Newsletter No. 40 - · PDF file15/12/2017 · Principal’s Report ... Our school canteen is open Wednesday’s and Friday’s. They offer a range of rolls and pastries etc

Mt Maunganui Intermediate School, 21 Lodge Avenue, Mt Maunganui 3116 Phone 07 575 5512 Email: [email protected]

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER

Principal’s Report

Kindo Information

International Request

Second Hand Uniform Sale Info

Useful Information

Travel Safe Info

Community Notices

C O M I N G E V E N T S 2017

DECEMBER 2017

18 Last Day Term 4 – 12 noon

JANUARY 2018

25 Second Hand Uniform Sale Mt College

26 Second Hand Uniform Sale Mt Intermediate

31 First Day Term 1

FEBRUARY 2018

6 Waitangi Day

DONATE YOUR

UNIFORM

RECEIVE A FREE

JUICIE

Year 8 Students

If you would like to donate your uniform to the Parent Support Group and receive a free juicie, please bring it to the canteen, before

school begins, on the last day. (Monday 18 December)

STUDENTS DONATING THEIR

UNIFORM CAN WEAR MUFTI. ALL OTHER STUDENTS NEED TO BE IN

CORRECT UNIFORM.

The PSG run the second hand uniform sale from these donations and the funds go back

into helping other MMI families in need.

This is NOT compulsory but can be very helpful to others.

Thank you so much!

Mount Maunganui Intermediate School

SCHOOL RESUMES FOR ALL PUPILS 8.45am on Wednesday, 31st January 2018

STATIONERY PACKS $35.00

Please pay via Kindo All students will be given packs by their classroom teacher

during the first week

SCHOOL HATS $10.00 & SECOND HAND UNIFORMS

on sale in school hall from 10.00am – 1.00pm

Friday, 26th January 2018

SCHOOL OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FOR NEW ENROLMENTS

10.00am – 12.00pm Wednesday, 24th January, 2018

Phone: 07 5755512 Email: [email protected]

MT MAUNGANUI INTERMEDIATE

15 December 2017

Newsletter No.

40

mailto:[email protected]




FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Kia ora koutou Wow! We made it. Prizegiving Firstly, HUGE THANKS to everyone who worked hard to make our prize giving’s so successful. It was lovely to see parents, caregivers and whanau there to support and celebrate our student’s achievement. Thanks to Jeremy Roberts and Roy Tetai for your work on the grounds, to Charles Gillies Smith and Roger MacLean, for helping out with the hall seating. Mrs Denise Harris, for your work with certificates, to Miss Osborn, for the slide shows and to Mrs Wylie for the flowers, to teachers, for presenting the awards, to Matua Tapuraka, for the kapa haka performance and karakia and to Mrs Beryl Harvey, for doing a stunning job with the organisation and programme. Last, but not least, congratulations to all of our prize winners. Christmas Assembly This morning, Whanau 18 and Mr Needs hosted the MMI Christmas Extravaganza. It was a wonderful Christmas celebration, enjoyed by all.

Leavers Assembly On Monday morning, at 9.00 am, we farewell our staff and year 8 students who are leaving MMI. It will be an informal farewell hosted by the student council. Meet the Teacher Yesterday, we hosted year 6’s and their families, on site, to meet the teacher. It was great to see all of you here. This was the first time that we have done this. Despite a few organisation glitches, the feedback from students and families was overwhelmingly positive. This was a great opportunity for Year 6’s to see their classroom, meet their teacher (where possible) and to find out who else might be in their class. Unfortunately, three staff members were unable to attend, as they have not relocated to the Bay of Plenty. From time to time errors are made with class placement. The early meet the teacher gave us an opportunity to address any early concerns. Year 8’s were also notified of their class placement in their end of year report given out yesterday. Year in review We have had an incredibly successful year. The 2017 national standards data is the best ever, with 80% of our students at/above the standard for reading and over 70% for writing and mathematics. This is an outstanding result. Although, still waiting our final report, the verbal feedback from the Education Review Office was very affirming. We have also continued to achieve outstanding results including a myriad of national and regional titles and a whopping 3rd placing, out of 303 schools, in the NZ Anchor Aims Games. And always, we achieve our successes with humility and the very best manners.




