Issue 1107 18th June 2015 Issue 1200

Dear Readers of TAN Hello everyone. Seniors! We only have one week of school left before study leave, then the rest of out lives. We need to keep out heads down and do our best to get the best grades we can in our exams. We had course selection earlier this week, where our Year 10 to Y12 students decided on the course of study they will take next year. Good luck everyone, study hard and keep up the good work. Sky Lambe, Head Girl

26th October 2017

SCHOOL PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ISSUED Orders - with payment - must be back at school by Friday 10th November please.

Book Week

Tomorrow, dress up as your

favourite Book Character!

TAS Board of Trustees Election The mid-term election will take place soon, and to

enable parents to receive all the documents we ask that

you ensure that the school holds your correct postal

and physical address, also phone details.

Please call at the Office, or email

office@twizel.school.nz

to update these records.

Bruce Scott Memorial Prize

The Mackenzie District Council recognises the contribution of

the late Bruce Scott by way of an annual prize to be awarded to a

senior secondary student, resident of the Mackenzie District,

who best exhibits sustained effort and application in all that they

do, and who always demonstrates good citizenship, practical

skills and leadership potential.

Bruce Scott was brought up and farmed on Godley Peaks Station

for many years, and was a former Councillor, County Chairman,

and the inaugural Mayor of the Mackenzie District.

The prize, awarded annually at a meeting of the Council in

December, will consist of book vouchers to the value of $250.

Students from Mackenzie College and Twizel Area School

should obtain an application form from their School Office.

Other students can obtain the form from Council Offices in

Fairlie or Twizel or on the Mackenzie District Council website

www.mackenzie.govt.nz

Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 8th November

The Mackenzie County Scholarship Trust

Applications are invited from students currently :

A) Attending Mackenzie College, Fairlie

B) Attending Twizel Area School, Twizel

C) Who are residents of the Mackenzie District, or one

of whose parents (or the student’s principal guardian/

caregiver) is a permanent resident of the Mackenzie

District.

The Trust has Scholarships available for the first year

tertiary education of post Year 12 NCEA Level 2 and is

for $2,000.

Details of the scholarships and application forms are

available from:

Mackenzie College

Twizel Area School

Mackenzie District Council Offices in Fairlie and

Twizel

Applications must be on the prescribed form and received

by the Trust no later than 5pm on Wednesday, 8th Novem-

ber 2017. The date set for applicants’ interviews is Friday

24th November 2017.

Students from Mackenzie College and Twizel Area School

should obtain an application form from their School

Office. Other students can obtain the form from Council

offices in Fairlie or Twizel or on the Mackenzie District

Council website www.mackenzie.govt.nz

Parents, Caregivers, Grandparents, Friends of the school ~ Don’t miss the

Storybook Character Parade in Market Place tomorrow (Just after 10am!)

Home & School need your help on Thursday 9th November for the Upper Waitaki Athletics here at TAS. We’re running a BBQ and need helpers from 11am-1pm, cooking & selling sausages. Anyone willing to help please see Sue Gardiner or let the Office Staff know ~ Thank you!

Disco Heads-Up! ~ Glow In The Dark

Disco, next Friday 3rd November at the

Church Hall. More details in next week’s

Daily Notices and TAN.

Kia Ora and Welcome to TAN Congratulations to all those who took part in the Hard Labour Weekend – whether by participating or marshal-ling. A good number of our younger children took part in the 5km run and 10km bike ride, as well as the older children in the 10km run and 16km bike ride. Also we had netball students and adults marshalling the kayak event; Snow Club and rowers on the running and biking events, as well as supporters of William and Zac marshalling events for their causes. It looked like a record number of competitors, so it was great to host them with manaakitanga, show them what a great part of the world we live in, and raise some money for our vari-ous local sports as well.

We have been celebrating Book Week this week with quizzes, swappa teacher reading, and last night, guests reading bedtime stories in the Library. About forty children and some adults joined in to hear Mr McKinney, Ms Rowland and Mr Feasey read stories, before a hot drink in the Staff Room and off to bed. Thanks to Mrs Povall for making the Library such a warm place to host this event, and help encourage book reading. The book theme will continue with other events this week, including a parade of storybook characters through Market Place just after 10am tomorrow morning (Friday). Children and older students; dress up as your favourite book character!

Room 4 are enjoying camp at Tekapo at the moment, with a full itinerary of activities planned, including kayaking on Lake Alexandrina, visiting Mt John Observatory, and biking in the forest. What fun! Room 5 is heading to their camp at Lake Middleton Wednesday to Friday next week, and I think it will in-clude a concert night, in addition to the traditional bonfire and outdoor activities.

Seniors please note; the external exams start on Thursday (9th November)! Time to pile on the prepara-tion. Teachers will continue teaching right up until exams start, and will be available by appointment to answer questions that arise as students study after that. Students who still have internal assessments outstand-ing will need to continue at school until they are done.

Coming Events: R4 Camp (L Tekapo) 25 -27 October

R5 Camp (L. Middleton) 1 - 3 November

R8 (Day Trip Duntroon) 8 November

NCEA Exams 9 - 27 November

Upper Waitaki Athletics 9 November

UWA Postponement Day 10 November

R13 Camp (L. Ruataniwha) 16 - 17 November

Y6 Day Out (Oamaru) 21 November

R9 Day Trip (Aoraki/Mt Cook) 22 November

R7 Day Trip (Musterer’s Hut) 30 November

Music Recital 1 December

School Picnic 7 December

Final Assembly 8 December

Last day of 2017 School Year 11 December

OFFICIAL SECTION

Ka kite ano William Feasey, Principal

Star Students Week 1 Term 4

Rm 7 Louis For being an awesome class leader Rm 8 Jaxon Has a growth mind-set! Rm 9 Skye Is becoming a very responsible, focussed learner Rm 13 Rhys For participating & contributing Rm 4 Max Focus & concentration in all learning, & teaching others about space Rm 5 Gawain For staying on task to complete work in good time

Needed urgently for the Art Department! Large

yoghurt containers; Ice Cream containers; and

especially useful are the small plastic pet food

containers. (Lids are needed for all containers).

fifty pyjama clad children, along with parents, grandpar-

ents, and teachers, sat spellbound in the Library last

night, listening to an assortment of bedtime stories, read

by Colin McKinney, Renee Rowland and Bill Feasey. The

readings were followed by hot chocolate and biscuits in

the staffroom, and then contented children were

taken home to dream of an enchanted forest, a missing

hippopotamus and a dancing giraffe!

Book Week

Mr Feasey reads to a

rapt audienceleast