UPDATE APRIL 2013 - Hereworth School

UPDATE APRIL 2013

LS RICKARD YEAR 7/8 ORAL ENGLISH COMPETITIONSt. James Chapel Thursday 18 AprilBy virtue of their high level of reading and eloquence nine elite readers won their way through class andyear group finals to reach the School Final. That they were the top nine out of 101 Y7/8 boys was already ameritorious achievement in itself.Psalm 25: A Psalm of David was the chapel reading for the first section of the competition; an entirelysuitable choice for our school and our boys with Psalm 25 spotlighting faith and a belief in God being thereto help us. Moreover, it was a particularly challenging psalm to write, being an ‘alphabet psalm’: the firstverse beginning with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the second verse starting with the secondletter…and so on. Our boys took up the challenge and imbued their reading with the message of the psalm,namely the special love for God. Indeed, Psalms for love, Proverbs for wisdom, the Book of Acts for powerand there you have the typical Hereworth boy.The second section, prepared reading, was engagingly opened by George Brougham with a passage fromthe 26 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths. George was followed by the two Archies, Elliott and Hill, whoalternately intrigued and entertained us with the Scorched Trials by James Dashner and Diary of a WimpyKid by Jeff Kinney. Abhi Hothi maintained the humorous theme with Big Nate on a Roll by LincolnPeirce. Next Luke Merwood delightfully took us into another genre with his rendition of the Wind Woman,a poem by Ron Bacon. Fergus Ritchie left his pew to subsume us into the Brotherband Alliance of theRangers Apprentice by John Flanagan. With our great friend of the school, Mr Geoff Bibby, who flewLancaster bombers in WW11, speaking at our Anzac Day Service the following day it was apposite that ournext finalist, Jude Snee, chose to read from The BFG, a book by WW11 RAF flying ace and wingcommander, Roald Dahl. Our penultimate finalist, Will Thomas, introduced us to the rich, seemingly haveit-allsnobs, Sandra Morris and Ben Fox in Paul Jennings’ Ex Poser. Finally, Ben Vautier captivated uswith one of the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan: The Sea of Monsters.Thence to the concluding and arguably most nerve-wracking section, the unseen piece: an extract fromDolphin Boy by Beverley Dunlop. All finalists acquitted themselves admirably and produced top drawerreadings.Mr Gary Franklin, one of our Speech and Drama tutors and this year’s esteemed judge, commented on theextremely high standard, highlighting features such as posture, poise and pausing for punctuation. Hugethanks also to Mr Gary Exeter for his overall supervision.Ultimately, three boys finished in 2nd equal place: George Brougham, Abhi Hothi and Jude Snee. And so,in this Centenary year of Hereworth on this site, our 2013 L.S. Rickard Oral English Competition winnerwas… William Thomas. Hearty congratulations Will, and very well done.P.G.YEAR 5 / 6 ORAL ENGLISH COMPETITIONWednesday 17 AprilThe boys in the middle syndicate had been involved in their own class prepared reading competitions.The challenge was to select an exciting extract from a novel and read this to class using expression andeye contact. Up to four finalists had been chosen from each class. These boys were prepared and hadpracticed their reading many times to ensure they read well and engaged their audience. All competingboys are to be commended for contributing to a thoroughly entertaining morning. I am sure the parentswho had come to support were impressed by the confidence and talents on display.The results were:Theo Jervis - firstNed Brougham - secondJack Lawson - thirdSJ

ANZAC COMMEMORATIONSWe had a very moving ANZAC Service in the school Chapel on the last day of Term One. From themoment the boys filed past the 94 crosses on the lawn outside the Chapel (each one representing an OldBoy who lost their life as a result of wartime activity) until the reading of the roll of honour by our seniorprefects, the boys were engrossed by the many poignant aspects of the Service. Many thanks to: Mr NeilMcCorkell for his reflection on the significance of ANZAC Day and for sharing stories of the lives andexploits of a number of the Old Boys lost at war; to Mr Geoff Bibby for explaining (and reciting) the Odeto us all and introducing the bugler, Mr Neville Stewart, who played Last Post and Reveille; to ourwonderful choir for the wonderful rendition of an ANZAC song and finally to our Prefects, who read theRoll of Honour from each of the three schools making up our history – Heretaunga, Hurworth andHereworth.GRANDPARENT’S MORNINGThanks to the many grandparents (and surrogate significant others) who attended our GrandparentsMorning. It was wonderful to have such lovely weather for this popular event. The boys thoroughlyenjoyed engaging their guests in classroom programmes and sharing their school by way of ‘personalised’tours. Personally this event is always one of the highlights of the first term and I know it is for many ofthe boys also.WWW.HEREWORTH.SCHOOL.NZ PHOTO GALLERY UPDATEMake sure you visit the Gallery section of our website regularly, as ‘hundreds’ of images are added eachyear. A number of galleries were added throughout Term One.HEREWORTH PARENTS’ ASSOCIATIONNext PA meeting is on Monday 20th - all welcome 6.30pm for a 7pm start in the Founders’ Room.INTER-PREP SPORTS RESULTSOur last Inter Prep games for the first half of the summer sports season were against Huntley School fromMarton. This was a home and away event with; the 1st and 2nd teams in Cricket, our 1st Softball andTennis teams playing at home and the 3rd XI and Stags A cricket and 2nd VIII Tennis travelling toMarton. Unfortunately amongst a string of beautiful days in Hawke’s Bay the heavens opened on the thisevent and games at home had to be cancelled. In contrast the weather in Marton was fine and these gameswent ahead.

