MBAS Newsletter, Term 4, Week 5, 15th Nov 2024

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Kia Ora tātou – Greetings to you all

From The Primary Years

MBAS 2024 Magazine

Kindo Coming Soon!

Quick, easy online payments - 24/7.

We’re excited to introduce Kindo. This user-friendly platform will allow you to purchase school items, register for sports and support fundraisers 24/7, with one convenient account for the whole family. Enjoy flexible payment options anytime, anywhere!

We’ll share more details soon, so keep an eye out for this new way to manage school payments.

Why families love Kindo:

Flexible Payment Options:

• Pay in full, spread it out, or set up hassle-free automatic payments
• Choose from three FREE payment methods: online eftpos, bank transfer, or POLi.
• Prefer debit or credit cards? We've got you covered!

One Simple Account for the Whole Family:

• Easily track all your school-related expenses in one place
• Available 24/7 - purchase school items, manage registrations, and support fundraisers anytime, anywhere!

Any questions? Visit support.kindo.co.nz
Contact our Customer Support - Open 8am - 4pm weekdays.
Email: helpdesk@kindo.co.nz

Twilight Gala - 29th November from 3pm - 6pm

Thank you to the following businesses for supporting with donations towards our quickfire raffles, Whitianga Paper Plus, Espy Cafe, Dive Zone, Glass Bottom Boat, Funzone, WildWood Mini Golf, Whiti Nails and Beauty, Bakes by the Fisherman's Wife, Twin Cinemas, Accounting by Design, Blue Door Therapy, Infinite Health Club, Fabian from CFM, Matilda the Time Travelling Fairy, Peninsula Party Hire, Mercury Bay Marine, Placemakers Whitianga, Black Jack Surf, Skin and of course the families of MBAS for the donations of food to go towards baskets for the quick fire raffle. 

If you still have some items to come in for the bric-a-brac/white elephant stall and book stalls then please bring them in as soon as possible. Donations can come to school with your child to their teacher or to the office.

School Fun Run’s Crazy Colour Day - Sign Up Now

We’re holding the School Fun Run’s Crazy Colour Day as a major fundraising event this year!  The event will be held at the Twilight Gala on the 29th November. We are really hoping to raise $12,000 which will pay for Shade sails, playgrounds or new court surfaces.

Keep your eyes peeled for the sponsorship forms which have been sent home with your child. Once you have the form, you should sign up for a Student Profile Page at schoolfunrun.co.nz. You’ll be able to access online fundraising and can win a $20,000 Ultimate Family Experience!

Students who raise $10 or more will receive a reward, and the more money you raise the better the reward, and the more you help the school!

We’re looking for all students to participate and we’re organising a great day for our community, so we’d love everyone to come down to support the kids.

If you have any questions about the Crazy Colour Day please contact the School Fun Run Office on 1800 FUN RUN.

Thanks for supporting the school and we hope to see you at the event!

Y1-2 Athletics

Year 1-2 Athletics had all the energy you would expect from our babies.  We started the day with tug-o-war which was highly contested, then the children went around the rotations and completed highjump, longjump, tennis ball throws, sack races and sprints. We finished with a house relay.  The children were super keen and we had a lot of fun.

Y3-6 Athletics

3-6 Athletics day started out fine and then we got through a few showers to complete all our events.

Records broken where 9 year old girls 200m  - Penny Stockton in 34:44 & 8 year old boys shotput Keylon Taogaga with 6.80m

Overall points were Buffalo 1st 540 points, Matahourua 2nd 441, Mercury 3rd 375, Tainui 4th 363.

See full results here.

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Y5-6 Service Day

Some photos from our walk this week. Lots of rubbish picked up on the way and at the estuary. The children had a lot of fun digging in the sand.

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M8 - Static Electricity

M8 have been learning about static electricity. We had a go at bending water at the tap but that didn't work. So we visited the science lab and were able to bend the water with a smaller stream of water. They learned that rubbing something (friction) causes an excess of charged particles that can transfer from one material to another.

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Y6 KAURI

Year 6 were attempting to make a shelf that could support a book for one of their Kauri activities.  Once successful with the book they tried out all kinds of sizes and weights.

