Term 3 Week 4 final copy - KiwiSchools · Evening 3:10pm – 7pm Performance Evening 7pm 17 August...
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1 Principal’s Message At the moment we are busy processing all the enrolments for next year. Ponsonby Intermediate School has always accepted many students from out of zone and this will continue. I should also make it clear that my goal is for class sizes and the school roll to remain the same heading into 2018 and beyond. To help provide certainty, it is important all enrolments for 2018, whether you are ‘in zone’ or ‘out of zone’, are received by the end of this term – Friday 29 September. You will be notified of your acceptance by email and formal letter in mid October. Information on term dates, stationery and uniform will be included. Please let your friends and neighbours know these deadlines – the transition process from Primary school into Intermediate is important. We will visit all our major contributing primary schools for Year 6 Transitioning in November – Ponsonby Primary, Freemans Bay Primary, Richmond Rd Primary, Bayfield Primary, Gladstone Primary, Westmere Primary, Pt Chevalier Primary, Northcote Primary, and Grey Lynn Primary. The Year 6 students from other schools need to attend the Out of Zone Transition Morning here at Ponsonby Int. School – Thursday 23 November – 9:00am – 10:15am. In this fortnight’s newsletter we cover – Performance Evening, Student Led Conferences, Student Lateness and School Camps. Regards, Nick Wilson Principal 16 August 2017 16 August Ponsonby Cross Country Open Evening 6pm Science Fair Open Evening 3:10pm – 7pm Performance Evening 7pm 17 August Cheer Leaders Trip International Language Week Assembly 18 August School Speech Competition Waterpolo Tournament 19 August Cheer Leaders Competition 22 August Open Morning Core Conferences 3:30pm – 8pm 23 August Core Conferences 3:30pm – 8pm Eco Warriors Trip Revolution Tour 1:30pm – 2:30pm 24 August Mathex Evening 29 August Parent’s camp Meeting 6pm
Transcript of Term 3 Week 4 final copy - KiwiSchools · Evening 3:10pm – 7pm Performance Evening 7pm 17 August...
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Principal’sMessageAt themomentwearebusyprocessing all the enrolments for nextyear. Ponsonby Intermediate School has always accepted manystudentsfromoutofzoneandthiswillcontinue.Ishouldalsomakeitclearthatmygoalisforclasssizesandtheschoolrolltoremainthesameheadinginto2018andbeyond.To help provide certainty, it is important all enrolments for 2018,whetheryouare‘inzone’or‘outofzone’,arereceivedbytheendofthisterm–Friday29September.YouwillbenotifiedofyouracceptancebyemailandformalletterinmidOctober.Informationontermdates,stationeryanduniformwillbeincluded.
Please let your friends and neighbours know these deadlines – thetransition process from Primary school into Intermediate isimportant.WewillvisitallourmajorcontributingprimaryschoolsforYear6TransitioninginNovember–PonsonbyPrimary,FreemansBayPrimary,RichmondRdPrimary,BayfieldPrimary,GladstonePrimary,Westmere Primary, Pt Chevalier Primary, Northcote Primary, andGreyLynnPrimary.
The Year 6 students from other schools need to attend theOut ofZoneTransitionMorninghereatPonsonbyInt.School–Thursday23November–9:00am–10:15am.
In this fortnight’s newsletter we cover – Performance Evening,StudentLedConferences,StudentLatenessandSchoolCamps.
Regards,NickWilsonPrincipal
16 August 2017
16AugustPonsonbyCrossCountryOpenEvening6pmScienceFairOpenEvening3:10pm–7pmPerformanceEvening7pm17AugustCheerLeadersTripInternationalLanguageWeekAssembly18AugustSchoolSpeechCompetitionWaterpoloTournament19AugustCheerLeadersCompetition22AugustOpenMorningCoreConferences3:30pm–8pm23AugustCoreConferences3:30pm–8pmEcoWarriorsTripRevolutionTour1:30pm–2:30pm24AugustMathexEvening29AugustParent’scampMeeting6pm
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PerformanceEveningWednesday16Augustat7pmPleasejoinusonWednesdaynight.OurwonderfulRoadshowperformers,superstarcheerleadingsquad,KapaHakagroup,choir,talentquestcontestantsandpartsoftheschoolproductionwillallbeperforming.ItisanightshowcasingthehugevarietyoftalentourPonsonbystudentshave–allparents,familiesandfriendswelcome!WeaskforagoldcoindonationonthedoortohelpsupportourKidstoCampProgramme.TheschoolwillalsoberunninganOpenEveningfrom5:45pm–7pmandtheScienceFairprojectsareopenforviewingintheLibraryfrom3:10pmuntil7pm.
