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tauranga intermediate school 1 july 2010 school roll 1243 newsletter 2010/09 dear parents and students i hope you all have a very pleasant winter vacation school concludes for the term this friday at 3.00 pm and we resume again on monday 19 july 2010 at 8.30 am in winter uniform congratulations to all our students on their participation in science fair and we will look forward to seeing all the finalists on display this thursday rock climbing wall learning interviews parent student teacher interviews these are on tuesday 27 july 2010 1.00 pm ­ 8.00 pm this is a time to discuss learning from terms 1 and 2 as well as set goals for the remainder of the year students are expected to attend these interviews notices have been issued this is your last chance to make a time to see your child s teacher we expect 100 attendance host families billets for the nzct aims games tournament thanks to the thirty five contributors to date i really appreciate your support if you would like to donate $100 towards buying a named foot or hand hold on the rock climbing wall please fill in the form or go on to our website www.tauranga-int.school.nz teacher only day monday 19 july 2010 is our second and last teacher only day although school is officially open please help us by keeping your children home on that day if it is not convenient then your child will be supervised at school regards brian diver this year we are looking to place sixty 60 students with our families for the aims tournament we are assisting chisnalwood intermediate and christchurch south intermediate we would appreciate everyone supporting these teams as it makes the aims tournament so much stronger and challenging every student who hosts a billet for aims will be allocated a house trophy point please register to host one or two students with mrs colville snr dp or mrs hampton sport co-ordinator thank you in anticipation we are exploring personal potential -1-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 hpv vaccinations the hpv vaccinations are still available through your school if you require any information please contact sue stevens hpv programme coordinator p 07 5798158 m 0212421918 e sue.stevens@bopdhb.govt.nz tauranga boys college dates for incoming 2011 students out of zone applications open monday 19 july 2010 and close on friday 27 august 2010 open night buses from term 3 the transfers between buses 20 21 and 22 morning and afternoon will happen by pukemapu road ­ not outside/opposite john!s produce this will affect all students who use buses 20 21 and 22 and who transfer from one bus to another on oropi road the change will happen from the first morning of term 3 the drivers will also be telling students during the last week of this term thursday 5 august 6.00 pm 9.30 pm commencing at 6.00 pm in the school gym orientation morning thursday 2 december 2010 9.00 am 12.00 pm for further information please contact tauranga boys college manuka house social wednesday 28 july 2010 week two term three 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm school lunches please ensure your child has a healthy school lunch you can assist us by ensuring your child brings a lunch to school and that the lunch is not dropped off at the office parents dropping off lunches for students are causing a congestion problem in the office we are exploring personal potential -2-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/9 01.07.10 billets families required billets billets sunday 5 september ­ friday 10 september 2010 nzct aims games ­ billets from south island we have been approached again from two christchurch intermediate schools to host sporting students who are competing in the nzct aims games we have helped out these schools in the past and wish to continue assisting them as it is hugely expensive for them to travel to this national sporting event billeting would be from sunday 5th september ­ friday 10th september once at school their team would make their own travel arrangements for the day with team mini-vans christchurch south intermediate is sending up their netball team of 10 girls and a team of football boys approx 18 chisnalwood intermediate also has approx 30 students not sure yet what sports that they are competing in who also require hosting so if you re up for a new experience that week where you ll meet and get to know students from the south island can provide a bed meals and a safe family home for the students get them to school each day where they will make their own travel arrangements then we would love to hear from you please return to the sports o!ce yes i can take 1/2 girl/s/boy/s from christchurch south intermediate yes i can take 1/2 billet/s from chisnalwood intermediate boy/girl please circle students name room address phone number email address signed we are exploring personal potential -3-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 choir news the choir will be rehearsing at selwyn ridge primary school on tuesday 29 june from 12.00pm reminder for students to bring $2.00 for bus travel choral festival week 7 term 3 baycourt theatre tickets on sale early term 3 tauranga intermediate choir perform on wednesday 1 september 7.30pm arts week week 3 