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Tauranga Intermediate School Newsletter ! ! ! 5 March 2014 ! ! ! Vol 03

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Tauranga Intermediate School

Newsletter School Roll: 1153 Thursday 6 March 2014 Volume 03

OUR VISION : EXPLORING PERSONAL POTENTIAL

Kia OraDear Parents, Caregivers, Students and Friends of Tauranga Intermediate School

We are already at the end of our fifth week and our students are off to a great start. Thank you for having them so well prepared for school and in particular supporting them by: - Having them at school. - Having them well groomed.

- Having them at school on time. - Sending them along with a cut lunch and not relying on the canteen. Use

the canteen as a reward please.- Supporting The STARS:

STARS S : Safety T : Team A : Achievement R : Respect S : Sense of Humour

You can help us in two simple ways: - Insist that your child comes to school daily. You will see the huge emphasis that we are placing on attendance. Our target is 95% attendance for the year. - Secondly, help your child learn their tables and basic facts. We want all of our students to be very familiar with their ‘times tables’.

This year in our Annual Plan we will be placing a big emphasis upon:1 Powerful learning through the TIS Thinking Curriculum2 Student well being3 Assessment practices 4 Accelerating achievements for Maori and Pasifika.

Our School Charter has been sent to the Ministry of Education and is up on our website www.tauranga-int.school.nz if you wish to view it. The Charter is also available in hardcopy from the main office and you will find inside it a feedback form if you would like to make comment. If you are commenting in written form please give your feedback form to Sabrina Jackson in the main office. You can also comment electronically via the website.

Warmest regards

Brian Diver

http://www.tauranga-int.school.nz

http://www.tauranga-int.school.nz



SCHOOL FEES

The school fees support the learning programmes at Tauranga Intermediate and the fees are kept to a minimum.

Curriculum Fee! $100.00School Donation! $20.00Life Education Fee! $10.00Total School Fees! $130.00Ngamuwahine Camp! $120.00Mutimedia Fee (Rimu House Only)! $100.00

We would appreciate school fees being paid as soon as possible. Payments can be made to the school office by cash, cheque or eftpos (no credit cards).Alternatively payment can be made by Direct Credit - ANZ Greerton - account number: 01-0322-0000206-000, reference - student name/room no.

We really appreciate your support in paying these fees - thank you.

MARCH PTA MEETING...

The next PTA meeting is being held on: Tuesday 18 March 2014

at 7.30 pm in the staff room.

FIRST LEARNING CONFERENCE

Students and their caregivers will have the opportunity to meet to discuss individual student's learning on Thursday 3 April 2014. Students are expected to attend these interviews to share their learning and achievement so far and set learning goals.

Interviews will be from 8.00 am - 8.00 pm, please mark this in your diary.

SECOND LEARNING CONFERENCE

The Second Learning Conference will be held on Thursday 26 June 8.00 am - 8.00 pm

School will be open for students on this day where parents cannot accommodate them.


DRUM LESSONS

! ! Drum Lessons with Jed Dawkins are still open for enrolments. Contact Jed ! ! on Jed@Ignite! ! ! ! ! ! 07 5441062! ! ! ! ! ! 0220378620! ! ! ! ! www.ignitemusic.co.nz

ACADEMIC REPORT

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Student learning and improvement is consistently at the forefront of our minds here at Tauranga Intermediate. The importance of learning partnerships and the role that you as parents and families play in these partnerships is vital.

In Week 9 we will be holding our first learning conferences for the year. This will be another opportunity for the learning partnerships between your child, their classroom teacher and yourself to be consolidated. More information about these conferences will come in a fortnights time. This information will include ways in which you can ensure you as parents/caregivers are well informed about your child’s learning.

Below we have attached a section from an Education Review Office pamphlet that supports parents with understanding how your child is doing and questions you can ask to become more involved in their learning. Please take the time to read through it. You can access the entire pamphlet at:

http://www.ero.govt.nz/Review-Process/For-Parents/ERO-Guides-for-Parents/How-is-my-child-doing-Questions-to-ask-at-school

Dates to take note of are:

Thursday 3rd April – Learning Conferences

Friday 4th April - UNSW Testing enrolment closes



UNIFORM AND PRESENTATION....

Thank you all for an excellent start to the year. The uniforms look outstanding.

Remember that the school sunhat must be worn for Term One and Term Four. Don't forget to name everything! Sunblock is also a good idea!

