MT MAUNGANUI INTERMEDIATE School Newsletter No. 34 C O M I N G E V E N T S 2016
NOVEMBER 5 Jump Jam - Baycourt 4 November 2016 8 Year 8 Athletics Day – all day 9 Year 7 Athletics Day – all day
11 Elite Volleyball - Otumoetai
ATHLETICS DAY 16 Battle of the Bays - Gisborne 23 Mount College Sports YEAR 8 – 8 NOVEMBER Performance Testing 25 Elite Athletics - Tauranga YEAR 7 – 9 NOVEMBER DECEMBER Parents Welcome 2 Elite Softball - Whakatane 8 Year 8 Social
13 Friends of the School IN THIS ISSUE Morning Tea 15 Last Day Term 4
Principal’s Report JANUARY 2017 18 Schooltex VIP Night - Uniform Found Bike Sick Bay Notes 26 Second Hand Uniform and Stationery Sales – Sports Performance Information 10.00am - School Hall Bay Hopper Bus Information FEBRUARY 2017 Thank You Responder Writers 1 First Day Term 1 - 2017 Useful Information – see new info PSG Information International Department News Schooltex VIP Invitation - Uniform A BIG thank you from Sports Information the Tauranga Foodbank Sports Awards Application Form for your generous Coastal Values donations. They were collected this morning. Community Notices This makes a huge difference to people in our community!!
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Kia ora koutou,
It has been another busy week with students learning and teachers in the throes of report writing.
Thank you to families who hosted students from Ritsumeikan Junior High School. We appreciate you opening your homes to our International Guests. You must have been incredible hosts, as many tears were shed on Tuesday morning when they left.
Summer Uniform: Please ensure that your child is in the correct summer uniform. This includes hats and sandals. Over the past few weeks we have given out over $700 worth of sandals to students. If you have old sandals or hats or uniforms, that your child no longer fits and that you wouldn't mind donating please send them to school with your child. This will help to replenish our stocks and help us to support students in need.
Bike: A blue and white bike was left in the Lodge Ave carpark garden last Monday, does it belong to you?
Congratulations to the PCT (Police Competency Test) Challenge team who won the BOP event and will be representing our region in the National final in Wellington in a few weeks’ time. Good luck to our jump jammers. All the best to the MMI and Omanu Jump Jam Teams competing in the North Island finals tomorrow. NEW SICKBAY NOTES Ma te wa Lisa Morresey FOUND BIKE
Above is an example of the new sick bay notes we have been trialling. These are useful so we can keep you as parents/caregivers informed if we have treated your child in our sick bay and so you are informed in case your child needs follow up medical care.
Your child is given one of these to bring home to you when they have spent time in the sick bay. This bike was left in our Links Avenue carpark. We do not issue them with one of these if it is for If it is yours and you can identify this please call a minor injury. the school office to collect. Many thanks. They seem to be working well. If you have any
concerns please let us know.
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THOSE BAY HOPPER BUS INFORMATION
WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THE MOUNT Schoolhopper fare changes for 2017.
MAUNGANUI COLLEGE SPORTS The key messages are: PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE Bus fares on Tauranga’s Schoolhopper bus network will increase at the beginning of term one 2017. The practical testing day will take place on For Schoolhopper students, the new cash Wednesday 23 November 2016. Students will be fare is $2.00 per trip from $1.90, just a 10 cent increase; and if using a Smartride required to be dropped off at the Athlete Factory, concession card the new fare is $1.60 per 124 Aerodrome Road at 8:40am sharp. trip from $1.51. Student fares will be standard across Students will be at the Athlete Factory until both the Tauranga urban Bayhopper and 11:30am and will complete a series of testing Schoolhopper networks. based on the various components of fitness. The increase has been made in line with other increases that will occur across the Students will then be transported to Mount region on our urban and rural networks Maunganui College for lunch, and then undergo and follows the regional policy for setting fares. a series of games and activities to test their game Schoolhopper fares need to increase to sense and awareness. support the Regional Public Transport Plan policy of balancing user Students must have a packed lunch, water bottle, contributions against public funding, to footwear and appropriate clothing for testing. ensure fares from students cover a At the end of the testing the students can be reasonable proportion of the operating costs. collected from the Mount Maunganui College gymnasium at 2pm from the Macville car park Date of fare increase: January 2017 end. Fares NEW Current ALL INFORMATION IS ON THE LINK BELOW fare fare
Student Cash $2.00 $1.90 https://docs.google.com/a/mmc.school.nz/for Student Smartride $1.60 $1.51 including Schoolhopper ms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiKie- _g54_rTvi4b235X5tvm2i3qB4LioailGHIw- We will be communicating this message via in- nVfpgA/viewform?c=0&w=1 bus notices, radio and print advertising leading up to the beginning of term one, along with
inclusion on our website.
