Hanmer Springs to 25 November

24 November - Year 8 Hostel Sleepover to the 25 November

25 November - Student Leader Nominations close for all year 12 students

28 November - TEACHER ONLY DAY - no school

29 November - TEACHER ONLY DAY - no school

30 November - Student Leader interviews to the 2 December                                                30 November - School finishes at 12.35pm due to a Teacher Union Meeting

1 December - NZQA Exams Finish for TGHS

2 December - Year 10 Careers Day

3 December - Duke of Ed Tramp to the 7 December

5 December - Junior Singing cup

6 December - Junior Activities to the 7 December

8 December - Junior Prizegiving 9.30am

9 December - Year 13 Leavers Dinner / Junior Reports

14 December - The school office closes at 3.30pm for the year.


2023 Start Dates

23 January 2023 - School Office Opens for the year from 8am

27 January 2023 - Year 13 Leadership

30 January 2023 - Senior Course Confirmation to the 31 January

30 January 2023 Year 9 Orientation to the 31 January

31 January 2023 Year 13 Leadership / Peer Support

1 February 2023 - Year 9 Camp to the 3 February

3 February 2023 - International Students Orientation from 9am

3 February 2023 - New Students in Year 10-13 Orientation from 11am

6 February - WAITANGI DAY

7 February - School Powhiri and whole school begins




Contents

Jasmine Uren, Bianca Grant and Meg Stevenson

Senior Prizegiving 2022

by TGHS

Congratulations to all our senior students for the hard work and dedication you have put into this year.

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Kelsey-Anne Davis Board of Trustee Student Representative

Board of Trustees Update

by Board of Trustees

Highlights from the last Board Meeting held on the 25 October.

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Brooke Crump- 2022 Prime Minister's Vocational Excellence Award Recipient presented by MP Jo Luxton at Senior Prizegiving.

Prime Minister's Vocational Award 2022 Recipient - Brooke Crump

by Jo Shaw

The Prime Minister's Vocational Excellence Awards were launched in 2019, to celebrate the achievements of secondary students who have demonstrated excellence in vocational education. Successful nominees are awarded a certificate and $2,000 in prize money.

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2022 International Students

Welcome back to our International Students!

by TGHS

2022 has seen the return of our International cohort here at Timaru GIrls High!

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Libby, Penny, Heidi and Faith - Year 13 Leavers Dinner 

The House Update

by The House

Term 4 is always an exciting term at The House, our seniors begin their exams, we farewell our Year 13 boarders and our juniors head to camp.

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Prizegiving 

Junior Prizegiving Thursday 8 December 2022

by TGHS

Junior Prizegiving and the last day of school is on Thursday 8 December at 9.30am

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Careers Department End-of-Year Tips

by Jo Shaw

The Careers Department is available right up till the end of the school year for help and advice, so pop in and see us!

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Sports

Sports Update

by Malfy

The Winter Sports season has wrapped up for 2022 and we are now full steam into the Summer Sports season.

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Homestay 2022

WE NEED YOUR HELP

by TGHS

Would you love to welcome one our International student into your home as a homestay?

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Teacher Only Days

Teacher Only Days and a Teacher Paid Union Meeting

by TGHS

Please note your diary that there will be no school on the following days:

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Elizabeth Tonkin

Year 13 Art Portfolios

by Art Department

A great range of themes this year that show off the talents of these four students.

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Year 10 Market

Year 10 Market Day

by Mrs MacLeod

The annual year 10 Market Day was held on Wednesday 26th October.

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Good Sorts Awards

PB4L Good Sorts Awards

by PB4L

Congratulations to our Good Sorts for Week 3 Term 4

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Genevieve Laursen

Congratulations Genevieve Laursen

by TGHS

Genevieve Laursen of 11RN entered the Paul Seideman Scholarship with a piece of writing and was declared a runner up for Year 11-13 for the whole of New Zealand.

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Duke of Ed at Lindisfarne

Duke of Ed

by Renee Habraken Yr10

On the 24th of September a group of year ten students went to Lindisfarne to learn all about our upcoming Duke of Ed tramps which contribute to our bronze award as well as silver and gold.

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Student Leader Nominations

2023 Student Leader Nominations are now OPEN for all current year 12's

by TGHS

Applications and Nominations forms are available from the student office.

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Sports Uniforms

Sports Uniform Orders are now OPEN

by Debbie Waldron

Orders for sports uniform are now open

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Phone Free Friday

Phone Free Friday

by TGHS

Year 10 Students will be participating in a new initiative called 'Phone Free Friday'

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NZ Uniforms Store

NZ Uniforms Store

by TGHS

The store is now open at 151a Hilton Highway Washdyke.

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I AM HOPE

I AM HOPE

by TGHS

TGHS is proud to support these two fundraising events for I AM HOPE

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Caltex Washdye

THANK YOU Caltex Washdyke and the NZ Sports Collective

by TGHS

TGHS would like to thank the NZ Sports Collective and Caltex Washdyke for nominating us for fuel vouchers in the Fuel Sponsorship Programme

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