WAIMATE HIGH SCHOOL 2020 Phone: 689 8920 Fax: 689 8925 www.waimatehigh.school.nz Email [email protected] Principal: Mrs Janette Packman Email [email protected] Deputy Principal: Mr David Shea Deputy Principal: Mrs K Tagiaia

Useful contacts: BOT Chairperson: Mr S Duncan NCEA / NZQA: Miss T Dollan Learning Support Co-ordinator: Mrs S Geaney Pastoral Managers 11, 12 & 13 Mrs J Simpson 9 & 10 Mr M Thomson 7 & 8 Miss K Jarvis Guidance Counsellor: Miss J Fisher Careers Counsellor: Mrs M Donaldson Uniform Co-ordinator: Mrs V Scott Bus Controller: Mr S Albrey Learning Advisors: CSH Mr N Schumacher CSM Mr M Simonsen GLD Mr B Liddy GTS Mr M Thomson LAL Mr S Albrey LSO Miss N Solomon PHA Ms A Harvey PNC Mrs A Nicolson

“The harder I practice, the luckier I get. The more I practice, the luckier I get.”

30 October 2020 The Principal’s word Jaden Meynell - 71 Credits at Excellence and a total of Waimate High School Transition Days 93 at Merit or better Hannah Soper - 80 Credits at Excellence and a total of Year 7 and 8: Our second Transition Day is 26 90 at Merit or better November for students enrolling for Year 7 or 8 at Waimate High School in 2021.

Year 9 and 10: Our Year 9 and 10 Transition day is 2 December for students enrolling for Year 9 or 10 at Waimate High School in 2021.

Please complete the enrolment documentation and return to our school office as soon as possible.

The school office has enrolment packs. Please let us know if you would like one sent to you and we will also make a time for your enrolment interview.

NCEA Level 1 Certificates endorsed with Merit: Michaela Thompson - 59 credits at merit or better Grace Sew Hoy - 66 credits at merit or better

Eliza Boyne – 92 credits at merit or better NCEA Level 2 Certificates endorsed with Merits: NCEA Level 1 Certificates endorsed with Excellence: Billy Boyne – 52 Credits at merit or better Emma Freeman – 60 Credits at Excellence and a total Joni Lee Van Kleef – 58 Credits at merit or better of 120 at Merit or better NCEA Level 3 Certificates endorsed with Merits: Emily Hargreaves - 78 Credits at Excellence and a total Angus Wilson - 74 credits at merit or better of 101 at Merit or better Hayley Julian - 53 Credits at Excellence and a total of NCEA Level 3 Certificates endorsed with Excellence 86 at Merit or better Angela Caisip - 50 Credits at Excellence and a total of Paige Julian - 54 Credits at Excellence and a total of 87 101 at Merit or better at Merit or better The Sports and Cultural Colour awards presented are Sports Colour Awards: decided in a very formal manner. Strict criteria are Students who reach this level are the students who applied, and the decisions are made by a sports and an truly are performing at the pinnacle of their field. arts panel of four people who must be unanimous in their decisions. Junior Colour:

Service Awards:

Harry Joyce - Service to Basketball Harry has been WHS Committee Representative on the Basketball Committee, attending all committee meetings. He has helped run trials for the Year 7 & 8 Rep miniball teams and the Waimate Basketball Fun day 3v3 Tournament. Harry has played Miniball since Year 3 and has then gone on to play basketball in the Waimate Competition Yr 9-13, and also basketball in the Friday Night SC Competition Yr 9 -13. Since Year 10 he regularly refereed Wednesday night basketball and since Year 11 refereed Friday night basketball and benched. Over the last 3 years he has also refereed at Emily Thompson – Inline Skating Miniball rep tournaments. Emily Cooney – Inline Skating These two recipients have worked hard in their chosen sports code. They have followed the regional representative pathway and for the second consecutive year have made Regional selection as a junior at Waimate High School. Both students went to Nationals to compete the last two years and this year were also selected for the Oceania team due to represent NZ in their age group that was unable to go ahead due to COVID. Emily Thompson had impressive results at Nationals in 2019 where she won 2 bronze medals to add to her list of accomplishments. We look forward to what the future continues to hold for them.

William Charles - Swimming William has performed extremely well in his respective field, despite the major interruptions to the Joni-Lee Van Kleef – Service to Basketball competition calendar. He has competed in an Joni-Lee has been WHS Committee Representative on individual Sport and had top 3 placings - 2 years in row the Basketball Committee, attending all committee in more than one discipline at a South Canterbury level. meetings. In 2020 she has coached a Year 6 miniball We are excited about what he may go on to achieve at team in South Canterbury Competition. She has been Aoraki age groups and beyond. part of running the Waimate Information Centre Holiday Programme in Term 3 and helped run the Eliane Craig – Basketball Basketball Fun Day Term 2. In 2019 Eliane was selected for the South Canterbury For the last few years, Joni-Lee has regularly refereed under 13 team. Across all the tournaments played she Miniball on Friday afterschool. She has been prepared went on to be named the U13 SC most valuable player to pass on skills and knowledge gained and coached at the regional awards. Then in 2020 she backed up her Miniball Teams: 2019 & 2018 for WHS and 2020 also performance again being selected in the U13 SC team took on a Waimate Rep team and was also selected to represent the U15 Canterbury Joni-Lee played Miniball in Year 7 & 8 and went on to team due to compete in Hamilton at Labour weekend. play Basketball in the Waimate Competition and Friday night competition Yr 9, 12 & 13. She has been part of all sports exchange fixtures available to her.

