Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

2 June 2017

IN THIS NEWSLETTER

Principal’s Report

International Report

Quick Reminders

Room 14 Learning Page

Sports Information/AIMS Trials

Additional Band Information

PSG Information

Save the Bus Petition

Coastal Values

Community Notices

FROM THE PRINCIPALS DESK

Kia ora koutou It has been a very calm week at school. I was out in the grounds at lunchtime on Wednesday and almost two thirds of our students were actively engaged in sensible play, sports trials and games. It was a busy and positive scene. Next week, our school student leaders join leaders from Otumoetai Intermediate and Tauranga Intermediate, for a three days leadership camp, at Ngamuwahine Lodge in the Kaimais. Ms Nelson, our DP, has been working with staff from the other intermediates to plan the programme, to ensure our students have the opportunity to further develop their skills and confidence. I am sure that they will have a great time. On Tuesday, we welcome Mrs Emma Hone to our staff. She will be co-teaching in Room 4, with Mrs Goodhue, for four days, as Mrs Goodhue goes on maternity leave, from the end of next week. I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend, and may the weather be kind. Beryl Harvey Acting Principal

C O M I N G E V E N T S 2017

JUNE 2017

7 – 9 Leadership Camp

9 Elite Mountain Biking

12 ICAS Writing Exam

14 ICAS Spelling Exam

15 Stage Challenge

16 Elite Ultimate Frisbee - Gisborne

20 School Photos

21 School Cross Country

23 Elite Rock Wall - Taupo

24 “Trash to Fash”

26 – 30 Sports Camp

30 Elite Mixed 6 a side Hockey

JULY 2017 4 Learning Conferences

7 Last Day Term 2

24 First Day Term 3

28 Elite Basketball - Rotorua

MT MAUNGANUI INTERMEDIATE

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Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

INTERNATIONAL REPORT

Host Families Needed

Please contact Jane Howard if you can assist - j.howard@mtint.school.nz

Thank you to the wonderful group of parents who have put their names forward to be hosts for our groups of international students, coming this year. No doubt you have seen in the media how important international education is to the local and national economy. Apart from experiencing school, the opportunity to experience New Zealand family life is valued by other cultures. We have short term and longer term groups coming in August and later in the year. I am also still looking for a host family for a long term student - until the end of the year. This girl is absolutely delightful - beautifully mannered, outgoing, sporty, musical and keen to learn. At the moment she is being hosted by a Korean family and is very happy, but her family would like her to be in an English speaking environment, to help her develop her English. She has younger siblings at home so is used to being with other family members. If you would like more information or can help, please get in touch with me. I have been approached to see if we can find host families for two boys (not together) for term 3. These boys are from Korea and in form 1/year 7. If they enjoy school, there is a possibility that they could become long term. And then we have our short stay groups. Hosting is generally a rewarding experience with many long term friendships formed. Why not try it? If you think you would like to give it a go or would like more information, please contact: Jane Howard j.howard@mtint.school.nz

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

QUICK REMINDERS

Anchor AIMS Games TRIALS Keep an eye on the daily notices and the newsletter for trial dates! The link to the daily notices is: https://mtint.school.nz/daily-notices/ Anchor AIMS Games 2017 dates are: Sunday 10th September to Friday 15th September.

ABSENTEES TEXT: 027 232 0446 EMAIL: absentees@mtint.school.nz If the office is not informed of a reason for your child’s absence then they will be marked as having an unjustified or truant absence on their record.

LATE STUDENTS All students must come to the student lobby if they are late to school or arrive after the bell, to receive a late pass from us. Please remind your child of this as sometimes our absentee text service sends out texts to parents/caregivers because the child has not received a late pass, therefore, we have not registered that they are present.

PAYING FEES ONLINE If you wish to pay by bank automatic payments or one off payments please do so. Our bank account is:

12 3146 0104711 03 Please put your child’s name as the reference. The top priority item will be credited.

DENTAL UPDATE – YEAR 8 ONLY In our last newsletter we had some information regarding what happens for your child’s dental care, after they finish here, at the end of year 8. In short, when they visit the mobile clinic here in year 8, they will be asked who their dentist will be when they leave here and attend college next year. Your child will need to be able to tell the mobile dentist who their future dentist will be. The notice they received home on Friday has a list of all participating dentist in the area. Any questions please contact the school office.

ICAS TESTING DATES COMING UP Dates for the remainder ICAS exams are: Writing - 12 June Spelling - 14 June English - 1 August Maths - 15 August

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

STATIONERY REMINDER

We are nearly half way through the year!

