We were incredibly lucky to have a visit from Olympic Ambassador Emma Twigg on Monday. 🚣‍♀️ 🥇 🖤 Emma spoke to our year 3-6 students and our 14 rowers.

The 2023 New Zealand Rowing Championships are taking place all this week at Lake Ruataniwha. 🚣‍♀️ After a long, hard season the team are, once again, performing well. 💚🖤 Today is Semi-Finals day and there is plenty of excitement around the team's results!

We celebrated our NCEA students who received Merit and Excellence, and our Head Students and House Leaders for 2023 at this week's Senior Assembly. Congratulations to everyone, we are looking forward to a (hopefully) uninterrupted year!

An introduction to 2023, plus reminders about School Buses, toys, assemblies, and more...

We are happy to announce that our Breakfast | Parakuihi Club is back for 2023! Starting this week, come and join us now on Friday mornings to share some kai.

Our Head and Deputy Head Students for 2023 would like to welcome a selection of new teachers to our school, Mr Purton, Miss Hooper, Ms Saunders, Ms Wise and Ms Sargeant. Lets find out a bit more about them...

Middle School Science for 2023 has started off with a challenge! To build the tallest structure of the class that can support a giant marshmallow using only the materials provided.

Our students' sporting success doesn't stop when they step outside the school gates for the summer. From Cricket to Gliding to Rowing, Twizel Area School is always proud of our students' achievements win, lose or draw!

This year we have put in place some new bus routines to help the students with safety in the bus bay. 🏫 🚌

Twizel Junior Netball Club are currently taking an expression of interest for the 2023 season. 🏐 Any Year 3-13 students are eligible to play.

On Tuesday 7th of February, Twizel Area School welcomed our new students, staff and whānau with a Mihi Whakatau. This is a process to help Twizel Area School on our journey to embedding Tikanga Māori within our school.

The Board of Trustees are reviewing the following Policies in Term 1.

Most of us know that good nutrition habits benefit our bodies. But did you know that nutrition and learning are connected? Proper nutrition ensures students have the nutrients needed to learn at their best all day long!

The Dental Bus arrives at school next week - the Dental Nurses will be seeing enrolled students in Years 1-8.

Don't forget your sunhat or drink bottle! Sunhats are a compulsory item for students in years 1-6 during Terms 1 & 4, please make sure they are named. Water bottles are also essential to make sure students can keep hydrated during the school day.

As of January 2023, passwords will no longer be required to access the Parent Web Portal or SchoolBridge app. Caregivers can use the Magic Link option or the Google / Microsoft sign-in if you have registered one of those accounts with the school office.

If you missed the cut-off to purchase your school stationery through OfficeMax MySchool, don't panic, school stationery lists for 2023 are available to download here. You can purchase online or in-store at a stationery retailer of your choice. 📝📐🎒

Beginning a new school year, especially if it is for the first time, is exciting but it does come with some anxiety too. To make sure everyone is as confident and prepared as they can be, here are some practical ideas to put into practice.

Thank you to all the parents, caregivers, and whānau members who came to celebrate our students' achievements at last week's Prizegiving Ceremony. 🏆 You can see all the photos here. 📸

Not everyone may have received a trophy at prizegiving, but every child can still feel seen and celebrated for the wonderful work they've put in this year. 🙌 🎉 🏆