Why is resilience important? What does it look like to bring up resilient tamariki? And what can resilience offer our tamariki in terms of living confidently in a culturally diverse context?

This week, six Middle school students have been recording their online Twizel Area School entry for the Rockshop BandQuest 2022.

On Thursday a vanload of Y9-13 students took part in a Humanities Day in Cromwell with students from our Kāhui Ako schools, aiming to connect students while celebrating the arts.

This September, ākonga from Rooms 5 and 7 are raising money for the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation. They will be Jump Jamming daily, and you can donate to a worthwhile cause here! Let's support them!

Take a moment to act for nature this Conservation Week. 🏞 Conservation Week 2022 focuses on how we can take action for nature, there are some Twizel-based activities you and your whānau can get involved in.

This term, Room 9 are learning about how people and animals adapt to winter. They are studying about migration and hibernation, and how different animals cope with the winter months!

Ākonga in Room 13 had a visit from Mel Schauer from Meridian Energy, this week. She came to talk to us about tuna and how they use the hīnaki to trap and transfer the tuna. 🐟

Would you like to give rowing or coxing a try? The Twizel Rowing Club would like to invite you to their Open Day on Sunday, September 11th. 🚣‍♀️

Room 4 students treated everyone at last week's Junior Assembly to a performance of their play, Free to a Good Home. Ka pai to everyone who shared their work and to the Star Students who received WAKA cards.

Ākonga in M1 and M2 have completed their Power Challenge this week. After designing and building their own windmills, students were tasked with powering as many lights as possible! 💡

The University of Canterbury is holding its Open Day for 2022 on Friday, 9th September. The Open Day will offer in-depth information and advice for future students to help you make the right decision about your choice of tertiary education and will give you a chance to connect and experience UC.

Any child old enough to use a device that can access the internet needs guidance on how to navigate the digital world. Learn how to keep your kids—and their peers—safe with these lessons in digital citizenship.

Congratulations goes to the Twizel Volts Senior netball team who won the NONA Cup with victory in the final of the Senior A Competition last weekend in Oamaru! The Volts resoundingly beat St Kevin's Gold 34-12. Ka pai to everyone involved in their victorious season, players, coaches and organisers.

Lucky Book Club and Library Hours reminder, plus a new book series now available!

Following Monday's Teacher Only Day, Maths has been at the forefront of Primary teaching this week. From the New Entrant Room 7 class, all the way up to Year 8, it's time to get excited about Twizel Area School's DMIC (Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities) Maths programme! 🧮

Lily Brophy and Louie Skinner were both acknowledged for their all-round performance with Student Awards at last week's Area Schools Conference. They received their awards at an assembly in front of Year 7-13 students, this week.

This week saw the Year 7/8 netballers take part in the Netty Festival at Dunedin's Edgar Centre. It was a great day with a lot of fun to be had and an extra special prize at the end!

Last week we welcomed back whānau members to our weekly Junior Assembly that will once again be held in the theatre at the Community Centre. We look forward to seeing you there!

Ākonga from Room 5 have this week been researching Taieke Pukurakau who lived most of his life on the Waitaki. He used mōkihi to travel the Waitaki and the students have been researching and answering the questions about mōkihi.

Yesterday was PJ Day at Twizel Area School, all in aid of raising money for Monique's Young Enterprise Scheme Gold Tiki project. It was awesome to see the TAS whānau supporting a fabulous fundraiser and the perfect excuse to wear your PJs all day!