july 2013 - hastings boys high school

NEWSLETTER

HASTINGS

Diary Dates Term 3 July

29 First Day of Term 3

29-31 Super 8 Football Napier

29-31 Super 8 Basketball and

Hockey in Hastings

August 1 OPEN NIGHT at 6pm

3 Super 8 Rugby TBC – HBHS

10 Super 8 Rugby @ HamBHS

10 Young Singers in Harmony

13-16 Winter Sports Photos 9am

17 Rugby Nationals

21 Incubator Programme

22 Barefoot 7s

23 Junior Assessments

31-3 Sept Junior B/ball Regionals

September 2-7 Winter Tournament Week

4 Auckland Uni Course

12 Canterbury University visit

16-20 Senior Assessment Week

23-24 Young Singers in Harmony

27 TERM 3 ENDS

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

Last Friday of holidays

26 July 10am to 12 noon

Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 9:00am 3:00pm – 3:30pm FRIDAY CLOSED during the term

Headmaster’s Comments:

approaching at least a merit.Winter sport is well and truly under way with our students involved in every winter sport on is somewhat disappointing to see the dropcompetition is favoured by all. Our 1Men’s Competition (both in the top half of the leaguepreparation for National Tournaments in September. Our 1Rugby of the highest standard with the other New Zealand Super 8 schools. It was most pleasing to regain the Huia Cup with the 1across the board, is strong with our Senior team looking possible National contenders. On the cultural side, the performance of our Choir and Kapa Haka has proud of our Choir’s performance at the George Lowe Memorial Service held recently at St Matthews Church in Hastings. The two outstanding highlights of the term was the school winning the Edible Fashion Awards with our school entry Fiddler on the Roofproduction is a team effort the performance of Pname as I am sure he has a future in theatre and stage. Thanks also to Director Mr Afrom Hastings Girls’ High School and our very own Mr Clive Alderton for the tireless hours in producing the show. Hastings Boys’ High School hasrolled over to our staff and their students over the next term. Having a reliable ultranetwork that is wireless opens up the new frontier of BYOD (Bring your own devicbe able to bring their devices to class (laptops, computers, ipods and tablets benefit from immediate access to the web. A detailed understanding of our BYOD roll out will be posted out to parents and a brief intrwww.hastingsboys.school.nz

EWSLETTER Volume 4, July, 2013

ASTINGS BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

r’s Comments: A busy and successful term draws to a close. At a little over half way through the academic year seniors need to take a ‘stocktake’ of their position towards NCEA success. Of particular relevance is the requirement of University Entrance requiring at least two approved subject passes (14 level another 14 from the approved or non-approved list of subjects. There are a number of Year 11-13 students who are capable of achieving Merit or Excellence and I strongly encourage these students to strive to obtain these endorsements as the entry criteria for many university programmes require achievement beyond achieving University Entrance

approaching at least a merit. Winter sport is well and truly under way with our students involved in every winter sport on is somewhat disappointing to see the drop-off of sport in other schools as a healtcompetition is favoured by all. Our 1st XI Hockey and 1st XI Football teams both play in the Senior Men’s Competition (both in the top half of the league) to gain the necessary level of competition in preparation for National Tournaments in September. Our 1st and 2nd XVs are fully committed to the Rugby of the highest standard with the other New Zealand Super 8 schools. It was most pleasing

e Huia Cup with the 1st XV defeating Rotorua Boys’ High School 43across the board, is strong with our Senior team looking possible National contenders.

On the cultural side, the performance of our Choir and Kapa Haka has proud of our Choir’s performance at the George Lowe Memorial Service held recently at St Matthews Church in Hastings.

The two outstanding highlights of the term was the school winning the Edible Fashion Awards with our school entry Strawberry Sugar winning the supreme award. The combined school production Fiddler on the Roof was an overwhelming success with good numbers and ravproduction is a team effort the performance of Peter Tihema as Tevye defied belief. Rname as I am sure he has a future in theatre and stage. Thanks also to Director Mr Afrom Hastings Girls’ High School and our very own Mr Clive Alderton for the tireless hours in producing the show.

