MBAS Newsletter, Term 3, Week 10, 22nd September 2023

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Kia Ora tātou – Greetings to you all

As we come to the end of Term Three, I wanted to take a moment to look back on the incredible term and share some important updates and highlights.

Term Three Highlights:
Student Achievements: Our students continue to amaze us with their talents and achievements. From academic success to sporting triumphs and creative endeavours, we're immensely proud of each and every one of them.

Well done to everyone who put their full effort into the preliminary exams. These practice exams are vital and create a great platform to base your preparation for your end of year exams on. 

I was recently privileged to experience our Junior and Middle years speech competitions and I was so impressed by the calibre of topics and delivery. Students spoke with confidence and passion about their topics. 

Cultural Celebrations: We celebrated the diverse cultures that make up our school community with last week's Kapa haka festival in Coromandel. This followed on so well from the hikoi to Rangiriri. A big thank you to the Whanau who have been supporting this space. 

Community Engagement: Our school hosted several community events, including information evenings around Cyber bullying and a very successful quiz night. These opportunities for community engagement add so much value to our school. 

Other FYI’s: Next term our new policy around cell phones no longer featuring at school kicks off. This will require a true school and community partnership to change the culture. We encourage you to support your child to make a good decision in the morning regarding their cell phone.

Kahui Ako: Our Kura has joined the Coromandel Peninsula’s Kahui Ako (Community of learning). This will enable us to work alongside and collaborate with all the other schools on the peninsula. Together, we can draw on each other’s experiences, skills and specific knowledge so we can face achievement challenges more effectively. 

Upcoming Events:
Term Four Start: Term Four will commence on the 9th of October, and we are excited to continue our journey of learning and growth.

End-of-Year Celebrations: We're already planning for our end-of-year celebrations, including our prize giving ceremonies. Details will be shared closer to the date.

Appreciation: I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated staff, supportive parents, and outstanding students. It's your commitment to education and your contributions to our school that make Mercury Bay Area School a remarkable place.

Please enjoy a well-deserved break during the upcoming holidays, and I look forward to seeing you all back in Term Four, ready to embark on new adventures and achievements.

Wishing you a safe, sunny and enjoyable holiday break.

Warm regards,

Ross Dunn

Principal
Mercury Bay Area School 

Information Evening - Y8 Going Into Y9

Get On Board! MBAS Mid-Term Elections

We have 2 vacancies for parent representatives on our Board of Trustees. Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a school board member (Nomination forms will be emailed out to all parents/caregivers).

If you’re the candidate, you can submit an optional statement (up to 400 words) and a photograph. Your candidate statement may include:

Experience
Qualifications
Abilities
Previous involvement with the school(s) or institution(s) administered by the board
Reasons for standing for election
Interests
Anything else that can be reasonably linked to the education of children

You must make sure your nomination and signed candidate statement is received by the returning officer by the deadline shown on your form. (12pm Wednesday 11 th October).

If you have any questions, call School Board Elections on 0800 353 284.

2023 MBAS School Magazine

Remember to reserve your copy of this years MBAS School Magazine by paying for it online or at the office. 

Once again it is only $35. It will be filled with lots of stunning photos and events from throughout the year!

Photolife Sports and Cultural Photos

Photolife Sports & Cultural photos are now ready to order. An email has been sent with your unique order code.

Order for free delivery before the 8th October.

Trophy Returns

Please ensure all MBAS trophies are returned by Week 1 of Term 4.
They need to be cleaned and engraved for the upcoming 2023 Prizegivings.

Primary Mosaic Art Auction

The mosaic auction was a huge success and we managed to raise $1385 to go back into the kete for the arts in the primary next year. Thank you to all those who participated and made it a success. 

Blooming went for $155 
Tree of wonder went for $155 
Coromandel Summer went for $350 
Fibonacci went for $150 
Moko Moko went for $100 
Our Heart went for $150 
Sunshine by the sea went for $145 
Kereru went for $180

Primary Speech Competition

Last Friday, Rosie Coleman and Jimmy Flanigan, represented the school in the Eastern Coromandel Speech Competition, held at Whenuakite School.

All the speeches were fantastic. Jimmy and Rosie did us proud. No placing for Jimmy (this time around); Rosie was chuffed to come 3rd. Both were really happy with the experience.

It's Spring in M3

It’s Spring and M3 are busy growing things. We put carrot tops in water and they are now growing green shoots and tiny roots. Our kūmara are just starting to produce the tiniest of roots too! We put beans on wet tissue paper last week and they have roots big enough for sowing. That was one of our tasks - planting our little beans!

