The Junior School class trips to the Tekapo Springs Ice Rink started this week, although Tuesday's Room 8 trip was put on ice (literally) due to the rain and blustery conditions.

Financial information for students is now available to view through the Parent Web Portal and the SchoolBridge App. Click here for instructions and what you can expect to see.

Are you going to be a Year 12 or 13 student in 2023? Are you looking to study at the University of Otago in the future? Would you like to get a taste of uni life at Otago before deciding to go? If the answer is yes, read on...

Blue skies and lots of fresh snow greeted the students for the opening of the 2022 Twizel Snow Club season last week at the Ōhau Ski Fields. ⛷ 🎿 🚡

Congratulations to our Star Students from last week's Junior Assemblies. They were presented with their award and WAKA Value card.

Here are some activities that can help both caregivers and tamariki harness the benefits of mindfulness.

Due to the Snow Day on the last day of Term 2, we were unable to present Year 7-13 ākonga with their Striving Awards. These were handed out in a special assembly today, you can see the video here and also listen to William Newlands' presentation about the Young Inspiring Explorers Summit in Christchurch.

Ākonga in Room 13 have started their term 3 topic - Mahika Kai | Where does our food come from? The students began by having a taste test challenge, trying to figure out what the food was and where it came from.

Head Student Louie Skinner has some news to welcome the new term, including Snow Club and Basketball.

In Term Two our Year 8 ākonga (M2) learned about a Māori wahine from the Lake Kaniere / Hokitika area who travelled alone over Ka Tiritiri Ka Te Moana the Southern Alps, discovering a pass that became known as Nōti Raureka and later as Browning Pass.

This week is Netsafety Week with this year's theme being Diversity Matters | Online Safety Done Together. There are a variety of events happening around Aotearoa and online, inparticular a Parent and Caregivers' Webinar about TikTok safety and social media.

The National Area Schools Tournament was held in Whangārei during the school holidays with 9 TAS students attending, accompanied by Chelsea, Karatī and Mark. The students represented Twizel Area School with pride during the 4 days of competition, showing their WAKA values while doing so!

Twizel Area School P.E. teacher Mark Frost has some information and reminders about Snow Club.

The Board of Trustees are reviewing the following Policies in Term 3.

Social media is a great thing to talk about with our kids, especially as they approach the age where they might be wanting their own online profile. And once they are active on social media, we absolutely need to keep talking about it!

The Board would like to update the community on two matters, our Mathematics Target progress and our recent uniform survey.

Here is a letter to the school community from the Ministry of Education regarding the wearing of face masks at school.

This afternoon's Junior Drama Festival was a hit with students, teachers and parents alike! If you couldn't attend, you can watch it right here. 🎥 🎭

Are you interested in doing more to support native wildlife in your backyard, as part of Predator-Free 2050? Join the free Trappin Workshop run by DoC to help make the Mackenzie Region predator free.

During Options classes, Middle School ākonga have been learning to code a 2-D platformer game. They designed what their game would be about, and what it would look like, then brought it to life using the platform Gamefroot. Take a look at their creations...