It might be a good time to check the pencil case and make sure your child has enough

supplies for all their classes!

Remember we do sell some basic items through the school canteen if you need them.

(You will be amazed at what you may find in your child’s school bag!!)

NO PARKING!!

THESE ARE NOT DROP OFF

ZONES

Lodge Avenue Staff Carpark

Lodge Avenue Turn Around

The Bus Bay on links Avenue

Please remember DO NOT use these

areas to drop off/pick up your child.

This is for the safety of your children

and others.

These areas are monitored before and

after school and you will be requested

to move on if we find you in these

zones.

SCIENCE FAIR BOARDS

For those wishing to purchase a

science fair board these are available

from the school office.

Stocks are limited. White $10.00,

coloured $12.00.

Please put money in an envelope with

your name, room number and colour

and bring to the office to collect your

board. (or there are envelopes in the

student lobby you can use).

Any queries: m.woods@mtint.school.nz

Monday Night Basketball

Just a reminder that Monday is a public

holiday therefore there will be no

Intermediate League.

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

Term 2 in Room 14 Camp poems

After camp we wrote poems concentrating on using our senses and descriptive language.

We used Marci Ridlon’s ‘That was Summer’ poem as a guide for our format.

That Was Camp

Remember the feeling of triumph when you successfully cleaned your room in time for breakfast,

still perplexed at how your room managed to get so messy?

That was camp.

Remember that first initial burst of fear in your heart going down the flying fox,

Remember how fear was replaced by pure adrenaline and joy as you swung further down the line,

the carabiners screeching against metal above you?

Remember the piercing cold that hit you like a truck when you fell out of your wobbly canoe,

and how your numb, dumb hands fumbled with the oar in panic, desperate not to drift away?

That was camp.

Remember the damp, dark rope you gripped hard throughout the

terrifying experience of the Burma trail?

Your hand digging into your friend's shoulder as the disgusting

stench of mud crawled into your nostrils?

Do you remember the crushing exhaustion you felt after those

thrilling days at Ngatuhoa, and how soft your blankets were as you

were tucked in?

And how, when drifting off to sleep, you remember thinking

“That was awesome”.

That was camp!

By Maimai Te Ahuru-Quinn

Sign language

Since two weeks ago it was sign language week Room 14 decided to learn the

alphabet in sign language. Then we decided to step it up even more! We have

learned the WHOLE National Anthem in English AND Maori in sign language to

present at assembly.

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

Science and Writing

We were learning how to write up a scientific report for our science fair so we did a science investigation

and learnt that through the process of osmosis we could bounce a raw egg. Osmosis is when the

molecules of a solvent (vinegar) pass through a semipermeable membrane (egg shell). The shell dissolved

in the acidic vinegar and we were left with a soft rubbery membrane. We then decided to see what would

happen if we put the newly formed ‘bouncing egg’ in a viscous substance (golden syrup) and discovered

that the liquid molecules could pass through the membrane of the egg into the golden syrup until the

concentration of water molecules was the same on

both sides.

Maths

For maths we are learning about statistics and how variables and outliers can

affect our data. To do this we made marble runs. We placed the ball at the top of the track 4 times, then 10

cm from the top 4 times, then 20 cm from the top 4 times, 80 cm from the to 4 times and finally 90 cm from

the top. We recorded how far the marble rolled when it exited the track. We then plotted our data on a

scatter graph and looked at what may have caused the outliers and variables. Here are some photos of our

marble runs.

Writing and PE

This term, room 14 has been teaching the class different winter sports! Before we started, we had to get

into groups and decide which sport we wanted to introduce to the class, next we all wrote a procedure plan

on what we will do, it had to include a warmup, training, and then a game.

Now all that's left to do is PLAY!