3rd XI Cricket vs HuntleyOn Thursday 4th April the Hereworth 3rd X1 cricket team travelled to Huntley. It was slightly overcastwith a heavy dew on the outfield. Due to the conditions we decided to play on Huntley's newlylaid artificial wicket.Huntley won the toss and put Hereworth into bat. A decision our captain Will Thomas was delighted with.Despite the slow outfield Hereworth posted a healthy total of 135 for 5 off 30 overs. Adam Richardson,Zac Stichbury, Henry Knight, and Joe Ward all reached double figures. Will Thomas and Ben Vautier alsomade good contributions being not out at the end of our innings. Henry top scoring with 17.In reply Huntley were bowled out for 59 after 22 overs. Tom Pohio, Alex Lawson, Jack Kidd,Ollie Clayton and Jonny Holden all bowled well. Jonny was bowler of the day ending with figures of 3 for12 off 6 overs.Hereworth 3rd X1 proved to be very cohesive fielding unit with keeping duties being shared by our skilledand enthusiastic keepers (Ben Vautier & Adam Richardson). Catch of the day went to Joe Ward who tooka cracking chance, at gully, off the bowling of Tom Pohio.The side was well led by captain Will Thomas who was able to adapt his game plan during the match.The behaviour of the Hereworth Team was first class with some nice connections being made with theirHuntley counterparts. Well done boys.CSStags A Cricket vs. Huntley XIThursday 4 AprilRecent big wins against Havelock Primary and Te Mata meant confidence was high among the boys in theStags A squad. The boys hopped off the bus determined to finish the term unbeaten.Captain George Hamilton lost the toss but we were pleased to be sent in to bat as we had done all season.Our opening batsman Kit Lamb and Theo Jervis saw off some accurate, quick bowling; however we lost afew quick wickets and looked a little vulnerable after 10 overs. Fred Mowat (15), Sean Lee (32) andGeorge Hamilton (14) led the recovery and allowed us to make 101 off the 30 overs. After considering thehuge boundaries and slow outfield we believed this was a very competitive total.Fred Mowat and Oscar Field opened the bowling attack and quickly made their presence felt. They bothtook two wickets in their opening spell and left Huntley on 10 runs with four wickets down in the sixthover. Luke Foster’s accurate bowling saw another three wickets fall in the seventh over. The boys heldtheir catches and took run out opportunities. A wonderful all round performance that saw our rivalsbowled out for 30 in the fifteenth over.This was a satisfying victory; however the most pleasing aspect was the boys obvious enjoyment and theway in which everyone contributed to the victory.S JTennis 2nd VIII Vs Huntley at HuntleyDoubles : Sam Harris and Fergus Ritchie lost 4 - 6, 3 - 6Yon Van Raders and George Brougham lost 2 - 6, 6 - 1, 8 - 10 (super tie break)Hirotoshi Mizukaki and McKay Stevenson lost 3 - 6, 5 - 7George Kerr and Ollie Horn lost 1 - 6, 0 - 6Singles : 1 Sam Harris lost 2 - 6. 1 - 62 Fergus Ritchie won 6 - 4 2 - 6 10 - 6 (super tie break)3 Yon Van Raders lost 5 - 6, 4 - 64 George Brougham lost 7 - 5, 6 - 25 Hirotoshi Mizukaki 2 - 6, 3 - 66 Mckay Stevenson lost 1 - 6, 3 - 67 George Kerr lost 2 - 6, 1 - 68 Ollie Horn lost 1 - 6, 0 - 6An 11 - 1 win to Huntley but in talking to the boys they gained some valuable match experience which willhelp them in the future. Thank you Jack Ridley for looking after the team while away.SP Chatfield

