Week Ahead : Week 7 Term 3
Monday, 5 – Sunday, 11 September
Mid-term Break
A reminder that Monday, 5th September is mid-term break, the school will be closed.
Cornford Cup
The annual inter-house road race, the Cornford Cup, takes place Thursday, 8 September. For some students this is a mad dash, with some slick times, for others it is rising to the challenge and adding to house points. Students require the appropriate clothing – PE or house colours – and footwear.
Women Raising Boys Hui
The NBHS Parents League cordially invite all women caregivers within our NBHS community to attend our third Women Raising Boys Hui.
This will be an informative evening hosted by Kirstin Taylor, Senior Master, with the Napier Family Centre giving an overview on surviving the challenge and finding ways to improve communication and build on your relationship with your sons.
This is a non-judgmental environment and allows fostering of ideas and strategies.
The date for this is Thursday 08 September – 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start in the NBHS Memorial Library.
Please click on the link for full information and to pre-register your attendance https://forms.office.com/r/wrKxyM1zpE
For any information, please contact scook@nbhs.school.nz or 06 833 5900 extn 236.
Sports Photos
Thursday 8th September – All players must bring their clean playing strip if they have it, otherwise the coach will provide.
Please arrive 15 mins before allocated time slot
Uniform Shop
All students need to be in summer school shirts at the beginning of term 4. Now would be a good time to check they still fit their school shirts. All uniform can be purchased from the school uniform shop during opening hours.
The shop hours are: Tuesday 3 – 4.30pm and Thursdays 1.10 – 2.10pm
School Board Election
Don’t forget to vote in the School Board Elections, all voting papers must be posted or delivered to the school office by 4pm on the 7th of September. Get involved in your school community by voting for your representatives.
Megan Landon, Returning Officer.
Reports
Reports have been emailed and are available on the Kamar parent portal as well.
Year 10 Agriculture Trip
On Friday 9th September the Year 10 Agriculture class will visit Lindsay Rd Dairies, an A2, Organic dairy farm near Waipukurau. From there, they go to Ludlow Farms near Otane, where they look at a cropping operation.
Looking forward:
Benchmark exams start on 26 September. These will be your final grades if you are unable to sit your end of year NZQA exams.
NZ Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week
It’s been a busy and exciting week of tournament sports. Please check the NBHS sports Facebook Page and school Instagram for updates on tournament week results and good luck for those yet to play