StudentLedConferences(RepeatNotice)StudentLedConferencesareruneverytermatPonsonbyIntermediate. Coresubjects(EnglishandMathematics)holdconferencestwiceayearinTerm1andTerm3. Modularconferenceshappeneveryterm(asstudentsareinvolvedintwodifferentmodularsubjectseachterm). OnLineConferenceBooking
Bookingscanbemadeathttp://www.schoolinterviews.co.nzusingtheschoolcode.Pleaseincludeyourchild’sroomnumber. CoreConferences: Tuesday22ndAugust–3:30–8:00pm(CORE1Code:ctumz) Wednesday23rdAugust–3:30–8:00pm(CORE2Code:php4w) ModularConferences
Wednesday30thAugust3:30pm-8:00pm(MODULEcode:9mnf2) Belowarethelistofteachersandtheclassestheyteachtomakebookingeasier. Thanks, CobeySweetman
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CoreTeachers: English: KatieMuller:TeachingRooms11,15
OliviaFreeman:TeachingRooms3,8,13
SarahHowie:TeachingRooms1,9,25
PenelopeDunn:TeachingRooms6,18,23
GeorginaThomas:TeachingRooms21,26,30
AngelaLangton:TeachingRooms12,16,28
AngelaLane:TeachingRooms17,20,22 Maths: CherieBolesworth:TeachingRooms11,17,22,26
KellyThomas:TeachingRooms1,12,21,25
KimEdwards:TeachingRooms8,13,15,30
KatherineBusch:TeachingRooms9,16,20,28
AlisonTripp:TeachingRooms3,6,18,23
ModuleTeachers: DesignandTextiles:CobeySweetman
TeachingRooms1,11,17,18,25
Art:KellyRichardson
TeachingRooms1,11,17,18,25
PerformingArts:ChristineCullen
TeachingRooms:6,13,16,23,26
Music:PaulCurtis
TeachingRooms:6,13,16,23,26
Health&P.E:SophieGibbins
TeachingRooms:26,28,3,30,11,16,6,13,18,22
Health&P.E:SamJardine
TeachingRooms:15,12,17,23,8,21,9,21,20,25
HomeEconomics:JodyHart
TeachingRooms:3,20,22,28,30
Science:MargaretMarsick
TeachingRooms:3,20,22,28,30
Science:JessPhillips
TeachingRooms:8,9,12,15,21
ExploringTechnology:AndyWilson
TeachingRooms:8,9,12,15,21
SocialSciences:JoMcCullagh
TeachingRooms:6,9,12,16,18,21,22,25,26,28
LearningLanguages:TriciaOrr
TeachingRooms:1,3,8,11,13,15,17,20,23,30
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ScienceFairTheschool’sannualScienceFairisonthisweek.ThejudgingwascompletedMondayandTuesday.Thecalibreoftheprojectshasonceagainbeenoutstanding.TherewillbeaScienceFairExhibitionthisWednesday(16August)from3:10to7:00pm.PleasecomeandperusetheprojectswhileyouareawaitingOpenEveningintheclassrooms.Bewowedandbedazzledbythewiderangeoftopicsondisplay.HaveachatwithMrs.MarsickandMissPhillipstogainanunderstandingofwhattheprocessofparticipatingintheScienceFairentails.Lookforwardtoseeingyou.ScienceFairResults:Excellences–thesestudentswillparticipateintheAucklandNIWAScienceFaironthe8September2017.Congratulationstothefollowingstudents:KateBrewster(30)HunterHaynes(11)ConnorGreen(11)BenandJoshSumner(22and1)SophiaCollins(3)SofiaRoger-Williams(1)LeilaBelt(15)MaiaHunterandHarrietGowing(15and13)EllaGraves(15)OllieBurton(15)EnzoLund,JamieStrangandTaylorJordan(15)JadenL’amiandSeanStarr(15)MaxTunnicliffe(13)Thankyoutoallofourotherparticipantsweareproudofeveryoneofyou.Results=13Excellences,10Merits,18Achievementsand7Participations.Welldone.MargaretMarsickandJessPhillips.
RoadshowStudentsOnbehalfoftheschoolandthestaffwewouldliketorecognizetheamazingperformancesofourroadshowstudents.Theyhaveworkedtirelesslyoverthelastweekandahalfperformingtenshowswithafinalshowtonightat7.00pminourschoolhall.Theyhavereallyshownwhatthe‘PonsonbyExperience’isallaboutandweareverygratefulfortheirhard-
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workandcommitmenttoensuringtheycreatedanexceptionalshow.Welookforwardtocelebratingwiththemtonightfortheirfinalperformance.FromMissMuller,MrCurtisandthestaff
Camp(RepeatNotice)Allstudentswillnowbereturningtheircampformstotheirformteacher.OurParents’Campmeetingwillbetakingplaceonthe29thAugustat6pmintheschoolhall.Thismeetingisforallparents,especiallythoseparentswhointendonhelpingoutwithcamp. Ifyourchildisnotattendingcampforwhateverreason,pleaseinformtheformteacher. If you have any further questions or concerns regarding camp, please contact your child’sformteacher. Pleaseusethelinkbelowforpayingcampfees($250),http://www.ponsonbyintermediate.school.nz/pay-online.html
CrossCountry(repeatnotice)
PonsonbyIntermediate
CrossCountry2017
Date:Wednesday16thAugustWeek4 Start:Assembleat1.25pmsharpinHousesonBasketballcourt.
