Week 11
Monday, 12 – Sunday, 18 April
‘Green Week’
Week 11 is a ‘green week’ with no external activities / field trips during the school day. Events occurring onsite include the Colours Assembly and ANZAC Service. The Colours Assembly acknowledges sporting and cultural excellence in the senior school through Term 1. The Colours Assembly is Monday, 12 April. The ANZAC Service is Tuesday, 13 April. The ANZAC service address will be given by old-boy, Commander Martin Walker, Commanding Officer of Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) ship HMNZS Canterbury.
Education Review Office (ERO)
ERO is charged with evaluating and reporting on the care of students in schools and school operation. Historically, this included an external review every 3 – 4 years. ERO has shifted its operation model, whereby it now looks to support schools in a process of continuous improvement. We begin this process on Tuesday, 13 April with a school visit.
Winter Uniform
A reminder that all students must be in winter uniform for the start of Term 2. Winter uniform includes the ‘new’ long-sleeve shirt. The Uniform Shop is open to students Tuesday 3:10 – 4:30 pm and Thursday 1:10 – 2:10 pm through to the end of term. The Uniform Shop will open the final Friday of the school holiday, Friday 30 April, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm.
Progress Report, April
Progress reports are generated twice a term. This report is a valuable overview of your son’s achievement and effort. The second progress report will be emailed to parents / caregivers on Monday, 12 April.
Parents / caregivers are able to access results and historical reports through the KAMAR Parent Portal. Log-in details were posted by mail at the start of the school year. If you have difficulty accessing the portal please contact Mrs J Gourdie jgourdie@nbhs.school.nz You can access the KAMAR parent portal here: https://kamar.nbhs.school.nz/
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 11
In the senior school a number of assessments are due this week. Please check-in with your son in relation to his progress. Effective time management is critical to success. Encourage your son to seek clarification from his teacher in relation to assessment tasks and criteria. Knowing what they have to achieve, or produce, for each criteria, Achieved through Excellence, is another important stepping stone to success.
| NCEA Level 1 | ||
| Subject | Achievement Standard | Classes involved |
| History | AS1.1 Carry out an investigation | CAM, WHI |
| Mathematics 101 | AS1.10 Statistics | All classes |
| Mathematics 102 | AS1.1 Numeric reasoning | DOU, PIN, HAW |
| Combined Technology | US220 Use a boring machine | JON |
| NCEA Level 2 | ||
| Subject | Achievement Standard | Classes involved |
| Chemistry | AS2.7 Reduction-Oxidation Processes | SMI, OCO, JUL, BRS |
| Mathematics | AS2.9 Statistics | All classes |
| Physical Education (CPE) | AS2.3 Application of biophysical principles to training | JAK, WES |
| Physical Education (SPR) | AS2.2 Biophysical principles | LOC |
| Chemistry (L2SCI) | AS2.2 Quantitative analysis | L2SCI, only |
| History | AS2.4 Interpret different perspectives | ENG |
| NCEA Level 3 | ||
| Subject | Achievement Standard | Classes involved |
| Physical Education (SPR) | AS3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of a performance improvement programme | LYN |
| Earth and Science | AS3.6 Investigate an aspect of astronomy | VYL |
Rugby
Pre-season games have begun for the Super 8 squads. Sunday, 11 April the 1st & 2nd XV have a pre-season fixture against Wellington College. These fixtures are at Tremain Field, Park Island. Kick-off is 2:00pm.
The 1st, 2nd and U15 XVs have pre-season games in Week 11. As Week 11 is a ‘green week’ all matches will be played after school. On Wednesday, 14 April the 1st XV have a pre-season fixture versus Lindisfarne College. This is a home game. Kick-off is 3:00pm. On Thursday, 15 April the 2nd XV and U15s have pre-season hit-outs against John Paul College, Rotorua. The games will be played at school with a 3:00pm kick-off.
Sports Draws
Sports draws are posted on the school website and school app. Sports draws are updated as we receive them. You can find the sports draws here: https://www.nbhs.school.nz/students/sport-draws/
