Dear Parents, Caregivers & Friends of the College

Our communication to you is very important to us and we want to ensure you are all receiving it.  As a College we are increasingly using email as one of our main areas of communication.    Therefore it is essential we have your correct email address.  Please ensure you contact the College Office 578 4029 or s.sowman@tbc.school.nz if you change your email address or are not receiving our communications.  Please note that you are able to request reports to be mailed out to you in printed form and newsletters are available at the College Office for your son to pick up if that is your preference.

Interim Reports / Parent Portal

On Friday 9th, parents should have received an email advising them that their sons interim report was available to access on the TBC Parent Portal on our website.  Instructions on how to view this report were included in this email - "To view this report you will need to log in using your Username and Password below, and then select "Reports" from the dashboard".

See illustration below.  Your son's username and password was included in the email.

If you require your son's username and password, your son can request this information from his teachers at the College.  

These reports are an indication of how your son has settled into the academic year, not an indication of academic achievement as only limited assessment has occurred at this time.  They show how he has begun the year and give you the opportunity to engage, encourage those who have started well, and address any concerns with those who have not started well.

If you have any concerns as a result of the report information I would recommend you contact your son's Academic Tutor or class teacher so issues can be addressed early in the year.

Tutors:

Year 9    Mr P Young
Year 10    Mr H Deacon
Year 11    Mr M Orchard
Year 12    Mr G Hyett
Year 13    Ms R Elmes

The Parent Portal also allows parents to view their son's timetable, attendance, academic results, fees, as well as other useful information relating to his schooling.  Email addresses of teachers are in the form ....  a.smith@tbc.school.nz

Robert Mangan
Principal

We wish the following teams all the very best as they compete at the various National Tournaments around the country during Summer Tournament Week:

Basketball Seniors  -  Captain Sam Henderson
NZ Secondary Schools Tournament at ASB Arena Mount Maunganui

Cricket - 1st XI  -  Captain Ben Pomare
Northern Districts Tournament  at Jansen & Galloway Parks Hamilton

Futsal - Juniors & Seniors  -  Captain Lewis Reid
NZ Secondary Schools Tournament ASB Sports Centre Wellington

Kayaking - All divisions  -  Captain Damien Torwick 
NZ Secondary Schools at Hawea, Otago

Mountain Biking - All divisions
NZ Secondary Schools at Rotorua

Rowing - All divisions  -  Captain - Ben Olsson
NZ Secondary Schools Regatta at Twizel

Rugby 7s - Seniors
North Island Secondary Schools Tournament at Blake Park Mount Maunganui 

Sailing 
Central North Island Regatta at Taupo

Softball - SeniorsCaptain - Cody Tanner
NZ Secondary Schools Tournament at Resthills Park Hamilton

Tennis - Senior A  -  Captain - Caelen Potts
NZ Secondary Schools Tournament at Christchurch

Triathlon - Seniors  -  Captain - Lachlan Haycock
NZ Secondary Schools Event at Nelson

Volleyball - Senior A & B  -  Captain - Sam Henderson
NZ Secondary Schools Tournament at Palmerston North

Waka Ama - All divisions  -  Captain - Taina Maddigan-Ould
NZ Secondary Schools Regatta at Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua

Water Polo - Seniors  -  Captain - Patrick Burtenshaw
North Island Secondary Schools Event, Auckland

Surf Lifesaving

Results from Nationals last weekend:

Declan Dempster, Thomas Scott and Daniel Shanahan all walked away with medals (2 gold for Daniel), and all three made the NZ Youth team.

All athletes who  go to Nationals have to have completed a minimum of 40+ volunteer patrol hours on our beaches to be even eligible to compete - which is a wonderful effort on top of their training, school work and paid jobs.  

Congratulations boys!

Our region held the largest regional round this year with 22 teams competing.

Our 1st team consisting of Kale Adair, Fletcher Oxford, Hamish Gleeson and Johnathan Coe won all four of their debates in the round finishing with the highest points in the tournament, before the break for the finals. They won the final with a unanimous decision from the panel of three.  Kale Adair was named best speaker of the tournament and will lead the team that heads down to Wellington for the next stage of the competition. Pictured below: Johnathan Coe, Kale Adair, Fletcher Oxford: and Kale Adair

Kia ora to all parents, whanau and boys who attended the Year 9 Māori Parents Evening on Wednesday 14th.  Over 150 people were in attendance with strong support from whanau.  A feature of the evening was our young Māori leaders from Year 12 and Year 13 who spoke about their journey through the College and their aspirations for the future.  The young men represented the College with pride and gave a strong message about a sense of belonging to the College.  My thanks to these young men for their service to the College.

Year 13
Nikora Cooper, Tahuriwakanui Durie, Hunter Eagle, Jaamin Eagle, Moihi Gardiner, Ethan Hahunga, Zaavan-Zelek Hepi, Max Kereti, Rihari Matthews, Anaru Palmer, Marangai Parkinson, Haze Peters, Kees Pohatu, Gianni Pokata, Marshall Rongo, Jared Ruwhiu-Bott, Cody Tanner, Joshua Thompson, Paris Urwin, Tioriori Waikato, Rico Webster, Mitchell White, Shi Jie Yong

Year 12
Tamatea Bennett, Karaitiana Campbell, Quaid Forbes, Paatua Harawira, Jerramiah Hay, Taina Maddigan-Ould, Taratu Mankelow, Rua Moanaroa, Tawera Ohia, Apirana Palmer, Ezra Petley, Chad-Isaiah Roberts, Macnally Ruka, Adam Squire, Kaharoa Takuira-Mita, Kirwan Te Hiini, Josh Tisch, Kruise Tuheke

My thanks also to the staff of the Hospitality Department who provided kai for the evening.  Kia ora staff and boys.

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FAX:     07 578 5485

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