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

SPORTS INFORMATION t.jennings@mtint.school.nz

Anchor AIMS Games

The Anchor AIMS games run from Sunday, 10th September to Friday, 15

th September. Mount Maunganui Intermediate will be entering a number of teams in this event (Please note that this is a National elite sporting competition and that we can only enter one team per code and we pick our best team in each code). There has a huge turnout of students who have been trialling for a team/s or an individual sport for AIMS. All of the AIMS teams or initial squads for teams will be named on Friday 2nd June. Please respect the decisions that have been made by a group of selectors who have been through a thorough selection process. It must also be remembered that teams are selected as joint year levels, not a Year 7 team and a Year 8 team. If an outside coach is been used we have ensured that a staff member from our school is part of the trial and selection process. The students were asked to list in preference their preferred choices of team sports. If a student trialled and was selected for more than one team they needed to make a choice which team they would commit to. Where possible these team selections have made before the cut-off date for those who may wish to enter as an individual if they miss team selection. Please note that due to potential time clashes that a student can ONLY play for one team sport. If your child would like to enter an event as an individual they should have brought home/ or been e mailed a newsletter outlining the cost of the event and cut-off date for the final payment. A list of those confirmed as individuals who would like to be considered for entry is below. As per the team codes there may be limited number of places available in some sports so the teacher In charge of the sport would need to make the final selection of students. If your child does not appear on the list (as of Wednesday 31st May), or should not be on the list could you please notify Troy Jennings as soon as possible. All individual entries SHOULD HAVE BEEN finalised by Friday 2nd June. If they have been selected in a team sport they will more than likely not be able to compete as an individual (Cross Country, Swimming, Multi Sport may be exceptions). Team sports have all finished trials (except Hip Hop and Aerobics). We will be entering teams in the following, Aerobics, Basketball (boys & girls), Football (boys & girls), Futsal (boys), Gymnastics, Hockey (mixed 6 a side team), Netball, Rugby 7s (boys & girls), and Water Polo (mixed open & girls). We are still determining whether we will be entering a Hip Hop team this year. This will be confirmed next week. If you would like to find out any extra information about any code in the AIMS games you can find out by visiting the web page http://nzaimsgames.co.nz/. Please contact Troy Jennings at t.jennings@mtint.school.nz if you have any questions regarding the AIMS games.

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

SPORTS INFORMATION continued t.jennings@mtint.school.nz

Anchor AIMS Games Individuals Named

Badminton Kyle-Jon Barry

BMX Ava Neilson

Canoe Slalom Kaia Cassaidy, Arlo Cullwick

Cross Country Poppy Wilson, Bella Jervis, Lucy Bartlett, Leah Collins, Mia Fletcher, Finn Hansen,

Jacob Rolleston, Daniel Boase, Gene Baggott, Noah Johnstone, Felix Bird, Tommy Power, Olivia Hala, Lacey Cassidy Astill, Jazmin Mitchell

Golf Riley Brady, Paul Huppmann

Gymnastics Katie-Marie Earp, Tayla Hopkins, Jamie Pedersen, Tegan Sloan, Lauren Tappenden

Charlise Byrne, Sally MacLeod, Chloe Sonntag-Wilton, Zoe Van der Pol, Kaylee Hodder, Maddy Abrahams, Olivia Way, Samara Manzenares, Paige Thom, Camille Watt, Amy Stavert, Jemma Turnwald, Lucy Turnwald

Indoor Bowls Angus Goodwin, Simon Wagstaff, Daniel Whyte, Beth Simpson, Abby Hughes, Dylan

Mortimore, Roman Vincent, Logan Peck, Toby Scott, Nick Gibbard, Grayden Robinson, Morgan McKay (final selection will be confirmed by Mrs Taylor)

Multisport Jared Lord, Alexander Padfield, Alex Thompson, Kaia Cassaidy, Isabella Reardon-

Pollett, Lucy Bartlett, Cameron Ford, Reed Tong, Imogen Coffey, Lochie Parker, Ryan Dunn, Flynn Cowdrey

Squash Zak Morrison, Daniel Guilford, Ben Goodjohn, Emma Merson, Libby Price, Brooke

Steele, Danielle Flood-Smith, Olive Abrahams, Mia Thompson

Swimming Gus Shivnan, Xavier Morrison, Gene Baggott, Reed Tong, Flynn Cowdrey, Poppy

Wilson, Ruby Helm, Lucy Bartlett, Tegan Sloan, Zyleika Pratt-Smith, Isabella Reardon- Pollett, Amy Hallinan, Holly Bathgate

Table Tennis Lewis Hansen, Tommy Power, Fergus Roberts, Andre Bryant, Marielle Dulangon,

Charla Dougal, Nikki Whyte, Clay Straker, Elliot Melville, Carter Swan, Fergus Roberts, Lucca Saraiva, Casey Ward, Jamie Kelly, Renee Walsh-Reid, Finn Hughes, Skylam Harvey, Kameo Wagner, Richard Denyer, Connor Brits, Loughie Keaney, James Walker, Tiago Leabourn-Black (final selection will be confirmed by Mr McLean)

Tennis Jack Blow, Fergus Roberts, Lewis Hansen

Yachting Simon Wagstaff

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

SPORTS INFORMATION continued t.jennings@mtint.school.nz

ATTENTION ALL TEAMS!