SOME REMINDERS....* No student cell phones on the school site. We have phones available for students to use. * No nail polish.* Hair to be tied up. * School uniform must be worn to school and home from school. * No jewellery is to be worn except for cultural/religious jewellery which can be worn but is not to be visible. * Black roman sandals only to be worn

ATTENDANCE....As part of the Spirit Trophy this term, attendance will be monitored. As well as the overall term attendance, there will be three random 100% days where all classes with 100% attendance on that day will receive points for the spirit trophy. All students need to be at school, every day! Please ensure you child attends school every day. Students should be in class by 8:30 a.m. daily.

PICKING UP AND DROPPING OFF....Parents please do not drive down the school driveway. We strongly recommend using the Fraser Cove car park as your drop off and pick up point.


Can You Help Please! !! !! ! Totara are asking for purple paint and any purple flowering ! ! plants in order to enhance their environment. If you can help, ! ! please contact Julia Peters in Room 20.


TEMPORARY DENTAL CLINIC AT 889 CAMERON ROAD

The Tauranga Intermediate Clinic is currently closed whilst a new facility is being built at the front of the school with completion due at the end of June 2014.

A temporary clinic has been set up in a Mobile Dental Unit at BOP DHB Community Child Youth Health Services offices located at 889 Cameron Road, Tauranga.

All patients have to attend by appointment and be delivered to and from by a parent or guardian.

Entry is from Gate 9 Cameron Road.

Clinic visitor parking is allocated along the front of the building.

The clinic is open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The phone number is 0800 825 583.


BOOK LAUNCH

We are proud to announce the launch of Beyond this Story (2013) - an anthology of creative non-fiction by New Zealand intermediate students.

The event will be held:- at Tauranga Intermediate (school library)- from 5:30 - 6:30- on 21st of March.

At the launch prizes will be awarded to the competition winners by our fantastic judges Susan Brocker and Jenny Argante.

Copies of the anthology will also be on sale for $20.

In order to cater the event, please RSVP by March 17th to [email protected]

WANTED FOR THE ART ROOM

OLD NEWSPAPERSICECREAM CONTAINERS AND LIDS PLEASE

LINDA BALME/ DAVE ROY ART SPECIALISTS

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



HAVE FUN LEARNING TO SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE

Hi I am Anne Boezennec - a French native speaker

Would You Like to Experience Another Culture - Learn to Speak French?

Classes will be held for the duration of the school terms at Tauranga Intermediate School, from 3.15 pm to 4.15 pm on Tuesday - first lesson commencing on Tuesday 11 February in the school library. Parents would need to collect students after 4.15 pm. The programme involves games, songs and learning of simple words and phrases. The classes will be organised into small groups.

The cost of the class is $10.00 per week for one hour (or less for groups larger than eight student, maximum size ten).For full details and to enrol your child please contact:

Anne on 544 59 32

MEASLES ALERT

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning about a potential rise inmeasles cases. Between December 2013 and 24 February there have been 47 confirmed

measles cases reported in New Zealand. 15 of these have been in the Bay of Plenty / Lakes district.

Measles is a highly infectious disease which affects both children and adults.

Vaccination is free for all children.

Please ensure that your children’s vaccinations are up to date.

Students or staff with measles must stay home. They will be infectious 5 days before and 5 days after the onset of the rash.

For further information please visit the Ministry of Health website:

http://www.moh.govt.nz/measles

HEAD LICE ARE AROUND AGAIN

Please check and treat your family, if further information is needed please contact either the school nurse or Kathy Colville - Phone 578 4401


Update on Changes to

Tauranga School Bus ServicesA bus fare that is lower than the current BayHopper public service fare will be offered to students travelling on BayHopper services as part of the transition from Ministry of Education-funded “out of policy” school transport in Tauranga in 2015.

The fare will apply during the transition from Ministry of Education-funded services to new services, which will be provided by Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Changes to Tauranga school bus services will come into effect from the start of the 2015 school year, and schools, parents and the wider community will be consulted and asked for input to help shape the new services.

Councillors on Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Public Transport Subcommittee have agreed in principle to a reduced fare being introduced from the start of 2015, in anticipation of greater numbers of students using public transport when Ministry of Education-funded services cease.

Due to the cost of providing extra capacity, a fare has to be charged and the Regional Council Public Transport Subcommittee has agreed in principle to charge a reduced rate for school students. The exact fare is yet to be worked out but will be less than the current child rate of between $1.44 (Smartride) and $1.80 (cash). About 3000 students will be affected by the school transport changes, of a total of about 23,000 attending schools in the Tauranga urban area. The Council’s Public Transport Subcommittee will need to revisit the in-principle decision as more information comes to hand and will make a final decision on the actual fare later in the year.

The Ministry of Education is withdrawing from providing “out of policy” school transport in Tauranga following improvements to Tauranga’s bus network by the regional council since 2001. Because students in the Tauranga area have access to suitable public transport, the Ministry will no longer fund ineligible students’ school travel and Bay of Plenty Regional Council is now planning and consulting on replacement services which it will provide.

