Daily notice for Monday, 19 October 2020
Textbook Returns
A reminder to students to return ALL textbooks to Mrs Curry in room E12. Please do not return textbooks to teachers.
Duke of Edinburgh Silver
There is a meeting during lunchtime today in C16.
School Cross Country
The traditional annual School Cross Country will take place on the morning of Thursday 29 October (week 3). It will be run as an opt in event, rather than whole school so will mean you need to sign up. It will take place in the Auckland Domain before school with a 7.45am start, so meeting at the Grandstand at 7.30am.
All students who wish to participate must sign up this week.
Please come to H6 at Interval on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week, or see Mr Mackay in the Sports Centre.
We look forward to a great event and to seeing the winners crossing stage thereafter.
AGS Media Group
All members of the AGS Media Group must meet in A12 at the beginning of lunch today
Squash
These squash players, Jones 3I and Manivannan 4J, please meet Mr Lassche front of hall junior side after assembly.
3A Music
Can Mr Hare's 3A Music Class please meet at the front of hall at the beginning on Period 2 to help move gear back to the Lower Pavilion.
Softball
All Junior Softball players are to meet after-school on the Old Boys' Pavilion steps.
Touch rugby
Training after school for the junior A and B teams on the bottom fields.
Tennis
Today's matches for the Juniors singles Tennis tournament are:
Kim v Young,
Inoue v Wang,
Clyma v Lin,
Bouzaid v Hair, and
Innes v Ma.
Please meet down at the tennis courts as soon as possible at the start of lunch.
Mathex
Meeting for Mathex teams at lunchtime today - B15.
Grammarphonics
Grammarphonics auditions will take place at lunchtime on Wednesday for any 5th form students who are interested in joining Grammar's auditioned chamber choir in 2021. Please put your names on the sign up sheets in the Music Department by the end of today.
Daily notice for Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Textbook return
A reminder to students to return ALL textbooks to Mrs Curry in room E12. Please do not return textbooks to teachers.
Music
Please note music lesson venue changes for 21 and 28 October:
Clarinet/Saxophone M8
Violin/Viola Dressing Room 3
Environmental Group 2021
All students (form 3 - form 5) interested in joining the Environmental Group in 2021, please meet today in B17 during lunch.
There is a project we can start on now.
Room Change
3A Science - go to T10 p2 today.
Takere Scholarship
Is a scholarship for Maori and Pacific students enrolling at the University of Canterbury 2021. Students who are interested in attending a four-week transition academy during January should refer to the careers scholarship page on Grammarnet for further details.
Tennis
Today's matches for the Junior Tennis tournament are:
Stevens v Graves
Bouzaid v Hair
McMahon v Singh
Kim v H Barker
Anderson v Inoue, and
Meek v L Barker.
Please meet down at the tennis courts as soon as possible at the start of lunch.
Athletics - Middle Distance
There will be a short meeting for athletes interested in competing at the Mt Smart club nights on Wednesdays, at morning interval today in H4
Big Band 2021
Can all students who signed up to audition for the Big Band in 2021 please meet with Mr Hare at the beginning of interval in A7.
3rd Form Piano Cup Final
The Third Form Piano Cup Final and a workshop with the finalists will be held in the Centennial Theatre after school today. Friends, family, students and staff are welcome to attend.The adjudicator is Old Boy Justin Bird.
Symphony Orchestra/Concertate
There will be a rehearsal tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 7.45am for all Form 3-5 string players in Symphony Orchestra and any other string players who would like to attend.
Grammarphonics
Auditions for Grammarphonics will be held for 5th formers tomorrow lunchtime in M3 in the Music Department. Please sign up on the audition sheets by the end of today or see Mrs Roxburgh for more details in the English office next to A15. Auditions for juniors will take place next week.
2020 Term 4 Form 3 and 4 School Examination Timetable
The 2020 Term 4 Form 3 and 4 School Examination timetable is now posted on GrammarNet, the School Website and the MMT noticeboard. Students are requested to check the timetable carefully and make a personal note of the day and time of your examinations.
Daily notice for Wednesday, 21 October 2020
International Student group photo
All International Students are expected to attend a photograph on the front steps of the Great Hall, Friday at 1.05pm.