Our hockey team recently played against Whakatane Intermediate and we received this fantastic message!!

Well done Mt Int Green Hockey!

“Just wanted to send through a message for the teacher in charge of hockey, as well as to the principal.

I refereed a hockey game against Whakatane Intermediate girls and the Mount Intermediate Green team on Friday night in the Tauranga Kwik Stick competition.

I have refereed for a number of years, and of all the teams I have refereed, the children from your school were an absolute standout!!! They were extremely polite, respectful and showed great sportsmanship, without losing their competitive nature, which is a key attribute to be a successful sports team. They are a credit to their parents, teachers and school and you should be very proud of them!

I would also like to mention that their coach and supporters were fantastic as well!

It was clear that all of the students had developed their amazing attitude from their parents, coach and teachers as it was evident from their sideline behaviour!

I look forward to refereeing them in the near future and wish them luck with the rest of the competition.

Kind regards

Teacher in charge of hockey at Whakatane Intermediate School”

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MMI Green team members are: (Jitu Patel, Coach), Cory Bond, Anna Brock, Arlo Carruthers, Flynn Chisholm, Kara Ewen, Mia Longmore, Patrick Marshall (GK), Levi Muller, Raanik Patel,

Devon Smith, Fraser Turner, Rikaia Burford, Poppy Wilson & Neva Roy

Fantastic representatives for MMI!

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

SPORTS INFORMATION continued t.jennings@mtint.school.nz

GREAT DAY FOR

FOOTBALL TRIALS!

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

ADDITIONAL MMI BAND, 2017

This will be a band with a special point of interest and expertise A special invitation is offered to musicians at MMI to audition with Mrs. Pearce to form a band with a specific purpose in mind. These musicians will be required to provide the music of two or three original songs, written by a student at our school, Emily Tattersall. I can see a great and unique opportunity for a band of competent musicians to surround her and become involved in Bandquest this year by entering in the ORIGINAL SONG COMPETITION. We will only enter two bands in 2017. 2017 Bandquest MMI entries will be: BAND 1 - Formed last year, as Year 7’s, and have worked to develop a high level of competence. BAND 2 - Emily as a singer /songwriter along with her accompanying band - original (additional band) song competition. The process to form this new additional band will be as follows: Call for interested musicians

a) This will happen with a meeting at lunchtime on Wednesday 31st May in room 23 (room

next to Art room), for students who can competently play the guitar, drums, bass guitar and keyboard.

b) At this meeting a notice will be given to all students who attend outlining when the auditions will take place. The notice will also outline behavior expectations and the level of commitment required. A complete calendar of practice times and events to date, will be attached.

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

PSG INFORMATION email – mmintermediatepsg@gmail.com

"SAVE THE DATE"

Trash to Fash & Smashing the Arts 2017

Saturday June 24th

2pm to 5pm @ The School Hall

**** Silent Art Auction **** ** Miscellaneous Auction ** !!Awesome Entertainment!!

WATCH THIS SPACE – MORE NEXT WEEK!!

"We need a Coffee Cart”

“Trash to Fash” on 24 June

All enquiries

mmintermediatepsg@gmail.com

If anyone has any contacts for this can you please email the PSG directly on the above email address!

SPONSORSHIP NEEDED

The PSG are a group of dedicated parents/caregivers from our school. They hold many

events throughout the year and often need prizes and funds to help them run successfully.

These events raise money to benefit all students in lots of different ways, often topping up

where such things are not covered by the Ministry of Education.

If you think you can support them in any way, whether it be by donating goods, services or

funds, please contact them directly. Any donations will be gratefully received. Perhaps you

run a business and can donate vouchers for services you can provide eg, Plumbers,

Builders, Hairdressers, Electricians and so many more.

We have a sponsor board on the front of our building. If your donation is to the value of

$500.00 or more we will add you to this board as a thank you for your generosity!

Email address for the PSG: mmintermediatepsg@gmail.com

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

SAVE THE SCHOOL BUS PETITION

Dear Principals and Deputy Principals

My name is Karen Cowan. I am parent with 2 children at Aquinas College and I also commute to

work on the bus.

Like many people, my family and I do not support Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s proposal to

abolish the majority of school bus routes. As we need as much support as possible against this

proposal, I have set up an online petition and am seeking your help.