MORE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

As our Year 8's move on to college, although we have only been in their lives a short time, we know that we have made a positive impact on you all. Although, you move on we hope that you never forget your time at MMI. We are so proud of you all! To our year 7’s, we look forward to you stepping up to be the outstanding Year 8 role models. We know that as you strive to reach the summit of Mauao you will do an even better job than the year 8's that have gone before you. Thank you to our MMI Team! Our BOT, the senior leadership team, our teaching and support staff. You are amazing! Thank you for the commitment, and all the hard work that you all do to support the learning and development of our students. Although I am away next year, I know that Mrs Nelson will be truly supported by all and it will be business as usual! I would like to thank all of you, our parents, caregivers and whanau. We are truly blessed to have the support of our community. Finally, MMI we are a school of great heart! I will miss you all! But, I won’t be far away! Have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year. Enjoy the sunshine ready for and outstanding 2018.

Ms M/Whaea Lisa Lisa Morresey Principal

OUR 2018 STUDENT LEADERS

HEAD BOY DEPUTY HEAD BOY HEAD GIRL DEPUTY HEAD GIRL

Noah Johnstone Tay Ririnui Olivia Hala Daisy De La Haye

MESSAGE FOR 2018, YEAR 7 STUDENTS

STEPS FOR YOUR FIRST DAY

- Arrive at school, school begins at 8.45am. Please arrive early on day 1. - All students are to go directly to the school hall, however, if you know which class you are in, then drop your bag to your room before heading to the hall.




School payments online Introducing our Kindo Online School shop – the convenient and easy way to make school payments and complete registration/permission forms. Our Kindo online shop opens 1st January 2018 and is our preferred method of payment, so set up your account today.

Setting up an account – new users Creating an account is easy! Click here to go to login in page for our Kindo online school shop OR visit www.mykindo.co.nz. Create an account by completing the online registration form.

Existing Kindo users If you already have a Kindo or Ezlunch account from a previous school (Omanu or Mount Primary), you can login as usual and simply click on the, my details, option to update your child’s school to Mount Maunganui Intermediate.

Topping up your account There are three ways you can choose to top-up your account, and this can be done at the checkout, or my selecting the ‘top up account’ icon.

Bank Transfer No fees. Allow 2 days for processing. Great for your Automatic payments. Account 2 account No fees. Instant transfer. **RECOMMENDED** Credit/Debit Card 50 cent charge + 2% fee. Instant transfer. Visa and MasterCard available. IMPT: All those families that currently have automatic payments set up into the school bank account will need to stop these payments by 24th December.

From the 1st January you can register with Kindo and set up your automatic payment to go into your Kindo account, using the Bank Transfer option. Then when you have enough funds you can make your purchase or payment.

Credit balances All those families who end the year with a credit balance will have their funds transferred over to their Kindo account, once they have registered and set up their account. Please allow five working days for the funds to be transferred.

Shopping Items can be added to your shopping cart, by clicking on your child’s initial next to an item.

Once you have made all your purchases click on to complete your transaction.

Then simply click at the checkout and you’re done! If you have insufficient funds you will be required to top-up first to complete your transaction. Your order will automatically go through to the school, and you will receive an email receipt confirming your payment or top-up!

Need assistance? Call the Kindo helpdesk on free phone 0508 4 KINDO (0508 454 636).

SAVE TIME - PAY ONLINE


https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/user_home.shtml?session=false&shop=Mt%20Maunganui%20Intermediate%20School

http://www.mykindo.co.nz/



INTERNATIONAL REQUEST FOR EARLY 2018

ATTENTION: YEAR 7 FAMILIES FOR 2018 Have you considered hosting a short term student? Would you like to find out more? We urgently need hosts for a group arriving early February for just one week. Please email Jane Howard, our International Director, directly on: [email protected], if you are interested.





USEFUL INFORMATION

SCHOOL TIMETABLE

School Starts – 8.45am Morning Interval – 10.25am

Lunch – 12.20pm Dismissal – 2.45pm

ABSENTEE INFORMATION Please note that the Ministry of Education requires a reason for every absence. Please provide this when notifying the school of your child’s absence. If the office is not informed of the reason then your child will be marked as having an unjustified absence on their record. Thank you.

