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Newsletter – 28th February 2020 E matahi ana e mataara

Principal’s message:

Tena ra koutou katoa nga matua o te kura taka waenga o Whakaoriori. E nga whānau hou...nau mau, haere mai ki te mahi i waenganui a tātou. Ka nui aku mihi ki a koutou katoa. Talofa lava...Kia orana...Ni hao...Howzit It is my real pleasure to welcome all families to the 2020 school year here at Masterton Intermediate. Our students come to our kura from 40 different previous schools and we have at least 15 different ethnicities working together as one. Some of the kōrero with our students to start the school year has been focused around our ADMIRE values of: Active brain Dependable Managing self Interactions Relationships Excellence... as well as our school whakatauki “E mātahi ana, e mataara!” (Work together and be on to it!) E mātahi ana (Work together) We expect students who wear our school uniform to be kind to each other in all forms of communication including spoken, written and digital. We want them to interact positively in our community and have a desire to achieve excellence. E mataara (Be on to it!) We are also working eagerly to support all students to become engaged and self-managing learners. At the ages of 11, 12 or 13 years, MIS students need to be on time and organised for lessons, willing to listen to and follow instructions as part of being dependable. KiVa ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAMME Masterton Intermediate is the first school in Masterton and the second in the Wairarapa to implement the KiVa programme.

The KiVa definition of bullying is…. When you consistently harm someone who is defenceless. Bullying is when the same student is repeatedly and deliberately harmed. The perpetrator is someone against whom the victim finds it difficult to defend themselves.

We have decided that all teaching staff will be involved in learning about KiVa and working through the anti-bullying process. A new team of teachers will provide this KiVa team support each term. All staff will contribute towards our goal of eliminating bullying from our school. The MIS staff KiVa team for Term One is: Maggie Jeffries (Team Leader), Adriaan Botha, Judy Dreadon, Robyn Hamilton, Jacqui Malcom, Alex Sheldon Reported incidents that are specifically bullying-related will be dealt with by one or more of these team members. At MIS in 2020 and beyond, a focus is that we expect our students to be kind to each other. Those who regularly choose to be unkind to others will not be welcome here. You may find out more about the KiVa programme through their website: KiVa in NZ schools

Our Vision: Engaged and self-managing learners who interact positively in our community and have a desire to achieve excellence

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Staffing for 2020 TARARUA: Principal Russell Thompson Deputy Principal Olivia Geange Deputy Principal Beth Woodward Executive Officer Dionne Jackson Secretary Lynne McDermott Caretaker Mike Clarke Library Charlotte McIntosh Learning Support Co-ordinator: Emily Enoka Sports Coordinator Nicola Veale (one day a week) TAUWHARENIKAU: Room 1 Raana Campbell Room 2 Alex Sheldon (Team Leader) Room 3 Juliet Stewart TEACHER ASSISTANT: Koti Whittaker

WAIOHINE: Room 4 Niheta Veale (Team Leader) Room 5 Jacqui Malcolm Room 6 Michael O’Farrell TEACHER ASSISTANT: Mandy Kruszona

WAINGAWA: Room 7 Jenny Stevens Room 8 Raegan McGregor (Team Leader) Room 9 Rebecca Warren Room 10 Judy Dreadon TEACHER ASSISTANT: Nathan Robinson

WAIPOUA Room 11 Pania Smith Room 12 Suz Hayman Room 13 Morgan Bunny (Team Leader) Room 14 Adriaan Botha TEACHER ASSISTANT: Lianne Thompson

KAITUNA Room 15 Colin Mann Room 16 Kate Hamill Room 17 Robyn Hamilton (Team Leader) Room 18 David Johnston TEACHER ASSISTANT: Jose Vatselias

RUAMĀHANGA: Music Maggie Jeffries (Team Leader) Design Technology Rick Luff Cooking Mike Smellie Science Maruschka Van Tonder

TEACHER AIDES: (Supporting individual students) Ben Molesi Helen Temple Levonia Faumui

TEACHER RELEASE Tika Dew (Wednesdays, then on Thursday Friday in Room 16) Michael O’Connell ROCK BAND: Elton Halford

