Some whānau members have recently asked about student attendance and what circumstances equate to legitimate time away from school. Here is the Ministry of Education’s guidelines for parents regarding attendance and why it matters.

This term ākonga from M1 and M2 are completing the Wonder Project's 'Power Challenge' learning how we power our towns, and designing & building their own windmills to power a mini town. They've also made ping pong ball launchers using paper cups and balloons!

The Year 1-8 Upper Waitaki Cross Country in Omarama is fast approaching. Those students involved have taken home a permission form to be completed...this form needs to be returned to the school office by tomorrow, Friday 5th August.

Academic and Arts Captain, Lily Brophy, has news about next week's Non-Uniform Day, along with Snow Club and basketball.

Well done to all the teachers and students who attended the First Aid Course last Saturday. It was a long day for a number of students and teachers completing the whole day course and a shorter day for those teachers who were getting recertification of their previous qualification. 🤕

Caregivers and whānau members are invited to attend a SeeSaw session with Nicki Tempero from CORE Education on Monday 8th August from 5-6pm. Come along and test your knowledge or learn some new skills with Twizel Area School’s new eportfolio app.

We've all seen the Netflix show, now you can read the books! Thanks to the Skittles & Coffee Club fundraising Rainbow Day last term, the Twizel Community Library is now the proud owner of all the Heartstopper book series, plus follow-up books written by Alice Oseman.

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.