Dear Parents and Caregivers

Each year the Parents’ Association hosts a morning tea for the teaching and support staff, on your behalf. It is a chance for all of us to thank the hard working people at our school and is hugely appreciated by staff. To make the event a success we need donations of morning tea items from you.

The morning tea will be held on Wednesday 21st June and food items can be delivered to the school reception or staff room from 8am that morning. Items you could supply include homemade (or bought) cakes, slices, biscuits, sausage rolls, sandwiches, sushi, savouries or fruit.

To make this event special and show our appreciation your donations are essential.

Thank you so much for your contributions.

Hamilton Boys’ High School Parents’ Association
Proud to support our school
parents@hbhs.school.nz

Dear Parents,

To minimise disruption to the school HBHS has approved Field Days leave for those wishing to attend on Friday 16 June only; students will attend class as normal 12 – 15 June.  This policy allows students and the school to effectively operate normal classes and study during the week preceding.

The school will remain open on Friday 16 June and supervision will be provided for students who wish to attend.  Students attending school should report to the library at 8.45am with their school work.

We appreciate your support in allowing us to maintain an academic programme during a very busy week in the Waikato.

Yours faithfully

Graham Robinson

DEPUTY HEADMASTER

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Physio
If your son is wanting Physio for an ACC injury, the free school Physios are at HBHS Monday to Friday.  To book you can ring Hillcrest Physio on 07 856 4656 and ask for an appointment at HBHS.  Physios see students in the Health Centre in the Student Services Centre.

Change in Medical Condition
If there has been any change in your son’s medical conditions, can you also let us know via email or phone call, so we can add this to your son's details.  

Anaphylaxis or Allergies
If your son has Anaphylaxis or Allergies, please contact us so we can send you the Action Plan that we need to have completed for your son, whilst he is at school.

Address and Phone Numbers
If your address or work/home phone number has changed, can you please update this by emailing jcullen@hbhs.school.nz or ringing the school office.  It is important for the school to have up to date records.

Sickness, diarrhoea, vomiting
A reminder if your son has had diarrhoea or vomiting, we request you keep him home for 48 hours from his last episode.  This is the recommendation from the Medical Officer of Health at Waikato District Health Board.

Drink Bottles
Please remind your sons not to share drink bottles.  We are seeing quite a number of sore throats as a result of boys sharing.

Any queries please contact us.

Many thanks
Janice Cameron and Jessica Parkes
School Nurses
Registered Comprehensive Nurses
schoolnurse@hbhs.school.nz
07 853 0440 ext 2434

Placement opportunities will be available for these positions so that students are able to find out if they will be a good fit for the job.

Contact the careers centre if you are interested.

Dairy Farm Assistant
Great opportunity on Dairy NZ farms. They offer fantastic training opportunities and the latest in technology. Live out positions.

Furniture Making apprenticeship
Produce high end furniture, a great family company.

Cabinet making/solid wood furniture apprenticeship
Another great company.  A love of timber required.

Painting and Decorating apprenticeship opportunity
A great working environment in an expanding local company.

Foundations – concrete
An opportunity to gain qualifications in industry where there is a shortage of employees.

Glass – windscreens
Large local company

Boat building placement opportunities
Stay at school and do a placement for 1 day per week with local boatbuilding companies. See Mrs Ross

L. Ross
Careers Advisor
lross@hbhs.school.nz

Apprenticeship Seminar
Wednesday 14^th June
Apprenticeship opportunities in electrical, plumbing,
gas fitting and drain-laying.  
Lunchtime, Careers Centre, Student Services Centre

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Seminar
Monday 19^th June
Lunchtime, Study Centre (A block)

Otago LAW Seminar
Wednesday 21^st June
Lunchtime, Study Centre (A block)

Information Evenings

KPMG Trainee Accountants programme
Tuesday 23^rd May - 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Wintec, Bill Gallagher Events Room 1                                 
Register – mhenry-john@kpmg.co.nz

Canterbury University Information evening                   
Wednesday 31^st May - 6.00pm
Claudelands Conference Centre                                      

Massey University Information evening
Thursday 8^th June - 6.00pm – 7.30pm
St Pauls Collegiate, Hukanui Road                                      
Register -
https://masseyuni.wufoo.eu/forms/massey-university-regional-information-evenings 

Waikato Careers EXPO
Sunday 11^th June
Claudelands Event Centre
A fantastic opportunity to speak to tertiary institutions and find
out about apprenticeship opportunities. This may help students
to make relevant subject choices for 2018.

Victoria University Information evening
Thursday 22^nd June - 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Claudelands Conference Centre                                        
Contact - hayley.whalen@vuw.ac.nz

Waikato University Engineering and Science Open Week
26^th June - 29^th June
The objective of Open Week is for Year 12 and 13 school students
who are interested in studying a Science or Engineering subject in
Tertiary education to spend a day at the university on campus with
staff and students and experience hands-on workshops and lab
demonstrations. 
To register www.sci.waikato.ac.nz/openweek2017

Waikato University Information evening
Thursday 27^th July

Waikato University Information evening
Thursday 24^th August

L. Ross
Careers Advisor
lross@hbhs.school.nz

Please do not drive into the school grounds between 8am – 4pm, to drop off and pick up your sons.