Each of the above staff will be working very hard to provide a wide range of learning opportunities for our students to become involved in. WINTER SPORTS TEAMS Despite the hot weather conditions at present, the winter sports season is fast approaching. We are hoping to enter MIS teams for regular competitions in the following codes during terms two and three:

• Basketball at the YMCA in term two • Boys football playing on a Saturday morning • Girls football, playing on a Wednesday after school • Hockey at Clareville

All teams will train on the MIS turf after school One mixed team will play as our 1st XI Other mixed teams will play in 6-a-side competitions

• Netball at Colombo Road courts on a Tuesday afternoon/evening The Year 8 A team will play on a Saturday.

Students who are keen to play in any of these MIS sports teams will receive a letter in March to explain trial dates and times, subscription costs and other organisational details. The number of teams that we will be able to enter will be determined by the availability of coaches. Many of our staff have already put their hand up to coach teams but we will require parents and other adults to do so as well. I do encourage you to offer your assistance so that we can cater for all students who want to play. Please phone the school office on (06) 370-0088 or you may contact Nicola Veale, our awesome sports co-ordinator on nicola@mis.school.nz if you are happy to put your hand up.

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WEEK DATE ACTIVITY/EVENT

5 MONDAY, MARCH 2 (DAY 1) TUESDAY, MARCH 3 (DAY 2) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 (DAY 3) THURSDAY, MARCH 5 (DAY 4) FRIDAY, MARCH 6 (DAY 5)

• Non-stop cricket games at lunch time - Top 16 teams• Board of Trustees meeting at 6.30 pm in the staffroom

• Non-Stop Cricket Games at lunchtime

• Masterton Schools Swimming sports from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm • Baseball games at 5.30 pm

• School singing • Girls Cricket games after school

• Ki o Rahi Coastal Classic at Riversdale• Choir Block 3 • MIS Softball and tennis teams play after school

6 MONDAY, MARCH 9 (DAY 6) TUESDAY, MARCH 10 (DAY 7) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 (DAY 8) THURSDAY, MARCH 12 (DAY 1) FRIDAY, MARCH 13 (DAY 2)

• Year 7 Vision Screening in the library • Options programme (Session Three) in Block Three

• Year 7 Vision Screening in the library • Room 11 & 12 visit to Te Papa • Poly group in Block Three

• Fun Run in Block One • Mathematics Extension in Room 8 • Assembly in Block Three, starting at 1.40 pm • Baseball games at 5.30 pm

• School closes at 12.30 pm • Girls Cricket games after school • Learning Conferences - student, parent/s and teacher

from 1.00 to 8.30 pm. Tea from 5.30 to 6.10 pm Tea in the staff room from 5.50 to 6.30 pm

• MIS Softball and tennis teams play after school

7 MONDAY, MARCH 16 (DAY 3) TUESDAY, MARCH 17 (DAY 4) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 (DAY 5) THURSDAY, MARCH 19 (DAY X) FRIDAY, MARCH 20 (DAY X)

• Kapa Haka in Block Three

• School Singing from 1.25 to 2.10 pm • EOTC meetings from 2.10 to 2.50 pm • Learning Conferences from 3.30 pm

Teachers tea break in the staff room from 5.50 to 6.30 pm

• Nga Tama Toa - first day for 2020• Choir in Block Three • Wairarapa Primary Schools Swimming Championships

from 5.30 to 8.00 pm • Education Outside the Classroom – Day 1

• Education Outside the Classroom – Day 2

8 SUNDAY, MARCH 22 • RATHKEALE COLLEGE CAMPUS OPEN DAY

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR TERM 1 Please

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MONDAY, MARCH 23 (DAY 6) TUESDAY, MARCH 24 (DAY 7) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 (DAY 8) THURSDAY, MARCH 26 (DAY 1) FRIDAY, MARCH 27 (DAY 2)

• Immunisations all week • Options programme (Session Four) in Block Three • Poi Porotiti - first day for 2020 • Poly group in Block Three

• Assembly at 1.40 pm • Baseball teams play at 5.30 pm

• Revolution Tour Presentation in the hall from 9.15 am• Girls Cricket games after school • MIS Softball and tennis teams play after school