Hastings Boys’ High School has an exciting introduction to the wireless fibre network rolled over to our staff and their students over the next term. Having a reliable ultranetwork that is wireless opens up the new frontier of BYOD (Bring your own devicbe able to bring their devices to class (laptops, computers, ipods and tablets benefit from immediate access to the web. A detailed understanding of our BYOD roll out will be posted out to parents and a brief introduction to BYOD is on our website www.hastingsboys.school.nz.

R.G. Sturch, B.Ed., Dip.Tchg., M.Ed.(Hons)

OPEN EVENINGThursday, 1 August, 2013 – 6pm

. At a little over half way through the academic year seniors need to take a ‘stocktake’ of their position towards NCEA success. Of particular relevance is the requirement of University Entrance requiring at least two approved subject passes (14 level 3 credits) and

approved list of subjects. There are a who are capable of achieving Merit or

Excellence and I strongly encourage these students to strive to obtain these entry criteria for many university programmes require

achievement beyond achieving University Entrance, and grade point average

Winter sport is well and truly under way with our students involved in every winter sport on offer. It off of sport in other schools as a healthy local

XI Football teams both play in the Senior ) to gain the necessary level of competition in

XVs are fully committed to the Rugby of the highest standard with the other New Zealand Super 8 schools. It was most pleasing

XV defeating Rotorua Boys’ High School 43-27. Basketball, right across the board, is strong with our Senior team looking possible National contenders.

On the cultural side, the performance of our Choir and Kapa Haka has been strong. I was most proud of our Choir’s performance at the George Lowe Memorial Service held recently at St

The two outstanding highlights of the term was the school winning the Edible Fashion Awards with winning the supreme award. The combined school production

was an overwhelming success with good numbers and rave reviews. Whilst any as Tevye defied belief. Remember his

name as I am sure he has a future in theatre and stage. Thanks also to Director Mr Alan Powdrell from Hastings Girls’ High School and our very own Mr Clive Alderton for the tireless hours in

n exciting introduction to the wireless fibre network which is being rolled over to our staff and their students over the next term. Having a reliable ultra-fast broadband network that is wireless opens up the new frontier of BYOD (Bring your own devices) Students will be able to bring their devices to class (laptops, computers, ipods and tablets – no cell phones) and benefit from immediate access to the web. A detailed understanding of our BYOD roll out will be

oduction to BYOD is on our website

B.Ed., Dip.Tchg., M.Ed.(Hons)

OPEN EVENING 6pm

Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre for absentees (06) 873 0414

Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz

2

Student Achievement - Junior School Commendations for June-July:

Year 10 Students of Term 2: 10Bc: Ben Malpas, James Smith, William Moffett 10Tu: Douglas Hughes, Amos Mohi 10Cd: Isaac Harris, Joseph McKenzie, Liam Carrington 10Fa: Danny Toala, Harley Bennett 10Pm: Bailey Wiggens, Sheldon Mataira-Evetts, Thomas Lange 10Dv: Roger Kim, Tane-Orohangatanga Hohipa 10Fo: Ronardo Gafa, Ben King

Friday Assembly Awards: Fiddler On the Roof: Cast: Peter Tihema (Tevye), Peter Cowan (Motel), Darrian Walker (Perchik), Aritoa Lusiano (Lazar Wolfe), Chesser Cowan (Fyedka), LJ Crichton (Rabbi’s son), Tatari Hazel (Rabbi), Cam Barrett (Mordcha), Sam Paget (Avram), Adam Best (The Constable) Chorus: Nick Rogers Rhen, Tukahaere Monika, Gage Wilder, Tully Gilbert, Thomas Sturch, Murray asei Faitaua, Michael Waa, Te Aroa Ioane Production Personnel: Aaron Middleton, Ming Lee, Ethan Dempsey-Wilkie, Christopher Hammond, Academic Excellence in Achievement Standard 1.2 Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics Tylah Rima Sciascia 11Ss, Logan Gill 11Ss, Brook Hamerton 11Ss, Hunta Marsh 11Ss