EventTimes: Year7Girls - 1.30pm Year7Boys - 1.45pm
Year8Girls - 2.00pm
Year8Boys - 2.15pm Distance:Allracesare3080m(approx) Weencourageparentsand/orcaregiverstocomeandsupporttherunners.ThereisadesignatedareaforallspectatorswhichissituatedalongtheroadwallonClarenceStreet.Thisprovidesagreatviewoftherunnerswhentheystartandfinishtherace.
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StudentLatenessIfyourchild isgoingtobe latetoschool,werequireanoteexplainingthereasonfortheirlateness.ThisnoteshouldbewrittenintheHomeworkDiaryifpossible.Thissystemisveryimportantfortrackingstudentsandistoensurestudentsaresafeandarrivingtoschoolontime.Thereareanumberof importantadmintasksthattakeplaceduringform-timeandit isanopportunityforstudentstoseewhatishappeningforthedayandwhatiscomingup.If a student is late anddoes not have a note explaining their absencewewill contact theparentsorcaregivers.WewouldgreatlyappreciateyourcooperationwithreinforcingthissystemsowecanensureourstudentsarenotmissingoutonanyopportunitiesthatPonsonbyhastooffer.MattBennieDeputyPrincipal
SportsUpdateNetball-Netballisintoitsfinalstretch,withonly3moregamestogointheseason.Wewillbe having a special Netball Prize Giving in an assembly towards the end of this term tocelebrate the students’ successful seasons. Iwould like to thankall themanagers/coachesandparentswhohavemadetheseasonpossible.NetballZoneDays-PonsonbyIntermediatewasrecentlyextremelywellrepresentedattheGirls’CentralZonetournamentday.Theyear7/1teamfinishedsecondoverall,whichmeanttheyhaveearntaspotattheInterZonetournamentonTuesdaythe22nd.Theyear8teamalsoperformedexceptionallywellandfinished4thagainstsomeverystiffcompetition.AllotherPonsonbyNetball teamsareparticipating inaNetballNorthHarbour tournamentthisweek, ensuring that all netball playershavehada chance to represent their school attheirchosensport.
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PictureofNetballteam8/1aftertheirsuccessfulday.
Basketballhascommencedthisweek,withteamsplayingatbothAUTandNorthShoreEventsCentre.Eachteamhastwogradinggamesbeforebeingplacedintoanappropriategradefortheseason.Gametimescanbefoundatthefollowinglink,http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2857-0-0-0&a=COMPSFeesof$110areduebythefirstroundofgames,14thAugust,andcanbepaidattheofficeorusingonlinebankingthroughourschoolwebsite,http://www.ponsonbyintermediate.school.nz/pay-online.html ForfurtherinformationpleasedirectallenquiriestoSamJardine([email protected]).
CulturalLeadersUpdateThe 31st of July saw the start of Cook Island Language Week here at PonsonbyIntermediate.Studentsandteachersalike,werechallengedtobroadentheirknowledgeofthe Cook Islands. Many competitions were held throughout the week but the highlightseemedtobethe‘Ura’Off,wherestudentsdemonstratedtheirbesttraditionaldancemovesinfrontoftheschool!We will be organising more cultural events throughout the year and we will keep youupdated.
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CulturalSupportWewouldlovetohearfromanyparentswhoareinterestedinhelpingwithculturaleventsorhavesomeideastheywouldliketooffertotheschooltocreatemorecultureawarenessaroundPonsonbyIntermediate'sdiversity.If you have any suggestions or would like to put your name forward to help [email protected]
HomeworkClubHomeworkClubisonWednesdayafternoonsfrom3.10-4.00pm.IfyourchildneedsextrahelpwiththeirEnglishorMathsyoucansendthemalong.YoucangetapermissionslipfromRachelMaitland-Smith.
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BYOD Information Sessions
6pm Thursday 3rd August
Northcote College&
6pm Wednesday 9th August
Northcote Intermediate
Meet the Leaders 6pm Thursday
24th August
Out of Zone Application Deadline
4pm Wednesday 30th August
Out of Zone Ballot (if required)Wednesday
6th September
Offer of Place Sent to Applicants
Tuesday 12th September
Subject Selection Evening
6pm Tuesday 24th October
IMPORTANT
DATES
Phone: 481 0141www.northcote.school.nz
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We are particularly looking for parents with daughters in Years 7 and 8 to take part.
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