TE PUKE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LATIMER AWARD
School wide achievement award, recognising participation and achievement in school activities.
Categories and Criteria for 2011 :
Sport
- Participate fully in the Kia Kaha fun run to completion
- School competitive Cross Country or Swimming sports
- Play sport in a team for TPI for a sustained period of time
(Netball, Softball, Touch, Tai Mitchell, Hockey, Boxfit)
- Represent TPI at the Inter-school sporting fixtures at least once.
- Consistently have PE gear at school and display good sportsmanship
- Participate with competence in the TPI Athletics Day
Arts
- Be a regular member of one of the choirs
- Be a member of either kapa haka groups
- Be a member of a creative arts group
(band/popstars/ culture club/dance etc)
- Create visual art published for school wide display (art, movie, website design, graphics)
- Have an active role in either School Production, Interarts or Artsfest annually
- Attend the formal social dance
Academic
- Present a school speech/debate competently
- Participate in the external South Australian Exams
- Attend all 3-way conferences leading the discussion
around student learning
- Participate fully in the school Readathon to completion
- Present a completed Inquiry project to the class
- Increase AsTTle writing score by one whole level
School Culture
- Consistently demonstrate the School Values
- Have an active role in your class assembly
- Complete school service (librarian, tech monitor, media group, enviro group)
- Complete the 40 hour famine
- Be an excellent helper during class duties
- Participate in the SPCA cup cake fundraiser
Distinction only
Community :
Belong to a community group or club for a minimum 6 months consecutively
and
Volunteer your services to a neighbour in need for a minimum 8 hours.
or
Volunteer your time to a charity / non profit organisation for a minimum 8 hours.
Levels of achievement:
Bronze award – To achieve 3/6 events in all categories of Sport, Arts, Academic and School Culture. All events must be verified.
Silver Award - To achieve 4/6 events in all categories of Sport, Arts, Academic and School Culture. All events must be verified.
Gold Award – To achieve 5/6 events in all categories of Sport, Arts, Academic and School Culture. All events must be verified.
Distinction award - To achieve a Gold award and also complete the Community service section. All events must be verified and confirmed by school.
Award presentation
Bars will be awarded as achieved. They will be presented at the end of each term at assembly.
Gold and Distinction winners will be recognised at end of year prizegiving.