Matua Brown Wiki receives Award from Ngati Kahuhungunu

for Te Reo Māori Congratulations to Matua Brown Wiki HOD of Te Tari Māori. Matua Brown has been teaching at this school for 26 years and is:

• NZQA Moderator for Te Reo Māori Levels, 1, 2 and 3

• Kaumatua of the Māori Teachers’ Association

• Kaumatua of Matahiwi Marae

• Minister in the Ratana Church Matua Brown speaks about how he was inspired to revive the Māori language some 30 years ago and was inspired by Sam Moeke and Brian Morrison. Before Matua Wiki came to Hastings Boys’ High School he was working at the freezing works at Whakatu where he and his friends gave whaikōrero classes at lunchtimes with lessons printed on the walls. These were for men who already had some knowledge and fluency of Te Reo.

Term 2, Year 13 Dean’s Report, 2013 • Firstly, I would like to commend the vast majority of boys who have maintained very pleasing patterns of attendance so far

this year and presented themselves tidily and punctually.

• In many ways the second term of the year is the most difficult for pupils and staff. The weather continues to get colder, there is a lot of sickness about and there are many distractions such as the beginning of winter sports.

• Your sons will have the results of their first mock examinations and if they are not what they were expecting or hope for will probably tell you it doesn’t matter as they are only mocks. There is an element of truth in this but they are also a reality

Webb Sam, 9Cl Crichton LJ, 9Pa Kahukore-Dixon Jade, 9Pa Love Callum, 9Ha Newton Faalata, 9Pa Tatana Jershon, 9Pa Williams Rayden, 9Pa Carruthers Seth, 9Ds Greening Kaea, 9Ds Hawea Ethan, 9Ds Kireka Corban, 9Ds Kupa-Hapi Tipene, 9Ds Little CJ, 9Ds Stowe Ben, 9Pa Tapiata Henry, 9Hd Taylor Samuel, 9Pa

Singh Krispin x2, 9Cl Webb Sam, 9Cl Black Samuel x2, 9Hi Brider Rawiri x 3, 9Hi Cope Benjamin x3, 9i Downs Williams Kopiri x2, 9Ds Halatanu Manalani, 9Hi Hamerton Jake, 9Hi Hepi Ngaiwi, 9Ar Herbert Calvin, 9Hi Hikawai Haggerty James, 9Hi Klempel Harrison, 9Cl Mataira Donovan, 9Hi McIntyre Ari, 9Hi Notoa Victor, 9Hi Te Kere Nathanael, 9Ar

Potaka Taylor x2, 9Hi Singh Jaskarnvir, 9CL Spooner Tuehu, 9CL Tautari Nova, 9DS Tran Lam, 9Hi Todd Ngahiti, 9Hd Mua Jeriah, 9Cl Ofa Misinale, 9Cl Gillies Alexander, 9Cl Rewiti Kurarangi, 9Sm Scott Christian, 9Ds Udy-Jones Liam, 9Ds Collins Benjamin, 9Pa Crichton LJ, 9Pa Katoa Maulupe, 9Ar Siaki Siitia, 9Hd

Callum Bailey (Head Prefect 2008) returned to give an inspirational address to current Year 13 students.

check for many who now understand what is required at the end of the year. There would be plenty of tips on how to improve performance in the reports which are being sent home at the end of term.

• Experience tells us that grades can improve markedly from the first examinations. This usually happens when boys attend regularly and revise their work on a daily basis. While many boys have gained a lot of credits already from their internal papers it is important that they also perform well in the external papers to give themselves as wide a range of options as possible for the future.

• There have been numerous visits from liaison officers from the universities and the boys have no doubt what is required to gain entrance. It is becoming a trend for entrance to many courses to be higher than the minimum 42 credits at Level Three.

• Term 3 should be the most academic and hard working of all the boys’ time at high school. Winter sport is in full swing and many will need to be well organised to maintain academic progress as well as achieving the sports results they desire.