Room 22 - Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Last week Room 22  immersed themselves in te wiki o te Māori we were lucky enough to have a visit from Whaea Jess our town librarian. She read us a few stories in Te reo Maori and then we played an action game.  A big thanks to our local community for providing us with so many valuable learning experiences! 

Y7/8 Clean Up Day

On Wednesday, our Y7/8's went of a Clean Up Whitianga Day.  Between them they collected 100kgs of rubbish.  Well done to everyone involved! 

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Hei 7 - STEM Wonder Project

Hei 7 had the privilege of participating in the STEM Wonder Project in term 3.

They worked collaboratively in groups of 3 to learn about forms of energy, electrical circuits, the national grid and then designed blades for a wind turbine. 

They tested their wind turbines, improved them, tested again, repeating this process a number of times until all groups managed to light up the whole town on the printed circuit boards. Success!

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Y10 Manaaki Class - Request For Firewood

The Y10 Manaaki Class are building an epic off set BBQ and are on the hunt for some firewood. The wood needs to be fruit wood only eg, peach, pear, apple, cherry etc.  Please let the office know if you have anything suitable. Thank you.

Y5-8 Basketball

Wednesday School Gym

Year 5/6 2.15pm - 3.30pm
Year 7/8 3.3pm - 5pm

Must wear shoes

Sports Results

Junior Boys Football

Eight members of the MBFC Junior Boys competed in the Waikato Secondary Schools Football Association (WSSFA) 5-a-side tournament in Hamilton on Saturday. The boys had to play five games in pool play against teams from around the Waikato region. They beat Te Awamutu 4-1, beat Taumarunui 12-0, drew with Rototuna 1-1, beat HBHS Magenta 7-0, and beat HBHS Bronze 2-0. They finished top of their pool and had the final against HBHS Bronze. It was another tight game but the boys scored a goal in each half to win 2-0 again and win their division and the trophy. Well done to Harry Williscroft, Tane Ganley, Ben Collins, Tom Lamason, Arlo Hert, Zach Greenfield, Jacob Chamberlain and Joel Iggulden. A great way to finish the season for this team.

Waikato Primary Cross Country

Waikato Full Primary Cross Country was held in Te Aroha on Wednesday.

Well done athletes, great results:
Year 7 Boys
7th Barnaby Roche, 13th Zaan Mayo, 24th Toby Coleman
Year 8 Girls
7th Charlotte Thurgood

Barbarians

5 of our boys have headed off for the NZ Area School Barbarians Camp and after a day’s training and getting combinations together they played their first game on Wednesday against Te Awamutu College 1stXV running out winners 34-7 showing the true style of Barbarians Rugby with plenty of width with the ball and keeping the ball in play as much as possible. The boys will face King Country U19 on Saturday.
Pictured are the MBAS boys Maitland Bevan, Leon Melde, Cullen Bevan, John McGregor and Caden Swindlehurst.

Tertiary Tidbits

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Nurses Notes

Thank You

Thank You - David Hall from NZ Encounters and Travel Ltd

for the Donation of a printer to MBAS

Free Jars

We have lots of 500g glass jars with metal lids in our Hospitality room if any one wants them for preserving or other reasons.

They are Dolmio pasta sauce jars. Please conatct the office.

Community Notices

Mercury Bay Library Upcoming Events

Whiti Fast 5 Netball 2023

Youth Search and Rescue NZ

Applications for the Youth Search and Rescue program are now open for 14 to 16-year-old students, closing 30 September. Youth Search and Rescue is a 3-year program which involves weekly classroom styled learning followed by weekend adventure-based education in the outdoors to implement the new skills gained. We train, mentor and develop our rangatahi to become the next generation of Search and Rescue and Emergency Management volunteers.

We are recognised as the future workforce youth development training organisation for the national search and rescue and emergency response  in New Zealand.

Students gain: 

•Outdoor education skills, survival, leadership and team capability and confidence 
•STEM competencies and NZQA qualifications to complement in-classroom learning 
•Opportunity for community engagement and contribution – either voluntary or career 
•Achievement of the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards  
•Advanced environmental sustainability and flora and fauna awareness. 

Here is a link to our promotional video  https://youtu.be/cXpBq66Zw54

More information and the application forms can be found on our website www.YSAR.nz.

Super Smash Cricket Holiday Programme

Coromandel Songwriting Camp - Teens 13-18 (free)

Check out our free youth Songwriting Camp, to be held in Whitianga the first week of the next holidays, you need to submit your interest by Sept 10th.  It's an amazing opportunity. Check out the full details at the link below:
https://www.beatfairy.com/coromandel-songwriting-camp