PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Nga mihi nui te whanau o Craighead. Tena koutou katoa.

Term theme “Perseverance” (persisting): Welcome back to everyone for Term Four. With academic achievement our main focus for the final school term, our Student Leaders have chosen perseverance as our theme. Persistence is one of those sixteen “Habits of

Mind” (problem solving and life related skills) identified by educationalists Art Costa and Ben Kallick (of The Art Costa Centre for Thinking) deemed necessary to effectively operate in society. In brief, this means the ability to stick to the task at hand, follow through to completion and remain focused. It means looking for ways to meet your goals when stuck and never giving up. Good advice for senior students as we approach the external examination time of year!

BOT Student Representative: Congratulations to Charlotte Cumming who is our new Student Representative on the Board of Trustees. Charlotte headed off challenges from a small but strong field of applicants, and she has already made a good impression at her first BOT meeting. Huge thanks to outgoing Student Representative Meg McKenzie for her dedication, commitment and sensible contributions while representing the student perspective on the Board of Trustees.

“Peckish” Cookbook: At this weeks’ Assembly, we thanked cookbook author, Mrs Susie Izard, and her team for their efforts in producing and financing the Craighead Cookbook, “Peckish”. Mrs Izard outlined the process of taking an

idea from concept stage through to final product and described what she learned about the process along the way! Proceeds from sales (over $46,000) have gone towards our building development programme. A small number of cookbooks are still available from the school office ($35) if you are looking for unique gifts for Christmas! We are very grateful to the Craighead families involved in this initiative.

Sports Survey: Thanks to the members of our school community who gave constructive feedback on the five key focus areas (Community Relationships, Recognition of Achievement, Participation and Opportunity, Building Capacity, Initiatives and Issues) via the Sports Survey for the Sports Advisory Council. This data has provided very useful information as we look to planning for 2016. The Sports Survey will remain open until Friday 23 October, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19Zfj76ViawCqixgcRfWh6n4b1MCrHII-QohlMhMTm-s/viewform?usp=send_form

God Bless, Lindy Graham

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2015

Please forward brief details of student news and achievements to Katie.Mackenzie@craighead.school.nz.

School Phone: 03 688 6074

Email: admin@craighead.school.nz Website: www.craighead.school.nz

Boarding House Phone: 03 684 2251

Email: boarding.manager@craighead.school.nz

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY OCTOBER Sun 18 Y13 Leavers Ball Meeting for Parents & Girls, Chapel, 6pm Chapel Service, 7.00pm—compulsory attendance Wed 20 Aoraki Junior Tennis Fri 23 Parents & Friends Meeting, 1.30pm—Auditorium foyer Mon 26 Labour Day—School closed, Boarding House open Tue 27 Junior Music Cup, 7.00pm—Auditorium Thur 29 Craighead Whanau Day, 11.30pm—Te Aitarakihi Marae Senior Music Cup, 7.30pm (TBC)—Auditorium Fri 30 Aoraki Sports Awards

Please refer to School website for further Term Four dates

UNIFORM AND SECOND HAND SHOPS—Next opening date… Tomorrow, Friday 16 October—3.30-4.30pm

IMPORTANT INFORMATION…. UNIFORM

Please ensure skirt length is between 30-33cm from the floor. Girls may choose to wear either summer or winter uniform up until Labour Weekend, when summer uniform becomes compulsory.

Meet Phoebe Dewar—Tutorial Leader 2015

Initially, deciding to come to Craighead was a difficult decision but, after a couple of weeks, one that I realised I would never regret. When I first started at Craighead in Year 9, I tried many of the sports and activities that Craighead had to offer, from Badminton to Athletics and enjoyed the majority of them. As I entered the Senior school, my focus became more academic, as I wanted to achieve highly in this area. This has led to me being appointed the Tutorial Leader this year, which involves organising Year 13 tutors as well as tutoring students.

Next year, I am studying for a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Chemistry and Pharmacology at Otago University and am excited for the new challenges that it presents.

BOARDING HOUSE NEWS

Weekend Outings: Saturday 17 October—Afternoon swimming at C/Bay Sunday 18 October—Walk to Jack’s Point lighthouse REMINDER—Chapel Service, this Sunday 18 October, 7.00pm

If you have any concerns, you can contact me after school either personally or by phone on 03 684 2251.

Yvonne Thompson—Boarding Manager

On Thursday 24 September, the annual Craighead Lip Sync took place in the School Auditorium. This much anticipated event drew a capacity crowd and attracted fourteen entries, including an outstanding performance from members of our super talented staff. First place was awarded to “Boyz-R-Back”, Year 13, and second place went to “All About That Bass”, Emma Miron and Madison Williams, Year 7.

Year 10 Social Studies classes recently volunteered in “Keep New Zealand Beautiful” Week, picking up rubbish in Centennial Park.

CRAIGHEAD PARENTS’ AND FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION

Next meeting—Friday 23 October, 1.30pm - Auditorium Foyer

This will be our last meeting for the year. Join us for a cup of tea or coffee and the chance to catch up and discuss moving forward for 2016. All ideas and suggestions welcome. We hope to see you there.

Apologies to Lynne Porter - 021 207 4650 Teresa Templeton, Chairperson - 021 863 665

NETBALL

A reminder that the next Craighead Netball meeting is to be held on Wednesday 21 October at 7pm in the School Library.

All are welcome to attend.

Craighead Netball is committed to providing top coaches and managers for the 2016 season. As part of this commitment we are canvassing the school and wider community for people to step forward and register their interest in taking on these roles. If you are interested in joining our enthusiastic team (or know of anyone who might be), please email Sharon McLeay, mcleay.g@xtra.co.nz or telephone 027 254 8285. Full support and training will be provided to anyone willing to become involved.

