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CALENDAR FOR 2012
TERM 1 Thursday 2 February to Thursday 5 April
This is a busy term with summer sporting activities, class field trips, and Outdoor Education trips.
TERM 2 Monday 23 April to Friday 29 June
TERM 3 Monday 16 July to Friday 28 September
This begins late July and finishes late September. This is a term when many of our winter out- door activities and sports exchanges take place.
TERM 4 Monday 15 October to Thursday 13 December
Is a very busy one for the senior students with NCEA (Years 11,12 &13) External examinations begin in mid November.
There are a number of statutory holidays throughout the year. School closes on these days:
Waitangi Day: 6 February, is New Zealand’s national holiday.
Easter Holiday: 6 April to 9 April - (In the holidays)
Anzac Day: 25 April, is a holiday except when it falls on a weekend.
Queen’s Birthday: is the first Monday in June (4 June 2012)
Labour Day: is the Monday nearest to 25 October (22 October 2012)
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SCHOOL ORGANISATION
Students are divided into form classes at each level (Years 7-13) under the guidance
of a form teacher. Each student is issued with an individual timetable, depending
on the subjects he/she chooses to study.
At Golden Bay High School there is a five-day week, Monday to Friday inclusive.
School begins at 8.45am daily. There are five periods a day, each approximately
one hour long. The school day ends at 3.10pm. Roll checks are taken each period.
8.45 - 9.00 Form Meeting
9.00 - 9.55 Period 1
9.55 - 10.50 Period 2
10.50 - 11.15 Interval
11.15 - 12.10 Period 3
12.10 - 1.05 Period 4
1.05 - 1.55 Lunch
2.00 - 2.15 Form Time and *DEAR
2.15 - 3.10 Period 5
* Drop Everything and Read
Staff at Golden Bay High School believe that reading is a cornerstone in
life-long learning and in school based education. In 1999 we instigated a
daily 20 minute sustained, silent reading period, which has since received
favorable feedback from staff, students and parents.
Students may choose what they read, though they are not permitted to flick
through magazines. Parents are asked to encourage their students to read
and can assist by reminding them to bring suitable reading material, suggesting
titles and sources to students and by talking to them about what they are
reading.
Students during DEAR time
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LEAVING THE SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING SCHOOL
TIME
Pupils in Years 7 - 12 may leave the school grounds only if:
- They are going home for lunch. If the student goes home for lunch regularly
they should bring a note from home at the beginning of the year,
this will be kept at the office once the form teacher has signed it.
- They have permission from their Form Teacher, supported by a note from
home. This note should be signed by the form teacher and brought to the
office when signing out.
- They have special permission from a Deputy Principal or Dean of their
Year level.
- Any Year 13 student granted special permission to do schoolwork in her
or his own home during timetabled study periods must use the Exit book
every time.
ALL students leaving the school grounds for any reason must always sign the EXIT book, and sign in when they return to school. (This is for saftely reasons) |
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