WINTER SPORTTerm 2 heralds the official start of winter sport (Football, 7 Teams), (Hockey, 3 Teams) and (Rugby, 3Teams) at Hereworth for 2013. The selection of teams and our entries into local competitions have all beencompleted. With anticipation we now eagerly await the first whistle that signals the start of a match and theBlack, Red and Green clad boys of Hereworth enter into sporting battle.Sports draws for Hereworth teams are listed in the Thursday weekly notice, e-mailed to all families.Information includes, who they are playing, where they are playing, what ground they are playing on andwhat time the game starts. All boys are required to be at the ground half an hour prior to start time.All Hereworth teams play in our official winter sports uniform of, 3 stripe (red, green, black) short sleevedKooga branded top, plain black shorts (Taslon or Nylon) for hockey and football and (Cotton) for rugbyand Hereworth sports socks, plain black with red and green stripe in the turn down.All sports uniforms are available from the school uniform shop.Black long sleeve “poly prop” or “skins” may be worn under the sports top as protection from theelements.At this time it is important to remind everyone that Hereworth is an active supporter of, “Fair play inSport”Fair play is about playing hard, but fair, whether you are coaching, playing, umpiring, or standing on theside-lines.Accepting the rules, and decisions, treat umpires, officials, opponents and supporters with respect at alltimes.Maintain self control at all times.At the conclusion of each match you should thank the opposition, the coaches, the supporters, your parentsand your team mates.Finally, I would just like to thank all the boys who trialled for school teams and congratulate those whogained selection into our top sides. The commitment, skill level and effort by all boys throughout thisprocess were of the highest calibre and this all bodes well for a very successful winter sport period. To theboys who missed selection in the top sides, “the door is only closed if you choose not open it”.All the very best, Non Nobis SolumLincoln J Doull – Director of Sportlincoln@hereworth.school.nzFROM THE FOUNDATION OFFICE100 Years in Havelock NorthThe 9th August is approaching quickly and we have fun events planned to celebrate our main building‘Wiremu’ being on site for 100 Years.Friday 9 AugustBlack Tie Centennial Dinner in the Hall – this is going to be a glamorous event for the entire Hereworthcommunity. Tickets are limited (250) and will be available for purchase at the end of the month. There willbe great entertainment and Orton Catering will be providing the three course meal.Saturday 10 AugustHuntley was the first prep match we ever played so its fitting that we have invited Huntley’s 1st and 2ndXV across to mark the occasion. Games will kick off at 9am.Heretaunga School started in Hastings in 1882 and moved to our present site in 1913 before amalgamatingwith Hurworth in 1927 and becoming Hereworth. So it is a milestone to celebrate and we invite all of youto take part.We have been here for 100 years and it’s now time to get ready for the next 100.

STUDENT LEADERSHIPCongratulations to Robert du Toit, who was selected as a prefect towards the end of last term. Robert hasdemonstrated strength of character and excellent role modelling across many areas of school life.STUDENT BADGESBarbershop - 2nd YearJack BeattieMcKay StevensonJarrod Wilson-BlackbournCaleb WaretiniRobert du ToitWilliam ThomasSamuel BurtenshawSamuel HarrisJude SneeBarbershop - 1st YearBen Thorp WalkerHadlee DyerHarry BirdAngus ApatuLuke MerwoodHirotoshi MizukakiJack KiddKayden AdemaHayden DavisSamuel MillerJames RichardsAlex LawsonJunathan SolomonFrank BaddeleyGeorge BroughamChoir ManagersCaleb WaretiniHamish JacksonOrchestra ManagerLiam WilcockOrchestraYear One: Jann Schmiedel, Max Duncan, Fergus Ritchie, Zane Malik, Ben Thorp Walker,Luke Merwood, Jackson Whitfield, Sam Devine, Hamish Jackson, Mathis Lodewijks.Year Two: Liam Wilcock, McKay Stevenson, Caleb Waretini, John Aarons.Year Three: Sam Harris, William Thomas (4 years), Jack Beattie, Robert du Toit, Ben Vautier,Abhi Hothi, Joe Ward.Cricket 1st ColoursTom Scott, Cosmo Graham, Harry Mowat, Max Devonshire, Charlie Bayly, Bailey McDonald,Ethan Roadley, Jack Beattie, Hamish Jackson, Hunter LoweSoftball Full ColoursEthan Snow-Smith, Sam Burtenshaw, Liam Wilcock.Softball 1st ColoursEthan Snow-Smith, Sam Burtenshaw, Levi King, Liam Wilcock, Fletcher Train, Kayden Adema,Kurtis Arlidge, Junathan Solomon, Ben Gibbs, Caleb Waretini, Luke Russell, Ronan Lee.School Council8PG Archie Elliott8MW Robert du Toit8KJ Caleb Waretini7IS Arthur Russell7SC Harry Mowat7NM Adam Richardson6KF George Hamilton6CS Finn Calder5SJ George Drury4SC Eddie O’Reilly