term 3 monday 2 august to thursday 5 august all welcome to celebrating cultures display thursday 5 august from 5.30pm 6.30pm tauranga intermediate gymnasium new celebrating cultures concert thursday 5 august 2010 7.00pm 9.00 pm out of hours classes continue in term 3 guitar drums keyboards flute saxophone trumpet trombone violin clarinet and singing make sure you re enroll mrs storey regards janelle jones staff pta representative come along to our next meeting to have a guided tour by mr diver of our new gym and international school facilities date time tuesday 20 july 7pm please note earlier time where meet in the school staffroom please also note that at our august pta meeting tuesday 17 august 7.00 pm we will have representatives from tauranga boys college and tauranga girls college who will explain to parents the enrolment and transition process everyone is welcome to attend please note that we have decided to start our meetings at 7.00 pm until further notice teacher only day monday 19 july 2010 school will be open for students on these days where parents cannot accommodate them newsletters by email if you are getting your newsletters via email you will receive an email with a link attached to view the newsletter simply click on the link we are exploring personal potential -4-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 academic report term 3 learning interviews a three way conference tuesday 27th july it is coming to the end of another very busy and productive term at tauranga intermediate school teachers and students have been working hard to make academic gains in numeracy literacy and in particular science fair this term with this in mind it is a great opportunity to remind all parents family and whanau of our learning interviews that are only just around the corner in week 2 term three the purpose of these three way conferences is to have our teachers students parents family and whanau in communication about our students learning we have challenged each class to have 100 attendance for these learning interviews the vision of the new zealand curriculum is for our young people to be confident connected actively involved lifelong learners learning interviews will · · communicate clear dependable information about progress and achievement providing a basis for building a strong partnership between the child the teacher and the child s parents family and wh!nau to support learning and improve student outcomes provide information about a child s learning their progress and achievement that can then be used to support further learning a successful three way conference at tauranga intermediate will enable · all parents family and wh!nau to understand how their children s learning is progressing to become active involved supporters of their child s learning and the school programme all students to build a strong sense of achievement self-efficacy and motivation to engage with future learning students who would normally `switch off when faced with low achievement to remain motivated and willing to learn and students who are already disengaged to regain motivation · · we are exploring personal potential -5-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 roles within the conference process 1 tauranga intermediate and your childs teacher the role of our school is to support a learning focused relationship between the teacher the student and their parents family and wh!nau this should · · · help the student to become increasingly capable of initiating conversations about what is being learnt provide parents family and wh!nau with the information they need help parents family and wh!nau to know how to support children s learning with the information they receive 2 parents families and wh!nau the role of parents families and wh!nau is to support their children to learn they can do this best if they · · have clear good quality information about what their child is learning use everyday opportunities to interact with their children in ways that support further learning such as responding to them as they talk about what they are learning providing opportunities for learning practice providing affirmation/praise of what has been learnt and progress made feel comfortable and confident engaging with their school to find out what is being learnt where their children are in the learning sequence what the next steps are and what they can do to support further learning · we look forwrd to seeing you all on tuesday 27th july shane cunliffe and gareth scholes academic deputy principals 6 week boxing bootcamps morning lunchtime and evening classes available for mums and dads call steve jennings 0275 431 387 visit www.nocompromise.co.nz digischool taking enrolments for term 3 digischool ict media arts courses enrol now for our exciting school holiday courses at digischool you can choose from one day courses through to four days courses learn gameart 3d animation stop motion photoshop flash animation or film we cater for ages 8 to 18 ring jonathan stewart on 5700066 for more information.5700066 we are exploring personal potential -6-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 term three date event venue friday monday monday monday thursday 2 july 19 july 19 july 19 july 22 july term