For more information about the Schoolhopper network, please visit www.baybus.co.nz.
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
THANK YOU RESPONDER WRITERS
Written Responsive Feedback
In term 3 and the first part of term 4, all classes at MMI have been writing to responders. This programme has now ended for 2016 and many classes have been able to meet their responders in person.
Written responsive feedback could not happen without the support of our community, and the students and staff would like to thank everyone who has participated and made this such an enjoyable and valuable learning experience.
ROOM 13 – THANK YOU
A photo of the thank you morning tea for Ruma Tekau ma Toru's Writing Responders 2/11/16. Thank you so much to Roy, Liz, Kristy, Julie, Sue, Chantal, Tim, Lynn for the time you took each week to write back to our class. You were all whakamataku (awesome) and we hope to meet you again in the future!
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
SCHOOL TIMETABLE ABSENTEE INFORMATION
School Starts – 8.45am Text : 027 232 0446 Morning Interval – 10.25am Phone : 575 5512 ext 1 Lunch – 12.20pm Dismissal – 2.45pm An automated system is used to alert caregivers of any unexplained absences. This number is a reply once only. Please do not use this number to try and contact the school.
CANTEEN BUS INFORMATION
Our school canteen is now offering Sushi There will be an increase in Bus fees for next year, Wednesday’s and Friday’s to be ordered from see information later in this newsletter. the canteen before school begins. Web: www.baybus.co.nz/schoolhopper/ The canteen is PSG run and generates a small Ph: 0800 4BAYBUS (0800 422 928) annual profit, so you know that when you order lunches, something comes back to the school, or phone/email our bus co-ordinator, which is used to benefit all students. Roger MacLean here at school on 575 5512 or [email protected]
CHANGE OF DETAILS PAYING FEES ONLINE
It would greatly assist us if you could please Parents who wish to pay by bank automatic advise the office if you have any changes of payments or one off payments, are encouraged to address, phone numbers or emergency caregiver do so. Our bank account is: details. In the event of an emergency, sickness or injury we need to be able to contact someone who 12 3146 0104711 03 can collect your child Please put child’s name as the reference. The top Many thanks. priority item on your account will be credited unless otherwise stated by you.
TERM 4 UNIFORM FRIDAY ASSEMBLY
Term 4 requires a change of footwear to black Every Friday we have assembly and all students roman sandals. Also, hats are compulsory in our are required to wear their correct school uniform. outdoor areas, at all times. Hats can be This does not mean they can wear their PE gear purchased from the school office for $10.00. so please remind your child to wear their uniform to school on Fridays and bring their PE gear in their bag so they do not forget.
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
PSG INFORMATION
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT NEWS
On Tuesday morning, we farewelled our group from Ritsumeikan, who arrived on 16 October. This group was absolutely delightful and we all enjoyed having the students and their two teachers in our school. While here, the group participated in class activities, specialist classes, Kiwi Can, as well as learning a haka and poi.
Our homestay families also enjoyed hosting these students and there were many tears shed as the group departed yesterday, from boys and girls of both schools. I am sure several of the friendships formed will continue into the future.
I would like to express the school’s gratitude to everyone who has made our visitors warmly welcome, from our families who have introduced our visitors to many new experiences and who accepted them into their homes, our students who have been great buddies and to our staff who have included them into class programmes.
Having short term and long term international students in our school has many social, cultural and economic benefits, but we all have to work to make it a success for everyone. Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT NEWS continued
On 28 November, we will have our last group for the year, this time from Kyoto, Japan. This group of 20 are here for only 8 days, a short time for such a long journey. Thank you to those who have offered to host these students. As soon as the agent approves my placements, I will send home the letters and photos the students have sent.
Next year, we will start the year with 10 long term students, from South Korea, China and Germany. We will also, for the first time, host a number of groups in February – March, as well as our regular groups, who are already competing for time slots later in the year. At the beginning of term 1, 5 – 19 February, we have been asked to host a group of 6 boys from Korea. We also have groups from China and Japan shortly after that. If you know now that you would be interested in hosting a student from one or more of these groups, can you please let me know. We will need to have homestays organized before the end of this term.
The end of year is fast approaching and it will be with sadness that we will have to farewell some of our long term Korean students, who will be moving on to college or returning to their family back home. These students have been fantastic members of our school, who have achieved great success academically, in sporting events and as members of different cultural activities. They have fitted so well into to our school culture, while bringing a greater diversity to our school community. Over the coming years we hope to continue to build our numbers of long term international students and will continue to broaden our scope across different countries.
Over the next few weeks, many of our long term international students are involved in activities outside the classroom, including Waimarino, adventure camps, Adrenalin Forest and trips to the museum in Katikati, as part of their learning. Photos will be greatly appreciated.
