Murrays Bay Intermediate School News · your CV, and want to make a difference to young women where you are then get in touch. 0800 484 331 On Monday April 3rd we will be delivering

Thursday 16th March 2017 No.4

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Boys Cricket Zone Day Rangitoto Mini School Camp Swimming Zone Day Girls Tennis Zone Day Ski/Snow Board Trials Boys Tennis Zone Day Student Led Conferences

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Last Day of Term 1 Term 2 Begins Tiritiri MS Camp Orienteering Zone Day Football Zone Day YR 7 Boys Chess Tournament Band Concert

With the colder and wetter months approaching, if your child usually walks home from school and you will be picking him/her up on wet days please make arrangements with them where you will meet them, and how they will know, ask them to check their phone for a message telling them, or tell them before they leave for school.

As students are often not in their home class in the afternoons, it is very difficult to locate students to give them a message about what the plans are, so we need to look at alternative ways of doing this thanks. Please do not rely on emails sent to teachers to be actioned on that day. Teachers get in excess of 50 emails a day, so with teaching and duties we sometimes don't get an opportunity to read these until after school.

Students have the option of wearing the micro fleece jacket over the winter months. This jacket is an optional extra, not instead of the sweatshirt. Jackets are not held in stock, only made to order once a year. Jackets need to be ordered by the 17th March for delivery in the second week of term 2. Micro Fleece Jackets cost $75 each and payment must be made before the order can be placed. Please fill in the form below and return it with payment to the school office or pay through one of payment systems. Your child will be fitted to confirm the size before the order goes in. Any questions please email me [email protected]

Payment enclosed $75.00 (circle one)

Cash Cheque Visa/Mastercard (office) Monitor Internet Acc 12 3042 0257051 01 Ref: Child’s name/room no/Fleece

Students Name_______________________________________________ Room______________ Size 8 10 12 14 (Child sizes) Small Med Large (Adult sizes)

Parent/Caregiver Signed __________________________________

Parents are reminded that donation receipts will be sent home with students by the end of March and they will be advised by newsletter when it happens.

Murrays Bay Intermediate School News

Sunrise Ave, Murrays Bay, Auckland 0630 Ph: 09 477 2121 www.mbi.school.nz

Coming Events

School Uniform – Micro Fleece Jacket – Tomorrow Last Day for Orders

Receipts for School Donation/Activity Fee Forms

Message from the School Office

Emails from Parents During the School Day

The Murrays Bay Intermediate carparks are for teachers entering and leaving only please. Many parents (despite our barrier arm) are accessing this area and dropping off their primary or intermediate aged children by the MBIS gymnasium. This creates a hazard for cars in this narrow space, as well as most importantly, students on foot, or their bikes or scooters, who are dodging cars. Students on bikes or scooters should also be walking their wheels once in the school grounds. For the safety of all children, can we please ask that you use the drop off zone only, our MBIS Bus Bay.

The first Student Led Conferences for the year will be held on Tues 4th April (3.15-8pm) and Wednesday 5th April (3.15-6pm) -you choose which day. This is an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher/s and to discuss with them how the year is progressing, and their learning goals for 2017. The conference is led by the student who will present evidence of their learning and where they are on their learning journey. The Technology and Arts teachers will also be available for a conference, as will the ELIP teachers, Miss Wallace and Mrs Hendrikse. ELIP Conferences will be held in the International House next to the school. Mr. McGhie will be available for conferences about the Band Programme / Learning Support. If you would like interviews with any of these teachers please indicate online. We will be booking conferences electronically. This is how you do it. http://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/ The event code is qm4je for parents. This will go live from Monday 20th March.

1. Parents need to enter their name, email, number of children you will be booking for, and your child’s name /s. Press Go.

2. Choose a subject or room, and the teacher’s name once pressed should appear. Once happy with your selection of teachers press Go.

3. Choose the times you want for each teacher. Missing boxes indicate that a time has already been booked. Back to back bookings are not advisable. Please ensure you are booking the right date-choose either the Tuesday or Wednesday option. Press Go.

4. Your bookings will be listed on the next page. You can change bookings by simply returning to the site and entering the school’s code. An email will be sent to the address provided to confirm your booking.

5. Get in quick for your preferred time! Please note the following:

The conferences will take place in your child’s classroom. Student led conferences are 15 minutes in length. If you think you need a more lengthy conference please contact the class teacher to make arrangements for a

conference at another time. School will close at the normal time on both days. PLEASE NOTE-that classes in the Kawau Quad will be running their conferences slightly differently-separate

information will go out to families who have children in this part of the school with conferences to be booked using Google forms, BUT if you would like to see other staff members outside of the Quad, please use the booking system described above.

R42 teacher Jess Grinlinton will be holding her Conferences early Term 2 - date to be advised.

