Another two of the parent - teacher relationship rules.
High School Corner went to the Stratford Press this week with information on the cross country, variety concert and 40 hour famine.
Rule 3: Partner with your child’s teacher.
Children who do best at school are the ones who have parents (at home) and teachers (at school) working closest together.
• Teachers describe parent-teacher relationships as essential, vital and critical.
• Positive links between parents and teachers create positive attitudes to school.
• Your involvement will help your child’s progress at school, build trust and resolve differences.
• Parent-teacher partnerships, like any teamwork, benefit from communication.
Rule 4: Participate in your child’s school
No matter what support or assistance parents can offer, regardless of whether it’s during school hours or out-of-hours, it’s always appreciated.
• Read school communications regularly.
• Support the school’s values in your home and encourage respect.
• Involve yourself in the school community through a diverse range of activities.
• Look for opportunities to share knowledge and experience.
• Respect the teacher’s professionalism.
• Ultimately your child will reap the benefits of your involvement.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Stratford High School Cross Country 2011
The 2011 Crosscountry was run in perfect overhead conditions. Again, the ‘Fun Run’ section proved the most popular but it was unfortunate that once again a few ‘walkers’ had to be disqualified for lack of effort. It was very pleasing to see the effort made by the competitive runners though and some very good finishes were seen. It was once again one of the largest field of ‘runners’ & walkers we have had.
While Matt Simpson and Sam Bunn were comfortable winners of their grades, the eye-catching run of the day came from Sarah Kowalewski who not only won the Junior Girls event but was also clearly the first girl to finish.
Congratulations to all entrants; particularly to individual and house winners. It was great to see one form with 23 out of 24 members participating.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
Junior Boys: 1. Quinlin Bosson-Thompson (Tr) 2. Kody Simpson (Tr) 3. Robbie Howatson (Mc)
Junior Girls: 1. Sarah Kowalewski (Ty) 2. Emily Short (Mc) 3. Jessica Taunt (Mc)
Intermediate Boys: 1. Sam Bunn (Ty) 2. Ryan Cooper (Ty) 3. Matthew Kowalewski (Ty)
Intermediate Girls: 1. Lara Williams (Ty) 2. Shayna Heal (Ty) 3. Noeleen Venter (Tr)
Senior Boys: 1. Matt Simpson (Tr) 2. Jack Espin (Am) 3. Craig Mischefski (Am)
Senior Girls: 1. Alana Mako (Tr) 2. Taylor Bailey Ty) 3. Clare O’Neil (Ty)
HOUSE TEAM RESULTS:
Junior Boys: 1. McAllister 2. Trimble 3. Amess 4. Tyrer
Junior Girls: 1. McAllister 2. Amess 3. Trimble 4. Tyrer
Intermediate Boys: 1. Tyrer 2. Amess 3. Trimble 4. McAllister
Intermediate Girls: 1. Tyrer 2. Trimble 3. Amess 4. McAllister
Senior Boys: 1. Amess 2. Tyrer 3. Trimble 4. McAllister
Senior Girls: 1. Tyrer 2. McAllister 3 Amess 4. Trimble
OVERALL HOUSE RESULTS:
Boys: 1. Amess 2. Tyrer 3. Trimble 4. McAllister
Girls: 1. Tyrer 2. McAllister 3. Amess 4. Trimble
Overall: 1. Tyrer 2. Amess 3. McAllister 4. Trimble
HOUSE PARTICIPATION RESULTS:
Boys: 1. Trimble 2. Amess 3. McAllister 4. Tyrer
Girls: 1. McAllister 2= Amess and Tyrer 4. Trimble
Overall: 1. McAllister 2. Amess 3. Trimble 4. Tyrer
FORM PARTICIPATION RESULTS:
Boys: 1= Ag and Bn 3= Bf and Tc
Girls: 1. Bn 2= Be, Gb, Me and Wd
Overall: 1. Bn 2= Ag, Be and Me
MOST SUCCESSFUL FORM RESULTS:
1. Br 2. Ag 3= Lr and Gv
Crosscountry Team Trophies
Robbie Howatson: Junior Boys Team (Herbert-Smith Trust Cup 1st McAllister Runner to finish)
Sam Bunn: Intermediate Boys Team (Mrs R E Carryer Cup 1st Tyrer Runner to finish)
Jack Espin: Senior Boys Team (R Masters Cup 1st Amess Runner to finish)
Emily Short: Junior Girls Team (H C Thompson Cup 1st McAllister Runner to finish)
Lara Williams: Intermediate Girls Team (Pugh Cup 1st Tyrer Runner to finish)
Taylor Bailey: Senior Girls Team (SHS Senior Girls Cross Country Team Trophy 1st Tyrer Runner to finish)
While Matt Simpson and Sam Bunn were comfortable winners of their grades, the eye-catching run of the day came from Sarah Kowalewski who not only won the Junior Girls event but was also clearly the first girl to finish.