Jane Howard International Student Director
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
SPORTS INFORMATION
POLICE BLUELIGHT PCT 2016 WBOP TENNIS CHAMPS Last Thursday, students from our school CHALLENGE competed in the tennis tournament at Gordon WINNERS 2016 Spratt. Well done to Jack Blow, who finished third in the singles, and now travels to Hamilton Last Thursday, 8 students from Mount to compete in the regional champs. Jack Keaney Maunganui Intermediate participated in the and Nikolaas Scarlett-Herbert also finished Western Bay of Plenty Bluelight Police PCT runner up in the non-competitive doubles. Cody challenge at the ASB Baypark Arena. The day Finch. Cody Finch also won consolation singles. consisted of completing the actual PCT course, Well done to the above boys plus Riley Brady, crime scene investigation, solving puzzles, Matthew Adlam, Fergus Roberts. relays, and an identification test.
All students competed well, with both teams having strengths in different areas. Thank you to Leanne Fairburn for helping out with the teams. Congratulations to the team of Grady Forbes, Patterson Kelly, Lucia Cook, and Maia Horlock who were very consistent in every event and won the event easily with 188 points, with the second place team getting 259 points.
They will now represent the local area in Wellington in November in the national competition. The other team was Cooper Duggan, Matt Larsen, Lucy Bartlett, and Charlise Byrne.
Above - Cody Finch in action
VOLLEYBALL DRAW Please visit the website below to view the volleyball draw: http://volleyballtauranga.co.nz/draws/super-league
SCHOOL SPORTS AWARD We will extend the date for returning the School Sports Award forms to Monday 7 November. They will not be accepted after this date. We have included a copy in this newsletter in case Back row: Grady Forbes, Lucia Cook, Matt Larsen, your child has not completed this already and Lucy Bartlett, Charlise Byrne, would like to be considered for a sports award. Front row: Patterson Kelly, Maia Horlock, Cooper Duggan
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
WATER POLO REPORT OPEN MIXED TEAM NORTH ISLANDS-AUCKLAND By Brenda Anderson
The Mount Mixed Water Polo Team competed for 4 days last week at the Yr7/8 North Islands Competition. There were 12, A Grade teams fighting it out for medals and recognition in this very prestigious event.
We won our 1st 3 games and drew the 4th, against Murrays Bay. We needed to win or draw our next game to be top of our pool OR lose by 2 or less to go through 2nd. Next came Sacred Heart, who were unbeaten at this stage.
We fought hard and were down by 3 when Waggie scored in the final seconds!! We lost 7- 5 but that was good enough to get us through to Top 4. We then played Aquinas in our Semi Final, which is never fun!! It was a WATER POLO REPORT disappointing game, we lost 6 nil, although Matt GIRLS TEAM saved two brilliant 5 meter penalty shots by NORTH ISLANDS-AUCKLAND Aquinas :)) By Rachel Cade
The MMI girl’s water polo team wrapped up We played St Peters College in the Bronze medal their tournament season last weekend. They game and were unlucky to go down 5 4. Aquinas finished 5th in the girls pool, for the lost to Sacred Heart in the final 7-5. North Island yr7/8 water polo comp.
Congratulations to Cooper Gibson, who was This new team, formed earlier in the year, with named in the Tournament Team. the aim to compete in Winterfest, AIMS Games
and North Islands. A mix of year 7s and 8s a James Kramer-Pickering, Liam Davoren, majority will still be here next year so will be Matthew Wagstaff, Lana Beck and Ella Rutten well skilled if they choose to continue to play for were our year 8 players. Matt Anderson, Gus the school. Shivnan, Ethan Carrington, Jack Jones and
Charlie Bury were our year 7 players. They have gone from strength to strength both
in their skills and just as importantly, their The kids had fun, ate well, were beautifully ability to play as a team. There have been big mannered and represented MMI with pride. improvements across them all and they have
improved their results and game play with every We go into 2017, well placed, to take it to those tournament. A big thanks to their coach Shinae Auckland schools, with far superior facilities, Carrington for getting them to that level and to access to paid coaches and more game time than all the parents/family who supported the girls to we could wish for!! get to all their trainings, games and general
organising. They were consistently well Bring it on I say!! presented, sportsmanlike (both in victory and defeat) and conducted themselves in a way that reflected their school in a really positive manner.
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
COASTAL VALUE CERTIFICATES 2016 Term 4 – Week 4 2 Paris Harding For your positive and focused attitude over the last week. Keep it up!
3 Tazmin Mackay - For being really supportive with our international visitors. Hobson
4 Maija Fredrichberg For an outstanding start to MMI and positively adapting to group learning.
7 Carlos Rimene For making appropriate choices to ensure you are focused with your learning and being on task. Well done Carlos.