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Student Led Conferences 2017

Entertainment Books

Murrays Bay Intermediate Lower Carpark

We're a finalist in the 2017 AMI Community Grants! Now we need your help to help us make the final five so we can win our share of $20,000. Please follow this link www.neighbourly.co.nz to vote for MBI. Your vote could make a difference to us! This is part of our submission for this grant. Students from Murrays Bay Intermediate have designed a logo which Auckland Transport have made into a stencil. The students want to use this logo on safe walkways to Murrays Bay Primary and Intermediate Schools. They need funds for the paint and brushes to do this. This is the logo designed by one of the students that will be used on the walkways. Last week we sent out an email about the New South Wales ICAS Exams that happen in terms 2 and 3. If you would like your child to take part in these exams all the information is on our website. It is important that all money is received before the 24th March. Here is the link to the information https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ohoQsAQWmW-LCurZKFBl7sHgCSYVP_izfvVHbM0UUtE/edit On Tuesday 7th March, Murrays Bay Intermediate organised 256 students from surrounding Intermediate schools, to take part in the Annual zone Triathlon. The following were the results.

EVENT FIRST PLACE SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE

Y7 BOYS INDV Cam Maunder MBIS

Noah Hanrahan ROSMINI

Alex Macdonald MBIS

Y7 GIRLS INDV Myara Flint NORTHCOTE

Eva Dykgraaf TNIS

Victoria Lane NORTHCROSS

YEAR 7 BOYS TEAM William Montague Gryffon Flew Joseph Imrie PINEHURST

Noah Aboud Ollie Horgan Eric Shi TNIS

Matthew Lindsay Daniel Lindsay Carter Jones NORTHCROSS

YEAR 7 GIRLS TEAM Zoe Crawford Riley Sheldon Amy McGahan MBIS

Eva Todd Hannah McLiesh Kacie Eagle TNIS

Summer Osborne Jessie Honey Mackenzie Melville MBIS

Y8 BOYS INDV Liam Playfair ROSMINI

Luke Farrand ROSMINI

Harry Wingfield NORTHCOTE

Y8 GIRLS INDV Isla Westlake MBIS

Pippa Plumber PINEHURST

Sian Bester ALBANY JUNIOR

YEAR 8 BOYS TEAM Sam Paranihi Toby Lewis Coby Moratti NORTHCROSS

Nat Fitt Callum Lockie Jakob Currin OREWA

Jacob taylor Corben Hickey Jake Tombs OREWA

YEAR 8 GIRLS TEAM Ashlie Bissett Jamie Glassford Amelia Burtton MAHURANGI

Sassy Cooper Zara Hooks Ava Cooper MBIS

Beatrice Harris Angela Ballhorn Natalie Burke OREWA

Girls Cricket Zone Day Congratulations to the team who had a great Zone Day in week 5. With a relatively inexperienced team, we managed to win convincingly against Orewa by 10 wickets. We then had a hard fought battle losing to Northcross by only a handful of runs. We appreciated all the parents who came down to support. Thanks also to Jake, Krish and Aden for helping on the day. The team was: Ella Dorwood (C), Caitlin Jarvis, Ivy Mitchell, Zara Hooks, Janna Buaya, Sam Hayes, Riley Sheldon, Danielle Pattimore, Amy McGahan, Sarah Son and Georgia Astridge-Emery.

Mrs Pollard and Mrs Leckey

Triathlon Results

AMI community Grant – Your votes needed please

ICAS Exams – Next Friday Last Day for Payments

If your child is in Rooms 13, 36, 39, 40 or 45 and you want to know more about camp: there is a parent information evening in the staffroom at 7pm next Tuesday evening (21 March).

Volunteer with GirlGuiding! We have vacancies for you if you would like free leadership training, great experience for your CV, and want to make a difference to young women where you are then get in touch. www.girlguidingnz.org.nz 0800 484 331 On Monday April 3rd we will be delivering a free Kiwi Parenting Workshop at Browns Bay School. This workshop is especially designed for migrant families and new comers to New Zealand, although other parents are also welcome.

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More information www.whanaumarama-parenting.co.nz or call 441 0209

Milford Sea Scout Group – Scout Section: Age 11yrs – 14yrs girls and boys. Y7 – 10 Looking for NEW members Please call/txt: Steve, 021405134 Samuel, 0210350481

Holiday Programmes German, French, Maths, Science, English, Robotix, Web Design and more. Held at Murrays Bay Intermediate in the second week of the holidays. Visit our website for more info: www.tutor33.com

KIDS CHOICE SCHOOL HOLIDAY bookings are now open. Tuesday 18th April till Friday 28th April 2017. Days are full of fun activities and trips to stimulate and entertain your children in a safe, fully supervised environment. CYF’s approved allowing you to apply for a subsidy.Presbyterian Church, 10 Penzance Road, Mairangi Bay. Hours of operation are 7am til 6pm daily. Contact Barb 027 440 6363 or 09 478 3705. Email: [email protected]

Term 1 Holiday Programmes For those students who need an extra boost or simply require a greater academic challenge. EKC offers intensive and well-tailored Power Reading, Writing and Mathematics courses during holiday. (4

days, 5 days or 8 days) Phone 410-0095, 443-0595 (中文) Email: [email protected]

Contact the Club Murrays supervisor, Leanne Strand on: [email protected]

or pick up an enrolment form from the school office.

Do you work and have difficulty finding somewhere for your children to be cared for that doesn’t cost the earth? Hours are from 3pm to 6pm.

Cost is $11 up to 5pm and $17 up to 6pm

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Tiritiri Year 8 Parent Camp Meeting