School Cross Country
A reminder that the traditional annual School Cross Country will take place on the morning of Thursday 29 October (week 3). It will be run as an opt in event, rather than whole school so will mean you need to sign up. It will take place in the Auckland Domain before school with a 7.45am start, so meeting at the Grandstand at 7.30am.
All students who wish to participate must sign up this week.
Please come to H6 at Interval today, tomorrow or Friday this week, or see Mr Mackay in the Sports Centre.
We look forward to a great event and to seeing the winners crossing stage thereafter.
University Entrance 2021
The following Form 7 NCEA students still require literacy credits for university entrance.
Anderson, H. Chen, Coup, Hainsworth-Fa’aofo, Maruariki-Wiki, F. Moala, Norman-Bell, T. Park, Puri, Smillie, H. Sun, P. Tan, Vowles, Wiki, David Yu.
Universities will not allow you to enrol without literacy credits, even if you fulfil the other criteria for entry. If you are intending to study at a New Zealand university next year, you must meet with Mr Laing at lunchtime in E3 today.
Ski Team Auckland Champs 2020
Meeting today at interval in H5
Star Course Certificates
Students who attended the Techtorium course during the holidays, please collect your certificates from Ms Nathoo in Student Services
Parcours Excellence - French
There is a meeting during lunchtime today in C16.
3I Social Studies
Go to the MMT Period 5 today.
The Christian Group - The Rock
The group meets today at lunchtime in Room B16. All are welcome to come along.
Waterpolo
All waterpolo players both junior and senior waterpolo players meet in A7 at interval.
Big Band
The audition schedule for next week has been placed on the Big Band GrammarNet page. Any student who missed the meeting yesterday please catch up with Mr Hare to confirm your application.
Volleyball
Open Gym is on at lunchtime. Team lists and draws for tomorrow's games have been posted.
Grammarphonics
Grammarphonics auditions for 5th form are on today at lunchtime in M3. Sign-up sheets for junior auditions will be up by the end of today in the Music Department, and auditions for 3rd and 4th formers will be held next Wednesday.
Daily notice for Thursday, 22 October 2020
International Student group photo
All International Students are expected to attend a photograph on the front steps of the Great Hall, Friday at 1.05pm.
Health Presentations - Form 5
Form 5 classes are to report to the Centennial Theatre for a Health presentation today as follows:
5A-5I, at the start of period 1
5J-5R, at the start of period 3.
School Cross Country
A reminder that the annual School Cross Country will take place next Thursday 29 October (week 3), with races starting at 7:45am at the Auckland Domain.
All students who wish to participate must sign up this week.
Please come to H6 at Interval today or tomorrow, or see Mr Mackay in the Sports Centre. There can be no late entries.
3I Social Studies
Go to Room T11 today.
Mountain Biking
All mountain bikers are to check tonight if they will be riding this Sunday and if parents can help, in preparation for the Friday meeting.
Softball
All junior softball players are to meet in B7 at the start of interval today
Theatresports
Today's junior theatresports meeting is cancelled.
Volleyball
Draws for today's games have been posted. Premier team meet at Old Boys Pavilion at the end of the day to head to Kelston. All other teams are across the Sports Centre and the Old Gym. Make sure you are in PE Gear and suitable court shoes. Blue team are to help put up the pole system and net in the Old Gym before play begins.
Mathex
There will also be a meeting at lunchtime today to receive vital information about the competition on Wednesday 28 October (that's next week Wednesday). Former members are welcome to attend today's meeting too.
A general comment to all Team members: Homework completion rates are not good enough. All students must submit their full solutions to the 2018 questions by 9p.m. this Saturday.
Tennis
Today's matches in the Junior Tennis tournament are as follows:
Thesanatham v H. Barker,
Anderson v L. Barker,
Moy v James,
Hair v Thomson, and
Tuxford v Clyma.
Please arrive promptly at the start of lunch.
There is still an opportunity to register for the doubles tournament. Please use the sign-up sheet on the notice board outside of A8. The doubles tournament will begin next week.
Daily notice for Friday, 23 October 2020