Congratulations to all entrants; particularly to individual and house winners. It was great to see one form with 23 out of 24 members participating.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
Junior Boys: 1. Quinlin Bosson-Thompson (Tr) 2. Kody Simpson (Tr) 3. Robbie Howatson (Mc)
Junior Girls: 1. Sarah Kowalewski (Ty) 2. Emily Short (Mc) 3. Jessica Taunt (Mc)
Intermediate Boys: 1. Sam Bunn (Ty) 2. Ryan Cooper (Ty) 3. Matthew Kowalewski (Ty)
Intermediate Girls: 1. Lara Williams (Ty) 2. Shayna Heal (Ty) 3. Noeleen Venter (Tr)
Senior Boys: 1. Matt Simpson (Tr) 2. Jack Espin (Am) 3. Craig Mischefski (Am)
Senior Girls: 1. Alana Mako (Tr) 2. Taylor Bailey Ty) 3. Clare O’Neil (Ty)
HOUSE TEAM RESULTS:
Junior Boys: 1. McAllister 2. Trimble 3. Amess 4. Tyrer
Junior Girls: 1. McAllister 2. Amess 3. Trimble 4. Tyrer
Intermediate Boys: 1. Tyrer 2. Amess 3. Trimble 4. McAllister
Intermediate Girls: 1. Tyrer 2. Trimble 3. Amess 4. McAllister
Senior Boys: 1. Amess 2. Tyrer 3. Trimble 4. McAllister
Senior Girls: 1. Tyrer 2. McAllister 3 Amess 4. Trimble
OVERALL HOUSE RESULTS:
Boys: 1. Amess 2. Tyrer 3. Trimble 4. McAllister
Girls: 1. Tyrer 2. McAllister 3. Amess 4. Trimble
Overall: 1. Tyrer 2. Amess 3. McAllister 4. Trimble
HOUSE PARTICIPATION RESULTS:
Boys: 1. Trimble 2. Amess 3. McAllister 4. Tyrer
Girls: 1. McAllister 2= Amess and Tyrer 4. Trimble
Overall: 1. McAllister 2. Amess 3. Trimble 4. Tyrer
FORM PARTICIPATION RESULTS:
Boys: 1= Ag and Bn 3= Bf and Tc
Girls: 1. Bn 2= Be, Gb, Me and Wd
Overall: 1. Bn 2= Ag, Be and Me
MOST SUCCESSFUL FORM RESULTS:
1. Br 2. Ag 3= Lr and Gv
Crosscountry Team Trophies
Robbie Howatson: Junior Boys Team (Herbert-Smith Trust Cup 1st McAllister Runner to finish)
Sam Bunn: Intermediate Boys Team (Mrs R E Carryer Cup 1st Tyrer Runner to finish)
Jack Espin: Senior Boys Team (R Masters Cup 1st Amess Runner to finish)
Emily Short: Junior Girls Team (H C Thompson Cup 1st McAllister Runner to finish)
Lara Williams: Intermediate Girls Team (Pugh Cup 1st Tyrer Runner to finish)
Taylor Bailey: Senior Girls Team (SHS Senior Girls Cross Country Team Trophy 1st Tyrer Runner to finish)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Congratulations - Term 1 success
Congratulations to Josh.
Josh Robins shows his talent on being named the International Rookie of the Year 2010 for the American Quarter Horse Association. This is a remarkable achievement for Josh who is in his first year of international competition and was only 14 years old at the time.
TSSSA Sevens
Central Rugby almost pulled of a very exciting final in the TSSSA Rugby Sevens competition at Yarrow Stadium in April. They went down 24-12 to NPBHS, but had easily won their Division earlier in the day. The future looks bright indeed as this team has many new caps from previous junior teams making the step up.
Term one for Stratford High sport has been hectic and the students are participating and achieving at very exciting levels. It is great to see many of our juniors stepping up and having a go at new events. We have had great participation in lots of events and not all are listed here but some of successes follow.
