Week Ahead: Week 2 Term 4
Monday 16th October – Sunday 22nd October
Anniversary Weekend
The school is closed Friday 20 – Monday 23 October. School reopens on Tuesday 24 October. This is Day 1 on the school timetable.
TUIA 2023: Māori and Pasifika Achievement Awards
Ni sa bula! Fakaalofa lahi atu! Talofa lava! Fakafeiloaki! Malo e lelei! Kia ora!
Following an amazing celebration in 2022, TUIA 2023, acknowledging Māori and Pasifika achievement, runs 6 – 8:00pm, Wednesday 18 October in the school Henderson Hall
International Students, recruiting new hosts!
StudyIt: Online NCEA Assistance
StudyIt is an online learning space for secondary students. It has content for NCEA Science, Mathematics and English. The site is student focused. It has been designed with input from students. Content has been written by subject specialists.
It contains information for students about what they need to know to achieve particular Achievement Standards alongside general study and exam tips and encouraging ‘success stories’ from students.
Students can use the forum to discuss NCEA issues with other students and teachers, as well as send specific questions by email to expert teachers.
Students and whanau can access the website here: https://studyit.govt.nz/
Digital Common Assessment Tasks
Senior Digital Technology students have upcoming Common Assessment Tasks (DCAT) in Week 2 of Term 4. The DCAT session for each year level: Level 1 – Monday 16 October Level 2 – Thursday 19 October Level 3 – Tuesday 17 October. Attendance is extremely important for these sessions. The timing of this session on the day has been communicated with your son.
Literacy Common Assessment Activity
The Literacy and Numeracy Common Assessment Activities are taking place in Week 4 on Tuesday 31 October. Most Year 10 students are completing these assessments. Both assessments are completed online. Students are encouraged to bring their own device for this assessment. If your son would like to use his own device, we would like him to bring it in to school during Week 3 (24-27 October) so we can ensure that the device meets the requirements to complete the assessment. If your son does not have their own device, a school laptop will be provided.
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 2
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Science (Alternate) | US23782 Identify containers, materials, plants, and tools used in plant propagation |
| Combined Materials | US25921 Make a cupboard with a drawer as a BCATS project |
| Engineering | US22923 Demonstrate basic engineering workshop skills under close supervision |
| History | AS1.4 Demonstrate understanding of different perspectives of people in an historical event of significance to New Zealanders |
| Accounting | AS1.4 Prepare financial information for a community organisation’s annual general meeting |
| Visual Arts | AS1.4 Produce a body of work informed by established practice, which develops ideas, using a range of media |
| Economics | AS1.6 Demonstrate understanding of the interdependence of sectors of the New Zealand economy |
| Japanese | AS1.3 Interact using spoken Japanese to communicate personal information, ideas and opinions in different situations |
| Sport & Recreation | AS1.1 Participate actively in a variety of physical activities and explain factors that influence own participation |
| Vocational English | AS1.6 Construct and deliver an oral text |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Physical Education | AS2.6 Evaluate leadership strategies that contribute to the effective functioning of a group |
| Geography | AS2.8 Apply spatial analysis, with guidance, to solve a geographic problem |
| Japanese | AS2.3 Interact using spoken Japanese to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations |
| Sport & Recreation | AS2.8 Consistently demonstrate social responsibility through applying a social responsibility model in physical activity |
| Biology | As2.2 Analyse the biological validity of information presented to the public |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Biology | AS3.7 Demonstrate understanding of human manipulations of genetic transfer and its biological implications |
| Physical Education | AS3.4 Demonstrate quality performance of a physical activity in an applied setting |
| Earth & Space Science | AS3.3 Investigate the evidence related to dating geological event(s) |
| Sport & Recreation | AS3.4 Demonstrate quality performance of a physical activity in an applied setting |
KAMAR Parent Portal
Parents / caregivers can access results and school reports through the KAMAR Parent Portal. 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/ or via the School Bridge app.
Tennis Lessons
Tennis lessons start this week (Monday 16 October), the boys who have registered have been sent information via SchoolBridge
Sport Hawkes Bay Secondary School Sports Awards
These awards are being hosted at the Hastings Racecourse on Monday 16th October 2023. RSVPs have now closed, our finalists are:
- Tyler Waite, Male Sportsman of the Year
- Alex Anderson, Contribution to School Sport
- Bruce Smith, Coach of the Year
- NBHS Athletics Team, Team of the Year
The NBHS Parents’ Association is an opportunity for parents and caregivers to meet, creating a wider NBHS community.
The Association organises events to support our school community and supports school events.
The Association is self-funded, those involved can contribute as much or as little as they wish.
If you would like to be involved, please email scook@nbhs.school.nz
If you son has grown out of his current uniform, or, if he if has left the school, the Uniform Shop can sell NBHS uniform on your behalf, for a modest fee, or you can donate his NBHS uniform to the school. All proceeds go back to the Parents Association. These donations support the NBHS Community and fund school events.
If you have used current uniform to sell, please bring this into the school office.