Text : 027 232 0446 Phone: 575 5512 ext 1 Email: [email protected]

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 Our school canteen is open Wednesday’s and Friday’s. They offer a range of rolls and pastries etc and also offer sushi on both days. Orders need to be placed from the canteen before school begins on these days. The canteen is Parent Support Group (PSG) run and generates a small annual profit, so you know that when you order lunches, something comes back to the school, which is used to benefit all students.

2018 BUS INFORMATION

All bus routes serving the intermediate will begin on

Wednesday 31 January 2018.

Fares per trip with a Smartride card is $1.60 or cash is $2.00

Smartride cards are available on the bus or from the

Tauranga iSite. Minimum purchase $10 travel.

All the route information (times and stops) can be found on the following website.

www.baybus.co.nz/schoolhopper/routes

CHANGE OF DETAILS It would greatly assist us if you could please advise the office if you have any changes of address, phone numbers or emergency contact details. In the event of an emergency, sickness or injury we need to be able to contact someone who can collect your child Many thanks.

TERM 1 UNIFORM Term 1 requires all students to wear black roman sandals. Also, hats are compulsory in our outdoor areas, at all times. Hats can be purchased from the school office for $10.00 or from the canteen before school, when it is open.


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



MORE USEFUL INFORMATION

DROPPING YOUR CHILD TO AND FROM SCHOOL These are areas NOT drop off zones:

Lodge Avenue Staff Carpark

The Bus Bay on Links Avenue For the safety of your children, when dropping off or picking them up, please refrain from entering and parking in these areas.

SCHOOL TELEPHONE

The school office telephone is for emergencies only. We often have students coming the office to use the telephone after school. A lot of the calls they make are to parents/caregivers asking them to pick them up or if they can go to a friend’s house. Such phone calls will not be permitted. Please make sure your child knows what their after school arrangements are before they come to school. These calls are at a cost to the school.

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP The Parent Support Group (PSG) is a group of motivated parents, caregivers and teachers who volunteer their time to help raise funds to go towards our kids learning and environment. They hold many events during the year and need to enlist the help of as many of you who may be keen to be involved. Keep an eye out for the date of their first meeting in the newsletters coming up.

SUBJECT FEES In 2018 the subject fees are set at $100.00. These include:

Food Technology Hard Materials/Electronics

Media Studies/Robotics Music

Visual Arts Dance and Drama

The cost of these programmes are subsidised by the Board of Trustees. The subject fee must be paid if students wish to consume or to keep any item produced in these programmes.

MT COLLEGE UNIFORM INFORMATION

Mount Maunganui College, Parent Support Group

volunteers, will hold a second hand uniform sale on Thursday 25th January 2018, in the College Hall

starting at 5.30pm. Sorry, NO EFTPOS.

Details about the sale will also be in a notice in

the Mt College office window.

PLEASE RETURN ALL SPORTS

UNIFORMS AND/OR GEAR TO

THE OFFICE BEFORE MIDDAY ON

MONDAY 18 DECEMBER!

THANK YOU AND

MERRY CHRISTMAS




SUPERSTARS AMONGST US

We would like to congratulate Nathan Dodson and Cameron Bennett who have been cast as actors in a feature film that will screen in 2018. Mount Maunganui Intermediate will look forward to seeing them on the big screen. We wish them well with their endeavour.

ENVIRO WORKERS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL

A HUGE thanks to these students who have helped in the vegetable garden or with recycling on a Friday afternoon. The gardeners have been working in their intervals and lunch hours since March, to keep our vegetable gardens under control. I really appreciate all your dedication. I look forward to working with you next year. My apologies if I have left any names out.

Friday Recycling Group

Neve Simpson Abby Hughes George Mills Jake Kiddie Mathieu Rutherford-Bond

Gardeners

Sam Orsler Michael Burke Parker James Hangyeol Yang Keira Fitzharris Mia Longmore Blake Wass Nicholas Gibbard

From Ms Taylor










COMMUNITY NOTICES




MERRY CHRISTMAS

AND HAVE A

WONDERFUL

HOLIDAY AND NEW

YEAR.

FROM ALL THE

STAFF AT MMI.


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Newsletter No. 40 - · PDF file15/12/2017 · Principal’s Report ... Our school canteen is open Wednesday’s and Friday’s. They offer a range of rolls and pastries etc