Two of our junior students represented Taranaki at the NISS Athletic Champs in Hamilton. Sarah Kowalewski was a creditable 6th in the girls Triple Jump and Quinlan Bosson Thompson was a very close second in the 300m sprint final, 2 seconds faster than his best time.
The TSSSA Rogaine Champs in the Middle of March have gained in popularity and this year SHS sent 105 students to compete at night event at Lake Mangamahoe.
Junior Boys: Robbie Howatson, Reece Saywell, Will Rohe, Herbert Van Veen and Josh Hunger were placed 3rd in their Division.
Junior Girls; Emily Short, Beth West, Courtenay McIntosh and Rylie Saywell were placed 3rd also in their class. A big thank you to Mr & Mrs Walker who every year manage this event for SHS.
Indoor Bowling
Taranaki Bowling Clubs this year have introduced a secondary school competition “Squad of 6’, to endeavour to have students from different colleges competing and practising their skills over a six week period. SHS team competed at Hawera Bowling Club, and then all went on to compete at the TSSSA champs at the Avon Club in Stratford. Our Team of Kyle Cook (Captain), William Arnold, Matt Holden, Abby Gawler, Alana Mako and Heather O’Neill represented us with credit.
Abby Gawler went on to be runner –up in the Girls Singles and also received the Player of the Day Trophy. She was chosen to represent Taranaki at the regional champs in Wanganui.
To end a very busy Term the TSSSA Dressage Champs were held at Waitara this year, in lovely sunny conditions. Congratulations to our young team of Lara Williams, Shannon Coull, Anna Crawford and Laura Vernon who came second overall for the day.
Our team captain Lara Williams showed the way for the other girls with a good win in the DC competition on her pony Little Miss Me. And the others all scored consistently in their respective groups. Thanks so much to Mechelle Coull who almost went hoarse calling so many junior tests and Erin McDonald who helped on the day also.
Josh Robins shows his talent on being named the International Rookie of the Year 2010 for the American Quarter Horse Association. This is a remarkable achievement for Josh who is in his first year of international competition and was only 14 years old at the time.
TSSSA Sevens
TSSSA SPORT AND SHS REPS SUMMARY
Term one for Stratford High sport has been hectic and the students are participating and achieving at very exciting levels. It is great to see many of our juniors stepping up and having a go at new events. We have had great participation in lots of events and not all are listed here but some of successes follow.
Two of our junior students represented Taranaki at the NISS Athletic Champs in Hamilton. Sarah Kowalewski was a creditable 6th in the girls Triple Jump and Quinlan Bosson Thompson was a very close second in the 300m sprint final, 2 seconds faster than his best time.
The TSSSA Rogaine Champs in the Middle of March have gained in popularity and this year SHS sent 105 students to compete at night event at Lake Mangamahoe.
Junior Boys: Robbie Howatson, Reece Saywell, Will Rohe, Herbert Van Veen and Josh Hunger were placed 3rd in their Division.
Junior Girls; Emily Short, Beth West, Courtenay McIntosh and Rylie Saywell were placed 3rd also in their class. A big thank you to Mr & Mrs Walker who every year manage this event for SHS.
Indoor Bowling
Taranaki Bowling Clubs this year have introduced a secondary school competition “Squad of 6’, to endeavour to have students from different colleges competing and practising their skills over a six week period. SHS team competed at Hawera Bowling Club, and then all went on to compete at the TSSSA champs at the Avon Club in Stratford. Our Team of Kyle Cook (Captain), William Arnold, Matt Holden, Abby Gawler, Alana Mako and Heather O’Neill represented us with credit.
Abby Gawler went on to be runner –up in the Girls Singles and also received the Player of the Day Trophy. She was chosen to represent Taranaki at the regional champs in Wanganui.
To end a very busy Term the TSSSA Dressage Champs were held at Waitara this year, in lovely sunny conditions. Congratulations to our young team of Lara Williams, Shannon Coull, Anna Crawford and Laura Vernon who came second overall for the day.
Our team captain Lara Williams showed the way for the other girls with a good win in the DC competition on her pony Little Miss Me. And the others all scored consistently in their respective groups. Thanks so much to Mechelle Coull who almost went hoarse calling so many junior tests and Erin McDonald who helped on the day also.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Jack Porter Tournament 2011
On Friday we played off for third place and successfully beat Tararua College in another hard game. We won the match 22 – 12 with Hamish Walker, Jason Simpson, Jarrod Thompson and Aaron Buckland all scoring tries and Jason receiving the Man of the Match award. The final was between Central Hawkes Bay College and Waiopehu College with Waiopehu coming out the winners.
