(Definition of UPCOMING =
forthcoming, approaching.
First known use of the word UPCOMING was in 1943.
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Waitaki Valley Athletics Sports
Thursday 1st November
Twizel School Field
Postponement date....Friday 2nd November
Hard Labour Weekend
Labour Day Monday 24 October
Golf training session on Wednesday 17 October with Janelle.
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End of Term Assembly28th September
Event Centre 1.00pm
26 September Shake Out
Nationwide Earthquake Drill in New Zealand
Check out the official website to find out more.
http://www.shakeout.govt.nz/
25 September - Cross Country at Omarama
South Canterbury Anniversary Holiday
Monday 24th September
Grass Cart Challenge Friday 20th -Saturday 21st September.
http://www.grasskartchallenge.co.nz/
Cross Country - 21 September
Towards the end of the term we will have our annual visit to Omarama to participate in Cross Country.
21st September is the date for this with 25th September being the postponement date.
Postponed until 25th September.
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Pavlova Day
Let's Cook with Parmco Challenge
Bring along $2.00 and buy a mini Pavlova for morning tea.
Drama Festival
14th September Twizel Event Centre 1.30pm
SADD Affair 7th September
What is SADD?
Students Against Driving Drunk.
Book Week 3rd - 7th September
Book Character Day Monday 3rd
Bedtime Stories in the Library Wenesday 5th 7.00pm
with Mayor Claire, Mr Feaey and Mr Grant
Plus 'Win a Book" Competition.
Daffodil Day
31st August
Teacher Only Day
31st August
Teacher Only Day
Friday 24th August
Ice Skating - Monday 20 August
Room 7 and Room 9 will visit the Iceskating Rink at Tekapo"Tekapo Springs"
for a day on the ice.
Date: 20 August 2012
School Photos
Thursday 9th August
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Olympics in London.
We will be basing some of our work around the Olympics, studying some of the countries involved,and studying some of the sports.
The Summer Olympics begins Friday 27 July 2012 and ends Sunday,12 August, 2012.
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Maori Language Week
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2012, Māori Language Week is Monday, 23 July to Sunday, 29th July.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2012, Māori Language Week is Monday, 23 July to Sunday, 29th July.
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Reminder that Friday 29th June is the last day of Term and there will be a whole school assembly in the Event Centre in the afternoon.
Students will be dismissed from their classrooms after the assembly.
Three Way Conferences will be held on the afternoon and early evening of 20th and 21st June.
Contact the class teacher to make an appointment.
Transit of Venus 6th June
Queens Birthday Weekend Sheilah Winn Festival Wellington
Southern Area School Tournament at Maniatoto Area School.
Tournament transferred to Catlins Area School, beginning on the
29th May. Students will travel down by bus on the 28th May.
Fund raising Dinner MCI 26th May
(Fundraising for Sheilah Winn Festival)
Cake Stall Market Square
(Fundraising for Sheilah Winn Festival)
Car Washing Saturday 28th April Van Carpark TAS
Fundraising for Sheilah Winn Festival
Anzac Day Ceremony. Parade leaves Combined Services at 5.45 am. Service begins at 5.55 am at the RSA.
Onwards ever onwards....
Term 2 begins on Monday 23rd April
Remember Anzac day is on the 25th April.
End of Term - Thursday 5th April
Good Friday is on the 6th April
5th April End of Term Whole School Assembly Twizel Events Centre Theatre. 1.00pm
Opening of the completed Adventure playground, 10.15 am Tuesday 03rd April.
3rd April. Sheliah Winn Shakespeare Festival at Mountainview College 5.30pm
2nd April Star gazing on the School Sports field with Earth and Sky from Lake Tekapo.
6.30pm onwards. Please bring your telescopes and binoculars if you have them.
Maadi Cup Parade
Begins at the Fire Station at 2.00pm
Teams walk towards the Recreation Fields (Sports Fields)
Opening Ceremony
Twizel Area School Kapa Haka Group performing.
Maadi Cup Week 25th - 1st March
Secondary Schools Rowing at Lake Ruataniwha
20th March Room 7 Pond visit to Twin Lakes.
We are wondering what we will find.
We are wondering why we are having a pond visit at Twin Lakes.
What is the difference between a 'Lake' and a 'Pond'?
16th March Room 9 Pond Visit to Lake Poaka.
Interim Reports to go home during week 7
Police Education is happening at school from Monday 12th to Thursday 15th.
Constable Hocking is visiting us and will be working with classes.
The focus for Room 7 is "Safe Walking."
