TAUPO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Striving for Excellence
Kotare Street, TAUPO 3330 Telephone: (07) 378 8097
Kia ora koutou te whanau o tenei kura,
te kura Waenga o Taupo
Greetings to all of our families
Fax: (07) 378 8618
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Number: 12
Date: 27th May 2016
In my opinion
“Our life is made up of time. Our days are measured in hours, our pay measured by those hours, our knowledge is
measured by years. [...] And yet time eventually runs out and you wonder in your heart of hearts if those seconds,
minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years & decades were being spent the best way they possibly could.” Cecelia Ahern
Speaking of time, we are almost to the halfway mark of the year, a lot of work and effort has been put in
to the school year so far and we are already discussing programmes for the end of this year.
However this past week has been busy again with 4 x teams from our leadership group representing us
in the EPRO8 Technology Challenge, which was held in our school hall. There were two competitions,
one for the Year 7s and 8s held on Monday night, and the Year 5s and 6s held on Tuesday morning.
Students competed in teams of 4 over a two and a half-hour period, building a variety of structures
designed by the students. Equipment used was purpose built, aluminium tubing, wheels, cogs, pulleys,
motors, wiring etc.
As the evening went on teams were awarded points depending on what goals they ticked within a
design brief. All teams were fully engaged and worked hard.
Our teams were called:
‘Andrew’s Astronomers’ (Kowhai Moor, Kayla Bennett, Holly Rameka and Andrew Stretton) placed 1st
‘Renata’s Researchers’ (Holly Yeoman, Kitty Prier, Renata Ngata and Zac Maulder) placed 2nd
These two teams will now go on to a regional semi-final.
‘Sapphire’s Scientists’ (Tyler Gordine, Maia-Rose Reremoana, Amelia Funnell, Ben Raven) and
‘Tessa’s Technologists’ (Shyia Nixon, Tessa Castle, James Pettman, Boaz Mellor) had a great time.
At our last assembly we were entertained by our school rock band called “Cold Cut Platinum”, and at the
same assembly we have presented and discussed some of the happenings in our school and have asked
for students to;
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consider making an application for the tramp through the Abel Tasman National Park. We are only able to
take 16 students on the trip so if your child is interested, a well put together application will be necessary
to be considered. We would expect at least 60 – 80 applications so let’s be in to win.
trialling for the mountain biking, the football teams.
continue to practise for the JRock Festival happening in 2 x weeks’ time in Rotorua
start thinking about our major fundraiser the sponsored Roadside and lake side clean-up where we ask our
students to seek support from people to sponsor their efforts.
Apply and use their skills to enter into the Maggi Kitchen Cook Off competition.
We are also consolidating the arrangements for the Major School Production which is to be held in the
4th Term of this year.
This week our Teachers have also been busy being involved with
Professional Learning Development in Mathematics with a major component
being two tutors from School Support (Waikato University) visiting and
observing our teachers teaching Mathematics in their classes.
Following their lessons, the teachers have been able to get feedback on
their performance and some advice and ideas for the teachers to work on.
I hope we got something out of the latest budget??? MMmmmm!!
Thank you all again for the continued support and have a great weekend
– my bolters for the All Blacks named this weekend would be Lima
Sapoanga 1st 5/8 and Elliot Dixon no 6 from the Highlanders.
WIREMU
Right : Students participating in
the Epro8 Challenge
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO:
The following students entered into the NZ Modern School of Music Competitions on Saturday 21 May. They all
performed in front of slightly larger than normal audiences than usual, and they all did very well.
Ariana Campbell played well // Amy Aldridge achieved a 3rd Place // Mia Cameron Played well.
Kees Manders achieved a Gold Medal & VHC // Evelyn Hall achieved a HC // Holly Bragg achieved a HC
Rosie Mace achieved a Bronze Medal, a VHC & HC // Hannah Koenig achieved 2 HC
Makayla Dick achieved 2 VHC and 1 HC // Maia-Rose Reremoana achieved 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal.
Caitlin McAneney achieved 3 silvers, 1 bronze, 2 VHC, 2 HC // Danielle McMurray achieved 3 bronzes, 2 VHC, 1 HC
Katie Lambert achieved 2 bronzes and a HC // Momoka Ishikawa who achieved a Gold Medal, a VHC and a HC and the
Duets Open Trophy with Aria Malone
Paris Takarangi D'Eghani who achieved 3 gold, also Boogie Woogie 12 year’s trophy, Modern Piano 12 years and under
trophy, Most Promising Modern Player trophy.
I would like to congratulate all these students because I know how much work they all put into these competitions.
Teacher Chrissy Metcalfe
ICAS Science:
This ICAS test will be held next Tuesday, for
this and other ICAS tests, old practice papers
can be collected from Mr Haydon
To the Parents /Caregivers of TIS Students,
Thank you for returning the blue dental forms (both
enrolment and treatment consent forms) and the yellow
card (for Year 8 students only). It is greatly appreciated.
For those that still have forms outstanding, please fill them
in and return them to the school office as soon as you are
able.
Please note; the dental clinic is situated on the Taupo
Hospital grounds. This means that if your child is due for a
dental examination or requires treatment, they will be
called out of their classroom in pairs and sent off school
grounds to attend the dental clinic. If you have any queries
regarding this practice, please contact us. As we are a busy
clinic you may be asked to leave a message, please clearly
state your child’s full name, date of birth and a phone
number we can contact you on between the hours of 8am
and 4pm.
Thank you, and remember to keep up the twice daily
brushing.
Taupo Community Oral Health Team Taupo Hospital Dental
Clinic (next to the old Maternity Clinic) Kotare Street
TAUPO, 3330 p) 07-378-9740
Super Saints After School Care
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Open 3 – 5:30pm, Mon - Fri
Reasonable Rates
Fun, safe, comfortable environment for kids
Contact Ruth for more details! 021 029 898 58
We are a fun, friendly team of all ages and we love kids! We are wanting
to connect more with the wider community this year and so we are
introducing ourselves to the general public and making our After School
Care Service available to all kids aged 5 – 13yo.
We operate from 3 – 5:30pm in the school hall, behind the church, at St
Patrick’s Catholic School. 86 Acacia Bay Road, Nukuhau.
Misfitz Dance Studio
Misfitz Hip Hop Dance Classes are held after
school, come learn how to vogue, tutt, pop and
lock and more!!
Hip Hop, Adults, Boys Only, Crew, Private and
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A reminder to all parents and caregivers. Please keep the school up to date with information regarding
change of addresses, phone numbers and mobile numbers. We can also send information to you via e-mail, if
you have an e-mail and wish to contact the school using this method our e-mail address is:[email protected]
School Trustee Election Vote now – Election forms have now been posted to you.
Being a school trustee is an important role that needs people from our community who have a wide
range of skills, abilities or experiences. The job of school trustee varies widely, they are
responsible of identifying the needs and priorities of their community and ensuring that these are
considered in the decisions made for practical educational opportunities for our students.