Thank you to John Espin and Jeff Walker for giving up their time to coach the team. Congratulations to Aaron Buckland, Scott Caskey, Jack Espin, Jarvis Gotty, Taylor Mackie, Ella Robinson, Jason Simpson and Hamish Walker who were all selected for the tournament team. We are proud to have had eight members of our Stratford High School team named in the 24 man tournament squad. Thanks to Tararua College for hosting the tournament and we look forward to competing in 2012.
Jack Espin, Captain.
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| The 2011 Jack Porter Tournament team with supporters. |
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Parent - Teacher Partnership guides
The second of the six Parent - Teacher partnership guides.
Rule 2: share the responsibility for your child’s education
Show children that education is valued and important
• Create a learning environment for your child.
• Share the responsibility for your child’s education with the school.
• Show an interest in your child’s learning.
• Become engaged with your child’s teacher and the school.
• Encouragement can be simple and quick.
Christchurch Donation
The school had several fundraising events during term one for the Christchurch Red Cross appeal. The disco in the last week of term raised $901 while the total amount sent in the holidays was $2571. This is an amazing effort at fundraising by our students as they also raised nearly $8000 for the Relay 4 Life.
Congratulations to members of the student council, year 13 and staff who have been involved in this fundraising. Currently students are collecting items of stationery for Avonside High School as the student council initiative this term.
Variety Concert
The annual SHS Variety concert “SHS 4 CHCH” will be held on Tuesday 17th May from 7.00 pm in the school hall. Entry fee will be $5 adults with $2 for students. All profits from the evening will go to the Christchurch Relief appeal. Come along and support our very talented students. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
Winter Uniform reminders
Parents, caregivers and students are reminded that winter uniform is required for term 2 and 3.
Polishable black shoes as indicated in the prospectus are to be worn with white ankle socks or black tights for girls and regulation socks for boys. A brochure from Number One Shoe Warehouse was sent with reports with a 50% discount offer off selected styles (expires May 8th).
ANZAC Day
Thanks to the Year 13 students along with Mrs Baldwin and Mrs N Brown who contributed time to making the wreaths for ANZAC Day. The school wreaths were laid by the leaders at the Cemetery and Cenotaph on ANZAC Day while the house wreaths were hung in the Hall of Remembrance. Congratulations to Taylor and Tim who spoke at the Stratford Service. They repeated these speeches in front of the school at assembly on Tuesday 3rd May.
P H Keenan
Principal
Rule 2: share the responsibility for your child’s education
Show children that education is valued and important
• Create a learning environment for your child.
• Share the responsibility for your child’s education with the school.
• Show an interest in your child’s learning.
• Become engaged with your child’s teacher and the school.
• Encouragement can be simple and quick.
Christchurch Donation
The school had several fundraising events during term one for the Christchurch Red Cross appeal. The disco in the last week of term raised $901 while the total amount sent in the holidays was $2571. This is an amazing effort at fundraising by our students as they also raised nearly $8000 for the Relay 4 Life.
Congratulations to members of the student council, year 13 and staff who have been involved in this fundraising. Currently students are collecting items of stationery for Avonside High School as the student council initiative this term.
Variety Concert
The annual SHS Variety concert “SHS 4 CHCH” will be held on Tuesday 17th May from 7.00 pm in the school hall. Entry fee will be $5 adults with $2 for students. All profits from the evening will go to the Christchurch Relief appeal. Come along and support our very talented students. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
Winter Uniform reminders
Parents, caregivers and students are reminded that winter uniform is required for term 2 and 3.
Polishable black shoes as indicated in the prospectus are to be worn with white ankle socks or black tights for girls and regulation socks for boys. A brochure from Number One Shoe Warehouse was sent with reports with a 50% discount offer off selected styles (expires May 8th).
ANZAC Day
Thanks to the Year 13 students along with Mrs Baldwin and Mrs N Brown who contributed time to making the wreaths for ANZAC Day. The school wreaths were laid by the leaders at the Cemetery and Cenotaph on ANZAC Day while the house wreaths were hung in the Hall of Remembrance. Congratulations to Taylor and Tim who spoke at the Stratford Service. They repeated these speeches in front of the school at assembly on Tuesday 3rd May.
P H Keenan
Principal
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