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Rotorua Intermediate School
83 – 95 Malfroy Road
ROTORUA
Telephone: 07 348 9888
Fascimile: 07 348 8421
School Values: Respect for self
Respect for others
Responsibility for all your actions
Kia Ora
Garry de Thierry and
Staff
Rotorua Intermediate School
Our Mission Statement: Courage & Commitment Kia Kaha, Kia Maia
Newsletter 18 May 2016
UP AND COMING EVENTS
Thursday 19th FOTS Disco 6-8pm $3.00 Friday 20th BOP/PB Indoor Bowls - Tauranga BOP Jnr Indoor Football (Futsal) QEYC Wednesday 25th EPRO8 Science Challenge - Gym 8am - 9pm Thursday 26th FOTS Mufti - Gold Coin Donation Friday 27th PB/BOP Squash Tournament - Tauranga
Launching of our Class Website and Blogs
Engaging our School Community
Everyday your child is engaged in exciting, creative and innovative learning that is authentic and relevant. Our Challenge: How do we provide you with the opportunity to become part of the learning partnership between student / teacher / home. Google Apps for Education: Provide a suite of Apps that enhance and promote collaborative online learning communities. Teachers have used the Apps to design a classroom website and classroom blog to provide you with a means to engage with your child’s learning programme. The Pathways team ( Specialist programmes) also have their individual websites and blogs. Classroom Website
Purpose:To provide information on current learning programmes across all curriculum areas. Each class site has their own calendar, resource pages, contact information. Classroom Blog
Purpose: To provide an insight into the day to day learning, and a celebration of real time learning evidenced through images and student voice. Access to your child’s class website and blog can be gained through Rotorua Intermediate School’s website and select the tab classes.
We invite you to explore, interact and engage with your child’s classroom site and blog.
Need more information:
A parent information evening on Google Apps for Education chromebooks, ,class websites and blogs will be held early Term 3. Date to be advised. Please do not hesitate to contact Heather Nahu if you have
any queries.
Each child’s parents and whanau are their first and most important teachers. Building
learning focussed relationships and connections between parents, whanau and teachers and
supporting all parents, students and teachers to act in ways that improve learning is
therefore vital for each child’s ongoing learning and success.
“Joint interventions involving parents and teachers have the greatest impact on
outcomes.” Robinson, Hohepa & Lloyd, 2009.
We have developed a range of opportunities for parents to share their child’s progress.
Term 2 & 4 Progress Report
Progress discussion with teacher, parents/whanau and student
(To book your meeting go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code and enter the code kgneg
then follow the three steps).
During “Progress Discussions” in June and December, of this year, students will be able to
evidence and demonstrate their ongoing development.
Parents are encouraged to engage in discussions with their child throughout the year,
focussing on what they ARE LEARNING and HAVE LEARNT when undertaking learning
opportunities at school.
Please contact your child’s teacher by email to communicate celebrations, successes or
concerns.
We look forward to acknowledging your child’s out of school engagement and successes
with their peers.
Celebration assemblies are held every fortnight with end of term celebration assemblies for
Specialist Technology awards. At the end of Term 4 we have Specialist Technology Prize
-giving, Sports Prize-giving, Year 8 Prize-giving and Year 7 Prize-giving.
Our whanau inquiry focus for Term 1 was IDENTITY!
We began our inquiry by looking at our own identity. We then inquired into our class, school, community and country’s identity.
We had the privilege of learning about and visiting the Marae that our house is named after -
Te Roro o te Rangi!
To learn more about the fantastic learning
that is happening in Te Roro 1 check out our
class blog
Super, Smart, Smiley, Satisfying, Sporty, Skuxx, Stars, Sincere, Scholarly Students! Mikaere, Hayley, Aaron, Branxdyn, Shontae, Emma, Kurtis, Joel, Allyssa,
Neash, Charlie, Calais, Tamara, Noah, Ashley, Ricco, Raymond, Reana, Harata, Mariah, Makaire, Wayne-Jack, Tara, Jeffy, Deniro, Kovnance, TK, Leilani,
Kaycee, Te Wheki, Djahnaye, Michael, Chris, Terrifying, Torturous, Talented, Tricky, Teachers: Ms Grey, Whaea Angela
During the last 14 weeks of school Everyone in Te Roro o te rangi 2 has been
BUSY!
Learning in class is all about collaborating,
talking, thinking, listening, doing, independence, managing
time, participating, contributing, taking responsibility and
caring! Our approach everyday is to be positively involved in
everything and have fun while we’re learning!
Inquiry— What is Identity?
Lots of; thinking, discussion, reading, writing, counting, asking questions,
finding answers, investigating, comparing, finding differences and similarities, analysing,
sharing, presenting, being imaginative, art, symbolism, self-expression, collaboration, co-operation!
Now we’re onto Science; The 4 elements—Fire, Earth, Air, Water.
Numeracy (Maths!)—
Lots of; multiplication and division,
decimals, fractions and percentages,
problem solving, inquiry into real life
examples of using numbers and processes,
risk-taking, celebration, questioning,
discussion, challenges and lots of progress!
Literacy (Reading & Writing!) — Lots of; research about
people, places and things, narrative story reading and
writing, questions about facts, information and ideas, reports,
poetry, blog articles, pepeha and te reo, riddles and rhymes,
letters, lots of everything!
Everything else that’s successful (so far!)—Student Engagement; We’ve won more than we’ve lost (so far!)
