Week Ahead: Week 5 Term 2, Monday 27th May – Sunday 2nd June
Careers Expo
We are fortunate to offer our community a tailor-made careers evening. Our Career Expo is open to all students and their whānau. This is a fantastic opportunity for you and your son to chat with experts across an array of industries and providers. This will help you to ‘plant’ some thinking about future pathways and potentially ‘back-map’ subject selection.
The NBHS Careers Expo is at Pettigrew Green Arena, Tuesday 28 May, 5:00 – 7:00pm.
Big Sing
On our new barbershop group performs on Wednesday 29 May in the East Coast Big Sing at Toitoi. This is a fantastic opportunity for the group to hear and perform for other schools around the region.
Teacher-only Day – advance notice
Following King’s Birthday, the school will be closed on Tuesday, 04 June for teacher professional learning development.
The school will reopen on Wednesday 05 June. This is Day 6 on the school timetable.
Covid-19 / Winter Illness
We are seeing levels of Covid-19 and general winter illness increase across the school community. Health New Zealand has asked that we communicate the following message in relation to winter illness, with advice related to when to keep school-age children at home. If your son is unwell and remaining at home please update the school –attendance@nbhs.school.nz or phone 06 8335901.
NBHS Blood Drive
We would like to thank the community for their support of the blood drive on Tuesday 21 May. An amazing 50 litres of blood was donated, with 110 senior students giving back to the community.
Careers Department
In addition to the Careers Expo, a number of tertiary providers are onsite through the week.
Monday 27 May Auckland University of Technology (AUT) 1:10pm A7
Wednesday 29 May Pacific International Hotel Management 9:30 &11:00am Library
Wednesday 29 May Lincoln University 12.55 pm A7
Thursday 30 May: Queenstown Resort College 11:20am Library
International Student Homestay Families Needed
Napier Boys’ High School are recruiting hosts for our new international students, arriving Term 3.
We are looking for hosts to accommodate and care for new students from Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan. Some students are short-term. Others will stay through to the end of the school year, or beyond.
Hosting is a rewarding experience where your family will make worldwide, lifelong connections. A generous remuneration package is available to support our host families. If you are interested in hosting an international student and would like to know more, please contact Rachel Hammond.
Rachel Hammond, International Coordinator, rhammond@nbhs.school.nz
Upcoming Events
Please take the time to look at this school newsletter, the ‘Week Ahead’. The Week Ahead outlines upcoming school activities. Urgent updates will be pushed-out via School Bridge, or in emergency via an SMS.
We have moved to a digital school calendar. The school calendar can be accessed here: KAMAR or SchoolBridge
Pūhoro Wānanga
Pūhoro is a kaupapa Māori approach to STEMM and seeks to improve pathways for Māori into high value careers in the Sciences and Technology.
We have selected Y11 students and Y12 students offsite on Thursday 30 May at a wānanga with the intention to inspire them into STEMM tertiary study and careers.
Numeracy Common Assessment (CAA)
Year 11 students who have not yet achieved Level 1 Numeracy have been entered for a Common Assessment Activities (CAA) Tuesday 28 May. If your son is unsure if he has or has not met the Numeracy requirement, this can be found in his results on the KAMAR portal (student or parent) or MyMahi.
Fieldtrips in Week 5
Selected Y12 Agriculture students are offsite at a shearing course Sunday 26 – Wednesday 29 May. The programme is run by Elite Shearing and kindly hosted by one of our Scinde House families, Beth & Theo Twist. We sincerely thank them for their support and generosity.
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 5
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Hospitality | US15919 Prepare and present hot finger food in the hospitality industry |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Accounting | AS2.7 Demonstrate understanding of an inventory subsystem for an entity |
| English | AS2.9 Form developed personal responses to independently read texts, supported by evidence |
| Vocational English | US1979 Describe employment agreements |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Combined Technology | US29680 Communicate and work collaboratively in a Stage 3 BCATS project |
| English | AS3.4 Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains, and structures ideas |
| Geography | AS3.8 Apply spatial analysis, with consultation, to solve a geographic problem |
| Physics | AS3.1 Carry out a practical investigation to test a physics theory relating two variables in a non-linear relationship |
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 6
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Science | AS1.1 – Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a microorganism and the environment |
| Physical Education | AS1.2 Demonstrate understanding of the application of strategies in movement |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Art Design | AS2.2 Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to design |
| Art Design | AS2.3 Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice |
| Mathematics (202) | AS2.5 Apply network methods in solving problems |
| Physics | AS2.5 Demonstrate understanding of atomic and nuclear physics |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Nil | |
KAMAR Parent Portal
Parents / caregivers can access results and school reports through the KAMAR Parent Portal.
You can access the KAMAR parent portal here: https://kamar.nbhs.school.nz/ or via the School Bridge app.
CLNISS Clay Target – Sun 26 May
Wairarapa College Exchange – Wairarapa Wed 29 May
Super 8 Cross Country – New Plymouth Mon 27 May
Motocross – Bay of Plenty Inter-school – Friday, 31 May
1st Team Results, Week 4
| Code | Opposition | Result |
| 1st XI Hockey | Taradale | Win 5-2 |
| 1st XI Football | Gisborne Boys’ High School (National Qualifier) | Win 5-3 |
| 1st XV Rugby | Nil | |
| Basketball Senior A | NBHS Senior B | 124-35 |
1st Team Fixtures, Week 3
| Code | Date and time | Location |
| 1st XI Hockey v Lindisfarne | Tuesday 28th May, 5pm | Park Island, Big Save |
| Basketball Senior A v St Johns | Monday 27th May, 7pm | PGA 8 |
| 1st XI Football | Nil – Kings Birthday | |
| 1st XV Rugby v | Nil – Kings Birthday |
Sports Draws
You can find the sports draws here: https://www.nbhs.school.nz/students/sport-draws/
