Dates for your diaryDate Event23 June 8FOR Gold Mining Tunnels

24 June Y7&8 Winter Sports Day

25 June 11OE Overnight Tramp at WaitawhetaBOP Polytech Open DayY8 Problem Challenge

26 June 11OE Day Tramp, Waitawheta

27 June Smokefree Rock Quest

29 June Sir Peter Blake Award Assembly

30 June Thames GymSport Festival

1 July TVPSA Tackle Rugby

3 July Term ends Mid Year Reports sent out

20 July Teachers Only Day

21 July Term 3 begins

NewsletterMercury Bay Area School

newsletterWeek 9 Newsletter – 19 June 2015

Mercury Bay Area School 20 South Highway Whitianga 3510 Phone: 07 866 5916 Fax: 07 866 4002 Email: mbas@mbas.ac.nz www.mbas.ac.nz

Unity - Positivity - Achievement

Middle Years ReportOur students have been involved in a wide variety of learning opportunities as can be seen on our feature page this weekYr 9 In Science we are currently learning about space. The students worked in pairs and were assigned one of the eleven topics; Where it all began.... the big Bang, Galaxies - the home of stars, Stars - giant nuclear reactors in space, Our solar system - our home in space, The inner planets: Mercury, Venus and Earth, The outer planets, gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Rhythms of the Earth - tides and seasons, Space, Atmosphere and a Planet’s Climate, Exploring Space - Telescopes, Life in the Universe - is there anybody else out there and History and Future of Space Travel. The presentations on the student’s Weebly pages have produced some great results.We are curating a “virtual exhibition” in the library, linking to the students weebly presentations of their space topic.In English some of our students have been expressing their ideas about what they have learned about characters they have been reading about “I like how even under the dire circumstances he is in, he (Simon) doesn’t give up and most of the time is optimistic. He shows people how to deal with their problems positively. I also enjoyed seeming how much he changed other people like Nathan and his friends at school. He showed everyone how to deal with major problems in life.” Esther Colman 9 BOKYrs. 7-10MBAS Minecraft ClubOn the 10th June 2015 a group of students from the MBAS Minecraft Club made a scale model of the HMS Buffalo. We had to work as a team to build this model and find all the resources to construct it. We delegated jobs to each other and worked together, jobs involved getting sheep and shearing them for wool (to make the sails of the ship).We had some maths involved to work out how big we will need to make it as the original dimensions were in feet. We learnt what the HMS Buffalo looked like and how big it was. It was hard to work out what we needed to do next because everyone was working at different stages.By The Minecraft Club.

Yr 10The Year 10 Drama class are currently studying Elizabethan theatre and are rehearsing a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (abridged) that they plan to present to all the Year 9 students, outdoors in the Performing Arts quad. The production is being supported by the Year 10 Performing Arts Technology class who are designing the set, the costumes, the lighting and the props for the performance. The Year 11 PAT students are designing and making the masks for the performance.Some Year 10 Science students are doing a Physics in Sport unit where they are researching physics concepts and then applying them to a sport of their choice.The Year 10 Visual Arts class have completed their grid drawing and painting unit and are currently working on a printmaking unit. They have used Photoshop to form a composition that combines flaura, fauna and a pattern in some way and the made a perspex etching of it which they will print.The year 9 Visual Arts students have designed and made Incredible Animals out of clay.

Michaela Deurre’s work from Yr 10 Science in Sport

The Chelsea Weekend is here Finally the “Chelsea” weekend has arrived! thanks to all of those people who have supported this event by buying raffle tickets and tickets to the events. While the Masterclass is full you can still buy tickets for our “In the Mood” event.

A HUGE thank you to Stacey and Sally Rolton from New World Whitianga, without whom this event would not have been possible.

Saturday 20th June: “Bit of a do...In the Mood” It’s a short but sweet interlude with Chelsea, our MB Big Band and a bit of a quiz all rolled into one sweet package. We’ll be serving drinks and canapés - all prepared under Chelsea’s careful watch.

The tickets for these are $25. Available from the office.

