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tauranga intermediate school 3 august 2010 school roll 1244 newsletter 2010/10 sas dear parents and students welcome back to term three i hope your children had a great rest enjoyed themselves and got rid of any coughs and colds rock climbing wall the rock climbing wall is costing $90,000 it will be erected in the week commencing monday 6 september 2010 to date we have received grants/donations from lion foundation 10,000 southern trust 10,000 ngamuwahine trust 10,000 perry foundation 5,000 konica minolta 5,000 tauranga intermediate school families 3,500 rotary club of mount maunganui 500 would you be interested in giving a $50 donation this will get your name on a sign board to be erected near the rock wall all donations are gratefully received and are receipted as donations half year interviews national standards format we are keen to get feedback from you as to what you thought some of you will get a short questionnaire from gareth and shane this week and we would appreciate you filling it in and sending it back international visitors our friends from yang ming junior high taiwan return on saturday 7 august 2010 our grateful thanks to all of you who generously hosted these students and gave them a fantastic time regards brian diver we are exploring personal potential -1-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 thank you thank you to everyone who supported the raffle that the pta held at the recent learning interviews the funds raised are going towards buying equipment for the students to use in the new gymnasium congratulations congratulations to aroha kakau evelyn kakau is in room 35 who won the prize of a $100 warehouse voucher august pta meeting our next pta meeting will be held on tuesday 17 august starting at 7.00 pm in the school staffroom topics for this meeting will be 1 a visitor from the tauranga education resource centre who will present ideas and resources that can assist your children in literacy and numeracy resources will be available for purchasing on the evening kathy colville will also explain the pb4l programme positive behaviour for learning that is being introduced into our school 2 please also note that at our meeting on tuesday 21 september we will have representatives from tauranga boys college and tauranga girls college who will talk to parents about the transition process between our schools and to answer any questions that you may have concerning your son or daughter all parents of the school are welcome you do not need to be a pta committee member to attend these meetings the meetings are an excellent forum for finding out what is happening in your child s school looking froward to seeing you janelle jones staff pta representative august pta meeting tuesday 17 august 2010 7.00 pm in the staffroom tauranga intermediate we are exploring personal potential -2-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 003.08.10 academic report learning interviews tuesday 27 july thank you to all families who turned out for the learning interviews on tuesday 27 july we had a fantastic turnout and we hope that your time with your teacher was informative the objective of the evening was to continue the partnership between home and school and inform you of your child s progress against the national standards it is important to mention here that information given to you on tuesday was a progress indicator of your child s performance against the standard supporting this was the students next steps to ensure that they progress toward meeting or exceeding the standard at the end of 2010 if you have any further questions regarding this please contact your classroom teacher external testing external testing continues in term 3 and dates of these tests are tuesday 3 august tuesday 17 august thursday 19 august thursday 26 august monday 20 september icas english icas mathematics otago problem solving bop regional science fair nemp testing shane cunliffe gareth scholes deputy principals pasifika meeting please note that this date has changed the pasifika evening will now be on tuesday 21 september whanau meeting thursday 23 september mufti day our first mufti day for term three will be taking place on tuesday 17 august the cost to wear mufti is $2 per person the theme is sporty you can come along as your favourite sportsperson or just in sporty clothes !this is a pta fundraiser money will be going towards equipment for the new gymnasium we are exploring personal potential -3-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 cas computer skills 2010 167 students from tauranga intermediate school took part in this examination compared with 181 in 2009 results compared with 2009 1 0 high distinction 10 11 distinction 45 37 credit 111 133 participation students from tauranga intermediate school achieved outstanding results when they participated in icas test this year those students whose achievement was outstanding were rewarded with certificates of credit distinction and high distinction icas tests were developed by educational assessment australia eaa unsw global pty limited and are conducted annually across australia and 12 other countries icas tests are for students from years 3 to 12 and assess their academic ability in aspects of computer skills english mathematics science and writing should you have any queries please direct them to http www.eaa.unsw.au 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 -4-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 choral festival week 7 term 3 baycourt theatre tickets on sale monday 2 august 2010 from baycourt theatre be quick to avoid disappointment 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 ivan aitken sports and cultural centre hall celebrating cultures concert thursday 5 august 2010 7.00pm 9.00 pm mrs storey esol tutor after school ·develop english language skills and get extra help with school work ·2 minute walk from tauranga intermediate school ·friendly and kind registered teacher ·has been an esol teacher at tauranga schools for the last 5 years ·has celta so is qualified to teach english as a second language ·lessons available after school please contact jane perkins phone 07 578 1231 email kjjkl@wave.co.nz we are exploring personal potential -5-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 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 -6-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 term three date event venue monday friday tuesday 1 august 6 august 3 august arts weeek tauranga intermediate 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 august otago problem solving tauranga intermediate thursday 19 august totara housde social tauranga intermediate friday 27 august tauranga boys college out of zone applications close choir at baycourt choral festival miro house social music students bay court concert tawa house social rata social dance evening term 3 ends term 4 commences school finishes 3.00 pm school commences 8.30 am tauranga intermediate school hall tauranga intermediate school hall monday friday thursday monday tuesday 30 august 3 september 2 september 6 september 14 september thursday 16 september friday monday 24 september 4 october we are exploring personal potential -7-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 we are exploring personal potential -8-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 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 -9-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 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 -10-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 we are exploring personal potential -11-

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tauranga intermediate school newsletter vol 2010/10 03.08.10 we are exploring personal potential -12-

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