Leadership & Careers Trip 2017

Gear List

School uniform for three days School hat Underwear for three days One change of mufti Warm jacket or coat Beanie Pajamas Sleeping bag Toiletries Towel Cup, bowl, plate & cutlery Togs Home baking or a packet of biscuits A small amount of money (Optional) NO electrical devices such as phones or MP3 players

Careers Trip 2017 Timetable             Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th November
Wednesday 15th November
8.30am depart	Travel to Mount Bruce Pukaha
11am - 1.30pm	Pukaha Mount Bruce Tour & Activities
3.30pm	Wellington YHA Check in and settle
5pm	Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre Swim
6.30pm	Dinner
7 - 8pm	Waterfront Walk
Thursday 16th November
10am - 12pm	RedShield Talk about topics such as hacking, web security and careers in information security
1 - 3pm	Victoria University Campus Tour and activities at School of Earth & Environmental Science
4 - 6pm	Te Papa Self guided tour
6.30pm	Dinner
7pm	Spaceplace @ Carter Observatory Planetarium Show Telescope Viewing
Friday 17th November
Morning 11am 3:00pm	NIWA Career talk Visit NIWA Invertebrate Collection and Biosecurity collection Travel home Arrive back in Twyford

Some Term 3 Achievements

Term 4 begins tomorrow. Hard to believe it is October already! It seems a good chance to share some of the great achievements our Twyford intermediate aged students have produced.

One of the two elite teams that  saw Twyford win the Flaxmere Primary Schools Triathlon

Jordyn holding Twyford School's Bronze Award from World Vision for our 40 Hour Famine fundraising efforts.

Caitlin with her statistical investigation that earned her a bronze award in the HB Mathletics Competition.

Bianca with her statistical investigation that earned her a silver award in the HB Mathletics Competition.

Linus with his scale drawing that earned him a bronze award in the HB Mathletics Competition.

Olivia with her scale drawing that earned her a bronze award in the HB Mathletics Competition.

Room 7's eight scale drawing entries in the HB Mathletics Competition.

Caitlin and Millie won notable awards in the recent ICAS English examinations. Caitlin was awarded a Merit and Millie achieved a Distinction. 

Kean and Jakob taking part in the HB Science Fair SciPad Technolgy Challenge.

Caitlin and Supakiat taking part in the HB Science Fair SciPad Technolgy Challenge.

Ariel, Muskaan and Millie who reached the semifinals of the Radio Kidnappers Talk the Talk Debating Competition.