A Day in the Life of a soldier - adam clague room 19

Sign up at Mercury Bay Library for the Snakes and Ladders reading Programme. Lots of small incentives and games to play for a 4 week duration. Please register to join us in this games based reading programme.Ph. Christine 07 8664776 to secure your place with your friends.

@ Mercury Bay Area School Hall Come & enjoy Chelsea’s company, some delicious snacks & the sounds of the Mercury Bay Big Band

IN THE MOODWITH CHELSEA WINTER

5:30-7:30PM, SATURDAY 20 JUNE

Stacey & Sally Rolton from New World Whitianga present . . .

TICKETS $25 Available from MBAS Office, Informer Office Monk Street & the Matarangi General StoreBooks will be for sale at the event, personally signed by Chelsea, thanks to Paper Plus

Best selling author of 'At My Table' & 'Everyday Delicious'

On Thursday the 4th of June, 90 children from MBAS went to a farm owned by Dirk Sieling by the bike park at Moewai. The children were there to experience a day in the life of a soldier.

They did six activities. There was first aid where they had to do a war scene skit and make a stretcher. They also had to make a periscope which the children coloured and camouflaged using bamboo branches. They also made damper, made a fire and cooked the damper on sticks. Another activity was digging a trench which was very deep. There was an obstacle course which made the children very muddy. The last activity was where the children had to blindfold a friend and the person that was blind folded held a rope and walked the course while people were trying to shoot at them using Nerf guns.

At the end of the day, everyone was extremely muddy and tired. MBAS teacher, Sonjia Campbell says “While the children had a fun day, they also got a first-hand taste of what it might have been like for an ANZAC soldier. All the students agreed that they wouldn’t have liked staying just one night in the trench, let alone months!”

Snakes and Ladders reading Programme.

Raymond Lidgard and Connor Cawley competed in the annual Mercury Bay Spearfishing championships held last weekend. After 7 hours in cold, rough , squally conditions, but with clear 15m+ visibility, Connor and Raymond came in with a total 10 fish on the over 18 list and 16 fish on the under 18 list. This result saw them win the junior (under 18 ) section and came 3rd overall in the adults division. There were 30 competitors in the event

Mercury bay Spear Fishing championships

This weeks Rugby results1st XV played at home against Hauraki Plains College. Tries by Caleb Ebsworth and Ricky Hamilton and conversion by Jayden Tegg. final score of 12-24 to Hauraki

Development Boys played in Whangamata with a loss 62-7, try and conversion by Keegan Gunner, Player of the Day - Damien Tamaka and Outstanding Merit - Cullen Wood.

4th grade played top of the table Thames in Thames with a loss

On Sunday MBAS girls played a 10’s tournamanet day in Te Aroha, with good solid wins in both games - 72-0 against Whangamata and 70-0 against Te Kauwhata

This week coming up we have:

1st XV play a mid week game on Friday night in Paeroa - 6.30pm

Development are at home and play as curtain raiser to Snr A’s and B’s - Devos vs Waihi kickoff 11.15 at the rugby club

4th Grade play at the Sports Park against Hauraki Plains - kick off at 11.15

Girls have a 10’s tournament day at home on Sunday at the rugby club kickoff 10.30.

As part of Thames Library’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, the District Libraries are looking for fresh new designs for the library cards.“The theme is ‘Love life, love my library’ and entries will be judged on creativity, design, printability and the message communicated,” says Linda Hayfield, Library Co-ordinator.Original artwork in three age categories is being sought and the winner in each category will receive a new Android tablet and there will be random spot prizes drawn for each category.“There is a catch, entrants must be a member of the Thames, Mercury Bay or Tairua Library,” says Ms Hayfield. “But it’s never too late to join, just come in to your local library or join online.”The competition closes on 30 June and finalists will be announced on 3 July. The public will then vote for the winners on the TCDC District Library’s Facebook page. All the competition details can be found on the Library’s page on our website or by calling in to your local library.

Girls vs Te Kauwhata in Te Aroha

Design your library card and win an android tablet