two concludes 3.00 pm term three commences teacher only day tauranga boys college out zone applications open otago problem solviing manuka house social tauranga intermediate tauranga intermediate school hall tauranga intermediate school hall tauranga intermediate wednesday 28 july thursday 29 july totara house social monday friday tuesday 1 august 6 august 3 august arts weeek icas english tauranga intermediate thursday 5 august tauranga boys college open night 6.00 p 9.30 pm tauranga primary schools choir rehearsal icas mathematics tauranga boys college gym wednesday 11 august thursday 12 august tuesday 17 august tauranga intermediate thursday 19 july otago problem solving tauranga intermediate friday 27 august tauranga boys college out of zone applications close choir at baycourt miro house social tauranga intermediate school hall monday friday thursday 30 august 3 september 2 september we are exploring personal potential -7-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 a huge thank-you to all students parents and staff who supported the book fair sales totalled $2,216.09 which earned $661.99 worth of books as commission for the library library returns students may borrow books for the holidays as long as they have no overdues would families please check for school resources before the holidays pat osman and vicki wikohika school uniform update the board of trustees has approved the change of our school uniform we anticipate that the new uniform will be ready for the 2011 school year it will not be compulsory in 2011 we hope to have the sample uniforms ready to show at our july pta meeting children s dance class commencing term 3 for ages 7 to 12 years latin american rock roll ballroom enquire sonia hodson supreme dance centre 543 2377 or 027 322 1786 email soniahodson@ihug.co.nz teacher only days 2010 monday 19 july 2010 school will be open for students on these days where parents cannot accommodate them tauranga intermediate school terms and dates 2010 term 2 monday 19 april ­ friday 2 july maths tuition for all ages making a positive difference in your child s education term 3 monday 19 july to friday 24 september 100 half days term 4 monday 11 october to wednesday 15 december 94 half days labour day ­ monday 25 october total 388 half days ph mark 577 9045 mark@mathzwise.co.nz www.mathzwise.co.nz we are exploring personal potential -8-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 school fees your help with these is very much appreciated our school budgets are stretched like most family budgets and we need these fees to help balance ours all school students at tauranga intermediate attract a fee of $80 total in addition if you have a son or daughter in a blended learning class that is rooms 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 301 32 39 40 34 35 36 37 then you are required to pay an additional if you have a son or daughter in rooms 29 30 41 42 rimu then you are required to pay an additional $100 we also appreciate a $20 donation so to summarise if your child is in rooms 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 25 26 27 28 kahikatea manuka kauri miro donation $20 total $100.00 total $180.00 matai totara tawa tanekaha rata $30.00 $80.00 total $110.00 the fee is rooms the fee is rooms curriculum $80 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 31 32 39 40 34 35 36 37 matai totara tawa tanekaha rata blended learning $30 donation $20 total $130 curriculum $80 rimu 29 30 41 42 the fee is curriculum $80 multimedia $100 donation $20 total $200 thanks for your support each student will get an individual invoice we are exploring personal potential -10-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.07.10 ngamuwahine programme year 7 2010 terms 3 4 term 3 week 7 week 8 aims sports tournament ­ 6 ­ 10 september 2010 monday 13 september ­ friday 17 september monday 20 september friday 24 september dates monday 11 october ­ friday 15 october monday 18 october ­ friday 22 october monday 25 october ­ friday 29 october monday 1 november ­ friday 5 november monday 8 november ­ friday 12 november monday 15 november ­ friday 19 november monday 22 november ­ friday 26 november monday 29 november ­ friday 3 december monday 6 december ­ friday 11 december jenna peddie samantha crossman michelle carlton nick adams teacher mary woods wayne arthur dates monday 30 august ­ friday 3 september room rooms 5 7 teacher kim abbot rob hooper week 9 week10 term 4 week 1 rooms 9 /10 room 13 14 room room 17 18 rooms 34 35 week 2 week 3 emma lockett mike wright pyes pa school friday 29th october 12 hour relay rooms 31 32 nadine moore steve theuinissen rachal spencer julie laidlaw sue lloyd jacob plummer linda bickford tori hannay kim mccormack kevin piermarini week 4 rooms 3 4 rooms 25 26 room 21 22 rooms 29 30 week 5 week 6 week 7 week 8 week 9 st thomas more school n.b cost for camp $95.00 $85.00 5 days 4 days note cost inclusive of all activities and food camp fees we are exploring personal potential -11-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.06.10 we are exploring personal potential -12-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/09 01.06.10 we are exploring personal potential -13-

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