• The next parent interviews are not scheduled until after the final school examinations later in the year but if you have any concerns before that time do not hesitate to contact me at school. Mr Bond, Year 13 Dean

Studylink visits Year 13s On Wednesday 3rd July our school had a visit from Kari at Studylink who delivered their Sussed Programme. They are a service funded by the Ministry of Social Development aimed at helping students make informed decisions about finances and other study related issues. We had 45 Year 12 and 13 students attend the informative, presentation. ‘Getting Sussed’ means making the right decisions to help achieve your goals, learn new skills, increase your knowledge

and gain a qualification that will get you a job you love. Kari offered a great insight into the cost of student life and options available to help with those costs and making sure they understood their ‘Rights and Responsibilities’ to be eligible for Allowances and Loans. Students need to consider getting into a field that has plenty of job prospects that will give them a good return on the time and money they have spent on study. What students need to Suss out if they are considering tertiary study?

• What you will study and where?

• What will it cost and how will you pay for it? Each student left the session with a ‘Sussed?’ pocket guide full of information including a resource section containing useful contact details and web sites. It is never too soon to investigate and apply for a Student Allowance, Student Loan or a potential scholarship. Students can apply while they are still at school, and even if they are not sure what to study. They just need to advise Studylink when they have made a decision. Later in the year we will be helping students to apply online. Documentation they will need:

• Their bank account details

• An Inland Revenue number (if they don’t have one they will need to apply for one from the Inland Revenue)

• A current email address

• The name of the educator provider they will be studying at (it’s ok if they are not sure yet)

• Course start and end dates ( approximate is ok) We have a list of requirements available at the Careers Office if anyone would like a copy. To get more information go to www.studylink.govt.nz and have a look at the ‘Thinking About Study’ section.

School Fees and Donations Invoices for school fees and donations for 2013 were sent to parents last term. If you have specific questions about fees or payments please do not hesitate to phone our Bursar, Mrs Caney. Without the input of donations and fees from families, our school would not be able to offer the wide variety of opportunities available to your sons. Every dollar helps this cause. An automatic payment system is available by obtaining a form from the school office.

NZQA News NCEA fees information was recently sent to the parents of all senior students and those young men in accelerate Year 10 classes. These fees are due by the end of August, 2013. Hardship forms have now been completed and closed. Any questions regarding this please direct to Mr Shaughnessy or Mr Hardgrave.



4

Senior and Junior Assessments These have now been completed, as has an ‘interruption free week.’ Junior reports have already been mailed and the senior reports will be sent out with this newsletter indicating the progress your son is making at school. The boys have had a very settled ‘academic period’ and this can only be good for their work towards exams.

Attitude On the 19th of June we were very fortunate to have the Attitude organisation come into our school to deliver its annual health presentations to the Junior students. Our presenter this year, Valentine from Christchurch, was a real hit amongst our students. He brought in a great deal of humour and real life insights that our boys could relate to about challenges he faced while growing up. The year 9’s were informed about friendships skills (the ‘X Factor’) and how they can be used to enhance their wellbeing. The students interacted very well and had some good questions for Val. The Year 10’s had a talk entitled ‘Hardwired’. This was all about making the right decisions when it comes to drugs and alcohol. Again all students found this very informative and enjoyed the approach that Val took. If you would like any further information please refer to the following website www.attitude.org.nz. Mr S. Small

Focus on our Academic Departments:

• Mathematics at HBHS After another round of outstanding internal and external NCEA grades our current cohort of students are settling into their studies for 2013. Expectations couldn’t be higher and we look forward to another great year of results. Our academic achievement can only be enhanced by the technological advances being made throughout the school. Current implementation of ultra fast broadband and the connection to a wireless network expands our ability to use technology in the class room. Individualised learning programmes, cross-curricular enquiry learning and intellectually challenging lessons improve student engagement and therefore grades. The Mathematics department is looking forward to the challenge of providing 21st century learning environments for all students during the coming months. The departmental outreach programme is now in its third year and is providing high class mathematicians in our junior school. These students are performing excellently due the strong foundations collaboratively built during Year 8. We look forward to seeing their NCEA results boosting Hastings Boys’ High school’s Merit and Excellence endorsement levels next year.

