MBAS Newsletter, Term 1, Week 9, 28th March 2024

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Kia Ora tātou – Greetings to you all

Primary Update

Kia ora e te whānau,
Wow how time has flown over this first term and with daylight savings fast approaching, we are close to it nearly being over. Please remember that school is also closed on Tuesday 2nd April after Easter Monday - you may not have noticed in the past because Easter has usually been the start of the school holidays:)

Primary Years Assembly
Last Friday we had our second assembly.  Like I said in my dojo post, I was really proud of all of the student achievements acknowledged in the assembly. KAURI certificate recipients from every single class in our primary years.  Swimming sports students received certificates, with some students receiving multiple certificates over a variety of races. Classes sharing their artwork and learning.  Year 6 student leaders proudly wearing their feathers - recognition badges as they led our assembly.  All an amazing example of our kaupapa in action - growing good people, growing good learners, growing good leaders. Our last assembly for the term is Friday 5th April, 9:00 am start in the hall:)

Life Education Trust
All of our years 3-4 primary students have been attending some sessions in the Life Education Trust truck - learning specifically about relationships and resilience;  

      * What are the qualities of friendship and being friendly?
          - Students explore the qualities of friendship, and what being a friend and being friendly means, for themselves              and others.
     * How can we show resilience?
          - Students explore what is meant by resilience and develop possible strategies to bounce back from difficulties               or setbacks in a positive and successful way and apply these in future situations.

     * What is the importance of kindness?
         - Students can develop their emotional intelligence by exploring how we can show kindness to others? What                   effects could our actions have? And how can we resolve conflict when people’s feelings have been hurt?

Yrs 1-6 - Be Bright, Eat Right Educational Show
We have Vas Kovalski returning with his highly engaging educational magic show on Thursday 4th April.  The show's focus is to help students to develop a positive relationship with healthy food and make smarter food choices.  He was very well received by students and staff the last time he came to our kura so we thought we’d ask him to come back!

Reminders:)
   * If your child is going to be away please let us know: attendance@mbas.ac.nz; text 021 0255 6802; or call 07                 8665916.  It is also really helpful if you leave a message or text, to let us know why your child is away.  The        difference between ‘being away’ and ‘being away due to illness’ can be significant for us when tracking            attendance:)

   * Students who arrive late need to go to the main admin office to receive a late pass, which they then hand to their      teacher :) Please do not rely on classroom teachers to relay this information from a dojo message:)

   * Lost Property: Our mountain of lost property continues to grow:(  It seems wasteful and unnecessary.  If your            child’s uniform is named at least we know where to return it to:)

   * Photolife - Thursday 11 April - Sibling photo forms are available from the main admin office.

We hope those that can, have a great Easter break and we’ll see you all for the last part of this term on Wednesday 3rd April:)

Ngā mihi, Hira & Pip

Year 7/8 Immunisations Tuesday 9th April

The Public Health Nurses will be at Mercury Bay Area School on Tuesday 9th April to administer the Immunisation Programme for year 7 and 8 students. This will be for those students who have written consent from whanau.

Year 7 Immunisation (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis/Whooping Cough)
In Year 7 students are offered free vaccine against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough.In New Zealand, babies and young children are given vaccines to protect them against these diseases. As children get older this protection wears off so Year 7 students need to boost their protection against these three diseases.

Year 8 HPV Immunisation Programme
HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination helps protect from cancers caused by this virus. This immunisation is now being offered every year as part of the school based immunisation programme.

Uniform Shop

Uniform Shop Hours until the end of Term 1

Wednesday 10th April - 8.30am - 9.30am

Then back to usual hours after the holidays

SPECIAL OFFER * Wool/Nylon jerseys - many brand new - gold coin donation. Sizes 10 to XL. Cold machine wash or handwash. 

All other uniform (except Canterbury) $5 per item - Canterbury $10 per item

WANTED Canterbury long pants - please donate any that are no longer required to the office. Plus any other clean items of uniform such as Rain jackets and Fleeces

Photolife Class, Sibling and ID Photos

Thursday April 11th

See full details below

Trophy Returns

M1 - Literacy Games

Tuesday may have been a short day but it was a busy day! Have a look at M1 tamariki playing a range of literacy games. We are all at different levels so groups are working on their focus sounds for revision and consolidation of learning.

Room 24 - Sound Learning

Middle sound learning continues.

I read out a word to the tamariki and they had to colour in the corresponding box of what vowel sound they thought was in the middle of the word.

Bay Bling Academy

Bay Bling Academy had another fantastic guest speaker this week - Pippi, the current co-owner of "Sacred Garden''. Pippi ran a workshop with the class making friendship bracelets - students got to select their trio of colours before going on to create their unique bracelets using a range of different knots. 

On the 1st of May, Pippi will be opening up a new shop called "Pippi" located at 39 Albert Street selling her own creations, crystals, creativity supplies, incense & books. She will run her own creativity workshops in June for those who want to further their jewellery making skills. 

Y7-8 Triathlon Results

The year 7/8 triathlon was held at school on Monday, it was a great event and all the students gave it their all.  Well done everyone!