Nothing will change until 2015 - the Ministry of Education will continue funding school bus services until then to allow the Regional Council time to plan for the transition. The Regional Council wants the community to help shape the new SchoolHopper bus service and will work with schools and the wider community, including affected students and parents, to develop transport solutions together.

Not all students currently using Ministry of Education school bus services will be affected.

At this stage the Regional Council is working with the Ministry to determine the routes – some may be discontinued. The regional council will keep the public up to date with progress as information comes to hand and the community will be able to have an input at various stages as the form of the new service takes shape.



We encourage you to check out the BayBus website for more information and to find out how you can have your say. Go to www.baybus.co.nz and click through to the SchoolHopper link.

BackgroundIn March 2010 the Ministry of Education and Bay of Plenty District Council signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to align the provision of school transport. The MOE acknowledged the Ministry is required to withdraw from providing “out of policy” school transport in Tauranga.

Many students already use existing BayHopper services with children making up about 20 percent of bus patrons.

Regional Council’s transport team put forward three options for potential fare solutions for the transition, recommending Option 3, which the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Public Transport Subcommittee has adopted:

1) Implement the fare policy in the Regional Public Transport Plan, which does not include a concessionary fare scheme specifically for students;

2) Charge students the same fares as they are currently charged on BayHopper urban services ($1.80 per ride for cash or $1.44 with a Smartride card);

3) Lower (than the current BayHopper urban service) fares than currently being charged.

Sue Baker, Adolescent Public Health Nurse (APHN)

This is to inform parents that Sue Baker, Adolescent Public Health Nurse (APHN), will continue to provide a service for our students and families/whanau in relation to health and wellbeing. As part of this service, she will run a Self Referral Clinic at school, again this year.

Students are able to speak with her freely and confidentially regarding health issues and concerns that may impact on them physically or mentally.

There is a “drop-box” at the library, for students to leave their name, room number and reason they wish to see the APHN. Sue comes into the school on Tuesdays, and attendance at clinic is at students’ discretion.

Parents and teachers may also refer students with health concerns to the APHN. If you have any queries, please contact Sue directly or via the school office. Sue Baker, Adolescent Public Health Nurse, BOPDHB, phone 5773383. Email: [email protected]

http://www.baybus.co.nz/

http://www.baybus.co.nz/


LUNCHES...Many thanks to the parents and students who have been involved in donating a cut lunchfor distribution at school. These have been appreciated by the students who have had occasion to access a lunch.

If you are interested in being part of this lunch donation scheme, please contact Kathy Colville, Lauren or Karen Forrest at school.

Many thanks to those who so generously contributed in 2013.

CHECKING OUT AND IN…..If a student has an appointment which requires them to leave school during school hours they must check out from the main office and present a note. They must be picked up from the main office not the gate. On return they check in again at the main office.

BELL TIMES FOR 2014....

Please note the bell times for 2014 - It is important that all students are at school before 8.30 am.

8:30 a.m.! School commences (roll called, tools of the trade out, hand over any money! ! ! ! to teacher, engage in convivial conversation with teacher)8:45 a.m.! Lessons commences10:50 a.m.! Interval commences11:10 a.m.! Interval finishes1:00 p.m.! Lunch eating commences1:10 p.m.! Lunch eating finishes1:55 p.m Lunch time finishes, warning bell commences2:00 p.m.! Third block commences3:00 p.m.! school finishes

NB: On Fridays the lunch period will be 1.00 pm - 1.45 pm. Lunch block concludes, third block commences.

CELLPHONES.... Students are not allowed to have cell phones on the school site. This means, no cell phones, even if they are in the school bag and switched off. Teachers will not hold cell phones in safe keeping for students. Any student with a cell phone at school will automatically receive a school detention and the cell phone will be confiscated. Two phones are designated for students the first is in the Nurses Station/Sickbay and the second is in the Student Office.


BUSES....Please refer to the Tauranga Transport Network Group website. (Go to our school web site www.tauranga-int.school.nz and click on For Parents then Information for New Families). Please also see notice attached re changes.

http://www.tauranga-int.school.nz/

http://www.tauranga-int.school.nz/


PTA News - Meetings for 2014......

WE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER BUSY AND EXCITING YEAR WITH......

