Week Ahead: Week 10 Term 3
Monday 18th September – Sunday 24th September
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
School Uniform Shop
The Uniform Shop is open this week, regular hours, Tuesday 3 – 4.30pm and Thursday lunch, 1:10 -2:10pm for new and second-hand uniform purchases. If your son requires a new summer school uniform shirt to begin Term 4, he needs to go to the shop during opening hours. Funds can be transferred via internet banking onto his account to cover the cost.
To assist with season changeover the uniform shop is open during the school holiday on Friday 6 October, 10am – 3.30pm.
School Benchmark Senior Examinations
The school benchmark senior examinations continue through until Friday, 22 September.
Morning examinations start at 8:40am. Afternoon examinations start at 1:10pm. The exams are in C Block. Students must arrive at C Block 10 minutes before the start of their exam.
| Date & time | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Mon 18 Sept AM | L1ACC | L2ENG | L3CLA |
| Mon 18 Sept PM | L1MAO | L2AGR | L3CAL |
| Tues 19 Sept AM | L1MAT | L2MUS | L3BIO |
| 10MA5 | |||
| Tues 19 Sept PM | L1FNU | L2BIO | L3ESS |
| Wed 20 Sept AM | L1ECO | L2ECO | L3ECO |
| L2JAP | |||
| Wed 20 Sept PM | L2MA6 | L2MA1 | NIL |
| Thurs 21 Sept AM | L1GEO | NIL | L3ENG |
| 10GEO | L3EN2 | ||
| L3VOE | |||
| Thurs 21 Sept PM | L1JAP | L2HIS | L3CHE |
| Fri 22 Sept AM | L1HIS | L2CHE | L3ACC |
| 10HIS | |||
| Fri 22 Sept PM | NIL | L2GEO | L3AGR |
September Progress Report
The September Progress Report will be emailed Friday 22 September. This report offers an overview of your son’s achievement and effort. Please make the time to talk through this report with your son, acknowledging the positives, work-ons and setting goals to collectively work toward through Term 4.
If you do not receive your son’s progress report please contact Mrs J Gourdie jgourdie@nbhs.school.nz to update your contact details.
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/
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 10
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Māori | AS1.5 Waihanga tuhinga i te reo o tona ao |
| Māori | AS1.2 Korero kia whakamahi i te reo o tona ao |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Māori | AS2.2 Korero kia whakamahi i te reo o te ao torotoro |
| Māori | AS2.5 Waihanga tuhinga auaha, i te reo o te ao torotoro |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Māori | AS3.2 Korero kia whakamahi i te reo Māori o te ao whanui |
| Māori | AS3.5 Waihanga tuhinga whai take i te reo Māori o te ao whanui |
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
Any boys who wish to sign up for Tennis Lessons with a professional tennis coach please sign up at the sports coordinators office
Term 4 on Mondays – $105 for 7 lessons
Monday 3.15pm to 4pm (Day Boys)
Monday 4pm to 4.45pm (Hostel Boys)
Volleyball
All Year 9 & 10 students who are interested in playing volleyball for the school in Term 4, please come to the big gym to sign up throughout the week. Small-sided games will be starting in the big gym during lunchtimes this week. Training’s are in the big gym Tuesday and Thursday after school starting 4:30pm – 6:30pm (until the end of Term 3).
Game night will be on Tuesday after school/evenings at the PGA in Term 4. Registration fee is $40 per person.
See Mr Jackson for more information.
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.