We’re having fun, developing our team work skills, meeting other classes and learning different games!
Prefect—Mariah (Congratulations!) Whanau Leader—Noah (Congratulations!) Class Leaders—Mikaere,
Shontae, Ricco (Congratulations!) Class Councillor Rep—Tara (Congratulations!) Enviro Team—Tamara,
Charlie, Ashley (Congratulations!) RIS Basketball—Makaire, Noah, Kovnance, Ricco, Kaycee, (Congratulations!)
RIS Soccer—Kurtis (Congratulations!) RIS Netball—Tara, Neash (Congratulations!) RIS Touch—Noah,
Branxdyn, Makaire, Tara (Congratulations!) Pathways Programme—Awesomeness by everyone! Loving all the
different things to do! EOTC—So lucky and grateful to have been out and about a bit—Hunt for the Wilder People
movie, Te Roro o te rangi Marae, Sports at Kuirau Park, Wiz performance, Te Arawa journeys at the Museum!
Mean as!
What’s Been Happening in. . .
Te Roro o te Rangi 3 Our inquiry over the past term has been around our identity. We have been looking at ourselves and our role in the world. As part of this, we looked into iconic places and people within Rotorua and have written information reports and have turned them into QR codes! These will be placed in locations around our city so visitors can scan the codes and listen to our information reports,
learning about the topics we have researched! Try it for yourself below. . .
(QR code scanner is required)
Scan this to listen to Jahzell and Anahera tell you all about the Mount Tarawera eruption that effected so many local peoples’ lives and change the landscape
for ever!
Scan this to listen to Braydon tell you all about Russell Westbrook, an inspiration for many young basketball-
ers’ who visit the sportsdrome here in Rotorua.
Scan this to listen to Danisha and Mahina tell you all about The Redwoods Forest, one of Rotorua’s most
popular recreation facilities.
Identity Art– Check out our collage self portraits that we did as part of our identity unit! If you scan these using the Aurasma App (free on mobile devices) you will
watch a video of us introducing ourselves!
Ellie Langton Pou Stephens
Term two is off to a flying start! Quite literally for the girls who had an opportunity to experiment with flight using
model gliders. It was a smashing time!
We have had a science focus which has been great with lots of interesting
questions being asked as we investigated solar energy.
We have also been busy in class and have had the opportunity to meet and learn
with Bernie and Harrold in the Life Education mobile class.
STOP
Rheumatic Fever
There is a nurse service to prevent rheumatic fever in our school.
Rheumatic Fever damages children’s hearts.
There is a free nurse available for children who have sore throats or
skin infections like school sores, nits and scabies.
The nurse will be available from
2—3pm on Mondays
and
9—10.15 am on Wednesdays
at Rotorua Intermediate School.
Children and young people aged between 4 and 19 with sore throats or skin
infections can also use the free clinic at Western Heights Health Centre in the
afternoon between 3 and 6 pm Monday to Thursday or 3 and 5 pm Friday.
Please call 3470565, txt 0224847628 ( 022 4throat) if you have questions or
need help. This clinic also operates during school holidays.
It is free to see the nurse and medicine will be provided. Children seen by the
nurse stay registered with their usual GP.
Please get sore throats treated and protect children’s hearts.
YOU COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH INFLUENZA AT ANYTIME
Influenza can be anywhere. Contact with the influenza virus is almost
unavoidable, and while contact does not necessarily mean infection, it does
mean that you are never far from the possibility of catching influenza.
Influenza, commonly called the flu, can be a serious illness that is sometimes
fatal. Infection with the influenza virus may lead to a stay in hospital for any
age group but particularly if you are elderly or have an ongoing medical
condition. Influenza can make an existing medical condition, such as asthma or
diabetes, a lot worse.
Even if you do not end up in hospital, influenza can keep you in bed for a week
or more, preventing you from doing work, sport or just about anything that
requires leaving the house.
By immunising against influenza you can protect yourself and lessen the chance
of bringing it home to a baby, older relative, or someone with a medical
condition who could develop serious complications from influenza.
Get immunised early before the influenza season starts.
Ranolf Medical Centre is urging everyone to come in if you haven't got you flu
vaccination already.
Our after hours flu drop in clinic will be run on Thursday, 19th May between
5pm and 6pm (no appointments are necessary) to accommodate anyone who
needs to come in after work or school.
Phone 07 347 7537 | Fax 07 350 0024 Email [email protected] www.ranolfmedical.co.nz59 Ranolf Street | PO Box 442 Rotorua 3040
New Zealand
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Welcome to the Kahukura Under 11 Rugby team. If you are under 11 at the start of January and are interested playing
rugby this year whether you have played before or not please contact
Coach Terry Robinson on 027 2230400. This team has won their previous divisions 3 times and runner up once, we are a full field
this year with 15 players on the field at once. and 5 reserves. If you are keen to train twice a
week and play on Saturdays why not try out with the team and see if you like it. If you have
difficulties getting to trainings and games assistance could be provided. Thank you
Terry Robinson
Topguns Tennis
Winter tennis for juniors at Lynmore Tennis Club.
Tuesdays 5 to 7 years 3-30 to 4-30 cost $70 term.
Tuesdays 8 to 13 years 4-30 to 6 pm cost $100 term.
Rackets available-contact head coach Guy to book in. Ph 027 6945308 email [email protected].