9 MONDAY, MARCH 30 (DAY 3) TUESDAY, MARCH 31 (DAY 4) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 (DAY 5) THURSDAY, APRIL 2 (DAY 6) FRIDAY, APRIL 3 (DAY 7)

• Kapa Haka in Block Three

• School Singing in Block Three - Attitude presentation at 1.50 pm

• WRISSA Baseball at Fraser Park (Mike O’Farrell coaching) • Mathematics Extension in Block One • Kapa Haka performing at the Wellington Regional Police Awards held at the

Carterton Events Centre from 1.00 pm • Choir in Block Three

• Options programme in Block Three • Girls Cricket games after school

• Poly group in Block Three • Newsletter #2 issued

10 MONDAY, APRIL 6 (DAY 8) TUESDAY, APRIL 7 (DAY X) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 (DAY X) THURSDAY, APRIL 9 (DAY X) FRIDAY, APRIL 10

• Assembly at 1.40 pm • Board of Trustees meeting – 6:30 pm in the staffroom

• School photos from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, class and individual

• WRISSA Rugby Sevens at Trentham Memorial Park • Shared concert in the hall Block Two:

Rock Band, Choir, Kapa Haka, Poly Club, instrumental items • Options programme (Sixth and final session) in Block Three

• Syndicate Haka competition in the hall at 11.20 am • Term one ends - 3pm

• School closed

School Holiday break from: Friday, April 10 (Good Friday) to

Monday, April 27 (ANZAC Day observed) We look forward to a very enjoyable and productive 2020 school year. Yours sincerely,

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Russell Thompson (Tumuaki)

RANDOM NUMBERS

29 75

93 24,000

The number of school days remaining in term one. We finish this term at 3.00 pm on Thursday, April 9. The number of runs scored by Konnor Vainu in the boys first XI cricket match on Tuesday, February 25. Congratulations to Opaki School on your well-deserved victory. The percentage of families who attended the start-of-year interviews with class teachers on February 3rd and 4th. This was 217 out of a possible 235 – the highest turnout for any student-parent-teacher meeting at MIS. The amount of Fun Run sponsorship money that has been received on-line as at 10:00 am on Friday, February 28.

Baseball results MIS baseball results on Wednesday, February 26 MIS Titans 9 v Greytown Giants 9 Martinborough Green Sox 7 v MIS Magic 9

Options Our students have already taken part in their second option class for Term One. We have 21 different option programmes running this term, ranging from Jokgu (a Korean sport), Ki O Rahi and Boxing to Catching Critters, Working on the Farm and Food Glorious Food. We are very proud to see our students engaging and participating with ADMIRE and are so glad this programme is such a hit, with many students already saying it is one of their favourite things about MIS.

A word from Mrs Veale on sports: SPORTS/COACHES/MANAGERS/SUPPORTERS

Welcome to MIS Sport for 2020! With summer sports well under way we are seeking people to assist our students in their winter sports. If you are keen and able to coach or manage a school team, we want to hear from you! Please email: nicola@mis.school.nz

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BRING YOUR OWN CHROMEBOOK

At MIS, we provide 20 Chromebooks per classroom for the exciting and important learning we do in ‘digital spaces’. We do a great deal of research, creation and collaboration using these tools and are fortunate to be so well-stocked! We do also allow students to bring their own Chromebook. Having your own device certainly has some advantages. These include guaranteed access to your own device any time there is a learning need and also the obvious advantage of being able to continue their learning at home. There have been some people inquiring about the cost and installation of a Google Licence. We do not require you to purchase this at MIS. Any student will be able to connect their personal to our Chromebook to our network providing they are using their MIS Google account only to log in. MIS provides safe, lockable storage for all student-owned devices. All devices should be places in these cabinets when not in use. For Your Information

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Public Speaking and Drama Gain confidence and clarity in communication with public speaking, drama and communicating in leadership lessons available to all ages, from children to adults. Speech NZ and Trinity College London exams available. Lesson are taught in small group sizes with a limited number of private lessons available. Contact Elisabeth Minards-Black at eminardsblack@gmail.com for more information.