9 Tayla Devlin For being a focused learner who manages her time effectively.
10 Jack Campbell For being a focused learner who challenges himself through inquiry.
11 Sophie For your outstanding speech on your created product. It was persuasive and Blennerhassett informative.
12 Lucy Bartlett For having outstanding self-management with all her sporting commitments and consistently being focused and on task during learning time.
13 Kiana O’Fee Her consistently positive attitude to her learning and for taking a lead role in her group’s inquiry presentation.
14 Aria Ebbing For being an excellent host sister to the Japanese students who were in our class. You did an awesome job and demonstrated our Coastal Values every day!
15 Jack B Kelly For excellent support with your peers when we were doing our class Aurasmas.
16 Cameron Bennett Asking really good questions in group and class discussions, and for thinking deeply about the task you are working on.
18 Quinton Stegeman For demonstrating excellent self-management and remaining focused during our Reading, Writing, and Mathematics group rotations.
19 Salem Broughton For working very hard all year and making outstanding progress in all areas of learning.
20 Parker Thomas For remarkable progress in Mathematics this year. She has been diligent, resilient and worked extremely hard to achieve outstanding results.
21 Sonny Eades For your persistence and commitment to your learning. You have made very pleasing progress in all curriculum areas.
22 Angeleah Fraser For her positive attitude, involvement and commitment with her Cultural performances in both the Pasifika festival and Kapa Haka. Ka Mau te wehi Angeleah - Kia Kaha.
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
COASTAL VALUE CERTIFICATES 2016 Term 4 – Week 4 continued 23 Del-Kani For the progress you have made in Mathematics and Writing. Wetere
24 Ethan Grimmer For designing your own planning template for your narrative. You have been enthusiastic and focused all week. Keep it up Ethan!
Brooke Steele For a great effort and start to the new cycle. Taking care with her work. Visual Arts
Room 22
Food Alan Clegg For an excellent start to the new cycle and your contributions to the class discussions. Technology Room 4
Hard Xavier Newport For a great start to the new cycle. Showing care and attention to detail.
Materials Room 13
Joel Johnson- For a great start to the new cycle. Showing interest and enthusiasm. Music Prescott
Room 11
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Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Bay Boardriders Opening Club day This weekend sees the Bay Boardriders kick the summer series off with an opening club day and surf competition at Tay St. The Club day will run on either Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 depending on surf conditions.
Bay Boardriders is affliated with NZ Surfing and has a proud history of producing some of the country’s finest competitive surfers over the years. Current members are part of the New Zealand team and surfing in qualifying competitions around the world.
The Opening meet will host divisions for:
U9 Super Groms, U13, U17, Open, Surf Mums, Vets and Longboards. Prize money has been donated ON the Way RV for the Open divisions to bring out the best competitive surfers in the region. Entry to the competition is $5 per surfer.
The Club day is also a family affair with a sausage sizzle, sounds and prizes for the younger surfers and a swap meet. Bring your old surf gear down to sell.
The club welcomes new members and membership fees are free in 2016/17. Updates about surf conditions and the event are available at facebook/bayboardriders.
Mike Graham President Bay Boardriders 021820221 [email protected]
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY NOTICES
BAY BOARDRIDERS SURF RIDERS - SUMMER
Bay Boardriders is Tauranga’s NZ Surfing affiliated surf club.
The club caters for all age groups with a club competition at Tay St Break on the first weekend of the month.
Opening comp and registration on 5/6 November. Entry is $5 per surfer.
All info at bayboardriders/facebook or bayboardriders.co.nz
Contact Mike Graham 021820221 for more info.
Hibiscus Surf School "Wave Warriors" Summer Program - Mount Maunganui
Are you keen to learn to surf this summer? Get in touch with Hibiscus Surf School - your local surf professionals of 14 years.
The "Wave Warriors" Summer Holiday Program is now open for registration.
This is a very popular learn-to-surf program for youth ages 7-15. Pre-summer Special - 1 week programs are now just $175 (normally $225, save $50)! Trial and individual lessons are also available.
Learn all about surfing and ocean safety, have tons of fun and make new surfing buddies. All equipment is provided.
You'll also receive FREE photos + a FREE "Wave Warriors" surfing handbook.
Hibiscus Surf School is accredited by Surfing NZ and Water Safety NZ. All Coaches have full ISA Certification, Surf Lifesaving & First Aid.
Hibiscus is a family business. We are proud to be a 5 star activity provider and have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor.com. We guarantee to provide the best quality and value in the Bay of Plenty. Get in now to reserve your space! Contact Rebecca for dates & info - 027 279 9687 / 07 575 3792 [email protected]
Kind regards,
Jane, Rebecca and the Team Hibiscus Surf School Winner – 2015 Certificate of Excellence Rated #1 in the Bay of Plenty on TripAdvisor.com www.surfschool.co.nz
Ph: 07 575 3792, TXT: 027 279 9687, PO Box 4090, Mount Maunganui 3149
Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]