BABY JAZZTerm 3 " Week 11 Friday 18 April - Sunday 20 April

JROCK STAGE CHALLENGETerm 2" Week 7" Monday 16 June - Tuesday 17 June

FRESH MOVES DANCETerm 2 Week 8" Tuesday 24 June - Wednesday 25 June

TAURANGA PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ MUSIC FESTIVALTerm 3 " Week 7 Monday 1 September - Friday 5 September

TAURANGA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ARTS WEEKTerm Four Week 7 Monday 24 November - Friday 28 November

NZCT AIMS GAMES 2014 TOURNAMENTTerm Three Week 8 Sunday 7 September" - Friday 12 September


Date Term/ Week Meeting Focus

Tuesday 18th March - 7.30 to 9pm Term One - Week Seven Normal Meeting

Tuesday 15th April - 7.30 to 9pm Term One - Week Eleven Special TopicTo be confirmed

Tuesday 20th May - 7.30 to 9pm Term Two - Week Three Normal Meeting

Tuesday 17th June - 7.30 to 9pm Term Two - Week Seven Special TopicTo be confirmed

Tuesday 19th August - 7.30 to 9pm Term Three - Week Five Normal Meeting

Tuesday 16th September - 7.30 to 9pm Term Three - Week Nine Special TopicTo be confirmed

Tuesday 21st October - 7.30 to 9pm Term Four - Week Two Normal Meeting

Tuesday 18th November - 7.30 to 9pm Term Four - Week Six Special MeetingNew Parents 2015

Date for final meeting for 2014 to be confirmed 7.30 to 9pm Term Four - Week Ten Final Meeting for 2014


TERMS AND DATES 2014

Monday 27 January Auckland Anniversary Day – school closed Tuesday 28 January Tauranga Intermediate School Office Opens 29, 30 January, 31 January Tauranga Intermediate School Teacher Only Days

Term 1

Monday 3 February – Year 7 Only Day Tuesday 4 February – Full School (Years 7 and 8) to

Thursday 17 April (106 half days)

* Waitangi Day - Thursday 6 February Good Friday - Friday 18 April ) Easter Monday - Monday 21 April ) During Term 1 ANZAC Day - Friday 25 April ) Holidays

Term 2 Monday 5 May – Friday 4 July

(88 half days)

Queens Birthday – Monday 2 June

Term 3 Monday 21 July to Friday 26 September

(100 half days)

Term 4 Monday 13 October to Tuesday 16 December

(92 half days)

*Labour Day – Monday 27 October (Total 386 half days)

14.03.13

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Tauranga Intermediate School



“Building Development at Ngamuwahine Camp” and a donation to St Johns Tauranga

2014/2015Thank you to the following businesses,families and individuals who

contributed to, help purchase new kayaks and equipment and to refurbish buildings at Ngamuwahine Outdoor Education Lodge.

Guild & Spence Electrical - Ph: 07 578 3782

Bay City Cinemas Ph: 07 571 0129

Craigs Investment Partners -Ph: 07 577 6049

Tony Lamberton (Orthopaedic Surgeon)Ph: 07 543 1855

Performance Diesels Ltd -Ph: 07 575 2800

Kids Plus Paediatrics - Ph: 07 552 6196

Bay Orthodontics-Ph: 07 544 3952

Holland Beckett Lawyers -Ph: 07 578 2199

Elite Electrical Inspections Ltd - Ph: 021 750 893


David Chrisp - Ph: 07 5788847

Grant Oliver- Ph: 07 578 4309

John’s Photo Pharmacy - Ph: 07 578 3566

‘If it leaks, we fix it‘ David Evers Ph: 0800 807927

Welcome Bay Vet ClinicPh: 07 544 2604

Bridge Marina TraveliftPh: 574 7166

Donald Family DonationPh: 07 543 4657

All Clear Pool ServicesPh: 07 578 6865

Russell Builders LtdPh: 07 552 4339

Pohutukawas a PlentyPh: 07 5482088

Port of TaurangaPh: 07 572 8830

Lifestyle DoorsPh: 027 4492826

Donald Family

Lynn Family

Lynn Family DonationPh: 07 543 4657

PALMER CANNELL FAMILY

Palmer Cannell Family DonationPh: 07 543 4657

T. Fladgate LtdPh: 07 883 5844


Dave CarstonPh: 027 292 3208

Arian Enterprises LtdPh: 07 544 8433

Best Little Hair HousePh: 07 544 4094

Bayfair Insurance CentrePh: 07 575 2211

An offer to individuals/ families and businesses/ friends of the school....For a donation of $350.00.....

Your name/business will be advertised in each newsletter during 2014 and on an acknowledgement board displayed prominently at the Lodge.

All donations will be receipted.If you would like further information, please contact:Gerry Hart! ! Ngamuwahine L.E.O.T.C Lodge ChairpersonPhone:! ! 578-4401 (Business) 0274 930 020 (Mobile)

vol 3 news

Documents

school office

school charter

school daily

school donation

total school fees

learning programmes

powerful learning

learning conferencestudents