BOYS FOR PRAISEClass Name ReasonWEEK 98KJ Archie Hill Showing leadership and a willingness to take risks in Science8KJ Ethan Snow Smith Excellence in Science; in bookwork and practical activities8MW Nicholas BellFantastic result with the content of his leadership brochure8MW Liam WilcockExcellence in terms of participation in class8PG Harry Devine 1st in class in Reading Comprehension PAT Test8PG Noa Cerson 1st in class in Reading Vocabulary PAT Test7SC Kurtis Arlidge & Ben Gibbs Fitting into Hereworth like a glove and always looking to produce good work7IS Liam Percy-Fysh A positive young man who always tries his best7IS George Kerr Great work in class and a happy lad around the school7NM Roman WalewskiExcellent focus in class - fine attitude to all areas of school life7NM Hayden DavisQuiet focussed demeanour - a gentleman and a delight to teach6CS Rory O'Sullivan For his considered and methodical approach to mathematics6CS Harry Lawson For his commitment to improve his mathematics5SJ Zane Malik An excellent written recount of camp5SJ Jann Schmiedel An excellent written recount of camp5/6KF Harry MasonWorking well in class, following instructions more rapidly and producingsome very cool tessellations!5/6KF William ApatuReally stepping up! William is applying himself well, producing work of ahigh quality and is starting to accept praise positively.4SC David Ritchie & Showing positive attitude to his class workGeorge Helmore2/3MS Roark ZacharyA delightful schoolboy with such gorgeous manners and a wonderful focus toimprove all his classroom learning.2/3MS Toby KilduffFabulous progress being made with his reading and maths learning.JPK Alexander Boustridge Effective use and 'fantastique' recall of spoken French greetings in role playsituationsJPK Zack Caton A concerted effort and perseverance shown with excelling with his freestyleswimming techniqueTech Jackson WhitfieldGreat attitude, care shown, and spinning top produced in Hard Materials.Super result budding builderTech Forbes Nelson and Oliver Burder Great team work in last Food Technology session - great Giant Cookies madeand a very smooth operation run in the production of these delicious cookiesVisual Arts Oliver ClaytonOutstanding observational drawing of his cow - attention to shading is veryskilfulRI Yr 5-7 boys who have worked really well at R.I. this termNed Brougham, Thomas Druzianic, Henry Windhager, Maclan Wright, Jann Schmiedel, Harry Pike, Lachie Christie,Charlie Baker, Joshua Kirk, Sean Lee, John Aarons, Jack Lawson, Karanvir Sandhu, Theo Jervis, Harry Smith, William Kerr,James Harvey, Oliver Burder, Thomas Spurgeon, Kayden Adema, Zac Stichbury, Sol Cerson, Frank Baddeley,George Brougham, Ben Vautier, Steven BlackWEEK 108KJ Caleb Waretini, Eden Brondel For being class finalists in the LS Rickard Oral English competition8KJ Robert du Toit, Liam Wilcock, Abhi Hothi For fantastic group work within their science experiment discussion andresearch8MW William ThomasAn outstanding performance in the class section of the LS Rickard OralLanguage Competition8MW Tom PohioFor excellence in terms of effort to improve technically when he wassmashing into the pads at rugby training on Monday8PG Henry Knight1st in class in Listening Comprehension PAT Test8PG Ethan Snow-Smith1st in class in Maths PAT Test7SC Sam SherwoodIncreasing productivity to meet the high standards expected7SC Lochie HulenaBeginning to come out of his shell, a delightful young man7IS Arthur Russell Maintaining a high standard of work and behaviour7IS Kupa Isherwood Proud to be a Hereworth boy and showing this in the way he behaves andworks in class6CS Nova Forsyth-McEvedyFor exceptional output and quality during writing lessons6CS Jackson WhitfieldFor always being a kind and considerate classmate5/6KF Theo JervisFor having an awesome attitude - using initiative to complete work withoutbeing asked, doing so to an impressive standard and generally being a greatboy to have in the classroom