Y10 KAURI Day Art

Y10 Business and Enterprise

Year 10 Business and Enterprise students creating prototypes of their business products. Watch this space for a time and place for when and where these products will be for sale.

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TVSS Volleyball

TVSS Junior Volleyball was held in Katikati on Tuesday and MBAS sent a junior girl and junior boy team down for the event. Both teams finished 4th in their competition. 

Thanks to Mr Butler & Mr Pincham for driving the teams over.

Team pic - Back - Kiwa Blake, Cooper Mullins, Gia Swindlehurst, Tia Samuel, Elenoa Joshua, Lara Sharman, Lana Ducker.Front - Nico Adams, Oscar Williams, Jacob Chamberlain, Taj Lorimer, Leah Clow, Marika Macdonald, Mieke Ducker, Chanel Clothier, Skye Condon.

Sports Camp for Y9-10 students at Tōtara Springs, early Term 2 2025!

We are excited to offer an incredible Sports Camp for Year 9-10 students at Tōtara Springs, early Term 2 2025! The camp will feature a range of sports, including Basketball, Cricket, Hockey, Netball, Soccer, Touch, Tag, Frisbee, Volleyball, Swimming, Athletics, Croquet, Petanque, Rock Climbing, Spikeball, and Table Tennis.

Students will compete in multi-sport events, building teamwork, leadership, and resilience. Special guest speakers will also share their inspiring stories.

More information can be found on the Totara Springs website.

To join, students must complete an application form, explaining why they should be selected. Forms can be collected from the PE office or MBAS reception. Selections will be based on attitude and effort in PE classes. Year 8 students not currently attending MBAS should provide a reference.

Applications close on Tuesday 19th November at 3pm.

A team of 30 students will be selected by the end of 2024. If selected, to secure a spot, a $150 non-refundable deposit is required. Total cost to attend sports camp will be approximately $380. This price will be confirmed before the end of the school year.

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to represent our school!

Sports Round Up

Years 5/6 - 3 vs 3 Competition

Last Saturday 13 MBAS years 5 and 6 basketballers went to Paeroa for a 3 vs 3 competition.  The games were 10 minutes long and fast!  Each team had 5 or 6 games and we had our MBAS Red team in the Year 6 Boys grade come runners-up and our MBAS Yellow team in the 5/6 mixed comp come runners up too.  Our MBAS Yellow team also won their team relay and received chocolate bars and a basketball for their school. Many thanks to the parents and whanau that accompanied the team.  It was a great day.

Annual General Meeting for MBAS Secondary School Rugby

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting for MBAS Secondary School Rugby will be held

At: Mercury Bay Area School Library, 20 South Highway, Whitianga

On: Tuesday 19 November 6pm. 

All Parents, Caregivers, Volunteers welcome.

Looking for volunteers on the Secondary School Rugby Committee.Meeting once a month during the season.

Expressions of interest for coaching and managing Grades- Youth Grade Year 9/10, Girls 1st XV, Boys 1st XV.
Enquiries to: Secretary - Samantha Toworai
mbassrugbyclub@gmail.com

Tertiary Tidbits

Fees free update from TEC
Please find the most up-to-date information about fees fee from TEC here

Careers Corner

Nurses Notes

Important reminder about the Dentist

All year 9 students need to enrol at Lumino dentist

Many have not enrolled, and it means they miss out on FREE Dental Care

Parents and Caregivers - Please call in to Lumino Dentist on Blacksmith Lane and fill out the form.

Community Notices

Opportunity to do fully funded Skipper Restricted Limits Level 4 course

Summer Sailing Program

The Mercury Bay Boating Club's sail training program for youth and adults will be kicking off mid-November and running through the end of March.  The club offers courses for our youth aged 8 - 18 and will also be offering adult learn to sail options.  Youth courses in November - December will be after school and on weekends (depending on the age group).  Adult course days and times are yet to be announced but will likely be a total of 9 hours spread over late afternoons/early evenings and a weekend.  During the summer holidays, our youth courses will be run in "blocks" of 4 days, spread over a 5-day week, with younger sailors training in the morning and older sailors in the afternoon.  

For more information and to receive our registration letter and Google form, please email mercurybayyouthsailing@gmail.com or visit our FaceBook page Mercury Bay Youth Sailing.

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