Big Sing – HBHS Choir news The Big Sing Festival at the Hastings Opera House was held on June 20th. Our choir DYNAMIC SOUNDS had 20 students ranging from Year 9 to 13 and sang two songs: Non Nobis Domine and Wairua o Te Puna Aroha. The Adjudicators commented that “our choir sang with conviction and sang with a lovely tone which was communicated well with the audience.” Our students enjoyed meeting with all the other high schools and taking part in the evening concert. Special thanks to Mrs Simmonds for providing the dinner for the boys between school and the concert. The boys are now preparing for the Young Singers in Harmony competition in week two of term three. We have a holiday practice on the first Monday of the holidays from 9:30 to 3pm. Boys need to contact Mrs Simmonds for transport if required.

School Library Library staff would like to take the opportunity to keep our school community informed about some of the positive things that are happening here in the library during this busy first half of year. The highlight of the year so far must be the author visit by Apirana Taylor on 26 June. More than thirty-five boys from all year groups were given the opportunity to attend his Creative Writing workshop and learn tips on how to powerfully develop their own writing from this noted New Zealand author and performer. The workshop was a mixture of entertaining instruction and practical exercises so we are now looking out for the some great stories to come from our imaginative students. Mr Pierce and Ms Hodge are making the most of the Thursday form time with a



5

buddy reading programme in the library. This is an annual winter term programme of great benefit to both the junior students and the seniors who provide coaching in literacy. Naturally the library has been buying and processing lots of new books and dvds, including fulfilling many requests for materials from other departments within the school. Some acquisitions in their various subject areas are:

Sports – ‘Youth tennis drills’; ‘Training tough : working out with the Franks Brothers’ by rugby brothers Ben and Owen ; Seven deadly sins (Lance Armstrong story); The Blind side dvd Music – ‘On song : stories behind NZ’s pop classics’; ‘An intimate biography of Freddie Mercury’; ‘Mick : the wild life and mad genius of Jagger’; The Choir dvd

• Design and Innovation: Design and Innovation is a 21st Century subject requiring the students to be able to think to the highest of levels to produce creative and innovative solutions to everyday problems. Pictured is Sam Field who having successfully completed the Year 9 and 10 course is having significant success at Level 1, gaining Excellence in the 12 credits he has studied so far.

• Science Wānanga Experience with Otago University for chosen Year 9 students Students from Hastings Intermediate and Flaxmere College joined a group of our students for three days of activities in conjunction with Otago University. They sampled water quality and discovered the numbers of organisims alive in the streams, dissected a flounder and a terakihi, experimented on sea monkies relative to pollution and measured water quality were some of the highlights. Boys also experienced catching eels in the stream. . Games were played in the hall to learn each other’s names. Nobody was made to feel uncomfortable. University personnel talked to the boys about physiology eg their senses and reactions. This occasion was also used to learn kaua of the marae and traditional stories and legends. Went to a waste plant in Napier on ‘the Magpies bus’ to view waste disposal and water pollution. Students all stayed in the wharenui at Matahiwi Marae. Mr Tom Burns (Irish teacher-aide) accompanied boys and thoroughly enjoyed his new experiences. All schools had to demonstrate their own haka and our group was led by Nova Tautari who also lead the combined group at the end.

• Debating: The second round of the Year 11 Debates was held at Hastings Boys’ High School on June 27. We hosted Napier Boys’, St John’s, Lindisfarne and Taradale. The day was a success, with excellent audiences and teams performing well above expectation. The Hastings Boys’ team won against Lindisfarne, arguing that ‘legal highs should not be banned’. Thanks in particular must go to the teachers who volunteered classes as audiences and to K-Ci Williams, who worked really hard ensuring success from the Hastings Boys’ team. Miss Littley

• Horticulture After months of the glasshouse looking like a jungle it was time to harvest the kumara plants. These plants had been grown from cuttings taken by last year’s horticulture class and had been growing all summer. No-one had any idea whether there were actually any kumara growing under all those leaves so it was a huge surprise when the first plant was lifted and there were tubers the size of rugby balls underneath. Enough to feed a whole family for a week! After lifting all six plants we had a wheel barrow overflowing with the biggest kumara any of us had seen. We will definitely be growing some more plants in the glass house over this summer.