To gain as many signatures as possible, I am asking if you are willing to circulate the link to

this petition to all your students and parents, asking them to sign up to the petition to show their

disagreement to the proposed abolition of majority of the school buses. I think it is just as

important for the students, as well as parents, to have their say.

Here is the link to the petition:

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-the-school-bus-

2/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=button

There is one question that I cannot work out the answer to:

How many students travel on the current school buses? As the students all travel roughly

the same time to and from school, how will the proposed public buses cope with all these

students and public at the same time? Whilst I understand the Council are proposing to

buy new buses, the current Bayhopper has only approximately 27-30 seats on

each bus (typically, from experience, there are 15-20 passengers on the current bus route

from Bethlehem to the CBD and vice versa). Some new routes (Route 1) have to serve a

few schools?

You may wish to ask Regional Council this question.

I look forward to receiving your response and hope, collectively, we will be able to save the

school buses in Tauranga.

Regards

Karen Cowan

021 153 1590

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

COASTAL VALUE CERTIFICATES 2017 Term 2 – Week 5

1

Caleb Lidgard For a positive attitude and a great week.

2

Tyler Perry For your positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning.

3

Emilie Arthur For consistently showing focus and skills in managing and monitoring her own learning.

4

Sabbath Kerr Consistently contributing to whole class and instructional group discussions.

5

Alyssa Hunter Consistently displaying a positive attitude in your learning and applying yourself in your Writing. Ka rawe!

6

Milly Poulton Consistently being on task and for striving to achieve and succeed in all areas of school life.

7

Clay Straker For always having a positive attitude and working hard on making progress in all areas of the curriculum.

8

Makayla Biggs For excellent attitude and growth in understanding.

9

Kalani Gosden Consistently following expectations and completing tasks to a high standard.

10

Latoya Harris For her quiet determination to succeed at all learning tasks. Tama tu tama ora, tama noho tama mate

11

Jackson Meyer For producing an outstanding autobiography, that showed a great insight into your life.

12

Henare Reiri For exemplifying outstanding respect and manners to his teachers.

13

Riley Hudson For the increased focus and participation shown in class allowing himself to meet the goals he has set himself. Tino pai rawa Riley!

14

Brody Brownlee

Always being focused on your learning, completing activities with a positive attitude and helping out without being asked.

15

Tobias Scott Excellent work, with your mathematical understanding of areas within Statistics

16

Daniel Perry For stepping up with his focus and learning. Your enthusiasm towards your Science project has been outstanding and great to see. Keep it up!

17

Paris Harding For her focus and enthusiasm during mathematics. You are making such progress, well done!

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

18

Turirangi Houia

For taking pride in his work, especially his writing, and demonstrating an improvement towards his behaviour management.

19

Morgan McKay For your hard work and dedication during mathematics. Always doing your best to problem solve and explaining your thinking to others.

20

Oakley Plasmeyer

For his effort and enthusiasm during cross country training.

21

Krystal Taylor Demonstrating exceptional skills during Ultimate Frisbee sessions. Mahi Pai, Krystal.

22

Ashton Peden-Edwards

For his ongoing Respect towards others. Ka rawe Ashton - Kia Kaha.

Visual Arts

Neve Ganley Room 20

For her enthusiasm and conscientious attitude towards her learning.

Digi Tech

Holly Bathgate Room 14

For her great work with manipulating images.

Music

Rererangi Twaddell Room 2

For participating well in classroom performances.

Dance & Drama

Ellie Thompson Room 9

For your positive attitude and drive to explore and develop new skills

Food Tech

Nathan Rostron Room 21

For your on task work ethics and excellent contribution to class discussions.

WELL DONE!!

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: admin@mtint.school.nz

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Welcome to Astro Cheer, the Bay’s newest Cheerleading Club.

We aim here at Astro Cheer to provide the opportunity for our athletes to learn not only new skills and a new sport, but

also teach lessons about hard work, determination, team work, confidence and self-belief. Cheerleading makes you as

an individual stronger not only physically but also mentally. You will not only make friends and memories in your team

but you will be part of the Astro Cheer family. Everyone is welcome no matter what gender, age, or ability level you

are.

Come along to our trial on Sunday 28th May from 3.30-5.30pm to see for yourself.

We train at Impact Gymsport 36G MacDonald St, Mt Maunganui.

Check out our website for more details: www.astrocheer.co.nz

Phone: 022 457 1627

Email: admin@astrocheer.co.nz