Help your child learn to walk safely.
Relay for Life 10th -11th March
Twizel School Fields 6pm -9am
Purple Cupcake Day on Thursday. Only $2.00 a cupcake. On sale in the school Foyer at interval.
Harold and the Life - Ed van will be at school from Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th.
Lovely to see you here Harold, Jo and Suzanne.
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Year 4 -13 Athletics Sports on Tuesday. Come along and support your children.
Yay! Room 7 have are lucky to have a trainee teacher until the end of term. Her name is
Miss Dockerty.
ALAS! The sports were cancelled. Ms Douglas said it was only the second time she could remember that the sports had to be cancelled. The pool as cold. Only 19'.
Junior Swimming Sports Friday 2nd March (Weather permitting.)
This is the coldest February I can remember in Twizel. Let's hope the pool temperature gets warmer! It was 31', but is now much cooler. Brrrrr.
"Ugly Shakespeare Company" performing at the Event Centre Theatre.
Thursday 1st March - 8.00pm
Admission $12.00
PLUS! Wednesday the 29th is Leap Day and it is Mrs Frost's birthday.
Happy 11th birthday Mrs Frost!
Sausage Sizzle Wednesday 29th February.
Another" Team Sleepwalkers" fundraising event for the Relay for Life.
Sausage in bread ....only $1.00.
Sold at lunchtime outside the Home Economics Foyer.
Yippee! Elaine Curin will be working in Room 7 for the next four weeks as a teacher aide. She begins on Monday 27th.
First Friday Kai Day for 2012 Friday 24th February.
Parents help prepare healthy lunch options for students to order.
$2.00 for younger students meals.
$4.00 for older students meals.
Parent helpers always welcomed with open arms.
Earthquake 22 February 2011
We will have 2 minutes silence at 12.51pm to remember the tragic events of 22nd February , 2011.
This sad event is still in our thoughts.
Mufti Day for Relay for Life 18th February
Gold Coin Donation please.
Swimming Club Monday to Thursday 4.00pm - 6.00pm
14th - 24th February.
Senior Swimming Sports 11th February
Junior children start back at school 1st February 2012.
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End of year whole school picnic. This is to be held on Monday 12th December at Lake Ruataniwha.
Top House -Tuesday 13th December.
End of year Assembly - Prizegiving, Tuesday 13th December .
!!! NEWSFLASH !!!
BAILEY'S MUM CINDY WON FIRST PRIZE IN THE RAFFLE!
POLICE VISIT
Yay! A last minute change of plan.
Constable Hocken will be visiting our school and working on Safe Walking with students from Room 7 and 9 on Friday 9th December.
Newsflash - Constable Hocken is going to work with Room 9 and Rooms 13 now. She thought as Room 7 children would be walking to school with a parent, and not by themselves, Room 13 children had a greater need.
Wednesday 7th December.
Great prizes.
Be in to win.
Solve some Christmas present problems.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
LEAVERS DINNER
This is on 7th December for Senior students who have completed their years at Twizel Area School.
Their parents and staff are also invited to attend.
KINDERGARTEN END OF YEAR FUNCTION
This is to be held at the Kindergarten on Tuesday 6th November at 6.30pm.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION WEEK
This week is Outdoor Education Week for the Year 7 - 13 students.
TENNIS COACHING
Last session for the year is on Wednesday 30th November.
MISTLETOE MARKET
26th November. This year the school is not putting in a float. There are lots of stalls to buy things from. See Twizel Update for Timetable of Events.
ARTS IN ACTION WEEK
This is next week, and will take place over three lunch hours this year. Mask making is on the agenda, as well as children painting a word for the word wall if they have not already done so. The word wall is a series of paintings including a word or a phrase depicting each persons positive word about school. All students' and all staff contribute to this wall.
CLASS PICNIC
This is on Wednesday as well! We are walking to the Musterer's Hut and having a picnic lunch when we arrive. Then we will play in the playground until everyone has eaten their lunch. After that we are going to have a game of mini-golf, so let's hope we can use some of the skills we learnt in the morning. If we have time, we will visit the big trucks.
POLICE DOG VISIT (NOW ON THURSDAY 11.00AM!)
On Thursday a Police Dog and his handler are visiting. They are from Timaru and are going to demonstrate how a police dog works. The display will be on the field at 11.00am.
GOLF
On Wedneday 23 November is our first golf coaching session. Room 9 is having their coaching session at 9.00 am.
TENNIS
Our second coaching day for tennis is Wednesday 16 November. It is at the same time as last week 11.00 am.