5/6KF Flynn Dunkerley Responding positively to feedback and acting on advice/ guidancegiven. You are taking more time to complete your work and, as a result,both the quality of the work and the way it is presented is showingimpressive improvement! What a star!2/3MS Patrick O'Callaghan King Great use of describing words to make his pirate story really interestingto listen to and read. It matches his very interesting pirate picturecreated on the ipads in ICT time!2/3MS Sam McPherson Having personal success with his spelling and story writing. This hashappened due to his own personal determination and perseverance.Super AttitudeJPK Arthur Goodman Fervent participation in our Grandparents Day ANZAC activityJPK Archie Absolom Showing great skill in tennis during our PE sessionsTech Levi King, Caleb Waretini Focus, dealing with challenges in Soft MaterialsPerforming Arts Samuel Harris Great leadership and organisation of choristers when working withMrs SpeedyPerforming Arts Wils Moroney Excellent listening in musicVisual Arts McKay Stevenson An amazing chalk pastel portrait emerged quite per chance and McKaydeveloped this beautifullyJUNIOR ANZAC EXCURSIONANZAC Day studies were culminated on Monday 15th April when Years 1/2/3 went over to the HastingsDistrict Memorial Library to visit the Hall of Memories. They got to hear an informative talk fromElizabeth about the War mural painted by Peter McIntyre and view names of those who sacrificed theirlives in both wars. Some boys even saw their own surname. They heard a story from an ANZAC storybook,ate ANZAC biscuits and also handmade their own poppy.A memorable occasion for all was experienced.ARE YOU A BUSY MOTHER?Alison Cowell - Nutritionist Tuesday 4 JuneFor all you busy mothers out there, come and enjoy an hour to yourself to get a little insight into how tomanage being a busy (manic!) mother. We know you’re busy, you know you are busy, Alison will giveus tools to deal with being a busy mum in 2013 and to get the best from your health.All are welcome and bring a friend along too. There is no charge for this event.Tuesday 4 June - 7pm Founders’ Room.RSVP to the office@hereworth.school.nz by 28 May 2013Havelock North High SchoolFriday 10 May 3pm. Havelock North High School – Mr Greg Fenton, Principal, will betalking about HNHS to any interested parents and boys. All welcome. Founders’ Room.

COMMUNITY NOTICESFamily Works Parenting ProgrammesFor further information please contactFamily WorksHeretaunga Housecnr Lyndon Rd & Warren StHastingsPHONE 876 2156SOLUTION’S TO LAST MONTH’S TEASERBehead FLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulatewords and letters.When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given cluesfor the two words, longer word first.Example: Begin -> Sour, acidicAnswer: The words are Start and Tart.1. A trip through the air -> Illumination; not heavy2. Travelling through the air -> Not telling the truth3. True statement -> Part of a play; something done4. Straightforward; blunt -> Position in a hierarchy5. Cord for igniting an explosive -> To employ; exploit6. An example of a number -> Belonging to us7. To put in as much as possible -> Unwell; sick8. High body temperature -> At any time; at all timesAnswers1. Flight -> Light2. Flying -> Lying3. Fact -> Act4. Frank -> Rank5. Fuse -> Use6. Four -> Our7. Fill -> Ill8. Fever -> Ever

THISMONTH’S TEASERToo Many MiceTrick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.Mice are famous for their ability to multiply at breakneck speeds. You pick up a baby mouse from the petstore the day after it was born. The type of mouse you bought gives birth once a month, birthing 12 babieseach time. Baby mice mature and can give birth two months after they are born. 12 months after it is born,the mouse will die.In 10 months from now, how many mice will you have?Solution next monthFOOD FOR THOUGHTLessons from an OysterBy: Author UnknownThere once was an oysterWhose story I tell,Who found that some sandHad got into his shell.It was only a grain,but it gave him great pain.For oysters have feelingsAlthough they're so plain.Now, did he beratethe harsh workings of fateThat had brought himTo such a deplorable state?Did he curse at the government,Cry for election,And claim that the sea shouldHave given him protection?'No,' he said to himselfAs he lay on a shell,Since I cannot remove it,I shall try to improve it.Now the years have rolled around,As the years always do,And he came to his ultimateDestiny stew.And the small grain of sandThat had bothered him soWas a beautiful pearlAll richly aglow.Now the tale has a moral,for isn't it grandWhat an oyster can doWith a morsel of sand?What couldn't we doIf we'd only beginWith some of the thingsThat get under our skin.

Year 5 & 6 Oral EnglishTheo Jervis – FirstNed Brougham – SecondJack Lawson - ThirdLS Rickard Speech CompetitionWilliam Thomas - FirstAbhi Hothi, Jude Snee & George Brougham -Second equalKindest regardsRoss Scrymgeour