6

• Technology Block upgrade It is unfortunate that work is at a standstill even with repeated requests for action to the sub-contractors to complete the project. However, our staff in the Technology Block are to be commended for the work they have carried on with and in such confined spaces. The boys are producing some outstanding woodwork and engineering projects.

• English Creative Writing Workshop

– Apirana Taylor visits

Hastings Boys’ High School On Tuesday 25th June, Apirana Taylor, the well known New Zealand author and artist, visited Hastings Boys’ High School and delivered a creative writing workshop to around 40 of our students. He began by treating us to a recital of two of his poems. Firstly, he performed ‘Rat a tat tat’ which tied in with the War Poetry Year 10 students had been studying. This poem delivers a strongly anti war message with the repetition of some simple lines. He also recited the poem ‘Sad Joke on a Marae’, which is known and studied by some of our students, and is reproduced below.

Taylor’s message was that ‘Writing makes you strong’ and during his afternoon session in the library, he got all 40 of our students writing poems. Everyone present had their creative juices flowing as he continued to show us how we could improve our vocabulary, choosing words for their impact and their effect. He proved to us that writers carefully consider their vocabulary when they write, and that the words on the page are not necessarily the first ones that come to mind. He also talked about the editing process and stressed the Importance of this to our aspiring writers. Above all, Apirana Taylor proved to be an interesting character to listen to and to be inspired by. There are a number of his

books in our school library, so look him up next time you visit. Miss Hodge, English Department

Staff and boys leaving for New Plymouth Super 8 – the weekend

before the tour.

• Social Sciences Year 12 and 13 Geography classes have been completing their research ‘Achievement Standards.’ The Year 12s’ research was on the I-way Cycle Lanes in Hastings. The boys surveyed 75 people around Havelock North, Central Hastings and the Public Library about the use of the Cycle Lanes, for example; how often they used the lanes, how confident they feel when driving past cyclists on the lanes, had they brought a bike for the cycle lanes etc? The Year 13s researched issues such as ‘Big Box Retail Development.’ The results of which showed that it is generally beneficial to the city of Hastings! Lucan Houghton and Sam Fergusson (right)

Rugby and Golf tour to Australia On the 7th July the school’s 1stXV and Golf team will leave for an eight day tour of Australia based in Surfers Paradise and being hosted by the Southport School. While there the first XV will play in the Gold Coast Rugby Carnival playing 3 games on the Monday Wednesday and Friday. Their opposition will be a mixture of Australian and New Zealand schools. The golf team will play four matches against the Southport School Golf team at four Surfers Paradise golf courses. As well as the matches the team will also receive coaching from various professional coaches. The tourists will also visit the big three theme parks Dream World, Movie World and Wet’n’Wild and take part in the carnival beach games. The tournament dinner and show will also be an event to look forward to. Both these events will involve the participating schools from the hockey and netball tournaments.

Cricket Pavilion Good progress being made on the cricket pavilion at the back of the W-Block. It is envisaged that this will be ready for the new cricket season. This will be such an asset to our cricket players.

Project Planning of Property • Music Suite Upgrade

The Ministry of Education is investigating a survey on this.

• Alamein Roof Replacement An upgrade of the Alamein Roof will be undertaken after the completion of the Technology Block Upgrade project.

• Ministry of Education site visit / earthquake survey. Ministry of Education personnel have visited the school site to confirm which buildings have earthquake issues, to what extent and what action will be required.

Congratulations to the cast and the production teamesmerised and enthusiastically applauded the acting skills of all the cast. Peter Tihema was outstanding as Tevye and was well supported by a strong cast of boys and girls from both schools.concerned at our school for their time and effort – especially Mr Alderton, Mr Lindsay, Mrs Paaymans and Mr Vlaardingerbroek.

production team. Audiences were

and enthusiastically applauded the acting and musical

was well supported by a strong cast of boys and girls from both schools. Thanks to all

ymans and

july 2013 - hastings boys high school

Documents