WaiBop Athletics Champs

8 MBAS students travelled over to compete at the Tauranga Domain for the Waibop Athletics Champs on Tuesday.The students were up against students from athletics clubs and elite athletes from Schools all over Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.  We are proud of them getthing through to this level on their natural abilites.  This was quite the eye opener to see what you can achieve if you train.

Quinn McCleery qualified 4th in Highjump to attend the NZ Secondary School Athletic champs to be held in Palmerston North.

Eli Whitianga finished 6th overall in his Junior boys highjump.

Pictured - Quinn McCleery, Eli Whiting, Kiani Van der Putten, Brynn George, Mateo Niclas, Tom Lamason, Bree McKinlay and Alison Brunton.

Thames Valley Rugby 7's

Mercury Bay got to host the Thames Valley Rugby 7's and both Boys and Girls Open Grade made it to the semi finals but their winning streak ended there. Youth grade boys took on Paeroa in the finals but lost by 2 points in an exciting finish. Paeroa Open grade qualified.

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Pegasus Cup Takapoto Equestrian Estate

Our Equestrian team were thrilled to have attended the invitation only Pegasus Cup Takapoto Equestrian competition.

- Tahlia Osborne and Alison Brunton competed in the 80cm Category.

- Sarah Kate Lusby and Lexi Ford competed in the 90cm category.

The following are the comprehensive results.  Riders placed in the top ten gained valuable points for their team: Mercury Bay Waves;

80cm Show Jumping - Alison Brunton 8thTahlia Osborne 10th 
80cm Show Jumping Equitation Class - Tahlia Osborne 2ndAlison Brunton 7th 
80cm Show Jumping Accumulator - Alison Brunton 1st  
90cm Show Jumping Equitation Class - Lexi Ford 7th

Our team finished the competition on 62 points which placed us 17th out of a massive 48 teams.

Blake Inspiring Environmental Leadership

We are super excited for Isabella White who applied and has been selected for the  BLAKE Inspire Environmental Young Leaders with passion for the Environment Leadership program which is a week-long residential leadership development programme in partnership with the Ministry for the Environment.

This is a massive achievement and we are so proud of you Isabella. We look forward to hearing all of your experiences when you return! 

“Why bother? It’s too important not to, for all of us.”
– Sir Peter Blake

Y9-11 Invitation - Drama Performance in Auckland

The Drama Department invites students from Years 9, 10 and 11 to join us on a trip to Auckland on the 3rd of May to watch the play "I Love You G." We will leave school at 7:30 a.m. and return around 7 p.m. Massive Theatre is a professional physical ensemble company that creates new theatre with emerging and professional actors, directors, and writers. Their work comes from real stories, reflecting the rich diversity of Aotearoa. Harmony Hogarth, an ex-MBAS student, is also an integral part of Massive as an actor, teaching artist, assistant director, and composer.

The activity costs $40, which includes transport and a ticket. If you are interested in joining, please email Leo Magri at magril@mbas.ac.nz.

More information about Massive Theatre company here: https://www.massivecompany.co.nz/

Plane Build 27th March 2024

Acid Etching, Centre Fuselage Section, Parts Allocation.  Open the photos below to read the full log.

Tertiary Tidbits

Otago University Presentation - Yr12' and Yr13's

If you are thinking about your tertiary options, the Otago University liaison is coming to do a presentation to any year 12 or year 13 interested.  

Thursday 11th April, 9am - 10am (Block1). Please go to WHA (Puahape) at the beginning of Block 1 and your attendance will be taken there.

8 May 2024 (REGISTER HERE): Pathways into Medicine and Dentistry Live Webinar (FREE event)

Girls in Infrastructure

Girls in Infrastructure is an initiative dedicated to promoting awareness of career opportunities in the infrastructure industry to girls in year 12 and 13. The Girls in Infrastructure event gives an opportunity for girls to visit a construction workplace, interact with heavy machinery, chat to education providers and meet people in the industry. 

The event will take place at Ruakura Superhub on Thursday 20 June, from 10am to 2pm. Registration begins at 9:30am, with the event starting promptly at 10am.

The participating students will be divided into 4 groups, each led by female industry professionals, to rotate through engaging activities:

    1.  Infrastructure companies and education provider exhibitions
    2.  Heavy machinery showcase e.g. cranes and diggers
    3.  Site Visit #1 – details TBC
    4.  Site Visit #2 – details TBC

This event is open to students 16 years of age and older. All attendees must wear fully closed shoes and long trousers. High visibility vests will be provided upon arrival.

If this sounds like you, please register your interest with Sharon Poteous, Gateway Co-ordinator email porteouss@mbas.ac.nz 

Nurse's Notes

Vision, Hearing and Ear Health for Students

Community Notices

Student Japan Trip Fundraiser

There is a fundraiser this friday starting at 1pm at Coghill Cafe. It is a clothing swap so bring along clothes and you can swap them for other clothes that will be there, there is an entry fee of $5.  Thank you for your support.

Scooter Coaching Session - This Weekend

Cape Egmont Virtual Half Marathon

Whitianga Run Fest

A short 3km beach run has been added to this event.

Check it out!

The organisers of the Whitianga Running Festival are generously allowing students of MBAS to enter the run for free. This year there is now also a 3km option. Use the code MBAREASCHOOL when registering.