Week Ahead: Week 8 Term 3
Monday 4th September – Sunday 10th September
Mid-Term Break
On the back of Winter Tournament week, mid-term break is Monday 04 September.
Tuesday 05 September will be Day 2 on the school calendar.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
With seniors on exam leave in Week 9, we are bringing our acknowledgement of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori forward to Week 8. Schoolwide activities include our awesome Kapa Haka roopu performing at assembly on Tuesday. On Thursday we see the re-introduction of the school inter-house haka
Careers
Hostel applications for university halls of residence are now open. Please check the individual university websites for closing dates.
University course planning: if your son has applied to study at a university in 2024, they must attend the related course planning session. These are all running onsite in room A7, as per:
Waikato University: 1:10pm, 07 September
Masey University: 12:15pm, 08 September
Otago University: 1:00pm, 11 September
Victoria University: 8:30am, 13 September
School Bus Bay
A reminder that the bus bay on the Chambers Street side of school is for buses, only. Passenger vehicles using this as a turning bay, or stopping in the area, are causing congestion / challenges for the bus drivers.
Please respect this space as being reserved for the bus service.
Junior School Social
Napier Girls’ High School host the next junior social on Thursday, 07 September starting at 7:00pm in the NGHS gym. The theme is ‘Ken & Barbie’. This is for Y9-10 students. Tickets are on sale at school on Tuesday and Wednesday in the quad’, $10 entry.
Senior Subject Selection, 2024
2024 course selection for our current Y10 – Y12 students is still open. If you have not done so already, please complete your son’s subject selection through the KAMAR Parent Portal
Information about subject selection, including our Course Guidebook, is available here.
School Benchmark Senior Examinations
The school benchmark senior examinations will run Thursday 14 – Friday, 22 September. This is Week 9 & 10, Term 3.
Through this period, students in Years 11, 12 and 13 who have study leave attend school for their examinations, only. Some students may not be granted study leave. For example, student requiring additional support for numeracy and literacy. Students in 10AH and 10AG should have received a letter from Mr Smith, Deputy Headmaster.
If a student is unable to complete their external NCEA examination/s, and requires a derived grade, we do use their result(s) from the school benchmark examination. So, it is critical that they prepare well for the school examinations.
Morning examinations start at 8:40am. Afternoon examinations start at 1:10pm. The exams are run 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 |
| Thurs 14 Sept AM | L1ENA | L2ESS | L3STA |
| L1ENG | |||
| Thurs 14 Sept PM | L1VOE | L2PHY | L3PHY |
| Fri 15 Sept AM | L1SCI | L2MAO | L3HIS |
| 10SC5 | |||
| Fri 15 Sept PM | L1AGR | L2CLA | L3GEO |
| L1MUS | |||
| Mon 18 Sept AM | L1ACC | L2ENG | L3CLA |
| L2VOE | |||
| 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 |
Fieldtrips in Week 8
The Y13 Agriculture class is offsite Tuesday 5 & Wednesday 6 September. They are visiting two iconic farms. The group spend time at Rangitaiki Station, the home of New Zealand’s largest deer herd. They are then at Waikato Stud, New Zealand’s most successful contemporary thoroughbred nursery, as the breeding season commences.
Small groups of Y10 Agriculture students continue their fencing training at Pākōwhai, helping re-fence after the cyclone. This group is out Friday 08 September.
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 8
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Food & Nutrition | AS1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of an individual’s nutritional needs |
| History | AS1.2 Demonstrate understanding of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Chemistry | AS2.7 Demonstrate understanding of oxidation-reduction |
| Geography | AS2.6 Explain aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue |
| Agriculture | AS2.10 Report on the environmental impact of the production of a locally produced primary product |
| Forestry | US22997 Demonstrate knowledge of principles of commercial forestry |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Nil | |
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 9
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Combined Materials | US25920 Use joints for a BCATS project |
| Vocational English | US10792 Write formal personal correspondence |
| Mathematics (102) | AS1.1 Apply numeric reasoning in solving problems |
| English | AS1.6 Construct and deliver an oral text |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Mathematics (202) | AS2.5 Apply network methods in solving problems |
| Science | AS2.8 Investigate biological material at the microscopic level |
| Vocational English | US12349 Demonstrate knowledge of time management |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Nil | |
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.
Winter Tournament Week Results
Click link HERE, please note these will be updated as more results come in
Sports Draw
Sports Draws are updated here – https://www.nbhs.school.nz/students/sport-draws/ and on the sports noticeboard, outside the Administration Block.
Please ensure your son stays up-to-date with the daily notices, and related team updates. These are read in class and available daily via the MyMahi app.
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.
