MBAS Newsletter, Term 3, Week 1, 26th July 2024

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Kia Ora tātou – Greetings to you all

From the Principal

Kia ora,

Welcome back to all staff, students and families for the start of Term 3. I hope everyone has had a restful break and is ready to engage in a productive and enjoyable term ahead.

I would like to invite you to attend our full school assembly next week on the 1st of August at 9:00 in the School Gym. This is where we come together as a complete school community. Each full school assembly is led by a different cohort rotating through. This one will be led by the Middle years but is to celebrate successes across the kura.  

One of our key priorities this year is improving student attendance. Regular attendance is crucial for students' academic success and overall well-being. We know the following:

• Consistent attendance is directly linked to higher academic achievement.
• Regular school attendance helps students develop social skills and build friendships.
• It fosters a sense of responsibility and discipline.
• Term 2’s attendance rate was poor and we will need to improve on this for term 3 to ensure student success.

Ways that you can support as Parents:

• Ensure your child attends school every day, unless they are genuinely ill.
• Schedule appointments outside of school hours where possible.
• Communicate with the school if your child will be absent. This enables us to ensure that their absence is coded correctly. 

For Upcoming Events and Reminders I recommend you download the Skool Loop App. It has quick and direct links to the notices, parent portal and the calendar as well as the absenteeism notification. You will see the details of this app below.

We are looking forward to a successful term with improved attendance rates. Thank you for your continued support.

Warm regards,

Ross Dunn
Principal

Skool Loop - One Stop School Information App

School Docs - Policies for review this term

Netsafe Online Safety Parent Toolkit

Netsafe has created the Online Safety Parent Toolkit to get parents and whānau talking about online safety.

You can find full details here.

Trophy Return - URGENT!

Room 22 - Weight Study

Learning about weight. Thanks for the cans and shoe boxes they made great scales. We measured different objects in the class, making predictions of which would be heavy and light.

M7 - Olympic Measuring

In class Olympic measuring… cotton ball throw, straw javelin and ping pong bowling… who will the class champions be?

Room 31 - Keeping Ourselves Safe

On Thursday morning we had Senior Constable Brian in for an educational session as part of the "keeping ourselves safe" programme. Room 31 were engaged listeners and learners.

M9 - Problem Solving

Our challenge was to create a ball and cup game. Then we got to test it out! It was tricky getting the string through and attaching it to the blu tack at one end and the foil at the other end. We are learning to persevere and to solve problems.

Hei 7 - Giants of the Coromandel

In term two Hei 7 carried out an integrated unit on The Kauri Industry called "Giants of the Coromandel". They visited the Mercury Bay Museum to view the exhibits on the Kauri tree and the Kauri industry. Hei 7 also got to spend time looking at the other exhibits carrying out the thinking routine "See, think, Wonder" and doing observational drawings. They were very privileged to be the first class to view the new exhibit "Shaping Te Whitianga O Hei - People, Place and Time". 

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For home learning the students designed and made a model of one aspect of the Kauri industry. Here are some of the fabulous results on display in Hei 7.

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Lunchtime Activities for Y7-13

The student leaders will be running lunchtime activities for students in Years 7 - 13.  If any of these activities sound like a bit of fun to you, come along and get involved!

Plane Build - Current Weekly Log

Horizontal Stabiliser, Mid Fuselage Section, Anti Servo Tabs.

Open the photos below to read the full log.

NZ Area School Nationals

13 Mercury Bay Area Schools Students travelled to Te Awamutu for this years New Zealand Area Schools tournament representing Central North Island.

The week long tournament was a great success with Top of the South Region winning overall. The four regions that come together are Northland, Central North Island, Top of the South Island and South of the South."The Golden boot" a stunning rugby boot carved by the Whittler was donated back from Mercury Bay Rugby Club after being out of circulation for many years. The boot was awarded for games of rugby when North V South. The tournament organisers were thrilled to be able to present this beautiful piece of work.

Congratulations to our athletes who enjoyed a great week of sports & represented us with pride and passion.

Selected for North Island teams-
Rugby- Caden Swindlehurst & Leon Melde.
Netball- Francie Lidgard
Football - Ella Simpson, Arlo Hert, Tom Lamason, Harry Williscroft.
Basketball- Charlie Kelly & Payton Naylor.

Named NZA Tournament teams-
Football- Ella Simpson, Tom Lamason & Harry Williscroft.
Basketball- Charlie Kelly.
Rugby Barbarians- Caden Swindlehurst & Leon Melde.

Pictured - The Athletes from Mercury Bay.
Front - Arlo Hert, Leon Melde, Prezley Southon, Francie Lidgard.Back - Caden Swindlehurst, Tom Lamason, Charlie Kelly, Le Sueur Van der Byl, Tytan Adams, Harry Williscroft, Payton Naylor, Ella Simpson & Ellie Mikkelson.

NZ Area School Tournament Team Athletes
Ella Simpson, Leon Melde, Harry Williscroft, Tom Lamason, Charlie Kelly, Caden Swindlehurst.

NZA Barbarians Leon Melde & Caden Swindlehurst will now go onto a rugby camp and Tournament in Hamner Springs in September.

Sports Results

Netball
Senior A 18 - Fusion 56

Rugby
Girls 1st XV 10 v Whangamata 21 
Players of the day Paiggon Kereopa and Caileigh PoiPoi

MBAS Fundraising Quiz Night is back!

Career Corner

The Inzone Career Kiosk is up and running in the school library

Do you remember the Inzone Bus that came to school for the Careers Expo with over 25 Career Kiosks inside? Well, we NOW HAVE our very own Career Kiosk! It is on loan for a year, set up in the library, for your use. 

It is very interactive, simple to use and is designed to provide information, guidance, and support to you in your career development and decision-making processes. 

It maintains a database of career videos, each offering insights into various professions. Many of these videos feature individuals sharing their firsthand experiences in their chosen careers.

To access the platform, you just login by entering your mobile phone number or email. As you come across careers that pique your interest, you can click the “I’m interested” button. At the end of your session, you will receive a text/email message containing links to pertinent information related to what you have selected. Subsequently, your phone number/email  is deleted from the system.

To know more and to watch the video use this link.

https://inzone.co.nz/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF6n4yea7-8

Come have a look and see where it may take you.

Pilot Career Evening

Leaving School Magazine - Out Now and Online

https://oliverlee.co.nz/leavingschool-issue30/

Tertiary Tidbits

Community Notices

Upcoming Movie Fundraiser for St John's Whitianga

Design a Mini Golf Hole Competition