Full Sport Colours Lily Shortus - Netball Lily has a growing CV in her sport. Her bio includes selection in the Year 8 SC rep team, selection in U14 SC team and named as captain. She was then selected in the SC U15 rep team. While in the U15 age group Lily was also selected to represent SC in the U17 Rep team to attend Nationals in . 2020 has then seen her selected in the Senior Hanan Shield Team. This team is for 19 Years and over (despite only being 16). We look forward to what might be next for her. Andrew Masayon receives the Kaylee Bell Trophy for singing from Kaylee

Billy Boyne and Amellia Lindsay Rhys Charles - Swimming Rhys has worked extremely hard over the last few years, showing the resilience and discipline to maintain a high work ethic and desire for sporting excellence. In October last year he competed at NZ National Short Course Champs after qualifying for 7 events. He went on to gain two top 10 placings which is a phenomenal effort. Rhys followed this up in December with a regional event where he qualified for 5 events gaining Podium finishes in all 5 events. He then went on to qualify for NZ National Age Group Champs, Champs, NZ Secondary School

Champs and the NZ National Short Course Champs. Well done to our Prefects on the awesome job they did MCing our Awards night.

Wellbeing Here in we are somewhat removed from what is happening elsewhere in the world in terms of the coronavirus. We are being constantly reminded that we are at Alert level 1 and the need for preparedness in the event of community transmission. We continue to follow strict hygiene guidelines, ask that people stay at home if they are unwell and encourage you to use the covid tracing app so contact tracing can support the necessary responses.

Kaylee Bell, our speaker for the evening Parents and whānau may be worried about your child’s progress due to the disruptions of COVID or other reasons. Encourage them to talk with their child’s teachers so a response can be planned together that connects the learning and practice to everyday activities at home or in the community.

Some online supports that are in place for wider wellbeing needs of students: advice for parents and whānau, including wellbeing tips. If you do have concerns about your child’s wellbeing please let us know so we can support you appropriately.

YEAR 7 & 8 ASSEMBLY AWARDS Congratulations to all of our Year 7 & 8 students who received awards at last Friday’s Assembly. 100% attendance: Oliver Pankhurst and Dyln Kirk 99% attendance: Joe Coyle, Sam Tiffen, Harrison Prue, Owen Cawley, Lucy Matheson and Alice Hurst Year 7 Top Learners: Arnyka Jamieson-Smith, Maddison Longman, Bella Robson, Alice Hurst, Harrison Prue, Sam Tiffen, Charlie Clavey and Layla Pathé Year 8 Top Learners: Tessa Westgarth, Maddison Matthews, Alisha Roberts, Lucy Matheson, Willow Williams, James O’Sullivan, Ciaran Keen, Scarlett Evered, Hunter Guyton and Blake McFarlane GATEWAY All in a day's work! Sam Dyson on his Gateway placement at the Croft's sheep and beef farm, . A huge thank you to Simon and Liz Croft for hosting Sam over the past 2 terms. Sam spent Friday preparing the land for planting Fodder Beet.

WHS PARENT TRUSTEE ELECTION 2020 Calendar We are looking for two parent trustees to sit on our board of trustees. Sun 1 Nov Nominations for Parent Nomination forms have been emailed to all parents Trustee Election Close and caregivers on the electoral roll. Nomination forms Mon 9 Nov Senior Prizegiving are also available from Sally McGill, 689 8920 Wed 11 – Fri 13 Yr 10 Camp Peel Forest [email protected] Mon 16 Nov NCEA Exams start Nominations close Sunday 1 November 2020. Board Meeting Tue 17 Nov Primary District Athletics Thu 26 Nov Transition Day 2 Wed 2 Dec Yr 9 (2021) Transition Day Wed 2 Dec Senior Clearance Day Fri 4 – Mon 7 Dec Junior Activity Days Fri 4 Dec WHS School Ball Tue 8 Dec Junior Prizegiving

2021

Fri 29 Jan Teacher Only Day

Mon 1 Feb Yr 12/13 Course Confirmation

Tue 2 Feb Yr 11-13 Full Day

Wed 3 Feb Yr 7 & Peep Support Leaders

Powhiri

Thu 4 Feb Whole school full day

Mon 8 Feb Waitangi Day