SHOOTING

The Craighead Trap Shooting Team of Lauryn Howard (captain), Ruby Brown, Eva Harris, Maggie Winter, Kate Trimble, Jazmin Fuller, Lané Crisp and Kaitlin Watson attended the North Island and New Zealand Championships in Hamilton in the school holidays. Over three days of intense competition from over 320 shooters, it was pleasing to see the CDS team produced some fine performances, with the following results.

Lauryn Howard—3rd NI Single Rise, 3rd NZ Kilwell Postal individual, 1st NI Skeet, 3rd NZ Skeet, 3rd NZ Fish and Game Regional, and selection in the South Island Team which defeated the North Island. Ruby Brown—2nd NZ Skeet, 1st NZ Kilwell Postal individual, 3rd NZ Fish and Game Regional.

The Craighead team of Lauryn, Ruby and Maggie was placed second in NI Teams, second in NZ Teams (after a shoot off for the title) and first in NZ Kilwell Postal Teams. In the NZ Kilwell Postal shoot, the team of Kate, Lané and Kaitlin was placed third. It was pleasing to see Eva shooting consistently and achieving personal bests at National events. First year shooters, Jazmin and Kate, also achieved personal bests, with Kate finding herself in two shoot-offs for medals.

The team would like to pass on special thanks to Robert Harris for his outstanding assistance and support this year. Thank you also to family supporters who attended these events.

REMINDER…. WHANAU DAY

On Thursday 29 October, a Craighead Whanau Day will take place at Te Aitarakihi Multi Cultural Centre. This is a day for the girls involved in kapa haka to attend, along with their whanau. Anybody else who would like to be a part of this day is warmly invited. If you are interested, please contact Mrs Sonia Ottley— ottleyso@craighead.school.nz.

A REMINDER TO REGISTER!

Online registration must be completed immediately if your daughter wishes to play Touch Rugby in the 2015/16 season. Please go to the School website Sports Portal registration page, then fill out all the fields on Touch and submit. Please read all information before registering. Students and parents/caregivers are to fill in the registration form.

HIGHLAND DANCING

Congratulations to Ashleigh Vaughan (Y12) who has been selected to dance in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo which is coming to Wellington in February 2016.

STUDENT EXCHANGE between TIMARU and ENIWA, JAPAN

Sister Cities Timaru invites applications from Secondary School students wishing to represent the Timaru District on an escorted Educational and Cultural Exchange to Eniwa, Hokkaido, Japan. The exchange visit is planned for late June 2016 and will be for three weeks, with three students to be chosen. For further information please contact: Barrie Suter, 688 5501, bazsuter@xtra.co.nz Eric Lindblom, 615 8680, lindblom@xtra.co.nz Nachiko Schollum, 684 7997, nachiko@xtra.co.nz

Applications close on Friday 27 November, 2015.

HOCKEY

In the holidays, the South Canterbury Primary School Girls’ Collier Trophy team and U15 team played in their respective tournaments. Craighead had a number of representative players in both teams and Roseanna Porter was also selected to umpire for South Canterbury in Palmerston North, as the Collier team’s umpire. Both teams had successful tournaments, with the U15’s finishing with a well-deserved third place for the Bronze Medal at their competition.

Collier Trophy team members from Craighead were Nicole Arundell, Alex Butler-Baird, Matilda Hayman, Olivia Jackson, Elsie Love, Tessa Rolleston and Jemma Watson.

Craighead’s South Canterbury U15 team members were Tayla Cvitanich, Kate Harvey, Anna Hayward, Tori Stonehouse and Kaitlin Watson.

Theatresports is an active improvisation group consisting of six Year 10 students who meet once a week to improve their improvisation and drama skills. We participate in games that challenge us to think on our feet and work as a team. Theatresports helps with creative thinking and collaboration; it builds confidence whilst also entertaining people. It's a supportive environment where you can try new things and not be afraid of judgement. Next year, we are hoping to compete in a Regional Theatresports competition in Christchurch. Theatresports is currently run by Mrs Towle, Head of Drama, and Miss Chappell. We are looking to recruit new members to the team so, if you are interested, please talk to Mrs Towle or Miss Chappell and come and join the fun!

Kate Low—Y10

Wednesday 21 October, 7pm Harlequins Clubrooms, Church Street, Timaru

All Welcome to Attend

South Canterbury Roller Skating Club is hosting a ‘Sports Forum’ for sporting personnel of all ages, to come and share in the knowledge of this forum. Please see the flyer attached to this newsletter for further details. Limited tickets are available from Mountainview Dairy, Wai-iti Road, or Chrissie Clarke, 027 294 1712 or email chrissiec@xtra.co.nz.

ERGS REQUIRED FOR ROWING SQUAD... The rowing season is well underway and the Craighead Rowing Squad has grown in numbers with a large group of novice rowers joining the squad this season. We are on the hunt for a couple of extra ergs that can be used at school for training purposes for the rowing season. If you know of anyone who may have an erg that they would be willing to lend for the season, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Calvin Leen 027 453 0950, Teresa Templeton 021 863 665 or John Williams 027 689 4934 if you are able to help.

Thank you very much on behalf of the Craighead Rowing Squad.

YEAR 10 SEXUALITY EDUCATION

All Year 10 classes will be involved in sexuality education as part of the Religious and Social Education (RSE) programme. The sessions will be taken by me,

along with instructors from Youth Alley (Catherine, Kirsty and Chantelle)and with input from Kylie, our Public Health Nurse. If parents or caregivers have any questions about the programme, please contact me through the School office or email me, whittingtongl@craighead.school.nz.

Mrs Glenys Whittington—RSE Teacher