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H&S Prime Lamb Competition

March 12, 2021

The 2021 Prime Lamb Competition was held on Wednesday afternoon. We were very fortunate to have 65 lambs donated and three…

Year 5-6 Health Project

March 5, 2021

Focus for the first few weeks in our Health lessons has been on Wellbeing. So the pupils have been making a poster with…

Gateway Week

March 5, 2021

From Kaka Point, Kaitangata, Balclutha and locally, thirteen of our Senior students have put their employment skills and…

Library News - 5th March 2021

March 5, 2021

Chinese Dragon, Morgan on Gateway and Library Class Times...

Home & School Meeting Minutes

March 5, 2021

The minutes from last week's Home and School meeting are available here...

Year 7 Comics

March 5, 2021

Year 7 students have started the year learning about Michel Mulipola and how his dream was to be the first Samoan to draw…

Sports News - 5th March 2021

March 5, 2021

Papatowai Challenge, Athletics Day & Swimming Sports...

Uniform Socks on Sale

March 4, 2021

The Warehouse in Balclutha is having a sale of TCAS school uniform socks - navy with the two gold bars at the top. They…

Athletics Day 2021

March 4, 2021

Despite the cooler conditions and some scattered showers we successfully got through another Athletics Day at The Catlins…

Barista Course

March 3, 2021

Are you interested in completing a Barista Course?

Postponement of Community Welcome Hangi

March 3, 2021

Due to the current Alert Level Two COVID-19 restrictions and the uncertainty of next week's level changes, we have made…

Year 7 Vision Screening

March 2, 2021

The Vision Hearing Technicians from the Population Health team, Southern District Health will be visiting The Catlins Area…

Room 19 & the Bunsen Burners

February 19, 2021

As part of Room 19 students' Science curriculum this term, they have been learning all about Bunsen burners.

Social skills and the Online Teenager

February 19, 2021

2020 was a year of immense challenge and difficulty. But it was also a year of extraordinary resilience and creative problem-solving.…

Road Safety Truck

February 18, 2021

The Road Safety Truck will be coming to Owaka on Wednesday 3rd March. This will give some of our students the chance to…

TCAS Students talk about Te Paataka Owaka

February 18, 2021

Senior students Lauren Grant, Casey Osborne and Korban Craigie talk to My Little Local Clutha about what makes Te Paataka…

Junior School Learning

February 17, 2021

From learning to tell the time in Room 1 to Athletics Day practice in Room 3, there has been plenty of great Junior School…

Ms Darmody's Exhibition

February 11, 2021

Ms Darmody, The Catlins Area School's talented art teacher, has along with her partner Caley, opened an art exhibition in…

Room 2 and Rubbish

February 5, 2021

This term for science, Room 2 students will be looking at all things rubbish! So far the children have discussed and shared…

Mrs Staniford's Twizel Pōwhiri

February 5, 2021

On Wednesday 1st February, Ten students, Mrs Cairns and Mr Samson travelled to Twizel to support Mrs Staniford in the mihi…