Students must walk into and out of the school. This is a Health & Safety issue for the school.

Boys can be dropped off or picked up on one of the numerous access streets to the school. Peachgrove Rd is itself now becoming so congested that it is dangerous at peak times to stop near our entrance, so your willingness to pick up/drop off further away is appreciated.

G Robinson
Deputy Headmaster

We have another opportunity to send ten Year 10 students on an amazing five day voyage on the tall ship, the ‘Spirit of New Zealand.’

Boarding:        Sunday 25^th June 1630

Returning:       Friday 30^th June 1600

Cost $850 per student.

Students need to be good citizens and must be able to swim 100m.

Medical/permission forms must be completed once students are accepted.

We are looking for students who are prepared to work as a team, follow instructions and treat students from other schools with respect. On each voyage, four schools compete for a ‘Spirit Trophy.’ Boys will be accompanied by a staff member.

Parents are responsible for transporting students to and from the boat.

Students or parents should see or e-mail me with expressions of interest by Friday 26^th May. If possible, some background information on why you are keen to go would be appreciated, (not essential).

Please check your calendars carefully. Trips/refunds can be jeopardised if people pull out at the last minute.

Kind regards
Mr J Tizard
Spirit of Adventure Coordinator
Registration Room – M4
e-mail jtizard@hbhs.school.nz
See also …www.spiritofadventure.org.nz/

Dear Parents

Hamilton Boys' High School recommends this course.

Please see attached for more information.

Mr Jeremy Quigley
(Academic Mentor Yr 10,11) 
jquigley@hbhs.school.nz

Ms Suzanne Oliver
(Academic Mentor Yr 12,13)
soliver@hbhs.school.nz

Hamilton Boys' High School photographs taken in Term 1 are available for you to view and order online with PhotoLife Studios.

Your son will be bringing home today, an online slip with their unique 'Shoot Key' detailed on it.  This Shoot Key will bring up all photographs that your son is in.  It is then an easy process for you to shop online and purchase the photographs you want.

All orders placed before 18 June 2017 will be dispatched back to the school and your son will bring the photographs home.  Any orders placed after 18 June 2017 will be sent directly to your specified delivery address and will incur a $6.00 postage and packing charge.

Thank you.

Liz Caskey
HBHS Shop
shop@hbhs.school.nz

A reminder that the 2016 Entertainment Book memberships will expire on Thursday.

To order your 2017 membership, you can order on-line at: https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/1565k89

OR

Purchase at the School Shop (payment by cash or credit card only).

All proceeds from your purchases go to projects led by the Parents' Association, for the benefit of all students.

Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at gke@xtra.co.nz

Thanks - we really appreciate your support.

Year 13 students are responsible for the initial application and have been given the forms necessary.  This is for your information only and allows you/him to download extra copies for his use.

The process for producing Year 13 Testimonials for 2017 has begun.  Year 13 Testimonials are a character and academic reference that are written by tutor teachers for the Year 13 students.  The Testimonials are useful for scholarship and job applications and are also presented to students at Senior Prize-giving summarising their HBHS career.  They are considered a very important document that we take pride in producing for our graduating senior students.

Part of the process involved in preparing these documents demands that Year 13 students provide relevant staff with information about themselves by specified deadlines.

Please read the information below.  All relevant forms related to testimonials have been issued to Year 13s through their tutor groups.  If hard-copies have been misplaced there are spare copies of forms at the Student Services Centre and students can also print off their own forms from the attached files.

There is one form all Year 13s must receive, fill out and return by FRIDAY 9 JUNE. This is the Testimonial Application Form attached.

The extra form, the Referee Form, must be provided to two staff members who, upon being asked in person, have agreed to be referees for a student.  These two teachers per. Year 13 student write character references that will assist tutor group teachers in the drafting of student testimonials.

Students need to ensure that all Testimonial Application Forms are submitted to the Student Services Centre by 12.30 on FRIDAY 9 JUNE - Week 6, Term 2

Please ensure that teachers acting as referees have agreed in person and have been provided a referee’s form asap.

Failure to meet deadlines jeopardises testimonial completion.  If there are complications in meeting the specified deadline, please contact myself on 07 853 0440 ext. 2423 or cwood@hbhs.school.nz

Campbell Wood
Year 13 Dean

For the Year 9 and 10 examination timetable click here.  Classes will run as normal when students are not sitting examinations.

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Tomorrow, Thursday 25 May, is a Mufti Day. Students are to bring $2.00. 

Funds raised go to Heart Kids.

Regards

HBHS Senior Management

We are providing you with the ACC Concussion Guidelines for your information.

Hamilton Boys' High School endeavours to provide a safe school and sports environment and we hope you find these Guidelines useful.

Please download the attachment which covers the following areas.

1. Why there is a need for concussion guidelines. 
2. What concussion is. 
3. How to recognise the signs and symptoms of concussion.
4. What action to take when a concussion occurs, and how to get help.
5. Who can assess and diagnose concussion (only a medical doctor). 
6. Why a management protocol for graduated return to school/work/sport is needed.
7. How NSO’s can develop a concussion policy and implementation plan.

Murray McKenzie
Director of Sport