Week 8 news and notices

Congratulations to our chess team - Ben, Nachito, Hayden and Elnathan who competed at the Canterbury Inter School chess tournament last week at Halswell School.  The boys finished 3rd out of 20 teams (behind Cobham Intermediate and Kirkwood Intermediate) and have been invited to compete in the South Island chess tournament to be held in Ashburton in August!

Welcome to the HQ Mr Church.  Mr Church will be with HQ4 for the next 2 weeks and he will return in Term 4 for another 4 weeks!

Reminders for this week:
1)  Tech is on Thursday this week.  Please remember to be at school by 8:30am.
2)  The last of the speeches will be heard today during writing time, with our Senior HQ final being held tomorrow.  You will be told in class today if you are in the HQ grand final!
3)  Chess as usual today.  As Mrs B is on her CRT day, could you please ensure that the sets are packed up, and please remind the younger students that this is the expectation of Chess Club.
4)  Mrs B's inquiry group - please ensure you have completed your CareerQuest and that your interview is done by Thursday.  See your emails for further details if needed.
5)  The Pink Ribbon Breakfast is on this Friday.  A notice will come home Tuesday for all of the helpers.  Be prepared for an early start!!


Thanks to the Student Council and Mrs G for organising the disco on Friday night.
Thanks to the House Captains, Mrs Moore and Tim for organising the Talent Quest - can't wait to see the final next week!


Here's the Amy Cuddy Ted Talk again for you to watch at home if you wish Amy Cuddy Ted Talk

Have a great week everyone!