Lots of fun!
BOOK SALE
New books for sale in the school foyer. Buy now for Christmas!!! Books are from Scholastic Books, and will be on display all week. A percentage of money from the sales goes to the library to purchase more books.
SUNSMART
14 - 18 November is Sunsmart Week. There are a lot of Activities planned for this week at school.
Tuesday is Mufti Day and the theme for this is Beach Day. Children are to wear sunsmart clothing siutable for a day at the beach.
Friday afternoon is a Water Activity theme. Children will need to remember sunhats and sunscreen when playing in or around water.
11-11-11
Interesting date.
COURTYARD GARDEN
Volunteers and plants are still wanted for this area. A lot of work has been put into this and it is now beginning to take shape.
POLICE VISIT
Postponed until 2012.
Constable Hocken will be visiting our school and working with students from Year 1 - Year 6.
GOLF AND TENNIS COACHING
The tennis coach is coaching us on Wednesday 9th November
Golf coaching will be later in the term.
PE SHED OPENING
Official opening is on Tuesday 1st November.
ATHLETICS COACH
On Monday, we have a coach from Otago coming to coach the children from Year 1 - 6 on the correct techniques for throwing and jumping. All the children in this area will have an opportunity to take part.
ATHLETICS - Thursday November 3rd
The Upper Waitaki Athletics will be held at Twizel Area School in the second week of Term 4.
Omarama, Waitaki Valley and Duntroon Schools will visit us and compete in this event. Friday 4th is the postponement date.
BACK TO SCHOOL
School starts back on Tuesday 25 October, after Labour day. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.
I am looking forward to seeing the new carpet in some of the classrooms as well as the new carpet in the corridors.
RUGBY WORLD CUP
The Final is on the Saturday 23rd so it is going to be an eventful sporting weekend for some.
HARD LABOUR WEEKEND
Saturday 22nd - Monday 24th October 2011
The Twizel Hard Labour Weekend events are held every Labour Weekend in the beautiful high country and around the canals of the upper Waitaki power scheme near Twizel.
Good luck to all of those involved in it.
Good luck to all of those involved in it.
For more information go to http://www.twizelhardlabour.org.nz/
COURTYARD UPGRADE
The planting in the internal courtyard is planned to happen tin the holidays. Thank you to the Home and School, Garden Club and other volunteers who are helping with this project.
CARPET
New Carpet is being laid in the corridors and in some classrooms during the holidays. School is going to be busy over the holidays.
ASSEMBLY
The final whole school assembly for this term will be in the Event Centre Theatre
....Friday 7 October.
October School Holidays
Two weeks to go and then, two weeks break. The last day for school this term is Friday 7 October. Remember this year Labour Day is on the Monday before School begins,so Term 4 will start on Tuesday, October 25.
South Canterbury Anniversary Day
Usually this day is in the September School Holidays. Because of the Rugby World Cup, our holidays are later this year so we get to have Monday off school. Yay!
Conservation Week
11 - 18 September.
Love New Zealand Arohaina i a Aotearoa.
Conservation Week is about showing how much you love New Zealand.
www.doc.govt.nz Rugby World Cup
9 September - 23 October
Held every four years, the Rugby World Cup is the third biggest sporting event in the world, featuring 20 nations competing in 48 matches.
Twizel High School Reunion
A reunion for ex Twizel High School students and teachers(1970 - 1985) is to be held over the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th September. Registration is on Friday evening at Hunters.
On Saturday morning there is a walk through of the school. In the afternoon, there is a bus trip to Huxley Lodge, followed by an evening meal and a disco at the Twizel Event Centre. On Sunday morning rounds off the weekend with a brunch at Hunters to close the proceedings.
By all accounts it was a very enjoyable weekend. Ex students enjoyed the walk through of the school and found it amazing that three of the courtyards had been opened up.
Cross Country
Cross Country is to be held at Omarama Saleyards on Friday 16th September . If you haven't received a permission slip for your child(ren), please ask at school for a copy.
Library Week next week.....22 -26 August. Check out the TAN to see what's on. Look out for the Bedtime Stories in the library, Wednesday 24th August. Childre (and parents if they wish) may wear thier
PJ's and bring along a favourite cuddly toy.
Book Character Dress Up Day is on Friday.
Fathers Day....4 September. YAY! The Home and School is running a raffle with five draws for a Fathers Day gift.. Don't forget to buy a ticket. Only $2.00 each, available from the school office. ****Amazing Prizes!***
