Head and Deputy Head students, Monique and Emily are looking forward to Term 2, with a reminder to be kind and respectful.🤗

Congratulations to everyone who was awarded a Striving Award at the End-of-Term Assembly before the holidays. It was also great to other awards handed out and some more WAKA Value badges too!🏆

Zarena has a story about Mrs O'Carroll's lost dongle that she hopes somebody can solve! 🕵️

Ākonga in Room 8 have had a busy start to the term that has included finishing their coding work, welcoming a new class member and learning about the ANZACs! 🤖 🤗 🇳🇿

Practices have begun this week, looking forward to the Southern Area Schools Tournament held this year at Lawrence Area School in Week 3.

Kicking off the term, we were fortunate enough to work collaboratively with the YMCA (Timaru) and the in-school Wellbeing Professional Learning Group to present a full-day teamwork and wellbeing day for our Middle School Students (Y7-10).

Just a reminder that Tuesday, 25th April is Anzac Day, meaning that school will be closed. Classes will resume as normal on Wednesday.

The Board of Trustees are reviewing the following Policies in Term 2.

Thank you to everyone who ordered some Hot Cross Buns for our Home & School fundraiser, we had some amazing support!

On Wednesday, eighteen students from Twizel Area School travelled to Oamaru to compete at the North Otago Rippa Rugby Competition. We had two teams entered, a Year 3-4 and a Year 5-6 who were competing against schools from all over the North Otago region. 🏉🥈

Year 3 student Keziah was the centre of attention this weekend at the Southern Steel's game in Dunedin against the Mystics when she delivered the game ball. 🏐

On Tuesday April 4th, the Year 11 and 12 Drama students participated in the Aoraki SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, in Geraldine. The two groups each performed scenes from 'Romeo and Juliet'. 🎭

Head and Deputy Students, Billy and Fred, have a roundup of the last week of term, plus a look forward to Term Two.

On Friday, 28th April, all teachers at Twizel Area School will be involved in a Teacher Only Day to complete the necessary training.

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our rowers at the Mihi Whakatau this week. There were a lot of emotions on show with the rowers and coaches speaking of their experiences over the season, followed by community members offering their support.

Twizel Area School rowers finished their season last weekend with a fantastic showing at the Maadi Cup. We can all be extremely proud of everything they have achieved, the future of rowing in Twizel in definitely in safe hands!🚣‍♀️💚🖤

On Monday, eight students from M1 and Room 5 had the opportunity to attend a 90-minute workshop with Brett Fairweather, AKA Mr Jump Jam, in Timaru.

Room 5 has started the training to become Peer Mediators. Their first 1-day session has been completed; the second session will be held next term. Once trained, the students will select whether they would like to take on the leadership role of Peer Mediator at intervals and lunchtime.

Ms Arkless and Year 13 student Monique van der Westhuizen joined other schools on the Level 3 Biology Crab Camp last week for 3 days of beautiful scenery, working on the behavioural responses of Half Crabs at the Portobello Marine Studies Centre in Dunedin. 🦀

Head and Deputy Students, Monique and Emily, look forward to the final week of term one with a reminder of events yet to come!